The time for Lei Jia's return train ticket was 10:25 a.m. on October 6, so when she got up early the next morning, Lei Jia put the sheets, quilt covers, and pajamas in her room in the washing machine.
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When Xiang Jin yawned and stretched, he came out of the room and saw Lei Jia standing on the balcony to dry those things. Xiang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "God, how early did you get up?"
?And you put this bed sheet and quilt cover there and I can just clean it myself when the time comes. Why are you so polite?"
Lei Jia smiled and said, "I usually wake up early when I have something on my mind. Tomorrow you two will probably have to take off your sheets and quilt covers and wash them. I'm afraid that the washing machine won't be able to wash so much at once, so I'll just wash mine
The room will be cleaned today, and I don’t have much to do when I get up anyway."
Xiang Jin went back to the bathroom to wash his hands, then walked over to help her and dry them with her, "But it's only after seven o'clock now, and there are still several hours before your train leaves. Why don't you do this?"
Sleepy?"
Lei Jia said, "I'm not sleepy. I've had enough sleep. Last night I went back to my room to sleep at a little after nine o'clock. I got up after six o'clock, so it still meant I had eight or nine hours of sleep."
What about time.
Moreover, if there is something important happening that day, I will be extremely excited, so I usually get up early to get ready, otherwise I am afraid that I will be late or miss something.
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Xiang Jin laughed and said, "I can't do that. I prefer to sleep in. Even if I wake up, I have to lie on the bed for a few minutes before getting up. If I doze off, I won't be able to sleep for a day.
I feel weak all over."
Lei Jia chuckled, "It seems we are on opposite sides."
Xiang Jin asked, "So have you packed everything?"
Lei Jia said, "I've packed it. In fact, I don't have much to pack. I just bought two small things from the Oriental Pearl Tower yesterday and two pieces of clothes. I have packed them in my suitcase. Oh,
By the way, I won’t take the pajamas you prepared for me. I’ll just leave them here and wear them when I come here later.”
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, fine. When it's dry, I'll give you the sheets and quilt cover and put them in the cabinet in your room."
"good!"
"After the National Day, the weather will gradually turn cooler. Did you bring enough clothes when you reported to school?" Xiang Jin asked.
Lei Jia said, "I brought some sets, some for autumn and some for winter. But I didn't bring shoes and socks because my box couldn't fit them in. My uncle and my grandfather brought me bedding."
And toiletries.”
Xiang Jin was surprised, "Did you bring these things from your hometown?"
Lei Jia nodded, "Ah, the admission instructions included in our admission notice say that students are required to bring their own bedding and daily necessities, and they are also worried that these things here are expensive, and then they
They prepared it for me directly at my hometown. What about you, did you prepare it here?"
"Ah, I just brought a suitcase, and I put some clothes in it that I usually wear, as well as two pairs of shoes for autumn and winter shoes for winter, as well as soap and a wash handkerchief.
As well as small things like toothpaste, toothbrushes, and other large items, I buy them here.”
"Oh, then you are relieved!"
"Yes, my brother originally said to prepare a few wash basins for me. When I said that I also wanted to prepare a kettle, he immediately and decisively said that we should prepare them here."
Lei Jia immediately laughed, "It seems that your brother is also a person who is afraid of trouble?"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes, it's very troublesome!"
Just as they were drying the sheets and quilts, Xiang Jin heard a "click" sound of opening the door, so he said to Lei Jia, "Yan Chen is up too. Okay, I'll go and clean up too."
, you watch TV for a while and wait for us, we will pack up, then go out to have breakfast, and then we will take you to the train station."
"good!"
About ten or twenty minutes later, both Xiang Jin and Yan Chen had packed up. Yan Chen asked Xiang Jin, "Have you brought the keys to both places and the water and electricity cards?"
Xiang Jin felt annoyed for a while, "Oh, I brought the keys, but not the water and electricity cards."
