Chapter 4 The prospective son-in-law came to the door for the first time

When the guest kept waving the chopsticks and the muscles on his face kept shaking, Du Min knew it was over. Her feet were so soft that she could only lean against the door, otherwise she would not be able to stand firmly. Hou Haiyang pulled Du Min into the kitchen, and said, "Others are eating, why are you staring at me? I'm good at cooking fish, but I can't do a little stir-fry. You're always ready to cook." "Is there konjac and tofu?" someone shouted outside the house. Du Min hurriedly blanched the prepared konjac and tofu, took them out, and poured them into the sauerkraut pointed fish. She asked anxiously, "Does it taste good?"

The middle-aged man was sweating profusely after eating, and said: "I never thought that a small restaurant would have such an authentic sharp-headed fish. When I come here to eat in the future, I want this taste." Du Min was flustered, and said honestly: "There are not always sharp-headed fish." Hearing this, the middle-aged man felt more at ease, and said, "In the future, if you have this kind of authentic pointed fish, call me." He went to the kitchen, gave Hou Haiyang a cigarette, and said: "Master, the craftsmanship is not bad." Hou Haiyang was very happy to be a guest chef successfully, and said, "This is a home-cooked taste, and it doesn't use so much MSG in big restaurants."

"I want this taste." The middle-aged man said, "Take care, this restaurant of yours will definitely make money." After seeing off the only customer, Du Min was still in a daze. The table's food and wine cost a total of 380 For two yuan, I used five catties and three taels of pointed fish. Each catty of pointed fish was charged at fifty-five yuan per catty according to the general price in the market, a total of two hundred and ninety-one yuan and five cents. "Hou Haiyang, they are still satisfied with such an expensive dish? Will they come again in the future?"

Hou Haiyang asked back: "What is the basis for you to set fifty-five yuan a catty?" "This week, I have visited all the big and small restaurants in Bashan. There are six pointed fish restaurants, with an average price of 55 yuan. Ba Dao Yuzhuang has the highest price. There is a kind of pointed fish in Xinxiang that costs 80 yuan. more than money." "Your location is good. There are many government families nearby, so the business should be fine." Hou Haiyang works as a teacher in a village primary school, and his salary is only a little over 100 yuan. He can only eat two catties of fish in Ba Dao Yuzhuang.He took a deep breath, and said to himself: "This society is too unfair. The rich people in the county will eat up our teachers' wages for two or three months for a single meal. Du Qiang's heart is really dark, and he would spend fifteen yuan Take my fish for money, sell it for 80 yuan, and there is a difference of 65 yuan per catty."

Du Min poured a cup of tea for Hou Haiyang, put it on the table, and said with a very attentive attitude, "Sit down for a while, and I'll fry some shredded pork." The first meal today cost nearly 400 yuan. Seeing the vast Qian scene, she thanked Hou Haiyang from the bottom of her heart. After frying shredded ginger and pork, and cooking tomato and egg soup, Du Min respectfully poured Hou Haiyang a glass of wine. It was nearly nine o'clock when the two sat face to face for dinner. "Master Hou, my shop is just opening, without you sending fish, my shop can't continue." Du Min has no conditions to bargain with Hou Haiyang, her only weapon is a woman's tears.

Hou Haiyang didn't ask about Du Min's family situation. He was forced to work as a girl in a roadside shop. The family situation can be imagined with his ass. On the other hand, he found such a small shop within a week, which shows that Du Min can work. . "My fish can be delivered every week. The number can't be too many or too few. The key now is that you have to learn how to cook fish quickly. No matter how good the fish is, it won't work without good craftsmanship." Du Min didn't care about eating, she sat down beside Hou Haiyang with a pen and paper, and begged, "Master Hou, tell me the trick, and I'll write it down." When Hou Haiyang said something, she memorized it, much more seriously than when she was studying up.

