Chapter 59: The Uncovered Cage
When Cai Gen returned to the store, he stood stunned outside the store. He looked in through the glass window and saw that four tables were occupied for dinner.
Tears kept rolling in the circles of my eyes. How long had it been since there were so many people?
It's not the men, women and children that the flies say, there are really high school students eating there.
It's around 9 o'clock in the evening, the time for high school students to finish school. After replenishing their energy, they continue to make up for classes. What a normal thing.
Within a 15-minute walk, this is the only restaurant in Cai Gen. It is normal for people to eat here.
Why doesn't it happen every day? Why? Cai Gen shouted in his heart, but no one answered.
Wiping tears, Cai Gen walked into the store. Xiao Sun was busy serving food. As expected, he was very smart and knew how to sell juice.
Four tables, 15 people, per capita consumption of 20 yuan, 300 yuan of turnover, plus the 200 yuan of food delivery just now, it has reached 500 yuan, my God, it has reached 500 yuan.
Cai Gen ignored Xie An, who was smiling, the old lady who was impatient, and Xiao Sun who was busy, and walked directly to the bar.
I lit three incense sticks, inserted them into the incense burner, and bowed to the God of Civil and Military Wealth. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
While he was praying, Xiao Sun passed by the bar, looked at Cai Gen's pious look, and whispered lowly,
"What do you want them to do? They are all lazy and afraid of working."
The sound was very small, but Cai Gen still heard it. What does it mean? How can you come to eat if you don't work?
Yes, quality is the most important thing. I didn't care about the old lady who was impatient to wait. I took off my coat and started to go to the kitchen to help Xiao Sun.
The rice is basically ready, except for the juice and soup.
Juice is original juice, just add water and ice, which is very convenient.
The soup is also instant, and the freeze-dehydration technology ensures the deliciousness of the vegetables. After adding hot water, they are all green and taste very good.
It took three trips to get everything together with Xiao Sun. Cai Gen always had a happy smile on his face.
Standing at the bar, watching the guests eating, Xiao Sun sat on the camp bed and asked Cai Gen in confusion,
"Third uncle, the business of your store is not very good. You can't even turn over the food. Is it a big loss?"
Turn over? Was that three or four years ago? It’s good to have someone to eat, but why are you flipping the table? Suddenly I thought about being lazy and not working, so I asked Xiao Sun,
"What did you mean when you said you were lazy and didn't work?"
Xiao Sun thought for a moment and tried his best to explain,
"Third uncle, let's shop these things. I have wisdom and I feel unhappy serving mortals every day, so in order to be lazy, I set up some barriers for outsiders. Whoever wants to come in to eat will see that the house is full."
Ah Xi, Cai Gen is a good-tempered person. He works hard every day. He always thought that business was not good because everyone was poor and couldn't afford fast food. But it turned out that the furniture was causing trouble? If Xiao Sun hadn't said that I was starving to death, I wouldn't have understood it.
Said fiercely,
"Xiao Sun, tell me, who is causing the trouble? I fought with him and asked Suiren to kill him. Are you worried?"
Xie An'an turned his back to Cai Gen and felt something clever in his body. What's going on? This look in his eyes seemed to be real. How could I have offended Master Cai?
Xiao Sun rescued Xie An'an and comforted Cai Gen,
"Third uncle, the spiritual wisdom of these things may have been influenced by you, or it may be from outside." Let's exclude the outside ones first. Are they influenced by ourselves? Does that mean you figured it out yourself? I plated the furniture out of wisdom?
Disk seat with rag? Mop the floor? Placing cigarette butts on the bar? Use the incense plate to offer the God of Wealth?
Am I so powerful? Have you created a prison for yourself that will cut off your wealth?
I lit a cigarette and sat in front of the old lady. The good mood I had just now was no longer so happy because I knew the whole story.
"Auntie, you can start talking, but be truthful, otherwise I won't be able to send you away."
The old lady didn't care about sending her away. She was getting impatient after waiting. She spoke very quickly without stopping. She was probably a cheerful person before she died.
"Actually, there's nothing to say. It's all fate. My life is not good, and my daughter's life is not good either.
My dad is a leading cadre, and I have lived well since I was a child. I have never experienced hardship. Then things changed and my dad was persecuted to death. I also suffered the same consequences. Later, I married a miner who was 20 years older than me. Only then can I have no worries about food and clothing.
I had my daughter when I was 40 years old. But when she was only three years old, her father died in an accident. The company paid some money and gave me a job. I sold this contract because I didn’t want my daughter to be like me. Suffering and not wanting to work in the mines in the future.
My daughter didn't like to study, so I let her go. I bought a job in a bank in my 20s, which was considered respectable and gave me peace of mind at that time.
Later, my daughter had sex with her at work. Her family is from the countryside. She knew that I didn’t agree with it, so she had sex behind my back for more than 3 years. Later, I found out and threatened her with death, so I was tortured by them. I suffered a lot. It's painful, and I can't let my daughter suffer anymore, so I just don't agree with it in the countryside.
After this guy became a prostitute, my daughter got angry with me and said she didn’t want to date her anymore. As soon as I got over 30, I was very anxious. I tried to find connections to introduce my girlfriend to her every day, but none of her fell in love with me. Then I... The prodigal son-in-law showed up and said he was working in engineering and was very rich. I supported him with both hands and tried my best to bring him along.
This son-in-law is good to my girl and me. He has never stopped smoking, drinking, sugaring, and tea. He is also of high quality. It is very honorable to bring him out, and my heart has fallen to the ground.
We had been together for more than a year, but no marriage was planned. Suddenly one day, my daughter came to me crying and said that she had caused trouble and her son-in-law ran away. My daughter borrowed a lot of money for him.
I didn't expect the money to be in the millions. I thought it was one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand. I still had some capital, so I wanted to give it to my daughter. The daughter said she didn't want anything, and then she ran to the mental hospital to hide.
Later, later, those debt collectors came to my door, spray-painted the door of my house, put up banners at the entrance of the community, and shouted with a loudspeaker.
I have never been rich or powerful in my life, but I have lived a decent life without stealing or robbing, being aboveboard and aboveboard.
Unexpectedly, as I grow old, my face will be torn apart by these grandchildren. ”
At this point, the old lady looked very ugly, and every deep wrinkle was engraved with reluctance and deep resentment.
Cai Gen listened and kept nodding. There were no surprises. Except for the small loan incident at the end, most people had such an extraordinary experience. They all had accidents interspersed with the ordinary, opening roads over mountains and building bridges over rivers. Live this life.
We have endured hardships and enjoyed blessings. Some people have figured out their own affairs, and some people have not. In the end, it is just three words, there is no way.
What can be done?
Seeing that all the guests had finished eating and left, Cai Gen gave the old lady a cigarette and helped her light it to show respect.
"Auntie, did you commit suicide because of this?"
The old lady took a puff of the cigarette and felt disgusted with it. Maybe it didn’t suit her taste. She said lightly,
"I have survived through hard times. I lost my father in my early years and my husband in my middle age. I have never seen anything. This little brat is not enough to make me die."
Inertial thinking kills people, Cai Gen guessed wrong again.
(End of chapter)