Chentan's Memories

No.40 Second round of small tricks to solve the young master's bitterness and the old man's difficulty in understanding the heart

As mentioned last time, Dianjiang Lip Restaurant opened again on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The turbulent flow of people coming and going stunned everyone in front of the God of Wealth Mansion, and within a day this prosperous scene was spread all over Chentan Town; The allusion of "faced God of Wealth and white-faced God of Wealth" has made Dianjiang Lips Restaurant more and more hyped.Because of this, the curiosity among the neighbors of the eight townships was aroused instead. From Chentan to Yantang, there are hard-working people in the towns around Jinling. come in crowds.

Not to mention that at the end of the year, Yu Shulin and Lang had just survived a catastrophe. They planned to lazily recuperate during the year, and only treated the opening of the store as a pastime—but they never expected that the number of customers had increased several times during the opening.

Although the shop of Dianjiang Lip is large, there are only four people up and down to take care of it.For a while, the four of them were too busy, and it was imminent to recruit some waiters.

But Lin Lang has far-reaching plans: just looking at the hot restaurant business right now, one cannot conclude that "business has indeed improved"; people's consumption mentality will be affected by the season, and business will improve in the first month. It only shows that everyone's consumption enthusiasm and The impulse to consume is on the rise, but it is still unclear whether this surge is only for the red lips—so, don’t recruit people impulsively.

But if they don't recruit people, there are indeed endless things to do every day. The four of them work hard all day, and they almost fall asleep lying on the bed at night.Lin Lang is greedy for money, but even more greedy for "enjoyment". Although making money is important, it consumes everyone's energy excessively, and Lin Lang feels that this is not a benign state.

At the moment of distress, that kid Chen Ni jumped out and threatened that he had a clever plan to solve this contradiction.

If you don't try, you won't know the result. Besides, Lin Lang has become more and more appreciative of Chen Ni, so he simply nodded and gave him this "power", and it's all up to this little brat to fiddle with it—in case there is something biased. Well, as long as I keep an eye on it, there won't be any big mistakes.

The lunch guests used to come at the end of Sishi, but because yesterday's spot was full, today's guests were already waiting in the yard when they arrived at Sishi the earliest.

Lin Lang looked at the guests crowded in the corridor, and his heart beat a drum:

There is still half an hour before the opening, what can Chen Ni do to deal with so many people?

Is it possible that he wants to become a three-headed and six-armed Nezha?

Even if it's Nezha with three heads and six arms, he can only take care of a table of people...

Or is it that Nezha's head and arms can be stretched very long?Are tables and chairs within a few feet enough?

...wouldn't that scare the guests?

...No, no, what are you thinking about!

Patting himself on the forehead to keep himself awake, Lin Lang walked around to the back kitchen, leaning against the door, intending to secretly watch what Chen Ni was doing.

I saw Chen Ni holding a knife, leisurely chopping the soaked bamboo chopsticks, chopping each one very thin.And Tang Yushu, who was busy on the sidelines, was also attracted by Chen Ni's actions, and praised while watching: "The knife skill is really good!"

"What a fart!" Lin Lang lifted the curtain and went in anxiously, looking at the pile of bamboo chopsticks with distress: "It's so good, what are you doing with these chopsticks?"

Chen Ni hurriedly explained: "This is the batch I bought back, not from the store."

"It's not from the store, and it can't be a disaster!"

Chen Ni smiled: "I have my own uses, so don't worry about it, Young Master——Brother Yushu, hurry up and take care of it!"

Lin Lang's eyes widened and he wished he had no beard to brag about, but Tang Yushu drove him over and half pushed him out of the back kitchen: "We said we can trust you, so don't worry about it, you can't handle this back kitchen." Something to understand..."

Lin Lang was not convinced: "Chai, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar tea, what's the problem? I'm a person who has walked the Silk Road, so I can't manage a back kitchen?"

Tang Yushu raised his eyebrows and teased Lin Lang: "People who walked the Silk Road were scared by the rats and climbed onto the table that day?"

Lin Lang couldn't defend himself, so he pinched Tang Yushu's ear angrily, and went back to the cashier angrily.

But it was said that Chen Ni split a bamboo chopstick into six sticks, and within a short time, a small mountain of sticks was piled up.

He calmly coaxed Shun'er over, and together with himself, he used a stick to thread the ingredients.In the main hall and in the yard, I placed the racks brought back yesterday, carefully spread the dough with oiled paper, sorted the meat and vegetables skewered with sticks, and neatly stacked them on the racks.

After finishing this whole trip, I am stepping on the point of opening for lunch.

According to first come, first served, Lin Lang sent out chips with numbers to the guests.As soon as the lunch business hours came, they greeted the guests to sit in the main hall in order; after settling in the main hall, they shouted to the guests waiting behind: "If you are in a hurry, sit in the courtyard if you don't want to sit in the courtyard." Those who are inside will continue to wait with chips!"

After Lin Lang finished shouting here, Chen Ni also yelled over there: "Whatever you like to eat, trouble masters and young masters to get it from the shelf by yourself - take what you want to eat, take as much as you like, don't need to say hello to the little ones, even Take it! Just wait for the pot to open, and you don’t have to wait for the food to be served, and a stick is two cents!"

At this time, Ah Ci came in to deliver the wine, and couldn't help laughing.When he was laying down the wine jars at the base of the wall, Chen Ni shouted this set of words three times and was walking back.A Ci said with a smile: "Strange! In this restaurant of yours: the shopkeeper sends people to sit in the yard, and the tables, chairs and benches are moved by themselves; the waiter doesn't serve food, so they are taken by themselves; can the guests be willing?"

