Zhang Xiaoqiang went home as soon as she finished mailing her things, and when she came back, she packed up her things and said to Li Dabiao: "Dad, I still have to go to the county, because there is a restaurant that orders steamed buns, and I have to deliver them to others, so I can't delay business." As soon as Li Dabiao heard this, he felt that this daughter-in-law was very sensible and knew how to make money, so he said, "Okay, let's go!" ”

Before leaving, grandma stuffed the finished gloves into Zhang Xiaoqiang's hands and told her to take care of herself when it was cold.

Yes, the cold is approaching step by step. Zhang Xiaoqiang returned to the guest house she rented, and when the proprietress saw Zhang Xiaoqiang coming back, she asked, "I thought you could stay a few more days when you went back this time, and you came so soon, seeing that you are young and so capable." ”

"Dry it for a few more days, when it's freezing, go home and come out when it's warm!" Zhang Xiaoqiang said.

In the past half a day, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not come out of the stall, but just cleaned up the hygiene of the trolley and cage drawer, because in the catering business, hygiene is the first.

After cleaning up, it was not early, so she rested early.

Early the next morning, when the sky was still hazy, Zhang Xiaoqiang went out of the stall. There was a mist in the air, and there weren't as many pedestrians on the streets as there used to. The workers at work are all big masks and scarves, and the familiar customers who saw her bun cart all ran over, bought the buns and left, and some would ask why they hadn't come out of the stall in the past few days.

Business is not as good as it was a few days ago, and the lack of people is the main part. However, there are still a lot of repeat customers and loyal customers of Baozi, and Zhang Xiaoqiang chats with some regular customers while doing business.

It was almost noon, and a person came up to the stall, and this person Zhang Xiaoqiang knew. This man is a restaurant owner who runs several shops in the county and has ordered steamed buns here. Today he came again and asked, "Why haven't you delivered steamed buns to my store these days?" ”

Zhang Xiaoqiang said a little embarrassed: "I've been home for a few days, I'm sorry, I'll send it to you in a while." ”

The man just said "oh" and turned away.

With Zhang Xiaoqiang's experience and insight from wandering around in her previous life, when she first dealt with this man, she knew that this man was not ordinary. His appearance and temperament are different from the ordinary businessmen in this county, but she did not guess and study deeply.

Zhang Xiaoqiang sent the buns to the store one by one according to the addresses of several stores provided by the man. The last store to arrive, and the largest one, Zhang Xiaoqiang parked the car at the door of the store, took the upper cage drawer away, and lifted the bottom cage drawer with both hands.

It was very difficult to carry it to the store, the boss was sitting in front of the stove, and when he saw Zhang Xiaoqiang coming in, he motioned for a waiter to come and count the buns.

The rest of the buns were all asked for in this shop, and the boss asked Zhang Xiaoqiang to sit by the fire. Zhang Xiaoqiang took out the receipt lists of several other stores and handed them over together. This young man, he was no more than thirty years old. Wearing a black leather jacket today, with high-top land combat boots on his feet, and distinct facial features, when he took the delivery order, Zhang Xiaoqiang noticed that his nails were trimmed so neatly and cleanly, it seems that this is a man who pays attention to details.

He glanced at all the lists, and then said, "It's sixty-five yuan in total, you make a receipt." ”

Zhang Xiaoqiang typed a receipt according to the other party's meaning: "I received 65 yuan for buns today." ”

The man tilted his head and glanced at the receipt, read it in his mouth, and said, "Your name is Zhang Xiaoqiang!" Remembered. ”

Zhang Xiaoqiang felt that this person would be her big customer in the future, and she also asked the other party's name by the way: "May I ask the boss, what do you call it?" ”

The corner of the man's mouth squeezed out a little smile and said: "Don't call the boss, just do a small business, my name is Guo Yifan!" ”

"Oh, Boss Guo!" As soon as Zhang Xiaoqiang spoke, the other party stopped with a gesture and said: "Don't call the boss, just find something to do for yourself, it's not the boss, you can call me Brother Guo." ”

Zhang Xiaoqiang said: "Okay, Brother Guo! ”

After taking the money, Zhang Xiaoqiang was about to get up and leave, at this time, there was a noise outside the door, and when she looked outside through the glass window, it turned out to be a waiter named Hanako talking to the waiter in the store outside.

Guo Yifan stood up and walked towards the door. Zhang Xiaoqiang also came out with him.

As soon as the waiter saw that the boss had come out, he pointed to the begging man called Hanako and said, "Brother Guo, I let him go, but he won't go, what do you think of this?" ”

Guo Yifan walked over, asked Hanako to raise his head and said, "Boss, okay, I haven't eaten for a few days, and I really can't walk." "This Hanako is also in her forties, and her accent is not local, and she looks weak when she speaks hungry.

Guo Yifan waved his hand at the waiter and said, "Go, pour a cup of hot tea first, and then tell the kitchen to see if there is anything ready to eat." ”

The waiter pouted at the flower child and said, "Brother Guo, look at his appearance, how unsightly customers will be in the store for a while." ”

Guo Yifan frowned and said, "Go ahead, you don't have to care." ”

When the tea was brought, Guo Yifan personally handed it to the begging man, and the white cup was immediately printed with a black handprint. After a few mouthfuls of hot water, this Huazi nodded at Guo Yifan, Guo Yifan said, "Let's go, sit inside and eat something." Huazi shook his head again and again, but Guo Yifan helped him up with his own hands and took him to the restaurant and sat down.

The waiter brought a bowl of noodles, this Huazi glanced at Guo Yifan gratefully, his eyes were full of tears, and he quickly finished the bowl of noodles. Guo Yifan ordered the waiter to bring four steamed buns, this one called Huazi and said, "No need, I'm full." ”

Guo Yifan handed over a bun and said, "Eat!" ”

This Hanako finished eating the four big buns again, and drank a few cups of tea in a row.

Zhang Xiaoqiang deeply felt that Guo Yifan was a good person, looking cold on the surface, and quite hot in the heart.

The buns in the first half of the day today are sold out, and there will be a stall in the afternoon, in time for the peak flow of people when they get off work in the afternoon. This will push the car away from the door of the restaurant, find a place where no one is around, and put it in the plane ring. Because there is still some distance from here to the place where I live, it is inconvenient to push back in this way, and it is tiring.

As soon as it's cold, the daytime is getting shorter and shorter, so you have to go back and rest quickly, and you won't be tired when you go out in the afternoon.

Push the cart into a small alley, walk from here, you can get closer. In the middle of the alley, there were no passers-by going back and forth, and Zhang Xiaoqiang just took the opportunity to put these things into the plane ring.

After cleaning up, Zhang Xiaoqiang walked back quickly.