Shen Pomegranate went to each house to cook, and it was already dark when he was done.

"Finally able to go home...... Shen Shu is very tired today, there are a lot of ingredients, and they can't bring all the carts at once, so they can only take them in batches, so he took on the errand work, and now he still feels that his calves are cramping.

Shen Pomegranate and Hong Xiuhua are okay, there is less tossing, but they are not as tired as Shen Shu.

The three of them dragged the cart and prepared to put it back in the store first, and when they returned to the door of the store, they saw Du Xuanmo waiting at the door.

"Why are you here? Why didn't you stay at home with your aunt these days? Shen Shiliu asked.

Hong Xiuhua looked at the situation, so she stabbed Shen Shu, and then said to Shen Shimei: "The two of us go in and drink saliva, and when we come out, we will go back to the village." After that, the two of them entered the store and did not come out first.

Du Xuanmo waited here for a while, and when he saw that Shen Shimei was still sweating on his forehead, he wiped Shen Shimei with a handkerchief.

"I know you're going to be busy today, so I'll come later." Du Xuanmo smiled, then took out an object and said, "Give it to you." ”

Shen Shimei's heart was sweet, and he felt that Du Xuanmo was not a complete nerd, and he knew that giving a small gift would create romance.

Open the veil, there is a sandalwood comb in it, with a faint fragrance, and a plum blossom is carved on it, and the shape and color are very good.

"Comb?" Shen Shimei thinks that this comb is good, if it is placed on weekdays, it will be forgotten, and today is also a beautiful day, what does it mean to send a comb?

Du Xuanmo nodded, and then said, "It's not too early, if you want to go back to the village, you have to leave quickly." ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, still a little confused about what it meant to send a comb, or was it just a simple small object, with no special meaning?

Shen Shiliu sent Du Xuanmo away, and shouted outside the door, and Hong Xiuhua and Shen Shu came out.

On the way, Shen Pomegranate still looked at the comb, which was polished with sandpaper and wrapped in sumac oil, which was quite lubricated to the touch.

Hong Xiuhua walked next to her and saw the comb in Shen Shimei's hand, so she said, "Comb?" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, and then asked, "Sister Xiuhua, is there any point in combing?" ”

When Hong Xiuhua heard this, she looked at Shen Shimei like a fool: "I just said why did I receive the comb and still look confused?" I don't know what it means to dare to love? ”

Shen Shiliu was still confused, she really didn't know.

"What do you mean?" Shen Shiliu asked.

Hong Xiuhua smiled and said, "Sending a comb is ......"

"What's it?"

"If I don't tell you, I'll make you anxious!" Hong Xiuhua laughed, which made Shen Shimei even more anxious!

The two fought and quarreled, and finally Shen Shu said: "Take the comb as a courtesy, and knot the hair with one heart." ”

Shen Pomegranate's slapstick stopped, and after thinking about it, he laughed.

Hong Xiuhua smiled: "I'm quite shy when I smile!" She could also see Shen Shimei's shy appearance.

Shen Shiliu is indeed shy, thinking that nerds still have so many twists and turns, but receiving this thing always makes her happy.

Carefully put away the comb, this comb was wooden, she must be reluctant to use it, if she lost a wooden tooth, she would be distressed to death.

When the three of them arrived home, it was already dark and there were many people in the yard.

The three sons of Uncle Hong's family came, and the father and mother of the three guns were also leading the little three guns, and Shen Shiliu felt very kind in his heart when he saw so many familiar faces.

"It's back, it's back!" When Sanpao Niang saw that Shen Shimei was back, she greeted her and asked, "I'm looking for those two old turtles, right?" ”

Sanpao Niang was surprised in her heart, she hadn't seen Shen Shimei for a few days, it was like a different person, and she was slender and beautiful.

The people in the village also knew that Shen Shiliu had been imprisoned, and although Sanpao Niang was surprised, she didn't deliberately mention it.

Shen Shiliu replied with a smile: "It's quite fat, this is the old turtle's money, and you will send it to me next time you get it!" Shen Shiliu said and took out a hundred dollars and handed it to Sanpao Niang! The old turtle weighs two catties, and she gives it according to the price of meat, which is already a good advantage.

Sanpao Niang shirked: "I don't want the money, you want this thing, and others don't want it for nothing!" ”

Shen Pomegranate naturally couldn't help but give it, and said: "In the future, I will collect this thing at 20 wen a catty, and everything in the village can be sold!" "She can use it herself in a restaurant, and she can also make a supplement for Du Xuanmo, no matter how you think about it, it's appropriate!

Sanpao Niang saw that it was not good to shirk it, so she accepted it and said: "Then Ming'er, I will tell the people in the village that I will go to the river to fish if I have time, everyone has a good harvest this year, and no one cares about the things in the river, there must be quite a lot!" ”

"Done!" Shen Shiliu said and pulled the three guns to sit down first.

As soon as Shen Pomegranate entered the door, he went to the stove to help Zheng Shi work, Zheng Shi prepared everything on the side, Shen Pomegranate went directly to the stove to stir-fry, and a table of dishes came out quickly.

A group of people sat around the table, one for adults and one for children.

The three sons of the Hong Dadi family are not young now, although they are fourteen, fifteen or sixteen years old, they have grown a lot, and they are the age when they eat Lao Tzu to death.

