Good luck every time

"Could you please lend me a bowl of hot water?"

Li Ruyi agreed with a smile, turned around and picked up the big teapot that had been kept hot from the stove next to the stove.

She walked over and added water to the top bowl, looking at the expression of the person in front of her as she added.

After only half of the bowl was finished, the man stretched out his hand.

"Eh!? That's enough!"

Li Ruyi took back the teapot in an instant, and the man's hands began to fly over the bowl again, muttering something.

"Today I met a beautiful lady..."

Several bowls were lined up on the table in an instant.

"Skin as white as cream and eyes as charming as a bewitching soul!"

He flipped and swiped his fingers a few times, and the bowls were stacked up in three layers, giving a feeling of being stacked one on top of another.

"The gods in heaven can't stand it..."

His voice suddenly became high-pitched, and the bowls on the upper layer suddenly fell down with a clatter.

At this time, the hot water in the bowl could no longer be seen, as it was precisely covered by another bowl, and even the heat could not escape.

The man laughed.

"Ride the clouds and mist to the mortal world!"

He picked up the chopsticks he had just used with one hand, and with the coordination of his hands and eyes, the bowl that had been pushed in front of Li Ruyi at some point was opened, and a cloud slowly floated up from the bowl.

Li Ruyi looked at the cloud in surprise as it floated to a very high altitude before slowly dissipating.

The people around immediately clapped and showed their support.

“That’s a great move!”

"awesome!"

"..."

Li Ruyi also started laughing.

"Sir, you are really amazing..."

When she smiled, everyone around her smiled too.

"It's just a trifle, as long as the boss lady likes it!"

After saying this, the man bowed, then turned around and left with a few of his companions.

After everyone left, Xiaoman came out from the shadows, squatted in front of the table, and looked around at the not-so-clean rice bowl.

"Hmm? Sis, how did he do that? How come there really is a cloud?"

Li Ershi also came over at this time, put the bowls together, brought them back to the stove, and put them in the bucket of water for washing dishes to soak.

Li Ruyi put her hands on her hips, recalled what had just happened, and then spoke.

"It must be saltpeter and hot water. He sprinkled some powder inside when he put the lid on. I don't know how he mixed it. This is also the work of the guy who makes a living!"

Xiaoman's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Is this a magic trick? How interesting! I've never seen it in the capital before!"

There are different talented people in different places, and they know different things. Xiaoman's knowledge is still very shallow.

Not to mention her, even Li Ruyi has never seen it.

However, when she was in the Jiaofangsi, she met many folk artists and saw many magic tricks that ordinary people had never seen.

It's not true that knowing one thing means knowing everything, but the more you see, the more you will understand.

"It's quite interesting! Not only is it interesting, but it's also not difficult to practice."

Xiaoman stood up and put his hands behind his back, pretending to be mature.

"The world is so big, there are all kinds of things!"

This incident was just a small pleasant event after dinner, and like the disappearing clouds, not many people remembered it.

After the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Li Ruyi's stall officially started operating.

She has hired so many people, it is impossible for them to be idle all day long, so how to attract business becomes the first hurdle.

Both Li Er and Xiao Man had a mysterious confidence in Li Ruyi. They never doubted whether Li Ruyi could lose money by hiring these people, and they never worried that Li Ruyi was bragging when he said he wanted to broaden Wang Jiu's horizons.

On the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Ruyi stretched her body after practicing martial arts, and her joints seemed to crackle.

Just then, another head popped out from the wall of the next courtyard.

Xiaoman was a little impatient, and she started scolding the man as soon as he stuck his head out.

"There are all kinds of birds in this big forest. Some people don't learn from their fall once and want to fall again!"

Hearing Xiaoman's words, the head quickly shrank, the ladder leaning against the wall creaked, and the man quickly hid back.

Li Ruyi looked at Xiaoman who rolled her eyes, then looked in the direction of the next door, smiled and shook her head.

Xiaoman turned to look at her and asked her in a low voice.

"Is it wrong for me to scold him?"

Li Ruyi shook her head.

"Yes!"

Xiaoman was puzzled.

"Then why are you laughing?"

Li Ruyi seemed to have thought of something funny.

"I laugh at this kid who stays at home all day and doesn't dare to go out, yet dares to climb other people's walls every day."

Xiaoman got even angrier when he heard this!

"That's right. That old man doesn't know how to educate his children. He's not at home all day during the New Year. He's left with a mentally ill child. Isn't he afraid that something bad will happen to him?"

After saying that, he cursed loudly again.

"I'm so annoyed by him staring at us every day that I want to jump over and chop him to death."

There was a quick sound of footsteps coming from the other side of the courtyard wall.

Li Ruyi just found it funnier.

While the two were talking, someone knocked on the door. Li Ruyi went to open the door. It was the women who had arrived to work.

With these people, they don’t even have to cook breakfast. Some people set up the tent, and some people move the pots.

While preparations were underway here, Li Ruyi had finished packing up, then leisurely moved a stool and sat outside the stall.

Li Er went to the market to buy some vegetables and came back. Looking at the half pork, many workers began to drool.

Some of the brave ones asked Li Ruyi quietly.

