80s development history

The next day, Xin Andong and Xin's mother started to act after breakfast. They poured out all the lobsters that had been alive and well all night in the big wooden barrel and cleaned them.Yesterday, I used up all the oil at home for frying screws, so I didn’t have time to go to the agency to buy them. Mama Xin borrowed two catties of oil from Aunt Cheng’s house, and was asked by Aunt Cheng for a long time if there was something to do at home, but she hesitated for a long time. Prevaricate.

Prepare some seasonings such as onion, ginger, garlic, five-spice star anise and chili peppers. Mother Xin lights up the fire, and Xin Andong steps on a small bench to cook as usual. The two work together to make all the shrimp in a large wooden barrel into spicy crayfish.Mother Xin finally witnessed her son's skill comparable to that of a chef. shed tears.

"Grandma, you are waiting at home. My parents and I have gone to the city."

Xin Andong waved goodbye to his family. There were too many lobsters. Two large washbasins and a small plastic bucket had to be filled. Dad took it with him, he was very strong, he carried the basin in one hand and the bucket in the other, and walked vigorously.

It was early today, it was only about ninety o'clock when we arrived at the county seat, and there was still some time before dinner, Xin Andong found yesterday's old place to ask his parents to put down their things and set up a stall on the spot to make preparations.

He originally thought that there should be no business before the meal time, but he didn't expect that his delicious snails made him famous yesterday, and many people who tasted fried snails yesterday came here early to wait for others.

Seeing that he really came again, everyone swarmed up.

"Fortunately you came, little brother, the fried screwdriver from your family yesterday was really delicious. Our family snatched the screwdriver from my porcelain vat, but I didn't eat a few. Today I want to eat it no matter what. Buy more scoops!"

"No way! My younger brother and my younger sister are reincarnated like starving ghosts. My mother doesn't know what to do. I won't take it home today. I will eat it on the road and go back secretly to see if they are still alive." Grab a fart!"

"I bought a lot yesterday, and when I brought it home, my wife scolded me for wasting money! Who knew that after dinner, the two of us almost got into a fight over the screws of an aluminum lunch box!"

"And me, and me, I was reluctant to buy it yesterday. Later, my coworker bought it and took it to the workshop, tasted one, almost cried with regret, and finally ran to find my little brother. Who knew that you sold it out and went home. Already!"

"Buy a few more spoonfuls, it's meat after all, it's not cheaper than buying meat!"

"That's right, the taste is absolutely amazing, I still want to lick my fingers..."

For people in this era, it is actually very difficult to eat meat. Fish and shrimp are worthless in the countryside, but not many people in the county can often try new ones.

As soon as the three members of the Xin family stood still, a group of people with white porcelain jars and aluminum lunch bowls rushed to buy screws. Only then did Mother Xin really feel what her son said about the so-called booming business, but they didn’t make fried screws today, crayfish Anyone buy it?Thinking of the "high price" her son had set, Mama Xin was always feeling uneasy.

However, it turns out she was wrong.

Spicy crayfish is well-known, and the scent that wafts thousands of miles away will seduce greedy worms. As soon as Xin Andong lifted the white gauze, everyone salivated quickly.

There is still a big difference between the taste of spicy crayfish and the taste of fried screws, and people with sharp noses can smell the difference.

"Your family is selling lobsters instead of screws today?" The man looked into the basin, hesitantly holding the porcelain jar.

The taste of the screw does not mean that the lobster is delicious, but the taste is as attractive as ever, and after a while, it conquers people who are undecided and unable to leave.

"Don't talk nonsense, little brother, how much is a scoop of your lobster, give me three scoops quickly, it's almost meal time, I can't help being hungry, so I scoop it up for me, and my daughter is waiting for dinner!" The middle-aged man in navy blue overalls with rolled up sleeves eagerly stretched out the white porcelain jar in his hand.

This person was straightforward, and Xin Andong didn't beat around the bush, and said directly, "Uncle, we just didn't prepare properly for our business yesterday. Today, my mother brought a scale from home. From now on, screws will be sold for three cents a catty, and lobsters will be sold for one yuan per catty. What do you want?" How many?"

Sure enough, the middle-aged man didn't have any objection to the price, he thought for a while and said, "Then give me a catty, and I'll buy it at your house after it's delicious."

"Hole, you are our first customer today. I will give you three prawns. I will come back after they are delicious." Xin Andong ladled the lobsters onto the scale.

The iron weighing pan was cleaned, and a white porcelain bowl brought from home was placed on it, which was specially used to hold lobster.

Xin Andong is a gold-medal accountant in modern times, but this is the first time he has used this old-fashioned steelyard. Fortunately, he has practiced at home and mastered it well, so that his movements are smooth and he weighed the lobster for a while. He poured the lobster from the white porcelain bowl into the The middle-aged man reached out to the porcelain pot, and then scooped some soup for him, "Pour some juice for the taste, it tastes good, your one-dollar lobster, go slowly."