The middle-aged man who came just now went back and forth, and made arrangements directly: "Tomorrow at noon, is there any sharp-headed fish? I want to entertain guests. I want a big bowl of pickled fish, a spicy fish, and some clear soup. Other dishes You don't have to." After the guests left, Du Min was both happy and worried, looked at Hou Haiyang with longing eyes, and said, "Master Hou, can you help me make another lunch tomorrow?" Hou Haiyang laughed and said, "Then I'll help people to the end and come over at noon tomorrow." "Is your home in the city?" Du Min originally wanted to ask him to sleep in the hostel, and she would pay for it, but she couldn't say it out of cash.

"My classmate lives in his dormitory at the Chengguan Police Station." When Du Min heard the word police station, his face quickly turned red, and he said, "Thank you Master Hou, if it wasn't for you, I would really be doomed, and I can never turn back." It feels really good to be a hero after saving the weak woman.Hou Haiyang got on the motorcycle and said, "I'll come on time tomorrow, you just need to prepare all the ingredients." He is a dexterous type with a strong learning ability. During this period of time, he is very familiar with motorcycles, like the wind Riding a motorcycle on the street.

While speeding, the pager at his waist vibrated rarely.The people who can make this paging call are all his own people. Hou Haiyang hurriedly pulled the car aside and saw a phone number from a provincial capital city. He thought it was Qiu Yun's paging call, so he hurriedly found a public phone and went back. Hou Haiyang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said politely: "Hello, I am Hou Haiyang." After he entered adolescence, he was very disgusted with his father's education in the scholarly family, and he mentioned his father to his sisters in private, mostly in a critical tone.But he didn't realize that his father's childhood education had been deeply rooted in his bones. He opposed his father in words, but his daily behavior was deeply influenced by his father. He didn't speak foul language, was polite, and could listen.

"I'm Zhengli. I just got off the plane and I'm at Lingxi Airport." Hou Haiyang was slightly disappointed when he heard that it was his sister's voice, and asked, "Sister, you're on a plane!" In the early 1990s, few people in Bashan County took a plane.There are three types of people who take the plane: one is county leaders; the other is county entrepreneurs; the third is people in third-tier national defense enterprises.Ordinary people look up at the plane with their necks up, and flying by plane is out of reach. "I'll come back with the guitar player." Hou Zhengli said shyly on the phone.Hou Haiyang was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted: "You came back with your boyfriend, sister, did you finally admit it?"

"Not a boyfriend, but a better male friend. His name is Zhang Huling. We will be back soon, and it will only take more than two hours." "I haven't had my winter vacation yet. In Bashan County, we have dinner together." "It's Zhang Huling's first visit to Bashan, and he's looking for a special restaurant to have dinner with in the evening. The environment is better. It's the first time he's meeting you, so my brother-in-law will definitely have to rip you off." "When you arrive in Bashan County, go directly to Ba Dao Yuzhuang. I will wait for you there." Hou Haiyang was quite excited when he thought that he would soon see his brother-in-law. Seventy-one Street" reverberates.A dozen or so cars parked at the gate of Ba Dao Yu Zhuang filled up the not-so-big dam.Hou Haiyang parked the car here, and couldn't help thinking of what Du Min said, he felt that Du Qiang made too much money and was unfair to him. Looking up at the brightly lit restaurant, he started his motorcycle and left. At eleven o'clock in the evening, Hou Haiyang waited for the car from Lingxi at the gate of the county party committee guest house.Looking at the crown logo on the car, he took a deep breath and said to himself, "Brother-in-law is not young, he can ride in the Crown car." Beside Hou Zhengli was a young man about 1.75 meters tall.The young man was wearing a short black woolen coat with a short gray scarf on it, he was gentle, handsome and unrestrained.While waiting for the two of them, Hou Haiyang kept guessing what his future brother-in-law would be like, whether he would be worthy of his sister, and whether he would make the whole family look over him.The first time we met, I felt good. Zhang Huling smiled and said, "I often hear my sister talking about you. You are taller than 1.8 meters." "Just 1.8 meters." Hou Haiyang held his brother-in-law's hand. Brother-in-law Zhang Huling's