On the way Ji Huai drove the tricycle back, he passed by a car repair shop. He spent another fifty-eight yuan to repair the tricycle's minor problems and replace a few parts.
He drove the car to the open space behind the rental building, and then shamelessly went to the big brother next door to borrow water pipes and brushes to wash the car.
The other party often washes cars downstairs and is very generous. He also gave him some useful detergents.
Ji Huai started washing and scrubbing. The car was too dirty and had many rusty places. He washed it all afternoon before it looked a little more pleasing to the eye.
After a busy day, he went back and used his mobile phone to check information online. At this time, e-commerce was not that popular yet, so he found a wholesale website and placed an order for a bunch of things.
Afterwards, she went to take a shower. After taking a shower, Cheng Yunyu had come back from get off work, and she brought him another meal.
"What did you buy today?" Ji Huai fainted from hunger and stared at the bag in her hand.
"I bought rice noodles. Yesterday you said they were not enough. Today I asked him to add two yuan of rice noodles and fried dumplings. I want to eat dumplings today." Cheng Yunyu said to him.
"His rice noodles are not delicious." Ji Huai wiped his hair and walked over there. "There are too many messy seasonings."
"I'll buy it for you from another store next time." Cheng Yunyu said, walking to the side, taking the folding table, opening it, placing it on the ground, and putting rice noodles and fried dumplings on it.
"Don't buy it, I'll make it myself." Ji Huai sat down and opened the bag and said to her, "Guess what I bought today."
"What?" Cheng Yunyu was also confused.
"I bought a tricycle." Ji Huai stretched his chopsticks towards her, picked up the fried dumplings, dipped them in the sauce in front of him, opened his mouth and put them in.
"Why did you buy a tricycle?" Cheng Yunyu was stunned and confused.
Ji Huai was chewing, and the crispy fried dumplings made a crisp sound. He said: "Going to work is not an option. It only costs a thousand yuan to work hard. I am ready to start a business!"
Cheng Yunyu didn't hit him: "What are you going to do?"
He took a bite of rice noodles and pointed to the bowl in front of him: "Just make this. I'm going to sell rice noodle soup. I'm learning to be a chef after all. What's the difficulty in making this?"
She looked at him, paused while eating the dumplings, and considered her words: "Do you really want to do this? What if you fail?"
In her opinion, entrepreneurship is full of dangers and generally difficult to succeed. Moreover, although they are studying to be chefs, they don't know anything.
"How do you know whether you will fail or succeed if you haven't even tried?" Ji Huai ate rice noodles with a look of disgust on his face, "What I make will definitely taste better than him. That three-wheeler only costs 350 yuan. I will weld it by then." The shelf needs to be remodeled and sprayed with some paint, and other things can be bought cheaper. It doesn’t cost much to buy the whole set. I’ve asked around, but no one sells this type of noodle soup at No. 3 Middle School. I’ll set up a stall there. It’s also close to a residential area, and there are no shops selling noodle soup around. You have to go to the main road to find one, which is quite far away. I’ll try it.”
The school he was talking about is a little out of the way and is being developed there, but there is a lot of traffic nearby.
Ji Huai's plan was detailed. Cheng Yunyu also started to think about it and asked him again: "Do you have enough money?"
What he said last night, she has been thinking about today. If they can give it a try for a few thousand dollars, they might be able to give it a try. If it's gone, it's gone. They can't be a waiter for the rest of their lives and have to be reprimanded and fired.
"That's enough!" Ji Huai ate another dumpling, "You can continue to be a waiter, and I will explore the way first. If we can make money, we will do it together. If we can't make money, we will think of other ways."
Cheng Yunyu nodded. Although her salary was not high, it was no problem to pay the rent and support two people. However, she also knew that Ji Huai was a bit unreliable, so she said to him: "Don't have too high goals, let's take our time. , I’ll go help after work.”
He always wanted to make a lot of money, and she was afraid that his goals would be too high, which would lead to frustration.
"Being your own boss is better than going to work. As long as you can support yourself, it's enough." He said this deliberately. In fact, he still has the dream of making a lot of money, but because he doesn't have enough capital, he can only save a little bit.
"Yes!" When Cheng Yunyu heard what he said, her eyes showed relief and recognition, and she supported his plan even more.