Yan Chen said, "Take it with you. From now on, we can let Uncle Zheng Gang do things like paying water and electricity. It will be more convenient this way."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, then wait for me. Also, have you called Uncle Zheng Gang and the others before and said we were going to find them today?"
At this time, Han Che called, but Yan Chen still answered her, "I called him. I talked to him on the phone when I got back to the room last night."
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin turned around and went back to his room.
Yan Chen picked up the phone, said "I'll be downstairs right away" and then hung up.
Xiang Jin came out after getting the things, and several people followed him downstairs, and then met Han Che at the entrance of the community. They first found a place to have breakfast, and then Xiang Jin bought Lei Jia some specialties nearby.
Bring the snacks, and then everyone sends her to the train station together.
At the station, they waited for another ten minutes before sending Lei Jia onto the train.
"Then where should we go first? To your shop or to our shop?" Han Che asked.
Yan Chen said, "Let's go to Huaihai Road first. I made an appointment with Uncle Zheng Gang to meet there."
"Oh, okay!" Although they didn't know what they were doing there with Uncle Zheng Gang, it was quite close from the train station, so they caught a public car there.
The other store Xiang Jin and his family bought in Shanghai was on the Huaihai Middle Road side, so they had to walk a while after getting off the bus.
When they got there, Uncle Zheng Gang hadn't come yet, but he called him and he was on his way here. He told the driver that he would be there in three or four minutes, so Xiang Jin and the others didn't wait there long.
Xiang Jin and the others opened the door of the shop and walked in. Han Che was surprised and said, "You still have a shop in this place? When did you buy it? At what price?"
Xiang Jin said, "I bought it together with the store in Lujiazui last time. The price here is a little more expensive than that, twelve thousand eight thousand."
Han Che frowned as he stared at her, "Okay, Xiang Jin, the shops we bought here are all in the most prosperous areas? There are just two of you on the Lujiazui side, with a total of about 300 square meters. How big is this one here?
?What do you plan to do? Rent or own?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, your family also bought two shops on Nanjing Road, and the prosperity there is no worse than our two places.
This one is relatively small, only 95.00 square meters. It was originally planned to be rented out, but now we plan to keep it for our own use."
Just when Han Che was about to ask what they were doing, Uncle Zheng Gang arrived, and everyone greeted each other, and then Xiang Jin said, "We plan to open a fruit and vegetable store here, which will specialize in selling the fruits and vegetables from our fruit and vegetable field.
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"Selling those fruits and vegetables from your fields?" Han Che was surprised again, "No, it's so far away? We'll just bring them over by then. The freight is not easy. How much money will you earn by then?"
Xiang Jin said, "Those mushrooms in our greenhouse are shipped to Shanghai. Vegetable sellers can make money, but our family can still make money if we grow them ourselves."
A lot of agricultural and sideline products grown in our area are now sold outside the province. In order to promote the development of our area, our municipal government has specially set up a sales department.
They have set up offices in many provinces, with one or two liaison officers there. Their purpose is to promote trade between the two sides. We have one here in Shanghai.
I heard that in order to allow our farmers’ products to be sold to more places in the country, the municipal government directly reached an agreement with the transportation department to reduce transportation costs.
I have discussed with Yan Chen that this shop is about 90 square meters, and we will divide it into two sections for decoration. The front section will be 20 to 30 square meters for selling fruits and vegetables, and the back section will be used to sell fruits and vegetables.
Sixty or seventy square meters will be used to decorate it into a cold storage. Then we will directly use the train to bring about ten tons of fruits and vegetables to Shanghai, store them inside and sell them slowly.
I have learned that the temperature of cold storage is generally between minus one degree Celsius and plus one degree Celsius, and the relative humidity is between ninety and ninety-five degrees. Vegetables such as cabbage, celery, carrots, garlic, onions, spinach, etc.
Vegetables such as cilantro and lettuce can be stored in the freezer for one to three months.
Mushroom products such as king oyster mushrooms can be stored for about seven days. Bell peppers, hot peppers, and tomatoes can be stored for about fifteen to twenty days. Cucumbers can be stored for at least five days, which is similar to king oyster mushrooms.