palm was soft and wide, just like the palm an intellectual should have. Hou Zhengli stared at the 70 motorcycle, and asked in surprise: "How much do you pay a month, you bought a pager, and motorcycles? The village primary school teacher's salary is very high?" Hou Haiyang said: "This matter is not clear in one sentence, let's talk slowly." When booking a room at the front desk of the guest house, Zhang Huling took out his wallet and ID card first, and said, "Book two rooms." Hou Zhengli hurried over: "Book three single rooms." After Hou Haiyang got married with Qiuyun, he was no longer a little boy. Looking at his sister's high spirits, he felt that his sister and brother-in-law had a deep relationship, otherwise the brother-in-law would not subconsciously book two rooms. The receptionist glanced at the three of them and asked back, "Three single rooms?" Hou Zhengli hurriedly said, "Three single rooms." Some single rooms in the county party reception are more expensive than standard rooms. According to Hou Haiyang's spending habits, he should consider booking two standard rooms instead of luxurious single rooms.The single room has a 1.5-meter bed covered with snow-white sheets. Opposite the bed is a Changhong color TV. There is also a separate bathroom with a flush toilet.Compared with Xinxiang Elementary School and Bullback Snake Elementary School, the single room conditions are one in the sky and the other in the underground. Zhang Huling frowned and walked around the room, touching the quilt on the bed with his hands. The quilt was damp and had some dark spots, and the toilet seat in the bathroom was crooked. He was not satisfied with the condition of the room, but he was still very happy. Self-restraint, no complaints.After opening the window, he took a few breaths of cold air, and he boasted: "The greening of the guest house is not bad." When Hou Haiyang followed Hou Zhengli to look at the room, Hou Zhengli whispered, "Huling only lives in five-star hotels in Guangdong. Living in this kind of place makes him uncomfortable." In Hou Haiyang's mind, the conditions of the county committee's guest house were already very good. He asked Hou Zhengli, "How can he live in Liuhe?" Hou Zhengli's face was brimming with happiness, and she said, "That's home, it's different from a hotel, and the golden nest and silver nest are not as good as your own doghouse. He loves me, and he will definitely love my home." Hou Haiyang took an exaggerated breath, and said: "It's so sour, my teeth are sour, and you have read too many Qiong Yao books." He said again, "Let's go to eat food stalls, and a large scale has formed near the natural gas company. , very distinctive." Hou Zhengli said: "It's fine, anyway, the restaurants in Bashan are like this." After arranging the room, the three of them walked to the food stall near the natural gas company.Belle Xiaozhong saw Hou Haiyang from afar and kept waving.Belle Xiao Zhong is very flirtatious with Hong Bing, but Fu Hong Bing still wants to land on Lu Hong in his heart, and the two of them have not come to any conclusion. Hou Zhengli saw that Belle Xiaozhong was very familiar with her younger brother, and looked at Hou Haiyang with searching eyes.After entering the house, after ordering the food, waiting for the beauty Xiao Zhong to go out, he said, "Who is this?" "This is Xiao Zhong, Fu Hongbing's friend." "Fu Hongbing is still in the suburban primary school?" "He got admitted to work in the County Public Security Bureau." "It's an open recruitment exam? Why don't you take the exam?" Hou Haiyang's wound was accidentally touched by his sister again. He laughed at himself and said, "Xinxiang is a place where birds don't lay eggs. I can't get any news. I will be suffocated in it." Zhang Huling didn't interrupt, and listened carefully to the conversation between the siblings. The three of them were sitting in the food stall, eating the tongue-sticking Bashan spicy fish fillet. Sweat was pouring from their foreheads, and the restraint they had when they first met disappeared with the sweat. During the dinner, Zhang Huling asked about Hou Haiyang's work situation, and then said in a decisive tone: "Yangyang, what's the point of staying in the village school? Hurry up and resign and come to Guangdong." Hou Haiyang said: "I want to quit my job and go to university." Zhang Huling was rather disapproving: "Hang Hai, let me ask you, what is the purpose of going to university? It's not for career. A real career does not require a diploma. Only migrant workers need a diploma. Look at a large number of bosses in Guangdong. Several of them are college graduates, and they are all reckless heroes. Take Shunde as an example, why Shunde is cited, there is a saying, "The whole country