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Chapter 71

Father Chen drove the bullock cart to park in front of his house. Chen Yuchun jumped out of the bullock cart neatly and moved the people in the cart to the stove house.

After the bullock cart was empty, Father Chen led Aniu to the cowshed behind the house: "Go next door and see the children. If they are awake, take them over. If they are still sleeping, don't worry."

"I'll go right away. "

Yuan Dong's wife."

Liu Guixiang was knitting straw sandals. When she heard the voice, she looked up and had a smile on her face before she said anything. "Brother, you are back."

"You just came back. Are the children still sleeping?"

"No, I woke up for a while, and Yuan Dong happened to have some free time, so he took them to Sanheyuan to play." Chen

Yuchun moved a chair and sat down, picked up a few straw ropes from the sewing basket, and knitted them quickly with both hands. : "I was still thinking about Qing Jing. I thought they were still sleeping."

Father Chen cleaned up the trivial things inside and outside the house. Seeing that his eldest son hadn't come over yet, he thought that there was nothing wrong, so he closed the door and window and went to the next door.

"How many straw sandals are you going to knit?"

"Dad." Liu Guixiang replied with a smile: "Idle time is idle. It's going to be hot today. The straw sandals are not durable, so I'll knit a few more pairs and put them aside." , she picked up two pairs of knitted straw sandals: "Dad, please try to see if they fit. These are for my father. Yuan Dong helped me put them on my feet and tried them on. They should not be too small." "

A few days ago, I I have nothing to do, so I knitted two pairs of straw sandals." Father Chen said this, took the shoes with a smile, tried them on his feet, took a few steps, and said with a smile: "It fits my feet very well. These two pairs of straw sandals should be enough for this year."

Chen Yuandong came over in a hurry: "Dad, brother, you are back. I have to go to the fields. The children are in Sanheyuan. I will watch them now. "

I'll go." Chen Yuchun just finished knitting a pair of straw sandals: "Dad, these are the shoes made according to Brother Ping's size."

"I understand.

" This morning the shopkeeper of Manxiangyuan and Shaodong's family came to see Brother Ping." Liu Guixiang thought of this incident and talked about it.

While knitting straw sandals, Mr. Chen asked, "Why are you looking for Brother Ping?" He paused and then asked, "Is it possible that they still want to buy the son?"

"Did they originally want to buy the son from Brother Ping?"

" "Yes. Brother Ping didn't agree."

Liu Guixiang said thoughtfully, "Not this time. It's a store on the upper and lower floors of Manxiangyuan. I'll see if Brother Ping has any intention. If he has any ideas, let him know. After coming back, he went directly to Manxiangyuan to talk. The young master also said that he would leave the town at the end of the month and would not wait until the end of the month. "

It's the ninth day of the lunar month, and there are still more than ten days. Brother Ping and the others should be able to come back

in a few days ." Brother Yueping also looked at several shops, but couldn't find anything he was satisfied with. I thought that he might like Manxiangyuan. "

Dad Chen knew what his third son was thinking: "I just listened to him. I said that I want a big door on the main street."

"Dad, tell me, does the young master of Manxiangyuan want to do business with Brother Heping? Otherwise, why would he come to talk to him in person? Think more right.

"It's also possible, let's see what Brother Ping says."

The two of them chatted about one thing or another, and finished knitting a straw sandal while talking.

"Brother Ping spent so much effort and money to build a house that, among other things, has won the hearts of several children. They are very pleased with it."

"Qiao Niu'er had a great time playing in the Sanheyuan during the day and had a good nap at night. She was sleeping deeply, and when we woke up, she was still sleeping, sleeping soundly like a little suckling pig. Compared with the previous time, she was so relaxed for such a small person. She wakes up the earliest, and one of us is always stuck by her. We can't do anything and just hang around her. "

Dad Chen smiled cheerfully: "When Brother Ping left, he specially told me to spend the morning. Spend some time in the evening and take the children around the village, in the fields or at the foot of the mountains, etc. I don't know where he got the idea to raise them so carefully and meticulously. " Look, if the children are not good, it must be a joke."

"Brother Ping always has his own reasons for what he says and does. Dad, we can't figure it out, so just listen to him. " He's absolutely right."

Father Chen said with a thick smile on his face, "I think so too." He was afraid that the second daughter-in-law would mutter something in her heart to find out what she meant. Just don't have any ideas. As a family, we should live in peace and harmony.

"Dad." Chen Yuchun trotted, shouting as he ran: "I have to go to the hut, my stomach hurts badly, you go to the Sanheyuan and look after some children."

Chen Yuchun put down nearly half of the straw sandals he had knitted: "You go, you go, slow down, don't be in a hurry."

After a while, Chen Yuchun came out from the back of the house, dragged his body slowly and sat down on the chair, picked up the cattail leaf fan placed aside, and shook it vigorously twice. .

Liu Guixiang looked at it, smiled with her lips pursed, and poured a bowl of cold drinks for him.

"Brother."

Chen Yuchun looked at his second sister-in-law while drinking some cold drinks.

"Brother Ping really cares about these children, regardless of each other. Last night I discussed with Yuan Dong and built a house specially for the children. It cost Brother Ping a lot of money. The children We are having a good time, and I feel that as brothers and sisters-in-law, we should express our feelings, brother, what do you think?"

"I was just thinking about this!" Chen Yuchun put down the bowl: "What do you say, Qiao Niang? It's touched my heart. As brothers and sisters, we can't take advantage of Brother Ping too much. I'm thinking about it. I'm afraid it's impossible for Brother Ping to agree."

Liu Guixiang nodded . : "Brother Yiping's temperament, we can't say this out loud. If we say it, it will inevitably be a little inappropriate and seem alienated."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"I have an idea." Chen Yuchun moved. The chair came closer: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Brother Ping and Yuan Jiu will get married. Let's give a generous gift."

"How much do you think is appropriate, eldest brother?"

"In addition to money, naturally you have to give some other things. Let me see... ..."

The two of them chatted animatedly.

Father Chen took a look at the sky. It was about to enter the evening, and the children were playing about the same. It was time to take them out for a walk.

But the eldest son came over and didn't see him squatting in the latrine for a full hour. He must have fallen into the latrine.

Dinner would be served later, and he wanted to see what was going on.

When everything was settled, Chen Yuchun hurriedly walked to the Sanheyuan. As soon as he left the yard, he saw his father coming this way.

"I came over to see if you fell into the manhole." Father Chen joked.

Chen Yuchun laughed out loud: "Let's talk to Qiaoer Niang about something."

"It's almost time now. Let's take a few children to the fields to have a look around. It's just in time to come back and prepare dinner."

Liu Guixiang stood up: "The stall There is only a little food left, so I asked Sister-in-law Jin to take care of it. "

"Okay, let's go to Sanheyuan first."

Except for Da Zhuang and Qiao Niu'er, the two little babies are not very good at walking. It's stable and needs to be held by an adult outside.

It's okay for two adults to look after three children, but it's just too tiring and the baby may fall if you're not careful. It is naturally better to have more adults.

This is too much of a delay! If Brother Cao is here, it will take three adults. If it's easier, just four adults, which will delay things even more.

How else could Father Chen think about exploring his second daughter-in-law?

Playing in the children's room of the Sanheyuan, the children were very excited, their eyes were shining, and they were very cute. The children are also very happy when they go out of the house and go to the village or the fields or at the foot of the mountain, just like birds coming out of their cages.

This is why everyone in the Chen family is willing to listen to Brother Ping. Being tired is a bit tiring, and it is a waste of time. Looking at the innocent and bright smiles of the children, they feel it is worth it, and they feel happy in their hearts.

On May 16th, in the evening, the sun was about to set.

Chen Yuping, Cui Yuanjiu and three others came back with Brother Cao'er.

Shen Le returned home since he was in town.

The children had just returned from looking around at the foot of the mountain and were sitting on the bamboo couch under the eaves. They saw Brother Cao shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

Da Zhuang was also very happy and spoke louder than usual. After calling the four elders, he called his brother again.

"You're back. You must be tired. Come and have a rest in the house. We'll move the things in the car." When the children made such a big noise, Father Chen and Chen Yuchun, who were busy with dinner in the house, ran three steps at a time. He came out and said, "Wash your face first. I'll fetch water. You guys sit down."

"Dad, you're not tired at all." Chen Yuanqiu was full of energy and easily carried the large and small bags on the cattle cart into the main room. .

Father Chen muttered to himself: "If you're not tired, take a rest. After staying outside for so many days, it's not as comfortable as living at home."

After being away from home for several days, the adults said what they said, and the children also had children. lively.

Brother Cao just sat on the bamboo couch, Brother An and Qiao Niuer quickly climbed to his side.

"Brother, meow

meow." "Meow meow, woof woof bite." Qiao Niuer opened her mouth and made a biting motion, and then she giggled.

Brother An pointed at the foot of the mountain: "Flowers, lots of flowers."

"Beautiful!"

Brother Cao pointed to the main room: "Sweet, eat, cakes, cakes, sugar!" The last word was right. The loudest and obviously his favorite.

Qiao Niu'er looked towards the main room: "Wow!"

"Fish, smells good."

"Meat, smells good."

"Cai Cai, smells good."

Even An Geer's eyes widened.

Brother Cao chirped, nodded vigorously, and loudly said one word in an affirmative tone: "Xiang!"

"... He said he would leave at the end of the month, tomorrow is seventeen, I don't know if Manxiang will still be there. Garden." While packing the bags, Father Chen told his third son about the visit of the young master of Xiangmanyuan, so that he would not miss it.

"Yuanjiu and I will go to town tomorrow."

Father Chen glanced at his third son: "Do you want Xiangmanyuan?"

"If we can negotiate, the shops on the upper and lower floors of Xiangmanyuan will be great. "

You are always successful. If you want to do it, just do it. If you don't have enough money, you must say it. Our family doesn't have to think too much." Father Chen was thinking about building a triple courtyard and a children's house just now. After returning from the county seat, I suddenly thought about Xiangmanyuan. I had to start a new business soon, and each one of them would cost a lot of money. The third son's thousand taels, I'm afraid there won't be much left. , this child has always been extravagant, and he will get married in the second half of the year.

Chen Yuping smiled and said: "Listen to my father, if you don't have money, I will tell my father and father first." He made a gesture of reaching out for money, and he laughed so much.

"Naughty." Father Chen couldn't do anything to him, but his eyes were kind: "I'm telling you what's serious."

"Dad, I'm serious too."

Chapter 72

Chen Yuanqiu is back.

Father Chen is now at ease.

It was daylight, and everyone had packed up everything, including food and drinks.

Cui Yuanjiu came out of the house: "Youngest, I'll drive the bullock cart."

"Aren't you going to take Brother Cao with you?" Chen Yuanqiu gave up the position of driving the cart and asked the third brother who came out of the kitchen house.

Chen Yuping didn't know what he was thinking of, and his expression was a little hard to explain: "No."

Le Geer followed him to the county seat and called the youngest to join him, originally thinking that the two of them would have sex.

As a result, these two brothers are really a pair of stupid heads. One is more clueless than the other. They carry Brother Cao'er around all day long, eating, drinking and having fun. The streets and alleys are always a little lively. I was so angry that I read them all.

He also said that Ninth Brother and Third Brother, you two can go about your business with peace of mind, and Brother Cao will leave it to us to ensure that it is done properly!

Well, within two days, Brother Caoer opened his mouth and shut up, everything he ate was delicious, everything he watched was fun, and he became a freshly baked little dude.

Cui Yuanjiu and Chen Yuping saw that something was wrong, so they asked a few insidious questions.

have to! All the hard work is in vain.

Their heads were all spinning around Brother Cao, their hearts and eyes were full of Brother Cao. They talked about Brother Cao, saying that they were very fond of him. Those who didn't know thought it was their cub, so tender and tender. .

"Children sleep more, and they are less likely to get sick." Chen Yuchun said, and then said: "I guess there is no time to sleep during the day in the county. Now that I am back, let Brother Cao sleep more and regain some energy. "Sir."

Chen Yuping shook his head: "Not to mention taking naps during the day, even at night, Brother Cao has to sleep very late. The little man is wild and crazy, and he is so excited to come back. Finally, I really need to cool down."

When we arrived in town, the sky was bright.

The street is not very lively, and there are only two shops open, all related to breakfast.

Naturally, Manxiangyuan did not open its doors. Even if it did, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu would not go there so early in the morning even before Chenshi arrived.

A small shop as big as a palm.

It is inevitable that four people will be unable to turn around if they stay inside.

Seeing that the two people in the store were able to greet each other, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu walked around the town.

As soon as they came out of South Street, they turned a corner and bumped into Shen Le riding a donkey.

"Third brother and ninth brother, why are you in town so early!"

Chen Yuping smiled: "I have something to do in town."

"When will you go home?"

"I won't be able to go home until noon, I'm not sure yet.

Shen Le said, "Do you want my help?" "

No, we can handle it. We just need to talk about something."

"I understand," Shen Le said with a smile. Go to the village. You two are in the town and the family is probably busy. I'll go and look after the children."

Chen Yuping nodded: "It's true that you are a little busy. You can go and look after the children."

"Third brother. "Brother Ninth, I'm leaving." Shen Le patted the donkey's butt.

"Ang -" the donkey raised its head and brayed, raised its hoofs, and walked forward.

"Which one of them will be enlightened first?"

Cui Yuanjiu thought about it seriously: "The youngest one."

"It's strange, everyone in the family is pushing for the youngest's marriage, especially my father, who seizes the opportunity to take advantage of every opportunity. Why is he still so ignorant? To say that he is not interested in Brother Le, I have never seen him get along so well with any girl or brother. He grinned from ear to ear and smiled as brightly as a flower. "

" Xu is so compatible with her. He was so careless that he didn't think about love. He was different from other guys. He always thought of himself as a man.

"I see," Chen Yuping

walked around the town slowly and chatted . Trivial household chores.

