The leisurely life of rebirth.

The days passed by like running water for half a month. Since Fang Monan took over the power of the kitchen, the food of grandma and the others has changed a lot.After a week, I didn't repeat the same thing every day. I ate so much that my aunt touched her stomach and cried out every day.

Mr. Lin, under their kind invitation, did not go to the cafeteria to eat, and said that this was the best meal he had ever eaten, but he insisted on paying for the food. Finally, it was negotiated that Mr. Lin paid five yuan a month. money for food.

But Fang Monan didn't dare to make too extraordinary meals, because the standard of living here is still not up to the standard in the space. There are many varieties in the space, such as sea fish, crabs, etc., which are produced in the south. It is even more so that they cannot appear, so as not to show their feet.

But despite this, Fang Monan and the others can eat whatever they want with the products produced by Space Kitchen.So although it is a home-cooked dish every day, it adds a lot of color to the dinner table.

Grandma made money selling steamed buns, and went to the vegetable market to buy some things from time to time. The vegetable basket was always full, such as big bones, making soup to drink, not only to replenish her body, but most importantly, to cover Fang Monan.In the end, grandma simply bought a few hens to keep at home. Anyway, the yard is big, so it is enough to eat eggs like this, and no one specially came to check how many eggs the chickens lay every day. [

The quality of food has improved, and the quality of life has improved significantly. Fang Monan's face has become more round and lovely, and the complexions of my aunt and the others are obviously rosy and healthy.

This day, Fang Monan cooked a large table of dishes, and when they came back, he served them out of the space.

It's almost October, and the evening air in late autumn is still a bit cold, and the sky is getting dark. Grandma and the others haven't come back yet, and they usually arrive home early at this time.Fang Monan climbed over the threshold, and before he walked down the stone ladder, he heard the voices of his grandmother and the others talking, which sounded very excited and excited.

"Mom, it's good now. I was worried that the weather would get colder and colder. The steamed bun stand outside would freeze you! Now we don't have to suffer from the cold." Aunt rubbed her hands happily. "The stall is placed in front of our house. On this Yamen Street, idlers dare not come."

While talking, grandma and the others came over, saw her standing outside, and said distressedly: "Nannan, it's cold, why are you waiting outside!" As they spoke, grandma carried her into the house.

"What's the matter, you are so happy." Fang Monan looked at the two people behind him and asked.

"Xiao Nannan, what do you think this is?" Auntie happily held up a 10 yuan union and dangled it in front of her eyes.

"Oh, what's the matter, I'm so happy, tell me quickly." Fang Monan asked kindly.

"This is a deposit." The aunt said concisely.

They went into the room and sat down together. Fang Monan learned from his aunt that the principal of the county high school found grandma and the others this evening. They entered the principal's office tremblingly and found that Mr. Lin was there. After hearing what the principal said, they finally Take it easy.It turned out that the high school ordered 240 steamed buns from them every day.100 in the morning, 40 in the middle, 100 in the evening, and sent to the high school cafeteria before the three meals, but the price is four for ten cents, without food stamps.Just like my aunt said, small profits but quick turnover!Affordable and capable.Think about the county high school, which is a combination of junior and senior high schools, with nearly 1000 students. How come the students who live on campus account for half of them!

As the saying goes, a half-grown boy can overwhelm me. Judging from these days, they are selling faster and faster. Sometimes people who have waited in line for a long time can’t sell. There is no way, just relying on grandma alone, the quantity will definitely not be enough. to go.

Knowing that the business was coming, grandma and the others didn't care about eating, and discussed, "However, with such a large amount, how can grandma handle it alone?" Fang Monan said.

"It doesn't matter. We discussed it on the way back. There are many women sitting around at home in the neighborhood! Just ask them to help and pay back the wages. If they can help the family, someone will do it." The aunt said excitedly. "I calculate that I will send 240 steamed buns to the school a day. If we set up a stall in front of our own house, there will be more than 100 steamed buns. If the cost is conservatively estimated, we can earn as little as 200 yuan a month!" The eyes are all RMB.

Fang Monan nodded, and counted more than auntie, "But let's improve the production method. It's hard to keep relying on manpower." No one's hands can stand it for a long time, kneading a lot of dough, it takes a little Think about it later.