looks at Guangdong, Guangdong looks at the Pearl River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta looks at Shunde." Hou Haiyang straightened his body and listened carefully to the story told by his prospective brother-in-law. "Rongsheng Refrigerator, the boss is called Pan Ning, and his education level is in the fourth grade of elementary school. He used parts instead of molds, and used soda bottles as test products. With extremely simple tools such as hand hammers and hand files, he built the first two-door refrigerator. refrigerator. "Li Jingwei, the founder of Jianlibao, do you know his background? He was a posthumous child. He grew up in an orphanage in Dongshan District, Guangzhou. He polished shoes for others, worked as a printing worker, and fanned rich people in the theater. , Never been to school for a day. In the 1970s, Li Jingwei was favored by the county sports committee because he liked to play ball, and was promoted to the county sports committee as the deputy director." Hou Haiyang couldn't help interjecting: "I participated in Maodong's basketball league this year and was rated as an excellent player. It's a pity that Maodong's leaders didn't like me." "Then by chance, he was transferred by the county government to be the director of Sanshui Distillery. Every day, he carried rice wine on his back and sold it door-to-door in Foshan and Guangzhou. Look at his experience, and look at the current Jianlibao. He still needs it. Are you working hard to get into college?" Hou Haiyang's idea of ​​going to college was influenced and encouraged by Qiu Yun. At this time, the words of his prospective brother-in-law shocked him a lot, and his idea of ​​going to college was shaken. Hou Zhengli rested her chin on one hand, completely becoming a good girl, and Wenwen quietly acted like a little bird.Hou Haiyang and Hou Zhengli, two siblings, went down rivers to catch fish and birds from trees when they were young, and often forgot their gender distinction.In Hou Haiyang's eyes, her sister is a carefree, cheerful and cheerful girl. Now she has completely changed in front of her boyfriend, becoming a delicate flower cultivated in a greenhouse, at least on the surface. "This year, Tsingtao Brewery was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This is the first H-share in China... The stock market is a barometer of the economy. I think the country will continue to develop for at least 20 years. Now is the best time to enter the stock market." Good time..." Zhang Huling and Hou Zhengli talked to each other with excitement, their eyebrows raised, and they were full of energy.Hou Zhengli focused on listening, interrupting discussions from time to time. Hou Haiyang deeply feels that he is ignorant, and what he thinks most about is "what is the price of the pointed fish, how to learn high school mathematics well, when will Qiuyun come back from the exam" and other small things that are not on the table, compared with Zhang Huling , he is a small person in a small county in Bashan.The feeling was so real it frustrated him. Beauty Xiao Zhong toasted with a wine glass, then pulled Hou Haiyang aside, and said, "Where are we going to go during the Spring Festival? During the Chinese New Year, I will invite you and Fu Hongbing to drink." Hou Haiyang knew that Xiao Zhong's beautiful woman was pursuing Fu Hongbing, and Fu Hongbing had a special liking for Lu Hong. He didn't want to hurt Xiao Zhong, and he couldn't make decisions for Fu Hongbing, so he said flexibly: "If you don't go out during the winter vacation, I will Fight for it." Belle Xiaozhong wanted to fall in love with Fu Hongbing wholeheartedly, and tried every means to create an opportunity to be with Fu Hongbing. She urged: "You must come, and Hongbing must come too." Returning to her seat, Hou Zhengli asked cautiously, "What is the relationship between you and that woman?" Hou Haiyang said, "It doesn't matter, ordinary friends, she has a better relationship with Fu Hongbing." Hou Zhengli warned: "It's a good thing that you failed in your first love. It makes you sober. Women are very realistic. Don't fall in love so early, and focus on your career. You can only talk about it when you are at least twenty-five years old." Zhang Huling seldom saw Hou Zhengli as a mother-in-law, so he laughed: "Your elder sister is too lenient. Haiyang is a good-looking talent, so women like it. You let him hold back to become a monk, which is against human nature." Hou Zhengli raised her fist and said angrily, "Your idea is very dirty, you have to fix it some other day." Zhang Huling shrank his head and said, "Madam, how dare I." Seeing the expressions of the two people agreeing with each other, Hou Haiyang couldn't help thinking of Qiuyun who