Because it was the weekend, and both Yang Xiaoxi and Chen Yaofei's parents were there, Feng Yifan and his team didn't need to look after the three little girls, so Feng Yifan's business hours were extended by half an hour at noon today.
It was not until three o'clock, when the restaurant's business had indeed slowed down, that Feng Yifan asked his wife to hang up a sign indicating that the restaurant was temporarily closed.
After a busy afternoon, Feng Yifan and his team still had piles of dishes to wash.
Looking at the piles of dishes, Lu Cuiling said directly: "Son, I think you should hire someone to clean up and wash the dishes. You and Xiaolin are already very busy at noon, and you still have to wash the dishes after lunch. It's too tiring."
Hearing his mother say this, Feng Yifan said helplessly: "Mom, isn't this the old street facing reconstruction? If we hire someone, how can we calculate the money?"
Lu Cuiling immediately said, "Why is it so hard to calculate the money? Just pay him by the day. It's just washing dishes and cleaning. At most, you can give him 100 a day. You can also relax a little."
Su Ruoxi heard her mother-in-law's words and felt that they made sense: "Yes, we can calculate the wages by the day, and pay them for one day's work. There should be such temporary workers."
Lu Cuiling said again: "Okay, don't worry about this matter, I will find one for you this afternoon."
Lu Cuiling has always been a person who acts quickly and decisively. After she finished speaking, she washed her hands and went out directly.
Seeing her mother-in-law in a hurry, Su Ruoxi asked her husband, "Can I let Mom go alone?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mom can do it all by herself."
Su Ruoxi was still a little worried: "But mom isn't very familiar with our place, right?"
Feng Yifan shook his head and said, "Really don't worry, my mother is sure she already knows everything, otherwise she wouldn't go there just now, let's just wait, she will find the person back soon."
Su Ruoxi didn't ask any more questions. She looked at the buckets of dishes and sighed, "Well, we should hire a professional to wash the dishes. Business is so good now. There are too many dishes to wash at noon. You and Xiaolin are really working too hard."
After hearing this, Lin Ruifeng immediately said, "Sister, I'm not tired at all. Most of the work is done by Master."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, don't just flatter me, your master. We don't know when Grandma Ruoruo will be able to find her back. We still have to do this ourselves."
Feng Yifan started to work as he spoke, and Lin Ruifeng naturally followed suit.
Seeing the master and disciple busy in the bathroom, Su Ruoxi could only turn around and go back to the restaurant in front to clean it up.
However, when Su Ruoxi returned to the restaurant, she found that Yang Zhiyi and Li Feier were helping to clean.
Yang Zhiyi was responsible for cleaning up the garbage on the ground, while Li Feier was very careful in wiping the tables and chairs.
Seeing this, Su Ruoxi quickly stepped forward and said, "Xixi's mother, Xixi's father, how can you do this? Let me do it."
Li Feier continued to wipe the table and said, "What's the big deal? You guys have been busy at noon. We've already caused you trouble by coming here to eat. It's only right that we help clean up."
Yang Zhiyi also said: "Yes, I can still sweep the floor."
Next, Su Ruoxi and Xixi's parents started cleaning the restaurant in front.
The front of the restaurant was almost cleaned, and Feng Yifan and Lin Ruifeng had washed almost half of the dishes in the back, when Lu Cuiling came back with a middle-aged lady.
Lu Cuiling led the people in and introduced them: "This is the restaurant. Your job is very simple. You will be responsible for cleaning up at noon and at the end of the business in the evening. You will mainly be responsible for washing the dishes and plates."
Including Su Jinrong who was sitting in a wheelchair, everyone in the restaurant looked at the middle-aged aunt brought back by Lu Cuiling with some curiosity.
The middle-aged lady also looked around and carefully examined the small restaurant Su Ji. Then she asked Lu Cuiling, "Just cleaning and washing dishes, 80 a day? Pay by the day?"
Lu Cuiling nodded: "Yes, that's all you need to do."
The auntie then asked: "Will you work until very late at night? If it's too late, I can't work."
Su Ruoxi immediately said, "It's not late. We usually close at nine in the evening."
When the aunt heard this, she thought for a moment and muttered, "Well, it ends at nine? That's fine, not too late."
Lu Cuiling asked directly: "Just tell me if you can do it. Actually, we can clean by ourselves, and we don't need you to clean the kitchen. It's mainly just washing dishes. It's 80 a day. Do you want to do it?"
The middle-aged lady was more cautious and asked, "How many dishes and bowls do you have to wash in a day?"
Lu Cuiling was a little impatient: "You asked this question, do you still want to be paid by piecework?"
