In fact, she thinks buying is more cost-effective than renting. Buying a house is not expensive at this time, but she still has money saved for her business, so she cannot buy it for the time being.
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, I'm anxious, I'm very anxious, I want to see you during the day."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Why can't you see me during the day? We meet in the morning, in the afternoon, and we can meet all day tomorrow."
She didn't know what to say about her man. He was even more clingy than Niu Niu, the ignorant little kid.
Zhou Chengning: "Tomorrow is my day off, so it doesn't count."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Why not? It's as if we are in different cities. It's just the distance from the town to the village."
We are not a long-distance couple, it’s not that far away.
Zhou Chengning thought it was unfair, "It's too far. I spend more time in school than with you. Gua Gua and Niu Niu spend more time with you than I do."
A few months after they got married, his wife became pregnant with Guagua. Including the time in his mother's belly, Guagua was inseparable from his mother for two or three years. Niu Niu is almost inseparable from his mother now. Apart from home, he also has to go to school and work, so he has no time to be with his wife.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Nonsense, don't you spend enough time at home? You have a long vacation, but you still want to compete with Guagua Niu Niu. When Guagua Niu Niu grows up and goes to school, he will leave his parents behind, so we two will be the ones to keep him company."
I don't know what this man is thinking. He can't think straight.
"Not enough." Zhou Chengning hugged his lover tighter.
She didn't know whether her man had listened to her or not. Xu Xiangjuan had no idea what to do with him who was now so clingy.
Xu Xiangjuan urged: "Go to bed, it will be dawn if you don't sleep now."
Zhou Chengning insisted: "It's still early, Juan, how about coming to town next year?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, whatever you say is fine. I really lost to you. Can I go to sleep now?"
There was no other way. No matter what her man asked for, she had no choice but to agree if she could do it.
Zhou Chengning was satisfied: "Yes."
"Then lie down and stop hugging me."
"Okay." Zhou Chengning lay down obediently.
Xu Xiangjuan had no objection to hugging each other before going to bed, but when it came time to sleep, she had to sleep well.
After the person next to her had laid down, Xu Xiangjuan reached out and touched the quilt her man was sleeping in, making sure that it was warm and not leaking air before she went to sleep.
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"Are they selling vegetables here?" A customer who was about to eat hot and sour noodles was dazzled by the various kinds of vegetables, some he had seen before and some he had never seen before, and asked curiously.
Xu Xiangjuan: "This is a spicy hot pot shop. Vegetarian dishes are 50 cents per pound, and meat dishes are 1.2 yuan per pound. The bottom layer is all meat, and the top layer is all vegetarian."
"Are noodles considered vegetarian?" The customer asked when he saw a floor dedicated to various types of noodles and vermicelli.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, take into account the fifty cents per pound, and put the newly bought scale aside, so there won't be any shortage of weight."
Customer: "Then I'll try it. Is it as delicious as hot and sour noodles?"
There is no meat in the hot and sour noodles, and I think it is less than a pound, so it is more economical to buy this.
"Compared with hot and sour noodles, each has its own taste." Zhou Chengning said outside.
Even though he was outside and there was a curtain blocking the view, he could still hear the sounds inside.
My family bought a stove before, and now we have modified it and use it to roast sweet potatoes. Roasted sweet potatoes are also sold for money, big ones are 20 cents, and small ones are 10 cents.
These sweet potatoes are specially picked out, the big ones are about the same size, and the small ones are about the same size, so customers have no objections when buying them.
Not many people come to buy roasted sweet potatoes. After all, every household can roast sweet potatoes by themselves. These are just the children who come to buy them because they are craving for them.
Zhou Chengning set up the stall for an hour and collected 20 cents from the sweet potatoes bought by two little customers.
The little customers buy sweet potatoes because they are put in paper bags. With the packaging, they always feel that the sweet potatoes are different from the ones they roast or steam at home, and they look more fashionable.
