1987: Sleepless Tonight

It's not far, just a quick drive.

Bamboo drawers, flour, white sugar, brown sugar, and other materials were all taken from the car, and they went to the house to lift the stove and the big iron pot.

The wooden table in the house was also moved down.

I picked up some thin dead branches and some dead leaves in the yard, put them in the coal stove, lit them, and put briquettes on them.

The noodles have not yet been mixed, and they have to be fermented. It is still early, and the lid of the coal stove vent is only exposed, so as to slow down the combustion of coal.

Su Min and Chen Linjiao are preparing for other things.

Knead the dough and wash the eggs.

Very busy, but organized, the two cooperated very well.

Lu Hao stood beside him, "Can I do something for you?"

"No, just go back to the shop and watch the business. Here I am and Chen Linjiao, no problem." Su Min waved his hand, "Come back early in the evening to try the steamed buns and buns."

Su Min didn't let Lu Hao get involved in the matter of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

Lu Hao was not in a hurry to leave, and stood by the side for a while. He was good at cooking, but making steamed buns was not as neat as Su Min and Chen Linjiao.

Women in this era can knit sweaters, cut and sew clothes, wash and cook, and make steamed buns, buns, cat ears, etc., everything.

"Then I'm going back to the store, come back early in the evening." After standing for a while, Lu Hao said.

"Go." Su Min nodded, "Drive slowly on the road."

Lu Hao got in the car, drove back to the department store, stayed in the store for a while, collected the money, went to the bank to deposit the banknotes, and kept the coins in the sack and put them in the office.

At six or seven o'clock in the evening, he put the coin sack into the trunk of the car and drove back.

The courtyard is very lively.

At this point, the garment factory employees are off work, and the workers are chatting in the yard, steam is rising from the bamboo drawer on the coal stove, and the fragrance is flying.

The time is just right, the steamed buns and buns are almost done.

After Lu Hao parked the car, there were many people and the sack was still in the trunk, so he got out of the car.

"Boss Lu is back?"

"Boss Lu, it's just in time for you to come back. The steamed buns and steamed buns will be ready soon."

Neighbors in the neighborhood greeted Lu Hao.

Nini and some children in the yard surrounded the innermost part, staring at the bamboo drawer.

"Mom, are you alright? My saliva is dripping out." Nini looked at her, feeling hungry and wanting to eat.

"Wait another 2 minutes, it will be ready soon." Su Min said.

"How long is 2 minutes?" Nini asked.

"Two minutes is 2 counts, and you can count to 120." Chen Linjiao said beside her.

"1, 2, 3, 4,..."

"12345678910..."

There is a baby with a mouth like a machine gun, and he can count to 10 in one go.

"You can't count so fast, you have to slow down. If you count fast, there will be no more than 2 minutes." Chen Linjiao said.

"1... 2... 3... Is that so?" A little boy asked.

"Yes, count like this." Chen Linjiao nodded.

"1...2...3..."

"1...2...3..."

All the kids in a circle followed suit and counted.

Very loud.

Some children's faces were flushed, and the tendons in his neck were all protruding.

2 minutes passed quickly.

"Should you be familiar?" Su Min asked Chen Linjiao.

"Almost." Chen Linjiao nodded.

The two opened the top bamboo drawer and poked a steamed bun with their chopsticks.

One click and you're in.

ripe.

"You can eat it." Su Min said.

A group of little children immediately danced and jumped up on the spot.

"I want to eat."

"I want to eat too."

"And I."

"Come one by one." Su Min greeted, "It's very hot, blow it on before eating."

There were a lot of children, and they were not allowed to choose by themselves. Su Min and Chen Linjiao picked up the steamed buns and buns in the bamboo drawer and shared them.

Some put it in a bowl, some used chopsticks to skewer, and some directly pulled the clothes and put them in the clothes.

One by one, they were very happy to eat, and immediately ran to the side and got together.

Even the dogs in the yard ran over and circled the little boy.

Nini was also among this group of kids. She held a bowl in her hand and put a steamed stuffed bun in it.

There was a little boy next to him who couldn't wait to break open the steamed buns, "It's so hot, it's hot, I have sugar in it, it's brown sugar steamed buns."

Once steamed at high temperature, the brown sugar will melt, and you will have an appetite when you look at it.

The greedy little boy couldn't wait to take a bite immediately. One moment he was smiling, and the next moment he opened his teeth and claws, and his face twisted to one place.

hot!

The buns in his mouth were spat out.

It's a pity that when he was about to pick it up, a local dog who was watching the opportunity ran over immediately, picked up the steamed buns on the ground, and ran away in a hurry.

Xiaowazi chased after him twice, but he couldn't catch up, so he could only stop. Seeing this, the dirt dog didn't run away, and ate the steamed buns in his mouth with his neck raised.

The taste seems to be good, and I didn't forget to lick the dog's mouth.

Still not satisfied, he looked at Xiaowazi's hand again, and approached Xiaowazi unsteadily, but this local dog was also smart, and seemed to know that he would be beaten if he got too close, so he looked at it a few meters away.

Xiaowazi grabbed the steamed bun tightly in his hand, and ran back to his little friend.

The other kids couldn't wait to break open the steamed buns and buns in their hands to see what was inside.

"This is a vegetable bun, I don't want to eat vegetable buns, I want to eat brown sugar."

"Mine are meat buns."

"Why is there nothing in my steamed bun? No sugar and no meat."

The ones with sugar and meat fillings have a big grin, and the ones without anything have a bitter face.

But no one is picky about food, even if there is no stuffing, they are happy to eat.

There are breakfast shops and roadside stalls, but there are only a few people who go out too early. Most people have breakfast at home. Most of them order pickles for porridge, or vegetarian noodles, which are very bland. few.

And the steamed buns and steamed buns are fluffy and delicious just out of the bamboo drawer.

A child came up to Nini, "Nini, what's the stuffing in your buns, I'll break them open for you to see."

Nini immediately protected the bowl and turned sideways, "Do you want to take a bite after breaking it open? I won't give it to you. My buns are stuffed with meat. Auntie Chen brought them for me. You don't want to see them."

Chen Linjiao brought her steamed stuffed buns specially.

At this time, Lu Hao also walked up to Su Min, looked at the empty bamboo drawer, "It seems that I don't need to taste it, these steamed buns and buns are very popular."

"I'll keep it for you." Su Min said.

She had already left food for her man.

There were two bowls turned upside down on the wooden table, and there was a steamed bun and a steamed bun inside. She handed it to Lu Hao, "White sugar steamed buns and meat buns, how do you taste?"

Chen Linjiao also held a bowl in her hand, which also contained steamed buns and steamed buns. Seeing the situation, she held the bowl and did not pass it out.

The two of them had just shared steamed buns and steamed buns with Xiao Wazi, and they agreed to leave something for Lu Hao to eat.

Lu Hao broke open the steamed bun and took a bite, "It's very good. It tastes better than the stalls outside. Congratulations to you two, Boss Su and Boss Chen, the business has successfully expanded."