Lin Yan fetched a basin of water, washed a cloth, wrung it dry and wiped Zhao Shiyun's face. He drank a bowl of chrysanthemum wine and became drunk. His face and body were a little red and he felt dizzy. If Lin Yan hadn't stopped him from drinking, he would have been completely drunk.
Zhao Shiyun felt a little uncomfortable and shook his head left and right to stop Lin Yan from wiping him. Lin Yan coaxed him a few words and wiped him anyway. He was sweating all over himself. He filled a basin with water again and wiped himself before turning off the lights and going to bed.
The next morning, in addition to the whole chickens and chicken offal that were delivered to the door, they also had to purchase pork belly, spare ribs, and pork offal. Lin Yan and Zhao Shiyun went to the butcher shop, ordered the meat from the butcher, and negotiated to help deliver it to the shop starting tomorrow. Lin Yan was satisfied, as this would save a lot of time. The pork belly would be used to make fried pork with bean curd sheets, the spare ribs would be used to make steamed spare ribs with black bean sauce, and the pork offal would be used to make today's new dish, lotus root and pork offal soup. They then went to West Street to buy lotus root, but they didn't know if it was sold so early in the morning.
Fortunately, the elder sister from whom Lin Yan bought lotus roots last time had already set up a stall, so Lin Yan quickly asked for ten kilograms of glutinous lotus roots. "Hey, little brother, you want so much. Do you run a restaurant?" the elder sister asked while helping to pack the lotus roots.
"Yes, I opened a restaurant on South Street. Come and visit when you have time." Lin Yan said with a smile.
"Do you need this much every day?"
Lin Yan understood what his elder sister meant and quickly said, "Yes, I need this much recently. Could you please deliver it to my shop every morning?"
"Sure, I'll set up my stall early every day. Just tell me the address and I'll deliver it on time."
Lin Yan happily told his elder sister the address, and went back with Zhao Shiyun carrying the lotus roots. Suddenly, three companies could deliver the food, which saved a lot of trouble.
Back at the shop, Zhao Shiyun and Yue Ge'er were busy at the front while Lin Yan began to teach Widow Liu and his cousin's wife how to make a new dish. First, they cleaned the ingredients, sliced and cubed them, and peeled and cubed the lotus root. When the soup was boiling, Lin Yan wiped the sweat off his face and wiped the water off his hands with his shirt. He said, "That's it. It won't matter if we simmer it a little longer. The flavor will be even richer."
The two aunts nodded and started to prepare other ingredients. Lin Yan had some free time and went outside to help collect money.
After about a quarter of an hour, the aroma of lotus root and pork offal soup wafted out. Lin Yan took a deep breath. It was so fragrant that he wanted to drink a bowl later.
Near noon, diners who came to look for food passed by the shop and were attracted by the aroma and walked in.
"Little boss, what are you cooking today? It smells so good."
"New dishes today are lotus root and pork offal soup and lotus root and pork offal noodles. Would you like a bowl, sir?" Lin Yan introduced with a smile.
"How much is it?"
"They're both ten cents each."
The diner hesitated for a moment and said, "Give me a bowl of noodles."
"Okay, a bowl of lotus root and pork noodles!"
When Aunt Liu heard this, she immediately picked up a portion of noodles and put them in the pot to cook. The noodles had already been kneaded and cut into portions, and were only put into the pot to cook after the diners placed their orders.
The noodles were cooked soon. They were scooped out and placed in a bowl. A large spoonful of lotus root and pork offal soup was poured on top, filled with lotus root and pork offal, and finally sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions. Yue Ge'er immediately served it to the guest's table.
The man picked up the chopsticks, stirred the noodles in the bowl, picked up the noodles, blew on them twice, put them in his mouth, then picked up the pig lungs and pig heart and ate them, and finally tasted the glutinous lotus root.
"It's delicious! It would be even better if you eat it in the cold winter."
There was also hot sauce and soy sauce on the table, and the diners added a little hot sauce and continued eating.
The subsequent customers saw how deliciously the first person who placed the order was eating, and they also started to order. Lin Yan and his team prepared two large pots of pork soup, which should be enough to sell.
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Feng Suyao has been looking for a shop recently. She plans to open an embroidery shop, selling cloth, ready-made clothes, purses, handkerchiefs, shoes, etc. in the front, and set up a teaching area in the back. Since she cannot handle it alone, she will hire two skilled embroiderers to teach, and two boys or girls to serve as receptionists in the front.
She called Yu Ge'er over and asked, "Yu Ge'er, I'm planning to open an embroidery shop and I want you to be the manager, but not now. Wait until your embroidery skills improve a little bit. In two years, you can help me manage the shop together. Are you willing?"
Yu Ge'er was stunned. Could a wild boy like him manage an embroidery shop? "I'm not very good at it..." he stammered.
"Of course I will teach you. In addition to learning embroidery in the next two years, you also have to learn management from me. You are my first student, and I am very optimistic about you." Feng Suyao looked at Yu Ge'er with gentle eyes.
Listening to his master's words of affirmation, Yu Ge'er felt a warm current in his heart. He said firmly, "I am willing. I will study hard and not let you down."
Feng Suyao patted Yu Ge'er's shoulder with relief.
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At noon, the lotus root and pork soup was sold out, and everyone was pleasantly surprised. Lin Yan was even happier as he watched the copper coins clatter in the drawer. Widow Liu and the others had also tasted the soup during dinner today and found it to be truly delicious. No wonder it was so popular.
"Aunt, cousin, by mid-November, I'm planning to switch from mixed noodles to noodle soup. Noodle soup is always better in winter, so I'll have to work hard for you then," Lin Yan informed them in advance, giving them a heads-up. "Next month, I'll give you a raise at my discretion. The specific amount depends on your performance."
Widow Liu was a little surprised. She thought the monthly salary was already very high, and she didn't expect it to increase. She thanked Lin Yan and felt more and more that this job was particularly good. She had to work harder to be worthy of the salary.
Sun Ruoqing was also very happy. Since they were relatives, she was always worried that she might not have done something right. However, Lin Yan was too embarrassed to say it, so she worked very carefully. The other sisters-in-law were very envious of her being able to help in the shop, but although they were envious, they didn't say anything behind her back. After all, they were all family, and they knew what to say and what not to say.
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