"Sizzle..."
Cao Xiangnan poured the dishes into the pot and fried the dishes skillfully. There was a stove in the stall. He took the pot of stew away and put the pot of cooking here. He put two more firewoods underneath and started cooking as soon as the fire was strong.
He bought the dishes mainly based on what was cheap. He was good at cooking. The color of the dishes cooked by him was much better than those cooked in ordinary restaurants. The dishes were a little oily, cheap and filling, and not easy to get hungry.
"What are you cooking, boss?" The visitor was a regular customer.
"Brother, you are here. Starting today, we also sell lunch here. A rice and a vegetable are two cents, and a free meat soup is provided. If you add a meat, it is one cent more. You can choose whatever you want." There was also an extra table for vegetables on the side. There were already a few cooked dishes there. Cao Xiangnan pointed to the side and said, "Brother, take a look and see if you want to order one. It is just hot from the pot."
This price was determined by comparing it with the price of their current stall. They are still targeting people working at the dock. The main reason why people come to buy is that the price is cheap and it can fill their stomachs.
"Let me take a look." The man stood over and looked at the vegetables in the pot. They were very oily and smelled very fragrant. He casually ordered a vegetable and a meat.
Cao Dapeng, who was in charge of this place, used a large bowl to fill half a bowl of vegetarian dishes, a layer of meat on top, a large bowl of rice, and a bowl of soup. He put all of them on a tray and passed them over.
One tray for each portion, with three large bowls on it, was a considerable amount. Those who bought rice here took it over by themselves, and took it away after ordering. The next person came up next, and soon the next person came up. Everyone quickly became familiar with the new rules of this stall.
Cao Xiangnan saw the kid standing by with a bowl of rice. He watched him work clumsily at first, but later he became more skilled, and he smiled. He saw a familiar shadow in this child. At that time, he was also so young and started to learn to work for others.
"Work hard, and I'll pay you when you do a good job." All the dishes were cooked, and Cao Xiangnan's hands were free. He even had time to tease the little ghost.
The little ghost looked at him with a pair of black and white eyes, glanced at him and turned his head away, and his temper was also stubborn.
Aning, who was washing clothes for others by the river, was rubbing the clothes in his hands. There were two large buckets of clothes beside him. There were also people washing clothes here like him
. Aning was not from Fenshui Town. He came to Fenshui Town with his child a year ago. No one knew where he came from, and he didn't say it. A boy and a child rented a small house in this town and lived there.
It's not that no one asked about his husband. He never mentioned his husband to others, and even when the child was asked, he never mentioned his father.
Aning now makes a living by doing odd jobs like washing clothes for others. He has to pay the rent every month, and he and his child need to eat every day. One month's money can barely fill their stomachs. He knows that his child is active. It's okay to let him stay with him for a while, but he will run around after a while. He has beaten and scolded him, but the child just won't listen.
He didn't know that the child ran away just now. When the child came back and told him that he was going to the place where Momo was yesterday, Aning remembered that the child told him that he wanted to go to the food stall yesterday. He didn't want the child to leave his side. When he heard the child say that Cao Xiangnan asked him to go, he thought about it and agreed. The child left happily.
After washing two buckets of clothes and giving them back to others, Aning took a few copper coins with his red hands and said, "Thank you, grandma.
" "Well, come over tomorrow." The old grandma snorted and went in to close the back door of the courtyard.
Aning calmly put the few copper coins into his pocket and went to the stall to find his child. When he went there, he saw his child working seriously. Just one look at him made his eyes wet. His child should be a young master who is served by others, not suffer here with him. His
lips kept trembling, and he bit his lips tightly. I'm sorry, it's Grandma who is sorry for you...
"Grandma. "Xuanxuan raised his eyes and saw Am there, holding a tray that he had taken back from the table. There were not enough trays on the stall, so he went over to help take back the trays on the table.
After the time when there were the most people, there were fewer and fewer people on the stall.
Seeing that the child saw him, Am Ning blinked back the sourness in his eyes and walked towards the child.
Cao Xiangnan saw the person coming and greeted him.
There were a few men eating in the stall, and when they saw this handsome guy coming over, they couldn't help but look at him twice more. Even the coarse linen clothes couldn't hide the guy's appearance.
"Am, I'm helping out here. "Xuanxuan said with a frown on his face.