The sun rises slowly from the east, the cool air begins to heat up, and beads of sweat appear on the foreheads of busy people.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu didn't feel hot at all, but Chen Yuchun, who was standing around the stove, had half of his back wet. He had a sweat towel around his neck and had to wipe the sweat from time to time. Chen Yuanqiu, who was standing at the door buying and selling, was in better condition, but he was also sweating profusely.

"Brother, take a break. I'll come." Chen Yuping rolled up his sleeves.

Chen Yuchun said no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

"The business is so good, why don't you sell it?" Chen Yuchun felt that it was unreliable: "Many of them are regular customers and are used to buying braised pork buns for breakfast. How can you say that we don't sell them?" Not for sale. It's a bit hot, but I can stand it." As he said this, he picked up a sweat towel and wiped his sweat: "When I was busy in farming, I had to bend down under the scorching sun. Harvesting crops is tiring and hot, but I can't get over it. Speaking of it, the work in our store is relatively easy. We only work in the morning and close the door early in the afternoon." He looked at his third brother and said. With a smile on his face and bright eyes: "I really don't feel tired."

Chen Yuanqiu asked enthusiastically: "Third brother, have you come up with anything new to eat?"

"It's a bit indeed. New idea."

"When will you start?" Chen Yuanqiu looked greedy, his eyes shining brightly.

"Just these two days."

Chen Yuchun opened his mouth, but when the words came to his lips, he finally swallowed them back.

Forget it, Brother Ping does things in a measured way and is very talented in matters concerning the stove. It is obvious that God will provide food for him and he will be more thoughtful and proper than he thought.

Although the eldest brother said he didn't need help, Chen Yuping still followed him to help, while Cui Yuanjiu helped collect the money in front.

The two of them were so busy that they didn't even dare to say much for fear of being distracted and making mistakes. There were four people here, so it was a bit crowded, but it was a lot more relaxing, and we could still chat for a while.

"When do you two plan to go to Manxiang Garden?" Chen Yuchun turned around and looked outside: "It will be the end of the year."

"Wait a minute, it's still early."

Chen Yuchun didn't ask further: "How long have you stayed in the county? "How do you see the furniture and utensils?"

"I've hired someone to send them back to the village. They should be here this evening."

Chen Yuchun lowered his voice and seemed to be holding the words in his mouth. It sounds a bit blurry.

Fortunately, Chen Yuping didn't get distracted and chatted seriously with his elder brother: "There must be several hundred taels of bits and pieces."

"So many!"

"They are all bought according to my heart. It's a bit expensive. I think it's very expensive." It's worth it." Chen Yuping added: "Good furniture and utensils can be passed down to future generations and can be used by future generations. I happened to have money and bought it. Some." He wanted to buy more, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough money, so he had to keep some on hand.

Chen Yuchun glanced at his third brother: "You are going to open a shop for business again. It seems that you will have to get married soon, so you built a spacious three-heyuan. It costs so much to go to the county town. How can you have so much money? If Today we can reach an agreement with the young master of Manxiangyuan and we won't share the money. I'm a little bit shy. We are brothers and you don't want to talk to me."

"I'll keep all the money from the shop and the money from the business. " Move. As for the marriage, Yuanjiu has money." Chen Yuping thought for a moment, gestured with his hands, and said silently: "It's all with me."

Chen Yuchun was dumbfounded, and he never expected that Cui Yuanjiu would . To be so rich, the money has already been given to the third brother before they got married.

This time, he was really relieved.

"My brother Ping is a very lucky man." He smiled happily, with deep kindness and relief in his eyes: "Brother is just worrying about it this time."

Chen Yuping smiled obediently: "Brother has me in his heart . Think about me."

He was busy for a while.

After looking at the hourglass and feeling that it was almost time, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu went to Manxiang Garden.

The shopkeeper was working on the abacus, and listened to the waiter greeting the customers who came to the door. He didn't pay attention at first, but he felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he subconsciously looked up. His expressionless face was immediately filled with smiles, and he was busy talking. He walked over to greet him: "Brother Chen, I'm waiting for you. Let's talk upstairs." He then told the waiter: "Make a pot of good tea, and then go to the shop to buy some fine pastries, preserved fruits, etc." "

The young master of Manxiangyuan is named Wang and is the eldest in his family.

Chen Yuping called him "Young Master Wang."

Young Master Wang's temperament is quite frank and straightforward, but it's hard to say whether his temperament is true or not.

He didn't talk very obliquely, and after a simple business exchange, he got down to business.

"Are Brother Chen San satisfied with my Manxiang Garden?"

"I don't know if Mr. Wang wants to rent it or sell it." To be honest, with a two-story shop with a yard at the back, Chen Yuping is really interested in it. be envious.

Young Master Wang smiled and said: "It depends on what price Brother Chen can offer and whether it suits my liking. If he wins, it will be up to Brother Chen to decide whether to rent or sell."

He didn't think much of this town yet . Get on.

"If that's the case, let's open our eyes. If it can be sold, I will naturally want to sell it, but I don't know what price Young Master Wang wants."

"Money is not an issue." Young Master Wang raised his eyebrows, with a hint of ghostliness flashing in his eyes. Guang: "Let me tell you, Brother Chen San. The Shen family's restaurant in Yanjing is very inconspicuous. Since I got the signature dish you gave me, it has gained some fame now. Money is secondary, and some things can't be seen or touched." The most important thing is to do it well. When I heard that you wanted to open a shop, I immediately put aside what I was doing and rushed over because I sincerely wanted to do business with Brother Chen San. "

"This is Manxiangyuan . If you want, I can offer it with both hands. Let's not talk about money. Brother Chen San will just teach my chef two special dishes. What do you think of this deal? By the way, when we built the yard, we also built an underground ice cellar. I stored a cellar of ice last year, but I haven't started using it this year

! ! ! !

Chen Yuping could hardly contain his excitement.

Two specialty dishes, what's not to say? This business is great!

"Okay. Let your cook go to Chen's house tomorrow, and I will teach him two special dishes. But the ugly thing is up front. Even if I teach you step by step, when it comes to cooking, it depends on your talent. I will never hide my secrets. , How much he can learn, and how much success he can get from the dishes he cooks depends on him. As the saying goes, it depends on the person who is brought in by the master. "

" No problem, just let him stay at the Chen family for a few more days. "After a pause, Young Master Wang said, "Five days."

"

That's it.

As for the deed, I can't sign it today.

Send the cook to Chen's house tomorrow and it's time to actually sign the deed.

After walking out of Manxiang Garden, Chen Yuping looked back at the luxurious two-story shop with sparkling eyes.

After tomorrow, this will be his shop. He never expected that it would be so easy.

It seems that Young Master Wang was greatly stimulated by the Shen family.

Chapter 73

Business in the store is average today, and the Chen Yuchun brothers probably won't be able to return until the afternoon.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu finished their business and rented an oxcart to go home.

When we get home, it will be noon.

The sun was very bright at the moment, and the children were all playing in the main room. I don't know what Brother Le was showing them to do, but the room was full of laughter and laughter.

Chen Yuping, who was originally in a good mood, became increasingly happy and entered the main room with brisk steps.

"Daddy! Hug!" Brother Cao's eyes were very quick. He saw daddy just after he entered the room, and quickly stretched out his fat little arms. His little voice was loud and bright, and his round eyes were big. Sparkling, full of admiration and dependence.

Chen Yuping felt soft-hearted and rushed over in three steps. He held his precious son in his arms and rubbed his tender face: "Daddy's sweetheart." For a moment, his body and mind felt extremely comfortable. A sense of satisfaction arises spontaneously.

After playing with his precious son for a while, Chen Yuping went into the kitchen to help his father prepare lunch. Cui Yuanjiu was still in the main room, playing with the children.

There is also a child named Le Geer who is quite lively and cheerful.

The excitement almost broke the roof.

Father Chen was behind the house and moved a small stool to sit under the eaves.

He just picked a handful of pumpkin tips from the vegetable garden. The pumpkin tips are delicious, crisp, tender and refreshing, but the leaves and stems have to be peeled off carefully. This is a delicate job.

Chen Yuping took a stool and sat down, picking up a pumpkin tip: "This pumpkin tip is really juicy. How does the tender pumpkin look?"

"There are two that can be picked and eaten. How was the conversation with the young master of Manxiang Garden? "

It's quite surprising." Chen Yuping laughed: "He didn't ask for money, he just wanted me to teach his chef two signature dishes."

Father Chen looked up at his third son: "What do you mean?" stupid.

"Exchange the recipe for a shop. It's not renting, but giving it to me directly. Give me the Manxiang Garden."

"This is impossible, he must be crazy." Father Chen didn't believe it. How could such a good thing happen in the world: " Manxiangyuan is a two-story shop with a courtyard at the back. It is very spacious and spacious. The only restaurant in Shenji in town can compare with Manxiangyuan. How could it be possible for Brother Ping to give it to you so easily? "Sir, you have to take it easy." Chen Yuping asked calmly, "Dad, do you still remember the braised pork and braised pork trotters I sold to the Shen family?" "Remember

the steamed pork with fermented bean curd."

, how could you not remember such a big thing?" Father Chen still remembers: "What? Is it related to the three recipes you sold to Shen Ji? "Why doesn't he just pay for it?"

"I don't agree." Chen Yuping said, "Our family is not short of money. I make money by selling recipes. This time is different. After passing this village. Without this restaurant, there is no reason to stupidly push this good thing out.

"My father thinks that the young master of Manxiangyuan is stupid. Maybe others think that we are stupid. Young Master Wang said that Shenji Restaurant is not impressive at all in Yanjing. You can earn a few bucks by doing the business of an ordinary person. Since you bought the three recipes I gave you and managed them properly, you have gradually gained some fame. Maybe he is an official. Shen Ji Restaurant has established a foothold in Yanjing, and it is not just a financial gain. Looking at the reaction of Young Master Wang, it is obvious that he is very stimulated. It can be seen that the children of the Shen family who are officials in Yanjing Maybe there are some hidden benefits."

Father Chen became more and more confused as he listened: "I didn't understand, but you knew what was going on. I was worried that this was pie in the sky."

"A few days ago, we were in the county town. , Shen Ji's signature table, do you know how much it costs?" Chen Yuping smiled and gestured: "Six two six cents, ten dishes, three of them are recipes bought from me, and The two dishes are seasoned with shrimp paste. A small white jade plate can hold two pieces of fermented bean curd for fifteen cents. No one said it was expensive, but they all said it was worth it. The daily limit is only three small plates. "It's very hard to grab."

"You know, others are not greedy or jealous. Whether it's shrimp paste or fermented bean curd, there are people who have learned to make it, but it always tastes a little bit different. It can't be compared with my craftsmanship. I don't have enough." Rich people who are short of money have sharp tongues. If they don't have money, they can eat what they want. "

"This is too expensive!" said Mr. Chen.

"The price in Fucheng is eight taels and eight cents, and at the feet of the Emperor of Yanjing is nine taels and nine cents. A small white jade plate of fermented bean curd is sold for a hundred cents in gold, with a daily limit of five small plates. Dad thinks Young Master Wang is stupid. This man He is very clever and knows no bounds when he sees the opportunity. Manxiangyuan is a great treasure in our eyes, but in the eyes of Young Master Wang, it is far inferior to the two recipes, which can lay golden eggs. The most important thing is that money begets money. If you are lucky, it can also bring about other invisible and intangible benefits. "

"When money reaches a certain level, it is just a pile of yellow and white goods. What the rich pursue is power. , is fame, of course for us ordinary people, these are all empty."

Father Chen couldn't react for a while. These were too far away for him, and sounded like a dream, very unreal.

"Brother Ping, this time I took the recipe in exchange for Manxiangyuan. We will never do this business again. I heard there is no Brother Ping!" My heart was pounding so hard that I always felt very uneasy.

"Don't worry, Dad, this is the last time." Chen Yuping took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from Dad's forehead, and then squeezed his palm, which was cold.

Dad was frightened.

Thinking about it, he laughed: "Don't panic, Dad, no one from all over the country dares to embarrass us. The Shen family is watching, and now there is another Wang family. As for the outside, the Shen and Wang families will definitely give us the recipes. Everything is covered up tightly, how can one be willing to let others share the opportunity to make a fortune in this world, for fear that others will learn from it, and it is even more difficult to get money to buy it. I am a fool who is very generous, sells as soon as I am told, and teaches me step by step, without any secrets. Looking at the world, there is no fool like me."

"You are obviously stupid. It's very strange." Father Chen smiled: "Our family is very satisfied and satisfied at this level. Even if we have great wealth, we still have to protect it. My brother Ping has a clear temper." He smiled with joy on his face.

This is his child, grown up and promising.

Chen Yuping beamed: "I also feel that life is very comfortable now. I don't want to miss it if I am rich and wealthy. I have food, drink, clothing, and money. My family is happy and happy. The life is so beautiful. I don't have to work hard for money." , so tired. "

My last life... my last life was so hard that I didn't even have time to breathe.

It's better now, this is the life he wants.

"The Shen family has proposed from time to time that they want to buy more fermented bean curd and shrimp paste, and they have even mentioned that the price can be increased many times. You kid disagreed, saying that the family is too busy. I understand now that you, probably want to hang Shen down. "Home." Chen Laoqi pinched his third son's face affectionately: "Seeing that you are so clever and considerate of everything, I am completely relieved."

"Don't worry, Dad, I won't let anyone ruin us ." The current peace and tranquility. Money still needs to be earned, so proceed steadily, step by step. Now that I have established a relationship with the Shen family and the Wang family, I will find a way to continue our friendship. They are richer than us. "Having power is always a guarantee."

"You have more ideas than me, think faster, and think deeply. Dad is very relieved." If there is anything else that Father Chen is worried about, he can think of no other son. Clearly, he also thought clearly about his unexpected third son.

Chen Yuping just struggled in society for a few years in his previous life. He didn't have much money, but his brain was not stupid.

He has a golden finger, and in this era, he can be prosperous and high-spirited.

But that's not what he wants.

He wants a home that is full of laughter and warmth, where his life can be comfortable and comfortable, and where he can occasionally steal a half-day of leisure after being busy.

That's enough.

Chen Yuanqiu came home in the afternoon and asked excitedly: "Third brother, are we going to make something new to eat tonight?" He looked very impatient.

