Seventeenth night: Deep-fried peanuts

In the evening, it was past eleven o'clock.

The sound of crisp high heels stepping on the concrete floor could be heard from afar, "Two bottles of wine, a plate of peanuts." ”

A woman wearing a long black lace skirt, big red high heels, heavy makeup, and flaming red lips leaned on Huo Bai's canopy shelf with a cigarette.

"Wait a minute. Huo Bai glanced up at her, his hands kept moving, he was stir-fried snails for Huang Mao, and he needed to let the woman wait for a while for the time being.

The woman smoked a cigarette and looked around casually, "Wait a minute...... Then I'll take it myself......" As she said, she didn't care whether Huo Baitong agreed or not, so she swayed her graceful figure and took herself two bottles of wine and filled a stack of fried peanuts.

Every time the woman came, she had two bottles of wine and one appetizer. If Huo Bai had something in her hand and asked her to wait, she would simply take the wine and food by herself.

With a cigarette in her mouth, a woman with two bottles of wine in one hand and a plate of fried peanuts in the other walked to the innermost table of the food stall.

Putting down the wine and snacks in her hand, the woman sat down and looked up to see Huang Mao sitting diagonally opposite her.

Huang Mao also saw her, obviously the two knew each other, he nodded to her and said hello, "Sister Hua." ”

Sister Hua, who was also a woman, took out the cigarette she had finished smoking and threw it into the simple ashtray on the table, "Changzi, long time no see." Her voice was lazy and lackluster, revealing an indescribable decadence.

"It's been a long time. Huang Mao picked up the chopsticks with the bowl and sandwiched the fried snails that Huo Bai had just served. "It's changed a lot. Sister Hua took the corkscrew and opened a bottle of wine, laughing as she poured it.

"You too. Huang Mao swallowed the rice in his mouth and smiled.

Stretching out her white hand, Sister Hua picked up a fried peanut with some fine white salt particles sticking to it from the plate, "The golden basin has washed your hands, just put it down and have a good time." Don't be like me......"

"Sister Hua...... You, or ......"

Huang Mao's words were interrupted by the woman's laughter, "Huh~ What?" After laughing, she threw back the peanuts that had been twisted in her hand and hadn't eaten for a long time, and turned her head to look at Huang Mao, "Grandma and I, I'm different from you......"

Huang Mao was silent, he had no position to persuade Sister Hua. After that, the two of them quietly never talked again.

"Sister Hua, I'll go first. Huang Mao finished eating the green onions in the fried snails with white rice, and got up to say goodbye to Sister Hua, who was sitting with a small sip of wine and a slow sip of wine.

Sister Hua waved her hand, signaling that she understood.

"Ha~ah~ Chicken soup Huo ......" Not long after Huang Mao left, Ah Zhai yawned and walked into the food stall.

"Hot and sour potato flour, don't want coriander, put more bean sprouts and crushed peanuts...... Okay, it's called...... I ......" Ah Zhai finished ordering the supper he wanted to eat, lay on the table, and fell asleep with his head buried.

Huo Bai shook his head and turned around to get the ingredients in the freezer, hot and sour potato noodles are another favorite of Ah Zhai.

A few years ago, she also rubbed Huo Bai and asked him to teach her how to do it. However, even the potato flour that can be made by simply adding water to the pot and throwing the ingredients into the pot is hard to describe after passing through her hands.

After trying and failing I don't know how many times, Ah Zhai's mood was low for a whole month, and he didn't see her eat hot and sour potato noodles again for the next year.

Until the early morning of one day, she didn't know why, but suddenly ran out of the building with red eyes and ordered two servings of potato flour to eat alone.

"Wake up. Huo Bai put down the potato flour and knocked on the table.

Ah Zhai lifted his eyelids in a daze, and after seeing that it was Huo Bai, he closed his eyes and turned his head and muttered quietly: "Hmm...... Mom, I'm not having breakfast today......"

Looking at the house that was sleeping in a daze and casually called his mother, Huo Bai was helpless, "Wake up, you have to go back to sleep." ”

Ah Zhai buried his head even more dead, "I can't get up...... Sleepy ......"

"Do you want to eat potato flour?"

"What kind of potato flour...... If you don't eat it, you have to eat small wontons, add chili pepper and white pepper powder...... "Although Ah Zhai has slept in a daze, he still speaks very clearly.

"Ah, I don't care...... Mom, you're so annoying......"

"I'm sleepy......"

Later, Ah Zhai whispered something again, but Huo Bai didn't hear it clearly.

Under the light, Ah Zhai's eyes were blue, and she thought that she had stayed up for several nights in a row, and she hadn't slept much.

Huo Bai stood in place and thought about it, turned around and returned to the stove with potato flour and packed it in front of Ah Zhai.

Forget it, let her sleep for a while for the time being, and you won't have to worry about anything happening with him watching here.

When Huo Bai finished cleaning up the stove and stewed Lao Zhou on the fire for their dinner tonight, when he turned back, he saw Sister Hua sitting next to Ah Zhai, twisting peanuts with her hands and throwing them into her mouth. And one of the two bottles of wine was opened without a few sips, and the other bottle was not opened yet.

"Two more peanuts. When Sister Hua saw Huo Bai coming, she raised her hand and brushed the hair that had slid to her cheeks.

Her voice was fluttering.

"Thank you. Stretched out her hand to take the two plates of peanuts brought by Huo Bai, and Sister Hua thanked her softly.

Under the warm yellow light, a charming woman in a black dress sat next to a girl lying on the table with a slightly greasy black hair.

