The Ruan family was invited out by the villagers to eat chicken noodle soup with everyone.
The atmosphere was lively. Although many people had skipped lunch to prepare for this meal, it wasn't to take advantage of the Ruan family, but rather because everyone was looking forward to Ruan Meng's cooking skills.
"Miss Ruan, how was this chicken soup made? I've never had any decent noodles since I was born!"
The villagers laughed and cheered:
"Not just you, I've never eaten such delicious noodles in my entire life!"
"That's because we've eaten chicken and drunk chicken soup countless times."
"The last time I had chicken soup was when I gave birth. My husband gritted his teeth and used the last of our money to buy me an old hen, which he then stewed for several days..."
"I didn't want to finish it all in one day, but it's so hot, so I planned to eat it for a few more days. Who knew it would go bad? My husband didn't want to throw it away, but he was also worried about it getting sick, so he ate it himself. If he were home, he might have been able to eat this delicious chicken noodle soup!"
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Although the tone was melancholic, it contained warmth, and listening to it live created a cozy and comforting atmosphere.
Xiao Kai remembered something, went out, and delivered Manager Yu's words and the settlement money to Ruan Meng and Sister-in-law Feng respectively.
When Ruan Meng and Manager Yu first started their business selling seafood in a laozhi sauce, they agreed to settle the accounts after the trial operation period.
Later, the oyster business was temporarily suspended, but the seafood from Fengjia Village could still be supplied to Hejia Restaurant.
Manager Yu originally planned to settle accounts with both parties once the seafood business had accumulated for half a month...
But according to Xiao Kai, after the house was built, the Ruan family's kitchen was empty. The village chief was worried that the Ruan family wouldn't be able to operate, so he gave them two taels of silver...
Manager Yu immediately calculated the costs of the seafood sauce and the purchased seafood separately and had Xiao Kai deliver them in advance.
"Manager Yu said that if the young lady and her cousin didn't have plans to go out to sea tomorrow, they would definitely have brought a generous gift to celebrate..."
Explanation in small regular script.
When the Xinglintang clerk relayed the message, Manager Yu had prepared a congratulatory gift, but it wasn't the time to make arrangements. So he instructed Xiao Kai to cooperate fully to ensure Ruan Meng's safety and to facilitate the overseas medical consultation first. There would be plenty of time to celebrate afterwards.
Previously, in order to raise money for building a house, Ruan Meng sold her recipes to He Family Restaurant. He Family Restaurant recognized the value of her products, but they also helped her.
Otherwise, they could have negotiated a lower price or bought items one by one from the menu, but at the time, they paid in advance and settled the bill in turn, for which Ruan Meng was very grateful.
Now that Manager Yu is so understanding, the Ruan family is deeply moved.
After discussing it with her elder brother, Ruan Meng consulted with the village chief and Sister-in-law Feng, and decided to strike while the iron was hot and settle all the wages in one lump sum.
For Ruan Meng, it was very simple. Sister-in-law Feng kept records of how many people worked each day, all according to the village chief's requirements.
Sister-in-law Feng retrieved the items from her home and lit torches on the spot to settle the accounts. It was already completely dark, but the villagers' expectant eyes shone brighter than the stars.
After Sister-in-law Feng calculated it, she asked Ruan Meng to verify it.
Ruan Meng thought for a moment and asked Song Shiwen to help. Song Shiwen did not back down and calculated quickly and accurately, which amazed everyone present.
Manager Yu and Xiao Kai were very meticulous, as if they had encountered the villagers' hardship in distributing money. They converted the silver pieces into one tael each, and the rest into copper coins for easy distribution.
Feng Ersao organized the scene, letting the villagers come forward one by one.
According to the amount, Sister-in-law Feng had the villagers take the money and then press their fingerprints in turn.
The villagers were overjoyed to receive the money.
After working for almost a month, no one expected to earn so much!
Before and after they helped the Ruan family dig for oysters, each person received an average of fifty or sixty coins. They supplied seafood to the He family restaurant, and after half a month, each person actually received over a thousand coins!
Including the help some people received from relatives and friends in the early stages, the highest amount they received was two or three strings of cash.
You have to understand, in the past, they wouldn't even earn a single string of cash in a year!
After settling the accounts, Ruan Meng distributed the wages she had promised to Sister-in-law Feng and Sister-in-law Feng Er, despite their refusal.
Feng Xi helped with the tools and other temporary items, and she never intended to charge him, because Ruan Meng had already settled the bill for each temporary request...
But Ruan Meng still gave him one hundred coins as a token of her appreciation.
Upon seeing the villagers, the village chief was overjoyed. His own son and daughter-in-law were also full of energy. He couldn't help but walk up to the Ruan siblings and personally thank them.
Ruan Mengliu arrived a little later, and Ah Chun, sitting next to the village chief's wife, was enveloped in a sense of melancholy as she saw the villagers' joyful faces...
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