Lujia Alley.

In fact, it is an old street, and this area was full of businessmen back then.

Times have changed, families have risen and fallen, and the big families of the past have now fallen.

But only the name of Lujia Alley has been retained until now.

Due to the fact that there are too many ancient buildings in the vicinity and are listed as national cultural heritage sites, there are few high-rise buildings in this area, and there are quite a few two- and three-story row buildings.

The alley is very wide, there are not many people during the day, and one side of the alley is also divided into temporary parking spaces.

But there are rules for parking times......

Any vehicle is only allowed to park until 4 p.m.

After 4 o'clock, this will be the beginning of the night market.

Many of the stalls set up here will be open until two or three o'clock in the morning.

There is no other reason for this, because when night falls, it becomes a food street and is crowded with tourists.

Eating supper here can give you a sense of age.

In the words of the old man, it is to have a taste.

Modern and ancient things complement each other, and many little brothers and sisters wearing Hanfu also often come here to check in, giving people a feeling that the ancients have traveled to modern times.

Officer Wang asked He Junchao for the address, and walked all the way to the intersection of the alley.

At this time, it was already dark, and the lights of Lujia Alley were obviously brighter than other roads, and the lively flow of people brought life to this alley.

"The ghost knows how He Junchao came here on duty, could he have come here for supper?" Lu Weiwei was a little skeptical about He Junchao's duty.

Officer Wang smiled: "It's a little farther, but he told me that last time he was with Lao Ding, in order to catch a habitual offender who stole battery cars, and chased all the way here." ”

At that time, the two of them were hungry, and the car thief was cuffed to the iron railing on the side of the road, and the two sat nearby to eat supper, and the greedy thief was going to scold his mother. ”

"Haha, if you catch a thief and find this kind of food, it can be regarded as oral. Lu Weiwei took a sip of saliva and looked left and right.

When she saw the street sign of "Lujia Alley", Lu Weiwei was suddenly overjoyed and said: "This is my own home, it seems that there is a reason why I am associated with food." ”

Gu Chen and Yuan Shasha looked at each other and smiled directly.

A few people kept walking inside, but Lu Weiwei kept being amazed.

"My God, use the utensils of egg tarts to put the buns, what kind of fairy buns is this?"

"Can duck be eaten with dragon fruit slices?"

"What's in this vermicelli? Is it delicious to have duck blood vermicelli?"

"Why is there a straw on top of the balls? Is it yogurt or something?"

"And this, is this a roast chicken or what? Why is it so big? Are you sure it's not a turkey?"

In order to confirm her judgment, Lu Weiwei also leaned over and sniffed with her nose.

Officer Wang felt very embarrassed, held his forehead and said, "Lu Weiwei, can we be more reserved, there are thousands of delicious things, you can't have seen everything, right?"

"But I just feel special if I haven't seen it, the world of foodies is only delicious and delicious, especially for those new things that I haven't seen before, I just need to taste it, and after tasting it, I can know if this thing is worth the price." ”

Listening to Lu Weiwei talking endlessly, the uncle who bought the roast chicken smiled and said, "The little girl is really interesting, she must have eaten a lot of delicacies, right?"

"Of course. Lu Weiwei stood up straight and said with a smile: "It can be said that I have basically eaten half of the food in Jiangnan City." ”

"That's pretty good, too. The uncle couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said: "There are thousands of delicacies in our Jiangnan City, dare to say that I have eaten half of them, and it is also very remarkable, such as my roast chicken, you haven't eaten it at first glance, this chicken is free-range in the mountains, and it is very nutritious." ”

"Sure enough, I guessed it right. Lu Weiwei nodded, and asked again: "Does the uncle know that in this Lu family's alley, is there anyone who buys scallion pancakes, and his scallion pancakes are particularly delicious?"

"Yes. The uncle who sold roast chicken suddenly pointed to the bend in front of him and said: "You walk to the intersection of the alley where the flag is hung, turn right, the person who sells scallion pancakes is there, and many people are queuing up every day, so ......"

