Taotao's crying in the east room startled everyone in the family.
When there is a child at home and the sound insulation is not very good, it is inevitable that there will be such startlings.
But it was obvious that everyone in the Qiao family liked this lively and bustling atmosphere. Qiao Shengwen and his daughter dropped their pens and ink and came out of the main room. Qiao Shengwen and Uncle Geng stood at the door, and Aunt Geng and Qiao Rui both ran into the house.
Seeing Miao Wan holding her stomach and laughing, Geng also looked like she couldn't help laughing. Zhang Sanzhuang was stroking his hands and didn't know whether to laugh or not. They were all confused.
What's going on?
"Oh my, Taotao, touch the fur. The baby won't be scared. Stop crying." Geng touched the soft hair on Taotao's head and patted the kang a few times. "It's all because the kang is too hard. It scared our Taotao."
Miao Wan laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, and she didn't care about the child at all. What should she do? Could it be that the kang was so soft that it would collapse if Taotao farted?
Hahahaha... Thinking of that scene, Miao Wan laughed so hard that the wounds that had not yet fully healed began to ache slightly.
Geng was at a loss for words, as both mother and daughter were acting like children.
"Sanzhuang, wait a minute. Let Awan feed the baby first. I'll take her to the main room after she falls asleep, and then you two can talk."
Zhang Sanzhuang sighed and went out to talk to Qiao Shengwen, who had a puzzled look in his eyes.
When Qiao Shengwen learned that his eldest granddaughter burst into tears because of his fart, he was fine, but Qiao Rui laughed even louder than her sister-in-law.
How to say it, children understand children's embarrassment better than others, and she wants to let Zhang's friends know about her happiness today.
Qiao Rui rarely put down the Three Character Classic that she had been studying for several days and ran to Zhang's house to play.
Taotao, who didn't know that his fart was about to become a hot topic for the two families, finished his milk with tears in his eyes. For some reason, he lay on his grandmother's shoulder and cried a lot before going to sleep.
By this time, it was already dawn. Zhang Sanzhuang was in a hurry to go to Jufu Restaurant, so he didn't delay and quickly told Miao Wan the remaining questions.
"Awan, should we ask Qiao Am to go to the traffickers and hire a few more waiters? There are so many kang rooms in the backyard, and the waiters have to serve the dishes. They can't take care of so many customers. They often have to keep them waiting."
"Also, we don't have enough staff in the kitchen. Dad and his three apprentices are so busy that we can't even wash all the plates and bowls."
At the beginning, Geng selected eight people and sent them to the restaurant. Together with Sun Laohuo and his three apprentices, a total of twelve people lived in the restaurant.
Miao Wan calculated that the lobby could seat twelve tables, and there were also twelve kang rooms in the back, which was a good omen for everything to go smoothly.
There are three waiters in front and back, and one person is enough to watch over about three tables. After all, the restaurant is not always full.
In later generations, waiters no longer had to serve only one table of guests.
The other two people were responsible for odd jobs in the kitchen. There were six people in the kitchen, which was comparable to the configuration of small and medium-sized restaurants in later generations. It should be a lot of manpower.
Miao Wan asked, "Besides being too busy with the washing and rinsing, is the waiter too busy because the restaurant is always full?"
After opening a restaurant, I calculate the total bill once a month.
Sun Yaozu brought back the account book every day, showed it to Qiao Shengwen, and finally sent it to Miao Wan. She was very clear about her income.
Except for the first three days, I could earn more than 50 strings of cash every day, and the rest of the time it fluctuated around 40 strings of cash. I didn't feel that busy.
Zhang Sanzhuang said that wasn't the case. "Our shop is big, and the kitchen is near the middle door. If we want to take orders from customers, we have to run to the kitchen. If we run back and forth, we won't be able to hear the customers."
"Like this..." Miao Wan thought carefully about the shop she had seen that day. Actually, it was not big. The front was more than 50 square meters, and the back was about the same. It was not too big.
