Chapter 019: Ups and downs

This night, Beimen Road tossed and turned quiet until late.

Qin Fei and Chu Youlan gradually fell asleep, but the black cat suddenly opened its eyes in the dead of night.

Her eyes were green, like two pearls of the night, and the black cat tiptoed to Qin Fei's pillow easily, but Qin Fei didn't notice it at all.

The black cat raised its fleshy cat's claws, stretched out its claws as sharp as knives, and gestured near Qin Fei's neck.

But the black cat suddenly remembered the taste of roasted sweet potatoes, and it didn't hold back its saliva and flowed out.

In the end, the black cat retracted its paws, turned and left, hum, if you don't eat enough, it will kill you, and it will be too cheap for you.

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Time is in a blink of an eye to the second day, because the business was closed yesterday, there is a backlog of ingredients, and if you don't handle the crayfish anymore, you will die.

Qin Fei and Chu Youlan started cleaning the ingredients early in the morning, and decided to advance the business hours to noon.

The black cat lay on its side, frowning.

Don't waste your time, bake sweet potatoes!

But Qin Fei didn't understand the meaning of the black cat's meow, but instead joked with Chu Youlan: "I guess she's saying that Sister Xiaolan is so hardworking and cute." ”

Chu Youlan looked shy: "What's the matter, it's clear that Brother Qin is so handsome and chic." ”

The black cat turned his head and vomited, and he really couldn't get used to the way these two people blew each other's business.

At noon, this is also the time period when the flow of people on Beimen Road is high.

Diners flocked to find the food court in tatters, and most of the shops were closed and closed.

I can't help but feel heartbroken, if I can't rub it beautifully at noon, I won't be motivated to work today.

The diners were about to return with regrets, but unexpectedly saw seven or eight tables set up in front of the otherworldly snack bar.

"Boss Qin, is it open at noon today?" a regular customer asked in surprise.

"Yes, open from noon today. ”

After getting Qin Fei's affirmative reply, the diners were excited, they didn't eat fried snails yesterday, and their hearts itched all night, but they didn't expect to be able to eat at noon today, so they hurriedly called friends and friends, and soon occupied a few tables in front of the snack bar.

"Boss Qin, come two catties of fried snails, twenty beer crayfish, and four bowls of white rice!"

"Four more beers. ”

The diners scrambled to place an order, and Chu Youlan took a small notebook, skillfully noted down the needs of the customers, and then reported it to Qin Fei.

Qin Fei quickly served the food according to the demand.

The two of them cooperated smoothly, and they didn't have time to deal with the black cat barking on the side.

The black cat couldn't be angry, so he arched a sweet potato to Qin Fei's side with great difficulty, and scratched his leg: "Meow!"

"You want to eat baked sweet potatoes?" Qin Fei finally understood what she meant.

The black cat nodded.

The fire of the stir-fry was too fierce, and the sweet potatoes would be burnt, so Qin Fei said, "I'll make it for you later, you can eat something else first." ”

Qin Fei took a small bowl and put a few spicy crayfish on the ground.

The black cat whined, expressing dissatisfaction, will this tooth and claw thing taste good with sweet potatoes?

But it was injured and urgently needed to replenish its strength, so it had to reluctantly open its mouth and bite one.

Suddenly, the black cat's eyes widened like copper bells, why can crayfish be so delicious?

Let's chirp, I ate the crayfish clean in a few bites, and then licked the paws, unsatisfied.

Wait, I'm human, why do I look more and more like a cat?

The black cat immediately gave up licking its paws and became cold and arrogant again: "Meow!"

Qin Fei probably understood that the black cat was not full, and he smiled bitterly: "You little gluttonous cat, I am frying snails now, can you eat snails?"

Ha, there's nothing that Ben Meow can't eat, bring it!

The black cat slapped the rice bowl at Qin Fei's feet, signaling how many came and how much.

Qin Fei was speechless, so he gave it a few.

The aroma of this fried snail is more than that of spicy crayfish, and the black cat pounced on it in one bite.

But the snail shell is hard, and the black cat can't gnaw it up and down.

When a diner saw this scene, he laughed and picked out a snail meat with a bamboo skewer and handed it over: "Kitten, let me feed you?"

The black cat glanced at the diner in disgust, showed its paws, and actually pulled out the snail meat himself.

Then put it in your mouth, chirp, chirp, and enjoy it.

"Hey, Boss Qin, this cat has become a sperm, and he can actually open a snail!" The diners thought it was very incredible and amazed.

"What's this, I learned a new trick, I can eat snail meat in my mouth without bamboo sticks or claws. Unconvinced, one of the diners compared himself to a cat.

This attracted everyone's attention, and they all said they didn't believe it.

But I saw the diner pick up a snail, put it to his lips, lick it, suck it, hey, the snail meat ran out by itself.

The diners applauded, thinking it was so powerful, and they also wanted to suck out the snail meat, but this is really a unique skill, and not everyone can master it.

"Young man, talent, are you interested in working in my shop? I'll give you three taels of silver a month!" A middle-aged man dressed in wealth suddenly put his hand on the shoulder of a young man who could suck a snail.

The young man saw the person coming clearly, and was a little flattered: "Boss Yao?"

This Boss Yao is the leader of the Qinglou industry in Yunjiang County.

"But what can I do?" The Qinglou is full of little fairies, and he is a man, which is not suitable, the young man said incomprehensibly.

Boss Yao whispered in the young man's ear, and the young man looked happy: "There is such a good errand?

