Taotao expressed with tears that the food with Mapo Tofu flavor was not okay and she wanted to eat Mapo Tofu directly.
Miao Wan's first day of taking the baby to work ended with Taotao crying loudly. He kept leaning in the kitchen and refused to sleep, his voice almost hoarse from crying.
Sun Laohuo was watching over the kitchen, and Zhang Sanzhuang, who was deeply shocked, was watching over the front with a calm mind. Geng and Miao Wan took Taotao home early in the mule cart.
When they got home, Qiao Shengwen and Qiao Rui were also concerned about their granddaughter/niece who was traveling so far away from home for the first time. When they heard the noise, they hurried out to see what was going on.
Unexpectedly, they saw the little guy coming down from the mule cart sleeping with red eyes and tears in the corners of his eyes. They were all shocked.
Miao Wan was a little embarrassed. "It was my mistake. She cried because of the grilled fish when she was in my belly. She must be a foodie. I shouldn't have taken her to a restaurant."
Qiao Rui was a little confused: "Didn't my sister-in-law cry because of greed?"
Miao Wan argued, "I was pregnant at that time, right? When did you ever see me cry after giving birth to Taotao and Xiaorui? I was influenced by Taotao."
Qiao Shengwen: “…”
Geng was so tired that she didn't want to talk. Even though her daughter was crying, she didn't stop her daughter-in-law from secretly eating several spoonfuls of Mapo Tofu. It was unclear who was the bigger foodie.
After all, they are mother and daughter, so it doesn't matter.
Miao Wan's plan to bring the baby to work failed, and she had no choice but to come back every two hours to be more realistic.
There are a lot more people at home, so we might as well start working on both ends.
The work in the restaurant is not very complicated, so Uncle Lin gave it to his eldest son. With the spring coming and the ground thawing, there will definitely be a lot of work outside.
Miao Wan asked someone to invite Uncle Lin over.
"Look at our house. It's too small to accommodate more people. Now we all sleep on the floor. I'm thinking of rebuilding. Do you have time?"
Uncle Lin patted his chest and said, "Eldest sister told us, and we've been preparing for it for a long time. Tomorrow I'll put up the roof beams for them and hire some temporary workers. They only need to pay twenty cents a day and provide three meals. I guarantee that you can live in the new house within a month. But do we need to build a blue brick and tile house?"
Miao Wan chuckled, "Of course."
She roughly indicated the house she wanted to build on the ground. It was based on the Qiao family's current house, but it would be changed from a square to a rectangle like the Zhang family's, and it would still have one entrance.
"Look, I want to expand the patio forward so that the front is flush with Ada's front door. That way I can build more houses on the east and west sides, and there will be enough space for both living and storing goods."
After the harvest, the crops need a place to be stored.
Uncle Lin felt that it was better to expand backward than forward, so he rubbed off the front part with his feet, took a branch and drew a new diagram with the main hall of the Qiao family as the center.
"How about this? If you build the east and west side houses first, your house will be covered in dust every day, and you will have to eat dust when you cook.
Besides, your house is a little far away from the other house now. If you expand it further, it will be closer to the house next door. There are also big trees on the roadside. If someone climbs a tree and jumps towards your house, no matter how high the wall is, it won’t be able to stop them.”
Miao Wan also thought, "If we build it further back, wouldn't it be closer to the Zhang family's pigpen?"
With her daughter's nose, she'll never see the light of day again?
Uncle Lin pointed to the back of the Qiao family's main hall and said, "The main hall can be moved to the right. There's no one to your right. If you build the main hall first, you can all move into the new house. With the current main hall and the courtyard wall separating it, there's less dust. Finally, after you demolish the old main hall, you can tear down the current courtyard wall and basically avoid getting dust."
More importantly, "If the courtyard wall is extended back, it can be closer to the lake. Then I can dig a ditch behind the house for you and build a toilet. It will be much more convenient for you to wash in the future."
He had advised the Zhang family in the same way at the beginning, asking them to move the pigpen and move the main hall further back, or even dig out a small hot spring pool.
Mrs. Zhang thought that there were many people in her family and how could she get so much firewood? Besides, it would cost a lot of money to use limestone to make the bathroom moisture-proof. She was reluctant to spend the money, so she didn't bother.
