Zhang Jiao quickly fled from the scene and ran to the back door to meet Brother Peng. It wasn't until she got in the car that she patted her chest with palpitations, it was so scary, she had never felt that singing out of tune was so exciting.

Thinking about the judges sitting on the judges' bench and commenting on the singing level of the contestants with smiles on their faces, it is really admirable.

Zhang Jiao couldn't help but put her envious eyes on Brother Peng, who was driving in front, and she really wanted a pair of clean ears.

Brother Peng didn't know what she was thinking, so he quickly glanced at his watch while driving the car, "Miss, do you want to eat out?" ”

Now the time has already passed twelve o'clock, and breakfast is early today, Brother Peng is worried that Zhang Jiao will be hungry.

Zhang Jiao had just eaten all the snacks and snacks in Zhou Bufan's bag in order to divert her attention at the scene, and she was not very hungry. But she thought that Brother Peng hadn't eaten anything, and it would take a lot of time to go back to the villa, so she decided to find a restaurant to eat casually.

"Find a noodle shop on the side of the road, I want to eat something with soup."

Brother Peng responded, and then according to Zhang Jiao's meaning, he parked in front of a noodle restaurant whose business looked good.

Zhang Jiao sat in the car and saw the word "Sichuan" written on the signboard of his house at a glance.

The full name of the noodle restaurant is Sichuan, and the word "Sichuan" on the signboard is extraordinarily large, several times that of other characters.

Zhang Jiao estimated that the shopkeeper might be from Chuancheng.

The street is narrow, so it's hard to park. Zhang Jiao asked Brother Peng to find a place to park first, and then come to meet her.

After saying this, she got out of the car, walked to the door of the noodle restaurant and looked inside, although it was past noon, there were still many customers eating in the store.

A young girl was wiping the grease from a table of guests when she noticed a guest coming outside the door, so she quickly cleaned the table and greeted her with a big smile.

"Hello pretty girl, what do you want to eat?" Her smile is sincere, her enthusiasm is not flattering, and she feels very comfortable.

The girl pointed to the menu on the wall and asked Zhang Jiao to see what she wanted to eat.

Zhang Jiao nodded, and under the guidance of the girl, sat down at the second table by the door, she raised her head and browsed the menu from beginning to end, and did not choose which one to eat.

The girl waited quietly and did not urge, and when she saw that she was embarrassed, she smiled and said, "Our spicy beef noodles sell very well, you can try it." ”

She pointed to the noodle bowl of the guest at the nearby table and said that this is the spicy beef noodle, but it is a little spicy.

asked Zhang Jiao if she could eat spicy food, and if not, she could make clear soup for her.

The guests at that table were obviously quite familiar with the girl, and after listening to her words on the side, they didn't care, and leaned back generously so that Zhang Jiao could see clearly.

Zhang Jiao stretched out her head to see that a large white porcelain bowl was filled with red noodle soup, with a lot of crushed chili peppers floating on it, and she knew that it must be very spicy without tasting it.

She hadn't eaten spicy food for a long time, and this soup really aroused her a little craving, which made her a little moved.

And the spicy beef noodles are at the top of the menu, so it's probably because they sell well that they will be placed first.

Zhang Jiao didn't think much about it, "Then you can give me a copy, you want to add spicy food." She added on point.

She looked out the door again, but Brother Peng hadn't come yet.

Zhang Jiao didn't know if he ate beef, and he didn't know if he could eat spicy food, so she didn't take it upon herself to help him order.

"Okay, do you want a big bowl or a small bowl?" The girl intimately gestured to Zhang Jiao with her hand how big the big bowl was and how big the small bowl was.

"A small bowl is enough." Zhang Jiao is not very hungry, just eat a few bites at will, and she will definitely not be able to eat a large bowl of noodles.

Brother Peng also walked into Zhang Jiao's line of sight at this time.

She raised her hand and called Brother Peng over and asked him what he wanted to eat, but she didn't recommend it to him, only said that he would order it himself.

Brother Peng is not as wandering as Zhang Jiao, he eats everything, and after reading the menu, he directly asked for two large bowls of spicy beef noodles. His daily physical exertion is relatively large, and he eats a lot, and two bowls are almost enough to fill his stomach.

