The Pentium Era - South to North

When Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao left the "Red Flag Hotel", it was almost ten o'clock. Xiao Zhao wanted to help Sister Guihua do some more work, but Sister Guihua refused and kicked them out, saying that there was not much work left and I was alone. You can flirt with people casually, just go and have fun.

They walked to the entrance of Kuiyuan Hall. Xiao Zhao still wanted to eat Pian'erchuan, but he thought it was too early for lunch. The two of them stood there and hesitated for a moment. Xiao Zhao still said that he didn't want to eat, let's go.

In fact, there was another reason for not eating. Xiao Zhao didn't say it out loud. She thought it was too expensive.

She felt that everything in Hangzhou was cheaper than Haicheng. Only this noodle was more expensive than the noodle soup in Haicheng. A bowl of Pianerchuan cost seven yuan, and the service attitude was so bad. These waiters were not trained. ? If you were in Haicheng, customers would beat you to death here. Thinking of this Haicheng saying, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but smile.

They continued walking forward and reached the junction of Jiefang Road and Huixing Road. They found that a noodle shop was open today on Huixing Road, which was more than ten meters away from the intersection. Probably because the store was too small, the boss put the tables at the door. On the street, there were four or five people sitting there eating noodles. Xiao Zhao got excited and quickly pulled Zhang Chen and said:

"Let's go over and take a look."

The two people walked to the door of the noodle shop and saw a small blackboard hanging at the door, which read: "Mixed Sichuan, 0.5 yuan; smooth noodles, 0.8 yuan; green vegetable noodles, 1 yuan; Pianerchuan, 2 yuan …”

Xiao Zhao asked Zhang Chen: "Are this Pianerchuan and that Pianerchuan the same?"

Zhang Chen said, of course. In Hangzhou, the way Pian'erchuan is cooked is very similar. If it were different, people would think it was pickled cabbage noodles instead of Pianerchuan.

"Then let's eat here."

"Isn't it still early?"

"It was still early, now it's almost eleven o'clock."

Zhang Chen looked at his watch. It was clearly only 10:20. Is it almost 11 o'clock? And from the front at the entrance of Kuiyuan Hall, it was too early to now, less than ten minutes have passed.

Zhang Chen wanted to laugh at Xiao Zhao, "Your stomach is made of rubber bands. You are hungry when you say you are hungry, and you are not hungry when you say you are not hungry." But he didn't say it. He knew that Xiao Zhao said he wanted to eat, and he probably looked at the price list here.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao sat down and ordered two bowls of Pian'er Sichuan. They told the boss to add more spiciness. The noodles came out quickly. The boss also felt that he had added spiciness very cruelly. The two of them tasted the soup. Delicious, but still not spicy enough.

Zhang Chen walked into the shop and asked the boss for hot sauce. Xiao Zhao's eyes widened when she saw that the hot sauce Zhang Chen brought out was chopped pepper. She lightly hit the table with her hands excitedly. She added some for Zhang Chen. Spoon, added another spoonful for myself, and then couldn't wait to take a chopstick and put it into his mouth.

Zhang Chen asked her if it was delicious?

"What a loss!" Xiao Zhao said regretfully.

"What's wrong?"

"Here, these noodles are really delicious, but we had one bowl yesterday, and we can eat three and a half bowls here."

"Kui Yuan Guan's noodles are the most expensive in Hangzhou."

"Why?"

"It's so famous. Also, the three words Kuiyuan Pavilion have their origins and culture."

"I don't want it." Xiao Zhao curled his lips, "What's the use of fame and culture if you can't eat them in your stomach."

While the two were talking, they saw a man in his thirties, dressed as a migrant worker, riding a very old bicycle. He stopped at the door of the store, got off the car, and stood there looking inside the store. After hesitating for a long time, he parked his bicycle, walked over step by step, walked to the stove facing the road, and said to the boss who was cooking noodles:

"Boss, can you help me?"

"What?" The boss looked up at him and asked.

"Can I trade my bicycle with you for two bowls of noodles?"

The boss waved the horse spoon in his hand and said impatiently: "Go away, go away, who wants this old bicycle? It's just like scrap metal."

The man didn't walk away, he stood there and muttered: "Just two bowls, the cheapest noodles will do."

The boss turned sideways, looked at the bicycle behind the man, and said disdainfully: "There's no lock on it, is it stolen?"

"No, I promise not." The man said anxiously, "We were working on a construction site, and our money was stolen by someone who lived in a work shed. We couldn't go home, and the construction site didn't start work and the team didn't start. Me and I Brother, I haven’t eaten for two days.”

"Editor, you thieves are the best at making up, let's go, let's go, I have my own bicycle." The boss waved his horse spoon again.