But Uncle Lin also discovered that Miao Wan would definitely be willing to do anything to make her life more comfortable.
As expected, Miao Wan's eyes lit up like crystal lamps after hearing this, "Then listen to uncle!"
Miao Wan suppressed her happiness. Seeing her parents-in-law listening beside her, she rolled her eyes and said, "Then I'll go see my uncle off."
Geng understood and whispered to Qiao Shengwen, "My daughter-in-law is going to spend money again."
Qiao Shengwen agreed, "Just let her do what she wants. Even if you try to persuade her, she'll still have to pretend to obey you and achieve her goal. Then she'll have to cry and admit her mistakes every day. The guilt won't go away for a while, and you'll still have to comfort her."
Geng: “…” That’s right.
Qiao Shengwen laughed again and said, "Haven't you figured out our wife yet? The faster she spends, the more she earns. Let her be happy."
Geng: “…” It seems so.
The old couple thought it through and followed Miao Wan. Could they still make trouble for her?
It is true that she cannot go to the sky, but Miao Wan wants to go to the earth.
Uncle Lin was a little surprised. "You want to make a floor lamp? That's not cheap. The floor needs to be made of stone slabs."
Because blue bricks do not conduct heat, if you want to keep the underground warm, you have to lay a layer of stone slabs on the underground chimney, but the stone slabs are hot to the feet, so you have to cover them with a layer of wooden boards.
Therefore, only rich people would bother with floor heating, and it is hard to imagine how much it would cost just to polish these materials.
He thought that Miao Wan would definitely be willing to spend money on building a house, but he didn't expect Miao Wan to be so willing to spend money. It seemed like she had so much money to burn.
Miao Wan thought to herself, I also want to lay a felt carpet on the wooden floor, but there is no need to say this. If I say it out loud, the Lin and Zhang families will probably feel bad, and they might even advise her to be more frugal.
But why did she make money? When Taotao could crawl, she wanted to make the whole house a treasure hunt paradise for Taotao.
This alone was enough to make Uncle Lin at home astonished. He felt that all the money the Qiao family earned would have to be spent after the house was built.
But after a few days, the Lin family discovered that they were not experienced enough. Although other people were throwing money away quickly, the speed at which wealth was accumulated in the Ju Fu Restaurant was obviously even faster!
Ju Fu Restaurant was closed for three days for rectification, and a sign was hung at the door.
Many people thought of the young man who had caused trouble the day before and started talking about it.
"Is it possible that Jufu Restaurant has been kicked out and can no longer operate?"
"That's impossible. Many people still crave their crystal agate meat and barbecue. When they come to eat at our restaurant, they always criticize Jufu Restaurant for not making any money."
"Anyway, the wall is still covered with coarse cloth. Who knows what new things they might be working on?"
…
The more people talked about it, the more people looked forward to it. Those who had no money couldn't help but take a few more glances when passing by, while those who were rich or had bad intentions would even send their servants to take a look every day.
Even though I knew that the restaurant would be closed for three days, I couldn't help but want to know what Ju Fu Restaurant was doing as soon as possible.
Especially since Ju Fu Restaurant was closed, but in the following few days it frequently emitted some eye-watering aromas, which made people's eyes turn green. This made things even more torturous.
So on the fourth day, when the Qiao family started laying the foundation, a lot of people gathered in front of the Ju Fu Restaurant.
Ah Cheng, the waiter, came out and opened the door and was startled, "Hey, why are there so many people?"
Ah Xun, who was removing the window panels with him, raised his chin towards the door and said, "Just now I saw Lu Sheng pulling the coarse cloth off the wall."
Ah Cheng was excited when he thought of the puzzles that hadn't been solved yet. "There are so many people on this street, surely someone can figure out those puzzles? You know, our boss is really smart. What's with her brain?"
Ah Xun thought to himself, either they are the boss and we are the servants.
However, after three days of training, what Miao Wan said after assessing them yesterday made all the guys excited.
"As long as you work diligently, you will not only receive a monthly bonus, but you can also exchange your achievements for your own indentures. Using the skills you learned at Jufu Restaurant, it's not impossible for you to open your own shop in the future. As long as you are ambitious enough, I can also invest money to open your own shop. Whether you succeed or not depends entirely on your performance."
