Luting Canteen

Yougutang was originally a bookstore opened by Tang Meng's father.The bookstore is not big, less than twenty square meters.In fact, a part of the house was converted into a store, and a door was left for convenience, so that you can go directly to the store from home.

When the store opened, there was no Internet, let alone smartphones. At that time, most books were still bought in bookstores.Nowadays, in addition to chain bookstores that are open 24 hours a day, you can also order books online, which is indeed a lot more convenient.But Tang Meng still likes to collect books in the second-hand book market, or ask acquaintances to pick out high-quality books in stock and send them in, and then put them on the bookshelf after choosing one by one.

My father once lamented that nowadays big bookstores like to hold events, publicity, coffee, food and salons. His words were a little helpless, somewhat unwilling, but Tang Meng felt that the development of the market at this stage may be said to be an inevitable trend. It is not a bad thing that people who like books have more channels to read and buy books.On the one hand, he still believes that there will still be people who like to search for books in small bookstores, especially if they can buy discounted books, it should be the most enjoyable thing for book lovers.So after graduation, his parents wanted to close the store and go back to their hometown to spend some leisure time, but he still tried his best to persuade his father to take over the bookstore and continue to open it.

In fact, how could I not know that it is difficult for a small bookstore like him to persevere just because of love?Fortunately, the store is self-owned and there is no need to pay rent. In addition, the government has introduced interim measures to support physical bookstores a few years ago. Tang Meng's Yougutang is lucky because it is located in the old street, a street designated as a historically protected building. , and the government originally intended to retain this kind of characteristic storefront that could attract people, so after the application, it was relatively smooth to get a support fund.Tang Meng insisted on only applying for the minimum quota, and gave up the quota to small bookstores that had a harder time paying rent, and most of the support money was used to buy books.

Going to Luting to help, the bookstore has regained its popularity and its business has started to improve. After Tang Meng no longer applied for support funds.Yan Ting knew what he was thinking. Originally, Luting really needed manpower, so he simply asked him and Ye Qi to help, take care of three meals a day, ask for a leave in advance if something happened, and get paid at the end of the month.With the addition of these two incomes, there is no problem with daily expenses, and there is still a small surplus, so Yan Ting is relieved.

"The old green wooden door is Tang Meng's shop," said He Lihui as they walked and arrived at the destination in a short while, Yan Ting then pointed to a wooden sign hanging under the awning:

"Those three characters are Yugudo. Excellent Yu, ancient Gu, the hall of the cafeteria."

Li Hui looked up at the wooden sign full of joy, trying to remember it in his heart.Before the door of the bookstore was opened, Yan Ting led Li Hui to the room next to Yougutang. Outside the room was a row of security windows painted with blue paint, with many plants hung on them.After ringing the doorbell, Tang Meng opened the door from inside after a while, saw Li Hui following Yan Ting and said with a smile:

"Come on? Come in, come in, you're all done, Ye Qi hasn't got up yet."

Yan Ting listened and asked:

"He didn't go back yesterday?"

While letting the two into the room, Tang Meng raised his chin towards a small door in the room:

"Sleeping in the store."

Yan Ting glanced at Tang Meng, who nodded and said to Li Hui with a smile:

"Li Hui, there is a bookstore behind that door, do you want to ask Ye Qi to get up and have breakfast with us?"

Knowing that they might have something to say, Li Hui nodded and walked over with a basket, gently opened the door, turned around and closed it gently, and was startled when he turned around again—Ye Qi was sitting on the floor wrapped in a thick blanket , and made a "shh" gesture.

"Ye Qi, are you awake?"

Squatting down with the basket in his arms, Li Hui asked in a low voice, and Ye Qi smiled at him.I woke up when Tang Meng got up, lying in the bookstore and listening to him brushing his teeth and washing his face in the next room, coughing occasionally, but immediately suppressed it, opened the window, walked to the door here and stopped, then turned to the chair and sat down , there was no sound for a long time, it should have started to read.

After hearing this and thinking about it, Ye Qi didn't want to open his eyes anymore.

Here, Yan Ting waited for Li Hui to enter and asked:

"Sleeping in the shop all night?"

"Maybe there's something else on his mind, he hasn't changed his habit yet."

Looking towards the door worriedly, Tang Meng sighed softly:

"I work around when I'm not in class, I don't know what Xiaoqi is planning?"

"The deadline for the extension of his graduation project is almost here. By then, whether he wants to or not, he will have to graduate."

"Uncle Fan called me before and told him that I gave him the tuition and living expenses. Xiaoqi usually spends a little money besides cos—"

Don Monty paused and said:

"He makes the clothes by himself, and puts on the makeup by himself. Besides being in Luting, why does he have to work part-time?"

Seeing that Tang Meng was really anxious, Yan Ting patted him on the shoulder:

"Flags are measured. We don't know how this kid is except for being a little skinny since he was a child. If he really does something, I will be the first to beat him. Don't really talk to his mother. like-"

As soon as the words came out, Yan Ting immediately knew that he had said something wrong, stopped his mouth and scratched his hair impatiently, and urged Tang Meng:

"Let's eat, let's eat, Li Hui made pancakes, they won't taste good after a long time."

Tang Meng knew that Yan Ting was thinking about the past, so he stopped making a sound and followed behind into the door.

"Boss, are you and Uncle Tang finished plotting? Xiao Lihui and I will eat first~ If you don't come, we will be gone."

Ye Qi sat cross-legged on the empty floor of the bookstore, eating bread with relish, knowing that Tang Meng cherishes books, so he deliberately pushed the four-corner desk with rollers towards the bookshelf.Li Hui stood there with the cake and didn't eat a mouthful, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the two people come in.

