Being accused by his lover, Zhou Chengning felt a little guilty and quickly changed the subject, "Juan, isn't Guagua here?"

Xu Xiangjuan didn't let go: "Dad went to town to make rice cakes, Guagua followed Mom to call Dad back for dinner."

Zhou Chengning guessed: "Maybe Dad is still waiting?"

Xu Xiangjuan: "How can he wait? Dad went to make rice cakes in the afternoon. He might be just watching the fun."

She knew her father very well.

Zhou Chengning: "Is that so? Do you want me to go and take a look at the situation?"

Xu Xiangjuan: "No need, Mom and Guagua haven't been gone for long, wait another ten minutes, if they don't come back in ten minutes, we'll start eating first."

Niu Niu was still showing off his little schoolbag. Adults really couldn't understand what children were thinking. The child was touching the little schoolbag in a way that was quite difficult for him.

He didn't want to take off his schoolbag, but wanted to touch it, so his pair of chubby little hands were placed on the schoolbag behind his back, and his two little arms looked so short.

As long as it is not dangerous to Niu Niu, Xu Xiangjuan will do whatever she wants.

...

"I want some rice cakes."

"I want a bowl of rice with shredded potatoes and cowpeas."

"Let's have three bowls of cold noodles, two bowls of medium spicy with cilantro, one bowl of mild spicy without cilantro, and a large bowl of Tremella soup."

There was an endless stream of guests coming to eat, and Zhou Chengning was busy writing down what dishes Table One ordered, what dishes Table Two ordered... There was a small note for each table, and after each table took their order, he would first send the note to the kitchen and then write down the next table's order.

Wu Caifeng and Xu Xiangjuan were cooking in the kitchen, Xu Gensheng was washing vegetables and dishes outside the kitchen door, and Zhou Chengning was responsible for taking orders and serving food to the guests, clearing the dishes and collecting money.

Seeing her daughter had prepared three servings of rice for her son-in-law to send out and was preparing to fry the rice cakes, Wu Caifeng said, "Juan, you are very quick, you can make the cold noodles quickly, and I will be busy frying the rice cakes."

Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, Mom, I'll go mix the cold noodles... Dad, the cucumbers are almost gone, can you peel a few more?"

"My daughter, after washing the green vegetables in my hands, wash the cucumbers." Xu Gensheng had two or three vegetable washing basins, and two or three shredded basins. The ones for shredded potatoes and cucumbers had to be separated. It should be said that the ones for shredded cucumbers and other shreds had to be separated.

In addition to potatoes and cucumbers, carrots also need to be shredded.

At this moment, I wish I had three heads and six arms.

Wu Caifeng would occasionally come over to help wash the dishes when she was free. The dishes had to be washed. While she was washing the dishes, all the cooking work in the kitchen was done by Xu Xiangjuan, who never stopped.

A few guests came over, and Zhou Chengning apologized, "I'm sorry, the seats inside are full. If you're not in a hurry, we have a row of chairs and stools outside the door. Please sit down and rest in order. If any guests inside have finished their meal and want to come out, I'll notify you. Just call a few people and they can follow me in."

There are a total of six four-person tables in the small restaurant. A four-person table is a rectangular table with two people sitting on one side and a total of four people on both sides. The short sides are against the wall and the aisle respectively. Under normal circumstances, no one sits on the short sides. At this moment, because there are more customers, the tables are moved outwards and people are sitting on all four sides, with six people sitting at one table.

There is also a "waiting area" outside. If the guests are willing to wait, they can sit there for a while until the guests inside finish eating and leave.

"Okay, then we'll sit and wait for a while." The guest was not in a hurry and sat on a chair outside the door and waited.

Xu Xiangjuan didn’t know that so many people would come here because of the grain base. Some came for work, and some came because of its reputation. In short, the business of the small restaurant was booming.

In her previous life, she didn’t do any small business in the village, and no one in the village did business. They only knew that many people came to their side to look after the fields.