The girl made a note of what they had ordered, and went into the back kitchen to prepare.

As soon as she left, Zhang Jiao's eyes couldn't help but drift around.

The area of this noodle restaurant is not very large, and there is not much room for eight long tables.

But the shop is very clean, especially the window facing the street, which is often wiped when I think about it. It's translucent as if it can reflect light, and so does the desktop.

Zhang Jiao rubbed it vigorously with paper, but she didn't rub out much oil.

The owner of this shop is really diligent!

She threw the waste paper into the bamboo basket under the table for garbage, and nodded secretly, the hygiene is so good, no wonder the store is doing good business.

Brother Peng sat upright, and when he saw the young lady wiping the table, he was a little annoyed that he was slow, and he actually let the young lady do it herself.

Qi Bo had already told him to be careful in his work, but he didn't seem to have done it at all.

The beef noodles are very fast.

Another male owner of the noodle shop carried three bowls of noodles on a tray and delivered them to their table with steady steps.

He said, "Eat slowly!" He walked away with the tray in one hand.

Brother Peng was careful this time, and didn't wait for Zhang Jiao to do it himself.

first put a small bowl of beef noodles in front of her, then took out two pairs of chopsticks from the chopstick cage, washed them with the hot water on the table, and then handed the chopsticks to Zhang Jiao in turn.

Zhang Jiao was very surprised, she didn't expect Brother Peng to be tall and big, looking at the thick branches and leaves, he was so careful.

She smiled and thanked him, took the chopsticks, and praised him a few words.

Brother Peng blushed his ears in embarrassment, and quickly lowered his head to concentrate on eating noodles.

Zhang Jiao leaned over and sniffed her face, and the smell of chili pepper instantly rushed to her brain, which was really exciting.

The noodles and beef are generously portioned, and each slice of beef is thinly sliced as if marinated. Coupled with the white noodles, red soup, and green onion leaves, Zhang Jiao looked at it and drooled out.

She couldn't wait to pick up a few noodles and taste them, and the most intuitive feeling was that it was spicy, but delicious.

Drew her bite after bite.

Originally, Zhang Jiao felt that she couldn't finish eating, but now she only regrets why she didn't order a big bowl of noodles.

The noodle soup was numb and spicy, and after Zhang Jiao finished eating the noodles, she began to drink the soup in small sips. If she hadn't paid attention to her image, she would have sighed with satisfaction.

While she was drinking, she looked at Brother Peng eating noodles in surprise.

Zhang Jiao only ate a small bowl, and her lips were spicy and swollen, but Brother Peng didn't change the color of his face when he ate it, just like these chili peppers and peppercorns in the noodles were decorations, and it didn't affect him at all.

There was a sudden loud bang of "———", and it almost didn't make Zhang Jiao, who was staring at Brother Peng, throw off the noodle bowl in his hand.

She frowned and looked unhappily at the door.

I saw four young gangsters being led by a cockscomb-headed young man, and he was making a loud noise there.

"Hey, little boss, it's time to pay the protection fee!"

He didn't go in, he sat directly on the table by the door, stepped on the bench with one foot, and shouted loudly to the kitchen.

When the customers in the store saw them coming, their faces immediately changed greatly, and they stopped eating their noodles, and one by one they quickly stood up and ran away by the wall in groups.

The thugs turned a blind eye to this, not only did they ignore it, but even made way for them.

In the blink of an eye, the guests who had four or five tables disappeared from Zhang Jiao's side, and even the guests who were very familiar with the owner left.

Zhang Jiao glanced at the cockscomb head expressionlessly, did not move, and continued to sit there and drink soup.

Brother Peng also followed her, and seeing that she was unmoved, he picked up the bowl and ate the last few bites of noodles as if nothing happened, but his spirit was tense to protect Zhang Jiao's safety at any time.

Seeing that they didn't leave, the cockscomb head secretly said in his heart that he was so daring!

He has seen a lot with the boss, and the clothes of these two people are not cheap, and they must not be easy to mess with.