Watermelons can be stored for about 20 days when the optimum temperature inside is seven to ten degrees. Grapes can be stored in the refrigerator for three to eight months. Our grapevines will be ready in another year or two.
It’s ready to bear fruit.”
Han Che teased her and said, "Okay, I understand it in detail!"
Xiang Jin said, "Of course we need to understand, this is related to our own business." At this point, Xiang Jin turned sideways and looked at Uncle Zheng Gang, "Uncle Zheng, you know that I am in the school.
It’s very inconvenient to come out and ask about these things, so you have to put a lot of effort into decorating this shop.”
Uncle Zheng Gang asked, "Is this place going to be renovated soon?"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen nodded, and Yan Chen said, "The watermelons and cantaloupes in the greenhouse are already bearing fruit, and they will be ready for picking in about thirty-four days, so time is still tight."
Uncle Zheng Gang nodded, and then asked, "Who are we looking for for this decoration? Can our current decoration company do it?"
Yan Chen shook his head, "This cold storage needs to be decorated by a specialized refrigeration equipment company, and the decoration of some of the external stores can be completed by the current decoration company.
Regarding refrigeration equipment, there are currently several well-known companies in Shanghai. I will write to you later, and then you can go and find out about it, and then ask more people about it to see which company does the work most carefully.
The price is convenient and reasonable, and the service attitude in terms of maintenance is better.”
Uncle Zheng Gang nodded, "Okay!"
Yan Chen then said, "I have also called Uncle Tao and Manager He from the finance department to say hello about this matter. By then, the decoration costs you will need will still be the same as those of the previous hot pot restaurant."
Let them arrange it for you."
"Oh, okay!" Uncle Zheng Gang responded, and then asked them again, "Then will this be divided into several compartments, or will it just be decorated as a freezer."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen looked at each other. After thinking for a while, Yan Chen said, "Let's divide it into two or three compartments. Some may need to be stored at low temperature and some may need to be used."
Adjust the temperature to a higher temperature for storage, so that it will be easier to operate when the time comes."
Uncle Zheng Gang nodded.
Then Xiang Jin took out the document bag from her bag, and explained to him, "I discussed it with Yan Chen, but I feel that the place where you currently live is still a bit far from where you will work in the future.
So just a few days ago, Yan Chen and I found a place for you to stay in Lujiazui.
The house is a little bigger than the one you live in now, with four bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen. It is currently fully equipped with furniture and appliances, so when it becomes more convenient for you, you can just move in there. Here is
The specific address of the house over there, the key to the door, and the water and electricity card inside."
Yan Chen added, "It's very close to our shop there, about three kilometers away. It takes about half an hour by walking, and less than a few minutes or ten minutes by driving. Oh, that's right.
, there is a direct bus to the bus near our store.
After a while, Uncle Tao will handle some of the work at hand, and I will ask him to come over and accompany you to buy a van. It will be more convenient for you to go shopping outside."
"Oh, okay," Uncle Zheng Gang nodded, took the keys and water and electricity card from Xiang Jin's hand, and put them into a briefcase he carried with him.
Xiang Jin reminded, "Uncle Zheng, there is a key and a set of cards in there. They are the key and water and electricity card for this shop. You have to keep them carefully and don't lose them. We have
Our business is not catering, so I didn’t give you the gas card.”
"Oh, okay! Don't worry, it won't fall!"
Cash nodded. Yan Chen raised his wrist and glanced at the time. It was already after half past eleven, so he said, "Let's go, it's getting late. Let's find a place to eat, and then I'll take those few
I’ll write you the name of the refrigeration equipment company, and you can find out about it when the time comes.”
"Oh, good!"
After lunch, Uncle Zheng Gang left to do his business, while Xiang Jin and Yan Chen accompanied Han Che to the two shops on Nanjing Road where they lived.
When they went there, Han Che and his second uncle were not there. They were said to have gone to the building materials market to buy things. There were only a few decoration workers and a helper transferred from his hometown two days ago.
