It's June, Hong Kong is in the most humid and hot season of the year, and the vents of the huge air conditioners in hot pot restaurants are filled with visible white air flowing out, and people don't feel sad indoors, but for a few men and women who are enjoying hot pot, it's a different story.

Lu Li could see clearly on the side, the foreheads, cheeks, and even their corsets of the five male and female guests were gradually wet with sweat, even so, several people still couldn't stop, bottles of cold beer poured down their throats, and the water in their bodies was evaporated, like a small river, flowing down their necks.

"Oops, it's spicy!" A woman put a piece of lettuce mixed with red dregs into her mouth indiscriminately, raised her little hand to fan the wind in her mouth, "Ha, ha," and turned her head to look around, just as she bumped into Lu Li's funny eyes; The girl was also a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry? ”

"It's nothing, the first time I ate it, I even kicked out all the female employees in the store, and a few of us men almost stripped naked! That embarrassment is ridiculous, you're already a lady ....... ”

When everyone heard him say it was funny, they couldn't help but giggle, "Oh, it's good, it's just too spicy." Why is it so spicy? ”

"One is that this hot pot is such a flavor, and the other is that eating some of this in such a season helps to sweat. Sweating through, people are comfortable, and all diseases are completely eliminated - sweat can bring some impurities and germs out of the body, from this point of view, some hot sweat in summer is also a way to maintain health. ”

"Well, that makes sense, that makes sense." A man took out a cigarette and lit it, puffed out a puff of green mist, and smiled at each other. "Boss, settle the bill?"

Lu Li didn't have time to speak, Chu Yu walked over first, counted the plates on the table with his hands and feet, and calculated for a while before coming up with an answer. "Chenghui, 1,035.27 yuan."

Seeing off the first guest in Hong Kong who was lucky enough to taste Sichuan-style hot pot, Lu Li looked back and smiled, "I didn't know you knew how to do mental arithmetic?" ”

"It's just a little bit, if more people check out at the same time, it probably won't work."

"It's okay, the accounting is still accurate. It's okay to slow down, but don't make a mistake, right? ”

Chu Yu smiled. A flush flew up on the youthful face, "I know, Lu Sheng." ”

Lu Li looked at Cao Xun who appeared at the staircase, and said to the second daughter: "If there is anything you don't understand, just ask him." Cao Xun, you are in charge here, I still have to go out, and I may come back later. ”

Cao Xun nodded. Although he has decided to leave, it will not happen overnight. A lot of things that he has been responsible for have to be handed over to others before he can get out, which is not only a responsibility, but also an obligation," I know. You can rest assured. Oh, and," he called out to Lully, "little, I just saw it." Hot pot ......, there are not many materials for this Sichuan-style hot pot, don't wait for someone to come back, you can't take out something to entertain people, isn't it a smashing brand? ”

"You're going to miss this, huh?" Lu Li said sarcastically: "If you don't come with me, I can still go back to Pengcheng and discuss the transportation with them, you are like this now, I can't leave at all, what do you say?" ”

Cao Xun smiled, he knew very well what Lu Li meant by talking like this, the old god gave him a punch, and said: "You don't come with me like this, I just go, and it won't be today, if you really need to go back to Pengcheng, can I still watch that there is no one to cook on your side?" ”

Lu Li also smiled, his eyes were a little moist in the laughter, and said, "Lao Cao, really, you are my very capable assistant......"

"Xiaoxiao, don't talk about this, I'm still the same sentence, if it's really embarrassing, I'll come back, can't you just let me try it myself?"

Luli was overwhelmed, and it seemed that there was no room for negotiation! "Okay, let's not say anything, but there's one thing, you have to wait until I'm married before you leave—at the very least, you have to eat my and Xiao Liang's wedding wine before leaving, how about it?"

"Nonsense, you want me not to drink?" Cao Xun scolded with a smile and said apologetically: "Xiaoxiao, I know that I did this to make you 'sit on wax', but ......"

"Forget it, like I just said, if you have to hit your head against the south wall yourself, I can't stop it, can I? Anyway, you remember, when do you want to come back, when do I welcome you, our buddies' affection will never be hurt in any way because of your departure this time! ”

"That's it." Cao Xun said: "Xiaoxiao, I won't leave right now, well, my words just now were a bit heavy, don't care." ”

"No, it won't. Oh, you wait a minute, someone's coming. ”

Cao Xun looked over, it was Gu Zhong and Gu Quanyou's uncle and nephew who came to the door, and there was a man behind them, with a bronze complexion and a ball of spirit, with a big hooked nose, wearing a colorful shirt, and the sideburns on both sides were a little too long. Lu Li has seen this kind of hairstyle a lot in Hong Kong, and he didn't know what was going on at first, but after asking Gu Zhong a few times, he found out that he was imitating a guy named Elvis.

