Chapter 10: ready

The door of the room was opened with a creak, and a sturdy, dark-skinned man walked out of it, dirty, holding a knife in one hand and a wooden shovel in the other, with sawdust stained on his shirt. Let people see what he was doing just now.

"What's the matter? Who are these two?" Uncle Huang looked at the two extra people who had suddenly appeared and asked about his family.

Huang Ama told him about Zhong Ziqi.

Uncle Huang is very easy to say: "If you want to rent, you can rent. It just depends on your age. Let me tell you the truth. It is difficult to do business on the pier. Unless you are good at craftsmanship, you will be crowded out sooner or later. , Isn’t this the one in our family. This thing was made for him at the beginning, but his craftsmanship was mediocre, and finally had to...So you guys, if you don’t have a great craftsmanship, I’ll forget it, and be careful to lose money."

Huang Ama nodded sadly thinking of his own experience.

Zhong Ziqi was surprised. He didn't expect to meet two people with good hearts. He smiled gently: "Don't tell me that we are a couple who have just separated from each other. Seeing that there is no income at home, we have to The one who made the idea here, Jiamu taught me cooking when he was alive, so I am a little proficient. We can also hear the kindness of Uncle Huang and Ama Huang, but if we don’t do some of these things, we will There is definitely no hope, but if you do, there is a ray of hope. Are you right?"

Uncle Huang was surprised that a brother could say such a thing, and he couldn't help but look sideways at the kid who had been silently standing behind his brother.

Zhong Ziqi also saw his doubts, and took Zhao Zhengan's hand to his side and said with a wry smile: "Presumably the two are also very confused? Why am I talking all the time? Actually, my husband is hurt here and there are some problems. "Zhong Ziqi pointed to her head.

"This-no wonder. Poor, it's not easy for you to be a brother." Huang Ama said pityingly.

"Hey, since that's the case, we don't have to say anything. You can pay a price for the rent." Uncle Huang shook his head and said. The two of them are not around. Seeing these two children is like seeing his children.

In this way, Zhong Ziqi rented the trolley at a cheap price of eight cents a day. The note stated that if something is delayed, it will be counted as half a day for less than half a day, and it will be counted as a day for less than a day. Pick up the car in the morning and come back. When I settled the rent, the eight cents of rent was really super cheap, and the Zhong Ziqi at the back was completely convinced that it was the two who saw them poorly that allowed them to settle the money after finishing the work.

After finishing the important things, Zhong Ziqi relaxed a lot, pulling Zhao Zhengan around on the street, and Zhao Zhengan gradually returned to his former vigor.

Zhong Ziqi felt distressed for his well-being, and stopped by a seller of candied haws, bought a bunch of candied haws for two cents and handed it to Zhao Zhengan: "Eat."

Zhao Zhengan happily took it, looking left and right, reluctant to eat.

Zhong Ziqi looked funny: "Hurry up, eat it, it will be all in a while."

Zhao Zhengan passed the candied haws to his mouth after hearing the words: "Daughter-in-law eat it."

Zhong Ziqi was taken aback. Then she smiled, opened her mouth and ate one: "You eat it, I don't like it."

Zhao Zhengan looked at his wife and took the first bite before he took the second bite contentedly.

In addition to this incident when Zhong Ziqi entered the town this time, he also wanted to buy back all the necessary seasonings and missing ingredients. If everything is ready tomorrow, he wants to officially start business the day after tomorrow.

After buying the condiments from the condiment shop, Zhong Ziqi and the two went straight to the butcher stall. They didn’t expect the butcher stall owner to have a good memory. He greeted him enthusiastically, “This husband, you are here again, how about? How about my meat? Absolutely fresh!"

Zhong Ziqi saw that this person was good, and she might want to buy it frequently in the future, she opened her mouth and praised: "Yes, boss, your meat is really good, don't you think I came back to buy it again."

