Chapter 71: Take a break

In the days that followed, as Zhao Xuemei and the others said, Zhong Ziqi was just beginning, and Zhao Zhengan's hair was almost white in the past few days. Zhong Ziqi can no longer go into the kitchen to cook and cook, because he will vomit when he smells the oily smoke.

There are only two people in their family, Zhong Ziqi has gone on strike, but Zhao Zhengan has no choice but to wash his hands and make soup, but he hasn't done anything except cooking porridge, and the things he makes are super unpalatable.

Zhao Zhengan felt so bitter in his heart. Every day I can only drink white porridge for Zhong Ziqi, and then enter the town to let Zhao Xuemei and others help make something delicious. However, Yuanshui couldn't quench his thirst. Zhao Zhengan could only practice cooking at home for the past two days.

And Zhong Ziqi would sit in a thick layer at the kitchen door and tell him which to put first, which one to put, how much salt to disperse, and how much water to put.

After repeated attempts of not being salty or weak, Zhao Zhengan finally became a teacher. The basis of his teaching is that he can complete a dish by himself without putting the wrong seasonings. Although the taste is average, Zhao Zhengan is already quite satisfied.

After careful consideration, he has mastered the basic sequence of cooking and putting seasonings. As long as you don't put too much, the taste is still okay, and it's always down to the mouth.

Every time Zhong Ziqi looked at his hard work, he was very moved. At the same time, he would always endure the nausea and eat two more mouthfuls. He couldn't waste his mind, but in the end he vomited it to no avail.

Zhao Zhengan felt distressed. Looking at his sickly face, he was helpless. He knew he liked to eat sour sour. The pickled sauerkraut in the autumn at home was already edible, so he changed it. Give him food, of course I will preview before making it...

Seeing that the time has passed day by day, as early as when Zhao Zhengan and the others came back, they discussed with Zhao Ama and the others, and posted a notice outside the door saying that someday, they would close the door and go home for the New Year. If you like to eat You can buy more twisted fried dough sticks, and you can keep them left and right. When you save time, you want to eat them but you can't buy them.

When other people heard it, they all immediately gave up. Especially when they heard that the Chinese New Year was approaching, there was a discount on the very delicious fried dough sticks. You can get one or two more for the number of sticks you buy, which provokes a lot of people to buy them.

In this way, it was very delicious when the New Year was approaching. There was a small peak in the courtyard. When everyone bought it, they bought a dozen or dozens of them. After the New Year, everyone wants to indulge and have a good time. In a good year, even if the family is poor, I don’t want to be deserted during the New Year. The sign is not good. The more bustling, the more prosperous the coming year.

Until three days before the New Year, it was quite delicious and officially closed, and the courtyard here was also closed. Zhao Zhengan entered the town and paid the three of Zhao Xuemei, as well as Zhao Jiang and Zhao Lan’s wages. Zhao Xuemei and his staff were happy to spend nearly three hundred yuan in wages, especially Zhao Xuemei, he and Zhao Jiang both received their wages, although Zhao Jiang was half less than him, but it was enough for them to buy new year goods and still have a surplus. Up.

If you are happy, Zhao Lan is also considered one. He is the only one in his family. Apart from buying some simple necessities for the New Year, he doesn’t need much at all. He can save it for a long time. For the first time he is so grateful to someone in his heart. Everyone says that he has strong self-esteem, but he also wants to bend for life. He just disdains those people's pretentious charity. He needs a reward that allows him to make his own efforts in exchange for equivalent. And Zhong Ziqi just gave him what he wanted, and he was very grateful to him.

Because they said hello in advance, the restaurants who came to pick up the goods were notified that they had taken away a large number of twisted dough sticks the day before, and they officially started their holiday today.

Zhao Zhengan watched Zhao Xuemei and the others leave in twos and threes. Only Wang Jicheng was left alone. He looked so pitiful to be alone. Zhao Zhengan thought for a while and said, "Uncle Cheng, you come home with me for the New Year."

"Master, do not, I'll be fine here, you and Master Qi are the first New Year, it is inappropriate for me." Wang Jicheng said busy, he also heard that this year is the first since the two young masters got married. In this new year, he said nothing to disturb the two-person world of the two. Besides, his new year was not unseasoned, and he didn't feel much about it.

Zhao Zhengan originally wanted to say that it’s okay, but suddenly he realized that living at home is really inconvenient, so he nodded and agreed: “That’s OK, Uncle Cheng. Come and live with us."

Moved, Wang Jicheng immediately saluted: "Master Xie."

He has met a good person. He didn't treat him as a slave, but treated him as a family member. He never looked down upon him. How could he meet such a good master?

Zhao Zhengan gave Wang Jicheng semi-consecutive money, told him to buy whatever he wanted, and then walked away in the grateful eyes of Wang Jicheng.

Zhao Zhengan did not go home directly after leaving the compound. Instead, he went to buy some New Year goods. His family bought some of them one after another in the past two days. Today he bought all the rest, just as Ershu Zhao also entered the city. , He went back with him and took a ride.

