"Second brother, get up quickly!"
Lu Yun's voice sounded in the courtyard, and the window creaked open. Lu Fei squinted his eyes and faced a rush of cold air, carrying the pungent smell of soot.
"Hiss~"
He was shivering suddenly. Lu Yun was plastering money and window grilles all over the yard and urged again, "Put on your clothes, wash your face, eat, and help you, Sister Hailu, carry your luggage to the station."
"Eh."
Lu Fei responded, quickly arming himself with cold-resistant winter clothes, and as soon as he went out, the soles of his feet stepped on pine branches.
The old Yanjing custom of "stepping on the New Year's Eve" is just like having fish at the New Year's Eve dinner, so that there will be more than enough every year, seeking good luck and peace every year.
Looking around, I saw long icicles forming on the eaves, briquettes placed at the door, and Chinese cabbage piled up into a hill.
Just like the West cannot lose Jerusalem, old Yanjing cannot lose winter-stored Chinese cabbage. This is not only a filling vegetable, but also a sentimental dish for generations.
Let’s put it this way, the cabbage that a Yanjing person eats in his lifetime would be as high as the White Pagoda in Beihai.
Lu Fei wiped his face and saw Qin Hailu struggling to walk out of the house with the suitcase in both hands. He took a quick step and rushed up to help: "Sister Hailu, let me go."
She breathed out, "No, I can do it alone, and you don't have to accompany me. It's time to go to school, and it's time to go to work."
"It's okay, I've already explained everything."
Lu Fei waved his hand. During the period before and after the New Year, Feigou.com and Caifubao were all managed by Gao Tuan, Ding Peng, and Cai Cheng, who were locals in Yanjing.
And penguins are like military envoys, they control themselves, and they don’t need to make purchases and borrow money to support their finances.
In just over 20 days, the total number of text messages sent on mobile phones exceeded 10 million. With Monternet and its super-premium account, the company was able to turn losses into profits very quickly.
"Nothing today is as big as Sister Hailu's." He repeatedly crossed the threshold and moved his luggage to the door.
"Okay, I didn't hurt you in vain."
Qin Hailu grinned, ran to a roadside stall not far away, and bought a roasted sweet potato for Lu Fei's breakfast, and also bought a pack of sugar-roasted chestnuts to eat on the road.
After a while, after eating, they got into a taxi and drove to Yanjing West Railway Station without any obstruction.
When the station opened in 1996, it was really proud of being the first station in Asia. Now it is disliked by people and has a lot of problems.
It is difficult to enter the station, difficult to exit, difficult to pick up people, and difficult to park, so it is better than Spring Festival transportation in normal times, not to mention that it is Spring Festival transportation at this time, and the North Square is crowded with people.
At this time, pickpockets are intensive and crimes are committed frequently.
Lu Fei took the station delivery voucher and acted as a flower protector, escorting her all the way. The buildings in the station were absolutely designed against humanity. The route had many twists and turns, and the steps went up one level after another. It was like a maze.
There are many gains and losses, which is very familiar.
Suddenly, a faint cry came to my ears. Looking in the direction of the sound source, I saw a girl with braids standing alone, as if she was lost.
Among the people walking through, there were a few people who were watching eagerly.
Lu Fei immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Hey, I told you to stand and stop running. Why are you running blindly? What if you get lost and someone kidnaps you!"
"That's right, why don't we just go buy some candied chestnuts?"
Qin Hailu cooperated very well and put the sugar-roasted chestnuts into the girl's hand. This move made the girl look confused, and the people who were watching in the dark did not dare to move rashly.
Lu Fei stood in front of them, and Qin Hailu asked, "Little sister, what's your name?"
"My, my name is Jing Tian." Jing Tian blinked his round eyes.
What?
Lu Fei was stunned and looked around. The chubby girl in front of him turned out to be Jing Tian. Why did she gain weight after soaking in the water for a whole night?
Under Qin Hailu's careful soothing, she calmed down and told her clearly that she was a 12-year-old student of Yanjing Dance Middle School and drifted to the north. Today, the teacher led the group to see them off and they accidentally got lost.
"Do you remember your teacher's phone number?" Lu Fei took out his phone.
"Remember." Jing Tian took it and turned it over under their gazes, slowly letting go of his guard.
"This is the station, right? Can you believe it, sister? I will take you to find the teacher?"
"Trust it!"
Jing Tian nodded, and Qin Hailu immediately gave him a look, "Lead the way."
"Hey!"
Lu Fei deliberately pretended to amuse the girl, and then led the two of them to turn left and right. As soon as they reached the designated entrance, Jing Tian suddenly shouted in surprise:
"Teacher Song!"
Teacher Song was so excited that he hurried over, his face full of anxiety immediately relaxed, and asked Lu Fei to understand what was going on, "Tiantian, thank you brother and sister."
"Thank you sister, thank you brother." Jing Tian stretched out his hand to peel the chestnuts.
