PDLP Chapter 123 I will take you back to find her
Chapter 123 I will take you back to find her
Everyone knows that today is the first day of business, so everyone is excited and nervous, and afraid that they won’t do well.
After breakfast, everyone started to make a fire and grind rice milk for making rice rolls. Some people also started to grind soy milk, knead the dough, prepare the brine for the hot and sour noodles, and cut green onions.
Everyone worked together without any mistakes. It was lively and they chatted while working. They wore hats, masks and the same clothes.
At around six o'clock, Su Man opened the shop door directly.
Many people were already waiting outside the door. Because of the notices posted before and the notices at the entrance of Youranju, people in the town had been looking forward to Xiaqiulou for a long time.
After all, the dishes in Youran Ju are extraordinary and so delicious that they make them want to swallow their tongues.
The only downside is that the food at Youran Juli is too expensive. Many people have never eaten there, and some people have only been there once or twice because they really don’t have the money to eat there.
But it’s different now. The owner of Youranju has actually opened a restaurant, but it only serves breakfast and afternoon tea. Although they don’t understand what afternoon tea means, it doesn’t stop them from coming and trying breakfast.
Because the notice said that the food at Xia Qiu Lou was cheaper and many people could afford it.
In fact, Su Man had already noticed that there was someone waiting at the door, but the things in the store were not ready yet, so she didn't open the door.
As soon as everyone saw the door was open, they started cheering and asked if they could go in and eat.
Su Man looked at them with a smile.
“Yes, everyone can find a seat when they come in. There are single tables, double tables, and large tables for several people to sit together. Everyone can choose a seat according to the number of people in your group.
There is a menu at the table. If you know how to read, you can tell the waiter directly. If you don’t know how to read, you can ask the waiter to tell you what delicious food is available. We will serve small dishes to each table since we opened today. Please come in.”
She had a bright smile, was graceful and had a clear voice. She had even changed into new clothes today and looked very beautiful. Many people couldn't help but look at her.
Fu Si and Fu Qi had been standing behind her. Fu Qi was a man who didn't like to talk much, but Fu Si was a chatterbox and was very good at talking, so he immediately started to help greet people.
"Everyone, please come in. I promise that the food today is something you have never eaten before and it will definitely taste great!"
As Fu Si's voice fell, the overbearing aroma coming from the back kitchen immediately shocked all the customers and they rushed in instantly.
The aroma was from cooking hot and sour noodles. Su Man deliberately let people stay here at this time.
No one can resist the fresh, spicy and spicy taste.
Su Man smiled at Fu Si and Fu Qi and said,
"Fu Si, you help serve the customers here. Fu Qi, if you don't like talking, go to the back and grind the rice paste."
The two of them nodded immediately and then began to work together.
Everyone in the store was shocked when they saw that the waitress was actually a woman, and some even pointed it out directly.
"Boss, why are all the waiters in your shop female? Can women be waiters?"
The two waiters who took orders outside today were Lian Di and Mei Zi. Mei Zi actually knew how to read. Lian Di didn’t know many words, but she asked Yue Niang to teach her some simple ones in the past two days.
Fortunately, for convenience, they are all directly represented by numbers. Yesterday, she taught a few people for a long time before they remembered which number corresponded to which dish.
Fortunately, although the process was a bit difficult, everyone took note and understood what to do.
Su Man just smiled slightly in response to these people's questions.
"Who says women can't be waitresses? Are women not human beings? They also have their own lives to live and their own children to raise. They also need to live independently and have their own financial ability, instead of relying on men.
In other words, if the men are reliable, it won't be a big deal for them, but if some men only know how to beat and scold their children, then in the end they don't work hard to support themselves, what should they do? And I think the name "Xiaoer" is not very nice, you can call them waiters."
Her voice was slow, but there was no way one could tell she was joking, and it also had a hint of intimidation.
The customers present were all stunned, then they happily put the matter aside and said they wanted to order food.
Su Man gave Mei Zi and Lian Di a look, then started to place orders with her notebook.
