Jean Love

"You all want to live with Mao Ya. The three brothers, he is the most capable and richest. No wonder people say that he bought a house outside, a house worth 40 million yuan." When we were discussing the separation of the family, Grandma didn't intervene much, and when the division was finished, she stood up slowly, leaning on the foot of the stool with her left hand, and drew a semicircle upwards with her right hand, as if announcing some major news.

"Why do you say that?" I was very surprised. Her behavior surprised me even more than my father's behavior just now.

"Last year, you, your wife, your child, and your mother, didn't you go out every other month? They all said that you just went to see the house, and you deliberately didn't let us know."

"Hehe, didn't I tell you that because Nanxiong's medical treatment is not very good, did we take our mother to see a doctor in Shaoguan? We will go this year too, once every two months, but Zhao Xin didn't go." So it was. , I admire the imagination of these people.

"I don't believe it. You don't disclose anything to us. It's like guarding against thieves. Your relatives can't believe it. They are secretive. People say that you just bought a house outside." Grandma insisted.

"Who said that?" I asked.

"A lot of people said it, but I didn't say it." Grandma turned her head away, not looking at me, with a slightly aggrieved expression, because she was sure that we had concealed her and deceived her.

I have nothing to say, just like when many people said that my grandfather left a lot of property in the hands of my mother, just like when many people said that I have a lot of money, in fact, the so-called many people said that it was actually her What he said was convincing and irrefutable.

I asked the advertising company to help me make a rectangular sign similar to a whiteboard that can be written and wiped clean. It is used to write the names of the dishes that can be served every day. It is hung on the half wall in the center of the hall, and the left side is printed: Simple is too ordinary On the right side of the day, it is printed: life with simple tea and light meals.It says: Shaoyun farmhouse.

Shaoyun farmhouse refers to our family, a family of farmers from the countryside to the city, not the meaning of cooking farm dishes as others think. The other two sentences are a kind of life state I want, and I hope we can achieve it , which is not difficult.

Hanging firecrackers, full of longing and hope, the restaurant opened simply on March [-], [-].

Brother Xiao Wu, Chen Quan, Xiao Jing, Chen Wu, Zhao Xin, my mother and me, yes, Zhao Xin is also there, she said that she quit her job again because she was very tired, and she hoped to spend more time with Chen Quan around.

I just help out in my spare time. The work in the factory is my main job, and my younger brother has also resigned. Therefore, the restaurant is mainly run by my younger brother and daughter-in-law. I hope they can have some ideas of their own, starting from scratch, From bad to good, do it bit by bit, like building a house, the main responsibility of the mother is to take care of the children.

As for Zhao Xin, she worked as a helper, cleaned up vegetables, picked up the children, and she resigned. How is she doing?I don’t know if I found it or started looking for it, and I don’t ask, but I will observe and pay attention to it with my eyes. It is estimated that for more than a year, she has been in the same mood as me, as confused and fearful, She needs to recuperate and rest.At home, I have a majesty that is second only to my mother or even better than my mother. Therefore, for a long time, Zhao Xin rarely asked me about big and small things in the form of sharing. Our communication is more often through eyes. I understand it, even if I can't understand it, I have to keep it in my heart.

Sometimes, when I see her afraid of me, the kind of lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes makes me feel pity and feel that I have committed a serious crime.

Sleeping at night, my mother is in a small room on the first floor, and we are upstairs. There is a room in Chen Wu's house and a room in our house. The room is not big, and the bed is not big, it is bigger than a canopy bed.In the first two nights, I always teased Chen Quan: "Quan'er, come on, you sleep on this side, and Mom and Dad sleep on the other side, okay?"

"No, no, I want to sleep with my mother." The little guy hugged his mother's neck, as if he was afraid that his mother would fly away, and hugged him tightly, causing his mother to smile happily.

"Otherwise, I'll sleep on the other end too. The three of us will sleep on one end together, and you will sleep in the middle, okay?" I asked again.

"Don't, don't." Quan'er stomped her feet, showing a gesture of rejection. After all, only mothers are good in the world.

"Then where do you think I'm going to sleep?" I pretended to be angry, with my hands on my hips, my head drooping, and my face stern.

"You sleep over there, or...you can sleep on the floor." This hateful, unscrupulous, fussy boy pointed to the other side of the bed very quickly, and then pointed to the floor under the bed, Hee hee hee, hee hee hee, like a little adult vying for favor, threw himself on his mother's waist again, laughed and avoided.

I shook my head pretending to be helpless, lightly undressed, and lay on the other side against the wall.During that time, their mother and son slept on one side, and I slept on the other. Zhao Xin and I were pretending to be husband and wife specially sent by the Communist Party’s underground organization. For the sake of the rise and fall of the nation, for the rise and fall of the country, we pretended to be real, so that sometimes we forgot , oh, it was true!

Mother smiled happily and happily, busy with work and never tired of it.Brother, brother and daughter-in-law are full of smiles, the kitchen hall, coming and going, tireless, Zhao Xin is quiet, her son has become her sustenance, I go back and forth between the factory and the restaurant, come to have a look, sit for a while, there are many guests When the time comes, come over and help to fry a la carte, or do something else.

