Volume 5 "The Gourmet"

Zhu Yuanrun got up early, not because he didn't want to sleep lazy, but because the hunger in his stomach made it difficult for him to sleep.

"I'm out!"

After routinely shouting to the mother-in-law on the bed, he walked out of the house with a basket of vegetables.

The sky has not yet fully brightened, but there are already many pedestrians on the road, each walking alone with their heads down.

Zhu Yuanrun glanced at the pedestrians with vegetables on his face, and couldn't help but sigh, when will this day be the end. If it weren't for the fact that he still had a job in the factory, it is estimated that his wife and daughter would have starved to death.

Just when he was thinking nonsense, he suddenly heard someone behind him calling him, "Brother Zhu!" Going to the market to pick up vegetable leaves? Let's go together! ”

Reflexively glanced back, and found that it was the neighbor who lived diagonally across the door calling him, so Zhu Yuanrun squeezed out a smile and said to him: "Isn't this Xiao Zhang, are you going to help others scrape the ribbon fish again?" ”

Xiao Zhang took two steps forward and walked side by side with Zhu Yuanrun in the direction of the vegetable market, "Alas~ Can you not go?" At least help people scrape the fish scales for free, you can get some fish heads and tails, and you can add a bite of meat to the house. ”

"Hehe, you kid has to sell well when he gets cheap, it's amazing to have a mouthful of meat to eat these years."

Listening to Zhu Yuanrun teasing himself, Xiao Zhang was not annoyed, but said to him a little smugly: "It's not a drop, oil with fish oil with fish, at least there is some oil and water." ”

Zhu Yuanrun blinked his lips and said with envy: "Yes, you are good, there is oil and water in the stomach every once in a while, brother, I haven't been stained with meat for a month." ”

Xiao Zhang smiled awkwardly, obviously not wanting to continue the topic, and then the two of them thought about their own thoughts and continued to walk silently.

After walking for about ten minutes, Zhu Yuanrun stopped, pointed to the words "Weimin Vegetable Market" on an iron door, and said to Xiao Zhang: "Let's separate here, I'll go to the unloading area to take a look." ”

Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go in." By the way, Brother Zhu, remember to come to me when you are busy, if there are many people today, I will share some fish heads and tails with you. ”

"Hehe, that's a good feeling, thank you first!" After speaking, Zhu Yuanrun patted him on the shoulder, and then walked in the direction of the unloading area.

After walking a little to the right at the main entrance of the vegetable market, I saw several large trucks full of various kinds of vegetarian vegetables.

Looking at the anxiously waiting crowd, Zhu Yuanrun didn't dare to delay and hurriedly walked over.

At about half past six, a market worker in a blue coat walked over slowly. He scrutinized several large truckloads of vegetarian dishes, and then wrote something in the notebook in his hand.

After doing these things, he yelled at the little worker who was squatting on the side of the big truck, "Is there anything to do when you have a full meal?" Don't hurry up and unload the cargo! ”

After dropping these words, he lifted his proud neck, did not look at the people carrying the baskets, and strode out of the unloading area.

After he left, the workers began to unload the goods with a scolding attitude, while Zhu Yuanrun stood at the front of the crowd, staring nervously at every vegetable leaf that fell to the ground during the handling process.

Soon the vegetarian dishes on the first car were unloaded, and the workers did not stop and walked directly to the second car. At the moment when they took their first step, the crowd waiting to pick up the leaves rushed forward as if the athletes had heard the starting pistol.

Zhu Yuanrun ran to the front of the big truck, and did not bend down like everyone else, but climbed into the compartment of the truck with full experience.

The people under the big truck saw him standing on the carriage, picking up vegetable leaves unhurriedly, and even picking and choosing, and they were inexplicably angry for a while.

Although the crowd was indignant, except for one or two people who were inspired by him to climb into the carriage, most of them just glanced at it resentfully, and continued to bend down to pick up the vegetable leaves in front of them.

Zhu Yuanrun was lucky today, and picked up a basket full of cabbage, which is a good thing, take it back and let the mother-in-law at home pickle it, and it can be eaten for several days.

Looking at the people who were still busy, he climbed out of the car and walked to the second large truck with satisfaction, just as a small worker threw a broken radish at his feet.

Zhu Yuanrun swallowed his saliva, quickly picked up the radish on the ground, weighed it in his hand, and felt that it weighed two catties.

Putting the radishes in the basket, he left the loading area satisfied. When he walked to the main entrance of the vegetable market, he suddenly remembered what Xiao Zhang said to himself, so he walked in with anticipation.

Not long after walking around the market, he saw Xiao Zhang squatting on the ground scraping a hairtail for a customer. Zhu Yuanrun walked up to him and nodded, not in a hurry to disturb Xiao Zhang's work at hand.

After he was done, Zhu Yuanrun took out half a pack of crumpled soft-shell cigarettes from his inner pocket, and reluctantly took out one and handed it over.

