Chapter 33 The market is open
The Xin family snacks that have been prepared for a long time are finally going to open today. The Xin family got up early in the morning, Jiao Niang and Xin Wuxian pushed the cart, and Xin Ping and Widow Lin each carried two burdens. Lin Ruyi hugged Xin An and walked to the shop together.
When I got to the shop, I first put everything in order. White fungus lotus seed soup and preserved eggs and lean pork porridge are placed on the stove over low heat to keep warm. The rice cake with bean paste filling is placed on the steamer and placed in a hot water pot, steaming hot.
Lin Ruyi was responsible for taking Xin An to the house in the backyard. Xin Ping took Xin Wuxian and the two guys to move things before and after. Didn't make sweet potato vermicelli today, so Xin Ping asked the two guys who signed the death contract to stay in the backyard to wash the dishes.
Jiao Niang gave a brief training to the hired Aunt Yang, and ordered wontons and dumplings. Then he was busy putting the sour and spicy chicken feet on the plate in advance.
The auspicious day has arrived, except for Lin Ruyi and Xin An, everyone arrived at the door and watched Xin Ping light the cannonball. The crackling sound of the firecrackling firecracker attracted a lot of onlookers, and some regular customers walked into the shop before the firecrackers were finished.
One of the guys in the snack shop hired by Jiao Niang is called Xiao Meng and the other is called Xiao Cheng. They are very diligent and discerning people, enthusiastically arranging guests to their seats and giving them a la carte.
"Guest officer, our store just opened today. All of them can enjoy a complimentary glass of wine or tea, check out the menu! "Xiao Meng is older and more experienced, and he remembers what Jiao Niang trained him before.
"Menu?" It was a regular customer who heard the word menu for the first time, and reached out to take the menu written in small block letters from Xiao Meng's hand.
"Yes, at a glance. This morning, I want to eat lighter, a porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork, an egg scramler, and a cup of peach blossom stuffing. The regular customer looked at the menu and ordered without thinking, and paid the money by the way.
Xiao Meng's side is going well, but Xiao Cheng's side is in trouble.
"What does this menu mean, I can't read! It's sincerity that disgraces me, doesn't it? Also, other places eat and settle the bill after eating, why do you have to settle now? It's anti-thief! A newcomer stood up and lashed out at Xiao Cheng. Xiao Cheng didn't extinguish the guest's fire for a long time, and the guest became more and more annoyed.
"This big brother is not good at greeting us, sit down and have a cup of tea. Go well. Jiao Niang brought a cup of tea and put it on the guest's table.
The guest looked at a slim girl who brought herself a cup of tea with a smile on her face, and called her eldest brother, she couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart, and sat down to save face, but she muttered in her mouth: "What do you think you are breaking the rules?" Isn't it uncomfortable for people to find themselves! ”
Jiao Niang said kindly: "Big brother, you have misunderstood." This is a newly opened restaurant, and most of them are new dishes that are not available in the market. Sometimes Xiao Er can't remember, so he has a menu. This cashier in advance is not for you alone, we used to have this rule when we set up stalls. It is also to prevent Xiao Er from repeatedly asking guests to settle the bill. ”
"That's true. When their family used to set up a stall, they collected money in advance. A regular customer helped Jiao Niang explain.
"That's it, then read me the menu!" At this time, most of the fire in the heart of the newcomer has gone, Jiao Niang nodded to Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng came over to introduce the dishes on the menu to the newcomer.
When it was time to serve the food, Jiao Niang came over and said to the newcomer: "Big brother, I'm sorry for our poor service today." This sour and spicy phoenix claw was given by our store. ”
The newcomer's anger was completely gone, and when he finished eating the sour and spicy phoenix feet, he asked Xiao Er to come over and pack more than a dozen sour and hot phoenix feet to take away, saying that he would take them home for his wife and children to eat.
There was a long queue for the Xin family's snacks for a while, and everyone was very busy, even Quan Qing came to cheer on the party, and when he saw this situation, he also rolled up his sleeves to help serve the dishes and pour tea.
Bai Huiniang invited her mother and aunt over for lunch today, but she didn't expect to find that her cousin was busy when she entered the door, and she was dumbfounded.
"How can this be true, what is he doing! Hui Niang called him out for me! Aunt Lian saw that her son was catching a quick catch, and now she was serving tea to others in the store and stomping her feet.
Bai Huiniang knew her aunt's temper very well, and she was afraid that she would kindly bring someone to support the Xin family, so she would bring someone to smash the field. had to follow what my aunt said, and pulled Lian Quanqing out. Although Jiao Niang saw it, the shop was too busy and didn't go out.
Aunt Lian held back her anger and asked Lian Quanqing why she would help serve tea and pour water in someone else's shop when she got home.
Lian Quanqing couldn't find a reason for a long time, so he simply knelt down and said: "Mother, the child is happy with the Xin family." ”
Aunt Lian sneered: "The Xin Jiaoniang you said is the foxy woman in the shop just now?" ”
"She's not a foxy woman! Mother is really nice. Lian Quanqing knelt down and took a few steps forward, eagerly hugging Aunt Lian's legs.
"Yes, Auntie. Miss Xin is really nice...... "Bai Huiniang also helped Lian Quanqing speak.
"What do you know when you are young, that Miss Xin just talked and laughed at a group of men, and she was used to being a flattering lord, and you were fooled by a few kind words from her!" Aunt Lian despises Xin Jianniang very much, a woman should be a husband and a child. What does it mean to be in the store all day long?
Even the irony of the woman's business in the aunt's words was heard by everyone present. Bai Huiniang lowered her head a little embarrassed.
Bai Huiniang's mother, Aunt Lian's sister, Bai Bai took a sip of tea and said with a faint expression: "It seems that I shouldn't bring Hui'er to bother." Hui'er, let's go! ”
Aunt Lian was shocked to realize that she had said the wrong thing: "Sister, you are too careful." How can you compare Xin Jiaoniang with Hui Niang, our Hui Niang runs a rouge shop, and deals with those women every day......"
"Shuyi, it's not my sister who wants to talk about you. If you teach all the lessons, you will teach them, don't bring other girls. After all, people are going to marry in the future, and your words have been spread, how can people live? You continue to talk to Quan Qing, I'm hungry too, take Hui'er to eat. After Bai Bai finished speaking, he hurried away with Bai Huiniang.
Aunt Lian stomped her foot and pointed at Lian Quanqing and scolded: "It's all a good thing you did." I want to marry her and dream of it! I'll call a matchmaker to tell you right away! After saying that, he left angrily.
In the afternoon, the Xin family's snacks finally ushered in a short free moment, and a group of people were tired and sat on chairs to rest. Jiao Niang asked Xiao Cheng to go to Tongfu Building to buy a few dishes, carry them back in a food box, and order some noodles for everyone.
"Even Quanqing was still here just now, why did he disappear in a blink of an eye?" Widow Lin asked strangely with a bowl.
Jiao Niang fed Xin An with a specially made mushroom and chicken noodles, and said casually when she heard the words: "It seems that she was called away by Hui Niang, maybe there is something important!" ”
Xin Ping looked at the door absentmindedly, he remembered that Ye Wenzhou said that he was coming over today, and it was noon and he couldn't help but be a little worried.