Also, the sweet potatoes here are really sweet and smell great. I want to buy some.
Zhou Chengning received training before he could roast sweet potatoes. Only when the two little ones at home could eat them, were willing to eat them, and loved them, could he be considered a master.
Xu Xiangjuan weighed the bamboo basket for the customer to see: "Please take a look first. This small bamboo basket weighs three taels."
"I see."
Xu Xiangjuan handed the guest a basket and chopsticks: "Please take this small bamboo basket, one for meat and one for vegetables. If there is a spoon on the meat, just use the spoon to scoop it out. If there is no spoon, use these chopsticks to pick it up. The vegetables are all washed."
The guests started picking up dishes, and when choosing, they spent a long time considering which dish was the most affordable.
There’s no need to be picky about cabbage; you can buy a pound for two cents.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't mind if customers picked the more expensive vegetables. After all, the most expensive vegetable here was no more than 50 cents.
Xu Gensheng and his grandson and granddaughter stayed in the shed without saying a word. Guagua was writing while his younger brother and grandfather were watching.
Seeing that the guests would need some time to pick a time, Xu Xiangjuan went to the kitchen first.
Xu Xiangjuan whispered to Zhou Chengning: "Button up."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, I'm hot."
"It can't be unbuttoned even if it's hot." Xu Xiangjuan went to the kitchen and saw that the top button of her man's cotton coat was unbuttoned. She frowned slightly.
"Juan, buckle it up for me."
"You're so old, but you're not even as good as Niu Niu." Seeing that there was indeed no one around and the curtains of the shed were tightly closed, Xu Xiangjuan complained, buttoned up Zhou Chengning's clothes, straightened his collar, and went to the kitchen.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, there are guests outside who want to buy spicy hot pot. You can heat up the soup now."
Wu Caifeng was knitting in the kitchen when she heard her daughter say, "A customer wants to buy spicy hot pot so soon?"
It's only eleven o'clock now.
"Yes, Mom, there are guests coming." Xu Xiangjuan brought the soup and poured it into the pot.
Wu Caifeng put down the knitting frame and said, "Go and do your work outside. I'll boil the soup."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Then I'll go outside first, and come in to blanch the dishes later."
Xu Xiangjuan brought in a plate with the roasted sweet potatoes. The guests were still choosing, so she asked her father to take one, and gave it to Gua Gua and Niu Niu in half. She used a spoon to scoop out the sweet potatoes for Niu Niu and feed them to Niu Niu.
There were roasted sweet potatoes to eat, so Gua Gua put away his writing notebook and concentrated on eating the roasted sweet potatoes.
The roasted sweet potatoes were still hot and Niu Niu couldn't wait to eat them, but Xu Xiangjuan didn't give them to Niu Niu and waited until they were cold before feeding them to him.
Niu Niu really likes roasted sweet potatoes. After taking one bite, he can’t wait to open his mouth for the second bite.
After Niu Niu's half sweet potato was hollowed out and the customer was ready, Xu Xiangjuan put Niu Niu's sweet potato aside and weighed it for the customer.
Xu Xiangjuan agreed: "It's 62 cents in total, and I'll wipe out 2 cents for you."
"Take the sixty cents."
"Okay, I'll do it for you right away, just sit here and wait."
Xu Xiangjuan left the shed to make spicy hot pot.
The customer ordered more than one pound of food, but he was quite happy because it looked like more food and was still 20 cents cheaper than the hot and sour noodles.
The sweet potato smelled strange and fragrant, and since the customer saved two cents, he went outside and bought a small sweet potato.
Niu Niu: "Seven ahhhhh."
"Grandpa, Niu Niu said seven, which means eat. Niu Niu wants to eat sweet potatoes." Gua Gua ate the sweet potatoes carefully and kindly helped translate for his younger brother.
Xu Gensheng took his grandson's sweet potato and continued to feed him.
