"Do you want my help?" Chun Tao and Lamei were busy in the stove room, Lin Tian pushed open the door and walked in, rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"Why do you wake up so early? Wash your face first! Lamei looked at him tenderly and pointed to the basin on the side.

"Good!" Lin Tian yawned, filled the basin with hot water, and washed his face with some cold water.

Lin Tian washed his face and stood beside Lamei. "I'm done, can I help?"

"You can't help me, you can help Chun Tao!"

Lin Tian had no choice but to reluctantly walk to Chun Tao's side, Chun Tao glanced at Lin Tian, who was looking at him without speaking, and moved the board in front of him. "Cut this."

Lin Tian took the knife and prepared to cut it absentmindedly. "Ruined... Want... Money. ”

Lin Tian glanced at the expressionless Chun Tao, and then concentrated on studying the rice sticks she had cut for a while before going under the knife.

Lin Tian was cutting rice strips, and Chun Tao began to make cat ears.

But the strange thing is that Zhou Kuiruo didn't come to help cook breakfast today, and Chun Tao thought that he was still angry with last night, and his heart became more and more depressed.

When the porridge was served, Lamei finally asked the questions of the past two days. "What's wrong with you and Brother Zhou? During the dinner in the past two days, I saw that something was wrong with you, and he didn't come to help this morning, and you quarreled? ”

"No, it's a different idea."

"Thinking differently... It's just a quarrel! ”

"I didn't want to listen to him, but he felt more and more that I should listen to him for everything."

"A woman should be obedient to four virtues, and you should have listened to each other as a wife!"

"I don't want to." The last spoonful of porridge was put into the jar, and Chun Tao went out with it.

Lamei looked at Chun Tao's back and shook her head, sighed with the dishes and chopsticks and went out.

After breakfast, Chun Tao went into the county seat to set up a stall as usual, and when he came back in the afternoon, Zhou Kuiruo was no longer at home.

Chun Tao was thinking about what He Ruce said in the room, when there was a knock on the door, and when she opened the door, she saw that it was Lin Tian. "Something?"

Lin Tian got straight to the point and said what he meant. "Can you tie those two beasts to a different place, and they must be tethered in the backyard?"

"Why?" After speaking, Chun Tao was about to close the door, but Lin Tianyan quickly stopped him.

"But when they see me, they scream, and when they see me, they cry and they are annoyed. I'm telling you! If you don't give them a nest, I'll... I'll just smash them, they can't bite me anyway. ”

"You're not afraid... Bite you, smash! "Bang!" Chun Tao closed the door.

"You... Do you see if I dare, I... I'll go now. Lin Tian rushed back to the backyard, picked up a stone on the ground and aimed at thick ink and danqing.

But looking at their bared teeth and grinning, listening to their low roars, Lin Tian swallowed his saliva and put the stone down.

"I tell you, I can... I'm not afraid of you, I'm just... It's kindness. I'm not as ruthless as that woman! Lin Tian snorted coldly at thick ink and Danqing, and left with a bluff.

Chun Tao left the door for Zhou Kuiruo, and waited until late in the room to hear the sound of the door opening. She got up and walked to the door, stretched out her hand to open the door and go out, but after thinking about it, she retracted her hand.

Chun Tao stood at the door of the room for a long time, and did not go back to sleep until she could no longer hear Zhou Kuiruo's footsteps.

For several days in a row, Chun Tao and Zhou Kuiruo have not talked, Zhou Kuiruo has been bored all day, and there is no smile when eating.

Spring Peach sold pastries for a few days, and business was good at first, but later because they were looking for too many Spring Peaches, they kept changing places, and business slowly deteriorated.

Chun Tao really couldn't stand the harassment of these people, so she thought about it in the room for a night, and went to him with He Ruce's fan.

"Hello, we're looking for He Gongzi." Originally, Chun Tao only planned to bring September here, but October was also making a fuss about coming along, so Chun Tao had to bring both of them.

