193: Grandma Yu's Care (8 More)
Grandma Yu's speech has always been unpleasant.
Not only was Xia Xiaolan accustomed to it, but she also heard the meaning of concern from her words. Xia Xiaolan also felt that she was too cheap, but she also explained two sentences:
"Why don't you rent it? I have a comfortable habit of living in your house. There was a delay yesterday. We temporarily rested in Anqing County for one night. My mother and the others rushed to open a shop. This is not because you are afraid that you will run out of dumplings and steamed buns, so let me hurry back. Take a look."
Grandma Yu's face turned slightly, and she was quite disgusted in her mouth:
"What kind of work can you do? You can't make a dumpling round. Fortunately, you are not stupid enough to study, so keep your hands for a pen!"
Xia Xiaolan just said a polite word, and Grandma Yu didn't save any face.
Xia Xiaolan's old face turned slightly red, why are the dumplings she made not round? It's ugly to pinch the folds. It's okay to not break the skin when cooking. She was from Yueyang in her last life, and she is not good at making pasta in the land of fish and rice.
Grandma Yu didn't catch it either.
Although she was always vigilant about Xia Xiaolan and her daughter, she was an old man who had been lonely for a long time, and gradually became accustomed to the existence of Xia Xiaolan and Liu Fen. Xia Xiaolan's mother and daughter said that they would return on the fourth day of the first lunar month before returning to their hometown, and they had to open for business on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Grandma Yu didn't see them yesterday, fearing that they had an accident halfway through, and worried that the two of them would not want to rent the house.
The rent was given for half a year at one time, but Xia Xiaolan made a lot of money in the clothing business, and now the shop at No. 45 Erqi Road has been rented.
It was because of this worry that Grandma Yu didn't sleep well at night. She originally planned to change her attitude, but when she saw Xia Xiaolan, she lost her face again.
Fortunately, Xia Xiaolan didn't care, so Grandma Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
During the few days of Chinese New Year, the family was really deserted, unlike now, when Xia Xiaolan put down things, wiped the table and swept the floor, and hummed a song, Grandma Yu felt much better.
There were not many passers-by on the street on the fifth day of the new year. Li Fengmei and Liu Fen could handle the business in the store. Xia Xiaolan went home and cleaned the toilet, and spread the letter on the table to write a reply to Zhou Cheng.
I asked if the yam was delicious, if the clothes were the right size, and when Zhou Cheng would have a holiday.
Thinking that Zhou Cheng knew a lot of people, he added a few words to the letter:
"I don't know if you can help you find foreign magazines about home decoration, or books on architecture. My uncle wants to get involved in this industry, and Kang Wei even asked him to help decorate the house after the year. He wants to go to Beijing... I may also go with me, and I hope we will have the opportunity to meet at that time.”
Xia Xiaolan did not plan to go with Liu Yong.
However, this job is done for an acquaintance, and after pretending to be dissatisfied with Kang Wei, it is difficult to tell the truth.
Xia Xiaolan thought about running with Liu Yong, at least to see the actual layout of Kang Wei's house, and then to find out about the decoration materials that the capital can buy. The types of building materials in the capital are definitely richer than those in the Shangdu. It is not necessary to go to Yangcheng to buy a single crystal lamp. Although the Shangdu is a railway hub in the Central Plains, it is far less convenient than the capital in terms of foreign affairs.
Shangdu people see the decoration of "Blue Phoenix" and think it is luxurious, and the decoration of foreign-related hotels in Beijing is called high-end.
Kang Wei has seen the world, and he is not short of money. His house can be well designed.
Xia Xiaolan sent the letter and then walked slowly to the store.
Today's business is really so-so, and it can't compare with the daily turnover of thousands of years ago. It only sold more than 800 when it closed at night... First, there are many fewer customers, and second, there are not many goods in the store.
In the three stores of Nuoda, there are only sparse jeans and sweaters, plus a little woolen coat.
