Rebirth of a Portable Space: Transforming My Hometown

Chapter 171 Delicious Barbecue Stand

While Yufei was selling crayfish, Lei Jun and his friends who had gone out with her pushed a barbecue grill over, which was filled with fully burning coals. Another friend was carrying a box of coals.

While they were setting up their stall next to Yufei and tidying up the prepared barbecue skewers, no one paid much attention to what he was doing.

Only Miler and a few others, after finishing the crayfish Yufei gave them, noticed Lei Jun and his group.

"Brother Lei! What is this?" Miler looked at the strange tool with great curiosity, watching the flames burning inside. She had never seen anything like it before.

"This is a barbecue grill, specially used to cook a kind of food from our village. Would you like to try it?"

"Mmm," Miler replied, having no reason to refuse when she heard it was another delicacy from Yufei's village.

Lei Jun skillfully took out 10 skewers of beef, 10 skewers of lamb, and 10 skewers of butter from the styrofoam cooler next to him.

It was placed on the barbecue grill, and when the meat came into contact with the charcoal inside, a wonderful chemical reaction occurred.

The irresistible aroma of grilled meat wafted before people's eyes.

After being repeatedly tossed in oil, salt, and cumin to infuse the crayfish with flavor, the cumin releases its unique spicy aroma, irresistibly attracting the crowd queuing at Yufei's crayfish stall.

"What does this smell like?"

The people in line sniffed, their eyes darting around, trying to figure out where this unique and overpowering aroma was coming from. What day was it? Why were there so many smells they'd never encountered before? And why were delicious things appearing before them?

They quickly identified their target: the aroma emanating from the stall next to the crayfish stand. Judging by their location, they seemed to be affiliated with the same business.

"Boss, what's that?"

After setting their target, some bold customers asked the question that everyone else wanted to know.

"This is another specialty of our village called barbecue—a delicacy that's just as delicious as crayfish. Everyone is welcome to try it."

Yufei certainly wouldn't miss such an opportunity to promote her barbecue; if anyone asked, she would definitely answer immediately.

Some people who ordered crayfish but still felt hungry went back to the barbecue stall to join the queue.

The barbecue skewers for Miler and the others were almost ready, and Lei Jun was doing the final, crucial step.

Considering that even Miler was new to spicy food, and none of her younger brothers, Xiaolongxia, had tried spicy food, Lei Jun added his secret dried chili powder seasoning to their barbecue skewers.

A spicy aroma mingled with the savory fragrance of grilled meat.

The customers behind Miler and his group were sucking up the spicy flavor.

"Boss! Does this barbecue also have the spicy flavor they're talking about?"

At the very front of the line was a foodie named Duoluo, who was dedicated to finding delicious food from all over the world, and especially loved browsing night market stalls.

In his opinion, night market stalls are the real hub of delicious food. Today, he came to the city's night market and unexpectedly discovered a delightful surprise.

The rich aroma was one he had never smelled before. Unfortunately, he arrived a little late. While waiting in line, he overheard people eating crayfish around him talking about a stall that had a flavor they'd never experienced before, called spicy.

The spiciness made them want to eat more and more, unable to stop, it was so delicious that he was incredibly looking forward to it.

Unfortunately for him, the spicy garlic crayfish was gone before he even got a turn!

He was unwilling to accept this, but there was nothing he could do. Those who queued ahead of him and tried other flavors of crayfish reported that the other flavors were also extremely delicious.

He could only continue queuing with regret, trying other flavors of crayfish. When it was his turn, he bought one of each.

To his surprise, although he didn't get to eat spicy crayfish at the crayfish stall, he smelled a familiar aroma at the barbecue stall next door.

That flavor they call spicy! He asked hesitantly, wanting a definite answer from the shop owner. He suddenly felt more nervous than when he took his pet graduation exam.

"Hehe~ Yes, I added some chili at the end," Lei Jun said, forcing what he thought was a very bright smile as he enthusiastically answered the customer's question.

That smile is the kind that could stop a baby from crying in the middle of the night, but for Doro, who has tried it, that's not a problem, as long as he gets confirmation that it's spicy here.

Meanwhile, Yufei's crayfish stall also started to stir, with some people calculating their money and struggling to decide whether to eat crayfish or the barbecue stall.

Of course, for a large part, it's not a problem; only children make choices, adults want both.

After getting the 30 skewers, Miler and the others shared them.

It was Doro's turn to order.

"Hi, how would you like to buy? Beef skewers are 18 per bunch, lamb skewers are 18 per bunch, and butter skewers are 25 per bunch. A bunch contains 10 skewers, which is 10 of these."

Lei Jun gestured to the meat skewers in his hand, worried that customers might not understand what skewers were.

Doro didn't hesitate to try each one, quietly waiting for his barbecue to finish.

Lei Jun worked quickly, and with the charcoal burning brightly, Duo Luo's barbecue skewers were soon ready. As usual, Lei Jun only planned to give Duo Luo a little chili powder so he could experience the spiciness.

But at Doro's insistence, he made it mildly spicy, since the spicy version he made for Miler and the others was usually only mildly spicy.

Even though Doro strongly suggested adding more chili, Lei Jun considered the unpredictable level of proctology in this other world and decided to make it slightly spicier than Miler's.

Doro took the large bunch of barbecue from Lei Jun, found a spot on the steps to sit, and began to enjoy his food.

He first set aside the two servings of crayfish and began to savor the spicy barbecue he had been looking forward to.

He eagerly put one of the skewers into his mouth. At first, a stimulating taste exploded in his mouth, and at the same time, he began to blush and sweat.

But he wasn't scared at all. Instead, his eyes welled up with tears and he thought, "This must be the legendary spiciness!"

As the spiciness gradually subsides, a unique meaty aroma emerges in the mouth, and the meat is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The complex and layered flavors moved Doro to tears; this was the taste he had been searching for all along, and he was finally able to savor it in his lifetime.

He finished all 30 skewers of barbecue he bought without even realizing it, and was still not satisfied.

Never one to skimp on his food, he was about to head to the barbecue stand to queue for some, but he hadn't expected that when he arrived, a long queue had already formed.

Looking at the endless queue, he worried about whether he could get a turn, and couldn't help but regret not buying more last time. He hadn't had enough to eat!

Meanwhile, Yufei's crayfish stall also announced that all her crayfish had been sold out.

The people still queuing for crayfish were disheartened, but undeterred, they went to the barbecue stalls to queue up, even though their chances there seemed equally slim.

I couldn't help but vow to myself that they would come early tomorrow so I could achieve true food freedom!