This is not the first time that Mrs. Liu has mentioned the matter of buying people. A while ago, she was worried that her cousins would only work for her during the off-season.idea.

When you buy a person, that person is your own servant, holding the contract, firstly, you dare not be unfaithful, and secondly, the wages you have to pay are also low.

Because Chen Nianguan still thinks of a modern person and has no habit of buying people, this idea passed by in a flash, and Liu Shi unexpectedly brought it up again.

But think about it, this is the norm in this era, so it's not impossible to buy people, it's just...

"Aniang, you know, after I bought the shop, I don't have much money on hand..."

Only counting the deposit paid, about, only twenty-six taels left?

If the payment of wages is not enough after the acceptance of the shop renovation, maybe have to borrow money from mother to buy someone...

Chen Nianguan looked at Liu Shi pitifully.

God, is she going back to the hard times of abject poverty?

Mrs. Liu pointed at Chen Nianguan's forehead, and said with a smirk, "You, a big spender, know that you don't have much money on hand, but Auntie does, so you give me all the money you have earned from the stall."Now, now, I am the one with the most money in the family."

"Yes, yes, Madam, you are a rich woman." Chen Nianguan hugged Liu's arm coquettishly.

Mrs. Liu burst out laughing, "So this man, I'll buy it, Ma'am, don't worry."

The next day, when Mrs. Liu braved the snow to go out to buy someone from Yahang, Chen Nianguan and Xuan Xuan were the only ones in the family.

Even with my younger sister, I didn't stay idle, and continued to check and fill in the gaps with my books, and there were still some things I didn't consider.

The shop is called Chenjia Pho Shop, the plaque has already been written by Zhang Erlang, and the apprentice of Carpenter He next door is making it. As for the work clothes, the newcomer Zheng Erge, Shuan Zi and Aunt Liu Er have to order, or directly make aprons.Just embroider "Chenjia Hor Fun", which can save money. Unexpectedly, if there are more waiters in the store, they can wear aprons at any time.

Chen Nianguan, who came up with a clever way to save money, wanted to give himself a thumbs up.

After all, in the early days of starting a business, there was not so much money, so save as much as you can.

And then...

After reading the preparations for opening the store, Chen Nianguan thought of something to do while the weather was still cold. He walked out of the house and brought Xuan Xuan to the back of the main room.

The open space behind the main house has not dried the jerky sauce, it is very clean and tidy, the small warehouse has already hung the jerky sauce left to eat at home, there are not many, about twenty or so, followed by some moved inThe spices stored and the food stored in the kitchen can't fit.

"Sister, sister, what are we doing here?"

"Let's do something fun."

Chen Nianguan hugged Xuan Xuan, opened the entrance to the cellar, and walked down step by step.

Because there is a small warehouse to store supplies, the cellar is now vacant except for a few jars of sauce and oyster sauce on the side cabinet.

Originally, it was intended to be an emergency shelter, but right now, it can be used for other purposes.

For example, the ice cellar.

Right now is the time for rich people to store the last wave of ice. Now that she has opened a shop, she naturally thinks about it in the long term.In order to create a good dining environment, it is inevitable to use ice cubes to cool down, even at home.

Of course, you can buy in bulk in the store, but if you have ice cubes at home, you can save a lot of money and meet the needs of the store.

So, taking advantage of today's weather, she can store some ice cubes and treat it as an extra freezer for the shop.

As soon as he said it, Chen Nianguan separated a space in the cellar and planned to build a semi-enclosed space for ice cubes, and then asked He Carpenter to make a few airtight wooden barrels for ice cubes and place them around the space.

After returning to the house, washed the two wooden barrels and two large wooden basins, filled them with water and put them aside—the ice had to be stored one after another before the closed space for storing ice cubes was built.

The cooled ones and the edible ones are all cooked separately.

Well, after all this was done, Chen Nianguan thought of making ice with saltpeter.

Well, forget it, I don’t know how easy it is to get saltpeter, whether I can get it at that time, and store ice when conditions permit, so I can get saltpeter at that time.

Chen Nianguan clapped his hands, went back to the house, and when he was about to take Xuan Xuan to the shop to see the progress, Mrs. Liu came back.

They came back with a family of three, no, it should be said that they bought a family of three.

A couple in their 40s, and their 14-year-old granddaughter, heard that after the New Year's Eve, the original owner's house would move to Capital City, and scattered many servants in the family. The couple signed a contract with their daughterIt was a death contract, so they turned around and sold them to the tooth shop.

Mrs. Liu saw that the couple and their daughter looked honest and honest, asked about their situation, and talked to the dentist about twenty-six taels of silver to buy the whole family.

The couple's surname is Xu, outsiders call them Old Man Xu and Mrs. Xu, and their daughter is Xu Ahua.

In the former master's house, old man Xu was a waiter of flowers and plants, Mrs. Xu was a handyman who did all kinds of rough work, and granddaughter Xu Ahua was originally a servant in the lady's room.

Mrs. Liu intends to let old man Xu stay at home to do some sundries, and Xu Ahua will take care of Xuan Xuan and do the laundry at home, while Mrs. Xu will put it in the shop to do the cleaning.

For things like washing dishes and laundry, you can go to work directly without training, right?

Chen Nianguan agreed after confirming his eyes with Liu Shi.

In this way, if you find another waiter who lives in the city, then the shop will be fully staffed.

Naturally, it is easy to find a waiter. After the New Year's Eve, there will be many people in the city who need to find a new partner. If they can find a job with a stable income, many people are willing.

