Chapter 103 Chapter 103 Mo and Lu...
Both Mrs. Mo and Mrs. Lu finally decided to go.
In this case, the three rooms of the shop would not be enough, but fortunately Su Li had already considered this and had asked her uncle Ma Laosi to partition off a few more rooms. Fortunately, the house in the backyard of the shop was quite spacious, so it would be fine even if two or three small rooms were partitioned off.
In this way, after about two days, the food shops in the county town were almost cleaned up.
Su Li finally figured out what to draw on the wall. That day, she took the charcoal pencils she made and the various colored paints she ground herself, put them on the table and started drawing.
Su Hong, who was carrying things in from outside, saw this and warned, "Fifth sister, be careful."
"Sister, it's okay." Su Li said as she took a stool and started to draw Q-version food and corresponding prices on the wall. She was not good at making things too complicated, so she just simply drew various kinds of food sold in the shop, including fish, pig's trotters, buns, wontons, noodles, etc.
In addition, Su Li also drew a step-by-step guide for dining in the shop on the wall. The first step is to go to the counter to order and pay, the second step is to take the wooden sign, and the third step is to find a seat and wait for the waiter to bring the food, and then take back the wooden sign.
Su Li borrowed the entire process from modern fast food chains. After careful consideration, she realized that if she followed the traditional way of ordering dishes, with diners sitting down and ordering dishes before cooking, she would be the only one in the kitchen. Even if her elder sister could help, it would definitely be too late. Therefore, it would be better to prepare some dishes in advance so that diners can eat them when they arrive, which would be more convenient.
For them, this is also more convenient, and most importantly, it can effectively prevent the situation of running away without paying.
However, Ma Laosi was very puzzled as to why Su Li asked him to make such a long table with several layers of wooden boards underneath. Until one day, when he brought the table over, Su Li asked him to place it horizontally in the shop.
"Wu Ya, are you sure you want to put it like this?" Ma Laosi found it strange no matter how he looked at it. He had never seen any food store do it like this before.
Su Li nodded, "Yes, uncle."
Seeing this, Ma Laosi looked helpless and said, "Okay."
In addition to this long table, Su Li also found a slightly higher table next to it as a "cash register". A wooden sign was placed on the back of this table to collect money.
"By the way, the plaque should be delivered this afternoon." Ma Laosi said after thinking for a while.
"Okay, thank you, Third Uncle." Su Li expressed her gratitude. The plaque was made by an acquaintance that her uncle Ma Laosi asked for, and it was fifty cents cheaper.
"It's okay." Ma Laosi said, and then walked around the food store. The food store was not big, about 12 feet deep and 28 feet wide, which could just accommodate 8 tables and chairs. There was an aisle in the middle that could accommodate two people through.
However, what surprised Ma Laosi the most were the paintings on the two walls. He had never seen this style before. It was not ugly at all, but it was also a bit strange at the same time. However, it was quite vivid and he could understand it at once.
"Fifth sister's painting is quite interesting." Ma Da said from the side.
Upon hearing this, Ma Laosi also nodded, "It's quite interesting."
After returning home, Ma Laosi did not forget to talk about this when chatting with his wife Chen Sanniang, but he was more lamenting that the Su family moved to the county town.
The matter of opening a food store,
"Your sister's family has really made a lot of money now. They even rented a shop in the county." Ma Laosi said to Chen Sanniang who was combing her hair while lying on the bed.
Chen Sanniang continued combing her hair and said casually, "Why, are you envious?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Laosi immediately retorted, "What am I envious of?"
Isn't it just about opening a shop in the county? If he wants to go, he can go, but he just feels it is unnecessary. After all, renting a shop costs several taels of silver. It is better to save the money and buy one in the county in the future.
"If you are not envious, then what are you talking about?" Chen Sanniang said bluntly.
Ma Laosi was speechless after hearing this. "I just said a few words, you really are..."
After combing her hair, Chen Sanniang put down the comb and turned her head away. "Just say what you want to say. I didn't ask you not to say it."
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you." Ma Laosi turned over and didn't even look at Chen Sanniang. Out of sight, out of mind.
Chen Sanniang was now in a good mood again. After she extinguished the candle and went to bed, she began to pester Ma Laosi, "Tell me quickly, what did you want to say just now?"
Ma Laosi covered his head with the quilt and said, "I won't say anything."
Chen Sanniang tugged at the quilt above his head. "Hey, why are you so stingy? Wasn't I just joking with you?"
Ma Laosi had no reaction.
"Forget it, stingy cat, just forget it."
Chen Sanniang also lay down, pulled the quilt over her, and turned to sleep on her side.
In fact, Chen Sanniang was also quite surprised when she heard her husband say that his younger sister Chen was going to the county to open a shop. However, her emotion was not as strong as Ma Laosi's. She felt that it was within her expectations. After all, she was surprised the last two times when she learned that the small cake was sold for 30 cents each. Now she was just going to the county to rent a shop. What was there to be surprised about?
Yes, Su Li and Chen told others that the shop was rented for 2 taels of silver per month.
This was naturally done to avoid anything bad from happening. However, despite this, after learning that the Su family went to the county to open a food store, the people in the village and the surrounding relatives and friends were still very surprised. Some people couldn't help but say a few sour words, but Su Li and others moved to the county town, so naturally they couldn't hear them.