"Thank you, uncle. Before the uncle could finish speaking, Lu Weiwei grabbed Gu Chen's arm and said, "Senior Brother Gu, let's hurry over." ”

"Good. Gu Chen nodded, followed Officer Wang and Yuan Shasha, and walked towards the alley where the flag was hung together.

Uncle Bai, who sells roast chicken, is enthusiastic and depressed.

Originally, I wanted to say that it would take a long time to queue up over there, so I came to buy some roast**, but the little girl ran away......

When I came to the place where the flag was hung, it was the same as the uncle who sold roast chicken said, and the business of selling scallion pancakes here was really good.

The queue has already reached dozens of people.

A middle-aged and elderly couple is busy making scallion pancakes, and they don't want to be skillful.

Gu Chen was suddenly depressed: "It's going to take a long time to queue up, right?"

"It's not the right time for us to come. Officer Wang also said depressedly: "He Junchao came here around the early hours of the morning that night, but now it is the peak season for dining, and the queue must be long." ”

"Queue up for good food, as it should be. Yuan Shasha smiled and said, "Why don't I go to the queue?"

"Don't. Lu Weiwei suddenly pulled Yuan Shasha over, and pushed Officer Wang over: "Let Lao Wang go to the queue, let's see how this scallion pancake is made on the side, maybe we can learn some skills and go back and make it ourselves." ”

"Good. What else could Yuan Shasha say, holding Lu Weiwei's arm, the two ran to the two couples to observe.

Officer Wang shrugged: "Yes, I'll go if I go, Gu Chen, you can also go over and have a look, maybe you can become a chef as Lu Weiwei said." ”

Gu Chen just smiled, didn't speak, and walked directly with Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha.

"Your scallion pancakes are ready, 4 10 yuan, you take it. The middle-aged woman used a paper bag to put four freshly made scallion pancakes into it.

The customer scans the QR code directly to pay and leaves, followed by the next ......

"Two pieces of five-one scallion pancakes?" Gu Chen looked at the size of the scallion pancakes in the pot, and couldn't help but smile and said, "This is really a conscience price." ”

The middle-aged man glanced up at Gu Chen and said with a smile: "I sell a scallion pancake for two yuan and five, and the cost is about 1 yuan, and I am satisfied, I can buy 800 a day." ”

"Can you sell 800 a day?" Yuan Shasha suddenly widened her eyes and said: "Then you can earn 36,000 yuan a month, if you join the company, the franchise fee is 5,000 yuan a month, when you open 100 stores in Jiangnan City, the franchise fee is 500,000 yuan per month, and 6 million a year, if you open 5,000 franchise stores, you can earn 300 million yuan a year, and you can definitely be listed on the main board in less than two years." ”

Listening to Yuan Shasha help him calculate the accounts, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "But this scallion pancake ...... I have to do it myself, I can't ask someone, I can't freeze it. ”

"Then you can only make scallion pancakes for the rest of your life. Lu Weiwei couldn't help but smile and said teasingly.

"You're here to shoot a short video, right?" The middle-aged woman couldn't help but say when she saw that the three of them were so curious.

Gu Chen was very curious, and hurriedly asked her, "Why do you think so?"

"It's simple. In the middle of the conversation, the middle-aged woman handed the loaded scallion pancake to the next customer, and said by the way:

"Because you all have a good temperament, walking on the street these days, it's already very good to see a handsome guy, and two more beautiful women, which studio should you be, I think you should come here to shoot videos. ”

The middle-aged man also smiled: "A few days ago, there were always some young men and women dressed very fashionably, with my scallion pancake stall as the background, patting their butts and twisting their waists, ouch, I don't have the heart to make scallion pancakes." ”

"And those people are lighting and all kinds of camera positions, which feels like making a movie, but it is also a coincidence that it is precisely because of their videos that the business of our stall is getting better and better, and I should really thank those young people." The middle-aged woman also hurriedly added.

At this moment, a takeaway boy in a yellow vest panted and parked the battery car at the back of the stall, took off his helmet and walked over.

He picked up a paper bag, pinched a scallion pancake, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

"Xiaodong, are you back?" the middle-aged man turned his head to look at the takeaway brother.

