A piece of paper

In May, the warbler flies and the grass grows, and the streams in Jing County become brisk and jump in the mid-spring and early summer wind.

At the southeast corner of Shuixi Street, there are several restaurants.

Chen Fu's favorite dried qin fish comes from Xixiangge, a shanty restaurant on the slope in the southeast corner.

The restaurant is built against the Wuxi River. Several long bamboo poles are supported on the oilcloth, and some thick logs are used as beams. Five or six tables are scattered here and there. Steamer, cooked to order and served.

It is a food stall with a good business.

Many dishes in the restaurant are good, light and salty, and can be steamed, stewed, fried or braised to bring out the original taste of the ingredients.

Xian Jin sat at the window seat in the lobby, picked out the inner flesh of the eggplant, dipped it in the special hot pepper and dipped it in water, appraised it, and said to Chen Fu, "...it's not as delicious as Mama Zhang's."

A hotness of self-deception, which looks like a show of teeth and claws, but in fact it is strong on the outside and capable on the inside.

After hearing this, Chen Fu didn't quite believe it, so he decided to try it himself, and said with a frown, "The craftsmanship has returned!"

Called the waiter again, "Put some brown sugar in!"

Xian Jin: "..."

In this era, Huizhou belongs to the southern Zhili, and everyone is influenced by the economically developed area south of the Huaihe River. From the perspective of food, it is mainly light, and some dishes are even very sweet.

Huizhou in later generations is much better, at least it has developed a unique law that everything can be thickened, braised, and colored...

Xian Jin thought aimlessly.

After finishing the meal, Xian Jin looked around, feeling a little disappointed.

Still not here.

I have been waiting for four or five days, and I follow Chen Fu to eat hazelnuts in this Xixiang Pavilion every day. When I go home, I can’t eat any more. feel.

People are almost gone, and the cooks are pouring water to sharpen their knives.

Xian Jin pursed his lips, stood up and drank the tea on the table.He was greeting the waiter and was about to check out and leave, but he saw not far away, five or six men wearing linen clothes who looked like they were working hard, walked into the restaurant with a tired look, and found a table not far away. Sit with your back.

Xian Jin raised his eyebrows.

Just the waiter stepped forward, "Guest officer, you..."

With palms facing outwards, Xian Jin pretended to be silent, and sat down heavily.

"Xiaoer, as usual!"

The leading man knocked on the table weakly. As soon as he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and hissed, "Forget it! Each person has a bowl of Yangchun noodles, and I add a marinated egg to my bowl!"

After finishing speaking, he sighed a little irritably, "The past one or two years when I went to my old club, the life was not so difficult."

Someone nearby persuaded, "Who's life is not made, there are highs and lows in this business, and we are not the boss, there is no use getting angry!"

There are also people who are equally irritable, "It's trivial to have more money and less money, we rely on craftsmanship to eat! Look in the store, you can't understand the farts, just listen to the old ones! Just give birth to the old ones." I think I know everything on earth and half in heaven. Look at the goods left in our warehouse, whoever can sell them, I will give him three bangs!"

The next table is still complaining.

When the noodles are ready, only the sound of "huhu" eating noodles can be heard.

After Xian Jin and Chen Fu looked at each other, they went to the counter and handed over a small piece of silver, about one or two and a half coins. gone."

The food cost of the two tables is added up, and there is still a lot of wealth.

Xian Jin squinted at the menu on the wall, and casually ordered a few hard dishes, "Add a plate of pork head meat, stewed pork belly, dried dish qin fish, and fresh saury for the next table. Two jars of wine that this group of guys love to drink."

After a pause, he said again, "Pack another box of hibiscus cakes and send them to Chen Jizhi on Shuixi Street."

Turning to Chen Fu, who was sitting on the seat, who was so bored playing with the rough porcelain dishes from other people's shops, he pouted and said with a smile, "Our third master likes to eat."

The shopkeeper's eyeballs turned left and right, and he said with a smile, "There's a hundred cash left!"

Xian Jin laughed and said, "That's the hard work paid to the shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper stuffed the silver into his pocket with a smile, and narrowed his eyes with a hint of smile, "It's not hard work! Tell me a word, what's the hard work!"

After paying the bill, Chen Fu picked his teeth and walked on the street with Xian Jin, and looked back at the men who were "huhu" eating noodles under the shed, "... In these few days, are you waiting for these few?"

Xian Jin was taken aback.

Chen Fu snorted softly, "Third Master, I am a foodie, drinker, and entertainer, but I have a bright eye!"

