Chapter 10: The Eve of the Festival
Jingle Bell ...... Your phone's alarm goes off......
As soon as Chen Kai opened his eyes, his mind was still a little unconscious, his hand fumbled to hold the phone, and he turned off the alarm clock.
Hard work is hard, the quality of sleep is good, eyes closed and opened a night passed.
Chen Kai stared at the ceiling for a moment, struggling to get up and wash.
The weather is still fine and the temperature in the early morning is pleasant.
After pedaling a tricycle to the hospital to deliver food to his father, Chen Kai went to the vegetable market to buy some fresh meat and vegetables.
The small county town is not big, and there is plenty of time, so Chen Kai slowly rode three wheels to the food street before 11 o'clock.
On the advertising board at the entrance of the food street, an eye-catching large poster has been updated, and many passers-by and many stall owners in the food street are standing in front of the poster and discussing.
Chen Kai was curious, parked the car and stepped forward to watch carefully.
The headline of the poster is "'Dragon Boat Festival, Food Sharing' Theme Activity"
Chen Kai was a little surprised, glanced at his mobile phone to determine the next date, it turned out that next Monday was the Dragon Boat Festival.
I'm really stupid, I patronize two o'clock and one line every day, and I forget when it's a holiday.
Chen Kai then looked down, and there were some theme slogans on the poster, as well as a brief introduction to the content of the event, which said that the communities around the food street would carry out event promotion at this stage.
"What is the situation of this 'most popular food in the food street'. Chen Kai looked at the content of the event and found that an award was set at the end of the entire event.
Stallholders and passers-by in the surrounding food courts are also talking about the award.
"The bonus is 5,000 yuan, a lot!"
"Why didn't I have this award last year, it seems that the food street has been sponsored this year. ”
"The whole street vendor participated, and the scale was quite large. ”
"I haven't really eaten all of the food street stalls. ”
"The most popular food is to be voted on, right?"
Chen Kai also found it interesting in his heart, the bonus of 5,000 yuan is a lot.
After taking a closer look, it turned out that the merchants who wanted to participate in the award also needed to fill out the registration form at the food street property in advance and pay the registration fee of 200 yuan.
Merchants who have successfully registered can receive a signboard of "Dragon Boat Festival Food Activity Participating Merchants".
Chen Kaile, it seems that the property is still more shrewd, so many merchants, even if they issue a grand prize, the signboard money alone is almost recouped, and there can be a publicity gimmick.
"Damn...... 200 pieces of a signboard, too fine. A familiar male voice came.
Chen Kai turned his head and followed the voice.
I saw Ding Yuan standing in front of the poster with his arms in his hands, army green T-shirt and jeans, not tall but looking very energetic, with words in his mouth and a helpless face.
Chen Kai stepped forward with a smile: "Lao Ding, although I bought a signboard, if I win the prize, I will have a bonus of 5,000 yuan." ”
Ding Yuan rolled his eyes at Chen Kai: "What, do you think my grilled squid, grilled gluten, grilled meat skewers, grilled eggplant, which one can get this most popular food?"
Chen Kai quipped: "You can't say that, I just heard Sister Chen, who sells fried chestnuts next to me, say that she also wants to compete."
Everyone who sells fried chestnuts has this ambition, you are a man under the firelight, you can't admit it. ”
Ding Yuan looked defeated and pointed at the stall owners in front of him.
"People's Qingtian rolls cost 13 yuan a piece, Jiajia chicken steak costs 12 yuan a piece, and Lao Peng's yellow braised chicken costs 15 yuan a piece.
I won't talk about the one who makes the set meal, even your rice bowl costs 10 yuan a piece, do you think my 5 yuan vegetarian skewers and 8 yuan meat skewers can counterattack to the top?"
"I see a lot of people queuing up for your skewers. ”
Ding Yuan said angrily: "But people are tall and stylish, don't young people like this." And I've been to eat that assorted set meal in the United States, and it really tastes good. ”
Chen Kai just wanted to say something more, but he heard a voice as clear as a silver bell.
"Chen Kai, so you're here!"
When Chen Kai and Ding Yuan turned around, their eyes lit up.
Mi Yanran stood there with a smile and a knot in her hair at the end.
A set of light blue ink chiffon print short-sleeved cheongsam skirt, and a pair of silver crystal transparent wedge sandals on her feet, with a simple but very fit, it looks both curvaceous and elegant.
