Blissful Days After Widowhood

Food is heaven, Gu Yin held a staff summary meeting at the end of the month.

The front office is now in charge of Mr. Wang, and the back kitchen is in charge of Mr. Zhou. Of course, the managers on both sides have to express their views and experiences.

Wang has nothing to say, there are four people in the front hall including her. Although Xu Shi and her were always noisy and bickering constantly, but when they went to work, they didn't do anything. Tian's mother and daughter are more honest people. They are more active in work than Wang's own. They are not lazy at all.

Manager Zhou is indeed a management talent that Gu Yin has long been interested in. He speaks very sharply, and immediately said: "We will kill me later. In addition to the owner, there are eight other people. Xiao Xu and his two young apprentices are definitely going to work long-term, and some others... I won't say who they are, anyway, they are short-term helpers, if you really want to do it, Just don't do it, you don't have to do little things behind your back."

Recently, both Hanxianglou and Wangyuelou are undergoing major changes, which is the time when there is a shortage of manpower. The two families were also damaged, and they all hit the ground running.

Shopkeeper Zhou and the others were not delusional.

Although the three of them came later, there is no doubt about their loyalty, so they turned around and told the news to the shopkeeper Zhou.

Of course, Chef Xu should tell Gu Yin about the relationship. But as early as when they came, Gu Yin told them about the planning and layout of the store, so that the employees could find their own bosses when they had something to do, and don't easily make reports.

Treasurer Zhou was not in vain in Hanshan Town these years, so he went out to inquire immediately, and soon knew who in his store was contacted by the two passed.

Look at the daily work status of these people, and naturally you will know which ones should not go to other homes, and which ones are already active.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, the two active helpers immediately panicked.

The store was hiring people, and the notices for recruiting people were posted all the time. So far, no more people have been recruited, so the shopkeeper Zhou just put the dishonest people first. Transferred to the front to help, not letting them go to the back kitchen to touch the food, and then ringing the alarm bell for them, and did not open the people all at once.

After the two of them finished speaking, Gu Yin made a summary at the end, which probably means that everyone has worked hard in the past month, and of course she will not treat everyone badly. Pleasant cooperation and so on.

After the meeting, Gu Yin and Shopkeeper Zhou went to talk alone.

"If you hadn't found these out, I wouldn't believe that both of those two families would have put their minds on our house."

It's not that Gu Yin is belittling herself and feels that she doesn't have the capital to fight in the ring.

But those two are old-fashioned restaurants. They have opened their own restaurants for a month. Although the business is really good, they are more business for ordinary people. , It is estimated that the income is a fraction of the family.

Treasurer Zhou apologized: "Actually, this is also my fault."

Wangyuelou, needless to say, he came from there. When Wang Dafu reopened the Mochizuki Tower, he would definitely have to deal with him as a "traitor".

Hanxianglou also heard that Shiweitian invited him to come here, so he paid attention to it, and Gu Yin was really good at craftsmanship, he won several times in a month A regular customer of Hanxianglou. Hanshan Town is so big, there are only so many rich customers who can eat morning tea for tens or hundreds of pennies. If I hadn't suppressed Shiweitian at the beginning of Shiweitian, it's hard to say what happened later.

"How can I blame you?" Gu Yin smiled disapprovingly, "Anyway, the soldiers will come to block, and the water will come to cover. When I quickly find two people, I will I quit those two with a lively mind. As long as we don’t have any internal problems, the two actually have little to do with us. At most, they will make less money every month.”

Treasurer Zhou has worked for people for so many years, and this is the first time I hear that the owner is so light-hearted, saying that less money means less money.

Gu Yin was embarrassed by the admiration in the eyes of the shopkeeper Zhou, and explained: "It's not that I really don't compete with the world, it's that I have been with them in the first place. Big restaurants are not perfect competition.”

Gu Yin decided early in the morning that the core of good food is the ordinary customers of the middle-level consumption level. As long as the two companies do not touch this area, she has nothing to worry about .

