Chen Kai praised Ding Yuan while eating roasted sandworms: "Old Ding, your roasted sandworms are really delicious, they will definitely be very popular tomorrow, bring me another skewer." ”

Ding Yuan had a look of unwillingness on his face, and took out one and handed it to Chen Kai: "This is my precious test product, it's really a waste to give it to you to eat, the last one." ”

Chen Kai smiled and nodded, after eating the skewers, the two chatted a few more words, and Chen Kai returned to his stall.

Coming to the pavilion, Chen Kai opened his pocket and couldn't help sighing, it seems that these green peppers will be able to survive tonight, and tomorrow will be a day off to pick up some dumpling leaves.

After taking a nap, Chen Kai shook his spirits, got busy and prepared materials.

It's Saturday, so there are no students coming to visit, but the residents around the food court still have the habit of coming to eat on the street.

Chen Kai started a fire and started making a rice bowl, which started at 5 p.m. and was open intermittently until more than 7 o'clock, and there were not many customers.

"Business on Saturday was a little lighter. Chen Kai wiped his sweat with his arm, today is a relatively relaxed day since the opening of the hotel.

There were still the last few guests eating, Chen Kai took the time to check his Alipay and WeChat balances with his mobile phone, adding up to more than 15,000.

Chen Kai smiled at his phone, thinking to himself, it was finally over.

After the guests finished eating, Chen Kai quickly put away the stall, transferred more than 10,000 yuan through mobile banking, and then made a phone call in the pavilion.

"Okay, the principal and interest have been returned to you, and the two have been cleared. ”

"If you need money in the future, you can come to us. ”

"Thanks, no need. ”

Chen Kai hung up his phone and let out a sigh.

As soon as the loan was paid off, a big stone in my heart finally landed, and the matter that had plagued me for half a year was finally solved.

I owe money to others, and no matter what I do, I'm tied up, and now I'm finally free.

Thinking that he could give himself a day off tomorrow and go out for a swing twice, Chen Kai's mood was extremely relaxed, and he actually had a sense of anticipation of going out to travel.

Ding ding, a new WeChat.

Chen Kai picked up his mobile phone and saw that it was sent by Mi Yanran.

"Chen Kai, are you going to prepare the materials for making zongzi tomorrow? My roommate heard that I was going to help make zongzi, and I also want to be together, I don't know if it's convenient?"

Chen Kai thought about it, if he wants to buy zongye tomorrow, then let's go together, press his fingers, and reply to a WeChat:

"Buy zongye tomorrow, at 8 am at the Ninggang vegetable market, if your roommate is interested, you are also welcome to come. ”

"Okay, see you at 8. ”

After making an appointment, Chen Kai locked the pavilion and pedaled the car out of the food street.

went to visit his father in the county hospital and reported to his father the good news that the loan had been paid off, and Chen Kai found that his father's upper arm seemed to be able to move slightly under the excitement.

It seems that the daily rehabilitation work of nurses is still very effective.

I also called my mother outside the ward, and after listening to Chen Kai's recent situation, my mother's voice on the other side of the phone sounded a lot more relieved, and the problem that plagued the family was finally over.

After Chen Kai left K County Hospital, he returned home in a relaxed mood, washed up early, set the alarm clock and went to sleep.

In the early morning of Sunday, Chen Kai came to the Ninggang vegetable market at 7:50 a.m.

Ninggang vegetable market is a more formal vegetable wholesale market in the county, because vegetables are bought and sold to pay attention to freshness, so although it is early in the morning, there are already a lot of people.

Chen Kai thought he was wandering, turned around casually, took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was almost eight o'clock, and he walked to the door of the vegetable market.

"Chen Kai, here and here!" Chen Kai looked at him, and Mi Yanran dragged a girl and beckoned in the distance.

greeted him with a smile and took a closer look, Mi Yanran completely gave up the professional route today, just like an ordinary girl next door who came out to shop.

A simple solid orange T-shirt, a pair of denim shorts, a pair of sneakers, a simple ponytail, and a cheerful smile make it an exaggeration to say that you are a college student who has not graduated.

The girl next to her is a little shorter than Mi Yanran, with loose hair, a small skeleton, and small facial features, she looks very temperamental, wearing a casual look and wearing a large-framed glasses.

Mi Yanran looks delicate and generous, and the girl next to her looks very energetic with a sunny smile on her face, which is like a special scenery at the door of the vegetable market.

Mi Yanran grabbed the girl's hand and said to Chen Kai with a smile: "Come on, let me introduce you, this is my good friend Li Feifei, this is Chen Kai who once saved me." ”

"Hello. ”

"It's okay for you, just call me Xiaofei, because I also like to cook and eat by myself, so this time I will accompany Xiaomi to have a long experience, I hope it doesn't disturb your work." Li Feifei said with a smile.