"What?" Shen Le, who was not far away, had really attractive ears: "What did you just say, maknae?"

"Seeing that the weather is getting hotter, the third brother said that selling braised pork buns was too much work, so he thought of inventing a new food. ."

Wow! Shen Le came over happily: "Third brother, what do you need to make new food? I can help you." After saying that, he started to roll up his sleeves.

Chen Yuping looked at these two living treasures and was amused: "It's just cold noodles with shredded chicken. You two kill a chicken, I'll mix some sauce, and we'll have cold noodles for dinner."

"Let's go!" Shen Le strode towards the house. Go later.

Chen Yuanqiu hurriedly followed: "I'll come, I'll come, you prepare hot water and a bowl."

"I can kill chickens, I'm very skilled." Shen Le waved the kitchen knife and avoided the youngest's hand: "You go Prepare hot water and a bowl. I'll kill the chicken. Killing the chicken is more

interesting

. lock up.

Father Chen poured flour into the earthenware basin: "How much do you want?"

"Pour more, and father's noodles should be cut a little wider, not too thick, and chewy."

"Okay."

Cui Yuanjiu walked into the stove: "Let's start. Are you planning on having dinner?" He looked at the sun outside.

"No, let's get ready first. It's still early for dinner." Chen Yuping glanced at him and said, "Brother went to Sanheyuan?"

"Yes. As long as he's here, I'll come back and take a look. I guess the furniture and utensils we bought in the county will also be gone." It's time to arrive."

Just as he was talking, he heard a village neighbor shouting: "Second uncle, there are many people coming, saying they are Brother Ping." Others came to the house: "The oxcart is full, Brother Ping. What are you doing?"

"The furniture and utensils we bought in the county a few days ago, as well as some scattered daily necessities, etc." Chen Yuping quickly washed his hands: "Dad, Yuan Jiu and I went out to take a look and led them to Sanheyuan. ."

"Sure. Go."

There were a lot of things. Chen Yuping thought about it in his mind when he bought it.

It is very clear what furniture should be placed in which room and what utensils should be placed in which room. This is really convenient.

He could tell the men which house to carry it to, where to put it, etc. at a glance.

After working hard for half an hour, I managed to sort out the cartloads of belongings.

Then he led these people to the old house, served tea, cakes and preserved fruits, entertained them well, paid them back to Feng Hong, and sent them off politely.

Seeing that it's still early, there's no rush to prepare dinner.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu continued to the Sanheyuan. They had just tidied it up briefly, and they had to tidy it up more carefully.

Chapter 74

The sun sets and the tired birds return to their nests.

The farmers who were busy in the fields straightened up, wiped their sweat, drank water, and returned home carrying their farm tools.

Today's farm work will start here.

On the narrow field ridge, farmers in twos and threes walked one after another, exchanging words from time to time.

A woman drove a flock of ducks past, leaving a loud quacking sound.

Then the old man led the ox and walked slowly.

In front of the three forks, a few sheep came running, spreading their hooves happily, bleating, and holding the sheep rope. A boy in his early ten years was pulled by the sheep and had to run with him. He was swearing, but unfortunately, the more and more Scolding the sheep will make it run faster.

"Quack quack——"

"Bah baa baa——"

"Moo——"

An Ge'er, Qiao Niu'er, Cao Ge, stood under the tree, holding on to the tree, imitating the sounds of poultry and livestock.

After shouting, they grinned and giggled, not knowing what they were enjoying.

Next to them were Chen Yuping, Cui Yuanjiu, Chenle and Chen Yuanqiu. The four of them were hanging out with their children.

The ducks passed by under the tree and did not pay attention to the three little milk babies. Instead, the woman driving the ducks smiled at them: "We are taking the children out to play."

"Yes. After playing for a while, we will go home to prepare dinner.

" As he spoke, several sheep ran over.

They came under the tree, and the children were not afraid and bleated at the sheep.

The leading sheep rubbed Brother Grass with its curved horns and lowered its head to nibble on the grass. It didn't seem to be hungry. It took a few bites and then looked up at the people under the tree.

Brother Cao'er glanced at his father, with his chubby hands like lotus roots, eager to touch the horns.

Chen Yuping gave an encouraging smile.

Qiao Niu'er and An Ge'er also saw it. Qiao Niu'er moved the fastest. After touching the horns, she also wanted to touch the sheep's back.

Yang Xu was frightened, bleated, took two steps back, turned around and ran away.

The remaining sheep quickly followed.

Hua La La -

The young man who was talking to Chen Yuanqiu and Chen Le was not paying attention. He was violently pulled by the sheep rope. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. He was so angry that his face turned red and he turned to the sheep with embarrassment. A scolding.

The middle-aged man who was carrying farm tools did not take it too seriously to watch the excitement, and laughed at the young man at the top of his voice: "Shuanzi! How come you can't even pull a few sheep? You don't have the strength to feed them!"

He laughed hahaha. With.

"You still have the nerve to talk about Shuanzi. I remember clearly that when you were herding sheep when you were a child, you lost the sheep rope many times." The old man holding the scalper came slowly and leisurely.

Someone continued, laughing while talking: "I have seen you twice. Your grandpa likes to take off his pants and spank you. Hahahaha, you cry, your face is full of tears and snot."

"Two uncles, eh. , stop talking." The middle-aged man cupped his hands and begged for mercy, but he showed no signs of anger.

When others saw this behavior, they all laughed.

Qiao Niu'er, An Ge, and Cao Ge'er didn't know what they were laughing at, but it didn't stop them from laughing together. They smiled with their eyebrows crooked and their white millet teeth exposed, and they looked very cute.

"Brother Ping, what do you want for dinner?" "

Get ready to mix some noodles."

"It's so easy to eat!"

Before Chen Yuping could answer, someone joked: "Brother Chen San said he would mix some noodles. Do you really think he just mixed some noodles?" Noodles."

"I want to try some simple noodles."

"You can just grab a bowl and make a fool of yourself. I'll have some dinner tomorrow."

"What are you doing in the middle of the day? Sweet dream!"

"If I had such a thick skin, I would have been rich a long time ago, alas!"

"Tsk--"

He didn't stop walking while talking and laughing, and the sound naturally disappeared as he walked far away.

Chen Yuping and the others continued to wander along the trail with several children, teaching them how to speak, leading them to walk, and chatting with villagers passing by from time to time.

Old man Chen was holding the cow, accompanied by Chen Yuandong and Zhang Zhiwei.

The three of them walked in silence.

Faintly hearing the familiar little voice in front of him, Old Man Chen narrowed his eyes and took a look: "Are they Brother Cao'er and the others?"

"Yes. They are at the fork in front of the road, squatting by the roadside, as if they are picking at the grass and wild flowers. , I don't know what to say, these children all like to laugh." Chen Yuandong's eyes were full of smiles.

Old man Chen patted A Niu on the head.

A Niu swept his tail and let out a long moo -

"Niu Niu!" Brother Cao looked back happily and smiled happily, his little milk voice was loud and clear: "Grandpa!" The fat little meat He held his father's arm with his hand and stood up straight, as if he was about to run forward. Chen Yuping was so frightened that he quickly held him.

"Grandpa!"

"Grandpa!"

"Grandpa!"

As if competing with each other, the three little babies shouted louder than the other. Even Da Zhuang was stimulated by them. He rarely shouted at the top of his voice: " Grandpa!" After shouting, he was a little embarrassed, his face was red, but his eyes were bright and his smile was bright.

The road was still unstable, so I thought about running.

It is the adults who have the hard work. The little baby is too short, so he has to bend down, hold his arms tightly, and follow step by step.

Looking at his grandchildren flying over, Old Man Chen seemed to be witnessing a bumper harvest in the fields, and his hearty laughter was almost deafening.

"Niu Niu!!!"

The children picked up the cow's legs, raised their little heads, their big round eyes flickered, and their faces were filled with emotions such as desire, excitement, and excitement.

Old man Chen also moved quickly, hugging one by one, and quickly carried the three little milk babies onto the back of the cow.

Zhang Zhiwei, who had been trained many times by the Chen family, was particularly eye-catching today, so he picked up his eldest son without anyone having to tell him.

Sitting on the back of the tall and strong ox, the three little milk babies were very happy and looked very proud. He was babbling, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, and oh, and he was talking all in unintelligible baby talk, sometimes pointing to the sky, sometimes pointing to the ground, and he kept laughing and laughing. The adults next to him saw it and giggled along the way.

Father Chen heard the noise and came out of the kitchen: "I knew you must have come back together, and the children will also eat noodles together?"

"Yes. I will cook them separately, make them softer, and mix them with egg sauce and sesame oil."

The babies are over a year old, and they can finally eat meals with less salt and less oil.

"How about making dinner now?"

"Okay, I'm going to pick some cucumbers." Chen Yuping said, and said to his second brother, "Call my second sister-in-law and come over for dinner tonight."

Father Chen continued: "It's just now. Remember, the food is about to be served. I'll tell your second sister-in-law that afternoon."

Shred cucumber, mince chives, chili pepper, pepper noodles, rice vinegar, soy sauce, salt, sesame paste, sesame oil, garlic water, chopped peanuts, shred chicken breast.

Boil the water in a pot and cook the noodles, remove them, add some oil to prevent them from sticking, and use chopsticks to mix the noodles to release the heat.

Since there are too many people, one pot of noodles is definitely not enough. This is a simple matter. Father Chen, Chen Yuchun and Liu Guixiang all came to help, and the small stove was steaming for a while.

There are four full bowls of noodles. Mix the noodles evenly. Take out a stack of bowls and fill them with as much as you can eat.

"Should you adjust the taste yourself or should I help you adjust it?" Chen Yuping asked.

Chen Yuanqiu was the first to jump out: "Third brother, I'll do it myself."

"I'll do it myself, too." Shen Le laughed.

The rest of the people looked at Chen Yuping eagerly.

Chen Yuping smiled: "Okay, I'll mix it for you."

The first bowl was naturally given to his father.

Old man Chen can eat spicy food, but not very spicy food.

Spread cucumber shreds on the bottom of the bowl and cover with noodles, a little salt, a spoonful of garlic water, half a spoonful of rice vinegar, a little bit of Sichuan peppercorns, thinly shredded chicken with two chopsticks, two spoons of red oil chili pepper, and finally, add a little bit of fermented bean curd and sprinkle Add chopped green onion and peanuts, stir well.

"Father, try it. If it's not spicy enough, add half a spoonful of red oil chili pepper."

Old man Chen took the bowl and chopsticks, buried his head in it, took a big sip, and nodded while chewing: "Yeah, yeah." After finishing it in one bite, he raised his eyebrows. Thumbs up: "This tastes strong, refreshing, and chewy." Then he looked at his wife beside him: "Try it too. If you don't like it, let Brother Ping make you a lighter one. I'll give it a try." It tastes great and comfortable!"

The juniors were all in the room. Father Chen was a little embarrassed, but he still took the bowl and chopsticks and took a sip: "Brother Ping, please make it light for me."

"Okay . "Le!"

It's light, and pays attention to the freshness. It uses sesame sauce and sesame oil, and the rest is pretty much the same. The red oil chili pepper and pepper noodles are omitted. The fermented bean curd can be changed to shrimp paste, or it can be omitted, depending on personal taste.

"This bowl tastes good. It's light and flavorful. Do you want to try it?" Father Chen asked his wife.

Old man Chen nodded, put a chopstick of noodles into his wife's bowl and put it in his mouth: "Yes." He said to his third son, "I'll have a light bowl later."

"Okay!"

It looks complicated, but it's actually a little bit complicated. It's not complicated at all, and you can prepare a bowl of noodles in just a few minutes.

Chen Yuping himself ate the spicy food. He can eat spicy food, so he added four tablespoons of red oil chili pepper. The red oil chili paste was not spicy at all, but it tasted very fragrant. The more he ate, the more fragrant it became.

The adults ate to their heart's content, and so did the children.

Boil the noodles until soft, add a little salt, a little sesame oil, a little sesame sauce, two spoons of egg sauce, stir and stir, delicious!

The little babies sitting in the children's chairs have learned to hold their own spoons and sit in a bag, so they don't have to worry about getting their clothes dirty, just let them eat.

It's like a little pig eating, with his head buried in his head, his little meaty hands holding the bowl, and skillfully using a spoon to scoop noodles into his mouth.

Eat with gusto and extremely serious.

"I just like eating spicy food. I'm sweating profusely after eating it. It's so refreshing." Chen Yuanqiu wiped the sweat from his forehead casually and sipped his saliva twice.

He was very cruel to himself. He put four spoonfuls of red oil chili pepper, two spoonfuls of pepper noodles, and one spoonful of rice vinegar. The rest was normal. When the mixed noodles were put into his mouth with chopsticks, the taste was very sour, but the more he ate, the more he ate. The more addicted it becomes, the more it screams. The next bowl of noodles is still the same. At most, it just has more crunchy and refreshing cucumber shreds.

Shen Le ate a bowl after him, then ignored him and silently took two steps away.

This is a ruthless man who cannot be compared with others.

"This noodles is delicious. Are we going to sell this in the summer?" Liu Guixiang asked.

"Yeah. The weather is too hot. It's too uncomfortable to sell braised pork buns. There's a stove and a stove. This noodle mix is ​​much more convenient. I'll make the red oil spicy pepper noodles and sesame sauce. Whether the noodles are delicious or not, these three things are the key. " Chen Yuping said, and added: "We don't sell shrimp paste steamed buns anymore, we just sell shrimp paste. Braised pork trotters and pig intestines, plus braised pork, five-spice tea eggs, and then the noodles we are eating now. It's hot. We only sell these few items every day. We don't need to make too many braised meats and tea eggs every day. It's best to sell them out before noon, otherwise they will be easy to lose flavor. We mainly sell noodles,"

Chen Yuchun said, "Should we start tomorrow or from next day? "Start next month?"

"Let's tell the customers tomorrow that we will not sell braised pork buns from next month, so that they can be mentally prepared. If they want to eat braised pork buns, they can buy braised pork buns and post them themselves. It tastes good when eaten with pancakes."