When the owner said so, he didn't worry, and said: "Then I will follow the same search. Don't think about it, the owner can think about this How do you spend the money you earn every month?"

Gu Yin still kept the forty taels she earned in the store, and made working capital together with hundreds of taels deposited by several customers. As for her own The wages must be used to improve their own lives.

First of all, the donkey cart that Gu Yin wanted was already arranged.

Donkeys are good donkeys in the prime of life, and they can usually be tied to the backyard of the store for grinding. The car is also spacious and new, it is the first big thing that Gu Yin has added to the family after passing through!

She and Mrs Wang finally no longer need to walk to work, and they can also take Mrs Xu and Mrs Tian back to Zhenyi Lane.

Tian's mother and daughter kept complimenting her, saying that she had never seen such a kind owner, not only the kindness of the wages, but also the considerate way of taking them up and down work…

I'm sorry to praise Gu Yin.

If she really wants to have that strength, of course, she will provide a shuttle bus for all employees, and it is not impossible to even set up a women's dormitory, but for now, it is better to press No table.

Furthermore, it is to buy new clothes for the family.

In winter, Gu Yin bought it once for her whole family. Later, in the spring, everyone's spring shirts were still old. Gu Ye was the worst, wearing Wu'an. old clothes.

I am afraid that it will be like the last time. After I bought it, Wang's reluctance to buy the money, so I made an excuse to exchange it. This time Gu Yin left the store half an hour earlier. Leaving and taking everyone to the ready-to-wear shop.

In the past, Mrs. Wang must have said that she has enough clothes to wear. Although her family is much better than before, she can save as much as she can.

But now she's the owner's mother, she doesn't wear well enough to make people laugh at Gu Yin, so she still chose a good dress that she didn't dare to look at before. .

Gu Yin also chose a dress worthy of her status as a boss. The bright yellow corset skirt and azure large-sleeved shirt were both light and beautiful.

The two children each chose their favorite small clothes and pants, Gu Yin didn't interfere with them, but in the end she couldn't help but put the white clothes in Gu Ye's hand. The pants were changed to a darker color.

Gu Ye looked pitifully at his mother, but Gu Yin didn't look at him at all, she just said, "You really don't know how much you look for, Both my mother and I have no time to spare all day, so why do we have so much time to wash your clothes for you?"

"The storyteller in the teahouse, the heroes all wear white, all dressed in white." Gu Ye kicked his toes and argued in a low voice.

"Hey, you let him wear it, I wash me."

"Mother." Gu Yin glanced at Wang Shi helplessly, but Wang Shi did not continue.

This person is also strange, when Wang is facing Wu An, it is a standard strict mother.

But since Gu Ye was remembered as Gu Yin's child, she was a generation behind her, and she became more kind to Gu Ye day by day.

In the end, Gu Ye couldn't dress in white like the hero who told the storyteller, and he was a little bored when he got home.

Gu Yin saw that he was not in high spirits, so she greeted both children and said, "You all helped on the opening day, I haven't given it to you yet. Pay. Especially in Wu'an, April is your birthday. Before the family was busy opening a shop, I didn't give you a celebration, and you didn't even ask for the 100 yuan of flyers you wrote later. Well, you can make another wish."

Wu An's eyes lit up, and he asked tentatively, "Then I... can I ask for a piece of paper and a square inkstone? The most ordinary one will do."

Reading is inseparable from pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Master Wen is not stingy in these mountains, and chose a good one for his only student.

It's just that he chose too well. Wu An, who has just been studying for a few months, feels that his words are not worthy of such a good thing. But he also knew that his family was not wealthy before, so he never mentioned it, but he was cautious every time he practiced calligraphy, because he didn't dare to let go of his hands and feet to practice calligraphy, and his calligraphy progress had not been great. It was not until Gu Yin prepared another pen and paper for him to write the flyer that he let go of his hands and feet and practiced hard.

"Okay." Gu Yin agreed and went to see Gu Ye again.