Both of them were quite brave. Although they were not used to it for the first time, they were not nervous. They slowly sent the menu to the kitchen and then brought it out.
Everyone's taste buds were attracted by the overbearing aroma of the hot and sour noodles, so almost all customers ordered this. Some also ordered soy milk, fried dough sticks, and rice noodle rolls.
As for those who purchased several portions, Su Man gave them a tea egg.
Hot and sour rice noodles and rice rolls are Su Man’s signature dishes. After all, she is the only one here who knows how to make these things, and other stores don’t have them.
These people were attracted by the hot and sour noodles and rice noodle rolls because they had never seen anything like them before and the taste was really different!
Customers came in an endless stream. After all, word spread quickly. Plus, the smell of the hot and sour noodles was so overpowering that it had already spread all around, and everyone who smelled it wanted to come up and try it.
Su Man has been busy all the time, in the hall, the kitchen, and the second floor.
There were more people than Su Man had imagined. If it weren't for Fu Si and Fu Qi, plus Wang Dafu, they would probably be too busy to handle it.
But now it’s just because it has just opened, so everyone is more interested in it, so there are more customers.
Su Man planned to wait for a few days until the customer flow stabilized and then make a careful plan to add more staff.
The morning session was busy until 10 a.m., and Su Man hung a closed sign at the door. She also said that afternoon tea would be open in the afternoon with different dishes.
Many people who didn’t get to eat were waiting to come in the afternoon with great energy, and many who had eaten in the morning also expressed their desire to come again in the afternoon because the food in the morning was so delicious and they couldn’t wait to try what afternoon tea was like!
Aunt Mei and the others still felt a little unsatisfied and regretful.
"Xiao Su, there are still so many people outside the door who want to eat. Isn't it a bit of a loss to close the market now?"
Others nodded.
"That's right. That's all silver." Aunt Cui also looked regretful.
Su Man smiled at them and comforted them,
"Don't be impatient. You can't eat a fat man in one bite. Besides, we haven't stopped since this morning. How can our bodies bear it? Besides, we have run out of ingredients. What shall we do?"
"We can go buy more ingredients if they're gone." Wang Pingkang said immediately, "I can go buy them with Dafu Ge. It won't take much time."
Wang Dafu: “Yes.”
Su Man still shook her head, "No, I've decided. From now on, I'll work until this time every morning and start again in the afternoon. Let's go clean up first, and then we'll prepare to have lunch. After lunch, we'll take a half-hour nap and then continue to open for business."
After hearing what Su Man said, everyone had no choice but to clean up. After all, they all knew what kind of personality Su Man had, and since she had said it, it must have been decided.
No one can change Su Man's mind once she has made up her mind.
After everyone went about their business, Su Man came to Wang Dagui, who was doing the accounting, and asked,
"How's it going? Did you figure it out?"
Wang Dagui nodded excitedly.
"Boss, I've figured it out. Excluding the cost of ingredients this morning, the pure profit is still forty taels."
Because the breakfast they sell is not expensive, even if the shop is crowded they won’t make much money, but Su Man is still very satisfied.
She hadn't expected to make much money from the shop, she just wanted stability and for everyone in the village to have a job.
The profit in the morning is 40 taels, plus the afternoon's, the daily income can be 80 to 90 taels. Excluding everyone's wages, Su Man can still earn more than 1,000 taels a month.
Of course, this is because the store has just opened a few days ago. She will be satisfied as long as she can make a stable net profit of 50 taels per day. 1,000 taels a month will be enough. After all, she has more than one store.
While Aunt Mei and the others were having lunch, Su Man still went for a walk across the street to Youran Ju.
Although the people here are much more skilled than Aunt Mei and the others, there won't be any problems with Fu Fu here to support them, but she is the boss now after all, so it wouldn't be right for her to come and take a look.
Fu Si and Fu Qi naturally followed Su Man closely.
Fu Fu was also very happy when he saw Su Man coming, and even kept congratulating Su Man.
"Madam, Xiaqiulou's business is really good. I just heard them saying that the food there is delicious."
Su Man smiled and said, "It's just some snacks. There are a lot of people, but I can't make much money. I can only pursue a stable income."