was far away in Maodong, and thought: "I don't know how Qiuyun did in the exam? If you pass the exam, the gap between us will be big. If you don't pass the exam, Qiuyun Yun will be uncomfortable." He finally thought: "Qiuyun would better pass the exam, she has a good future, and I will be happy for her, both of them are living in Xinxiang, that is the saddest thing." On the way back to the county party committee guest house, Hou Zhengli looked unnatural. She said to her younger brother, "Go to bed early, we will go back to Erdaoguai tomorrow." In her mind, her younger brother was still a pure young man, she never expected Well, half a year is enough time for a handsome young man to become a mature man. Hou Haiyang didn't break his sister's mind, he greeted his brother-in-law and entered the house.After entering the room, he first went to the bathroom to take a shower, and with the sound of rushing water, his thoughts flew back to the simple bathroom of Bullback Snake Elementary School. At first, Hou Zhengli just pretended to watch TV in the room for a while. After half an hour, she opened the door lightly and came to her brother's room. With her ear pressed to the door, she heard a slight snoring sound inside. Then he quickly walked to Zhang Huling's room. Zhang Huling hugged the black shadow that had entered the room, kissed him passionately, and said, "That's your brother, and you're so careful." Hou Zhengli hugged his head full of wisdom, and pressed his face against his black and dense hair, said : "It's because I'm my younger brother that I'm so careful, and I don't care so much about others." The two hugged and fell on the bed, and the wooden bed made a creaking sound, which was especially loud in the quiet environment.Hou Zhengli was startled, and when she moved her body, the wooden bed made a rattling sound.Zhang Huling made a joke, saying: "This is the county party committee guest house, I don't know how many corrupt officials have slept in this bed." Hou Zhengli grabbed Zhang Huling's arm fiercely, and said: "It's disgusting, I won't sleep here anymore. She was about to get up, but Zhang Huling hugged her waist again, and the two hugged each other tightly on the bed. In his dreams, Hou Haiyang always felt a faint rattling sound in his ears. He didn't have the habit of sleeping in. He got up at seven o'clock in the morning. After doing push-ups outside the dormitory, he punched a set of youth long fists. His body was hot and sweated slightly. He felt that the abundant energy in his body seemed to be bursting out.Back at the guest house, the two rooms of his sister and brother-in-law were tightly closed, so he could only enter the room and continue to wait.After watching TV for more than an hour, he went out and poked his head in the aisle for a while, but the door was still closed. Hou Haiyang's stomach was growling with hunger, and he couldn't wait any longer, so he went out to look for breakfast.There are several breakfast restaurants outside the county party committee guest house, he hesitated a little in front of the Douhua restaurant, but went in anyway.Last time at this bean curd restaurant, he met his first love, Lu Ming, by accident. Now that his first love is holding someone else's hand, he has nothing to do with him. It hurt him.Even with Qiuyun, the needle has not been pulled out.The only thing that can rust this thin needle is time. In ten to fifteen years, maybe the needle will move from the apex of the heart to the brain, and the heartache will become a youthful memory. After breakfast, Hou Haiyang returned to the guest house after wiping his mouth with a napkin. The county party committee guest house is a Soviet-style building with wide aisles, five-meter-high floors, and polished melon stones on the ground.Guamishi is a kind of small crushed stone, and the longer it is spread on the floor, the brighter the Guamishi will be. No one was walking around, and the aisle was unusually quiet. The warm winter sun came in through the windows, illuminating the dust in the air.Hou Haiyang strangely felt a special sense of mystery and solemnity. He could hear the sound of steady footsteps walking in this building, and he could feel the thick history flowing in the building, so he couldn't help but restrain his smile. Back in the dormitory, the window was opened, and the cold air that had been lurking for a long time rushed in desperately.He saw a white-haired old man walking along the tree path with his hands behind his back outside the window. The old man was wearing an old military uniform that had been washed gray and was tightly buttoned.He thought it was the old county magistrate Zhang Jianguo, but when the old man came back from a walk, he realized that it was not. The old man