Around 3 p.m., the number of customers finally began to dwindle. Jiang Feng, seeing a few customers still outside, announced, "No more meat! We'll stop after another ten orders. Thank you all for your support!"
Hearing him say this, the customers at the front squeezed forward, afraid they might miss out.
Next, Jiang Feng noted everyone's orders and started bustling around the stove.
Soon, bowls of steaming noodles were prepared and served by Jiang Feng.
The patrons received their noodles and happily went off to eat.
Seizing this break, Jiang Feng took down the signboard and hung up a "Closed" notice.
Then he began to clean the kitchen. He scrubbed the stove, the pots, and the pans, and closed the condiment boxes.
Taking a piece of paper, he quickly wrote down the side dishes needed for tomorrow:
Pork belly, 40 pounds
String beans, 20 pounds
Green vegetables: 10 pounds
Scallions: 5 bundles
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