A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 134 Family Reunion

He would work with them and never insult them at will. If possible, I would like to stay with such an employer for the rest of my life.

After Zhang Yunyue finished talking to Aunt Fang, she went to the lobby.

He called a waiter from the store and told him what was needed for the mooncakes and how much of each item was needed. He then asked the waiter to go and purchase them. He also asked the waiter to tell the store owner that he would settle the bill for them when the goods were delivered to the hot pot restaurant.

After instructing the waiter, some customers had finished their meal, so Zhang Yunyue went to stand at the counter with Li Wenyu, one collecting money and the other settling the bill.

Zhang Yunyue helped to calculate the bill at the counter for a while. At this time, the waiter who was sent out to buy mooncake ingredients came back, followed by several people carrying things. The waiter first took them into the backyard of the hot pot restaurant, and then returned to the lobby to find Zhang Yunyue.

The waiter walked up to Zhang Yunyue and said, "Boss, we have bought all the ingredients for the mooncakes. Please come over here and take a look." Then he took Zhang Yunyue to the backyard.

When they arrived at the backyard, Zhang Yunyue went forward to check and found nothing wrong, so she went to the counter and paid the delivery person.

"Aunt Fang, the ingredients for the mooncakes have all been delivered, and the boxes for pressing the mooncakes have also been bought. You can make them when you are free during the day, and we can continue to make them together in the evening."

"Okay, girl. I'll let Cai Ling come with me. Although she's young, she's very hardworking. She also likes making snacks. She's been following me and learning from me these past few days. I like her very much."

"Okay, Aunt Fang, it's up to you to decide."

After Zhang Yunyue left, Aunt Fang and Hu Cailing started kneading dough and frying peanuts, sesame seeds, walnuts, etc. Fortunately, there were many stoves in the kitchen, so they could reserve one to fry peanuts, sesame seeds, etc.

Throughout the whole day, Zhang Yunyue and Li Wenyu were counting bills and collecting money at the counter, and they found that there were more customers today than yesterday.

Moreover, when Zhang Yunyue was paying the bill, she also told every customer that if they dine in the restaurant on August 15th, each person would receive a mooncake.

Some guests immediately stated that they would like to bring their families over to eat hotpot on the 15th and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and mooncakes would be just right for the occasion.

After eating hotpot in the restaurant, several officials from the county town directly booked a private room on the second floor for the fifteenth day.

Zhang Yunyue didn't expect that with this wave of publicity, some people would make reservations in advance, so she started to ask the waiters to say something to the customers when they take orders, saying that mooncakes will be given for free when dining on the 15th.

Today the hotpot shop is busy again and doesn't close until 11 p.m.

Zhang Cheng drove his horse-drawn carriage to the county town before it was completely dark. When he unloaded the goods at the food store and returned to the hot pot shop, it was closing time.

After everyone had dinner and cleaned up the lobby and the kitchen, the waiters and kitchen helpers went home.

The people in the hot pot shop started preparing to make mooncakes. Aunt Fang took out the ingredients that had been fried during the day and started kneading the dough.

Everyone was making and baking them until the hour of Hai. They had made about four hundred of them. Zhang Yunyue thought that if they could make another four or five hundred tomorrow night, that would be enough.

The next night, everyone worked together to make nearly 500 mooncakes, and a total of nearly 1000 mooncakes were made in two days.

Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.

Before Zhang Xingyun went to the food store, Zhang Yunyue packed some mooncakes and put them in a backpack, and asked him to carry it to give one pack to each employee of the food store.

Early in the morning, the waiter and the kitchen helpers arrived an hour earlier than usual.

So the store was cleaned up early and the vegetables and meat in the kitchen were cleaned up.

Because mooncakes were being given away today, many people had expressed their desire to dine in the restaurant today, so Zhang Yunyue asked Hu Donggui and others to prepare a hotpot early and stir-fry some dishes so that everyone in the restaurant could celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

After everyone has finished eating and cleaned up, all the mooncakes that have been made in the past two days will be carried to the counter, and then they will be packaged for the diners.

It was the exact time of Si, and the hotpot shop opened for business.

Since it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, most of the people who come to the hot pot shop today are families, bringing their elderly and children to eat together.

As soon as the door opened, people waiting outside began to come in one after another and quickly found a seat to sit down.

At this time, the waiters in the store also came to each table with a menu and asked the customers to start ordering.

Zhang Yunyue walked around the lobby, listening to what everyone said and seeing if anyone was dissatisfied with the hot pot restaurant so that she could make some changes.

However, as I walked along, most of the comments I heard were about their curiosity about hot pot and their love for the paintings on the walls.

Some were also discussing the pile of mooncakes next to the counter. Many people said that the owner of the hot pot restaurant was generous and efficient, and that he deserved the good business.

After walking around, Zhang Yunyue returned to the counter and looked at the account book.

The average daily income in the first three days was about 40 taels.

Although it is not as good as a big restaurant like Tianxianglou, Zhang Yunyue is still quite satisfied with the income.

At this time, some people had finished eating and started to pay the bill. The waiter standing next to the mooncakes started to pack the mooncakes quickly after seeing how many people were paying. When the guests finished paying, he handed the packed mooncakes to the guests.

"Sir, here are the mooncakes for your table. There are four in total. Please take them. I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, a happy family reunion, and a happy life."

After saying that, the waiter handed the mooncake to the customer who was paying the bill.

The person who received the mooncake didn't expect that he would receive the Mid-Autumn Festival blessings from the waiter after receiving the mooncake, and he subconsciously replied: "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival."

Then he started to quickly pack mooncakes for the next customer who was checking out. Every time the waiter handed out a pack of mooncakes, he would say a Mid-Autumn Festival blessing to the customer, which instantly made some customers feel more favorable towards the hot pot restaurant.

So everyone who took the mooncake would say to the waiter and the store manager: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Then, carrying the mooncakes, I left the hot pot restaurant happily and contentedly.

By late afternoon, there were only one or two hundred mooncakes left in the store. Zhang Yunyue asked Aunt Fang to bring the kitchen helpers to make another two or three hundred mooncakes. She also packed a bag of mooncakes for each employee in the store in advance, so that they could take them away when they got off work and went home.

As for Hu Donggui and the others, they were originally eating and living together with Zhang Yunyue and the others, so they did not make any separate preparations.

Because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the hot pot restaurant is packed with guests all day long.

As it approaches the hour of You, there are more and more pedestrians on the street. Many of them are families out shopping, or going to the moat to release river lanterns, or watching acrobatics on the street.

Many people were attracted by the aroma wafting from the hot pot restaurant when passing by. Some people did not have dinner in the first place and came out to stroll around, preparing to eat while strolling.