At the beginning, many people from the factory came to support us and congratulate us. We were in a hurry, we were really inexperienced, and we didn’t have any special dishes. It was just an ordinary family stir-fry.

Everything should be done according to one's ability, moderation, contentment, just fine.I thought to myself, what we are dealing with now is mainly long-distance bus drivers who deliver goods to the factory, a fast food, or they will take a look at me as a warehouse manager and deliberately spend a little more, just these, to maintain the operation of this restaurant Survival is almost done, and this has reached my original intention. You don’t need to be too tired. The mother also focuses on raising the children and recuperating the body. Such as taste, such as service first.

But many things are really beyond people's imagination. There is always a gap between reality and ideals. The gap we encountered at that time was that when business came, it was impossible to reject the door and invite guests in. My own cooking skills greeted all aspects. Can't keep up. "Let me hire a chef?" My younger brother suggested, but my mother didn't agree, thinking it was too expensive. Xiao Jing didn't say anything, and Zhao Xin didn't express her opinion.

"Wait a minute, let's wait a month and see. The passenger flow and turnover in the first month of opening can only be used as a reference. In addition, after a month, or less than a month, someone may come." I said like He is very insightful and a little mysterious, so the younger brother asked, breaking the casserole, and loudly: "You don't always do things mysteriously, tell us, let's analyze it, otherwise, call My old friend from Guangzhou came here, he was a kitchen worker, I asked him to come, the salary shouldn’t be too high, more than 2000 yuan should be fine.”

It seemed that my younger brother was really anxious, so I said: "I think so. It is okay to hire a cook, but we may not be able to hire one. If we can afford it, we may not be able to support him. Why? Chickens don’t shit, birds don’t lay eggs, and the monthly rent of two stores is only [-] in a rural area. How big is the traffic? Second, the environment is limited. If you are not too familiar with such a tile-roofed food stall, If it wasn't for some special snacks that others couldn't make, others would probably not choose such a small shop for treats. Third, the staff is limited. If you hire a chef, will they cook everything for you? Peripheral, trivial , Those who still want their own people, who are their own people, or your two parents-in-law, an old man and two children (not counting Zhao Xin, she can't do anything, and she is slow). Such a lineup can recruit How many guests? How many guests can be retained? Fourth, the form is limited. Can the mother and children be sent away and rent a house for them alone? Brother Xiaowu’s temperament, can he be trapped? Can the mother be free? Is it possible to live? In addition, hire a chef, where to live? Upstairs, it is so hot, like a fire, people who are good at cooking will not think about it at all, and those who are not good at cooking will have no effect at all, and it will only increase some waste , the master said to buy it, can you not buy it?..." Besides, if the business is so good, what will be lacking at that time is not the chef, but the management....I don't know if I'm right or not, but my mother nodded in agreement, my younger brother bowed his head thoughtfully, and Zhao Xin and Xiao Jing remained silent for a few seconds. Me: "Then you said someone might come, who is it?"

"Chen Xiong, I guess he will come here uninvited, soon, soon."

"Didn't you explain it to him? Is this store open for Chen Wu and the others?" The mother was very puzzled, and the women sitting there were puzzled, and the eyebrows that had just been stretched slightly tightened.

"I can't guarantee it completely, but I guess he will come here soon, I have a hunch." I said.

"What can he do when he comes?" Xiao Jing began to feel a little discouraged.

"His craftsmanship is good enough to be a little chef. In the past, I opened a restaurant in Dongguan. I found the storefront, bought most of the items, and planned many things. I made too many for him. At that time, he was also carrying a heavy burden on his own. I felt that my sister-in-law and I could not shirk the responsibility. This time I kept him away on the surface. First, I wanted to give He puts pressure on him and makes him work hard. Second, he wants to see if he has any backbone. Third, as long as he puts down his airs and takes the initiative to find him, let's give him a platform and see if he can help. After all, in this life Brother, his current situation is too bad, and we have all seen it when we go home this time during the Chinese New Year."

I analyzed it like this and looked at the expressions, everyone slowly became a united front again.The younger brother suddenly realized, regardless of previous suspicions, patted his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "Yes, the elder brother will throw the pot away." Then he said: "When the elder brother comes over, I will find something to do. Someone called me the day before yesterday. I went to drive. In this way, the two of us have wages, and my brother has nothing to do. Let him take you girls to start this shop. We can also come to help when we are resting, so that the staff can be used rationally. , Family, this is very good, I'll call him right away." The younger brother took out his mobile phone, excited, and was about to dial, but I stopped him: "Wait a minute, don't rush everything, listen first, watch first."

Now that I'm talking about this, I simply stated my original intention of opening this restaurant: "First, to see a doctor for my mother, second, to go to school for Chen Quan, third, to reunite with Chen Wu's family, and fourth , Dig a piece of land to see if there are any seeds that can germinate, take root and thrive here.”