was older than Zhang Jianguo, and his age spots were particularly obvious. The white-haired old man walked straight along the trail, turned and disappeared. At half past ten, Hou Zhengli finally appeared at the door and said, "Erba, what time do you get up, have you had breakfast?" Hou Haiyang raised the pager in his hand, and said, "Sister, please, what time did you wake up, if my father knew that my brother-in-law was going to sleep late, he would definitely nag." With a faint blush on Hou Zhengli's cheeks, she said, "Don't tell Dad what happened at night. If he tells my brother-in-law about the tradition of the scholarly family, it will make people laugh. My brother-in-law's family is in Lingxi, and my brothers and sisters are all intellectuals." , the worst is Daben, and no one ever mentions Scholar's House." Hou Haiyang's pager rang, and the number belonged to the small shop. He put the pager back into his trouser pocket and said, "When are we going back to Erdaoguai?" "After lunch, let's go back to Erdaoguai." "Brother-in-law is very rich. What kind of business does he do? I was still confused after talking for a long time last night." "Your brother-in-law came to Guangdong after graduating from graduate school. He has two main businesses. One is to engage in real estate in Hainan, and the other is to engage in the securities industry. In these two industries, there are many opportunities. If you seize the opportunities, you are still poor today. , Tomorrow will be a millionaire. Actually, I don’t know how much money he has, but the money he can mobilize should be counted in hundreds of millions.” Hou Zhengli said this in a calm tone as much as possible. Hou Haiyang originally thought that his brother-in-law might have hundreds of thousands or two hundred thousand, but he didn't expect that brother-in-law didn't have this concept at all, but used "billion" as the unit of measurement.He counted with his wrists: "My monthly salary is only about 100 yuan, and the annual salary is 1,500 yuan. Ten teachers are 150,000 yuan, a hundred teachers are 150,000 yuan, and a thousand teachers are 1.5 million yuan. 10,000 is 1.5 million, and 100,000 is 150 million." At this point, he said with an unbelievable expression: "Sister, bragging?" Hou Zhengli said seriously: "Erba, you haven't come out of Bashan, so you don't know how big the world is. Guangdong is the front line of reform and opening up. Rich people are produced in batches. Their lives are far beyond the imagination of Bashan people. My first The first time I met his friend, I was also frightened. A bottle of foreign wine costs tens of thousands, and they sometimes drink it vigorously, drinking more than ten bottles a night." "If I have 100 million, I will first give my dad some money to make connections, so that he can be converted from private to public soon." "You have 100 million, do you still care about changing from private to public?" Hou Zhengli twitched her lips. "That's true." Hou Haiyang could only use shock to describe his mood at this time, he really couldn't figure out what the concept of a unit of 100 million was.There was a farmer who aspired to be an emperor. In his mind, the biggest advantage of being an emperor was that he put pork heads around the paddy fields. When plowing the fields, he could eat two slices of pork heads no matter which side he went to.At this time, he is the farmer who imagined to be the emperor. At this time, the paging sounded again. Hou Haiyang took a look at the paging and said, "I still have something to do. I won't have lunch with you at noon. After dinner, please call me." Hou Zhengli followed up and asked, "Did you fall in love in such a hurry. Let me tell you, don't fall in love, you are still young, don't come back with crooked melons and cracked dates." Hou Haiyang replied, "I'm a chivalrous man who saves weak women from suffering." What he said was completely true, but Hou Zhengli didn't believe it at all, and said, "We're going back to Erdaoguai today, and we're going back to Lingxi tomorrow. After you receive the call, you'll join us right away." Hou Haiyang started the motorcycle, leaving Hou Zhengli with a chic back. When they arrived at the small shop next to Dongfanghong Middle School, Du Min was waiting anxiously.Seeing the motorcycle approaching, she let out a long breath of relief, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the guests came here this morning to tell you that they still want the smell from last night. If you don't come, I really can't make it." Hou Haiyang still hasn't recovered from the concept of "100 million", thinking that Du Min has exhausted all his efforts to make money, and other people in the world spend money like water, and secretly said: "This world