On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chu Xiangqian quietly took away Xue Jinglan's arm that was pressing on him, got up and entered the novice village.

After soaking in the fountain for more than ten minutes and feeling refreshed, I returned to my bedroom.

Dressed neatly, go out to the front yard first to see the patriotic three people who are keeping vigil.

Seeing that these three boys were actually playing a game of 1 penny, Chu Xiangqian became angry in an instant.

Regardless of whether today is the first day of the New Year, he took out a small wooden stick from the novice village, walked into the room and smoked it against the three patriots.

Patriotic, Aimin and Ailin also knew that the three of them were not wronged when they were beaten.

Not only gambling money, but also gambling money with Ailin, who is only 14 years old and has no job.

The three patriots thought before that when their parents got up, they would break up the game. At that time, Chu Xiangqian should not have gotten up yet, so naturally he didn't have to worry about being discovered.

But I didn't want to wake up in just three hours.

This beating can be regarded as self-inflicted, and the three patriots naturally have no intention of complaining.

It's just that after being beaten, he began to beg Chu Xiangqian not to tell the three of them about the beating on the first day of the Lunar New Year today.

Chu Xiangqian was still willing to meet this request.

Then he shouted, "Go out and let go of the door cannon." ”

This is what the patriots love to do, find a string of firecrackers, open the door and crack and light it.

And Chu Xiangqian went to the kitchen and made noodles for everyone by himself.

Chu Xiangqian's skills are actually very good, not only because of his super learning ability.

is also because the "Suiyuan Recipe" obtained from Nan Yi records the practice of many dishes.

You only need to practice your hands from time to time in the restaurant in the novice village, cook a few dishes for yourself, and you can easily practice your cooking skills, which is not bad.

So cooking noodles is really not too simple for Chu Xiangqian.

In the era when there were relatively few seasonings, the noodles made with more ingredients, just the freshness, let the three brothers Patriotic, Aimin, and Ailin do 2 big wrist noodles in one person, and only then did they burp and say to make up for sleep.

Not long after, the second uncle, the second aunt, the third uncle and the three sisters Zhaodi also woke up.

But seeing the noodles made by Chu Xiangqian, the three sisters of Zhaodi almost cried.

It was not that he was moved by Chu Xiangqian's early morning cooking noodles, but that he was worried that his role in the Chu family was getting smaller and smaller.

So how can you be embarrassed to take a high salary of 500 a month?

Chu Xiangqian smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, on the first day of the new year, I, the boss, will cook a meal for the employees, which can be regarded as urging the three of you sisters to work hard in the new year." ”

"That's for sure", the three sisters nodded busily, "Boss and Mrs. you are so good, my sister will definitely do her own thing." ”

Chu Xiangqian nodded with a smile, and then said to the second uncle, second aunt and third uncle, "I, who am a nephew, will cook a meal for you, which can be regarded as filial piety." ”

The second uncle and the three of them picked up the bowl with a smile and filled a big bowl of noodles to eat.

Soon, everyone couldn't help but give Chu Xiangqian a thumbs up, not to mention, at least the second aunt felt that her noodle cooking skills were not as good as Chu Xiangqian's.

However, looking at the shrimp, scrambled eggs, minced meat, and daylily in the noodles, if you change it to have so many accessories, the taste of the noodles made will definitely not be bad.

After Xue Jinglan, Fei Fei, and Gangsheng got up, the big guys began to pay New Year's greetings and give New Year's money.

Ehime, Aiguo, Aimin, Ailin and Aiqiu are three of them, and now they are happy.

Parents, uncles, eldest brothers, and three sisters-in-law all got at least dozens of yuan in a circle.

Although Ehime no longer looks down on this money, no one will be too little if she has money.

The most excited are naturally Ailin and Aiqiu, but unfortunately the two little things didn't last long, and the big money was collected by the second aunt.

only left one dollar for the brother and sister, and this is already considered a generous second aunt.

In previous years, one or two cents on me was already a lot.

Aiqiu pursed her lips, and soon ran to Chu Xiangqian's side again, grabbing Chu Xiangqian's hand, "Big brother, let's go shopping, okay?" ”

Chu Xiangqian didn't have to guess, he knew that the little girl was pulling herself out to buy small fireworks, and let herself, the eldest brother, pay.

picked up Xiao Qiu'er, and said to Xue Jinglan, Gangsheng and Fei Fei, "Why don't you take Fei Fei out for a walk, look at the old buildings in the capital, and feel the excitement of the New Year?" ”

Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng are naturally fine, while Fei Fei can't wait to go out with her man.

It's a pity that as soon as I got out of the front yard, I saw a jeep driving quickly.

Chu Qianqian was twenty or thirty meters away, and he saw Deputy Director Li of the rolling mill sitting in the car.

