After delivering the letter, Niu Dajun returned to the county town to pick up new letters and parcels. By noon, his stomach was growling with hunger, so he rode his bicycle to his younger cousin's restaurant.
It really was like family, Niu Lili had the chef make a bowl of noodles for Niu Dajun. Not only did it have vegetables, but also plenty of beef dices and noodles, a whole big bowl, enough for Niu Dajun to be full.
Having eaten a big bowl of steaming beef noodles, sweat appeared on Niu Dajun's forehead, and his hunger was gone, as was the chill from his body.
Niu Dajun took out three and a half grain coupons and twenty cents and gave them to Niu Lili.
Niu Lili didn't stand on ceremony with her cousin. The restaurant wasn't her family's, but she could decide to give her cousin a bit extra, however, she couldn't give it away for free!