There is a winding corridor in the back house, and in front is the lobby with a panoramic view.
"What if we open a small door between the back house and the kitchen?" she asked, wondering if it would be faster to get there without having to go through the corridor.
Zhang Sanzhuang thought about it and shook his head. "The waiters have to run over there, right? If they leave their place, they'll easily miss the guests' calls. If the two kitchen helpers have to run back and forth, the dishes won't be served in time, and there won't be anyone to wash and clean."
Miao Wan was at a loss for a moment.
In later generations, most of the dishes were single-use. When the order was placed at the front, the kitchen would receive the order directly. This cannot be used as a reference.
"Third brother, go ahead and do your work. I'll think about it. If there's no other solution, we can just hire two more people to run errands." Miao Wan wasn't unwilling to hire more people, "It's just that the ones we had here were all trained by you personally. The new ones can only do odd jobs."
It’s hard to say whether it will be more convenient or messy at that time.
Originally, she wanted to wait until these people were trained, and then buy more people, one by one.
There were too many people at once, and the people in the front hadn't finished their work yet. Although they were all under a life-long contract, it was easy for these people to cause trouble when they were together.
Zhang Sanzhuang nodded: "Okay, I'll go to Yu's house first to settle the charcoal issue."
When he mentioned the Yu family, a flash of inspiration came to Miao Wan's mind, but unfortunately she was so hungry that she couldn't think of anything.
When Mrs. Geng and Aunt Geng saw Zhang Sanzhuang leave, one of them came in holding the child and the other brought Miao Wan's breakfast.
If Taotao didn't like noise when he was asleep, Geng really wouldn't have bothered with all this. She would have covered Taotao tightly and placed him under the pillow before lifting the small mattress.
The redness on Taotao's face had faded a little, and her little face was chubby like a dark pink. With fewer wrinkles, she looked particularly cute. Miao Wan couldn't help but kiss her daughter on the face.
The smell of milk is the biggest motivation for her to endure not taking a bath and not going out to eat confinement meals.
But when Miao Wan saw the milky white fish soup and the pig's trotters that were braised at her strong request but stewed until they were almost colorless, she couldn't help but struggle with a bitter face.
"Mom, do you think it's possible that Taotao wants to eat some barbecue-flavored milk? Even braised flavor is fine."
After all, Taotao was born three days earlier because he wanted to go out and eat barbecue in person.
Geng scolded her, "The milk she had before tasted even less delicious than the one you have now. If she wants to change her taste, it must be because you stole it."
Miao Wan: "..." I did think so, but Qiao Bailao never came back, and her mother-in-law was becoming increasingly pitiful. How could she have a chance?
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
"Madam, Awan, Ruichen is back and is taking down the threshold again. I wonder what good things he brought back." Aunt Geng saw her at the door and immediately turned around and whispered to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Taotao kicked his legs and slept soundly with his little mouth open, showing no intention of welcoming his father at all.
But Miao Wan's eyes brightened up a lot, "Oh, it's my husband who's back, mother——"
"I'll go call him in. Don't even think about leaving." Geng once again interrupted Miao Wan's thoughts and did not forget to comfort her.
"Be good. You'll be able to go out in about ten days. The weather will be much more comfortable then. When the sun gets brighter, I'll open the window for you to get some fresh air."
Miao Wan hummed pitifully twice.
She was just struggling on a daily basis. She also knew that her mother-in-law and others were doing it for her own good and would not be too willful.
It was really boring to be in confinement after childbirth. She just lay on the kang every day. Because her lower body had not healed completely, it was unrealistic for her to walk too much.
Qiao Ruichen was delayed outside for a long time before coming in. He was still a little wet when he entered the door, probably because he had washed in the kitchen.
"Husband, what did you bring back?" Miao Wan put aside the embarrassment of last time. She was so bored that she could give up on her face completely.
"Are there any snacks from Xiping County? Even fried bread with oil is fine."
