growing up

After leaving the community, the sky gradually darkened, and the street lights on the road were already on. The colorful light boxes outside many commercial offices outlined the names of the shops, shining with various colors of light to point the way for pedestrians in the still dark field of vision.

Ling crossed the road and slowly observed the place where he was going to live for two years.

The side next to the street is mostly restaurants, and there is a small daily supermarket. On the left side of the entrance of the pedestrian street is a large fruit shop. The incandescent lamps inside have been turned on. Many customers are picking fruits, and there are a few wearing shop names. The vest clerk is busy.There is an Agricultural Bank of China self-service bank on the right hand side. There are two ATM machines inside, one for withdrawing money and one for depositing and withdrawing money.It occupies half of this wall, and the other half is a sealed corner wall. There is a large bulletin board on it, which is covered with a whole series of small advertisements for renting tutors, repairing sewers, changing gas, unlocking locks, etc.

After passing this entrance, the shops on both sides shrank inward for a while, which seems to have been standardized. These two are all selling food, mainly northern specialty snack bars, and there are also some national chains, as well as milk tea barbecues.As soon as I walked in, my nose was full of fragrance.

Ling Chao walked slowly, and there were many people in most of the stores. Ling Chao wanted to find the most attractive one, until he walked about half a street, and a store on the right street caught his attention.

The first is the reddish brown that catches the eye, which is different from the white and gray walls of other stores. Then there is the name of the store, a solid wood plaque painted black, with two large golden characters in block script on it—here.

this?Is it the name of the store?

Judging from the width, it should be two shops combined into one. The front door is also made of reddish-brown solid wood, unlike other shops that almost have rolling shutter doors with glass doors inside.Next to it is a large piece of floor-to-ceiling glass, which can clearly see the situation in the store.

The store is full of people, it seems to be three or four times as many as other stores. Of course, the store itself is also doubled in size.Looks like there should be no vacancies.From the simple and unreasonable name of the store, it is impossible to tell what the store sells. When you get closer, the aroma of the food is even stronger.All right, let's take a look at this one.

Walking into the store, I felt that there were many people, but it was not too noisy. Ling Chao took a look and saw that there was no special decoration inside. There were about twenty small tables around, and six larger tables in the middle.All are full of people.There also seemed to be no specific types of food, noodles, rice, snacks, and even a table eating hot pot.In such a small store, it is quite magical.

A waiter saw him coming in, and hurried to receive him: "How many are you handsome? What do you want to eat? You can go to the bar first to check the menu."

"Ah, I'm alone, let me take a look first." Ling Chao said and followed the waiter inside.

The waiter led him to the bar and handed him a menu, then turned around and went back to work.

There is a pot of oden next to the bar, but it is not the same as the ones I have seen before. The oden is not too spicy, and it will be classified into categories, and this big pot is full of bright red chili oil.But the fragrance is very strong, people can't help but want to try it.Next to it is a large fresh-keeping order cabinet, which is filled with various dishes.Next to it are two upright freezers, one full of beer and one full of assorted beverages.

Ling Chao wanted to see what was on the menu.The menu is also a reddish-brown page, the owner of this restaurant should love this color very much.The food names inside are all handwritten!The beautiful regular script, and the strange shop name image outside the door were made by the same person.

The first page is snacks, hot plate tofu potato hot dog cold noodles spicy mix.Fried rice, fried noodles, fried noodles and a long list of side dishes in brackets.

There is a big flour/flour on the left side of the second page.Below are also a bunch of side dish names.On the right side are rice bowls as big as noodles and various dishes that can be covered.

On the left side of the third page is the word "Hot Pot", which is one size smaller than the big characters on the previous page.There are three kinds of mandarin duck, clear soup and red soup at the bottom of the pot.But there is no side dish name, but a sentence "Order with the dishes of the day, or you can bring your own".It's also quite personal.Can I bring my own?Ling Chao was amused by the menu.Looking at the page on the right, the dishes are gone, just a paragraph, if you want to eat barbecue, please make a reservation one day in advance.If you want to drink water, you can get it from the freezer.This store does not sell liquor.

Such a menu with personality and a variety of food makes people want to try what the food here will be like.

The waiter who took him in came again and said that there were seats available.Ask him if he wants to order first or look later.

Ling Chao was alone, and he didn't have much to eat, so he ordered noodles with sauerkraut and pork ribs, and ordered some snacks, and told the waiter not to be spicy.Then go sit down at a table by the window and wait.

This location is close to the gate and facing the bar. It can be regarded as the place with the best view of the whole store. Sitting there, you can see the busy clerks, customers entering and leaving, and diners who are eating.