"Also, you told the principal that we are a small business and we don't accept credit. It's best to settle the bill every day." Fang Monan said.

"Ha...ha, I knew that our girl has such a talent for business." Mr. Lin said happily, "Your grandma and your aunt are happy to patronize you."

"Thank you, Grandpa Lin." Fang Monan thanked them with a smile. It is estimated that Grandpa Lin helped them a lot during the conversation.

"It's nothing, that old boy, I promised to pay the bill once a day." Mr. Lin said jokingly, "If he dares to renege on the bill, I'll shave his precious beard."

"By the way, have you signed the contract? It's been a few years." Fang Monan asked again, seeing the blank faces of her grandma and aunt, she looked at Mr. Lin. [

"First sign for three years temporarily." Mr. Lin said, this girl is really not easy!The more contact he has, the more interesting life is, and there are new surprises waiting for him every day.

"By the way, grandma, is there enough flour for our house? Is there enough coal? Is there a pot that big? Does the stove need to be rebuilt? When will we start delivering it?" Fang Monan slipped out with a bunch of questions.

"Tsk tsk... Elder sister, your granddaughter is really thoughtful." Mr. Lin glanced at her and said.

"Oh! I've been so excited, I forgot everything." Grandma lowered her head and thought, "There is not much coal left, and I have to buy a bigger pot for steaming buns, as well as a new stove. Fortunately, Tomorrow is Sunday, and most of the students have gone home, so we can still steam the usual amount, and on Monday, we can still steam the usual amount, and the amount can go up in two days." She counted on her hands. "In the future, we won't go to the school gate to set up a stall. I think the stall will be set up at our gate. Now that we all know us, the location is also good." She thought about it.

That's good, the Chinese have never lacked followers, those who are not able to follow suit, in this era of food rations, it is obviously uneconomical to buy high-priced food, and those who are capable will disdain to be an individual.Fang Monan and the others have a unique advantage, and now they have an order from a high school, even if there are followers, the business will not be affected in any way.

Fang Monan thought for a while and said: "In the future, you can also steam steamed buns, soup dumplings, steamed flower rolls, and steamed sugar buns. The patterns are constantly being refurbished, so you don't have to worry about not being able to keep customers."

"En! En!" Grandma nodded, "I'm not in a hurry now, I haven't become rich yet, and if the meat buns are sold, the quantity will definitely not increase, so I'm waiting."

Grandma and the others had nothing to do with the lively discussion here, and my aunt wrote them down on paper one by one.

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"Mom, are you all there! I'm back." A clear female voice came out from the yard outside the door.

When grandma heard this, she immediately got up and went out, "Dayan, why did you come back so late! It's getting dark, and the road is so unsafe!"

"Mom, it's okay. Zhengping and I came back together. It's going to be cold soon. We brought two carts of coal, as well as flour and rice. We came back in someone else's car, so it was late." Said while holding a sleeping child who was more than two years old.

Grandma took the child in her hand, and when she heard her talking about coal, her eyes lit up, and she really wanted to do whatever she wanted.They walked into the house together, she went into the bedroom, put the child in her hand on the bed and covered her with a quilt, and came out again.

When Fang Monan heard the familiar voice, he knew that his mother, Mo Yongyan, was coming. People like to call her Dayan, but it may be because of her timidity. She had already reached the threshold, but she stopped, and through the light in the room, I saw a young woman walk in.She was dressed in dirty clothes, a pea blue sweater she knitted herself, a dark red jacket, black pants, a pair of black leather shoes, and a smile on her face.It turned out that my mother was so beautiful when she was young!She pursed her lips, she must keep her mother beautiful, and don't want her to be bent down by money.

"Mother" Fang Monan staggered and threw herself on her across the threshold. 'long time no see.It's been a long time. '

"This child, you still recognize me." My mother hugged her excitedly. She was chubby, round and cute, wearing an old thin cotton-padded jacket, cotton trousers, and an upside-down corduroy jacket that was washed white.With a sour heart, "Nannan, mom brought you new clothes this time."

"Mom made it herself." Fang Monan stared at her and said, her mother taught herself how to sew. When she was a child, she made all her clothes, cloth shoes, and cotton shoes by herself until she was in elementary school.

"Hmm! I made it with my own hands." The mother thought it was because grandma often nagged in the children's ears, so she didn't think much about it.