"If it were me, I would just buy it with wine." Chen Yuanqiu chuckled: "Many customers have asked if they can buy the braised pork separately this time. , It's as they wished."

Shen Le raised some doubts: "This is very easy, will it be learned by others?"

"What kind of skill does my third brother have? What kind of skill do they have? It's useless even if they learn it. The taste is just a little bit different." Chen Yuanqiu said confidently as he patted his chest.

"That's right."

The matter has been settled for the time being, and we will switch to selling noodles next month.

"I was also wondering if four clay pots of noodles would be a bit much." Father Chen looked at the clean clay pots and shook his head with a smile: "As long as our brother Ping takes the spoon, we don't have to worry anymore. It's not a matter of whether there is too much food or not."

Chen Yuchun helped put away the bowls and chopsticks: "Dad should have gotten used to it."

"No, anyway, when I come over to eat, I can't bear to put the bowls and chopsticks away. Even though I'm full, I still want to eat. "Speaking of which, Liu Guixiang is also a little distressed.

My brain can't control my hands, I'm worried~

Chapter 75

Before going to bed, Mr. Chen reminded his wife again: "It's time to make tofu tomorrow. There are only two jars of fermented bean curd left at home."

"I remember it." Old Chen yawned, with a heavy sense of sleepiness in his words: "How many times have you said this in the past two days?"

Father Chen pushed his waist with his elbow: "Are you starting to think that I am wordy?"

"No." He stretched out his hand to hug his wife: "I will still treat you as such in the next life. Keep it close to your heart."

"Go to sleep!"

Old Man Chen smiled happily and hugged his wife tighter.

With the arrival of summer, the sun rises earlier and earlier.

The rooster crows and the sky is bright outside.

Father Chen got up quickly, put on his clothes and tied up his hair, and hurried to the kitchen house. As expected, his wife was there: "When did you get up?"

"I just got up for a while and took a look at the soybeans I soaked last night."

Chen Yuchun walked into the kitchen room and said, "Father, Dad." His voice was slightly breathy.

Soon Chen Yuanqiu also got up.

A busy day starts in the kitchen.

When Liu Guixiang came over, Chen Yuping happened to come out of the house.

"Second sister-in-law, good morning."

"Good morning, brother Ping."

They greeted each other with a smile.

Chen Yuanqiu drove the bullock cart out from behind the house: "Second sister-in-law, third brother." He added, "Ninth brother went into the mountain and said he was coming back to pick up some firewood. There was not much firewood left at home."

"He can still get up. " " It's quite early."

"He got up not long after I got up." Chen Yuanqiu wanted to follow Jiu Ge into the mountains, but unfortunately, he had to guard the store in the town: "He took Ah Hui and Ah Hei with him, maybe he could." Come back later to see if there is any game."

Chen Yuping said with a clear look on his face: "I probably went to the mountains again."

"What kind of breakfast did dad make?" Chen Yuping asked, smelling the fragrance of green onions. Got pancakes?"

"The youngest said he wanted to eat chive pancakes, so I baked some for them."

Everything was loaded onto the oxcart.

Chen Yuchun shouted toward the stove: "Let's go!"

"Let's go!" Chen Yuanqiu patted A Niu on the back.

Liu Guixiang helped her father clean up the kitchen and worked carefully inside and outside the house.

Chen Yuping rolled up his sleeves and made breakfast for the whole family.

My father was making tofu and had fragrant soy milk to drink. What goes best with soy milk is, of course, fried dough sticks.

Then cook some vegetable and meat porridge for a few children.

When Chen Yuandong came back from the fields, he went back to his home first and looked at his daughter, who was sleeping soundly.

As soon as the male's cry started, he woke up and carried the farm tools to the field. My father doesn't have time today. Although the farm work is not much, it is trivial. He needs to spend more time.

The house is well taken care of by my daughter-in-law, so there is nothing wrong with him.

Chen Yuandong moved a stool, sat under the eaves, brewed a cup of strong tea, and took a break to relax.

The cool morning breeze blows from the direction of the old house.

The wind carried the fragrance of rice, which was very light, but the fragrance of beans was very strong. He was a little greedy for the mapo tofu made by his third brother, and wondered what he would have for breakfast today.

He picked up the slightly hot strong tea and took two big sips to quench his thirst, but the craving was still overwhelming in his heart.

Immediately, he put the tea bowl into the stove, picked up his sleeping daughter, and walked briskly to the old house.

"I was just about to call you for breakfast." Liu Guixiang held a bowl of hot soy milk in her hand and a fried dough stick in her left hand. The fried dough stick was golden in color and she took a bite. It was crispy and chewy and filled her mouth with oily aroma: "Let Qiao Niuer and Cao My brother sleeps in the same room and will wake up soon. We just finished breakfast."

After finishing one fried dough stick, she sighed with satisfaction: "Brother Ping's fried dough sticks are much more delicious than those outside. "

Eat slowly." Chen Yuandong said with helplessness, "You have to tell me that you have fat on your waist."

"Ahem." Liu Guixiang blushed and looked around. She stomped her feet and said coquettishly: "What are you talking about! Do you want tofu curd or soy milk?"

"First a bowl of soy milk."

Liu Guixiang went into the kitchen to help her husband fill the soy milk and get fried dough sticks.

"Second brother is here?"

"Yes. I asked him to hold Qiao Niu'er and sleep with Brother Cao."

Father Chen glanced at the fried dough sticks in the basin: "That's almost enough."

"Enough, that's enough. , I wonder if Brother Le will come today." Chen Yuping said casually, picked up the fried dough sticks in the pot, and served himself a bowl of salty tofu curd.

The red oil chili pepper, pepper noodles, chopped green onion, garlic water and crushed peanuts used for the noodles yesterday.

Spicy and fragrant, smooth and tender, chewing a bite of crispy fried dough sticks is so refreshing!

"Brother Le, it's enough to eat here." Father Chen took a fried dough stick, a bowl of soy milk, and sat at the door.

The refreshing morning breeze blows slowly. After a busy morning, I am really tired.

When Chen Yuandong stepped into the kitchen room, he was greeted by a spicy aroma, which stimulated him. His Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed hard: "Third brother, do you want salty tofu pudding? Get me a bowl."

"You don't want soy milk?" Liu Guixiang asked . .

"Yes." Chen Yuandong picked up a fried dough stick from the pot and bit off nearly half of it in one bite. He chewed it and drank the soy milk.

Liu Guixiang frowned at the sight: "Slow down, don't eat salty tofu pudding so fast, you will feel better if you choke."

"I'm a little hungry, the fried dough sticks smell so good, I can't help it." He hehehehe Laughing, it actually slowed down.

Will have breakfast.

Liu Guixiang, Chen Yuandong and his wife moved the prepared food to the stall.

At this moment, several sleeping children also woke up one after another.

Chen Yuping and Father Chen dressed them in clothes, shoes and socks, combed their hair, rinsed their mouths and washed their faces, served them porridge and ate their meals.

In addition to vegetable and meat porridge, there are also tofu curds and soy milk, whatever they want to eat.

Adults will ask children for their opinions on trivial matters like these. Even though the little baby is only over one year old, he still has great ideas!

In one morning, Old Man Chen had already sold twenty plates of tofu.

When the soaked soybeans are used up, I will continue to soak them in a tank and make tofu again in the afternoon.

Cui Yuanjiu is back, and Shen Le is also there. The two of them are carrying a particularly large dead tree, followed by a donkey. There are several game animals tied to the donkey's back, and several crucian carps. Following them are Ah Hui and Ah Hei. .

"Such a big dead tree must be a hundred and eighty years old." Chen Yuping was a little surprised: "It's just dead."

"The one who died from fighting among wild beasts in the mountains must be a bear."

Father Chen heard this: "You guys Are you heading into the mountains? You have to take it easy!"

"Second Uncle, I and Ninth Brother are very careful, there will be no problem." Shen Le said with a smile, washed his hands, took the soy milk as water to quench his thirst, drank a full bowl, and then gnawed on the fried dough sticks: "These fried dough sticks are so delicious "It's delicious. No matter what you do, it's always better than the ones outside."

"Is this Master Chen San's house?" a naive voice said.

Chen Yuping raised his head and glanced: "Who are you?"

"I am Wang Tiechui. The young master asked me to come to Kuzhu Village to learn two signature dishes from Master Chen San."

"Yes. Please come in, I am Chen Yuping."

Wang Tiechui seemed to be like His big copper bell eyes stared blankly at Chen Yuping.

Chen Yuping was a little confused as a monk. Just when he was about to ask what he was doing, he saw this man suddenly kneeling on the ground: "So you are Master Chen San. Master is on top. Please accept my apprentice's three bows." Bang bang bang, Three rings in a row.

This is a hard earthy ground, and the ability to bang one's head shows the force of one's force.

"Master. This is my disciple's opinion." As he said this, Wang Tiechui moved a basket from the oxcart.

The baskets were full, including bacon, fish, chicken, duck, and a leg of pork, weighing dozens of kilograms. On the top, there are beautiful nine-color storage boxes, there are two boxes in total.

Then there was a small bamboo shoot: "This is for the young master." It

was quite complete with food, clothing, and toys, and it was obvious that a lot of thought had been put into setting it up.

"Here, are you mistaken?" Chen Yuping was a little confused: "I am not your master. I am willing to teach you two signature dishes. This is a business with your young master. He gave Man Xiangyuan in exchange for it. You don't need to If you give me these again, we are not masters and disciples, you can take them back, I won't accept them."

Accept them, you deserve it.

Wang Tiechui shook his head: "This is different. The young master's family is the young master's family, I am me, and I am the one who learns the craft."

"Does your young master's family know what you think?"

"The young master's family knows."

"Well, it's still early, I Let me go to town. Is your young master still here?" Chen Yuping felt that something was wrong.

"The young master is still here. He won't go back to Yuanzhou Mansion for the time being. When did I learn two signature dishes from the master? We will go back together."

"Okay, let's go to town."

Cui Yuanjiu, who was having breakfast in the stove house, He finished the fried dough sticks in his hand in two or two mouthfuls and said, "Brother Ping, I'll go with you."

"That's fine. Otherwise, why don't you take two fried dough sticks to eat on the road?"

"You don't need me to finish my meal."

Young Master Wang saw this . Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu were not surprised at all, as if they knew they would come.

He smiled kindly and didn't mince words when he spoke: "He came here for the hammer, I guess. He has a bad temper and a simple mind. He hangs around the stove all day long, and all he thinks about is the trivial things on the stove. "I asked him to learn two signature dishes from you, and he immediately started preparing for the apprenticeship ceremony, for fear of being disrespectful and rude to you."

"I once saved his life, and he volunteered to work for me in return. He was treated as a thug, but it turned out that he was quite talented in cooking, so he specially found two famous master chefs to teach him. Now four years have passed, and Iron Hammer still gives gifts every year and festival, and even cooks in person when he has time. Come to visit."

"He has such a temper."

Chen Yuping finally accepted the apprenticeship gift from Wang Tiechui.

It is obvious that Young Master Wang will not change people, and he is particularly fond of Manxiang Garden. This business cannot be ended here.

He was certain that Wang Tiechui had no real plans, but for Young Master Wang, it was hard to say.

That's all, it's not a bad thing after all.

Wang Tiechui's talent is indeed good, and he is also a simple-minded person who studies cooking with all his heart.

Chen Yuping teaches relatively easily.

Compared with Wang Tiechui, the Shen family's cook was still a little less spiritual.

Let's put it this way, if he is God's biological son, Wang Tiechui can be regarded as half an adopted son.

In just three days in less than five days, Wang Tiechui learned 90% of the two signature dishes. The remaining 10% was due to talent.

"You're ready to learn this skill."

Wang Tiechui chuckled: "It's because the master taught me well and didn't hide his secrets at all, that's why I learned so quickly."

"I have the guts to ask you a question, did you voluntarily sell yourself to the palace? "

No." Wang Tiechui shook his head: "I didn't sell myself to the palace. My master is the young master."

Does this make a difference? Chen Yuping muttered, but didn't ask any more questions. Maybe in his opinion, there was a difference here: "In other words, you have to serve Young Master Wang all your life?"

"My life was originally saved by the Young Master's family. "

Okay."

Wang Tiechui, who was stubborn, seemed to understand the master's thoughts, and said: "The young master's family has already returned the selling contract to me. I am free, but I will not leave the young master's family." My life was saved by Shaodong's family. Without Shaodong's family, I wouldn't be where I am now. My cooking skills were also given by Shaodong's family. "My father told me since I was a child that I must be conscientious.

" Chen Yuping nodded and smiled: "Yes, you have to be conscientious. Do you want to learn from the noodles you ate yesterday? It's very easy. The key is red oil chili and pepper noodles sesame sauce. I have a little trick of my own in it. " I don't want to learn." Wang Tiechui refused without thinking: "This is sold in the master's shop. I can't learn it. Master keeps it for himself." "I will sell it in the town. If you learn it, you can get it. " Or go to Fucheng." "Master, wait for me to go back and ask the young master's family. " The next day, Wang Tiechui came, but the eldest son of the Wang family did not show up. "Master. The Shaodong family asked me if I wanted to learn. I wanted to learn. The Shaodong family agreed to let me learn. The money earned from making noodles will be kept in the accounts. Every three months, the account books and dividends will be sent to Kuzhu Village. I will receive two dividends. If it 's done, the master will get 30%, and the young master will get 50%. Don't worry, master, I will keep track of my daily accounts seriously." Chen Yuping didn't want to owe a favor, but in the end, he still owed it. What should I do? He proposed it, so he couldn't go back on it. "I don't need 30% of the dividend. I'll get 10%." "No." No matter what he said, Wang Tiechui didn't agree. Anyway, he just didn't agree and walked out of the house angrily: "When will the master sign the deed?" Come learn again." "Why are you acting like a child?" Chen Yuping looked at him and couldn't help but laugh: "What should you do?" Chen Yuping thought about it, discussed it with Cui Yuanjiu, and finally agreed to Wang Tiechui's wishes and signed the dividend contract. Book. Mixing noodles is very simple and easy to learn. Wang Tiechui learned it in just one morning, and the noodles he made tasted as good as those made by Chen Yuping. "Master, let me prepare lunch." Wang Tiechui rarely took the initiative to speak: "Tomorrow, I will go back to Fucheng with my young master." For some reason, Chen Yuping was a little sad: "Okay, I will also try the apprentice's craftsmanship."