"Eat them all, try my craft!" Shen Shiliu was open, and the three sons of Uncle Hong's family were also talkative, and the eldest Hong Ren said: "Sister Pomegranate's skills are really good, she can support a restaurant at such a young age!" ”

The second Hongyi nodded: "Sister Pomegranate, this dish is sold in a restaurant in the county, and it can be regarded as a blessing today!" ”

The third child smiled, holding the bowl and burying his head in eating, but his face was skinny.

The eldest is steady, the second is cheerful, the third is the third skin, and the three brothers of the Hong family have different personalities, and Shen Shiliu pondered that the marriage of these three brothers-in-law Zhang Luo was also something that Shen Shu had to worry about.

Xiao Sanpao hadn't seen Shen Shimei for some days, so he said, "Sister Pomegranate, why did you become so good-looking?" ”

"Your sister, isn't it good that I've become good-looking?" Shen Shiliu said and sandwiched the fish meat for the little three cannons.

Sanpao's face was red, and he felt happy to have such a beautiful sister.

"If they let the little stone and the big cow see it, they will definitely be frightened!" Three guns said.

Shen Shiliu smiled and said, "You used to laugh at me!" ”

"That's all in the past, let's not mention it!" The embarrassed little appearance of the three guns made everyone at the table laugh.

After the meal, Zheng took out a few plates of moon cakes from the steamer, which she made by herself in the afternoon, because the technical level was not as high as Shen Pomegranate, so she directly made them steamed, which is not uncommon in the village.

Shen Shimei took the moon cake and gnawed on it, looked at the moon in the sky, and sighed that this year passed so quickly, as if he only sent Du Xuanmo to Beijing to take the exam yesterday, and now it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in the blink of an eye.

At night, Shen Pomegranate lay in her cabin, which she had not lived in for several days, but the quilts were all freshly sun-dried by the Zheng family during the day, and they still carried the fragrance of the sun.

"Comb, knotted hair in one piece?" Shen Shiliu looked at the small comb in his hand, laughed and giggled, and after a while, Shen Shu knocked on the window.

"What kind of hysteria do you have at night?" Although Shen Shu said this, he also knew that Shen Shimei was happy alone when he received the comb today, with a smile on his face.

"Got it!" Shen Shiliu replied dissatisfiedly, how could Shen Shu, a rough man, understand the feelings of the girl's Huaichun?

Shen Shimei also got up early the next morning, slept soundly that night, and seemed to have a dream that Du Xuanmo came to her to press the road.

"Leaving so early?" Zheng saw that Shen Shimei had already washed in the yard, so he put on a piece of clothing and came over to ask.

Shen Shiliu nodded: "I have to go, if I go to the late morning market again, the morning market will be dispersed, and today's ingredients have not been prepared yet." ”

Zheng was afraid that Shen Shimei would work hard, so he said, "Haven't you recruited any manpower in the store?" ”

"Not yet, but I guess it's coming soon, it's only been two days since it was posted." Shen Shiliu wiped his face and said.

Shen Shu also got up in a hurry, and then took a piece of moon cake with Shen Shimei and walked away while eating.

In the morning, someone finally came in to inquire about recruitment, but in the end they didn't stay. She's looking for someone who can help, and she won't keep it if it's too lazy.

"Why is it so difficult to find a reliable helper......" Shen Shiliu was saying, someone outside came to ask, and as soon as she looked up, she felt that the person in front of her was very familiar.

"Are you...... Brother Liu Zhaodi? Shen Shiliu remembered who this person was, the inmates in the county jail that day, Liu Zhaodi, who was locked up because he was wrongfully accused of stealing things by his own lady!

Liu Zhaodi was also surprised to see Shen Shimei, and asked, "This is your restaurant?" ”

Shen Shiliu nodded: "Yes, I said it when I was in prison." ”

"I said it, I said it, I didn't expect it to be this, it's really a coincidence!" After Liu Zhaodi finished speaking, he asked: "Your family is recruiting?" ”

"yes, you're coming?" Shen Shiliu asked.

Liu Zhaodi nodded: "Do you want to eat and live?" ”

"Eat tube, but you can only live in the lobby, the backyard is full of me and my brother, and I will give an extra one or two silver, but we are tired, I'm afraid you can't stand it as a woman." Shen Shiliu said: "If you don't care about food and housing, it will be two taels of silver per month." ”

"One or two will do, I can live in the lobby, just give the quilt, as for whether I am tired or not, it turns out that it is dirty and tiring in the main house, not afraid!" Liu Zhaodi said.

Shen Shiliu then remembered and asked, "Anyway, how did you get out of prison?" ”

Liu Zhaodi looked angry: "My young lady later withdrew the case from the county government, and the things were found, but they also kicked me out, I have no place to work, there are several younger brothers at home to support, and my father and mother dislike me for being in prison and refuse to support me anymore, basically I was kicked out......"

Shen Shiliu felt that this Liu Zhaodi was really pitiful, not to mention that he was wronged, and he was even more homeless, much worse than her.

"That's okay, you're here to help today, and you'll be paid on the sixteenth of every month in the future!" Shen Shiliu said.

Liu Zhaodi was very happy, and his eyes were red: "I've been to several places, and I didn't say anything at first, but I didn't want me until I was in prison, only you are willing to want me!" ”

"I've also been in prison, and you don't have to be wronged, there's no problem with the quality, what do I have to dislike, just work hard!" Shen Shiliu said and walked outside to take down the recruitment notice.