I sell hot pot in Dasong [farming]

In the old Caomen, there is a tea soup alley to the north of Panlou South Street. There are many tea houses and restaurants along the street, which is called "a street of tea houses".

On both sides of the street is the old Xinyuefang. Most of the residents are old Kaifeng people who have settled in Tokyo for generations. Although it is close to Ouchi, it is not very gorgeous, and most of them are low brick houses.

Lanterns and wooden signs are hung on the door stacks of every house. The surname of the head of the family is written on the lanterns, and the household number of Xinyuefang is marked on the wooden signs.

Si Nan's house is at the northernmost end of the alley, the main house faces south, the gate opens to the west, and the Liu family lives opposite.

It was getting late, smoke rose from the roofs of every household, and the smell of food filled the entire alley.

A young man with a thick head and a thick head stepped over the high threshold, tiptoed and knocked on the opposite door knocker, three times to the left and three times to the right, very regularly.

He was not in a hurry to finish knocking, and sat firmly on the stone steps and waited.

Not long after, a four or five year old lady poked her head out of the doorway and saw his eyes lit up.

"Mother didn't lie to me, brother Erlang was not beaten!" The little lady was born quietly and softly, and her voice was soft and waxy.

Mr. Xiao Lang patted his chest, "Who am I, how could I be beaten?"

"Brother Smelly not only didn't hit me, he even bought shredded pig's ears to please me—Niu Niu, come on, there's still half a mustard pancake, I can't finish it, help me eat it!"

As he said that, he graciously handed out the pancakes, half a pancake that looked like a dog gnawed, with a lot of meat in it, thinking that he only gnawed on the crust of the pancake himself, leaving only the meat.

Niuniu didn't answer, she just covered her mouth and smiled, "Brother Nan is so kind."

Erlang was displeased, "Why are you praising him? He left meat for you?"

"Brother Erlang is the best!" Niu Niu added crisply.

Erlang blushed, and stuffed the cake into her hand, "Eat it!"

"Thank you, Brother Erlang... Let's eat together." Niuniu held the cake with her two small hands and brought it to his mouth, "Brother Erlang, you come first."

"Women are trouble." Erlang said gruffly, blushing and took a small bite.

Niuniu smiled with her eyes crooked.

Si Nan stood under the south wall and couldn't help laughing.

This kid has a future, he can chase girls at the age of five.

It seems that he not only needs to make money to support his younger brother, but also saves money for him to marry a wife.

Ever since the grandparents fell ill and sold off all the restaurants and fields, the whole family has been living on their laurels, and now there is only Tongtong money left in the money jar.

Si Nan didn't want to make do with it like the original body.

He had a small dream in modern times: to inherit his father's hot pot restaurant, and only serve one meal a day, and at other times he would sit on a recliner, hug the old cat, and take a nap under the grape arbor.

Sinan told his father about this once, but he was chased and beaten on Badao Street, and he didn't dare to mention it again.

Si's father's meaning was very clear. He himself suffered from being uneducated, and he didn't want Sinan to follow his old path. He hoped that he would have a decent job and be respected by others.

Si Nan is a filial child, despite his own reluctance, he followed his father's wishes and went to a normal university, planning to become a teacher in the future.

Such a time travel, four years of learning in vain.

Sinan looked at the dark sky, grinned and said, "Dad, I'm sorry, but now my son is really going to inherit your mantle."

Early the next morning, Si Nan made breakfast, sent Erlang to school, took an inkstone with him and went to Ma Xing Street.

There is a pawn shop on Ma Xing Street, called "see you later", the original body has been coming here for half a year, so much so that Sinan feels very familiar when he sees the small locust tree in front of the door.

The shopkeeper saw Sinan and greeted him in a lukewarm way: "Are you here again?"

It's not to blame for the other party's bad attitude, it's just that the original body has too bad a temper, and when he's obviously down and out, he still wants to put on the airs of a rich second generation.Others may not look down on him, but he himself is too sensitive, with thorns all over his body, thorns everywhere he goes.