Gu Ye had been waiting for a long time, and said, "I, I want a maid."

"What do you want, Ono?" Wang, who was washing new clothes next to him, almost fell off the bench when he heard this.

Gu Ye rushed over to stabilize Wang, and said blankly, "What's wrong? I want a maid."

Wang hilariously said: "Where did you hear it? People are heroes and heroes without maids!"

"No, the hero doesn't have it, but Master, you can."

The young master and the maid... This has to be said by a 14- or 15-year-old boy, and it is estimated that it will create a charming association. Speaking from the mouth of a small bean, although it is not charming, it is also strange enough.

"Then Master Gu, what do you want the maid to do?" Gu Yin helped her forehead, thinking whether she should let this kid go free, how could it be? Such a big person wants a maid, what do you learn outside? !

Gu Ye said as a matter of course: "The maid does the laundry, I wear white."

Wang Shi and Gu Yin couldn't help laughing immediately.

"This is really not good for you." Wang Shi wiped her tears and said, "Otherwise, you can go around and see which one sells it, and buy it yourself first. Now, bring it back and let your mother and I go to give the money."

In times of disaster and famine, it is the norm to sell children and daughters. It should not be uncommon for those places where there are chaos and chaos outside.

However, under the management of the county magistrate and Guan Caotou, the people of Hanshan Town live and work in peace and contentment. No matter how incompetent men go to the wharf to carry sandbags, they can make enough money A family's chew. If there is no man in the family, then just like the mother and daughter of the Li family, they do some sewing and pulping work. If it is a younger child, then a shantang will take over.

The county magistrate is not a rare person in the world who is particularly wise and martial, and judges cases like a god, but he is also a rare and honest official who does not take half a cent of money. Except for the part that was handed over to the court, the rest of the tax collected was used for the people. Whoever wants to sell their sons and daughters, the county magistrate will definitely ask.

Gu Ye nodded and said seriously, "Then I'll buy it myself."

before he finished speaking, he ran out.

After learning with Guan Huotou next door for a month, this little brat has learned the basics of breathing and breathing. When running, it is like a wind under his feet. Before he could say what he shouted, he had already run away without a shadow.

The same night, Gu Ye came back and brought back a black and strong little girl of eleven or twelve years old.

Wang Shi and Gu Yin were dumbfounded and asked him, "You didn't really buy yourself a maid, did you?"

Gu Ye shook his head and said no, "I didn't buy it, I picked it up."

After saying that, Gu Ye took out a piece of paper and stuffed it to Gu Yin, Gu Yin was so shocked that she couldn't say anything - this is actually a contract of sale paperwork, and both buyer and seller have their fingerprints pressed.

Wang looked at it with a probe, and exclaimed: "Where did you get the contract? Ono, can you write?"

Gu Ye said no, and explained: "For ten pennies on the street, you can write one."

"You..." Gu Yin really didn't know what to say about him for a while, so she turned to look at Wang Shi, Wang Shi felt guilty, and hid back—

She was joking with the child at the time, but he didn't expect him to take it seriously, and she brought people back the same day, and even signed the deed of prostitution.

As soon as they spoke, the silent little girl suddenly fell to the ground.

Wang scooped up the man and carried him back to the house.

During the time she took care of Gu Ye, Wang was almost half a pediatrician. Seeing that the girl was breathing evenly and her pulse was strong, I touched her flat again. belly, she knew she was hungry.

The family now eats and drinks in the store, and there is nothing good in the kitchen, so Gu Yin boils a little white porridge.

While waiting for the porridge, she called Gu Ye to her side and asked him where he picked it up.

Gu Ye replied: "Chenghuang Temple picked it up. She's so stupid, she doesn't eat if she has offerings, she's hungry. I said that my family has food and needs maids. She left with me."

"Don't talk about people like that." Gu Yin nodded his nose and asked him, "Then what's the matter with this prostitution contract?"

"There was a scholar who set up a stall beside the Chenghuang Temple. He heard us speak and took the initiative to say it." Gu Yexin touched his shriveled purse, "Ten The money is so expensive."

