When he went to work the next day, Cui Fengming swaggered into the kitchen, he saw Peanut Skin and Chunxiu arguing in the corner for some reason, Peanut Skin crossed his waist and looked angry, Chunxiu spread his hands and looked innocent. Cui Fengming guessed that they were arguing about the small warehouse, and he was secretly proud in his heart. It was almost noon, and the guests came one after another, and the peanut skin began to stir-fry. After a few dishes were brought out, I heard a mess in the restaurant in front of me, and someone was shouting. At this time, the steward of the front hall walked into the kitchen with a few dishes, and he asked Peanut Skin angrily: "What trick did you play today?" Are you going to smash the sign of our Juxian Building? ”

Peanut Skin was asked so that the second monk couldn't figure it out, he stared at the front hall and asked the steward of the front hall: "Did you take the wrong medicine today?" How dare you speak to me like that?"

"I think you're the one who took the wrong medicine! Can you eat this dish yourself? ”

"Taste? Isn't it okay if I don't fry the food? Peanut Peel picked up the dish with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, he blinked and spit it out again.

"How? Bitter, astringent and salty, right? The steward of the front hall asked angrily.

"Yes! What's going on? Just when Peanutskin felt inexplicable and inexplicable, there was a scolding sound from the front hall, and the runner returned a few dishes. At this time, the restaurant owner also walked in, and he asked Peanut Skin with a straight face: "Old man, how did you do it?" Your craftsmanship is well-known in the restaurants around Qianmen, why is it that all the dishes are made like this today? Do you think I'm giving you a little year-end bonus this year? Deliberately fix me? ”

Peanutskin saw that the boss was angry, and was busy explaining that it was not like that, "Boss, I have worked for our restaurant for many years, and I am wholeheartedly devoted to you!" ”

The boss said unhappily: "Why don't customers find fault with the dishes fried by Master Bai?" But it's your old boss who made a mistake? ”

Peanutskin asked the boss with a wry smile on his face to quench his anger, he tilted his head and wondered what was going on? After rolling his eyes a few times, he suddenly realized: "This dish is bitter and astringent, and there must be alkali in it!" After saying that, he picked up a pinch of salt from the salt shaker and put it in his mouth, and when he tasted it, sure enough, salt was mixed with alkali. He picked up the soy sauce bottle again and tasted it, the soy sauce was sour and bitter. His face flushed with rage. shouted at the crowd: "Who did the condiments for my stir-frying?" TAMA's! Isn't that bad for my reputation! I am the ancestor of this man's eight generations! ”

The furious peanut skin scolded and screamed, the guys were so frightened that they lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at him, and some people who were usually timid and afraid of things hurriedly explained to Peanutskin that this matter had nothing to do with him, only Cui Fengming watched this farce with great interest, and his face showed a gloating look. Just when Peanut Peel was scolding, there was a stuffy prawn menu in front of him, and the boss said to Peanut Peel: "Come on, I'll check this matter later, you make this dish first." He urged the peanut skin to hurry up and supervise it himself.

The peanut skin was replaced with the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar of the stir-fry. I was negligent and forgot to change the cooking wine bottle. He wanted to show his hand in front of the boss, so he did it with his hands and feet. After the peanut skin is heated in the oil pot, put a few prawns, the prawns are fried in oil and turn red, he picks up the cooking wine jar and opens the lid to pour it into the pot in order to improve the freshness and remove the fish, the human urine mixed in the yellow wine bottle touches the hot oil in the pot and puffs of white smoke, and the extremely fishy smell immediately rushes out, and the room is full of them, and the people in the back kitchen are choked and cover their noses and run out. The boss was really angry at this time, he jumped and pointed at the peanut skin and scolded: "You bastard! The time-honored brand that my family passed down from the time of Qianlong will be destroyed in your hands today! With that, he also clutched his nose and fled the kitchen. The boss ran outside and yelled into the kitchen, "Peanut skin." I'll deduct the money you lost today! ”

Peanutskin was completely covered at this time, and he couldn't understand what was going on? Without the support of the boss, this big black man suddenly became half a cut shorter, and he couldn't go crazy anymore. He slowly walked out of the kitchen and squatted on the ground in the middle of the courtyard. Sometimes shaking his head, sometimes coughing and sighing, beating his thigh with his fist, and chanting incessantly: "My mother, I was calculated." Oh my mother. How could I be so unlucky! His voice was choked, his eyes were a little red, and his expression was like that of a wronged child.

