After cleaning up, Xu Hongdou and Nana were at the bar, preparing some of the things they usually need.
For example, bake some biscuits, grate some shredded cheese, etc.
During the leisurely work and chatting, Xu Hongdou came and found that Nana was a little strange today: "Nana, you see you don't have many guests here, why did you insist on dragging me here today?"
Nana's heart skipped a beat, and while wondering why the hell Xie Zhiyao hadn't come yet, she thought of the task that Xie Zhiyao had given her, and replied: "Hongdou, just sitting here idle is very boring.
Don’t I want you to spend more time with me? How about volunteering?”
"Just to kill some time?"
Xu Hongdou glanced at the other party, shook his head and said, "I'm not bored. It's great to be a guest. Besides, I'm here to rest. Don't you think I also read books?"
Reading?
Hearing Xu Hongdou say that she was reading, Nana showed a slight smile on her face: "How many times have you read the "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that Damai gave you?"
"Don't think I didn't see it. You flipped it over and over, but you still stayed on those pages. I guess you usually play with your phone. Look at your mood this morning. It's the emptiness you felt after finishing browsing your phone that made you feel refreshed.
It’s not good.”
"One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
Mentioning this embarrassing incident, Xu Hongdou pouted. Damai had lent her this book for a few days, but she really couldn't read it. Now she can't even remember the first names of the people in the book clearly.
Not to mention savoring the beauty of the story.
"Are you really planning to stay here for three months?" Nana asked.
Xu Hongdou snorted and expressed his dissatisfaction with Nana's teasing words: "I didn't hang out, I just sat and lay down."
Nana then smiled and said: "So, the reason why you go for a run and exercise is because you have gained weight here? Then you should insist on it for a few more days. What effect will it have in just one day? Didn't you say that life lies in exercise?"
"Life lies in sports, but not in work. You always say, who told you to trick me into coming here as a volunteer?"
"No, no one asked me to fool you."
"You're lying." Xu Hongdou could see the panic hidden in Nana's eyes at a glance, but after thinking about it, he felt much better after coming out with Nana today, and said with a smile: "Forget it, this is not important. Anyway,
Don't try to fool me with capitalist talk. If you are really too busy, why don't you ask Xie Xiaochun to find someone else for you."
"It's a long story." After being seen through, Nana simply unloaded her burden. Just as she was about to explain, she suddenly discovered that a couple of customers sitting outside had disappeared at some point.
I left without paying the bill.
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"squeak……"
Park and pay.
Carrying a lot of gifts and ingredients bought from the town, Zhang Wentao was in a good mood as he found a way to kill some time.
Tonight, he is going to use mushroom flowers to make a sumptuous dish, and he is going to send the gift to the woodcarving workshop. He is going to learn the art from a master, so he can't go there empty-handed.
When he went for a stroll yesterday, there was only a female clerk named Yingzi in the store, and he did not see any of the masters.
Today he is going to try his luck. If it doesn't work, he will ask around.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw a man wearing a yellow plaid shirt and jeans, carrying a camera on his back, leading a woman wearing a brown dress and carrying a bag.
At first glance, I saw that they were tourists preparing to take a taxi to leave.
After he got out of the car, he just missed his body and was about to go back to the yard. After taking a few steps, a beautiful figure walked quickly in his direction from the bridge.
It's Xu Hongdou.
At this time, her hair had been spread out, blowing in the breeze and swaying casually with her pace. There was also some sweat on her forehead, and she could tell that she had run a certain distance.
The moment the two met, they both chose to ignore each other's existence.
No, Zhang Wentao took the initiative to avoid her, but after she ran over, he still looked back curiously. As he walked towards the bridge, he wondered why Xu Hongdou was suddenly dressed like Nana from the restaurant, and even wore an apron.
.
But immediately, he had no time to think about it. Little gourd, pigtails, Tuotuo, Huzi and a group of children panted and chased after him. He quickly started to hide.
If you accidentally bump into these little naughty guys, you won't be able to tell what happened.
After he finished avoiding the children, Xu Hongdou also caught up with the customer who forgot to pay the bill. After collecting the meal fee, he was immediately surrounded by a group of children.
"Xu Hongdou!"
Xie Zhiyao smiled with Grandma and walked over from the river
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"I'm sorry, sir. Our master Xie went to the racecourse for a meeting. Why don't you go to other masters' homes and ask? We don't accept apprentices here now." Yingzi frowned and apologized to Zhang Wentao.
"Oh well."
Your surname is Xie?
It seems that there are many people in this village who are related to each other.
After thinking about it in his mind, Zhang Wentao smiled and left the wood carving workshop. Next to the wood carving workshop, there happened to be a small restaurant.
"Hey, Wen Tao, why did you come back with so many things?" There were no customers in the store, and Xu Hongdou hadn't returned for a long time, so Nana simply stood at the door of the store and waited.
Zhang Wentao replied calmly: "Well, I want to ask something. By the way, make me a glass of iced Americano for takeaway, thank you."
While talking, he put the things he was carrying on the seat outside.
Seeing that there were a lot of mushrooms and other ingredients in the bag, Nana swallowed, pointed at the bag and asked, "Are you cooking tonight?"
"Well, just do whatever you want. There are some things I'm not familiar with."
"Then you do more, and when I get off work in the evening, bring Hongdou back for dinner."
"good."
Nana wants to invite her back for dinner? Then do more, there will definitely be enough time. I just take this opportunity to apologize to the other party. I was really too tired yesterday and my attitude was a bit bad.
But what to cook?
He didn't look at the refrigerator before coming out, and he had done all the food outside for the past two days. He didn't know what ingredients were in the refrigerator now, but it would be a bit troublesome to buy them in the market.
How about finding Sun Xiaowei and borrowing some from her first?
After thinking about it secretly, Zhang Wentao walked quickly towards the small courtyard with the iced American style prepared by Nana and the things he brought back.
To be honest, he hoped that the ingredients in the refrigerator could make a few dishes because he didn't want to owe Sun Xiaowei any favors.
The gift the other party gave last time was not returned. If I took the initiative to borrow something from the other party, I would definitely pay it back. But how to return it? At least when the other party comes to visit me again, I will have no reason to refuse.
But thinking of the satisfied expression on Xu Hongdou's face when he ate the food he cooked for the first time, Zhang Wentao felt that if there was really no other way, he would just ask Sun Xiaowei. After all, the apology was more important.
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Xie Zhiyao, Xie Grandma and Xu Hongdou brought a group of little radish heads to the village shop to buy ice cream.
Seeing the sweat on Xu Hongdou's forehead, Xie Zhiyao sent the children away with ice cream and quickly took two bottles of jujube juice to Xu Hongdou and his grandma.
What Xu Hongdou did just now surprised him too much.
There are roads in all directions of the village. Xu Hongdou was able to accurately find the direction in which the customer was leaving and politely asked for the money back. This was the first time in his store.
Moreover, he himself was interested in wanting the other party to help him and have more contact with him...
Right now, it is a very good opportunity.
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I'm in a bad mood today and haven't saved any manuscripts. I'll try to write more tonight.