Chapter 379: "Convenience Store No. 444" and "Peace Canteen"
"My name is Xia Dongqing."
"Twenty-four years old, graduated from college, ready to go to graduate school."
"Urgently looking for a part-time job!"
"I grew up in an orphanage, and I was poor, my specialty was being in a daze, and my hobby was sleeping."
"But I have a secret."
"My eyes...... You can see a ghost! ”
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Convenience store No. 444.
Xia Dongqing finally found a part-time job, and on the first day of the night shift, she was handing over to the cashier on the day shift.
"Huh! Are you bold? ”
The cashier on the day shift was a boy about the same as Xia Dongqing, who was tapping on the calculator in his hand and finished calculating today's income, and when he saw that Xia Dongqing had not spoken, he couldn't help but ask.
Xia Dongqing sorted out the change in the cash register, raised his head, and said weakly: "You...... Why are you asking me this? ”
The day shift cashier is mysterious:
"It's all said here, after twelve o'clock in the evening, it's not very clean!"
Xia Dongqingtong's hole expanded slightly, and his expression was awe-inspiring: "What do you mean?!" ”
"Oops! It's haunted! ”
……
Xia Dongqing's heart tightened, and she was about to ask carefully, when the door of the convenience store was suddenly pushed open!
There are wind chimes hanging above the doorway, and they suddenly sound!
"Bell bell—"
Xia Dongqing was excited, and the cashier on the day shift was also startled, and the two looked towards the door together, but it was a few customers who came to the convenience store to buy something.
The day-shift cashier sneered: "Hey! Funny for you! Look, it scares you! ”
He was actually hearsay, and he was a little frightened at the moment, seeing that the guests were coming, he didn't want to stay in the store anymore, patted Xia Dongqing and said with a smile:
"That's it! We're here! I'll go first. ”
"Oh! That's right! The peace canteen opposite our convenience store is open 24 hours a day, and the things in it are not bad, if you are hungry in the middle of the night, you can go there to eat something, it is cheap, delicious and affordable! ”
"Before you came, there was a time when I was on night duty and used to eat there."
Said the day shift cashier.
Xia Dongqing glanced across the road, the transparent glass door did not block the view, he saw the signboard opposite at a glance, it was a small canteen with a small area, and there were two wooden doors opposite, but with the door open at the moment, he could clearly see the internal space.
There seemed to be only a few seats inside, and the dim warm lights were a little dim, in stark contrast to the brilliant lights of his convenience store.
There is a man sitting at the center counter with a black apron on his chest, looking down at a book.
"Peace Canteen ......"
Xia Dongqing was a little surprised, if his colleague didn't say it, he really didn't notice that there was a small canteen opposite.
Of course, he eats instant noodles every day and doesn't care much about the restaurants outside.
No matter how cheap your cafeteria is, is there still instant noodles cheaper?!
……
Speaking of the small restaurant opposite, the cashier on the day shift seemed to be interested, and he was not in a hurry to leave, motioned to Xia Dongqing to look over, and gossiped:
"Don't think I'm exaggerating, this peace canteen opposite is not simple, I heard that it has been an old restaurant since the Republic of China, and it has been at least for decades. How can the price of this kind of inheritance old store be higher than the average market price, but guess how much is a bowl of Yangchun noodles in the canteen? ”
Xia Dongqing was puzzled: "How much?" ”
The day shift cashier held up a finger: "One dollar!" ”
Xia Dongqing was in good spirits all of a sudden!
Really?
He didn't even know there was such a treasure?!
"How? Didn't I expect it to be so cheap. The day-shift cashier smiled and said, "I heard that this price hasn't risen for more than 20 years!" ”
"That'...... Can this boss make money? Xia Dongqing was empathetic and thought instantly.
"Hey! Make hay? And of course make money! See the boss sitting there reading a book? This is a shop handed down from their ancestors, and they don't rent someone else's, and they don't just sell Yangchun noodles, of course they make a profit! ”
"But the boss is also a weirdo, he chatters, he keeps the shop open every day and night, whether there are customers or not, and sometimes you can see him sitting there alone and talking to himself, I told you before that this place is haunted at night, because of this canteen...... But this is all a rumor, it has nothing to do with us, in short, if you are hungry at night, you can go there to eat, except for this, there are no 24-hour restaurants nearby. ”
The cashiers on the day shift muttered, and when they saw that the time was not early, they hurriedly said:
"Okay, I won't talk to you more, I'll leave it to you, I'll go to the opposite side to pack an egg scrambled egg and go home."