In just three and a half days, from stranger to master and disciple, perhaps there really is a saying of fate between people.

Chapter 76

Manxiangyuan was originally a restaurant.

Young Master Wang was very wealthy and took nothing with him.

He left a particularly arrogant sentence: "Brother Chen, if I, the cook, can't hold on, and the two signature dishes are not enough, and I come back to bother you again, please don't mind it."

He used his cunning and cunning candidly. Swing.

Chen Yuping responded generously and left a promise: "Just come here, you can still have a chance."

The decoration of Manxiang Garden is very good, and there is no need to change this aspect.

Chen Yuping was going to change the decoration. He had to do it in person. There were many utensils that needed to be used, but the town did not buy them.

"Let's go to the county town again."

"When?" Cui Yuanjiu didn't even raise his head. He was cutting down the dead tree he brought back from the mountains yesterday.

This was strenuous work. After working for a while, he was exhausted and sweating. He was shirtless at this time, and his bronze skin seemed to glow in the sun. During his movements, his muscles were agitated, and a powerful mountain-like force hit his face, like the power of a ferocious beast in the mountains. Xiong Zhuang.

"I'll go tomorrow." Chen Yuping replied absentmindedly. His eyes glanced at the young man's arms, and then secretly glanced at his chest. His abdominal muscles were so beautiful. He quietly counted them, not too many, not too many. Exactly six yuan less.

Envy, envy, still envy.

This is not an eighteen-year-old boy, he is clearly a twenty-eight-year-old tough guy.

Cui Yuanjiu wiped the sweat from his face carelessly, threw away the ax in his hand, picked up the bowl from the side, and drank the bowl of water: "Brother Cao?"

"If you grow a stubble, It's so manly, I don't know how many people will be charmed to death." Chen Yuping said something strangely, and after he finished speaking, he realized what he had said, and he felt an inexplicable guilty conscience, and his face felt a little hot.

"You like it?" Cui Yuanjiu asked, and then said: "I get up early every day to shave, thinking you don't like it. If you like it, I can leave a circle of stubble." "

Then." Chen Yuping lowered his head and scratched the ground with his toes. : "You, you can keep it."

Cui Yuanjiu grinned, his smile brighter than the sun in the sky: "When you wake up tomorrow morning, there should be a light circle of green, which will sting your hands slightly when you touch it. It's okay if you want to kiss me." He lowered his voice and said in a low voice, as if he was talking about love: "As long as you don't mind my stubble pricking your face."

It must be because the sun is too much. Chen Yuping felt dizzy, as if he had chest tightness and shortness of breath, and difficulty in breathing, like a lack of oxygen. He couldn't stand still: "It's going to be very hot. Just take it easy. The firewood at home is still enough to burn. Don't worry, just for a while." I'm going into the house." After saying that, he turned around and walked to the main room. After taking only two steps, he remembered what happened and turned around and said, "I won't bring you with me this time. It's hot. Let's be quick and finish shopping. Come back."

"Yes. I listen to you!" Cui Yuanjiu burst into laughter.

Before going to bed at night, Chen Yuping held Brother Cao'er in his arms and talked to him slowly.

"Tomorrow your father and I are going to the county town. It will take about three or four days to come back. Please stay at home, be good and don't make trouble with me, okay?"

Brother Cao didn't know if he understood, he blinked. The eyes did not speak.

"Me." Chen Yuping pointed to himself, and then to Cui Yuanjiu who was sitting next to him: "He."

"I won't be at home tomorrow. I have to leave." He gestured with his hands, and then pointed to Brother Cao: "You, stay at home."

Brother Cao looked at Chen Yuping and then at Cui Yuanjiu.

Under their expectant gazes, they turned their little heads towards the bed. As if they felt it was not enough, they turned their little bodies to face the two of them completely.

He didn't say anything, but he showed his unhappiness clearly.

"Huh???"

Facing his precious son's temper for the first time, Chen Yuping was a little confused: "What is he?"

"Learned it from Qiao Niu'er." Cui Yuanjiu was very calm, stretched out his hand to pick up Brother Cao, and sat on his lap "Brother Cao."

Brother Cao looked up at him and said one word very clearly: "No!"

"Be good, you don't want to stay at home?" Chen Yuping touched Cui Yuanjiu and rubbed it. The baby's hair was soft, and he slowly explained: "It's hot now, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

Brother Cao'er pursed his lips, with grievances in his big round eyes, and stretched out his flesh. With her pouty little arms, she threw herself into Dad's arms coquettishly, hugged his neck, and rubbed his face: "Abba, Abba, Abba."

What can Chen Yuping do?

He had no choice but to look at Cui Yuanjiu.

"Just take it with you."

"It's such a hot day..." Chen Yuping frowned, a little worried.

"There is an ice cellar in the yard behind Manxiang Garden. Put two buckets of ice on the carriage, put it on a bamboo mat, and bring a cattail fan. It can barely keep you cool for a day. Let's set off early."

Chen Yuping smiled and kissed the corner of Cui Yuanjiu's mouth: "This is a good idea. "

Brother Cao seemed to know that he could go out with him. He turned to look at Cui Yuanjiu, smiled at him, and stretched out his little arms, saying in a sweet voice: "A hug,

little clever guy." Chen Yuping put the child down. In the young man's arms, his eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles.

Cui Yuanjiu was very greedy. He hugged the baby and wanted to hug the baby's father. He reached his slender arms to the side and pulled the baby into his arms.

Brother Cao'er, who made the sandwich biscuits, thought it was very funny. He giggled and rubbed his face against his father and Cui Yuanjiu. It was obviously time to go to bed, but he was still very excited.

The two adults had no choice but to play with him. When they were tired, he fell asleep.

He carefully took off his outer clothes, put them in the bed and covered himself with a quilt.

"You are mine now." Cui Yuanjiu hugged Chen Yuping tightly and spoke into his ear, his low laughter seemed to come from his chest.

In this quiet night, it looked particularly sultry.

Chen Yuping felt that his ears were itchy and his heart was itching badly. He let his emotions go and leaned lazily against the boy's strong chest, wrapping his hands around his strong waist. Thinking of the beauty he had secretly glimpsed during the day, he couldn't help but quietly touched his abdominal muscles. The feeling was so real. OK, I touched it again.

He didn't know that the smile on his face was like a little fox that had only eaten meat.

Cui Yuanjiu's heart surged when he saw it, and he wanted to rub the person into his bones and dissolve it into his flesh and blood.

"Can I stay and sleep tonight?"

Chen Yuping, who was in a happy mood, responded readily: "Yes." Maybe he can sneak in a few more times.

"Let's kiss!"

After kissing, they both fell on the bed.

Of course nothing happened.

The child was asleep in the bed.

After getting over the handle addiction, I am satisfied.

"It's time to go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow."

"Well, I'll turn off the lights."

Early the next morning, when Father Chen got up, he saw his third son and Yuan Jiu also getting up.

He could see clearly that Yuan Jiu came out of the third son's room.

The young couple are just bored.

With Brother Cao here, he is not worried about these two people messing around.

Thinking of when he and his wife were young, Father Chen had a sweet smile on his face.

Early in the morning, I felt particularly good.

With two more people helping me, it was still relaxing this early in the morning.

It's time to set off, Brother Cao'er is still sleeping.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu promised to take care of Brother Cao, and they would not break their promise.

"Actually, it's better to stay at home. You can come back as soon as you finish your work. It only takes two or three days." Father Chen felt that taking Brother Cao with him would be too much of a delay. It will be June soon, and it will take two days just to go back and forth. God, if adults can stand it, how can children stand it?

"He didn't want to." Chen Yuping was also helpless: "Last night he put his arms around my neck and acted coquettishly. I had no choice but to take him with me."

Father Chen shook his head, with disapproval on his face: " Just spoil him."

Chen Yuping smiled and said nothing.

He looked down at his baby son who was sleeping soundly in his arms. His fair little face was lightly pink, so cute: "He is very good, Dad, let's go."

"Okay, be careful on the road. Yuan Jiu, they Father and son, please pay more attention."

"It's natural."

Liu Guixiang came to the old house to help: "Brother Ping and the others are leaving

. They should be in town soon, and they have brought Brother Cao with them.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't take it with me yesterday?" "

Brother Cao is not happy. How can he understand such a small baby? I see, it's just Brother Ping who can't bear it." Father Chen said and laughed: "Seeing that the shop is about to open and start business, I am so busy that I can't take care of Brother Cao every day. I can't bear to bear it now. There will be times when they will be worried."

Liu Guixiang nodded: "That's true. That's a problem."

Three days passed in a flash.

After returning, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiuwo went to Manxiang Garden in the town and took the time to decorate the shop.

Preparing to open on the sixth day of June.

What Father Chen said was a rare and auspicious day.

What is more surprising is that Brother Cao, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu are too busy and sometimes live directly in the yard behind Manxiang Garden. Brother Cao'er was taken to bed by his father Chen. He couldn't see his father when he opened his eyes in the morning, and he couldn't see his father before going to bed at night. He didn't even cry.

He just doesn't laugh as much as he usually does, and he looks a little wilted.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu came back and saw it. They were very distressed and had no choice.

Bringing people to town is unrealistic.

Gritting his teeth, he came back for lunch every day, took a look at his precious son, played with him for half an hour, and then hurried back to town.

The sun in the middle of the day was very hot and very hot.

Father Chen sighed: "It's better to come back and sleep at night. Look at you, your face is tanned!" Fortunately, he found a partner and didn't have to worry about getting married.

"There are a lot of things to do at night, it's too late to get back." If possible, Chen Yuping would definitely want to go back to sleep.

"It's only been a few days and you've already lost weight. You've finally put on some meat. Otherwise, you can work peacefully and finish it quickly. Don't run around at noon and take a break." The third son felt sorry for his grandson. , Father Chen naturally feels sorry for his son.

Chen Yuping nodded: "It's only two days at most. We will stay in the town for these two days and won't come back at noon. We will clean up Manxiang Garden thoroughly before coming back."

"Okay. Brother Cao'er is fine here. He He's very good, you two can play with him for a few more days after you're done. "

I'm leaving now.

I couldn't see my precious son for two days.

Chen Yuping was filled with reluctance, holding Brother Cao'er in his arms, looking at his big watery eyes, and suddenly his eyes started to heat up: "Be good, my father has been busy for a while, and he is almost done." He touched him gently. Brother Cao's soft hair, kissed his forehead, his heart was confused and his words were also confused.

Brother Cao was very obedient, hugging his father's neck and nestling quietly on his father's chest.

"It's time to go." Cui Yuanjiu said softly. He was afraid that if he delayed any longer, Brother Ping would become even more reluctant to part with him.

Chen Yuping looked at him: "Don't you hug him?"

"Hold him."

Chen Yuping put the child in his arms, but Brother Cao suddenly held his hands tightly and said, "Dad." His voice was small.

"What's wrong?"

Brother Cao suddenly laughed, raised his little head, and kissed his father on the chin. Then, he turned to Cui Yuanjiu and stretched out his hand: "A hug."

Cui Yuanjiu picked him up, Brother Cao also kissed him on the chin.

Almost in town.

Chen Yuping's heart was still hot and his eyes were still slightly sour: "After the store opens, I don't want to live in the town."

Just now he was reluctant to let go, and there was a voice in his heart: Take Brother Cao to the town, take him to the town Come on, he is very good and sensible anyway, so just take him with you...

He is almost a demon.

It has only been a few days, and when the store reopens, the days ahead will be so long, it will be hard to bear it.

We can't really bring Brother Cao to the town and put him in a store. He is all alone without a playmate, and the adults are too busy to take care of him. There are people coming and going in the store, and he is afraid that if something happens, he will be safe after all. It is inappropriate and unreliable in every aspect.

Cui Yuanjiu held his hand: "It's okay, let's come back and live there. When the business stabilizes, we will hire two more people to train Brother Le. He will be the shopkeeper and there is no problem. We don't have to stay in the store all the time. I can also go out and walk around, or take Brother Cao to the store in the morning, or we can come back early to play with him. This is only temporary. He is over one year old now. By next year, he will be over two years old, and it will only get better. The better."

"I think the most important thing for children is to be with them when they are young. This is a very important and critical period. If you miss it, there will be no way to make up for it." Chen Yuping has no regrets. Had the same experience.

Cui Yuanjiu nodded: "I understand. You don't have to think too much. Business is business. We will take good care of Brother Cao and won't leave him alone. Although it is difficult to have the best of both worlds in this world, there is always a way to solve everything. It's just a matter of giving and taking. Brother Cao is more important than business, as long as we understand this in our hearts."

"We are very lucky to meet you," Chen Yuping said seriously.

How rare it is to meet someone with such similar views in this era.

It was as if I had met myself deep in my soul.

Really lucky.

Chapter 77

Chen Yuping previously thought of opening a hot pot restaurant.

Later I realized that my idea was too naive. In ancient times, there was no air conditioning. When eating hot pot in the hot summer, I

was covered in sweat. Should I take off my clothes or not?

It may be more common for ordinary people at the bottom to be shirtless, but these people have no spare money to eat hot pot. Every copper they earn is earned through hard work and sweat.

People who have money to eat hot pot cannot destroy their image because of stuttering.

If you want to open a hotpot restaurant, you should do it in spring and winter.

Opening a hot pot restaurant in this weather is like burning money, just throw it in the water and hear the sound.

Make money? Stop dreaming in broad daylight.

Instead of a hot pot restaurant, what can be sold in a two-story shop?

Chen Yuping thought about it for several days.

There is a well-established restaurant across the street from Shen Ji. If you want the restaurant to do well, you can't do it unless he takes charge of it himself.

On such a hot day, he could not help but shiver just thinking about being around the stove all day long.

money! It is definitely necessary to make money. But it's not so profitable.