Su Ruoxi was more honest and said, "Our business is not very busy on weekdays. It's only on weekends that we get more people. For example, we had about 150 sets of bowls and chopsticks and some plates at noon today."
The middle-aged lady was a little surprised: "How long have you been in business? How can you sell so many as 150?"
Yang Zhiyi stood up and said with a smile: "Sister, don't underestimate Su Ji. Su Ji has been to the Philippines for testimony and is now very famous."
The middle-aged lady was surprised to hear this and asked, "Extraordinary Witness? What is that? How can this restaurant be famous on a street like this? I only know that one of my fellow villagers works in Fujing Building and makes 3,000 yuan a month washing dishes there."
This sentence stunned Yang Zhiyi.
The auntie continued, "You know Fujinglou, right? It's the most famous restaurant here."
Lu Cuiling immediately said, "No matter how much Fujinglou offers, if you are willing to work, it's 80 a day. If you don't want to work, I will find someone else."
The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and said, "80 is indeed a little too little. How about you give me 100? I don't know how many days you can work here. But I heard that your street is going to be demolished."
After hearing this, Yang Zhiyi was speechless.
You say this auntie knows everything, right? She doesn't even know "Fei Chang Jian" and Su Ji.
Do you think she doesn't know anything? But she knows that the old street is facing reconstruction.
However, Yang Zhiyi still added: "I have to correct you. It is reconstruction, not demolition. And during the reconstruction, maybe we will continue to operate."
The middle-aged woman looked at Yang Zhiyi, then looked at the other people in the restaurant, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly felt strange.
"You guys have quite a few people, right? You don't seem to be short of manpower, right? Why do you still want to hire me?"
Su Ruoxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "They are friends. They usually have their own work and are not here. Today is the weekend, so they came to play and help. If you can really do it, then we will give it to you..."
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was obviously ready to agree to 100 yuan a day, Lu Cuiling quickly said, "We will give you 80 yuan a day. If we can still operate during the renovation, you are willing to continue working, and we can pay you monthly."
The middle-aged lady was obviously hesitant. Lu Cuiling said impatiently, "Can you please be quick? If not, I'll go find someone else."
Finally, the aunt nodded and agreed: "Okay, I'll do it. Let me make it clear first, I'll just wash the dishes and clean, I won't do anything else."
Lu Cuiling immediately said, "Of course, can you do the other cooking tasks?"
The middle-aged lady finally decided to stay and do the job.
Su Ruoxi thought about it and decided to sign a contract with the other party to avoid trouble for both parties in the future.
I asked for the other party's ID card and health certificate, and then asked Yang Zhigang next door for a contract.
Su Ruoxi and her mother-in-law found a middle-aged aunt named "Zhao Daxia" and signed a temporary employment contract with her.
Zhao Daxia was a little dissatisfied about the signing date: "I came here today, why should I start counting from tomorrow? It should start from today."
Lu Cuiling said decisively: "You start tonight, I'll give you 40 rows, right?"
Zhao Daxia was still dissatisfied: "No, I came here today, so you have to give me 80 today."
Yang Zhiyi couldn't help but said, "Sister, did you work at noon today? Do you still want to get paid for nothing?"
Li Feier also said: "Yes, sister, if you wash dishes and clean at night, then it will be counted as night pay, 80 a day, and if you do it halfway at night, I can only give you 40."
Zhao Daxia continued, "Your restaurant must be busier at night, and there must be more dishes at night, so you should pay 80 for only serving at night."
Su Ruoxi didn't let everyone continue to argue, but directly made the decision and said, "How about this, you start tonight and we'll give you 60, okay?"
This time Zhao Daxia was relatively satisfied: "Okay, 60 is fine, I'll take the loss."
Yang Zhiyi was so angry that he laughed out loud, but his wife held him back and he did not continue to dwell on the issue.
In this way, Zhao Daxia was officially hired.
The contract was signed, and Feng Yifan and Lin Ruifeng had finished washing. Lu Cuiling could only lead Zhao Daxia in and explain the process to her, including how to wash and where to put the clothes after washing.
"Remember, when washing, it's all in this water room outside. The three pools are for washing, rinsing, and scalding. Finally, put everything in this disinfection cabinet that connects to the front kitchen."
After listening to the whole process, Zhao Daxia was a little surprised: "Your little restaurant is quite particular?"
Lu Cuiling said seriously: "Of course, this is a century-old store, and these rules must be followed. You must remember them well."
Zhao Daxia was quite serious: "Don't worry, I will definitely remember it. I'm not the kind of person who takes money to mess around. Since I'm hired by you, I will definitely work hard for you."
