While he was talking, Uncle Wang had already made a large bowl of brown sugar water and brought several hot barbecued pork buns.
When Wu Chilin saw it, his mouth almost started to water.
"Eat it, don't be careful." Xiang Nan said.
"Master Ye, I want to eat, what should you do?" Wu Chilin was about to eat, but suddenly stopped and asked worriedly.
He knew that no one had a surplus of rice these days.
There are so many people in Xiang Nan's family. If he eats all the food, wouldn't they be hungry?
Seeing Wu Chilin say this, Xiang Nan couldn't help but nodded.
What a good person, he is so hungry that his chest is touching his back, but he can still care about others.
Such a good man deserves to be rescued.
"Just eat it, there's still some at home." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
When Wu Chilin saw this, he stopped being polite and took a mouthful of buns and sugar water, just like the wind and the remaining clouds.
In a matter of seconds, ten barbecued pork buns and a large bowl of sugar water were all eaten.
But judging from his unfulfilled intention, it seemed that he would still eat another portion.
"Okay, I've been hungry for so long. It's my first time to eat, so I can't eat too much." Xiang Nan stopped, "Just eat these first, there will be food tomorrow."
Wu Chilin nodded, then said with a blushing face, "Master Ye, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I haven't had a full meal in three years."
Xiang Nan nodded.
He knew that after the Japanese invaded, the first step would be to burn, kill, loot, and steal money, food, and women. So he moved out of Fashan early.
But others didn't believe him and insisted on staying in Fashan. As a result, they were now unlucky.
"I really regret it now. I should have listened to you. Sell the restaurant and come to Macau with you." Wu Chilin said again, his eyes red and tears streaming down his face, "This way I won't be separated from my brother. , I don’t know whether he is dead or alive now.”
"Okay, don't be sad. Sha Danyuan has always been smart and has learned kung fu. He will be fine." Xiang Nan comforted him, "Okay, you go take a bath first and rest for the night. Let's get up early tomorrow. chat."
"Yes." Wu Chilin nodded, and then Uncle Wang took him to take a shower.
…
Come on, get up early and have dinner together.
Although there is a famine outside, the Ye family is eating well.
Preserved egg porridge, fried dough sticks, pickles, and even shrimp dumplings and rice rolls made Wu Chi Lin stunned.
He hadn't seen such an exquisite breakfast in three years, and he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Okay, let's eat." Xiang Nan smiled. As soon as he raised his chopsticks, Wu Chilin grabbed two fried dough sticks in his hand, then opened his mouth and stuffed them in.
His eating look shocked everyone.
"Wu Chi Lin, eat slowly, don't rush." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Wu Chi Lin blushed and felt very embarrassed.
When he was working in the mine, he was used to fighting for food. If he didn't grab it, he wouldn't have food to eat and would have to work hungry.
"Don't worry, my family has enough food." Zhang Yongcheng said with a smile, "Eat slowly and don't choke."
Wu Chilin nodded and started eating.
But looking at him, he still looked unnatural.
This made Xiang Nan sigh.
Wu Chilin is the eldest young master of the restaurant, and he has never had any good food. This fried dough stick is nothing rare to him.
But even such a non-greedy person is now being tortured like a starving ghost, which shows how hateful the Japanese people are.
…
After finishing the meal, Xiang Nan asked Uncle Wang to make a pot of tea and bring it to him, and he drank and chatted with Wu Chilin.
"Southern Yunnan Pu'er tea?! It's been a long time since I drank it. It's so fragrant." Wu Chilin took a sip and couldn't help but recall the taste.
"If it tastes good, drink more." Xiang Nan smiled, "By the way, how is Faoshan's situation now?"
"Alas, all industries have withered and people are dying of hunger everywhere. It's like a hell on earth." Wu Chilin put down his tea cup and sighed, "After the Japanese arrived, they began to burn, kill and loot, destroying the traders, factories, and workshops everywhere. They were all copied. Now there are only a dozen or so places that can still start construction in Faoshan.
Everyone's rice, flour, livestock, and money were robbed by them, and they had no place to work. Therefore, some starved to death, some died of illness, and some were killed. In the past few years in Faoshan, every family has mourned, every household has mourned, and people have died, so many mass graves outside the city are filled.
And the most disgusting thing about the Japanese people is that when they heard that Faoshan was the hometown of martial arts, they would challenge those who practiced kung fu. If you win, you will be given a bag of rice.
Many masters competed with them in order to keep up with the stutterers, and ended up being beaten black and blue. My master, Liao Zhen, was beaten to death by them. I originally wanted to compete with them, but then I remembered that Master Ye said that you should retain your usefulness, so I endured it. "
Xiang Nan nodded, "The folks have suffered a lot. But don't worry, sooner or later, we will settle the accounts with them."
"Yeah." Wu Chilin gritted his teeth.
"You can stay at my house from now on." Xiang Nan said again, "With a mouthful of food and drink from me, you will never be hungry."
"Master Ye, thank you." Wu Chilin said movedly after hearing this.
"We're all friends, no need to be polite." Xiang Nan waved his hand, and then smiled, "I'll open a restaurant later, and you can be the shopkeeper. Don't waste all your skills."
Although Macau is now full of hungry people and prices are soaring, it still does not prevent some people from eating, drinking, singing and dancing. Just like what Du Fu wrote in his poem, the wine and meat in Zhumen stinks, and the bones on the road are frozen to death.
Because of the large number of immigrants who fled, they brought huge wealth. In addition, as a neutral zone, a large amount of materials are transported here, making Macao's economy unprecedentedly prosperous, and it is even known as the "Golden Age".
"Master Ye, I really need to thank you very much. Don't worry, I will do a good job to repay your kindness." Upon hearing this, Wu Chilin said with gratitude.
…
Xiang Nan then invested 3,000 yuan to open a restaurant called Jufu, with Wu Chilin as the shopkeeper and management.
Wu Chilin used to be the young owner of Shan Restaurant. His family has been running the restaurant business for more than fifty years, starting from his grandfather's generation.
He learned business from his father since he was a child and managed the restaurant very well. Rich people all over Fashan liked to go to his place to drink tea and eat.
Therefore, Xiang Nan does not want to bury talents.
Sure enough, after Wu Chilin took over the restaurant, he quickly became busy with elegant decoration, delicious food, and considerate service, and the business was very prosperous.
Later, Xiang Nan even accepted Wu Chi Lin as his apprentice, which made Wu Chi Lin even more grateful to Xiang Nan.
"Master, I have wanted to become your teacher for a long time, but I never thought I would have the chance today." He knelt on the ground and made a tea ceremony.
"Wu Chi Lin, do your best in the future." Xiang Nan encouraged him, "You are still very young and you still have a lot of potential in the future."
"In fact, I don't even think about the future. I'm very happy to get my brother back and reunite the family." Wu Chilin said.
"Well, don't worry, it will happen." Xiang Nan comforted him.
