I opened a restaurant in ancient times

Chapter 57

Zhao Heng had already figured out that the food on the road is nothing more than sweets that girls and brothers like, or Chuanchuan hotpot that most people like.

His store will prepare some food that suits the tastes of the people in Zhilan Town on the day, and then slowly introduce new food in the future.

It will be the Qixi Festival soon, so he has to buy some ingredients after a while. Thinking about this all the way, Zhao Heng arrived at the door unknowingly.

Zhao Haha had been waiting at the door for a long time, and he didn't see him coming. Now that Zhao Heng finally came back, Zhao Haha excitedly swung his tail and rushed up.

"Wang woo! Wang wang!"

It shook its head and immediately attracted Zhao Heng's attention, Zhao Heng bent down and touched its head, then pushed open the door and entered the yard.

He picked up the shovel on the side and went to the cellar in the corner of the yard. Zhang Qiao and the others have talked about the precautions for digging the cellar before.

Zhao Heng thought to himself, there is nothing to do now, so he might as well dig some more quickly to save Zhang Qiao and the others from busy work.

He buried his head and started to work, and before he knew it, it was slowly getting dark. Zhao Heng stopped, wiped the sweat from his head, put the shovel in his hand aside, and went to the stove.

It's time to cook for Zhao Haha, otherwise it will be able to come and ask for it in a while with its small rice bowl in its mouth. Zhao Heng remembered its naivety and shook his head with a smile.

Zhao Heng had never raised cats or dogs before, so it was usually what he ate. After the meal was ready, Zhao Heng raised his voice and called it: "Haha! Come over here!"

Zhao Haha was playing with a weed in the yard when he heard Zhao Heng's voice and immediately spread it out of his own nest. Out of the rice bowl, it ran to Zhao Heng like a gallop. It raised its head and shouted loudly, "Wang Wang Wang Wang!"

Zhao Heng first took out the rice bowl from its mouth, and put some of the hot rice that had just come out of the pot into its bowl. But it can't eat things that are too hot, so Zhao Heng put the rice bowl a little higher.

After confirming that it wouldn't touch the rice bowl, Zhao Heng just brought his own bowl and put the food on the table. Looking at the food on his table, Zhao Heng glanced at Zhao Haha again, picked it up, turned around, and went to the kitchen to get Zhao Haha's rice bowl.

It's not that he insisted on holding Zhao Haha, but he knew too well that Zhao Haha didn't even bring Zhao Haha with him. He would definitely run to the table and steal his meal.

Zhao Haha was not honest in Zhao Heng's arms at this time. He kicked Zhao Heng with his four legs and hurt him. Zhao Heng patted its dog's head to make it quiet.

After taking Zhao Haha's rice bowl, it was quiet and no longer noisy. Sitting quietly in Zhao Heng's arms, he stared at the rice bowl in Zhao Heng's hands with dark eyes.

At this time, the food in the rice bowl had already cooled, and it was suitable for Zhao Haha to eat. Zhao Heng put Zhao Haha on the ground, and then put Zhao Haha down.

He touched Zhao Haha's furry head and said to it, "Let's eat!" Immediately, he sat on the stool himself. After a busy day, I finally had time to take a good rest.

Just after dinner, Zhao Heng was sitting in the yard bathing Zhao Haha when he heard Zhang Qiao's voice ringing outside the door. He quickly released Zhao Haha, got up and opened the door for Zhang Qiao.

The people who came were Zhang Qiao and Dashan, with some wood and bricks in their hands. Both of them are young men with strong builds, and they are used to such heavy work at the dock, so they are not very tired now.

Zhao Heng hurriedly greeted the two of them to put down the burdens in their hands, and said to Zhang Qiao, "Why did you get these bricks? But for the cellar?"

"Exactly." Zhang Qiao put down the burden on his shoulders, raised his palms and rubbed them, and said with a smile, "This is from an acquaintance, so it's very cheap. I think I still need some bricks to dig the cellar. The stone is strong, otherwise there is no place to cry if it collapses."

Hearing this, Zhao Heng slapped his head abruptly: "Look at my memory, I heard you say this yesterday, but I didn't expect to forget it. "

What's the matter? I bought it from someone I know anyway. It didn't cost a lot of money, and I can use it with confidence. I don't have to worry about cutting corners."

