《太平广记·卷四百九十六·杂录四》
小吏答道： 两个市场每天都备有礼席，拿锅去取就行，所以三五百人的饭，常常可以立即办好。 
吏曰： 两市日有礼席，举铛釜而取之。故三五百人馔，常可立办。 
A minor official replied: There are feasts prepared every day in the two markets. Just go and get them with a pot. Therefore, a meal for three to five hundred people can often be ready immediately.