There are three small houses in the inner courtyard of the shop. The original owner did not move the furniture and other items inside, and they were all included in the total price.
Behind the shop is a small kitchen with two stoves.
Qiu Yan has also removed the original pastry banner and renamed it Baiyang Wonton Shop, after the name of Baiyang City.
Qiu Yan and her aunt each slept in a small room. After a busy day, Qiu Yan fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed, but Qiu Yumei tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
She always felt that everything was somewhat unreal.
She had always wanted to buy a house, and now that she has this little courtyard, it has fulfilled her wish.
The newly purchased Baiyang Wonton Shop is on the same street as the previous wonton stall, and it's located a bit further forward.
Besides the signboard that makes it immediately clear that a new wonton shop has opened, they've also done some advertising.
Qiu Yumei puts in a lot of effort when it comes to publicity.
She knows many people in Baiyang, and whenever she meets someone she knows, she introduces them, saying that her niece opened a wonton shop on Huashi Street called Baiyang Wonton Shop, and that it had a great deal a few days ago.
When Qiu Yan went to Xingyue Tower again, she ran into Jiang Liu. While telling Zhou Zifang, she also told Jiang Liu about the upcoming opening of the shop.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu's eyes were filled with envy.
She felt like a canary trapped in a cage, a canary desperately wanting to escape its confinement.
Regarding manpower, since my second uncle is currently busy with building the house, he naturally cannot help out in the near future.
Therefore, Qiu Yan plans to find a helper first.
Just as I was thinking this, a little girl appeared outside the shop.
It was the young girl from Guan Niangzi's wonton shop.
Qiu Yan looked at her, and she returned Qiu Yan's smile with a sweet smile. "Hello, Miss Qiu."
Then, the little girl ran to find Qiu Yumei and asked, "Aunt Qiu, can I work with you? Madam Guan is too fierce."
When Qiu Yumei asked her why, the girl's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She said that Guan Niangzi had been relatively kind to her before, but in recent days, ever since Qiu Yumei left, her already unfriendly attitude had become even worse.
"It's not my fault that business is bad. What can I do if customers don't come to the store?"
The little girl's name was Tian Xiu. Although she was from Baiyang, her family was even poorer than the average country person.
"Xiuer, now that you're working at our shop, what will happen to your previous wages?" Qiu Yumei asked.
“I told Madam Guan that I wanted to quit my job, but she disagreed and said that my wages would be paid annually from now on.”
Tian Xiu lowered her head and clenched her fingers. "Anyway, I've already received a month's wages, so I don't need the wages for the remaining ten days or so."
Qiu Yumei felt sorry for her, but she also knew that Guan Niangzi would never settle her wages.
She called Qiu Yan over and told her about Tian Xiu's situation, "Xiao Yan, Xiu'er is quite clever, and she was very diligent in her work before, you see..."
Qiu Yan agreed without much thought. "Your wages will be the same as before. If you work long enough, you'll get a seniority bonus. But I'm telling you in advance, you won't get paid if you don't work for a month."
Anyway, Tian Xiu has experience in the wonton shop, and Qiu Yan needs manpower.
Qiu Yan called the other girl "little girl" because she herself was not young in body or soul; in fact, the other girl was a year older than her.
Tian Xiu's gloomy face suddenly lit up with joy.
He hurriedly bowed deeply to Qiu Yan, "Thank you very much, boss. Don't worry, I will definitely do my best."
She wanted to work with Qiu Yumei so badly that she was willing to give up half a month's wages to leave her original wonton shop.
After Qiu Yan agreed with her, she immediately went to her old wonton shop and told her again that she wanted to quit her job.
Lady Guan said, "If you don't want to work, then get out, and don't expect any wages."
Tian Xiu left, of course. Guan Niangzi was too mean-spirited; she had been jealous and unreasonable lately, and always took her anger out on her.
She didn't want to work there for even a day longer.
On the day Baiyang Wonton Shop opened, Qiu Yan, her aunt, and Tian Xiu all got up early to make wontons.
With the mushrooms that Qiu Yan brought last time, Qiu Yumei mixed several kinds of fillings, including shiitake mushroom filling, wood ear mushroom filling, and oyster mushroom and pork filling, but she still didn't include more, because she was afraid that the guests wouldn't be used to the taste.
In the future, they can prepare more other fillings.
Tian Xiu wiped the tables and chairs in the shop again.
Early in the morning, Qiu Dayu, his two cousins, and Zhao San also came to help.
As dawn broke, Zhou Zifang, Lin Shu, and Qin Wu arrived with some gifts to show their support.
They were the first customers of the wonton shop.
When Qiu Yumei saw Zhou Zifang, she showered him with pleasantries, saying, "Manager Zhou, you're too kind."
Tian Xiu first cooked a bowl of wontons for each of the three people, then went to the door to prepare to greet the guests.
Zhou Zifang: "This place is really nice, Qiu Yan. How about I follow you from now on?"
Qiu Yan laughed and replied, "How can our wonton shop compare to Xingyuelou?"
Lin Shu: "Young master, why don't I stay and help?"
Zhou Zifang: "Sure, let's see if Miss Qiu Yan wants you."
Their conversation drew a soft chuckle from Tian Xiu, who was standing at the door. She glanced at Lin Shu and noticed that he was also looking at her curiously. Her face flushed, and she quickly turned her head away.
As Zhou Zifang and his two companions entered, some of the wonton stall's regular customers also followed.
Qiu Yan warmly guided diners to their seats, while Qiu Yumei continuously cooked wontons.
Although Tian Xiuren was a bit shy and not as natural in her speech as Qiu Yan and Qiu Yumei, her voice was clear and pleasant to hear.
"Today is our first day of business at our wonton shop. A bowl of wontons costs only five coins. They're fragrant, smooth, delicious, plentiful, and affordable. Come in and see if there's anything you like..."
Following Tian Xiu's calls, more customers arrived. "A bowl of wontons, please..."
Qiu Yan glanced at Tian Xiu and was quite satisfied with her performance on the first day.
She was busy greeting customers when she saw what was happening outside the shop, and she rushed out.
"You little slut, I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to quit your job with me. Turns out you've found another one."
As Guan Niangzi spoke, she grabbed Tian Xiu's ear, and Tian Xiu's eyes turned red with pain.
Qiu Dayu was standing nearby. He forcefully shoved Guan Niangzi, freeing Tian Xiu from her grasp. "You shrew, how can you be so rude to Miss Tian!"
"I'm vulgar, how am I vulgar..." Lady Guan put her hands on her hips and started to throw a tantrum.
Their cousin had already dealt with the brokerage firm, so how could Qiu Yumei and her companion still manage to rent a shop and compete with her for business?
Tian Xiu glanced awkwardly at Qiu Dayu, thanked him, and then turned to Guan Niangzi, saying, "I already told you yesterday that you can find another worker. I don't need half a month's wages; that's enough to make up for your losses these past two days."
Qiu Yan went straight out of the shop and stood in front of Tian Xiu. "Miss Tian Xiu, did you sign a death contract?"
"Hmph!" Lady Guan glanced at Zhao San, Zhou Zifang, and the others standing in front of the door, then left with a livid face.
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