There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 48

"Boss, here's a big bowl of ramen." A tall man shouted anxiously as soon as he stepped into the room with one foot.

"Okay, wait a minute. A big bowl of ramen."

It was time to eat, and there were quite a few people sitting in the small restaurant. The man looked around and found a table with only one person sitting there.

"Boss, fried rice with scrambled eggs."

"Boss, order a bowl of ramen."

"Boss, cook a dish and serve two flatbreads. First, two liang of wine."

In the blink of an eye, the dining tables that originally had a few vacant seats began to be crowded.

Fortunately, everyone is used to it, and few people protest. Besides, many people are from the military camp, and they all know each other. There is no such fuss, and it is even more lively to squeeze together.

"Who wants a big bowl of ramen?" A crisp voice sounded in the center of the restaurant.

"Mine, mine, here." A man shouted loudly.

"Mine, here I am." The man on the other table also stood up and waved.

"Screw you kid, I came first, come here, let me here."

The waiter who was holding the ramen looked at it, walked towards him and put down the ramen bowl. "Here, the hot pepper and vinegar are there, you put them yourself."

"well."

As soon as the noodle delivery person left, the people at this table shouted and left.

No one knows how old this restaurant is. Anyway, since they served as soldiers and came to this frontier area, this restaurant has been here. Some days suddenly there was another person.

This is a child about thirteen or fourteen years old. He looks very good-looking. Many people couldn't help but take a second look when they saw it for the first time.But this child has been wearing neat and clean men's clothes, and his throat is blocked by a high collar, so he can't see anything.Moreover, he is young, so he probably really looks like a boy and a girl, so these people who often come here to eat will always talk about this matter every time they have a meal.

But regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl, they are all happy. Needless to say, in the military camp all day long, they see some stinky, big and three rough men. Even in the restaurant, there are three people who are no different from them. Appearing, they don't know whether it is a boy or a girl, and the child becomes a beautiful scenery.And this kid is not like the other waiter, who always puts the noodles and dishes on the table and leaves. He will tell you what you ordered, and then remind you to pay attention to details such as hot, and, since After he came, there were several staple foods in the store, including fried rice with eggs that they had never eaten before, which made these people full again.

"How many glasses do you want for your wine?"

Before the man who ordered the wine could speak, several people at the same table answered for him: "Five, five, no, no, six, come here, Li Hu, sit here."

The man's face darkened suddenly, and he slapped the table and shouted: "Fuck your mother, is my two taels of wine enough for six people to toss? Two cups, just take two, and you can't take any more."

"Little family."

"Why are you such a bitch, it's so embarrassing!"

"Hey, no brotherhood."

"Bullshit!"

The kid came back from the counter and put six scrubbed and clean cups on the table. Before the sluggish man roared, he explained with some apology: "Our shopkeeper wants me to bring six cups. of."

Hearing this, the man snorted twice and didn't pursue further. He divided six cups, one for each person, and poured two taels of wine. Probably because the cups were small, there was still some left. He drank it in one gulp, After pouring the second cup, he poured the rest into his stomach with a tsk tsk.

After drinking, he let out a long breath, hiccupped, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Boss, this wine is not bad, good, real!"

The boss stood at the counter, dialed the abacus twice, and half-closed his eyes: "That's right, we never do the business of mixing water. If we want to drink, we can drink it to our heart's content."

"Li Hu, you can eat, I ordered two bowls of noodles by myself."

The man named Li Hu didn't raise his head, he just ate the noodles with strong mouthfuls, and occasionally pulled out a shredded pork from the middle and stuffed it into his mouth.

The noodles in the restaurant are prepared for the big men in the military camp, and the natural portion is full. Everyone drinks a bowl, and then rubs off with others for two sips of wine and two chopsticks for food, which is basically enough, but this Li Hu actually ordered two bowls in one go.Everyone was a little surprised.

Li Hu is a boring person. He didn't speak when asked for a long time.

"You boring gourd!" A few people laughed and scolded him and ignored him, pushed away the noodle bowls they had already eaten, and started chatting.

"In a few days it will be harvest season again. I don't know if those bastards will come this time?"

"It's hard to say, I didn't come last year, and there is a high possibility that I will come this year."

"Hit them all at their homes and set them on fire to burn them all to death."

"It's not that easy. These nomads are very cunning. They don't have a fixed place, so it's hard to find them."