Chen Ni frowned, and said complacently: "Doesn't this save us from recruiting waiters? - It depends on your words if you want the guests to serve themselves willingly - if you emphasize: 'In this way, you can control the waiters independently. Portion as you like', customers will feel that they have got something cheap, and they are naturally happy!"

Ah Ci patted Chen Ni on the shoulder: "Small brains are pretty good!"

As expected, Chen Ni was still young, and he grinned wildly when he got the compliment. He was happy, and felt another shoulder slapped hard. He turned his head and saw Lin Lang gave a thumbs up and nodded seriously: " All right you boy!"

As Chen Ni expected, there were a lot of passengers this day, but it was obvious that the four people in the museum relaxed a lot.

Tang Yushu still stir-fried ingredients and opened a pot from time to time, other than washing and rinsing the bowls and chopsticks that were replaced one after another; Lin Lang's workload was much more than before, but he collected money frequently It is not a hard job to keep a few accounts; Shun'er runs around in the front hall or yard as usual, teases and jokes with the guests, and waits for the guests' little needs; Restock.

Although it was still half past midnight for closing today, at least it was not as tiring as running in and out yesterday.It's just an extra process to deal with the lottery, but it's not a big workload.

After finishing today's accounts, Lin Lang turned over to the account desk.

While Chen Nizheng was cooking the sticks for cleaning, he listened to Tang Yushu, who was washing the dishes, talking about his anecdotes on the battlefield with relish.Lin Lang leaned on the beam and listened for a while, but didn't listen to the details of the story. He only sipped Tang Yushu's hearty laughter when he talked for a long time before going forward.

Tang Yushu turned to see Lin Lang, and asked him with a smile, "Why haven't you gone to sleep yet?"

Lin Lang didn't answer Tang Yushu's question, but asked Chen Ni, "What should I do with the sticks after steaming?"

"After draining all the water, put it back in the cabinet—don't dry it, such a thin stick will easily become brittle and break."

Lin Lang nodded when he got the answer: "It's really worth it—start receiving wages from me next month—two taels a month."

Chen Ni was stunned for a while, then smiled again: "The original kindness has not been repaid, why did you give me money..."

"No money?" Lin Lang pretended to be distressed: "You young man has no money in your pocket, how can I rest assured that Shun'er will be with you?"

Chen Ni nodded shyly: "That's okay..."

"Okay, let's go—I'll take care of the bamboo sticks." Lin Lang bypassed Shun'er, and stood on the side close to Tang Yushu: "Shun'er has already returned to the house, and I'm probably exhausted today... You go to bed too."

Yu Luo saw that Chen Ni still hesitated for not doing a thorough job, Lin Lang added: "If you don't go back, he won't be able to sleep well."

The young man blushed a little more, bowed a few times, and trotted out of the back kitchen.

After Chen Ni left, only Lin Lang and Tang Yushu were left in the back kitchen.

The dishes were clattering in the basin, and the basin was placed on the floor. Tang Yushu sat on a stool upside down, and his posture was more relaxed when washing the dishes.The rest of the overturned stool was vacant, so Lin Lang sat on it, without any useless embarrassment, and took the initiative to hug Tang Yushu gently from behind.

Tang Yushu's back was strong and broad, and he buried his head on it, and he could smell a little of his warm breath through his winter shirt.

Lin Lang remembered the New Year's Eve when he returned from Jinling.

The two are also in this posture now, walking through the long night road together on horseback.

It was chilly to go in and out of the mountains in the middle of winter, but Tang Yushu's broad figure completely blocked the wind for him, and under the weak light of Gou Yue, he marched towards the eaves that belonged only to the two of them.

The road was ups and downs, so I couldn't fall asleep soundly.

Lin Lang didn't say a word, just hugged Tang Yushu tightly, and breathed quietly while leaning on his back.

In a trance, everything feels like a dream.

Lin Lang had heard a legend about a man who took a nap under a big tree and lived a bizarre life in that nap. After waking up, he realized that the real life was just froth, and the real life was nothing but foam. Only half an hour has passed in the world.Hearing this story when he was young, the young Lin Lang was still sweating for the protagonist in this legend: If it happened that someone passed by at that time, and the sound of footsteps disturbed his dream, wouldn't it be really disappointing to wake up in the middle of it? ?

At this moment, Lin Lang was worried again—what if all this was just a dream of Nankey made up by himself; in the real world, Tang Yushu did not come to Jinling to pick him up... Or, Tang Yushu did not wake up from that coma... ...Or, even Tang Yushu is just a person imagined by himself...

Thinking of Lin Lang feeling a little cold at this moment, his arms around Tang Yushu tightened a bit.

Lin Lang raised his head and looked at Tang Yushu's neck: there is no double image, no phantom light; if it is a dream... then the dreamer has no flaws.When you touch it with your fingertips, there is also a scorching temperature; the sweat dripping down between your fingers is also damp.

and so……

"Are you sleepy?" Sensing the change in the strength of the people behind him holding him, Tang Yushu tried hard to turn back to look at Lin Lang.Smiling at Lin Lang.

Lin Lang seemed to be awakened by a start, he frowned and loosened his brows a few times, and finally fixed his eyes on Tang Yushu's face again, the dark but bright eyes at the tip of his brows and under his eyelashes...

"You want me to sleep together?" Tang Yushu asked again.In the smile towards Lin Lang, there was three parts shyness and seven parts greedy; under the bright and dark fire, even the breathing was a few degrees rough.

But Lin Lang knocked on the back of the head, and even scolded, "It's so bad now!"

Tang Yushu was knocked dumbfounded.