human suffering

Chapter 8 Breakfast must be eaten well

Women continue to sell and are slow to get change,

"Buy a few steamed buns, made at home, and fried noodles, 3 yuan for 5, just so you don't have to look for money."

Cai Gen continued not to speak, waiting for the change,

"My family's steamed buns are delicious, and we eat them every day in our own house. Everyone in the neighborhood buys them. If you come late, you can't buy them."

The women were still looking for change there. Obviously, there were many one-dollar bills on the front of the money box, but it was difficult to pick out three of the same bills.

Is it that hard to find 3 bucks?Isn't it obvious that the three one-dollar bills are?

Cai Gen was still stubborn, without saying a word, waiting for change,

"At such an old age, I still haggle when I buy a pack of cigarettes. What's wrong with buying a few steamed buns? My steamed buns are poisonous?"

Seeing that she couldn't sell it, the woman became furious and quickly took two one-dollar bills and one-dollar coins.

Throwing it at the window, the coin rolled down the window and fell to the ground because of its strength.

Cai Gen took the two dollars from the window and began to bend over to pick up the coins on the ground.

Because there is ice on the ground, the coin is under the influence of room temperature, and the temperature is very high. When it encounters ice, it freezes.

It's still dark, and the down jacket is still thick.

It took a long time to pick up the coin.

During the process of picking up coins, the window of the small shop closed with a bang, and the woman deliberately said loudly,

"Poverty you."

Cai Gen picked up the coin, put the money in his pocket, and glared at the line of words in the window,

"Shu noodles steamed buns, 5 cents each."

Poor people have short ambitions, horses are thin and long, hey.

Turn around and go back to the battery car, tear open the cigarette, light one, push the car, and continue to the store.

It was too cold outside, and the body that had been warmed by the activity just now started to get cold again.

Due to the low temperature, this cigarette did not have 3 puffs, only one filter was left, and the cigarette butt fell out.

Cai Gen bit the filter, facing the cold wind, alone, proud and messy.

This smoke is fake.

Cai Gen looked back and saw that he had walked some distance from the canteen.

go back?That eldest sister's mouth is not vegetarian, it's early in the morning, forget it.

At this time, a 110 sounded its siren, drove past Cai Gen, and rushed behind Cai Gen.

These policemen are really working hard. They are out in the morning. Who are they to arrest?Looking at the direction of the police car, is it catching and selling fake cigarettes?

But the police car passed the canteen and didn't stop. Cai Gen was a little disappointed.

Continuing to push the cart and walking for another half an hour, I finally saw the lights of my shop at about 6 o'clock.

It didn't seem to be so dark anymore, I walked into the community, unloaded the battery, opened the store door, and felt a burst of warmth.

Charge the battery first, take off your coat, because the underwear has been soaked several times, and now it is still a little damp.

Without changing his clothes, he came to the back kitchen, lit the fire, boiled a pot of water, and waited for the water to boil.

Taking the time to light another cigarette, this time it was confirmed that it was a real, fake cigarette.

The smell of inferior tobacco is very choking, but still very refreshing.

Cai Gen stared at the water in the pot and began to recall what happened last night.

Where did it start?Yes, a quartz clock moves one less second per minute.

The blood stains dragged by the old man selling bean bags, the young man's near-death experience, the darkness where he can't walk 30 meters, the dark shadows in the stairwell, the hanging on the headlights.

Is this all an illusion?Although he is delivering meals, he is also highly educated, even if it is a self-taught degree.

Rational cognition has always been Cai Gen's proud advantage.

Even if the wife later chose to be a maid, after rational analysis, she felt that it was a matter of belief, not a feudal superstition, so she gladly changed her mind to support it.

Don’t rush to deny things you don’t understand. This is the truth that Cai Gen has summed up in his 40 years of life. It seems that he needs to expand the boundaries of his cognition and needs to ask his wife for help.

When the water boils, turn off the smoke, put a portion of rice in the pot, and start stirring constantly.

Cooking rice porridge seems simple, but in order to boil every grain of rice like a flower, it requires heat and constant stirring.

Let each grain of rice burst without breaking, and the entrance is soft without losing its taste. It is the strength and effort of every stirring.

Cai Gen is very talented and hardworking in cooking.

Just like he has a weight of 200 pounds, it is not an overnight gain or loss, but an accumulation day after day.

But the meals sold by Caigen's restaurant are all ready-made, and he didn't make them himself, which is what puzzled his friends.

The reason given by Cai Gen is that cooking is for family members, relatives and friends, and it is used to sell for money, and it is not delicious.

For a person who opened a restaurant, he gave such a reason, and all those who heard it, in addition to contempt, still despised.

When the heat is up, the rice porridge is ready, take the rice pot, put it on the frying pan, and start frying the dumplings.

Frozen dumplings, put them in a pan, add oil and a cup of water, cover the pan, and for 10 minutes, a pan of oily fried dumplings will be ready.

Next is the fried yellow croaker, two large yellow croakers, which have been marinated in the refrigerator overnight, only salt and no other seasonings are added to ensure the taste of the yellow croaker in the sea.

Cai Gen fry very carefully, and did not dare to flip it too often, for fear of breaking the fish, so he did not dare to flip it.

I'm sorry for such good ingredients. It costs 45 yuan per pound, and two fish cost more than 50 yuan. Cai Gen murmured and stared at the heat carefully.

When the yellow croaker is fried until golden on both sides, it is out of the pan.

Finally fried 2 poached eggs, put them on a plate, and the breakfast was done.

When I left the kitchen, I looked at the quartz clock at the door. It was 5 minutes and 7 o'clock, and the time was just right.

Cai Gen opened the take-out software, lit a cigarette, touched the black spot on the bar, and continued to regret.

This bar was bought in the old-fashioned market when he opened the store. It is heavy and thick.

When it was first carried into the store, the four big men were very laborious. The bar was 4 yuan and the shipping fee was 200 yuan. Now, few restaurants use such a heavy bar.

My wife didn't like this bar very much, she said that the color was not good, it was vermilion, and it was so big that it looked a bit like a coffin.

But Cai Gen likes this bar, the reason is that it is high enough that Cai Gen stands in it and feels very secure.

Because the bar is thick and heavy, it adds to the sense of security.

At about 2:7 to [-]:[-], the wife and son entered the house, and the bell on the door made a pleasant and cheerful sound.

Cai Gen hurriedly went to the back kitchen and put breakfast on the table by the window, where there was the first sunshine in the morning.

Also, the breakfast he made looks good in the sun.

The wife and son quickly took their seats and started to eat. Cai Gen watched from the bar, smoking a cigarette, feeling very happy.

When I was free to eat, my wife began to ask whether there was a match or not.

"How many times did you live last night?"

Cai Gen fell from happiness to the abyss and said bitterly,

"Only one lives."

The wife was not surprised, and started the daily scolding,

"You said how good it is for you to go out and find a class. When your boss Cai, what do you do with a broken shop? You lose money and people, can't you do enough?"

It’s an old cliché. Five years ago, when Cai Gen said that he opened a store, no one agreed. As a result, it has become Huang Qi’s appearance. Cai Gen skillfully used every answer.

"My parents are getting older and their children are young. I don't want to go out of town anymore."

　Fish get lost in water and forget each other, birds fly in the wind but don't know there is wind. Knowing this can surpass the scenery and be happy.Quoted from "Cai Root Tan"

　　

　

(End of this chapter)