Time flashed to August. On this day, Xiang Jin was doing questions in the room. Then Xiang Lan ran in and called her, "Sister, please go out and take a look. Brother Yan Chen and brother Han Che have brought us a lot of things."
Here’s something to eat.”
Xiang Jin put down his pen and turned his head to look at her, "Yan Chen is back? Han Che is here too?"
The little girl nodded vigorously, "Yeah, yeah, they are talking to grandpa in the yard right now."
Xiang Jin stood up and walked outside the house.
Seeing her come out, Yan Chen tilted his head and stared at her, while Han Che was as lively as ever, waving his hand and saying hello to her, "Hi Xiang Jin, long time no see?!"
Xiang Jin smiled and nodded at him, "Hey Han Che, long time no see! Why do you have time to come here?"
Han Che said, "Let me come to see you and play with you again."
"You're not guarding your shop anymore?"
Han Che said proudly, "My shop is being watched, I don't need to guard it!"
Xiang Jin nodded and asked him to sit on the stone bench, but Han Che said that he had been sitting in the car for several hours. If he didn't want to sit down now, he wanted to take a look at their house. Xiang Jin
Just let him do whatever he wants.
Han Che went around to look at their house, and then Xiang Jin walked towards Yan Chen.
"Why did you come back so soon? I thought you wouldn't come back until close to the start of school on September 1st?"
Yan Chen said, "Nothing happened, so I came back early."
"You won't accompany your grandpa anymore?"
"No, he leaves the company every day and has very little time to go home. Even if he does go home, he won't stay at home for a long time. He will go to the army again soon."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Then you are indeed quite bored at home."
Yan Chen's lips curled up, "Come back early and I can preview the high school courses."
Then Xiang Jin walked a little closer to him, and then asked him in a low voice, "Is there something wrong with Han Che coming here?"
Yan Chen shook his head, "It's nothing important, he just came here to have fun, and by the way, he would get some flowers and plants from my grandpa to raise, and then put them in their restaurant. He will go back tomorrow."
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"Going back tomorrow?" Xiang Jin was surprised.
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, he came with Uncle Tao's car. Uncle Tao will go back tomorrow, so he has to go back too."
Xiang Jin said, "Then what did he get for it? All this tossing and going is equivalent to two days of riding in the car. I thought he was going to stay in our countryside for a while like last year."
"No, he still has to go back to prepare for his new store."
"Huh? What kind of store does he want to open?"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "He and his second uncle contracted a piece of mountain land in the suburbs before, and then hired someone to raise chickens and rabbits there. Didn't their spicy five-spice rabbits sell very well? So he planned to raise chickens and rabbits there.
Open a beggar's chicken shop, which is a shop dedicated to selling beggar's chicken."
Xiang Jin was surprised again, "Okay, he actually knows how to draw inferences from one example?"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Han Che is still very smart, and he is quite thoughtful in doing business."
Xiang Jin nodded, "How popular is their rabbit meat shop?"
Yan Chen said, "We must sell three to four hundred rabbits and rabbit heads every day."
Xiang Jin raised his head and said, "It's pretty good, huh?"
"Well, indeed!"
"Well, I heard from Xiang Lan that you brought us a lot of delicious food. What did you bring?" Then Xiang Jin talked about another thing.
She was already very familiar with Yan Chen, so she didn't need to be so polite and just asked straight to the point.
Besides, he had promised to bring her the fruits produced in their fields before, so she was thinking about it.
Yan Chen's eyes were filled with smiles, and then he motioned her to look at the stone table, and then Xiang Jin cast his gaze over.
Sure enough, I saw two boxes and a basket on the stone table. The basket contained bright red strawberries.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and then she ran over with a cheerful face, "Ah, did you really bring me strawberries?"
Yan Chen walked towards her with a smile, and then whispered to her, "Our family produces it in our own fields, so naturally we have to bring you some to try. Now, there are several nets in these two boxes.
I’ll also try some cantaloupes and some cantaloupes when the time comes, they taste pretty good.”
"Yeah, yeah, that's necessary," Xiang Jin nodded vigorously, his face full of joy, "Then these rabbits and rabbit heads were brought to me by Han Che?"
"Um!"
"It's quite fragrant." Xiang Jin picked up the plastic bag with the spiced rabbit heads and smelled it, then put it down again, and then looked at the fruits again, "Have you brought these strawberries and melons to your grandpa?"