Having said that, Zhao Heng still felt a little guilty. Originally, he had troubled others to help dig the cellar, but now he has asked Zhang Qiao to buy bricks and stones out of his own pocket.

Zhao Heng thought for a while, and said to the two of them, "Well, I'll give you how much money you spent on buying bricks and stones. You can't let you help and spend money at the same time. Let me tell you, who would want to be friends with me in the future? Ah!"

Besides, Zhang Qiao was working in the town's wharf to earn money, and he could only save some money after working hard all day, although he still didn't want to let others help out with the money.

Zhang Qiao smiled and said, "Okay, I don't have a lot of money anyway. Let's hurry up and dig the cellar, so we don't have to think about it in the future."

Dashan is a silent person, and he doesn't like to talk much on weekdays , he was not very familiar with Zhao Heng, so when he arrived at Zhao Heng's house this time, he didn't speak much.

He just dropped the burden on his shoulders in silence, followed the two of them to the corner of the yard, bent down and started to work.

The day before, Zhang Qiao and the others had already dug the cellar almost, and Zhao Heng had done some work just now, so now the cellar is only the finishing work.

Zhang Qiao and Da Shan moved swiftly and quickly installed wooden beams and masonry. Zhao Heng didn't understand this, so he didn't step forward to cause trouble to the two of them, but just stood by and handed tools to the two of them.

When the two of them were about to finish their work, Zhao Heng went into the house and went to get the food prepared for them.

This is the food he plans to sell when he opens a shop in the future. There are only a few servings at the moment. No one knows about it except for Brother Yuan who has tasted it.

In order to thank Zhang Qiao for taking the time to help, as well as several other brothers, Zhao Heng prepared these things for them to taste in the afternoon.

He quickly took the food, and Zhao Heng went out. These jars contain the bibimbap sauce that he specially made, and Zhao Heng also specially made it without the chili, so they should like it.

Zhao Heng handed the jars in his hand to Zhang Qiao and Dashan, and divided a few jars between them: "Daqiao Dashan, you can bring these back to your family to taste, I made them fresh, this is the only one. , you can't buy it anywhere else!"

Zhang Qiao had tasted the food he sold before, and the food tasted good, but now the taste sounds a little greedy, he swallowed, and said to Zhao Heng: "It was originally Friends, this is too polite, it is unnecessary."

Although he said so, his eyes stared straight at the small jar in Zhao Heng's hand, and the faint fragrance wafting from it made him a little patient. Unable to stop, the saliva in the mouth kept secreting.

It's a pity that his eyes are too obvious, so that the mountains in the same way can't be seen. Dashan nudged him with his elbow, then turned to Zhao Heng and said, "Since it's my heart, please let us do it.

" The jar was stuffed in Zhang Qiao's hands, and he said to him, "Take it home and give it to your grandmother to taste." He

gave the two of them some bibimbap sauce, and took some for them to bring to Xiaokai, so they also gave Xiaokai, after all, Xiaokai came to help, otherwise let others think.

Zhang Qiao took it, "hehe" laughed twice, and stopped pushing. He said: "Then I will accept it, thank you!"

"No, it should be me thanking you." Zhang Qiao saved his time to help him thank Zhang Qiao.

Zhao Heng gave the two of them some money and asked them to share some of them with Xiaokai, which was regarded as his wages for digging the cellar.

At first, the two were reluctant to ask for it, until Zhao Heng said, "There is a custom in our house, if the house breaks ground, we must give a red envelope to the person who comes to help, for safety, you accept it. , I feel more at ease." The two accepted it.

At this time, it was already late, and it was already late, and he was already asleep at this time on weekdays. Zhang Qiao looked at the time, and said to Zhao Heng: "Then we won't stay any longer, it's getting late, I'll go."

"Wait." Zhao Heng thought about the room and took out two from the drawer. The oil seals were handed to Zhang Qiao and Dashan respectively. He said, "It's so dark that the road can't be seen clearly, and it's easy to fall. With this oil seal, you can see some roads clearly."

The road in Dahe Village is rough, so at night After dark, no one goes out. First, everyone is used to the sunset and the sunrise. Second, the road is not smooth, and people often have their feet wobbled at night because they can't see the road clearly.

