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Chapter 940: Escape from the Famine City

The summer sun is like a big furnace, baking the earth directly and making it hot. Even the air is hot, and people sweat all over when they move.

The cicadas' chirping made Su Ning very annoyed. When he thought of the memories in his mind, Su Ning had no place to vent his anger.

The time at this time was actually August of 1953, and the system also arranged for him to travel to the TV series "The Little Woman of Zhengyang Gate".

A passing woman noticed the ragged Su Ning and saw that he was a refugee from the famine in the city. She asked, "Young man, where are you from?"

"Auntie, I'm from Qingdao, Shandong." Suning looked at the old lady in front of him and felt that she looked familiar. He immediately remembered that she was the director of the Daqianmen neighborhood committee.

"Is there a famine at home? Are you out looking for something to eat?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"You look tall and strong, you don't have to beg for food everywhere, right?"

"It's hard to find a job these days, and I'm relatively young, so I had no choice but to come all the way to the city."

"Do you have a letter of introduction from your hometown?"

"Have."

"I'm the director of the Daqianmen Street Residential Committee. It's a good opportunity for you to go with me to the committee."

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Don't call me Auntie! Call me Auntie."

"Yes! Aunt Director."

Then the director of the Daqianmen neighborhood committee took Suning to the neighborhood committee and carefully checked the letter of introduction that Suning handed over.

After checking the letter of introduction and finding no problems, the neighborhood committee lady finally let down her guard and asked, "Young man, is your name Suning?"

"Yes!"

"Is there no one home?"

"Correct!"

"How old is this year?"

"Seventeen?"

"So young? Have you ever been to school?"

"I didn't even graduate from junior high school."

"Do you have any skills?"

"I can cook! My ancestors were Shandong cuisine chefs."

"That's not right! If you have this skill, you shouldn't be unable to find a job!"

"Director Auntie, I have no one at home, and no one to help me find a job. Even if I leave, no one will believe in my ability, so I will have no chance of finding a job."

"That's right! It's so hard to find a job nowadays."

The director looked at Su Ning carefully, and after looking him up and down, she said, "Young man, there is a small pub on Qianmen Street. I will try to introduce you to a job there."

"Thank you, Auntie. You'll let me do anything as long as I can stutter."

"That's good! Come with me now."

"it is good."

Then the aunt from the neighborhood committee took Suning to the tavern, which is where the story of "The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate" took place.

"Old man He." The aunt from the neighborhood committee shouted to Old man He who was busy in the tavern.

"Hey! Director, what brings you here?" Old man He turned around and saw that it was the director of the neighborhood committee. He immediately put down the rag in his hand and greeted him with a smile.

"Old man He, the neighborhood committee has a problem and needs your help."

Old Man He immediately spotted the tall and thin Su Ning and asked, "Director, are you trying to get someone to me?"

"That's right! It's this young man, his name is Suning, he escaped from famine in Qingdao, Shandong."

"Director, we already have He Yongqiang in our family. We won't be able to handle another big guy!"

Seeing that Old Man He still didn't understand what she meant, the neighborhood committee lady helplessly pulled Old Man He aside and whispered, "Old Man He, why don't you understand? Is your He Yongqiang a servant? He has such a bad temper every day, he's famous throughout Qianmen Street."

"Director, what do you mean?" At this moment, Old Man He understood what the neighborhood committee director meant.

"This guy! You can't just focus on the present. You might as well consider it. If He Yongqiang is really not able to do it, there is still a backup."

"Okay! I'll give this kid a salary of 100,000 yuan a month, and provide him with food and accommodation."

"Okay! It's settled."

Seeing that the shrewd old man He understood what he meant, he made arrangements for the young man who was fleeing. Then he looked at Suning in front of him and turned to leave the tavern.

……

Soon the neighborhood committee lady left the tavern, and then Old Man He looked at Su Ning in front of him and asked, "Su Ning, what can you do?"

"Boss, I can cook. I have the Shandong cuisine skills passed down from my ancestors."