Lu Fei smiled and touched her head, waved and left.
Jing Tian stood on tiptoe and waved his arms vigorously: "Goodbye, Brother Fei, Sister Hailu."
Teacher Song watched them leave and couldn't help but sigh, "What a good person." Then he saw her mindlessly eating sugar-roasted chestnuts and rolled his eyes:
"You're still eating. You've gained 20 pounds. I've already called your parents. I want to lose at least 10 pounds this winter vacation."
Jing Tian: w(ﾟДﾟ)w
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January 24, New Year’s Eve.
Caishikou Hutong is decorated with lights and colorful decorations as in previous years, and every household hangs Spring Festival couplets and pastes blessing characters. The biggest difference this year is that Lu Fei's family is richer.
In the past, my family was of average means and could only place offerings in three halls, but now there are nine halls, and the New Year's Eve dinner has become sumptuous, with cold meats, large dishes, and appetizers all available.
A family of three sat in front of the TV and watched the Spring Festival Gala.
It was impossible to watch it after 2009. The main melody hymn came on the stage, and Uncle Benshan quit. It almost turned from prosperity to decline. Later, all the people invited were traffic stars, he tui, disgusting!
It's better to do now, cross talk, sketches, and songs are all relevant to the new year and down to earth. Of course, the most anticipated show is Uncle Benshan.
"Take two steps! Take two steps! If you are not sick, take two steps! Do you want to see a doctor? Just take two steps to see a doctor!"
"Tell me the trousers seller, do you still want to buy trousers? Who is as good-natured as me?"
"What kind of bike do you want? What kind of bike do you want!"
"I'm just confused. How come there is such a big gap in life between a couple who live together?"
As soon as the baggage was thrown away, the whole hall exploded.
"Hahaha!"
Lu Yun rolled out the dumpling wrappers, Xiao Hongmei made the dumplings, and Lu Fei helped. The family watched and laughed while making the dumplings.
Even if I have read it countless times in my previous life, I still have to enjoy it.
"You two talk first, and I'll make dumplings for you."
Seeing Xiao Hongmei walking into the kitchen, Lu Fei leaned against the wall with a smile on his red face. He felt very comfortable eating this New Year's Eve dinner.
The family no longer has to divide every penny into five cents, and life becomes more and more prosperous. Ordinary families are happier than this.
"Come on, second brother, let's go with one more." Lu Yun raised his glass, "Our family's success this year is all due to you. You are more successful than me."
"Brother, don't say that. If our family didn't have you and sister-in-law, without me, this family would be gone long ago."
Lu Fei held the wine glass in both hands, respectfully. After drinking, he leaned forward and said, "Brother, I will give you a gift during the Chinese New Year."
"What gift?"
"Don't you think it's too busy to stay in the Internet cafe? Are you interested in opening a milk tea company?"
"Milk tea company? The kind of milk tea you taught me and your sister-in-law?" Lu Yun was startled, "Can you start a company?"
"It's milk tea, but we don't mix it. We brew it in bags."
Lu Fei curled up his lips, and he pointed out to his elder brother the path of Xiangpiaopiao and Youlemei.
The instant milk tea market is now a blue ocean with no one involved. It was in 2003 that Lipton launched "tea bags" in China, promoting bagged green tea, jasmine tea, instant milk tea...
Lu Yun was very excited, but struggled to shake his head, "No, no, I can't use your money. What if I lose it?"
"It's not my money that's invested."
Lu Fei gave a detailed explanation, including the business plan. In addition to the 3 million yuan in exchange for 20% of the equity, the amount was deliberately stated as 1.5 million yuan, just in case.
"Brother, you and your sister-in-law should think it over carefully. It's okay if you don't do it. I won't force you."
Lu Yun's eyes flickered and he remained silent.
At this moment, the sound of crackling firecrackers rang out in the alley, followed by fireworks, and the night sky outside the window was brilliant.
Bang, bang!
Bang, bang!
Along with the sound of firecrackers, the bell of 2001 rang, and Lu Fei's cell phone buzzed and vibrated, bombarded with various New Year greeting text messages.
Xu Lei, Han Yu, Qin Hailu, Wang Lihuan, Tu Xiaowen, Wang Huiwen, Gao Tuan, Tao Yao, Liu Eodong, Lu Huateng, Li Yanhong, Xu Xin, Li Xiangdong, Wang Xing...
Students from Mizuki, Beijing University, and Renmin University in the 96th and 97th grades...
There was even Jing Tian, this girl was so clever that she actually wrote down her own mobile phone number after only using it once.
Lu Fei accepted all the orders and sent them all, and the courtesy was reciprocated.
But what he cared about most was Gao Yuanyuan. He hurriedly rummaged through the sea of messages and accidentally found Tang Danian's text message. Not only was he New Year's greetings, but more importantly -
"Don't Talk to Strangers", the book is finished!
