23. Sungai House
Zhengyang Street is not a bustling main road, but there are a lot of people coming and going, they are not a meal at this time, but there are already three or three guests downstairs, the second child of the running hall is wearing the same cyan shirt, his hair is neatly combed, and the cloth towels on his shoulders are all snow-white, which makes people feel full of energy at a glance.
The shopkeeper of Tianxianglou Su had already received the orders of the master's family, and when he heard Rong Daquan's name, he hurriedly greeted him: "Boss Rong, please go inside." Rong Daquan hurriedly pulled Ning Xi beside him: "It's this Ning girl who wants to open a restaurant." ”
Shopkeeper Su looked surprised: "I didn't expect Miss Ning to have this ability at such a young age, it's really admirable!" ”
Rong Daquan added a sentence in due course: "Miss Ning's cooking skills are outstanding, my old Rong is ashamed of herself, let her take over your restaurant, you can rest assured, you will definitely be able to do well!" ”
"That's great!" Shopkeeper Su sighed, "The class in the restaurant is all old guys who have been with me for many years, and I really can't bear to leave them behind, I hope Miss Ning can keep them and give them a bite to eat." ”
Ning Xi glanced at him: "Although Shopkeeper Su can rest assured, I will naturally not treat him badly if he can work." ”
Shopkeeper Su said gratefully: "Then the old man will thank Miss Ning for them first." "To tell the truth, the shopkeeper Su said that he was really worried about these subordinates he brought out, and he himself said that the people of the fifth master of Jun are not here anymore, and they will still be the shopkeeper in another place, but these people are not necessarily, this little girl is still at the age of being coquettish in her mother's arms, who knows if it is just a whim to play.
Maybe a good restaurant will be defeated in a few days, these people are all old and young, and without the income of this job, it will be fatal.
"Shopkeeper Su, why don't we take a look at the restaurant first?" Ning Xi proposed.
"Okay, Miss Ning, please come with me." Shopkeeper Su hurriedly led the way.
It can be seen that the restaurant is well managed, the upper and lower floors of the store, the visible places are bright and clean, when going upstairs, Ning Xi reached out to the gap between the handrails of the stairs and touched it, well, there is some dust, but it is not greasy, it can be seen that it has been wiped.
Of course, the main place she wants to see is the kitchen, the kitchen is in the middle of the first floor, there are a lot of people in the kitchen, one chef, two second kitchens, three third kitchens, and a number of small workers who wash vegetables, cut vegetables, and burn fires, and there are more than a dozen people in the whole kitchen, each doing their own work silently, and the whole kitchen is busy but not chaotic, and it seems orderly.
Ning Xi nodded with satisfaction: "Shopkeeper Su, your restaurant is really well managed!" ”
Shopkeeper Su sighed sadly, most of his life's hard work is here, he said that he would drop it, he was really a little reluctant, fortunately, the place that Jun Wuye arranged for him was not bad, he was old, and he really didn't want to work hard in the restaurant.
Ning Xi himself is also a person who has opened a restaurant, of course he can understand his mood, but unfortunately he can't help: "Shopkeeper Su, my restaurant is newly opened, I'm afraid there won't be so many people in the kitchen, but the chefs and the second chef are all skilled people, it shouldn't be difficult to find another place to live, or Shopkeeper Su will say hello to them first, if anyone can find a better place to go, just go?" ”
"This nature, this nature!" Shopkeeper Su hurriedly answered. Jun Wuye explained to him early in the morning, the people in the restaurant were arranged by Ningxi, she wanted to stay, and if she didn't stay, she would make another arrangement, listening to her say this, Shopkeeper Su was more stable in his heart, and she didn't look like someone who was playing casually.
"I don't know how much silver can be sold in the restaurant of Shopkeeper Su?" For this restaurant, Ningxi is very satisfied, what is more satisfying is that there is a small courtyard behind the restaurant, the place is not big, a main room, a wing room on the left and right, and two ear rooms for sundries, living in their own family of three is just right.