Si Nan raised a smiling face, and said in a familiar and generous tone, "Please, take a look at this inkstone."

There are not many other things in the house, there is a big box like this inkstone, and the price is not cheap, it was Yuan Chen's father who searched everywhere when he was still there.

Like modern dads, Si Xu just wants his son to study hard and be a decent person, and he has always been willing to spend money on this.

Seeing Si Nan's smile, the shopkeeper couldn't help being startled, almost thinking that he had misunderstood the person.After a while, I took the inkstone to my eyes and examined it carefully in the morning light.

"Still dead?"

"Jobs, half a year." Si Nan replied.

The shopkeeper was stunned again, "You don't have enough money to live, do you know that?"

In fact, what he really wanted to say was, didn’t you just want to ask for more money before?

"Boy knows." Sinan smiled, "The shopkeeper please put it away, and I will redeem it in half a year. Not only this inkstone, but also the ones that were pawned before, you can keep them. I will definitely pay more than others."

The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows, "Si Jia Dalang is promising, is he going to make a lot of money?"

Si Nan pretended that he couldn't hear the irony in his words, and still smiled, "It's coming soon."

The shopkeeper sneered, and threw him a bag of copper coins, which was heavy, a total of twenty coins.

Si Nan didn't answer, and said unhurriedly, "Exchange it into silver ingots."

The shopkeeper stared, "If it's silver, there's nothing like that."

"No problem." Sinan said calmly.

The shopkeeper looked at him in surprise, why does this Sijia Dalang look like a different person?

However, in view of his previous performance, the shopkeeper was still reluctant, and shirked: "Recently, the silver taels in the store are in short supply, and the payment below Baiguan is made with copper coins. If you are in a hurry, you might as well go to another store to have a look."

It's not that I can't get 20 taels of silver, it's just that I don't want to start with it.In recent years, there has been a shortage of money from time to time. Copper coins are not as expensive as copper ware, and even more incomparable with silver.

The shopkeeper was afraid that Sinan would get a taste of the sweetness. He couldn't maliciously lower the price to break the rules, and he didn't want to spend real money, so he simply didn't do Sinan's business.

Si Nan wasn't annoyed, he just said with a half-smile, "Have you heard a word from the shopkeeper?"

"Xu has lived half his life, and has heard too many words. Which sentence are you referring to?"

"Don't bully the youth to be poor."

When he said this, Si Nan's eyes were firm and his tone was calm. He was not at all like the playful and conceited young man he used to be, but he had a bit of his father's shadow on the contrary.

The shopkeeper suddenly realized that Si Xu also started from scratch back then, and he could enjoy both black and white dishes. Not to mention this small pawn shop, shopkeepers of all sizes on Ma Xing Street had to respect him.

Looking at Sinan's appearance now, shopkeeper Xu felt a little respect for some reason.

"Is it really possible to redeem within half a year?"

Si Nan smiled confidently, "Just wait, I will redeem all the belongings of the Si family here. I will also use silver ingots at that time, so you won't suffer at all."

This sentence blew like a gust of wind across the entire Maxing Street, even Erlang in the school heard about it.

"Why are you bragging?" Erlang glared at Sinan angrily, because of this, he was laughed at by Yu Qibao!

Si Nan smiled, "Your brother, I can not only blow it, but also let it hit the ground."

Erlang hugged his small arms, and gave him a look of "you can only believe in ghosts".

Si Nan picked him up, "Let's go, brother will take you to eat."

Erlang rolled his eyes, "I don't care for thin and mushy broken soup cakes."

"I won't eat soup cakes this time. You can pick whatever you want at the Longjinqiao Night Market. I'm rich."

Erlang stared wide-eyed, "Did you just spend the money you bought from the pawn shop?! You, have you forgotten the oath you swore before your grandfather's spirit?"

