Village Flowers and Female Scholars

After a period of time, Xie Yan put all her efforts into opening the store.

First, Cai Chu took the line and rented two shops in Ningxikou with Yamen, and then asked Lao Zhangtou to repair the shops.

Separate the kitchen, re-build the stove, and arrange three stoves side by side, forming a [-]-degree right angle with the dining outlet, which is convenient for making powder, soup and powder.

A large window was opened on the side of the kitchen. The window is closed in winter and can be opened for ventilation in summer. The hall on the right is all set up as a dining area. A carpenter bought [-] new sets of tables and chairs.

At the same time, on the side of the homestead, people were invited to build another big room for the rice milk workshop. A small door was opened from the kitchen to the small workshop. Half of the small workshop was divided into rice milk soaking and mixing areas, and the other half was In the rice milling area, the newly built stone mill is placed in the middle.

He also bought a strong donkey for two taels of silver, which was used to grind the mill and carry goods to and from Ningxikou and home.

When all these things were ready, more than a month had passed, and Zhuang Wan had already completed the two stories of "Legend of Xin Shi Shi Niang" and "Liancheng", both of which were sold to the shopkeeper Fang of the bookstore. A total of 18 taels of income, except for one tael of which was used as expenses for other pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the rest was divided into eight taels and five taels per person.

When the first volume was sold earlier, the two taels had already been spent almost, and with these things in preparation for opening the store in the early stage, Xie Yan had seriously overdrawn his share.

It cost five taels for shop repairs and the purchase of pots and pans in the store, one tael for the new workshop, and two taels for the big black donkey, but there was no working capital.

Xie Yan thought to postpone the opening, and make plans after Zhuang Wan finished writing the third set of scripts and took her own half.

Xie Yan's plan is unknown to Zhuang Wan. After all, last time Zhuang Wan offered to lend her money first, she rejected her, but Cao E and Yu Po, two old friends who have forgotten their years, can't hold back and chat with each other every day. He casually told about the situation at home, and when Zhuang Wan came to see Xie Yan that night, his expression was very bad.

It wasn't until Zhuang Wan stuffed a small handkerchief wrapped in small pieces of silver into her hand that Xie Yan said in a dazed way: "I was planning to talk to you, but you took the first step."

Zhuang Wan's face was unhappy: "Everything is ready and not open, the rent is costing money every day, you would rather leave the shop empty than talk to me, do you not regard me as a friend!"

"How come, you are my only friend. I was wrong. Don't worry about whether this is good or not. If you have difficulties next time, you will definitely be the first to think of you. Is it possible?"

For her—not even satisfied with being just a friend, Xie Yan stared at the woman in front of him, the emotion in his eyebrows and eyes might only be understood by himself.

Seeing that everything is ready, the only problem left is labor.

Xie Yan asked her mother, "Mother, the store is about to open. We mother and daughter alone can't do it, and we have money to earn together. If we want to be stable in Shangyan Village for a long time, we still need to follow up more." Small favors are also very necessary for other people to move around. Besides, we were in a bad situation back then, and some people secretly took care of us. Now some people in the village know that we are going to open a shop in Ningxikou, and they all want to work as helpers. You can see who you choose and us Do together?"

Mrs. Cao thought for a while and said, "How many people do we still need in this shop? If we invite more people, can we still earn some money?"

"I've done the math. There are two people in the store, and one person grinds the flour at home. The secret to the deliciousness of our noodle lies in the seasoning of rice milk, soup and minced meat sauce, so you have to make rice milk by yourself. , I will do this, you cook the noodles in the store, and find another person to help collect the dishes and wash the dishes to greet the guests," Xie Yan said, "I am afraid that if there are many customers, one person may not be able to cook the noodles, and it will take two people. personal."

Cao E thought for a while and said, "Ms. Hua is one of them. Their family is not easy now. They don't get much money for a year by planing the fields. They have a few pots of medicine and spring flowers at home. They are very diligent. At that time we lived Chai Fang, their family took care of us a lot."

"Ms. Hua is very nice, but sister-in-law Chunhua has to take care of the elderly and children in the family, so they just need one."

"Grandma Yu is pretty good, but it's a pity that she's not in good health, and the scholar has earned money with you now, so why would you let her do this hard work."

"Grandma Yu can't, mother, do you think Aunt Gao can do it?"

"You mean Lizheng's sister-in-law?"

"Well, think about it, Uncle Cai's family is not a wealthy family, and the court does not give him a salary, and now he has to support his two children to study in the county school. His Dalang family has just had a baby, and he needs money everywhere. I am also worried about the Shu Xiu of these two children."

The older children in the village will be sent to the school in the county to study at home, and the younger ones will stay in the private school in the village to learn how to read. But now Zhuang Wan does not open the private school, and the other children have nowhere to go to school.

"But what is she willing to do with us? How much money can we give them a day? If it's too little, will they dislike it? If it's too much, can we still make money?"

"Don't worry, I'll do the math for you. A bowl of noodles costs five cents. According to the results of our family's food trials in recent days, our noodles are definitely not bad. One hundred bowls a day is not low. It will only If the amount is more than this, then you can earn at least 15 taels a day, [-] taels a month, one tael for the shop rent, four to five taels for the ingredients on the third floor, and ten taels for the rest. None of the six is ​​a big deal."

"I can earn twelve taels a month!" This time it was Cao E's turn to be restless.

