Qiming 1158

Chapter 1561 A bowl of clear juice snail soup
Su Yonglin walked forward step by step, and the memory of 15 years ago, hidden in a certain place deep in his body, came to his mind bit by bit.

A familiar and moving feeling made him feel very emotional.

Slowly walking to a stall that sells clear juice Tianluo soup, Su Yonglin stared at the stall for a while without saying a word.

Before, he never thought that such a thing would happen. He only felt that this wish could never be realized in this life, but as the so-called life has never met, this encounter came too suddenly and beyond imagination.

The peddler who sold the clear juice Tianluo soup was a small middle-aged man. He was busy with his head down, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. When he looked up, he was startled to see a heroic man staring straight at him.

"Guest officer, are you... something?"

Su Yonglin opened his mouth, hesitated for a while, and then smiled.

"I'm here to buy clear juice snail soup."

"Oh! Okay, how many bowls do you want?"

"Three bowls."

"okay."

The small vendor skillfully operated the utensils in his hands and prepared three bowls of conch soup with clear juice. Su Yonglin looked at his skillful operation and was inexplicably moved.

"How are you all these years?"

"what?"

The little vendor raised his head and looked at Su Yonglin very strangely, as if he didn't know why the customer in front of him would say such a thing.

"The guest officer knows me?"

"You don't recognize me?"

Su Yonglin was a little surprised, and pointed to himself: "In March 15 years ago, I came to your place to eat snail soup with clear juice. I remember it very clearly. At that time, I ordered two bowls of snail soup with clear juice and gave you Bawen copper coins. You do you remember?"

"15 years ago?"

The little vendor widened his eyes in surprise, staring at Su Yonglin, looking left and right, looking up and down, but he didn't remember that he had ever known this person.

However, the price of these eight cents and two bowls is what he has always been doing.

Although I don't remember what happened 15 years ago, but he did sell clear juice snail soup here 15 years ago, or it started more than 20 years ago, and he has never moved his position.

This is probably true, but he really doesn't recognize the guest in front of him.

It's no wonder, after so many years and so many things, as long as you set up a stall, there are always people who come to patronize the business every day. He recognizes some of these regular customers in Hangzhou, but after so many years, so many things have happened, and these regular customers are also one after another. replacement.

It is really embarrassing for him to remember all the appearances of these guests.

So he was a little sorry.

"Guest officer, I'm sorry, I do business all day long, and I don't know how many guest officers I've seen, but I really don't remember you..."

The little vendor smiled embarrassedly, and said: "It's been 15 years, it's hard for the guest officer to still remember me, then...then today's three bowls of snail soup with clear juice are my treats to the guest officer, no money will be charged, 15 years It’s really a fluke, a fluke, to see you again.”

Hearing this, Su Yonglin had some small regrets in his heart, but it was only a small regret.

"Yeah, it's been 15 years. Have you been in Hangzhou all these years?"

"Yeah, I'm Lin'an... from Hangzhou, I was born and grew up here, and I don't want to go anywhere."

The little vendor smiled honestly: "A lot has happened in these years, some friends from the past have fled, and in the end, I'm the only one left to do business here, but fortunately at that time, it was quite good. I'm here, the day is good, and I'm relieved."

"It's true that a lot has happened over the years."

Su Yonglin nodded and asked again, "When the Ming Kingdom attacked Hangzhou several times, were you in the city of Hangzhou?"

"No, it's all there."

The little vendor smiled bitterly and said, "I was really frightened at the time, and I thought of running away several times, but the woman at home said that the city was safe, and if I couldn't survive in the city, I would die if I went outside. Fortunately, I usually have food storage at home. There is still a cellar in the house, and several times the city was noisy, and the whole family hid in the cellar."

"and after?"

"Later, it came over later."

The little vendor smiled and said, "Four years ago, the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Great Song Dynasty and occupied Lin'an. I thought we had no way out, so we hid in the cellar for a long time, and then climbed out to take a look, hey, the city seems to be Nothing happened.

The neighbors on the left and right are still there, and there are still some acquaintances on the street. When I asked, what did Ming Guo do to Lin'an? Very early on, they posted an Anmin notice, and they also distributed money and food to let the people in the city live. Later, the government let many people go back Originally farming, I heard that there is a house and land.

Our family is also envious and thought about whether or not to go, but in total, I feel that I have lived in Lin'an City for most of my life. This is our family's treasure land of feng shui. stay here.

After that, the government offered some kind of preferential interest-free loan for us small traders, and we started the business again. At first, no one came to eat, but more and more people came later. Zhong'an Bridge is here. It looked the same as before. "

Su Yonglin listened and laughed.

"What's the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty?"

"Of course there are differences."

The little hawker laughed, put his work aside, and said, "This tax is much less. Back then, when doing business, it was not only about paying taxes, but also being filial. People from the government never gave money for food. Sometimes I have to take money, and if one is not enough, I have to give the second.

