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Chapter 1678: A Man Who Acts Like a Baby Has the Best Life

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Although it was playing around and taking photos to find angles, there were twenty or so people here.

So when the sky was slightly dark, there were already three baskets of water caltrops on the boat, not to mention a whole basket of water caltrop stems.

These city people are really solid in their work, adults and children have energy!

Song Tan hurriedly said: "Don't pick, don't pick, this is just for freshness, it's a pity if you pick too much and can't finish it."

Hearing that they were going back, the adults who had played enough hurriedly greeted their children, watching them put on swimming rings and kick their legs like little frogs to swim to the deep, and hurriedly went into the water to meet them.

At the same time, the fathers supported them under their armpits, regardless of whether they were boys or girls, and let them rinse in the river water for a few laps first.

The mothers on the side were anxious: "Is that the way to clean up children?"

Soaking and stepping in the mud water, can rinsing like this work? After rinsing for a few times, there are still water weeds on their bodies.

So Lu Chuan had to work hard to drive the boat over, the mothers sat on the small boat, rubbed the children's legs in the water again, and finally rinsed twice, only then satisfied:

"This way it's easy to take a bath when you go home."

Let's go!

The sunset went down, the river surface carried sparkling golden waves, reflecting the afterglow of the scorching sun, everyone returned fully loaded, exceptionally happy.

When Master Chai saw it, his eyes were confused.

This, this!

He complained: "This thing is just for freshness, if you want to pick it, pick it early. Now it's dark, and you brought such a big pile over. It's too late to clean it up tonight, and it's a waste to eat tomorrow!"

After eating for a few days, everyone was convinced of his cooking skills, and at this moment respectfully said: "Don't worry, don't worry, Master Chai, you tell us how to clean it up, we will come, we have many people."

Master Chai looked at everyone—aren't there many people, twenty or so people, and they eat fiercely, he has been here for a few days, and now cooking and plating are not exquisite.

Oh my! If this continues, it won't be suitable to return to Chang Le Ju.

So he picked up a water caltrop stem: "There is no difficulty in this, just like tearing beans, just tear off the old skin on the outside."

While demonstrating, he chewed the one he just tore in his mouth—

Eating raw has a bit of taste, but it's not prominent, I guess stir-frying is not very good: "Is it okay to stir-fry a sour and spicy one?"

As soon as this was said, the water caltrop stems hadn't been cleaned yet, and everyone's saliva came out: "Okay, okay! Master Chai, you are busy, we will come, we will come!"

Men consciously moved a small stool and sat in front of the big basket, Zhang Fei embroidering flowers. The mothers looked at the messy children—forget it, the energy bar hasn't been read empty yet, go up and wipe their bodies, change into dry clothes and let them make it, let's talk about it at night.

Everyone was busy, in order to eat a smooth bite at night, no one was idle.

And Lu Chuan believed in Qiao Qiao very much. Since he said it wasn't as delicious as sweet potato stems, it must not be, so at this moment he just sat idly on the rattan chair and pinched a water caltrop.

This water caltrop is very tender, it can be peeled with a little force, and except for being a little bit wasteful of fingernails, it is much more provincial than old water caltrops.

Peel off the tender green or slightly red water caltrop shell, and lower your head to reveal the white fruit kernels. A small grain, not as big as a broad bean, put it in your mouth, it is clear, sweet, crisp and tender, and it is a different flavor from tender chestnuts.

"Not bad." He evaluated, turned around and went to the kitchen to get a large white porcelain bowl, wrapped in plastic wrap, and inside were water caltrop rice as white and tender as broad beans.

Although he didn't say who it was for, it was obvious who it was peeled for. Wu Lan felt sorry for him: "Tan Tan and the others have to scoop a handful from the river beach every day, keep it for yourself, and keep some for your mother."

"My mother doesn't want it." Lu Chuan told the truth: "She specifically washed a basket and put it aside, saying that she would match it when chasing dramas at night."

Speaking of chasing dramas, Wu Lan also sighed: "She told me that the TV series was so good last time, oh my, that woman is too annoying..."

Song Tan instantly covered her ears: "I don't listen, I don't listen!"

Qiao Qiao also covered his ears: "I don't listen, I don't listen!"

Wu Lan:...

