In the early morning of winter, the streets of the inner city of Bianjing are cold and lonely with a hint of loneliness. Occasionally, a few roosters and dogs bark and the sound of morning conversations can make people react, this is a city of one million people.

Sweet Water Lane does not have the luxury of Fanlou, nor does it have the beauty of Panlou Street, but it is a place loved by hundreds of thousands of small people.

Bianjing indigenous families, whenever relatives and friends from other places visit, they will pull their childhood friends and haunt Sweet Water Lane.

"The shortbread in this shop has been available since my grandparents, and it is only sold at this time of day. His family didn't know how to do it, so they just ...... osmanthus pear flowers."

"Uncle Tong, come here with three sugar men and give a few dolls. This is an old friend of the slave family, the ...... you saw when you were a child"

"Brother Lin, let me tell you, this small shop selling rice wine has always been a taste since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A hundred years ago, a lord came to Sweetwater Alley......"

Any store may have a history of 100 years; Any store may be nine generations of inheritance; Any store, there may be a celebrity from Da Zhou who has patronized.

Time just trampled the pavement of Sweet Water Lane tightly, dyed the back wall of the shop building green, and urged the teenager who sold wine to become an old man.

Sweetwater Lane is still Sweetwater Lane.

The shops in Sweetwater Lane are still as usual, waking up early, cleaning, and opening the furnace.

Li Jia Tang Hotel, backyard.

Shen Popi wiped his sweat with a towel and lifted his subordinates, "Move quietly, there are dolls in there that haven't woken up." ”

The mother-in-law of the Li family put the table on the table, filled the bowl with salty porridge, and urged Shen Popi to finish the meal and then clean up the charcoal. After using the charcoal stove and charcoal, the Lijiatang restaurant reduced its firewood and charcoal money by more than a dozen times a month.

Shen Popi said a few polite words, put down the towel and drank porridge, and said embarrassedly: "Oops, Sister Li." I used to eat and drink with you, but now that I have a regular business, I'm still eating and drinking here, really, cough cough...... What about brother-in-law? Went to a workshop outside the city? So early? ”

When Shen Popi was a scoundrel, he often came to the Li Family Soup Restaurant to eat and drink. Because they are neighbors, and the mother-in-law of the Li family can't see the old lady of the Shen family starving, she often helps Shen Popi, and always leaves more thick porridge in the pot.

The mother-in-law of the Li family wiped her hands on the apron, "Oops, I know I'm ashamed." has a regular business life, can't look down on my sister's porridge? ”

"How dare you, cough~~~ How dare you? I've been growing up for so many years, and I think my eldest sister's soup and rice are the best. ”

The mother-in-law of the Li family took out the rice soaked last night and started the family handicraft, and she didn't look back when she heard the words, "If you have a good business, cherish it, don't worry your mother like before." Your brother-in-law was left behind by several of the forbidden army, saying that he was in a hurry, and the charcoal stove sold so well? ”

The husband of the Li family's mother-in-law knows some carpenter work, and was introduced to a charcoal furnace workshop by Ma Rulan.

When Shen Popi heard the eldest sister ask about the charcoal stove business, he suddenly came to his senses, "That's not it, just this sweet water well street I contracted, more than 30 units have been sold in the past ten years." The charcoal alone has been sold for no less than 10,000 catties. ”

The mother-in-law of the Li family closed the lid, turned around, and was startled when she saw Shen Popi's face, "What's wrong with your face?" Who beat me up? ”

Shen Popi's face was not good-looking, but at the moment, it was black and purple, and it looked very exciting.

Shen Popi smiled reluctantly and twitched the sore spot, "First I fought for territory with the big man surnamed Li and fought. Then together with the big man surnamed Li, he fought with the charcoal shop, car dealership, and porter in the outer city, and some people had black hands and threw stones around, and I was miserable. ”

The mother-in-law of the Li family sighed, went into the house and took out a large coarse porcelain bottle, "Here is the bone-setting medicine, take it and wipe it, and get it back another day." ”

Shen Popi thanked him, took the porcelain vase, and withdrew from the courtyard with his men, joined the chicken carts that delivered charcoal, and headed south.

