Yang Xiaole remained calm in the face of Dad's questioning.

"Oh, when you saw Auntie selling alcohol and her pair of big rice bowls, I heard some noise and ran up there."

"I... I didn't see anything!"

Yang Guangzhi stuttered, trying to recall if he actually saw anything.

No, he didn't see anything, definitely not!

"Tsk! Go back and explain to your mother! You go and talk to him."

Yang Xiaole sneered and happily walked forward.

He managed to fool him.

Yang Guangzhi's mind went blank. Damn it, it's like the world has turned upside down.

But he didn't ask about this matter again. It wasn't a big deal anyway. He was just worried that the kid might get lost.

However, he was thinking in his heart that it was indeed quite big. The food in the city was different.

Walking on the road, both of them were already soaked in their clothes.

"Dad, let's eat something. I'm hungry. There's a restaurant over there. Let's order less."

Yang Guangzhi followed his gaze and looked at a restaurant by the roadside.

Then he hesitated and said, "The meat coupon is 8 liang. We still need to buy pig liver for you when we go back! How about we don't eat and just have some corn cakes to fill our stomachs?"

"Let's eat. We'll worry about the future later. I'm so hungry that my heart is pounding. When we go back, I can catch some fish, right?"

Looking at his son's expression, Yang Guangzhi hesitated for a moment.

Indeed, catching fish could also nourish their bodies.

Thinking of this, he nodded, "Alright, let's eat!"

He was also starving.

With permission granted, Yang Xiaole happily ran across the street.

Bayi Restaurant.

There weren't many people in the restaurant, and there were no signs on the wall saying "No beating customers for no reason."

But there were still quite a few other signs.

It was a quadrangle courtyard that had been converted into a restaurant.

Except for the main entrance, which was made of red bricks, the other walls were the dark green bricks commonly seen in quadrangle courtyards, which had turned black over time.

There weren't many people inside the house.

Only two tables were occupied.

A waiter stood behind the counter, while another went to serve the dishes.

Yang Xiaole took a look and saw a total of six stir-fried dishes written on the blackboard behind.

Stir-fried shredded pork, half a jin, 55 fen.

Stir-fried pork slices, 3.3 liang, 40 fen.

Egg soup, 1 egg, 20 fen.

Stir-fried pork, 6 liang, 70 fen.

Braised tofu, 7 pieces, 20 fen.

Stir-fried eggplant, 12 fen.

Yang Xiaole glanced at it and asked the waiter, "Comrade, are these the only dishes?"

The man glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Hmm, these are the only ones."

Yang Xiaole took another look and said, "Do I need a coupon for the tofu?"

"No need!"

Hearing that no coupon was needed, he thought for a moment and said, "Alright, give me a serving of stir-fried shredded pork, a bowl of egg soup, and a serving of braised tofu. Also, give me a jin of steamed rice."

At this moment, the waiter finally looked at him properly.

Yang Guangzhi had just come in carrying a bunch of cloth and bundles.

"Third Brother, what do you want to eat?"

"I've already ordered!"

"What? You've already ordered? What did you order and how much does it cost? How many coupons?"

Yang Guangzhi hurriedly asked.

The waiter replied impatiently, "It's a total of 1 yuan, 4 fen, 5 liang for the meat coupon, and 1 jin for the food coupon."

Yang Xiaole calculated it and found that the prices were the same as those marked above. The steamed rice should be 19 fen per jin.

The current price of rice was 16 fen per jin.

Hearing that it would cost another one or two yuan, Yang Guangzhi felt a pang of pain.

But seeing the disdainful expression on the waiter's face, he put the cloth and bundles on the nearby bench and directly took out the money and placed it on the table.

The waiter glanced at the two of them.

After counting the money and coupons, he put them into the drawer of the counter.

Then he went to the kitchen door and shouted, "Stir-fried shredded pork, egg soup, braised tofu, and a jin of steamed rice."

"Alright!"

There was a response from inside the kitchen.

Yang Xiaole found it quite interesting.

Just as he was about to leave to find a seat, he looked at the bucket of soda water soaking on the ground and asked, "How much is a bottle of Beibingyang?"

The commune also had it, but he had never tasted it before.

He was worried that the price might be different.

Find the original at "pawread.com".