Although the pancake was hard, it was very fragrant. She ate a small piece of it like grinding her teeth, and she was satisfied.
Qiao Ruichen nodded: "I brought it back."
Miao Wan stood up in surprise: "Really?"
Qiao Ruichen felt a little guilty, "Ahem... and the dried sand apples, my mother took them all away."
Miao Wan: "..." Then what else did you say to me? Wuwuwu...
"But I also brought back some things you can use." Qiao Ruichen said immediately when he saw his wife puffing up her face.
Miao Wan lay weakly on the kang, "What?"
Qiao Ruichen came in from the doorway, carrying a bundle. "Haven't you always wanted wool? A few years ago, a batch of sheep were killed in northern Mongolia for the winter. The ones that are still alive won't freeze to death if they're sheared, so I had someone clean all the wool and brought it all back to you. It fills a whole mule cart."
Miao Wan became interested and stood up. "Where is it?"
Qiao Ruichen brought it to her.
The sheep raised by the northern Mongolians are all coarse-wool sheep, and most of their wool is not that soft, only the wool on the belly is a little soft.
However, Miao Wan didn't expect that the wool collected by Qiao Ruichen was mixed together, and it was not so easy to pick it out.
These wools are not very suitable for making sweaters and trousers as they will prick the skin, but they are particularly suitable for making wool blankets.
"Then my husband, please go to the Yang family to order a few spindles for spinning cotton thread...eh?" Miao Wan said, and suddenly paused.
She thought of how to solve the problem of Ju Fu Restaurant being short of staff due to its large space!
You can use a pulley!
After the reform and opening up, the Supply and Marketing Building was still using this method to issue invoices and settle accounts, and it didn't require too many people.
Of course, Miao Wan is not good at physics and she doesn’t know anything complicated, but the Lin and Yang families are all craftsmen, and they may get surprises if they study them.
Moreover, as long as the angle is right, one-way transmission can be achieved by using a few small pulleys like medicine twisters.
Qiao Ruichen saw Miao Wan suddenly stunned. Because of the last time he helped his daughter... he felt that he didn't need to be so polite with his wife.
He gently reached out his hand and touched her forehead, "Awan?"
Miao Wan grabbed his hand and said, "Husband, you always bring me surprises every time you come back. You are so great!"
Qiao Ruichen felt particularly happy in his heart. It had been a long time since he heard his wife's flattery, which made his eyes soften a lot.
His mind was slightly moved, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to hug Miao Wan——
"Wow!" Taotao's crying came faster than his father's actions.
Are you annoying? People are sleeping, but you two keep chattering.
Taotao cried very loudly, his little fists stretched out from the swaddling clothes, and he waved them in the air with his eyes closed.
Miao Wan immediately let go of Qiao Ruichen, picked up her daughter, and smiled at the rather bewildered Qiao Ruichen, "Your daughter is impatient, but also timid. She was scared to tears by her own fart this morning. I don't know who she took after. She's not happy with the two of us talking all the time."
Qiao Ruichen: “…” It sounds like it’s very clear who you are following?
"Come and see her." Miao Wan waved at Qiao Ruichen, "Do you want a hug?"
Although she felt that she and Qiao Ruichen did not understand love, they had already become the child's parents.
But for children, whether their parents have a harmonious relationship will have a great impact on their growth.
Qiao Bailao is handsome and obedient. In this kind of world, it is impossible for her to divorce him, and she cannot accept having a concubine standing by her side to annoy her. So she must get along well with him.
Regardless of whether you understand love or not, it is enough to have common topics with each other, and now the topic is right in front of you.
She brought Taotao, who was sobbing and holding back her tears, to Qiao Ruichen and said, "Hug her. Children can actually remember smells. My husband, you're not home all the time. Hug her more when you come back. When she can remember, she won't forget you."
Qiao Ruichen froze for a moment, then after hearing Miao Wan's words, he reached out his hand thoughtfully.
Geng, who came in with ginger soup from outside, almost shouted out when she saw that the young couple dared to hand it over and the other dared to receive it.
