Chapter 76: What are they playing? To be honest, I didn't understand it either. ...

With limited business hours and sales volume, and ingredients prepared in batches according to morning and afternoon quantities, An Fusheng was much more at ease when cooking.

In the morning, An Fusheng and Xu Sannian went to the market to buy vegetables. They ran into an old lady they knew before who had a large pile of cowpeas. The old lady said that she had picked the cowpeas yesterday when she went back to the countryside, so An Fusheng bought them all.

Back home, An Fusheng first stir-fried the green beans and then dried them.

"I thought you were going to make pickled green beans?" Xu Sannian helped An Fusheng neatly arrange the green beans one by one on the clothesline.

“I want to dry green beans. Dried green beans are especially delicious when braised with pork belly, cured pork, or braised pork. In some places, dried green beans are also buried under braised pork belly. Preserved mustard greens are too soft, and they absorb too much oil when placed under the braised pork belly, which is too oily for some people. Dried green beans don't absorb oil as much. When steamed with braised pork belly, they absorb the meat juices and oil, becoming oily and flavorful, but they still retain their original taste and chewiness. Some people prefer that feeling of the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes,” An Fusheng said.

"Wow, I've never tried this before." Xu Sannian completely believed her master's words about how delicious it was, and was even starting to look forward to it.

"The weather's been nice lately, they'll dry in a few days, then I'll make them for you."

"Yay, thank you Master!"

An Fusheng bought some cowpeas today and used them to dry on a clothesline. He thinks he can go to another wholesale market tomorrow and buy more. It's the season for cowpeas to ripen now, the quality is good and the price is cheap. After drying more, he can sell a new vegetable for 000 yuan.

After drying the green beans, the two began preparing the vegetables they would need for the morning. They also separated the preparation of vegetables into morning and afternoon sessions, which made the process much easier.

We open for business promptly at 11:00 AM.

After opening for business, orders came in one after another, and the morning went smoothly. We sold out in 40 minutes and closed on time.

After lunch, we took a short nap, prepared the afternoon's dishes, and then opened for business on time. However, I don't know if it was because some customers didn't get what they ordered at noon, but we sold out even faster in the afternoon than at noon. By about 6:30, we had already sold out.

Because Wen Xinghe's school is a bit far away, Wen Min picks him up from school late during the week. In addition, the restaurant closes at 7 p.m., so that everyone can eat together, the orphanage's dinner is also set for 7:30 p.m.

Since An Fusheng came, the children have gotten into the habit of going to the kitchen to find something to eat as soon as they get home, so even if they eat dinner a little late, the children won't go hungry.

After tidying up the kitchen, An Fusheng stretched his aching limbs and walked out of the kitchen.

The last rays of the setting sun fell perfectly on the kitchen doorway. An Fusheng squinted and saw the children playing games in the yard through the sunlight. The green beans that had been drying in the morning swayed occasionally in the evening breeze. For a moment, An Fusheng felt as if he had returned to Fushan Village and to his own yard.

"Big brother, do you want to join us?" Wen Xingmou interrupted his thoughts.

"You guys play," An Fusheng said with a smile, shaking his head as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, watching the children play.

Today, Hua Xiaopang also came to the orphanage. Together with the children from the orphanage, Afu, Lin Wuyang, and his Samoyed Xiaobai, the game team was quite large.

Fat Little Flower and Wen Xingmou were clearly the leaders of this game. At this moment, the two of them stood with their hands on their hips on the steps in front, directing the four boys and a cat and a dog to line up below.

An Fusheng watched for a long time but couldn't understand what they were playing. He only heard Hua Xiaopang and Wen Xingmou taking turns lecturing him.

“You, line up in pairs! An Shisi and Lin Wuyang in one row, Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui in one row, and Afu and Xiaobai in one row.”

"Little brother, you have to stand in front of Wen Xingrui, don't move around, be good, okay? You can't disobey."

Since her teammates below were not self-disciplined, Wen Xingmou had no choice but to personally go on the field to give them guidance.

"Wen Xingrui, stand still while holding onto the slide railing, and don't sit down!"

"Xiao Bai, stop circling around Lin Wuyang! Go back to your spot and stand properly. If you misbehave again, I'll send you to the next class, Class 2!"

"Fourteenth Brother, who is taller between you and Lin Wuyang? The shorter one should stand in front and the taller one should stand in back. Hurry up and stand properly. Fourteenth Brother, you are great. Teacher likes you the most."

"I told you to stand still, why are you running around? Wen Xingrui, come back here right now, stop crawling away! You've been ignoring everything I've said! You've ignored me completely! Humph!"

...

"What are they playing?" An Fusheng asked Xu Sannian, who was leaning against him, with a puzzled look.

Xu Sannian shook his head while cracking sunflower seeds: "To be honest, I didn't understand it either."

"Give me some," An Fusheng said, reaching out his hand to Xu Sannian.

Xu Sannian reluctantly poured out a small portion of his melon seeds to An Fusheng.

Then, the two of them cracked sunflower seeds and wondered what the other party was playing. However, after half a day, the other party still hadn't lined up. An Fusheng and Xu Sannian almost placed a bet with sunflower seeds.

Fortunately, at that moment, Bai Mangmang came out of the kitchen holding two shumai. "Don't you know? They're playing kindergarten!"

"Is going to kindergarten so fun? You went all day and still have to work overtime afterward?" An Fusheng asked in confusion. There was no kindergarten in Fushan Village, and An Fusheng had never attended one as a child, so he really didn't know what kindergarteners did all day long.

