Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 24

It was nearly one o'clock at this time, the guests had already left, and the waiters were clearing the tables and cleaning. Shen Jianxin and Li Yongming were sitting at the cash register, both looking up at the weekend replay of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", watching like Fascinated, Chen Yuhua yelled several times before he came back to his senses: "Uncle, aunt, why didn't you visit the store today? You came all the way here, is there something wrong?"

Chen Yuhua's expression was a little unnatural, she clenched her fists with both hands, and rested her arms on the cashier counter. While looking around, she said in a low voice, "I'm no longer your aunt, you should call me Aunt Chen."

A look of embarrassment flashed across Shen Jianxin's young and flamboyant face: "My father and my mother have something to do today, so they didn't come to the store. Uncle... Aunt Chen, I'll move you a stool, you sit down and rest for a while..."

"No need, I'm not tired..." Chen Yuhua pointed to Zhang's father and daughter: "I brought two people here, if you have time, talk to them..."

Only then did Shen Jianxin notice Zhang Lingen and Zhang Xiuqing standing behind Chen Yuhua, his eyes widened involuntarily, and he blurted out: "It's you?"

Zhang Xiuqing nodded with a smile, and thought it was a coincidence, taking advantage of Zhang Lingen's inattention, she gave him a wink: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you may not be able to say my name anymore, my name is Zhang Xiuqing, Songping Township From Xindong Village, this is my father, Zhang Lingen."

Shen Jianxin is not an idiot either, he immediately felt sorry, stretched out his hand and patted his head, and said with a dazed look: "Look at my memory, if you don't tell me, I really forgot what your name is... Uncle, Zhang Xiuqing, you can just pick a table and sit down, and I'll be right over!"

Li Yongming also stood up: "The table by the door is cooler, you can sit there!"

Chen Yuhua didn't want to stay here for a moment. When she heard that they were alumni, she immediately turned around and walked out: "Then you guys talk, I have something to do in the store, so I'll go back first... Jianxin, take care of those waiters, don't tell your mother I have been here..."

Shen Jianxin nodded quickly: "Okay, Aunt Chen, go slowly..."

Zhang Xiuqing opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Chen Yuhua had already disappeared.

The four of them sat down facing each other, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Zhang Xiuqing coughed and said, "Well...Shen Jianxin, my sister and I have picked up some snails in the ditch in the countryside for the past two days, and we want to sell them to earn some pocket money. , the price is higher if you sell it at the vegetable market, but it’s too time-consuming, so it’s better to sell it at a restaurant at a cheaper price. I often cook at home. I’m not boasting. There are some dishes that chefs in restaurants may not be able to cook, such as In addition to the common stir-frying method, this snail has another unknown cooking method, which can not only remove the earthy smell, but also taste very delicious. The most important thing is that none of the major restaurants in J County has a menu With this dish, it is conceivable that once Jiangnan Restaurant launches it, it will definitely be sought after by diners..."

Don't look at Shen Jianxin's big stature, but his heart is small, he's old and shrewd, so it's not easy to fool him, otherwise his parents wouldn't trust him to manage such a big restaurant. With a half-smile, he said, "So, aren't you better than all the chefs in County J combined?"

There was a touch of sarcasm in the words. If someone else would have blushed a long time ago, Zhang Xiuqing raised her eyebrows and said without changing her face and heartbeat: "The ruler is long, and the inch is short. They have Their specialty dishes, I also have my exclusive secret recipe, which one is better or worse is a matter of opinion."

Li Yongming couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing with a "puchi": "I don't know which kind of unknown burning method it is? Can you tell us about it, so that we, the frogs in the well, can see what Zhang's exclusive secret is?" system?"

Zhang Lingen was not a fool, so he couldn't tell that the two young men were laughing at Xiuqing and talking big words. The fists under the table were slowly clenched, and their heads were slightly lowered. Shen Jianxin and Li Yongming sat opposite each other, not paying attention to this poorly dressed Even the country people did not see the shame and embarrassment, forbearance and helplessness on the face of this loving father at the moment.

In the most difficult time of Zhang Xiuqing's previous life, she used to be a beggar. I don't know how many times she got stared at. Shen Jianxin and Li Yongming made fun of him. She really didn't take it to heart, but she could not care about herself, but she couldn't. Father's feelings.

Even if he didn't turn his head to look, Zhang Xiuqing could guess that his father must be in a bad mood at the moment, and immediately lost the intention of joking with them, straightened his face, and said solemnly: "Shen Jianxin, I want to talk to you about writing. trade."

Shen Jianxin thinks that this girl is quite interesting, she is bold, thick-skinned, and has nothing but she speaks with confidence. No wonder she can make fun of Ma Tao's slut. With her brilliant tongue, even ghosts can be killed She cheated three miles away, if she didn't know her details, she might be deceived too.Shen Jianxin looked at Zhang Xiuqing's serious look, and couldn't help laughing: "What deal?"

Zhang Xiuqing sighed helplessly: "I'm talking about serious things with you, can you be serious?"

Shen Jianxin immediately put on a straight face: "I've been very serious..." However, before he finished a sentence, he couldn't help laughing.

Li Yongming sat on the chair and laughed loudly: "Oh, you're so ridiculous! Zhang Xiuqing, I didn't expect you to be so interesting. If I had known you a few years earlier..."

When Zhang Xiuqing heard that it was going to be bad, she quickly stood up, took Zhang Lingen's hand, and walked out, humming as she walked, "If I had known you were like this a few years ago, I wouldn't have come here today!"