On the 25th day of the first lunar month, the Su family moved all their belongings to the backyard of the county town. Everything that was valuable was moved there, except for the two pigs at home. At this point, they had to trouble Uncle Chen to come to their house to help kill them.
Uncle Chen returned to the Zhao family a few years ago. It was Mrs. Zhao who came with several children to beg him to come back. After returning, Uncle Chen was no longer as bossy to Uncle Chen as before. Instead, he was much gentler. It seemed that he was afraid that Uncle Chen would run away. He also began to learn to do housework. The two of them got along well, but Uncle Chen's broken heart still could not heal, and he was not as caring to Mrs. Zhao as before. Mrs. Zhao also realized this, and the relationship between the two of them suddenly turned upside down.
But then again, when the Su family moved, they killed the pigs, but brought all the chickens, ducks, dogs, and mules to the county town. On this day, Old Man Su wove a fence and let the chickens and ducks in. He also built a sheltered area in the yard for Yuanbao and Heihu to live in. This made the yard seem much more cramped, but the Su family was very happy. After all, this was the county town, and they now had a shop there!
Only Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su were reluctant to leave the village.
"Or I'd better stay in the village, and you guys can stay in the county town." Mrs. Wu wanted to go back as soon as she moved in. To her, no matter how good the county was, it was not as good as her home, and she couldn't help much anyway, so it was better for her to stay at home and take care of the house. You know, if no one lives in the house, it will soon go into decline.
Old Man Su thought the same, but he had to drive a mule cart to haul things every day, so it was not easy for him to leave at any time.
The others did not agree with Mrs. Wu's idea. After all, everyone was in the county, and they would definitely be worried if they left Mrs. Wu alone at home.
Mrs. Wu just talked about it and ended up not going back.
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The 30th day of the first lunar month is a rare auspicious day for marriage and groundbreaking. Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, Su Ji Fast Food Restaurant officially opened for business on such a sunny day.
Early this morning, the Su family got up and started to get busy. Some made porridge, some started fire, and Su Li and her eldest sister were responsible for kneading the dough to make dumplings, steamed buns, and flower rolls. The dough was fermented last night, so when they got up this morning, they only had to mix the fillings and wrap them.
Su Li made buns with mushroom and fresh meat filling, and green onion and fresh meat filling. In addition, she also made soup dumplings, xiaolongbao, and tea eggs. While the weather is cold, the pork jelly made from pork skin can be left outside overnight without going bad. It will be troublesome to make it when the weather gets hot.
In short, for now, we have only ordered these breakfast styles. In fact, Su Li originally wanted to make fried dough sticks and soy milk, but after thinking about it, she realized that grinding soy milk is quite troublesome, so she decided to do it later for now. For now, she will just make buns, steamed buns and porridge.
Because today is the first day of trying to sell breakfast, Su Li only made 50 each for the time being, thinking of increasing the number gradually after the sales are good.
"Okay, grandpa and grandma, stop busying yourself and come and eat first." All the buns were steamed. It was still early and a crescent moon was hanging in the distance. Su Li invited her grandparents, her mother, her eldest and fourth sisters, as well as Aunt Mo and Aunt Lu to have breakfast together.
"Okay, right away."
"Here I come."
One after another, people slowly came out from the backyard.
Today's breakfast is steamed buns and steamed bread, and each person has a tea egg. Speaking of tea eggs, when everyone heard that they were eggs cooked with tea leaves a few days ago, they refused to eat them, thinking that they must be bitter. But unexpectedly, after eating them, everyone found that the taste was surprisingly fragrant, without any bitterness, and with a faint tea fragrance. Once you start eating, you can't stop. This is why tea eggs can be added to the daily breakfast.
"Aunt Mo, Aunt Lu, have some buns." Su Li handed the buns to the two of them. Originally, they were not required to help sell breakfast, but unexpectedly, the two of them offered to help, which made Su Li feel embarrassed. So she discussed with her mother and others to increase their wages by 10 cents to 30 cents a day. The reason for not giving them more was that she didn't know how the business would be for the time being. Once the business stabilized, if it was good, she would increase their wages.
When Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Mo learned about the salary increase, they were both very happy. However, they also discussed it and finally decided to continue with the original calculation for the first month. After all, the business was still unstable, and the original 20 cents a day was already a good income.
"Okay, thank you Wu Ya."
"Thank you, Wuya."
The two took the buns, each picked up one and started eating.
But who knew that after taking a bite, Mrs. Mo was burned, "Ah, it's so hot..."
She quickly took her mouth away from the soup dumpling, feeling her tongue was burning and numb.
"Be careful...it's hot..." Su Li didn't have time to say anything.
"What's wrong? Did you get burned? Are you okay?" Chen asked quickly with concern.
Mrs. Mo shook her head. "No, it's nothing. I just got burned. I'm fine now."
But the soup just now tasted really fresh. It was the first time for Mrs. Mo to eat buns with so much soup. After she finished speaking, she learned her lesson this time. She didn't rush and blew on it carefully. She waited for it to cool down a little before eating it. It was indeed much better.
"This bun is delicious, and the soup inside is so fresh." Mrs. Mo sighed as she ate. The delicious soup of the bun slid down her throat into her stomach, and she felt warm and comfortable. It was a pity that there was too little soup in one bun, not enough to drink. But fortunately, there was still skin and meat filling. I don't know how this soup dumpling was made. There was so much soup and meat filling inside, and the skin was so thin. Half of it was gone in one bite.
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