The Era of Hard Work

As the weather got warmer, people in the market noticed that there were suddenly more people working at the two largest stalls in the south. In the past few days, four men and five women came over successively, and finally two men and four women were left behind. The leader of the Five Poisons works with a bald man with a vicious appearance.

Arriving at the market at around 9:30 in the morning, Gao Ming entered the booth, greeted Lu Dong, and took out the work clothes from the cart to put on.

The apron with white letters on the red background, the red hat, and the anti-spray plastic mask have a very formal feeling.

Seeing the newcomer Fu Zhaoxia sitting at the foldable table dressing vegetables, Gao Ming washed his hands, sat down opposite her, and picked up a bamboo stick to thread fungus.

"The boss has confirmed the opening time." Fu Zhaoxia looked at Lu Dong who was calling on the south side of the market, and said, "Next Sunday!"

Gao Ming said, "There is still one week."

Fu Zhaoxia lowered her voice: "Isn't the boss very rich to open such a big store?"

Gao Ming shook his head: "Not really sure."

It looks like Lujia Village.

Fu Zhaoxia saw Lu Dong finish the phone call, and said, "The boss is back, hurry up and work."

Before ten o'clock, several other people also arrived.

There were many people working on the stall, and Lu Dong could spare his hands to tell these people the process and precautions for making Mala Tang and Braised Pork Biscuits.

This is not a high-tech job. There is a special recipe for stewed meat. The soup and sauce of Malatang are prepared by Lu Dong.

After working in the market this weekend, when people are familiar with the process of the two kinds of special snacks, Lu Dong will temporarily suspend work and bring everyone back to the store for the final opening training.

The catering industry is, after all, a service industry.

Lu Dong made an agreement with Lu Zhenlin that next Tuesday my aunt will come to train on the spirit of service.

It was approaching half past ten, and the two of them went to the opposite side to make braised pork pancakes, while the four of them stayed here to look at the Mala Tang stand, while Lu Dong and Qiao Weiguo left the market and went to the shops in the north.

Song Na's Warm Warehouse opens today.

On the double glass door of the Warm Warehouse, there is a gold lettering "Golden Day Opening" on a red background. On both sides are large flower baskets ordered by Lu Dong. Song Na and her classmates in the same dormitory are setting up red firecrackers on the ground.

Song Na saw the two of them approaching, and said, "Lu Dong, Wei Guo, here we come."

Lu Dong saw Lao Song coming out of the shop with another set of firecrackers in his arms, and hurried over to take it: "Uncle, give it to me."

He tore open the package and spread it on the floor. Qiao Weiguo went into the store and brought out several boxes of fireworks.

In the adjacent shop to the north, Jiao Shougui and Jiao Sanhei came out to help.

Lu Dong entered the store and took a closer look. The rows on the left were stationery shelves, and the rows on the right were mainly jewelry and women's products. On the shelves near the cashier at the door, there were some gift items such as crystal balls, jewelry boxes, and glass photo frames.

In the glass counter, there are some gold and silver jewelry.

Li Wenyue and Du Xiaobing came in one after another, and Du Xiaobing asked, "You still sell gold and silver jewelry?"

Song Na said, "They're all fake. The silver-white ones are copper-nickel, and the golden-yellow ones are brass."

As she said that, she touched her chest unconsciously. The brass safety buckle was sandwiched in the middle, and there was a clear touch between the soft and hard touch.

It was also this safety buckle that made her think that she could sell some high-quality imitation jewelry.

The purchase price is very low, but it can be sold at a good price.

A few classmates from the same dormitory came, and Song Na was busy greeting people. Lu Dong found Jiao Shougui and asked, "When will your place open?"

Jiao Shougui said: "Before the end of the month, a lot of things haven't arrived yet. It will take some time for the discs of some of the latest foreign movies to arrive."

At exactly eleven o'clock, the Warm Warehouse officially opened.

The opening ceremony was very simple, nothing special.

"Help me light firecrackers?" Song Na came over and said.

Lu Dongsai gave her a lighter: "You are the boss, go and light it yourself."

Song Na said, "Okay, I'll light the firecrackers, and you help me light the firecrackers."

"Okay!" Lu Dong greeted Li Wenyue, Du Xiaobing and Er Jiao to come to the fireworks box together.

He shouted one, two, three, everyone lit together, the firecrackers crackled, and the fireworks spit out bursts of white smoke, flying into the sky and exploding.

Boom—boom—

The loud sound attracted the attention of many people, and some gathered around to watch the excitement.

After the firecrackers are set off, the fireworks are all gone, and the business is officially open!

Warm Warehouse is one of the first stores to open, and it sells the needs of female students. It has sent out many leaflets before, and on the opening day, there will be gifts at the door, and many customers come into the store.

There were too many people, and the store was not too big, so Lu Dong and others simply didn't enter the store, and just acted as gift-giving boys at the door of the store.

In addition to gifts, those who shop in the store can also get a 50% discount coupon for Lu's Malatang, and they can go to the temporary market within two days to enjoy a 50% discount.

Lao Song was worried about the opening of the store, including the purchase of the store, which invested 80,000 yuan into the store. He was more stressed than Song Na, and he hadn't slept well for seven or eight days.

Based on his income from growing hickory nuts in Stone Village, he would not be able to make such money for more than ten years.

Seeing so many people today, I feel somewhat relieved.

Lao Song sat behind the cash register and was responsible for collecting money. During the first four or five days of opening, he did nothing but was busy familiarizing himself with prices and learning how to use the machine.

This is not a part-time job, but a business of your own. The pressure of 80,000 yuan is on your head. Even a person in his early forties can learn very fast.