The man was almost crying. He said, "I am really not a thief. This car belongs to the person who stole our money. He must not dare to come back, so I broke the car lock."

"Let's go, let's go, I'm busy, I don't have time to listen to you." The boss scolded.

The man had no choice but to walk away. He squatted beside the bicycle and held his head. Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao finished eating and walked over. Zhang Chen grabbed the schoolbag rack of the bicycle and pressed it down hard. He found that This bike is old, but it is still sturdy and there is no problem riding it. It is similar to the old bike I bought when I first arrived in Haicheng.

Zhang Chen thought in his mind that this man had to exchange for two bowls of the cheapest noodles. The cheapest noodles only cost one piece for two bowls, and two bowls of Pianerchuan cost only four yuan. Zhang Chen said to him:

"I'll give you ten dollars and you give me the car."

The man almost jumped up from the ground and said quickly: "Okay, okay, boss, don't worry, I'm definitely not a thief."

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I believe you."

Xiao Zhao asked in Zhang Chen's ear: "Why do we need bicycles?"

"Ride. Since I won't go back to Yongcheng, I need it. When I first arrived in Haicheng, I rode my bicycle every day to find a job."

Xiao Zhao said "Oh" and opened her wallet to pay. Looking at the man, she leaned into Zhang Chen's ear and said, "Honey, shall we give him fifteen yuan?"

Zhang Chen nodded.

Xiao Zhao took out a ten-dollar bill from his wallet and handed it to the man. The man took it and took out a five-dollar bill and gave it to the man. The man was stunned. He looked at Xiao Zhao, then looked at Looking at Zhang Chen, Xiao Zhao said to him:

"This is for your brother."

The man quickly said thank you, thank you!

The man collected the money and walked towards the noodle shop. Zhang Chen patted the schoolbag rack and said to Xiao Zhao, "Come on, get in the car. The first thing we need to do now is to buy a lock for the bicycle."

Zhang Chen took Xiao Zhao on his bicycle and rode along Huixing Road to the intersection of Renhe. They didn't see a single store open. Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao said that it looked like we were going to untie Baimai Lock.

Xiao Zhao said okay, I will sit in the back anyway, no matter where you want to go.

Zhang Chen rode from Renhe Road to the intersection of Huansha Road, turned left onto Huansha Road, and rode straight through the Postal Road. When he arrived at the intersection of Jiefang Road, he did not turn right, but continued to ride forward until he reached Guohuo Road. Turn right, cross Wushan Road, and arrive at the back door of Xie Bai.

The bicycle was unlocked, and both of them couldn't leave. Xiao Zhao gave Zhang Chen his wallet, and Zhang Chen went inside to buy the lock, while Xiao Zhao stayed to look at the car.

Zhang Chen went to the lock counter and thought for a moment. He didn't buy a bicycle lock, but a chain lock. There are too many people stealing bikes. Even if you lock your bike, the bike thieves will still lock you. Carry the car away with a chain lock. You can lock the car to a tree or telephone pole on the side of the road, or you can lock the car to a railing on the side of the road.

Zhang Chen took the chain and locked it out. Xiao Zhao saw it and asked him how much it cost. Zhang Chen told her two yuan and two cents.

Xiao Zhao smiled and said: "It's so expensive, it's almost as expensive as a bicycle. This lock is now the most expensive part of the car."

"Of course. Without it, the car is gone. Do you think it is expensive?" Zhang Chen also laughed.

After riding the bicycle, Zhang Chen felt that his world had become broader and his freedom had increased. He asked Xiao Zhao: "Where do you want to go? I will take you there."

Xiao Zhao thought for a moment and smiled: "Holiday beach, is that okay?"

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "Okay, get in the car and we'll start riding now. There are endless descendants and they will always ride to Haicheng."

"Shame, then you have to have descendants first." Xiao Zhao scolded.

"Maybe it already exists?" Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Xiao Zhao blushed, knowing that he was referring to yesterday, so he sat in the back and remained silent, but he hit Zhang Chen on the back with his hand. Zhang Chen deliberately exaggerated and shouted, shaking the car, and Xiao Zhao exclaimed. , hugged Zhang Chen's waist tightly with both hands, and put his head on his back.

Zhang Chen thought of those nights in Haicheng, when he was riding a motorcycle and Xiao Zhao sat behind, just like that, holding his waist tightly with his hands and pressing his face against his back.

Zhang Chen raised his head and looked up, as if the plane trees above his head had turned into coconut trees on the provincial road.

Zhang Chen wanted to press a string of cheerful bicycle bells hard. He pressed the handle of the bicycle bell with his right thumb, but found that the gear inside the bell must have been rusted, and he could not even press it. move.