Fangjia noodle shop

In the spring of the second year of Xuyou, Xia State and Dashi State sought peace from Xu State, and the three countries appraised the "Lintao Covenant Alliance" in Lintao: Xia State and Lintao State professed their vassals to Xu State, never invaded the territory again, and provided annual coins to the princess every year Marriage, sending protons to the DPRK... These series of harsh provisions have witnessed the disastrous failure of the two countries' reckless provocations, and the prosperity of Xu's national power has finally brought long-term peace to the entire continent.

Spring returns to the earth, and the land is full of vitality. The war that just ended seems to have left no trace on this continent. Millions of corpses have been turned into flower protection soil, and the smoke of war is blown away by wisps of breeze.

Jinxin County is not a big county in Xu State. The economy here is not the most prosperous and prosperous, and its location is far away from the pass. Therefore, when Xia State and Dashi State attacked Xu State, it was still safe, although the soldiers He was conscripted, but there are still men in every family, so the impact on daily life is not severe.After the war ended, some temporarily recruited soldiers had been repatriated, and those who died in the battle were also given money compensation, and the life of each household continued as usual.

It was still early at this time, the sky only showed a gleam of light, the main street was dark, the restaurants and shops on both sides were still quiet, and there was a lot of silence, and there were many doors opening in an alley not far away.

One of the small shops called "Fangjia Noodle Shop" also opened its doors and started doing business.Entering the store, you will find that the hall is not very big. There are six square tables with a long bench on each side of the table; two long tables should be for more people to eat; there are some The rivets, which should have been hung with the names of various kinds of pasta written on bamboo slices, are empty now.

The owner of the shop carried a piece of red paper and a small bowl of paste, and went outside to post the recruitment notice written last night outside the door.

Looking at the brighter sky, Fang Mu let out a breath of white air.The morning in early spring is still a bit chilly. Eating a bowl of hot noodles and drinking a large bowl of hot noodle soup will make people warm and smile comfortably.

This alley is full of various snack shops. Except for a few wine shops and pastry shops, there is no movement, and other shops that can sell some breakfast are open for business.This place is not as good as the big shops a few streets away that are thriving and full of business, and most of them are rich and noble gentry. The customers who come to this kind of small shop are mostly peddlers, poor people, just want to eat and not hungry to save some money.

Fang Mu returned to the house and began to prepare the ingredients for making noodles. The small shop that hadn’t opened since the death of his parents finally opened. As soon as he went to the backyard to get some firewood and returned to the kitchen, he saw a tall figure standing in the hall. Mu was a little puzzled. He opened the door much earlier than when his parents were there, because he has only himself and he needs to prepare early. He didn't expect someone to come to eat noodles so early. He thought to himself and asked : "What do the guests want to eat? Today there are only mutton noodles and pork rib noodles."

When the man turned around, Fang Mu was taken aback. He was a very heroic man, with thick eyebrows and bright eyes, a straight nose, and a serious smile with pursed lips.His eyes moved to his hands, a little stunned.

The man handed over the red paper in his hand, "Recruitment?"

"Ah, ah, yes." Fang Mu regained his composure and responded quickly.

"Conditions?" The man said concisely.

"Ah?" Fang Mu suppressed his beating heart, "Ah, as long as the work can be done, including chopping firewood, transporting goods, greeting customers, etc., it is mainly physical work, and the work will not be too leisurely. Two days of vacation. Um... board and lodging are guaranteed, one or two taels of silver per month."

"Okay." The man responded readily.

"Then, then...then I'll write the contract." Fang Mu took out the prepared paper, ink, brush and inkstone, and wrote in regular script in a regular and elegant manner.

Soon, the two signed the contract and pressed their fingerprints.Make two copies and keep them separately.

Fang Mu looked at his signature and thought it was powerful, flowing, and unrestrained in three big characters: Zhan Bolin.

"Work."

"Oh, oh, that... come with me." Fang Mu led him to the place where the firewood is behind, "The main work during the day is to greet the guests, and then split the firewood in my spare time, and I have more free time in the afternoon. Well, thank you for your hard work."

Zhan Bolin nodded, expressing his understanding, and then said: "Breakfast."

"Ah... oh, come here, what do you want to eat?" Fang Mu was annoyed. He obviously couldn't have breakfast so early, and he actually forgot to let people eat and let them work. The other party should not think that he is a bad boss who squeezes labor. Ah, woo woo woo.

Fang Mu led him to the kitchen, "This is the kitchen, do you want mutton noodles or ribs noodles?" As he spoke, he cleaned his hands and put on the coat used in the kitchen.

"Whatever you want." After finishing speaking, he walked back to the backyard.

"Ah, ah..." Looking at the figure walking towards the back of the other party, he guessed that he was going...to relieve himself?What to do for him, um, mutton noodles.

"Ca-crack!"

Um?what sound?Ah...it's the sound of chopping wood, so diligent!No, I haven't eaten yet, so I shouldn't let people work. "Well, Zhan Bolin, don't rush to work after dinner."

"Crack-crack!" There was a clear and consistent sound of chopping wood from the backyard.

Fang Mu speeded up, adding firewood and fire, let's go.

When a steaming bowl of mutton noodles was ready, Zhan Bolin just entered the kitchen with a pile of firewood.

"Let's rest for a while, there is still a lot of firewood, let's eat noodles first." Fang Mu was secretly surprised when he saw the firewood sticks that were uniform in size, length, length, and thickness, they were so amazing!Last night he just chopped half of the firewood he was carrying now, and his hands were red and numb from exhaustion, and the chopping was still messy.