is really unfair. Some people are so rich. More people are so poor." Du Min was sensitively aware that Hou Haiyang had something on his mind, so she said cautiously: "I've prepared all the side dishes, I don't dare to cook the pointed fish, for fear of spoiling the taste." She saw that Hou Haiyang still didn't speak, Feeling anxious and worried, he smiled apologetically and said, "I bought a silver carp and practiced the craft with the silver carp at night, Master Hou has to teach me." In the kitchen of the small restaurant, Du Min arranged all kinds of side dishes neatly, except for a few pointed fish.Hou Haiyang said: "You haven't dissected the fish? You can taste it in advance." Du Min said: "I'm afraid that the workmanship is not good and it will be damaged." Hou Haiyang said: "Sharp-headed fish are also fish, don't take them too mysteriously." Last night, Du Min wrote down the operation method based on her memory. She carefully stood beside Hou Haiyang, carefully watching every move, and confirmed the operation method. At twelve o'clock, the middle-aged man brought people to the restaurant on time.They sat for less than two minutes, and the hot fish with sauerkraut was brought up. All of a sudden, the chopsticks were flying, and everyone said it was enjoyable.Du Min stood at the door of the kitchen, looking at the mouths of the diners, as if they saw the beating of tickets.At one o'clock in the afternoon, the pager on Hou Haiyang's waist rang. After looking at the number, Hou Haiyang said: "I have to go first, don't be afraid, ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her parents-in-law." Du Min plucked up his courage and said, "There are still four pointed-headed fish, not enough for this week, Master Hou, can I have some more credit?" Hou Haiyang said: "From now on, you can deliver fish once a week at most. You also have to search the vegetable market to try your luck, or find a way to find someone to bring fish over." Du Min said with a smile on his face, "You can't hang yourself from a tree. I understand this. I've been in the vegetable market for the past few days. It's just that the pointed fish in the market has already been ordered, so it's hard to buy." The ventilation in the kitchen is not good, and there is only one exhaust fan "whirling" to exhaust air outwards.When Hou Haiyang received the call, the last pot of sauerkraut fish had just come out of the pot. He handed the pot dream to Du Min and said, "My mission is complete. I still have a few home-cooked dishes. These are your strengths." There were three tables of guests at noon. The spicy pointed fish and pickled fish were very popular, and they didn't care about the high price. The greaves that the guests kept chewing seemed to be a golden road to getting rich. When Du Min took the spatula, he had a bright smile on his face and said, "Thank you, Master Hou, your craftsmanship is so good that the guests are full of praise." She observed Hou Haiyang's face, and said tentatively, "Master Hou , the business here is good, I will give you the fish money from the first two times, and I can't delay it for long." After just two days, she has already seen the great potential of the pointed fish restaurant, and now the supply of goods has become the biggest factor restricting the further development of the restaurant.Last night, she tossed and baked sesame seed cakes on the bed all night, after much deliberation, she decided that no matter how tight the restaurant's funds were, she had to pay for the pointed fish.But after hearing Hou Haiyang's words, she still had to buy part of the pointed fish in the market by herself, and she wanted to postpone the payment. Hou Haiyang said angrily: "Forget it, you have to turn around for a few more days, and we will settle the settlement when the restaurant is really on the right track." Du Min felt Hou Haiyang's sincerity, and she was really short of money, so she didn't mention the money, looked at Hou Haiyang with a pitiful expression, and said: "Master Hou, the sharp-headed fish is almost used up, can you give me more money?" Make up some?" "I want to accompany my sister home for the New Year's dinner. Delivery is not available for the next two days. You have to think of a way." Hou Haiyang put on his coat, jumped on the motorcycle neatly, slammed the accelerator, and left. Du Min stood at the door, looking at the motorcycle going away, and thought anxiously: "Hou Haiyang must be angry because he didn't get the money for the supply. If he doesn't supply, what will happen to my restaurant?" She borrowed the money in a low voice. When she borrowed money, she suffered cold faces and blank stares. She almost knelt down and begged several times. Finally, she got together the meager