Xu Sannian shook his head. "I don't remember much. I only remember there was a chubby boy in my class. I would chase after him every day to pinch his face, and he would run ahead crying."

An Fusheng: How terrifying.

Bai Mangmang said, "Going to kindergarten is the best. They eat and sleep all day long, and then eat again after waking up. Once they're full, school is over. Most importantly, they don't need to do homework, and their parents will help them with any crafts they do occasionally."

When it came to homework, An Fusheng noticed that Bai Mangmang was surprisingly relaxed today and asked, "Why are you still playing here? Don't you have any homework today?"

Ever since discovering how delicious the breakfast at home is, Bai Mangmang starts doing her homework as soon as she gets home from school every day, determined to finish it by nightfall, because she has to eat breakfast at home the next day and doesn't have time to cram at school.

Bai Mangmang tilted her chin up and said smugly, "Today is a day without homework."

An Fusheng exclaimed in surprise, "There are such auspicious days? How come I've never heard of them before?"

Lou's mother walked over just in time to hear this, and said with a smile, "Their school said they are going to carry out educational reforms to reduce the burden on students. Starting this week, there will be one day a week without homework."

An Fusheng: "That's so nice? So you're going to abandon us tonight?"

Bai Mangmang said smugly, "Hehe, sorry."

An Fusheng: "Heh, it's just going to wait until the weekend. You'll be crying when you come back with a stack of homework on the weekend."

Bai Mangmang panicked, "Big brother, don't talk nonsense, take it back immediately!"

An Fusheng laughed in a very wicked way.

The game group finally lined up, and Hua Xiaopang and Wen Xingmou became teachers, teaching everyone to distinguish between the left and right hands.

Whether human or animal, they all seemed to be listening attentively, but when they reached out their hands, a single command could produce a thousand-armed Guanyin, making Hua Xiaopang and Wen Xingmou jump up and down in anger.

An Fusheng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Although they were a bit confused, they were still very organized."

Lou's mother laughed and said, "That's right. This afternoon, the kindergarten conducted an anti-abduction safety drill, and several classes of children were easily tricked away."

An Fusheng was shocked: "Huh? So easily fooled?"

Lou Lan: "The cafeteria auntie took out candy and asked them if they wanted some. If they did, they could go with her. Everyone got some. The children lined up and followed the little train. They were organized and disciplined, and no one was left out. They just forgot all the anti-abduction knowledge that the teacher had taught them that morning."

An Fusheng recalled telling An Shisi a similar story not long ago. An Shisi was so scared back then, he must have hesitated a bit, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where is Shisi?"

Lou Lan: "Fourteen wasn't tricked by the candy, but he was tricked by the toy car."

An Fusheng: "..."

An Fusheng: Why is a basket of toy cars in my house so inconspicuous?

...

It was almost dark when Wen Min and Wen Xinghe finally arrived home.

The meal was ready, and the two of them ate as soon as they got home.

Today, An Fusheng developed a new recipe and made a passion fruit fish soup. The fish head and bones were fried until crispy, and the fish meat was tender. After being cooked in a soup made of tomatoes and passion fruit, it became even more delicious and tangy. Adults and children alike fought over it.

Hua Xiaopang's mother originally came to pick up her daughter to go home for dinner, but she couldn't resist the temptation and ended up having a meal herself.

"What should I do? I really want to stay at your house," Mother Flower joked.

"Okay, okay, then let's stay here!" Little Fatty Hua said happily.

She had barely finished speaking when her father, Hua, arrived and took her away.

...

An Fusheng and Xu Sannian planned to create a mini-program and a public account, so An Fusheng finally didn't have to practice typing tonight.

It took more than an hour to set up the mini-program and official account, and they also registered a short video account for the restaurant. Both of them were very satisfied. With the QR code, they could print small cards tomorrow, and then gradually start the customer migration plan.

Setting up a mini-program is relatively simple because its main function is ordering food. The menu and pictures were already prepared for the food delivery platform, so now you can just upload them to the mini-program.

The two discussed that they would need to put more effort into the WeChat official account and short videos. They decided to use these two accounts to share the process of making some specialty dishes and occasionally take pictures of the restaurant's environment. However, shooting videos requires time and manpower, as well as some shooting skills. Xu Sannian and An Fusheng were both busy, and their photography skills were worse than each other.

"Actually, I think all the photos you took are pretty good."

An Fusheng's judgment is still poor.

"Your standards are too low. Look at the quality of this video! It's all foggy in the pot. Who knows what you cooked? You should watch some videos of other people's videos more often."

Xu Sannian may not be technically skilled, but he tries to teach others.

An Fusheng retorted, "I've seen them, they're all about the same. I think yours is pretty good."

Xu Sannian didn't know whether to feel relieved or desperate. "It's not good at all. Go away, I can't count on you. I'll do it myself."

An Fusheng: "...Okay."

Xu Sannian tried to organize the videos he had shot, edited them for a long time, and finally published them. They were so blurry that they were unbearable to watch. He eventually gave up. "Talent, talent! Where are the talented people who can shoot and edit? Please come to my bowl."

Hearing the word "bowl," the children thought there was something delicious to eat and ran over.

"Sister Niannian, I'm here!"

"I'm here too!"

"They're here!"

Xu Sannian: "..."

The QR code needs to be sent out quickly, so the account information can't be empty. Otherwise, if people scan it and find nothing, they'll suspect it's a scam account and report it...

In the end, having no other choice, Xu Sannian simply created a video from the menu photos and posted it on his official WeChat account and video account, hoping to save the account no matter what.