Zhao Heng had only returned to nature at night to know the roughness of the path, so he took two oil seals for them.

When the two finally left, Zhao Heng went to his room, loosened his muscles, and quickly fell asleep. After all, I told people that I would only have one day off, and I still have to get up early tomorrow to go to Beishi.

Early the next morning, he got up and started packing the things he needed in the stove. If nothing else, today should be his last day at the North Market stall.

When the stall he rented in the government office was about to arrive, he was no longer going to continue to work here. After telling all the old customers about this, he will do business in Queqiao Street in the future.

Thinking like this, he has already arrived at the entrance of the village. As usual today, Brother Yuan has been waiting here. Seeing that, Jiang Yuan hastened his pace and walked up to him, saying, "Are you going to Beishi today? "

Jiang Yuan thought that since he was ready to open a shop on Queqiao Street, the Beishi side could no longer continue to do so, at most until the shop opened for business. He was hesitating what to say when he suddenly heard Zhao Heng's voice.

"Yes, the merchants around me, I said before that I'm going today. If I don't go, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?" Zhao Heng smiled, pushed the cart, and continued to walk forward.

"That's what I thought too." Jiang Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "Then let's go quickly, the days to come are still long, and I have become more open-minded. If it is of use to me, tell me directly. Just one sound."

Zhao Heng nodded, he definitely wouldn't listen to it. With that in mind, the two went to Beishi.

Seen from a distance, the two of them hurriedly walked faster and arrived at their booth.

When someone saw that they had finally arrived, they couldn't wait to go forward and asked, "Boss, what did you come here yesterday? I didn't see you at the booth. You ran for nothing."

Zhao Heng glanced at him and recognized it. He was a guest who came here to buy something to eat, so he smiled and said to him: "There is indeed something."

Immediately, he turned up the volume and said to the people in front of him: "Guests, from tomorrow onwards, we will Do n't set up a stall here.

" Before he could finish speaking, someone who was impatient asked loudly: "Didn't you say you would take a day off before, why don't you say you can't set up a stall?"

Zhao Heng looked over after hearing the sound, and said with a smile, "This guest, don't worry, just listen to what I have to say."

Someone immediately echoed it! Zhao Heng and Jiang Yuan looked at each other and said to everyone, "

From tomorrow onwards, I will move to the shop on Queqiao Street, and I will not set up a stall in Beishi in the future." "

When I wait for my opening, everyone is welcome to watch the fun, and there will be discounts and surprise gifts for the first few guests on the opening day!" "

Someone whispered to the people around him: "Huh, that's fine, as long as the stall is still open, I finally got this food this year, otherwise I'm really afraid that I won't be able to eat this cold skin in the summer in the future." "

I didn't react at first, but after saying this, this person suddenly reacted, this boss is going to sell food in the shop on Queqiao Street?

How long has he been in Beishi before he can go to Queqiao Street ? Go up? But after thinking about it, in the end, it's because people's craftsmanship is good. Otherwise, I can't go to Queqiao Street in just a few months.

Where is Queqiao Street? It was a very lively street. In previous years , If there is a festival or something in Zhilan Town, it will be done on Queqiao Street.

Queqiao Street is much wider than ordinary streets, so there are many people there on weekdays, especially after a while. Holidays.

Thinking about it this way, this boss has really made a lot of money during this time. He took a few steps forward, and he came here today to buy some cold skins.

After listening to Zhao Heng's words, some people felt in their hearts. Just thinking about going earlier that day, he wants both discounts and mysterious gifts!

But after thinking about it, he still opened his mouth and asked Zhao Heng: "Boss, can you give me an exact date and when will it be the first day of opening? Na? "

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said, "Later this month, seven days later, I will be waiting at the door for everyone to join in the fun! Also, I forgot to say, don't worry, we will never increase the price, so feel free to come over here. Just buy food!"

At first, some people were hesitant, but now after hearing this, they are more determined to go to Queqiao Street to watch the lively, anyway, there will be no price increase, it is just like buying food in Beishi as usual Just do it.

"Boss, two servings of Liangpi."

