18: bad reviews

Many people couldn't sleep that night.

Those who saw the short video were initially drawn in by the comical behavior of Qi Yuan and others.

But as they watched, they were uniformly captivated by the excellent appearance of the delicious stinky tofu, which made them finish the video.

At this hour, most people were already in bed, habitually scrolling on their phones before sleeping.

As a result, they didn't watch many late-night emo videos; instead, a food video made their stomachs rumble loudly.

If they continued to sleep, their stomachs would be too hungry.

If they didn't get up to eat, they would probably be late for work tomorrow.

Feeling indignant, they could only drool and comment angrily under the video:

"Poisoning us late at night, that's not cool!!!"

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Li An, the instigator of the online commotion, was already in dreamland and unaware of it.

And Lu Chuan, at the center of the storm, was also completely oblivious.

After staying open until 12 o'clock and seeing that more than half of the stinky tofu remained in the sealed box, Lu Chuan reluctantly decided to pack up and go home.

"First day of business, a total of 34 servings of stinky tofu sold, with 11 customers, 9 male and 2 female. Must keep up the good work tomorrow."

Under the moonlight, Lu Chuan rode his tricycle, summarizing his hawking experience and encouraging himself.

He didn't return to his home in the corner of the village until 1 AM.

After moving the ingredients from the cart into the workshop, parking the cart in the small yard, and locking the door, he quickly washed up and then fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Lu Chuan woke up before dawn.

He threw firewood into the stove, started a fire, and simply cooked a bowl of very thin white porridge.

Lu Chuan, who was practically full from drinking rice water, let out a burp and then rode his small cart to the city.

Yesterday, more than one customer had asked if they could pay by scanning a QR code, so Lu Chuan began to take this issue seriously.

Previously, he didn't have money to buy a phone, but yesterday's total income was a substantial 1020 yuan.

It was no longer justifiable not to buy a phone.

Lu Chuan, with his ID card, first went to the bank to open an account.

Then he went to a phone repair shop and bought a Xiaomi phone, whose previous owners were unknown, for 500 yuan.

Finally, he went to get a phone card and asked the store clerk to help activate it and insert it.

Only after everything was done did Lu Chuan excitedly sit on the steps outside the store, fumbling with his first phone.

However, he didn't understand many functions and was afraid of breaking the phone by operating it incorrectly.

After a moment of hesitation, he could only go back into the store and ask the clerk to teach him how to use it.

"Sister, can you teach me how to download Alipay and WeChat?"

The female clerk looked at Lu Chuan in surprise, then at his patched and faded clothes, and vaguely understood something.

The empathetic female clerk immediately waved him over gently.

"No problem, little brother. Sit here, I'll teach you."

Lu Chuan thanked her with a blush, then sat next to the female clerk and watched her operate the phone intently.

"Sister, I want to activate the QR code payment function. Can you help me activate it?"

"You need to activate this yourself, I'll show you how, and then you can use your ID card to activate it yourself."

"Okay, thank you, Sister."

"You're welcome, little brother. Are you running a business?"

"Yes, I've been setting up a stall outside Yinhua Mountain Park these past few days."

"Oh, I see. Then I'll come and patronize your business when I have a chance."

"!!!"

"Thank you, Sister!!!"

Seeing Lu Chuan's shocked expression and repeated thanks, the female clerk was also amused by his exaggerated reaction and couldn't help but pat his head.

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The Yellow-Haired Vendor, who woke up in the afternoon, was about to go buy some cheap ingredients when he was suddenly pulled by his companion, who shoved a video in front of him.

"Brother, look at this food video."

The Yellow-Haired Vendor impatiently waved his hand, indicating he didn't want to watch.

"What the heck, what food? Get lost, get lost."

His companion didn't give up and continued:

"Look at the public toilet and the stinky tofu stall in this video. Do they look familiar?"

Hearing his companion say that, the Yellow-Haired Vendor remembered last night's unpleasant experience and vaguely understood what his companion meant.

He immediately took the phone and watched it carefully.

It was fine if he didn't watch it, but once he did, he immediately became furious.

He understood, he understood everything.

"Damn it, so it was this kid's doing."

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, constantly cursing under his breath.

"His stinky tofu stinks so much that it ruins other people's business, and he even shamelessly posts videos to buy trending topics. He's utterly shameless."

His companion was also a bit angry.

"He looked quite honest and well-behaved, but I didn't expect him to be so devious. What a waste of a good face."

The Yellow-Haired Vendor, thinking of how much money he lost last night, slammed the table again.

"Damn it, I'm going to overturn his stall tonight."

However, his companion immediately heard him and quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Don't, Brother Kun, have you forgotten about going to the station last time?"

The Yellow-Haired Vendor thought about it and calmed down.

But he still couldn't swallow his anger, his eyes darted around, and an idea immediately popped into his head.

"I've got it! He's setting up a stall next to the public toilet, right? Then we'll find people to comment below, saying his stinky tofu is made with sewage. Hehehe."

His companion scratched his head and said hesitantly:

"Isn't that bad..."

The Yellow-Haired Vendor immediately glared at him and said, disappointed:

"No wonder your parents told me to teach you to be more clever, look at your behavior. If this kid sets up a stall for one more day, we lose one day's income. Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. He's cutting off our livelihood now, and you're still speaking up for him?"

His saliva was flying everywhere, scaring his companion, who quickly dodged to the side.

"And, have you forgotten the smell of his stinky tofu? Damn it, our stall is so far from the public toilet, and the smell still reaches us. With that kind of potency, if you say it's not made with sewage, I wouldn't believe it."

"So, we're not spreading rumors; we're clarifying the facts, revealing the truth, preventing those deluded netizens from being deceived, ensuring people's health, and accumulating good karma, understand?"

His companion nodded foolishly.

However, when he turned around and saw the unknown meat piled everywhere on the ground, his face was still somewhat conflicted.

If the other party wasn't clean, were they?

The Yellow-Haired Vendor, who had thoroughly convinced himself, was already enthusiastically looking for internet trolls and started flooding the comments section under the video.

"The World's Best Snack Stall Owner: I sell food nearby. This stinky tofu just appeared last night. It smells incredibly foul, and no one dares to approach it. Everyone, please be cautious when trying it."

"Anti-Japanese Hero: I also remember. I passed by there last night and wondered if the public toilet had exploded. It turned out to be stinky tofu for sale. I really threw up badly at the time."

"Bubble: Eh, is it really that stinky? That reminds me of a news story I saw before, about some unscrupulous merchants using sewage to make stinky tofu. The smell is indescribable, could it be...?"

"King Gulu Gulu Gulu: Don't say it, I have a mental image now, ugh..."

"I Love Luo Is Pink: I'll take it."

"King Gulu Gulu Gulu: Damn it, taking advantage of me, huh? I'll lick it back!"

"Joy: You two upstairs, I really can't do anything with you (takes off glasses)."

"I'm So Happy I Could Die: When people are extremely speechless, they really can't help but laugh."