The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Bewitching Every Passerby

Shen Lu stood watching from a distance. The trash dumped this time was more or less the same as last time—either metal scraps or expired nutrient liquid.

Everyone scrambled for it in a frenzy.

Shen Lu saw a few familiar faces. Zeng Xiaodao, Wang Daguo, Granny Jin, and others were all part of the army of scavengers.

This time, Zeng Xiaodao was well-behaved and didn’t try to snatch from others. After all, he was still severely injured and his mobility was greatly reduced. Since he’d had unpleasant run-ins with quite a few people before, he didn’t get greedy. He picked up a few vials and left in a hurry.

Wang Daguo, using his size to his advantage, snatched half a box of nutrient liquid. He and two skinny kids headed for the Sixteenth District in high spirits.

Granny Jin was old, her hands not as fast as the young people’s. If it weren’t for Cai Su’s help, she wouldn’t have managed to grab a single one.

She knew her limits. She picked up one and stopped, then went back with Cai Su.

Still, quite a few people remained. With so many people, friction was inevitable. Shen Lu walked around the crowd and, in just ten short minutes, saw five different groups get into six fights.

The pharmaceutical company’s act of dumping its trash sent the people near the No. 3 Landfill into a short-lived frenzy.

This was especially true because an exceptional amount of nutrient liquid was thrown out this time. Almost everyone who came managed to get at least one vial.

Shen Lu watched with a detached gaze, feeling a creeping unease.

’The gap between the rich and poor here is too vast,’ she thought with a sigh. ’The people at the bottom live without any dignity.’

’No use thinking too much about it. I’m one of them now, after all.’

Back in her rented room, the fresh air was exceptionally refreshing to breathe in.

Shen Lu wasted no time, going to the bathhouse for a shower before returning to prepare the ingredients for her stall.

She redeemed the day’s ingredients, placed them in the one-touch washing machine batch by batch, washed a batch, chopped a batch, and then stuffed them into three different-flavored soup bases to cook.

The cold-marinated radish skins had been prepared two days ago. After they were done marinating, she had stored them in the System Warehouse. All she had to do was take them out, and they were ready to eat.

The mint water was made before she went out to scavenge. Now, it was time to mix the batter for the egg waffles.

This was quick to make; it wouldn’t even take five minutes.

After thinking about it all night, Shen Lu finally decided on teppanyaki.

Teppanyaki was very flexible. It was no exaggeration to say that any ingredient could be cooked teppanyaki-style.

Her stall didn’t offer any staple foods, a point that quite a few customers had already brought up.

Shen Lu also wanted to add staple food options to her stall. Now, with teppanyaki, she could make things like fried noodles and fried rice, which would perfectly fill that gap.

The System Mall had pre-cooked rice, but the price was double that of uncooked rice.

Shen Lu could only grit her teeth and redeem it. What else could she do? She didn’t have anything to cook rice with.

The noodles, however, she could prepare herself. She just needed to boil them in the plain broth pot, which was very convenient.

The food cart wouldn’t fit in her room, so Shen Lu had to prepare the ingredients for the fried rice and fried noodles first. She would cook them once she got to her spot.

Hurrying before Wang Daguo arrived, Shen Lu brought the food cart out from her inventory.

Materializing a food cart out of thin air didn’t surprise anyone. It wasn’t some world-shattering event. After all, this world had foldable space technology and Space Abilities. Forget a food cart—some people could make airplanes and tanks vanish into thin air.

Shen Lu placed the egg waffle maker, plastic bowls, metal cups, and various seasonings on the cart’s countertop. The mint water, cold-marinated radish skins, and ingredients for the fried rice and noodles went on the shelf below.

The food cart also had hooks on both sides, which were perfect for connecting to the malatang cooker, making setup and breakdown very convenient.

Just like that, Shen Lu evolved from the owner of a humble little stall to the owner of a proper-looking one.

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