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Chapter 3 Korean BBQ

After drinking chicken soup, Zhen Zhen took the treasure house down to the first floor and got to know this home well.

The Zhen family has two floors, with a single floor area of ​​about 80 square meters. It lives on the second floor. The first floor is used as a warehouse. Two large freezers standing against the wall are used to hold frozen fish. A pool is also built on the east wall, a glass water tank is added next to it, an oxygen generator is installed, and some live fish are temporarily raised.

Here we talk about the original owner's quick-witted father. Seeing that the factory's job is no longer reliable, I have decided to retreat in advance, take a look at the location of Xinghua Lane, sold the house where I lived, and borrowed a lot of money to buy the second floor of this street garment factory that was about to collapse, and spent money to renovate it. I thought that even if there is no income in the future, it would be a considerable asset to sell or rent after the house appreciated.

Not long after the house was completed, the couple was laid off one after another. Zhen’s father used the money from buying out his seniority to rent a stall in the seafood wholesale market. The couple got up early and went to bed late to start a fish business. At the beginning, they had no experience and didn’t make much money, and their business gradually improved in the past two years.

Unfortunately, luck made people feel bad. Before National Day, Zhen's father borrowed a car to transport cabins from other cities and came back to do wholesale, hoping to make some money during the holidays to pay off the debt. As a result, on the way back in the middle of the night, the car fell into a deep ditch next to the road. The couple died on the spot. Neither of them bought insurance, and they had to pay for the rented car even if it was damaged.

After leaving the door, the old debt was not paid and the new debt was added. The most unfortunate thing is that the person is gone.

Zhen Zhen recalled that she had a total of 62,000 foreign debt, and now the average monthly salary of workers is only 500, which is simply an astronomical figure.

Fortunately, Zhen’s father was fetching the sheep with a sheep, and there was only one big creditor. She called Uncle Wang, who was his former co-worker. Four years ago, Uncle Wang stole his wife’s private money and bought a few stocks. Good luck caught up with the big explosion of Shanghai stocks. The money was gone, and he made a complete fortune and became a well-known "stock god" in the city.

Uncle Shen of the Stock God is a righteous man. He was inappropriate in his work and operation in the workshop. He stirred his arm into the film press. He was about to be pressed into a photo. It was Zhen’s father who rescued him as soon as possible. Thanks to Zhen’s father’s life-saving grace, and has helped the Zhen family a lot over the years.

Zhen Zhen came late and did not experience the chaos of the Zhen family. Before the original owner got the news, he rushed back from another place, the treasure house was taken care of by the neighbors, and the funeral of his parents was handled by Uncle Wang. After the original owner came back, he also brought the original owner to run with the car owner and the traffic team. The cash at home was taken into the fish this time, and Uncle Wang took the money from the place where the money was paid.

After dealing with the matter of the Zhen family, Uncle Wang and his wife set out to go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and were preparing to systematically learn about securities trading and would probably not come back at the end of the year. Zhen Zhen talked about etiquette. If Uncle Wang was at home, he would definitely visit him as soon as possible. She would not forget these kindnesses and treasure houses, and would be left to repay them slowly in the future.

It is difficult to repay favors, and money is worthwhile. Although Uncle Wang can’t collect the bill, he has the ability to repay it, so he still has to pay it off as soon as possible.

How to make money? Zhimeizhai.com attracts delicious food in the world. As her father's only daughter, she has been walking around the kitchen since she can walk. She sees her cooking skills. Asking her to continue selling fish is equivalent to killing pigs with a knives, or to continue working in her old business and opening a restaurant.

Opening a hotel requires capital. Uncle Wang originally wanted to stuff money again, but he already owed so much to others. The original main face firmly refused.

The original owner's uncle and aunt learned that something happened at home and the person did not come back. They each transferred 500 yuan. They also called to invite the original owner to go and relax, but they had no intention of taking it in. The person was far away, had not moved around for many years, and had their own families. How much affection can they have for their niece? What's more, there is a small burden.

Zhen Zhen is not the original owner, so of course she would not blame her family for being weak. Five hundred yuan is also their monthly salary. Thanks to them for remitting relief money. She only has these two remittances in her hand now, and she spent some money on her funeral, and there were still eight hundred left. It was far from enough to buy a restaurant.

Zhen Zhen set her mind to the stall at the seafood wholesale market at home.

The wholesale market is doing morning market business, and the busiest time period is over, so it is convenient to find someone. I put a coat on the treasure house and led the little guy out.

Xinghua Lane where the Zhen family is located is a 30-meter-long alley that runs north and south. The road surface is not wide and only enough to take a car. In addition to a few stores on the street, it also squeezes into a small community clinic and a street police station.

Unlike the old Peking Hutong with a blue-gray tones, when autumn comes, the cement buildings in Xinghua Lane and the leaves of poplar trees that cannot fall off on the branches are all shining with rust. This is the tone of an industrial city.

