Chapter 68 Department Store
"Miao Miao Restaurant is all ready, when are we going to open?"
Gu Yuanniang looked at the woman in front of her and asked, but the only answer she got was silence.
Xu Miaomiao was busy eating the rice in her bowl and didn't hear anything.
"Miao Miao?"
Seeing that the woman didn't answer her, Gu Yuanniang asked again without giving up. Only then did Xu Miaomiao come to her senses: "I haven't thought about it yet."
"What happened? Why do I feel like you've been absent-minded lately?"
Xu Miaomiao sighed helplessly. She had been feeling irritated these past few days but couldn't tell why. She always felt that something bad was going to happen.
"In my opinion, we should open tomorrow." Song Weiwei said while picking up some dishes.
But this idea was rejected by Xu Miaomiao: "There are too many things to prepare, we can't open yet."
After a long while, Xu Miaomiao spoke again: "Actually, I was thinking about this restaurant. Should we still open it?"
Hearing this, everyone present stopped what they were doing, and Xuguo looked at her in confusion.
"Miao Miao, have you encountered any difficulties?" Gu Yuanniang patted her hands and asked, then looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "If there is really any problem, tell me and we will solve it together."
Xu Miaomiao shook her head: "I was just thinking about this restaurant. We have received patients with plague before. If it were you, would you still be willing to eat here?"
Everyone was stunned; they really had not expected this.
Song Weiwei, on the other hand, was eating leisurely: "What's the big deal?"
Song Weiwei said nonchalantly: "We cleaned it so cleanly, who would dare to say it's not good?"
"It's true that it's clean, but people will feel uncomfortable if they think of the plague patients they received. No matter how clean it is, it will be useless."
Xu Miaomiao responded. She understood people's feelings too well. It was like a thorn in your heart that could never be removed.
"What does Yi Miaomiao mean?"
Gu Yuanniang asked.
Xu Miaomiao thought for a while and said, "There are two options. One is to sell the restaurant and open a new one, but we might lose a lot of regular customers. The second is to transform this place into a supermarket, but it might not work either."
"Supermarket?" Gu Yuanniang was a little confused by the new word. She looked at Song Weiwei and shook her head when asking.
“What is a supermarket?”
"It's like a department store. You can buy food and daily necessities here. The food is sealed. It's very convenient."
"Sealed?" As soon as this idea was raised, Xuguo asked, "But if something is sealed for too long, it will go bad."
"No." Xu Miaomiao was in the mood to explain: "Some of them can be filled with my special lime grass, so they won't go bad."
"Sounds good." Gu Yuanniang nodded: "What should I use? What should I buy?"
"Just ordinary items." Xu Miaomiao responded: "Like women's handkerchiefs, oil-paper umbrellas, etc. It doesn't need to be too many, but the variety must be complete."
"Yeah." Gu Yuanniang nodded and took the lead in extending her hand: "This is a good idea. I support you."
Xuguo also put his hand on it and looked at Xu Miaomiao firmly.
Then, everyone's eyes shifted to Song Weiwei.
Song Weiwei stretched out her hand helplessly: "Okay, okay, I agree too."
Although she wouldn't be able to eat some delicious food if the restaurant wasn't opened, Xu Miaomiao's idea was good, so she agreed.
"Then it's decided!"
Xu Miaomiao made the final decision and finalized the matter.
When he returned home that night, he locked himself, Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei in the room.
"Well, what should I do, Miaomiao?"
"Sixth Lady, you make wine, such as apricot wine or plum wine, and finally put it in this bottle."
As he spoke, Xu Miaomiao took out a special bamboo tube that looked very beautiful.
"Weiwei, you are responsible for making the pastries. These pastries are given to you."
Xu Miaomiao took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xu Song Weiwei.
I saw words like lotus seed cake and lion-awake pastry written on it.
"But Miaomiao, this wine can still be stored, but what about this lotus seed cake?"
"No hurry, no hurry." Xu Miaomiao said as she took out oil paper and asked Song Weiwei to pack it.
"This is the wood ash powder I mentioned. It is harmless to the body and can also extend the shelf life of food."
"How many can be packed with such a small piece of oil paper?"
"Two!" Xu Miaomiao gestured with her fingers.
"Only two?" Song Weiwei was a little confused: "That's too few."
"But our price is low." Xu Miaomiao said, "You guys prepare first."
As she spoke, Xu Miaomiao walked to the side and took out some beef. She planned to make a secret beef jerky, which must be very delicious.
Having been busy from night till morning, Xu Miaomiao clapped her hands in satisfaction as she saw the fragrance wafting from the room. These would sell well.
"I'm so tired." Song Weiwei slumped aside, looking at the table full of Lion-Wake-Up Pastries, she couldn't help but take one out to taste. Xu Miaomiao had taught her how to make Lion-Wake-Up Pastries before, and the taste was really similar.
"Next, pack them in oil paper."
As he spoke, Xu Miaomiao took out the remaining oil paper, but the originally yellow oil paper turned snow-white and transparent.
"Wow, it's so magical." Song Weiwei took out a photo and pointed it towards the sun, and couldn't help but feel emotional.
Xu Miaomiao pulled Song Weiwei back from her trance, took out a piece of beef jerky and handed it to her: "Try this beef jerky."
As soon as she saw the food, Song Weiwei couldn't walk anymore. As soon as she took the beef jerky into her mouth, she exclaimed in amazement: "Mm, it's delicious. What's on top? It smells so good."
“It’s cumin.”
“Cumin?” Gu Yuanniang was a little confused. She picked up a piece to taste, but the delicious taste conquered her taste buds: “It’s delicious. Miaomiao is amazing.”
"hehe."
Xu Miaomiao took the beef jerky and started packing it, adding some lime grass so that it would not expire.
After packing up her things, Xu Miaomiao went to the market to buy a lot of general merchandise and also went to the carpenter's shop.
"Madam Xu, what are you doing making so many weird cabinets?"
The boss asked out loud.
Xu Miaomiao made up an excuse and said, "Renovate the store."
She built these cabinets according to modern facilities, and then placed the purchased and finished products on the cabinets, and the job was done.
"Wow, this is a very interesting shop. I want to come in and take a look."
As she spoke, Song Weiwei was adjusting the wooden cabinet, looking a little surprised.
"The packaging is so thoughtful. I want to eat it just by looking at it." Gu Yuanniang responded.
"You two should stop joking." Xu Miaomiao responded while opening the door and walking around. She always felt that something was missing in this supermarket.
By the way, Xu Miaomiao had an idea and immediately went back to the wood shop to build another counter.
(End of this chapter)
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