Chapter 247 Liu Guangtian's Little Thoughts

The steamed buns that brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were holding in their hands did not have a drop of oil in them.

Seeing his father Liu Haizhong and their eldest brother Liu Guangqi eating so happily, he was extremely greedy.

His eyes almost popped out and he swallowed his saliva again and again.

Can they also taste what the dish made by Wang Jianye tastes like? It’s so delicious.

"father……"

"Big brother..."

“What does this dish taste like?”

Liu Haizhong ignored them, but their eldest brother Liu Guangqi took good care of his two younger brothers.

I told them in detail and carefully about the taste and feeling of this dish.

This made the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu feel that their eldest brother Liu Guangqi was truly a cultured person.

He praised the dishes one after another, making them feel as if they were there, and they were extremely greedy.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"Not unless I try."

The brothers' plan was fully revealed in Liu Haizhong's face, so it was impossible for him not to notice it.

"If you want to eat it, earn your own money, spend your own money, and ask Wang Jianye to cook it for you. Don't think about the money I spent or favors to buy it for you."

Liu Haizhong was unmoved. Even though his two sons were so greedy, he still had no intention of sharing the food with them.

After hearing Liu Haizhong's ruthless words, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu looked at each other and immediately thought that they could also ask Wang Jianye to cook.

But when they thought of this, they became worried again. The key point was that it cost money to ask Wang Jianye to cook, and they simply didn't have much money in their hands and couldn't afford it. What should they do?

Seeing his father Liu Haizhong and their eldest brother Liu Guangqi enjoying the food so much, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu looked at each other again. If there are difficulties, they should solve them. This time they should find a way to make more money.

……

After Wang Jianye prepared three dishes for Liu Haizhong, he rode his bicycle, left the courtyard, and went to a nearby barber shop to cut his hair.

No matter your hair is long or short, the new year is coming soon and you still have to cut off your old hair. This is called saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.

At the end of every year, barber shops always raise their prices. This year is no exception. Wang Jianye found a barber shop he often goes to.

Normally a haircut costs only 1 cent, but today it has increased to 13 cents.

But there were still a lot of customers. Wang Jianye was waiting in line, but he didn't notice the apprentice in the razor shop. He looked at the middle-aged master of the razor shop and asked:
"It's a busy time at the barber shop now, did you give your apprentice a day off?"

"I gave him a permanent leave, and I dare not let him come to work for me anymore."

While shaving the man's head, the barber sighed and said to Wang Jianye.

Wang Jianye was just feeling bored when he heard the barber's words, which seemed to contain a story. "What's the matter? Did I make you angry?"

"He scratched the customer's head and made him bleed a lot. I don't dare let him continue to work with me."

It seemed that every barber was good at talking. After Wang Jianye helped him to start talking, the barber told Wang Jianye everything that had happened before.

It turned out that he was an apprentice barber here. He had just arrived and his skills were not yet very good, so he could not shave customers' heads directly.

So I found a winter melon to practice on. When I could scrape off the layer of white frost on the melon without damaging the skin, it would be considered a success.

The disciple he accepted was an apprentice, who not only had to learn skills from his master, but also had to help with housework at his master's home.

The master's wife often orders the apprentice to do this and that, which is not a big deal when the apprentice is free.

If the apprentice was practicing shaving and his master's wife asked him to do some work, he would just stick the razor into the winter melon.

After finishing the work assigned to him by his master's wife, he came back, took the razor out of the winter melon, and continued practicing razor skills.

A few weeks ago, the barber was not in his shop, only the apprentice was there.

This customer was an old client, so it was easy to persuade him and he just let the apprentice shave his head.

At the beginning, the apprentice shaved quite well, with one up and one down, the hair fell off. But the master's wife didn't know that he was busy shaving people's heads, so she told him to do the work.

As a result, the apprentice habitually stabbed forward with the razor.

It used to be a winter melon, and it would make a popping sound when poked.

But now it's the head, and when I poke it, it makes a sound of "ouch".

The guests are in pain.

The barber quickly sent the customer to the hospital for bandaging, and when he came back he naturally could not keep this apprentice who had caused the trouble.

After Wang Jianye had his hair cut, he went back home and went to the bathhouse with some clothes to change into.

He first soaked in the hot water pool for a while, and then asked the bath master to scrub him clean, leaving his whole body red.

After finishing, I rinsed myself and went to the lounge outside, where I ordered a pot of scented tea and a plate of radishes.

This kind of radish is particularly good. It can be eaten like a pear. It can be smashed into powder if thrown on the ground. It is so crispy.

The next morning, after Wang Jianye got up and washed, Wang Jianwu had just gotten up.

"Brother, I want to set off firecrackers."

Wang Jianwu looked at Wang Jianye expectantly.

"Hurry up and wash up, and after breakfast, I'll take you two brothers to buy it."

This time, Wang Jianye not only wanted to buy firecrackers, but also some fireworks.

In previous years, my family didn’t make much money, so if I wanted to watch fireworks, I could only watch others set them off and I was extremely envious.

This year, Wang Jianye's income has skyrocketed. So there is no need to watch others set off fireworks, as his family can buy their own fireworks.

"That's great, big brother."

"Then let's go eat quickly."

Wang Jianwu became excited. He had been wanting to set off firecrackers for a whole year and today he finally had the chance.

After breakfast, at Wang Jianwu's urging, Wang Jianye brought Wang Jianwu and his brother to a shop selling fireworks and firecrackers.

"Boss, we want to buy some firecrackers. How much is one?"

Wang Jianwu got off his bicycle and couldn't wait to speak to the boss behind the stall.

"Five cents each, how many do you want?"

"want……"

Wang Jianwu looked at Wang Jianye behind him and said, "Brother, can we buy ten?"

"buy it."

Wang Jianye smiled and said to the boss, "Give us thirty firecrackers."

"Brother, why did you buy so much?!"

Wang Jianwu was surprised.

He didn't expect that his brother Wang Jianye would be willing to buy thirty, three times what he wanted.

"Don't you want it? If you don't want it, forget it."

Just as Wang Jianye was about to change his mind with his boss, Wang Jianwu quickly stopped him: "Thirty is thirty, thank you, big brother."

One firecracker is five cents, ten firecrackers are fifty cents, and thirty firecrackers are one dollar and fifty cents.

After the boss assembled the thirty firecrackers and handed them to Wang Jianwu.

Wang Jianye didn't rush to pay, but pointed at the fireworks inside and asked, "Boss, how much is that?"

(End of this chapter)