In Changle County in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, the weather became cold and wet.

Two days ago, due to a sudden heavy snowfall around Changle, there were many fewer vendors who were still setting up stalls on the street.

At the moment, only the shops on both sides of the city are still open.

Changle County was cold very quickly, and Zhao's snack shop had a stove in the house half a month ago.

Lifting the curtain of the shop, Zhao Yu was wearing a gown made of cotton, holding a simple version of the soup woman she made, and looking at both sides of the street.

The snow in the middle of the road had hung up, and only the street was left twice with a little white.

Three days have passed since the uncle returned home, and no one has come to the house.

Thinking of the remaining inventory of hare in the backyard of the shop, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Oh, it's a cold day, what are you going out for? Hurry into the house, the heat that is easy to accumulate in the shop is about to run away, "Seeing Zhao Yu coming up, Li couldn't help but shout when he hid in the shop.

Zhao Yu was helpless when he heard this, so he had to put down the curtain in his hand, and said as he walked back, "Milk, the rabbits at home are about to run out, uncle, they don't come again, the roast rabbits can't be supplied, and the oven can't be opened just by relying on the chickens and ducks that come in." ”

And chickens and ducks are not available, in the past two days, the shops selling chickens and ducks have no inventory.

"If it doesn't work, let your second aunt go to their neighborhood to buy some chickens and come back, as long as you give more money, you can't do it by calling flower chickens," Li finished the abacus in his hand, then looked up at the gloomy sky outside, and sighed, "In this weather, there are few people who can't come out on the left, so let's do less and do less." ”

It just so happens that the oven needs more manpower, so if you turn it on a few times, you can also save manpower expenses.

Today's Zhao's snack shop is a world of difference compared to when it first opened.

The number of hired workers alone has reached six.

Among them were two young men, and four elderly women.

They are all people around the shop, their hands and feet are diligent and quick, and when people are busy, they all come to do work.

At present, there are fewer people in the shop, and the six people are divided into the kind of rotation system of one day off and one day off by the Li family, of course, the monthly money is halved, which can be regarded as saving expenses for the shop.

Right now, three people rested, and three people came out to work.

One of the younger young men was selling lo-mei at the counter, and one of the two women, one was in charge of keeping an eye on the oven and the other was in charge of delivering messages in the hall, in short, they were not idle.

"By the way, go tell Aunt Chrysanthemum, this pot of roast chicken will not be opened at noon when it comes out of the oven," Li pointed at Zhao Yu and asked her to hurry up and run errands.

Zhao Yu hurriedly ran to the kitchen and shouted, and after confirming that the woman heard it, she turned around and came back.

"Milk, it's really not good, let's eat a different food," you can't just rely on these few things.

Although it is cold now, it has not yet reached the point of counting nine cold days, and when it is really freezing three feet outside, their shop will have to close.

"This matter, wait for a while, and wait for your uncle and them to come over," Li stopped Zhao Yu and continued, and then looked at the sky outside.

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Li sighed again, and said in his heart that there was no way, it was difficult to walk on the mountain road at the moment, and Zhao Shanlin and they wanted to come over, it was really difficult.

Not to mention anything else, but to say that the section from Shangwa Village to Changle County will take several hours of mountain roads.

What's more, at this time, the mountain roads are dangerous, and there are often large beasts infested, and now that the snow is covering the mountains, beasts that are full of food will be more likely to appear, Zhao Shanlin and they can't come, it's also normal.

"Let's not talk about the roast rabbit, I'll go to the kitchen first, the bone broth pot will be prepared first, and your fourth uncle will come over in a while, so I can eat a bite of it hot," Li said, walked out from behind the counter, and then turned around and entered the kitchen.

A few days ago, when the weather turned colder, Zhao Yu directly launched the kind of warm bone broth pot, and all kinds of food were placed in the hot bone broth, which was somewhat similar to oden.

This kind of bone broth pot is very popular with diners in this cold weather.

At the same time, the lo-mei and some cold dishes in the shop have been gradually reduced by the Li family, although they are still being sold, but the stock is not much, and it will basically be sold out at noon.

Open the hollow oval iron pot and pour all the rich bone broth into it, Li grabbed two handfuls of green vegetables, meatballs, and vermicelli, and put them all into the iron pot to steam.

"When the fourth uncle comes back, he won't go back?" Zhao Yu lay at the door of the kitchen and asked the Li family inside.

