I opened a restaurant in ancient times

There are some red skins of firecrackers scattered at the door, and the three big characters of "Youyishun" are engraved on the simple wood, which is very eye-catching.

Hu Dong liked the food sold here, he had tasted it before, but the taste was not very good, and he never came again after that one time.

Hu Dong stepped into the neat table and cabinet. There were many people in front of him, so he was more relaxed about the surrounding environment now.

Before he entered this store, he thought that if the whole store looked dirty, then it was here.But for now, it should be possible.

Just as a faint smell of food wafted over, smelling the spicy and delicious smell, his stomach grumbled, and Hu Dong couldn't help swallowing, and asked others: "Is it such a delicious smell?"

The man turned around and answered him, "I don't know, it's the first time I've come here and asked the boss."

Zhao Heng is busy walking around at the moment. Today is the opening day, and there will definitely be many people coming to join in the fun. Coupled with the publicity of those children on the street, there are so many people in the store that it is almost impossible to stand. There are so many people with hearts.

Fortunately, he and Brother Yuan had prepared some food in advance, otherwise they would be really busy right now.

He had discussed with Brother Yuan before, so the food he prepared today included Mala Tang, Fried Hor Fun and Crossing Bridge Rice Noodles, etc. In addition, he also prepared some bibimbap sauce, which he planned to give to the guests as prizes for the lucky draw.

This is settled.He asked Apa Jiang to help him make a wooden box, square and square, with a small door that can be opened at the bottom of the box, and a small opening is used on weekdays to put his hand in to draw a lottery.

For this opening, the first [-] guests will be given small gifts, so Zhao Heng also specially prepared some roujiamo.

There is only one special prize, and the prize is a pearl that Zhao Heng bought in a jewelry store.

And because of this, some of the guests who lined up came here for this.

But these prizes can't be drawn casually, but they have to spend money in their store, and it takes one hundred coins to go to the next lottery draw.

There were five children in total in the past few days. Among the two children, one greeted the guests to go in at the door, and the other knew how to count. He asked this child to stay by the lottery box and watch.

"Boss, here's a serving..." The visitor looked up at the wooden sign next to him, and continued: "Here's a Ma La Tang, what kind of food is this Ma La Tang?"

Hearing his voice, Zhao Heng hurriedly said with a smile, "Guests will know if they taste it. I don't know what flavor they want?"

"Taste?" Does this food have different tastes?The man turned his head and looked at the wooden sign on the wall again.

There were indeed other brands under the wooden sign with the words "Ma La Tang" there. He looked carefully and found that "Three Fresh", "Spicy", and "Sweet and Sour" were written on them.

He hesitated, and said, "Sanxian."

"Okay," Zhao Heng handed him a wooden sign with "Number One" written on it, and Zhao Heng told him, "Wait for the number, it will be ready, and someone will bring it to you."

After a pause, Zhao Heng smiled and said, "I almost forgot, you are the first guest, and today's top [-] guests all have gifts, so there is a small gift for you today."

The man had never heard that this store gave small gifts, so he asked curiously, "What kind of gift is it?"

Zhao Heng bent down and took out a small box from the drawer under the counter, handed it to him, and said, "It's the food made in our own shop, and it can be stored for a long time."

The man took the box that Zhao Heng handed over, held it in his hand, and said with a smile, "Thank you very much." After speaking, he turned around and found a place in the store to sit down and wait.

Brother Yuan was busy in the kitchen next to him, because the recipe of Mala Tang was not too difficult, and Zhao Heng also taught it a few days ago.

The recipe of its Malatang is very simple, except that the bottom material is more important and needs to be prepared by Zhao Heng himself, the rest is just to prepare all kinds of ingredients, and put them in the pot together with the bottom material.

There is only one wall between the kitchen and the lobby, and after discussing with Uncle Yang, Zhao Heng built a window and a small door on the back wall, so the communication between the two is very easy now.

