Sending the plague away, I slumped in my chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

Shen Bi is no better than me, tired as if she has experienced a big battle.

It was my mother, who kept her head down, standing behind the counter, not saying a word.

I was a little puzzled and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?" ”

My mom shook her head softly and didn't reply.

But there were drops of water on the ground.

I was startled, and quickly stepped forward to pick up my mother's face, and saw that her eyes were red, and tears were dripping down her face.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Shen Bi also exclaimed in surprise and came around, "Were you scared by my grandmother?" ”

"Nope." My mother choked up and said, "I've been serving her for more than ten years, and I know her temper, so babbling, I've long been used to it, I just ...... I just ......"

"It's just what, Mom." Shen Bi's temper is definitely following my grandmother, and she stomps her feet if she doesn't agree.

"It's your dad." My mother pursed her lips and fell into memories, "I remember before, when I first got married, your father also cared about me so much, once, I was tortured by your grandmother, and I was angry and left, your father followed me step by step, coaxed me, teased me, I was afraid that I would be unhappy." ”

At this, my mom pursed her lips and smiled.

I feel a little sour in my heart.

In fact, my mother is very beautiful, especially when she smiles, she has a shy beauty of a small jasper.

It's a pity that these ten years of hard work, as well as my grandmother's struggles, and all kinds of troubles before the divorce, made her look ten years older than her actual age.

"Mom, don't think about it." Shen Bi said angrily on the side, "My dad doesn't care about you at all now, do you think he just looked at us?" His eyes are full of that widow Zhang now! ”

"Shen Bi." These words were really harsh, I was afraid of hurting my mother, so I hurriedly scolded Shen Bi.

Shen Bi turned his head angrily.

My mom pursed her lips, wanting to smile and comfort me, but tears still broke through her eyes, "I'm fine, Xiao Jiang...... I'm fine......"

"Mom." I reached out and hugged her, "Don't think about this, we have these two stores, and our life will be better in the future." ”

My mom nodded silently.

Because I wasn't in a good mood today, I hung up a "rest" sign in the middle of the afternoon, and then took my mother and Shen Bi to go shopping.

Zhang Xiaofei was also there, so I called her too.

A group of four women, chattering, in a slightly narrow small market, picking out clothes for a few dollars a piece.

I don't appreciate the aesthetics now, so I'm going to buy two basic clothes and dedicate the rest of my time to picking out clothes for my mom.

Shen Bi was dipped in the light, and he also rubbed his body.

As for Zhang Xiaofei, I didn't miss it, and gave her a dress.

In the evening, we also ate outside.

My mom was very worried about money, but because of my tough attitude, she followed me.

It was dark, we sent the happy Zhang Xiaofei home, and the mother went back to the rented house.

"Don't eat out in the future, it's too expensive." My mother was worried about the dozen yuan she had just eaten at a meal, and she was distressed, "If you cook at home, this is enough to eat for a week." ”

"Mom, you calculate how much money we've made these days." I looked at her with a smile.

My mother lowered her head and calculated the account for a while, "I made about 20 yuan a day, which is a little more than when I was in the stall...... Hey, why is there more, I thought that the students were on vacation and had to earn less. ”

"In the past, it was because of the limited space, we could only make money from students, but now we are on the street, there are communities on the left and right, and there are people shopping every day, and the weather is hot, and I always want to eat cold when I am thirsty." I smiled and said, "Throw away all kinds of electricity bills, as well as the rent that is shared every day, can we still make money?" ”

"It's earned." My mom was very excited, I was so bent on getting a store that she thought the money was going to be discounted, so she was always worried.

Now, when she finally saw that her actual income had not decreased but increased, her heart had completely returned to her stomach.

"Mom, thank you for your willingness to support me, even if I feel that I may lose my money, I am willing to support me." I hugged my mother, "I'll add some food next, we can't keep making milk tea and ice porridge, it's too monotonous, but you may not be busy alone, I want to give you a hand." ”

"What?" My mother was a little reluctant again, "This money, after deducting the rent or something, the income is almost the same as when we set up a stall, but if you want to hire another person, there will be less ......"

"Don't worry." I smiled and patted my chest, "I can guarantee that we will make more money in the future, Mom, you have to continue to believe me, you see when your daughter cheated you when you started selling fruits?" ”

My mother forgot about me for a long time, and finally she was ruthless, gritted her teeth, and muttered, "Forget it, I didn't earn this money anyway, I support my daughter, you can do whatever you want, even if you lose money in the end, your mother will make money to support you." ”

"Mom, look at what you said, it's impossible to compensate, I'll do something, don't worry." I smiled, but the tip of my nose was quietly sour.

Thank you for your trust and support, Mom.