"Where's the little hairy boy, quick! Fast! Fast! Go away! "All three were dressed in coarse linen and patched, and it was no wonder that they were looked down upon.

"I'm not... I..."Menzi didn't listen to September's explanation at all, and drove her down, and September looked at Chun Tao at a loss.

Chun Tao took out the fan given by He Ruce and handed it to September. September gave the fan to Menzi again, Menzi glanced at it, his face changed greatly, and he immediately looked at Chun Tao flatteringly. "You are Mrs. Zhou! My young master said, you don't need to report it, just go in. You know that there are no eyes, don't mind, I'll take you in. ”

Menzi respectfully returned the fan to Chun Tao and led them in. As soon as Chun Tao heard Menzi's words, she knew what he said.

The entrance is a zigzag verandah, and then go forward to see the pavilions, ponds and pavilions, and the water pavilions looming among the green pines and cypresses; There are also rockeries and strange stones, flower beds and bonsai, vines and green bamboos intertwined; A water pavilion is hung with a gold silk veil, which is full of brilliance. Although magnificent, these furnishings are somewhat elegant and some opulent, resulting in a disorganized and tasteless appearance as a whole.

Chun Tao was not interested after looking at it twice, but September and October were full of surprises.

Passing through the verandah, the man stopped to talk to the other two servants. "Mrs. Zhou, the little one will send you here."

"Mrs. Zhou, please come here." So Chun Tao followed another servant on the road.

He followed the servant for a long time, and finally stopped in a courtyard.

"Mrs. Zhou, please come in, my young master has been waiting for a long time." The servant who led the way retreated, and the servant standing at the door opened the door for Chun Tao.

"Brother and sister, you are finally here, I thought you forgot about me." As soon as he entered the door, as soon as he saw someone, He Ruce greeted him warmly, and Chun Tao hurriedly flashed to the side and dodged.

"Ho... He Gongzi. Chun Tao looked at him with a stiff face.

"Look at you, I call you a brother and sister, but you call me He Gongzi, this is too out-of-this!"

"Discuss... Correct... Let's get down to business! He Ruce took a step forward, and Chun Tao took a step back, but the distance between the two was getting closer and closer. Seeing that He Ruce was about to come to Chun Tao's face, Chun Tao flashed behind Jiu Jiu with an arrow step.

He Ruce likes to flirt with people, but he can't do anything about little girls. "Okay, let's get down to business!"

He Ruce sat down at the table and asked Chun Tao to sit down. Chun Tao sat opposite him with September and October.

"My brother and sister came to me, did you think about it?"

"Hmmm! But before starting, Sister Chun Tao wants to ask you, if she cooperates with you, will anyone bother her in the future? ”

He Ruce looked at September in surprise and asked Chun Tao: "This is... What do you think? ”

"Sister Chun Tao speaks slowly, so when I talk about things, I help her talk about things, and what I talk about is what she wants to talk about." Chun Tao also nodded at the right time.

He Ruce hooked his lips and smiled, "Brother and sister, don't worry, if you cooperate with me, then... It's my people, and I'll make sure you're safe and pure. ”

Chun Tao deliberately aggravated his tone when he heard He Ruce say "my person", but Chun Tao didn't want to make trouble for herself, so she pretended not to hear it.

This ability to pretend to be stupid is not bad! He Ruce raised his eyebrows and looked at Chun Tao with an indifferent expression, quite regretful.

"Alright, let's get down to business now." September was holding a note with words written on it.

He Ruce saw her glance at her from time to time, and became interested. "Is this what is written on this paper what my brother and sister think?"

September scratched his head, his face flushed slightly. "No, it's because I can't remember what Sister Chun Tao said, the notes I took."

"Notes? That's not..."

Sister Chun Tao said that this note is not his note. I use a pen to write down things that I can't remember, so it's called notes."