"15 fen, and the bottle cannot be taken away."

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole took out 30 fen and placed it on the table before skillfully opening a bottle that was still dripping with water using the opener tied to a string.

"Gudong gudong!"

He finished half of it in one gulp, feeling satisfied.

It had been twelve years since he last drank soda water.

This thing was the pride of domestic products, but it was suppressed by joint ventures and eventually declined. It never rose again.

When it was recaptured, it was already a time of prosperity.

Then he looked at Yang Guangzhi, who was staring at him.

He had an unfriendly expression on his face!"It's over, the cat's out of the bag."

Quickly, he opened another bottle and handed it to Yang Guangzhi: "Dad, the doctor said that this orange-flavored soda contains vitamins, which can help me recover."

"When did he say that? I didn't hear it. We were together just now."

"It was the doctor from the Commune who said it, not today's doctor. Dad, it's already opened, you try it, it's really good."

However, seeing Yang Guangzhi's outstretched hand, he smiled bitterly: "Dad, there's really none left, you can search."

Yang Guangzhi didn't listen to him.

He really searched.

But where could he find it, he almost searched everywhere except his underwear.

Seeing that he didn't find anything, he finally said: "It's not that I don't want to spend money on you, but there's not much income at home. In the future, you, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, and Second Brother, all of you will need money for school!"

Today, he suddenly got so much money, and he spent it lavishly.

But on the way back, he was bleeding inside!

Yang Xiaole understood his feelings and nodded, "I understand. By the way, Dad, do you want to try this? Don't let me drink it alone!"

Yang Guangzhi glanced at it and took the half bottle he had drunk.

"You drink that, don't tell them when you get back."

There was no way, everyone at home had to drink, so he had to keep it a secret.

Yang Xiaole agreed.

Then the two found an empty spot and sat down.

Next time when they go out, they should wear their new clothes to avoid being looked down upon.

And going to a restaurant in such ragged clothes indeed attracted attention.

There were only two tables of people in the room, but the smoke was puffing, plus Yang Guangzhi's dried tobacco pipe, the whole room was filled with fog.

Fortunately, the wooden windows were all open.

Yang Guangzhi carefully tasted the soda and smacked his lips: "Hmm, it's really good, but it's too expensive."

Yang Xiaole didn't care about him, and gulped down a new bottle.

But he didn't get a second bottle.

Now that there were no people, the dishes were served quite quickly.

In a short while, the dishes were served along with the two tables next door.

Obviously, they were all fried in one pot.

Only the egg soup was not served.

He picked up the rice and started eating.

Two big bowls of rice, he didn't know if it was 1 jin, but it should be enough.

He took a bite of the braised tofu.

So delicious!

The last time he ate tofu, it was last winter after the Autumn Harvest, when he went to the Commune to exchange soybeans for tofu.

It's been almost a year.

Watching Yang Xiaole eating, he thought for a moment and went to the waiter. He came back in a short while.

Seeing his actions, Yang Xiaole was a bit puzzled, "Dad, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I was seeing if we could take some food home, but they said the lunchbox requires a deposit of more than 2 yuan, which is too expensive. We don't know when we'll come next time!"

Yang Guangzhi sat down while wiping his sweat.

Then he laughed: "Forget it, let's eat."

Yang Xiaole was silent for a moment, then started eating in big bites.

And Yang Guangzhi took a puff of smoke, put the pipe aside, and also started eating.

This was also Yang Guangzhi's first time in a restaurant, so he ate happily. The main reason was that the restaurant was willing to use oil for cooking, unlike at home where they were reluctant to use oil.

To be honest, the food was quite affordable at this time, and there should be no short weight.

Each dish was served in a full plate.

The stir-fried shredded pork was mostly meat, with only a few green peppers, and very little fat.

Only this egg soup, really only had the amount of one egg.

Add some salt, MSG, and green onion, and a little vegetable oil.

Originally, he thought that 1 jin of rice would be enough, but in the end, he added another jin of rice.

"Burp!"

The food was all cleaned up.

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they burped, touched their stomachs, and left.

Damn, it's been twelve years.

Except for breastfeeding when he was a baby, he had never been full.

At this time, more and more people were coming to the restaurant, and it suddenly became lively.