Xiang Jin and Yan Chen arrived at Lei Jia's small restaurant and each ordered a bowl of 2-taels of pork ribs and rice noodles.
Lei Jia was very enthusiastic, "Can I add a fried egg for each of you?"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen both nodded slightly.
Lei Jia said, "Just wait, I'll iron it for you."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen were waiting. Yan Chen didn't look around, he just sat there quietly with his eyes lowered. Xiang Jin began to observe the business conditions of the store.
After a while, Lei Jia and her grandma each came over with a bowl of rice noodles and placed them in front of her and Yan Chen. Lei Jia immediately sat in an empty seat next to them.
Looking at the ribs placed on top, Xiang Jin asked, "So many?"
Lei Jia waved his hand and said, "Hey, this is nothing. I didn't treat you to a big meal. It's just a bowl of rice noodles. Do you want to add a little more vinegar?" After saying this, Lei Jia turned around.
I brought over the vinegar jar from the table next door.
Xiang Jin took it and said, "Have some." She always felt that rice noodles should be eaten with some vinegar to make them taste better, and they should be sour and spicy to be appetizing.
Xiang Jin poured some into his bowl, then tilted his head and asked Yan Chen, "Would you like it?"
Yan Chen shook his head, "I don't need it!"
"Okay then," Xiang Jin put the vinegar jar back on the table, and then the two of them ate in silence.
Lei Jia discovered that the expressions and movements of the two people eating were very similar and synchronized. Neither of them liked to talk while eating, and their movements while eating were both very elegant and beautiful. Suddenly, the words "these two people" were printed in her mind.
"It's a good match", she suddenly felt that it was superfluous to sit here, so she stood up and said to the two of them, "You guys eat slowly, I'll get you some soup."
After finishing the meal, Xiang Jin said to Lei Jia, "Your restaurant doesn't seem to have a lot of customers?" She felt the same way last time when she came to eat in their restaurant for the first time, and it was the same thing this time.
, since they entered their shop, there were only five or six people there in total. Their house is in the middle of the street, so it shouldn't be.
Mentioning this, the expression on Lei Jia's face dimmed, "Yeah, I don't know why our family's business is so bleak. It's a dead end and it's abandoned. My mother and my grandma don't know what's going to happen next."
What should I do? Don’t throw it away. It’s just enough to maintain it.
It's just food and clothing for our family. We haven't made any money at all. It's just as the book says. It's a pity to throw away the food if it's tasteless. But the only good thing is that this house is our own.
, you don’t have to pay rent to others or anything like that.”
Xiang Jin said straight to the point, "Because the taste of your restaurant is not good enough. There are many small restaurants selling rice noodles and noodles on this street. The competition is already huge. Your restaurant has no characteristics, so naturally it does not have much competitiveness."
.”
Lei Jia was startled. Even Lei Jia's mother and grandmother stopped what they were doing and quickly gathered around. Xiang Jin continued, "Your town is a little different from other towns, even...
It's a bit special. Other towns have at least three or more main streets, not to mention some criss-crossing auxiliary streets, so the passenger flow will be scattered.
But your town is built along the Shengshui River, and there is only one street in total. Therefore, people usually conduct their activities on this street before going to the street. It stands to reason that the passenger flow on your street will be very dense and concentrated.
.
Your home is located in the middle of the street. There are usually many people coming and going here, but your business is not very good. The reason is what I just told you.
If nothing else, take your chili oil as an example. You just heat the oil in a pot and then pour the oil into the chili noodles. But if you want to make that
There is a trick to making the splash of chili oil more fragrant."
Lei Jia and his family of three immediately became interested. Lei Jia grabbed Xiang Jin's arm and said, "What's the secret? Xiang Jin, Xiang Jin, Xiang Jin, tell me quickly?"
Her mother also wanted to support her in going to college. In the past, she was very worried about failing in her grades, so she was mentally prepared to repeat the studies. But now, with Xiang Jin's help, her academic performance has improved significantly.
With the improvement of the curve, she also has a little expectation for next year's college entrance examination. She thinks that even if she cannot get into a bachelor's degree next year, she should still be able to go to a vocational college.
If she really gets admitted to college next year, the tuition, fees and living expenses will also be a huge expense. She is a little worried about whether her mother's milk can provide for her, but Jing Xiangjin just said this
As soon as she said it, her dark heart suddenly seemed to see a glimmer of light.
"Yes, little girl, do you know how to make the splattered chili oil taste better?" Lei Jia's grandmother also said.
