Chapter 366: Three Acquaintances
Seeing others enjoying the delicious food, passers-by couldn't help but want to try it.
But there are limited benches on the long table, so if you want to eat, you have to wait until others have finished eating, so you can only queue up at the door. Some people don’t care about where they sit, and just take their bowls and squat aside, eating with gusto.
Not full with just one bowl of noodles? No problem, you can order a larger bowl.
A normal bowl costs two cents, but a large bowl only costs three cents, which is enough for two bowls.
If you still aren’t full, that’s okay. The shop has ready-made pot cakes that you can eat with them to satisfy your craving and fill your stomach.
If you can't eat spicy food? That's even better. The rice noodles in clear soup with some river shrimps are also very delicious.
In short, on the first day of opening, the hot and sour noodle stall was extremely busy, and Zhang Xiangrong and others were very busy.
Even with Zhuang Qingning's help, he still couldn't rest for too long.
This situation continued until the afternoon, when people in the market gradually dispersed and the hot and sour noodle stall finally stopped operating for a while.
Zhuang Xiangrong felt that although he had to make money, he couldn't make it without taking a rest. It would be bad if he used up all his energy at once. So he simply closed the door and waited until the afternoon to open it for business again.
Liu had already prepared the meal in the backyard, including river shrimp and meat-filled wontons, which she cooked and served to everyone.
He scooped a little more for Zhuang Qingning's bowl, "Eat more. You've been busy lately and have lost some weight."
"I'm not thin, I just grew taller recently and look thinner." Zhuang Qingning took the bowl and took a bite. "If we talk about wontons, the ones made by my aunt are the best. I can't make them taste this good when I make them myself."
"Well, I just eat it as it is. You only know how to make me happy."
Zhuang Qingning could make such delicious tofu and taught Zhang Xiangrong how to make hot and sour rice noodle pot cakes. Liu had every reason to believe that what she said was just a polite remark and was only said to make her happy.
But even though I knew it, I was still very happy in my heart.
While Liu was talking, she added two more wontons to Zhuang Qingning and scooped some soup.
Zhuang Qingning didn't want to let Liu down, so he drank up all the wontons and soup in the bowl and then put the bowl down.
After eating the wontons, Zhuang Qingning took a short rest and talked with Liu and others for a while, then went home.
There was still some time before Zhuang Sifu came to deliver the goods, so Zhuang Qingning went to the street to see if there was any ox cart going the same way.
Just after he walked out of the door and before he even saw the ox cart, Zhuang Qingning saw an acquaintance.
And there are three of them.
One of them grabbed a man by the collar and roared fiercely, "Hurry up and hand over the money. If you don't, I'll let you see what this fist feels like!"
The man who was grabbed by the collar was shaking with fear, his legs trembling, and he couldn't even stand steadily. After a long while, his face turned pale and he stammered, "I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, please spare my life..."
As he spoke, his hand trembled as he reached into his bosom for his purse.
"That's better." Hu Da snorted coldly, loosened the man's collar, and pushed the man.
Hu was a tall and strong man, and he used all his strength in this push. The man lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground. It took him a long time to get up. He took out two silver coins from the purse, raised his hands above his head, and handed them to Hu respectfully.
Hu Da took it, weighed it, and felt that the weight was about right. Then he contentedly handed the silver to Hu Er beside him and asked him to put it away. Then he spat on the ground and shook his clenched fist, "If you dare not take out the money honestly again, you will have to watch your head!"
"Yes, yes, yes." The man looked at Hu Da's fist as big as a sandbag, his face turned pale instantly, and he nodded in haste to agree. He took two steps back with a smile on his face. Seeing that Hu Da and others didn't seem to want to continue chasing him, he turned around quickly, put on some oil on his feet, and ran away.
"Hey, this guy runs faster than a rabbit." Hu Da snorted.
Hu San also nodded, "That's right, even rabbits can't run faster than him."
"Never mind, as long as I get the money back..." Hu Er put the silver in his mouth and bit it again and again. Seeing that it was real, he smiled and prepared to put the silver away. However, when he looked up and saw Zhuang Qingning standing not far in front of him, he was stunned.
"What's wrong, second brother? Is this silver too hard and it's hurting your teeth?" Seeing Hu Er standing there in a daze, Hu Da patted him on the shoulder and joked with a smile.
"I was thinking about where to go to get some drinks later. I'm so happy that I don't even know what to say..." Hu San said happily, glancing at Zhuang Qingning out of the corner of his eye. The smile on his face first froze, and then disappeared completely. He stood aside with a pale face, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
Seeing that Hu Er and Hu San suddenly stopped talking and looked unhappy, Hu Da was immediately dissatisfied and shouted with a frown, "Why do you two look like you have seen a ghost..."
Well, not only did he meet someone he didn't want to meet, but he also started cursing at that person the moment he opened his mouth.
It seems that today's incident is not going to be easy.
Hu Er was extremely depressed. He reached out and tugged at Hu Da's sleeve, "Brother, look behind you..."
"Why should I look behind? Even if I look behind him, he can't do anything..." Hu Da cursed at Hu Er. He turned his head and looked at Zhuang Qingning who raised his eyebrows. The dissatisfaction on his face froze instantly.
Then, he put on a smile in a lightning speed and rubbed his hands in a very fawning manner, "Manager Zhuang, it's you, what are you doing? If there is anything we three brothers can help you with, just ask..."
"Nothing." Zhuang Qingning answered nonchalantly, "Just do your thing."
After saying that, he looked up and saw that there seemed to be an ox cart soliciting passengers over there, so Zhuang Qingning walked over there to ask if it was on his way.
"Oh, yes, we are busy..."
Hu Da didn't finish his sentence, the remaining two words "we" were stuck in his throat.
Wait a minute? What does the shopkeeper mean? Does he think that they just...
Hu Da slapped his forehead with his hand, then hurriedly chased after Zhuang Qingning.
Hu Er and Hu San were originally the most afraid of seeing Zhuang Qingning, but when they saw Hu Da chasing after him, they hurriedly followed.
"Hey, Shopkeeper Zhuang." Hu Da jogged all the way and soon caught up with Zhuang Qingning, with an embarrassed smile on his face, "Shopkeeper Zhuang, what happened just now is not what you think..."
"It's okay. Anything is fine." Seeing that the ox cart seemed to be about to leave, Zhuang Qingning was thinking about the promise he made to Zhuang Qingsui to go home early, and had no intention of dealing with Hu Da in front of him.
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