Chapter 38: The First Order Business
When I got up in the morning, I saw that the little snowflakes were still floating, and I didn't have to do anything about sweeping the yard, so I shook a big gun in the backyard, and I sweated all the time, and went back to the house to take a hot shower, and then changed into dry clothes, and put on a lambskin coat outside, and Bian Rui walked to his parents' house for breakfast.
When he was about to leave the yard, he added some forage to the bull in the yard and made a long pond ginseng.
Shi Shiran returned to the yard of his parents' house and found that everyone was busy this morning, grandma was cooking mutton soup in the kitchen, mother was baking cakes, and father and grandfather were holding a few pockets to the door.
"Grandpa, Dad, what is this for?" Bian Rui asked at the same time as he trotted over to take the handle.
Bian Rui's grandfather said: "Your uncle said that now the wild fruits in the mountains have grown, let us go and pick them back, and I am going to take your two uncles there."
Grandpa's mouth said that the fruit Bian Rui knows, it looks a bit like a fig, but there are a few more edges on the fruit, a bit like the eight-sided hammer used by the military generals in ancient romance novels, so it is also called the eight-sided fruit.
This fruit is a secret in the village, in addition to the elders, Bian Rui's father's generation is two or three people who know where those fruit trees grow in the old forest.
Bian Rui didn't know before, but now he knows that the eight-sided fruits produced on these trees can prevent livestock plague, that is to say, these fruits are mashed and mixed into the feed of livestock or poultry, which can ensure that poultry and livestock are not plagued.
As the old saying goes, the family has a lot of money, and the hairy ones don't count!
It is because poultry and livestock are prone to plague, and if they are unlucky, the hard work of those years will be wasted, and even the family can go from rich to poor.
Therefore, the location of those trees is a secret in the village, and the young people in the village generally don't know that there is such a thing, but Bian Rui knows that it is still the blessing of the ancestor, because those trees were planted by the ancestor himself. The ancestor recorded it in his notes.
"Oh!" Bian Rui didn't say much after listening, since the old elder didn't want to let him know, then he pretended not to know!
"How many days have you been here, and it's still snowing outside, can't you wait for the snow to stop before going?" Bian Rui's father was a little worried about his father, because it was not easy to walk in the forest at this time, although it was located in the south of the Yangtze River, there was not as much snow as in the north, but the forest was not a flat river, who knew what would happen?
Bian Rui's grandfather said: "Don't worry about it, I have my own opinions."
After speaking, Bian Rui's grandfather turned to his grandson and asked, "I heard that you have given all these years of piano to the school?"
"Yes, yesterday the uncle came to ask for it, and I gave it to it, anyway, it is not for outsiders to give it to the school," Bian Rui said.
Bian Rui's grandfather was very satisfied with his grandson's approach: "Well, it should be, you are a member of the Bian family, and it's good that you can contribute to the affairs of the family."
The old man doesn't care too much about money, and the old man who changes to the outside is reluctant, but in Bianjia Village, this matter is nothing, because everyone has tasted the benefits of knowledge to everyone, so they attach great importance to the school, and there is also a tradition of donating things to the school.
"Well, Uncle is afraid that I will regret it, so I guess I will have to bring someone over to fetch the piano this morning," Bian Rui said jokingly.
Bian Rui's grandfather laughed twice: "Your uncle is not young, and he is still doing things in a hurry."
Bian Rui's father said: "Actually, I think the eldest brother can work for another two years, and his body is still good."
Bian Rui's grandfather glanced at his son: "You, this mind has to be bigger, don't think about dominating the position of the principal of Bianjia Village Primary School, that son is looking at family affection, but more importantly, looking at character, Shen, Xu, Wang Li and our villages can be regarded as a friendship for several lifetimes."
"Yes, I see," Bian Rui's father said.
There are a lot of people in the village who hold Bian Rui's father's idea, and many people think that the principal of Bianjia Village Primary School is not surnamed Bian, what is this called, but fortunately, the old elders are open-minded enough to recognize the new principal Shen Changhe.
"Oh, by the way, your sister called last night, saying that there is a family in their village whose puppy is full moon, and I heard that you want to raise a dog to watch the house, so she asked if you want to?
Bian Ruiqi said: "At this time, the dog cub is full moon?"
Generally speaking, animals rarely give birth in winter, because the survival rate of cubs is not high in cold weather, and generally the cubs are born in spring and summer, so that the cubs have a certain resistance when they reach winter.
The life of the surrounding villages is quite good, and it is not that every family has reached the middle class in the city, but that those who work hard and are willing to work hard can always live their lives, and they can still have a small surplus on hand in a year, which is definitely not enough for the white-collar income of the pearl. And it's not that there are no poor, the nine sons of the dragon are all different, not to mention people, some people just live without care, then you have no choice.
"Who cares about this, do you want it or not?" said Bian Rui's father.
Without waiting for Bian Rui to speak, Bian Rui's grandfather said: "You just want one, I have given birth to so many cubs at this time, I don't know how many will survive in the end, you are warm there, and you have nothing to do, just raise it carefully."
