Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 23

Since there were not many striped fish caught, Zhang Xiuqing had fried them all by noon, and when they were out of the pot, they were bought by customers waiting in line. Many people didn't buy them, so Zhang Xiuqing promised to continue the discount tomorrow Three days began to restore the original price.

Zhanglingen's cart was right next to him, and all the river prawns, yellow weasel, and small crucian carp that hadn't been wholesaled were also sold.Only the snails were left, not because no one bought them, but because Zhang Xiuqing didn't give up and had other plans.

It is said to be sold, but it is actually half sold and half free.In summer, the temperature is high, and fish and shrimp are easy to die. Instead of throwing them into the trash can later, it is better to dispose of them cheaper, and you can make some money. Zhang Xiuqing can only comfort herself like this.

Zhang Lingen looked at his daughter's face flushed by the sun and the sweat on her forehead, feeling distressed and guilty. He wanted to say a thousand words in his heart, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Zhang Xiuqing looked at his father with a tired face, bloodshot eyes, and dry lips, feeling distressed and guilty, and blamed himself for not being considerate in his heart.Although earning money is important, it is not as important as the health of the family. If you are exhausted, no amount of money can be exchanged.

When the crowd dissipated, the proprietress took Zhang Xiuqing's arm affectionately and pulled her into the shop: "I've been busy all morning, and I can finally take a breather! Xiuqing, let's go in for a drink and a rest... Brother , you also come in to blow on the electric fan, those things will be packed later."

When the two were talking about cooperation, the proprietress introduced herself. Zhang Xiuqing knew her name as Chen Yuhua. She is 35 years old this year.In order to please others, Zhang Xiuqing called her Sister before, but now it is inappropriate to call her that. After all, the proprietress is only five years younger than Zhang Lingen. If she is really of the same generation as Zhang Xiuqing, then she has to call Zhang Lingen Uncle.

Zhang's father and daughter have been busy from three o'clock in the middle of the night until now, and they have not stopped for a moment. At this moment, they are already exhausted. If this is not a street with people coming and going, it is really unsightly, and they might have sat down on the ground.

The deli is not big, it only has one facade. After the three of them walked in, the chef and the waiter also walked in. Everyone was busy all morning, and they were all thirsty. Everyone drank several bowls, and all of a sudden, there was a "cuckoo, cluck" sound. When the water bowl was put down, the stomachs of the five people all made "cuckoo" sounds at the same time, this time they were hungry.

Chen Yuhua thought it was funny, so she laughed outright on the spot.

In order to save money in the morning, Zhang Lingen only ate one of the cheapest white steamed buns. He always values ​​face, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.Zhang Xiuqing wiped the sweat from her forehead, stood up, and said, "Aunt Chen, it's getting late, we're going back, see you tomorrow!"

Although Chen Yuhua is a shrewd person, she is not stingy, and she is not stingy. She is willing to say: "It's time for dinner. If you go home hungry and the neighbors find out, why don't you point my nose and call me stingy? No, no, even if you want Let’s go, and you have to eat before you go, unless you dislike the simple food here and want to go to a restaurant to eat big fish and meat.”

Zhang Lingen waved his hands in a panic: "It's good for us country people to have something to eat. If you don't have qualifications, don't misunderstand the lady boss."

Chen Yuhua made a serious face on purpose: "If you don't want me to misunderstand, stay here for dinner." Then it changed into a smiling face, and said to Zhang's father and daughter: "By the way, I haven't introduced you yet, this is my nephew, called Chen Wenxing, you can call him Xiao Chen." Pointing to the chef sitting in the corner, he said, "This is Master Gu, the chef in our shop."

Zhang's father and daughter smiled and nodded to the two as a greeting.

Master Gu also nodded at them, and then sat in the corner like an invisible man, with his head down, without saying a word.

Chen Wenxing called Zhang Lingen "Uncle" and Zhang Xiuqing "Xiao Zhang" according to the habits of the people in the city.

Chen Yuhua once again asked the two to stay for dinner, but Zhang Lingen still shook his head.

