Chapter 32 Knowing the reason, helping to take revenge
Su Jinxiu drove an ox cart past the door of the second and third bedrooms, listening to their various fancy curses, followed by the crackling sounds of hands.
He couldn't help but curled his lips and hummed a little tune.
It was almost noon when we arrived in the city.
There is already a long queue at the entrance of Ruyi Restaurant. Lin Bo has been resting for a few days, but he has made these diners very hungry.
"Shopkeeper Lin, give me two bowls of fish ball noodles today."
"And me, I've been dreaming about this taste these days."
Lin Bo sat at the door, wiping his sweat and smiling bitterly.
"I didn't buy all the ingredients today, so I made everyone run out. I'm really sorry."
These people waited for several days and finally waited until the door opened, only to be told that they could not eat.
In my heart, I was naturally unhappy.
"No, Shopkeeper Lin, are you deliberately trying to whet our appetite?
If you don’t have any ingredients, how can you open a restaurant?”
"That's right, your restaurant business has finally gotten better.
Now you are chasing customers out again, aren't you sincerely making us unhappy?"
Lin Bo knew that he was in the wrong, so he could only pay with caution.
At this stall, the waiter from Jixiang Restaurant next door hurriedly came forward to solicit business.
"Dear guests, our Jixiang Restaurant has everything you need.
A penny for rice and plain noodles is enough."
Comparing the two, the suffocating diners entered Jixiang Restaurant one after another.
Su Jinxiu frowned and drove the bullock cart forward.
Lin Bo saw this and waved his hands with a wry smile.
"Jinxiu, please go back!
There is no rice, flour or oil in the restaurant, so there is no business.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to do business in the future.”
Su Jinxiu looked at Uncle Lin who was hesitant to speak and didn't ask any more questions.
She moved the barrels from the oxcart into the shop, looked at what was left, and began to work.
"Uncle Lin, even if we don't do business, we still have to eat.
You sit down for a while, I'll be right here."
I made the fish balls at home before dawn, now I just need to put them in the pan and heat them up.
The snails I caught last night spit out the sediment all night long, so I cut off the tail.
Heat oil in a pan and sauté until fragrant, then add chili spices to taste.
The spicy and spicy taste wafted far away, making people choke and cough.
Then steam a bowl of pork belly and stir-fry two vegetarian vegetables.
When the table was placed, the sadness on Lin Bo's face disappeared a little.
"I still have a few jars of wine, so don't waste such a good snack."
Business at Jixiang Restaurant next door is booming, and Su Jinxiu and Lin Bo are not in a hurry.
We drank some wine while enjoying the delicious food on the table.
After two glasses of wine, Su Jinxiu started talking.
"Uncle Lin, what's going on between you and the Jixiang Restaurant next door?"
She could tell from the very beginning that Lin Bo's Ruyi Restaurant and Jixiang Restaurant were not simply trying to steal business.
Lin Bo took a sip of wine and sighed heavily.
"It's my fault that I didn't know people well at first.
The shopkeeper of Jixiang Restaurant next door is my live-in son-in-law.
My old wife and I only have one daughter.
The pain is as painful as the flesh on the tip of the heart. Ruyi Restaurant is named after her.
We, the old couple, spent our whole lives in this restaurant, although we never became rich.
But in Wucheng, it is still somewhat famous.
Our little daughter Ruyi has grown up pampered by us, and we are reluctant to marry her off.
So he found Zhang Wanliang as his son-in-law among his relatives, and he was attracted by his pure character.
After he got married to Ruyi, he gave everything to him.
Unexpectedly, he had second thoughts after learning cooking skills. First, he persuaded us to open Jixiang Restaurant for him.
As soon as the restaurant business started to pick up, he showed his ambition.
When Ruyi was pregnant, she started hooking up with her.
He also said that Ruyi would not be able to have children and would bring a concubine into the house.
Ruyi had a strong temperament. After suffering such humiliation, she suffered a massive haemorrhage during the miscarriage, resulting in one body and two lives.
My old woman was so angry that she went with him.
Before Ruyi's body was cold, Zhang Wanliang carried his concubine through the door with grace.
Through the success of my business, I made friends with many distinguished people.
I have no way to sue the officials and have no way to seek help.
I am desperately trying to hold on to this Ruyi Restaurant because I want to see Zhang Wanliang’s retribution one day.”
It's not that he didn't want to take revenge these years.
But he was old, had no one to help him, and was bullied by Zhang Wanliang to the point where it was difficult to survive.
I thought that with Jinxiu coming, business would gradually improve and there would be opportunities.
But when he went to the countryside to pay homage to the old lady and Ruyi, the merchants in the city when he returned were not even willing to sell him the ingredients.
That's right, who among you is willing to help such a bad old man offend a big patron like Jixiang Restaurant?
When Lin Bo talked about the emotional part, he burst into tears.
Su Jinxiu poured a glass of wine for Uncle Lin and glanced back at Jixiang Restaurant.
"As long as Uncle Lin is still willing to open Ruyi Restaurant, I will figure it out."
She used to look down on men who relied on their original wives to make a living, and as soon as they became rich, they would hook up with other men.
Competing with cooking skills? She really has never been afraid of anyone.
Uncle Lin felt that Su Jinxiu, a girl, sounded too loud.
He smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Su Jinxiu raised her head, finished the glass of wine, and then stood up.
Put all the remaining snails into the pot and stir-fry. After a while, the choking aroma spread throughout the street.
People who smelled the smell couldn't help but stop and stepped forward one after another.
"Is this a snail? Why is it so choking?"
I choked, but it smelled delicious.
Su Jinxiu picked one for them to try, and then took a teacup.
"Qingming snail, race fat goose."
It costs five cents a cup, which can be eaten with wine or snacks."
Although the snail meat is small, the meat is very firm.
It tastes fresh, fragrant and spicy, making you unable to stop eating.
"Bring me a cup, and a bowl of rice and a bowl of noodles.
Then, serve two ounces of wine."
Su Jinxiu quickly packed the snails and put them on the table, and poured two ounces of wine.
Then he looked apologetic and said.
"I'm sorry, all the rice and noodles have been sold out by Jixiang Restaurant next door.
We don't have one here, but Jixiang Restaurant can make ends meet with just one penny.
You guys can just move around, it won’t be too much trouble.”
When diners looked at the spicy screws, they could only think of rice.
Without saying anything, I wrapped the snails and went into Jixiang Restaurant.
I found a place to sit down and called the waiter.
"Give us five bowls of white rice and three bowls of plain noodles. We don't need anything else."
Spicy screws can go well with both rice and wine, so what else do you need?
After a while, Jixiang Restaurant was full.
But the waiter looked sad because one penny of rice and plain noodles was enough.
It was to compete with the next door for business, but now he handed the knife to the next door.
When the shopkeeper comes back, can't he scold them to death?
Helpless, they could only ask Su Hongxing behind the counter for help.
"Madam, what should I do?"
Su Hongxing was the concubine that Zhang Wanliang brought in just after his wife died.
Zhang Wanliang was not in the restaurant today, so she helped keep an eye on the restaurant.
The lady's call touched her heart, and she twisted around and walked out the door.
"The useless thing must be the old immortal turning into a monster again. I'll go take a look."
At this moment, there are many people queuing up in front of Ruyi Restaurant, all buying snails.
Su Hongxing covered her nose with her handkerchief, twisted her waist and stepped forward to shout.
"Don't you know that the food this old man sells can kill people?
Why do you still dare to buy food from him? Is it because you think your life is too long?
Let me tell you, his wife and daughter died after eating the food he cooked."