At this moment, someone outside suddenly asked, "Miss Jiang, are you there?" It was Xie Chen's voice.
Why is he here at this time? "Here!" Jiang Yunzhu put down the cake and went to the front.
Xie Chen was still wearing the old green robe, but behind him, there was a petite girl who was looking around carefully with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Jiang Yunzhu had some guesses in her mind. She asked about Baofulou and also about Xie Chen.
When my sister was three years old, her mother gave birth to her and ran away with someone else. My father beat and scolded them. The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and often fed them secretly so that they could grow up slowly.
No wonder Xie Chen, who has such a cheerful look, frowns and looks worried every day.
She also understood why Xie Chen wanted his sister to work in the store, but was hesitant. He wanted her sister to leave that home, but was afraid that she would suffer! After all, according to him, he would bring his sister to Beijing in April.
"Yunxue, go get a plate of cakes from the back." Jiang Yunzhu said to Jiang Yunxue.
Jiang Yunxue agreed and brought over a plate of milk red bean cake from the back.
Jiang Yunzhu asked Xie Chen to sit with the girl behind him, and then placed the plate of cake in front of them. "You came at the right time. I just made some cake. Try it."
Xie Chen's eyes fell on the plate of cake. The cake was crystal clear and milky white, emitting bursts of sweet fragrance.
He hadn't eaten yet in the morning, and when he smelled the fragrance of the cake, he felt even hungrier, but he still looked away and said, "Thank you, Miss Jiang." But he had no intention of eating the cake.
Jiang Yunzhu picked up a piece of cake and handed it to Xie Lian, "Eat it, your brother has helped me a lot!" She was talking about Xie Chen helping her with the accounts.
Xie Lian pursed her lips and looked at Xie Chen.
Xie Chen felt sad. He could choose not to eat it, but his sister... "Miss Jiang gives it to you, just eat it." He said gently.
Xie Lian's eyes lit up immediately. She took the cake and wanted to eat it, but suddenly remembered something and handed it to Xie Chen.
"You eat it." Xie Chen said.
Xie Lian shook her head.
Xie Chen was helpless.
"It's just a plate of cake." Jiang Yunzhu pushed the plate of cake towards Xie Chen again.
Xie Chen's cheeks turned slightly red. "Thank you, Miss Jiang," he said.
"You don't have to be so polite."
Xie Chen then took a piece of cake and put it in his mouth. It was soft, sweet and had a hint of milk.
He just felt that he had never eaten such delicious cakes.
Seeing him eating, Xie Lian also put the cake into her mouth. Suddenly, her eyes curved, this cake was really sweet, as if it was sweet to her heart.
Jiang Yunzhu was not in a hurry. She poured them two cups of hot water and asked them to eat the cakes with it.
Xie Chen ate two more pieces, and even the tips of his ears turned red, so he stopped eating.
Xie Lian couldn't help but eat several pieces before stopping to drink a sip of water.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at Xie Chen.
"Miss Jiang, can I talk to you alone?" Xie Chen said.
"Okay." Jiang Yunzhu stood up.
The two went outside.
Xie Chen looked at Xie Lian in the room and said, "Miss Jiang, are you hiring a handyman? That's my sister. I want her to work in your store, not for money.
Her wages can be paid from the money I collect from the accounts. Or, if she does something wrong, you can tell me and I will help her fix it. She can't talk... Don't worry, she is very sensible. "
Xie Chen spoke quickly and hastily. He didn't want Xie Lian to come to Jiang Yunzhu to make money. Just like Jiang Yunzhu guessed, he wanted Xie Lian to leave that home.
When he returned home yesterday, he found Xie Yong scolding Xie Lian again. She was standing there trembling with fear. He was worried that she wouldn't be able to hold on until he took her away.
Xie Chen's words were sincere. He hired Xie Lian to work without paying her, or he would help Xie Lian do the work? If he were a black-hearted boss, he would probably be very happy.
Of course, if the boss was a bad person, Xie Chen would not bring Xie Lian here. He just thought Jiang Yunzhu was a good person and a girl, so he wanted to keep Xie Lian in the store.
Jiang Yunzhu smiled. She neither agreed nor refused. "How about this, let her try it here for three days, and then we'll talk."