Fu Fu laughed happily, "Madam, stability is enough. It's amazing that a woman like you can achieve this."
Su Man did not continue this topic, but watched the people coming and going in Youran Ju.
What they earn in a day is less than half of what You'ran Ju earns, but as she just said, stability is enough.
With Fu Fu's support, Su Man stayed in Youran Ju for a while and then left.
She did not return to Xia Qiu Lou, but went to the brothel previously run by Mother Li, which was also the clothing store she was about to open, called Xia Qiu Pavilion.
The decoration here is not yet complete. Since it is a clothing store, she plans to combine modern elements. The decoration will naturally take time. Anyway, she is not in a hurry to open the store.
"Madam, what are you going to do here?" Fu Si couldn't help but ask.
"Selling clothes." Su Man said.
"Selling clothes?" Fu Si and Fu Qi were a little surprised.
"Yes, selling clothes. You will know in ten days or so. We are not big enough yet."
Su Man said as she looked at Xia Qiulou.
She planned to divide this place into four parts: men's wear, women's wear, children's wear, and wedding wear.
But all these have to be done slowly, and she has plenty of time now.
When the three of them returned to Xia Qiu Building, everyone had already gone for a nap because Su Man said that only after a good sleep would they have the energy to continue their work in the afternoon.
Su Man took Fu Si and Fu Qi in through the back door. Before returning to the room, she reminded them to go to bed.
"Madam, actually we don't need to sleep so much. As long as we sleep for two hours at night, it will be enough for us." Fu Si said.
"When I tell you to sleep, you should sleep. Don't forget that you have to listen to me. And how can you protect me if you don't get enough rest? Since we have the conditions now, you should get enough rest."
The two were so moved that they had no choice but to listen to Su Man.
After Su Man lay down on the bed, she did not fall asleep immediately, but took out the photo from the space.
The photo shows their family of four. The two children are smiling brightly, and even Fu Xiu, a man who is usually cold, has some tenderness in his eyes. And what about her?
Su Man looked at it carefully and found that he was also quite gentle.
When she first took this photo, she wanted to keep it as a souvenir for her two children and Fu Xiu, but she didn't expect that it would become her now.
I don’t know where they are now, I don’t know if the two children are crying, and I don’t know if that bastard Fu Xiu is fully recovered...
Su Man thought so and slowly began to fall asleep.
She wanted to live a good life, make good money, and build their own home, so that when the father and his two sons came back, they could live a better life.
And at that time, she must settle accounts with that bastard Fu Xiu for daring to deceive her!
The father and his two sons, whom Su Man was thinking about, were now in a carriage on a small road.
In the carriage were Fu Xiu and his two children, as well as Luo Yun and Wei Yan.
Just as Su Man thought, the two children cried for a long time after they knew they were forced to leave their mother. Even though they knew they could not go back, they still refused to talk to Fu Xiu until now.
Wei Yan couldn't bear to see the two children being unhappy, so he tried to make them laugh along the way, but the two children didn't buy it at all, just like now.
Wei Yan sighed, and finally gave up trying to make the two children happy. He just said weakly,
"You two are so young, how can you get angry so easily? Didn't I explain to you that there is no other way and you have to do this? You like mother so much, you definitely don't want to see her in danger, right?"
When the two children heard about Su Man, their eyes couldn't help but tear up again.
"Then you should have told us in advance so that we could say goodbye to our mother properly!" Xiaobao said loudly.
"Besides, if daddy takes me and my brother away like this, mom will be worried, scared and sad." Dabao also looked at Fu Xiu stubbornly.
Fu Xiu, who had originally closed his eyes to rest, finally opened them and looked at them. His eyes were calm, without any emotion.
But only he himself knew how painful he felt when he heard the two children say that Su Man would be sad and worried.
He didn't want to abandon the woman, but he had no other choice.
Wei Yan and Luo Yun looked at the mother and her two children looking at each other in silence.
Such actions are repeated every day in the past few days.
"I will take you back to find her." Fu Xiu promised the two children again.