The middle-aged man tilted the porcelain vat, and remembered the action of Xiaowa adding three more lobsters to the weight of one catty just now, and smiled with satisfaction, "Little boy is quite good at business, the taste is not bad, I will come back later."

"Our family doesn't boast. We are particular about the taste. Anyone who knows how to eat knows it." Xin Andong replied with an immodest smile, which drew a friendly smile from the group of guests in front.

Xin Wenfang nervously took the paper ticket handed over by the man, was stunned for a while, and when he put it in his pocket, a happy and excited smile appeared on his face.

With the first single customer, the following will be much faster. People with porcelain tanks are scrambling to buy lobsters, and with yesterday's experience, everyone has learned the skills. It's okay to buy more, don't just save money, when the time comes The family complained collectively when they grabbed food and couldn't get it!

Xin Wenfang took the steelyard in her son's hand. From the beginning, she was a little flustered, but later on she became more and more agile, and she was more comfortable using the weight than Xin Andong, a beginner. The corners of her mouth were grinning, and her flushed face was full of enthusiasm With a joyful smile, gradually, she, who has always been shy and reticent to talk, can chat with the inquiring guests at any time.

A lot of lobsters were brought in today, but more customers were attracted by screws yesterday. Xin Andong's little hands were busy collecting money while giving change to others. Thanks to his experience in collecting money in his previous life, he was very busy and not chaotic. Organized, and even had the leisure to smooth out the pieces of paper notes.

"Hey, hey, don't grab it all, save some for me!"

Xin Andong was happily counting the money, imagining that if he had money in the future, he could continue to travel around the world and eat delicious food all over the world, when he suddenly heard a distraught voice, he stopped counting the money and looked up.

It was the boy who wanted to buy his washbasin yesterday.

I saw him rushing forward with two white porcelain jars in his arms, no matter how dissatisfied the people in front were, pushing and shoving aggressively insisting on rushing to the front, panting heavily, he put the two porcelain jars Stretching out in front of Xin Andong, he shouted out of breath, "Quick! Fill these two porcelain jars!"

Xin Andong's eyes lit up, local tyrant, he didn't even count the money, he just stuffed it into his pocket, took the boy's two huge deep-mouthed white porcelain vats, and said with a smile, "No problem, but today we sell lobsters, the price is the same as Screws are different, one yuan per catty."

"It's okay, I brought money, just keep it!" The boy waved his hands as if he was rich, as if he didn't think much of a dollar or two, and he just stared at the red oily lobster in the bucket and swallowed his saliva , he sniffed, "The lobster from your house smells so delicious, even more fragrant than yesterday's screw. Hey, I should have brought two more porcelain jars. Is this enough?"

Tong Zhenghao muttered a few words in joy and confusion after taking the porcelain vat full of lobsters that Xin Wenfang gave him.

"If you buy it back today and it's not enough to eat, you can come here tomorrow. My house will also sell lobsters tomorrow. Oh, yes, there are also screws. They are all sold." Xin Andong took the paper ticket from him and said with a smile.

As a foodie, Xin Andong knew at a glance that Tong Zhenghao was also a glutton, so he said a few more words in order to take care of his own business after building a good relationship with him.

Tong Zhenghao thought so too, but he came up with a better idea, smiled and stuffed a dollar into Xin Andong's hand, "Child, this is a deposit, I will come to buy lobsters and screws tomorrow, but your business is too good I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up, so you have to keep it for me, both lobster and screw, two catties each, remember!"

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly ran away holding the head of the white porcelain jar without looking back.

"This man!" Xin Andong pinched the paper ticket in his hand and almost laughed angrily. He had a pretty good idea, and the same price should be reserved for him. If he doesn't come after closing the stall, is it difficult to wait for him?Unexpectedly, this gluttonous boy was quite shrewd, with long legs, and he was so fast that he didn't even have a chance to refuse.

Forget it, just keep it, it’s best to buy more from his house in the future, who will let his house serve you well.

Seeing that there are many lobsters in a pot and a bucket, but they are sold very quickly. At this time, the national policy has just been released, and there are not many businesses. It is rare to taste delicious and unique crayfish. Almost everyone passing by will stop and ask old customers about it, and then someone who likes to eat will buy a few taels. One person does not buy much, and a few taels seems insignificant. , but the purchasing power of all of them is very considerable.

All the lobsters were sold out, and the soup at the bottom of the washbasin was also looted. Touching his bulging pocket, Xin Andong couldn't stop the smile from the corner of his mouth.