When Chen Nianguan went to the shop with the offer to hire a man, Xiao You came over and said that the duck house on the other side of the river beach had also been completed and asked her to check and accept it.

Chen Nianguan put down the trick, turned around and took Xiao You in a donkey cart to the river beach outside the city.

Wang De is waiting for her in the ????? built duck house.

According to her request, two duck houses were built first, and one duck house was divided into four small rooms, each of which could accommodate twenty ducks.

When Wang De was working, people asked curiously what they were doing. They heard that they were raising ducks, which was rare. Then they heard that the owner of Chenjia Pho in the city wanted to raise ducks. Someone immediately said that he was very good at raising ducks.

So, after settling wages with Wang De and Xiao You, Chen Nianguan chatted with a farmer named Liu Dashi.

Liu Dashi lives in a nearby farm house, and has raised livestock for others before, including ducks. He feels that he has a lot of research on this business, so he dared to recommend himself.

Chen Nianguan chatted with him for a few words, and felt that what Liu Dashi said was true, and he had a way to find ducklings by himself, so he appointed this professional duck breeder, and at the same time told him the conditions and wages, and asked him to startFind a batch of ducks of about three to four catties for myself. I need more than a hundred for the time being, for the opening of the shop.When he went to the city to sign a specific employment agreement, Liu Dashi readily agreed.

Well, well, the duck farm Get!

Professional duck breeder, Get!

After returning to the city with Wang De and Xiao You in a donkey cart, when Chen Nianguan was saying goodbye to them, Xiao You walked a few steps and came back again: "That, Mr. Chen's house?"

"Xiao You, don't be so rude, just call me Sister Chen." Chen Nianguan never dared to underestimate this savior and golden thigh, and said with a smile.

"You guys, are you recruiting people in that store?" Xiao You didn't answer, but asked instead.

When Chen Nianguan put down the poster, Xiao You just glanced at it and saw the words inviting people.

"Ah, it's recruiting." Chen Nianguan was surprised, it couldn't be, Xiao You is interested, right?

But isn't he Wang De's apprentice?

No, it seems that Wang De never said that.

"Do you think I can?" Xiao You asked shyly.

"The waiter?"

"Okay." Thighs working for themselves?It's just too good!

Chen Nianguan nodded again and again, and then thought to himself, hey, it seems, heard Zhang Erlang said that this Xiao You lives in the Chenghuang Temple, but there is no room for him in the shop, do you want to add another bed?

It seems that people can still live in the account room, so tell my cousins to move?

Or, at home?

First go back and discuss with my mother and cousins.

"Working in our shop includes room and board, and then, three hundred wen per month." Chen Nianguan raised the waiter's salary all at once, and held out three fingers to Xiao You, "Xiao You, do you think it's okay?"

When Xiao You heard it, her little eyes lit up, and then she pursed her lips slightly, looking like she wanted to smile but didn't want to, and nodded heavily.

"So, when are you free?"

"tomorrow?"

Chen Nianwan smiled, "Okay, come find me in the shop tomorrow, and I'll arrange it for you!"

All guys get it!

In this way, all the preparation elements before opening the store are complete, it is perfect!

Tonight we must have a good discussion about where to let Xiao You live!

Chen Nianguan went back to talk to his cousins and Mrs. Liu, but they had different opinions.

The cousins said that Liu Chi moved to live in the account room and moved a bed for Xiao You. Liu said that the house can still accommodate, and Xuan Xuan also ran to hug Chen Nianguan'sThe thigh yelled: "I want Brother Xiao You to live at home, live at home."

Since the second aunt and cousins moved out, the house was empty, and the upper and lower bunks in the west wing room were still there, but now only old man Xu lives there, so Xiao You can move in.

Finally, under Xuan Xuan's strong request, it was finally decided to let Xiao You live in Yanlai Lane.

Every day, followed Chen Nianguan and Liu Shi to and from get off work in a donkey cart, and happened to be a driver as well.

That's it.

Two days after Xiao You officially moved into Yanlai Lane, the renovation of the shop was completed.

On the day of acceptance, Chen Nianguan was followed by a large group of people. They saw the simple and elegant table table that had never been seen inside, and with the appropriate layout, a simple and elegant dining environment was perfectly presented in front of everyone.

That's right, small restaurants for middle and high economic level consumers want this quietness.

The cousins behind him and the guys who made the reservation were also very excited, look here and touch there.

This is the place where I will earn my living in the future, it's beautiful.

Chen Nianguan has already trained the migrant workers in various positions, and also focused on the precautions. At this time, the migrant workers in each position have gone to their respective areas of responsibility to familiarize themselves with the environment in advance.

Liu He and Xiao You memorized every location in the store, while Liu Chi and Liu Yun got used to the big kitchen early in the morning. At this time, one was inside the dining window, and the other was in the dining area of the dining window, excitedly imitating the waiter ordering foodFollowing the meal pick-up, Chen Nianguan took Liu's in the siu mei area, and introduced to her the roast duck and jerky in sauce that would be sold at the main counter on the opening day. Liu listened attentively and nodded frequently.

The plaque of the shop has already been hung up, covered with red silk, waiting for the unveiling on the opening day.

And the auspicious day for opening the store has also been chosen, the sixth day of February.

The two stalls at home have already opened for business. I have advertised to the diners about the opening of Chenjia Hor Fun for a few days. The lion dance team is welcome, and the firecrackers have also been bought. I am waiting for the auspicious time.