Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, Store No. 3.
After signing the contract with the landlord, Xu An returned to the shop to observe the layout and what equipment needed to be purchased.
After wandering around the store, I found that everything except the tables and chairs needed to be replaced.
The store already has two rice steamers, one large and one small, and the store also has a large one, so there's no need to buy a new one.
After two days of running the braised food business, Zhang Dezhen came to the conclusion that noodle cookers are the most suitable for making braised food. Therefore, he needs to buy two more noodle cookers, one for making braised food and the other for making soup.
A high-powered stove is a must-have, otherwise the cooking speed will not be fast enough, and other miscellaneous items will also need to be purchased.
When Xu An purchased the equipment last time, he left the equipment store's contact information.
This time, I don't plan to go to the store. I'll just call and order the products I need and get everything I need in one place.
When the equipment store owner learned that Xu An needed to purchase new equipment, he was overjoyed. He agreed to provide Xu An with some small pieces of equipment that the store did not have, and even gave Xu An a 5% discount.
A 5% discount might not seem like much, but it still saved him several hundred yuan, which made Xu An quite satisfied.
Equipment problems are easy to solve, but recruiting workers is a major challenge.
Zijing Garden has not yet been completed and sold, the flow of people has not yet returned, there are not many restaurants around, and they are mostly fast food restaurants with limited reputation. Many people looking for work have no idea that Xu An is recruiting.
Xu An had considered using an agency, but the agency fees were too high!
Each person's salary is basically a month's wages, and with six people, that's over ten thousand yuan, which is no small expense for Xu's Fast Food Restaurant right now.
However, the No. 3 store will not open for business so soon. It will have to wait until the construction site announces the distribution of meal subsidies to the workers before it can open for business.
Even if we open now, only a few people will come. Yihaodian can handle it all, so there's no need.
Therefore, Xu An plans to use the all-powerful WeChat Moments method again. If he still can't find anyone by the time the business is about to open, then he'll go to an agency.
I opened QQ, clicked on Qzone, and posted a status update.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant is hiring two chefs and four helpers. Interested parties please contact us for an interview.
After dealing with these matters and closing the doors of the three shops, Xu An suddenly felt a sense of emotion.
Two months ago, I only had 100 yuan in my pocket from selling vegetables. I was thinking of starting a small business to earn some money to supplement my family's income, so that at least we could have some meat on the table.
Only two months have passed, and not only do they have meat at every meal, but they also own three shops with a daily turnover of 13,000 to 14,000 yuan and a net profit of 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.
Let alone myself two months ago, even myself in my past life wouldn't dare to have such a dream.
Xu An couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs up. You're awesome!
Back home, Xu An felt a bit lazy, so he played Connect Four with the two little ones. They had a lot of fun, but the two little guys kept cheating.
Not to mention taking back moves, he would often openly push away Xu An's black pieces and place his own white pieces in them, thus forming a five-piece chain, claiming that this was how the game was played!
When Xu Anxue and his group actually do what they do, they will be met with a shy but firm beating.
Two little rascals!
Xu An finally stopped playing at five o'clock and prepared to cook dinner.
"Come on, let's order today. Kang Kang and Lele, what do you two want to eat? Each of you can only order one dish!"
Upon hearing this, the two little ones' eyes lit up, and they huddled together, whispering to each other, leaving Xu An with only their two furry backs of their heads.
After whispering and discussing for a while, and listening to them talk about more than ten or twenty dishes, the two finally decided what to eat that night.
"Brother, I want to eat braised chicken wings!"
"Brother, I want meatloaf and egg soup!"
Tsk, just as expected, it's still meat dishes.
Since the family's financial situation improved, the two little ones can't live without meat at every meal; they practically eat meat as their main meal.
However, since the two were already quite thin, eating more meat wouldn't be a bad thing, so Xu An didn't stop them. Let them eat if they want; it's not like the family can't afford it.
"Okay, brother will go make it now." Xu An pinched the two little noses, stood up and prepared to walk to the kitchen, but there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
Upon opening the courtyard gate, I was surprised to find my fourth uncle standing outside.
"Anzi, would you like some mussels?" Fourth Uncle pointed to the half-full sack of mussels at his feet: "My friend just brought them back from the sea, they're very fresh."
It had been a long time since Xu An had eaten seafood, and he really wanted to try it, so he didn't hesitate and readily accepted the bag: "Yes, thank you, Fourth Uncle."
"Hehe." Uncle Si chuckled and left after seeing Xu An take the bag.
After watching his fourth uncle leave, Xu An carried half a bag of mussels to the kitchen.
This half-bag of mussels weighs about ten kilograms, which sounds and looks like a lot, but actually the mussels' shells are quite large and heavy, giving people that illusion.
After cooking, it will probably only yield two or three pounds of meat.
After rinsing it twice with well water to make sure there was no mud or other debris, I poured it into a pot, added water, lit firewood, and started cooking.
There are many ways to eat mussels, but Xu An only likes two.
One way is to boil the meat in plain water and eat it directly, preserving its original flavor; another way is to remove the meat from the shell, stir-fry it with garlic leaves, which also has a unique flavor.
Today I have a full ten pounds of mussels. I can make three or four different ways of cooking them, let alone two.
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