There is an endless stream of people who come to check out after shopping. Those who have a code scan the code, and those who do not have a code look at the price tag to enter. It is not very different from an electronic calculator.

Scanning codes, collecting money, and giving change, Lao Song was extremely busy.

The trinkets that cost two yuan each sold very quickly, and girls were particularly interested in things that were shiny under the spotlights.

On weekends, the small square of the temporary market is the place with the largest flow of people nearby. There are new shops opening, attracting people in a steady stream.

Girls like to go shopping, but there is really no place to go shopping in the university city except for this temporary market.

Opening a new store feels fresh.

At half past eleven, Lu Dong asked Qiao Weiguo to go back to the market. A few newcomers looked at the two stalls. He was worried that nothing would happen if Qiao Weiguo was there.

There are him, Li Wenyue, Du Xiaobing, and Song Na's classmates in the same dormitory, so there are enough people.

Huang Juan looked at Lu Dong from time to time, with a little curiosity in her eyes. Among the eight people in the dormitory, she had the best relationship with Song Na, and she had heard many things about this person from Song Na.

He is tall and strong, but his face is too dark, similar to when Song Na met her.

It seems that Song Na has become a lot whiter. Recently, the weather has become warmer, and she always avoids the sun.

Huang Juan turned her gaze away, and listened to Song Na's words, this person is very good, but it's a pity that she didn't get into college.

After being busy until twelve o'clock, Lu Dong went into the store and brought out a box of mineral water, opened it and distributed it to Song Na's classmates.

Huang Juan took the mineral water and asked, "Are you Lu Dong?"

Lu Dong smiled and nodded: "Hello."

Huang Juan introduced herself: "I'm Huang Juan, bunk with Song Na." She then asked, "I heard from Song Na that you plan to open a shop here too?"

Lu Dong pointed to the side of the guide: "Lu's Mala Tang will open next Sunday, and you are all welcome to join us."

"Okay, definitely go." Huang Juan replied with a smile.

Lu Dong gave mineral water to Li Wenyue and Du Xiaobing on the other side.

Li Wenyue took a look inside the store and said, "Heidan's business is good."

"It's a successful start." Lu Dong saw people entering the store one after another, and the number of people in the store was increasing, and said, "It will be difficult to be as popular as today. The most ideal effect is to generate a group of repeat customers today."

Li Wenyue said again: "When the Malatang shop opens, it will be like this."

Du Xiaobing pointed to the most densely populated place in the south of the market: "Wen Yue, did you see that this is very popular, the business site is large and can accommodate more people."

Just as she was talking, Song Na came out of the store and said to Lu Dong: "There are so many people, I can't leave the store and go, you take people to have a meal together."

Just as Lu Dong was about to speak, Huang Juan from the other side of the door said, "No, no. Song Na, you're so busy today, so leave us alone. We'll go back to school and eat later."

Among college classmates, there are many benefits compared to the people they meet after entering the society, Song Na's other classmates also said no.

Lu Dong simply asked Du Xiaobing to go to the temporary market together, and came back with more than a dozen braised pork biscuits and Malatang in a lunch box after a short meeting.

As far as the university town is concerned, if I want to find a place to have dinner nearby, it can only be the school cafeteria.

The opening was busy, so Song Na came out again, saying that she would treat guests another day.

Song Na has a good relationship with the people in the dormitory. Huang Juan and the others went into the shop to help out after eating.

One of Lv Dong's three people stayed at the shop door as a money-giving boy, and the others ate in rotation.

After a while, Jiao Shougui, who had eaten at his restaurant in the north, came out and replaced Lu Dong.

"By the way, how is your driving test going?" Du Xiaobing asked while eating braised pork pancakes.

Lu Dong said: "Next Monday, we will test the venue first, and then take the road test. If it goes well, we will get the notebook soon."

Du Xiaobing asked, "Is the driving school you went to okay?"

Li Wenyue interrupted and asked, "Old Du, do you want to learn to drive too?"

"It's just right! We are short of a logistics supervisor and freight driver in our store." Lu Dongshe put on the stick: "Old Du, this position is for you, and I will give you a salary when the time comes."

Du Xiaobing swallowed the last mouthful of biscuits, took a sip of mineral water, and said, "I learned to drive, not for this."

Li Wen was more curious: "Why is that?"

Du Xiaobing began to describe the bright future: "Think about it, when I get into the car and take Ning Xue for a ride, how romantic it will be."

Thinking of Du Juan's trust, Lu Dong answered, "Old Du, do you still have money to buy a car?"

"Ah?" Du Xiaobing was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you say that the company wants to buy a car?"

Lu Dong told the truth: "If you want to buy a truck, it's fine if you're willing to drive a truck and take people on a romantic trip."

While talking, a short and thin girl came over, looked at the signboard, and found three people in front of the shop.

"Lv Dong, Li Wenyue, hello." The man casually greeted the two of Lv Dong and smiled at Du Xiaobing: "King Xiaoyao, what a coincidence."

When she smiled, her mouth was a little crooked.

Lu Dong and Li Wenyue responded with a smile.

Du Xiaobing glanced at her and said, "Hey, I said Xu Man, why can I see you everywhere?"

Xu Man pointed to the signboard of Warm Warehouse: "I'm here to buy something."

"Go and buy it." Du Xiaobing took the things and prepared to exchange Jiao Shougui: "I still have something to do."

Xu Man followed to pick up the gift in his hand: "I'll help you."

The two men tugged and went to the door of the store.

Li Wenyue asked, "What's going on?"

Lu Dong shrugged slightly: "Spring is here."