Volume 1 Chapter 0043 New York Breakfast
"If the school disagrees, you can go to the principal's office and cry. Just say that your wife and children are starving and can't survive. You are a grown man, but the monthly allowance is not enough to feed them.
If the school wants to bring up your studies, just say that you were reciting your homework while working at the stall, and your grades definitely didn't drop.
We get up at four o'clock every morning and close the stall at seven o'clock, just in time for morning self-study, which means we can sleep an hour less every day and our studies will not be affected at all.
Besides, we can also do something to attract attention. We can call out that everyone who comes to our stall to buy food must speak English. In this way, we are not doing business, but setting up an English corner to help students improve their English level. "
"middle?"
"middle!"
"Then do it, but business requires furniture, and I don't have the money."
"It's okay. I'll pay for it first, and then I'll deduct it ."
"middle."
They got to work right away. They first ran to a scrap collection station and picked up a tricycle that had little repair value. They then found replacement parts from various scraps and made a snack cart.
Then, he traveled all over the capital city until he finally got all his stuff.
At 3:30 in the morning, Lao Nan woke Xiao Nan up from her sleep. While Xiao Nan was still in a daze, Lao Nan helped her put on her clothes and took her to the bathroom to wash up.
At a quarter to three, Lao Nan locked the door, walked into the yard, and pushed a food cart towards Peking University.
Xiaonan was still very confused. He grabbed Laonan's clothes with his little hands, closed his eyes, and was led forward by Laonan.
At 4:05, Lao Nan and Xiao Nan had already arrived at the entrance of the Peking University cafeteria.
Old Wu, who was waiting there, came over immediately. He and Old Nan put the dining cart in order, and then added the ingredients that had been prepared yesterday into a large lead pot one by one.
Lao Nan opened the seal of the coal stove and fanned it with a palm-leaf fan. The coal cakes that had not been extinguished last night became more and more fiery.
After adding six coal cakes into the two coal cake stoves and fanning them with a palm-leaf fan for a while, Lao Nan took out a cover from the bottom of the dining car.
The sign looked colorful, with a line of English words written on it: Newyork Breakfast.
After inserting the sign on the top of the dining car, Lao Nan took out a menu with pictures. There were two holes on the menu, which could be hung on the two hooks of the dining car.
The preparation work was very tedious and took Lao Nan nearly an hour.
By the time the business was open, it was already a little after five in the morning, and students who had gotten up early to exercise or review their lessons had already appeared on campus.
"Ruoyin, wake up, it's time to attract customers."
Nan Yi woke up Nan Ruoyin who was dozing off on the dining car, and wiped the boogers from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Here you go, drink the milk and you can start soliciting customers."
Nan Yi took out a bottle of Sanyuan milk, opened the lid and handed it to Nan Ruoyin. The little girl took the milk and gulped it down.
After finishing the milk, Nan Ruoyin climbed onto the stool by herself, holding the megaphone that Nan Yi had made for her out of paper, and shouted in the direction of the people: "Ladies and gentlemen, New York breakfast..."
The students who had been looking over here curiously just now heard a little girl shouting here in a great Oxford accent, and immediately they came over here.
Seeing people gathering around, Nan Ruoyin became even more excited, pointing to the menu on the dining car and said loudly: "Everybody, look, we have Yuan Kai spicy soup, Huo Yuanjia pancakes, and side dishes: Zuo Zongtang chicken, Li Hongzhang stew, Senggelinqin pickled radish, and Yehenara fermented bean curd.
Today is our first day of opening, and 70% of all food is on sale.
Shakespeare said: The most important thing is to be faithful to your stomach. Smelling the fragrant spicy soup and looking at the soft pancakes, are you hungry? "
"This little girl is amazing. Her English accent is even better than mine."
The person who was speaking was Qu Liuyan, a student of the English Department. Nan Yi knew this person. The person she was talking to next to her was Qi Ying, also a student of the English Department.
"It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others. My son is older than her, and he can't even speak Mandarin fluently, let alone English," said Qi Ying.
"Is this little girl Nan Yi's daughter?"
"Yeah, although her face is a little different, you can still vaguely see what she looked like back then. Nan Yi is really good at raising children. Look at what the little girl is wearing, how fashionable it is."
"Nan Yi is a good father. He wears patched clothes all year round. Look at his pants, there are two patches on the knees. Are these the same pants he wore last year?"
"Liu Yan, why are you always paying attention to other people's pants? You even know that they have been wearing them for a year. Could it be that you are not?" Qi Ying said ambiguously.
"Hey, Sister Qi Ying, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"My two sisters, don't just look at it, each of you should order a set of Huo Yuanjia pancakes.
Do you know Huo Yuanjia?
The one from the Jingwu Gymnastics Association, who defeated the Russian strongman with his mysterious fist, defeated the Japanese who came to challenge him, and forced the Japanese to eat the plaque of "Sick Man of East Asia".
I solemnly introduce to you two, this is my father Nan Yi, he studied under Liu Zhensheng [the prototype of Chen Zhen], also Huo Yuanjia's eldest disciple, his martial arts skills were not very good, but his technique of making pancakes with one hand was perfect.
Smell the fragrance, look at the color, it’s only 20 cents with eggs and 10 cents without eggs.
I can tell from the looks of it that you two are wealthy people. I suggest you add two eggs, some Li Hongzhang stew and Senggelinqin's pickled radish. If you spread some Yehenara fermented bean curd on the pancake, the taste will be simply unpredictable.
How about this, sisters? A set of the ultimate version of Jianbing Guozi?
Normally a set costs 80 cents, but today it’s 30% off, only 56 cents for you sisters, and I’ll give you another cent, 55 cents, how about a set?"
"Haha, you're such a talkative little guy. Although the price is not cheap, we'll still buy one set of the Supreme Edition each."
"Okay, we can give you money or coupons. Cloth coupons, grain coupons, industrial coupons, milk coupons, bicycle coupons are all fine. I'll convert them to the price for you."
"Little girl, you are really cruel. Who would use the bicycle ticket to buy pancakes?" Qi Ying said.
"That's hard to say, what if someone is not bad?"
"Here's the money, one dollar and one tenth." Qu Liuyan handed the money to Nan Ruoyin, and then said to Nan Yi, "The money for a set of pancakes is enough for me to eat for a day. If it doesn't taste good, you have to return the money."
"You are looking down on me, don't you know what my ancestors did?"
"What for?"
"Let me tell you, my ancestor was actually a chef in the imperial palace. He followed Emperor Xuantong to Tiangang. Later, he wanted to go to the northeast to build the Manchukuo.
Although my great grandfather was just a cook, he also had national integrity. How could he go along with him? He wanted to poison Xuantong to death, but he stumbled and was discovered.
Didn't people in the Qing Dynasty have to keep pigtails? My great-grandfather learned the skills of pigtails since he was young. He was so skilled in pigtail skills that people called him the God of Pigtails.
Just relying on his pigtail skills, my great-grandfather managed to kill many enemies in the war. Even Xuantong's imperial guards were impressed by him and said to him: Please leave your name if you come!
My great grandfather laughed loudly, shook his braids, and replied domineeringly..."