Taotao's red skin hasn't completely gone away yet. The baby, who is less than a month old, feels very soft all over and can't even lift his neck.
Letting a man who doesn't know how to hold a baby hold a baby without giving any detailed instructions is too careless.
Unexpectedly, before she could speak, Qiao Ruichen cautiously took a step sideways to Miao Wan's side and hugged both the child and the mother.
He gently kissed Miao Wan's forehead, looking at her and Taotao blowing bubbles in her arms with tender eyes. The weather in the northwest was still cold, but his heart was already warm as spring.
"Awan and Taotao, don't forget me. I will come back more often." This was the most disgusting thing Qiao Ruichen could say. His ears were so hot that they almost burned.
Geng hid outside the door with ginger soup in her hand, grinning almost to the point of bursting into laughter.
My son is finally getting it!
Miao Wan was stunned by his kiss. This, this is different from being licked by a Husky!
Inexplicably, she felt a little panicked. She glared at Qiao Ruichen and asked, "Why did you kiss me so suddenly?"
rogue!
Qiao Ruichen smiled, "You and I are husband and wife."
Miao Wan: "...Well, Taotao is watching, you are corrupting the child."
Just as Qiao Ruichen was about to speak, Miao Wan suddenly turned around and tried to take a step back, interrupting him hastily, "Don't say she doesn't understand now. My daughter is just like me, she's very smart!"
Seeing his wife hiding in the corner outside the door, Qiao Shengwen, who also came over to eavesdrop, gave Geng a mischievous look.
My daughter-in-law is really smart. She learned my wife's rules of your son and my son very quickly.
Unexpectedly, Miao Wan turned around too quickly and Qiao Ruichen was still holding her. The two of them were so close to each other in the hug that the back of her head hit Qiao Ruichen's chin with a "bang".
"Hiss..." Miao Wan's expression was distorted with pain.
Qiao Ruichen also groaned and his lips were broken.
Taotao's big black eyes turned around and saw a bright red color.
Her eyes followed her father's lips, and she stretched out her hands to reach him, but she couldn't reach him. She became anxious and started crying again.
Geng heard the noise and came in. Seeing blood coming out of her son's lips, her heart ached again.
The couple's horoscopes showed they were quite compatible, but why are there so many problems when they get along?
Miao Wan sent Qiao Ruichen out on the pretext of feeding Taotao.
"Please go to Yang's house and order a spindle for me. And come back and buy me some cotton thread. Oh, and some paper and ink. I want to draw something."
Qiao Ruichen nodded softly, stood at the door and looked at Miao Wan who was coaxing the child with her head down, and couldn't help laughing after a while.
My daughter-in-law is becoming more and more different from before, like a little sun gradually rising from the horizon. The longer time goes by, the brighter and warmer she becomes.
In the past, he just wanted to be responsible, but now, he wants her to continue to shine.
When delivering the paper and ink, Qiao Ruichen remembered something he had forgotten to say. "Oh, by the way, the letter that Tobayin sent out has been sent back by the merchant. The letter has been delivered to the Ruan family in Jiangnan."
Miao Wan had already coaxed Taotao to sleep, and was particularly happy to hear Qiao Ruichen's words, "So when can we expect to hear back from the Ruan family?"
Qiao Ruichen calculated the merchant's journey, "At the fastest, it will take two months, at the slowest, half a year. We should be there by then."
Miao Wan felt that it was a bit slow, but she didn't care whether the Ruan family was willing to let her sell the fictitious recipe. She cared more about what they would do after receiving the recipe.
I just hope that the Ruan family will not be the same as the surname, and will be tougher. First, give Jingyangbo's second wife a few big punches to pave the way for her.
Coincidentally, at the moment she made a wish in her heart, the two heads of the Ruan family's first and second branches, that is, Miao Wan's eldest uncle and second uncle, were discussing with their legitimate son, and spread out in front of them was Miao Wan's letter.
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