"Thank you mom." Fang Monan kissed his mother.

"Mom, this child." Mom looked at grandma questioningly, as if what's going on, there are also some people in their unit who leave their children to the elderly for work, but when they go back to see the children in a few months, the children don't recognize him. people.It doesn't look like this child, he looks attached.

"Da Yan, don't ask, we'll talk about it later, have you eaten yet? Why hasn't Zhengping come in yet?" Grandma knew that she had a lot of questions, but now was not the time to talk.

"Oh, the coal is being unloaded? I guess it will be soon." [

Just as I was talking, my father came in with a piece of cloth hanging on his shoulders, carrying a bag of flour. "Mom, where to put it?"

"Come with me, put it inside." Grandma kicked the small bench away to make way for him to enter.

"How's Zhengping? Are you done unloading?" My mother put down Mo Nan and asked.

"After the coal is unloaded, it is piled at the gate. The flour is also unloaded at the gate, but I have to carry it in by myself." Dad said as he walked.

"Then let's go out and help too!" Grandma said.

"No, it's not much. I'll finish carrying it in four more trips. You guys sit down!" Dad unloaded the noodles into the storage room, and when he came back, he smiled and said to Mo Nan, "Do you remember me? Little Nannan"

"Remember, Dad." Fang Monan said loudly, as if venting all his emotions for so many years.

Dad seemed to have taken a stimulant, and went out to carry the noodles briskly.

Soon five bags of noodles and one bag of rice were quickly moved.Grandma poured warm water for Dad and asked him to wash up.

Fang Monan took his grandma to the kitchen and took out the prepared meals from the space.Sweet and sour fish, braised pork, hot and sour potato shreds, and yam pork rib soup.

"This isn't enough!" Grandma saw that although the amount was enough, she still felt that it was a little less.

"It's simple, grandma is guarding the door, and I'll come as soon as I go." After Fang Monan finished speaking, he flashed into the space and came back soon, holding four plates of 'crab roe dumplings' in his hand, "This will definitely fill you up. "

"So fast." Grandma thought it was a blink of an eye, and came back. "Xiaoyan is here to serve dinner."

The aunt and grandma brought the dinner in together and put it on the table.

They all sat down and introduced Mr. Lin to each other. Dad and Mom were dumbfounded when they saw the dishes on the table. "Since when did our family's living standard become so good?" Mom asked doubtfully, looking at them. "It's fish and meat. It's good to eat during the Chinese New Year."

"Dayan and Zhengping don't ask anything, let's talk about it after eating." Grandma said that everything should be eaten before talking.

"Okay, I'm already hungry." My aunt shouted happily.

"Grandma, Grandpa Lin, parents, and aunt have dinner." Fang Monan yelled in a circle, and picked up the steamed buns with chopsticks.

Dad and Mom put aside their doubts and concentrated on eating. Judging from the speed at which they served the food, they were obviously overwhelmed by the food.

"This isn't real crab roe, is it?" Mr. Lin tasted the steamed bun carefully. He remembered that there were no good crabs in this place.

Fang Monan gave a thumbs up, "Grandpa Lin's mouth is really sharp, and it's filled with salted egg yolk." This old man is also a foodie, he can eat and know how to eat.

Dad and Mom feel like they haven't come back for so long, they seem to be people from two worlds, and they can't understand.

Everyone settled the meal quickly. Mr. Lin left, and my aunt went to wash the dishes and clear the table. Fang Monan and his parents said good night and went to bed. The days are still long!talk about it later.

The three of them were left in the living room, and grandma told them everything that happened during these days.

The mother and the mother were dumbfounded, especially her younger sister went to school again, her daughter is so smart and capable.Is the world changing too fast, or are they falling behind.

"Okay, go to bed early! I'll talk about it tomorrow, I've been tired all day." Grandma clapped her hands and said. "There's still a lot to do tomorrow."

"Mom, the footwashing water is ready." Xiaoyan came in with a washbasin in her hand.

"Dayan, go get some water too. You wash your face and feet, and go to sleep in the north room. These two children will sleep with me tonight." The grandma followed the aunt into the south bedroom to wash up.

Dad and mom also washed and entered the house, and hurried back. After a day of exhaustion, they also fell asleep in surprise and doubt.