The boss of the meat stall exclaimed, "What do you want this time?" Zhong Ziqi pointed at the pile of bones beside the meat: "If you want it, you can give me five pounds."

"Good." The butcher's owner wrapped the bones quickly. There are not a few people who like to chew bones and drink bone soup these days, so he is not surprised.

After paying, Zhong Ziqi strolled around again, and finally went to the shop where he sold rice noodles last time. He remembers seeing Mifensi here last time because he needs to be tough and thin enough to make cold noodles. But obviously this world is not there yet, so after a few laps, Zhong Ziqi can only retreat to buy rice minsi. Although the taste is a little worse, the slickness is not bad. After buying the rice noodles, I bought some noodles. Zhong Ziqi also bought a large clay pot over her knees and some bowls and chopsticks. The bowls and chopsticks were sent to Uncle Huang’s house, so you won’t have to bother to carry them back and forth in the future. Take it home for soup.

No matter what happened, Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan went back to Zhaojiacun.

When it was still early when he got home, Zhong Ziqi took out one of the bones he bought, cleaned and cut it, and boiled the soup in the pot. After boiled for more than two hours, Zhong Ziqi and the noodles made the noodles and boiled them in the boiled bone broth. After a while, a fragrance wafted out.

After cooking for more than ten minutes, Zhong Ziqi took the noodles out of the pot and served them to the table. The smoothness and tenderness of the noodles and the fragrance of the bone broth all tempted people to taste it, and then taste it again.

Zhong Ziqi watched Zhao Zhengan eat the Xili and sweated profusely, thinking that if some sour bamboo shoots were added, it would definitely be more delicious. That's right, he will make this sour bamboo shoots and big bone soup noodles the morning after tomorrow, while the cold noodles and silky noodles will be made at noon. I believe that this unique taste is enough to attract many people.

After eating, the sun on the horizon has gone down, but the afterglow still illuminates the distant earth.

Zhong Ziqi was thinking about things thoughtfully while squatting with Zhao Zhengan in the yard to pull the weeds. Suddenly he thought of a serious problem. Although he could finish the bone soup and bring it over, but how to bring water, it is impossible to bring it from home. The water used for the cold noodles must be cold water from the well. Then he won’t have time to fetch water when he arrives at the pier. Uncle Huang is not far from the dock, but who is going to fetch water? Neither he nor Zhao Zhengan can leave alone, so here comes the question!

Zhong Ziqi sighed helplessly. It's not easy to do anything.

"Daughter-in-law, don't frown, are you unhappy?" Zhao Zhengan stretched out his hand and rubbed Zhong Ziqi's squeezed eyebrows, regardless of whether his hands were dirty.

Zhong Ziqi was uncomfortable by the sudden touch on her eyebrows and got goose bumps all over her body. He patted Zhao Zhengan's hand without thinking, and said, "I'm not unhappy, just thinking about things."

"What are you thinking about?" Zhao Zhengan asked innocently, clutching his painful paw. At this time, he was completely free from the restraints of the previous two days, and slowly returned to the childlike heartlessness.

"I was thinking-after the day after tomorrow, Zhengan and I will go to town to sell things, okay?"

"Sell things?" Zhao Zhengan asked tilted his head, "Is it like the one I met today?"

Zhong Ziqi was stunned and immediately understood that he was talking about the scene encountered by the dock. He nodded: "Yes, that's it, Zhengan, would you like to go with me?"

Zhao Zhengan looked at Zhong Ziqi without blinking his eyes: "Go wherever your wife is in Zhengan."

Zhong Ziqi smiled.

After having dinner the next morning, Zhong Ziqi took Zhao Zhengan to Zhao Ning's house. At this time, in addition to Zhao Baogen, who went to work in the Zhao family, and Zhao Sheng who went to the field, only Zhao Ning and Zhao Amo were left at home.

Zhong Ziqi smiled and greeted Zhao Amu: "Zhao A, are you busy?"