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"I brought it with me. Don't worry, I brought it with me. Not only did grandpa and the others bring it, but also Aunt Liao and your uncle. We gave it to your uncle and his wife when we passed through the town."
Xiang Jin's eyes widened with a smile, "Thank you!"
"Thank you for what? Are you stupid? This is what you produced in your own land."
Xiang Jin muttered, "How much land do I have? Just two or three acres, which is less than a fraction of what you have!"
Yan Chen saw that no one was paying attention around him, then he reached out and pinched her cheek, looking like he was gritting his teeth, "Why are you and mine so clearly distinguishable from me?"
Xiang Jin said, "You are saying that now, but you won't say that again in the future." Right now, it is because the value of the land is not high. In a few years, the price of the land will be
But it will keep rising like a rocket, and then he won't be so generous.
Yan Chen looked at her and said nothing for a long time, and then Xiang Jin felt that her words were too harsh and hurt him a little?
In order to make up for her fault and ease the slightly embarrassing atmosphere, she pretended to be carefree and said, "Well, you sit down for a while and I'll wash some fruits." After that, she turned around and left with the strawberry basket.
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The corners of Yan Chen's mouth curled up, then he took out a reticulated melon from the cardboard box and walked towards the kitchen.
Xiang Jin was washing strawberries. When he saw him coming in, he asked, "Why are you here?"
Yan Chen said, "Cut another melon and eat it!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "You put it there, I'll get it later."
"It's okay, I'll cut it!" After Yan Chen said that, he washed the melon with water and then put it on the chopping board to cut it. "I might not be able to finish one, so let's cut it in half first?"
Xiang Jin glanced at the netted melon. It was indeed a bit big. A melon weighed at least five or six kilograms. There were only three of them in the family, plus Yan Chen and Han Che, Yang Hui, Yang Zhao and their brothers.
After staying at their home for almost two weeks, they went back.
She had washed almost two kilograms of strawberries just now, and she might not be able to finish them all, so she nodded, "Okay! But be careful? My grandpa just sharpened that knife, so it's a bit sharp."
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"good!"
Xiang Jin washed the strawberries and took one into his mouth, "Yeah, sweet! You can try one too!"
Seeing the strawberry that was suddenly brought to his lips, Yan Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he opened his mouth to eat it. Xiang Jin picked up another one and looked at him expectantly and asked, "How was it? Do you like it?"
Yan Chen looked at her steadily and nodded, "Yes, I like it!"
"Then let me take it out and give it to them to try too?" Xiang Jin made a show of holding the small basin and was about to leave. Yan Chen pulled her back, then picked up a small piece of reticulated melon from the plate and brought it to her.
She mouthed, "Try this!"
Xiang Jin took one bite and took it into his mouth. It was an unintentional move, but Xiang Jin accidentally bit the edge of his finger. Yan Chen's heart suddenly trembled, and his body and limbs felt like they had been hit ten times.
It was like an electric current of ten thousand volts, and his eyes darkened when he looked at her.
"Well, this one is also very sweet," Xiang Jin didn't realize it. After making some pertinent comments, he turned around and went out with the strawberry in his hand.
Looking at her back, Yan Chen looked at the finger she had bitten just now, then shook his head helplessly and laughed, "What a careless girl!"
After Xiang Jin and her grandfather ate one strawberry, they said it was sour. Xiang Jin picked up another strawberry and ate it in her mouth, "It's not sour. I think it's okay. It's quite sweet."
Xiang Lan also nodded vigorously and said that the strawberries were delicious, sweet and sour.
Yan Chen came out with a plate of reticulated melons, "Grandpa Yang, eat this, it's not sour."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, okay!" Then he took one with a toothpick and said it was delicious, sweet and crispy.
Xiang Jin said, "Then you should eat more of this fruit."
After saying that, Xiang Jin looked at Han Che who was standing aside, "Han Che, I heard that your family has started a breeding industry?"
Han Che glanced at Yan Chen, then nodded with a smile and said, "I raise some chickens and rabbits, mainly buying them from outside. Not only are they expensive, but their supply is unstable, so our family
I contracted a piece of mountain land to cultivate these things."
Xiang Jin nodded, picked up another strawberry and ate it, "How many chickens and rabbits do you have at home?"
Han Che said, "In terms of rabbits, we have raised three to four thousand rabbits. In terms of chickens, we have only raised more than two thousand chickens. We are constantly replenishing seedlings, you know?"