Zhan Bolin sat down to eat noodles, and just after taking a bite, he heard someone shouting from the hall outside: "Boss, three bowls of spicy pork noodles!" The three men, with poles under their feet, said solemnly: "No."

Several men saw him and thought he was a guest and ignored him. They were slightly surprised when he said no. A hungry man yelled, "What's not there? Where's the boss? I'm starving to death, cook noodles!"

Fang Mu came out following Zhan Bolin, and hurriedly said: "Today, there are only mutton noodles and pork rib noodles. Why don't you come to the mutton noodles. I can put some chili in it, and it will be spicy and delicious when kept."

"Okay! Boss, hurry up." The hungry man lying on the table waved his hand nonchalantly, urging the boss to cook the noodles quickly.

Fang Mu smiled and said yes, and dragged Zhan Bolin back to the kitchen, "You eat first." Then, taking advantage of the hot pot of mutton soup, he quickly got down.

After the noodles are cooked, put them in a bowl, sprinkle with coriander and chili peppers, and pour over the hot broth, the aroma is immediately tangy.

Fang Mu put three bowls of noodles on the tray, and was about to serve them, but stretched out a pair of hands from the side to take them.

Seeing Zhan Bolin put his face out steadily, Fang Mu looked at his unusually tall figure, and always felt that he didn't look like a waiter in a shop.

After the three guests finished eating, they shouted for the bill.

Fang Mu went out to collect the money, and Zhan Bolin learned that the price of each bowl of mutton noodles was eight cents.

"Eh?" Fang Mu looked at Zhan Bolin who was walking back with him, and pointed to the bowls and chopsticks on the table, "You have to take care of this, put it in a big basin in the yard, and wash it out in your free time."

Without saying a word, Zhan Bolin went to clean up the dishes and put them in the big basin in the backyard.

Then there was the sound of water in the back yard.Fang Mu hurriedly ran out of the backyard, and he saw Zhan Bolin scooping water into the basin, "Don't wash the dishes now, don't worry, we will do it after the meal time." Seeing the other party stop and look at him, Fang Mu Hehe giggled twice, "You are mainly waiting outside to greet guests, and the table where the guests ate was not wiped just now."

Zhan Bolin nodded, and returned to the kitchen with Fang Mu.Fang Mu found a hand towel for him to put on his shoulders, and told him that it was used to wipe sweat, and then told him that the rags hanging on the other wall were for wiping the table.

Zhan Bolin was wiping the table with a rag, when two people came in to eat noodles, "Boss, here are two bowls of stewed yellow croaker noodles!"

"No."

Fang Mu heard someone entering the store and hurried out, and sure enough, he heard Zhan Bolin's answer, sighed inwardly, and hurriedly smiled at the customers: "The shop only has pork rib noodles and mutton noodles today, why don't you come here?" Guanlai Spare Rib Noodles, the noodle soup is delicious, and the deep-fried pork ribs are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, leaving a delicious taste on your lips and teeth.”

The customer who ordered noodles looked at the other one in a consultative manner, and the other one said indifferently, "Okay."

He then said to Fang Mu: "Then two bowls of pork rib noodles, please hurry up."

Fang Mu responded with a smile, and winked at Zhan Bolin by the way, and the two went back to the kitchen.

Fang Mu began to cook the noodles, and at the same time, he lit a fire and heated oil under another stove, and found out the cut and marinated pork ribs, and his mouth was not idle, "Zhan Bolin, you can't treat customers like that, you say "No", what if customers run away when they hear you say "no"? The noodles they said are indeed not available today, but they were available in the past, so you say there are no today, and then try to introduce the food we have. , today there are only pork rib noodles and mutton noodles, so when we come to the guests again, we have to recommend these two kinds of noodles to them, do you understand?"

He didn't hear the sound, turned around, and found that the other party's eyes were lowered, and he didn't know what to think. When he turned his head, he glanced at him and nodded again.

The noodles are cooked, and the thick white soup is covered with golden and crispy pork ribs, sprinkled with chopped coriander and thin shredded carrots, just looking at it makes people salivate.

When the customer settled the bill, Zhan Bolin found that the pork rib noodles were two pennies more expensive than the mutton noodles.

When the next group of guests arrived, Zhan Bolin went to greet them, Fang Mu pricked up his ears to listen, but the other party directly asked for mutton noodles.Fang Mu was so disappointed, Zhan Bolin came back and looked at him and said, "Two bowls of mutton noodles."

Another guest came to the door, and Fang Mu hurriedly listened with his ears open. This time, it was Zhan Bolin who spoke first: "Sparse rib noodles, or lamb noodles?"

The other party was taken aback, "Is there nothing else today?"

Zhan Bolin nodded.

The other party scratched his head, "Is there any difference between these two noodles?"

Zhan Bolin still looked paralyzed, "Sparse rib noodles, ten Wen; mutton noodles, eight Wen."

The other party touched his nose in a daze when he heard his words, "Then let's have a bowl of mutton noodles."

Zhan Bolin turned around and went to the kitchen to inform Fang Mu.

Fang Mu was about to vomit blood in the kitchen, is that okay? !

However, there were more and more customers, and he was cooking noodles, frying ribs, and adding firewood in the kitchen, so he was so busy that he didn't have time to pay attention to Zhan Bolin's greeting attitude.However, the voice he heard occasionally made him guess the general conversation:

"Sparse rib noodles, or lamb noodles?"

"Is there nothing else?"

"Not today."

"Oh... let's meet XX then."

If a guest asks what is the difference between the two types of noodles, he will still answer in terms of eight renminbi and ten renminbi;

Fang Mu listened to those conversations with both laughter and laughter, and his hands were busy cooking noodles, cutting mutton, frying ribs, and serving noodles.