The guys don’t understand what veteran employees and angel investors are. They only know one thing: even if they can’t read, as long as they are willing and capable, there will be a day when they can make the leap to success.
This shocked the guys, who had been slaves for generations, to the point where they could hardly believe it.
But the shopkeeper also said that the boss never jokes, and the shopkeeper was just an apprentice waiter before.
So no matter whether you believe it or not, the guys are all trying their best and just want to perform well. It’s always a dream.
Although it was still early, they had already packed up and cleaned the restaurant inside and out. Most of them were preparing ingredients in the kitchen, and the rest were repeatedly taking inventory and checking according to Miao Wan's instructions, just waiting to open the door to welcome customers.
It was already bustling outside, with even more people than Miao Wan had imagined.
"Both sides were very happy singing, and they felt relaxed before and after the singing."
"Look up and you won't see the boats sailing far away, but look up and chase the dragon boats."
"The Lantern Festival is a great time for everyone to enjoy the lanterns. Adults don't see them, but children do."
"Two bamboo branches hang down, casting shadows across the sky. On ordinary days, I am alone with my teacher." [Note]
The wall on the right side outside the door of Jufu Restaurant was painted in ochre with a pattern of forsythia. On top of the ochre, four lines of words were painted with yellow mud, and there were two lines of small words below the words.
After reading it aloud, some readers were confused: "This is not poetry, and it doesn't rhyme."
Many onlookers pointed below and asked, "Look at what's written in those small words below?"
The scholar immediately leaned in closer, his eyes brightening. "They say there's a riddle on the wall. If you can guess one, just tell the owner, and you can get 10% off your meal at the restaurant. If you guess them all, only 20% will be charged, and you'll also get a free drink from Jufu Restaurant."
"Come and see, there's also something on the left wall... Hahaha, there's a joke, there's a lot of things written here too." Someone said while laughing, and finally finished his words.
A swarm of people rushed over to join in the fun. As the sounds of laughter became more and more frequent, the spring sun slowly rose higher and became brighter. Many passers-by could not help but come over.
"It says here that even if we can't eat for a while and have to wait, there are fresh foods for us to try and fun things to do. After we have fun, we can eat for free!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people crowded in front of the Ju Fu Restaurant were in an uproar, and they couldn't wait to squeeze to the door.
Ah Cheng and Ah Xun, who were guarding the door, hadn't seen enough of the excitement. Seeing so many people rushing over, their palms felt wet. They thought, "There are too many people, aren't there?"
They both felt that something was not right. Why were there so many people here so early in the morning?
Several people in the crowd looked at each other.
At this time, someone shouted again, "Everyone, hurry up! The sooner you rush in, the sooner you can—ouch!"
Before the man could finish shouting, he was slapped on the head by a tall and strong man from Northern Mongolia. He fell to the ground and the area around him became empty instantly.
"Are you stupid? You told us to rush in first so you could use your cleverness to eat for free later, right?"
Another scholar, hands in his pockets, chimed in, "Exactly. The riddle outside hasn't been solved yet, so why are we trying to squeeze in? Anyone who doesn't take advantage of an opportunity is a fool. Does this guy think we're fools? Beat him up!"
Before the man could get up, he was kicked to the ground again, screaming "ouch, ouch". When he crawled out, his face looked unrecognizable as a human.
The other people who took the money to cause trouble looked at each other and quickly lowered their heads. Who dared to cause trouble? They were asking for a beating. Forget it.
Miao Wan sat in the mule cart in the corner and saw people starting to line up under Axun's arrangement. She looked in the direction of the restaurant on the street and sneered.
Is this all Yu Maoyan'er is capable of? Then she has to give Yu Maocai a big gift to make him understand that this is not a business war, but at best a disgusting one.
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Note: The riddle information is quoted from Baidu.
Goji swears that I started really early today, but because I sorted out the outline, had new ideas, and even changed the chapter outline, not only am I late, but there are also fewer updates. Eww... I always feel that I can't post it on time.
So there are red envelopes dropping. If you can guess the riddle, the red envelope will be doubled~~~Come on!
The next update will probably be before 11pm.
Tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely... ahem, I will update it around 18:00...!
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