Food Tycoon

Although Yu Lu mainly sells charcoal-grilled oysters now, he didn't close his stall until midnight like others. He closed his stall at ten o'clock at the latest, and there was a child waiting in his family.

When closing the stall that night, Ah Hai went to the public restroom to go to the toilet, and when he came out, he was stopped by someone: "Brother Ah Hai, take a step to talk."

Ah Hai saw that it was Luo Junsheng who stopped him, Ah Hai knew him, he was the owner of Luo's Restaurant.Luo’s house is not far from Yulu’s house, it’s a small three-story western-style building, very grand, Luo Maogang and Luo Junsheng’s father and son often drink kung fu tea in the corridor, every time Yulu passes by, he has to say hello, Ah Hai also remembers .

Ah Hai stopped, looked at the cigarette offered by the other party, but didn't take it: "No."

Luo Junsheng withdrew the hand that was handing the cigarette in embarrassment, put it on his mouth, and lit the cigarette: "Brother Ah Hai works with Ah Lu, how much salary does he give you?"

Ah Hai said, "No money."

Luo Junsheng almost dropped the cigarette from his mouth: "What? I didn't give you money, what do you mean?"

Ah Hai said, "It means you don't want money."

Luo Junsheng held the cigarette in his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at Ah Hai, trying to figure out the credibility of his words. The light in the toilet was a bit dim, and Ah Hai's expression was not realistic enough. Luo Junsheng smiled and said: "Brother Ah Hai The craftsmanship is really superb, and being a roadside stall is too boring, I will give you [-] a month, come to my shop to be a chef. There will be dividends at the end of the year."

Ah Hai said lightly: "Oh, no need."

Luo Junsheng said: "If [-] is too little, you can decide for yourself, how much you want, as long as I can afford it, I will definitely not refuse."

Ah Hai said: "No need, I'll give it to Yu Lu." After speaking, he lifted his legs and left, Yu Lu was still waiting for him.

Luo Junsheng threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, chased after him and grabbed his arm: "Brother Ah Hai, is it because my dad misunderstood you at the beginning, so he was unwilling to cooperate with us? The situation at that time was indeed a misunderstanding. My dad apologizes to you." Before Ah Hai went to Yulu's stall to find work, it was not that he had never been to other shops to find work. Everyone would think that he was a beggar or a lunatic. Luo Maogang was very rude at the time and told him to leave. Yu Bing had seen this scene when he was playing with Luo Junsheng's son in Luo's shop.

Ah Hai stopped, looked at his hand and said, "Let go! I don't want money, I just want a place to eat and sleep. Now that Yu Lu gave it to me, I will help him with work." He has basically spoken now. Clearly, it can be seen that slurred speech is not born, but caused by the effects of physical injuries.

Luo Junsheng let go of his hand and said, "I can provide you with better conditions. You don't have to set up a stall on the side of the road in the sun and rain, and I will pay you back your salary. You are a big man, you can't just eat."

Ah Hai said: "I'm enough." He can't remember his own background at all. Without the past, he naturally has responsibilities and obligations. As long as he lives happily, he helps Yu Lu to make money. I'm happy, nothing wrong with that.

Luo Junsheng could not have imagined that this man would have such low demands. He possesses superb skills, but he only needs to ask for a bite to eat. This opportunity was presented to them before, but unfortunately his father let it go. Otherwise, the whole island would be The most popular restaurant is their Luo's restaurant.

"Brother Ah Hai, if you change your mind, come to my shop, we welcome you at any time." Luo Junsheng said later unwillingly.

Ah Hai left without looking back.

Yu Lu had already put away his things, and when he saw Ah Hai slowly coming back from the toilet, he didn't ask too much: "Let's go, go home, you drive, I'll hug Ah Bing."

Ah Hai has already learned the electric tricycle in the past two days, but Yu Bing still doesn't like to talk to Ah Hai, and doesn't get close to him at all, so Yu Lu has no choice but to hold him by himself and let Ah Hai drive.

Ah Hai sat in the driver's seat, started the car, and suddenly asked, "How much does it cost to open a shop?"

Yu Lu didn't realize it all at once: "Ah, what kind of store are you opening?"

"restaurant."