After much deliberation, he decided to sell snacks.

The snacks sold in the Nan Street store and at my family's stall are not sold in this store, which will mess up the price.

His shop is so lavish, it has to be a bit stylish, even though it also sells snacks.

What happened to selling snacks?

Even selling snacks can be very stylish.

Just like what I drink is not wine, but loneliness.

Well, what the store sells is not snacks, but life.

Chen Yuping amused himself and laughed for a long time. Although he was a little silly and a bit silly, maybe in the eyes of these ancients, he was quite bright and wild.

The theme is finally decided.

Then I just thought about the name of the store, the layout of the store, and other trivial matters.

Now that the decoration and layout of the entire store has been completed, only the store name remains.

What is it called -

the fourth day of June?

On this day, Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu had thoroughly sorted out the matters at hand and could finally go home and take a breather.

It was only two days before the store opened.

I still have no idea about the name of the store.

Chen Yuping is not in a hurry. This matter cannot be rushed. The more anxious it is, the more unreasonable it will be. At worst, we can just choose a store name.

With the psychological preparation of breaking the jar, he played leisurely and intimately with his precious son.

I calculated roughly that I would not have a good kiss with Brother Cao for about ten days.

"Good boy, daddy's sweetheart!" Chen Yuping rubbed his face, then the tip of his nose, then his forehead, and then his chest. Chen Yuping was like a pervert, eating his precious son's tender tofu vigorously, and still kept his mouth shut. Cub, sweetheart, big baby, ouch! It's so disgusting that I can't even see it, and my ears feel sore just listening to it.

But the father and son were happier than the other.

Especially Brother Cao, his smile is so brilliant, the whole place is full of joy, his innocent laughter is the jingling spring water in the mountains, the flowers blooming in the warm wind of early spring, the moment when the clouds clear and the sun is seen, the most beautiful person in the world. The most beautiful and beautiful sound of nature.

Seeing that the father and son were joking for a long time, Father Chen had to come out and remind him: "Brother Ping, be careful of Brother Cao's laughter. Look, there is a layer of sweat in his hair." The white and tender little chubby face, It's like applying a thin layer of rouge, a light pink color, and the big round eyes are especially moist. It's really beautiful!

"I think it's better to wipe him directly. I guess his back is also wet."

"Good boy, let's have a rest." Chen Yuping put his precious son on his lap and let his little back rest against his. In front of his abdomen, he touched his little head, and his hands were all sweaty: "I'm tired, I'm tired, let's rest for a while and then come back to play."

Father Chen poured half a basin of warm water, twisted the handkerchief half dry and handed it to his third son.

It's hot and the clothes are thin, so there's no need to take them off.

Brother Cao was very cooperative. He nestled in his father's arms obediently and raised his arms when asked. He also knew that he had lifted up his clothes to expose his belly, and said in a sweet voice: "Tummy." It seemed like it was fun. Not feeling shy at all, she giggled and laughed.

When he was wiping his thighs, he called out "Feetie". His chubby little feet were so small and fleshy that they could just be held in the palm of his hand. Chen Yuping was filled with fatherly love like a volcano erupting. He couldn't help but pick up his precious son's feet and shouted loudly. A bright kiss.

Brother Cao was so amused that he started laughing again.

"It's still making trouble, it's still making trouble." Father Chen was very helpless and hurriedly hugged his grandson over: "When he starts sweating again, I'll wipe it for him."

Chen Yuping scratched his forehead and covered his face with his arms, and he quietly Erdi blinked at his son.

Then, Brother Cao'er was happy again, smiling crookedly in Father Chen's arms.

"You, you are so awesome! Let's go, let's stay in the house." Father Chen said to his third son, "You're not serious."

Chen Yuping entered the kitchen room with a smile.

night. After putting the sleeping Brother Cao'er into the bed, Chen Yuping suddenly said to Cui Yuanjiu next to him: "I thought of the name of the store!"

"What's it called?"

"I stole a half-day of leisure. This afternoon when I was playing with Brother Cao'er I just thought of it."

"This..." Cui Yuanjiu hesitated a little: "People looking at it must not know what this store does."

Chen Yuping felt that this was not a problem: "It's okay, our store is big and it's on the main street. When I pass by it, I can tell what it is for sale just by looking in.

Seeing how confident he was, Cui Yuanjiu smiled: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll just take half a day off and I'll make the plaque tomorrow." "

Chen Yuping has already thought about what snacks to sell in the store.

Bobo chicken, vegetarian pot skewers, barbecue skewers, soup dumplings, ice drinks, sour plum soup, jelly.

The reason why we sell Bobo Chicken is because small shops on South Street and home stalls sell noodles that require shredded chicken, so we simply make Bobo Chicken. The more chickens we need every day, the more discounts we can get in terms of price. In addition, chicken bones and chicken feet can also be boiled into soup stock and jelly, and the soup dumplings made will taste more delicious than those made from pig skin jelly.

The vegetarian pot skewers have been sold in the past year, and their reputation is still very good.

Adding a kebab is to enrich the food in the store.

Ice drinks, sour plum soup, jelly, there is an ice cellar, a bowl of it will cool you down in the hot summer~

The waiter in the store, Shen Le Ershanzi Shuwa, also hired two extra nuns with quick hands and feet to take care of it. Minor chores in the kitchen, cleaning dishes, tidying up tables and chairs, etc.

Shen Le is the shopkeeper, and Er Shanzi is responsible for the reception in the front store. If someone orders kebabs, Shuwa will go into the back kitchen to barbecue. If no one orders, he will serve them in the front store. He is more talented in barbecue, so his salary There will also be more than the rest of the people in the store.

Chen Yuping was responsible for preparing food for Luo, and Cui Yuanjiu helped him.

On the sixth day of June, the new store opened.

It must be a bit exaggerated to say that people from all over the country know it, but there are indeed many people in the village, surrounding folks and town residents who know that the third brother of the Chen family has occupied the Xiangyuan and is preparing for a big fight.

Everyone is looking forward to this and guessing what will be sold in the store.

When asked, Chen Yuping just smiled and welcomed them to the new store for a free trial on the sixth day of June.

Of course, each person can only try one new product for free.

If you want to taste more delicious food, you have to pay out of your own pocket.

When the auspicious time comes, set off firecrackers and make a fuss! The lion dance comes out, showing its majesty, and the gongs and drums are loud and loud!

Opening a lavish shop naturally requires more money.

Not only that, but they also hired children of several years old to speak in the streets and alleys in a simple, crude and easy-to-understand manner.

Qingyang Main Street has half a day's leisure. A new store has opened and free tastings are available. Don't miss this rare opportunity if you pass by.

Crispy skin, tender meat, spicy and fragrant Bobo Chicken.

Fragrant, delicious and cheap vegetarian pot skewers.

The kebabs are so delicious that you still want to eat them after eating them. The crispy skin and the rich aroma of oil bloom on the tip of your tongue. If you don't get enough of one skewer, you can't stop trying another skewer!

Soup dumplings! These are fairy buns that only immortals can eat. In one word: fresh!

Ice drinks are not cool if you put them in a well, but eating ice into your stomach is the real cooling effect.

One bowl of sour plum soup will relieve the heat.

Jelly, do you think it is just a simple bowl of jelly? No, it's delicious like you never dreamed it would be.

This weird advertisement seemed like a joke, but the effect was really good. It really attracted many residents of the town to come and watch the fun, and the Qingyang Main Street was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. , even during the New Year and holidays, it is not so lively.

Chen Yuping knew the power of free tastings. On the day of the opening, he closed the South Street shop and his family's stall. The entire Chen family, old and young, was mobilized, including Zhang Zhiwei. As for the four children, the aunt and third aunt help take care of them.

"If you want to try something for free, please queue up at the door of the store. Don't crowd for one portion per person. Take your time."

"If you want to buy food, please come into the store. If you spend money in the store today, there are additional discounts. Please ask the waiter in the store for details. "

All food can be sampled for free?"

"Each person is limited to one type of food. If you have tried it for free, if you don't want to go into the store to buy it, please leave in time. Once you have tried it, you will have to wait in line for the second time. Once you find out, A good meal." " I want to try the Bobo Chicken."

" I'll eat the Bobo Chicken . " " "Meat skewers. " ... The people queuing up to try at the entrance of the store are basically barbecue skewers, Bobo chicken, and soup dumplings. Occasionally, some people order vegetarian pot skewers and jelly. No one tried the ice drink or the sour plum soup. The former must have never been heard of. The free trial only allowed one to try, so they would not choose it. The latter, sour plum soup is still very common. There are crowds of people outside the store, and the store is not deserted either. The children of the Shen family came and filled up two tables. They ordered all the food in the store, and they were quite generous. Regular customers from the South Street shop and my family's stall also came to several tables, and the downstairs was full as soon as it opened. Not long after trying the food, someone came into the store to make a purchase. There was no room downstairs, so they had to go upstairs to get it. Chen Yuping asked himself whether he was prepared enough. It only lasted until the end of the afternoon, and there was nothing left in the store. I would be lying if I said I wasn't shocked. This scene was a bit crazy. Although, most of the credit must go to the free trial. He smiled apologetically, sent away all the customers in a friendly manner, cleared the place, and closed the store. As if their bones had been knocked out, everyone was slumped down one by one, their eyes staring blankly. tired. So tired. It was so quiet in the store that you could hear the sound of a needle hitting the ground. You can clearly hear someone outside the store muttering: "Hey, why is the store closed?" Someone slapped the store door, but no one responded inside the store. However, someone from the surrounding stores came out to explain: All the food was sold out. If you want to eat, come back tomorrow. It took half an hour to slow down. One or two people slowly gained some energy and began to tidy up the extremely messy shop. But there was still no one talking. I was too tired, but my hands were not slow and nimble. I had to make the shop clean and tidy before the sun went down. There were four children waiting at home.

Chapter 78

There were more than a dozen people in the Chen family, including Ershanzi Shuwa, and everyone was very tired. An ox cart simply could not carry so many people.

Cui Yuanjiu rented two more oxcarts. They sat more loosely so that the oxcarts could go faster.

By the time we get home, the sun will be setting.

Chen's father, Chen Yuchun, Liu Guixiang and three others went to Uncle Chen's house to pick up their four children.

Chen Yuping rolled up his sleeves and prepared dinner without stopping, with Cui Yuanjiu helping him.

Old man Chen is responsible for heating hot water. Everyone must take a shower tonight.

Chen Yuandong and Chen Yuanqiu were busy with trivial matters inside and outside the house. Since yesterday, everyone was preparing for the opening of the new store today, and the house was so messy that they had no time to clean it up.

"You take a break first, I'll chop the pork bones and lamb chops."

The kebabs in the store only have pork and mutton. When skewering the kebabs, some meat was left on the bones to make today's dinner.

Cui Yuanjiu raised his knife and chopped the pork bones and mutton chops in a few seconds.

Pork bone Chen Yuping is going to make sweet and sour pork ribs, which is more appetizing, and then make sauce lamb chops.

The lamb chops stewed with radish are actually very delicious, but I can't make it today, so I can try it tomorrow.

"Chop some more meat." After Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu finished talking, they began to cook the lamb chops with sauce: "By the way, have the soup dumplings been steamed?"

Old Chen, who was lighting the fire, replied: "It's steamed. "On the small stove."

I specially left eight soup dumplings for the children to eat for dinner. The big ones are definitely not enough, so he can eat them with the adults.

In addition to sweet and sour pork ribs and sauced lamb chops, there are also fried leek buns and pickled pork buns.

The sauerkraut is fresh green vegetables picked from the vegetable garden yesterday. After blanching, I put them in a clay pot and soaked them in clean water overnight. It is said that sauerkraut is not sour, it is crispy, tender and very delicious. The sauerkraut meat buns made are also quite sweet and delicious.

Finally, make mushroom soup.

After mincing the meat filling, Cui Yuanjiu asked: "Do I need to pick some leeks?"

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot. By the way, chop the oily residue and the leeks finely. I will adjust the filling later. "

Okay."

"Father, lower the heat and let it simmer for a while." Chen Yuping covered the pot and took advantage of this free time to pick up the sauerkraut soaked in the pot, wring out the water, and chop it very finely. , squeezed the water again and put it into a clean bowl.

The aroma wafts from the small stove, which is very light and delicious that can be smelled.

The soup dumplings are steamed.

Chen Yuping put the steamer on the table, added some firewood to the stove, and put on the iron pot. After the pot was hot, without adding oil, he put the cut sauerkraut in the pot and stir-fried it quickly for a few times, then stir-fried the water quickly. Take it out, then pour the oil, add the chopped pork belly stuffing and stir-fry until slightly brown, add the chopped dried chili pepper and minced garlic. After the aroma is released, pour it directly into the sauerkraut bowl, and then adjust the stuffing.

After the two kinds of steamed bun fillings are mixed, the sauced lamb chops braised on the stove are ready to be cooked.

Chen Yuping started cooking sweet and sour pork ribs.

Cui Yuanjiu was sitting at the table, wrapping the buns skillfully.

In the afternoon at the store in town, I kneaded dough and stayed awake, which was just right for making buns.

"The buns have been steamed?" Father Chen hurriedly entered the room: "The action is really neat." He washed his hands, sat down at the table, and helped make the buns together.

Chen Yuping asked: "Are the children still playing outside?"

"Every evening, I take them outside to play for a while. They have developed a habit. After leaving your uncle's house, they are not willing to come to the old house to look at the flowers, grass and birds. The chatter was very lively. I happened to see Zhang Zhiwei coming from the house. He was watching the children and I came back to help. "

Zhang Zhiwei did not come to Chen's house after he came back from town. He has been helping here for the past two days. It's also a mess, and I want to have some time to clean it up.

His mind was becoming more and more enlightened these days. Chen Yuchun had already thought of many things without even opening his mouth, and he took the initiative to propose them without any further push.

"I'll make a mushroom soup and we can eat." Chen Yuping added a spoonful of lard that had just been boiled yesterday into the pot.

The soup made with lard will be extra delicious.

