Food for the people

Lu Jincheng has a strong aura. Although Aunt Qiufeng doesn't know who he is, she can definitely tell that this person is not with them. At first, she thought it was Qiao Yu who caused some trouble outside and was found at home. , Later, seeing that it didn't seem to be the case, I felt relieved and led Wen Sheng to the kitchen to let them talk outside.

Qiao Ling had already consciously classified Mr. Yan as his brother's friend in his heart, so when he saw Lu Jincheng, he took the initiative to go back to the room.

Before Qiao Yu could speak, this time Lu Jincheng took the initiative and said, "I'm here to give you the spring clothes you made at the teacher's place, not for dinner."

Qiao Yu: ...

All right, this person won't come if he doesn't eat, and it will last for several days when he's empty, he really thinks he's here for dinner.He said that before Qiaoling went to the academy, he would also buy him a spring coat from the Shuxiu Pavilion. Two days ago, he took time to go to Mr. Shen's place. Mr. Shen simply agreed to him, saying that he would definitely do it before today. Well, he thought about going there when he was not busy in the afternoon, but someone brought it to him.

Qiao Yu took the package from Lu Jin and asked, "You went here to pick it up? How do you know that I made clothes there?"

Lu Jincheng said: "I went to the teacher for something, and he said that it was already done. The academy starts tomorrow, but you haven't picked it up. I'm afraid you don't have time, so I will drop by to help you."

Qiao Yu had already opened the package, and took out two sets of clothes, the other was obviously not Qiao Ling's size.

"Why is there an extra set?"

"This is a new cloth just spun by Shuxiu Pavilion. The color is more suitable for you. The teacher made an extra set and said it was for you." Lu Jincheng replied.

Qiao Yu looked at the clothes and found that the colors were really nice. He heard that it was Mr. Shen's wish, so he couldn't refuse, so he said, "If you go again, please help me to thank Mr. Shen. I will go by myself someday. , and thank you in person.”

A smile flashed in Lu Jincheng's eyes, he responded and changed the subject: "I'm going to the academy tomorrow, are Xiaoling's things ready?"

Qiao Yu folded the clothes and put them back in the package: "There is nothing to prepare, everything is done."

Lu Jincheng asked again: "Xiaoling can't help you, can you do it alone?"

Qiao Yu said honestly: "No, I tried it alone today, and my hands are sore now. When I just came back, I was still asking Grandma Song to help me and ask if I could find someone else to help me."

Lu Jincheng frowned and said, "Did you find it?"

Qiao Yu shook his head: "I haven't asked yet. If you can't find it, let's do it first. When I am saving some money, I will open a restaurant as you said, teach two students, and just make money as a shopkeeper."

Lu Jincheng was a little worried at first, but he amused him when he heard this: "Why are you so obsessed with making money?"

Qiao Yu had an expression that he didn't know Chai Migui when he was not in charge of the family: "Because of being poor, and..."

And he has to be responsible for his original body and support the Qiao family.

"A rich man like you who doesn't know the sufferings of the world won't understand." Qiao Yu said in a mocking manner without continuing.

Prince Yan, the son of a rich family who doesn't know the sufferings of the world: ...

"Well, I have someone suitable to help you, do you need it?" Meng Qiwen's intercession must be done step by step. Lu Jincheng has grown up for more than 20 years, and it is the first time that he has to be careful about being nice to people. Quite novel.

Qiao Yu nodded and agreed: "I need it, but I can't afford to pay too much, the market price."

The smile in Lu Jincheng's eyes deepened: "Okay."

The two chatted back and forth, but Lu Jincheng really didn't stay for dinner, so he left early.

The next morning, Qiao Yu woke up early, beat two eggs, buried two spoonfuls of minced meat for wontons under it, put on a plate and steamed it into minced meat egg custard.

After steaming, he took it out to dry, then took out the clothes given to Qiao Ling from his own room, quietly entered Qiao Ling's room, and put them on Qiao Ling's bedside.

When he went to Mr. Shen's place, he didn't tell Qiao Ling, he went quietly. When Lu Jin presented it yesterday, he didn't show Qiao Ling the clothes, and hid directly in his room, just to show him the clothes. surprise.

Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Ling opened his eyes, he saw the clothes that his brother said he would buy for him. When he said it casually that day, he thought his brother had forgotten it.

He put on his new clothes and ran to the stove, blushing and said, "Thank you brother, what are you doing?"

Qiao Yu said without raising her head, "You're welcome, I'm frying wontons, I'll pack them up and take them to the academy for you to eat."

"I'm going to wash up, and I'll help you later." Qiao Ling said as he ran out.

Qiao Yu wanted to say that he didn't need help, but when he looked back, everyone had already run away.

Because Aunt Qiufeng’s bag of small wontons is always not very fast and the speed is not as fast as Yuanbao wontons, so the wontons at Qiao Yu’s stall have always been two varieties and two prices. Small wontons are not suitable for fried wontons, so I use Aunt Qiufeng’s bag The Big Ingot Wonton.