The crowd gradually dispersed. Xin Wenfang put down the steelyard, took a deep breath, and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Silly Dazhuang only occasionally helps move things and pass porcelain bowls to guests. He is the least busy of the three. Seeing his wife sweating profusely, he asked anxiously and distressed, "Fangfang, are you tired? Come, drink some water." He hurriedly handed the porcelain jar filled with water that Xin Andong had specially given to Xin Wenfang's mouth.

She lowered her head and took a sip, her smoky voice finally got better. She smiled and said to her silly husband, "It's just that my back is a little sore when I squat up and down, but it's much easier than doing farm work at home."

She doesn't take money, but she has eyes to see. The big smile of her son's small mouth clearly made a lot of money. After earning money, she feels at ease, and looks towards the south of the county, and she is more stable and has a future.

"Bring a small bench over here tomorrow, Mom, you can sit on it, so your waist won't be sore." Xin Andong said as he packed his things, and then said, "Mom, the seasoning at home is still a little short, I want to buy some more .”

Xin Wenfang patted his son's head, "It's up to you to make up your own mind. I have to pay back the oil I borrowed from my aunt today. I have to go to the grain and oil store. By the way, Dongzi, you're going to start school in a few days. This business can still be done." Do you do it?” The lobsters and screws are all made by my son. It’s not like I haven’t made these before at home, but the taste is incomparable. If my son goes to school, who will get the lobster screws? It's a pity, but my son's studies must not be lost, which stumped Xin Wenfang all of a sudden.

Mother suddenly frowned, Xin Andong didn't need to think about this issue at all, "It's okay, I'll tell Mom how to make lobster and screws when I get back, and I'll go to school in a few days, Mom, you can make it yourself and sell it."

"Me?" Xin Wenfang was taken aback for a moment, and then hesitantly asked without confidence, "This, can I do it?"

"What can't be done, Mom, let me tell you, the recipe of crayfish and screws is simple and simple. As long as you control the heat well and pay attention to the amount of seasoning, the taste will definitely not be bad. Besides, your son has a recipe in his mind. I write Come down and think about it slowly, and you will be able to get started soon."

Selling crayfish was originally a way of earning a living that Xin Andong prepared for his family. He is still a 13-year-old school boy, so it is impossible for him not to go to school to start a business, and his family will not agree, so it is inevitable to teach Xin's mother.

After being told by Xin Andong, Xin Wenfang settled down. She also knew that she had to learn it by herself, otherwise her business would suffer. Besides, there are no rural women who can’t cook. How many?

With confidence, Xin Wenfang's walking steps seem to be much lighter.

I beat five catties of oil, bought a lot of spices, five-spice star anise, etc., wrapped a large package in kraft paper, and passed by the butcher shop. A small piece of pork belly cost about 6 yuan, and Xin Andong's family of three walked home happily.

The Tong family waited for Jiang Xuanzong to arrive home, and immediately started dinner. The red and spicy lobster bought by Tong Zhenghao almost killed the green beans, braised pork and a silver carp cooked by the master chef in the cafeteria.

These three dishes were hardly passive chopsticks. Mr. Tong, Jiang Xuanzong, Tong Zhenghao, and Tong Xiaoyu who was busy catching thieves yesterday and had no time to go home, the four of them rolled up their sleeves and feasted on the lobster served in a deep sea bowl in the middle.

After the meal, Tong Xiaoyu burped contentedly, lay sprawled on the chair and patted Tong Zhenghao's shoulder, sighing: "Brother, my sister's happiness depends on you in the future, plus the screw you owed me yesterday , Tomorrow, I have to prepare a catty for each person."

Thinking about it, she regretted it. Yesterday, in order to catch such a little thief, she actually missed the fried screw that was praised by the old man for her strength. Why is she so stupid!

"Hey!" Tong Zhenghao angrily shook off Tong Xiaoyu's hand on his shoulder, "When did I owe you, I have to buy it myself, I don't have enough to eat, can I share it with you, please! "Speaking, Tong Zhenghao angrily glanced at Jiang Xuanzong, who was sitting on the side drinking tea, and dissatisfied in a vicious voice, "Cousin! You are too good to eat, don't think I don't know, you are the one who eats the most in our family .”

There are a lot of lobster shells in front of him. He usually looks more serious than anyone else!Everyone is yelling, yelling and yelling, but he is calm and quick, and no one can catch him in the end...

Jiang Xuanzong took a sip of tea leisurely, put down his cup, looked at Tong Zhenghao, and replied in a good mood, "I'll give you the money tomorrow."

The Tong family loves spicy food, and Jiang Xuanzong, the half of the Tong family, didn't give in too much. The spicy crayfish tasted very much to the Tong family's taste, and it also hooked Jiang Xuanzong's tongue.

Tong Zhenghao gritted his teeth: "..." I have plenty of money, so I don't want to run errands for you all!