capital to open the restaurant. Now the purchase channel has become a problem again. When the motorcycle disappeared from sight, she stomped her feet and regretted: "I am such a fool, why am I so stingy, I should give the money to Hou Haiyang, I really have long hair but short knowledge!" At the county guest house, Hou Zhengli and Zhang Huling stood at the door dragging their luggage.Last night, her younger brother slept next door, which made Hou Zhengli feel nervous. When making out, the two were as cautious as if they were cheating on each other, which added to the sense of mystery and magic, and the joyous journey was particularly long-lasting. After exercising all night, Zhang Huling was extremely tired. When he woke up, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning.After washing up, Hou Zhengli greeted Hou Haiyang after eating the Bashan-style bean curd rice in the small restaurant in front of the county guest house. After the roaring motorcycle stopped, Hou Zhengli, as her older sister, felt that her younger brother's expression and temperament had changed a lot, and she always suspected that Hou Haiyang was in love, and tried to persuade her: "Erba, you didn't sleep late, where did you go? You are still young, don't play with your friends so early." Zhang Huling couldn't help joking: "Zhengli, you only allow state officials to set fires, and you don't allow people to light lamps." Hou Zhengli reached out and slapped Zhang Huling, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm telling Erwa something serious. If he falls in love in the county town, he will have to stay in the county town for the rest of his life. He is so smart that he won't go out. It would be a pity to go out into the world." The three of them returned to the guest house. Zhang Huling drove out the car and saw Hou Haiyang riding on the motorcycle. He said in surprise, "You want to go back by motorcycle? It's winter, be careful to keep your ears cold. Find a place to put the motorcycle on your back." The car stopped, follow us back together." Hou Haiyang said: "I'm used to it, it's okay to be cold." Half a year ago, when Hou Haiyang left Liuhe Town, he was full of sadness, and squeezed into the long-distance bus full of rural atmosphere.Half a year later, with an unconvinced energy, he rode a motorcycle and galloped on the concrete road that had just been repaired. When leaving the city, Zhang Huling could still see the motorcycle, and soon after, the motorcycle disappeared.He shook his head while watching, and said to Hou Zhengli: "You have to tell Haiyang not to drive so fast. Cars are made of iron, and there is a little obstruction in a car accident. Motorcycles are made of meat, and it will be over if there is an accident." The air conditioner was turned on in the car, it was as warm as spring and very comfortable.Hou Zhengli said: "My younger brother is very smart, he can learn everything quickly, and he is much better than me. Back then when the family was in trouble, he only studied in the middle school. This is what I owe him the most. When you come to Guangdong, you have to train him well. " Zhang Huling said: "Naturally, he is also my younger brother. I have to emphasize one point. After Haiyang comes here, he must start from the lowest level first, so that his foundation is solid. Do you understand?" Hou Zhengli leaned her head on Zhang Huling happily, and said, "I understand, I'll listen to you." Zhang Huling turned his head and kissed Hou Zhengli's forehead.A motorcycle suddenly turned around from the path, Zhang Huling swerved in the direction, and the car almost collided with the motorcycle.The motorcycle driver was so frightened that he cursed when the car went away. When approaching Liuhe, the car overtook the motorcycle, Hou Haiyang was not convinced, he slammed the accelerator and bit the car. When we arrived at Liuhe Town, the small car had a low chassis and it was difficult to drive on the machine farm road. Hou Haiyang's motorcycle took advantage of it and drove directly to the bluestone slab of Liuhe Erdaoguai School. Hou Houde was busy in the woods outside the fence, and was surprised to see his son riding a motorcycle from a distance.In his mind, only the cadres of the town government riding three-wheeled motorcycles are good people. Otherwise, those riding motorcycles are either social youths or nouveau riche. Hou Haiyang pulled out the motorcycle key and ran up the bluestone ladder. Before his father could ask, he said, "My sister is back, and she brought her boyfriend with her." Du Xiaohua came back from the plum grove with the dung bucket, and when she heard her son's voice, she quickly put the dung bucket aside and said, "Erba, you haven't had a holiday yet, why are you back?"