Chen Kai hurriedly said: "How come, Teacher Mi came to help, I already feel very embarrassed, Xiaofei, I am even more flattered that you can come, it is true that you are delaying your weekend time." ”

Mi Yanran patted Li Feifei: "Don't be polite here, aren't you here to buy zongye, let's go, let's see, I haven't visited the vegetable market much." ”

Chen Kai nodded and walked ahead with a smile.

The three of them came to the vegetable market, because the purpose was clear, and they didn't stop at the other chickens, fish, meat and eggs, and there were several people selling Dragon Boat Festival specialties at the left turn from the door.

Tomorrow is the festival, and today is the last opportunity to sell before the Dragon Boat Festival, so several merchants are shouting hard.

"Walk over and take a look, fresh bamboo leaves, good glutinous rice, golden silk dates. ”

"The wrapped zongzi is cheaper, buy it and send colorful threads. ”

"Bean paste dumplings, salted meat dumplings, ham dumplings, salty and sweet are all available, and they are sold cheaply. ”

There were all kinds of shops, some selling finished products, some selling materials, and Chen Kai and the three of them came to the door of the nearest shop.

"A few, freshly wrapped zongzi, sweet and salty, taste first and then buy, don't pay if it's not delicious. A female stall owner in her thirties asked enthusiastically.

Li Feifei stepped forward and asked, "Boss, we want to buy zongye and wrap it ourselves, do you have it at home?"

When the female stall owner heard that she was buying zongye, her face was a little colder: "Zongye also has it, but that thing doesn't make much money, we only do wholesale, and we don't sell it if we don't have it." ”

Li Feifei didn't care about the stall owner's attitude becoming cold, and still asked curiously: "Then what kind of dumpling leaves do you have, can you let us see?"

The female stall owner raised her eyelids slightly: "Do you buy more?"

Chen Kai stepped forward and said calmly: "If your zongye is good, we will naturally buy a lot, let's take a look at the goods first." ”

After hearing Chen Kai's words, the female stall owner reluctantly pulled out a large handful of zongzi leaves from the basket next to her.

"No, these are reed leaves, and here are bamboo leaves, these are the best leaves that have just been harvested. ”

Li Feifei looked at the goods put up by the female stall owner, and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow, it's verdant, it seems to be very tender." ”

Mi Yanran also stepped forward and picked up a dumpling leaf to see: "That's it, it looks like it has just been picked." ”

Chen Kai looked at it and said to the female stall owner: "Boss, you don't need to take out the processed rejuvenated leaves, do you have any sun-dried dumpling leaves?"

The female stall owner's voice suddenly increased: "How do you talk about this young man, what do you mean by processing, I have just collected it freshly." ”

Li Feifei and Mi Yanran also looked at Chen Kai suspiciously.

Chen Kai didn't bother to talk nonsense with the female stall owner, and said calmly: "The smell of sulfur is too strong, forget it, let's go." ”

As he spoke, he gestured to Mi Yanran and Li Feifei, left here, and walked to the stall next door.

Coming to the next door, a chubby male boss looked at Chen Kai and the three of them, and greeted them warmly: "Buy zongye, come and see the young man, this is good." ”

After that, he took out a lot of dried bamboo dumpling leaves, Chen Kai picked up one and smelled it, unfolded it to see the size, and nodded.

"Boss, I'll buy 600 tickets, count the money. ”

Li Feifei asked with some confusion next to her: "Are the dumpling leaves of this house better? It doesn't look as green as the one next to it, and there are spots on it, is the leaf too old?"

The boss turned his head and said with a smile: "Little girl, you are not as knowledgeable as this young man, I am a sun-dried spotted bamboo dumpling leaf."

No matter how good the bamboo leaves are, it is impossible to pinch them off for a long time, unless they are treated with copper sulfate or the like.

It is not harmful to say that the rejuvenation treatment done by large factories is strictly controlled, but if it is made by a small workshop, the sulfur smell cannot be removed, and the taste will be affected. ”

Chen Kai added with a smile next to him: "And this kind of spotted bamboo leaves, the fragrance itself is very special, after drying, wrapping zongzi and then cooking, the grass and trees are very fragrant, and it will be more delicious."

Li Feifei and Mi Yanran both nodded, with expressions that were the same.

The three of them talked and laughed, picked out the zongye and walked to the food street, ready to deal with the zongye by the way, and talk about tomorrow's things.

As soon as he walked near Ninggang Middle School, Chen Kai was sharp-eyed and found that there were two little girls standing at the school gate. A little girl has her head down, her shoulders twitching slightly, and another girl whispers comfort.

A sad sobbing sound came.