"Conspiracy for what? Conspiracy,"

Yan Ting sneered.

"I didn't know that I didn't have a smooth ear."

Hearing this sentence, Li Hui thought to himself, who was it that was clawing at the door like a big gecko just now?But immediately bowed his head and ate the cake silently, ignoring Ye Qi's winks.

Tang Meng was already used to the scene where the two were arguing, so he used to unlock the wooden door of the bookstore and pushed it open, only to find out when he stepped out that it was raining.

"Uncle Tang, let's eat first, the cakes made by Xiao Lihui are amazing."

With a head of messy pink hair, he smiled and handed over a piece of cake. Tang Meng went over but didn't take it. He stretched out his hand to straighten the messy hair and asked:

"Is it cold last night?"

Originally, I wanted to give him an extra quilt at night, but even if there was only a little bit of Reyeqi, I would definitely kick it away again, so I might as well wrap him in a thick blanket.However, although there was a mattress on the floor, it was not very thick, so it was not very good to sleep on the floor overnight.

"It's not cold, eat quickly."

Ye Banner shook again, Tang Meng wiped his hands before taking it.Li Hui stopped biting the pancake and looked at Tang Meng, seeing him take a bite and smiled involuntarily, feeling relieved.

"It's interesting for us to do this when it's raining, little Lihui, come and have a drink."

Four people sat around on the floor of the bookstore, with a basket of cakes in the middle. Ye Qi picked up the long glass bottle of sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine and took a sip before handing it to Li Hui. Pass it to Li Hui:

"It needs to be disinfected."

Li Hui didn't quite understand, but immediately took the bottle and drank it with his head up.Ye Qi thought of something, asked Li Hui to feed him, and happily handed the bottle to Tang Meng.

Tang Meng smiled and took it. Ye Qi watched his lips stick to the mouth of the bottle, and his Adam's apple slid up and down, so he even smiled in his eyes. He shook his head and looked at Yan Ting, but Yan Ting looked at him and lowered his voice. Said a sentence:

"childish."

Ye Qi was taken aback.Yan Ting glanced at Tang Meng who was praising Li Hui's craftsmanship, and then stared at Ye Qi:

"You are childish."

Ye Qi looked at Yan Ting, and the other party's expression became gentler, with some inexplicable emotions, and finally curled up the corners of his mouth and slowly shook his head.Ye Qi put the back of his hand against his forehead and smiled wryly:

"When did you know?"

"It's early."

"...Boss, you are ruthless."

"What are you talking about?"

Tang Meng ate delicious food, turned his head to ask with a happy face, and looked at Ye Qi again.

"It's nothing. I mean there is someone," Ye Qi suddenly laughed, remembering Yan Ting's reaction to Li Hui just now, "Actually, I don't think it's a sullen ghost."

Deliberately emphasizing the tone of "Men Sao Gui", Ye Qi glanced at Yan Ting, who squinted his eyes, with some complacency.

"Is there such a ghost?"

Li Hui was full and joined in curiously.Now that I finally have the opportunity to look at the bookstore carefully, I can't help being a little emotional.

"Why not? Little Lihui, you should be more vigilant when you sleep at night. If this ghost bites you, you'll kick him in the guts, understand? Ticks."

Ye Qi deliberately pointed at his own, and Li Hui immediately understood that Yan Ting, who was sitting on the side, was about to open his mouth when Li Hui said again:

"No, it's okay, the young master hugged me to sleep,"

Yan Ting felt comfortable when he heard it, but he didn't expect Li Hui's next sentence to be:

"If, if I meet a Mensao Ghost, I will definitely protect you, Young Master!"

Seeing that even Tang Meng was holding back his laughter, Yan Ting threw Ye Qi with a sharp eye, but the other party ignored him completely and laughed loudly with his hands on his hands.Li Hui didn't understand why the atmosphere was suddenly a bit subtle, so he timidly asked Yan Ting:

"My lord, did I say something wrong?"

Yan Ting saw that his speech was smoother than before, so he patted his head and said:

"No, Ye Qi is just sick."

"Who is sick, boss!"

"Okay, okay." The corners of Tang Meng's lips were still hooked, "By the way, Song Song asked if we would go drinking today."

"Did Brother Cabbage ask?"

Ye Qi raised his eyebrows.

Seeing that Li Hui was puzzled, Tang Meng got up, took a pen and paper, and patiently wrote to Li Hui:

"This Chinese character, in ancient times, means cabbage—"

"Look, little Li Hui, this is it!"

Ye Qi quickly found the picture of the cabbage, and handed the phone to Li Hui, Li Hui suddenly realized:

"The master likes to steam the fish roe brewed with wine and pomelo flower tofu together. It was originally called cabbage, cabbage."

After reading it a few more times, Li Hui felt that he remembered it. When he was happy, he subconsciously looked towards Yan Ting. Yan Ting knew what he was thinking, and nodded his head as a compliment, thinking that Li Hui was not outside Luting. After eating at the place, he said:

"Tang Meng, tell Song Song and the others, let's go over at noon and have dinner by the way."

"Boss, is your treat?"

Ye Qi immediately straightened up and asked, Li Hui couldn't help pricking up his ears.Yan Ting saw it and replied with a smile:

"Please. If you want me to say that Grandpa Fu is right, you two guys have more than one thing in common."

Tang Meng dialed the phone and waited for the connection, while watching Ye Qi hug Li Hui into his arms and laughing, Li Hui closed his eyes and frowned, Yan Ting smiled.The silent drizzle outside the door deepened the color of the surrounding scenery.

And this is probably the busiest morning in Yougutang.