"Okay, I'll be ready soon!" Zhao Henghe began to get busy, one cooked the noodles, and the other cleaned the dishes.

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After finally waiting for the guests to leave, he has been asked relevant questions by various guests this morning, and he didn't have time to drink, so now his throat is a little sore.

Jiang Yuan looked at him, and hurriedly turned around and poured him a glass of warm water: "Drink some water to moisten your throat, is this a sore throat?"

Zhao Heng took the water bowl he handed over and drank it clean in one breath. Jing, put the bowl on the table, he replied, "Well, I have been talking just now, but now my throat hurts."

Jiang Yuan looked at him and poured a cup of hot water, and said, "If it hurts badly, you might as well wait a while. Go to the hospital to get some medicine."

"Where can I get the medicine?" Zhao Heng was a little happy, but he was a little bit dumbfounded. The happy thing is that Brother Yuan is worrying about him, and the feeling of being worried by the object is not bad.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry because Brother Yuan is a little worried. His situation is just because he talks too much and doesn't drink water, not because he is sick. But he only said: "No need, it will be fine in a while."

Hearing what he said, Jiang Yuan also realized that his concern was messed up, so he nodded in response, lowered his head and went to clean up the work at hand.

"That's right!" Zhao Heng suddenly remembered something, slapped his head and said to Jiang Yuan: "Brother Yuan, I almost forgot to tell you that the cellar at home is already ready, so I'm just waiting to put the pears in it, I'll be there later. Let's go to the warehouse at the wharf and ask someone to help bring it back to the village, shall we?"

"Okay. I don't know if the pears in that place have been damaged for so long, but I'd better put them in my own home quickly."

Zhao Heng nodded in agreement, and after the two of them packed up, Zhao Heng pushed the cart and the two walked to the booth next to them together.

Zhao Heng thought, before leaving here, in addition to telling the old customers, it is best to have only one person who is more familiar with them, and that is the old man next to him.

Zhao Heng deliberately left a piece of Liangpi to give it to Uncle Li. After all, he won't set up a stall in the North Market in the future, so maybe it won't be a lot. It's too polite to send a Liangpi to Zhao Heng now.

Then Uncle Li was also idle at this time. When Zhao Heng saw this, he walked up to him with Jiang Yuan, and said hello: "Uncle Li, I won't come to Beishi to set up a stall tomorrow. The Liangpi is specially reserved for you, you can take it to the children at home to eat." Uncle

Li was sitting on the chair next to him, and when he heard the sound, he looked up at him in surprise: "Will you not come to set up a stall tomorrow? "

Yes, I will do business on Queqiao Street in the future." Zhao Heng smiled.

"That's it, then I'll congratulate you first, Queqiao Street is much better than Beishi!" Hearing the reason, Uncle Li couldn't help sighing in his heart that he was terrifying.

But after all these things, I just sighed, I stopped thinking about those things, looked at the Liangpi in Zhao Heng's hand, took it with a smile, and said, "I am happy, I will accept this bowl of Liangpi, I wish Boss Zhao Business is booming in the future!"

Zhao Heng smiled heartily and said, "Thank you for your blessings!"

After the two said goodbye to Uncle Li, and after Zhao Heng left the cart in the storage bank, he and Jiang Yuan went to the warehouse at the dock.

He had discussed with the merchant and put them in his place, but after the merchant left Zhilan Town, he found a small warehouse nearby to put the pears first.

I have used a lot of rent these days. Now that my cellar has been dug, there is no need to store it here. Zhao Heng is going to hire a few people to deliver some of the pears to his home and store them in the cellar.

The other part is placed in the store. Originally, Zhao Heng remembered that there was a smaller cellar in the store. It was so good that it could be stored there, and the family could run away when the store opened.

Most of the warehouses at the dock are used by various merchants to store things. Generally speaking, the goods are relatively expensive, so the warehouses here are guarded.

Zhao Heng took the key and entered here with Brother Yuan. Looking around, I saw that the various dock workers were working hard to carry the goods.

Zhao Heng went to the small warehouse to carry the goods together.

All opened things have been moved out and moved to an open place. These things must be checked by the foreman, and the wages can be negotiated before they can move. And you have to pay a deposit, otherwise what will you do if you get tricked.