"Hey, Li Hu, sit down and have a rest. Apart from you being close to the higher-ups here, what news do you know, can you talk about it?" Then Li Hu was about to leave after eating the second bowl of noodles, and a dark-skinned man next to him A man like the bottom of a pot stretched out his feet to stop him and prevent him from passing.

Li Hu looked at him: "I don't know."

"Then Colonel Zheng didn't say anything?"

Li Hu shook his head.

"Then what about the higher ups? When the higher ups recruited Colonel Zheng to go over, you should have followed, didn't you hear anything?"

Li Hu is obviously an honest person. Seeing that several people stretched out their feet one by one, as if they would stretch out their feet and kick him as soon as he dared to escape, he had to sit down: "What else can I say, the food is about to be harvested." It is to tell the people below to be tense, to strengthen guards and patrols, especially to send more people to the surrounding villages, and to work harder in daily drills, so as not to fail on the battlefield."

The dark-skinned man snorted a few times: "We have been severely beaten by Captain Zheng on weekdays. We also told other people in the battalion to be more diligent. We don't need it."

"The lieutenant appointed a new training plan, which will be implemented in a few days." Li Hu suddenly interjected another sentence, everyone was stunned, and after a while, they began to complain, but complain again , No one dared to scold Captain Zheng, they just scolded those nomads to the bottom, and even a few generals secretly scolded a few words in their stomachs.

When the meal time passed, the people in the store also slowly dispersed. The chef came out of the house with a big belly full of fat, and asked the boss at the counter with a smile: "Boss, let's have lunch at noon today." What? There’s still some rice left, but it’s not enough for the four of us, how about some more noodles and stir-fried bean sprouts?”

"Okay, you can figure it out, you have to take care of it!" The old man waved his hand, lowered his head and continued to count how much money he charged at noon today.

"Liu Jian, come and help me." The kid in the waiting hall cleaned up the dishes on the table and greeted the other one.

"Cheng Qiao, just put it away for now, and clean it up after eating." The waiter Liu Jian who was called over had worked for many years more than him, and he had been exercising very cunningly. He didn't know whether he wanted to He went over to help him set up the barrel.

"Anyway, it's our job. Is it different if we do it early or late?" Cheng Qiao and the others put the wooden barrel full of dishes next to the kitchen water tank, and then went outside.

"The meal is ready, come and serve the meal." The fat chef yelled, Liu Jian hurriedly put down the things he was packing up, and ran to the kitchen immediately. The boss behind the counter squinted at Cheng Qiao who was still going on, but there was nothing Say, get on with your work.

After Liu Jian ran in and out a few times, all the meals were brought out.

In the middle are two dishes, one is fried pork with bean sprouts, and the other is pickled dried radish.There is also a large plate of egg fried rice and a bowl of ramen.Because the portions are very large, Liu Jian also took out a few small bowls, and whoever eats them will serve them themselves.

"It's better to clean up and eat happily, and you won't see those dirty dishes." Liu Jianxian put a big bowl of fried rice with eggs, put a piece of dried radish into his mouth, and muttered while chewing.

"Know how to clean, but don't know how to tidy up."

Liu Jian didn't dare to say anything after being scolded by the boss, so he buried his head in eating.

Cheng Qiao first filled the boss with a bowl of ramen, then filled the fat chef with a bowl of fried rice with eggs, and then picked up his own bowl and began to serve.

She filled a small bowl of ramen and ate it slowly with bean sprouts and dried radish.

"Are you a girl or a boy, you eat like a woman." Liu Jian started to yell again seeing Cheng Qiao eating slowly.

"You don't have anything else to do all day long, why don't you put your mind to work? You don't want to be quiet even after eating!" The boss gave him a stare and scolded him.

The four of them were eating, when a person walked in from the door, Liu Jian was facing the door, he caught a glimpse of the clothes in the military barracks out of the corner of his eye, and waved his hand: "There is no food, there is no food, please go early in the evening."

The man paused, then walked in calmly, found a table and sat down, then raised his index finger and tapped the table: "A big bowl of ramen."

"You..." Liu Jian stood up and was about to yell, but he noticed that this person seemed to be dressed more gorgeously and advanced than other people's clothes, and his appearance and feeling...

Liu Jian decided to shrink his neck and stop talking.