In fact, although Zhao Daxia was a bit stingy when it came to money, she was indeed an honest person.
Lu Cuiling discovered this after talking to her and that's why she brought her back to Su Ji.
Feng Yifan came to the washroom from the kitchen and greeted Zhao Daxia with a smile: "Hello, sister. I will trouble you from now on. Don't worry, we will definitely settle the money for you every day."
Zhao Daxia nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you pay me quickly, I will definitely work hard for you."
Having said that, Zhao Daxia rolled up her sleeves and wanted to start working right away.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Don't worry, big sister. It's lunch break time now, and there's no work for you to do for now. Why don't you go sit in front for a while? Maybe you can go out for a walk first and come back in the evening."
Seeing that there was no work, Zhao Daxia thought for a moment and asked, "Boss, can I ask if you have any food?"
This question stunned everyone.
Lu Cuiling quickly said, "Let's make it clear first, we pay 80 a day but we don't provide food and accommodation."
Zhao Daxia also said: "I know, but I haven't eaten since noon. I just want to ask, can I eat something at your place?"
Feng Yifan didn't let his mother speak again, but said, "How about this, sister, I'll cook you a bowl of noodles, but after you eat, you have to wash the bowl yourself, and you can also get familiar with the process."
Zhao Daxia readily agreed: "Okay, I'll wash it myself."
Feng Yifan then asked, "Sister, what kind of noodles do you want to eat?"
Zhao Daxia asked curiously, "What's so special about noodles? Just give me a bowl."
Hearing this, Lu Cuiling said with some dissatisfaction: "You have to understand that you are a worker. Don't act like you are the boss. Don't be picky when you are given a bowl of noodles."
Zhao Daxia disagreed: "I'm not picky. I really didn't eat. Just give me something to eat."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, then wait a moment, big sister. I'll go make you a bowl of noodles."
Just as I returned to the kitchen, I heard Lin Ruifeng say, "Master, why don't I do it?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "It's okay, cooking a bowl of noodles won't take up much time, you've been busy all afternoon, go back and have a rest, and come back in the evening."
Lin Ruifeng wanted to say something, but seeing that his master had already started working, he had no choice but to leave. He went home from the back alley, ready to take a nap and come back to help in the evening.
Feng Yifan didn't make the noodles too complicated. He just used the ingredients in the kitchen to make a bowl of chicken soup Yi Fu noodles for Zhao Daxia.
When the noodles were cooked, Feng Yifan brought them out to Zhao Daxia.
As soon as Zhao Daxia smelled the aroma, she exclaimed, "Oh my god, why is it so fragrant? Boss, what do you use to cook these noodles? They smell so good."
Lu Cuiling curled her lips and said, "This is not ordinary noodles, this is chicken soup Yifu noodles, a bowl costs 30."
Zhao Daxia took a bite and said in surprise, "What? This bowl costs 30 yuan?"
But the next moment, when Zhao Daxia began to chew the noodles in her mouth and mixed them with the soup she slurped into her mouth, she immediately tasted the uniqueness of the noodles.
Next, Zhao Daxia finished the bowl of chicken noodle soup quickly without saying a word.
I finished it all, even the soup base was drunk up.
"Burp..." After a burp, Zhao Daxia said, "This bowl of noodles is so delicious. I have never eaten such a delicious bowl of noodles. 30 yuan a bowl is really worth it."
When Lu Cuiling heard Zhao Daxia say this, a look of pride appeared on the old lady's face.
Feng Yifan smiled and said: "This is the specialty of our restaurant. We also rely on this bowl of noodles to maintain our lunch business every day."
Zhao Daxia wiped her mouth and couldn't help smacking her lips for a long time. After savoring the taste for a while, she said, "Well, boss, this bowl of noodles is really delicious. No wonder you can sell more than a hundred bowls at noon. I think this number is too little."
Feng Yifan smiled and waved his hand: "We have limited manpower and our restaurant is small, so more than a hundred bowls is our limit."
Zhao Daxia immediately said, "Boss, you can expand your business. If you sell noodles like this for a day, wouldn't you sell a thousand bowls? If a bowl costs 30, that would be 30,000."
Lu Cuiling shook her head and said, "Alright, alright, I don't need you to teach me how to run a business. Just wash the dishes after you're full and show us."
Zhao Daxia didn't say anything more and started washing the dishes immediately. I have to say that the middle-aged lady was very skillful, and her steps were correct. She really remembered what Feng Yifan had said before.
Seeing that Zhao Daxia had finished, Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Well, you did a great job, big sister."
Zhao Daxia smiled and said, "That's nothing. We come out to work and we need to be quick and efficient. Otherwise, you can't hire me."