Chapter 205 Aren’t you afraid of encountering snakes?
"Thank you, shopkeeper."
"Is this really not a monthly salary, but a bonus for opening the business?"
"yes."
Zeng Kui and the people working in the restaurant were handed one or two taels of silver and grapes, and they were all in disbelief. These were grapes, and one pound cost forty or fifty coins. They had only dared to look before, but not buy!
Zeng Qing smiled: "It's not time to pay your monthly wages yet, so what kind of monthly wages should I give you? These are the rewards for your hard work these days." He raised his hand and motioned everyone to be quiet. He lifted the tray on the table next to him. There were two silver ingots on the tray. He waved towards Xiang Tiegen.
"Boss, boss, boss." Xiang Tiegen had just taken two steps when his feet went weak and he fell.
"Hahaha, Tiegen, are you so happy you've gone crazy?"
"Are your legs weak with joy?"
Everyone was talking at once, and Xiang Tiegen's face turned completely red. He stood up embarrassedly and walked in front of Zeng Qing.
"It was your attentiveness that day that helped the restaurant avoid a crisis. So, I told the boss about it. He was very happy and decided to reward us handsomely!" Zeng Qing's voice was loud, and his eyes, when he looked at Tiegen, were full of appreciation and encouragement.
"Boss, boss, this is all I deserve." Xiang Tiegen was so excited that he didn't even dare to say a word. His eyes drifted over the silver ingots on the tray, and he said faster than his brain could think: "The silver is too much."
"Tiegen, the shopkeeper didn't say he would give you all of it."
Someone said jokingly.
Xiang Tiegen's face turned even redder, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
"These twenty taels are all yours." Zeng Qing did not keep him in suspense and put the twenty taels of silver into Xiang Tiegen's hand. The heavy weight made Xiang Tiegen feel like he was stepping on cotton.
Is this really all his?
"Everyone, do your best. If anyone helps the restaurant like Xiang Tiegen in the future, this reward will be shared by everyone next time!" Zeng Qing's words caused thunderous applause to break out in the restaurant.
At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their mind: Is there any fool who wants to poison the restaurant? They must keep their eyes open and watch carefully. If they catch one, that would be twenty taels of silver.
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"Don't worry, Miss Xiao. When the reward was given to Xiang Tiegen today, I saw everyone's eyes lit up. Whoever wants to use such despicable means in the future will definitely not escape the eyes of this group of people!" Zeng Qing was in a good mood. Those who were working were like a pair of sharp eyes, helping him to look after the restaurant.
"The effect of twenty taels of silver will only become more and more obvious in the future." Xiao Jiuyue said affirmatively: "In the future, we can also evaluate outstanding employees and advanced employees on an annual basis and give out a few taels of silver as rewards. This way, everyone will have more hope when working."
Zeng Qing seemed to be lost in thought.
Xiao Jiuyue reminded, "However, there is one thing: the awards for excellence, advanced status, and the like must be fair and just, so that everyone is convinced. Otherwise, this selection will only make everyone feel uncomfortable."
"Miss Xiao, I understand." Zeng Qing is not stupid, he understood it immediately. As long as he does a good job, not only can everyone work harder, but they will also be reluctant to leave!
After Zeng Qing left, Jin Wen, who had been looking for news, came back and said, "I've found out. Gan Mingyue from the Gan family has married..."
Jin Wen corrected himself, "No, the third branch of the Wen family took me in as a concubine. Now I only have one daughter, and life is tough."
"The Wen family?" Xiao Jiuyue heard the unfamiliar surname and asked, "The Wen family is also a wealthy family, right?"
She seemed to have heard Tang Tian mention it before. Song Yu told her that among the officials, big and small, in Hongdu Prefecture, there was no one with the surname Wen.
"Yes, he is a fabric merchant. The Wen family has a dyeing workshop, a cloth shop, and a garment store." Jin Wen told all the information he had found out.
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"Sister Xiao, the Lotus Picking Banquet will be on the 20th. Are you really not going to attend it?" Tang Tian took Xiao Jiuyue's hand. She had been looking forward to the Lotus Picking Banquet for a long time.
"No." Xiao Jiuyue shook his head. The restaurant's business was on the right track. After the arsenic incident, those who were jealous of the restaurant's good business would have to consider whether they could bring the restaurant down.
It's time for her to go home. She has been away from home for more than ten days, almost half a month.
"Oh, what a pity." After Tang Tian lamented, she said excitedly, "Sister Xiao, Shaolan and I will hold a farewell banquet for you at the farm outside the city. We can go hunting. There are no large beasts in the mountains behind them, only some pheasants, rabbits and the like. It's very interesting."
"Xia Tian, aren't you afraid of encountering snakes?" Xiao Jiuyue silently looked at her round face. Has this girl already figured out how to eat pheasants and rabbits?
"Ah!" Tang Tian trembled all over when she heard the word snake. She was most afraid of snakes. She looked at Sun Shaolan hesitantly.
"What are you afraid of? I will protect you if a snake comes." Sun Shaolan said with his chest puffed out.
Tang Tian frowned and shook her head, "No, the snake is so long and so small, what if..."
"What are you afraid of? We have medicine to repel snakes, insects, rats and ants. Snakes dare not come near us." Sun Shaolan put her arm around her shoulders. Her cousin was also very brave, but because she was bitten by a snake when she was a child, she would get goose bumps even when she saw an earthworm, let alone a snake.
"Really?" Tang Tian looked at Sun Shaolan uncertainly.
"I'm your biological cousin, how could I lie to you?" Sun Shaolan covered her chest with her hands, looking hurt.
"Before, you used earthworms to scare me." Tang Tian looked at Xiao Jiuyue and asked, "Sister Xiao, if we carry some snake and insect repellent herbs with us, we won't be afraid anymore. The pheasant is so delicious when it's roasted. I didn't bring salt last time, so I have to bring it this time."
"Sister Xiao, go ahead. It's a rare trip for you to the capital, so just think of it as accompanying me." Tang Tian never gave up when it came to acting like a spoiled child. She gently tugged at Xiao Jiuyue's dress and looked at her eagerly, "Sister Xiao, go ahead, go ahead!"
Tang Tian's voice is just like her name, sweet and soft with a small ending tone. The two words "go ahead" seem to have magical power.
"Okay, okay, let's go and have fun for a day." Xiao Jiuyue thought, it's a good time to relax for a day and buy some more gifts to bring back.
"Great." Tang Tian said, pulling Xiao Jiuyue outside. "Let's go now. We can have lunch at the farm and go hunting in the afternoon. We just need to be back before the city gates close."
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Xiao Jiuyue was dragged all the way to the carriage by her. It seemed that Tang Tian came prepared. Sitting in the carriage, she asked, "What if I don't agree today?"
Tang Tian grinned and said, "If Sister Xiao doesn't agree, I will cry."
Xiao Jiuyue: "..."
The carriage slowly moved away and disappeared at the end of the road. Another carriage slowly drove over.
Song Yu jumped off the carriage with a carriage full of gifts, all for Old Madam Xiao and Madam Xiao.
"Miss Song, the young lady is not at home." Lianxin looked embarrassed when she saw Song Yu. Miss Song came a moment earlier, but the young lady had not left yet.
Song Yu asked anxiously, "Sister Xiao hasn't returned to Lancang County yet, right?"
"No." Lianxin shook her head.
Song Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll wait here."
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