Chapter 157 156 A long life, finally realizing the truth!

"Which son of a bitch calls me soft and flat?"

"I go!"

"Old cat! It's you, a turtle!"

"You have changed so much! I didn't believe it when I saw Brother Biao, Wei Gou and the others teasing you in the group. You really have changed your head." Zhou Anping, who was in the food stall, looked up and stood in front of the stall.

The smiling Chen Jue was initially stunned for a moment, not daring to recognize him, but when he saw that it was indeed Chen Jue, he couldn't help but start shouting.

And the Bashu girl next to him, who seemed to have a bad temper at first glance, pinched his waist hard: "You precious dragon! What is the ghost's name? Are you still doing business?"

"Ouch! Hiss! Wife, please be gentle... This is my college roommate, the old cat in the group." Zhou Anping has a soft character to begin with, and because he is about to get married, he becomes even more humble in front of his mother-in-law.

Raking his ears, he quickly admitted his mistake and lowered his voice.

"Oh? He's your college roommate!"

"Then go and greet others. Now the students are about to go to self-study in the evening, and there are not many guests. I can come over here alone." Upon hearing that he was an acquaintance, the Bashu girl also put away her serious expression.

With such a look, Zhou Anping was pushed out of the food stall.

Zhou Anping came over without hesitation, and walked arm-in-arm with Chen Jue to a curb not far away, squatting down and chatting.

"You're good at it, Ruanpi! I've found your wife for you." Chen Jue teased with a slight smile.

"No way, I can't compare to you handsome brothers. Weigou opened an early childhood education store and made a million a year. I just make a living. Brother Biao's new store has also opened, and the business is not good. I heard that this place

And the idea came from your old cat." Zhou Anping looked like he had been standing next to the oil pan for a long time, but he didn't smoke and his eyes were full of hope for life. He was not as stressed as Wang Biao.

"I just came up with a bad idea! Brother Biao has a lot of tourists there, so you can make money by doing anything."

"What about you Ruanping? Why did you think of setting up a push cart and selling fried chicken bones? Didn't I see you still working before?" Chen Jue asked curiously.

"Alas! Don't mention going to work. You don't know how low Guizi's salary is in Hezhou. After hard work, you can earn two or three thousand a month and a house worth hundreds of thousands. You might as well go out and set up a street vendor to earn some hard money."

"You can have a holiday and rest with the students when setting up a stall, not to mention how carefree you are! Even if you are dirty every day, you are not as good as the big bosses like Weigou, and your reputation will not be good when it comes out. A college student comes out to run a street stall.

, I didn’t tell anyone in the circle of friends." Zhou Anping scratched his head and explained with embarrassment.

"You're making money! You're not shabby! I think your business is pretty good, and you've found a partner who is better than an unemployed vagrant like me." Chen Jue smiled slightly, patted the other person's shoulder, and signaled to continue working hard.

"Hehe! It's not bad. Let me tell you, anyone who eats my fried chicken bones will say yes to it and it will be posted on the Hezhou Forum."

"Now I can earn thousands of dollars a day just doing whatever I want. I just mortgaged a wedding house there. But it's still not as good as that old man who sells fried rice and fried noodles. He's such a jerk. Several universities here have just opened.

We came to set up a stall. The two parents-in-law, each pushing a cart, have been setting up the stall for more than ten years. It is said that they have built several houses and shops, and they are still doing it with a net worth of several million."

"Hezhou is full of restaurants. They open and close every day, and they open new ones every day. Few of them make more money than this old man with fried rice." Zhou Anping pointed to a newly built bungalow community in the distance and turned back.

He pointed out to Chen Jue the fried rice immortal who was waving a spatula in front of the big pot, and by the way, he gave Chen Jue some insight into this industry.

Chen Jue also sighed when he heard this. When he was in college in Vancouver, he knew that stalls in those garbage streets and food streets were very profitable, but he never expected to make such money.

But think about it, the huge flow of people brought by the nearby universities, plus the cost of pushing the cart without the store space, the couple went directly to the battle, selling a portion of fried rice for 7 or 8 yuan, and adding any toppings would cost 10 yuan.