Not long after a bowl of white porridge was boiled, Gu Yin brought it into the house, the girl woke up smelling the fragrance, and she devoured it without being fed. A bowl of porridge, and then began to thank them all the time.

The girl's accent is not local, Wang asked her if she was separated from her family, and said that there lived a very good Guan Caitou next door, I can help her find her family.

The little girl became anxious when she heard this, struggling to get down to kneel for them, begging them not to report to the officials.

Placating people is not Wang's forte. She got up from the kang and asked Gu Yin to talk to her.

Gu Yin said warmly: "Don't worry, we just want to help you find family members, not to drag you to see an official. Since you don't want to, we Naturally, it won't alarm the people in the government. Do you have something to hide?"

The little girl bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before opening her mouth: "I'm not from here, I live in Bailiu Village, Yunlai County. I haven't seen each other since I was born. My father, my mother also remarried a few years ago, and said she couldn't control me anymore and left me at home. This year, several aunts and aunts said that there were too many children at home and they couldn't support them, so they wanted to marry me to a **** in the city. , I pawned the silver peanut that my mother left me, and ran out in exchange for the ship's money."

"Yunlai County..." Wang Shi recalled carefully and couldn't help exclaiming: "My dear, it's thousands of miles away from us, you How did you run so far? Did your mother remarry here?"

She said no, pinching her fingers embarrassedly: "I don't know where my mother has gone. I have never been out of the village, I only heard that you can go by boat. Elsewhere, you can just sit anywhere. I didn’t expect to come out so far after sitting down. Thank you for your life-saving grace, and I will definitely work hard in the future to repay you!”

After she finished speaking, she fell to the ground, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed to the two of them. Twice, she has slammed twice.

Mr. Wang felt pain when she heard it, so she quickly pulled the man up, pressed him back on the kang, and said, "It's really not needed, it's just a bowl of porridge."

The girl's stomach growled again, Gu Yin said that there was still in the pot, and she went to get another bowl.

When Gu Yin went out, Wang Shi also followed her and whispered to her, "Xiaoye is right, this girl doesn't seem to have a big brain..."

Gu Yin glanced at her, and Wang changed her words: "It looks strange and sincere."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived at the stove, Gu Yin changed the sea bowl and filled a large bowl of porridge.

With the pickles, the girl finished a large bowl of porridge in three or five mouthfuls.

It was also late. After washing up, Mrs. Wang let the girl rest in her room, while she and Gu Yin were in the same room.

Before going to bed, Wang Shi and Gu Yin confirmed that the money and money had been locked in one place, and the front and rear doors were also locked. Lock it up and rest together.

I had no dreams all night, and as soon as I slept in the middle of the night, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were woken up by the sound of "bang bang".

The two put on their clothes and got up to look, and they saw that the black and strong little girl was chopping wood in the patio with an ax.

Wang pulled Gu Yin behind her and asked her what she was doing?

"Waking you up? I...I just wanted to help you with some work. I wanted to fetch water for you, but the yard door was locked, I can't get out, so I have to chop wood."

Seeing that Wang was protecting Gu Yin behind her, she quickly put the axe on the ground and waved her hand: "I really don't want to do anything bad!"

Looking at the piles of chopped firewood and small hills next to her, Gu Yin couldn't help but think in her heart, this girl is really stupid, How can anyone use an axe to chop wood in the middle of the night on their first day at someone else's house? It's really scary!

Seeing her helplessly twisting the hem of her clothes, Gu Yin still couldn't bear to scold her.

In half an hour, when Gu Yin went to the store, she didn't sleep at all, and together with Wang Shi, asked the girl what she was going to do in the future.

She scratched her head and said, "I just work hard at your house, I don't need to eat such fine grains as I did yesterday, when I'm at home That is to say, to eat during the New Year’s Eve, I usually eat some wowotou and bean rice.”