Han Che took the two of them around to see the progress of their home decoration. Their store was completely decorated in a Chinese style, mainly made of wooden structures, and there were many small private rooms separated by wooden screens.
, Xiang Jin and the others counted twelve rooms in total.
Their decoration here exudes a sense of simplicity and elegance, but it will never be as graceful and graceful as the buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. Instead, it has the unique richness and grandeur of northern architecture.
Looking at the decoration style inside, Yan Chen said, "Your second uncle is so willing to spend money here. It seems that he is also very optimistic about the development here? How many square meters?"
Han Che said, "More than three hundred and nearly four hundred square meters."
Yan Chen said, "I think it should be more than that? Your hall has more than 100 square meters, and there are small private rooms around it, plus the bar, the kitchen operation room, plus the storage room, and the bathroom, all in all
Why is it more than four hundred square meters?"
Han Che explained to him, "There is a small garden of about 20 square meters behind our kitchen. The usual things like washing vegetables, organizing vegetables, washing dishes and rinsing basins, and processing chickens, ducks and fish can be done there.
So our kitchen doesn’t take up too much space.”
Yan Chen nodded, thinking he understood, and then asked him again, "What about your other store?"
"It's a little bit below, not very far from here, but it's not big, only about twenty square meters. It will be used for barbecue and shredded rabbit."
Yan Chen nodded, "Then how are the shares of this Chinese restaurant distributed?"
Han Che said, "Everyone still contributes according to the share of the provincial capital."
"The shop below has been renovated?"
Han Che shook his head, "We haven't started yet. My second uncle wants to open this Chinese restaurant first and then start arranging the store. Moreover, our family doesn't have enough manpower at the moment. We are moving from the provincial capital to
We are recruiting and training there, so it will probably take some time to make dishes that have the same taste as those in the provincial capital.
The same goes for the barbecue restaurant. My second uncle said before that he wanted to open a barbecue restaurant and shredded rabbit shop here, and then he asked if any employees would come here with us. Then many people were reluctant and said this
It's also too far from home.
Later, one person was willing, but he went back and told his family, but his family did not agree, so we had no choice but to find another person."
Xiang Jin and others expressed their understanding. This is true. Unlike the employees in their stores, the employees in Han Che's store are all outstanding veterans, and they have served many times directly in the army.
years.
The slogan "It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders" has basically been engraved in the bones of each of them, so whenever they need to transfer them to other places, they will
Basically, I can agree without hesitation and implement it into action as quickly as possible.
Just thinking about Uncle Zheng Gang, Uncle Duoji, and several other assistants assigned to them. Last time Uncle Tao went back and told them that they were going to open branches in Shanghai and BJ. I hope they can come here to serve as the main staff.
They agreed to operate the business responsibly without saying a word.
But Han Che's family is different. Some of their family members are veterans, but most of them are recruited from the society. Many of them live in the provincial capital, and they can make money in the provincial capital.
Once they have money, they are naturally not willing to go all the way to Shanghai to make money.
After seeing Han Che's store on Nanjing Road, which was being renovated, the three of them took a taxi back.
In the car, Xiang Jin received a safety call from Lei Jia. She said that she had returned to school and told her not to worry. Xiang Jin told her to have a good rest and hung up the phone.
Then Xiang Jin and Yan Chen went to Han Che's house and sat there for a while, then agreed to have a meal together tomorrow morning and then they went back to their homes.
On the way home, Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen, "Would you like to bring some local products back home and share them with your roommates?"
Yan Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "You can bring some."
The corners of Xiang Jin's mouth curled up, and then she took his hand and walked towards another street, "Come on, let's go buy something, and then we can bring some food back and cook it at home in the evening."
Yan Chen looked at her enthusiastic look and immediately smiled, "Okay! But I'll do it tonight, you teach me?!"
"Then what do you want to eat tonight?" Xiang Jin asked.
Yan Chen said, "Let's see if there is no cooking oil at home?"