Shen Popi, who was on the road, thought of what Sister Li wanted to say just now, and wondered in his heart: Could it be that Sister Li is in trouble?

It shouldn't be, I heard that Sister Li and Ma Rulan are very close, and the heads of the people she serves, and even the commanders above the heads, are polite and respectful to that Ma Rulan. What happened to Sister Li? Could it be that the husband and wife quarreled, then I can't get involved.

Shrugging, Shen Popi walked out of Sweetwater Alley. At this time, Bianjing City has become lively, and the people of Bianjing have started a busy day.

The Li family soup rice, the samurai baked cake and the Majia barbecue restaurant in the middle have already reached cooperation. When the guest officer eats in the three restaurants, he can order the food of the other two, and he only needs to say hello, which is very convenient.

The food of the three families complements each other, Ma Rulan is a kind person, and the Li family and the Wu family bluntly said that they met nobles.

It was almost noon, and the mother-in-law of the Li family sent a distinguished guest out.

The guest is the personal entourage of a steward of the royal family of the big family, who can't do without braised pork every day, and every time he has to buy some soup, rice, baked cakes and the like.

Such a stable guest officer, wherever it is placed, is very popular. The mother-in-law of the Li family also heard that the name of the housekeeper of the Wang family was Wang Xiaojiu, and he also had something to do with Ma Rulan's sworn brother.

That kind of family is too far away from the Li family, and the Li family's mother-in-law doesn't feel anything, and at the moment she is having a headache for the troubles she encounters.

In the afternoon, the shop is quiet.

The mother-in-law of the Li family handed over the shop to a few women who were doing things, came to the small courtyard of the martial family, and discussed with the martial couple.

Shen Popi's suspicion at the beginning was right, the Li family's mother-in-law was indeed in trouble.

The cause of the trouble is simple.

Ma Rulan's deceased husband was born in the Ma family, and several juniors learned about the existence of the Ma family's barbecue restaurant, so they wanted to occupy some part and slowly put Ma Rulan in the air.

The purpose of several young people in the Ma family, to put it bluntly, is to look at the property of Ma Rulan, a widow, and want to take it as their own, such a thing is normal in a big family.

Of course, Ma Rulan refused.

Although Ma Rulan's deceased husband has long since set up her own door, Ma Rulan is the daughter-in-law of the Ma family after all, and she has a relationship with the forbidden army, so of course she is not afraid of a few young people.

Several descendants of the Ma family were unwilling and set their sights on the two shops of the Li family's soup rice and the samurai baked cakes. Ma Rulan's widow can't move, and the two small shops next to her can't move? Poisoning, plagiarism, finding someone to sing, or stopping the guest officer of the Majia barbecue restaurant, see how you widow do business!

Xiaomin's helplessness is vividly reflected in the Li family's mother-in-law.

Bianjing, especially the inner city, after all, is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the Li family's mother-in-law knows that as long as her family holds on, the other party generally does not dare to go too far.

It's not that simple. The mother-in-law of the Li family has children, and the other party coerces and seduces, who can guarantee that those generals will not mess around?

This kind of thing is useless, and the mother-in-law of the Li family does not dare to risk the lives of her children. Even if you confine your children to your home, will there be no more life in the store? Every day, people pour dirty water and dog blood in front of the store, and there are ruffians and beggars sitting in front of the door, and they can't persuade them to leave, and can they still do business?

It's not over yet......

Some relatives who have not been in touch for a long time, near or far, and friends have appeared in front of the Li family's mother-in-law. The mother-in-law of the Li family is not a stupid fork, of course she knows what is hidden behind those "bitter mothers-in-law".