He just wanted to collect a protection fee, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so he continued to call the boss as if he didn't see them.

When the male shopkeeper heard the voice, he wrinkled his eyebrows, and opened the curtain of the kitchen with a gloomy face and walked out.

When he found that the guests who were sitting at the table had left, his face became even more ugly, and the face money was confiscated.

The male shopkeeper held his breath, and after seeing the person who came, he said with a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Didn't we already pay it half a month ago?" I remember that the conservation fee for our street was paid on a monthly basis. ”

The cockscomb was angry when he heard it, "Do I charge the protection fee, or do you collect it?" What's the matter, you set the rules? ”

The male shopkeeper was not convinced and wanted to argue.

The protection fee in this area of Crescent Bay has always been collected by the Whitebeard Gang, and the fee is not low. When it is handed over in January, they can still make some money after deducting the cost of opening a store.

If it is changed to a half-monthly payment, I am afraid that my weak savings will be lost in it, and I will not even be able to afford to eat.

The cockscomb listened impatiently to him, and kicked over the bench under his feet in a rage.

It happened to fall at Brother Peng's feet.

Brother Peng is a person who practices martial arts, and there are probably some signs of chivalry and righteousness in his bones, he glanced at the bench not far from his feet, asked his young lady with a straight face, and wanted to stand up and kick them out.

Zhang Jiao shook her head slightly, telling him not to act rashly.

It's not that Zhang Jiao is hard-hearted and doesn't want to help the shopkeeper, but it doesn't help for a while, today she can let Brother Peng drive the gangsters away, but what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?

They can't keep watching here, and Zhang Jiao can't guarantee that these people won't come back to take revenge.

Coupled with Aunt Feng's experience, Zhang Jiao is no longer so impulsive in doing things, she will think more carefully.

Brother Peng had no choice but to sit down and wait quietly for the opportunity.

The cockscomb glanced at Zhang Jiao and Brother Peng, who were still sitting there calmly, and found that his temptation did not react, and his heart was relieved.

"Don't force me to be Lai Lai, hurry up and take out the money for me, don't force me to be rude to you." The cockscomb head clasped his hands around his chest, and stared at the male shopkeeper with a fierce glint in his eyes.

The male shopkeeper stiffened his neck, "I don't have any money." ”

The cockscomb looked at him with malicious intentions and smiled angrily, "There's no money to do, just take your sister to offset it, I won't charge your protection money for the next three months, how about it?" ”

He tilted his head and gave a flirtatious look to the girl who was peeking behind the curtain.

The girl didn't expect to meet his eyes, and immediately put down the curtain and returned to the back kitchen in anger and disgust.

"What do you say! Hurry up and get out of here, we've already paid and won't pay again. ”

When the male shopkeeper heard the other party mention his sister, he immediately clenched his fists angrily and looked directly at the cockscomb head angrily.

He just wished that his eyes could turn into a sharp blade and teach this bastard who insulted his sister a hard lesson.

The cockscomb sneered disdainfully, and said arrogantly, "You dare to let Lao Tzu go?" Scold! ”

He stepped forward and pushed the male shopkeeper down and shouted, "Brothers, bring me your new sister-in-law!" ”

"Yes, big brother!"

The young man was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground, as if he had fallen to the tailbone, and cried out in pain.

But no one paid attention.

As soon as the thugs received the order, they rushed around him and rushed in.

The cockscomb head squatted down, and the palm of his hand patted the young man's face without knowing the weight, and it didn't take long to leave a red mark.

He stretched out his hand and grabbed the young man's neck, "Boy, the skin is quite tender!" Let me tell you so, in Crescent Bay, my words count. You! What is it? ”

The cockscomb slap up again, "I was already kind-hearted if I didn't beat you to death, and I still dare to fight with me, don't you look down on your own little body too much?" ”

At this time, two thugs escorted the girl out of the back kitchen.

"Big brother, someone has been caught!"

The cockscomb got up with a smile, and kicked the young man's side without changing his face, "Walk!" ”

He didn't talk nonsense when he achieved his goal, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Let go of me!" The girl struggled desperately, but her strength was too small to break free from the grip of the two thugs. can only be forced to be dragged out with the cockscomb head.