The boss continued to eat his own, but the fat chef put down the bowl, and when he was about to get up, Cheng Qiao stood up one step ahead of him: "Master Lu, you can eat first, if you don't worry about me, let me do it for you."

Master Lu chuckled: "Then how can I dislike your craftsmanship, you taught me several things in our shop, but you are still eating..."

"It's okay, I'm almost done eating." After Cheng Qiao finished speaking, he ran into the kitchen.

She only learned ramen noodles after she arrived here. She took out a ball of kneaded and kneaded noodles, and she tore them apart, beat them, and repeated them until they became thin strands. Her arms were almost sore. Wiping the sweat off her forehead with her arm, she opened the still hot pot, put the noodles in, and poked the firewood underneath to make it burn even more.

Put it in front of the man, Cheng Qiao said: "Guest officer, you came late, and the shredded pork in the store has been used up, so I decided to put some vegetables for you. This is spicy, this is vinegar. You watch and let go."

The man moved slightly, and the armor on his body also squeaked. He raised his head half sideways and glanced at Cheng Qiao. Cheng Qiao couldn't help but step back at that glance. This man is very handsome, especially his eyes. The corners of the eyes are slightly raised, and there is a sense of seduction. This kind of person is definitely a playboy who is electrocuted to death in modern times. A kind of coldness, the coldness that can't wait to escape immediately.

After Cheng Qiao took two steps back, he stood there at a loss for what to do.

"Xiaoqiao, don't come back for dinner, stand there and delay the guests' dinner!" Suddenly, the boss's voice sounded, and at this moment, the slightly reproachful voice sounded like the sound of nature to Cheng Qiao, he turned around quickly and ran to the boss around.

"Hurry up and eat. After eating, go inside to wash the dishes. Everyone knows how to be lazy all day long. I don't know how much money it will cost me to support you people!" The boss muttered and cursed a few more words.

The few people got used to it long ago, no one paid attention to him, and they all ate happily. Cheng Qiao took the opportunity to move the stool towards the boss, closer.

After several people finished eating, first the shopkeeper hiccupped and left, then the fat chef patted his stomach and went to the backyard to rest, Liu Jian snorted into the last few noodles and drank two mouthfuls of noodle soup , and smiled at Cheng Qiao: "Xiaoqiao, you have worked hard here, you Brother Liu, I feel sick to my stomach, go to the toilet!"

Cheng Qiao frowned and put down his chopsticks: "Go ahead, Liu Jian, can you not use the excuse of going to the toilet next time!"

"Okay, okay, I was negligent, you still have to eat."

Cheng Qiao saw that the three of them had left, and he started to put away the dishes. He carried the dinner plates twice and put them into the kitchen. When he rolled up his sleeves and was about to wash the dishes, the wooden door connecting the kitchen and the hall was knocked Twice, Cheng Qiao looked up, and the man who had eaten was leaning on the door frame, holding up the broken silver in his hand.

"My lord, just give me the silver."

The old and vigorous voice sounded in the hall, and the man immediately went out and handed it to him.

"Hey, my lord, I want to find you, there are too many of these."

"Stew braised pork tonight, prepare some good wine, I want to come." The man waved his hand as he walked towards the barracks.

"My lord, these are not enough!"

"..."

After cleaning the bowls, wiping the greasy table, and mopping the floor, when everything was cleaned up, Cheng Qiao beat his waist tiredly, and lay down on the counter to rest.

In a daze, she seemed to have returned to a few months ago. When she woke up, she had already arrived at this town on the edge of the border. At that time, she even thought that she had died, and then was reborn in another world, where the wind and sand Relatively large, eyes are full of dull gray and dark yellow, no fresh air at home, full of vitality green, if the hometown is a clear and handsome woman, then here is a rough and bold man, Qiaoqiao standing in the wind whistling Beside the street, an old man in his 60s and [-]s came over, who is now Boss Hu. He handed Qiaoqiao a letter and said: From now on, you can be a waiter here with peace of mind.

The letter was written by my mother, and it was full of three pages. It was nothing more than loving her daughter and not letting her get angry. After she was unconscious, she was taken to her brother's house, and it happened that the second brother who had been serving as a soldier at the border sent someone to come. Visiting and delivering letters in my hometown, Qiaoqiao was followed by this coincidence.