"Calling me boss is not fashionable these days! Just call me uncle from now on."

"Yes! Uncle."

"Well, since you said you can cook, then you can make lunch for the two of us today, and I'll see how good your cooking skills are."

"Yes! Uncle."

The reason why Suning chose to stay here is because he has lost interest in the business world and wants to enjoy life here with the attitude of making the best of it.

Knowing that life was difficult in those days, Suning only cooked two vegetarian dishes, one was spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and the other was shredded radish with oil residue.

At this time, Old Man He naturally stared at it from beginning to end, as if Suning would steal food from his house.

After clearly seeing Su Ning's skilled cooking skills, Old Man He realized that he had picked up a treasure this time.

"Suning, according to the saying, with your skills, you won't have trouble finding a job?" Then old man He looked at Suning in front of him with confusion and asked.

"Uncle, job opportunities are so rare nowadays, and there's no one to help me at home, so naturally I won't get a job." Suning once again used the explanation he had prepared long ago.

"Too."

Soon, Suning heated up two steamed buns made of two pieces of flour, and then brought up two vegetarian dishes that had just come out of the pot.

Old Man He looked at the two delicious vegetarian dishes in front of him and couldn't help but take a small bite with his appetite.

"Hmm? Really good! Suning, your cooking skills are really good." Old man He couldn't help but exclaim in praise while eating, feeling that these two dishes were really delicious.

"Uncle, as long as you like it, that's all." Suning smiled nonchalantly. His cooking skills were wasted. "Suning, since you're such a good cook, I'm planning to introduce stir-fry dishes to our tavern. What do you think of this idea?"

"not bad."

"Well, I'll still give you 100,000 yuan on the surface, and secretly I'll give you another 100,000 yuan every month."

"Thank you, uncle. I will do my best."

"Our tavern usually opens at four or five in the afternoon. You and I will go to the market to buy some vegetables later."

"it is good."

So old man He from the tavern is very smart. When he saw that Suning’s cooking skills were so good, he immediately came up with the idea of introducing stir-frying in the tavern.

Although most of the customers who come to the tavern these days are poor people who come here to drink, there are also a few wealthy people who will buy some peanuts and pickles, so having stir-fried dishes can be considered to enrich the dishes of their tavern.

Soon Suning and Old Man He finished their lunch, and Old Man He ate both dishes cleanly, which showed that he was really satisfied with Suning's cooking skills.

……

Then Suning rode Old Man He's tricycle straight to the Daqianmen Vegetable Market, but halfway there he suddenly instructed Suning to go into a small alley.

Suning knew that the old man must have gone to the so-called black market, and then he followed the instructions of Old Man He without saying anything.

Seeing that Su Ning didn't ask any random questions, the shrewd old man He felt satisfied. If it were He Yongqiang, he would definitely ask a lot of questions and never give up.

Then, under the guidance of Old Man He, Suning came to a very hidden and narrow alley, and sure enough, he saw many sneaky guys displaying a lot of things.

"Suning, don't say anything later. Just load the things I bought into the car." Old Man He finally gave Suning some instructions, worried that Suning might say something wrong and ruin things for him.

"Ok."

I saw Old Man He passing by the stalls in the alley, and then he would stop at the stalls he was interested in, and secretly gesture with his fingers to the stall owners.

After the price was agreed upon, Suning was asked to move the goods directly into the car. He quickly bought a lot of ingredients, most of which were potatoes and radishes.

Finally, Suning carried Old Man He on a tricycle to the tavern. Old Man He, sitting on the tricycle, suddenly felt extremely proud. This was exactly the day he had always dreamed of.

……

When the Daqianmen Bistro opened for business in the evening, the guests naturally saw the notice that they were offering stir-fries, and naturally some curious guests wanted to try it.

As the local boss of Daqianmen and Dazhalan, Niu Ye was naturally the first to show interest. "Old Man He, do you have stir-fried dishes in your tavern?"