"Well, I just finished delivering a few orders, and my stomach is starving, so I'll eat a few scallion pancakes first. ”

"Don't eat too much, there are a lot of customers lined up here. The middle-aged woman also reminded on the side.

"It's fine. The takeaway brother ignored it, and after eliminating the scallion pancakes in his hand, he was about to attack the scallion pancakes in the pot, but found Gu Chen, Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha standing in front of him.

The whole person was suddenly frozen......

"Huh, you guys...... Aren't you the same police officers that day?"

The takeaway guy quickly recognized a few people.

"Zhao Xiaodong?" Gu Chen looked at the hibiscus takeaway vest on the takeaway brother, and suddenly remembered that Zhao Xiaodong came to report the case with blood on his face that night, smiled and said, "How is your injury?"

"Thanks to the police officer, the eyebrow bone was fractured, and the other party also compensated for all medical expenses. Zhao Xiaodong said.

"Then you will come out to work now, won't you rest for a few more days?" Yuan Shasha also expressed her incomprehension.

Zhao Xiaodong waved his hand: "Let's do takeaway errands, time is very precious, and some old customers are fixed, if you delay for a few days, maybe these accumulated old customers will be snatched away by others, we don't dare to rest, it's not easy to make money." ”

Seeing that Gu Chen and the others were still standing, Zhao Xiaodong suddenly took a few steps back, moved out a few small stools from the stall, and said, "A few of you are also here to buy scallion pancakes, right? Don't stand, sit down first." ”

"Thank you. ”

Seeing that Zhao Xiaodong was so enthusiastic, everyone sat down.

"I really didn't expect that this shop that sells scallion pancakes is run by your parents?" Seeing that the delicious scallion pancakes were actually run by Zhao Xiaodong's family, Lu Weiwei was also happy not to want it.

"It's just a mouthful of food. Zhao Xiaodong lost the detention at the police station, but was much more relaxed: "My family is from other places, and in my hometown, scallion pancakes don't sell well, mainly because there are too many people doing this kind of business." ”

"In Jiangnan City, it was originally okay, but later it was used as a background by those who took short videos one after another, and more and more people ran here, and business got better and better. ”

"Your parents make scallion pancakes, and you make takeout, which is pretty good. Gu Chen also expressed his good impression of this kind of professional matching.

Parents make scallion pancakes, and their sons are responsible for order delivery, which can not only increase the sales of scallion pancakes, but also make money by taking orders, which is a win-win situation.

"It's not easy. Zhao Xiaodong's face revealed immaturity, and he said with a smile: "In fact, when we run takeaways, we must quickly familiarize ourselves with every nameless alley, broken path and deep secret path in a foreign land. ”

"After all, every rider has a name hidden in their heart, such as a building, a neighborhood, or a road. ”

"It's usually our first delivery that runs out of time, we can't find it after a lot of turns, or we get stuck in the middle of the night. ”

Lu Weiwei smiled: "I think you should have been doing it for a few years, right? These nameless alleys are probably more familiar than our police." ”

"Yes, there is. Zhao Xiaodong did not deny it, saying: "I have worked in Furong takeaway for two years, in fact, most of the time I am a special delivery rider on the night shift, starting work at 23 o'clock every day and finishing at 7 o'clock in the morning. ”

Looking at Gu Chen, Zhao Xiaodong smiled and said, "So you were on the night shift that day, so you could meet me, and today there happened to be an old customer, who was greedy and close, so I sent him over, and I usually start work at 23 o'clock." ”

"The night shift delivery rider should have a high salary, right?" Gu Chen was very curious, and said that he was curious about the profession of the takeaway brother.

Every day, I see many food delivery guys shuttling through the streets and alleys of the city, they are always in a hurry, but they rarely have the opportunity to sit down with these people and communicate face-to-face.

Gu Chen felt that this was an opportunity......

"The salary is okay. Zhao Xiaodong smiled and said: "Late-night orders earn nine yuan per order, plus fifty yuan of night subsidies, but in the early morning of the bleakest spring season, a rider can sometimes only take five orders a night." ”

Looking up at the sky, Zhao Xiaodong sighed again: "However, Jiangnan City has high consumption, in order to save money, they don't even dare to let go of food, more than fifteen yuan, they have to weigh it, take two days off every month, and rarely rest, they all save up and go home to visit relatives." ”

"Then your parents only came over later, right?" Yuan Shasha asked him weakly.