Cui Yuanjiu washed his hands: "Should I call them back?"

"It's okay to go and take a look. It's already dark outside, so they should be back."

"How long have the buns been steamed?" asked Father Chen, who had already started to smell fragrant. .

Chen Yuping looked back and said, "Wait a while."

Cui Yuanjiu went out, and soon he heard the innocent laughter of the children.

"Eat, eat." Just as the mushroom soup was ready, Chen Yuping shouted: "What are you playing outside? Both of them are sweating."

Liu Guixiang was tired and out of breath when she spoke: "Chasing Ah Hui and Ah Hei I can't even pull them to run, so what can I do? I have to grab their arms and bend down and run with them. My old waist is so tired that I can't even stand straight up. "I'm already tired today, so I took it with me. After having a baby, she was so tired that she probably wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow.

Father Chen filled a basin of warm water: "Come, wash your face and hands, drink some water, and eat after a while."

"If you are hungry, you can eat first. The buns are cooked." Chen Yuping opened the steamer and picked it up in the bowl. After steaming the steamed buns, the second basket was quickly steamed: "There is soup. Children can also drink half a bowl of mushroom soup. Prick the soup bag before giving it to them. Be careful to burn your mouth."

"Can you eat it? "I'm starving to death!" Chen Yuanqiu ran in from behind the house like a gust of wind: "I just washed my face and hands by the well. I'm going to eat steamed buns. I'm so hungry." He picked up a steamed bun and took a bite. After eating most of it: "Wow, that's great!" Chew it: "It's leek buns with oily residue. It's so fragrant and delicious."

Chen Yuping brought the sauced lamb chops and sweet and sour pork ribs to the table: "This is even better. " Yes, don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, there are plenty of steamed buns."

"I like the bones the most. The bones cooked by the third brother are particularly fragrant, even better than eating meat." Chen Yuanqiu drank half a bowl of mushroom soup. I gave up the fried leek buns that I just mentioned as my favorite, and picked up a piece of lamb chop with sauce and ate it with relish.

Compared with the youngest, Chen Yuandong is more consistent and says he likes to eat steamed buns. Even if he is served delicious food, he still finishes one bun and takes another.

The steamed buns in the second cage were all eaten before they were steamed.

Fortunately, I ate one or two, so I wasn't particularly hungry.

Serve a bowl of delicious and fragrant mushroom soup, sip slowly and slowly, then add a piece of lamb chops with sauce or sweet and sour pork ribs, and nibble carefully. The more you nibble, the more delicious it becomes.

The sky outside was completely dark, and when people didn't notice, the moon quietly climbed into the starry night sky.

The cool evening breeze passed through the hall, bringing not only coolness, but also seemed to take away the fatigue of the whole day.

This day is really tiring.

Compared with it, the busy farming life is light.

I started busy working at dawn in the early morning until I closed the shop in the afternoon. Not to mention drinking water during this time, I also stuffed lunch into my mouth like a gulp, stuffing it half full. There was so much work ahead, so how could I still do it? If you don't care about filling your stomach, you can help me quickly.

If you're hungry, go back to the kitchen and stuff your stomach with something.

Sit down, take a breath, and don't even think about it!

It's just work, the problem is, you have to talk to the customers, smile and have a good attitude, and be friendly. This is just inside the store, the ones guarding the outside are even more terrifying. The crowds of people have to control the scene, don't make any trouble, and prevent There were people who tried the food once for free and tried twice inside, and there were also all kinds of people who deliberately caused trouble...

They were simply not human beings.

Fortunately, Shen Ji, who was opposite him, was kind and saw that the scene was too crazy, so he immediately summoned people to help maintain order on Qingyang Street. When the manpower was insufficient, he immediately sent a letter to Shen's house.

"Ah -" Chen Yuanqiu suddenly said, looking at the moonlight outside the window, holding up the sauced lamb chops, and said sourly: "The most delicious food soothes the body and mind, ah! Why is my third brother's craftsmanship so good? On the moon Is there really a Chang'e? If there is, she will definitely be drooling with envy."

Liu Guixiang smiled and replied: "Chang'e is a fairy and does not need to eat."

"Brother Ping, I have to thank the Shen family today. , have you decided what to do?" Father Chen reminded.

If the Shen family hadn't taken action in time, there would have been trouble in Qingyang Street today.

"I'll think about it at night, but my mind is a little hard to turn around now." He was so tired that Chen Yuping felt that his reaction was a little slow.

The steamed buns in the second cage are cooked.

Chen Yuchun filled the bowl with steamed buns, and then steamed the third steamer.

After dinner, each took their children back to their homes.

We will still be closed tomorrow, and the small shop on South Street and the stall at home will open the day after tomorrow.

The new store on Qingyang Street had no rest. How could it close the day after it opened?

After taking a shower, Chen Yuping lay down on the bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

But he couldn't sleep, he had to wait for Cui Yuanjiu, and the two of them still had some trivial matters to discuss.

Brother Cao'er was in good spirits, but unfortunately, his father was too tired. He couldn't play with him or coax him, so he had to look at him with a look of anger: "My dear, I'm too tired, my hands are all numb." I can't lift it up, so I just want to lie down like this and sleep for a few days and nights, but it doesn't work. I have to get up early tomorrow. There are many things in the store, and I have to do it myself. My dear, I'm going to wrong you these days. We don't have time to play with you. After we finish this work..."

Cui Yuanjiu thought that Brother Ping might fall asleep. Unexpectedly, just after entering the room, he heard him murmuring to Brother Cao, his voice was light and weak, It sounded very distressing to him.

Brother Cao was very obedient, as if he knew that Dad was too tired, so he huddled quietly next to Dad, put his fat little hands on Dad's cheek, and pressed his tender face against Dad's forehead in a very intimate manner. .

"Shall I massage your arms and back?"

"Are you done washing it?"

Cui Yuanjiu moved a stool and sat beside the bed: "Yeah. You lie down beside the bed, and I'll massage you twice."

"Forget it, you do too. I'm tired after a whole day, even more so than I am." Chen Yuping turned his face to the side of the bed and looked gently at him: "Let's just talk."

"I don't feel tired. It's much more tiring than this. Cui Yuanjiu pressed his arm: "Can

you bear the force?" Chen Yuping nodded: "It's comfortable. Have you

learned a little bit from the big brother in the escort agency?"

Chapter 79

"It's so comfortable." Chen Yuping, who really wanted to sleep, felt as sleepy as the waves. His thoughts began to become chaotic, and his eyelids gradually closed.

While he seemed to be sleeping, he suddenly woke up again: "Yuanjiu, did I fall asleep?"

"Why did you wake up again?" Cui Yuanjiu knew that he was tired and sleepy. Seeing that he was asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Is it me? Is it uncomfortable?" He woke up just after closing his eyes.

"It's very comfortable, but it's just too comfortable. I can't help but want to sleep. There's something else I haven't told you." Chen Yuping remembered in his mind: "Tell me, how can we express our gratitude to the Shen family? Inviting us to a meal is I have to go to Shen's house, right?"

"Don't worry about this for now. I'll have some time after finishing the work for the past few days and sorting out the new store." Cui Yuanjiu said and reminded: "I want to. Are you afraid of being tickled by rubbing your waist? "

That's right. I haven't had time to prepare food for the past two days. Chen Yuping thought about it and replied, "Just don't tickle me. It should be fine if you rub it.

" " Sure, tell me if you feel uncomfortable."

"How about giving me a seal when I get to the store tomorrow? I'm really tired today."

Cui Yuanjiu said, "How much is appropriate?

" Six, six or six sounds auspicious, the numbers are all the same."

Cui Yuanjiu's hand went down: "I'll give you a hand, and I'll go through the whole body first. Isn't the account settled today?"

Chen Yuping yawned: "How can I have the energy? I really can't do it. I'll go to the store tomorrow and take some time to take a look. I remember Brother Le's accounts very carefully, and it's easy to calculate."

"He learned from his family. For a while."

"I don't know if anything can happen between him and Yuan Qiu," Chen Yuping muttered.

"Let nature take its course."

Chen Yuping yawned again: "That's the only way. I've been through the whole body and I feel much better. Let's go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow." After saying that, he realized what happened. He suddenly realized: "Brother Cao, are you asleep?"

"My body is lying on the pillow, my head is next to the back of your head, I am sleeping soundly." Cui Yuanjiu glanced at him, his eyebrows full of smiles.

"Okay." Chen Yuping whispered, gently propped up his body, sat on the head of the bed, and carefully picked up the sleeping brother Cao'er into his arms: "We haven't undressed him yet. , Very good."

Cui Yuanjiu lifted the quilt on the bed, put Brother Cao's pillow away, took out the folded quilt, and when Brother Ping put him on the bed, he covered him with the quilt. , tucked up the quilt, and saw Brother Cao sleeping soundly, his heart became extremely soft, and he kissed his little forehead: "Our cub is indeed very well-behaved."

"Are you sleeping here? "Chen Yuping asked proactively, as if he was chatting about everyday things.

Cui Yuanjiu is naturally willing.

Cui Yuanjiu took off his outer clothes, turned off the oil lamp, and lay down on the bed. Cui Yuanjiu stretched out his hand and pulled Brother Ping into his arms: "You go to sleep. I will wake you up tomorrow." "

We will get up when the rooster crows."

"No. Question, I'll call you when the time comes. You should sleep more peacefully. You're still tired now."

Chen Yuping didn't say anything. He closed his eyes, leaned against the boy's strong and warm chest, and soon fell asleep.

As soon as the rooster crowed, Cui Yuanjiu woke up.

The sky was bright outside the window, and he looked down at Brother Ping, who was sleeping soundly in his arms. His eyes were like the gentle moonlight, describing the features of the person in his arms, the white cheeks, the straight bridge of the nose, and finally his eyes fell on the slightly pursed lips. .

The rooster crows three times.

"Brother Ping, wake up." Cui Yuanjiu leaned into Brother Ping's ear and shouted softly, with traces of vague ambiguity and intimacy: "It's time to get up, my sweetheart." He said When he said this, there was a little smile in his words.

Chen Yuping shivered in his sleep and opened his eyes in a daze. His mind was actually still chaotic, and he seemed dazed.

"It's time to get up." Cui Yuanjiu pecked him on the lips, then got up and put on his clothes.

The stunned Chen Yuping shook his head in confusion, blinked his eyes, and looked into the bed again.

Brother Cao was sleeping soundly, maybe a little hot, and the quilt was kicked aside.

Chen Yuping quickly touched his hands and feet, which were still very warm.

"What a little ancestor." He smiled and kissed his son's forehead.

When leaving the house, Chen Yuping met Mr. Chen: "Why are you up so early, dad? The shop on South Street and the stall at home are closed today."

"I'm used to getting up when I hear the crowing of roosters, and I can't sleep."

"Little quilt It's a little thick. Brother Cao feels hot when he sleeps. I need to change it to a thinner sheet.

"I'll do it. I have some free time today. Do you really need me to go to the store?" asked Father Chen.

Chen Yuping smiled and shook his head: "No need, we have enough manpower. Without the free trial, it won't be too busy. As for the Shen family, wait until I finish the new store, and then we'll discuss how to repay my gratitude."

"That's fine, too. Things pile up and things are rushed, which is not beautiful."

Cui Yuanjiu drove the bullock cart from behind the house.

"Wait for me, I'll rinse my mouth and face." Chen Yuping strode to the kitchen room.

Father Chen asked Cui Yuanjiu: "Are you coming back at noon?"

"Probably not coming back."

"Okay. I'll keep an eye on the kid, don't worry, you two."

Without the free trial, today was really deserted compared to yesterday's bustle. .

There is still business.

Chen Yuping was mentally prepared. He didn't prepare many ingredients in the kitchen. It was a good thing if he could sell out. If he couldn't sell out, he would engage in hunger marketing. As for not being able to sell out... it shouldn't be so miserable. He was still very good at his craftsmanship. confidence.

"Aren't you going to open the store on Geer Ping's South Street?"

"The store will open as normal tomorrow. I was too tired yesterday and have to rest." Chen Yuping replied cheerfully.

"In this store, if you want to talk about breakfast, you only have a soup dumpling. If you want to fill your stomach, but you don't have food or food, the Bobo chicken and barbecued meat skewers are just a drink at most, and the vegetarian pot skewers are even more so. It's just to satisfy my craving, it's a bit wasteful to have such a big shop!"

Shopkeeper Shen also kindly reminded me.

Chen Yuping knew that it was a waste to sell such a small amount of food in such a big store: "I will invite a storyteller here later. If you have something to do, come over and have a few sips, listen to books, and chat. It is a place to relax." It should be more comfortable for you if it is more spacious. Tomorrow I will put up fried beans, which cost a penny a plate. Don't think I sell too little food now. I will be releasing new food every now and then. Of course. "You have to make a reservation for this. You can only order it today, and it's only for one serving." "

Ouch! What's the point? "

, You have to combine work and rest," Chen Yuping said straightforwardly, making fun of himself.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and answered one after another: "That's true."

After talking in front of the audience and livening up the atmosphere, Chen Yuping went back to the kitchen to get busy.

When you have something to do, you always feel like time flies by very quickly.

Cui Yuanjiu reminded: "How are you going to cook the mutton chops today? If it's stewed radish, do you have to start cooking it?"

"What time?" Chen Yuping looked at the hourglass: "It has to be stewed, have you chopped it up? We have soup for lunch. What do you want to eat?"

"Stir-fried pork ribs, and cook two small stir-fries. " "Brother and youngest are not here

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We can't finish the pot of lamb chops stewed with radish. Let Brother Le ask if you want to eat." Chen Yuping thought for a while and added a price: "Twenty-eight yuan a portion, you can bring it. Go home and enjoy the delicious food."

Cui Yuanjiu felt his heart itch when he saw him smiling like a cunning little fox. He looked around and kissed him quickly: "I'll go now."

Soon, Shen Lejin . Got into the kitchen.

"Third brother. More than one customer wanted it, so I let them grab it. Those who didn't get it were very disappointed and asked why there was only one copy." He was left with no choice but to come in and deliver a message.