The rest of the diners were confused and asked, "Boss Yao, what kind of work, is there still a shortage of people, can you take a look at me?"

Boss Yao found a chair and sat down, and shook out a folding fan: "There is a great shortage of people, but I have a request, as long as any of you can be like this young man, you can directly suck out the snail meat with your mouth, and you can go to work directly!"

Although I don't know what this job is, but three taels of silver a month, where to find such a good job, diners have asked Qin Fei to add orders: "Boss, come to Tianluo!"

Even if you can't suck it out now, if you practice more, you will definitely be able to suck it out.

Qin Fei found that the consumption of snails was a little fast, but the crayfish was left out in the cold, so he asked about the situation.

Chu Youlan told the matter, and Qin Fei was dumbfounded.

Chu Youlan asked again: "Brother Qin, what kind of work do you say, why do you have to suck out the snail meat with your mouth?"

Qin Fei's face was flushed: "Don't ask me, how could I know that there was such a job as a pure person like me!"

???

Chu Youlan became more and more puzzled.

When the peak of the meal passed, Qin Fei simmered a roasted sweet potato in the charcoal fire, and the black cat's eyes suddenly lit up, and she stood by the charcoal fire, with a desperate posture that whoever dared to touch her sweet potatoes would fight with whom.

Chu Youlan was amused to laugh, and squatted in front of the black cat to talk to it when she was fine.

After a while, the last group of diners left after eating and drinking, and Qin Fei began to cook his own lunch.

But before that, Qin Fei took out the roasted sweet potato, which was already ripe, and broke it into two pieces and put it in the cat bowl.

The black cat was like a starving ghost reincarnated, and it was not afraid of the heat, and it meowed and gnawed.

After taking a few bites, but seeing Qin Fei and Chu Youlan looking at her, the black cat was a little embarrassed: "Meow?"

It seems to ask you if you eat or not?

Qin Fei shook his head: "It's okay, you can eat." ”

The black cat was a little touched in his heart, and when Ben Meow healed his injury, he would definitely repay you.

The black cat has finished nibbling a whole roasted sweet potato, and its belly is round, and it has to support the wall when it walks.

Qin Fei asked with concern, "Are you full?"

The black cat shook its head and struggled to climb onto Qin Fei's recliner and collapsed.

Qin Fei nodded and said to Chu Youlan, "Great, let's eat hot and sour noodles at noon." ”

There are not many sweet potato fans left, and now that the black cat wants to vomit, he will definitely not ask for a share.

Chu Youlan was full of anticipation.

Not long after, Qin Fei put down two bowls of hot and sour noodles, and ate them so loudly that he shouted refreshingly.

The sour, spicy and fragrant smell wafted over, and the black cat sniffed it, and the saliva flowed out at once.

It also wanted to taste it, but its belly was so strong that it couldn't walk, so it had to meow complainingly, men are really liars!

......

In the afternoon, Qin Fei was taking a break in the store, and the street was crowded.

Chu Youlan said, "Brother Qin, I heard that Lord Xianzun has committed something and is going to be exiled to the frontier. ”

Qin Fei immediately sobered up, he had contact with the county order, and he could be regarded as a good official, and the people had a good life during the years he was in charge of Yunjiang County.

"Did you say that something was committed?" Qin Fei asked.

"I'll inquire again. Chu Youlan trotted out, and after a while, she ran back again, out of breath.

"I heard that it was the county lord who played the locust eating strategy of the imperial court. ”

Qin Fei sat up, the locust eating strategy was proposed by himself, but it couldn't be separated from it, but where was the problem with the locust eating strategy?

Qin Fei couldn't figure it out, so he hurriedly went to the street, where the county lord was dressed in prison clothes and locked in a prisoner car, and several officials were in charge of escorting.

Ordinary people crowded around the prisoner cart and expressed their reluctance.

Qin Fei came closer: "Lord County, I heard that there was a problem with the locust eating strategy?"

Seeing Qin Fei, the county lord shook his head and sighed, unwilling to say more.

A scholar said to Qin Fei: "I just came back from the state capital, and I heard the inside information, and it was no problem to eat locusts, but this matter involves a party dispute in the imperial court, so there is a problem......

Before the reader finished speaking, a senior scolded: "What nonsense?!"

This scholar also had a bit of backbone, and he was not afraid, but shouted: "What did I say wrong? Isn't it clear to everyone if there is a problem with the locust eating strategy, the county lord is innocent!"

This sentence also attracted the echo of other people, and the crowd was agitated for a while, and surrounded the prisoner car procession.

Several officials looked nervous, drew their swords and scolded: "Are you going to rebel?"

The county lord hurriedly said: "Everyone step down, don't make trouble, I am voluntary." ”

Under the persuasion of the county lord, the people quieted down.

Qin Fei probably knew the cause and effect, and he was angry in his heart, but he was also powerless.

After a moment of silence, Qin Fei hurriedly ran back to the store and made a bowl of hot and sour noodles and brought it over: "Lord County, let's go on the road when you're full." ”

Several officials were about to stop them, but seeing that the crowd was excited, they were afraid that the matter would be big, so they turned a blind eye.

The county lord took the hot and sour noodles, took a bite, and the sadness in his heart suddenly dissipated.

Why don't you take out such a delicious thing sooner, you won't be able to eat it from now on, right?

"My lord, it's all sweet and sour. Qin Fei hugged his fists, "Wait for you to come back." ”

The county lord suddenly burst into tears, and drank the soup base cleanly: "Thank you." ”