"Brother Xu, can we eat here too?" Several villagers who were doing odd jobs looked at Xu Shang expectantly.
Xu Shang hesitated.
It’s not that Xu Shang is reluctant to spend the money on meals, nor is it that he is worried that there won’t be enough food for more people.
In fact, Xu Shang had the idea of setting up a canteen for the villagers a long time ago, but soon he felt that this idea was not reliable.
In the famous Chinese animation masterpiece "Calabash Brothers", the evil and cunning snake spirit once said to the great fourth child:
This big pot of rice is not easy to cook!
Xu Shang also realized this. The village canteen seems simple, but it is actually very complicated. It involves the change of the boundary between family and collective. The boundary seems simple, but it is actually very complicated. It involves a series of problems such as the loss of family sense, the struggle for rights, and the shirking of responsibility.
But soon, several villagers helped Xu Shang solve the problem.
"Brother Xiao Xu, can we give you money?"
"Five? Six? How about eight?"
Xu Shang thought, isn’t that it? It’s settled now, just pay the money and it’s done.
In the future, the village can also build a large canteen, but it will not be free, so that people will not take it seriously and waste food. Those who are willing to come can eat, and those who are not willing to come can eat at home. Then give some meal cards to the elderly as welfare, and the village enterprises can also give some canteen meal cards as welfare, and that's it!
So Xu Shang waved his hand and said, "Okay! We are from the same village, so I will charge the capital. Four dollars per person, drinks are extra. I won't cook much food today, so don't ask other people to come. For tomorrow...if you need lunch, let me know when we recruit workers."
"Thank you, Brother Xu!"
A few people excitedly ran to the canteen, stood at the back of the line with their plates in hand, and after a long time they finally got their turn.
The person who served the meal was Xu Shang's old friend Zhang Daniu. Currently, Zhang Daniu's job is Xu Shang's "secretary", with a monthly salary of 1,500 yuan, and his main job is to help Xu Shang.
Xu Shang had only one request when serving food to Zhang Daniu, and that was that he should be polite!
In particular, shaking the spoon is absolutely not allowed!
After all, everyone works so hard, how can we not let everyone eat well!
Of course, it’s best not to eat too much, after all, you still have to work!
Zhang Daniu bared his teeth. What Xu Shang was most satisfied with about this secretary was that he was obedient. Sure enough, Zhang Daniu was very faithfully carrying out Xu Shang's instructions.
First comes a big spoonful of shiny twice-cooked pork with red oil floating on it, then another big spoonful of tomato and egg with red egg yolk soup, and finally a full bowl of rice, with a palm-sized piece of braised pork on top.
Several odd jobs workers couldn't help swallowing their saliva just by watching.
They quickly carried their plates to the dining table, sat down, picked up their chopsticks and took a big bite of the braised pork. The fat burst in their mouths in an instant, and the strong taste of the sauce seemed to dance on their tongues.
One word!
Cool!
"Xiao Xu's cooking skills are incredible... huff huff!"
"Can you please stop talking while eating like a pig! Slurp!"
"You still have the nerve to say that to me!"
Everyone was not polite and started eating without restraint. When Gao Xiaolong and his companions came over with drinks, they saw several people patting their bellies, enjoying the refreshing time after lunch with satisfaction.
Gao Xiaolong also sat down and prepared a meal for himself.
Looking at the thick layer of meat on the plate, it looked like the white rice boy was covered with a warm quilt, which reminded Gao Xiaolong of the food in Tao Ji's cafeteria. If he compared them carefully...
Seems like, seemingly, maybe.
All of a sudden I wasn't angry anymore.
Gao Xiaolong picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up immediately. The meat was sliced thinly, and the fat of the fat was completely fried out, not greasy at all. The lean meat was soaked in oil and the fat fragrance was overflowing. Then he mixed the tomato, egg and rice together. The slightly sour taste stimulated his appetite.
Although he was very reluctant, he had to admit it.
Xu Shang's cooking skills have become even better!
Originally, only the breakfast cooked by Xu Shang surprised him so much that he was speechless. Although the lunch and dinner tasted good, they were just at the good level.
But now.
How can it be so delicious!
Xu Shang walked over with a smile on his face, put a bottle of iced Sprite next to Gao Xiaolong, and said, "How about it? Our cooking skills are beyond reproach!"
Gao Xiaolong pursed his lips and said hesitantly: "Well, it's just okay!"
Xu Shang was immediately happy.
Tsk, such a tsundere!
"Come, brother will buy you a drink!" Putting the drink on the table, Xu Shang said to the others, "There is free bone soup here, and there are also drinks. If you want to buy, ask Yamei to pay!"
"Give me a bottle!"
"Give me one too!"
"Xiao Xu, do you have any cold beer?"
Xu Shang rolled his eyes and said, "There will be beer tomorrow! Not today... Brother Daqiang, you are not allowed to drink beer! You can drink whatever you want after get off work in the evening, but you are strictly prohibited from drinking while at work! Do you understand!"
"I understand!" Although Jiang Daqiang felt a little regretful, he immediately gave a positive answer.
Although alcohol is a rare comfort in the lives of many workers, Xu Shang does not want to increase the probability of accidents because of alcohol, especially since the members of the Tianya Village construction team are all his own family members. Let alone death, even if anyone is injured, Xu Shang feels ashamed to explain to the villagers.
But other people in the village don't have so many concerns.
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