Zhang Dahe was not idle, he took Da Zhuang and Heizi up the mountain to cut more than a dozen truckloads of dead branches, and also divided dozens of bundles of grain poles from his own house to make fire primers, and sent them to the back of the restaurant to pile them up, and also made a curtain with thatch to make a top.

When I got up early this morning, the light mist in the mountains and forests had not yet dissipated, and Sister-in-law Zhang shouted outside the gate, "Big sister, get up quickly, we are going to the dock, and it should be a good time to miss it any later." ”

Rui Xue heard it in the house, quickly got up, got dressed and opened the door to go out, looked at the sky, and said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, it's only dawn, isn't the auspicious time noon?" It's still a few hours. ”

Sister-in-law Zhang laughed and said, "I'm not afraid that you will oversleep, we still have a lot of things to bring over." ”

"Got it, sister-in-law, I'm ready, come and call me after dinner."

Sister-in-law Zhang answered and went back to her house to be busy.

Ruixue yawned, washed her hands and face, curled her hair, went into the stove, lifted the lids on the three large wooden barrels, and saw that the snow soup made in the middle of the night had already controlled the moisture, and began to cut the meat to boil the marinade and roast it. Soon Zhao Fengnian also got up to wash, Rui Xue brought him a piece of snow soup and fire, and asked, "Shopkeeper, the restaurant is open today, can you go over and take a look?" ”

Zhao Fengnian shook his head, "Don't go, there is still something in the school." ”

Ruixue shrugged her shoulders and said with some disappointment, "Okay, I'll put lunch in the pot, Da Zhuang will come over at noon to heat it up, you can take the three children to eat." With that, he turned around and walked out of the house and went about his work.

Zhao Fengnian opened his mouth, his dark eyebrows wrinkled in annoyance, and he muttered for a long time, "It's really a quick temper, why do you have to invite someone twice." ”

How did Rui Xue know that her nominal husband had made another awkward mistake, hurriedly ate a bowl of snow soup, and began to load things into the basket, and finally counted carefully to make sure that nothing was left behind, and was just about to get up and go to the next door, when she heard Da Zhuang shouting outside the door again, "Master, my mother wants me to ask if it's time to leave?" “

Rui Xue smiled, this sister-in-law is really anxious, people who don't know the inside story may still think she is the boss lady, she carried the basket out of the house, and said with a smile, "The master is ready, please come over and help carry the barrel." Also, Da Zhuang, you have to remember to have a hot meal at noon, and take your younger siblings to eat with your husband. ”

Da Zhuang responded, turned around and ran away, and soon the Zhang family and his wife came over, Zhang Dahe carried the wooden barrel and put it on the ox cart outside the door, and Zhang's sister-in-law also helped carry the basket and other things, Rui Xue knew that the Zhang family did not plough cattle, so she smiled and said, "Whose ox cart is this borrowing?" ”

Er Zhuang rushed to the side and said, "I know, Master, Daddy went to the third master's house in Nanyun in the early morning to borrow it." ”

Rui Xue patted his head and said with a smile, "The store is busy today, your father and mother have to help with the teacher, you have to take your sister at home, and when you have the opportunity in the future, the teacher will take you to play." ”

Erzhuang nodded sensibly, and took the little hand of the third girl and stepped aside. Rui Xue turned around to look at Zhao Fengnian who was standing at the door, waved her hand and shouted, "Shopkeeper, let's go." ”

The Zhang family and his wife also smiled and nodded, and the ox cart carried the three of them slowly towards the entrance of the village.

Da Zhuang came over with the books, and when he saw that Mr. had a strange face, he first took his younger siblings home to play, and then asked cautiously, "Sir, if you don't go to the school, it's going to be too late." ”

Zhao Fengnian's face immediately turned grim when he heard this, and he returned to his original cold and detached appearance, and said in a deep voice, "You go first, and the teacher will arrive later." ”

Da Zhuang replied respectfully, and ran away, he wanted to hurry up and send a few ventilated messages to the sunspot, Mr. is in a bad mood today, everyone should be careful of the ruler...

The three-year-old scalper was young and strong, and his feet were fast, Rui Xue and the Zhang family talked and laughed all the way, but they arrived at the dock in two quarters of an hour.

Lao Wang and the bolt father and son saw them from a distance and greeted them, helping to unload things, Zhang Dahe took the long firecracker to hang out, the bolt obviously climbed the tree when he was a child, and climbed on the wooden pole on the right side of the wooden house a few times, and tied the firecracker firmly to the wooden wedge at the top.

Sister-in-law Zhang brought the basin, wiped the dusty tables and chairs inside and out, and then neatly placed the tea bowls and teapots. The plug cleverly began to brush the pot, make a fire and boil water, and smiled from ear to ear.

The water of the Peishui River, I don't know whether the source soil is loose, or the place where it flows through is mixed with dirty water, the river water is not very clear, but the wharf is greedy for convenience, and the water is taken directly by the river on weekdays, and it is rare to go to the public well to pick up water to eat, Ruixue insisted yesterday that Zhang Dahe helped pick a large tank of well water back, Zhang's sister-in-law is very supportive, after all, it is very important to do food business, clean or not.

Several people were busy, and soon the morning passed, and there was still half an hour to noon, Rui Xue sat on the chair, took the cotton towel with her own hands, and carefully wiped the plaque customized in the city twice, and the pine plaque with a width of one foot and two feet long was brushed into ink, and the three big characters of "Riverside Residence" were engraved, and the gold paint was depicted, which was very eye-catching.