There are fewer choices for customers. Even if it only sells more than 800 a day, the remaining goods in the store will not last a few days. Xia Xiaolan must go to Yangcheng to get the goods as soon as possible, this time she plans to take Li Fengmei there. Li Fengmei and Liu Fen have to take turns to follow Xia Xiaolan to buy goods, otherwise, when Xia Xiaolan goes to college, the two have not developed their vision for choosing clothes, and the business of "Blue Phoenix" has plummeted. If you want to continue to make a lot of money Disaster.
In addition to home improvement magazines, she also subscribes to fashion magazines, moisturizing things silently to cultivate the aesthetics of her mother and aunt.
It's not wrong for Li Fengmei to want a TV. Through film and television works, she can understand the fashion outside, but was there a fashion magazine in China in 1984?
After cleaning and closing the door, when I got home, the smell of meat buns wafted from the kitchen.
As soon as you smell it, it is authentic pork stuffed with green onions.
"I don't take advantage of anyone, this is for your mother and daughter to eat."
Grandma Yu was talking about Liu Fen making steamed buns for dumplings a year ago. The old lady was obviously worried that they would not have time to cook on the first day they resumed business, so she said it was so unpleasant.
Xia Xiaolan picked up a bun with a thin skin and a big filling, took a bite, it was hot and fragrant.
Grandma Yu's craftsmanship is even better than those who sell buns in the food street, and Xia Xiaolan can't help but boast:
"Your craftsmanship is amazing, it's even better than the ones in the store outside."
The same is the steamed bun, the same is stuffed with pork and green onions. Grandma Yu’s taste is different. Xia Xiaolan is not someone who has never eaten good food, and she is full of praise for her grandmother's craftsmanship, so you can imagine the taste of steamed buns.
Neither mother nor daughter knew that Grandma Yu's craftsmanship was so good. It was the first time she had eaten something made by Grandma Yu after renting a house for a few months.
Grandma Yu's stereotyped expression is both proud and disdain:
"What's in the store? It's sold to so many people. Even the old brand can't choose the ingredients carefully. It's 30% fat and 70% thin, and the best-tasting pig plum meat is only a few kilograms... ...forget it, let me tell you
I don't know either. "
It is the old yellow calendar from decades ago. Grandma Yu showed a few words, but she felt boring.
Her family used to work in the kitchen. The white case and the red case had a clear division of labor. The steamed buns were not delicious. Some people were willing to think about it. Whoever has the ability will get higher wages and invite famous chefs from the south for a banquet. It's a common thing to come.
The past is like smoke, how can there be so many poor people in the future, it is good to be able to eat!
Liu Fen saw that her daughter was full of praise for the steamed buns made by her grandmother, and she wanted to learn a few skills from her, but she hesitated because she was afraid that it was a craft that was not known to others. If Grandma Yu knew it, it would be awkward again. What kind of family craftsmanship? It was people in the kitchen who tried their best to please her. The craftsmanship "pleases" a mother and daughter from the countryside, it's really a feng shui turn!
After eating too much grandma's pork and green onion buns, Xia Xiaolan did not go to bed until 12 o'clock in the evening.
The paper is almost done again. It seems that I will go to Shangdu High School to do some new exercises.
Early the next morning, Hu Yongcai came to the door and took the two women's bicycles that Xia Xiaolan asked him to buy years ago.
The body is smaller, one is red and one is pink, and it looks particularly beautiful.
"Brother Hu, your ability is so big that there is no limit to it. These two cars are not easy to handle, right?"
Hu Yongcai laughed and listened to Xia Xiaolan's praise.
It's not easy to buy two cars, but Xia Xiaolan spent a lot of money, but she just spent more time and energy.
What Hu Yongcai is embarrassed about is another thing: "The cargo load is definitely not as good as the 28 bar, but the lesbian rides easily... By the way, Zhu Fang came to me two days ago."
#####Smart people are easily moved by "idiots", and Liu Fen is such a fool. There are more~