Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, Ruixue got up, carefully ground the beans soaked last night into a pulp, then squeezed the slag, filtered, boiled, sorted out the stone powder, made a full barrel of snow soup, and cut half a pound of meat ruthlessly, and boiled a small pot of marinade.

Brought a copy to Zhao Fengnian, and waited for him to go out after eating, just as Sister-in-law Zhang came with Erzhuang and Sanyatou, so she and their mother and son together and talked and laughed around the table and ate a bowl of snow soup, Erzhuang took his sister to play in the yard, and Sister-in-law Zhang and Ruixue began to steam the hair cake mixed with fine noodles in the rice noodles.

Eight or nine big men, how can they cost two or three yuan per meal, so the two of them steamed two large pots, and the sweet smell wafted out of the kitchen, provoking the two children to hide at the door with their fingers in their mouths and peek, Rui Xue was distressed and funny, each picked up a piece for them, and coaxed them into the house to eat with a smile.

Seeing that the sun was about to rise to the middle, the two of them quickly packed up the food, Rui Xue left the food under the kitchen, and carefully instructed the second Zhuang and the third girl to say a few words, asking them to wait for Zhao Fengnian and Da Zhuang to come back and eat together, and then hurried to the dock with Zhang's sister-in-law.

Sister-in-law Zhang pushed the family's wheelbarrow, on the wooden board the size of a small half table, in addition to putting a wooden bucket and two baskets containing hair cakes, she actually moved out a palm-sized place, and asked Rui Xue to sit on it, Rui Xue refused, the first was afraid that it would be unsafe, and the second was afraid that she would not be able to push it, after all, no matter how thin her body was, she weighed eighty pounds.

But Zhang's sister-in-law was extremely stubborn and refused to obey, almost with a kind of piety, Rui Xue pressed Rui Xue to the car, Rui Xue faintly understood that she was showing that she respected herself as a boss and a master, so she honestly sat more than ten feet away, then jumped down with a smile, and helped to help the car to the dock together, and Sister-in-law Zhang really didn't insist anymore.

On the wharf as in the past, people come and go very lively, especially the empty space opposite the storage shed, which is a bit of a posture of three circles inside and three circles outside.

At this time, it was lunch time, most of the laborers rested, took out the dry food brought from home, and began to eat lunch with the water in the water hyacinth. Zhang Dahe, Zhao Laoer and others were busy carrying wooden planks, digging trenches, and removing adobe, and they had no time to pay attention to everyone.

When Rui Xue arrived, she saw such a scene, and she hurriedly stepped forward to greet Zhang Dahe and the others, "Brother Zhang, it's time to eat, it's time to rest, let's take a good rest before doing work." ”

Zhang Dahe threw down the wooden board in his hand, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted at the people in Yunjia Village, "Everyone has eaten, Mrs. Zhao has sent the meal, let's do it when you are full." ”

When the people answered, they put down the planks and other things in their hands and gathered around them.

Rui Xue didn't expect that Zhang Dahe, who was usually silent and blushing at every turn, was so prestigious, and turned her head to look at Sister-in-law Zhang with some surprise, and sure enough, she saw that her eyes had burst out with countless admiration, which made Rui Xue suddenly think of the girl in the comics in her previous life, whose eyes were full of pink hearts, and couldn't help but bow her head and snicker.

The helpers all gathered around, Ruixue and Sister-in-law Zhang began to share the meal for everyone, Sister-in-law Zhang made a flat spoon made of thin bamboo slices quickly sliced in the bucket, and soon filled most of the bowl of snow soup, Ruixue took it and poured a spoonful of marinade, and then with two large pieces of hair cake, it was handed to the helpers.

The autumn wind, whirling mischievously, soon blew the salty and fragrant taste of the marinade in all directions, so that the onlookers couldn't help but salivate, muttering to each other and asking, "What kind of food is this, why is it so fragrant?" ”

"Hmm, I smell like meat in it?" The other chimed in.

Sure enough, before their words fell, the second child of the Zhao family asked Ruixue with a loud smile, "Mrs. Zhao's food is really good, this soup is white and tender, and there is minced meat in the marinade, which is really fragrant." ”

Rui Xue was serving two bowls of snow soup with her own hands, and said with a smile while pouring the marinade, "Second Brother Zhao praised it, there is not much fresh meat at home, I was afraid that the marinade would not be fragrant, so I specially added a small pot of bone broth to boil, but I didn't expect it to taste better." ”

When everyone heard that this brown marinade was so laborious, it became more and more delicious to eat.

Rui Xue smiled and took the tray to the storage shed opposite, put two bowls of snow soup and four white fat fires in front of Lao Wang and Chen Yan, and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, Brother Chen, these are the two crude foods I made, if you don't dislike it, try it." ”

Lao Wang and Chen Yan were eating herbal tea, swallowing steamed buns with two noodles, just now they also saw Rui Xue and his party sharing food in their eyes, held their own identity, and refused to come forward to watch like those laborers, at this time, when they saw Rui Xue so eye-catching to send two servings, they immediately smiled and squinted.

Lao Wang scooped a spoonful of snow soup into his mouth, and immediately praised, "It's delicious, no wonder the eldest sister wants to open a restaurant, it turns out that there is such a good craft, okay, the eldest brother doesn't have to bring dry food in the future, and lunch is solved in the eldest sister's restaurant." ”

"Me too, what's the name of this thing, it's really delicious?" Chen Yan gulped half a bowl before looking up and asking.