After the foreman checked, Zhao Heng gave him the two addresses he needed to deliver to. If you go to deliver it now, you will be able to arrive at Dahe Village, which is farther away, at around 1pm in the afternoon.

The nearby Queqiao Street has to wait a little later to start the delivery. Without him, it is just because there are too many people on the Queqiao Street at this time, which is not convenient, so we can only wait until the evening when there are fewer people to deliver.

Zhao Heng didn't know much about the topography of Queqiao Street so far, so he didn't say anything, just nodded and said to the foreman, "How much deposit do you need to pay?"

The foreman looked at his goods, the abacus in his hand made a "slap" sound, and he quoted a price after a while. After Zhao Heng paid the money, he took the contract and left.

Once this is done, there is nothing to do today. The depository can store their carts until the night, so they're not in a hurry to go home right now.

Although there are a lot of things to be busy with tomorrow, it is all tomorrow. Today, I can finally come out with Brother Yuan, and I will definitely have to go shopping on the street.

If they come across something that Brother Yuan likes, they have known each other for so long, what is he?

It happened that there was a small shop selling all kinds of hairpins and purses next to them, so Zhao Heng hurriedly dragged Jiang Yuan and walked in: "Brother Yuan, let's go in and have a look!"

Jiang Yuan couldn't resist his entanglement, so he nodded in agreement. . As soon as they entered the door, Xiao Er came to greet the two of them, but there were still a lot of customers in this store, so Xiao Er also came over to say hello, and then turned around and went to work.

The rest of Zhao Heng and Jiang Yuan were hanging out here, Zhao Heng's eyes swept over the gorgeous hairpins, and finally stopped on a hairpin with a blue auspicious cloud pattern.

The hairpin was smooth throughout and the color was beautiful. He thought about the scene of the hairpin on Brother Yuan's head, and couldn't help feeling a little excited, so he hurriedly called Xiao Er.

"Little Er! How can I sell this hairpin?"

Jiang Yuan thought he was just coming in to have a look, but he didn't expect him to call Xiao Er. Is Jiang Yuan busy holding him? "

"Buy hairpins!" How good-looking is this hairpin, it is definitely suitable for you, you look so good-looking, it will look even better with this hairpin! "

Listening to what he said, no matter how thick-skinned Jiang Yuanrao was, he couldn't help but feel shy at this time. He didn't want this, so don't buy this."

Zhao Heng was very puzzled: "Don't you like it?"

"If you don't like it, don't buy this." This hairpin looked very expensive, so he started spending money, and the hairpin was not as good-looking as he said.

Zhao Heng looked into Jiang Yuan's eyes, he clearly liked it, otherwise he wouldn't have been staring at it just now.

However, looking at Brother Yuan now, Zhao Heng still gave up the idea, and he can leave it for Brother Yuan next time. Anyway, he is not in a hurry.

As soon as he put this little regret in his heart, before Zhao Heng could say anything, he was dragged out by Yuan Ge'er.

Jiang Yuan pulled him outside, and then he was relieved a little, the hairpin was expensive at first glance, but he couldn't spend money indiscriminately: "Let's go to the store and see what's going on, let's go buy some goodies together. It 's gone."

Zhao Heng felt that he went to Queqiao Street together. Queqiao Street was crowded with people at this time, and it looked very lively.

This was the first time that Zhao Heng and Jiang Yuan went to the store together. Uncle Yang had packed up his things a long time ago. At this time, the place was clean and dust-free, and it looked very comfortable.

Looking around, Jiang Yuan said: "The tables, chairs, benches and the like here can still be used, so let's not change them for now. It won't be too late to make some money after they open."

"Well, I am the same way. If you think about it, if you change the tables, chairs, and benches now, you will have to spend a lot of money, so you might as well wait until later."

Zhao Heng looked at the windows in the lobby and found that they were all sturdy and could last a long time. Not to mention.

They walked to the backyard together. The two small bedrooms in the backyard could be seen at a glance. The yard was very small, but it had everything in it, and the kitchen room was very large. Zhao Heng was very satisfied with the kitchen room from the beginning.

The windows in the kitchen room are bright and clean. The stovetop, which was originally made of mud, has also been cleaned up, and the ground is flat. Now he is very grateful to the shopkeeper of Zhilan Restaurant.