The opposite Lao Pu, who was carrying flour into the house, saw that Zhen Zhen's brother and brother finally walked out of the house, and the little eyes on Sifang's faces disappeared, "Do Zhen Zhen go to the street?" (Note)

Uncle Park and Aunt Park are from a natural village where Koreans live in the northwest of the city. From Grandpa Zeng's generation who moved across the river to the suburbs of the provincial capital, her accent has long been assimilated, just like the locals. The local accent on the street made Zhen Zhen stunned, and the local accent was full of local feelings. At this moment, she suddenly realized that she was now a native of Northeastern.

Although Peking has changed its name, she doesn't want to go back to that place. This place of peace of mind is my hometown. In the future, it seems that it is good to take root in the Northeast and be a little girl in the Northeast.

Thinking of this, his mood suddenly improved, Zhen Zhen replied with a smile, "I'll go to the seafood market and ask if my dad's stall can be subleted."

Lao Pu put his pocket down and looked concerned, "I don't even say that I'm going to go to bed late and I'm tired. You, a little girl, can't get a treasure house, and you should sublease it. Why don't Uncle Park accompany you? You are young, don't let people fool you."

Zhen Zhen shook her head and refused, "Uncle Park, I can do it, you are busy with yours."

I remembered that my wife just came back and said that after Zhen Zhen’s child’s affairs, she has grown much more mature. The little girl now has no father or mother, and no matter how much she helps outsiders, she is limited. She has to rely on herself to train her slowly. Lao Pu did not insist and asked the little treasure house, "Pu is playing at Uncle Park's house? Don't leave with your sister."

Treasure shaking his head, pulling his sister to rush out with her short legs, obviously it is more attractive to go out to play.

Watching the backs of the siblings holding hands disappear at the entrance of the alley, Old Pu smiled with relief. Seeing the spirit of the siblings, he had completely recovered. Zhen Zhen, the child, seemed to be a successful person, and he would not have to worry about his life in the future.

The seafood wholesale market is not far north of the Zhen family, and takes four bus stops. In the past, when the school was on vacation, the original owner often went to help sell goods. Zhen Zhen found the market management office according to the memory in her mind. There were three people in the small house, one man and one woman begging around the short and fat man behind the desk, "There is no way to get money at home, and I can't even drink porridge with that little resettlement fee. Director Song, take care of you, and if there is a stall empty, you must tell us as soon as possible."

Director Song looked puzzled, "There are too many laid-offs in the city. I have been receiving you like this every day for half a year. There are many beds in the lively clothing wholesale market. Why don't you go there to ask?"

"Don't mention it, the bed is pinched in the rich hands, and they are rented at a sky-high price. What's the money we have in our hands? Director Song, please help me, and I won't let you help in vain."

Zhen Zhen listened for a while and it was a coincidence that her stall was not worried about subleting it.

As she expected, the couple was overjoyed and the sublease negotiation went smoothly. The stall in the wholesale market lease lasted for three years. Zhen’s father only renewed the rent this year. He paid the entire year’s rent for 12,000 yuan a year. It is mid-October. According to the day, Zhen Zhen can collect 1,530 yuan. Director Song felt sorry for Zhen Zhen’s brothers and sisters. Before Zhen Zhen spoke, he took the initiative to help ask for the sublease fee. It is not easy to lay off the job. The aquatic stalls are not like shops with decoration costs, so Zhen Zhen didn’t ask too much.

The couple who sublease did not expect that they were so lucky today. They agreed immediately without hesitation. Compared with the clothing wholesale market, the sublease fee of 1,500 is not much.

Zhen Zhen took a fraction of them and asked them for three thousand, signed a sublease agreement, and settled the money on the spot. After that, he took them to his stall to count them, packed up the tools he could use, and found a familiar three-wheeled delivery to send the things back to Xinghua Lane. The remaining buckets and other unusable ones were left for the new stall owners, and the remaining ones were picked out by the two stall owners next door who had a good relationship with Zhen's father.

After talking to his uncle and aunt who cared about him, Zhen Zhen turned back to the market management office and pressed two tickets under Director Song's teacup. "If you don't have your help today, subletting will not be so smooth. I have something to ask you."

I like Zhen Zhen’s thriller and good at doing things. Director Song smiled and said, “What’s the matter? Just say it.”

"My dad has a batch of goods left in the cold storage. I want to keep them for a while. Can you please give it a convenience?"

The seafood market is equipped with a cold storage, and the place is not large, so only the stall owners are given priority. Before coming, Zhen Zhen checked out Zhen’s father’s account book. There were still some frozen sea fish in the warehouse at home, including most of the mackerel transported back in this accident, which was also packed out and placed inside by Uncle Wang as soon as possible. It is much more cost-effective to use it as a food item than transfer it to other stall owners at the base price. The freezer capacity at home is limited, and it is difficult to find suitable cold storage in the city, so it is best to continue to be placed in the wholesale market.

