Chapter 114 The noodle shop recruits three more generals
After Sun Wu scared them, he only managed for a short while. As more and more people came to buy noodles, minor conflicts started to occur again. People started cutting in line, and he would push or kick them. Sun Wen and Sun Wu were busy serving noodles to customers and couldn't keep up with the situation.
Liu Ye was busy collecting money and was powerless to stop the troublemakers. Suddenly, three burly men rushed in. They were all strong and muscular, with knives hanging from their waists. They were obviously skilled in martial arts. As soon as the three men entered, they stood there with their arms crossed. The people who were shouting and cutting in line immediately shut up and dared not make a sound.
Upon seeing them arrive, Sun Wu quickly rushed to Liu Ye's counter and said happily, "Master, these are my three good brothers. I called them over last night when I had some free time. Please take them in, Master. They were also fired a few days ago. They are different from us two brothers. They used to be bodyguards at a security escort agency. Their martial arts skills are very high. They can jump onto the roof in a flash..."
Liu Ye was overjoyed. When they suddenly burst in, she thought they were there to cause trouble. "Okay, let them stay. Their wages will be the same as yours."
Sun Wu nodded happily, then gestured and chattered with the three burly men. The three men turned to look at Liu Ye, nodded shyly, and that was their greeting.
Liu Ye smiled and nodded at them. After the lively mealtime, Sun Wu quickly ran to close the shop door and sat down to eat with Liu Ye and the others. Sun Erdan cooked a big pot of noodles. Sun Erdan was reluctant to add oil, but Liu Ye was generous. She put a big spoonful of lard into the pot, and a layer of oil floated on the surface, making Sun Erdan grimace with heartache.
Sun Erdan served Liu Ye a large bowl of noodles, and served himself a bowl. The others served themselves. The three newcomers, Qian Dahu, Zhao Xiaolong, and Li Hetao, were a little embarrassed. They sat there looking at their empty bowls and none of them served themselves noodles.
Sun Wu served himself a large bowl of noodles, and then served each of them a large bowl: "Hurry up and eat. Our host is very kind. You'll see in time."
The three men looked at the fragrant noodles in the bowl, their mouths watering. They saw Sun Wu and the others eating with gusto, without any restraint, as if they were eating at home. The host was eating with his head down and didn't even look at them. The three men also picked up their chopsticks and started eating the noodles in small bites, then in large bites. When they ate their second bowl, the three men really let loose.
After finishing their meal, Qian Dahu and his two brothers rushed to wash the dishes, sweep the floor, and wipe the table. Sun Erdan and his two brothers were busy kneading dough. Liu Ye went to the counter, counted out the money from lunch, strung it on a rope, and put it in a bag next to her: "Erdan, if you need money, I can give it to you first."
Erdan smiled and shook his head, saying, "No need. I bought my parents over ten taels of silver worth of medicine earlier, enough for more than a month. Ever since my parents ate the rice the landlord gave them, their health has improved, even better than the medicine. My father can chop wood again, and my mother can clean the house and cook. My mother even asked me to return the medicine, saying that their health has improved. Hehe, it's all thanks to the landlord."
Liu Ye was surprised to hear this. Rice had this effect? She knew that everything grown in the space was delicious, but the spiritual spring water really did have an effect. Drinking it made her stronger and full of energy.
However, it's also possible that Sun Erdan's parents were just hungry, and their health improved after eating: "Erdan, you've run out of rice, so take a bag of flour home with you. Consider it a reward for your hard work. You're busy all day long, and it makes me tired just watching you."
Just as Sun Erdan was about to open his mouth to refuse, Liu Ye stopped him with a gesture: "Stop dawdling."
Sun Erdan held back his tears and nodded with immense gratitude in his heart.
Liu Ye then looked at Sun Dahu and the other two: "Although you three just arrived today, I'll give each of you half a bag of flour. Let Erdan carry it for you."
Qian Dahu and his two companions looked at each other, and finally Qian Dahu stepped forward and said, "Boss, we don't want to stay here. None of us three have any relatives. Sun Wu just told us that the shop has been targeted by bad guys, so we've decided to stay here."
Liu Ye was surprised that Qian Dahu and the others had no relatives, just like her and Brother Bai. Having relatives was no different from having them dead, which made her feel sad again. There are so many pitiful people in the world: "Okay, then you can stay at the inn. I'll go out and buy a few blankets in a while. I haven't finished counting the money yet. Who will count the money?"
Li Hetao placed the rag on the table and walked shyly to the counter: "Boss, I know how. My father was an accountant when he was alive, and I learned some things from him..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye tossed the coins into the drawer, having just finished counting them: "Alright, then you come on over, I'll go buy you blankets."
After leaving the noodle shop, Liu Ye went to the cloth shop diagonally across the street. The owner of the cloth shop was a middle-aged man with a nice name, Hua Mantang. Everyone in town called him Manager Hua.
Shopkeeper Hua had known Liu Ye for a long time. Ever since Liu Ye opened her noodle shop, he had been eating there three times a day. Now, everyone in Xiangshan Town knew Liu Ye. Everyone knew that she opened a noodle shop that lost money but gained popularity, all because of her kind heart.
Shopkeeper Hua was also very welcoming, personally stepping forward to greet her: "Miss Liu, you've arrived. Is the noodle shop not busy right now?"
Liu Ye smiled and said, "I'm not busy anymore. If I get any busier, I'll be exhausted. Look, three more employees have come to my shop. They'll stay to watch the shop tonight, and we don't have enough blankets, so I came to buy some for them. Manager Hua, please give me three blankets. I also wanted to buy shoes and thick cotton-padded coats for Erdan and the others, but I forgot to ask their sizes when I came out."
Shopkeeper Hua grinned from ear to ear, thinking, "This is easy! I'll have my assistant go to the shop to take their measurements. As for the fabric for the clothes, do you want coarse cloth or fine cloth? And for the cotton-padded coat, do you want cattail fluff or cotton?"
Without thinking, Liu Ye said, "Fine cotton cloth, cotton, and the fabric should be uniformly light blue. It's getting cold, so please hurry up and make it for me. I'll give you the money first."
Upon hearing this, Boss Hua quickly smiled and said, "No need, no need. Just give me the money for the quilt. Once the cotton clothes and shoes are made, I'll deliver them to your shop for you to pay then. Miss Liu's character is impeccable, no doubt about it."
Liu Ye smiled and nodded, paying for three quilts. The shopkeeper didn't let Liu Ye take them, saying, "Miss Liu, please take care. I'll have my assistant deliver them to you later."
Not long after Liu Ye returned to the noodle shop, the waiter brought over quilts. After taking Erdan and the others' measurements and finding out their shoe sizes, he went back to get five pairs of ready-made cotton shoes. They fit Erdan and the others well, and then he left.
Sun Erdan and his five friends never expected that Liu Ye would buy them clothes and shoes, which moved them deeply, and they were all in tears again, with tears welling up in their eyes.
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