Chapter 20 Stocking up. Unexpected wealth!
In the past, Chu An seldom went out at night. One reason was that the urban village was too far away from the bustling area, and the other was that he was reluctant to spend money.
She looked at the map on her phone and decided to go to Xingcheng International, which was closest to Qingrun Apartment.
Lock the door of the shop. Tonight's target is home appliances and furniture. By the way, buy a grinding machine so that you can grind the pebbles in the space into throwable weapons, such as triangular pyramids, darts, hand blades, and even nails.
After leaving the apartment, it takes fifteen minutes to walk to the destination. First go to the home appliance area on the basement floor.
Get ten sets of kitchen knives, including five boning knives and five slicing knives.
Five each of the rice cooker, electric hot pot, pressure cooker, steamer, electric frying pan, oven, stuffing machine, dough mixer, and ice maker, and ten sets of other pots, pans, and chopsticks.
When I was leaving, I saw fast food boxes and bought ten boxes, each box had 500. I spent a total of 50,000 yuan in the home appliance area.
When I swiped the card, I thought of Lao Chu again. I wondered where he was or how he was doing.
Forget it, let’s arm ourselves first, otherwise we’ll both suffer when we meet.
Next, go to the furniture section.
I bought two sets of dining tables, a square table for four people with four chairs, and a large round table with eight chairs, and also four sets of walnut bunk beds for adults.
Later, when Lao Chu and Mou Ci came back, this small apartment couldn't accommodate so many beds, so this was the only solution. The furniture area cost a total of 12,000 yuan.
After leaving Xingcheng International, I found a relatively large hardware store nearby and bought sandpaper, a cutter, a hole opener, and a continuously variable speed grinder with ten types of grinding heads. All of them were handheld, which was convenient to use. These things were relatively cheap, and I spent a total of 500 yuan.
There is a food street next to the hardware store. Now is the barbecue season and you can smell the cumin from far away.
She stopped drooling and headed straight for a small shop owned by a couple. Old Chu used to bring her here often.
The shop is not big and can only accommodate four tables in the house. When there are many people, they put a few tables at the door of the shop and provide stools. Everyone comes for the food and no one cares where they eat.
When Chu An arrived today, even the table outside was gone.
She took a number from the proprietress and went to the side to line up. The proprietress looked at her several times before asking, "Little girl, are you from Mr. Chu's family?"
Chu An thought she had news about Lao Chu, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I am. Has he been here recently?"
The proprietress's face instantly lit up with joy, and she shouted into the house, "Old Liu, Mr. Chu's child is here."
After shouting, he responded to Chu An, "No, Mr. Chu hasn't been here for a long time. But it's the same if you come."
She hurriedly pulled Chu An into the house, and said as they walked, "Girl, if you don't mind, auntie will prepare a table for you in the back kitchen. Just tell your uncle what you want to eat and let her bake it for you separately."
She even lowered her voice deliberately for the last sentence.
Chu An didn't mind, but the aunt didn't give her a chance to choose and took her to the door of the back kitchen. At the same time, a middle-aged man with dark skin and a thin body came out of the kitchen.
The man is the owner of this store, his name is Liu Chunjiang. He is 46 years old this year, but looks like 66, with gray hair and a worldly look on his face.
"Lao Liu, put a table inside." the proprietress ordered.
Liu Chunjiang was wiping his greasy hands vigorously with the apron on his chest. He smiled awkwardly at Chu An, then turned back to the kitchen.
When Chu An and the proprietress entered the kitchen, the tables and chairs had already been set up very quickly.
In addition to Liu Chunjiang, there is also a barbecue worker and a big sister who eats Sichuan skewers in the kitchen.
The young worker was not very old, with a half-smoked cigarette in his mouth. He was flipping the skewers back and forth rhythmically and had no time to pay attention to them.
However, the eldest sister looked at Chu An from beginning to end, and her eyes were not very friendly.
"Sister Liu, if you are done, please go back first. We will settle the bill for you at the weekend." said the proprietress.
Sister Liu stood up and sighed, "Okay, I won't care about it because your husband almost died. Otherwise, with my skills, so many families would be vying for it. Forget about weekly payment. Even if you pay me daily, I'll have to consider it."
After hearing the sour words, the proprietress was neither angry nor annoyed. She smiled and sent her to the door of the kitchen, then quickly pulled Chu An to sit down, "Girl, what do you want to eat? Ask your uncle to grill it for you."
Chu An was a little unaccustomed to such enthusiasm and sat down awkwardly.
"Girl, your father is the savior of your uncle Liu and me. Don't worry, your aunt is not a bad person."
"Then... roast it according to Lao Chu's preferences."
The proprietress agreed with a smile, and soon, all kinds of barbecue specialties in the store were placed in front of Chu An.
She also learned the whole story from the proprietress going in and out of the kitchen.
Liu Chunjiang had a serious illness three years ago and the surgery cost 250,000 yuan. His family had already spent nearly 200,000 yuan on his medical treatment and now they can’t afford the money even if they sell everything they have.
One time, Lao Chu brought his true love to eat barbecue and found the store closed with a rental advertisement posted. He called the landlord and learned about Liu Chunjiang's situation.
He thought about it for three days at home, but still couldn't forget the delicious taste, so he found Liu Chunjiang through the landlord. Not only did he pay for the surgery, he also gave him an extra 100,000 yuan to keep the store open.
Liu Chunjiang's operation was successful and he recovered quickly. A year later, the barbecue restaurant reopened.
Although the store is small, the annual income is at least 600,000 yuan, and after deducting the cost, there is still about 30 yuan left. The couple lived frugally for two years and saved enough money to pay it back.
Last month, they decided to pay Lao Chu back first, but when they tried to contact him, they found out that his phone number was no longer in service.
When they had no money to repay, the couple didn't dare to contact each other much. At most, they would send a greeting text message during the holidays, and they thought it was normal not to receive a reply.
It was too late to realize that something was wrong now. I didn't know where my benefactor was, and his female companions hadn't come either. I was completely at a loss. That was why I was so excited to catch her today.
Chu Anbai had a barbecue and won 350,000 yuan, which made him very happy.
She originally wanted to order more barbecue to stockpile, but now she told Liu Chunjiang and his wife to prepare more ingredients before June 7. She was going to hold a birthday party, and asked him to prepare portions for 300 people, mainly meat.
Although it was a bit exaggerated, the couple still agreed. She did not pay a deposit, and Liu Chunjiang did not ask for one.
If they really believed in Lao Chu, they should be able to survive the heavy rain and extreme cold.
We left the shop and went to a barbecue restaurant which also had good food. We ordered 2,000 skewers of beef, mutton, tendon skin, silkworm pupae, chicken gizzards, heart tubes, chicken wings, squid, leeks, garlic sprouts, mushrooms, sausages, bean curd skin, and steamed bread slices, as well as 2,000 servings each of fish head, fried noodles, and fried instant noodles. We spent a total of 100,000 yuan and agreed to have the food delivered to our door tomorrow night.
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