Seeing peanut skin, there are times when it is down. The guys in the back kitchen were all standing in the yard covering their mouths and secretly having fun, although they felt very funny and happy, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud, only Cui Fengming saw that the peanut skin was played by himself like a monkey today, he was very proud, he couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably when he looked at the peanut skin's sad face. Cui Fengming laughed very happily, laughing so much that he leaned forward and backward, laughing so much that his waist couldn't straighten up, until he couldn't breathe with laughter, his stomach hurt with laughter, and he had to squat on the ground, and no one else laughed, but he still laughed endlessly. Joyfully! He laughed out all the resentment he had with the peanut skin, and everyone looked at him inexplicably.

At first, Peanutskin thought that Cui Fengming was gloating at his own joke, he stared at Cui Fengming viciously and said, "If you kid laugh again, I will beat you flat!" ”

Cui Fengming still couldn't help laughing, but then the peanut skin seemed to understand everything, he stood up violently and rushed to Cui Fengming, and raised his hand to beat without saying a word. A few slaps made Cui Fengming's eyes appear to be golden, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding. Cui Fengming was beaten in a hurry, he hit his head into Peanutskin's lower abdomen, Peanutskin covered his stomach and took a few steps backwards and sat on the ground, making him cry "ouch, ouch" in pain.

At this time, Chunxiu ran over, and she used her body to block the peanut skin that pounced on Cui Fengming again. Peanut Skin pointed at Cui Fengming viciously and scolded: "You bastard boy! I'm planted in your hands today, I'll kill you today! ”

"Feng Ming, tell him that you didn't do this!" Chunxiu glanced at Cui Fengming anxiously.

"A good man is a good man! What if I did it? Cui Fengming was unconvinced, rolled up his sleeves and posed for a fight, Peanut Skin pushed Chunxiu away, and kicked at Cui Fengming, Cui Fengming dodged, and Peanut Skin kicked it again.

Chunxiu was afraid that Cui Fengming would suffer, so she quickly grabbed Peanutskin's arm and pleaded: "Please don't beat him, Fengming is just an ignorant child." ”

"Get the hell out of here! If I don't kill him today, I can't solve the anger in my heart! Peanut Skin violently pushed Chunxiu aside, stepped forward and kicked Cui Fengming to the ground, and then followed by a few more kicks, Cui Fengming got up and picked up a brick and threw it at Peanut Skin, Peanut Skin staggered to dodge, and the two scuffled together. The peanut skin, which was strong in the middle of the beating, had the upper hand, and he punched Cui Fengming so much that the corners of his mouth were bleeding. Another punch swollen Cui Fengming's eye sockets. Seeing this, Chunxiu rushed between the two of them and protected Cui Fengming with his body, the peanut skin man didn't stop, and his fist fell on Chunxiu fiercely.

"Hit someone! Hit someone! Chunxiu's painful eyes were full of tears, but she still protected Cui Fengming tightly. The guys next to him couldn't stand it, a few people came up and hugged the peanut skin tightly, Cui Fengming was pulled away by Chunxiu, and the peanut skin stopped unwillingly.

At the end of the evening, the boss told Cui Fengming that he had been fired.

Cui Fengming was about to leave Juxian Building, Chunxiu took Cui Fengming's small burden and sent him out, and the two of them walked silently with their heads bowed. Walked for a while. Chunxiu said: "Feng Ming, I knew that you did this today, you did a good job, everyone felt quite relieved!" But why do you want to admit it? ”

Cui Fengming looked at his toes and ignored him and said, "It's what I did, why don't I admit it!" ”

"But you were fired by your boss because of this incident, aren't your parents angry when they find out? It's not easy to find something to do now, in addition to begging for favors. ”

Cui Fengming heard Chunxiu say this, and his head hung lower.