I thought I didn't come to look for myself a year ago, or I didn't know that I lived here at the front door.

Either that there is no shortage of food and meat in the rolling mill this year, and now it seems that people just don't want to bother themselves in the New Year.

This is the end of the year, first come to the door to pay New Year's greetings, and after a few days to officially go to work, come to the door again, ask for some meat or something, but it is easier.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head helplessly, handed Xiao Qiu'er to Hong Kong Sheng to hold, and then said to Ehime and Aiguo's four sisters and brothers, "Let's take Hongniu and the three sisters-in-law out for a walk."

Big brother, I'm done talking to the people in the rolling mill, and I'll ask Da Zhuang to take me to you. ”

After Xue Jinglan and the others listened, they saw a jeep just arrived and stopped in front of their house.

Then I saw Li Huaiming, deputy factory director and logistics director Xie Zhende get out of the car one after another, laughing and hugging his fists and saying a string of auspicious words.

Seeing this, Xue Jinglan simply didn't go out, after all, she, the hostess, had to pour tea and serve snacks to the guests.

Xue Jinglan didn't go, and Hong Kong Sheng and Fei Fei were embarrassed to go out to play.

can only appease Xiao Qiu'er and say that she will take her out in the afternoon.

Fortunately, Aiqiu didn't mess around, and Aiguo, Aimin and Ailin were very discerning and helped the driver get gifts into the door.

When I arrived at the main hall living room, I sat down in a priority manner.

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Chu Xiangqian quickly knew that Li Huaiming, this guy, came to the door this time to ask for his help to ask if there was a water company in the south and needed 40 mm steel pipes.

Chu Xiangqian was stunned after hearing this, and then reacted, it seems that the 40 bazooka modeled after RPG7 has already allowed the Red Star Rolling Mill to produce the gun body.

No, if the artillery body of the improved 40 guns is really produced, then this kind of steel pipe cannot be used for civilian use.

At least in the last three or five years, before the mass production of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of 40 fires, this kind of steel pipe could not be used for civilian use.

That is to say, although the steel pipe produced by the rolling mill can be used as a cannon barrel for the improved 40 fire, but after a small batch was produced, after verifying the improved 40 fire, the upper did not let the rolling mill continue to produce.

It is likely that the second-tier cities, or steel mills in the mountains, will continue to start production secretly.

Therefore, the rolling mill had a chance, because it felt that the production equipment of 40 pipes was so idle, which was really a bit wasteful, and thought of asking if there was a waterworks in the south that needed this kind of steel pipe.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but look at Li Huaiming differently, this guy doesn't look at scheming and utilitarianism, but he is still a good hand in production and doing practical things.

In recent years, the leaders of many factories basically only cared about the tasks assigned by the superiors, and did not have the slightest innovation and pioneering thinking.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, just about to say that he couldn't do anything, but suddenly thought of it in his mind.

As more and more people move in, the already water shortage will become more and more serious.

Moreover, although natural gas companies are not a new industry on Hong Kong Island, their prospects are still very good.

After all, Chu Xiangqian knows very well that for a long time in the future, it is inevitable that gas will enter the household, and a large number of steel pipes will naturally be needed to enter the household.

If he had obtained gas permits from Kowloon and the New Territories and set up a new gas company, he would not only have broken the monopoly of Towngas.

In the future, you can also use horse racing to buy cheaper natural gas from the desert tyrants.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian couldn't help frowning and thinking.

If memory serves, Oman is a big gas country, and for a long time, the price of natural gas was extremely low.

This business is worth considering, and investing in water, gas, electricity and other projects on Hong Kong Island is basically a sure win.

As Hong Kong Island grows, so will their businesses and valuations.

In the 90s, the gas company could still rely on years of management experience and fund advantages to enter the Celestial Empire market in a big way.

Otherwise, it will be impossible for Hong Kong Island Gas Company to have an annual revenue of 450 billion yuan in a few decades.

But Chu Xiangqian also knew that this matter could not be negotiated within three or five months.

It is not so easy to break the monopoly of China Gas on Hong Kong Island.

And even if he can get through the relationship and urge the Hong Kong government to issue a gas license to himself, he does not necessarily have to buy the steel pipes of the Red Star Rolling Mill.

Naturally, it is necessary to ask the steel mill in the south first, and the steel mill in the south has a great advantage in terms of freight alone.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian shaking his head again, Li Huaiming sighed secretly in his heart, but he was not too disappointed.

Although he felt that Chu Xiangqian must have a certain relationship in the south, Li Huaiming actually didn't care too much, and this time he came over just to give it a try.

The main purpose is to eat meat.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say anything about it this time, and directly promised to help get two or three wild boars in a few days.

