The two men came to a hot pot restaurant with a huge sum of money.
This hotpot restaurant is newly opened, and eating hotpot in the winter is the warmest thing.
But most families can't afford hotpot, so there are not many customers inside.
The owner saw the two people coming in and hurried over to greet them: "Please sit here. You can tick the menu if you want to eat something."
Qin Han handed the menu to Zhu Likang directly: "Take a look at what you want to eat. The money for today's meal will be deducted from my share. You don't have to save money for me."
"How can that be possible? I finally made some money, so I should treat you. So you can order the food today, and you don't have to save money for me."
He has always been a very frugal person, but when it comes to Ping An, he can't be stingy at all.
Qin Han knew that this was his intention, and he was thanking me for taking care of him over the years, so he didn't refuse: "Okay, then I won't be polite."
"I'm afraid you're being too polite. Just order whatever you want to eat." Zhu Likang put the carrying pole next to the table.
Upon seeing this, the shop owner quickly placed the food at the front desk for them to take away when they finished eating and paid the bill.
When Qin Han was in Shanghai, he often ate hotpot, so he knew what to eat in hotpot. He ordered beef tripe, mutton rolls, beef rolls, coriander and other side dishes. In total, he ordered about eight or nine kinds of dishes.
Finally, he ordered a main course of egg fried rice, otherwise he would not be full with just the vegetables, as he and Zhu Likang were in the growing stage.
After ordering, he handed the menu back to Zhu Likang: "I've ordered, take a look and see if there's anything you want to eat."
Zhu Likang took a quick look. He wasn't one to cause trouble, but since it was his first time entertaining guests, he was afraid that if he ordered too little, Squad Leader Qin wouldn't have enough to eat.
So I ordered one meat and one vegetable.
Qin Han ordered the double-flavor hotpot, one side was spicy while the other side was not.
The pot was brought over very quickly. This time it was not heated by induction cooker, but charcoal was burning under the table. The front and back doors of the hot pot restaurant were open, so there was no need to worry about gas poisoning.
Then, the shop owner sent a bottle of sour plum juice. This was an activity for the opening of their new store. All customers who consumed here could get a free bottle of sour plum juice.
This was Zhu Likang’s first time eating hotpot. Looking at the steaming hot pot, he couldn’t wait to try it.
Soon all the side dishes were served, and Qin Han personally taught Zhu Likang how to eat hot pot, such as boiling the beef tripe seven or eight times.
"This hotpot is really delicious. Sergeant Qin, please eat more." Zhu Likang ate with a satisfied look on his face.
Both of them like spicy food. After a while, their foreheads were sweating and their mouths were numb and spicy. Fortunately, the sour plum juice helped to relieve the heat and spiciness.
The meal took more than thirty minutes, and the two of them had almost finished everything they ordered. Zhu Likang had never eaten so full in his life.
He originally thought that if he couldn’t finish it, he would pack it up and take it back for his mother and grandmother to try.
But with so many people in the store, he felt a little embarrassed, fearing that Team Leader Qin would find his behavior shameful.
Fortunately, we had almost finished eating it in the end, so not much was wasted.
After eating the hot pot, Qin Han went to pay the bill. The two of them spent a total of thirteen yuan and sixty cents.
After coming out of the hot pot restaurant, Zhu Likang still felt sweating all over. It was really comfortable to eat hot pot in this weather, and he didn't feel cold at all.
"Let's go buy some New Year's goods." Zhu Likang pulled Qin Han's arm and came to where they were setting up their stall.
These people have to set up their stalls for the whole day, otherwise they would not be able to justify the stall fees they paid.
If wild mushrooms weren’t selling so fast, Zhu Likang could have set up his stall for a whole day.
Qin Han didn't have to buy anything, as his grandmother had already prepared the New Year's goods for the family.
Zhu Likang bought peanuts and melon seeds candies, which are must-haves for the Chinese New Year.
Remembering that his mother and grandmother hadn't worn new clothes for many years, he went to a clothing store and wanted to buy a coat for each of them.
Qin Han was not interested in women's clothing and could not give any advice.
So while Zhu Likang was carefully choosing clothes, he sat on a stool and closed his eyes to rest.
Zhu Likang listened carefully to the store owner's introduction and quickly selected two cotton coats, spending a total of fifty yuan, twenty-five yuan each.
Until he walked out of the store, he didn't even think about buying himself a piece of clothing.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them came to the place where they were waiting for the bus, carrying large and small bags of things.
At this point, I’m afraid Gao Xiaomei has already gone back.
Sure enough, after they got on the car, they did not see Gao Xiaomei. Zhu Likan was happy to be free, otherwise he would have to spend energy dealing with her, which was really annoying.
The bus drove for an hour and finally arrived at the stop. It was already three or four thirty in the afternoon when the two got home.
In another hour it would be dark.
Grandma Zhu looked at the two children returning home and noticed that the sack that Li Kang carried was still bulging. She thought that the sales were not very good and immediately comforted them: "This is our first time selling things. It is normal that we have no experience and cannot sell anything. Tomorrow you go to school, and I will carry the things to the town to sell."
After saying that, she reached out and took the shoulder pole from her grandson's shoulders.
Zhu Likang was stunned by what his grandmother said. When did he say that wild mushrooms were not easy to sell?
His silence further confirmed Grandma Zhu's guess. She continued with a kind face, "Why are you still sad? It's not a big deal if it's not sold. Grandma will take care of everything!"
Looking at his grandmother who misunderstood him, Zhu Likang came to his senses. Instead of explaining, he squatted down and opened the sack, revealing what was inside.
Just as Grandma Zhu was about to speak, she was stunned by what was in the bag.
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