Xiao Zhang wiped his hands on the apron, took it with a smile, then looked at the brand of the cigarette, and said with satisfaction: "Yo! Peony! This cigarette is not cheap, I remember to ask for 3 cents and 6 cents, right? ”

Zhu Yuanrun pretended to be bold and said to him: "That's right, I don't smoke this cigarette often, but I can't give it to you!" ”

"Hehe, Brother Zhu is refreshing!" Xiao Zhang said and put the cigarette behind his ear, pointed to the package tied up with waste newspaper on the ground, and then said to Zhu Yuanrun: "Today's luck is not bad, in addition to the oil ribbon fish, I also met a big customer who set up a banquet at home, and asked me to help kill a few chickens and a few fathead fish." ”

"Ho! Congratulations, this doesn't happen every day. ”

After listening to Zhu Yuan's flattering words, Xiao Zhangmei jokingly said: "Hehe, that person looks like an agency cadre, tsk tsk~ That style really has nothing to say." After speaking, he picked up the paper bag and stuffed it into Zhu's round vegetable basket.

Zhu Yuanrun pretended to be embarrassed and said to Xiao Zhang: "How embarrassing is this, that family is not rich these days." ”

"Hehe, Brother Zhu, you can see all this, they are all neighbors. By the way, there are two pairs of chicken offal and some chicken fat in the package, go back and let my sister-in-law copy it, and give our niece a taste! ”

After learning the contents of the package, Zhu Yuanrun hurriedly said a bunch of good things with a thousand thanks, and pretended to excuse himself before saying goodbye and leaving.

When he returned home, he immediately walked up to his mother-in-law, who was busy cooking porridge, stuffed the paper bag into her hand like a treasure, and said loudly: "Wife, go wash quickly, let's add a dish at night!" ”

The mother-in-law glanced at him, opened the paper bag disapprenously, and unexpectedly saw the yellow and clear chicken fat and chicken offal inside, and said to him happily: "Lao Zhu! Where did this come from? ”

Zhu Yuanrun put the vegetable basket on the stove, and deliberately said to her with a straight face: "What are you doing with so much?" Some can't eat it! ”

"See what you can get!" The mother-in-law sneered, then hummed a little song in her mouth, and carefully held the paper bag and walked towards the bucket outside the house.

Looking at her back, Zhu Yuanrun's heart suddenly became sour, and he felt that his eyes were a little moist. This mother-in-law has been with her for all these years, but she has not enjoyed a few days of happiness, and she has no ability to make money. Now I have met three more. Year. Self. Correct. Disaster. Eating has become a problem, and what is even more sad is that she would be excited like this for a bag of chicken offal.

Just when he lamented that he couldn't make his wife live a good life, his daughter didn't know when she came out of the back room, hugged his thighs, and said to him in a childish voice: "Dad~ Are you crying?"

Zhu Yuanrun wiped his eyes, then picked up his daughter, rubbed his own beard on her little face, and said gently: "Dad didn't cry, but there was sand in his eyes." ”

The daughter was rubbed by him and laughed, "Don't rub it, I'm so itchy~"

After playing with her daughter for a while, Zhu Yuanrun carried her to the dining table and sat down, and then served a small half bowl of porridge in the kitchen to her, "Good girl, eat well." ”

The daughter looked at the porridge that could be used as a mirror, and showed an aggrieved expression on her face, and refused to move her chopsticks.

Zhu Yuanrun shook his head and sighed, went to the kitchen to take out the sugar jar, poured a small half spoonful of white sugar into her porridge, stirred it slightly, and said to her: "Good girl, eat sugar porridge." Dodo, sell sugar porridge, three catties of walnuts and four catties of husks......"

After listening to his nursery rhyme, his daughter finally smiled and drank porridge happily.

After serving his daughter for breakfast, Zhu Yuanrun changed into overalls, said hello to his mother-in-law who was washing vegetables, and then rode to the factory on the 28 bars......

"Teacher Zhu? Mr. Zhu! The recording of the show is about to begin, wake up! ”

Zhu Yuanrun opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at the anxious assistant, and couldn't tell what was real and what was illusory in a trance.

Seeing that he woke up, the assistant quickly helped him up from the recliner and beckoned the makeup artist to come over and apply his makeup.

After putting on his makeup, the assistant helped him change his clothes again, and then half-pushed and half-pulled him to the studio.

The moment he walked into the studio, Zhu Yuanrun reflexively regained his spirit. glanced at the staff of the column group who were busy preparing for the recording, and said to them with a smile: "Hehe, you have worked hard, and I have to trouble you again!" ”

When everyone heard his voice, they hurriedly put down their work and said some things to him flatteringly, and Zhu Yuanrun also replied one by one.

After going through the motions with the staff, he walked to the stage and said kindly to a young girl: "Xiaomei, if I'm not mistaken, today is our 10th cooperation, right?" ”

Xiaomei smiled professionally and said to him, "Yes, Mr. Zhu's memory is really good, I thought you didn't remember." ”

"Hehe, I'm not old and confused, after the recording, I have a small gift for you, remember to remind me when the time comes."

"Okay, you're old~ Everything is good, but there is a little bit of a bad, that is, it is too good for us juniors~" Xiaomei helped Zhu Yuanrun onto the stage while joking.

Once the two of them were seated on the couch in front of the backdrop, the director gave them a thumbs up and shouted "Actio."

", began the official recording.

After a soft opening song, Xiaomei waved happily at the camera, and said with a smile: "Hi ~ dear audience friends, good evening, everyone!" I am Xiaomei, the host of the show who loves beauty and food~ Welcome to watch the 27th episode of "Food in the World"! Today, Xiaomei once again invited the veteran of the Shanghai food industry, Mr. Zhu Yuanrun~"

Then the camera quickly followed Xiaomei's gesture and turned to Zhu Yuanrun.

"Good evening, dear audience and friends! I'm Zhu Yuanrun, and I'm very ......"