I've always been quick to get things done, and the next day I started looking for people.

Zhang Xiaofei came over to be cool as always, and when she heard that I was going to recruit someone, Mao recommended her mother.

As soon as I thought about this aunt's neatness, I agreed, saying that the salary of 100 yuan a month was to help make milk tea and ice porridge, and sometimes I had to cook taro balls.

The salary is not too high, but because it is very comfortable, it is not too early, as long as it arrives at about ten o'clock, I take care of a meal at noon, and I get off work at five or six o'clock in the afternoon, which is good.

Zhang Xiaofei went back to tell her mother in a hurry.

When she came back, her mother came with her, saying that she was idle and could come to work immediately.

I naturally welcome it.

At the same time, her mother also brought a strong news - my grandparents stayed at my dad's and are not leaving.

I was surprised and asked, "Aunt Zhang, what's the matter, that small building is only two rooms, can you live in it?" ”

"Hey, why don't you do it? Your grandmother just won't leave, and she has been scolding there for a long time, not that I said, this old lady is not ordinarily powerful. Zhang Xiaofei's mother pouted and said, "That mouth, scolding without overlapping, I heard that your stepmother cried." ”

"And then, and then?" I expressed interest.

Shen Bi and Zhang Xiaofei also listened with their ears propped up.

"And then? Then, your father lives in one room with your father, and your grandmother lives in one room with Widow Zhang and her daughter. Zhang Xiaofei's mother said with a smile, "But that Zhang Min is also strong, he just doesn't want to live with your grandmother, and he is about to leave with his salute, saying that he wants to stay in a hotel, and finally your father knelt down before she left." ”

"Kneeling?" Shen Bi's and I both changed our faces and turned our heads to look at my mother.

My mother kept kneading the taro balls with both hands, but her face was a little pale.

Oh, that man, he never knelt down to her.

Never.

"Well, it's going to be late anyway." Zhang Xiaofei's mother is a shrewd person, and when she saw the situation, she quickly changed the topic, "Xiaojiang, you come to teach me, how to make this milk tea." ”

"Hey." I answered crisply, and taught Zhang Xiaofei's mother to make milk tea and ice porridge, and then tinkered with new delicacies there.

In the case of the popularization of computers in later generations, I also learned all kinds of food, but I am not proficient in learning, such as donkey rolling and other food, I only know how to make it, but I don't know the ratio of water and glutinous rice flour, so it is either too soft or too hard.

After a morning of continuous experiments, when Shen Bi and I, as well as Zhang Xiaofei, were about to be stripped to death by the failed products, I finally made a perfect donkey roll.

Actually, to put it bluntly, it's a sticky rice noodle wrapped in soybean flour, but in order to attract popularity, I also rolled red bean paste and other things in it to make the item look good as much as possible.

When the donkey was done, I made chicken rolls, hamburgers, fries, chicken cutlets, etc.

Because it is too rare in this small county, Shen Bi and Zhang Xiaofei continued to stuff their mouths despite their stomachs, until their esophagus was full of food and they couldn't swallow a mouthful, so the two of them gave up.

"Oh, where does Xiao Jiang look at this, these things ......" Zhang Xiaofei's mother stared at the crispy chicken steak I made, and sighed in admiration, "I heard my brother say that there is such a delicious food in the capital, and I heard that it can be sold at an expensive price, but I didn't expect Xiao Jiang to make it, and the people in our county are blessed." ”

"You can taste it too, and if something is bad, I can adjust the taste." I grinned.

After listening to this, Shen Bi reached out to take the chicken steak, but was slapped back by me.

"You can't eat it, be careful to die."

Shen Bi pouted aggrievedly, "Haven't you seen it before, these things are so delicious, sister, why didn't you make them earlier." ”

I glared at her, "Just our little stall, selling this kind of thing, do you think we can sell it?" ”

Not to mention the students' affordability, even our mothers can't get a stall with oil and chicken.

Now that the store has finally opened, there is an independent kitchen, whether it is steaming, boiling, frying or anything.

It's our own kitchen.

When I think about this, I can't help but laugh happily.

After the food I made was reviewed by my mother and Zhang Xiaofei's mother, I went to the stationery store next door to print a few pieces of paper, and then went to the photo studio to spend a few yuan to shape them.

In this way, it's a simplified version of the menu.

"When a guest comes in the future, I will show them the menu, what they want to eat, and there will be a price in the back, and they will be charged first and then eaten." I told my mom.

My mother glanced at the price and was very surprised, "This hamburger costs two yuan a piece, isn't it a little expensive, chicken rolls, it's a steamed bun roll with some meat, why do you sell it for two yuan, this can be fried a dish, who will come to eat it." ”