"Yes! Uncle Niu, would you like to try two?" Old Man He asked Uncle Niu in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Okay! I'm a little tired of eating your pickles every day, even though they taste pretty good."

"So, from now on, taverns will offer stir-fries to improve the taste."

"Then I'll have some spicy and sour shredded potatoes and stir-fried shredded radish."

"Okay! The taste of the stir-fry will definitely satisfy you."

Soon Suning from the kitchen cooked the food. Uncle Niu ordered two vegetarian dishes, and the aroma immediately attracted the attention of other diners.

"Hey! It looks and smells pretty good." Pian'er Ye on the side also ran over curiously with two taels of wine.

"Pian'erye, would you like to try the cooking skills of Old Man He's shop together?" At this time, Uncle Niu naturally knew what was going on and took the initiative to invite Pian'erye.

"Okay!"

Then Niu Ye and Pian Ye each took a bite of the dish and started eating, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up with their eyes lighting up.

Grandpa Niu looked at Old Man He in front of him and gave him a thumbs up. The quality of these two dishes far exceeded their expectations. "Old Man He, your family's dishes are really good!"

"Haha, that's right! The director of the neighborhood committee sent me a treasure today." At this time, old man He said with a proud face.

"Baby? What baby will be delivered to you?"

"A very good cook."

"Is this true?" Everyone at this moment looked at the old man He in front of them in surprise.

Then Old Man He called directly to Suning in the kitchen, "Suning, come out and meet our regular customers, Mr. Niu and Mr. Pian."

"Uncle Niu, Uncle Pian, hello! I'm Suning, and I'll be a waiter in this tavern from now on." After coming out, Suning looked directly at Uncle Niu and Uncle Pian and greeted them.

"Hey, this boy is smart and handsome!" Niu Ye and Pian Ye looked at each other in surprise, and then Niu Ye couldn't help but sigh.

"Not bad! Much better than He Yongqiang from Old Man He's family. At least he has this skill!" While eating the delicious food on the plate, Pianerye did not forget to express his high evaluation of Suning.

"Old man He, do you have any objection to me telling you this?" At this time, Uncle Niu looked at Old Man He meaningfully and asked.

"Hey! I know my own son better than you do. I am planning to arrange a marriage for him and let him settle down completely." In fact, Old Man He himself felt helpless and had long regretted adopting this useless stepson.

"That's a good idea! Your cheap son really has a bad temper. You should find him a wife who can control him."

"Everyone, you are all regular customers of our tavern. If He Yongqiang does anything wrong in the future, please don't take it to heart for my sake."

"Don't worry! As elders, we naturally won't argue with a junior."

"Alright! With what you said, Master Niu, I feel relieved."

In fact, He Yongqiang ran back to his rural hometown these days. He felt humiliated every day in the tavern, so he ran back to his biological father whenever he had something to do.

Old Man He also knew that his brother was in poor health and he didn't know when he would die, so he had no choice but to acquiesce in He Yongqiang's behavior.

The tavern introduced new stir-fried dishes tonight, which immediately aroused the curiosity of the guests.

The customers who had some spare money in their pockets ordered a dish to try, and were immediately amazed by Suning's cooking skills.

"Haha, Old Man He, you are so lucky to have found a treasure!" Some customers really admired Old Man He's good luck. He had picked up a chef with superb cooking skills for free.

"That's right! That's why our He family's fortune is still pretty good."

"This is the cooking skill! I have never tasted it in Beijing Restaurant." Then a diner boasted to others exaggeratedly.

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true! A few days ago, I had the honor of attending a relative's wedding banquet, which happened to be held in the Beijing Hotel. The food there was not as delicious as this plate of spicy and sour shredded potatoes."

"Old Man He, was this Suning really sent to you by the neighborhood committee director?"

"That's right! Suning's family had no one left, so he fled to Sijiu City alone."

"That's not right! With such good cooking skills, shouldn't this kid be able to find a job?"

"Do you think it's that easy to find a job? I don't have any adults to help me at home, and at the age of seventeen I have no choice but to flee."

"Too."

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(End of this chapter)