"No need to do it, go back with your mother." Cao Xiangnan naturally noticed Aning's appearance. No matter what era it is, people who look too good will inevitably arouse some people's fantasies. Besides, he has seen this brother a few times, but it was only him and the child, and he has never seen the child's other father.
This is someone else's private matter, and it is not easy for him to ask anything.
"What else do you want to do?" Aning asked with his head down when he saw that the child was unwilling to go with him.
Xuanxuan lowered his head. He ate other people's food and had to work for them. He agreed to exchange it with work.
"Then you do it, and your mother will help you. "Aning saw the bowls at the back, he walked over, squatted down and started to wash them. Cao Xiangnan took a look, then looked at the kid who was working hard, and rubbed his forehead with his hand.
Sun Bailian cleaned up the table at the back, and when he was about to wash the dishes, he saw a boy squatting inside washing the dishes. He paused, then laughed and asked, "Where are you from? Why are you helping me?"
"I'm Xuanxuan's mother, my name is Aning." Aning looked up and saw a boy standing here with a bowl in his hand. He stood up and helped him take it down.
"Thank you. "Sun Bailian also squatted down, smiled and said, "So you are the little boy's mother. I think he is like a little adult. You don't have to worry about the child here. We have many people here who can help you look after the child. He is not running around here. He is helping with the work here..."
The two of them chatted while washing the dishes and finished quickly.
Aning heard about his child from other people. The Xuanxuan mentioned by others was very unfamiliar to him, but he felt more distressed for the child.
"Aning, sit down and have something to eat with us. "They have been so busy that several people have not had lunch. Cao Xiangnan brought up a few dishes and asked everyone to sit down and eat together. He called Xuanxuan to come over.
Xuanxuan glanced at his mother and did not move. Aning understood what his son meant and sat down as well. The child followed him.
From that day on, there was a little figure on their stall. The child worked very hard. At first, he could not do anything, but later he knew what he had to do without being told. His beautiful mother would come to see him every afternoon and take the child home.
If there was any food left on the stall, Cao Xiangnan would use a big bowl to fill it with soup and rice, and put it in a basket for them to take home. He said, "Take it. If not for yourself, you should also think about the children. It's not worth much."
Maybe it was because of what he said that day that Aning would take the food he gave her and say thank you.
Aning doesn't talk much and is a bit silent, but you can see that he loves his children very much.
If he had gone to Dr. Luo's place a day earlier or a day later and hadn't met them, I'm afraid that the little kid wouldn't be standing here now. Cao Xiangnan was very lucky that he happened to meet the father and son on that day and helped them.
Everyone has difficulties. If no one helped him when he was in trouble, he, Cao Xiangnan, might not be where he is today. Now, Cao Xiangnan also met this father and son who were having a hard life, and he was willing to help them. He didn't believe in fate before, but after coming to this world, he began to believe in it.
Meeting between people is nothing more than a kind of fate.
Later, he went to see Dr. Luo again. The injury on his leg recovered well, and he could throw away the crutches. His feet were a little soft when he walked, and he couldn't use much strength, but he could walk slowly. Cao Xiangnan was very happy.
"Come to my house tonight to celebrate that I can finally throw away my crutches." Cao Xiangnan said when packing up the stall, "Okay."
"No problem."
After packing up the stall in the evening, everyone went back to Cao Xiangnan's place. Cao Xiangnan cooked in person, and the kitchen was filled with fragrance. A large table was laid in the small courtyard, and everyone sat around the table.
"This is the first time we have sat together for a meal in such a long time. Come, let's have a drink and wish our stall business will get better and better." Cao Xiangnan picked up the wine in front of him and said.
A few glasses of wine were drunk at the table. Although the wine was not strong, it would get on the face if you drank too much.
After taking a shower and going to bed at night, Cao Xiangnan always felt a heat in his body, and Qi Wanfeng lay beside him. The two of them lay on the same bed, and some things happened naturally, but they did not do the last step.
"Husband..." Qi Wanfeng didn't quite understand, but as a brother, some words were hard for him to say.
"Don't think too much, we are tired after a busy day, go to bed early, I'm afraid your body can't take it now, you still have time to grow in the future, we are not in a hurry..." Cao Xiangnan kissed Qi Wanfeng on the forehead, but there was always that one step missing in the end, so he didn't do it.
He knew that there was a line in his heart that he couldn't cross.
So, it's good to be like this for now, some things will come naturally one day.