Jerry picked up the big hammer in his hand and smashed it menacingly. After smashing it, I felt uneasy, so I hit it a few more times before nodding with satisfaction.
"elder brother!!"
The sudden sound made Jerry tremble and drop the things in his hands to the ground.
Enryu Pata Pata ran over, looked over, and raised his eyebrows: "Are you done?"
"What did you do so suddenly that I almost hit my foot!" Jerry frowned and poked Otoru's head.
If what he just dropped had landed on his feet a little off, this thing weighs more than ten kilograms, and hitting it on his toes is no joke!
The last wooden stake is fixed, and today's work has come to an end. Jerry should have been in a good mood, but after being so frightened by Otoru, everything was gone.
You are really my good sister!
Looking at the laughing Yinliu, Jerry's eyes twitched.
"I'm here to tell you to eat!"
"Eat, eat, why are you yelling?" Jerry really had nothing to do with this out-of-character sister.
Yinliu thought for a while and said, "Because the food cooked by Brother An is particularly delicious?"
"...Sister Mei Ke will definitely beat you to death if she hears this."
When Yumiko was in charge, she had never seen Neto so excited. As a result, now that the "royal chef" of the troupe has been replaced by An, Neto makes a lot of noise every meal time.
Although the food made by An was indeed delicious, this little girl was really noisy.
Wait, should I feel a little bit in danger?
What if my sister is kidnapped with delicious food?
Jerry shook his head.
Turning around makes people worry less!
Besides, I'm afraid it won't be Yinliu's turn.
Not to mention that Miku and An have become closer and closer in more than a year. Just look at the troupe leader Bai and Sister Liu Ge, which one is not a beautiful woman? My sister is still far behind in terms of figure and talent!
Let’s talk about it in five or six years!
After mocking his sister in his heart for a long time, Jerry became much calmer.
But Yinliu couldn't wait for Jerry to be in a daze, so he grabbed his arm and said, "Come on, let's go eat!"
"Wait, let me put the tools back!!"
“Can’t wait!”
Enliu dragged Jerry and rushed towards the dinner place with sparks and lightning.
The theater troupe is now stationed in a kingdom that is separated from the empire. There is a performance here invited by local residents. The mayor specially vacated the stage in the center of the town.
After Bai calculated the number of people interested in watching the performance, he found that the stage did not have enough viewing seats, and additional ones had to be built around it.
Fortunately, the residents of the town were very enthusiastic. Bai just went out to ask if anyone was willing to help for a fee. In the end, in addition to the construction workers, even ordinary residents came over to help voluntarily.
The number of people is very sufficient, and the construction of the stage is proceeding in an orderly manner, and it is estimated that it will be completely completed in one week.
And because Bai's expansion plan is very complete, even if the theater troupe leaves, the remaining facilities can be used by other performance groups or the town residents for daily entertainment, so the mayor also paid part of the remuneration, reducing the burden on the theater troupe. .
It was already noon and everyone had gone back to eat. Jerry and Yinliu didn't see many people along the way. Jie Lixu was dragged into a hotel by Yinliu.
This is the residence arranged by the mayor for the theater troupe to rest.
The hotel itself does not provide food to guests, but theater groups can use the kitchen with the manager's permission.
They let me use it for free. Mei Ke, who went to negotiate, was a little embarrassed at first, but then the store manager’s wife joked that she might as well make an extra portion for the couple. As a result, Mei Ke immediately made the decision and vowed not to let it go. They regret it.
Ann said she had nothing to say...
When Li Jie and Yinliu arrived in the kitchen, everyone had already arrived.
Mei Ke was chatting with the store manager and his wife, while the others were busy putting the prepared dishes on the table.
As soon as he came in, he saw An Kuha playing with the kitchen utensils.
After all, he is the one in charge, so he needs to be given some face.
Jerry almost laughed.
Otoru didn't care so much and ran directly towards the dining table.
"You two are finally here. If you wait any longer, we won't wait and start eating directly." Mei Ke saw Jerry and the two coming in and said hello.
"It's all my brother's fault! If I hadn't pulled him, he would have been able to drag on for a while longer!" Yinliu said with his nose raised, his tone full of dissatisfaction with Jerry.
"At least you have to wait for me to put away the tools." Jerry responded casually.
After walking over to say hello to An and picking up the last dishes he had cooked, Jerry came to the dining table and saw the girls sitting together, so he happened to sit next to Hairen.
The bowls and chopsticks had been sorted out by Liu Ge and Bai Yi before. Jerry looked at the dazzling array of dishes and felt slightly dizzy.
Ann put away the kitchen utensils and sat next to Jerry.
Jerry looked over in surprise at first, but after seeing Miku on the other side of Ann, he looked at the food on the table again.
"Everyone is here, let's eat!"
Mei Ke's bold tone made the store manager and his wife laugh.
Neru couldn't wait to grab the chopsticks, eager to put all the dishes on the plate into his bowl.
Jerry just pretended not to see it and concentrated on eating his own.