The villagers at that time said that the city people were really interesting and came here specifically to see the fields.

Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom, please ask two aunts to come over and help tomorrow."

Wu Caifeng: "Okay, I'll go back and talk to them tonight. I'm so exhausted these past two days."

Wu Caifeng did not object. The two old sisters coming to work would not only help share the work in the small restaurant, but also help supplement their own family income. Working in a small restaurant would always make more money than doing cheap processing work.

"Brother-in-law, it's been such a short time since I last came here. Why are there so many people here now?" Wu Zhong happened to be working in Dezao Town today. When he came to Dezao Town, he must have lunch at his cousin's restaurant.

Wow, what’s going on today? Why are there so many people?

Zhou Chengning simply mentioned: "Food base."

Wu Zhong walked in directly, and some customers in the waiting area outside looked at him, wondering if he had cut in line.

Cutting in line is immoral, but hearing this young man call the boss "brother-in-law", maybe the boss will give him a backdoor.

It's okay if it's just one person, they don't have to wait long if they're alone, and since he's the boss's relative, let him cut in line.

"Da Zhong, hurry up, the guests have left, please bring the dishes and chopsticks on the table to your aunt." When Wu Caifeng heard her nephew's loud voice, she immediately came out of the kitchen and asked people to work.

Wu Zhong: "Aunt, I'm here to eat, not to work."

"There are so many guests waiting outside, and it's not your turn to eat yet. Hurry up and stop talking nonsense." After saying that, Wu Caifeng went back to the kitchen.

Wu Zhong had no choice but to collect the dishes and Zhou Chengning helped. After his cousin brought them in, he took a rag and wiped the table where the guests had just eaten, then went to call the next waiting guest in.

The adults were in a hurry, so Niu Niu sat in the small space at the counter, which belonged to Niu Niu.

Niu Niu doesn't bother adults. He only calls for his dad when he is hungry or wants to go to the toilet. If his dad is not around in the morning, he calls for his mom.

Zhou Chengning is currently in charge of collecting the money. He now wears a waist bag and collects the money directly into it. When it is a little empty, he puts the money in the locked drawer of the counter.

Even when Wu Zhong was working, he couldn't stop talking. "Uncle, it doesn't look like the grain base is popular. It looks like your restaurant is popular."

Xu Gensheng: "When you first came here, did you see any other small restaurants?"

Wu Zhong: “I see.”

Xu Gensheng: "Are there more customers than usual?"

Wu Zhong: "It is more than usual, but not as many as our small restaurants in the countryside. Not only are the seats inside full, but there are even people waiting outside."

"Our food is delicious." Xu Gensheng was busy, and he had someone to chat with, so he was happy to say a few more words.

Wu Zhong has been assigned the job of washing dishes. He has nothing to do in the afternoon, so he can chat with his uncle and work comfortably. "It's delicious, and there's a lot to eat. There are noodles, rice, cold noodles, fried rice cakes, fried vermicelli, and everything else."

Xu Gensheng: "I don't know what's so good about the fields and rice. These customers come to see the fields all day long and walk around. Those who don't know would think there are treasures buried in our fields... No matter what treasures are buried, people still have to eat, so now there are more people in the small restaurant and more work."

The whole county knows about the grain base. This is a work assigned by the state. Recently, newspaper reporters came to interview and record. It was like New Year's Day in Dezao Town.

It's October now, and I don't know if there will be more people in November.

"Dad, the rice is almost gone. I'll go to Sister Ding's house to get some rice over here. If Mom can't handle the work in the kitchen, you can help her." Xu Xiangjuan said to her dad, untied her apron and prepared to go out.

There was really no place to cook rice at home, so I asked Sister Ding to borrow her pot to cook rice and brought the wooden barrel with me. Sister Ding agreed to lend her both iron pots to cook rice and help her stew the rice when she got home from get off work.