Xiang Jin looked at their family's expressions of surprise, expectation, and doubt, and then nodded, "Yeah, I know!"
Well, you can't eat someone else's meal in vain. She never likes to take advantage of others, so it's better to leave something for others, so she asked Lei Jia to bring pen and paper, and then scrubbed the floor.
I wrote something on it.
"See if you have these things at home now. If not, you can buy some." At this point, Xiang Jin lowered his head and glanced at his watch again, "I can give you a demonstration."
Lei Jia took a quick glance, then ran to the kitchen to rummage. After a while, she ran out and said to her mother and grandmother, "It seems there are no onions, sesame seeds, and that thick chili powder."
Her mother quickly said, "I'll buy it!" She turned around and ran out of the restaurant.
Then Xiang Jin told Lei Jia and her mother to prepare all the necessary materials first, and then they could start working on it when her grandma came back.
Lei Jia and her mother did as they were told, turned around and went to work, leaving Yan Chen and Xiang Jin alone to sit there and cool off.
After a while, Lei Jia's grandmother came back with half a bag of onions, about a pound of sesame seeds, and a pound of thick chili noodles. "Little girl, do you think this is enough?"
Xiang Jin stood up and said, "That's enough, I don't need much more."
Xiang Jin then asked Lei Jia to peel an onion, wash it and cut it. Lei Jia's mother told her to go, and then Xiang Jin asked Lei Jia's grandma to mix the thick chili noodles, thin chili noodles, and sesame seeds according to the instructions.
Pour some out in a certain proportion, then add a spoonful of refined salt and a spoonful of cold oil to it and mix it clockwise with chopsticks until evenly distributed.
Lei Jia and her grandmother also followed suit.
After a while, Lei Jia's mother came over and told Xiang Jin that she had cut the onions. Xiang Jin asked her to heat the oil in a pot. When the oil was 80% hot, add onions, ginger, star anise, peppercorns, bay leaves and onions.
Turn on low heat and fry.
Lei Jia's mother did as she was told, and then asked, "Little girl, next, how long will this be fried?"
Xiang Jin then said, "When the onions become shriveled or even a little shaggy, add a coriander into the oil pan and continue to simmer over low heat for about half a minute to a minute. When the seasonings in the pan are all gone,
When it becomes mushy, turn off the heat and remove the seasonings from the pan.
Remember, after taking those seasonings out of the pot, you cannot pour the hot oil into the chili noodles immediately. You need to leave it for about a minute, so that the temperature of the oil drops slightly, otherwise the chili noodles will be
It’s easy to get burned.”
Lei Jia's mother nodded, and then did as she said. Not long after, a fragrant aroma of chili oil filled the entire store, and Lei Jia and her family were very happy.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen stood up, and then said to them, "Okay, it's time for us to go back, so we won't disturb your business. Lei Jia, Auntie Lei, Grandma Lei, thank you for your hospitality today?"
Hearing what she said, the three grandparents felt a little reluctant to leave. Lei Jia and her grandmother said apologetically, "You guys are leaving now. Why don't you sit here for a little longer? You see, we didn't entertain you well."
What about you?"
Xiang Jin smiled slightly at them and said, "Grandma Lei, you're welcome. She's already very good."
Lei Jia's grandmother said, "Look at what you kid said, what's good is just a bowl of rice noodles."
Xiang Jin said, "It's really good. Okay, Grandma Lei, I'll come to your house for dinner next time." After saying that, she and Yan Chen walked towards the door of their store, but after taking two steps
She suddenly turned around and suggested to them, "Auntie, you can actually sell some cold noodles. It's summer now, and many people don't want to eat hot soup noodles."
Lei Jia, her grandmother and her mother both nodded in surprise, "Oh, okay, okay!"
After Xiang Jin and the others left, Lei Jia's grandmother said, "Jia Jia, you are a good classmate. I think this child is nice, enthusiastic and kind-hearted!"
Lei Jia just nodded her head, "Well, I believe she's actually pretty good at treating people. You all don't know that just now she cut off a big piece of meat with our Grandpa He in Bayhead, the one whose daughter went crazy.
I also got two hundred yuan."
"Ah?!" Lei Jia's mother and grandmother were immediately surprised, and then her mother asked, "What is going on?"
Then Lei Jia told her mother and grandma exactly what they had just seen, and then added at the end, "So Xiang Jin is actually quite enthusiastic and caring."
Her grandma and her mother sighed and nodded, and then Lei Jia showed her final exam report card to her mother and her grandma, "Dang dang dang... Hey, look at me.