The young man struggled to get up to save his sister, but just as he sat up, he was kicked down again by the thugs behind him.

Zhang Jiao sighed and motioned for Brother Peng to do it.

It's a good thing to have foresight, but now it's time to make a move, you can't really let people take this young girl away, she can't do such a thing that can't be saved.

Brother Peng got the order, jumped up like a tiger, and knocked the four thugs to the ground with three punches and two kicks.

The cockscomb head found that something was wrong, and looked back at Brother Peng.

He is indeed worthy of being the eldest brother among several gangsters, and he has two skills, but he survived a few moves under Brother Peng before he was repulsed.

"Get out of here!" Brother Peng withdrew his hand and stood still, and spoke lightly.

The cockscomb head covered the chest that was hit, and he was unlucky today and met a hard stubble who likes to meddle.

He glared at Brother Peng with hatred, "We have written down this matter in the Whitebeard Gang today. ”

After saying that, he ran away with people.

Zhang Jiao listened, raised her eyebrows, Whitebeard Gang?

Coincidentally, she's quite familiar!

Seeing that it was safe, the girl ran to help her younger brother up, and said anxiously: "Are you okay?" Did you hurt yourself? ”

The male shopkeeper stood up with the strength of his sister and shook his head, "I'm fine. ”

He staggered to Brother Peng, "Thank you for this big brother, my name is Huang Qi, and this is my sister Huang Ying." Thank you for your help! If it weren't for you, my sister would have been taken away by them. ”

Brother Peng waved his hand, "No thanks, I will save you if I listen to our young lady." If you want to thank her, thank her. ”

Huang Qi glanced sideways at Zhang Jiao and said solemnly, "You should all thank you." Thank you, big brother, and thank you for this young lady! ”

Huang Ying also bowed gratefully, "Thank you, big brother, thank you, miss." ”

Zhang Jiao politely gave a handful, "You're welcome, Brother Peng originally wanted to make a move, but I stopped him." ”

Brother Peng frowned, as if he was dissatisfied with her statement.

Zhang Jiao didn't see it, she just wanted to highlight Brother Peng's original kindness, and he should be grateful.

"I was worried that they would hold a grudge and come back to take revenge on you, so I didn't let Brother Peng do it. But ......"

But now it's too late to say this, it's been beaten.

Zhang Jiao is more worried about their future, "What are you going to do now?" When we're gone, those thugs won't find us, and we'll probably come back to settle accounts with you. ”

At that time, it may not be as "moderate" as it is today.

The sister and brother looked at each other and smiled bitterly, both reluctant to let this family pay countless painstaking efforts.

"Maybe keep going, wait...... If you really can't do it, close the store and find other jobs, as long as people live, there will always be a bowl of rice to eat. ”

Dad is still taking medicine, but their savings are empty, and it is really difficult to take the money out and pay the rent in another place.

If you don't continue to insist, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay for my father's medicine this week.

Zhang Jiao listened to their plan and didn't add more beaks.

There are troubles in front of them, and they have not chosen to give up, which should be financially difficult.

But the two sisters and brothers speak in an orderly manner, and at a glance they know that they have read and read, and they have cooking skills.

Zhang Jiao believes that sooner or later, they will be able to live better than they are now with their own abilities.

They are not the same as Aunt Feng.

But Zhang Jiao was also afraid that they would have no way out like Aunt Feng and Sasha, so she still provided them with some help.

Zhang Jiao asked Brother Peng to write down the phone number in the small building where they lived and give it to Huang Qi. The words of the reminder are more tactful, "If you want to change places to open a noodle restaurant in the future, you can call this person to rent a shop, and his name is Qi Tianfu." ”

Qi Tianfu is Qi Bo, and Zhang Jiao's real estate is under his control.

Zhang Jiao continued to joke, "Although the rent is not necessarily cheap, at least there are not so many worries." ”

Although it is not explicitly stated, everyone understands the meaning.

Annoyances naturally refer to those who inexplicably come to the door to collect protection money under the guise of protection.