The group worked together methodically, and the scene wasn't too chaotic.
Most of the people queuing up to pick up their orders in the morning were buying sweet potato wine for retail, and the quantities were not large.
Most of the orders are from large households, and they haven't arrived yet.
Everyone was busy until the morning before the bustling shop gradually returned to normal.
Many wealthy families came to pick up their goods along the way, but seeing that there were too many people in the shop, they didn't wait.
Before leaving, Xu Han told them to come back later, as there were many people and they would have to queue.
Now that there aren't so many people around, everyone casually finds a chair to sit on for a while and catches their breath.
Zhu Chunsheng, panting heavily, said, "My goodness, these people are crazy, they're almost fighting over it."
This morning has exhausted me; I was so afraid they'd start fighting if I hesitated even a little longer.
Xu Han wasn't much better off. After a busy morning, she was slightly sweaty and was sitting on a chair nearby, drinking water in large gulps.
Li Wen said, "I'm afraid we can't rest yet. Most of the sweet potato wine we prepared a couple of days ago was gone this morning."
The tavern's backyard is overflowing; there's still a lot of sweet potato wine that hasn't been bottled yet!
Fortunately, the wine jars had been washed beforehand and piled up in the backyard, so they can be used directly now without needing to be washed again.
"Okay, let's get started while no one's around."
Anyway, there's not much left, and we'll have to finish it sooner or later, so we might as well start now and finish sooner so we can rest sooner.
As soon as Xu Han said this, the group immediately stood up and started walking towards the backyard.
Two people fetched the wine, and two others carried the jars; they were quite fast.
Just then, wealthy families started coming to pick up their goods. Lu Chuan had the newly packaged sweet potato wine loaded directly onto their arriving carriages, saving them the trouble of transferring it back and forth and saving them a lot of time.
The others were busy when Wei Yan came to deliver the food.
I didn't feel hungry while I was working, but as soon as I heard that someone was bringing me food, my stomach started growling uncontrollably.
"Everyone, let's stop and rest for a while. We'll continue after lunch."
As soon as Xu Han said this, everyone immediately stopped and started washing their hands and eating.
After lunch, Li Wen took the collected order slips and started checking the accounts. By the end of the morning, half of the customers had already picked up their goods, and the remaining orders were mostly from large families.
Li Wen told Xu Han the results of the statistics, but Xu Han didn't care at all. "Hmm, no rush, we can just wait for them to come and pick them up."
If they don't come to collect it today, we'll have someone deliver it to their residence tomorrow.
The tavern's storeroom wasn't very big; even if everything was piled up here, it wouldn't fit.
Li Wen quickly replied, "Yes, Madam."
Normally, taverns don't have much stock. The reason they have so much stock now is because of the orders placed earlier, which are being delivered all at once.
Once the tavern is operating normally, it will be like other taverns, serving drinks to customers on the spot according to their desired alcohol tolerance.
In this way, the warehouse only needs to store some pre-packaged sweet potato wine for emergencies.
After lunch, Xu Han and Lu Chuan saw that there weren't too many people in the shop, and they were able to manage their own business, so they went out together to buy New Year's goods in the street.
The family already has enough meat and dried goods needed for the Lunar New Year, so the two of them don't need to buy any more.
So Xu Han and Lu Chuan went straight to the fabric shop to buy New Year's gifts for their employees, as well as fabric for next year's spring clothes.
Nowadays, the clothes worn by servants are all similar in style, except for the colors.
Xu Han thought that when the clothes were distributed next year, she would make them all the same color. That way, whether they were working in the mountain produce shop or the tavern, their clothes would be uniform and they would look neater.
The two went to the same fabric shop where they had bought fabric last time. They went in, inquired about the prices, and started making their purchases immediately.
After making her selection, Xu Han had someone deliver the items to her residence, and then she took Lu Chuan to a pastry shop.
At this point, there aren't many options when it comes to giving employees holiday gifts.
We have meat and other food at home, so they don't need any extra.
There was no fruit or anything like that, so I could only buy them some pastries.
Of course, the most practical thing is money, which is definitely indispensable.
After buying their things, since it was still early, Xu Han and Lu Chuan went back to the tavern.
Li Wen was busy, and when he saw the two of them come in, he didn't say much. He greeted them and then started calculating the accounts.
Xu Han first went to the backyard and took a look. The large wine jars that had been brought back from the temporary workshop were already more than half empty.
The pre-packaged sweet potato wines were now scattered in different places.
Xu Han called Han Qi over and asked, "Were all of these taken away? What happened to those scattered sweet potato wine jars?"
Han Qi hurriedly explained, "Yes, Madam, all of those have been taken away. As for the scattered ones, we were too busy just now, so we just moved them wherever was nearby and didn't have time to organize them."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han waved her hand and called to the others to carry the remaining sweet potato wine into the shop.
The sun is about to set, so we can't leave it in the yard any longer; it'll freeze tonight and that would be a problem.
At this time, all the sweet potato wine that was originally displayed in the shop had been emptied, and there was just enough space to put it.
Lu Chuan asked, "Are there still some that haven't been packaged out yet?"
"Yes, sir. The people who came to pick up their goods this afternoon were all wealthy families, and the quantities were quite large, so we didn't have time to load them."
"Hmm, it's alright. At this hour, there probably won't be many people coming to pick it up anymore. The remaining amount should be enough."
"Go and wash the unwashed wine jars first; they'll be ready to use tomorrow."
The group immediately got to work after receiving their orders. Xu Han and Lu Chuan, having nothing else to do, continued to repackage the remaining wine jars.
Han Qi then repeatedly delivered the empty wine jars to the temporary workshop for continued use.
The couple worked until it got dark before getting up and heading home.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Xu Han heard a very familiar voice and looked at Lu Chuan with some disbelief, "Is Yunyun back?"
Lu Chuan also looked bewildered; he didn't know either!
Perhaps the people inside heard their voices and immediately ran out.
"Sister Xiaohan, you're finally back."
After listening, Xu Han finally recognized the voice and quickly walked forward. "It really is you! When did you get back? Why didn't you send someone to call us?"
Zhao Yunyun affectionately took Xu Han's hand, her face beaming with smiles. "I got home this afternoon. The servants at home told me you were busy, and I figured you'd be back soon, so I didn't let them listen to you."
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