"yes. Zhao Xiaodong smiled: "Later, my parents always couldn't see me, and I was worried that I couldn't eat enough and sleep well, so I came to Jiangnan City to do some small business, I didn't expect that Jiangnan people still love scallion pancakes, my parents can now sell about 800 a day, and the income is okay, after a few years, we can go back to our hometown to pay a down payment." ”

"Don't you settle in Jiangnan City?" Lu Weiwei said curiously.

Zhao Xiaodong shook his head: "The housing prices here can't afford to hurt, in my hometown county, I can barely buy a set by gritting my teeth, this is a big city, maybe this place will never belong to me, right?"

"It's also good to make money in Jiangnan City and buy a house in your hometown county, after all, it's your own home. Gu Chenting agreed with Zhao Xiaodong's point of view.

After all, housing prices have dashed the dreams of many young people.

Compared with the shantytown reform in Pengcheng, where hundreds of billionaires can be born at one time, ordinary people really have to rely on their own efforts to live a decent life.

"Although our salary is okay, in the early morning of Jiangnan City, we also lost meals and even a whole electric car, if these are exchanged for a single income, it is really distressing. When Zhao Xiaodong said this, he couldn't help but sigh:

"So the Dongfeng Express brother who beat me that day, he was miserable, but we still reached a settlement, and we met last night, and he also said hello to me. ”

"That's good. Gu Chen nodded with satisfaction, this was better than he imagined, and couldn't help but say: "So our police are also going all out to crack down on theft at night, especially the gang of thieves who stole the takeaway brother's battery car, and they are completely intensifying." ”

"Thank you very much for your efforts. Zhao Xiaodong clenched his hands into fists excitedly: "We have personally felt this, especially in the past year, even if the battery car is stolen, it will be recovered soon, this has to praise your Furong Branch, I heard that other areas are not so lucky." ”

"Haha. Lu Weiwei also laughed: "You are really a sycophant." ”

Seeing that there were still more than a dozen people standing in front of Officer Wang, Gu Chen turned around and asked: "Your courier brother shuttles through the streets and alleys of the city, you should be familiar with the city, if there is anything suspicious in the future, remember to notify our police as soon as possible." ”

"Yes. Lu Weiwei also added: "With the cooperation of the police and the people, our area can live and work in peace and contentment, and you are mobile inspectors." ”

"Haha, that's okay. Zhao Xiaodong also scratched the back of his head and said: "We have thousands of takeaway brothers, forming an intelligence network, which can also provide a lot of support to your police, but it's just ......."

Speaking of this, Zhao Xiaodong suddenly hesitated.

"Just what?" asked Yuan Shasha puzzled.

"It's just that everyone doesn't have this awareness, and everyone's time is spent on work and errands, and some will be found by chance, but there are not many people who are brave and brave, and they are afraid of retaliation, so if you want to provide clues to the police, you can only follow fate. ”

Seeing that Gu Chen had been thinking, Lu Weiwei asked him curiously, "Senior Brother Gu, do you have any new ideas?"

"Yes. ”

Gu Chen nodded.

In fact, Gu Chen has always had a new idea, but he usually has a short time in contact with the takeaway brother, and there are few intersections, so it is even more impossible to talk heart-to-heart.

But meeting Zhao Xiaodong today made Gu Chen realize that in fact, in addition to the police patrol, there is another important force, that is, the group of takeaway brothers.

Police patrols are limited, and the patrol routes are relatively modest.

The familiarity of many nameless alleys is not as good as these takeaway guys who walk the streets all day long.

If the takeaway brother in Furong District can be publicized and educated in a little organization, he may be able to become another professional intelligence team in addition to the police patrol.

Because the takeaway brother has seen many early mornings in Jiangnan City.

Most of the time, these nights are common, one after the other, until dawn.

But sometimes, walking through the capillaries of the city, riders discover the secrets, desires, revelries, tenderness and tears that belong to the night.

......