During lunch time, I asked the hotel owner which restaurant nearby had good food.
"When you go out, turn right and you will find a row of restaurants to choose from. It depends on what you like."
The hotel owner looked like he was looking at the mentally retarded. These two young masters were indeed young drivers who had just started driving cars. In a place where truck drivers gather, which restaurant could have a worse taste?
On the ninth day of the lunar month, I was dazzled by the row of restaurants. I had never eaten Sichuan food outside.
With the idea of contributing to fellow residents from other places, Chujiu decisively chose a Sichuan restaurant.
“Guo Guo, it’s incredible, it’s more authentic than Sichuan’s Sichuan cuisine.”
Chujiu squinted his eyes and exclaimed, not only did it taste authentic, but the price was also cheap.
The shop owner, who was sitting nearby drinking water and resting, told Chujiu in Sichuan dialect that the couple were both authentic Sichuanese and the condiments were all brought from Sichuan.
After eating all the dishes, the ninth day was still a bit unsatisfactory, so he asked the boss to cook him a bowl of hot dandan noodles.
I said that on the 9th day of the Lunar New Year, I seem to be starved of food. Today, for the first time, I didn’t have breakfast on the train.
It turned out that I was saving my stomach for a big meal when I got off the train.
"Guo Guo, what should we do next? Just stay in the hotel?"
Chujiu tinkered with the black and white TV and finally found a TV series.
"wait!"
I don't know what we should do. Since Wanli arranged for us to live here, there will definitely be a next step plan. All we have to do is wait.
The TV series was playing "Bao Qingtian", and Chujiu hummed for the whole afternoon: There is a Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng, who is selfless in the world.
I have watched several episodes of Bao Qingtian in a row, but I still haven’t waited for Wan Li’s notification.
Chujiu grabbed the drink bottle next to him, only to find that he had already drank every drop of it.
"Guo Guo, let's go out to eat. I guess that's all I'll do today."
Chujiu glanced at the clock on the wall. It was past nine o'clock, and Wan Li would definitely not be here for a while.
I didn't expect that the outside of the hotel would be so lively at night. There were many night stalls set up next to the open space where the trucks were parked.
The scale is no smaller than the night market stall outside our school.
Barbecue, stir-fry, and snacks are all available.
I noticed that at the tables of many booths, in addition to some truck drivers who were shirtless and drinking, there were also some seductive women wearing heavy makeup.
Just as Chujiu and I were standing in front of the barbecue stall waiting for the barbecue, I finally understood that these women with heavy makeup were specifically for the truck driver business.
It’s no wonder that truck drivers travel in sports cars all year round. Although they work harder, they do make more money than ordinary office workers.
These women who work in special services keep an eye on truck drivers, and their business is indeed quite good.
During the ten minutes or so we were waiting for the barbecue, there were several shirtless strong men and women with heavy makeup walking towards the hotel.
The barbecue chef didn't even bother to raise his eyes, he was already used to these things.
"Do you want it spicy?"
When the barbecue chef asked us if we wanted to add chili pepper, he happened to see me staring at a man and a woman walking towards the hotel.
"You two just ran and started following the car, right?"
The barbecue chef sprinkled chili powder and casually asked us which line we were running on.
"How come you can all tell at a glance that we are just driving a car?"
On Chujiu, he casually made up a sentence about Sichuan's convoy carrying medicinal materials, and followed the master out for the first time.
The barbecue chef smiled and he could tell by looking at our clothes. No old chef would wear such clothes to drive a car. They were all wear-resistant old clothes.
And the surprised look in our eyes when we see these scenes, the masters have long been used to it. None of the masters living here have ever cooked meat.
The barbecue chef told us that he used to be a truck driver, and later he opened this stall specifically to serve truck drivers, and the money he earned was no less than that of a sports car.
On the ninth day of the lunar month, I ate grilled chicken legs. It tasted really good.
"Just remember one thing: wherever truck drivers like to go, there will definitely be plenty of delicious food and fun."
There were not many customers at this time, and before the barbecue stall started to get busy, the barbecue chef moved a stool and sat at our table, chatting with us about his former sports car.
Maybe it's because the boss grilled a lot of skewers on the ninth day of the lunar month. The boss looked like someone who has been through it before and kindly told us that the real good stuff hasn't arrived yet.
"good stuff?"
I didn't understand what the boss meant for a moment. The boss pursed his lips and pointed his eyes at the coquettishly dressed woman on the table next to him.
It turned out to be like this. When I was speechless for a while, the barbecue boss brought the skewers to us.
I whispered something about the good stuff and went straight to the room to wait, I promise you will be young and fresh.
Chujiu said with a smirk on his face that he made a mistake, he should have asked for two single rooms.
When I returned to the hotel, I bought some snacks and drinks on the ninth day of the lunar month and went back to watch Bao Qingtian.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
On the ninth day of the lunar month, I shouted three times at the TV. Today's last episode of Bao Qingtian has finished playing, and the subtitles indicate that it will continue at the same time tomorrow.
There were three channels on the TV, all of which started playing news. On the ninth day of the month, I simply turned off the TV and prepared to take a shower and go to bed.
We had just turned off the lights in the room and were chatting about this mission, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, which scared Chujiu and I to shut up quickly.
"Boss, do you need a midnight snack?"
A squealing female voice came, and Chujiu yelled angrily, "Take a hammer."
Then we heard footsteps leaving outside the door, and the woman knocked on the door of the next room and continued to ask if she wanted a midnight snack.
After the clock on the wall passed twelve o'clock, almost every half hour, we would hear a knock on the door asking if we wanted to have a midnight snack.
Chu Jiu said that I really gained a lot of experience in Guangxi this time, and I would be embarrassed to talk about eating late night snacks in the future.
"Boss, late night snack?"
There was another knock on the door, and Chujiu shook his head helplessly. The world was too crazy.
"Du~dudu~du~"
Seeing no response from us, there was another knock on the door.
This was the first time I encountered this situation. Someone knocked on the door before and left immediately when there was no response.
"Du~dudu~du~"
When the knock on the door rang for the third time, I realized something was wrong. The rhythm of the three knocks was exactly the same.
"Hey, handsome boy, why don't you have a midnight snack?"
After I opened the door, a young woman with shoulder-length straight hair spoke in a cooing voice, as if she was going to rush directly into my room.
"Don't be anxious, let's agree on the price first!"
I put one arm across the door frame to block the young woman who was about to enter my room. At this time, I saw her winking at me and there were other people in the corridor.
"Since you are so handsome, my sister will definitely serve you well and ensure your satisfaction."
The young woman whined and twisted her body, and her black butt-covering skirt obviously slid up a bit.