Xiang Jin raised his eyebrows and said, "I know, just kill a batch and then replenish a batch immediately!"
"Yes, yes, that's it," Han Che nodded, "I brought you some spicy five-spice rabbits this time for you to try. We made them exactly according to the recipe you provided, but we just don't know.
Is there any difference in taste from the one you made?"
Xiang Jin said, "I saw it, thank you, but I smelled it and it was very fragrant. It is probably more delicious than what I made. I was just a theory. You combined theory with practice, and you have been selling it for so long.
It must be delicious!”
Han Che burst out laughing, and then said, "When I come back later, I will bring you some beggar's chickens to try."
Xiang Jin nodded and said, "Okay, but don't raise your beggar chickens too big and too fat. They should be raised to about two pounds. Otherwise, it won't be cost-effective for you to sell them if they are too big and too fat."
Han Che nodded "Yeah, yeah," "I remember!"
"Have you found all the beggar's chicken shops?"
Han Che shook his head, "Not yet, I'll look for you when I go back. Do you have any good suggestions? Any suggestions?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I'm not familiar with the provincial capital. I think that if you are doing food business, you must choose a prime location with a lot of traffic. Only in this way can you attract more customers to come and taste the food."
Buy.
Of course, your reputation and taste must be good, and your service attitude must be good, warm and generous.
For example, if I go to a store and the clerk and the boss smile at me, I will definitely feel happy.
If the store owner wipes out a small change for me, I will be happy, so I will buy more things in his store or visit his store more often."
Han Che nodded again, "Okay, I'll remember this too."
"Hey, I heard you're going back tomorrow?" Xiang Jin then changed the topic.
Han Che felt a little disappointed and said, "Yes, I originally wanted to hang out with you for a few more days, but I didn't have time. After I go back and find a shop, I will resume my studies."
"Reread?" Xiang Jin looked in disbelief.
Han Che hurriedly said, "Oh, I made a mistake. It's the preview homework. I didn't do very well in the test this time. I just narrowly missed getting into a key middle school. If I don't study hard, I'll probably have to stay in the ordinary class."
"Isn't your school a key middle school? What other key middle school does it need to be admitted to?" Xiang Jin asked a little strangely.
Han Che said, "Yes, our school is indeed a key middle school, but if we want to enter our key high school, we also need to look at the scores."
"Then what is the minimum admission score for your school's key high schools?"
"This school has five hundred and four, and the other schools have five hundred and sixty-five."
"Hey, then your school's admission score is still very high?"
Han Che nodded, "Yes, my school's admission score is five points behind this time, so I have no choice but to go to another school. However, I can only enter ordinary classes in other schools, not key classes.
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Xiang Jin nodded, "I understand, I understand! We also have to preview high school courses in advance, so when will you leave tomorrow?"
Han Che glanced at Yan Chen and said, "I guess you're leaving after breakfast, right?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, Uncle Tao is going to take a truckload of goods with him when he goes back this time. Those dried vegetables and pickled vegetables will be loaded into the truck tomorrow morning. Grandpa Yang, you should also prepare them."
"So fast?" Xiang Jin and her grandfather were quite surprised.
Xiang Jin also asked, "Are we going to take it back so early and start selling it? Will the price be worth it then?"
Yan Chen said, "Don't sell it yet, store it there first, and then sell it when winter comes. I just want to take some of it back when I come this time, so as not to have too much stuff when I come next time."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Oh, I understand! So how big of a car did you bring when you came back this time?"
Yan Chen said, "A small pickup truck, maybe two or three meals?"
"And you followed a driver?"
"Well, he and Uncle Tao will take turns driving then."
"Understood, grandpa, you should take away your pickled vegetables tomorrow. You can bring the dried vegetables next time. If the dried vegetables become damp at home, you can dry them again. If you bring them there, it will be inconvenient to dry them.
But the pickled vegetables can still continue to be pickled in the jar wherever they are moved."
Xiang Jin and her grandfather nodded, "Yeah, okay!"
Then Xiang Jin said to them, "Then let's eat at our house at noon tomorrow." After saying this, she looked at Yan Chen, "When the time comes, you and Aunt Liao will go back and tell them for me.
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Before Yan Chen could answer, Han Che suddenly laughed and agreed readily, "I have no objection. I'm just a little regretful that I can't taste the food you cooked this time."