"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Xie Chen said gratefully.
The two returned to the store. Xie Chen whispered to Xie Lian for a while. Xie Lian nodded, then bowed to Jiang Yunzhu. She would work hard so that her brother could study with peace of mind.
Xie Chen also bowed to Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu smiled.
"I'll pick you up in the evening." Xie Chen said to Xie Lian.
Xie Lian nodded, and Xie Chen was reluctant to leave.
Only Xie Lian was left. Jiang Yunzhu pushed the half plate of milk red bean cake to her and said, "Eat it. Only when you are full can you have the energy to do things."
Xie Lian stopped eating and looked around, trying to find something to do.
"Don't worry, we haven't started working yet." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Xie Lian looked towards the kitchen, where the pots seemed to have not been washed yet. She looked at Jiang Yunzhu inquiringly.
Well, Jiang Yunzhu hasn’t had time to brush yet.
Xie Lian went to the kitchen and washed the pots and dishes. Although she was petite, she had been doing these things since she was a child and was very good at it.
Well, Jiang Yunzhu felt that she had really hired a good employee.
She went back to the kitchen, took some milk and red bean cake and continued eating.
After eating, she was about to go back to her room to rest for a while when Chen came in, followed by a man. The man was probably in his twenties, and looked quite decent, but his eyes were a little wandering.
Chen's eyes were a little red, as if she had just cried.
She came in and saw Jiang Yunzhu, so she pulled her aside and said to her, "Yunzhu, we don't want to hire a waiter in our store. What do you think of this guy?"
"Mom, where did you meet him?" Jiang Yunzhu asked.
"At the gate of the county town, Wang Tian's mother passed away. He had no money to bury her, so he sold himself there to bury his mother. I heard him say that he used to be a waiter, so I brought him back to try it out." Chen said. She stayed in the village last night and came to the county town this morning. She happened to see it when she passed by the city gate.
It turned out that the young man's name was Wang Tian, and he sold himself to bury his mother. In that era, people were very particular about what happened after death. When a relative passed away, even if they had a grand funeral, they would still have to get a coffin and find a piece of land to bury them properly.
Of these two things, the former requires money, and the latter is easy to do if you have land at home, otherwise it will also require a lot of money.
So this matter of selling oneself to bury one’s mother really happened.
But in Wuling County, it seemed a little strange. Jiang Yunzhu remembered that when Jiang Cheng went to the mine, he could get a month's salary in advance. And Wang Tian looked delicate and tender, and he didn't look like he was used to doing manual labor since he was a child.
"I'll go talk to him." Jiang Yunzhu said.
"Yes." Chen agreed. Jiang Yunzhu was in charge of all matters in the store, and even if she felt sorry for Wang Tian, she could do nothing. She went to the kitchen.
When Jiang Yunzhu came into the store, Wang Tian was standing there, quietly looking around the store.
"Sit down." Jiang Yunzhu said.
"Thank you." Wang Tian waited for Jiang Yunzhu to sit down before he sat down.
"I don't know what my mother told you, but our store is looking for waiters. I heard you've worked there before?"
"I have done it before." Wang Tian said, "I am used to it."
"Which one did it?"
"Yueda Restaurant."
Oh, the restaurant that went bankrupt after a rat head was found in one of the dishes.
"Did you put the rat head in that dish?" Jiang Yunzhu asked casually.
Wang Tian's expression was extremely interesting, but he quickly reacted, stood up and said angrily, "How can you wrongly accuse me like this? I was sick those days and was not in the store at all. If you don't believe me, go ask those guys."
Jiang Yunzhu smiled. If a shop assistant was asked this question, how would he react if it was not him who did it
He definitely didn't defend himself immediately, but thought that there was something wrong with her brain for suddenly asking him such a question.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at his jumping expression and said calmly, "God is watching what we do. I don't know if your mother is really gone. If not, when I heard that you wanted to sell yourself to bury her, I don't know whether I should praise you for being filial, or..."
Wang Tian's real name is Song Lin, the eldest son of Song Laoer. It was indeed him who put the rat heads in the food at Yueda Restaurant four years ago. This time they made inquiries and learned that Qishanju was recruiting waiters, so they wanted to use the same trick again.
