Chapter 105 Arrive at Mei Tan
Just when Xia Yi was hesitating whether to compile a manuscript based on his cousin's narrative, or to go to Meitan County, Qianzhou Province for an interview, Xia Jingjing's boyfriend Pi Lei called Xia Jingjing.
Xia Jingjing took the phone and ran to the bedroom to talk to her boyfriend for more than half an hour on the phone. Xia Yi sent her and continued chatting with her uncle and others.
Then, when Xia Jingjing came out of the bedroom, she said to Xia Yi: "Cousin, Pi Lei just told me on the phone that Yipinju launched a new meal on New Year's Day: Meat and Egg Fried Rice. The price is 400 yuan per bowl, and if you want chicken soup, it is 50 yuan per bowl. He said that he went to eat it too, and it was simply fragrant and full of fragrance. It was better than the upgraded version of mixed sauce noodles I had eaten."
Xia Yi's eyes lit up and said, "Have you launched a new meal? Fried rice is 400 yuan per bowl? This price is really scary!"
Xia Jingjing shook her head and said, "Although the price is high, Pi Lei told me that the rice they fried was cooked with Qiangong refined rice worth 180 yuan per pound. It was really delicious and absolutely worth the money. She also said she had the opportunity to take me to eat!"
"180 yuan per pound of rice is used to cook rice, fried rice? It's so luxurious!" Not only Xia Yifa, but also his uncle, aunt, cousin and sister-in-law were also shocked.
Xia Yifa became more and more interested in listening to it. He felt that making up a press release at home and handing over it was a waste of this news material.
Besides, as a foodie, he has been aroused by his cousin and wants to taste these sky-high foods from Yipinju.
He decided to go to Mei Tan himself, taste it on the spot, interview it, and make a heavyweight press release.
Of course, this was just his preliminary decision after listening to his cousin's narration.
Whether to go to Mei Tan in the end will have to verify it yourself. Perhaps it is because my cousin and his boyfriend are in a passionate relationship and may be confused.
Also, if any other websites have reported it, there is no need to go there.
So, after returning home, Xia Yifa searched online for keywords such as Meitan, Yipinju, mung bean flour, and marshmallow noodles.
As a result, no other large website has ever reported this Meitan Yipinju, which is a scoop. At the same time, he also found a lot of fragmented information about Yipinju.
Especially in the two post bars, Zunyi and Mei Tan, there are many discussions about Yipinju’s sky-high food and delicious food.
This made Xia Yifa confirm that his cousin Xia Jingjing did not say anything randomly. Mei Tan does have such a high-end restaurant, and the food sold is indeed a sky-high price of several hundred yuan per bowl, but the taste is unique in the world, making all customers unable to find fault and think it is worth the money.
This is rare!
Therefore, Xia Yifa is basically sure that the food sold in Yipinju Restaurant is indeed a real and delicious dish, not something to blackmail people.
Finally, Xia Yifa decided to go to Meitan in person to taste it on site and interview Yipinju.
Visiting relatives and classmates, after finishing their home affairs, on the morning of January 3, Xia Yi called the editor-in-chief and reported on the news clues he found and was going to Meitan County, Qianzhou Province for interviews.
The editor-in-chief asked on the phone and learned that the restaurant sold a delicacy of up to several hundred yuan per bowl, he immediately agreed to Xia Yi's application for a business trip interview.
In the opinion of the editor-in-chief, as long as the price reaches this level, no matter whether the food is delicious or not, you can make a press release. Therefore, without asking about the specific situation of the food, the editor-in-chief agreed to Xia Yi's application to Mei Tan for an interview.
So, on the afternoon of January 3, Xia Jingjing was shining with the light from her cousin Xia Yi, and the two flew from Xiangtan to Qianzhou together.
At the airport of Qianyang City, the capital of Qianzhou Province, after getting off the plane, Xia Jingjing said goodbye to Xia Yi and took a taxi back to her rental house.
Xia Yifa took a taxi to the bus station and bought the second-last bus to Meitan.
When the shuttle bus that Xia Yifa took arrived in Meitan, it was already past 7 o'clock in the evening.
Naturally, it was impossible to interview at this time. Xia Yifa could only find a restaurant near the station and fry two home-cooked dishes to deal with it.
After dinner, Xia Yifa found a hotel, opened a room, and prepared to rest for one night, and went to Yipinju for an interview tomorrow.
When checking in, Xia Yifa asked the hotel waiter for Yipinju.
"Are you from another place? Are you coming to Mei Tan for a business trip?" the waiter asked while issuing an invoice to Xia Yi.
Xia Yi nodded and said, "Yes! I heard from others that there is a Yipinju restaurant in your county. The food inside is quite expensive, but the taste is quite beautiful. Isn't it true?"
The waiter smiled and said, "Of course it's true! Since you've come to Mei Tan, you must try Yipinju's delicacies! Otherwise, you'll be a waste of time for Mei Tan!"
Xia Yi laughed and said, "Is it that exaggerated?"
The waiter said: "It's not an exaggeration. I've eaten it once, and it really makes people feel aftertaste! Many foreign guests who stayed in our hotel also went there to eat it. When they came back, they said it was delicious and really worth the money. Also, now Yipinju has launched meat-fried egg rice. I heard that it tastes even better, so you should try it!"
Xia Yifa said: "Is that so? Then I'll go and taste it tomorrow!"
The waiter finally handed the invoice to Xia Yi and sent it, saying, "If you want to eat fried rice, you have to go early! Yipinju starts selling fried rice at 11 o'clock in the morning, and there is a limited amount of 20 bowls a day. You have to buy meal tickets early to queue up! Otherwise, it will be gone if you go late!"
"Limited quantity? Why?" Xia Yifa asked in surprise.
The waiter smiled and said, "How do I know this? Anyway, they didn't have a limited quantity on New Year's Day the day before yesterday. Then they only sold 20 bowls a day, and they didn't sell any more."
Xia Yi nodded and smiled and said, "I'm still making limited quantities. I'm afraid I can't eat it if I go late. It seems that I have to go early tomorrow!"
After getting the room card and getting to his room, Xia Yifa used the hotel computer to search the Internet and learned about Yipinju's information.
It was only after 11 o'clock in the evening that he washed up and went to Yipinju Restaurant for an interview the next morning.
The next day, on January 4, Xia Yifa left the hotel gate at 8 o'clock in the morning. He took a taxi in front of the door and said that after going to Yipinju Restaurant, the driver started chatting with Xia Yifa while driving.
Through the description of this taxi driver, Xia Yifa learned that Yipinju Restaurant is not only a local from Meitan, but also many outsiders know about it.
In addition to Zunyi City and other counties and cities, many people from other provinces have also inquired about the location of Yipinju and tried Yipinju’s sky-high food.
Chapter completed!