Chen Kai was a little stunned, but Ding Yuan reacted quickly, and stepped forward with a smile on his face: "This beauty, are you here to eat?" My skewers are not spicy at all, and the drinks are free!"
Mi Yanran waved her hand lightly and smiled: "No need, thank you, I'm not hungry yet." ”
Chen Kai relieved himself and asked with some surprise: "Teacher Mi, why were you discharged from the hospital so quickly?"
"Thanks to you, I was sent to the hospital in a timely manner, and there was no sequelae of coma, after the blood transfusion, the indicators basically returned to normal, and the doctor allowed me to be discharged. ”
"Then you have something to do with me today?"
"I heard that you are doing business near the school, and there are no classes in the morning, so I came to you, and it will be the end of the month in two days, and I will be able to return the money to you as soon as I finish paying. ”
Chen Kai was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that the two still had a small debt relationship, but he had a good fate, and he couldn't tell who owed more to whom.
"That, Mr. Mi, you don't have to be too anxious about this matter. ”
Mi Yanran shook her head: "It's not good to delay you any longer, it's not easy for you to make money in business." ”
Ding Yuanjian and the two seemed to have known each other for a long time, so he couldn't help but interject: "That, Mr. Mi, are you also working nearby?
Mi Yanran blinked her eyes widely: "I work at Ninggang Primary School next to me, and I usually bring some bread and salad or something to solve it in the office, but there are not many food streets." ”
When Chen Kai heard this, he felt that something was wrong: "Teacher Mi, last time the doctor said that you had long-term anemia that caused you to faint, you have bread and salad every day, how can you keep up with nutrition?"
Ding Yuan couldn't help nodding: "Yes, yes, you have to eat some hot meals anyway." ”
Mi Yanran smiled slightly, and suddenly changed the topic: "Chen Kai, the students in our class have been fascinated by a 'Chen Ji' secret rice bowl on the food street recently, could it be your house?"
When Chen Kai heard this, he immediately felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "Maybe, there are indeed some students queuing up after school." ”
Ding Yuan squinted at Chen Kai: "If you are cheap and well-behaved, I see that there is no shortage of guests in your house, but there is a shortage of calling machines." ”
Hearing Ding Yuan say this, Mi Yanran's face showed a little expectation.
"Chen Kai, the students in my class all praise you for making a special rice bowl, I have already brought the rice at noon, and when school is out in the evening, I will also come to taste it. ”
Chen Kai smiled and nodded: "You want to eat a little more." ”
Ding Yuan also echoed beside him: "Teacher Mi also remember to come and try my family's skewers, if it's not delicious, I won't charge your money." ”
Mi Yanran said goodbye to the two with a smile, turned around and went back to school, Chen Kai and Ding Yuan turned around and walked into the food street, chatting while walking.
Ding Yuan's eyes were full of longing, grinning and smirking, and he praised while laughing: "Teacher Mi speaks softly and generously, and she looks kind and lovely, I'm afraid that the people chasing her can line up for a mile." ”
Chen Kai looked at Ding Yuan like a pig brother, and couldn't help laughing: "I have a fart relationship with you, it's almost out of school, hurry up and open, otherwise how can I afford to pay the registration fee for the event?"
Ding Yuan was a little surprised: "You really plan to sign up for the competition, the Chinese food on our West Street side is commonplace, and the brand owners on the East Street side are the highlight of the food street." ”
"Lao Ding, you said that the brand over there is the main event, if we don't sign up ourselves, we don't even have a signboard for the event, and no one will come to patronize it on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. ”
Ding Yuan thought for a moment and nodded: "You're right, it's a publicity anyway, after all, it's an important festival, and you still have to hang a sign for business, so do you think about what rice bowl to use to compete?"
Chen Kai shook his head: "I haven't scored yet, let's wait for the day before the festival to think about it."
The two of them went back to their stalls to work, and Chen Kai set up a stall to pick up water and wash vegetables, and he kept thinking about the Dragon Boat Festival.
His good karma points are gone, and he can't get new fairy ingredients for the time being, and the remaining green peppers will be used for business in the past two days.
Chen Kai still wants to take the title of "most popular food", but if there are no fairy green peppers and eggplants on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, he can only make ordinary home-cooked food.
What is good to do with ordinary things?
Chen Kai thought about it, and the movements in his hands gradually stopped.
"Forget it...... Let's make zongzi. ”