He had already eaten half of the dumplings in front of her, and Ji Huai also gave her a lot of rice noodles.
The next day.
Cheng Yunyu worked the morning shift and found that Ji Huai was not there when she came home. She went downstairs to see that the old tricycle was not there either. He said he was going to weld the frame today.
She didn't wait at home. She went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables and meat for cooking. She hadn't eaten fresh meat for a long time.
On the other end, Ji Huai was communicating with the master with the purchased steel plate. The fences on both sides of the tricycle were sawed off, and a shelf was made on top. A layer of steel plate was welded on the surface, and the right side of the innermost side was separated. A circle with a diameter of forty centimeters.
The master worked until dark before gradually making the look that Ji Huai wanted. When the shelf is closed, it looks like a box, but each side can be pushed open and propped up, so that when it rains, neither customers nor himself will get wet. .
When she got home, Cheng Yunyu cooked noodles again. When she saw him coming back, she insisted on going down with him to see the renovated tricycle. Looking at the big box at the back, she saw that he had propped up three sides, and the space inside instantly became larger. , she also stared wide-eyed.
"This side can also be opened." Ji Huai walked outside and opened the lever on the surface again, instantly gaining an additional thirty centimeters of space. "If the business can be done well, then I will make noodle soup and you will sell fried skewers." , how about the ingredients being laid out here for them to choose?"
"Yeah." Cheng Yunyu's eyes lit up, pointing to the circular shape cut out on the steel plate, "Is that where the pot is placed? I'm standing there frying skewers."
Ji Huai: "Yes, that's the seat reserved for you. I am the boss and you are the boss's wife."
Cheng Yunyu already had a picture in her mind. She thought it was very good, and a smile appeared on her face.
"We sell them in front of the school. They like good-looking things. I will start spray painting tomorrow. I will leave the task of decorating this car to you. You can see what you can decorate it with to make it look better and more attractive. "Ji Huai said to her.
"I'll check it out online soon." Cheng Yunyu responded quickly.
She was more active than him. She kept telling him her thoughts when she went upstairs. If it wasn't too late now, she would have wanted to go to the jewelry store immediately to see if there were any nice decorations.
After entering the room, the two began to eat.
What I ate today was noodles. Cheng Yunyu also put vegetables, eggs and ribs in it. While eating, he said with a happy face: "The ribs in the supermarket are on sale. When I went there, they got a 30% discount. It only cost less than ten yuan. Save. The money that comes down can be used to buy groceries.”
"Let's go at this time next time," he said.
Cheng Yunyu: "This way I can save a lot in a month."
"Buy a refrigerator then and freeze the meat so you can eat it tomorrow."
"Then we'll have to wait until we have money."
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After eating a good meal, Cheng Yunyu did not forget to take out the chewing gum he bought, hoping that he would quit smoking.
Ji Huai: "I didn't buy cigarettes today. When you reminded me, I became addicted."
"No smoking." Cheng Yunyu tore open the chewing gum and fed it to his mouth. "If you are addicted, eat this or eat candy. I will buy candy for you tomorrow."
"Are you coaxing the child?" Ji Huai said this, but he lowered his head and bit the chewing gum. When he put the chewing gum to his mouth, he leaned forward to kiss her.
She leaned back and hid.
"Come here." His eyes narrowed, "Otherwise I won't quit."
"Threat me." Her baby face was angry, but she still moved two steps towards him. Ji Huai put his arm around her waist, pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and started to kiss her delicate pink lips.
It was a light peck at first, but then it became more and more uncontrollable, and he even spit out the chewing gum. Cheng Yunyu wanted to scold him for not keeping his words, so he carried him to bed.
The young man was irritable and started to take off her clothes again.
Cheng Yunyu stopped him while playing with him. The sound of laughter echoed in the house. The neighbor next door started smashing the wall again. Ji Huai's face darkened, and she was shy and wanted to hide under the quilt.
Ji Huai scolded her a few times, kissed her again, and seriously warned her in her ear, "Restrain yourself for a while, and don't let him hear it. I'm so annoyed, I really want to beat him."
Next door is a troubled middle-aged greasy man who only allows himself to make noises. He plays tacky love songs every day and sings along, not a single word in tune.