Academic performance this semester.”
Her mother and her grandmother took it over and looked at it, and then they both looked surprised. Her mother said, "Have you made progress in your studies?"
Lei Jia nodded, "Well, it's all thanks to Xiang Jin's help. Ever since she and I became deskmates, I would ask her to help explain any questions I didn't understand. Gradually, my academic performance improved.
I have improved, and today our class teacher even praised me for my rapid progress in study."
"Really?" Her mother was extremely pleasantly surprised again, and her grandmother nodded her head, "Okay, okay, okay!"
Lei Jia nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
Then her mother said, "Jiajia, it seems that your classmate is really good. She has helped us so much. We must be sincere to others in the future."
Lei Jia's grandmother also nodded in agreement, "That's the truth, that's the truth. In this life, people will come into contact with many people, but very few people can really become true friends with them.
It’s not always possible to meet a true friend.”
Lei Jia said, "I know, that's why I sincerely regard Xiang Jin as my friend, but she may not necessarily regard me as her true friend."
Seeing her suddenly dim expression, Lei Jia's mother asked, "Why do you say that?"
Lei Jia said, "Do you know who the boy was with her just now? That's her best friend! Even Yan Fei from our class can't keep up with him."
Her mother said, "Oh, that good-looking boy? Oh, by the way, who is that boy?"
Lei Jia said, "Well, that one is the boy with the best academic performance in our whole grade, the best basketball player, and the best-looking boy in the whole principal. His name is Yan Chen, and he is a student in the Rocket Class. He and Xiang
Jin grew up together and were classmates in junior high school. The two of them had a close relationship since childhood, and he was only nice to Xiang Jin. In school, Xiang Jin was the only one closest to him.
There is another person named Yan Fei in our class who is from the same place as them. The three of us usually have a very good relationship. The three of us eat together every day. But when it comes to closeness, Yan Fei can never keep up with Xiang Jin and Yan Fei.
Yes, but compared to Yan Fei and me, it’s far less important than Yan Fei’s position in Xiang Jin’s mind.”
Then her grandma asked, "Is Yan Fei a girl or a boy?"
Lei Jia said, "A boy!"
Her grandma and her mother looked at each other, and then her mother said with a funny face, "What's the taste of your kid eating with two boys?"
"Ah?! How can I?! I'm just clarifying my status in Xiang Jin's mind," Lei Jia said with a puzzled look on his face.
Her mother then poked her daughter on the forehead, and then sighed, "As the saying goes, sincerity can make a difference. As long as you treat others sincerely and sincerely want to make friends with her, that classmate of yours is not
She will refuse. People’s hearts are full of flesh, so she can’t help but feel it, not to mention that your classmate is so smart.”
"Is that so?" Lei Jia looked at her mother and grandmother with some suspicion.
Her mother and grandmother nodded to her, "That's right."
Her grandma said, "You also said that Yan Chen and she grew up together, and they were classmates in junior high school. So the relationship developed since childhood can be compared to those of you who only met and came into contact later.
Are people the same? They must be different! They must be much deeper than you!
As for your classmate named Yan Fei, others are sure that people from the same place will have different feelings. So which other classmates in your class have a particularly good relationship with Xiang Jin?
"
Lei Jia shook his head, "They all seem to be average. The main reason is that the people in our class are not good. Xiang Jin has good grades and is loved by the teachers in various subjects. They are a little uncomfortable with others, and they are jealous of others. They are not always ready.
The only way to cause trouble for others is to isolate them by not talking or playing with Xiang Jin!"
Lei Jia's mother and Nai frowned after hearing this, and her mother said, "No wonder I think that child has a cold temperament and doesn't like to joke with others."
Her grandmother said, "Hey, Jiajia, don't you want to do this to others?"
Lei Jia said, "I don't. Xiang Jin has good grades because he is smart and hardworking. I used to admire Xiang Jin, but now I am more grateful. I don't
How can you be so narrow-minded?"
Her mother and her grandma nodded, "Yes, yes, people have to be open-minded. Only by being open-minded can you make friends. The more friends you have, the easier your life will be." No one can compare with them.
I can better understand the warmth and warmth of human relationships in this world.
Lei Jia nodded, "I know! Don't worry, I'm open-minded!"
"That's good, that's good!" Her mother and her grandma nodded. At this time, several people came into their restaurant. Her mother and her grandma hurriedly greeted them and asked them what they wanted to eat.