The heat of frying wontons is very important, and it is difficult to control the open fire. Qiao Yu simply heated up the pot and put the firewood out, leaving only a few red charcoals, and then brushed a layer of oil on the bottom of the pot, and put the Yuanbao wontons on top one by one. .

The outermost dough made a squeaking sound when it touched the hot oil in the hot pan, and soon began to change color. Qiao Yu mixed a bowl of starch water, poured it in from the side of the pan, and then covered the pot to let the meat inside Braised.

When Qiao Ling came over after washing, Qiao Yu's fried wontons were already cooked. Just as the lid was lifted, the starch water formed a large piece of crystal clear ice on the bottom of the pot, connecting all the wontons together, and Qiao Yu scooped them all up. Shoveled up.

The bottom of the wonton is fried golden and crispy, the meat filling is salty and fragrant, and the juice overflows with a bite.

There was no lunch box here, so Qiao Yu went to buy a deep earthen pot for soup with a suitable lid, put the fried wontons in it, covered it with the lid, tied a rope tightly on the outside, and put it in a bowl of a size In a suitable net pocket, it is convenient for Qiao Ling to carry.

He originally planned to put it directly in the book bag, but later found that it was not possible. The book bag is too big, and it will be easy to spill if it is decorated with soup in the future. In the end, Aunt Qiufeng cut the rags into a rope with ingenuity and made it. A net bag just enough to fit the crock.

After finishing Qiaoling's lunch, he quickly made breakfast, and didn't have much time to do anything else, so he ordered two bowls of wontons.

Qiao Ling didn't help just now, and he doesn't want to be idle now. When Qiao Yu served wontons, he was making red oil and sour soup according to the method Qiao Yu taught him.

He returned to help, but he cherished his new clothes very much. When he was working, he rolled up his sleeves to prevent a drop of oil from sticking to his clothes.

After breakfast of one bowl of wonton and half bowl of minced meat and egg custard for each person, Qiao Yu locked the door, took the good things, and sent Qiao Ling to the academy.

Qiao Ling didn't want him to go at first, but today is Qiao Ling's first day at the academy, Qiao Yu will never miss this kind of time, no matter whether other parents send off his children or not, he will definitely go to send Qiao Ling off. Ling, so Qiao Ling's objection was invalid, and Qiao Yu went with him anyway.

Qiao Yu also wore new clothes today. He has grown taller and his body has become much healthier. He couldn't hide his good-looking face even when he was wearing burlap clothes, let alone relying on clothes to dress him up today.

As soon as the two of them left the yard, they ran into two neighbors. Qiao Yu had seen them before, but they had only met them when Zhao's aunt came to her house to make trouble. They couldn't name them, but they saw them. The Qiao family brothers' eyes widened unexpectedly, and then they took the initiative to say hello to Qiao Yu and the others.

Qiao Ling ignored him, Qiao Yu took a look, and nodded expressionlessly, as a greeting.

Ever since the brothers of Qiao's family moved to West Street, they have never lost sight of their eyes. Indeed, they have never seen the friendship of these neighbors. Except for Grandma Song's family, the surrounding neighbors have never missed the excitement, but they have never greeted each other. call taxi.

That's right, in a place like West Street, one has to work hard to support one's own family. There is no leisure to care about other people's lives. Besides, when one's own life is miserable, other people's lives will not make them comfortable. What's worse, can make them feel a little bit refreshed in their hearts.

Then why did someone greet them with a smile again at this moment.

Because everyone heard that the boss of the Qiao family can make money.

Qiao Yu pushed his cart to set up a stall on the West Street every day, and everyone with eyes could watch, and as long as he walked around the street while he was setting up the stall, he would know exactly how the business was doing.So everyone knows that the brothers of the Qiao family have made a lot of money recently.

Suffering can't make them look at others more, but money can.

So when Qiao Yu went out recently, he could clearly feel that everyone's attitudes seemed to have changed overnight. People became more enthusiastic and talked more. From time to time, someone wanted to come up to chat with him, but Qiao Yu stopped them. up.

Today these two women are no exception.

Qiao Yu could still hear the voices of the two discussing behind him after walking a long distance.

"Seeing whether the clothes they are wearing are worth a lot of money, it seems that they are really making money."

"Speaking of which, the two brothers are good-looking and can earn money. They are good candidates for husband-in-law. I don't know if they have booked someone."

"Come on, it's not your turn to make an appointment. When the two brothers first came, you saw a lot of their jokes. Now it's too late to get married."

"It's as if you didn't read the joke at that time. At that time, the boss was a sick child, and he was about to die. Who knew that not only he was fine, but also made a name for himself. This is not from West Street at all. It’s just different, even if you come to such a place, you can get up from the mud.”

Qiao Ling stopped walking, his back was straightened, and his hands were tightly squeezed on one side.

Qiao Yu also stopped, and he reached out to pat Qiao Ling's shoulder as if to comfort him, then suddenly turned around and walked towards the two broken-mouthed women.