Xiang Jin said, "As long as the time is not very urgent, I will treat you to a meal anyway. I have to fulfill my friendship as a landlord anyway?"
"Xiang Jin, I knew you were interesting. It's not in vain that I made your friend!" Han Che followed.
Seeing him keep getting closer to Xiang Jin, Yan Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and then he stood up, "Okay, let's go back first, Grandpa Yang, goodbye!"
"Oh, goodbye!"
Seeing that he was about to leave, Han Che stood up reluctantly, "You have to leave so soon. Haven't I talked enough with Xiang Jin?"
Yan Chen said, "Aren't you going to divide some of my grandpa's flowers and plants? If you don't leave, how will you have time then?"
"Oh oh oh, yes, I can't forget this. Then Xiang Jin, Grandpa Yang, see you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow!" Xiang Jin and her grandfather waved to him, and then Xiang Jin reminded Yan Chen, "Yan Chen, don't forget?"
"good!"
After lunch the next day, several young people were talking together. Han Che asked Xiang Jin, "Hey, Xiang Jin, how did you make the pickled cucumber dish today? It's fragrant, crispy and delicious, and it's delicious."
It’s appetizing and the color is pretty, too?”
Xiang Jin asked, "Why, you also want to learn this?"
Han Che nodded sheepishly, "Then can you teach me? I want to put it in our Chinese restaurant as a side dish for the guests."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, just wait a moment, I'll write to you!" After saying that, Xiang Jin turned around and went back to his room.
Yan Chen looked at Han Che and frowned, "Why do you have to learn everything?"
Han Che said, "You don't open a Chinese restaurant anyway, so what does it have to do with me learning two more dishes from Xiang Jin? I'm sorry I learned some ancestral secret recipe from your family, what's the matter?"
Yan Chen said impatiently, "I'm just kindly reminding you that you can't always disturb other people's studies. When you go to high school, the courses will become more profound and the learning tasks will become more difficult!"
Han Che nodded, "I know, I didn't ask her for prescriptions when she was in school. Isn't this because she has time during the summer vacation and she hasn't entered high school yet?"
Yan Chen said, "That's about it. With your restaurant's current business, are you still missing those two dishes?"
It’s not that the more you master, the better. It’s enough to open a restaurant with a few signature dishes. Be careful when there are too many dishes and you can’t prioritize them, which will be counterproductive.”
"I know," Han Che nodded again, "But having said that, with how smart you two are and your current learning level, high school courses shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Yan Chen glanced at him coldly, "Have you never heard that there are people outside the world? Xiang Jin's mother has great expectations for her!"
"Okay, okay, understand, understand, I understand, I understand, don't bother, don't bother, okay?" Han Che quickly showed weakness.
Yan Chen said, "If you have anything to do with me, you can come to me, just write me a letter or call me!"
"OK!"
Xiang Jin wrote the recipe and handed it to him, then asked casually, "What are you talking about?"
Yan Chen said, "I didn't say anything, just chatting casually!"
Han Che felt a little weird when he saw that Yan Chen seemed to be a different person when he saw Xiang Jin. Well, how should I put it? He couldn't seem to describe that feeling.
In short, I just feel that Yan Chen treats him differently from Xiang Jin.
In the car, when he was bored, he complained to Uncle Tao, "Uncle Tao, do you feel that Yan Chen has changed?"
"How do you say that?" Uncle Tao asked, looking straight ahead.
Han Che said, "Well, you see, Xiang Jin is Yan Chen's good friend, and I am also Yan Chen's good friend. Yan Chen is very gentle and gentle to Xiang Jin, and he also talks more patiently, but he is so gentle to me.
Not so polite anymore, you said we are all his friends, how can he treat us so differently?"
After hearing this, Uncle Tao laughed heartily, "Why, are you eating Xiang Jin's taste?"
Han Che said, "Xiang Jin is also a good friend of mine, how could I taste her? I just think this guy Yan Chen is too unkind and partial!"
Uncle Tao turned his head and glanced at him. Seeing his ignorant look, he didn't tell him anything. Instead, he said, "I don't think that this person's way of getting along with others is different, just like you and Xiao Chen."
They have grown up together since they were young. His way of getting along with you has been that way since he was a child. But Xiang Jin is different. He only met her when he was a teenager, and she is a girl. To get along with a girl, you have to be gentle and gentle.
Be patient."
"Really? I always feel like something is wrong!" Han Che said.
Uncle Tao said, "You will understand when you are older."