Said that she noticed something was wrong and said with wide eyes, "Don't you... don't you want me?

The more she spoke, the more quietly smoked.

Gu Ye heard that they were quitting, pointed at Wang Shi and said, "The milk promised, I will buy my own maid. It's my maid!"

Wang also felt guilty, looked at Gu Yin and said, "Otherwise, let's keep her?"

Gu Yin touched the aching eyebrows, first told the girl to stop crying, and then glanced at Gu Yehe, who insisted on being a servant girl, and did not dare to lift it up The stared Wang Shi finally made a final decision: "Since she has nowhere to go, let's stay for the first time, and Tianliang will go to the government to prepare a case. But it's not a matter of selling a body or something, just sign the same employment contract as Aunt Tian and the others. "

"Hey! Our family is short of people. Although the little girl is young, she is strong and can work." She accompanied Gu Yin back to the room to change clothes, and before Gu Yin could speak, she said to herself, "I won't be with my child again next time!"

Before dawn, Gu Yin went to the store first, while Wang took the girl that Gu Ye picked up to the government for the record.

In this era, there is no saying that child labor cannot be employed, but very few people will hire a half-old child. There are not as many lives as adults, but overall the procedures are going smoothly.

When she left the yamen, Wang also knew that the girl's surname was Song. Because there were many children in the family, she didn't have a serious name, but everyone called her Sixteen.

Song Shiliu didn't seem like a serious name, so Gu Yin simply changed her name to Pomegranate.

At first, Gu Yin just wanted to arrange her at home to be responsible for household chores such as chopping firewood, boiling water, and washing clothes, but then the two active people in the shop The guys asked to resign together, and there were two less people in the store, so she arranged Song Shiliu to the front hall of the store.

Although this girl is stupid, she is really used to doing chores since she was a child. Although she is only twelve years old, she can be used by an adult.

There are still no people in the store, and one employee has been reduced.

But there are fewer customers in the store-Hanxianglou and Wangyuelou are taking the next step again. The routine of becoming a VIP. VIPs can enjoy special menus, and there are also discounts for depositing 10 taels and getting 1 tael for free.

Both are old-fashioned restaurants, especially Hanxiang Restaurant, which has never gone wrong. It is natural to engage in such promotions.

Like Lao Li and his friends before, their savings are almost exhausted, and they are thinking about the next month. After this event, I went back to Hanxiang Tower.

The number of wealthy customers with the characteristics of the morning market suddenly decreased by several, and there were even people who wanted to take back the silver that existed before, fortunately Yin never moved the money. The customer wanted to refund it, and she also asked for it to be refunded. The working capital on the book was suddenly reduced by fifty taels.

Bai and Wang were both waiting to see the excitement of food, but Gu Yin was not in a hurry at all.

What's the hurry? At that time, the matter of depositing the silver to win over the VIPs was brought about by unintentional intervention, and it was not something she wanted to tinker with. Those silver coins helped her get through the initial difficulties in turnover, which was a surprise.

Although there are a few less rich customers, the business of their own cheap fast food is good.

She and Shopkeeper Zhou ponder new snacks and dishes every day, and everything they make can be sold out, and the profit is exactly in line with her initial expectations.

She unintentionally shrank, and the situation in the town turned into a fight between Hanxianglou and Wangyuelou.

In the past, the two families were different in terms of competition, and the competition relationship was not very clear. Ten taels, the rich people in the town are not so rich that they don't take 10 taels of silver in their eyes. If they save it in one family, they will not save it in another.

Hanxianglou first launched a new discount, originally charged 10 taels get 1 tael, now the gift remains unchanged, after becoming a VIP, you can also get 20% off the price point vegetable.

Wangyuelou is like this, and the price of his VIP order is only 70%.

Hanxianglou has been changed to save 10 taels and get 2 taels, and Wangyue Building saves 10 taels and get 3 taels.

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And Gu Yin, is preparing to launch new things in the store.

In May, the weather is starting to heat up, and it's time to tinker with some drinks to sell!