"Look at you, your face is bruised and purple. When I go home, my mother will be distressed to death when she sees it. Chunxiu sadly touched Cui Fengming's face.

is about to break up, although Cui Fengming looks down on Chunxiu in his heart, after all, Chunxiu has taken care of herself like a sister, and some words in her heart still have to be said. He raised his head and looked at Chunxiu and asked, "Sister Chunxiu." You are good with Peanutskin, but why did you protect me desperately when he beat me today? ”

"What nonsense are you talking about! Who's good with peanut skin? Chunxiu's face changed greatly, and she looked at Cui Fengming in surprise.

"Who is talking nonsense? That's what everybody says. ”

"Do you believe everything others say? I said why don't you care about me lately, it turns out that this is for this. Chunxiu suddenly realized.

"Why can't I believe it? I saw it with my own eyes! Cui Fengming said unrelentingly.

Chunxiu asked nervously, "What do you see me?" ”

Cui Fengming blushed and bowed his head and was silent. He was embarrassed to say it.

Chunxiu saw that Cui Fengming was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and she begged, "My good brother, you look up at me." Tell my sister what you see? Say it! In desperation, Cui Fengming had to tell Chunxiu that he had glimpsed Chunxiu and Peanutskin together in the warehouse.

After hearing this, Chunxiu grabbed Cui Fengming's arm and asked anxiously, "Do you really see me with him?" Who else saw it? ”

"I'm the only one who saw it. I happened to run into you two doing that when I went to the storeroom to take a nap that day, I didn't mean to see it! Cui Fengming hurriedly explained. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Chunxiu covering his face with his hands in shame, he couldn't say it anymore.

Needless to say Cui Fengming, Chunxiu completely understood what was going on. The secret of herself and the peanut skin was pierced by Cui Fengming, and she felt embarrassed and ashamed. She threw her hands anxiously and said to herself: "Hey! There are no impermeable walls! This shameful thing has finally been known to others! How will I see people in the future? ”

"If you don't want anyone to know, you can't do it unless you do." When Cui Fengming said this, Chunxiu felt even more embarrassed.

"Feng Ming, do you think I'm shameless?" Chunxiu grabbed Cui Fengming's shoulder and asked in a trembling voice.

Cui Fengming nodded gently, he was afraid of stabbing Chunxiu's heart, so he hurriedly shook his head.

"Don't lie to me! I'm just shameless! Chunxiu, who was embarrassed, covered her face with her hands, turned around and leaned against the wall and sobbed in a low voice. The more she cried, the more sad she became, the crying became louder and louder, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. Cui Fengming looked at Chunxiu sadly and felt that he shouldn't expose other people's shortcomings, he regretted it very much, and wanted to comfort Chunxiu, but he didn't know what to say, he rubbed his cold hands and stood aside at a loss. Passers-by walked away and looked at them curiously. After a while, Chunxiu stopped crying, and said to Cui Fengming with red eyes: "Let's go, I want to drink, find a place to sit down, sister will make this matter clear to you today!" ”

It was dark and the cold wind was blowing. Chunxiu dragged Cui Fengming into a streetside tavern, and the two sat opposite each other in the dim light. Chunxiu ordered a bottle of Lao Baigan, and Cui Fengming said that he wouldn't drink it. "We Shandong women will drink some wine." Chunxiu was not reluctant, she poured herself a drink. After two glasses of wine. Chunxiu slowly talked about her life experience through the strength of wine:

Chunxiu's family is in Shandong, and she got married at the age of eighteen. After getting married, she learned that her husband had tuberculosis, coughed and vomited blood all day long, and lost his labor force like a waste. She and her elderly in-laws planted a small amount of land in the family, and the family lived in poverty, and the income from the year's work was not enough to be hungry, and the family owed a lot of debts to treat her husband's illness. In addition, because Chunxiu did not give birth to a child for her husband's family, her in-laws looked at her horizontally and vertically, and often made her angry. In fact, her husband is a sick man, and he can't do the man's thing at all, not that Chunxiu can't have children. In desperation, she came to Beiping to work through the introduction of a distant relative. One is to earn money for her husband's treatment, and the other is to avoid her in-laws. This distant relative is peanut skin.