Without waiting for Ruixue to answer, it seemed that it was her sister-in-law who was as excited as she was praised, and hurriedly replied, "This is called snow soup, because it is as white as snow and as tender as egg custard, so it is called this name." ”

Lao Wang picked up another fire and asked, "What about this?" ”

"This is called burning, I have been thinking about it, Brother Wang, don't dislike it, if you think it's delicious, I'll make it and send it at noon tomorrow." Sister-in-law Zhang didn't know the name of the fire, so Rui Xue explained a few words.

The four of them laughed and talked a few words, and seeing that Zhang Dahe and the others had finished eating one bowl, they gathered around the trolley and wanted to hold a second bowl, Rui Xue and Zhang's sister-in-law hurriedly said goodbye and went back.

Lao Wang smiled and shouted to Rui Xue, his face was slightly embarrassed, he hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice, "Big sister, the eldest son in my family, is also twelve years old this year, do some small work on weekdays, run errands or something, very diligent, I see that the big sister is not small in this restaurant, and there is a shortage of manpower to do the work, I don't know if the big sister can accept this kid as a little guy, and he doesn't need to give any salary, just give him a few more words on weekdays, and teach him some skills to support his family." ”

Rui Xue was slightly stunned, thinking of Zhao Fengnian's words yesterday, her heart was full of admiration, sure enough, Zhao Fengnian guessed not badly, this old Wang really didn't covet a few taels of small profits from her small restaurant, he really took a fancy to her little ability.

She smiled on her face, but her heart was quickly weighing the gains and losses.

If there are only two women in the small restaurant, she and Sister-in-law Zhang, it is indeed a little too thin, if there is a young man Zhang Luo to eat and entertain guests, it is not bad, and this young man is still the son of the dock official, basically no one dares to bully their small restaurant.

But taking a step back, this kid is a diligent and capable person with a good temperament, but if he is a rebellious, lazy and slippery, I am afraid that not only will he not be able to be a helper, but it will be a trouble.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Brother Wang is polite, the eldest nephew must be a smart and clever person, how can I be a village woman like me, the construction site has been very lively for the past two days, if the eldest nephew is okay at home, it is good to come with the eldest brother to play for a few days, I still have good food here, and I am guaranteed to be hungry The eldest nephew is." ”

Lao Wang has been in the government for many years, and the ability to observe words and colors has been perfected in the morning, as soon as he heard this, he knew what Rui Xue was worried about, and remembered the appearance of the eldest child in the family on weekdays, and he also had confidence in his heart, and immediately responded, "Okay, I will take him to play for a day tomorrow, this kid is also shouting at home every day on the dock, I want to come and see what the big ship looks like." ”

The two chatted a few more words, vaguely reached a consensus, and went their separate ways.

Sister-in-law Zhang secretly asked Ruixue in a low voice while holding the snow soup, "Sister, what did the official leave you to say, but you want to receive some benefits?" ”

Rui Xue smiled and shook her head, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's not like this." ”

Sister-in-law Zhang saw that she didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask anymore, everyone in Yunjia Village was full of food and drink, and when they sat aside to rest, there was still a small half of the snow soup in the bucket that had not been eaten, Rui Xue looked at the laborers who peeked over from time to time around her, and greeted with a smile, "Brothers, my little sister has made some fresh food at home to entertain the villagers who helped, this accidentally did too much, now the weather is still hot, and it will be sour if you want to push it home, it is better to put it out, the big brothers have not eaten enough, help share a bowl, taste fresh, how about it?" ”

The surrounding laborers were already hooked by the aroma of snow soup and didn't eat lunch well, but at this time, I heard her say so politely, and there was someone who was active on weekdays, so he came forward with a smile and said with a smile, "It's not a waste of food, big sister give me a bowl, I've been hungry for a long time." ”

His stomach seemed to make a few cooing noises at the right time to meet his words, which caused several nearby workers who were good friends with him to laugh.

Rui Xue immediately filled a bowl of snow soup, with a piece of hair cake and handed it to him, the man immediately ate it, while eating loudly praised, a few people next to Rui Xue saw that Rui Xue really shared the food, so they rushed forward like a swarm, shouting for a bowl to taste.

Soon, the snow soup and the fat cake were all shared, and the laborers who came late and didn't taste a bite looked at the wooden barrels and clay pots with disappointment, quite a pitiful coveted look, which made Ruixue laugh and happy, thinking that after the restaurant opened, there should be no shortage of customers.

After resting for tea, Zhang Dahe and the others started work again, and Ruixue and Zhang's sister-in-law said goodbye to everyone and returned to the village. Da Zhuang and Zhao Fengnian both came back from school early, Da Zhuang burned a handful of firewood under the stove, heated the food left by Rui Xue in the pot, one big and three young just finished eating, Da Zhuang was bending down to stand by the stove to brush the dishes, and when he saw the master and the mother coming back, he ran out.

Ruixue picked up Zhang's sister-in-law, who still had to help, and took her children home to rest, and then continued to be busy cleaning up, and happily reported to Zhao Fengnian about the popularity of today's snow soup.

Zhao Fengnian glanced at her cheeks, which had turned red from excitement, lowered his eyes and said, "Remember to do so much tomorrow, don't do more." ”