Chen Yuping was a little surprised, put aside what he was doing and walked out.

"Brother Chen San, you are a bit petty!"

"Why are you only giving out one portion? I'd like to have a few more."

"Just one portion. What do you want to do, Boss Chen?"

You can say anything.

Chen Yuping showed no emotion when he heard this, and smiled kindly: "Why is there only one portion? Because this is our own lunch, we can only share one portion."

"Anyway, we have to cook, so why not make more!"

" This is not possible, this is the specialty of the store." Chen Yuping was not worried about being criticized at all: "If I don't have some special features in this store, how can I maintain a stable business and just rely on selling these foods? Sooner or later, I will have to close down. By the way, there will be grilled lamb chops tomorrow, you can make a reservation now, the eighty-eight portion of grilled lamb chops is enough for several people, just one portion." After saying that, he turned around and went into the kitchen with a smile on his face.

"Brother Ping, you are such a profiteer!"

"I want the roasted lamb chops. I want them. No one can rob me of them. The shopkeeper gives them to me, eighty-eight yuan, right? Come on, come on, I'll give you some money."

"What? Hey, being rich is great, I'm rich too, don't squeeze me, I want to make a reservation too."

The customer, who was not very familiar with Chen Yuping's craftsmanship, was a little confused when he saw this slightly exaggerated and crazy scene.

"Are these people stupid? I've never even eaten grilled lamb chops, and it costs 88 yuan. Who knows if the taste is worth the money."

"You are stupid..."

The person next to him quickly stopped him. The young man who spoke: "You can't say a few words, but you don't think there are enough people? It's hard enough to grab just a few people."

"Yes, yes, that's what I'm reminding you."

"Don't crowd, come one by one, inside the box There is only one reservation, and whoever gets it can reserve the roasted lamb chops for tomorrow. "

The box is so boxy that only one hand can fit into it.

"Hurry up, don't grind."

"What are you looking at? It's just such a hole. Can you see what's inside?"

"I hope I can win. Brothers and sisters, if I win, I won't be able to finish it all by myself." , how about two more people come and eat together, and those who are interested come forward and talk?"

"

I, I can also pay for the drinks."

"That's a good idea, I'll do it too . , if I win, two people can come and enjoy grilled lamb chops with me. "

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Chapter 80

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The food sold in the store is simple and does not need to be sold and cooked fresh.

Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu sorted out everything in the kitchen in the morning, and basically had nothing to do in the afternoon. They didn't have to guard the store all the time. They could just go home early.

But not today. The accounts from yesterday have not been settled yet, and there are still many odds and ends to deal with.

The most important thing is that when a new store is first opened, the boss cannot be too hands-off.

In June, the weather is hot and the sun is blazing outside.

The spacious Qingyang Main Street is the liveliest and most prosperous place in the entire town.

At this time in the afternoon, there were not many pedestrians.

Steal half a day's leisure.

It's not too deserted, there are a few people in the shop, shaking their cattail fans, chatting from time to time, eating delicious food and drinking iced drinks, and feel comfortable and comfortable.

Seeing Chen Yuping entering the store, someone asked: "Brother Chen San, when will you get this storyteller?"

"We are looking for someone, I guess it will only be in the next few days."

"What kind of person is Boss Chen looking for? I know one "People."

Chen Yuping said with a smile: "I can't tell. I have to see the person first, talk to him, and then listen to his story."

"That's it. " I'll send him a message and ask him to come over to you."

"Thank you, brother." Chen Yuping said to the counter: "Shopkeeper Shen, please give this brother a piece of skewers. If it works, I'll treat you to Bobo Chicken."

"It will definitely accomplish good things, just like Boss Chen's wish.

"

"Brother Ping, I heard you say that I want fried crispy beans. One penny for a plate, when will it come out?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow. Uncle, you should use my cattail leaf fan. If it is damaged, you will have to pay three times the price." Chen Yuping thought that this person may have itchy hands and bought a new one. When he opened the store in the morning, he checked them all carefully. They were all in good condition. But when he took a look at them, he saw that the edges were fluffy.

He glanced at the cattail leaf fan in his hand and laughed hahahahaha: "Here, this fan belongs to me. Sitting like this is too leisurely and I can't control my hands. Shopkeeper Shen will write down the account with this cattail leaf fan."

"Yougen, just now I asked you to order Bobo Chicken. You are not willing to give up the money. Now, I bought a cattail leaf fan for three times the price.

"Isn't this cattail leaf fan special when you shake it?"

"It must be different from the cattail leaf fan we have. " Yes, Uncle Gen's cattail leaf fan blows out, and the wind can smell the smell of money."

It made the whole room burst into laughter.

One of them shook the cattail leaf fan wildly twice and said exaggeratedly: "Do you want to try it? You can really smell the money! The wind from the fan is particularly cool! Don't miss it if you pass by. , come and try it all, Bobo chicken or barbecue skewers, give me a skewer, and fan it as long as you want."

"This grandson climbed up the pole."

"Vegetarian pot . If you want a bunch of mushrooms, I'll give you this bunch of mushrooms."

"Come on, here's the cattail fan." Throwing the cattail fan in his hand, Yougen quickly picked up a bunch of mushrooms and took a bite. Pot skewers, I'll also order mushrooms."

Shopkeeper Shen Ji from the opposite side walked in, cheerful and friendly: "What are you talking about? It's so lively. Shopkeeper Xiao Shen, give me a bowl of Bobo chicken and a bowl of ice cold noodles." Put some mint water and more osmanthus sugar, and do whatever you want with the rest."

Ershanzi walked into the kitchen and brought out a portion of Bobo chicken and ice cold noodles: "You can use it slowly."

"Old Shen, don't you. You are here to enjoy your own restaurant. You are too casual as the shopkeeper."

"I'm going to the Shen family house tomorrow. I must talk to Master Shen about this!"

Shopkeeper Shen didn't panic. He put down the spoon without hesitation: "My eldest young master asked me to bring him a portion of Bobo Chicken back in the morning. Shopkeeper Xiao Shen, please remember to leave a portion of Bobo Chicken for me. I will come back to get it in the evening and leave two portions of the kebabs. , put more chili noodles, don't grill them in advance, the mutton skewers must be grilled and eaten now.

Uncle Shen, I'll remind you."

Cui Yuanjiu asked dullly when he saw Chen Yuping entering the room. "

The two of them were busy doing trivial things in the back yard. When they saw that although there were a few people in the front store, it was relatively deserted, so Chen Yuping thought of going to the front to liven up the atmosphere.

"Well, it's quite lively." He said about the cattail leaf fan: "This old man has a good temper and can withstand ridicule."

"After clearing the account, I went outside for a walk. I have to find the storyteller quickly."

" There was an old man in front of me who recommended a storyteller to me, but I don't know if it's reliable or not."

"We'll see what happens. Did you say when he will come?"

"I need him to send a message back," Chen Yuping smiled. : "I guess I won't see anyone in the past two days."

Cui Yuanjiu stood up and said, "I'd better go out and look for it."

At Shen Shichu, Cui Yuanjiu came back from outside covered in sweat.

Chen Yuping brought him water from the well to wash his face, and shook his fan beside him: "It's too hot today. Do you have any clues?"

"No." Cui Yuanjiu shook his head.

It's not like you can find a suitable storyteller just by looking for it. Chen Yuping felt disappointed: "You take a break, I'll bring you a bowl of ice jelly. It's almost time, let's go back to the village. I just took a look at the store in front of me. "We haven't prepared much ingredients today, and they will definitely be sold out by the evening. Since Brother Le is here, it's okay for us to leave early. Let's go back and stay with Brother Cao."

"Okay,"

said Shen Le Ershanzi Shuwa. , Chen Yuping and Cui Yuanjiu drove the bullock cart slowly out of the town.

Father Chen wore a straw hat and tended the vegetable garden. When he heard the noise, he looked up and said, "You came back early today. Is the food sold out?"

"Not yet. Brother Le is here, so we don't have to guard the store." Chen Yuping jumped off the bullock cart: "Dad, don't dry it in the sun on such a hot day."

"What's the point? It's just taking care of the vegetable garden. It's a very light job and doesn't take much effort." Father Chen said cheerfully Smiling: "Hurry up and come in, your clothes are soaked with sweat."

Just as he was talking, Cui Yuanjiu took the car cover and took the cow into the cowshed behind the house. He also took a straw hat from the stove and put it on. Carrying the hoe, he headed to the vegetable garden: "Second uncle, I'll come."

"Dad, let's go into the house." Chen Yuping took his father's hand and dragged him toward the house.

Father Chen was quite confused about whether to laugh or cry, and he was very worried.

"Yuanjiu is a really good kid." Father Chen murmured carefully: "How long will it take for your groom's suit to be ready?"

"Shen Xiu Niang said it will be around the Mid-Autumn Festival. If it is completed in advance, she will let someone send you a message. " Dad

Chen nodded: "It's almost time. Let's make some mung bean soup tonight. It's too hot today."

"I brought the pork bones back. It's just right now."

After dealing with the trivial matters inside and outside the house, Chen Yuping went to the children's room in the Sanheyuan. Several children were playing in the room, and Chen Yuanqiu was guarding them.

The youngest has a childlike nature. The eighteen-year-old boy acts like a child. He says he is watching the four children, but in fact he is also playing. As soon as he entered the Sanheyuan, he could hear the laughter and laughter floating out of the house.

He said he wanted to make fried crispy beans, but he was really busy in the morning. Chen Yupingyuan thought about doing it again in the afternoon.

As a result, yesterday's old man brought over a man in his early twenties, whose surname was Su. He was an ordinary-looking man, with a scholarly air all over his body, a gentle and gentle temperament, and an amazingly good voice.

Su Ge'er was originally very popular as a storyteller in Fucheng, but he was spotted by a certain rich man's son and wanted to take him into his backyard.

Brother Su didn't want to, and his children had to be tough when they saw that they were too soft. Brother Su had no choice but to pack up his baggage and quietly return to his hometown in the countryside overnight.

He was originally a scholar, a child, but he failed to pass the scholar examination several times, so he gave up his mind and got into story-telling. He was really asked to find a way out, and he had quite a lot of experience in story-telling.

Chen Yuping had a conversation with Brother Su, and he was satisfied. He didn't show it on his face and just said: "I'll give you a storybook. Come over tomorrow and tell me a story."

After saying that, he handed it over . A book of words he wrote earlier.

In fact, he didn't write it, he just copied it from memory.

The very famous Journey to the West, a childhood classic, was written by Wu Chengen.

Chapter 3: Thousands of mountains all over the world are bowed down, and the Nine Netherworlds and ten categories are all eliminated.

"Can I take a look now?" Brother Su asked warmly.

"Okay."

Brother Su opened the book and his eyes fell on the three words Wu Cheng'en. He was a little surprised: "Did Boss Chen ask someone to write it?"

"Yes. This book is very long. You must be mentally prepared."

" Okay. Let me take a look first."

Chen Yuping saw that he was immersed in the storybook and ignored him, so he went about the trivial matters at hand.

"Still reading?" Cui Yuanjiu felt a little strange. It had been almost half an hour.

Chen Yuping pulled him to the side and whispered in a low voice: "I think this guy has some real skills. Maybe he is the storyteller we are looking for."

"If so, that's a good thing."

"Yeah . "

More than an hour passed.

Brother Su closed his notebook, closed his eyes and was silent for a long time: "Boss Chen."

"How about it?"

"I can tell you a paragraph now. You listen to it and see if I am suitable."

"Now ?" Chen Yuping reminded: "Don't be so anxious, you can do it tomorrow."

"No." Brother Su said with a smile: "I can say it now

. Seeing that he was so confident, Chen Yuping decided to go big: "Do you dare to go directly to the front and get on the stage?"

"Dare!"

"Yes, I will make arrangements. You sit down for a while, and I will have someone call you later."

Chen Yuping He didn't tell the patrons in the front of the store that a storyteller would come on stage to tell stories.

When everything was ready, he asked Shuwa to invite Brother Su.

Su Ge'er looks ordinary, but has quite a temperament. Wearing a lake blue gown and holding a folding fan, he walked on the stage in a leisurely manner.

The corners of his mouth were raised, as if he were smiling, his eyes were bright, and his confidence shone through his bones, which was very eye-catching.

Before everyone could express their doubts, he spoke up: "Pangu opened up the world, three emperors ruled the world, and five emperors fixed the wheel. The world was divided into four major continents: Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xiniuhezhou, and Nanshan. Buzhou, said Beiju Luzhou." Holding the tree in his hand, he patted it slightly and heard a soft sound: "Our story today must start with Dongsheng Shenzhou..."

As Brother Su opened his voice, he talked and laughed. The store was suddenly silent and there was no sound at all.

Everyone's eyes fell on the stage, and they were extremely focused.

Chen Yuping stood in the corner and listened for a while, then nudged Cui Yuanjiu next to him with his elbow, and the two quietly returned to the backyard.

"A bit of real talent." Chen Yuping praised without hesitation.

Cui Yuanjiu nodded: "I've heard storytellers in the county, but he's not as good as him." After a pause, he added, "This guy is good."

"First ask him if he wants food and accommodation included. If so, give him money on a monthly basis. What do you think? If you don't need to pay for food and accommodation, I 'll give you six or four in the store.

"

You can keep it up, this voice is really good, God will give it to you."

"Is that how you like it?" Cui Yuanjiu pulled the person into his arms, his eyes were dark and slightly dangerous.

"Yes." Chen Yuping smiled at him, so brightly.

Seeing the young man's face getting closer and closer, he smiled more and more happily: "But, my favorite..." He held the young man's handsome face close at hand with both hands, and the light shone brightly on his face. He kissed me: "It's your voice, especially when you call me baby in the early morning. I like it especially."

The expressionless Cui Yuanjiu, the gloomy clouds on his face were as clear as the sun, but also like flowers blooming, with a thrilling expression on his stern eyebrows. The beauty.

"Big baby, big baby, big baby."

He deliberately lowered his voice and shouted in a low voice, over and over again, carefully pecking the corners of the mouth of the person in his arms, and finally, a passionate and joyful deep kiss.