The oil in the black pot is poured into a fine mesh strainer on top of a stainless steel bucket, allowing the oil to flow through the fine gaps, filtering out all the fragrant chili peppers simmered in the pot.

Fang Zhizhong didn't choose to have a massage from a technician, and he has been standing by the food cart watching Chen Mo cook.

"Boss Xiao Chen."

"Hmm?" Chen Mo doesn't look up as he's pouring the oil.

"I wanted to ask, are these chili residues still useful after you filter them?"

"No, they're not."

Fang Zhizhong's face lights up with joy, "I think this chili is great, if you have no use for them, could you give the residues to me?"

Hmm?

Chen Mo pours out the last drop of oil from the pot, then straightens up, "True, if you pack these chili residues, they make a rather good chili oil. If you scoop some onto noodles, it must taste great."

Since Boss Fang asked, Chen Mo puts the oil-dripping residues into a takeaway box in advance, "I'll leave it on the cart; remember to pick it up when you leave."

"Okay."

The red oil is done; now we can start making spicy rabbit heads.

The first step, deep fry!

Chen Mo tells Mu Mu, "Go to the cockpit and find me a towel to wash clean, I need to wipe my sweat."

"Sure thing!"

Taking advantage that Mu Mu is out, Chen Mo quickly hides the black pot in the cabinet and takes it out again, skipping the cleaning process, and pours a large amount of clean water into the pot, adding scallions and ginger, and a whole bottle of white wine all at once.

Then, he pours all 500 rabbit heads from a water basin into the pot.

Outside the food cart, people waiting for massages and food, as well as technicians and college students, have complicated expressions on their faces.

"Why do these raw rabbit heads look so scary?"

"They kind of look like oversized chicken heads..."

"If I hadn't eaten them in Sichuan before, I'd really feel reluctant to eat these things."

Five hundred rabbit heads, indeed!

Each is about the size of an adult's fist, piled up in a huge black pot; if the black pot's conductivity wasn't excellent, scalding these rabbit heads would be quite a task.

Using scallion, ginger, and white wine is a simple and effective way to remove odors.

For spicy rabbit heads, which are extremely flavorful snacks, there's no need for a refined deodorizing method. Regardless, you won't be able to taste what a rabbit head truly tastes like in the end.

What you eat is the spiciness!

As the water temperature rises, a few bubbles appear, and as they're skimmed off, the black spoon continuously stirs the pot.

Until the water in the pot begins to boil, Chen Mo turns the heat down low, simmers it for a bit longer, then turns off the heat.

The rabbit heads are all scooped out and placed in a water basin, and the black pot goes back in and out of the cabinet once more.

"It's almost daylight, gotta hurry up!"

After staying up all night, Chen Mo is unexpectedly not tired; instead, he feels a vague excitement as the new dish is about to be born.

Perhaps because the food cart is about to be upgraded!

The black pot returns to the stove, and without hesitation, he goes full blast with the heat!

The bottom of the pot turns dark red as visible to the naked eye, and then he pours oil straight from the bucket!

A large amount of vegetable oil is poured into the black pot, causing Fang Zhizhong to feel a bit dumbfounded, thinking it seems like it's being used without any cost!

The oil temperature reaches eighty percent heat. Chen Mo precisely gauges the timing and, holding a basin of rabbit heads, swishes it in!

He dumps them all into the pot.

Swoosh!

The oil in the black pot immediately bubbles up with fine bubbles, emitting a loud noise that scares Old Fang to step back several paces, yet Chen Mo stands firm, continuing to pour the rabbit heads.

The commotion is so great, it causes the car owners enjoying themselves to open their eyes and look over. Although they can't smell anything yet, for some reason, they can't help but swallow their saliva.

The black spoon keeps stirring in the pot, and in no time, the rabbit heads are fried to a golden brown on the surface, even appearing slightly yellowish under the light.

There's no need to worry about the rabbit meat getting scorched; this slightly yellowed surface is just right, considering there are still poaching and roasting steps to be done. Once enough broth soaks into the skin, it brings only exquisite taste and deliciousness!

Busy, too busy.

Chen Mo feels like he's drowning in work!

Mu Mu is also drowning in work, wondering where Brother Xiao Chen's towel is... huh? Why is there long hair on the bed?

All the rabbit heads are scooped out; the black pot is cleaned, the spice blend for the Bang Bang Chicken is put in the pot, along with scallions, ginger, and garlic. The filtered red oil is directly poured into the pot to start a new round of sizzling!

Finally, at this moment, an unsurpassed aroma bursts from within the food cart.

Various spices mixed together, enhanced by the red oil, elevate the flavor to a whole new level. Chen Mo seizes the opportunity.

Splash!

A huge amount of clean water is poured into the pot.

A big handful of salt, a big handful of rock sugar, and all the golden-brown fried rabbit heads go into the pot.

High heat, on!

Cover the pot!

"The braised rabbit heads are finally done... now just wait for them to mature."

Chen Mo leans against the kitchen machine and breathes a sigh of relief, thinking it's alright to take a break before dealing with the lamb chops, as he's made them before and remembers the steps clearly, and they aren't complicated.

"Brother Chen Mo!" Mu Mu returns.

"What's up?"

Mu Mu pulls out a wet towel, considerately stands on tiptoe, wiping the sweat beads from Chen Mo's forehead, "It must be lonely to travel alone, right?"

"Not really, just moving around and stopping. Oh, I also keep a cat."

Mu Mu is temporarily uninterested in the cat, "Is it a male or female?"

"Male... Hey, why does your tone sound so strange?" Chen Mo finally notices, Mu Mu's tone is quite off!

"Brother Chen Mo, if you really feel lonely, I can take leave to keep you company."

"No way, isn't your life goal to get a regular position? Hurry up and get it, strive to become an outstanding employee early."

Oh my, just talking about it is speechless.

"The company was originally going to give you the outstanding employee award, but you resigned."

"Yeah, resigning means I won't get it."

"But later they decided to give it to you anyway!"

"This too?"

Mu Mu laughs, "Who told the police to send you a banner? Our company's official account published three articles praising you, even advocating everyone should learn from you, saying you're now the company's role model."

Well...

This is indeed unexpected, like you're not in the company, but the company is full of your stories.

"Alright, you go out first, it's all smoky in here, I'll hurry up and do something else."

Mu Mu doesn't refuse this time, "Then I'll go rest in the cabin for a bit."

Hmph, there's long hair, I want to see what else there is! Who knows where that enchanting woman is, could she be prettier than me?

In the big black pot, the marinated spicy sauce is stewing the rabbit heads.

Beside it, in the electric heating bucket, is the milky white lamb soup. Chen Mo places the segmented lamb chops in, and steam rises from both sides as a bit of light breaks over the horizon.

Huaxi Hotel, a certain suite.

Lu Yingqiu groggily opens her eyes, turns her head to glance at her phone, and instantly sits up with a start.

"Ah... didn't I set an alarm for midnight to wake up and help Brother Xiao Chen cook... why is it six now?"

Lu Yingqiu pulls clean clothes from her backpack, puts them on, and checks the other two rooms, where Yino and Su Shasha are sleeping like pigs.

Forget about them.

Better hurry and check if Brother Xiao Chen is really staying up all night working hard?

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