"Lee Kee?" Gu Quanyou greeted him with a smile and shook hands with him, "I'll introduce you, this is Brother Zhong, Yuan Chengzhong." Brother Zhong, this is Lee Kee, Mr. Lu, who came to Hong Kong from the mainland to break into the world. ”

Yuan Chengzhong also shook hands with Lu Li, and he took him to the third floor, looking for a dining table to sit down, Yuan Chengzhong walked all the way to look at it, and when he sat down, he said: "My brother and I are also acquaintances, listen to him, Li Ji has only been here for less than a year, and he has done well?" ”

"The main thing is to learn by doing, maybe Brother Zhong also knows that I am from the north of the mainland, and I don't know much about some of the customs of the south in China, let alone Hong Kong. To tell you the truth, sometimes you have to rely on Ah Zhong's guidance. Otherwise, there are taboos in some places. ”

"If you go to the rivers and lakes, you always have to pay homage to the second brother Guan, look at your store, why don't you even have these?"

Lu Li smiled and said nothing, Guan Erge is Guan Yu, the people of the rivers and lakes take his righteousness first, and regard him as a protective god, but for Lu Li, he hates this set of things the most. And he didn't believe it at all, so although Gu Zhong, Ah Mao, and even Guo Chunhan, Guo Jiaju and others often whispered in his ears, they just refused to obey; But such words are not necessary and cannot be explained to the other party, just smiled and did not speak.

"Brother Zhong. Lee Kee asked you to help this time, of course, because I was involved, but the two of you still have to talk about specific matters. Whether we can talk about it or not, it's finally a new friend, right? ”

"That's what Brother Quan said." Yuan Chengzhong bowed his head and said: "Li Ji, I don't know what your mainland says, but on our side, it's a matter of business. You have to make it clear, right? ”

"Yes. Brother Zhong is right, please continue. ”

"Then, you're busy, I'm not idle every day, let's waste time needlessly, I want to ask Lee Kee, how many cars do you have to go a day?"

"Tentatively scheduled for a quarter 3. 500 tons more than an average of each day. That's around 40 tons. ”

"What do you mean by preliminary? Will there be more in the future? ”

Lu Li didn't want this loyal brother to look thick and big, but his ears and eyes were quite sensitive, "Yes, according to my imagination, there will be more in the future." Even more than you think. But these things are not something that I can be sure of right now. There are too many variables and ...... Issue. Let's wait a day. For now, that's the number. Brother Zhong has no problem, right? ”

Brother Zhong nodded, calculated in his heart, and asked again: "Since the transportation is all vegetables, then." How do you solve the problem of preservation? ”

"This depends on Brother Zhong's cleverness."

"You can only use a container truck." Brother Zhong had already been warned in advance by Gu's uncle and nephew, and he was prepared to come today, he said: "But the cost of this kind of car is relatively high, and the model itself is not very large, and three tons of a car is already the maximum limit, that is to say, there are always around 20 cars in a day, right?" ”

"Yes."

Yuan Chengzhong nodded and said, "If that's the case, I can't do the 350 yuan freight." ”

Lu Li didn't have the slightest look of surprise, this was what he expected, and he smiled when he heard this, "Then, what about you, Brother Yizhong?" ”

"It can't be less than 450 yen."

Lu Li laughed, and asked very enthusiastically, "Has Brother Zhong had lunch?" Why don't you try hot pot right here with me? The newly added Sichuan-style hot pot is very flavorful - Ah Zhong has eaten it, don't you believe you ask him? ”

The three of them looked at each other, speechless for a long time, Lu Li's blunt change of topic obviously represented his attitude, "Ah Zhong, go, go downstairs to Zhang Luo Zhang Luo, Brother Zhong is rare to visit, let's be lively." ”

"Oh, good, good." Gu Zhong agreed, and went downstairs with a pummer.