"Brother Qi is here, come in quickly." Zhao Ama was cleaning the dust in the yard at this time. When he saw them coming, he put down his broom and went into the house to talk to them.

Zhao Ning poured two large bowls of water and brought them to Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan. Then he sat and asked, "Ziqi, why are you here?" Zhao Amu was also very confused. Ever since Zhong Ziqi married Zhao Zhengan, he always came here. If you don't enter the door, I will take Zhao Zhengan today to estimate what should happen.

Zhong Ziqi organized a few words and said: "That's it, Zhao Ah, I'm going to set up a stall at the pier to sell some food."

"Huh?" Zhao Ning was the first to exclaim, "Ziqi, you—you want to do business?"

Zhao Ama also frowned: "Brother Qi, can this work? Not to mention whether it will make money, you are a brother who went out to show his face, not to mention the rumors in the village, even if you encounter any trouble, you can't handle it. Ah, Zhao Zhengan can't protect you."

Zhao Zhengan immediately quit after hearing this sentence: "I can, I can protect my wife." After speaking, he looked at Zhong Ziqi for verification.

Zhong Ziqi touched his head comfortably: "Yes, Zhengan can protect me. I believe in Zhengan."

Zhao Zhengan sat back with satisfaction and continued to be a wooden man.

It was the first time that Zhao Ama saw the two people's ways of getting along, and couldn't help but have some differences. Seeing that Brother Qi looked very patient and gentle, and didn't have any impatience. It seems that what Xiao Ning said last time was true.

"Zhao, I also know these risks, but you see, our family now has three acres of land, it is not mature yet, and there is not much left in the family’s usual money to buy some daily necessities, and neither of us can go out to fight. Part-time job, if you don't have a profit at home, you have to wait and die. It's better to try, and I believe my craftsmanship is still good, what do you think?" Zhong Ziqi said.

Zhao Ning nodded and thought of the last delicious meal: "Ziqi, your cooking is really delicious."

After all, Zhao Amu is an outsider who is not good to intervene, so he had to say: "Then-since you have decided on Brother Qi, then I won't say anything. If you are missing, tell me what you are missing, so I can definitely help. Will help you."

Zhong Ziqi smiled and said: "That's it, Zhao A, does Brother Sheng have a place to do odd jobs now?"

Zhao Amu unexpectedly asked him this way. He was ready to borrow money. He didn't think he didn't mention it: "No, there is no such thing as odd jobs now."

"Then Zhao Ama, let Brother Sheng help me. I'll give him ten cents a day, what do you think?"

Zhao Amu was really surprised: "Brother Qi, you haven't started doing it yet. It's not certain whether you will make money or not. What a joke!"

Zhao Ning also nodded, staring at him with a hatred of iron and steel.

Zhao Amo thought for a while and said, "You don't need to give money anymore, just let Brother Sheng help you. There is nothing to do with him, just let him go out to learn more, he is too bored."

Zhong Ziqi opened her mouth to say something, but Zhao Ama waved her hand and swallowed it back.

Before leaving, Zhong Ziqi asked Zhao Ama to tell Zhao Sheng to come to him before dawn tomorrow morning. Before leaving, Zhong Ziqi borrowed the handcart from Zhao Ama's house by the way.

When he got home, Zhong Ziqi took out the sour bamboo shoots and smelled it. The sourness was already there. I believe it will be more pure after another night.

You don’t need a lot of things to make hot noodle soup, while cold noodles are the opposite. Fresh vegetables such as cucumbers and persimmons are needed not to mention all kinds of seasonings. There was no vegetable garden at home, so Zhong Ziqi had to go to Zhao’s vegetable garden to pick vegetables. He picked more than 20 cucumbers and dozens of persimmons.

Zhong Ziqi felt that it should be enough, and if she took it off again, it would be hard to guarantee that Wang Cuihua would not be anxious with him. He plans to see how the market is first. If it's good, he can buy in the village, but the premise is that he won't lose money.