If it weren't for him, I'm afraid he's still looking for a suitable store now. The landlord here is also very nice, and he is a clean person. If not, he would really have to think carefully before deciding.

Uncle Yang is a good talker, so Zhao Heng and Jiang Yuan have a good impression of him, and now that I have looked at the store carefully, I can't help but feel good about Uncle Yang.

When I came to sign the contract, the shop was still a little messy, but Zhao Heng thought at the time that he would just clean up this little thing himself, and there was no need to let others disturb it again.

I came back today and found that Uncle Yang had cleaned up all the messy places.

The shop has all kinds of facilities, but Zhao Heng still has to prepare things like bedding and sheets, which are not available now. There is only a bare bedboard and a small cabinet in the bedroom, and there is not even a table.

If these things are to be used, they still have to buy them themselves. Jiang Yuan looked at the bare bed, frowned and said, "Why don't I make a quilt?"

Zhao Heng looked at Jiang Yuan, who looked like a teenager in front of him, with a suspicious look on his face: "You know how to make a quilt?"

Jiang Yuan stammered. : "Well... I know a little bit. Although it doesn't look good, it can be used, okay?"

His grandmother learned needle and thread. In the past, my grandmother always said that it would be impossible to do without learning needle and thread. He would not be able to do needle and thread.

"Okay!" Unexpectedly, Yuan Ge'er could actually do needlework. Zhao Heng asked in surprise, "Yuan Ge'er, do you know how to make clothes?"

"Do, make clothes?" Jiang Yuan was a little puzzled. clothes made?

"Yes, make clothes." Zhao Heng touched his ears when he talked about this, and said to Jiang Yuan, "I bought some fabrics a few days ago, but I can't make clothes, and ready-made clothes are too expensive, I'm not willing to spend this money. , I originally wanted to learn to make clothes myself, but I didn't expect to have no time."

"Yes! I, I'll make you a dress."

In fact, Jiang Yuan was a little unsure when he said this, because he only knew some simple needlework, and he didn't know how to make clothes at all.

But it shouldn't be too difficult to do needlework. Since you can go hunting with a knife in the mountains, you will definitely be able to pick up this needle and thread to make clothes!

The two checked and counted all the things in the room, and now let's go shopping! "

Jiang Yuan nodded, and came with him to see the liveliness on Queqiao Street. I haven't been here much before."

"Then I'll show you enough this time!" Zhao Heng patted Jiang Yuan with a smile. On the top of his head, touching the soft strands of hair in his hands, Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Unfortunately, before he could take his hand off his head: "Let's go."

After speaking, he turned and walked towards the door, ignoring Zhao Heng. He, at this time, the two of them just walked into the lobby room.

Zhao Heng caught up to his shoulder, then let go and said with a smile, "Brother Yuan, what are you doing walking so fast!"

Jiang Yuan lowered his head and ignored him, saying, "Do you remember what to buy, let's go quickly. I have to open the cellar to put pears in the ground when I come back later."

They will set off at the agreed time to deliver them, but I don't know how much time is delayed on the way, so I don't panic at all.

But Zhao Heng didn't say anything, he just quickened his pace to keep up with Jiang Yuan. After locking the door, neither of them were familiar with the place, so they didn't know where to buy the sundries.

Putting these aside for the time being, Zhao Heng decided to go to the fabric store first. The fabric he bought last time was only for clothes, and there was a set of quilts for his own home.

If it is used in the store, they have to buy it again. The two bedrooms in the shop must have bedding, otherwise if the business is busy in the future, come back.

Although Brother Yuan said that his things can be used, there is no need to weave those fancy patterns.

I took Jiang Yuan to the place where he and Jiang Yuan chose the color of the cloth together. Although there is no need to embroider on it, the color of the quilt can't be that gray.

After choosing for a long time, the two finally chose two pieces of fabric. Zhao Heng called Xiao Er to help cut them: "Xiao Er! Brother Xiao Er, we need two kinds of fabrics, half of each. Please go and cut. I'm done."

"No trouble, no trouble!" Little Er sold so much fabric at once, and the shopkeeper would definitely give him a smile and go to the inner room to tailor it for the two of them.