Didn't deceive anyone, and became angry from embarrassment?Shen Jianxin was not angry, but felt that it was not easy for a girl to come out to cheat, so she decided to buy those snails first, regardless of whether she had an exclusive secret recipe, anyway, it would not cost much: "Hey, hey , how did you leave? Didn’t you want to sell the snails to our restaurant?”

Zhang Xiuqing shouted without looking back: "I've changed my mind, even if you offer the highest price, I won't sell it to your family..."

Li Yongming looked at Zhang Xiuqing's "fleeing" back, and nudged Shen Jianxin with his elbow: "It's not easy for a countryman to earn some money. There are so many snails, and the two little girls don't know how much time they will spend under the scorching sun. Just buy it, why make fun of others? Next time you see Aunt Chen, how will you explain this matter?"

Shen Jianxin felt a little regretful, and couldn't help but glared at Li Yongming: "I don't know who laughed so hard just now? Now that he's gone, what's the point of posting it later?"

Li Yongming retracted his arms in embarrassment, scratched his head: "Then what should I do? Otherwise, I will catch up and call them back?"

Shen Jianxin looked at the white sun outside, hesitated for a while, and shook his head: "Forget it, if they can't sell, they will probably go to the vegetable market, and I will tell the manager of the purchasing department to send someone Go to the vegetable market and have a look, if you find their father and daughter, no matter how expensive the price is, I will buy them all."

That's what Li Yongming said, if he really wanted to chase him, he would have chased him out long ago.Many years later, when he recalled this past event, he would slap himself - if I knew today, I would regret it!

In business, one is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell. There is no reason to force it. Zhang Xiuqing was not angry, and she didn't know what the two teenagers were thinking. She followed closely behind Zhang Lingen, and the father and daughter walked forward quickly until When I was sweating, I found a shaded place and stopped.

Zhang Xiuqing knew that her father was feeling uncomfortable, so she stretched out her hand and grabbed his sleeve, acting like a child, "Father, I'm thirsty, and I want to eat red bean popsicles, buy them for me."

A smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Lingen's dark face: "Okay, you stand here and look at the car, I'll go buy it!"

Knowing that her father was reluctant to spend money, Zhang Xiuqing would only buy one, and told herself that he didn't like popsicles, so when Zhang Lingen turned around, she turned around too, and ran to a grocery store on the corner like a deer.

She took out the money in her pocket and bought the cheapest red bean popsicle. As soon as she received it, she immediately ran to the original place like a rabbit being chased by a hunter.

She put her right hand behind her back, and when Zhang Lingen came back, she took the popsicle with her left hand, then stretched out her right hand, and handed the melted popsicle to her father, smiling like a little fox: "Abba, for you!"

Shao Han stood quietly at the window, watching Zhang Lingen stretch out his trembling hand, took the popsicle that was not really tasty, and wiped his tears with emotion while eating.After the father and daughter had finished eating, Shao Han walked out of the barber shop, pretending to greet them just now: "Uncle, Zhang Xiuqing, why are you here? What's the matter with these snails?"

Zhang Xiuqing turned around and saw that it was Shao Han, and showed a helpless smile: "This is the snail that my sister and I picked up. I wanted to sell it to the restaurant, but it couldn't be sold, so I had to push it home. My family is slow." Eat slowly."

Shao Han nodded clearly: "Don't go, just wait for me." After finishing speaking, he turned and went back to the barber shop. After a while, Ma Tao, who had a new hairstyle, appeared in front of Zhang Xiuqing, and said excitedly: "Zhang Xiuqing , I permed my hair, what do you think of my hairstyle?"

Zhang Xiuqing really wanted to say: "Dude, in such a hot day, others would like to shave their heads. It's good for you, you can run around with a bird's nest, you don't think it's too heavy, but others think it's too hot..." Because I'm afraid that the bastard boy will be vulnerable Zhang Xiuqing didn't dare to tell the truth, but put it in a euphemistic way: "It's very individual!"

Ma Tao believed it was true, and immediately grinned.

Shao Han simply turned his head to the other side, trying to keep out of sight.

Ma Tao laughed for a long time before saying: "Zhang Xiuqing, you want to sell snails to restaurants, why don't you come to me? You may not know that Jiangnan Water Town was opened by my father."

Zhang's father and daughter couldn't help but look at each other, Zhang Lingen was just about to say: "We went to the Jiangnan water town in the morning and we were kicked out." Zhang Xiuqing had already said before him: "That's great, I was still worrying about these snails. I can't sell it, so I can only throw it away, I didn't expect to meet you, this is really hard to find, and it takes no effort to get it!"

Ma Tao was coaxed into a dazzled smile.

The group of four returned to the Jiangnan water town. As soon as they entered the gate of the hotel, Shao Han immediately asked Ma Tao to take them to a private seat with an electric fan, and went to the tea room to pour cold boiled water himself. After serving it, he said politely: "Ah Uncle, drink water, please!"

Zhang Lingen's noisy eyes were already on the verge of smoking, and Shao Han's move was undoubtedly a gift of charcoal in the snow, and popsicles in the dog days, which made people grateful.Especially after drinking the water, Shao Han went to the kitchen to pick out a large watermelon with thin skin and sand flesh, cut it into pieces and put it on a plate.

Zhang Lingen lived to be 40 years old and ate watermelon for the first time in his life. Until his gray hair and teeth fell out, he still remembered the watermelon Shao Han gave him.

Zhang Xiuqing repeated what she had said to Shen Jianxin and Li Yongming before. Shao Han and Ma Tao didn't laugh at her. Instead, they believed in her skills and hoped that she would have the opportunity to show her skills.

Comparing two restaurants, two treatments, four teenagers, and four personalities, Zhang Lingen's impression of Shao Han is very good.

(End of this chapter)