Selling a few hundred copies a day can indeed earn you several thousand a day.

The only bad thing is that the job of setting up a street stall is highly competitive. Those who do it well are very profitable, but those who do it poorly have to wait and see whether there are droughts or floods. There are many stalls that no one cares about.

Moreover, this line of work is dirty, tiring, and not decent enough, so few people can stick to it all the time.

Chen Jue walked around this garbage street from beginning to end, but he didn't see many young people setting up stalls. Most of them were middle-aged people who were forced by life.

Most young people are just trying to save face, and few would lower themselves to do it like Zhou Anping.

…

The two chatted about the current situation, and Chen Jue went to a food stall in Zhou'anping and ordered a chicken clavicle to taste. It tasted really good. It was better than the crispy bones he bought at Little Rabbit when he was in college.

If you order spicy food, the fried chicken collarbone will be crispy and charred, making it especially delicious when chewed.

Seeing that the time was getting later and later, the young couple in the stall who were busy greeting the students and customers did not bother to chat. Chen Jue did not stay here longer. He said hello to Zhou Anping and went to find a hotel nearby to stay.

.

There were still two days before this kid's wedding, so he had plenty of time to reminisce about old times. In addition, Chen Jue also felt a little tired after walking on foot for several days. After eating a large bag of chicken clavicle, Chen Jue had a good night's sleep in the hotel.

Early the next morning, Zhou Anping came over alone. After asking, he learned that there is an unwritten custom of getting married. On the first day of the wedding, newlyweds have to go home separately to prepare. It seems that many places have this custom.

"Let's go, old cat! Let me take you to try Hezhou's breakfast! I guarantee you will fall in love with it." Zhou Anping said with a smile, and took Chen Jue to the Wuling minivan that was coming.

The car drove out of the vicinity of the university campus and headed towards the streets of Hezhou Old Town. We sat down at a noodle restaurant that looked like it had been open for a long time. Zhou Anping recommended the local specialty haggis noodles to Chen Jue.

Because Chen Jue had a big appetite, he ordered a bowl of three taels. In Wudu, the noodle and noodles are counted as two taels.

A bowl of noodle soup with a lot of haggis sprinkled on top of the noodle soup. The soup is red and oily and clear. It is paired with chopped green onions and pickles. It tastes slightly numb but does not feel spicy.

Zhou Anping said that although people here in Wudu love to eat spicy hot pot, their breakfast is not too heavy and is relatively light. In the noodle shop, there is free sweet soy milk with unlimited refills, which is paired with salty and sesame-flavored haggis.

The rice really has a unique flavor.

The morning news was playing on the TV in the noodle shop. On the screen was a manned rocket slowly rising into the sky. The host announced in a serious tone: "I wish Feizhou No. 19 a successful launch."

Several nearby residents who were fans of the restaurant were all whispering: "You son of a bitch is really convinced! He is really rich. He builds rockets for outer space every day. How many manned rockets is this year?"

"It seems to be the twelfth one, right? The news was broadcast every day, saying that a moon landing space station was to be built." Another uncle who was a fan of the project agreed.

Chen Jue also glanced at the news curiously. He had been doing some walking exercises recently and didn't pay much attention to such news and current events.

After finishing the haggis powder, Zhou Anping felt that it was not enough, so Zhou Anping took Chen Jue to the entrance of the nearby vegetable market to buy a glutinous bun and try it.

The consumption here in Hezhou is low, and you can still see people using dimes to make change in the vegetable market. Chen Jue recalled the days when he went to work, and he didn’t know when this kind of dime change began to disappear. Now,

It feels so warm to see you again.

…

After breakfast, Chen Jue and Zhou Anping went to his wedding room, which was more than 120 square meters. It is said that it cost more than 1 million to complete it, including the decoration. It can be said that he emptied his savings and his parents over the years.

A lifetime of family wealth.

The two of them chatted at home and lamented their life after graduation. At noon, Wang Biao took the lead and drove there.

This guy came to Wudu closer than others, and he brought a trunk of Gongshan specialties with him as soon as he arrived. He saw that the new store was open and business was booming, and all the sadness from before was gone.

