Work Hard and Life Will Become Sweeter and Sweeter

The layout of hotels in Luzhen is different from other places: they all have a large square-shaped counter on the street, with hot water prepared in the cabinet so that you can warm wine at any time. Workers, after taking a break from work in the afternoon and evening, would spend four copper coins each time to buy a bowl of wine - this happened more than 20 years ago, but now each bowl costs ten copper coins - and stand against the counter, drink the warm wine and rest; If you spend an extra penny, you can buy a plate of salt-boiled bamboo shoots or fennel beans to make wine. If you spend more than ten pence, you can buy a meat dish. But these customers are mostly short-clothed gangs⑴ and are probably not so wealthy⑵. Only those wearing long gowns walked into the house next to the store, asked for wine and food, and sat down to drink slowly. I have been working as a waiter in the Xianheng Hotel in the town since I was twelve years old. The shopkeeper said that I looked too stupid and was afraid that I would not be able to serve the long-gown customers, so I just did something outside. Although the short-coated patrons outside are easy to talk to, there are also many who are nagging and confused. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.