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Chapter 18 second quarter

stagnant water 李劼人 1470Words 2018-03-19
The climax of the flow of sound reached its apex, and then slowly decreased.If you can find a high place to stand on, you can see people who have made legitimate transactions, and at this moment, they will scatter out of the field one after another, just like the sun's rays.Those who stayed on the field, except for a few who were really unfinished because of things, most of them were used for entertainment and comfort.As a result, the business in teahouses, hotels, tobacco halls, restaurants, and food stalls has redoubled. There are actually three or four red pot restaurants in Tianhui Town, most of the cooks are from Pi County, and they can cook a few dishes, but they are not as famous as the restaurant in front of Yunji Zhan.

Yunji restaurant has a complete set of steamed and fried dishes, and the most outstanding one is the braised tofu with sliced ​​pork.However, except for passing merchants, most of the people who take care of the Yunji restaurant are well-to-do and wealthy food households, and they have to be a bit extravagant. The rest of the small hotels are full of people. Xingshun is naturally lively.It has ready-made dishes that are not afraid of shelving: gray-coated eggs, water-salted eggs, dried tofu, and fried peanut cakes.And outside the shop, there is a burden of roasting meat that must come every game and a burden of copying hands, which are convenient in three aspects.

As usual, Fool Cai started to work with the earthen plates before the audience had finished breakfast, and wiped out the tables, chairs, and stools. Chopsticks, wine glasses, and large and small plates were also prepared.Mrs. Cai also dressed up as usual, putting on some gouache and rouge—this is the most controversial topic in the countryside, especially women.So in the first few months of two years ago, any woman in the town who didn't talk behind her back about how alluring she was, and said that she was doing business with Xingshun, would have to suffer from this living signboard.Later, when I got used to seeing her, even though there were still people talking about her, there were actually more people who followed her in dressing up. ——A peony head tied with a red and green waistline, a narrow bleached foreign cloth turban wrapped delicately, a silver hairpin on the head, and a silver bracelet on the wrist.On top of the jade-colored bamboo shirt was a green satin vest with emerald teeth.Also before the audience was fully assembled, he sat on the throne in the closet room with his golden baby in his arms, doing his own business while watching the excitement.

Not long after noon, several wine-drinking guests had already passed.Most of them are friends who spend five pennies, eat a piece of peanut cake, drink a glass of soju, and leave with a straw hat in their arms.Wang Laoqi looked down on Wang Laoqi, who sells roast meat, and sometimes took care of his stewed pig ears with a few pennies, and he would also say a few witty words, which seemed to be quite disdainful, and the same was true for Lu Maolin and Lu Jiuye. But this afternoon, he would never have imagined that he would have to cut off the pork head meat for four small coins, and he would also choose the lean meat.Lu Maolin, who wanted to weigh himself, was really different. As soon as he stepped up the eaves, he shouted to Wang Laoqi: "I will take good care of you today, Wang Laoqi!"

Wang Laoqi was meeting another buyer, so he turned his head and said with a smile: "I know Jiu Ye woke up on the millstone today, so I want to eat two more pig's heads!" "Fart you! Do you really think I can't afford it? Give me 20 yuan each for the things on your burden. If you play tricks on me, you son of a bitch just wait!" Mrs. Cai also smiled at the counter and said, "Damn, Master Jiu, I'm afraid I'll get it today?" Lu Maolin saw that a square table inside was empty, so he threw the heavy purse on the table, turned his head and smiled at Mrs. Cai, "You can't guess! I'm treating you today! I'll invite your old cousin Luo , a few people with Zhang Zhankui, and a guest..."

"Female guest? That one? But an acquaintance?" "Half-baked!..." She raised her brows and said with a smile: "I see, it must be that one!...Why did you invite me here?" Her face darkened. "Don't blame me! It was your elder cousin who mentioned it. She only said that the food in Yunji Store was tired and she was about to drop it. Your elder cousin guessed that I would be the host and greeted you, saying that your wine is serious. , Wang Laoqi's stewed vegetables are good..." A haha ​​broke out in the crowd, and sure enough, Liu Sanjin followed Luo Weizui and several other men, laughing all the way, stepped up the eaves, and walked in.All the passers-by on the street turned to look at her.But she pretended not to pay attention, once she entered the shop, she fixed her eyes on Mrs. Cai, Luo patted her shoulder with a crooked mouth and said, "Let me meet you, this is Mrs. Cai, the shopkeeper of Xingshun! ... This is Liu Laosan who has raced so many docks on the East Road!"

Mrs. Cai was silent, only smiled.Liu Sanjin raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, glanced at Mrs. Cai and said with a smile, "It's thanks to your cooperation, don't embarrass me to death!" Lu Maolin narrowed his eyes and said, "If you're so ashamed and wait for me at the gate of hell, I'll definitely piss myself and drown myself!" Even Mrs. Cai burst out laughing. Liu Sanjin twisted his buttocks, grabbed his shoulders and said, "You don't have ivory in your mouth! I'll tear your flesh off!"
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