If Zhang Lingen didn't want to stay for dinner because of the first acquaintance, so as not to make both of them feel uncomfortable, then Zhang Xiuqing had a fit of cleanliness and had no appetite for two sloppy men, no matter how hungry he was.

At that time it was not fashionable to wear work clothes, and all three of them wore ready-made clothes bought outside.Chen Yuhua is a woman, and her body is tidy, but those two men are really not flattering.Chen Wenxing didn't take a shower for an unknown amount of time, and his body smelled of sweat; Master Gu didn't change his clothes for an unknown number of days, his sleeves were black and smeared, his chest was covered with a large oil stain, and his back was covered with a large black mark. Can't see the original cloth surface.

Seeing that Chen Yuhua tried to persuade her to stay again and again, as if she looked down on her if she didn't stay for dinner, Zhang Xiuqing swallowed her words of refusal.She and the proprietress are currently in a cooperative relationship, and they will have a long time to deal with each other in the future, so there is no need to make people unhappy.She also has a straightforward temper, and immediately responded: "Okay, our father and daughter are old-fashioned today, and we will have a delicious meal at Aunt Chen's."

"Ah, I wanted you to eat bibimbap with soy sauce soup, but when you say that, I'm too embarrassed to serve it. What should I do?" Chen Yuhua pretended to be distressed and said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have kept you guys. gone."

"It's a pity that it's too late..." Zhang Xiuqing simply let go of her temper and joked with her: "Even if you drive us away now, we won't leave. You must be poor."

Chen Yuhua chuckled: "Your Auntie Chen still has some property, but you father and daughter can't afford me."

Chen Wenxing covered his stomach with his hands, and yelled weakly: "You all stop talking a few words, hurry up and eat, or I will starve to death..."

Chen Yuhua stretched out her hand and unceremoniously gave him a slap: "You boy deserves a beating, you're going to starve to death and you still don't bring out the food, and you want me to serve you?"

Chen Wenxing covered his forehead, and rushed into the room like a rabbit. Zhang's father and daughter didn't have the nerve to sit and wait for food. They wanted to stand up and help together, but Chen Yuhua insisted on pushing them down on the seat: "You didn't stop all morning, that's really called a meal." Tired, Wenxin is just serving a bowl, how tired can he be? You all sit down for me, don't be embarrassed."

Chen Wenxing came out from inside, holding a bowl of fried shredded pork with pickled vegetables in his left hand, a bowl of long beans in his right hand, and a bowl of cold cucumber in the middle, carefully placed them on the small round platform, raised his head, and said with a playful smile: "I Auntie is right, you are being polite to me, you are just seeing me, and you don't treat me as a family."

Zhang Lingen originally had a smile on his face, but when he heard the last sentence, knowing that the other party was joking, his smile froze for a moment.

Zhang Xiuqing took a deep breath and couldn't laugh anymore.Emma, ​​why is this man so slovenly?It’s okay to keep long nails like a woman, but I don’t pay attention to cleaning and hygiene. The nails are full of dirt. The five fingers are black and look like chicken feet. Clutching the edge of the bowl tightly, the entire nail was soaked in the soup.

No wonder the business of this store is not good, there are really many problems.

Seeing Zhang's father and daughter's unnatural expressions, the proprietress thought that country people couldn't take a joke, so she stretched out her hand and gave Chen Wenxing another slap: "It's time to eat and there's so much nonsense, why don't you go in and have a meal?"

"Ah, why did you hit me again?" Chen Wenxing held his head in his hands, with an aggrieved look on his face: "You hit me twice today, and I will have another bowl of rice later, or I will feel bad."

The proprietress scolded half-truthfully: "You brat, you're a star eater, you know how to eat all day long, what else do you do besides eat?"

Chen Wenxing was not angry either, and went inside with a smile.

Zhang Xiuqing hurriedly followed, went inside and filled two bowls of rice, one for Zhang Lingen and one for himself.Chen Wenxing filled three bowls, still holding a bowl in each hand as before, with a bowl in the middle.