Jiang Yuan was waiting for the news from Zhao Heng. Just as he was about to drink some water to moisten his throat, he heard his voice saying: "Brother Yuan, a serving of spicy soup with three delicacies, don't be nervous, just take your time." .”

After finishing speaking, he nodded here, and then turned on the fire to prepare Malatang.

Then, one sign after another was passed to Jiang Yuan, and he was busy looking at the wooden signs that had been passed on. Except for the sound of "gurgling" stewing and the crackling of matches, he could no longer hear the outside sound. Noisy.

At the same time, Cheng Lang, who was standing outside the door of "You Yishun", was working hard to greet the guests inside. He had been busy for a while, so he was a little tired now.

He wiped the sweat from his brow, recalling the hard days before, his spirits lifted, and he continued to solicit customers with a smile on his face.

Suddenly, a girl with a flower basket came over and asked Cheng Lang, "Hey, what kind of food do you sell here?"

Cheng Lang hurriedly turned around and answered her, smiling. Some eat, but there is no other place, and the taste is very good! "

Looking at the sound, he said, "How good is the taste?"

Cheng Lang saw that she started to inquire about the taste of the food, so he stretched out how delicious it was. ’ His arms were stretched out to the fullest, with a serious expression on his face.

Afraid that this person would not believe it, he continued, "Really! It's really, really delicious, and the boss said that the first [-] customers today will all be given gifts. Do you want to go in and taste it?"

The girl reached into the basket, weighed her purse, and said to Cheng Lang: "Is the food in your store expensive? I'm in a hurry to go out today, so I don't have much money with me."

"It's not expensive, sister, you can go in and have a look, there are price tags, it's okay if you don't buy it."

"Okay, then I'll go in and have a look." This girl is the personal maid of Miss Xie's mansion in the town, and today she went out to buy some things at the order of her own lady.

Just when she was about to go back home, she passed by this food shop. Cui Tao had been with the lady for more than ten years. She didn't like too many fancy things since she was a child. Apart from her special love for delicious food, she had nothing to criticize.

Sometimes even the eldest lady would ridicule her for being a glutton, but Cui Tao felt that after living in this world for decades, there was nothing to do except food and relatives and friends.

Fortunately, the young lady was kind to her and didn't say much about her, so she would still use her monthly bill to buy some food when she was in love on weekdays.Cui Tao looked up at the plaque, then entered the store.

"This kind of food!"

"Isn't that right? I haven't heard of it before. Fortunately, I came to buy things on Queqiao Street today, otherwise I would have to wait for the Year of the Monkey!"

The two servings of Mala Tang on their table, plus the two meat clips as a gift, have already been eaten up. The two tall young men felt that they could eat more, so they got up and went to the counter to line up. Team.

Cui Tao saw that the tables and chairs in the store were full, looked around, and decided to buy something to take with her on the way.She looked at the little brother standing by the cabinet, and said with a smile, "Two Roujiamos, please, and one pancake fruit."

Cui Tao has been with the young lady since she was a child, and as a maid of the young lady, she also learned some characters, so now she can understand the words on the sign next to her.There are so many shops in this shop, and it only cost [-] or [-] Wen.

Jiang Yuan hurriedly nodded in response. After working in the kitchen for a while, Zhao Heng changed places with him, saying that the two of them came in rotation, otherwise they would be very tired.

Zhao Heng is busy working in the stove at the moment. As the sun rises, the temperature gradually rises. In addition, there is always firewood burning in the stove. The current stove is as stuffy as a hot stove.

Fortunately, Zhao Heng had the foresight to do so, and the room was very hot.

After Zhao Heng finished his last meal, he stopped what he was doing, picked up a pot of herbal tea that was placed in the ice basin next to him, and drank several cups with a "gurgling".

Thinking of this, Zhao Heng couldn't help saying: "Fortunately, Brother Yuan was not kept busy here, otherwise it would definitely be overheated."

