In the Years When I Was a Father

Qi Sheng already had an idea in his mind, and now in his eyes, the best is cooking. The eldest son only thought that he would have mastered the restaurant in a small place, but his real cooking was clear to his heart.

Qi Sheng didn’t want to be too high-profile, and he didn’t plan to be a big deal, but it was still a good choice to start making a few good snacks.

The next day Qi Sheng took his eldest son to wander around. In fact, he mainly went to the factory concentration and near the school. When the flow of people increased, he could go up. Considering the frugal habits of this era, he decided to sell snacks near the school first.

After telling the idea to the eldest son, Qi Xiangdong still hesitated.

“Dad, otherwise, I’ll go to the nearby small restaurant and ask, although I’m not as good at cooking as you do, but someone in a small restaurant should also be paid for it. Isn’t it a bit anxious for us to do business in the first place.”

Qi Xiangdong is now full of mixed flavors. He knows that his dad is a capable person. There are very few people in their place who can work in the county, but this is not their county. His dad really dares to think about anything!

He was afraid that his dad would stay on business for a while and fail to return to his hometown when he lost money and stubbornly returned. Qi Xiangdong really wanted to stay in this big city, but what he saw in these two days was better than his hometown There have been many contacts in the past two decades, so what his dad said was what he usually did, but this time he couldn’t help thinking carefully.

“It doesn’t have to be so troublesome. The snacks are not costly at first. Let’s try them first, and don’t think about anything else.” Qi Sheng was amused, and his eldest son, who had always been reckless and did not understand the consequences, also knew that he wanted stable development.

“That’s all right.” Qi Xiangdong scratched his head, reluctantly agreeing. He was accustomed to his Lao Tzu’s behavior of saying nothing, but it was really stubborn. He simply nodded and agreed. Anyway, as long as he can stay in Beijing, he must find a good reason to stay.

With a little calculation in mind, Qi Xiangdong inevitably asked Qi Sheng’s specific plan, “Dad, what snack do we make? Sugar cake? Twist? Oil bun?”

This is their more popular snack. In addition, the bun fritters are also counted, but when the father and the son just turned around the school, they had found several people selling bun fritters. He really did n’t think he said that. It’s so easy to sell, and those things are good to eat occasionally. Who would take it for a meal?

“Let’s sell steamed buns!” Qi Sheng thought about it on the way back. He remembered that students should like to eat this kind of snacks, and the schools nearby didn’t sell it.

“Meat buns? Dad, can you do it?”

Qi Xiangdong inevitably had some anxiety. There was a family from their county who came from Xicheng. They opened a small restaurant in the county and usually sold meat buns. He was really good at eating at the time, but he made it himself. The taste may not be as authentic as others.

Qi Sheng thought about renting a house, and then turned to answer his son’s question, “Of course, go back and I will try it for you.”

“Go, let’s go get ready first, rent a house, and buy a stove and pot.”

“It’s time to rent a house!” Qi Xiangdong’s eyes widened. Why didn’t he find that his dad was so resolute in doing things before?

When he saw his dad renting a 50-square-meter first-floor single room at a price of 150 yuan per month, Qi Xiangdong couldn’t help himself. If he couldn’t make money, how much did they pay for this trip!

Seeing his dad act decisively, one hundred and one hundred flowers went out without blinking, Qi Xiangdong … Qi Xiangdong slowly got used to it …

This house is a self-built house by the landlord. In addition to a single room, there is only a narrow independent toilet and a small kitchen. This is not used to Qi Xiangdong, who lives in a large courtyard in the country, but think about it here. In the capital, he was not used to it, and it was nothing. Even because he had determined a temporary residence, he still felt a lot of confidence.

Qi Sheng is also quite satisfied with this house. At the initial stage, the conditions are naturally tougher. For Qi Sheng, who has a little cleanliness, there is an independent toilet, and he has no other requirements.