"How can we do business if we have to beat people up every day and have such a bad temper?" She held his neck with her hands and muttered.
Ji Huai looked unconcerned: "I will be responsible for the work, and the landlady will be responsible for the reception, isn't that enough?"
Cheng Yunyu couldn't hold back the smile on her lips, and her eyes were filled with sweetness, "Okay then."
He had no time to flirt with her, so he started acting again, as if he had endless energy every day.
In the next week, Ji Huai was busy, and Cheng Yunyu also bought some decorative string lights and stickers online.
He went to buy paint first. He originally wanted to paint it blue, but later he felt that blue was too ugly, as if it had not been modified, and pink was flowery. In the end, he decided to make it white, which is versatile and looks clean.
Before spray painting, it must be smoothed with sandpaper to make it easier to paint. Then spray the first coat, wait for it to form a film, and then spray the second coat.
After spraying the paint, let it dry for two days.
Cheng Yunyu also took a day off, came back with the express delivery, and started dressing up. The shelves were spray-painted with white paint and looked like a big white box, which was a bit ugly. She had to decorate it, put some nice stickers on it, and draw some cute patterns, otherwise it would be too monotonous.
There is a chandelier hanging inside the car, and there are several decorations placed next to it. They are all cheap and good-looking pendants, which look a little fresh and unique.
Ji Huai went to buy a stove, briquettes, a three-burner gas stove and a gas bottle.
They didn't sell fried skewers yet, so he put a stove in her place, and a stainless steel bucket on it. Cheng Yunyu asked out of curiosity: "What is this bucket used for?"
He replied: "Soup bucket, of course you have to make soup. Whether the rice noodles are delicious or not, soup is the key."
The things are ready, but Cheng Yunyu doesn't know how the recipe tastes.
Ji Huai is not worried at all: "Do you think I work in the kitchen for nothing? Master Li taught me, and I have practiced it a few times, and the rice noodles are pretty good. They are more delicious than the rice noodles you bought these days! The ones I had in the hotel before At that time, I also helped in the kitchen."
I learned a little bit from working as a chef in a hotel or a food stall, but it was all just scratching the surface. After he separated from her in his previous life, he was arrogant and couldn't find a job, so he had no choice but to go to the next city to work for an old man in a fly restaurant. Then he learned some recipes and was enough to handle these stalls.
Cheng Yunyu was naturally looking forward to it when he said this. She originally wanted to go out with him, but the food stall was short of manpower and wouldn't give her a day off, so she could only help him prepare in advance.
Early in the morning, the two went to the supermarket, first buying half a chicken, and then vegetables, including green vegetables, shredded kelp, onions, ginger, white radish...
Cheng Yunyu helped him with the vegetables. He had to make side dishes. He had to cut the radish into shreds and make cold radish shreds. He also had to wash the vegetables and cut them into onions, ginger and green vegetables.
Ji Huai took out all the ingredients he bought online and from the supermarket, and then made soup and stir-fried the soy sauce meat, filling the room with the aroma.
When it was approaching one o'clock, the two of them hadn't eaten yet. He took out the cooked soup, added boiled rice noodles into it, and added shredded kelp and green vegetables. The shredded kelp was used to enhance the freshness, and the green vegetables were used to relieve greasiness, and then added Add the meat sauce, stir again, and finally remove from the pot.
"Try it." He brought it to her.
"It smells so good." Cheng Yunyu looked at the chicken in the rice noodles, sniffed it with his nose, and couldn't help but swallow. She picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup first.
The slightly hot soup immediately stimulated her taste buds when she entered it. The soup was rich and not greasy. When it entered her throat, she could still detect a hint of umami, which was different from the umami she usually eats.
It doesn't taste like chicken essence or MSG.
"It tastes good. What did you put in it?" Cheng Yunyu showed surprise and ate another piece of chicken. The meat was tender, slightly spicy and fragrant, which made her eyes shine even more, and she ate the minced meat inside.
He only made two flavors, one was slightly spicy chicken and the other was fragrant minced pork.
"How is it?" he asked with a smile, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"It's delicious," she said without hesitation.
The chicken is fragrant and the minced meat is fresh.
"Hurry up and go to work." Ji Huai was very satisfied with her answer. He curled his lips and got up to continue working.