Wine is a confidant
The landlord street is the last street in the old town of Liangcheng from north to south, and it is at the bottom of the kun hexagram.
As the name suggests, this street was used during both the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China
It is inhabited by the landlord. After the liberation, the landlord class was overthrown, and after decades of overlapping, it has now become a street for eating and drinking, a good place for foodies, and a beautiful scenery at night in the city.
The street of eating and drinking is now brightly lit, and at the gates of the large rows of stores on both sides of the street, the sound of shouting, the sound of fists, the sound of persuading people to drink, and the sound of the chef copying the dishes are ringing into a loud voice. The air is filled with the smell of smoke and cumin from the skewers on both sides of the road, and you can't help but make your mouth water.
Xiaoshuang sat at the folding table in the open air at the entrance of Liu Ji Dapai, holding a beer bottle in his left hand and chopsticks in his right hand, looking at a plate of peanuts that were about to bottom out, and shouted impatiently: "Boss Liu, why is my skewer not good yet." ”
"Didn't you say you were going to wait for Xiao Wu!" Boss Liu, who was stir-frying vegetables in the open air, replied with a smile.
Boss Liu has a big head and a thick neck, and his belly is like a pregnant woman who is about to give birth, and he is very busy at this time, while stir-frying, he keeps wiping sweat with the towel on his neck, and he has to deal with customers like Xiaoshuang who are impatient.
Xiao Wu is his old cousin, and he is also Xiao Shuang's wine and meat friend, because of this relationship, Xiao Shuang almost eats here at a fixed point and takes care of Boss Liu's business.
Xiaoshuang knocked on the plate with chopsticks and looked at Boss Liu.
"Then you can't let me go without snacks!"
Boss Liu followed the tapping sound, glanced at the plate of peanuts that had bottomed out, and smiled awkwardly.
"Then I'll ask Cuihua to bring you the skewers that she baked for others first."
"That's pretty much it."
Xiaoshuang felt a rare relief in his heart at this time, raised his head and blew on it again.
"Hey"
A pair of ghost hands slapped heavily on Xiaoshuang's shoulders from behind.
"Poof"
The general fountain in the small mouths spewed out, making a table of wine. Anyone, for this surprise attack from behind, will have an inexplicable fear, this seems to be human nature, but it can scare Xiaoshuang a lot.
Xiao Shuang turned his head, tilted his head and glanced at the person who came very unpleasantly, and sure enough, it was Xiao Wu.
Although I guessed that it was him after being frightened just now, I couldn't help but confirm it.
An angular face with a triumphant smile, hair still as smooth as a calf licked, and wearing this summer's popular plaid shirt, still so sophisticated and stylish.
"Why do you always look like a ghost, and you are scared at every turn."
"Huh."
Xiao Wu laughed twice, pulled a chair to sit down, looked at Xiao Shuang's face and said, "Man, if you are unhappy, say it and listen, I will help you solve it." ”
Xiaoshuang opened his mouth, wanted to speak and stopped, and finally did not speak.
Because he has fallen out of love not once or twice, I remember the first time I said it, Xiao Wu was encouraged, the second time I said it, the words of encouragement were a little insincere, and the third time it directly turned into ridicule, so I didn't say it, and I was uncomfortable.
Xiao Wu's relationship is very smooth, and he got married after only talking about it once, so naturally he is full and hungry.
Xiao Shuang thought, wrung a bottle of beer from the beer box at his feet and handed it to Xiao Wu.
"He who asked you to drink, not to ask you to come and see his face, come and drink."
Xiaoshuang said angrily.
When Boss Liu saw that the old watch was coming, he hurriedly rushed over, wiped the table and chairs again, and greeted with a smile: "Xiaoshuang is waiting for you to order!" Eat something, brother will get it for you. ”
"Then it's still the same as before, make a fried meat with artemisia, make a fish piece, steamed eggs with meat foam, burst money and waist flowers, and have another plate of peanuts just now, so that it can be drunk."
Xiao Wu ordered five dishes in a row, which exceeded the well-off standard, and it was enough for two people to eat.
"Okay." Boss Liu quickly wrote down the name of the dish on a greasy sales list, and asked: Do you want to drink? ”
Xiao Wu shook his head and thought about it.
"Then bring me a bottle of white beer, and save this case of beer for the last smack."
Hearing this, the smile on Boss Liu's face smiled even brighter, and his originally small eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, obviously happy that he had personally made another business.
"One, two, or three?" Boss Liu asked with a smile.
Boss Liu has obviously figured out Xiaoshuang's habits, and the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 he said are the three series of Daohuaxiang wine that Xiaoshuang often drinks.
"Old watch, don't you want money to give it away today." Xiao Wu looked at Boss Liu and said half-jokingly.
"Hehe, old watch, you still like to joke so much, how many things do you have to drink after sending a bottle of wine!"
Boss Liu snorted and seemed insincere. Xiao Wu also saw the situation of his old watch, and he didn't think about taking advantage of his old watch.
"Forget it, I don't want you to send wine, Xiaoshuang and his uncle's self-brewed sorghum wine is good, I know that you have it here, you can give me a catty."
The muscles of Boss Liu's face full of smiles relaxed, and he looked at Xiao Wu with a disappointed look. It happened that the waiter Cuihua brought the skewers, and Boss Liu gave an order, asking Cuihua to go to the wine and stir-fry the dishes for Xiaoshuang and them himself.
I don't know if it's the reason why Xiao Wu came, or if the dishes of the other guests are all fried, this time the wine and food were quickly put on the table one after another, Xiao Shuang took two large plastic cups, and one of them poured a glass of white wine and raised the wine glass.
"Come and come, deep feelings, a mouthful."