She carelessly picked up a shiny peanut from the plate in front of her and stuffed it into her mouth, chewed one carefully with her mouth closed, and then ate the next.

At twelve o'clock, Lao Zhou and his workers got off work, and today is Mingwa's first day of work.

The big guys walked into the food stalls and sat down in the places where they usually sit.

"What about black eggs?" Huo Bai put a large pot of dishes on the table, and he found that there were no black eggs in the crowd today.

Lao Zhou sat on the stool and took out the crumpled cigarette case with a smile, "That kid went to the object." ”

"Congratulations on that. ”

The fat man snorted disdainfully: "Cut...... People and girls may not be happy. ”

The rest of the people listened to the fat man say this, and smiled tacitly, and none of them answered.

Huo Bai didn't know what was going on here, after he finished serving, he looked at Ah Zhai who was sitting inside and Sister Hua next to her, then turned around and went back to the stove to continue preparing for the early morning sale.

Lao Zhou took the bowl and took the chopsticks and put a large piece of meat into the bowl of Mingwa who was sitting next to him.

"Eat fast, are you tired? Eat more. ”

Mingwa held the bowl and looked at Lao Zhou with a smile, "I'm not tired." ”

Dajun, who was sitting opposite, also raised his hand and sandwiched a large piece of meat for Mingwa, "Eat." ”

"Thank you, Brother Dajun. "Dajun is two rounds older than Mingwa, and he is old enough to be his father. However, according to the seniority of their hometown, Mingwa called him brother.

"Eat more. ”

"Look how thin you are, come on, come on, eat more vegetables. ”

"You're welcome, if you don't eat enough, you won't have the strength to work tomorrow. ”

Everyone more or less persuaded Mingwa to eat more, Mingwa smiled shyly, holding the bowl and picking up the rice.

Another chopstick dish fell into his bowl, "Don't just eat, eat more vegetables, eat more vegetables." ”

Recently, the tasks on the construction site have been a bit heavy, and everyone has not had so much time to chat. After they greeted Mingwa, they all began to eat quickly, and it was better to go back to rest early after eating early.

In a short time, the table was cleaned, and the well-fed people wiped their mouths and dispersed, and they all hurried back to take a shower and sleep.

Mingwa got up and left with everyone after eating, and before leaving, he turned his head and saw Sister Hua sitting in the innermost part with big red lips and eating peanuts.

Mingwa was stunned in place, "Why are you stunned?" Lao Zhou followed Mingwa's line of sight and saw Sister Hua sitting there.

He suddenly reached out and patted the back of Mingwa's head, "Go back." ”

Mingwa touched the place where she was photographed and smiled stupidly, "Oh." ”

It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful person.

Sister Hua sat on the stool, eating peanuts one by one, "Hmm......" Ah Zhai saw Sister Hua beside her with half-open eyes.

“…… Hello ......?" Ah Zhai, who had a somewhat chaotic brain, squinted at her and looked at her suspiciously.

"Awake?" Sister Hua put down her hand and raised her eyebrows to look at her.

Ah Zhai nodded and shook his head, "Hungry ......"

"Heh~"

The woman's chuckle drifted into her ears, Ah Zhai finally woke up in the blink of an eye, she frowned and looked at Sister Hua sitting beside her thoughtfully, "That...... May I ask who you are?"

"Late night snack. ”

"Oh. Azhai nodded, and when she nodded, she saw the potato flour on the side with a quilt on the side.

"Chicken soup Huo, why don't you call me!" she shouted at Huo Bai who was wiping the table on the side with an accusatory face.

Huo Bai folded the rag twice and changed it to one side and continued to wipe it, "You have to wake up if you scream." ”

"Take it home and eat it?"

Ah Zhai pouted, "Don't, just eat here!"

"Okay. ”

Huo Bai finished wiping the table and went out to heat up the potato flour that had been cold.

Sister Hua, who was sitting and eating peanuts, was holding her head with one hand and ordering the peanuts on the plate with the other, she looked at Ah Zhai with a smile, "You are very familiar with this boss?"

Ah Zhai turned around, "Huh?"

"Oh, you said chicken soup?"

Sister Hua nodded.

"Of course it's cooked, we can't be more cooked. She rubbed her sour eyes with a casual expression.

"He's your boyfriend?"

"Cough, cough,

She looked at Sister Hua patting her chest with palpitations, "Fortunately, I'm not eating, don't talk nonsense, it's going to kill you." ”

She rolled her eyes as she spoke, "How can Chicken Soup Huo be my boyfriend, I don't want to give it to me." ”

"Heh, I don't want you to stick it upside down. Huo Bai took the hot potato flour and put it on her table.

"Not as knowledgeable as you. Pulling the potato flour in front of her, she pulled out a pair of disposable chopsticks and broke them open.

"Go back to sleep after eating. ”

Picking up a pair of chopsticks and potato flour, Ah Zhai blew hard, "Got it, Mother Huo...... It's rambling. ”

"You guys have a really good relationship. Sister Hua watched the confrontation between Huo Bai and Ah Zhai with interest on her face.

"Who has a good relationship with him, if he is not my brother. Just his bullshit and grumble to ignore him. ”

Sister Hua was stunned, "Your brother?"

Ah Zhai, who stuffed a mouthful of hot potato flour, nodded, "Hmm." ”

"I really don't see it. ”

"I didn't expect him to be my brother. ”

Sister Hua pointed to the plate of peanuts in front of her and asked Ah Zhai, "Do you eat peanuts?"

She looked over, "Eat!"