When he saw Chen Jue, Wang Biao specially pulled Chen Jue to the side and muttered: "Old cat! I will pay you back the money later!"

"Okay, Brother Biao! This is when you become a boss and you really get rich." Chen Jue smiled slightly, but he didn't expect that not long after he left, his roommate's situation would change drastically.

"Hey! It's not you who came up with the good idea, let me tell you..." Wang Biao took Chen Jue and chatted about the business in the specialty store for a long time. By the way, he returned the money he had borrowed to Chen Jue, and Chen Jue also gave him the money.

The IOU in the backpack was returned to him.

Seeing that Wang Biao only brought his eldest son here, it must be that Biao's wife is pregnant at home and expecting to give birth and is not suitable for running around and working hard.

A few hours later, Cheng Wei rushed over from Beijing with his ex-girlfriend who had just reunited. The two were in love and sweet, and upon asking, they found out that a wedding had been scheduled. The speed of the move shocked everyone.

Later, Jiang Fan and his dormitory boss Huang Zhe drove there together, bringing their wives and children with them. Seeing that it was getting difficult to move around in the house, a group of dormitory friends who had not been together for several years went to a nearby hot pot restaurant.

A private room was opened.

However, since most of the people have light tastes from coastal areas, they specially ordered hot pot dishes such as mandarin duck pot, tripe, duck intestines, tribute dishes, fried crispy pork and so on. As soon as the hot pot dishes were served on the table, everyone started talking and started talking again.

Drinks and laughter in the box.

Everyone shouted each other's nicknames from college, gossiped about embarrassing things in the past, and the noisy scene lasted until about nine o'clock before everyone ended and went back to the hotel to rest.

…

Everyone got up early the next day, starting with Cheng Wei's Mercedes-Benz Big G, followed by several wedding cars, and went to the bride's old community early to pick up the bride.

There is not much ostentation here in Hezhou, and wedding cars are not so particular. Unlike in Wenzhou, they all have to be Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi or even double R Bentley. When meeting a bride here in Hezhou, as long as you have a car, you can participate

Once inside, the atmosphere is very good.

Relying on the thousands of small ten-yuan red envelopes prepared by Cheng Wei, which were well arranged and their money-paying ability was extremely high, the group successfully knocked on the door of the bride's house.

After picking up the bride and finishing the ceremony, the wedding convoy went straight to the hotel by the river. As soon as the table was served, I realized that the wedding banquet here was still at noon. There were two meals in the evening. After lunch, when the tablecloth was lifted, the mahjong game started. And

The dishes for wedding banquets are not expensive either. A table can cost hundreds or even thousands, unlike in Wenzhou where a table can easily cost tens of thousands.

The atmosphere at the wedding was lively. When Zhou Anping came on stage to greet the bride, the roommates at the table began to boo, asking Chen Jue to find a partner among the bridesmaids and get out of single place.

There are six people in a dormitory, and up to now only Chen Jue, a practicing practitioner, is still single.

Looking at the happy families around him, the college roommates who are getting married and raising the next generation, and the newlyweds on the stage, Chen Jue feels that life is like a reincarnation, and everyone is ordinary.

, everyone is different, but the process is very similar.

…

After lunch, Zhou Anping suggested going to the nearby Wenfeng Ancient Street to shoot a wedding scene. Everyone in the dormitory, including those with children and girlfriends, followed him.

This is the usual practice for every roommate when they get married. After walking to the ancient street and walking along the riverside, Chen Jue discovered that the river on the Hezhou side is so magical.

The intersection of Jialing River, Fujiang River and Qujiang River presents a strange scene with three distinct colors. Three rivers of different colors swirl on the surface of the river. Finally, they are all inclusive, like a natural three-color elixir, calm and tolerant without being too overwhelming.

Big waves.

"Life may be like these three rivers, they will never come back, but they will eventually come back to one point." Chen Jue felt as he stared at the wonder of the intersection of these three rivers.

When the roommates shouted to take pictures, he came to his senses and joined the formation with a smile.
To be continued...