Niu Niu stopped crying only after he ate the sweet potatoes.
After Zhou Chengning sold a small sweet potato, he went to the kitchen. His wife had already gone in, so he could serve the prepared spicy hot pot to the customers later.
Malatang and hot and sour noodles are served in the same large bowl, which can hold a pound of food, but it is indeed heavier than hot and sour noodles.
The first customer who came to eat spicy hot pot in their stall was a middle-aged man. His home was not here, but in the next town. Xu Gensheng found out about this through chatting.
While feeding his grandson, Xu Gensheng did not forget to chat with the guests, and they chatted like old friends.
Kitchen room.
Wu Caifeng: "Juan, did this customer order any meat? Or did they secretly mix any meat into the food?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, this customer ordered all vegetarian dishes. They ordered mostly hand-rolled noodles and potato noodles, and a little bit of each vegetarian dish."
The vegetables have been washed and cut, so just blanch them directly.
Under the guidance of her mother, Xu Xiangjuan prepared a bowl of spicy hot pot and asked Zhou Chengning to bring it out.
Wu Caifeng saw that there was indeed no meat mixed in: "Let's try it in two or three days. If no one buys it, don't add any meat."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, it's cold now, so meat dishes can be kept for a long time. But if vegetables can't be sold, it's best to eat them as soon as possible so that customers can eat fresh ones. Customers don't seem to be happy to eat cabbage, but it can be kept there to make it look good."
It was Chinese cabbage, or rather large Chinese cabbage, but Xu Xiangjuan had cut it into small pieces. Customers with small ones might still take a slice, but they would not even think about getting a big one because it was too expensive.
Wu Caifeng: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Then mom, I'll go out first, in case there are any more guests outside."
Wu Caifeng: "I know, hurry out, Mom still needs to knit a sweater for your dad... There will be guests coming later, let me know in advance so I can heat up the pot."
"Okay mom, I'm out."
Lunch at home is simple. When the time comes, the rice is cooked and you can just blanch the vegetables and eat them. The ingredients are ready.
When Xu Xiangjuan returned to the shed, the customer was already eating noodles with big mouthfuls, and she didn't forget to chat with her father in between bites.
Taking the sweet potato from her father, Xu Xiangjuan fed it to Niu Niu.
Xu Gensheng continued talking to the guest.
"Your hand-rolled noodles are really chewy, and this spicy hot pot is no worse than the hot and sour rice noodles."
Xu Gensheng: "My daughter learned this. She likes to think about food all day long and has many different ways to cook it."
"Next time I'll bring my whole family over to eat."
At this time, a new customer came. It was a young man. He came into the shed and asked Xu Xiangjuan directly: "Do you have hot steamed buns? I want to buy two pairs. We have guests at home and we don't have enough rice."
"Yes, it's being heated up in the kitchen. I'll bring it to you." Xu Xiangjuan went out again before she could even warm up the chair.
This time, mom forgot to put the sweet potato away, so Niu Niu grabbed it and put it in his mouth.
The sweet potato was still a little hot, but Niu Niu was stubborn and didn't let go.
"Uncle, what are you selling now?" The man then noticed that the counter in the shed was filled with various vegetables.
The customer answered for Xu Gensheng: "Malatang is delicious. The meat on the bottom layer is 1.2 yuan per pound, and the vegetarian and noodles on top are all 50 yuan per pound."
"You're not going to do the hot and sour noodle business anymore?"
"This is no worse than hot and sour noodles, and you can choose whatever you want."
Xu Gensheng didn't even need to reply, as the customer eating Malatang answered directly.
"Then I'll come over and try it next time. It looks pretty fresh."
Xu Xiangjuan brought over two pairs of hot steamed buns and gave them to the guests.
The steamed buns and steamed buns will not be hot at other times, but during meal time, she will heat up the steamed buns and steamed buns. After all, customers who come to buy steamed buns and steamed buns at this time want to eat them.
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