There were so many cabinets in the shop that Tian An borrowed an oxcart from the village chief and pulled them one by one. It took four or five trips with two oxcarts to finish the work.
In the hall, Tian An was holding a blueprint in one hand and directing the farmhands with the other. Despite the early winter weather, he was so busy that he was sweating profusely.
"The cabinet at the front desk is over here. Be careful when you lift it. It's hard to repaint if it gets scratched."
The farmhands suddenly became more cautious.
"The blue cabinets on this row against the wall are on both sides, and the white ones are in the middle. Make no mistake."
The farmhands quickly switched positions.
"You two are carrying a recliner, right? It's upstairs. Two of you can come and help. It's hard for the two of them to lift it."
Two farmhands hurried over to help.
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Seeing that it was getting late, Tian An asked everyone to stop: "Okay, let's stop here for the morning! Leave two people to guard the store, and the others will go have a bowl of noodles for lunch."
Luo Yourong and Qiu Tian's father stepped forward and said, "Girls, we'll be on guard. Go eat!"
Tian An was not polite: "Okay, then you two stay here and we'll bring it back to you."
After everyone left, the two of them were not idle. They put the things in order in the shop, carried the things they could lift, and put the things they couldn't lift aside.
Then he checked each cabinet one by one to see if there was any damage so that he could repair it in time.
When Tian An brought the farmhands to Yiwan Noodles, it was already late, in the afternoon. At this time, there were very few customers in front of the shop.
People from three shops were eating here, and there were quite a few people, so three tables were set up.
After everyone was seated, Tian An asked the kitchen to set aside enough food for two people so that they could start serving the dishes. Tian An had Deng Xue come to inform them in advance that the dishes were ready. Moving things was a physical job, and today's dishes were particularly rich in oils and fats.
Although the farmhands in the village could usually eat their fill and occasionally have meat, this was the first time they had seen such delicious and greasy dishes!
Although he couldn't help drooling at the sight of the table full of dishes, he still waited for Tian An to speak before he started eating.
Sitting at Tian An's table were eight people in total: three shopkeepers, the housekeeper, Deng Xue, Mrs. Du, and Qiu Tian.
After dinner, Tian An asked everyone to go back first. She held a small meeting with several shopkeepers to understand the situation in the shop during this period.
"Manager Liu, please tell me about your situation first!"
"The noodle shop has been very stable, but the red bean double skin milk and milk tea in the half bowl of sweetness are a bit in short supply. Customers have responded very well and asked us to sell more."
The two dairy cows that Peng Zhang gave to Tian An could produce a lot of milk every day. After making snow skin mooncakes, there was still a lot left after supplying a small cup to the family every day.
Tian An taught Qingmei how to make red bean double skin milk and milk tea, which were sold in limited quantities in the shop. They were in short supply every day and sold out early.
She used to have Aiyu jelly to help alleviate demand, but when the weather turned cold, Aiyu jelly couldn't sell. Both double-skin milk and milk tea require milk, and she only has two cows, so there's no way she can increase the quantity of these.
Tian An thought about it and decided that if it really didn't work out, he would just have to sell other sweet soups.
"Manager Liu, please prepare some writing materials for me."
Shopkeeper Liu quickly took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the counter and placed them in front of Tian An.
Tian An thought for a moment, picked up his pen, wrote out a list of ingredients, and handed it to Manager Liu.
"Send someone to buy all these things. I'll come over later to teach Qingmei how to make sweet soup."
Shopkeeper Liu took the list and looked through it. "Miss," he said, "we have all the sweet potatoes and taro listed here, but we're running low on tapioca flour and sugar. We need to restock them, so why not take this opportunity to get them all at once?"
Tian An: "Just make the arrangements as you see fit."
Shopkeeper Liu said "yes" and took the list down to make arrangements.
Tian An looked at Wang Hui again: "What's the situation with Shopkeeper Wang?"
Wang Hui stood up and saluted, saying, "Young lady, as winter approaches, the grain store's business is booming. Should we lift the limit?"
I'd have to ask the county magistrate about this. She's been busy lately and hasn't paid much attention to the situation at other grain shops. I don't know if grain prices have dropped.
"Let's do as we did before! I'll go back and let you know after I think about it."
Shopkeeper Liu bowed and said, "Okay, young lady."
Tian An looked at Lan Niang again and said, "Shopkeeper Lan, have you taken a look around the shop today? Do you think there are any areas that need adjustment?"
Lan Niang was startled for a moment, then realized that it was Tian An calling her, and she stood up and saluted, saying, "My dear, I think everything is fine so far. The decoration of the shop is very eye-catching. Lan Niang has never seen a shop like this before!
The lotions and facial cleansers made by the girls are not available in other shops, so our shop is the first to have them."
Although Tian An knew that what she said was true, he still felt that she was flattering him.
"Pay more attention to this from now on. If you have any questions, please raise them promptly so that we can make adjustments."
"Okay, girl, I will pay close attention." Lan Niang said.
After sitting for too long, Tian An's legs and feet were numb. She stood up and walked to the door of the shop. The cold air blowing in her face made her shiver.
Winter is coming! Wait, winter?
Winter is here, can't we dig winter bamboo shoots?
Tian An excitedly turned around and said to Chen Qiang, "Butler Chen, the winter bamboo shoot season has arrived. Go back and arrange for people to dig them up."
After Chen Qiang arrived at Tian An's house, he knew almost everything about Tian An's family, and naturally knew that Tian An had previously dug bamboo shoots and sold them for money.
He said with some regret, "It's my fault. I actually forgot about this. I should have arranged it earlier."
Tian An didn't blame him: "It doesn't matter if it's these few days. Everyone is busy during this period."
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