Time entered the last month of 04 years, and the first thing in Dongou City was continuous cooling and rainfall. The days were getting colder and colder, and when Qin Feng got up every morning, he saw that the sky was dark and oppressive, and the clouds were so low that they seemed to be within reach. A small amount of water, which seems to be forever there, freezes at night, and when it clears a little during the day, it is run over into black puddles by pedestrians and vehicles, and the road is muddy all the time. It stands to reason that such weather should greatly affect the business of the catering industry, but the fact is that major hotels are flying orders at this juncture. Because in less than two months, the New Year will be celebrated.

The severe cold can't drive away the fireworks in the world, Qin Feng's kebab restaurant, as a part of the vast catering industry in Dongou City, although it has temporarily lost its thriving momentum, but its turnover is still as stable as Mount Tai. Night owls who like to stay up late don't care whether it's cold at night or not, anyway, there is heating in the store, plus a few maverick bear children who have to sit outside the house in the middle of the night to blow the cold wind, the scene of Qin Feng's kebab shop has always maintained a lively atmosphere.

While social activities on the side of the year are gradually heating up, the cured chicken and bacon hanging in the streets and alleys also silently remind people that the year is coming to an end. Qin Feng's family didn't dry their own meat this year. When Qin Jianguo and Wang Yanmei drove out to go shopping not long ago, they bought a lot of finished products from the non-staple food wholesale market. After buying it, I took a lot of bacon to the store on the same day to try it, and came to the conclusion that it was really something made by professionals that tasted better, and saved me a lot of pickling effort.

Qin Feng's thoughts were not just about meat.

When Qin Feng ate meat, he naturally thought of Yuan Shuai and his family.

Yuan Shuai's family has the habit of going to the fruit market to wholesale fruits every summer, when they were young in their previous life. Qin Feng was unaware of this habit, and felt that Yuan Shuai and his father were making too much of a fuss. If you want to eat fruit, go to a fruit store or vegetable market and buy some. It's a waste to go to the fruit market and buy a big box. But later, when Qin Feng grew up, he slowly figured it out.

Going to the fruit market to buy something, the price is low, the quantity is large, and it can't be eaten and rotten, at most it is a waste of resources, but for Yuan Shuai and his family, this waste doesn't matter at all, because they have already enjoyed it. And at an even less cost than usual.

This way of spending is actually very smart, but there are prerequisites.

Wholesale markets are usually located far from downtown areas, and if you're buying a large box, you'll have to find a way to transport it.

So the premise is that you have to have your own car. Yuan Shuai's family bought a car relatively early, probably in 01 or 02, in Qin Feng's impression, every time he went out with their family in his previous life, he took a car. It's very convenient.

And the Qin Feng family is different. Although his house also has four wheels, it is a pity that it was disassembled -- Qin Feng has a bicycle, and Comrade Qin has a bicycle. Because of the different modes of travel, the consumption mode of Qin Feng's Yuan Shuai family. It was pulled away. So every summer, Qin Feng's family, as well as countless families who are similar to Qin Feng. I had to dig money out of my teeth and go to the nearby vegetable market to buy high-priced fruits. And people like Yuan Shuai, who are relatively wealthy, can drive to the fruit market to buy a lot of fruits at low prices.

In addition, the richer Li Yu family - their family does not have to buy it themselves at all. The fruit sent by the guests every summer, in Li Yu's words, is: "It is paralyzed, and it is too much to take a bath." ”

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer, and the winner-takes-all Matthew effect is nakedly refracted in every corner of society.

Eating, drinking, and sleeping, the rich suck the blood of the poor in every inconspicuous link.

"Capitalists are really evil...... Qin Feng sighed deeply as he ate bacon and thought about fruits, and after all kinds of messy thoughts in his mind turned around for a long time.

Then, he smiled happily.

In any case, this year, I don't have to spare time to dry bacon, which is a huge improvement.

December is fast approaching the end of the month.

The Christmas economy, which quietly emerged after 2000, already had a considerable market in 04.

The Chinese New Year and the Foreign Year are intertwined in the shop windows on the street, and there is no awkwardness at all.

Qin Feng feels that this is the inclusiveness of Chinese culture, no matter what strange things you have, as long as the general public is willing to pay, when you come to China, you will become a part of China.

The day before Christmas is Christmas Eve, a traditional Western holiday.

It just happened to be last Saturday, and Yu Qingfang still braved the cold in the afternoon.

Yu Qingfang was very entangled at the beginning about Qin Feng cutting off half of her after-school income without blinking, but as the university exam month approached, she slowly digested this unhappiness to herself. After all, the income of English class every night is not as high as that of math class on weekends, but it takes a lot of her time and energy. Now it's okay, Qin Feng quit half of her, but it gave her time to deal with the final exam, if she reviewed well and came back with a first-class scholarship, she could also cover the financial loss of these two months.

Of course, the first-class scholarship is not as easy to get as Qin Feng's tuition.

Before sending Yu Qingfang away in the evening, Qin Feng's family went out.

Now Saturday night, it is already the entertainment time for the whole family that Qin Feng's family can't shake. The usual step is to find a good restaurant to eat first, and after eating, Qin Jianguo and Qin Feng will be responsible for sending them to whatever Su Tang and Wang Yanmei like to do.

On this day, after having dinner in a small restaurant at home that cooks private dishes, Wang Yanmei proposed to go to the mall.

It's almost the New Year, and the family has to buy new clothes.

Qin Jianguo readily agreed.

Entering the mall, Qin Feng pulled Su Tang and separated from the two parent soldiers.

Anyway, with a card on your body, you can buy your own one, which is obviously more time-saving.

After Qin Jianguo and Wang Yanmei watched the two little ones walk out of sight, Wang Yanmei took out the card and quietly handed it over to Qin Jianguo.

Qin Jianguo smiled warmly.

A smart wife knows how to give her husband face outside.

In contrast, his ex-wife Lu Liping simply has a hole in her head, so she will hold on to the family's money and not give him a chance to breathe.

Wang Yanmei lightly held Qin Jianguo's arm, and Su Tang held Qin Feng's hand, brushing their heads at both ends of the mall.

It's hard to imagine that a year ago, they didn't even have the confidence to walk through the door.

Qin Feng was in a relaxed mood and told Su Tang the joke of "leftover old man", and the bags in his hand gradually increased.

An hour later, when the four returned to the parking lot, the money in the card was already more than 30,000 yuan less.

Qin Feng felt that this was the way it should be, for a whole year, it was just this once, and for him whose monthly income was about to enter 200,000, this amount of money was really nothing.

No one mentioned the money, and even Wang Yanmei, who has always been diligent and thrifty, put more attention on the Santa hat on Su Tang's head.

Putting today's loot back in the back compartment, Qin Feng sat back in the car, and his mobile phone rang suddenly.

Su Tang came over very vigilantly to see if it was a woman, Qin Feng smiled and gently scratched her nose, and said, "It's Lele." ”

Su Tang grinned and leaned his head on Qin Feng's shoulder.

Wang Yanmei and Qin Jianguo were silent when they saw this, and they were completely used to it.

Qin Feng answered the phone here, and listened to Yuan Shuai on the other end say, "Accompany me to play tomorrow morning." ”

Qin Feng was slightly stunned, and then replied very simply: "Okay." (To be continued.) )