Chen Yuhua warmly greeted Zhang's father and daughter to eat vegetables. Zhang Xiuqing didn't want to eat Chen Wenxing's nail polish, so she winked at Zhang Lingen. The father and daughter only ate cold cucumber.

Chen Yuhua didn't know what was going on in her heart, she thought that the father and daughter were restrained, and she was too embarrassed to let it go.It was a custom at this time that, in order to show hospitality, the host must bring food to the guests at the dinner table. Chen Yuhua sucked the chopsticks in her mouth, and stretched out her hand to pick up a large handful of fried shredded pork with pickled vegetables, and asked Zhang Xiuqing to pass the bowl over. : "Don't just be vegetarian, eat some fried shredded pork with pickled vegetables. I made this dish. Try it and see how it tastes?"

Zhang Xiuqing's scalp was about to stand on end, and she quickly declined: "You're welcome, I'll do it myself..."

Chen Yuhua thought that Zhang Xiuqing was pretending to be polite, so she had to pick it up for her. Fortunately, a customer came to buy cooked vegetables, and Chen Yuhua had to do business, so she quickly put down her chopsticks and stood up.

Zhang Xiuqing wiped the sweat off his forehead, lowered his head, and finished a bowl of rice in two bites.When Chen Yuhua came back, she had long forgotten about it.

Zhang's father and daughter left after eating, and Chen Yuhua heard that they wanted to find a restaurant to sell the snails that they had refused to sell before, so she said that she knew a friend who opened a restaurant, and she would take them there to have a talk later: "...this man Although I know each other, but I put the ugly words first, I am only responsible for the introduction, whether it will be successful or not, I can't guarantee it."

Zhang Xiuqing couldn't help being overjoyed and thanked Chen Yuhua.Chen Yuhua said with a smile: "It's too early to thank me now, you'd better wait until the matter is done before you thank me."

Zhang Xiuqing nodded again and again, and said sincerely: "No matter what, I thank Aunt Chen."

Chen Yuhua was also very happy to see Zhang Xiuqing knowing the good and the bad, opened the drawer, and took out a big unity from it: "I'm so confused today, I can't remember exactly how much those little explosive fish sold for." , It is estimated to be about 20 yuan, we will share it equally, no one too much, no one too little, from tomorrow, it will be calculated by catty."

Taking advantage of the crowds, many other cooked foods in the store were also sold out. Chen Yuhua had already calculated this account in her heart, and she was not at a disadvantage. What's more, Zhang Xiuqing frowned when she entered the store for dinner just now and glanced around. After a few clicks, it was obvious that the girl had thoughts in her heart, but it was difficult to speak out because of the shallowness of the conversation.Chen Yuhua wanted to establish a good relationship with Zhang Xiuqing and give her some suggestions, so she wouldn't care about these small money.

The other party was polite, and Zhang Lingen was also polite, waving his hands again and again: "I didn't have many catties of fish. I asked someone to taste it for free before and ate a lot. The proprietress doesn't need to pay..."

Zhang Xiuqing didn't want it either, and said in a joking tone: "Aunt Chen insists on giving us fish money, so shouldn't we also give us food money?"

"It's just two extra pairs of chopsticks. Where do I need money?" Chen Yuhua grabbed Zhang Xiuqing's arm and stuffed the money into her pocket: "Don't take it out, or I'll get angry..."

No one wants to do business at a loss. Zhang Xiuqing is not stupid. She more or less guessed what the proprietress was thinking, and stopped struggling: "Then thank you, Aunt Chen. I still have things to deal with today. I will come early tomorrow."

Chen Yuhua knew that Zhang Xiuqing understood what she meant, and the smile on her face became more real. After explaining to the other two in the store, she brought Zhang's father and daughter to the Jiangnan Restaurant in the east of the city. Coincidentally, Shen Jianxin was also there. In the store, and this store was opened by his father.

Zhang Xiuqing raised her head, looked at the sign above her head, and said in her heart what a coincidence.The two restaurants, the one in the east of the city is called Jiangnan Hotel, and the one in the west of the city is called Jiangnan Water Village. If it is not a coincidence, then they are fighting.

(End of this chapter)