Looking from the window, Brother Yuan wasn't as busy as it was at the beginning. Zhao Heng looked away after taking a look, and continued to do his work.

Cuitao was standing not far away, because there were no seats to sit on now, so she could only stand. For some reason, he saw a child beside a wooden box from the corner of his eye.

In fact, it was not the child that attracted Cui Tao's attention, but the black puppy squatting at the child's feet.The puppies look chubby, and they are very cute.

It may take some time for her to eat, so she can't help but take a step forward. Is the pup yours? "

The child's original voice made him tremble in fright, and after waiting, he said to Cui Tao: "No, it's not my pup, it's our boss's."

"Your boss's? That?" Cuitao pointed to the busy Jiang Yuan.

The child paused and said, "Well, yes."

"Then can it be touched?"

"I don't know, but haha ​​is very dear, it's okay to touch it." The boss is now having a problem.

In short, it's nothing. When he saw Haha for the first time, he lay on the ground and let his belly be touched. Now he probably wouldn't attack anyone. Thinking of this, he boldly agreed.

Zhao Haha was really good at saving face, Cui Tao touched its dog's head without much effort.Seeing its plump body, Cuitao liked it very much. After thinking for a while, she took it out of the basket on her hand and put it in her mouth.

"Haha, why is it called Haha? This name is really festive." Cui Tao was stroking its head while chatting with the child next to it.

Just as she was talking, she heard someone calling her number, and Cui Tao hurriedly got up and left.The child saw her leave, so he knelt down and touched her, and whispered: "In the future, you can't just eat what others give you, you know?"

He has seen many examples of dogs in the village being stolen and killed by drugs, but now he is very worried about that little bone, throw it away and I will get you something to eat later, be good! "

At this time, Zhao Heng had already prepared a few extra meals, and he was busy drawing prizes for everyone next. The wooden box was still on the side, so we must not forget this.

After saying hello to Brother Yuan, Zhao Heng went to the wooden box to draw prizes for the guests.The guests who originally spent more than [-] Wen sent out the prepared notes.

So now Zhao Heng just carried the box to the door, and said loudly to the guests: "Everyone has a note for the lottery, you can come here to draw the lottery now! The special prize is a very good pearl!"

Hearing that the guests who were sitting and eating stood up excitedly, what is the method of drawing a lottery? "

"Customers who spend more than [-] Wen in the store can draw once, [-] Wen can draw twice, and so on, spending hundreds of Wen can draw prizes several times."

Zhao Heng raised his voice and continued: "If you participate in the lottery, you can get a small gift. Even if you can't get something in the draw, you can exchange it on the spot, and you will never break your promise."

In fact, it was just a few vouchers and some bibimbap sauce. Except for the pearl, there was nothing valuable, but the pearl cost a lot.

This wooden box is filled with more than half of the wooden blocks, and each wooden block has words written on it. There are only a dozen people who can win the first, second and third prizes. Other than that, some small gifts are It doesn't cost any money.

Zhao Heng stood next to the wooden box, and while receiving the note for the lottery draw, he opened the box and asked the man to put his hand in to draw the lottery.

He took out a small piece of wood, the man took a look at it, handed it to Zhao Heng, and asked, "I can't read, what does it mean?"

"Congratulations! You won the second prize. After you pay, I will give you three more boxes of bibimbap sauce." Zhao Heng took the sign and put it aside.

Hearing that this person had won the lottery, everyone was even more excited, and they all rushed to give Zhao Heng a note, thinking that they had drawn a lottery in front, and the chance of winning would be higher.

"Boss, boss, let me smoke first!"

"I don't know how to line up, I came first, of course I am first!"

Zhao Hengzhi laughed and cried: "Everyone, don't worry, come one by one, everyone has the same chance of winning the lottery, don't worry, don't worry."

After hearing Zhao Heng's words, everyone stopped pushing forward in half-belief. Someone muttered something in a low voice, and someone in the crowd said: "Boss, let's start the lottery draw! Everyone can't wait, can't they!"

