"Zhongzi, I'm sorry that you have to eat here. There are many guests outside and we can't accommodate you for the time being. Just sit here and eat first." Xu Xiangjuan made a rice bowl for Wu Zhong.
Ordinary guests are served plates, but Wu Zhong was given a small bowl. There was a lot of rice, and there were also a lot of dishes on top. Almost every dish was covered with some rice.
Wu Zhong saw his cousin serving him food. He didn't care. He just shook off the water on his hands, wiped his hands on his pants, and took the food. "No, no, no, sister, go and do your own thing. Don't worry about me. I'll wash it myself after I finish eating."
He got a good deal on such a rich dish.
The cousin had made all the arrangements, and Xu Xiangjuan arranged for her own man. She knew that her daughter Aning definitely didn't eat the steamed buns. Just now she looked at the steamed buns in the cupboard and sure enough, not a single one was missing.
She knew exactly how many steamed buns were reserved for the family members. "Aning, come in for lunch. I've prepared a rice bowl for you."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, wait a minute, I'll come eat at this table after I remember it."
His wife prepared rice for him, but he had to eat it while it was hot, otherwise the rice and the dishes would be ruined together.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Dad, you stay in the kitchen. I'll go deal with the people outside first."
Xu Gensheng was stronger than Wu Caifeng. Seeing that she was struggling to stir-fry, he took the spatula and replied, "Okay, go ahead. Mom and Dad are busy in the kitchen."
There are a lot of customers these days, and there is no regularity in the time of the day; as long as they open for business, there are customers coming continuously.
Some guests came by bicycle, and Xu Xiangjuan even found an open space for everyone to park there.
Now their land does not specify who it belongs to, and there is no prohibition on private use of public land. Anyone can use it if they have a reason. You can hang clothes here to dry without worrying about losing the clothes pole and clothes.
Fortunately, no cars drove in, otherwise there would be no place for everyone to park.
At the beginning, there were almost all strangers, but after a few days, some of the strangers became familiar faces.
If there weren't so many guests, maybe my dad would have been able to chat with them.
Zhou Chengning finished writing down the order for table 3, collected the money, and prepared to go to lunch. "Juan, put on your waist bag."
"Okay, put it on me." Xu Xiangjuan served the Tremella fuciformis soup, which was the last serving of Tremella fuciformis soup today.
The Tremella soup was cooked at home and brought over. We prepared a big bucket of it. It was cooked last night and was not heated up today. Everyone liked it very much. Some of them were repeat customers and specifically ordered Tremella soup.
Xu Xiangjuan bought the waist bag when she was buying tableware at a department store. At that time, she thought that this might be useful if there were more guests at home. The waist bag would follow the guests and she wouldn't have to run around several times when the guests paid.
Bought it a few months ago, and now I can really use it.
This waist bag is worn around the waist.
It fits perfectly on Zhou Chengning, but when it comes to his lover, it is too small.
After adjusting and buckling it up, Zhou Chengning went to eat, while Xu Xiangjuan went to wipe the Tremella soup off the blackboard, after all, it was sold out.
She and her parents had lunch. Since they had nothing else to do except working in the small restaurant, they had time to eat a bite so they wouldn't go hungry.
For example, my cousin, after all, is not here specifically to work, but to eat. We definitely can’t let him eat one bite, do a lot of work, then eat another bite, and then do a lot of work again. He has to enjoy his meal well.
Aning has to go back to school to attend classes, and of course she also has to have a good meal.
A customer sitting in seat 4 in the waiting area asked: "Madam Boss, is the Tremella soup gone so quickly?"
The small blackboard was replaced with a blackboard that was twice as large, with one inside and one outside. The outside one was placed in the customer waiting area. Everyone could just look at the blackboard to see what they wanted to eat.
Most of the guests who have come to Dezao Town recently are literate. Xu Xiangjuan feels that many of them must have a high level of education. The small blackboard has detailed writing, and she doesn't even need to say anything, as everyone can recognize the words and understand them.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, sorry, we have sold out the Tremella Soup today. Those that have been erased from the blackboard are no longer available for sale today."
Customer No. 4: "When I came the day before yesterday, there was still some in the afternoon, and there was some yesterday at mid-afternoon, but why is there no more at noon today?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Today, several customers directly requested large bowls. Previously, they basically only ordered small bowls, which didn't sell out that quickly. The large bowls sold out quickly and were gone."
Xu Xiangjuan could feel that these guests were not short of money, but even if they were not short of money, there was nothing they could do even if they did not have supernatural powers.
Guest No. 4: "You have to come earlier tomorrow. I saw that half of the blackboard was wiped off today. I don't know what was on it."
Xu Xiangjuan: "The things that were wiped off were basically breakfast items, such as steamed buns and dumplings... The two guests inside have left, so please follow me in."
After Xu Xiangjuan finished talking to guests number one and two in the waiting area, she went in to clean up the dishes.
