Chapter 23 Asking for help
After seeing off the last wave of guests, Xia Yutong and Xia Feng both drank a large glass of water before they came to their senses.
"Xiaotong, you are so awesome." At the end of the day, Xia Feng was really amazed by this little sister.
Whether it's settling bills or dealing with customers, she's really skilled.
And he handled it very well, at least he couldn't do it.
Father Xia ran over after selling all the braised food on his stall.
As soon as he came over, he saw his precious daughter and Xia Feng slumped in the chairs. He was startled, "What's going on?"
He had heard from several old customers that the store was doing good business?
"Dad, you're finally here. I'm so tired." Seeing her father coming, Xia Yutong started to act coquettishly as usual.
After living together for so long, Xia Yutong truly accepted this family and regarded them as her real relatives.
Even her relatives in her previous life could not compare to the current Xia family.
Seeing his daughter working so hard, Xia Feng felt so distressed, "Are you tired? Come here, let daddy hug you." Father Xia's nose felt sore, and he walked forward and wanted to pick up his daughter.
Of course Xia Yutong was not happy, because she was not a real child.
"Dad, no, I'm so embarrassed." Xia Yutong felt embarrassed. Father Xia was just teasing her. How could he really hug his eight-year-old daughter?
And in public.
"Haha, you little girl, okay, stop making trouble. How's business today?"
Xia Yutong was so tired that every bone in her body ached. She didn't want to talk. She pushed Xia Feng and said, "Brother Feng, come and tell my dad."
Xia Feng smiled dotingly, "Okay, you should take a rest."
"Uncle Xia, we haven't settled the bill yet. We just finished working here, and it's just right that you're here. Let's count it together."
After saying that, Xia Feng went to get the box containing the silver and money.
It's all full inside.
There are copper coins, silver coins, everything.
After counting everything and deducting the cost, I made almost seven taels of money today.
Of course, you earn a lot, but you are also tired.
Xia Yutong didn't plan to endure this hardship anymore. That's right, she was someone who couldn't bear hardship.
After packing up, the three of them went home together.
As soon as she got home, Xia Yutong started preparing things for the dinner market.
Xia Feng was taken away by his father to rest.
He has nothing to do in the afternoon, so he can go over and help.
But he doesn't know how to barbecue, so he can only help out.
After all the materials were prepared, Xia Yutong climbed onto the recliner and fell asleep in a short while.
When Mr. Xia saw his daughter working so hard, he felt even more distressed.
"Silly girl, life is good at home." He muttered.
He doesn't seek wealth or fame, he just wants his family to be safe and happy.
A little after 4 p.m., the Xia family pushed a cart of things to the barbecue restaurant.
With the warm-up in the morning, people came to wait early in the afternoon.
Like braised dishes, some people want to buy some and take them home to eat with their family.
Some foodies will of course come early to try the food, otherwise it will be gone if they wait too late.
With the addition of Xia's father to the evening market, both Xia Feng and Xia Yutong felt a lot more relaxed.
Xia Feng is only responsible for grilling, and Xia Yutong is responsible for collecting money.
Father Xia is responsible for taking orders for the guests.
Because they are illiterate, they can only rely on their own brains to remember.
You know what, Xia Feng has a really good memory.
The busy days passed one by one.
The barbecue restaurant is also slowly getting back on track.
Father Xia also placed his braised food stall directly in front of the store.
This gives those who come here to eat barbecue another choice.
Both businesses are getting better.
That night, Xia Yutong shook her aching arms and thought secretly in her heart.
"Dad, we can't go on like this. If we continue like this, the three of us will be exhausted to death."
That’s right, hire someone.
Or the kind that is imminent.
"Then what should we do? Business is so good, you can't just tell people not to come, right?" Father Xia teased Xiaotong with a smile.
Xia Feng thought more than his father did and immediately understood what Xiaotong meant. "Do you mean to hire someone?"
"Well, we need to hire not just one, but two people, one to look after the braised food stall, and one to help serve dishes in the store." Xia Yutong had endured it for a month and had wanted to say it for a long time.
But I also know that if there is no money, my father and Brother Feng may not agree.
"I can run the braised food stall myself." When Xia's father heard that he had to hire someone for him, he immediately stopped working.
"No, Dad, Brother Feng can't handle it all by himself in the kitchen, why don't you go over and help?" Xia Yutong looked at her father pitifully.
"Besides, the braised food stall is right in front of the store. I'm watching it."
When Father Xia was about to say something, Xia Feng stopped him and said, "Uncle Xia, I think Xiaotong is right. Think about it, the business in the store is getting better and better. Sometimes I am really too busy to handle it. Our barbecue stall is big, so two people won't be a problem."
"Besides, don't you still believe in Xiaotong?" Well, once Xiaotong appears, who can compete with her?
"However, it takes time to hire someone. We need to hire at least two people who know us well." Father Xia said with some concern.
"Uncle Xia, do you still remember Uncle Song?" The person Xia Feng was talking about was also from their Xia Village, but they were not from the village, they were refugees.
After that, they settled down in Xia Village.
Because there is no land in the village, Uncle Song usually does odd jobs in the town.
Aunt Song also does needlework at home to support the family.
Their son was born in the same year as Xia Feng, but a few months younger. Because they were not friends, they both rarely interacted with people in the village.
Father Xia was stunned for a while after hearing his words. Then he remembered, "Doesn't Brother Song have a job in town? Asking him to help us with the work is not a good idea."
To be honest, Father Xia really doesn't want to deal too much with the people in the village.
If it weren't for Xiaofeng, he might not have remembered this person.
"Uncle Song is a good man." Xia Feng talked about some things about Song Ping.
In addition, their family does not have very deep connections with the villagers, so it would be best to invite them.
The only bad thing is that they have no place for others to stay.
And they live in the village.
"Is your Uncle Song willing to come?" Father Xia asked worriedly after hearing this.
The wages they earn doing odd jobs are no less than what they earn here.
A lot more.
"Uncle Xia, you're overthinking it. I'm not saying to invite Uncle Song. I want to invite Aunt Song and their son Dabao." After Xia Feng had been with the Xia family for a long time, he started to speak in a playful manner.
Xia Yutong didn't know these people, so she just listened and didn't say much.
"Is this okay?" Xia Feng still asked uncertainly.
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's a good thing that they all come to town, so it can be considered a family reunion." Xia Feng actually has a better relationship with Uncle Song.
There were some things he couldn't say too much about, but he got his point across, and it was okay if Uncle Xia wasn't happy about it.
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