Don't listen if you don't listen, she will go to the homestay after eating, and discuss while watching! Young children understand what, Qiao Qiao is watching that doctor now, Tan Tan said she is watching e-books herself...

Lu Chuan hesitated for a moment: "Then... what is the TV series about? Tell me about it?"

As soon as the words fell, the sister and brother widened their eyes, and Wu Lan was very interested, gesturing with her hands and feet, and told him a 【My family doesn't love me, my husband is sorry for me, my best friend is lying to me, my company people are bullying me, but I am a kind person, we make dumplings together...】

Lu Chuan:...

Screenwriters are the same as authors, they are all making money, it's not cold to write any content. But this screenwriter...

It's not easy.

And Song Tan sighed: "Look, I said don't listen..."

Lu Chuan had to push the bowl aside: "Eat some water caltrop rice to lower the fire."

And Qiao Qiao asked curiously: "Brother, they picked three baskets of water caltrops, can they finish eating tonight?"

"How much?" Wu Lan was also shocked on the side: "Still that big basket? Three baskets?"

Qiao Qiao nodded.

At this moment, the family sat and looked at each other.

Song Sancheng also hesitated: "After cleaning up, it's already night, and then send it to relatives, and have to wake them up, and can't finish eating tonight, it won't be fresh tomorrow, it's not suitable..."

Song Tan also sighed: "I saw they were playing quite happily, forgot to say..."

She was secretly looking at the fish at the bottom of the river, and didn't take care of it for a while. Thinking about it, she simply asked Qiao Qiao: "You ask Chen Chi if his homework is finished? If it's finished, take him to set up a stall at night."

"Our city's night market street is doing very prosperously now."

And Qiao Qiao blinked: "Take children? He Tuoluo has been much more obedient recently."

Song Tan:... This reminded her of Shiyi working in the sunflower field.

"As long as they are willing to go, take them! Just follow a parent, otherwise you can't watch it."

Going is definitely willing to go, just don't know if the children's energy bar can read to that time, after all, none of them have the habit of staying up late.

Lu Chuan thought for a moment, and decided not to think about it anymore.

These problems should be left to the children's parents, just follow with a car when the time comes, and if they can't hold on, drive back, he will just accompany Tan Tan to sell water caltrops.

Wu Lan frowned: "Then barbecue, one bite is full of ingredients, what's good about it? Why is it so popular now."

Song Tan thought about it: "That pork belly skewer, roasted on the fire until it sizzles with oil, then sprinkle some chili powder and cumin, and salt... Mom, think about whether it's delicious."

Wu Lan:...

It is, it is indeed a bit delicious!

Roasted lamb waist, roasted beef fat, should also be about the same, right?

She waved her hand: "You go play, it's quite hard to sell out, just eat some barbecue there as a midnight snack."

As soon as she said this, Song Tan suddenly became interested: "I'll ask Master Jiang if he is willing to go to the night market with us to roast meat?"

Everyone eats while doing it, how interesting!

Take the meat from home, roast it and it can be fragrant for two miles, those who want to buy water caltrops but can't eat it...

She said deeply: "I'm too bad!"

Lu Chuan paused, and suddenly asked: "Then take the meat out to thaw now, otherwise it will be too late."

The two looked at each other, and sure enough, they had the same bad intentions.

It's just that the thing for roasting skewers...

She picked up her mobile phone: "I'll ask Old Zhao to help me find a new set in the market, and put it on the pickup truck after use and pull it back, we can barbecue ourselves at night."

Oh my, why didn't I think of it earlier? Summer is the time to eat this.

Vegetable seller Old Zhao:...

No, you ask me to get this for you in the middle of the night? I sell vegetables, not barbecue!

Song Tan hurriedly promised: "I want to sell water caltrops at night, and by the way, ask the chef at home to roast some meat, and treat you to a meal... Can you buy it?"

But didn't hear an answer, only the rustling sound on the phone.

"Old Zhao?" Song Tan asked again.

"My clothes are on, I'm going to the market to buy them for you now, don't worry, charcoal, fire, disinfection, and the skewers, I'll prepare them all for you—do you need a knife? What about the cutting board?"

"Do you want seasoning?"

"You prepare at home first, don't panic, I'll clean them up after I buy them. We eat it ourselves, we have to be particular!"