The proprietress didn't even need to say anything, the customers at the back of the waiting area automatically moved forward.
The original guest No. 3 entered the No. 1 seat. Now it was not his turn, so he simply chatted with the original guest No. 4 who was sitting next to him, "How come you are still waiting here? Because of the Tremella Soup? From your tone, it seems like you have been here for a few days."
Former customer No. 4, now customer No. 2: "It's not just the Tremella soup, although their Tremella soup is indeed delicious. I came here from another province specifically, and when I first came to Dezao Town, I ate it in another small restaurant, and the taste was not very good.
I had some free time recently, so I went for a walk in Dezao Town. I came across this place and saw that it was open for business in the afternoon, with many customers. I went in out of curiosity and ordered Tremella Soup and Green Vegetable Vermicelli. They were delicious. I will eat this and that dish in this place later. How about you?"
“I am from this county, living in the county seat. This Chengxiang restaurant is very famous. I don’t know who first mentioned it in the city, but everyone knows that the food in this restaurant is as good as Shang’s. Shang’s is a time-honored restaurant in our county seat.
You said we have nothing to do, so how could we come here specially for dinner? Recently, there is something about the grain base. Dezao Town is very famous in the county. I happen to work in the grain department of the county and was sent here by my leader. Now that I am here, I must have a meal in this small restaurant. "
"There are special documents coming down, and the efficiency is quite high. It only took a few months."
"I think there has been news about it for a long time, but it's just that there's a lot of noise this year. Look, someone is building a base building. They're marking out the land now, and construction workers will arrive in a few days. I heard that the architect has already designed the building."
The guests sitting at seats one and two had just finished chatting when they were called over by the proprietress. They were asked to stop chatting and go in to eat before continuing the conversation.
Zhou Chengning took his rice bowl outside to eat and sat at the counter, next to Niu Niu.
When Xu Xiangjuan heard what Zhao Huizhu said, she got a general idea and ordered a long bench from Carpenter Chen. She didn't expect it to come in handy.
There are definitely enough chairs in the restaurant now, but there is no space for another table. The current six tables are just right. If there are more, it will be very crowded, so we can only arrange a waiting area outside.
"Dad, ah." No matter how delicious the egg cake is, Niu Niu would not like it that much if he eats it every day. Seeing his father's big pot of food, he also became greedy and opened his mouth to ask his father to feed him.
Zhou Chengning was eating with big mouthfuls, preparing to watch the situation outside while eating.
Once his wife is too busy, he will put the food on the counter and go to help his wife, and then continue eating after she is done.
When he heard Niu Niu talking, he knew very clearly that Niu Niu wanted to eat.
I picked up a piece of tofu and fed it to Niu Niu.
Niu Niu can eat a piece of tofu for a long time. After he finishes eating the tofu, he asks his father for more food.
Zhou Chengning naturally didn't stop Niu Niu from eating when he wanted to. When he was eating, he also remembered to feed Niu Niu a bite.
Niu Niu was full after just a few bites. After that, he fed his father the small piece of egg cake he had left over.
Zhou Chengning took a big bite. The soft egg cake was not as soft as rice, so he still needed to chew a few bites before he could swallow it. But in order to save time, he really chewed a few bites and was ready to swallow it before he had chewed it thoroughly.
Xu Xiangjuan happened to see Niu Niu feeding his father egg cake. "Aning, chew carefully before eating. Your cheeks are puffed up without moving. It's not good for your health to swallow it directly. You may choke easily. We still have some time before school. Don't worry about the restaurant."
Zhou Chengning still had food in his mouth and spoke unclearly.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't have time to supervise and went into the kitchen.
If mom doesn’t supervise, Niu Niu will supervise. Niu Niu said to dad, “Chew.”
His mother taught him how to chew, and little teacher Niu Niu also demonstrated to his father the chewing movements that his mother taught him.
Niu Niu has grown teeth and needs to learn how to chew. Every time Xu Xiangjuan eats, she tells Niu Niu to chew, and she accompanies her words with actions.
Niu Niu also learned obediently. Seeing that his father seemed not to chew, he taught his father how to chew.
After hearing what Niu Niu said, Zhou Chengning started to chew slowly. He thought of setting an example himself. As a father and a teacher, he must not set a wrong example for Niu Niu.
Seeing Dad start chewing, Teacher Niu Niu patted Dad on the shoulder and said that Dad was doing a good job.
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“I heard that someone came here to shoot a movie.”
"What kind of movie are you shooting?"
"I don't know. Why don't we go take a look after dinner? They say there are large fields here, which is a good place to take pictures. It's not far from harvest time, so we can take pictures after the harvest. We can also take pictures during the harvest."
Several guests were discussing a movie.
With two aunts coming over to work, Xu Xiangjuan is now basically outside entertaining and arranging guests, serving dishes, clearing bowls and wiping the table.
If Aning is not around, she will take care of all the work outside.