Yu Lu laughed: "Why do you want to open a restaurant? A small restaurant costs tens of thousands of dollars. I don't even want to do this, it's too far away from me."

"The restaurant makes a lot of money." Ah Hai looked at Yu Lu's dark skin, mainly because he didn't need to be exposed to the sun and rain.

Yu Lu smiled wryly: "But I owe a whole lot of debt now, how can I have the money to open a restaurant."

"How many?"

Yu Lu thought for a while: "I owe a loan shark of 50 yuan. There is also a debt owed by my dad before, which is almost 60 yuan. Add up, there is still a debt of [-] yuan. I haven't paid a penny in the past few years. I have to pay the interest of the usury, and I earn a month, and the interest is tight, so I don’t have spare money to open a restaurant.” Speaking of this, Yu Lu smiled helplessly.

Ah Hai listened and stopped talking.

Yu Lu laughed at himself and said: "Sometimes I really want to be like you. I don't remember anything, so I don't have troubles and pains. But no, God is punishing me, he won't let me live an easy life. Yu Lu thought about the time when there was no accident at home. At that time, his mother often quarreled with him because of his father's gambling. Time has become a luxury.

After a long time, Ah Hai said, "It's just a test."

Hearing this simple sentence, Yu Lu's nose suddenly became sore. This seemingly simple sentence has become the best comfort these years.He squeezed his nose with his hands, and smiled to hide his emotions: "Haha, I hope it's really like what you said, it's just a test, let this test end soon. Fuck, it tortured me to death."

"Yes." Ah Hai's words were very short, but they sounded like a blow to his heart, making it very useful to listen to.Some people talk a thousand words and babble a lot, but none of them can touch people's hearts. Some people only need a few words to hit people's hearts directly and make people remember them for a lifetime.

"Ah Hai, you seem to be speaking clearly, you are not a big tongue." Yu Lu suddenly realized the problem.

Ah Hai had a feeling of black lines all over his face, this person's thoughts turned really fast: "I don't know."

Yu Lu said: "It should be because of the head injury. When I have money, I will take you to the hospital for a checkup and find out the reason for your amnesia."

Ah Hai didn't make a sound.

"Are you in a hurry?" Yu Lu asked him. Liu Haoyang had already checked for him. Ah Hai was not a tourist on the island, and he didn't know how he came to the island. He didn't know his own origin and forgot Parents, relatives and friends, this feeling may not be very good.

Ah Hai said lightly: "There is no rush." ​​There is no way to rush.

Back home, Yu Lu took Yu Bing to take a bath, and A Hai went to pack his things. They had cultivated a good understanding and a clear division of labor. A Hai was a very good helper, and Yu Lu was very glad that he kept him.

Just as Lu finished his shower and was about to go to bed, he saw a message from Luo Junsheng on his phone: "Ah Lu, are you asleep? Why don't you sleep over and have a cup of tea?"

Yu Lu glanced at the time, it was already eleven o'clock, Luo Junsheng's message was sent a quarter of an hour ago, and he replied: "Not yet."

There was a quick message back: "Come and have a cup of tea."

Yu Lu knew that he was looking for something, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him to drink tea so late, so he put away his phone, took the key and went out.

Luo's house was also silent, everyone was asleep, only the living room on the first floor was still lit, the door was open, Luo Junsheng was smoking and drinking tea alone in front of the wooden root carving coffee table, seeing Yu Lu coming over, taking a puff of cigarette , put the cigarette on the ashtray, picked up the teapot and poured tea: "Sit down, we haven't had tea together for a long time. Do you smoke?"

"No smoking." Yu Lu and Luo Junsheng drank a lot of tea together when they were young, but now they don't have many opportunities to drink tea together, only when they don't open shops and set up stalls during the holidays. On weekdays, Yu Lu is so busy that he doesn't have time to go to the toilet, so he has no time to drink tea.The so-called Kung Fu tea is tea that requires effort to drink.

Yu Lu put his mobile phone on the tea tray. His mobile phone is a second-hand Nokia 5320, which is only used to make calls and send text messages. Compared with Luo Junsheng's iPhone 6, the rich and the poor stand out.Luo Junsheng said: "You still use this mobile phone. I have a Samsung that I replaced earlier. It's smart. You can use it."

