At Gu Lingze's suggestion, Shopkeeper Qiu also adopted a commission system for storytellers. The attendance rate was directly linked to money. Storytellers now earn much more than before, so they change their stories every day, striving to make them interesting and entertaining, thereby attracting more customers, thus forming a virtuous circle.
The reputation of these dim sum spread far and wide, and even people from the provincial capital would come specifically to buy them.
"This is the first month, and everyone has a chance to try something new. There may not be so many in the future, but we can add a new variety every month." After saying that, he put the recipe for egg yolk pastry on the table.
"This is a new variety that will be added next month. Aunt Tao, you can try making it tomorrow."
Picking up the new cookbook, the three aunts went aside to start discussing it, not even caring about the division of the money.
The last family got more than 200 taels and were quite excited that evening.
After Uncle Xu finished checking the gate with his coat on, he came back and saw Aunt Tao staring at the banknotes on the table with red eyes.
Uncle Xu understood her feelings, patted her back soothingly, and said, "We will never live like before again."
Aunt Tao cried bitterly in his arms. The next day, the three aunts met and saw each other's eyes and joked with each other.
Brother Wu's leg has completely healed. He plans to go back tomorrow after helping out for a few days. After spending such a long time together, and considering Brother Wu is such a loyal and sincere person, everyone is reluctant to let him go.
After lunch, the two got together and chatted. Unexpectedly, they both wanted to talk about the same thing, which was to keep Brother Wu.
Based on Brother Wu's skills, Gu Lingze also knew that he should be a comrade in Zhao Chengmo's army.
Zhao Chengmo talked about the situation at Brother Wu's family, which was even more difficult than Gu Lingze had guessed. Fortunately, Brother Wu still had a good husband who always stayed with him, and the couple also had a son.
"If it weren't for Brother Wu, I would probably have died long ago." There was a hint of mixed emotion in Zhao Chengmo's tone.
Gu Lingze could almost imagine how dangerous it would be for a fifteen-year-old boy to go to the battlefield.
"Since we have the same idea, let's go talk to Brother Wu now."
The two entered Brother Wu's room and saw a lot of things piled on the table. They were all things that Aunt Tao and the others were going to let him take home.
Gu Lingze took a look and said jokingly, "Brother Wu, I'm afraid you can't take these things away."
The other party was surprised to hear his words. Gu Lingze laughed and then told him what he had just discussed with Zhao Chengmo.
"Brother Wu, everyone sincerely hopes that you can stay." Gu Lingze said seriously, "After you three move in, you will live in the east wing. From now on, we are a family."
Brother Wu was silent for a moment, then nodded and agreed, saying thank you.
During dinner, Gu Lingze told everyone the good news, and the originally quiet dinner table suddenly became lively.
The next day, Zhao Chengmo and Brother Wu drove the ox cart back together. The place was not far away, and they returned with both the cart and the people the next day.
Uncle Xu and his friends helped unload the luggage, while Aunt Tao took Brother Wu's husband and son into the house to rest.
A sumptuous lunch was prepared at noon, which was considered as a housewarming party for Brother Wu’s family. Brother Wu’s husband’s surname is Xu. He is a bit introverted and doesn’t like to talk, but he seems to be a gentle person and he should be easy to get along with.
Brother Wu's son, Wu Rui, is a black boy, ten years old this year, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyes are particularly bright. As soon as he saw Gu Lingze, he wanted to kneel down, but was stopped by him.
Mr. Xu had no choice but to ask Wu Rui to bow seriously to thank Gu Lingze for his great kindness to their family.
Aunt Tao had re-cleaned the east wing yesterday. The room was bright and spacious. Mrs. Xu felt that the past two days were like a dream. Not only had her husband's leg healed, but the family now lived in such a nice house.
Wu Rui was at his age when he was lively and active. As soon as he arrived, he started playing with Jinzi and Lingzi. Mr. Xu told him to take good care of his younger siblings, and Wu Rui patted his chest to make the promise.
In the morning, Gu Lingze said that he would cook dinner, and he started stewing the meat early. The aroma wafted throughout the whole day, and the villagers near the village could smell it, making everyone very hungry.
Gu Lingze made only two things for dinner, roujiamo and hot and sour noodles. He cut the stewed meat into pieces and then minced meat. He then cut the baked pancake in the middle and put the meat in.
Put the pre-fried ingredients into each bowl according to the strength of their taste, pour in the broth, then take out the vermicelli, tofu skin and green vegetables, sprinkle with peanuts and chopped coriander, and dinner is ready.
Everyone was a little curious about this kind of dinner. After taking a bite, they couldn’t stop eating. The whole family was focused on eating and had no time to chat.
Roujiamo was very popular, especially for Wu Rui, who ate two and wanted more, but was a little embarrassed to ask for more.
Gu Lingze told him that it was not good to eat too much at dinner, and he would have the chance to eat every day if he wanted to.
After clearing away the dishes, the family sat at the table drinking tea. Seeing everyone's reactions during dinner, Gu Lingze felt more confident.
In fact, after Gu Lingze gradually understood this dynasty, he realized that the people here should also pay attention to their appetites, and there are many kinds of rich dishes and staple foods.
But there were very few desserts and snacks, and this was what Gu Lingze had in mind.
"The snacks we're having tonight are called roujiamo and hot and sour noodles. I plan to do business with these two." After he said that, he took out two recipes from his sleeves.
When Xu Mingyan saw his action, he, who was usually calm, suddenly chuckled, and then others followed suit.
Gu Lingze was stunned for a moment before he understood why everyone was laughing. Maybe they thought he loved to eat, so he was thinking about these things all day long and took out recipes one after another.
He touched his neck awkwardly, then placed the recipe in front of Brother Wu.
Now it was Brother Wu's turn to be stunned, "What is this...?"
Gu Lingze smiled and said, "I plan to let Brother Wu and your husband do these two things."
Brother Wu also experienced the dilemma that the Xu family was in at the time, but just as he said that day, this was Gu Lingze's good intention, so he accepted it after hesitating for a while.
The next morning, Uncle Xu and his four companions took a bullock cart to the county town. Uncle Xu delivered snacks as usual, and today he added a new kind, the egg yolk crisps mentioned last time.
Gu Lingze, Brother Wu and Zhao Chengmo planned to walk around the county town to see if there were any shops suitable for selling snacks. The storefront didn't have to be too big, just enough to be sufficient, after all, it was a small business.
Just as they were about to split into three groups, they met Mr. Zhen. After some greetings, Mr. Zhen learned the purpose of their visit to the county town.
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