Well!

In this way, Song Tan even called Zhang Yanping and Lu Jing: "Go with Xin Jun!"

Well!

He is old, and his stomach isn't as sturdy as a young person's, so he won't join in the fun.

Qiao Qiao nodded heavily: He hasn't eaten night market barbecue yet! He's really looking forward to it now.

Qiao Qiao hurriedly gave an idea: "Don't cook tomorrow morning, heat this noodle and eat it."

Although it may not look decent, a big pot of mushy, but this kind of reheated noodles, the soup and starch are fused, and it is particularly tasty to eat in the mouth.

Master Chai laughed and scolded: "You are quite good at eating—okay, just do it."

"Qiao Qiao, don't get burned when roasting meat at night..."

He is old, his stomach is not as strong as young people, so he won't join in the fun.

Qiao Qiao nodded heavily: He hasn't eaten night market barbecue yet! Now he is looking forward to it.

And in the homestay, the chef who was booked tonight was not Master Chai, but the younger Xiao Zhou.

He was very willing to do this work: "Can I eat while roasting?"

"That's definitely possible!"

Everyone said in unison: "Which chef doesn't taste the flavor? Eat hard!"

Okay!

Master Xiao Zhou cheered up, touched his stomach that only ate a small bowl at night, and decided to eat until his mouth was oily tonight!

Oh my! Barbecue! Barbecue!!!

Master Chai was still on the phone: "Xiao Zhou, remember to match the seasoning I reported to you and try it first! The amount of chili is according to that, only more, not less, remember!"

Several cars in the family set out, and even Song Sancheng caught up with this fashion, and at this moment, they drove toward the city in a mighty way.

Aunt Zhang Hong, who was preparing tofu, came out of the courtyard, and at first glance, this row of cars roared past, and she was still wondering what happened!

Everything that could be taken from home and everything that could be barbecued has been brought; how much more thoughtful can it be?

Not to mention anything else, her universal big hawthorn pill must be prepared!

Fortunately, there were those green vegetables that a group of people hurriedly went to the mountain to pick in Song Tan's pickup truck—meat and vegetables, should the toilet be okay tomorrow?

Everyone was looking forward to it in the car, and was annoyed: "Too hasty, the vegetables are not prepared!"

These dozens of them eating barbecue together is equivalent to the amount of a small barbecue stall.

Master Xiao Zhou was blank: "Vegetables are picked, chili is picked, fish in the river are all fished out in a big bucket, and there are lotus roots, beef and mutton, pork belly, rice cakes prepared for tomorrow..."

Everything that can be taken at home, everything that can be barbecued, has been taken, what else is not thoughtful?

He looked at this group of young people who only had eating and eating in their brains, thinking that they were too ungrateful!

Unlike him, he is satisfied to eat fat roasted pork belly tonight! And then suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone to send a message:

"Boss Song, time is too hasty, our vegetables are not cleaned... there must be running water!"

Song Tan also held her mobile phone: "Yes, yes!"

She didn't know if it was possible, anyway, leave it to Old Zhao, at worst, pick a basket of water caltrops after eating!

Old Zhao is worthy of being a senior businessman who has been mixed in the big market by the river for 20 years.

Although he didn't have much contact with barbecue stalls, as long as the phone was called, asking those old partners, turning around, he could always find relatives.

That's what I'm saying.

That was a hardware store, what was it called? Dafang Hardware Store.

The name is so generous, the next thing should be easy to talk about!

He took out two packs of cigarettes: "Brother, my friend is going to have a barbecue party here temporarily tonight, and wants to connect a water pipe here—"

"Is 200 for the red envelope okay."

The other party looked quite upright, looked at his cigarette, didn't take it: "I am commercial water and commercial electricity..."

This is what was said.

Old Zhao thought to himself, if it weren't for commercial water and commercial electricity, would I have taken out these hundreds of dollars?

Money is not money, mainly because I am afraid that Song Tan will need to use it in the future, let's be generous in advance, and there will be no mistakes.

But didn't expect that he was generous, and people were still not satisfied—if they didn't agree, they didn't agree!

He also smiled: "Then disturb."

Turned around and looked at the phone on the rolling shutter door of the water heating shop: "Brother, it's like this..."