If the eye tricks are not bright, how can he poke wherever his wife hurts?
Chen Fu continued to hum, "These ones look like they were made of paper."

Xian Jin was curious, "How did you find out?"

Chen Fu raised his right shoulder and looked at Xian Jin with a look, "Did you see that? Those people walked in, their uniform right shoulders were higher than their left shoulders, their right arms were thicker than their left ones, and their bodies on the right side leaned forward slightly— This is the habit of paper makers who hold bamboo curtains in their right hands all the year round to pick up paper."

Xian Jin was shocked.

Chen Fu raised his head to the sky, like a proud rooster, "I told you early on that although your third master and I are a dandy, I am not an ignorant dandy. In terms of making paper, I can It's on par with your second uncle."

Xian Jin pursed his lips and smiled, "Then let you take care of the workshop?"

Today's Jing County Workshop has a very pure business, and its only goal is to make perfect Liuzhangxuan and Bazhangxuan as soon as possible, and the rest of the trivial work is basically handed over to Xiaocao Village.

If Chen Fu is really willing to take care of it, that would be a good thing - she can't wait to see old man Li Sanshun stick his neck in front of Chen Fu and say "No, I won't".
One is a dandy fairy, and the other is a stubborn bull, who can only defeat magic with magic.

Unexpectedly, when Chen Fu heard this, his face paled immediately, "You don't want to put down the stall! I still have seven towns to eat!"

Xianjin: "."

I'm really sorry for delaying your enthusiastic performance in Jing County on the tip of your tongue!
The two father and daughter chatted nonsense all the way to the shop. After all, Chen Fu didn't ask Xian Jin and the group of papermakers what they were doing, just as he silently accompanied Xian Jin to eat the eggplant dipped in sauce at Wutianxi Xiangge, without saying a word. word.

Such a noisy, gossip and patient person, these five days, he was neither curious nor complaining, but just accompanied him silently.
Xian Jin looked at Chen Fu with complicated and confused eyes, and handed him the hibiscus cake delivered to the shop, speaking a lot softer, "You eat less, it's all lard brown sugar, take a look Since you came to Jing County, your belly has grown by two inches."

Chen Fu held the pastry in his hand, turned his back, and waved his hands wildly at Xian Jin.

When the sun was setting in the west, Xian Jin was taking inventory in Kuli.

Director Dong came to report in doubt, "...a master Gao came and waited for you in the front hall, saying that he came to thank you for the two altars of clear water wine."

Xian Jin smiled and clapped his hands, "Invite him to the yard."

He hurried into the inner courtyard and changed into a clean and neat dark gray short singlet. After thinking about it, he went back to the storeroom to pack two bamboo paper tracing red books and a few gold foil clips newly developed by Xiaocao Village.

As soon as they got out of the courtyard, they saw the middle-aged man who was sitting next to them in Xixiang Pavilion at noon standing beside Director Dong with his shoulders shrugged.

Xian Jin walked a few steps quickly, pulled out the chair with a smile, "Sit down!"

The middle-aged man looked a little gloomy, and looked behind Xian Jin, "Is the third master not here?"

Xian Jin smiled and said, "Third Master has gone out, if you need anything, you can ask me the same."

Xianjin woke up like a dream, and his smile deepened, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is He Xianjin, and I am the head shopkeeper of Chen Jijing county shop and workshop, you can call me shopkeeper He, or sister Jin .”

The drooping mung bean eyes of the middle-aged man lifted slightly.

Xian Jin laughed and said, "Uncle Dong, make a cup of Lu'an melon slices for Master Gao. It's the most refreshing to drink some melon slices tea after having wine at noon."

Director Dong responded and left.

The middle-aged man looked thoughtfully at the back of Director Dong who left respectfully.

Seeing this, Xian Jin pulled back the chair and invited him again, "Master Gao, please sit down, if we have something to do, let's sit comfortably and talk about it."

Director Dong went back and forth, with Zhou Zhougou and Xiao Suoer behind him, with a tea tray in one hand and a box of six-color pastries in the other.

The attitude of the two people has never, never been so respectful.

there has never been!

It looks like it has been specially instructed and educated!
Xian Jin glanced at Guanshi Dong, suppressed a smile on his face, and couldn't help feeling in his heart: No wonder Guanshi Dong has three bars, and the monthly payment is higher than that of the county magistrate!

Just go to others' professionalism of observing words and expressions!
Total aid!

A natural assistant!

There are a few hooks hidden in this chapter that are not clearly stated, and everyone who is smart will definitely see it at a glance!