I wanted to pick up a kitchen knife many times to drive people away, but the mother-in-law of the Li family couldn't help it, if she really wanted to do that, no matter what the truth was, she would become a "" in the eyes of others.

In many places in the Great Zhou, the county decree is not only based on the law, but also depends on whose family has violated secular morality.

The Wu family and his wife are honest people, and their son is not in Bianjing, so they can't come up with an idea for a long time. Both families are relatively honest, which is why Li Xiang is polite to these two.

The Li family's mother-in-law was also helpless, so she had to wrap the title deeds of the two stores together and send them to the Majia barbecue restaurant next to her. This move said that no matter what the kind-hearted Ma Rulan decides, Li Wu and his family will accept it.

The mother-in-law of the Li family threw the burden to Ma Rulan.

Ma Rulan could withstand it, Li Wu and his family followed Ma Rulan, Ma Rulan couldn't stand it, and Li Wu and his family had to sell their ancestral shop and ask for peace.

Bianjing is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, surrounded by mountains in Luoyang to the west, and boundless plains to the east and south. The afternoon sun didn't warm up for long, and the cold wind robbed the scene.

Shen Popi hummed the opera and walked towards the house with two of his subordinates.

Shen Popi is no longer a prank, and after he has a serious business, he suddenly found that with the ability, other people's attitudes towards him will also change. He enjoyed the greetings and compliments from his neighbors, and was even happier when he heard that someone was jealous of him.

It's good to be serious, Shen Popi sighed in his heart. He suddenly had an idea, going further, but didn't know how to do it.

The old lady of the Shen family heard her son's voice and waited outside the door on crutches. Shen Popi was shocked when he saw it, and immediately ran over, picked up his mother and went into the house.

The lid of the charcoal stove in the house was not covered, and Shen Popi was shocked again, complaining while digging out the ashes, "Mother, how many times have I told you, it is windy in winter, don't stand outside the door, your old cold legs can't stand it." There is also this charcoal stove, don't move if your eyes are not good, if there is a little charcoal gas, I don't know what those who suffer from the plague will say about their son! ”

"Another day, my son will hire a maid for you, and you will stay in the house, and if you can't be idle, you will take advantage of noon to walk in the yard. Oh, why are you still holding the soles of your shoes, your eyes are ...... My son has a full-time business, what shoes do you want to wear...... Hey, why are you sweeping the floor again, quickly put it down, and eat right away, what are you doing. ”

Inside the warm cabin, there is a strange warmth.

Shen Popi ran around, and was made up by his mother, and made up his mind that he must find a reliable woman to take care of his mother.

Later, Shen Popi and the old lady of the Shen family sat in front of the charcoal stove, listening to the cold wind howling outside, and eating fragrantly.

The old lady of the Shen family grew up with Shen Popi alone, and she suffered too much, and her teeth were broken early. Shen Popi specially asked the work of the Ma family barbecue restaurant to chop the meat into pieces, wrap it in the freshly baked baked baked cakes, and take it home with the soup and rice.

The meal was taken home in a thick wooden box, and it was quite hot at the moment.

Shen Popi put the meat in the baked cake into the old mother's soup and rice, and then tore the baked cake into small cubes and soaked it for the old mother.

The old lady of the Shen family tasted the taste of the broth and rice steamed buns, and the samurai cookcakes were really unusual, and they were very chewy when soaked in the soup. The old man especially liked the soft and smooth flavor of the cooking cakes, and she felt that her teeth were easy to use again.

The old lady of the Shen family squinted and smiled while eating, looking at her son, as if she could never get enough, "My son has grown up and knows that he feels sorry for his mother." My son has grown up......"

Shen Popi choked, drank two mouthfuls of soup and swallowed the meat bun, and said vaguely: "Mother, what about eating, can you stop a little." ”

"My son has a chance, when will I marry my daughter-in-law ......?"

"Poof!"

On an ordinary winter day, the prototype of meat sandwich bun and mutton steamed bun was born in Bianjing.