If the country and the people are still in the rolling mill for a day, Chu Xiangqian will not break off the relationship with Li Huaiming.

Besides, just two or three wild boars can make people take care of their two cousins, and by the way, tens of thousands of people in the rolling mill can eat a meal with oil and water, which can be regarded as a good deed.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian took Xue Jinglan and gifts and went to Xue's house, which was lively again.

But this time, no one drank with him anymore, and after eating at noon, I wanted to sit and chat together.

Zhang Haiyang, who didn't want to be in the compound, brought more than a dozen young men from the compound to greet him for the New Year.

Of course, when he came to the door, he naturally gave New Year's greetings to the Xue family first, and then looked for Chu Xiangqian and Xue Jinglan.

The Xue family also knew that these boys in the same courtyard wanted to get something to eat from Chu Xiangqian.

It would be best if you mixed a meal of white food because of a few auspicious words.

Chu Xiangqian is naturally not so stingy, and these boys are only in their teens, but twenty years later, they may be department-level and regiment-level cadres.

This kind of thing that can envelop this group of people by inviting guests to eat a few times a year is not a fool's choice.

I wanted to take this group of boys to the courtyard at the front gate to get together, but after thinking about it, Chu Xiangqian still thought of the small kitchen on the street.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian went back to the courtyard early in the morning, called Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian, and asked them to go to the front door at noon to wait for him.

At noon, Chu Xiangqian rode a bicycle with a basket containing a processed boar head, two sheep heads, two ox tails, twenty cow hooves, ten rabbit heads, and two big fish.

The main one, although the thing is not good, it can definitely make the boys in the three courtyards of Zhang Haiyang, Li Yuanchao, and Zhong Yuemin eat meat.

If the chef's skills are good enough, the dishes made from these leftovers are actually even more delicious.

After giving all the things to Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian, Chu Xiangqian asked casually, "How is Master Nan's craftsmanship?" ”

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian were patronizing and happy, and replied without thinking much about it, "Brother, don't worry, it's definitely no worse than Brother Zhuzi." ”

Chu Xiangqian naturally knew this, and really said that Nan Yi had more opportunities to cook big dishes than Silly Zhu.

After all, Nan Yi has a lot of treasures in his hands, and this guy is greedy again, so when he has no money, he buys one or two ancestral treasures.

Then go to the pigeon market and buy some meat to treat yourself to at home.

Then he asked, "How is Master Nan getting along with his colleagues in the street?" ”

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian were stunned for a moment, and then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother, don't you know, although Master Nan's craftsmanship is not said, he is really not easy to talk to."

The two of us followed Master Nan's side before and after the saddle, but there is no exact explanation of the apprenticeship. ”

Chu Xiangqian shook his head helplessly, but whether people accept you as an apprentice or not, that's someone else's business.

And seriously, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng, the two brothers, are actually not qualified heirs.

Don't look at the two of them are very honest and obedient in front of Chu Xiangqian, but if they are replaced by others, these two people are by no means easy to talk to.

In other words, after being in contact with these two brothers for a long time, you can also see the selfish side of these two people.

Accepting this kind of person as an apprentice will most likely raise a white-eyed wolf.

"Okay, learning to cook pays attention to 3 years of investigation, 3 years of practicing basic skills, 3 years of working for the master, and then learning real skills. The two of you have only been with Master Nan Yi for half a year, and it is still too early to learn art.

Besides, isn't loving the country and the people also practicing basic skills?

As for the fact that they can fry big pot dishes, don't you two also steam steamed buns in the street canteen, which can be regarded as a kind of cooking. ”

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian heard this, and thought silently, pastry is indeed a kind of cooking skill.

It's just that when Chu Xiangqian was still there, he would let the two of them fry the fish, and after changing to Nan Yi, they could only do some chores, which made the mentality of the two a little unbalanced.

But Chu Xiangqian flickered, and the two felt that they were indeed anxious.

"Okay", Chu Xiangqian saw that the two of them stopped talking, knowing that the two guys were appeased by themselves.

said with a smile, "Quietly bring the food back to the street early, and after work in the evening, the two of you will cooperate with Master Nan to come out with two tables of dishes." ”

Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng were busy patting their chests to ensure that the task was completed.

Before leaving, Chu Xiangqian threw another red peony to Liu Guangtian, "Give this cigarette to Master Sun." ”

Liu Guangtian suddenly envied the old man Sun, the doorman on the street.

But this thing is Chu Xiangqian's, and Liu Guangtian doesn't dare to embezzle a few packs of cigarettes from it.

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At half past seven in the evening, Chu Xiangqian rode his bicycle to the gate of the street on time.

From a distance, I saw Li Yuanchao and his group, hiding in the alley across the street.

(End of chapter)