This time is not the point to eat, the business in the snack restaurant is not busy, Erlong is alone in front of the store, and Chunhong is chatting with Gao Xiang in the backyard.

Gao Xiang saw chili peppers growing in their yard, so he proposed to eat dishes made of chili peppers.

He stood next to the pepper field and asked, "When did you grow this pepper?" ”

"March."

"It's growing fast, it looks like it's almost ripe."

"This one in the yard was planted early, more than 20 days earlier than Nangou Village and my family, so it matured early. By the next month, my chili peppers will be almost fully ripe. ”

"Do you come home often?"

"It's not very often, I go back once or twice a month."

"How do you usually get back?"

"Take the car back."

More than 30 miles away, in the past, Chunhong was reluctant to take a car, all walking. But now that she has money, she won't walk to save dozens of dollars in car money. Besides, as long as you remember two bowls of rice noodles, you will have the car money.

"That'...... Do you have to make a special trip to harvest chili peppers? ”

"It's not necessary, just let the driver bring a message to my father."

Now her father and mother have opened a small restaurant in their town to sell rice noodles. The driver had eaten at her father's house, and he had eaten at her place. The driver is from the town, as long as he eats a bowl of rice for free and asks him to help with a sentence, it is a very simple thing.

"When did you come to Chun Kee Restaurant?" Gao Xiang asked.

"It's early."

"How early?"

"I'm here before it even opens. I was looking for all the houses here. ”

"Eh, yes, Sister Chen's surname is Chen, Brother Fang's surname is Fang, the snack restaurant is not called Chen Ji or Fang Ji, but it is called Chun Ji. The snack restaurant is named after you, right? ”

Chunhong said with a smile: "Yes, Sister Chen and Brother Fang are not from South Vietnam, so it is inconvenient to come forward." Renting a house and filing a yamen are all done by me. ”

Before there was no snack bar, Chunhong had nothing to be proud of. Starting from the cafeteria, she looked for a house, negotiated the price, renovated the shop, and bought tables, chairs and utensils. - She ignored that it was Chen Xiao who taught her how to do it in the first place.

"Wow! You're amazing! Gao Xiang cast an appreciative look.

Then he asked, "When did you follow Sister Chen and Brother Fang?" ”

"It's early."

"How early?"

"When they first met."

Gao Xiang's heart moved, he thought about it, organized the language, took a step forward, and asked in a gossipy tone, "Sister Chen and Brother Fang are actually not married, right?" ”

Chunhong looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Gao Xiang said: "In the past, when the Red Garden had not been changed to Yihong Garden, I met them there. I happened to hear Brother Fang say to Sister Chen, 'If you marry me, I will never take a concubine in the future', when I shouted 'Miss Chen', Brother Fang did not correct my title, indicating that the two of them were not actually married. ”

If you get married, you should be called "Chen Niangzi", not "Chen Girl". In fact, when Gao Xiang first stepped into the Chunji Restaurant, he called "Miss Chen", and Chunhong didn't find anything wrong with this title.

Chunhong suddenly understood, it turned out to be like this.

She said: "Yes, Brother Fang has always wanted to marry Sister Chen. But Sister Chen never agreed. ”

"Why?"

"I don't know. Sister Chen said that they didn't know each other well enough. ”

"They must have been together for a long time. How can it not be understood? ”

Chunhong's face showed a look of mockery. Of course, she was not mocking Gao Xiang, but mocking this sentence.

Gao Xiang whispered: "At dinner in Yihong Garden that day, Brother Fang said that he ran to South Vietnam because someone molested Sister Chen and killed someone. Is it true? Brother Fang really killed someone? ”

The mockery on Chunhong's face became more and more obvious, and she said, "He may have killed someone because of something else." ”

"Brother Fang's martial arts are really powerful?" Gao Xiang looked curious.

Chunhong nodded.

"How did Brother Fang and Sister Chen meet?" Gao Xiang thought about this sentence before asking. He didn't say if you knew how they met, but directly assumed that Chunhong knew how they met.

Sure enough, Chunhong replied, "I met by chance." ”

"At that time, you were following Sister Chen?"

"I'll follow Brother Fang."

"Is Brother Fang really a captain of the Yue Cavalry? That's a six-grade official! Gao Xiang had an admiring expression on his face.

Chunhong looked at him suspiciously, saw that he had an admiring expression on his face, and shook his head: "I don't know." ”

"Do you have any older brothers and sisters at home?" Gao Xiang asked abruptly turning direction.

"No, I'm the biggest in the family."

"How many years have you been out working?"

"It's only coming out this year."

"How old are you?"

"Fourteen."

Gao Xiangdong asked some more about the situation in her family, and seeing that the hour was about the same, he said:

"I'll go back and call someone over for dinner. How big do fish and chickens have to be? I'll bring it in a moment. ”

Chunhong was stunned for a moment.

Gao Xiang said: "I forgot that you still have to look at the store, so I don't have time to go out to buy vegetables." You don't have to buy it, I'll bring it later. ”

Chunhong thought about it and was about to take out the ten taels of silver to buy vegetables.

Gao Xiang pressed her hand and said with a smile: "Anyway, we also have ready-made ones in our store." You keep it. He was referring to leaving the silver.

It was the first time Chunhong had been touched by such a delicate hand, and his hand was soft and a little cold. - Although Chen Xiao also took her hand, it was a woman's hand, and it was a man's hand.

Gao Xiang smiled kindly at her and left.

I have to say that Gao Xiang's smile is very attractive, giving people a feeling of humility and gentleness.

Watching him leave, Chunhong was a little cranky in her heart. But I quickly dispelled the idea. She's still self-aware.

She put it down to the fact that the shopkeeper was an amiable person. Otherwise, Xiaoshi and their people would not have called him "Brother Xiang".

……

Ruyi Building.

After listening to Gao Xiang's report, Gao Can twisted his eyebrows and pondered.

Gao Xiang said: "It can be determined that what Fang Yu said at the dinner table the day before yesterday is a lie. At that time, he should not have known Chen Xiao at all. He was referring to someone in the army who was molesting Mrs. Chen.

Gao Can said: "Write a letter!" Report back what we know. Whether he is Major General Ayu or not, let the people above judge. ”

They are only in business, not in charge of espionage. Besides, Major General Ayu is from the Suyang County Government, and they are from the Duanwang Mansion.

Of course, the two mansions are also related. The lord of Suyang is the cousin of King Duan.

……

Near evening, Gao Xiang took three men, with the killed chickens and fish, to the Chun Ji Snack House.

The guys helped Chunhong and quickly made a hearty dinner.

In addition to green pepper fish and green pepper chicken, Chunhong also made fried smoked meat with green peppers and served some other dishes.

A few people talked and laughed, finished dinner, and then said goodbye.

Walking out of Nanmen Street, Gao Xiang asked the guy next to him:

"You understand all the dishes just now, right?"

"Understood, less shopkeeper. It's actually quite simple. ”

For a professional chef, such a simple dish will be met at a glance.

"Hmm." Gao Xiang nodded in satisfaction.

Today was really rewarding for him.