Who would have thought... Song Lin's mother is of course alive and well. If his mother heard about this...
Song Lin's face turned purple, he felt embarrassed and ashamed. He didn't expect Jiang Yunzhu to see through him so easily.
Two streets away, Shopkeeper Song and Old Second Song were waiting there.
At this time, Song Lin came over, and the two immediately surrounded him and asked, "How is it, is it done?"
"Bullshit!" Song Lin was filled with rage and directed it at the two men. "You two, are you my uncle and my father? You cursed my mother to death and asked me to do such a wicked thing. Now, we've been found out!
You two hid behind, pretending to be good people, and made me embarrassed. I don't think you have good intentions.
Uncle, are you hoping that I will be put in jail? Otherwise, why don't you let your son go? Your son is not young anymore, and he just eats free meals at home all day.
Dad, why did you believe him? He always makes us do bad things and he takes advantage of them. I don't think he is a good person.
One day, he will send us both to jail, and he will have the restaurant all to himself, and that will make him happy!"
Song Lin spoke without thinking and actually expressed Manager Song's expectations.
Song Lao Er's face changed color, and he looked at Shopkeeper Song and felt that what Song Lin said made sense.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to be so vicious." Song Lao Er said angrily to Shopkeeper Song.
"I didn't mean that." Shopkeeper Song said quickly.
"Then give me half of the restaurant." said Song Lao Er.
"There is only one restaurant, how do we divide it?" Shopkeeper Song asked angrily.
"Just sell it and divide the money." said Song Lao Er.
Shopkeeper Song was really pissed off by him. He was going to sell a hen that laid golden eggs for money? The key point was that Song Lin actually supported him and thought it was a good idea.
The three of them got into a fight, and finally Shopkeeper Song gave them some silver, and they left.
Shopkeeper Song stood there, his temples throbbing. This was a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.
Jiang Yunzhu naturally didn't know what they were doing. She only knew that Baofulou had really attacked Qishanju. It seemed that she had to be more careful in the future.
As she was thinking, someone else came outside.
"Excuse me, are you hiring here?" It was a young man carrying an old woman on his back, with another woman following behind him.
The three men looked extremely disheveled, their clothes were torn and their faces were pale.
But the man's eyes were bright and full of tenacity.
"Who are you?" Jiang Yunzhu asked.
"We fled here from Changfeng Prefecture. Since last year, there has only been a light snowfall in Changfeng Prefecture, which didn't even cover the ground. Now that spring is almost here, there's no sign of rain, and we couldn't hold on any longer, so we fled," the man explained.
Then he said, "Girl, we don't want much wages, just food to eat and a place to live."
Jiang Yunzhu saw his hands, which were definitely a pair of hands that had been working for a long time.
"I want to hire waiters and handymen." Jiang Yunzhu said.
"I've never been to a court, but I can learn. Please give me a chance. I can also recognize some words." The man said with a burning gaze.
This waiter really has no technical skills.
Jiang Yunzhu had a good impression of him. "You come in first." Then she said to Chen, "Mom, is there anything else to eat in the kitchen? Bring some for them."
Chen also heard the man say that they had escaped from Changfeng Prefecture, and she remembered a lot at once. After hearing what Jiang Yunzhu said, she immediately said, "I'll cook some noodles for them!"
"No, no." The man said quickly, then stood at the door, looking very reserved.
He saw that the store was spotless, and the three of them looked like beggars, so how could they dare to enter the store.
"Come in, it's okay." Jiang Yunzhu said.
The man then carefully entered the store, put the old woman on a seat aside, and refused to sit down no matter what.
Jiang Yunzhu asked about the situation of the three of them.
The man's name was Li He, the old woman next to him was his mother, and the woman behind him was his wife Huang. They were originally from Lincang County, Changfeng Prefecture. They had a few acres of thin land at home and made a living by farming. They didn't live a rich life, but they could eat enough.
However, in the past two years, Changfeng Prefecture has been hit by severe drought, and the land has been barren for thousands of miles. They have sold everything they have, but still can hardly make a living.
They had no choice but to flee the famine.
The reason why Li He could read was that when he had nothing to do, he would learn from the fortune teller at the entrance of the village. He learned two words a day, and gradually he could recognize quite a few words.