The nephew went downstairs, Gu Quanyou was also a little unable to sit still, Lu Li obviously wanted to talk to Yuan Chengzhong alone, what was the matter if he stayed here? Just as he was about to leave the table with urine, Lu Li spoke first, "Brother Zhong, Uncle Quan, I asked Ah Zhong to go downstairs, I have something to say to you, Brother Zhong doesn't mention it, Uncle Quan, you are his uncle after all, and some words are not good to say in front of him." Let's talk about the freight, originally, when I came out to do business, I wanted to make more money, I am like this, and you two want to be the same. It's better to say it in front than to make a small move behind it, and in the end everyone is not happy, and even friends can't do it, don't you say? ”

The two of them didn't know what he wanted to say, so they agreed, "That's right, although the people of Lee Kee are young, they are all talking about ideas, Brother Zhong, oh?" ”

Yuan Chengzhong nodded vigorously as if he was talking about the role of cross talk, "Yes, yes." ”

Lu Lili also ignored the singing and harmony of the two, and continued: "Let's talk about Uncle Quan, you and I have walked through Pengcheng a few times, a Mitsubishi brand van with a load of 3.5 tons, full of gasoline, is only in the early 120 Hong Kong dollars, isn't it?" ”

Gu Quanyou didn't want him to even know this, his face turned red, and he didn't speak. In fact, this is more said by Luley, in the early 80s, a gallon of gasoline was only sold for 3.78 Hong Kong dollars, and Mitsubishi Motors added 30 gallons, but it was only a little more than 110 Hong Kong dollars, "I now drive 350 Hong Kong dollars a trip, one is complicated procedures; Second, ......, the road conditions in Pengcheng are not very good, and to a large extent, it will also cause the consumption of oil. But even under such twists and turns, the cost of a trip to Pengcheng will definitely not exceed 200 Hong Kong dollars - you two are old experts in this regard, you say it yourself, am I wrong? ”

The two of them looked at each other, and they were a little speechless. If you find a reason, you may not be able to find it, but it will be too inferior, the so-called in front of the Ming people do not say dark words, when the price can not be negotiated, the two sides are unhappy and part, and then plainly give people the truth, it will be too much to lose, "hehe......" Gu Quan had a small smile, "Li Ji is really eye-catching, and his mind is really sharp!" Hey, hey, hey! ”

Lu Li glanced at him and said to Yuan Chengzhong: "Brother Zhong, I don't know what you think, and I don't care what kind of price Brother Quan has agreed with you." I took out 350 yuan of real money from my pocket and came out, you can do it if you want to do it, it doesn't matter if you don't want to do it, you came to me today, it is to give me Luli face, I have a treat, you are open to eat and drink; In the future, we will get along like friends, and we don't have to mention the matter of cooperation, how about it? ”

"This ......"

Lu Li deliberately left him space to think, and said to Gu Quanyou: "Uncle Quan, the two of us can be regarded as friends because of Ah Zhong's relationship, if we can succeed this time, we can also be regarded as partners." Since we are doing business together, there is something I have to tell you. ”

Gu Quanyou didn't know what this meant, and asked in a daze, "What's the matter?" ”

"Whether or not I did something wrong, you can make it clear to me face to face, don't talk with a gun and a stick. All right? ”

Gu Quanyou's face turned red! saw Yuan Chengzhong looking up to the sky and snorted, "Li Ji is really fast, yes!" I'm going to make you a friend, 350 is 350, if I add an extra dime, I'm not human! ”

Lu Li smiled, and then said to Yuan Chengzhong: "Brother Zhong, then how many cars do you think you need for these quantities of vegetables?" ”

"Vegetables are no better than others, and they need to be kept fresh and can't be squeezed, so we still have to prepare the quantity more generously, and let's go 30 cars for the first time." Yuan Chengzhong had some excuses that there were no three hundred taels of silver here: "Li Ji, I am by no means ......"

"I understand what you mean, this is what you think of me, how can I not suspect you of anything? Listen to you, set at thirty. Lu Li quickly made a decision, and then said, "Uncle Quan, Brother Zhong, there is something I want to trouble you two. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I'm going to buy a car, but Hong Kong is a right-hand drive, I haven't driven it, and I'm not familiar with it, I want to find a time, please help me two and teach me how to drive."

The two looked at each other and smiled, "This matter, it's not a big word with you, if you want to talk about the side, we may not be as active as you, but if you want to learn to drive, looking for the two of us is the right door." I didn't say it, when do you have time, come to the Yuen Long container yard, there are cars over there, you can practice casually, when you practice, when you will know. (To be continued......)