"Boss, will our business be good today?"

Everyone has seen how poor business was yesterday, and no one believes that things will get better today.

Li Ruyi answered with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, I'm going to treat you today!"

When they heard that it was Li Ruyi who was treating them, they felt a little relieved, otherwise they might not be able to buy so much meat.

Although it is said that food will not go bad if left for two more days in winter, there is really no need to store too much if the clean ingredients can be used on the same day.

Soon, the meat was processed.

Li Ruyi cooked the bone soup herself and instructed people to braise the meat.

When the sky brightens, the whole alley is filled with the aroma of braised meat.

The patrolling thugs from the Jiuchuan Gang drooled over the delicious smell when they walked by here.

They were very thick-skinned, but they had no polite idea of ​​staying away from people eating. One of them came here with Wang Jiu and recognized Li Ruyi sitting on the street at a glance.

He quickly took two steps forward.

"Boss Li, make a fortune!"

It was rare for Li Ruyi to hear someone call her Boss Li, and she smiled sincerely.

"It's you! I was just wondering who's patrolling the streets today!"

That person established a relationship with Li Ruyi and immediately took advantage of the situation.

"Boss Li's cooking skills are really good. We can smell the aroma of braised meat from far away!"

This was no different from asking Li Ruyi for meat directly, so the sensible thing to do was to quickly bring some to her door.

However, Li Ruyi had just arrived, looked young and good-looking, which made people like her even more. The man also thought that if Li Ruyi didn't know what was good for him, he would not get angry immediately, but would be more friendly and teach her the rules of going out.

But he didn't expect that after he finished speaking, Li Ruyi also said.

"What's braised meat? Whether it's noodle soup, wontons or dim sum, they're all top-notch. I started my business by making this!"

Li Ruyi's words were not entirely bragging. After all, without the dim sum shop, she would not be able to get Qin Huanzhang.

It is no exaggeration to say that he started out as a food business.

After hearing this, the two men's eyes lit up. They brought a stool and sat next to Li Ruyi, thinking about how to taste all these delicious foods.

But just as their butts touched the stool, before they could say anything, they heard Li Ruyi say again.

"Since you two are here, why not try our specialties? Don't be polite, eat as much as you want. This meal is on me!"

Although the process went a little fast, after all, he was just a person who hung out on the streets, so he immediately accepted it and bowed to Li Ruyi.

"Oh! That's great. Today we're going to try Boss Li's specialty. If it's good, we two brothers will help Boss Li promote it."

Li Ruyi is also very generous.

"polite!"

After saying that, she turned around to look at Li Er. Li Er had already walked to the kitchen without her telling him to do so.

Some of the braised meat in the pot was not yet done. Li Er used a hook to hook out a piece, sliced ​​some himself and put it on the plate.

Soon, noodle soup and braised pork were placed in front of the two men. Looking at the plate full of meat, although they were used to asking for things, they still couldn't help feeling guilty.

Li Ruyi sat aside and watched them eat with a smile on her face.

It’s not that these two people haven’t eaten good food before, but Li Ruyi’s dish is really famous. After they finished a bowl of delicious food, they felt empty as if they had never eaten before.

Li Ruyi looked back and Li Er immediately brought each of them a large bowl of wontons.

After finishing all the dry and liquid food, the two of them couldn't eat anymore no matter how big their appetite was.

They both sat on the bench with their necks straightened, so they could drink soup whenever they had a hiccup.

It’s just that the taste is so good that even burping feels like a pleasure.

The person who spoke first gave Li Ruyi a thumbs up.

"Boss Li, you are really this! Delicious! The meat is delicious, and the noodles are delicious too!"

Li Ruyi smiled.

"Of course, don't forget to help me pass the ball!"

The two of them agreed as they stood up.

"Of course, Boss Li, don't worry!"

Li Ruyi stood up to see them off, and said something by the way.

"I have prepared a lot of food today. If you are a brother from the Jiuchuan Gang, we will treat you for free!"

The two people were walking smoothly, but they were all stunned when they heard these words. The person who was speaking couldn't control the stunned look on his face and quickly turned around and asked.

"What did Boss Li say?"

Li Ruyi was still as calm as ever.

"If brothers from the Jiuchuan Gang come over today, we will entertain them for free!"

Although the two of them were quite shameless and took advantage of Li Ruyi, they didn't feel embarrassed at all.

But at this moment, they still felt guilty and spoke uncertainly.

"Boss Li...Boss Li, we have two to three hundred people in the Jiuchuan Gang!"

Li Ruyi now looked embarrassed.

"Oh! It seems that my pot is too small, and there is not enough meat for stewing. I am afraid it will not be enough today! How about this, if you don't eat it today, come tomorrow, and we won't charge you!"

The man just smiled when he saw Li Ruyi in trouble. Look, look, this is right. A small stall, but you don’t know how high the sky is and you still want to treat us! ?

But that smile disappeared on Li Ruyi's face as soon as she finished speaking.

When the two of them left the alley, Li Ruyi looked back at her with a look as if she was seriously ill.

Li Ruyi hugged his shoulders and smiled calmly.

Is she short of money?

Are you short of the money earned from this stall?