He Ruce nodded in a trance, not planning to chew words with September again. "Let's get down to business!" He Ruce habitually looked at Chun Tao, and was stunned for a while before looking at September.

"He..."September didn't know what to call He Ruce, and stopped to look at Chun Tao.

"Call me Brother He!" Chun Tao was just about to speak, but He Ruce took the lead.

"Hmmm! Does Brother He know about antique soup? ”

"Naturally, we know that it is easy to eat and suitable for all ages. My brother and sister don't want me to do this business! As I said, I don't open a restaurant, and if you provide me with a recipe, I won't ask for it. ”

"It's not a restaurant, it only sells this, but it's improved." As he spoke, September took out another piece of paper from his arms.

It's really laid-back, let a child speak for her, and she will drink tea on the side. He Ruce glanced at the paper he took out in September, and couldn't help but look at Chun Tao again. "You replaced the clay pot with a copper pot?"

On the paper is the appearance of a modern hot pot drawn by Chun Tao. "Hmmm! It's easier for a copper pot..."September looked down at the paper, "it's easier to heat, and the food cooks faster." Dishes eaten in winter are easy to get cold, but this one is eaten while cooking, so you don't have to worry about being cold. ”

"But this is only popular in winter! If it's the height of summer, I'm afraid... Not even a fly. ”

"In the summer, I will change it, not sell hot pot, but sell barbecue."

The name hot pot is very appropriate, and I thought about what to replace in the summer, but I am very sincere. He Ruce was complacent and happy, glad that he had found the right person. "What's this barbecue?"

"Barbecue, that's it..."September was about to answer, but was interrupted by Chun Tao.

"Let's start with... Chafing dish. ”

"Also, things have to be solved one by one. That little girl, let's talk about this hot pot first! ”

"What worries about opening a hot pot restaurant is not the capital or the chef, but the recipe of the base material. The base material is light and spicy, in order to attract more customers, our base material should be a little more. ”

He Ruce nodded secretly and listened to September continue to speak. "It's easy to find a light base, but it's more difficult to make a spicy base."

"Brother and sister don't know?"

Who would be bored enough to make a hot pot base! It's not as delicious as it is bought outside, and it's a waste of time. "I don't know."

"So, Brother He, you may have to find someone to study the recipe for the spicy base."

"Then you're just giving me an idea, and you don't seem to be giving me anything practical."

"Of course not, a good idea is a good start, Sister Chun Tao gives the idea and the key. But you have to open the door yourself. After September finished speaking, he stared at Chun Tao with bright eyes, and Chun Tao touched her head with a slight smile.

He Ruce fell into deep thought, and did not see the warm interaction between the two.

Chun Tao touched September's head, but didn't see October making a fuss as usual, turned her head to look, and saw that she was looking at He Ruce with a nymphomaniac, Chun Tao and September shook their heads helplessly.

"And what is a barbecue?" He Ruce thought for a while and decided to put this matter aside for the time being, and listened to all of Chun Tao's thoughts first.

"Grilling is also simple, but it requires a very important seasoning - cumin."

"Cumin? Do you want to... Roast the meat and season it like the herders do? ”

A big family is a big family, going south and north, seeing a lot of knowledge, and guessing it. Chun Tao couldn't help but praise He Ruce, the rich second generation, in her heart.

"Brother He, you are so powerful, you guessed it at once. But it's not just grilled meat, it's also grilled vegetables. This way you won't eat too much meat and get tired of eating. ”

"Can you bake a dish?"

"Of course you can." September said with confidence, but it wasn't that she had seen it, but it was caused by blindly believing in Chun Tao. "Sister Chun Tao said, she will teach you in detail then."

"Actually, I didn't want to be in the food business at first." He Ruce was a little hesitant.

"The people... To eat... for the day. ”

"By the way, this is given to you by Sister Chuntao, and the rest depends on you, Brother He."

He Ruce glanced at the things on the paper, looked at Chun Tao incomprehensibly, and hooked the corners of his mouth.