Director Song waved his hand, "What a big deal, our warehouse here is enough. I'll tell the warehouse manager, and you can continue to use it."

"Uncle Song is a great person." The little treasure house gave out the good person card as soon as possible, and Director Song was so beautiful.

After handling the wholesale market, he had more money to open a store. Zhen Zhen was in a good mood and kissed the little fat child's tender face, "Treasure House, can I take you to the restaurant?"

"Getting to the library paper." The treasure house fat hand slapped his hand and responded enthusiastically.

Yes, no matter how fashionable you look, with a mouthful of flat and curled tongue, you will immediately lose all your image and become a comedian in seconds.

Zhen Zhen came out to have a meal with the intention of inspecting the market. She got off the bus early at Xita Station, west of her home, and lunch was solved here.

The Xita area is a famous Korean commercial area in the provincial capital. Unlike other shops, the signs here are all vertically erected, with two rows of lanes, and a shopping street about one kilometer long from north to south. The colorful signs are hanging in the air. Inside it, Zhen Zhen finds the feeling of being at the Daqianmen Gate of Peiping.

It has a lively commercial atmosphere, but there are no roast duck, braised and shabu-shabu here, and there are mostly barbecue restaurants, cold noodle restaurants, karaoke karaoke bars and sweat steaming rooms.

The sound of the young man in the front door shouting and attracting guests was replaced by the passionate and high-pitched and incomprehensible Xiannian music played by the tape recorder. After listening to a few sentences, Zhen Zhen's mouth raised. He must have the ability to blow the lungs of a cow in singing this song.

The siblings chose a barbecue restaurant with clean storefronts. The store mainly sells Korean barbecue. After ordering the dishes, the young waitress with a crooked braid served a table of side dishes first and greeted, "Our boss gave it for free, I'll add it to you if I've eaten it."

Zhen Zhen looked at Le Live Naoba with great interest and set up a large table. The red, green and yellow were just a few bites of small mixed vegetables. Is this how it is now doing business?

In my memory, this Korean barbecue was spread throughout the country since the Asian Games four years ago. After the Sino-Korea relations heated up. Unlike the old Beijing halal barbecue season she is familiar with, Korean barbecue is marinated first and then roasted on charcoal. It is a dry roast in the barbecue genre.

The beef is made with onions and large black pepper, accompanied by spicy sauce, and roasted over high heat. It is burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. The pepper is full of aroma. Instead of rolled meat, it is made of perilla and lettuce, and the spicy sauce is wrapped with chili and meat. The vegetables neutralize the greasy meat. The sweet marinade can maximize the aroma of the meat, and the taste is indeed different.

However, compared to roast beef, Zhen Zhen likes roast pork belly the most. The slightly thick pork belly is marinated with a secret sauce. As the temperature of the charcoal fire rises, the fat in the pork belly seeps out along the pork texture, sizzling on the wire mesh, and the strong meat fragrance gushes out. The drool in the small treasure house beside him has flowed out unconsciously. Zhen Zhen put down the clip of the meat in his hand and wiped the corners of his brother's mouth funny. Who doesn't like the fragrance of oil?

Roasted pork ribs should be roasted until they turn slightly yellow and change color, the oil is completely cured, and the flavor is the best. When eating, roll the sliced ​​raw garlic, roasted pork belly with garlic, the taste is really great.

I roasted a few pieces of non-spicy meat for the treasure house, wrapped it with lettuce leaves into the size of a child's mouth. After eating the barbecue, I drank a bowl of pumpkin porridge given by the store. The treasure house's belly bulging, like a satisfied kitten, with curved eyes and almost licking its paws.

The siblings and brothers were having a heart-to-heart talk while eating, Zhen Zhen asked, “Does the treasure house love to eat barbecue?”

"Treasure House Ai Shiyou." Eating meat is a difficult word for the treasure house, which is fluent in speaking but not distinguished by flat tongues.

Since my younger brother likes to eat, Zhen Zhen thought about it. Compared to Chinese food, it is not difficult to open a barbecue restaurant. It is suitable for people like her who have to take children alone. She can copy the original flavor after eating the cured meat sauce twice, but there are too many barbecue restaurants around and it is not outstanding.

Listen to the child, "The treasure house is cat, and the treasure house loves fish."

"Read with me, Japanese and European, meat." Zhen Zhen corrected.

"Japan and European," the treasure house pouted in a stubborn shape.

The author has something to say about dialects in some parts of the Northeast. When they go to the streets, they make gai sounds. The dialect gradually disappears, and now they don’t say much. Interestingly, the Cantonese language also makes gai sounds, one south and one north echoing each other.

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