Xiang Jin said, "I can probably cook two more dishes."
Yan Chen asked, "Do you want to buy another small bottle?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Let me guess, do you want to eat crayfish?"
The smile on Yan Chen's lips deepened, "Have you noticed? Yes, I still want to have another meal."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay, let's do it again, but what kind of flavor do you want to eat then? Is it the garlic flavor like that day, or do you want spicy crayfish, or...
Thirteen-spice crayfish? Just tell me, I’ll prepare the ingredients later.”
Yan Chen said, "Then let's have something spicy!"
"good!"
Yan Chen took her hand and suddenly turned back, "Let's buy the local specialties tomorrow morning. Let's buy ingredients for the evening first. Isn't there a vegetable market near Han Che's house?
I’m afraid I won’t be able to buy crayfish elsewhere.”
Xiang Jin immediately laughed, "When did you become so greedy? You were not like this before."
Yan Chen said, "This moment, that moment, I didn't fall in love with you before, so why bother you, but it's different now, you are my girlfriend, why should I treat you if I have any thoughts?"
Hide and pinch."
Xiang Jin nodded, "That makes sense! Okay, then just tell me what you want to eat in the future, and I'll cook it for you!"
"Okay!" Yan Chen looked at her with a doting smile in his eyes.
The two returned to Han Che's neighborhood and searched for a while but could not see the so-called seafood market. In the end, they had to stop a nearby resident and asked them to find out where the place was.
The two of them followed the resident's guidance to the seafood market. Xiang Jin and the others first found the old woman selling crayfish. Sure enough, there were about ten kilograms of crayfish crawling around in the basin there.
After Xiang Jin and Yan Chen asked each other about the price, they squatted down and picked out the one weighing nearly three kilograms.
The two of them then bought some shrimp, a sea bass, and some abalone. Then Xiang Jin looked at Yan Chen and said, "Do you want two crabs?"
Yan Chen shook his head, "No need for this, just buy a carp. Don't you like to eat sweet and sour fish?"
Xiang Jin thought for a moment, then nodded, so he picked another smaller carp and asked the boss to handle it for them. Xiang Jin suddenly saw that there were fish larvae and fish bubbles sold in the freezer next to him.
So I ran over and weighed some more.
"Tonight, we will eat all seafood, and we won't cook any more," she said to Yan Chen as she ran back with the fish larvae in hand.
"Okay," Yan Chen nodded.
After coming out of the seafood market, they went to a nearby vegetable market to buy a bottle of 750 ml cooking oil and other seasonings, and then went to a tofu store to buy a small piece of tofu.
Along with a small tooth of winter melon, and a piece of lettuce.
Then they followed the two of them straight home. When they passed the small supermarket next to their community, Xiang Jin pulled him in and bought another bottle of beer.
"Do you have to have this?" Yan Chen asked with a frown.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, where the soul is!"
"Then won't you be able to eat this crayfish then?"
Xiang Jin said, "It doesn't matter. I can eat other things. There are so many dishes."
Yan Chen took out the money to pay the boss, and then the two of them went home.
Then after returning home, none of them took a break and hurriedly processed the ingredients, but it was Yan Chen who was doing it, and Xiang Jin was giving instructions. Then she peeled some garlic cloves and sorted some green onions and coriander.
"You just need to clean them out, and I will do it then."
Yan Chen turned his head and glanced at her, "Don't you want me to do it?"
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "I'll do it. You've already cleaned it, and I don't even need to touch the cold water."
Yan Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Okay! What do you plan to do with the fish larvae and fish soak? Is it going to be made into a dry pot?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, you must have eaten it before when you make it with tofu and make it into a dry pot of fish larvae? I remember that we bought a lot of that crucian carp one year, and a lot of the crucian carp had that fish larvae inside.
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"Well, I ate it once. My grandpa made it."
Xiang Jin nodded and said with a joking face, "Grandpa Zeng is indeed the same person as us. Then let's make spicy crayfish and the prawns in two parts. We will fry one part and eat it, and the other part will be fried."