"Yes, yes, let's get started."

Zhao Heng received the note from the nearest person, checked it, and asked that person to draw a prize.

Unlike the last one, this is his prize.

Seeing that this person did not win the lottery, the emotions of the people around him became even higher.I hurriedly passed the note forward, hoping that the next one I would draw would be that pearl.

Even if you didn't win the pearl, even if you were like the person in front of you, you can eat this meal for free. How can you say it's still a hundred coins, no loss, no loss!

……

During the busy period, time always passed quickly, and some enthusiasm disappeared after a young man won a pearl.

A busy day is over.Zhao Heng finally got some free time, but it was already half an hour by now.

It happened that Brother Yuan was cleaning up the dishes in the house, so he quickly stepped into the house and cleaned up the remaining mess with Jiang Yuan.

The children who were helping out on the street before had returned, and they were helping the two of them at this time, and none of them was idle.

Until a few people cleaned up the shop again, Zhao Heng and Jiang Yuan looked at each other, Jiang Yuan went to the counter and took the money box, and handed it to Zhao Heng: "It's time to pay them some wages. I'm very tired, let them taste the food later, okay?"

"Of course, this said: "Thank you, Brother Yuan, for reminding me. "

He took the money box and called over the children who helped work today. Seeing them line up, Zhao Hengcai said: "Thanks to your help today, according to the rules, it's time to pay wages now. Wait a minute." Come and get them one by one, don’t be in a hurry.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the older one among the children, named Cheng Lang, kneel down in front of Zhao Heng with a "plop".

He was startled, quickly helped him up, and asked, "What's the matter? It's okay for a man to suffer, but he must never kneel down easily!"

Listening to his words, Cheng Lang's eyes slowly filled with tears. No matter how mature and sensible he is, he is just a weak child.

This feeling has already made him start to disbelieve that when he met the boss on the street, a few children who wandered together could clean themselves up like they used to when their parents were around.

Sobbing, he whispered, "Boss, I can do a lot of work. I can wash dishes for you, and I can be a waiter to attract customers to the store. Don't drive me away, okay?"

He doesn't want to be like before, he has had enough of the days of not having enough to eat and not to wear, and he can even work for nothing without wages.

Seeing that Cheng Lang, who took the lead, was crying so badly, the younger children couldn't help crying, and each of them began to whimper in a low voice.

Seeing them, Zhao Heng suddenly thought of his younger brother, and wondered where he was and how he was doing.He couldn't help but soft-heartedly said: "I didn't drive you away, and I didn't say I would drive you away."

Jiang Yuan whispered to him in a low voice: "No matter how you say this, you can't keep so many children."

It's not that Jiang Yuanxin has so many children, if they all stay, they don't have so much money and energy.

Furthermore, even if the older ones can help with the work, what about the younger ones?These are all questions.

Zhao Heng also understood what Jiang Yuan meant, and he said softly: "If you don't want to, just ask them. If you are willing to stay and help with the work, it is not impossible to stay. If you are young, just ask if anyone is willing to take the initiative Those who take care of them, if they are willing..."

Before the words fell, Jiang Yuan continued: "If you are willing, then after paying them their wages, they can fully support themselves."

During the conversation, the voice was amplified unconsciously, and was heard by Cheng Lang at the side.He quickly said: "Yes, I can work hard to support myself!"

Listening to a group of diced radish here, he asked, "What about you?"

"We are willing, really, we will work and earn money in the future, and we will live outside by ourselves, so we will never cause you any trouble!"

As soon as this remark came out, it was absolutely impossible for so many people to live behind.

"Since that's the case, then just work here if I can, and grow up well when I'm seven years old, and come back when I grow up."

At this age, they are already able to help adults with their work, so now only children over seven years old are left, and they will be arranged for a less tiring job later.

They eat here, and they are still young and have nothing to spend, so the money they save in January should be able to rent a small house nearby.