Yu Lu waved his hand: "No, I don't have much use for this. I just make calls and send messages. I don't know anything else, and I don't have time to play with my phone."

Luo Junsheng smiled, didn't insist any more, and went straight to the point: "What's the background of that Ah Hai in your family?"

Yu Lu paused and said, "I can't tell. He was injured and lost his memory. He can't remember his origin. I picked it up."

Luo Junsheng was so surprised that he looked at Yu Lu with his mouth half open. How could this be the same as in a TV series: "No one came to look for him at home?"

"Not yet. I called the police for him, and I'm waiting for his family to pick him up." Yu Lu said.

When Luo Junsheng heard about Ah Hai's situation, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Since this is the case, it means that Ah Hai is a temporary worker and may not be able to help Yu Lu for a long time. Maybe someone will come to find him tomorrow.Luo Junsheng's expression relaxed a bit: "I didn't expect him to be a very pitiful person."

Yu Lu picked up his teacup and took a sip: "That's not true. At first I thought he was a beggar."

Luo Junsheng laughed: "That's right, when he came to my shop to ask for food, my dad thought he was a beggar and sent him away."

Yu Lu smiled: "I didn't expect him to be such a good helper."

Luo Junsheng looked at Yu Lu and said with a smile: "Look at your family's current business, you are too busy to collect the money."

Yu Lu shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated, you know, for a small business, my booth is only so big, and the business can only be so big."

Luo Junsheng originally planned to spend a lot of money to poach him from Yulu, but now he heard that he was a temporary worker, so he stopped thinking about it. In vain. "Don't tell me, that kid's craftsmanship is really good. I have tasted his roasted oysters, and the taste is really amazing. I heard that the oysters and kway teow he made are not ordinary, is it true?"

Yu Lu nodded with a smile: "It's better than my cooking."

Luo Junsheng took a puff of cigarette and said: "This kid is a talent. Recently, everyone has gone to your house to eat oysters. When they come to eat in my shop, they have to go to your shop to pack oysters. My shop is not allowed to eat oysters. It’s embarrassing to bring food.” The waiters in their store tried to tell people not to bring their own food, but they simply left, and it happened more than once or twice, so in order not to chase Guest, this provision is useless.

It’s not easy for Yu Lu to express his opinion on this matter. He sets up a stall to do business by himself, and the customers eat at his home, and sometimes he also helps them to buy food from other places. This is normal, as long as consumption is allowed, In fact, restaurants are similar. When guests come to your house to eat and buy other people’s dishes, it can only mean that your house does not have or does not cook as well as others’.

Seeing that Yu Lu just drank tea and didn't speak, Luo Junsheng said, "What kind of condiments are there in your roasted oysters, it's very fragrant."

Yu Lu laughed in his heart, this is too straightforward, he asked about the condiments directly, and said: "I don't know, the condiments are all prepared by A Hai, I just put it in."

"Didn't you learn from him?" Luo Junsheng asked in disbelief.

Yu Lu didn't make a sound, of course he followed suit, and Ah Hai took the initiative to guide him.

Luo Junsheng said with a smile: "Of course, I am a chef myself, and I understand the rules. Generally speaking, the secrets of cooking are passed on to my own people or apprentices, and will not be passed on to outsiders casually. Ah Lu, Let me tell you plainly, in the industry of a cook, the secret to cooking is capital, if he is willing to teach, you can learn more from him, and you will definitely benefit from it in the future."

Yu Lu smiled: "Of course I also want to." Ah Hai will go back sooner or later, if he can learn something, he naturally wants to learn more.

Luo Junsheng took a puff of cigarette: "How much money do you owe usury?"

"One hundred thousand." Yu Lu said.

Luo Junsheng squinted at him: "You don't want to pay back the debt sooner?"

Yu Lu smiled wryly: "It's even a dream." But everyone knows his mess, and no one is willing to borrow money.

Luo Junsheng tapped his finger on the tea table, and said: "Ah Lu, we are all on our own, and I won't go around in circles anymore. Let me show you a bright way. You ask Ah Hai to teach me how to cook, and I borrow How about money to help you repay the usury loan first?"