"Is Changfeng Prefecture really going to suffer from drought again this year?" Chen came out with three bowls of noodles and happened to hear Li He talking, so she asked in surprise.
They had fled from Changfeng Prefecture in advance because they were afraid of this kind of situation. Now, after hearing the news, Chen was relieved, but also had an indescribable feeling.
Li He nodded, "It should be."
Chen stood there in a daze.
Jiang Yunzhu pushed the three bowls of noodles in front of Li He and the others, "Eat quickly!"
Li He and his friends hadn't eaten anything decent for two days. Seeing the steaming hot noodles, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva, but...
Jiang Yunzhu smiled, "Actually, my family also fled from Changfeng Prefecture. This happened probably last year."
"Really?" Li He couldn't believe it.
Since they fled from famine, their life must have been hard. But look at Jiang Yunzhu, she actually opened such a good restaurant in the county town. How
"Really." Chen replied. When they first came to Wuling County, they were not much better than Li He and his men.
Thanks to Jiang Yunzhu.
With this relationship, the Li He family became less reserved and started to wolf down their bowls of noodles.
The big bowl of noodles was quickly finished, and the three of them had some color on their faces.
"Girl, I can really learn it. I learn things pretty quickly. Otherwise, just let me try for a few days. If it doesn't work, you can kick me out." Li He had been thinking about this matter in his mind. He put down the bowl and said to Jiang Yunzhu earnestly.
Jiang Yunzhu thought he was a really good person, at least he was ambitious. For example, he could read. For ordinary farmers, they were already very tired after working every day. Who would want to learn a few words from a fortune teller
Not only did he learn it, he also persisted in it.
"Waiters are indeed the best at knowing how to read. Okay, you can stay and try it for a few days. OK, I'll keep you." Jiang Yunzhu said.
Li He almost cried with joy after hearing this. They had no money and were about to starve to death on the street. Jiang Yunzhu hired him at this time, which was tantamount to giving him a way out.
"Thank you, girl. Thank you." Li He kept thanking her.
At this moment, his wife Huang suddenly pulled him.
Li He then remembered and said to Jiang Yunzhu, "Miss, you just said that you are also hiring odd jobs here. Are odd jobs limited to men and women?"
Most places prefer to hire men when recruiting, so he asked this question.
Jiang Yunzhu already understood what he meant, "No limit."
"Then my wife..."
"You can try the job for three days, and then we can talk about whether to stay or leave after three days."
"Thank you, young lady." "Thank you, young lady." This time even Old Mrs. Li stood up, and the whole family thanked Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu waved her hands and immediately hired a waiter, a handyman, and Xie Lian, and they were almost all the staff.
Jiang Yunzhu went outside and tore down the job notice. She decided to leave it at that for now and not hire anyone.
Li He's words made her feel a little bit of crisis. Changfeng Prefecture will also suffer from a severe drought this year, and many refugees will surely flock to Luzhou. She should not expand blindly now. Besides, who knows what will happen in Baofulou.
Li He and his three friends can eat in the restaurant, but stay...
In fact, there is a house in the backyard of the restaurant, but Jiang Yunzhu doesn't want them to live there. She thought about it and came up with an idea. She planned to rent another house in the county town, firstly to store various things from the restaurant, such as those hairtails, octopuses, etc., and secondly, to let Li He's family live there first.
Third, and most importantly, she wanted to buy some food to store so that she wouldn't be worried.
Jiang Yunzhu went to the dental office immediately and soon rented a yard just one street away from Qishanju.
The yard is not very big, but there is a large cellar. Jiang Yunzhu rented this house because of this.
Let Jiang Cheng put the remaining fish at home into the cellar so that they can be stored for a longer time.
Then Jiang Yunzhu bought three sets of clothes for Li He and the other two. At least Li He and Huang Shi couldn't wear these tattered clothes to work in the store, so they were just work clothes for employees!
The three of them were so grateful that they kept saying they had met a good person.
Li He and Huang washed up and changed into new clothes. Maybe it was because clothes make the man, or maybe it was because people are in high spirits when they are happy, the two of them immediately looked different. Li He looked very energetic, and Huang looked neat and tidy.
