Chapter XIV Preparations
In the face of Mrs. Su's mean words, Hu Shi was furious, and was about to have a seizure, Su Miao had already grabbed her, gently pressed Hu's shoulder to let her sit down, poured a cup of hot tea in front of her, and said with a warm smile:
"Mother, the reason why I didn't sue you is because I don't know if Uncle He can do it there, I just heard that the stall business on Changle Street is good, and if you want to set up a stall there, you must have someone on the yamen, after all, Uncle He is the Fengzhou Yamen, not the Changle County Yamen, I just asked casually, who would have thought that Uncle He would really help, I just thought that since it was done, I didn't put it in vain. The current situation of our family is the most clear, my father is gone, and my savings have been spent. Mother a woman can't go out to work, in addition to washing and sewing for people is to sell herself into slavery, does Mother still want to sell herself to the landlord's house to serve people at this age? ”
A word poked at the sore spot of the Hu family, although she was unwilling, but she had to admit that Su Miao was talking about a practical problem, although she had a bad life in her life, she had not suffered much, and her mother's family was considered a little rich before, even if her mother's family fell and followed Su Dong, she never went hungry, although her life was not full of servants, but it was also stable, and her self-esteem was absolutely not allowed to let her do rough work and serve people at this age.
Su Miao had already guessed her thoughts, if the Hu family could really make up her mind to do hard labor to support her children, she would not go to the pawn shop these days, and she had already reached the point of starting to pawn dresses.
Mrs. Su knows Hu better, what she looks down on the most is Hu's appearance of "heart is higher than heaven and life is thinner than paper", snorted in her nose, and before she could open her mouth to stab two sentences, Su Miao poured another cup of tea and stuffed it into her hand, and said with a smile:
"Grandma too, grandma has worked hard all her life, her body has not been good, and she should enjoy Qingfu at this age, even if her father is gone, there is still a group of grandchildren at home, and there is no reason to let grandma go out to work at such an old age. I can promise my grandma a word, I can't promise that my grandma will be able to eat and wear as well as she did when her father was there, but I can promise that as long as I am here, I will never let my grandma go hungry. ”
Mrs. Su was stunned for a moment, and for a moment she only felt that a certain corner of her heart seemed to be stabbed by something, and she was silent for a while, and looked up at Su Miao, because although her old and cloudy eyes were damp, her eyes were still strong. This is an old lady who has been stubborn all her life, whether she is arrogant or harsh, but she has relied on the strength in her bones to support herself all the way to today.
"When did you become so talkative, girl? I used to be like a stuffy gourd, but now I talk one by one! Mrs. Su knocked on her crutches and said angrily.
"Dad is gone, Yan'er is young, Chan'er is a younger sister, although I am not the eldest daughter, I have followed my father in the kitchen in the past, and I am considered to have a skill, my father told me before he left, they are all a family, and they should treat each other well, since I am the daughter of the Su family, I don't want to escape the responsibility that should be shouldered." Su Miao paused, looked at Mrs. Su, and said with a smile.
mentioned Su Dong again, Mrs. Su completely red her eyes this time, stood up, left with a sad heart on crutches, and left without looking back:
"My wife, I'm so old, I can't control you juniors, just do whatever you want!"
Su Miaowan smiled, watched her leave, looked back at the stunned Hu Shi, and called: "Mother? ”
Hu Shi was silent for a moment, covered his face with his hands, let out a long sigh, stood up and turned around, and said stiffly: "You are all big, your wings are all long and hard, I can't control it, let it be!" So saying, he lifted the curtain and went into the house.
The smooth victory made Su Miao stunned, came back to her senses and was happy in her heart, turned her head, and faced Su Yan's little head poked in by the door frame, smiled and made an "OK" gesture. Su Yan knew that she had succeeded in lobbying, and the heart that had been hanging finally fell, and she was overjoyed, although she didn't understand what kind of gesture the second sister was, she knew that it represented victory, and she replied with a smile and an "OK".
Su Miao smiled, her eyes fell on Su Chan who was following Su Yan, she was a little surprised that she was actually there, and she was amused at Su Chan's uncomfortable face when she was discovered, and she bent her eyebrows and smiled at her. Su Chan became more and more embarrassed, her ears became hot, and she turned around and left with a stiff face.
Su Miao smiled even more happily.
Su Yan looked at the second sister, and then at the third sister, looking confused.
The food stalls on Cheung Lok Street usually start at midnight, and although there is no curfew in Port Town, only indoor pubs are allowed to stay open all night, and all stalls must be closed within an hour after dark.
Su Miao is not worried about the tools for setting up a stall, in the early years when Su Dong was down, he had set up a food stall on Changle Street, and those guys are still left in the shed in the backyard, a wooden rectangular box-shaped trolley, the box can be put in the stove and kitchenware, and there is a wooden board in the box that is larger than the box, and when the place is in place, the wooden board on the box is a simple dining table.
Su Miao's rented stall is not allowed to set tables and chairs in large areas, and only restaurants with indoor lobbies are allowed to set tables and chairs on the street, and this special permission is naturally linked to the rent. Fortunately, the stall rented by Su Miaoxin is a relatively good location among the snack stalls, with a large passenger flow, backed by the Qingjiang River, close to the second most prosperous area in Changle Wharf, with good scenery and close water sources, lively and convenient.
Due to the limited cost, and only the dining car has no kitchen, Su Miao thought for a long time, and decided to only make some simple and delicious meals when it first opened, and then make plans according to the subsequent response, and prepare semi-finished products at home and take them to Changle Street for reprocessing can also avoid the inconvenience of cooking on the street without a kitchen.
Make up your mind, choose an auspicious day to prepare for the opening, Su Miaotian got up before dawn to prepare, a pot of pork belly that has been stewed over low heat since last night exudes an attractive aroma, Su Miao is steaming rice, is sorting out a basket of wild tea picked from Heshan, a beautiful little head poked in from the outside, Su Yan obviously got up early, cleaned up spotlessly, at this time showed two rows of white teeth, smiled and called:
"Second sister!"
"Why did you get up so early?" Su Miao asked suspiciously.
"I told my mother, the second sister is out of the stall alone and there is a shortage of manpower, so I will go with the second sister!" Su Yan stepped in and said with a smile.
Su Miao was stunned, she was indeed short of manpower, but she knew that it was impossible for the Hu family to let Su Yan follow, she had planned to enlist Su Chan to help in a few days, but she didn't expect Su Yan to take the initiative to go.
"Mother agreed?"
"Sort of." Su Yan touched her nose shyly, and smiled with a slight smugness, "I told my mother that if I don't let me go, I will never go to school, even if I can afford to pay the restraints, I won't go, my mother said that she doesn't care about me." ”