When he had said that, he wanted to pour it into his mouth. Xiao Wu pressed Xiaoshuang's cup and said: "Brother, don't you look at how big this cup is, this is a four or two cups for tea, not a small cup for two taels, how about we make four sips and drink it." ”
After speaking, he took a small bite, took a few mouthfuls of food with chopsticks, and put it in his mouth.
Xiaoshuang nodded and took a sip, but the wine in the glass was half gone.
Xiao Wu chewed and comforted: "Don't you often sing that something, you must be happy when you are frustrated in life, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon, I am born to be useful, and I will come back when my daughter is gone!" In my opinion, except for life and death, nothing else is a thing, a little setback is not a big deal, you have to look away! ”
seems to have guessed something, but in order to take care of Xiaoshuang's face, he didn't say it directly.
"It's proud, proud, not frustrated." Xiaoshuang corrected.
"I don't read much, no matter if it's frustrated, come, take another bite."
"That's right, no matter if he's proud or frustrated, he has to drink, come, come, take another sip.
Xiao Wu saw that Xiao Shuang had seen the bottom in two sips, and hurriedly poured the remaining liquor for him.
"Brother, you can't do it yet." Xiao Wu saw that Xiao Shuang's face was slightly red, and asked kindly.
"See when you can drink me, full."
Xiao Wu suddenly pointed to the sky.
"Look, there are oxen flying in the sky."
Xiao Shuang raised his head, shook and looked at the night sky, only to realize that Xiao Wu said that he was bragging. But I usually don't be fooled so lightly, and I realized that I was numb to a glass of wine just now.
Xiao Wu raised the cup again.
"Come, brother, drink."
"Drink", Xiaoshuang responded.
After drinking the liquor, the two of them soaked the rest of the beer into their stomachs, and after they were full of wine and food, Xiaoshuang's face was red and his eyes were confused.
Xiao Wu hurriedly lit a cigarette and handed it to Xiao Shuang, smoked one himself, and swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog together. There is a cigarette after a meal, and the happiness is like a fairy.
"Boss Liu, settle accounts." Xiaoshuang shouted.
Xiao Wu stretched out his hand in front of Xiao Shuang and waved his hand.
"I'll come, I'll come, how can anyone let you settle the bill."
Xiao Shuang pressed Xiao Wu's swinging hand and said, "This time it's a guest invited by Zhang, and I'll settle the bill." The next time you have a treat, you come to the checkout, how about it! ”
Xiaoshuang is still a very principled person, who treats guests, who checks the bill, and does not engage in the kind of bastard things where a group of people eat and can't find anyone to settle the bill.
"Okay, okay, then I'll invite you next time."
As soon as Boss Liu heard the bill, he was already standing at the table with the bill on his face with a smile on his face.
"Ten pieces of peanuts and 30 skewers,......
"Just say a lot of money." Xiaoshuang can't stand Boss Liu's grinding like this.
"The one hundred and thirty-eight yuan this time, plus the two hundred and fifty-eight yuan on credit last time, is a total of three hundred and ninety-six yuan." Boss Liu said with a smile.
"There was an account last time, why don't I remember." Little double returns.
Boss Liu was prepared, and immediately took out an IOU from the list he was holding and handed it over.
Xiaoshuang took it and looked at it, it was really written by himself, but his eyes looked at the handwriting and shook inexplicably, according to his previous drinking experience, it should be that the wine was strong, and he hurriedly rubbed his temples with his hands and took two puffs of cigarettes.
"Old watch, get a discount!" Xiao Wu said to Boss Liu with a smile.
"Then give a whole number, give three hundred and ninety dollars."
"If you want to send it, don't leave eight, and get three hundred and eighty yuan." Xiao Wu counteroffered.
Boss Liu saw that the counteroffer was not big, and he could take back the account, and he was not prepared to worry about ten yuan.
"Old watch, look at your face, three hundred and eight, just three hundred and eight, next time I will take care of business."
"That's certain, old watch, how do I see you getting younger and younger!" Xiao Wu laughed.
"Old watch, you're laughing at me again."
Boss Liu replied and also accepted the money handed over by Xiaoshuang.
Xiaoshuang took the twenty yuan he was looking for, put it in his pocket, touched the car key, and suddenly felt a shock in his heart, and immediately used his hands to dig around in the pocket on his body, and searched for it on the table and the ground with his eyes.
Xiao Wu obviously saw this action.
"The key is in the car, I saw it when I came here just now, and I thought you did it on purpose! You didn't drink too much, did you? You can't ride it back yet! Xiao Wu said with some concern.
"It's okay, it's okay, you know how much I drink, and I'm only half addicted today." The little mouth is hard.
"Then you drive slowly!" Xiao Wu said.
"Hmm!"
After Xiao Wu finished speaking, he got up and left first. Xiaoshuang was also about to get up and leave, but he kicked his feet on the ground, as if stepping on a ball of cotton, instinctively supported the table with his hand, and then stood up with his strength, turned his head and glanced at the electric car parked on the side of the street, one foot high, one foot lower and walked towards the electric car.
Added an electric door handlebar, the car rushed forward, Xiaoshuang braked suddenly, and the wine seemed to wake up for the most part, and immediately twisted some of the handlebars, so the car began to move forward crookedly.
The oncoming cold wind blew on the hot face, which made Xiaoshuang sober up a little more, and Xiaoshuang adjusted the direction of progress according to the animal's instinct to return home. In order to relieve the depression in his heart, he also sang his beloved "will enter the wine".
With the help of the street lights in the community, Xiaoshuang finally parked the car and found the dark corridor home.
"Tom, tom, tom......, Xiaoshuang suddenly found that he stepped on the air, his legs were weak, and he instinctively wanted to grab something for support, but he caught the smooth wall on the right, and the person fell backwards, rolled a few times, and then he didn't know what to do.