Return To 1998

When it was dark, Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin returned to the small courtyard they rented. When they entered the courtyard, they saw the landlord, Uncle Li, outside the kitchen door, using a stove to boil water.

Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin greeted Uncle Li.

Uncle Li also responded with a smile.

Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin walked towards their room. It might be that Ge Lianghua heard their greetings with Uncle Li just now.

Ge Lianghua's door opened, but the one who walked out first was the smiling Ge Liangcai.

Ge Lianghua fell behind.

Xiaodao, you came back quite late, I thought you weren't coming back tonight! Ge Liangcai joked.

Tongdao Xu was quite surprised to see Ge Liangcai here at this time.

The footsteps slowed down, Cousin, why are you here?

Ge Lianghua, who had just come out of the room, answered for Ge Liang, He came with me on purpose today, just to find you!

Ge Liangcai answered, Yes! Xiaodao, open the door first! Let's go to your house and talk.

Xu Tongdao's thoughts changed and he guessed two possibilities.

Or Ge Liangcai came to ask him to help rent a store nearby. He still remembered that Ge Liangcai said at the end of last year that he would open a store on Red Light Street this year.

Or, it was for his senior brother Huang Anmin to contract the kitchen of Zhiweixuan.

Of course, there is another possibility that Ge Liangcai is here today for the above two things at the same time.

it is good!

Xu Tongdao walked quickly to the door, took out the key, and opened the door.

At this moment, the voice of the landlord, Uncle Li, came: Xiao Xu! If you want to boil water, hurry up and bring the water bottle!

Got it, Grandpa Li!

Xu Tongdao agreed, went in and put down his luggage, and tilted his head to Xu Tonglin who followed up later, Linzi, take the water bottle! We just got some boiled water to drink, and we have to soak our feet at night!

Ah, good! I'll go right now.

Xu Tonglin agreed very happily, put down his luggage, and left immediately.

The rest of Tongdao Xu greeted the two cousins ​​in the room.

Cousin, sit down! Don't be polite when you come to me, sit down!

Ah, good!

Um.

...

Only Ge Liangcai really sat down. He sat down on the edge of Xu Tongdao's bed, while Ge Lianghua leaned on the door frame, lowered his head and lit a cigarette.

Cousin, what's the matter with you coming to see me today? By the way, is that what you said about borrowing money last time? If so, just say so! I'll get it for you tomorrow.

A few years ago, Ge Liangcai mentioned that when he wanted to open a store after the year, he told Xu Tongdao that he wanted to borrow some money from Xu Tongdao.

At that time, Tongdao Xu agreed.

Not to mention relatives, only that he opened a shop before Tongdao Xu, and Ge Liangcai lent him 5,000.

Now that Ge Liang was about to open a shop, he wanted to borrow money from him, but he had no reason to refuse.

Well, borrowing money is one thing, and I came here today to ask you to help me find two adjacent stores, which are about the same size as your barbecue restaurant. Hehe, after all, you spend more time here. You must know better than me about which part of the night is better for business on that street, right?

Ge Liangcai didn't go around the corners, and said his intentions directly.

And his purpose did not exceed Xu Tongdao's expectations.

Therefore, Tongdao Xu agreed happily, Okay! Then I'll accompany you to see which shops are currently renting out, and, by the way, cousin, how much do you want to borrow this time? Tell me. I'll get it for you tomorrow morning!

Ge Liangcai smiled, and the smile on his face was very happy, Okay, good, good! I know you can rely on Xiaodao! So, look... five thousand lines?

At the beginning he lent Xu Tongdao 5,000, and today he only borrowed 5,000.

Tongdao Xu couldn't help but glance at Ge Liangcai.

This self-awareness is admirable.

He has seen that unconscious, when borrowing money from people, he likes the lion to open his mouth.

Is five thousand enough? If it's not enough, I still have it here!

Ge Liang was conscious, and Xu Tongdao also seemed more generous.

Because of Ge Liangcai's self-consciousness, he believed that if he borrowed more, Ge Liangcai would definitely pay it back in the future.

Ge Liangcai grinned and shook his head, Enough! Thank you for your kindness, but five thousand is really enough. I'll borrow this amount from you first! If it's not enough, I'll tell you later.

Tongdao Xu smiled and nodded, Okay! Anyway, don't be polite to me, just tell me if you have any difficulties.

Ge Liangcai: Okay! Definitely.

...

While talking, Xu Tonglin returned with two bottles of boiled water.

He was also eye-catching. As soon as the boiled water came back, he immediately took the cups and tea leaves and made tea for everyone.

Tongdao Xu asked Ge Liangcai and Ge Lianghua whether they had dinner tonight?

I heard that they haven't eaten yet, so they said to go to his store to eat in a while.

A few days ago, the night he announced the holiday, although he took some leftovers from the store and let everyone take them home.

But what is distributed to everyone is mainly because of the vegetables that are not sold out, as well as those cooked dishes such as mutton that have been prepared in the refrigerator.

There are also some undercooked ingredients, which are kept in the refrigerator, untouched.

No, they drank a cup of tea in the house, and went to Xu Tongdao's barbecue restaurant together. They simply cooked a few dishes, opened two bottles of Erguotou, and the four brothers sat in the restaurant eating, drinking and chatting.

The atmosphere is good.

Because it was certain that Ge Liangcai wanted to open a store here, they chatted, and naturally they talked about the business direction of Ge Liangcai's new store.

Tongdao Xu asked Ge Liangcai, what do you want to sell?

Ge Liangcai didn't hide it, I want to open a dog meat restaurant! Isn't there an old saying that if the dog meat rolls three times, the gods can't sit still! We all grew up in the countryside, and we all know the local dogs raised in the countryside now. Quite a lot. It doesn’t cost much to buy a local dog. It’s very cheap! I have already thought about it. When my restaurant opens, I will let my dad collect local dogs for me in the countryside. It’s just right! I can also make dog meat. Well done, so, haha, that's it!

Dog restaurant?

Xu Tongdao was surprised.

What's even more surprising is... Ge Lianghua suddenly added after Ge Liangcai said what he just said: Xiaodao, you don't know, in fact, your cousin Liangcai wanted to be a mutton restaurant in the first place! He burns a lot of mutton, but after thinking about it for a few days, he felt that if he opened a mutton restaurant, he would steal business from you, so he changed his mind and decided to make a dog meat restaurant!

yes?

Xu Tongdao actually believed it in his heart, because his craft of making mutton was first learned from his cousin Ge Liangcai in Yuan Shi-kong.

Although he later pondered and improved many practices, he knew very well that he learned from Ge Liangcai the basics of making mutton by himself.

Ge Liangcai grinned and shook his head, It's alright! Anyway, my dog ​​meat is pretty good, and buying local dogs from the countryside is a lot cheaper than buying mutton at the vegetable market. This cost can save a lot of money, which is good. !