"Not yet deducting the labor costs, it's only two or three taels of silver. When the source of customers stabilizes, we can earn seven or eight taels. However, we repaired the shop in the early stage, bought more pots and pans, and bought a big black donkey. The workshop built can be regarded as an investment, and it will be converted back slowly. If the business is good, I don’t think it will take long to get back the cost.”

"Jin'er, I heard you right—" Cao E was not calm now, she thought she could earn a few hundred taels of silver a month, but now her daughter said she could earn seven or eight taels of silver.

Rice milk is made by fermentation. If the weather is cold, you can save it for the next day. In hot weather, it is best to use as much as you want on the day, and the longer the rice milk is left, the taste will not be as good as the morning one. Okay, so in modern times, many shops that make raw rice noodles are generally open until four in the afternoon and close.

But the catering industry especially needs to get up early, so it is a full day if you calculate it. Considering that those men were hired to build the house before, the ceiling was [-] yuan a day, so the wages of the workers in the store should not exceed this amount. It is not Xie Yan. I don’t want to pay too much. Once your salary exceeds the normal level, people in the village will inevitably speculate on your income, and what’s more, you will suffer from pink eye disease. It’s better to give some year-end bonuses or other benefits at the end of the year.

When Auntie Hua heard that she could earn thirty Wen a day, her mouth was about to be stuffed with an egg.

These years, the men in the village went out to do hard labor for only [-] to [-] yuan a day, and they could get this amount by cleaning the table and washing dishes. How could it not surprise her, and it was almost a tael of silver a month. Yes, Aunt Hua agreed without saying a word.

When Mrs. Gao heard that the salary was one or two taels of silver a month, she couldn't help but shine her eyes. She and Cai Chu looked at each other. on the person next to him.

When Xie Yan went out, Gao patted Cai Chu on the back and said: "What did I say, Xie Jinniang is a phoenix who can lay golden eggs, right? It's on."

After Cai Chu helped her run around a lot these days, he had noticed Xie Yan's changes for a long time, took a puff of dry smoke and said, "I'm afraid it's not just what's in front of me, you follow her well, this girl is a gracious girl The person who reported it is also promising, and she will not treat you badly if you do a good job."

Gao counted her fingers happily and calculated: "Cong'er and Jun'er's repair fee is now available, and they can buy better pens, ink, paper and inkstones, so they don't have to worry about it like before. They are not too young now. , These years, there is not a penny left for studying, and I used to worry about what I would do if I married a wife in the future, but now I have hope."

The new year of the store has not yet opened. This is the first New Year for my family after being separated from the Cao family. The whole family is very happy. Xie Yan specially bought red paper from the town and came back to ask Zhuang Wan to write couplets. It's so festive that it's booming on the door.

The opening time is set on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. At this time, it is during the New Year. With more, even the aunt who can't sell two biscuits a day on weekdays can sell five or six biscuits a day.

Years ago, Xie Yan found a day to call Cao E, Hua Auntie and Gao Shi all over for a training session. They said it was training, but it was just a demonstration of a process.

These women are all quick-working people, just read it once and you'll be fine.

In ancient times, firewood was always used to make fire. Sun Ruohua was Aunt Hua's nephew. When Aunt Hua saw Xie Yan looking for a woodcutter to buy firewood, she quickly pulled Sun Ruo over and asked him to pack the firewood in the store.

Now the farm work in the village is almost finished, the land that should be turned has also been turned over, there are not many odd jobs in the town, and there are many men in the village who are idle at home. Xie Yan originally wanted to build a good relationship with the people in the village, so naturally he agreed , and Sun Ruo told Sun Ruo that the firewood needed should be as large as possible. The branches are sawed into small pieces and split into small pieces, which are easy to burn and will not produce too much smoke and dust. Sun Ruo listened and dragged his father up the mountain to log. Just cut and split the firewood needed in the store, and neatly stacked it by the wall, enough to burn for several months.

Xie Yan went to the town to find someone to make a Xingmu sign "Gu Jin Restaurant" and hang it at the door of the store. A few days before the opening, Zhuang Wan wrote a few big billboards with red paper and pasted it on the door of the store. , which reads "Gujin Restaurant opens on the tenth day of the first lunar month, eat a bowl and get a bowl for free on the opening day, get a sesame seed cake on the second day of opening, and get a marinated egg on the third day." You can participate in the lottery, and the prizes include various types of side dishes in the store."

Before opening the store, it has created enough momentum.

Pedestrians who come and go look at such a large number of red paper every day, and have never eaten rice noodles. Their curiosity has been aroused, and they just wait for the tenth day of the Lunar New Year to come soon.

The author has something to say: Our slogan is: earn money, get rich!

It's over, the holiday ends tomorrow, take it easy, and work hard, babies.

。感谢在2022-02-0520:43:52~2022-02-0618:29:54期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the deep water torpedo: more or less 1;

Thanks to the little angel who cast the rocket launcher: littlekate, Xingzhaoye, Tired Listening to the Wind and Rain 1;

Thanks to the little angels who threw mines: 2 for Xiao Yi; 777 for Xiao Xiankong, Xiao Zhu, Uncle in Pants, 1, and Xiao Chengzi;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：哎呀呀0806、echo米果10瓶；迷迦勒8瓶；azr5瓶；取个渣名4瓶；shine宥潇3瓶；我是书虫、冰原狐狸1瓶；

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!