The two of them immediately went to Qishanju to work, and secretly vowed to work hard to repay Jiang Yunzhu's kindness and find a good way out for themselves.
As for Jiang Yunzhu, she went to the rice store and went to three rice stores in a row. She bought three batches of grain. One batch was transported to her home in Changshi Village, one batch was placed in the backyard of Qishanju, and the last batch was placed in the cellar of the newly rented house.
She knows that you can't put all your eggs in one basket.
Only after finishing this matter did she feel relieved.
After returning to Qishanju, it was already time for lunch, so Jiang Yunzhu called everyone in the store together and introduced them to each other.
There are three more people in the store, and Xue Jing is very happy. This means the restaurant is going to get bigger!
He felt that sooner or later their Qishanju would surpass Baofulou and become the best restaurant in Wuling County.
No, why should he stick to Wuling County? He felt that with Jiang Yunzhu's craftsmanship, it would be no problem for her to go to Luzhou.
Go to Luzhou and open a big restaurant, so that he can go to Luzhou with him. When his master sees him then, he will probably be shocked!
Xue Jing didn't know what he was thinking about anymore, he just felt very happy.
Li He and Huang were also filled with joy. The people in Qishanju were very kind, and they felt very lucky to be able to stay here.
Xie Lian was a little nervous. She lowered her head and rubbed the corners of her clothes with her hands. She was afraid that she didn't do well and Jiang Yunzhu would not want her anymore.
"Okay, the guests are coming, let's all get busy!" Jiang Yunzhu said.
Everyone dispersed. Li He went to the front, Huang and Xie Lian went to the kitchen, Xue Jing cooked, and everyone was busy.
Jiang Yunzhu made her milk red bean cake. At the same time, she also made a snack, ginger milk. In such cold weather, isn't it just right to eat a bowl of this to drive away the cold
At this time, a girl came into the store. After entering the store, she looked around and sat down at a window seat.
Jiang Yunzhu just came to the front to get something. When she saw her, she smiled. Isn't this Qin Yao
It was indeed Qin Yao. She had actually wanted to come to Qishanju for a long time, but she still remembered that she was rejected by Jiang Yunzhu last time, so she had been holding back and had not come.
After so many days, she thought Jiang Yunzhu must have forgotten about her, so she came in to check.
"Miss, what do you want to eat?" Li He asked with a smile. Being a waiter was really not difficult. At least he was doing it properly now.
Qin Yao ordered two dishes at random, and suddenly saw a new dish on the wall called "Milk Red Bean Cake". It sounded delicious, so she ordered one.
At this time, there were a few girls sitting at the table next to her, and they also ordered milk red bean cake.
When the cake was served, it had a strong milky aroma and was sweet but not greasy. It was indeed delicious.
"This cake must have been made by the shop owner. 'The cake is rubbed into jade-like texture by delicate hands and fried into a tender and deep yellow color by green oil.' Only someone like the shop owner can make such a good cake. Those on the street are all vulgar, and naturally the cakes they make are also vulgar." A girl with an oval face praised.
"That's right. Just look at this store and you'll know we've made the right choice today. Sister Ye, thank you for bringing us to such a nice place today." A round-faced girl said to a young girl sitting in the middle.
The girl smiled and said, "We usually don't have a place to eat and play, but now we have it."
"That's right." Several girls nodded while laughing.
At this time, someone said, "It's nothing special. This cake is just an ordinary milk cake. I have eaten it countless times in Luzhou." The speaker was a girl in blue.
As soon as she said this, the girls stopped laughing. They knew that her family had relatives in Luzhou, but she didn't need to talk about it every day, as if everyone had never been to Luzhou.
The girl in blue wanted to say something else, but suddenly, several girls looked towards the back door of the shop, and she looked up as well.
After the man left, several girls gathered together again, "Who was that young man just now?" asked the round-faced girl with a slightly red face.
The others also pricked up their ears. The young man just now was so handsome and dignified, especially the special aura on his body. People dared not look at him, but could not help but have their hearts beating fast.
The girl sitting in the middle laughed, "I don't know either. I just heard that he was a young man from the capital, staying in the store."
The girls had different thoughts, and the person they saw was naturally Shen Fengming.