Xu Gensheng agreed, "My daughter, go early and come back early. We will take care of the house. Da Zhong, I will go to the kitchen first, and you can take care of the work outside."

Men can also do the chores in the kitchen at home. Although Xu Gensheng is not as skilled as his wife and daughter, he can do it.

"Oh my God! Uncle, you can cook now." Wu Zhong looked towards the kitchen. He was a talkative person, and he was so surprised to see his uncle cooking. Of course he expressed his surprise.

Wu Caifeng was merciless when she spoke to her nephew, "Stop making such a fuss. How can a restaurant owner not know how to cook?"

Xu Gensheng didn’t cook before and didn’t know how to cook, but after his family started the food business, his cooking skills improved by leaps and bounds.

Wu Zhong: "I've seen this before, haven't I? My sister is really amazing."

Wu Caifeng: "Your sister is amazing, but no matter how amazing she is, you still have to wash the dishes thoroughly. I have to check on her later."

Wu Zhong: "Aunt, are you sure you are my biological aunt? But I believe you are Niu Niu's biological grandmother. Niu Niu is sitting outside eating egg cake, it's so comfortable."

Wu Caifeng: "Can you still compete with a two or three year old? Get to work."

Wu Zhong: “I know.”

...

"Juan, are you going out to move the rice?"

Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, Aning, if you are hungry, you can eat some steamed buns. The steamed buns are in the kitchen cabinet."

"Juan, be careful on the road."

"I understand." Xu Xiangjuan took a lunch box in her hand, went out on her tricycle and went to Ding Li's house.

When we arrived at Ding Li's house, she had already cooked two pots of rice. "There are a lot of people here today, right?"

Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, Sister Ding, I have brought your lunch. Please eat it. I will put the rice in a bucket and take it away."

Ding Li was not polite. She opened her lunch box and saw the rich dishes inside. She was very satisfied. "Come over if you want to cook rice. I'll lend you the iron pot."

The lunch box that Xu Xiangjuan brought was Ding Li's own. It would be bad to borrow someone else's iron pot and let them cook rice without inviting them to lunch.

"Sister Ding, no need, these two pots are enough. One pot is just enough for one wooden barrel. After selling these two barrels of rice, I will stop selling rice today." Xu Xiangjuan was shoveling rice into the wooden barrel with a rice shovel. It was not a small workload.

Ding Li: "Don't worry, I'm not a good cook, but my rice is first-rate. Although I haven't cooked that much rice in a long time, I will definitely not ruin your reputation."

"Sister Ding's rice smells so good, I want to eat it just by smelling it." Xu Xiangjuan already knew that the rice was well cooked, after all, it was not the first day she came to get rice.

The rice at the bottom of the pot only had a layer of slightly yellowish crust, and was not burnt black.

Because there was no preparation on the first day, many customers ordered rice, and without rice, many customers left.

They still make rice with gravy, and they usually prepare a lot of rice, but it is still not enough. You can tell how many customers they have.

Of course, I had to prepare more than usual for the next day. I also found Sister Ding and made an appointment with her to use two large iron pots. I also moved two bags of rice over in advance.

Sister Ding is still working and has a two-hour break at noon, when rice is specially cooked for her. Naturally, she packs her lunch.

Ding Li was proud: "That's right, I'm not exaggerating about my ability to stew rice. My family, both adults and children, love to eat rice. That's why my stewed rice tastes good... Your family's stewed rice is no worse than mine, it tastes just as good."

Xu Xiangjuan praised Ding Li for a while. After the rice was shoveled, Ding Li put down the lunch box and helped Xu Xiangjuan move the bucket onto the tricycle. "Be careful on the road, don't smash the rice bucket."

Xu Xiangjuan: "Sister Ding, I know that the glutton is more important than me."

Ding Li: "The rice bucket will fall, but you won't. Of course the rice bucket is important, so hurry up and get busy."

"I'm leaving, Sister Ding. See you tomorrow."