Lu Wanling was suddenly pulled forward by the father and son, and at first she was a little uncomfortable.
But after seeing the smiles on her husband's and son's faces, she gradually adapted to the atmosphere and quickly joined in the father and son playing together.
The family of three ran to the night market and were immediately greeted by a cook who was stir-frying dishes.
"Good evening, what would you like to eat? Come in and find a seat. You can order whatever you want, whether it's home-style stir-fry, fried rice, or noodles, I have it all."
Feng Haidong replied with a smile, "Brother, your business is doing very well!"
Upon hearing this, the cook laughed and said, "Haha, it's alright, it's only for a short while in the evening."
Lu Wanling then asked, "Brother, what time do you usually close for business?"
The cook was taken aback at first, then looked at the family of three for a moment, and then, without thinking much about it, smiled again and said, "It's really hard to say what time we'll finish. Sometimes we finish early, around one or two o'clock. Sometimes people come late at night, so we work a little longer. There were two days before when we were busy until after four o'clock, and by the time we finished cleaning up, it was almost dawn."
After hearing this, Lu Wanling looked at her husband and said, "That must be very hard work."
When Feng Haidong saw his wife looking at him, he realized that she was actually talking to him.
The chef had already given Feng Haidong an answer: "It's hard work, but when you're doing business, as long as there are customers, you have to work hard, because that's what you're earning money from."
Feng Haidong smiled at his wife, then looked down and asked his son, "Son, what would you like to eat?"
Feng Qifan pushed the cart around the stove for a while, then asked curiously, "Dad, why aren't there any crayfish here?"
"Crayfish?" The cook was puzzled. "What's so delicious about that? With living standards improved, don't we eat meat and fish now? Crayfish are hard to cook, and peeling them is such a hassle. There's nothing to eat about them."
The chef wasn't wrong. Feng Haidong also clearly remembered that at this time of year, very few people in his city were eating crayfish.
The city's first restaurant specializing in crayfish won't appear for several more years.
The real craze for eating crayfish didn't begin until after 2000.
Therefore, this is an excellent gap period for Feng Haidong.
It just so happens that it's May now, which is also the time when crayfish start to come onto the market one after another.
Feng Haidong felt that if he started now, he could first build a reputation in this night market, and then in the three summer months of June, July and August, he could lead the craze for crayfish and iced beer.
Feng Haidong smiled and said to his son, "The chef is right, there's no point in eating crayfish, why don't you order some other dishes?"
Upon hearing his father's words, Feng Qifan immediately said, "Then I want to eat shredded pork."
The chef smiled and said, "Shredded pork is easy. Do you want the usual stir-fried pork with green peppers, or would you like some shredded potatoes? Or perhaps you'd like shredded pork with shredded eggs and wood ear mushrooms?"
Feng Qifan was somewhat surprised when he heard what the chef said, as it was his first time ordering food outside.
"There are so many kinds of shredded pork?"
The chef laughed and said, "Haha, of course, there are many different ways to cook shredded meat."
Feng Haidong didn't let his son ask any more questions. He directly told the chef, "Then give me some shredded pork with green peppers and potatoes, a cold dish, and some water spinach."
After ordering the food, Feng Haidong also ordered two bottles of beer.
After listening, the chef turned around and called out, "Honey, come over here and write this down. Make room for this family of three."
Hearing the shouts, the proprietress ran over with a piece of paper to rewrite the notes.
Then, Feng Haidong and his family of three led them into a food stall and found them a clean table to sit down.
After they sat down, Lu Wanling whispered to her husband, "We've already had dinner tonight, why did you order so many dishes? It's a waste of money."
Feng Haidong responded softly to his wife, "It's alright. This is a necessary expense tonight. We need to understand how other food stalls operate and learn from their experience. We have to pay a little something."
Hearing her husband say this, Lu Wanling had no choice but to say nothing more.
After all, she and her husband have a decent income, so they don't mind having a late-night snack.
After looking around, Feng Haidong asked his wife and son to sit and wait for a while, while he got up and went to wander around.
Feng Qifan originally wanted to go with his father, but his mother stopped him.
"You shouldn't go. Let Dad take a good look at it first."
Feng Haidong wandered around the food stalls and night market and found that the stalls closer to the intersection were doing good business, but those further inside were doing less well. However, overall, there were still a few tables of customers.
The dishes at each of the food stalls are basically the same, mainly consisting of home-style stir-fries; there aren't any stalls that specialize in fried rice or fried noodles yet.
Not to mention crayfish and barbecue, which are completely unavailable.
After wandering around for a while, Feng Haidong returned to the place where they had eaten.
I happened to see the chef preparing cold dishes for them.
I saw that the older brother was preparing to slice the cucumber into strips, mix them, and then serve them.
Feng Haidong walked over to his older brother, looked at some of the vegetables on the stall, and then said with a smile, "Brother, actually, using only cucumbers for cold dishes is a bit monotonous."
You can add some blanched and cut rice noodles, along with peanuts and shredded radish. Mix it all together with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili oil, sesame oil, and sesame seeds for a more substantial cold dish.
At this point, Feng Haidong thought for a moment and added, "In the summer, you can also add some bitter chrysanthemum, or shredded cabbage, or spinach."
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