Snacks were delivered quickly, sizzling tofu and sizzling potatoes in small plates.Fried until golden and topped with green shallots and cilantro.And fried sesame seeds.It smells very good.

Ling Chao was indeed hungry, so he ate first.The tofu is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, crunchy, tender and juicy when you bite into it, and the taste is fully opened immediately.The potatoes are very soft and glutinous. I don't know what seasoning is added, but it is delicious.In fact, Ling Chao seldom went out to eat snacks. In the past, he would occasionally accompany his mother to have morning tea, and eat with his classmates, such as Grandpa Ken and Uncle Mai.This kind of snack that needs to be eaten at roadside stalls is rarely available.

About halfway through eating, the noodles were served, and a figure in a white chef uniform put the noodles in front of him and said: "Your sauerkraut pork rib noodles, please use it slowly!"

The voice in my ears is still very immature, and it seems to be a little low when I just entered the voice change period.Ling Chao looked up, and the first glance was amazing, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and thin lips slightly pursed.The eyes are clear and bright, like a pool of clear water, and the white baseball cap worn backwards reveals a handful of short hair.He should be quite tall, looking up from the bottom, he looks like him, but his face is full of childishness, he is a boy who is a little younger than himself.

Ling Chao thanked with a smile, and didn't pay much attention to it, he was already attracted by the food in front of him.

The pickled delicate yellow sauerkraut is very tasty, moderately sour and salty, the pork ribs should be stewed with sauerkraut, the gravy is also full of the aroma of sauerkraut, the noodles are hand-rolled, the Q-bomb is strong, and the original soup base is drunk The last bite is even more satisfying.

This meal was quite comfortable, Ling Chao didn't eat much, and he finished everything, and he felt a little full after getting up.After paying the bill, he was going to go shopping again, to get acquainted with the surroundings, and also to digest food.

As soon as he walked out of the door, the small chairs at the door should be for the guests waiting for the table. Ling Chao saw the boy who had just delivered noodles to him. At this moment, he was holding a cigarette, leaning on the back of the chair casually, with his face on his face. Looking forward to the street, his eyes are very empty.

Ling Chao turned around and was about to walk in. Just as he lifted his foot, he bumped into a person head-on. He staggered a few steps and almost fell. Another person on the opposite side grabbed him. Ling Chao apologized and thanked him.Those two have a good temper, and they look like gangsters in their clothes!It's just that Ling Chao didn't notice that someone ran into him, and others kindly helped him.

Ling Chao continued to walk, and before he had taken a few steps, someone patted his shoulder. He turned around and saw the smoking boy with a wallet in his hand. He looked very familiar, like his own.

"Be careful, there are a lot of thieves here at night." The boy on the opposite side handed over the wallet again.

Ling Chao touched his trouser pocket, the wallet on the left was indeed gone, and the phone was in the right pocket.I didn't feel anything at all, could it be the collision just now?

Ling Chao took the wallet: "Thank you, I didn't feel it at all. How did you find out."

The boy didn't answer the call, and the two people just now disappeared behind him. It doesn't feel so simple to get something back after being caught stealing it.Those two people were older than me, how could they hand it over so easily?

Now that the two are facing each other, the distance is very close, Ling Chao looked a little more carefully, the boy was actually half a head shorter than himself, he was indeed not very old, but at this moment there was a bit of ruthlessness between his brows, his skin was very fair , also very thin.

"There should be a lot of things. They haven't come in a hurry. But you should take a look." After a few seconds, the boy explained.

Ling Chao opened his wallet and looked at it, but he didn't find anything missing. In fact, Ling Chao didn't know how much cash he had, but his card and ID card and student ID card were all there.

"Nothing missing. But thank you anyway." Ling Chao put the wallet in his pocket and smiled.

"En." The boy seemed unwilling to say more, turned around and left, and went straight into the store without going back to the seat to sit down.

Ling Chao didn't pay much attention to this episode, but this time he put his hands in his pockets and continued walking while looking at the shops on both sides.

It was already dark, and there were more pedestrians on the street here. Walking through the snack street and turning around, the two shops on the other side were mainly clothing.Turning around are various lifestyle stores, and there is also a large supermarket.The area of ​​the pedestrian street is not particularly large.It can be considered all-encompassing.It can almost meet the needs of daily life.

When Ling Chao finally turned back to the community, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.I was tired after shopping for a long time, and after going home to video with my mother for a while, Ling Chao went to rest early.

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The first three chapters are published like this first.Friends who like to help leave a message to discuss.Later, if possible, the number of words will be added.