Xia Dongqing nodded, indicating that he would just leave it to himself.
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"One Dollar ......"
Xia Dongqing watched his colleague enter the peace canteen at the opposite door and said hello to the boss who was sitting behind the counter, and the boss put down the books in his hand, got up and went into the kitchen behind him.
"Boss, check out!"
A few customers who had just come in came to the cashier with their selected items.
Xia Dongqing hurriedly withdrew her eyes and put away the account in a little panic.
After finishing his first income at the No. 444 convenience store and the guests left, Xia Dongqing looked at the canteen on the other side and saw his colleague leaving with the packaged eggs and scrambled eggs.
Seeing his colleague waving enthusiastically at him, Xia Dongqing could only smile inwardly and implicitly and raise his hand and wave.
He grew up without friends, so he wasn't very comfortable with people.
It's not that he's introverted, it's those who know him, and once they know that he has a problem with his eyes and can see ghosts, they will quickly move away from him.
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The night is getting deeper......
The number of customers at Convenience Store No. 444 is gradually becoming scarce, and it is often only three or two people who come in half an hour.
Xia Dongqing is familiar with the goods in the convenience store, and on the first day of work, he needs to get acquainted with the cashier's work as soon as possible, and then he has time to squeeze in to study.
He sorted out the shelves, counted the time, and glanced at the canteen across the street from time to time.
He suddenly felt something strange!
According to the colleague on the day shift, the peace canteen opposite the door is an old restaurant, delicious and cheap, and it stands to reason that even if the business of such a restaurant is not hot, at least there should be a few diners in and out from time to time, right?!
But since he worked the night shift until now, except for his colleague who went in to pack an egg fried rice, it seems that he has never seen other diners go in.
And the canteen owner on the other side of the door didn't seem to be in a hurry, just sat behind the counter and read the book all the time.
It was a bit far away, and he didn't know what the boss was looking at.
……
Perhaps, it was a colleague exaggeration, and it may not be so delicious......
But it's a dollar of spring noodles......
Xia Dongqing looked at the canteen opposite the door, and then looked at the barreled noodles on the shelves next to him with a price of three yuan a barrel, and couldn't help but rub her flat stomach.
He's been on duty since eight o'clock in the evening, and it's almost twelve o'clock in the middle of the night!
The oden in the convenience store is still smelling hot......
It's a pity that a piece of oden is more expensive, and he will have to pay more than ten or twenty yuan to eat a little!
"While there are no guests, why don't I order some noodles and try them?"
Such a thought arose in Xia Dongqing's heart.
Goo Du –
The stomach seemed to agree with Xia Dongqing's thoughts, and echoed it!
Then go get one and pack it back!
Xia Dongqing opened the door of the convenience store, walked across the street, and walked towards the opposite door......
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The door of the Peace Canteen opened, and Xia Dongqing walked in softly, as if she was afraid of startling the boss who was reading a book.
He looked around and soon found the price tag!
It was a small blackboard with a corner of the wall, on which were written the dishes of the day and the prices, there were not many dishes, only five or six kinds.
【Yangchun noodles: one yuan】
【Tea Egg: 1 Yuan】
【Small pickles: 1 yuan】
【Millet porridge: 1 yuan】
【Egg fried rice: 6 yuan】
【Xiao Long Bao: 8 yuan】
……
Xia Dongqing was quickly attracted by the price at the top!
It's really only one dollar!
Oh, my God!
What a treasure canteen this is!
One dollar of Yangchun noodles, even if it is unpalatable, he will admit it!
“…… Boss, I'm a night waiter at the convenience store opposite, can I pack a Yangchun noodle, I'll pick it up when it's ready. Xia Dongqing asked softly.
His gaze inadvertently fell on the book in the canteen owner's hand, a little surprised.
This boss ...... in the middle of the night I'm actually watching a ghost story!
He recognized it at a glance, this is the kind of stall that costs a few dollars a copy, excerpting vulgar ghost story books everywhere!
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Qiao Shan put down the book and slowly raised his head.
He glanced at Xia Dongqing, glanced at the convenience store No. 444 opposite, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Okay, a portion of Yangchun noodles."