Five-year-old Xiao Langjun, his heart was broken.

"Remember, don't delay eating." Sinan lifted him skillfully and walked out.

"Let go of me! I don't want to be with you!"

"Collaborate." Sinan stepped across the threshold with a smile on his face, "Hand pie with ears."

"Don't eat!"

"Roast pork."

"Don't eat!"

"Mutton pot helmet."

"Say no to eat!"

"Call Niuniu together."

"No—eh?"

"Don't you really want to eat? Then we won't go." Sinan made a gesture and walked back.

Erlang closed the door, stood on tiptoe, and quickly locked it, "Brother, wait, I'll call Niuniu!"

Si Nan held the purse in his hand, raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly.

In March of Yangchun, the apricot blossoms next door bloomed just right, pink and tender, a small branch climbed obliquely over the wall and protruded out.

Really nice.

Sinan raised his hand and grabbed one of the flowers, and pinned it to his ear.

The general in red rode by, just in time to see the delicate side face of the young man under the shade of apricot blossoms, and that indifferent and confident smile, which made the dark and narrow alley bright.

Tang Xuanjun raised his eyebrows slightly, and slowly lowered the whip he had just raised.

The officials were right, the spring of March is just around the corner, so it's better to walk slowly and watch the young people.

***

From Zhuquemen to Longjin Bridge in the south, there is a famous snack street in Kaifeng. Before the lights are turned on, various stalls are set up here, and there are all kinds of delicacies from the north and the south.

When his parents were still there, Erlang was a frequent visitor here, and he never hesitated to eat whatever he wanted.

The original body didn't think much of it.

Relying on his family's wealth, he associates with the sons of wealthy businessmen, and he goes in and out of expensive shops and famous buildings. Not to mention the food stalls on the street, he doesn't even take a look at the slightly inferior small foot shops.

At this time, he suddenly appeared in the busy market, and the street vendors only found it strange.

Selling food in Kaifeng, everyone knows the two gentlemen of Sijia Restaurant.Especially on both sides of Suzaku Gate, the small merchants near Wazi watched Si Jia Dalang go in and out of the Kabuki hall almost every day.

In the past, the original body rode away on a fine horse, why had he lowered his eyebrows to look at them?

"Hey, Mr. Si Dalang has come down to observe the people's sentiments? Be careful, don't let this soup get your shoes dirty!" Someone raised his voice and said a wisecrack.

Not only was Si Nan not annoyed, but he continued with a smile: "If my words are useful, I'll pry you out of your short-suffering mess first!"

Everyone laughed.

Some people secretly wondered, isn't this Sijia Dalang always arrogant and conceited, why is he not annoyed by this?

There was also that aunt and aunt, who looked at his handsome appearance, felt good feelings for no reason, and beckoned him to look at her stall.

Sinan looked here and there, and could have a chat with anyone.

After all, I feel bad about money, and most of the time I just look at it and don't buy it.Because there is a smile on his face all the time, the stall owners don't dislike it.

However, whenever Erlang and Niu Niu want to eat, Si Nan will happily pay for it, absolutely unambiguous.

In fact, when he came out today, he was not greedy to spend money like Erlang thought, but came for field investigation.

What location is crowded with customers, what food sells well, what flavors do women and children like, and how much fruit, vegetable and meat are priced? Sinan secretly observed along the way, and had a rough plan in mind.

Next, he will start his stall business!

Many years later, when Sinan has become a figure admired by everyone, someone asked about the incident back then: "Why are you so confident in the pawn shop?"

Si Nan asked back: "Be less confident, can you get 20 taels of silver in exchange? Can you put up your face and sell it in the street? Can you convince customers that our hot pot is the most delicious in the world?"

If you are obsessed and do not believe in yourself, who else can you point to to believe in you, help you, and perfect you?

So, the bull still has to brag, what if it comes true?

If it can't be achieved, blow another one.