Li replied, "Yes, the school is also on holiday, it just so happens that there is still an empty house in the shop, he came over, and there is also a place to live," the room was where Zhao Shanyu lived before, and now that Zhao Shanyu has gone to the south, the room is also empty.

In the past, when people from the family came over, they would stay in that room temporarily.

"Ah, I don't know when I'll come back, uncle?"

Zhao Yu tilted his head, looking at the gloomy sky outside through the half-exposed window of the kitchen, with a good face.

Time flies, it has been more than a month since Zhao Shanyu left, and during this period, as expected, Zhao Shanyu has not sent back any news.

"I'm afraid I'm still on the road, so I don't have a chance to pass on the news," Li said, took the lid and put it on the iron pot, and sighed.

After all, it's going to the south, it's very dangerous, how can you have time to report safety.

"There are so many of them, they are not afraid of anything," Li Shi didn't know whether to comfort Zhao Yu or himself, "I heard that there are many people who go back to the south this time." ”

It's the kind of autumn harvest that is over, and there is nothing to do at home, so they go in pairs, one today, two tomorrow, and Li has heard a lot of diners from the diners, and he has gradually calmed down his mind.

"Well, Uncle is so smart, he will definitely be fine," Zhao Yu said with a smile.

Li snorted, "What is smart, but it is just a tendon." ”

If you want to die or live, you have to go, but it's just a tendon.

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Li Shi looked out the window wistfully, but didn't say anything.

Suddenly, outside the kitchen, Aunt Akiba shouted, a guest has arrived, asking for two hot bowls of hot and sour noodles.

Li Shi hurriedly "huh", cheered up, and hurriedly threw two handfuls of vermicelli into the pot that had not been turned off.

The vermicelli boils, picks it out, and puts it in a mouthful of soup.

After making two bowls of hot and sour noodles steaming with white smoke, Li waved his hand and asked Zhao Yu to hurry up.

Zhao Yu nodded, went back and forth, and hurriedly brought out the two bowls.

In the shop, there are only three or two kittens.

Zhao Yu put the prepared hot and sour noodles directly on the counter and asked Aunt Akiba, who greeted the guests, to bring them over.

And she herself, not paying attention, ran to the door again, and squatted beside the door, rubbing the breach in the curtain, and looking out of the door.

Soon, someone in the shop finished eating and had to settle the bill.

The others were busy, and when Zhao Yu saw this, he quickly picked up the wooden board on the side and came over.

On the wooden board, the food that is still sold in the shop is drawn, and the price is written below, and the checkout with the wooden board is also convenient for customers to view.

"A roast rabbit is 35 Wen, two bowls of hot and sour noodles are 16 Wen, grain and wine are 13 Wen, and a few other side dishes are eaten for a total of 8 Wen, a total of 72 Wenyuan,"

Two big men ate seventy wen for one meal, which is already considered to be above the average level of consumption in their shop.

And these two people often come to eat, and they are also very convinced of the accounts calculated by Zhao Yu.

One of them took out the money and settled the bill, and did not forget to ask Zhao Yu to help pack the roast chicken and take it away directly.

A roast chicken is thirty wen.

Counting the silver ticket of the roast chicken, there are nearly 100 copper plates, and there must be a small skewer of strings together.

Zhao Yu snorted crisply, stretched out his hand to carry the heavy silver coin, and happily went to the counter and handed it to the Li family, who had already come out of the kitchen.

After Li finished counting and confirming that it was correct, he handed the packaged roast chicken to Zhao Yu, and Zhao Yu carried the packaged roast chicken to the guest.

"Guest, welcome to come back next time," Zhao Yu said flattering words, and sent the two to the door with a smile.

"It must be, it's a cold day, but you should come over for a hot meal," the man said, as he lifted the curtain with his friends and strode out.

As soon as the people left, there were diners running from afar in the cold.

Zhao Yu hurriedly welcomed people in, and then greeted the unbusy guy and sent a pot of warm water, and then patiently asked what he wanted to order.

What came to eat was nothing more than a roast chicken and a bowl of hot and sour noodles.

Since there is roast chicken, roast duck and roast rabbit in the shop, there is no pot left, and it sells the cleanest.

Zhao Yu understood, wrote down the quantity, and then called the guys in the store to come over and serve the food directly.

And herself, continuing to hold her hands, squatted at the door and looked.