Zhao Zhengan and Zhong Ziqi are also celebrities in Qingshui Town. There are very few people who don’t know or don’t know. The prices were relatively high a year ago. When Zhao Zhengan went to buy new year goods, the boss would look down on his face. They are also quite delicious regulars, and the relationship still needs to be closer.

Zhao Zhengan first went to the seafood store, bought several fish, and bought a lot of other products. By the way, he bought a few couplets, and bought some messy pastries, candle paper money and other things, and then he Went to the shop selling fruit.

This shop can also be regarded as a wonderful flower in Qingshui Town. It belongs to a high-end place. It sells fruits in it. What is surprising is that there are many fruits that are rarely seen in the north. Natural prices are also unaffordable by ordinary people, but the owner of the shop mainly provides for the wealthy families, such as the county grandfather, such as a certain employee, a certain landlord, a certain shop owner, etc., these people will not care. These little money.

Zhao Zhengan also heard from others that, in order to maintain the supply and marketing of the fruit, the owner of this store set up a team to go to the south to buy it, and then use various unknown methods to transport it back in perfect condition.

Zhao Zhengan entered the shop. There were no other people in it. There were only baskets of colors and different sizes of fruits on display, which seemed very deserted.

The shop owner who was doing the calculation obviously knew Zhao Zhengan as well. He walked out from behind the counter and smiled and handed over: "So boss Zhao, rare customers and rare customers, I don’t know what you want to buy?" Although Zhao Zhengan is young, no one will take it lightly. He, especially the Jinhua restaurant behind him, supported him.

Zhao Zhengan bowed his hand in reply and asked: "The kid came here today to buy fruit. Who doesn't know that your fruit is the freshest and the best."

The shop owner nodded his head when he heard the words. He is still very satisfied. Looking at the nearby towns, only his store has the most delicious fruit. Not only people in Qingshui Town, but also big families in other towns will not. It's too long to come to him to buy it.

Zhao Zhengan walked around the shop. He was dazzled by the variety of fruits. He didn't know which one was delicious. He simply picked a few fruits that he usually saw, and then asked as if thinking of something. Shop owner: "Do you have any fruits here that taste particularly sour?"

The shop owner smiled upon hearing the words: "Coincidentally, a kind of fruit has just been shipped in recently, and it tastes very sour. I'm worried that I can't sell it. Look, it's the little red fruit next to your hand."

The shop owner pointed his finger next to Zhao Zhengan.

Zhao Zhengan followed his direction and looked at the little red fruit. It was not as big as a walnut. He looked left and then looked at the wild fruit in the mountains. He picked it up and took a bite. It was originally open. My eyes narrowed into gaps and my face wrinkled...it was too sour, more sour than their family's vinegar.

Zhao Zhengan's sour teeth trembled, and quickly put down the fruit in his hand: "Just this, weigh me a few more pounds." Although the sourness was scary, he believed that Ziqi would like to eat it.

Sure enough, when Zhao Zhengan handed the fruit to Zhong Ziqi's eyes, Zhong Ziqi's eyes lit up.

Zhong Ziqi looked at the fruit Zhao Zhengan handed over with piercing energy. Hearing how sour Zhao Zhengan said, he took the fruit in his hand and looked at it carefully. At first he thought it was sour haw, but when he looked closely, it was not. Sour haw, his surface is much smoother than sour haw, Zhong Ziqi took a bite carefully, there is more water in it than sour haw, and it is really sour, he said he likes it very much.

Zhao Zhengan was also happy to see that he liked him: "I packed some food in the restaurant, and I came back a bit late today. I'll warm it up for you."

"Don't bother, I have already heated the porridge and drank it." Zhong Ziqi said while eating.

Zhao Zhengan's teeth were sour unconsciously: "I'm hot, you have another bite. There are sour bamboo shoots and sweet and sour fish in it. You taste it all sour."

Zhong Ziqi nodded hesitantly: "Okay, let's take a bite." For the sake of getting it back so hard.

"it is good."

Zhao Zhengan organized the things he bought and went to the kitchen to heat up food.

Although the food was sour, Zhong Ziqi just barely took a few bites and couldn't eat it anymore. Zhao Zhengan was used to it. He also took the food after one bite.

"All the wages are paid?" Zhong Ziqi asked.

"Well, it's all opened. According to what you said, it was agreed to open the door on the eighth day of the eighth day. Originally, I wanted Uncle Cheng to come and spend the New Year with us. He is quite deserted by himself, but there is no place for him to live in our house. I can't share a room with us, so I think about it and forget it." Zhao Zhengan said.

Zhong Ziqi nodded: "Let's talk about it next year. Didn't you say you want to build a house in the spring? Let's build a few more rooms, and people will be able to live there in the future."

"Well, I think so too."

When the time comes, people will come from the Shen family. They can't live in this small place at all, and they must be expanded.