Bolt and Zhang Dahe held the plaque on the lintel of the north gate on the left and right, and Sister-in-law Zhang grabbed Ruixue's hand excitedly, "Sister, no, boss, our store is about to open?" ”

"Of course, sister-in-law, the auspicious time is coming soon, let's go in and prepare." Rui Xue smiled and glanced at the surrounding laborers and passers-by, pulled Zhang's sister-in-law into the stove, moved the two wooden boxes and put them on the case at the door, and then motioned to Zhang Dahe to light the firecrackers, and immediately the deafening crackling sound resounded throughout the dock, and the smell of sulfur wafting in the wind made people cough, and the laborers who had no work and the boatmen and guests on the boats docked by the dock all walked over to see the excitement.

Rui Xue stood on a small stool one foot high, smiled and saluted everyone, and said loudly, "Brothers, brothers, don't miss it, today is the opening day of the shop, in order to celebrate, the shop does not charge cash, please taste the fresh food of the shop." As the saying goes, it's beautiful, it's not beautiful, hometown water, kiss or not, hometown people. In the future, the small shop will base itself on this wharf to make a living, and everyone will have to take care of it more. ”

The onlookers listened to Rui Xue and laughed and spoke, without the shyness of ordinary women, but very neat, and there were three points of admiration in their hearts, and they could invite them to taste and eat, so they applauded and cheered loudly.

Rui Xue raised her hand and pressed down, waited for everyone to be quiet, and pointed to the two wooden boxes at hand and said, "If you brothers have a lot of money, you can also throw a penny into the black box, and then touch a wooden stick in the red box casually, if you are lucky, touch a little shorter, our store will send some fresh food as a prize, of course, the length is different, the prize is also different, it may be two fine noodles made of fire, a pot of wine, or even a plate of fragrant braised pork, first come, first served, there are many prizes." Brothers, why don't you try your luck too? ”

Standing in the front row, a fat young student with sharp eyes was sharp, and he saw the sister-in-law Zhang in the door bringing out a plate of oily and shiny vegetables from the pot. He thought that he didn't have a penny, and even if he didn't hit it, he would still have lunch at the bottom.

He shouted, "I'll try my luck first!" Then the first one took out the copper coin, reached out to touch the wooden stick, I don't know if he was really lucky, or God was also secretly helping Rui Xue to build momentum, this later life actually pulled out the shortest wooden stick, and the bolt shouted happily, "This big brother has drawn the best food, a plate of braised pork." ”

The latter was so happy that he almost jumped up, and ran into the house, and Sister-in-law Zhang immediately brought him a bowl of snow soup, two pieces of hair cake, and of course, the plate of steaming braised pork. The latter raised his chopsticks and feasted, and everyone could see clearly through the wide open window, and immediately rushed to the board to throw money for the lottery.

Ruixue jumped off the bench and smiled and went into the stove room to help.

Whenever someone draws a fire or a drink or a stir-fried dish, the plug will shout loudly, causing the crowd to become more and more enthusiastic.

Soon the 200 sticks in the box were drawn, and the people who didn't have their turn were very sorry, and asked again and again if there would be such a good thing tomorrow.

The bolt smiled and said that it would be held irregularly in the future, and then invited the disappointed people to go in and eat a bowl of snow soup and fat cake.

In the lobby on the north side, both the kang and the underground tables are full of people, and the bolt and Sister-in-law Zhang are busy with the wind under their feet, but fortunately, the prizes are only fire and wine, and the braised pork is also cooked at home, and it doesn't take much effort.

After the diners had eaten, Sister-in-law Zhang and others cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and a pot of hot tea was served on each table, which made everyone even more praised, until the restaurant was thoughtful and enthusiastic.

The noon rest of the wharf was only half an hour, and the people were full of food and drink, and through the wide open window, they saw another carriage coming from the city in the distance, and they rushed out in a swarm to wait for the stewards of the merchants to distribute their work.

Ruixue and a few people only then had time to take out the simple food pads left in advance to pad their stomachs, four bowls of snow soup on the board between the stoves, a plate of hair cake, a plate of fire, and a big bowl of braised pork, the snow soup is tender and white, the fire is golden, and the braised pork is moist and dripping, which makes people very appetizing, and everyone is busy at noon, and they all sit around and eat.

Rui Xue saw that the plug only ate snow soup and hair cake, so she smiled and gave him a fire and a few large pieces of braised pork, and said with a smile, "When the plug is growing taller, eat more." ”

The bolt smiled innocently, revealing snow-white teeth, "Thank you, master." ”

The excitement on Sister-in-law Zhang's face has not faded, and while drinking snow soup, she said, "If there are so many diners every day, the capital will be recovered in a few months." ”

Rui Xue is not so optimistic, "Tomorrow I will charge five cents for one piece, and I am afraid that the number of diners who come to the door will be more than half." ”

"What then?" When Sister-in-law Zhang heard this, she was so anxious that she put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, and didn't even eat, "Sister, why don't we lower the price?" ”

Bolt and Zhang Dahe also looked at Rui Xue, their faces were a little worried, but Rui Xue shook her head, "No, there is minced meat in the marinade, and it won't be cost-effective for us to reduce the price." Don't worry, wait for ten and a half months, and it will be fine. Besides, we are not only in the business of labor, but also sell tea, and we can also receive other guests in the few compartments to the south. ”

As soon as the three sister-in-law Zhang saw that Ruixue seemed to be confident, they relaxed a little, continued to eat and drink, and after finishing the meal, they began to wipe the tables and chairs, wash the dishes and chopsticks, and were very busy.