At the end, Qiaoqiao burst into tears, and her mother wrote, God will not repay Qiaoqiao for not saving others, God knows, all this is done by her mother, she doesn't want anything, as long as Qiaoqiao Qiao stays at the border and waits quietly, and the rest can be done by the couple. As for Hongxia, they will try their best to save her.

The last few words, repeated over and over again, meant that Ning Shi had to take care of herself cleverly, and those simple and long-winded words seemed like tears of blood at that time.After Qiaoqiao read it, she lit the oil lamp and burned the letter. After crying, she put on the waiter clothes that Boss Hu had prepared for her, put on a bottle of ointment that could turn her face slightly yellow, and went to the restaurant , began his career as a waiter.

"Wake up! Wake up!!!" The sound of pounding on the counter was deafening to Qiaoqiao's ears. She raised her head abruptly, and stared blankly with wide eyes.

Liu Jian yawned, and cast a glance at Qiaoqiao: "You kid, you pretend to be diligent, and you actually sleep lazily here, and you sleep so soundly, and you get up to work. You have to wash the dishes for the evening, and then go to the soup. The juice is boiled out, and there is not enough dough, so we need to knead the dough.”

"En." Qiaoqiao rubbed her eyes and nodded in agreement.

The way she rubbed her eyes ignorantly made Liu Jian blush all of a sudden, he cursed himself secretly, and roared: "Hurry up!"

The two of them worked hard for more than an hour. The green vegetables were washed and put in the vegetable basket ready to be used at any time. The pork was also cut into pieces and rolled in boiling water. Boiling slowly in the pot.

"Boss, are you there?"

"What are you shouting about? Be quiet, I'm not deaf yet." Boss Hu slowly stood up from behind the counter, looked at the soldiers who walked in, and squinted.

"Boss, I'm hungry, get some food quickly. What do you have now?"

"I gonna go see."

It was still a little early at this time, he went into the kitchen to have a look, pointed to Qiaoqiao who had kneaded it, and said: "Master Lu hasn't come yet, you can help me with a bowl of noodles first. More servings, the kid outside looks It looks quite edible."

Qiaoqiao finished the noodles, the man groaned against the table with his already hungry chin, and when he put the bowl in front of him, his eyes widened in surprise, he grabbed the chopsticks and sucked it up, regardless of his hot tongue being numb Yes, still eager to eat.

"Is this the barracks where you haven't taken care of food for a few days?" Boss Hu looked at him and asked with a snort.

The man scratched his hair: "I just came back and I'm a little tired."

The boss glanced at him, and went to the kitchen to bring out a small plate of leftover stew from lunch: "Eat."

After he finished eating, he paid and left. At this time, Master Lu also came, and the people who came to eat came up one after another.

After a while, it was crowded with people, and Qiaoqiao and Liu Jian kept busy.

As soon as she put down a bowl of ramen, Qiaoqiao was about to walk into the kitchen with the tray when a person walked in the door. It was the last man who ate at noon. He changed his armor this time and only wore a clean blue shirt. Like taking a stroll in the courtyard, he walked in with his hands behind his back.

He looked around, then walked towards one place.

Hahahaha... The guys on the table were laughing wildly and kept patting the table. One of them laughed and said loudly: "Does it look like I learned it? Hahahaha, what is that Li? General Chen likes this!"

"is it?"

"Yes!"

The man smiled and pushed the man aside to sit down: "You learn it again, I didn't see clearly just now!"

"Lee, Lee, Lee..."

The people who were eating around looked over, those who dropped their chopsticks dropped their chopsticks, and the soup dripped from their mouths. After a while, they all came to their senses, stood up collectively, and bowed together: "General."

"General..." The face of the man who spoke just now changed, and he swallowed, not knowing what to justify.

"Go, sit over there, it's very crowded. Xiaoer, bring up the meals I want at noon."

After he finished speaking, the man stood behind him all of a sudden, and the rest of them also got up. That General Li glared at him coldly, and those people kept half squatting and half standing posture.

"What are you doing up, let's eat together, I ordered some wine at noon, let's drink together!"

Qiaoqiao didn't want to go there to deliver food. For some reason, she felt that although this man was good-looking, he gave her a very dangerous feeling. But now Liu Jian was busy at another table, so she gritted her teeth and held the Stewed braised pork and a jug of wine walked over.

"What's the little girl's name?"

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned, and Qi Qi looked at Qiaoqiao.

(End of this chapter)