Chunxiu leaned her neck and drank a glass of wine, I don't know if it was spicy or sad, tears welled up in her eyes. She sighed and said, "Hi! It's not easy for a single woman to work in a foreign country! Often bullied by bad men. When I first arrived at this restaurant, Peanutskin was eyeing me. He always accosted me when he had nothing to do, and I could tell from his eyes that he didn't have a good heart for me, so I tried to avoid him as much as possible. One day, he took the opportunity to spoil me while I was alone in the storeroom to get something. I was so sad that I wanted to die, but I couldn't die, and my husband was still counting on me to earn money to treat him. If I die, how will he live? And I didn't dare to sue that villain, Peanutskin scared me that if I dared to tell it, he would say that I was a slut who seduced men. My boss will fire me when he finds out. I also know that if this news reaches the ears of my old family, my reputation will be ruined, and my in-laws will definitely divorce me. I had no choice but to swallow tears in my stomach. Bear with it! It's a day to mix it up. However, Peanutskin is not a bad man, and he often gives me some money. He also helped me pay back some old debts, and I could only follow him. Chunxiu leaned up and took another sip of wine, the bitter wine made her frown: "Feng Ming, I am a helpless weak woman, and this hard life has forced me to have no choice." I don't want to live like this! I beg you to promise me that you will never tell anyone about me and peanut skin in the future, you must remember: if you tell others about this, my sister will have no face to live! ”

"Well, I'll keep my mouth shut! So when will you endure until you are the head? Sister Chunxiu! Cui Fengming looked at Chunxiu with sympathy.

"When I finish paying off my debts, I'm going back to my hometown to avoid that pesky peanut skin, but I'll never see your cute little brother again, I'm really reluctant!" Chunxiu looked at Cui Fengming drunkenly.

Cui Fengming saw that Chunxiu was a little drunk, he took Chunxiu's wine glass and said, "Sister Chunxiu, don't drink it, I know you are a good person!" I'm wrong about you! He seemed to have grown up suddenly, his expression was as sad as an adult, and he said with tears in his eyes: "Sister, from tomorrow onwards, you don't care about peanut skin, I will definitely find a way to help you pay off your debts in the future, and I won't let him bully you again!" ”

"I'm not mistaken, you're a good brother!" Chunxiu poured wine into the wine glass again, she took a big sip and pointed at Cui Fengming with her finger and asked, "Fengming, do you know why I like you?" ”

Cui Fengming shook his head.

"Because you look like my own brother, and you have a similar temperament. My brother was raised by me, and we have a deep relationship. But last year he was crushed to death by an overturned wagon during the wheat harvest! When I think of my brother, I feel bad! From the day I saw you, I thought you were him in my heart! I've always treated you like a brother, but I didn't expect you to look down on me, a hard-working sister. Chunxiu's words were full of resentment, she drank all the wine in the cup, fell on the table and cried bitterly.

Cui Fengming took Chunxiu's hand and comforted him: "Sister, don't be sad, I will be your brother in the future!" You are the best sister in my eyes! After speaking, he took the wine glass in Chunxiu's hand, poured a full glass of wine, raised his neck and drank it all, the spicy white wine choked him and coughed; He wanted to drink it, and then he drank it dry. After two glasses of wine, Cui Fengming was a little dizzy and confused, he staggered up and sat next to Chunxiu, stretched out his arm and hugged Chunxiu's shoulders tightly, comforting her like a big man.

The shopkeeper who was settling accounts at the counter also shook his head sadly. He said to Chunxiu: "Big sister, don't cry. Your life is bitter enough, I won't accept this wine money today, it's not early, let's go home separately. ”

The two thanked the shopkeeper, Cui Fengming put a few copper coins on the counter, and helped the drunk Chunxiu out of the tavern. Under the dim street lamp, two drunk people helped each other and staggered along. (To be continued......)