The next day, Song Yuehua came to the chess hall in a ox cart.
I arrived early today and the chess hall was still busy.
"Sister Song." Xiaofu greeted with a smile.
"Boss, have you finished picking all the cotton?" Xiaoyu also stuck her head out from the backyard.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "After this busy period, we can slowly pick the next ones."
As she spoke, Song Yuehua took out a bag of tightly packed cotton from her backpack and distributed it to the three of them.
"Two kilograms of cotton per person. If it's not enough, you can go to the Ji family shop to buy it. You will get a cheaper price when you go there."
Xiaoyu, Xiaofu, and Xiang Chen each received two kilograms of cotton.
Xiang Chen was a little embarrassed, "Boss, this... this..."
"Boss, isn't it too expensive?" Xiang Xiaoyu asked from the side.
Song Yuehua shook her head slightly. "You guys being here saves me a lot of worries. This little bit of cotton is nothing."
"This is this year's new cotton, Xiaoyu, you're welcome." Zhao Xiaofu said with a smile.
The brother and sister accepted the cotton.
It had been more than a month since he came, and Zhao Xiaofu showed the account book to Song Yuehua.
Song Yuehua took the account book and asked Xiang Xiaoyu, "I asked Master Ma to tell you to prepare the Tianyuan Award. Are you ready?"
Xiang Xiaoyu nodded and said, "We have already informed the regular chess players and clarified the rules, but since the owner won't come, we can't think of anything to do with the prizes."
When the store was first opened, most people in the county were short of food, so using rice as prizes was naturally the best idea.
It would not be appropriate to still use rice as a reward this year. Not only is it of no benefit to the chess club, it is also not very attractive.
"How about using set meals as prizes?" Song Yuehua asked.
Xiang Xiaoyu thought it was a good idea, "How many rewards are there?"
Song Yuehua shook her head. "Not by number, but by time. One serving per day for half a year. Dine-in only."
"I have to add one more condition," Xiang Xiaoyu said, "It cannot be exchanged."
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "This is good."
"One serving per day, can it be eaten for lunch or dinner?" Zhao Xiaofu asked.
"It will be all right."
Zhao Xiaofu nodded and took note of it.
"Brother, do you want to participate too?" Xiang Xiaoyu glanced at Xiang Chen.
As the winner of last year's Tianyuan Award, it would be understandable for him not to participate.
But Confucius is also here this year, so it’s hard to say whether he can win.
Song Yuehua called the man over and asked him if he wanted to participate in the Tianyuan Award.
This time Xiang Chen nodded without hesitation, "Boss, let me join."
After losing the game last time, Xiang Chen reflected on himself for a long time. He thought that he was too weak inside, had too many concerns, and did not have the mentality of burning his boats.
The three of them discussed the details of the competition. Customers started to come to the store one after another, and Xiang Xiaoyu and Xiang Chen started to get busy.
Song Yuehua looked through the accounts for the month she was away.
"The quantity of set meals has returned to normal?" Song Yuehua asked with a smile.
Zhao Xiaofu explained, "Fu Man Lou has just hired a chef from another place, and he has made a lot of new dishes. All the customers have gone there. Small restaurants are already losing money on set meals, and without big customers to support them, the set meals have been cutting corners recently, so naturally fewer customers are going there."
"I didn't estimate this." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
The weather is hot now, mung bean soup is selling well, and there are also many people playing chess.
Xiaofu said, "On the hot days, Xiaoyu came early and put the mung bean soup at the bottom of the well. When the guests came, they could drink the cool mung bean soup, so they were happy to come."
"Thank you all for your hard work." Song Yuehua said.
Zhao Xiaofu was a little embarrassed, "I am the same as usual, Xiaoyu and Brother Xiang Chen are really working hard."
"I'll ask Xiaohu to cook some delicious dishes for us at noon so we can have a snack." Song Yuehua said with a smile.
After a while, Xu Ji also came over. The moment he saw Song Yuehua, he immediately smiled and ran over quickly, "Sister Song, you are finally here."
Song Yuehua smiled and waved at him, then took out two kilograms of cotton from her backpack and said, "Everyone has taken it, this is yours."
Xu Ji uttered an "ah", obviously not expecting it, "Sister Song, it's not good for me to hold it..."
"What's wrong with that?" Song Yuehua said with a smile. "I heard from Xiaofu and Xiaoyu that besides working for Xiaohu, you also help a lot here. I don't care about your wages, but in other aspects, you are no different from my buddies."
"Sister Song..."
After Song Yuehua finished speaking, she took out a letter from her bosom and said, "This is a letter from Xiaobao to you."
"A letter from Sister Xiaoyun..."
Xu Ji quickly opened it and looked at it for a while before blushing and asking, "Sister Song, I can't read. Can you help me read it?"
Being illiterate is indeed troublesome.
Song Yuehua said to him, "I will bring you a copy of the Three Character Classic someday. Xiaofu, Xiaohu, and Zhang Rushan can all read. You can learn one word at a time. Maybe you will be able to write back to Xiaobao in the future."
Xu Ji nodded heavily. He couldn't even read or write letters now. If he could write a letter to Sister Xiaoyun, she would definitely be happy.
"Xiao Jizi, my silly brother..."
Song Yuehua couldn't read any further after reading one sentence. What the hell was this?
Xu Ji looked at her eagerly. Song Yuehua glanced at him and then handed the letter to Zhao Xiaofu.
"I'm going to the bathroom. Please read it to Xu Ji."
After Zhao Xiaofu took it, he read it seriously and Xu Ji also listened attentively.
When Song Yuehua came out from the backyard, there were many guests in the chess hall.
Just as she sat down and continued to look through the account book, a voice sounded above her head, "Song Yuehua."
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