Let's make a winter melon and shrimp soup with the little toothed winter melon.
Well, the sea bass will be made into steamed sea bass, the carp will be made into sweet and sour carp, and the abalone will be made into braised flavor, and then stir-fried with a green vegetable."
Yan Chen smiled, "Okay, we will do whatever you say!"
The two of them worked hard all afternoon and finally started eating on time at seven o'clock in the evening.
Looking at the delicious dishes on the table, after Yan Chen served Xiang Jin and him a bowl of soup each, he leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Xiang Jin looked at him and smiled, "To each other, each other! Try it and see how it tastes?"
Yan Chen picked up an abalone and fed it to her. Xiang Jin was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth and ate it in. Yan Chen then picked up the vegetables and started eating.
"How does it taste?" she asked him after he picked up a chopstick and ate the fried fish.
Yan Chen said, "It tastes great. There is nothing our Ajin can cook that is not delicious."
Xiang Jin said, "The fish soak is also delicious. Try that one again. It's very crispy and elastic."
"Okay!" After saying that, Yan Chen picked up another piece of fish paste and ate it in his mouth, then gave her a thumbs up.
Xiang Jin said, "You eat some of these vegetables first, and then eat the crayfish later. It will be more delicious by then. I'll peel it for you later, too?"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "After eating so many of these dishes now, I won't be able to eat the crayfish anymore."
Xiang Jin asked, "How could it be? Although we did cook so many dishes tonight, and there were only two of us eating them, these are seafood products, unlike pork, beef, and mutton, which either contain fat or carnivorous fiber.
, it’s easy to get full.
These dishes are all made of high-protein ingredients, and the portions are not very large, so you won’t be full, so just eat, and even if you are full by then, we will go for a walk later and come back to continue eating.”
Yan Chen immediately felt dumbfounded, "Okay, then you should eat more," and he fed her another piece of shrimp.
The dishes on the table, such as the two fishes, the stir-fried shrimps, and half of the winter melon and shrimp soup were finally rounded by Xiang Jin, the fried fish larvae and abalone, and that
Xiang Jin threw the crayfish directly to Yan Chen, while the plate of vegetables was not touched at all.
In the end, Xiang Jin couldn't eat anymore, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and peeled the shrimp for Yan Chen.
"Is it spicy?" She handed him the peeled shrimp in her hand.
Yan Chen opened his mouth and ate it directly, "It's not spicy!"
"Real or fake?" She picked up the second one and continued peeling it off.
Yan Chen said, "It's really not spicy. Why don't you try one?" He then fed the one he peeled to her.
Xiang Jin hesitated for a moment but opened her mouth and ate it anyway. After a while, she commented, "It's still a bit spicy, but it's medium spicy, not super spicy."
Yan Chen fed the freshly peeled one to her, and Xiang Jin shook his head, "I won't eat it, you can eat it!"
Yan Chen took it back and ate it himself, and Xiang Jin handed the one in his hand to him. In the end, the two of them ate the meal for nearly two hours.
When the last crayfish was eaten by Yan Chen, Xiang Jin served him another bowl of winter melon and shrimp soup. After Yan Chen took two sips, he waved his hand and said, "I can't eat any more."
Xiang Jin said, "Just forget it if you can't eat it." After saying that, she went to find two bags and started packing them.
Yan Chen got up and tidied up with her. After tidying up the kitchen and mopping the floor, the two of them went downstairs to throw away the garbage together. Then they started walking around the community. Maybe they had eaten too much today.
It was tough, so the two of them took a long walk today. They didn't go home until after 10:30, and then they took turns washing up. Finally, they went to bed after 11:00.
"Compared with today's spicy crayfish and that day's garlic crayfish, which flavor do you prefer?" Xiang Jin asked.
Yan Chen said, "I think both flavors are good. If you want to tell me which one you like, I like yours." As he said that, he turned over and covered her head directly.
, and then whispered to her, "Spicy," and then he kissed her tenderly.