After Xiang Jin and Yan Chen walked about five or six meters from Lei Jia's restaurant, Yan Chen said to Xiang Jin, "Why don't we find a teahouse to sit and wait until the sun is not so fierce in the afternoon?"
Let’s go back.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's fine!" Anyway, there's nothing wrong with going back now, so there's no need to bear the heat.
So the two of them found a teahouse nearby and sat in. They found a seat by the window and asked for a pot of water. Then they stared at the Shengshui River outside and enjoyed the cool breeze.
After Yan Chen took a sip of the white water in the cup, he asked Xiang Jin, "Why are you helping them? Aren't you afraid that there will be another group of white-eyed wolves?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "I don't know, I just think their life is not easy, so I'll help if I can. It's just a dish of chili oil. It's not a secret formula. Besides, we can't eat them in vain."
Isn’t that a bowl of rice noodles?”
Yan Chen laughed, "Indeed!" Then Yan Chen said again, "Do you still want to help that old man and his family?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, I saw the clothes worn by the old man and his grandson. Although they were very shabby, they had even been washed so that the original color could not be seen, and they were also patched.
But it is very clean and tidy, which proves that this family is actually quite particular.
Lei Jia said that their eldest grandson is very sensible and polite, and his grades are very good. Also, have you seen their little grandson? Although he was staring at the meat stall without blinking, he also looked like a
He looked like he wanted to eat, but the child did not clamor for it. Instead, after his grandfather was rejected by the meat stall owner, his grandfather held his hand and he followed him obediently.
Although I left, I was still a little bit reluctant to leave.
So it can be seen that their family’s tutoring is very good, their grandparents are sensible people, and we haven’t heard any comments about their family’s bad character from Lei Jia’s mouth, right? Some of them are just
Lei Jia sighed and sympathized with their family's misfortune.
Since their eldest grandson has good academic performance, I think the eldest child should continue to study well, instead of dropping out of school one day because the family can no longer afford to pay for their education.
It is said that people should read more books. People who have accumulated more knowledge will always have more opportunities in society than those who have poor knowledge.
No one's life can be smooth sailing. There are always ups and downs of one kind or another, and there are adversities waiting there for you to grapple with.
When people are in the most difficult and difficult times, they always hope that someone can lend a helping hand to help them. I have also received help from others, so after meeting today, I also hope that I can do what I can.
Help others."
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, so how do you want to help them?"
Xiang Jin said, "I haven't thought of it yet, but I think it's better to teach them to fish than to teach them to fish, right? If I give them money, I may not keep giving them money, because if the money is used up, it will be gone.
If you are still a pauper, then it is really a bottomless pit as Lei Jia said, and maybe it will easily make people lazy, and it is natural, so I can't afford it."
Yan Chen nodded, "Well, that's right, the key is to let them be self-reliant!"
"Well, then help me think about how to help them?"
Yan Chen said, "Why don't you teach them how to make cakes?"
"Make cake?!"
Yan Chen said, "Well, about making cakes, isn't there a family in our yard who learned how to make cakes from you and is doing a very prosperous business in the county?"
Xiang Jin said, "But they have a crazy daughter to take care of, so it shouldn't be convenient to open a shop on the street, right?"
Yan Chen said, "It's summer now, so there's no need to sell hot cakes. Just make them at home, bring them to the town, and set up a table on the streets of the town to sell them. In this way, the uncle can
Even if one person can work hard, can't their old lady still be able to take care of their crazy daughter at home?
And there are still several months before winter. If their business is good, they can rent a shop in the town during the winter, and it is not impossible for the family to move to the town and start that business."
Xiang Jin thought for a moment, and then said, "This is still okay."
Yan Chen said, "Perhaps we can teach them to grow vegetables in greenhouses. It seems that no one in Shengshui Town is selling those out-of-season fruits and vegetables at the beginning of winter, but this cannot be learned in a day or two."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, then let's go find Lei Jia and ask, or ask her to give us a way to go to the old man's house."
"good!"
After the two of them had discussed it, Xiang Jin held her chin up and looked at the river breeze blowing outside. After a while, she looked a little bored.
Yan Chen said, "What, do you want to sleep?"
"Well, sort of!"
Yan Chen sat next to her, then turned her head over and let her lean on his shoulder, "Okay, go to sleep!"
"Well, let me take a nap then!"
"good!"
After a while, Xiang Jin fell asleep on his shoulder. Yan Chen glanced sideways at her, and then the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. He really fell asleep quickly!
He shook his head helplessly, then picked up a magazine next to him and started reading.