"Hmm! The craftsmanship is great!" This is not the first time the store manager's wife praised An's cooking skills.
Ever since she tasted An's cooking, the store manager's wife would often watch and learn while he was cooking. Over time, her cooking skills have improved a lot, and the store manager was happy to see this. .
However, when An Zai is around, the store manager's wife will still give up the stove with a learning attitude.
She completely regarded An as a cooking teacher, although An actually did not want this honor.
An, who was sitting at the dining table, had a sad face and was eating especially when he saw it.
Everyone moved their chopsticks one after another, chatting while eating.
The delicious food really gives people a noble-like enjoyment, but compared to the silence of the nobles when they dine, there is a lot more cheerful and warm atmosphere on the dining table here.
There is no fixed content in the chat during the meal. We just say whatever comes to mind. Everyone talks here and there without any purpose. It was probably the store manager's wife who was asking about the theater troupe's experiences on the road.
"Jerry, you and your sister's hometown is in the kingdom across the sea?" the store manager's wife said.
"Yeah." Jerry stopped his chopsticks and nodded.
He saw a strong desire to explore on the face of the store manager's wife, which was a little strange.
Although separated by a sea, the two countries near the sea have good maritime transportation. Residents of their respective countries often come to the other side to play or do business. There are quite a few people. Logically speaking, the store manager's wife does not need to be so curious.
"Can you tell me something about that place?" The store manager's wife, who was in her thirties, looked like a child. "Is there any difference in the daily life between the residents there and ours?"
The store manager explained for his wife: "My wife has been living in a town since she was a child and rarely goes out. I have taken her to many places in our country, but places that are too far away... If you can, tell her something." Tell me, I can provide the reward."
It can be seen that the store manager loves his wife very much.
"No, no, it's nothing to talk about." Seeing the store manager taking the money bag, Jerry said quickly, "Just treat it as a normal chat."
The store manager looked grateful.
Jerry began to recall the past: "If you really want to say it, there is actually no difference in the lives of people on the two sides. But because the seawater covers more places, there are more fisheries than here."
"I haven't been to many places over there, just take our village as an example." Jerry scratched his hair in embarrassment, and then said, "In our village, we basically make a living by fishing. Eat by the sea. One end of the village is the coast. People of all ages, men and women, will go to the beach to play in their free time. You can often see nobles and wealthy businessmen coming..."
Jerry began to describe his past life, and Yinliu added from time to time. Listening to the two people's narrations, a harmonious and happy fishing village scene was outlined in everyone's minds.
Although everyone in the troupe knows the origins of Jerry and others, they rarely hear him talk about it. Now it feels very immersive to listen to it.
The store manager's wife leaned on the store manager with a smile on her lips. Maybe she was imagining what life would be like if they got there.
Unknowingly, Jerry's narration came to an end, and the food on the table was gone.
The store manager's wife, whose thirst for knowledge was satisfied, asked other questions: "Then how did you get into the field of music performance? Is there any opportunity?"
In the previous narrative, Jerry and Yinliu's parents are ordinary villagers, and they are still living the same life in their hometown as before. Judging from the life trajectory of ordinary people, Jerry and Yinliu should be engaged in fishing or tourism like their parents.
"Ah, if there's an opportunity..." Jerry looked more or less embarrassed.
Yinliu said with a smile: "Because my brother can't swim, he has never been able to learn! My father has always said that he is a disgrace to the boys in the village."
Jerry, who usually performs well in all aspects, grew up in a fishing village, but he was so bad at swimming.
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help laughing.
"...Yes, that's right." Jerry lowered his head in shame, "Because I could never learn to swim, and it was impossible for my family to let Yin Liu go to sea alone, so when I was ten years old, my parents planned to swim at the beach. Buy a hotel and let me run it when I grow up."
"We have a lot of customers there, and we can live a stable life with this. But I really don't have much interest in business, so my family put together and sent both Yinliu and I to the capital to study."
"The capital of our country is well-known as an art capital, so we naturally chose to study in the field of talent shows..."
Hearing this, Mei Ke slapped Hairen: "He is from the city of art."
The store manager's wife looked at Jerry and Hairen: "You guys are from the same hometown!".
The two nodded together.
"Brother Hairen serves as my mentor. I joined the theater troupe because of his invitation."
"I just put my name on the place where Jerry studied. I heard that they performed very well, so I invited them." Hairen explained.
Jerry and Yinliu's musical skills were not taught by Hairen.
"Don't be so humble, you have dug up two treasures for us!" Mei Ke hammered Hairen's shoulder with his fist.
"Speaking of which, Brother Hairen has also been kind to us. If it weren't for his invitation, maybe we would still be studying in the capital." Jerry smiled at Hairen.
"Even if we got ahead there, if we hadn't met everyone in the theater troupe, we wouldn't necessarily be as happy as we are now." Otoru said something rare and serious in Jerry's opinion.
Hairen was a little embarrassed by what they said.
The store manager's wife clasped her hands and said with a smile: "Your relationship is so good!"