The room was relatively empty, with a bed, a wardrobe, a small dining table, and a few small benches. Qi Sheng looked at the width of the bed, and the two big men were a little crowded, and he was not used to sleeping with his son every day. , And asked the landlord to help add an extra bed. The father and son scrubbed it carefully inside and out. They bought two beds of bedding and dealt with it first. The sheets were brought by Qi Sheng from his hometown. Qi Xiangdong discovered that his father actually came I made a plan before!

Packing things up, the two decided to move the things in the hotel first and then prepare to buy boiler materials.

“Dad, you have already rented the house!” Didn’t you just look around the day before yesterday?

“Well, it’s okay. I just rented it for half a year. Even if I can’t lose a thousand pieces at most, my dad saved enough money.”

Qi Xiangnan nodded helplessly and asked again: “Dad, what can I help?”

Qi Sheng finished the rice in the bowl and looked at the worried young son and smiled, “You can just go to school honestly, this is not your brother!”

Qi Xiangdong did not refute this time. Although the cost of staying in Beijing this time was a bit high, his dad didn’t say anything. He could stay at least for a few months.

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The place where Qi Sheng chose to set up a stall is the street where junior high school and high school are next to each other. There is a large flow of students. Although there are many food sellers on the street, it is not saturated. It is better not to be far from the school of the younger son, and it will be there in about half an hour by bus.

Put the luggage at home, they get up and go to the nearby wholesale market to buy the necessary materials, small carts, stoves, coal, pots, long clips, oil, vegetables, eggs, chicken, pork …

Not only did I purchase a lot of equipment, but also prepared a lot of ingredients, Qi Xiangdong was puzzled for a while.

“Dad, let’s sell steamed buns!” How it feels different from what he ate in the county.

“Of course, I figured it out in combination with their approach. You just follow it.”

Today ’s snacks are relatively simple, and there are fewer fried chicken fillets, but kids, I ’m more interested in these. Ordinary meat buns with egg sauce, mixed vegetables and a few pieces of meat, I want Eat rich, naturally add some eggs, chicken chops, spring rolls, fried ham sausages and the like, Qi Sheng once tasted it near the school, when he also lamented how many students love to eat this stuff.

The father and son acted separately. Qi Xiangdong started to make noodles at the request of his dad, and Qi Sheng lit the stove and began to prepare ingredients and sauces.

“Dad, do you have a lot of egg sauce?”

Qi Xiangdong has reconciled the noodles. At the moment, he is cleaning the lettuce. Looking at the egg sauce filled with a large porcelain jar, he is very worried about what to do if he cannot sell it.

“Not too much. We will start selling three times a day tomorrow. These may not be used up in two or three days.”

Qi Xiangdong heard some expectations, if it were true, they would not sell many copies a day! At this moment, he was worried that he would not be able to sell, and he hoped that his family’s meat buns would sell well.

It was almost time for the cured meat to start. Qi Sheng started to cook the meat. The father and son were busy with each other. Once quiet and busy, even Qi Xiangdong was full of energy at the moment.

It was a little more than seven o’clock in the evening, and the noodles, sliced ​​meat, mixed vegetables and egg sauce were finally ready. Qi Sheng picked up the freshly baked noodles, cut the opening with a blade, brushed with egg sauce, put three or four slices of pork, put a piece of lettuce, served with mixed vegetables, closed and handed it to the elder son, “Come, try one How does it taste? “

Qi Xiangdong excitedly took their tomorrow’s “commodities”, opened his mouth and took a big bite, chewed a few times, before he swallowed the food in his mouth, he grinned and nodded.

“Dad, your egg sauce tastes so good, and the food is delicious. I think it’s more delicious than the meat buns in our county!” Finally, there was a gap to speak, Qi Xiangdong couldn’t help but praise, also for the sale tomorrow Full of hope, after eating one, aftertaste the delicacy just now, sucking his mouth and thinking that he still wanted to eat, so he followed the order of Qi Sheng, smeared the sauce in the noodles, put the mixed vegetables and sliced ​​meat, and made one by himself .

After eating and drinking, Qi Xiangdong touched his stomach and looked at the chicken steak and chicken fillet prepared next to it. He was a little anxious why he didn’t arrive tomorrow!