All the vendors on this street knew that if they offended officials, they wouldn't even think about doing business here. There were rules on the streets in those days. How much is the official family, how much is given to the official.

Back then, the big restaurants were different from the general storefronts and the stalls like us. Some gave more, some gave less. When the officials came, they basically came to eat and drink for free, and they had to entertain them. Otherwise, the business will not be able to continue, and the stalls will be set up for you, which is not worthwhile.

After the Ming Kingdom came, taxes were reduced a lot, and the interest-free loans really did not charge interest. The government also gave money to people who came to eat, and they didn’t ask us to take extra money. If we had something to ask them, they would also do it. This was unthinkable in the past. "

When Su Yonglin was working in Lin'an, he occasionally heard rumors in this regard. Back then, the Song Dynasty officials went up and down from officials to officials, and they were all good at making money.

At the foot of the emperor, officials have the big head, and officials have the small head.

Officials work hard at restaurants of a certain size, and officials work hard at stalls and small storefronts. All in all, if none of them fall, they have to pay.

It is really not easy to do business on Hangcheng Street in a down-to-earth manner.

"Then now, your life is better than before?"

"It's a lot better. Before, it was difficult to save money. I sold snail soup in spring and summer, and fish soup in autumn and winter. I couldn't save a few silver coins all year round. Now it's different, there are less taxes, and there is no need for filial piety. Dolls don’t need money to go to school, and they have more and more money left.”

The little street vendor smiled and touched his belly: "Look, this belly is getting bigger, I have something to eat, hahahaha...yo! I forgot to make soup for you! Look at me...hey! You Hold on!"

The little vendor suddenly realized that he was just talking and didn't make soup for Su Yonglin, so he quickly started to prepare it for Su Yonglin.

However, the hands move quickly, and the lips are not vague.

"How about you, guest officer? What have you been doing for the past 15 years? Are you still in Lin'an...Hangzhou City?"

Su Yonglin smiled and shook his head.

"Didn't I tell you 15 years ago? After eating your bowl of snail soup with clear juice, I went to the north to find a good job. If I am lucky, I will come to you to drink a bowl of snail soup with clear juice. I also made a promise with you." If you can’t raise the price, you promised me.”

The little vendor looked regretful.

"Yo, this... I really don't remember this. I have encountered too many things over the years. Don't blame me, guest."

"I don't blame you, what's there to blame you for?"

Su Yonglin waved his hand and said: "The past 15 years have been difficult for us, especially during the war, we really lived with our heads in our hands. I really feel lucky.

Over the years, I have basically been in the north, and occasionally I have been to the south a few times, and I have also been to Hangzhou once, but I have not seen you. By the way, I sent someone to Hangzhou to find you seven or eight years ago, and I told him you I was selling Tianluo soup with clear juice, but there was no news from you at that time. "

"what?"

The little vendor obviously never thought that such a thing would happen to him: "Which year? I've been doing business in Hangzhou all these years, unless it's a time of war."

"It wasn't a time of war, it should have been... eight years ago, the winter eight years ago."

Su Yonglin recalled the time when he sent Xin Qiji to Hangzhou.

Back then, he also specially instructed Xin Qiji not to forget to go to Zhong'anqiao Street to find a conch soup with clear juice. He remembered that there were only a few of them on the street. At that time, he felt that the scope had been narrowed down, so it should be very good. Find.

But Xin Qiji was not found.

"winter?"

The little vendor blinked and said, "In winter, I don't sell snail soup with clear juice, but fish soup. It's hard to make snails in winter, so there are more fish soup."

Su Yonglin was silent for a while.

Then laugh.

"So it is, so it is! I understand, I understand, hahahaha! Just as long as you are still in business, just keep doing business, save some money, and make your business bigger."

The little vendor didn't know why Su Yonglin was so happy all of a sudden, but who wouldn't want to listen to these auspicious words?
So he laughed.

"According to your auspicious words, I have indeed saved some money over the years, and I plan to get a storefront to do business in earnest, and make this business bigger. Now this year is good, but you can't be lazy and earn some money for your children and grandchildren in the future. The family background is also good."

After a while, he prepared the three-point clear gravy snail soup that Su Yonglin wanted, and then helped Su Yonglin bring it to the small table of the three of them.

Su Yonglin took out his money bag to pay, but the little vendor shook his head.

"Thank you, you still miss me for so many years, and you even sent someone to find me. Let's take these three bowls of soup as a thank you gift. After 15 years of hard work, we are also old friends. When old friends get together, we don't mention money. Bar."

Su Yonglin looked at him, smiled, and put away the money bag.

"Then I will accept this thank you gift. In 15 years, it is really not easy to find an old friend on this Hangzhou street. Keep working hard. I wish you a bigger business and more and more success." Big."

The little vendor grinned.

"Hey, I have your blessing."

(End of this chapter)