I was already hungry, and my stomach started growling at the smell. Lu Jiaxin asked, "Uncle, how much is this roast chicken?"
This roast chicken is much more fragrant than the one Lu Hongjun bought last time.
"Eight."
When Lu Jiajie heard this, he almost jumped up: "A fat old hen in this market is only about three or four yuan. How dare you charge eight yuan for a chicken that looks like it weighs no more than two kilograms?"
The old man didn't get angry. He fanned the stove with a palm-leaf fan and said, "This method of roasting chicken has been passed down from generation to generation in my family. There are eight steps in the process alone, and you have to control the heat well. Young man, eight yuan per chicken is not expensive."
Others didn't mention that their roast chicken used to be sold for five dollars a piece, but later they were not allowed to do business and had to close the stall. Now seeing that many people have started businesses and his family is struggling to make ends meet, he picked up this skill.
Lu Jiaxin asked, "Uncle, can I have a taste? If it tastes good, I'll buy one."
The old man said that I couldn’t taste it. He smiled and said, “Little girl, you can buy it and take a bite. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to pay.”
When the roast chicken was taken out of the iron pot and brought to the front, the aroma became even stronger. Lu Jiaxin didn't taste it. She was a little bit of a germaphobe and would not touch food without washing her hands.
After counting out eight yuan and giving it to the old man, Lu Jiaxin said, "Just based on the aroma, it must be delicious. Old man, do you sell it here every day? I can come here if I want to eat it in the future."
The old man said cheerfully, "My home is nearby. If you want to buy some, just ask passersby for Zhang's Roast Chicken. Everyone knows it."
I carried the roast chicken onto the bus. Even though it was wrapped in oil paper and rolled up in thick newspaper, the aroma couldn't be concealed.
The passengers in the car all drooled at the aroma, and Lu Jiejia and Xue Mao were no exception. As soon as they got home, they went into the kitchen and started working. One of them boiled water while the other washed the vegetables. With the cooperation of the two, a bowl of vegetable noodles was ready soon.
Lu Jiajie looked at the roast chicken on the table and said, "Jiaxin, divide it into three portions, one for each of us."
Lu Jiaxin agreed with a smile. She left two chicken wings and the chicken neck in her own bowl and divided the rest equally between the two of them.
Lu Jiajie couldn't wait to tear off a chicken leg, took a bite and exclaimed: "Delicious, delicious, so delicious. Jiaxin, these eight dollars are worth it."
Lu Jiaxin also took a bite of the chicken wing, and the fragrance instantly filled her mouth. This chicken is indeed delicious, the meat is plump and chewy, and the more you chew, the more delicious it is.
The three of them ate a roast chicken and a bowl of vegetable noodles. Lu Jiajie touched his stomach and said, "I wanted to stop you from buying it, but luckily I didn't stop you, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat such delicious roast chicken."
His monthly salary was only over 80 yuan, and a roast chicken took up one-tenth of his salary. However, he thought of the 300 yuan that Lu Jiaxin refused to accept yesterday, and persuaded Lu Jiaxin to accept the money.
Lu Jiaxin didn't like a question being asked over and over again, so she just chased him away: "Fifth brother, it's already half past one, you should go to work quickly and don't be late."
After checking his watch, Lu Jiajie hurried to the shoe factory. During his break, he boasted to the people in the workshop about the roast chicken he had eaten today.
Xue Mao waited for him to leave, then closed the door and said, "Sister, Brother Jiajie came over to sleep here tonight. It's not good for him to never go home, right?"
Lu Jiaxin didn't want to talk about the Ma family, so she made up an excuse: "Our house is too crowded. If Fifth Brother comes over here, my sister-in-law and the two children will have more space to sleep."
The Ma family originally separated three rooms, one for the two elderly, one for Lu Jiajie and Ma Lili, and one for the two children. After Yan Jixiang moved in, the two children slept with their parents.
The conditions were tough and I could bear it, but the attitudes of Ma's parents have changed. Every time Ma's elder sister comes, she is always sullen and sullen. No one would be willing to go back. Fortunately, the fifth sister-in-law has agreed to buy a house, so we can get through it in a few more days.
After taking a rest, Lu Jiaxin was about to go back to her room, but someone knocked on the door at this time: "Sister Jiaxin, it's me, Su Heming!"
Xue Mao immediately went over to open the door.
As soon as he walked into the yard, Lu Jiaxin noticed the gold watch on his hand. At one glance she knew it was not the same one he wore last time.
Su Heming said gratefully: "Sister Jiaxin, thank you, you saved my life. I asked someone to authenticate the watch, and it is indeed authentic."
Xue Mao was puzzled: "I gave you a real watch, how can it be regarded as asking for your life?"
Seeing that he didn't understand, Su Heming explained, "That gold watch sells for 150,000 on the black market. If you wear something this valuable when walking around outside, you never know who will murder you for your money one day."
Xue Mao's eyes widened, his mind filled with 150,000 yuan. 150,000 yuan, 150,000 yuan, how much money would that be, could a room hold it all?
A faint light flashed in Lu Jiaxin's eyes. There must be something wrong with this watch. And if she guessed correctly, the other party should be targeting Su Ya. Su Heming alone is not worth such a big deal.
"Giving you a gold watch worth 150,000 yuan just to make the thieves want to kill you, it can't be that simple, right?"
Su Heming said, "I don't know the details, but there must be something wrong with this watch. My aunt asked me to replace the watch with a fake one and stop all the business until my father and eldest brother come back from Hong Kong."
Lu Jiaxin asked Lu Jiajie, but unfortunately he didn't know much about the Xie family and the Su family.
Xue Mao was confused and asked, "Can your family still go to Hong Kong City?"
Su Heming said his father was visiting relatives: "My grandfather and uncle went to Hong Kong for business many years ago. They lost contact for some reasons, but they got in touch not long ago. My father missed my grandfather very much, so he took my eldest brother to visit him."
Lu Jiaxin understood as soon as she heard it. The Su family must have been very rich in the past, and might even have been a big capitalist.
"Why didn't you go?"
Hong Kong? The things there are very popular now. If you can go to Hong Kong, you will be envied.
The smile on Su Heming's face disappeared: "I won't go. Back then, my grandfather abandoned my grandma, dad and two aunts and took my eldest uncle's family to Hong Kong City. My grandma died before she was 40 due to overwork, and my eldest aunt was bullied and died. Since he didn't want us at the beginning, why should he recognize us now!"
"What does your sister-in-law think?" Lu Jiaxin asked. Mrs. Xie's attitude is the key. After all, the Xie family is now on the rise, and if the eldest branch of the Su family wants to return to the mainland to do business, they have to look to her for support.
Su Heming hesitated for a moment and said, "My aunt said she respected my father's decision. As for herself, she didn't say anything."
Not expressing your opinion actually means you don't want to admit it. It's just that Chinese people have valued filial piety for thousands of years, and some things are inconvenient to say, so you can only use this method.
(End of this chapter)
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