Bian Rui nodded and said, "Okay, I'll want one."
Although there is a big bull who does dog work at home, Bian Rui feels that he still has to raise a dog, and he feels a little unreliable if he doesn't have a dog at home, not only to raise a dog, but also to get a cat, the cat in the village is not a pet cat, there is no one who can't catch mice.
"Then you'll call your sister later," Bian Rui's father said.
Bian Rui responded.
"You guys, wash your hands and eat," Bian Rui's grandmother said.
Hearing the call to eat, Bian Ruiye washed his hands together, and the whole family gathered around the small table in the kitchen to eat breakfast.
After eating for a while, the conversation turned to the child again.
"Xiaorui, can't Jingjing spend the New Year at our house?" asked Bian Rui's grandmother.
Bian Rui said: "There is an agreement, the family will be a year, and it will be our family's turn next year, and I will pick up the child and come back for two days after the third year of junior high school."
Alas!
Hearing that the little great-granddaughter couldn't come back, Bian Rui's grandmother was disappointed.
At this time, Bian Rui's mobile phone rang, Bian Rui took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and found that it was an unfamiliar number, thinking it was a harassing call, so he hung up.
Unexpectedly, after hanging up, within five seconds, the phone rang again.
Bian Rui took the phone and walked to the side: "I'm sorry, I don't take out a loan, and I don't ......."
"Are you Mr. Bian Rui? I'm not taking out a loan, I'm trying to book a table, and our boss wants to book a table in your restaurant on Sundays......" A very magnetic voice came from the other end of the phone.
Bian Rui couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in his heart: Is there really someone booking a table?
"How old is your boss?" Bian Rui opened his mouth to ask in order to prevent Wang Jie's trick again.
"Our boss is old this year," the other end said.
"Okay, may I ask a few people, are there any taboos?" Bian Rui asked again.
"One, just our boss, there is nothing taboo, but our boss is old, it is better to be lighter, less oil and less salt......."
Bian Rui said: "Okay, I wrote it down, may I ask your surname, is it this Saturday or Sunday?"
"Saturday!"
The two chatted about this, and after a few polite words, they ended the call.
Putting down the phone, Bian Rui said to himself strangely: "There is actually someone who locates!"
"Got a business?" asked Bian Rui's mother.
Bian Rui sat back at the table: "Well, there is an old man who has set a place, this Saturday noon."
"It's a good thing!" Bian Rui's mother said happily: "If there is one, there will be a second, and the restaurant has finally improved."
My son's restaurant hasn't done business for more than half a year, and my mother is always a little worried, but now I hear that there are customers, although only one is considered progress.
Bian Rui smiled: "I hope!"
Bian Rui didn't think much of it, but the person on the other end of the phone could be regarded as breathing a sigh of relief, as early as a week ago, his boss asked him to book a seat, who knew that Bian Rui's phone couldn't get through at all, and he thought it was easy to do, but he didn't do it well for a week, which made the big secretary a little unwieldy, thinking if his boss would think that he couldn't even do this little thing.
Today, I finally caught Bian Rui's phone and could get through, and he was worried and breathed a sigh of relief.
Someone booked a seat, Bian Rui naturally had to prepare carefully, although there was only one guest, but as long as there was a guest Bian Rui had to put in twelve points of effort.
This is the old-school rule, as long as there are guests, you have to be attentive, not perfunctory. Now this kind of old rule can still be seen in many old industries, such as the troupe, as long as the opening gong sounds, even if there is only one audience in the audience, the troupe has to finish a big play, from beginning to end.
Now in the new industry, there is only cost and money in the eyes, and there are no rules at all.
There are guests, and after understanding some of the guests' situation, Bian Rui began to prepare the menu, first of all, the guests are old, and it is winter, so you have to consider supplementing, of course, it may be that the guests are not replenished, so you have to prepare a spare menu.
Bian Rui was making a list in the courtyard here, and the uncle's hearty voice came from outside the gate.
"Little Nineteen!"
As soon as Bian Rui heard the uncle's voice, he hurriedly put down the pen in his hand and got up to greet him.
As soon as I put on my shoes, I saw the uncle walk into the courtyard with a dozen people, young and old, ranging from their early twenties to their forties.
Standing next to the uncle was a middle-aged man, not tall, but with a square face, thick sword eyebrows, a lion nose and a wide mouth, wide shoulders and strong arms, giving people a look to know that he was energetic and stoic.
"Little Nineteen, I've brought someone to get something," the uncle said with a smile to the nephew who greeted him.
"It's all ready for you," Bian Rui said with a smile.
"Come, let me introduce you, this is Shen Changhe, it's good if you call Uncle Shen, the back is the teacher of our school, this is the new Teacher Li, don't look at the young people, but the top students of the Music Department of the Provincial Normal University, I and your Uncle Shen have been grinding for a long time to grind to our Bianjia Village Primary School, and I am very good ......at Chinese music."