Song Dafang:...

No, he didn't say he didn't agree! That's soft China!

But before he could save face and say anything, the people in the shop opposite had already happily run over from the residential area:

"Look, brother, you are so polite to use water..."

Men, there is nothing that two packs of cigarettes can't solve. If there is, is one carton okay?

In the middle of the night, anyway, don't sleep when you go back, isn't it good to earn two or three hundred yuan here for nothing?

The water heating shop owner didn't leave either, nimbly took the soft water pipe from Old Zhao's hand, and even took the initiative to help:

"Come, I'll connect it for you, I do this, I'm professional. Come to my shop if relatives and friends need it later, I'll give you the cost price!"

As soon as this was said, Old Zhao looked up at his storefront again: "If you really give the cost price, I will let him come tomorrow."

Oh my! Heavenly customer!

The water heating shop owner didn't say anything, nimbly pulled out a plug board: "Come, I'll connect a light for you! Very bright! I'll hang this plug board, so it won't touch water on the ground."

Also asked: "I have mosquito coils in the shop, I'll take two plates for you..."

Old Zhao smiled from ear to ear: "Mosquito coils don't need it, we brought our own, just does your shop have a toilet? Is it convenient to use it?"

What's impossible! Doing business, no matter what people do, they don't agree to borrow the toilet.

He just thinks this brother is bright!

Soft China leads the way, two men of similar age are enthusiastic, and they are about to worship brothers. Song Dafang glanced at it, thinking that if he gave so much, he didn't know how to ruin the water and electricity!

Hmph!

He would rather not earn this money than clean up this mess.

But having said that, the rolling shutter door tonight couldn't be closed for a long time.

Song Tan didn't know Old Zhao's various arrangements, and seeing him still sending videos to organize various accessories, she couldn't help but be moved:

"Worthy of being my old brother at the vegetable stall, it's reliable!"

The father is reliable, and the daughter Zhao Fangyuan is also reliable.

Oh my, no wonder everyone likes to make friends, making friends is so practical!

Zhang Yanping was a little puzzled: "How did Qingniu Street become a barbecue street? Aren't they all old residential areas?"

He, a local, didn't know, and Xin Jun didn't know even more.

Fortunately, although people are in the countryside, they have friends in the city. Now randomly pick a fishing guy to consult, and the other party immediately gives an answer:

"That old resettlement area in front, Wanhua Residential Area, isn't it demolition? After doing it, real estate collapsed... finally rotted there."

The city's leadership team can't watch this old city area be such a large ruin!

It's okay in the new area, it's okay in the corner, but the population density in the old city area is already large, this is too impossible!

Simply turned around and rectified it several times—it can park cars and set up barbecue carts. In short, after several planning, it has been taking shape since April, and it is quite large.

It connects several other old residential areas at both ends, but because there is no special high-end business and shopping mall there, they all closed their doors and were dark at eight or nine o'clock in the evening, which didn't affect anything.

Instead, the shops nearby can take the opportunity to attract more guests...

In short, everyone is happy.

It just happened to be convenient for Song Tan and the others.

Old Zhao also asked them: "Did you bring many water caltrops? If there are many, I will shout in my group, and they will all come to buy. What is the price? Did you bring a scale?"

Song Tan:...

It's shameful to say, although it was to sell water caltrops that I came to the city, but at this moment, everyone didn't pay attention to it because of the barbecue.

Scale...

She didn't blink: "Don't sell by jin, 1 yuan for 3."

These small tender water caltrops are all welfare for tonight.

"Didn't bring much, don't need to shout, sell by fate."

Old Zhao:...

Fortunately, you don't set up a stall, otherwise if we do this kind of business every day, after a long time, I, Old Zhao, won't sell vegetables by jin.

But looking at his vegetable buying group, he still hesitated to shout: 【At 10:30 tonight, the barbecue stall at the entrance of the night market street at the door of Wanfang Water Heating Shop will sell boutique water caltrops.】

【Not many, buy as soon as possible.】

Good guy! The vegetables in Old Zhao's shop as long as they have the word 【Boutique】, the price is as expensive as it is delicious. The night owls who haven't slept were refreshed, put on slippers, took car keys and rushed out of the door!

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