After her mother opened a small restaurant, she worried all day long that the food would not taste good. She was very serious every time she cooked and asked her questions frequently.
I'm not stingy and don't want to add seasoning. After all, the food for family members is different from that for guests.
Her mother can already handle the cooking work in the kitchen. If she encounters someone who is too strong and can't stir-fry, her father can help, so she is not too worried.
The two aunts began to be responsible for washing dishes and shredding vegetables. Because her father said that his waist was uncomfortable from sitting all the time, Xu Xiangjuan had someone build a simple stone platform so that he could wash the vegetables while standing, and sit down to wash when he was tired.
Wu Caifeng's two older sisters are both good at work. Although she knew that the two older sisters were good at work, she still specifically asked them to wash them thoroughly. The bowls and plates could not be greasy, the vegetables had to be clean without mud, and even bugs could not be left unchecked.
Otherwise, if one guest makes a fuss about the unhygienic food, word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Who would still come to their house for dinner?
From what the customer said, Xu Xiangjuan roughly knew that it was a movie about a positive harvest and a simple love story. Or maybe it was a documentary, not a movie.
There is a filming crew coming, and I don’t know how many people there are. I don’t know if they will come to eat. Normally, her father can go out to inquire about the news, but now her father can’t leave.
It’s a pity that I basically stayed in the village during this period of my previous life and rarely went out. Except for going to the market, I almost never came to the town, otherwise I would have known the situation.
They are building a base building in Maodong Village, and the construction team will have their meals at their small restaurant because they cannot outsource lunch. There are quite a few people on the construction team, so there may not be enough seats for them to eat, and it is not realistic to book the place for the construction team in advance and clear out the guests.
Xu Xiangjuan explained the situation, and the captain said he didn't mind and just prepared meals for them. It was common for them to sit on the ground and eat while working.
The workers of the construction team had hard physical labor doing construction work, and they didn't mind. Xu Xiangjuan also felt bad, so she specially prepared a small table outside the restaurant to serve tea and chairs for them to sit on. The table might not be able to accommodate everyone, but the chairs and stools could always accommodate every worker.
There is also a sign on the small table indicating that it is prepared for the construction team.
I have been busy for a long time. Fortunately, my Niu Niu is well-behaved and doesn't talk or make much noise. He can do his own things quietly by himself.
What can Niu Niu do by himself?
He touches his schoolbag several times a day and takes out paper and pen to write. At first, Xu Xiangjuan was worried about Niu Niu touching the paper and pen, but after watching Niu Niu for a few times, she found that not only would Niu Niu not be poked by the pen or put the pen in his mouth, but he could also put the paper and pen back into his schoolbag when he finished writing.
Afraid that Niu Niu would be bored as a child alone, Xu Xiangjuan would talk to Niu Niu whenever she had time. When Gua Gua came back on weekends or in the afternoon, she would ask Gua Gua to take Niu Niu for a walk nearby, and she would be careful not to talk to strangers, and if someone asked her something, she would say she didn't know.
Niu Niu didn’t know, but Gua Gua knew a lot. At least she had been to all the places in the town and was familiar with the roads. She could tell people how to get there when asked.
Her mother told her not to talk to strangers. She also heard the teacher in kindergarten say that some strangers are bad people who will sell children, and that they should only be approached in the presence of parents or familiar adults. If there are only children and no adults around, then strangers should not be approached.
She was carrying her younger brother. She ran fast, but her younger brother couldn't run fast enough, so she couldn't leave her younger brother behind.
So Gua Gua and his brother didn’t go far. When they met strangers, they continued walking with their brother, pretending they didn’t see them.
Except for the question of where the restaurant was, Guagua never answered. The answer was of course their family's Urban and Rural Restaurant. Niu Niu followed his sister and learned the one or two words he remembered whatever his sister said.
Guagua knew that the family was busy recently and there were many guests when she came back from kindergarten. Anyway, she didn’t have any appointments with her friends in the afternoon, so she took Niu Niu out to play and often wandered around the shop.
She didn't buy anything, so she took her brother shopping to let the shop owner know that it was her brother who wanted to come and she couldn't stop him, and she didn't mean to not spend money.
Niu Niu is happy to go out for a walk and play with his sister. He even carries his small schoolbag with him when he goes out. When we get to the store, he does not have the self-deceptive mentality of his sister, nor is he embarrassed like some adults who just look without buying. He is very relaxed.
After coming to the shop so many times, Niu Niu knows that he can just look but not buy. He can look but cannot take things away from the shop, so the fun lies in pointing at an object and asking his sister what it is called.
Can Gua Gua please not be too familiar with the shop?
She can tell what her brother points to.
The two kids asked and answered each other, and they didn't feel annoyed at all.
"Mom, money." Back at the restaurant, Niu Niu spread out his chubby little hands towards his mother.
I'm not asking my mom for money, I'm just picking up a penny.
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