Shopkeeper Su stroked a bleeding heart, and reluctantly said the number of two thousand taels of silver, but Ning Xi did not show any surprise, and nodded in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper Su, please wait, and let us discuss." ”
Ning Xi pulled Rong Daquan aside: "Brother Rong, is two thousand taels of silver a little more expensive?" ”
"Expensive?" Rong Daquan was taken aback, just this location, the area of this restaurant, just this decoration and furnishings, casually asking for eight thousand taels, there are also people to grab it, tell her two thousand taels is to see that she doesn't understand the market, and he dares to be expensive, he really has nothing to say.
"I know, this restaurant is really good, but you see, just buy here costs 2,000 taels, after buying it, we have to repair it, there are so many people who have more than a month of money to pay, and it also costs a sum of silver to buy vegetables every day, in my opinion, I really can't get it without 3,000 taels of silver on hand."
"It's already very good to be able to win three thousand taels, but after this village, there won't be this shop, Ningxi!" Rong Daquan was anxious for her.
"Let me tell you the truth, I only have 1,500 taels on hand, and even if you add some more to me, I really can't get 3,000 taels! I originally wanted to spend a thousand taels at most to buy a shop, and the rest of the money was used as a turnover, although it was very good here, but there was no way to afford it, we always had to weigh our own purses to do things. ”
"That's it!" Rong Daquan was also a little embarrassed, "Why don't I ask you again to see if it's cheaper?" "It seems that the prince doesn't care how much money he can sell.
"Wouldn't that be embarrassing? People are selling it so cheaply. Hearing him say this, Ning Xi was a little reluctant.
Rong Da said wholeheartedly, your old man also knows, but he still smiled on his face: "It's okay, I know the shopkeeper Su very well, so I will ask casually." ”
As a result, the shopkeeper Su was very good at talking, and suddenly reduced two hundred taels to her, as long as one thousand eight, and people said that the men's monthly money was sent to the next month, and the people who delivered the vegetables and meat were all fixed merchants, with quality and quantity, and they would only settle the payment once at the end of the month, that is to say, as long as Ningxi paid the money for the restaurant, even if there was no penny, she could open it smoothly for a month, if she didn't make enough money by then, it would be a problem for her business.
With such favorable conditions, it would be a fool not to agree to it, Ning Xi slapped the board without saying a word: "Then let's sign the contract!" He turned his head and whispered to Rong Daquan, "Brother Rong, you pay three hundred taels, and you account for two percent of the shares in the restaurant, how about it?" ”
What else? Rong Daquan had the opportunity to take advantage of this big advantage because of Ningxi's light, so he naturally responded happily.
After signing the contract, Ning Xi took out the silver ticket that he had been carrying in his arms, plus Rong Daquan's three hundred taels, and pushed it to the shopkeeper Su very proudly: "Shopkeeper Su, Tianxianglou will rest assured to give it to me!" ”
Shopkeeper Su's heart was dripping with blood, and he put the poor silver tickets into his arms, twisted his head, and went to the backyard to pack up.
After buying Tianxianglou, Ning Xi completely turned back into a poor egg, she thought about it, she didn't change anything for the time being, moved her home directly, changed the signboard and continued to open, although she didn't have to pay monthly money for the time being in the past two months, but so many mouths to eat, she couldn't afford to delay for a day!
After returning to the residence in the evening, Ning Xi used the remaining copper plate to buy vegetables, renovated a large table of meals, and invited the neighbors to have a good meal, thanking everyone for taking care of them during this time, no way, Meng Shuangshuang, this girl's popularity is too good, I heard that they are going to move away, and I have to see them off.
Even the academy master where Ozawa studied specially granted him a half-day off and asked him to come back and pack his things.
After making trouble for most of the night, after the dispersal, it was all moonlight, Meng Shuangshuang asked while cleaning up the house: "Ningxi, is our restaurant still called Tianxianglou?" ”
"Of course not, we want to make our own brand." Ning Xi said confidently.
Although Meng Shuangshuang didn't know what the brand meant, she felt that Ningxi was right: "Well, we want others to know that this is the restaurant opened by our family Ningxi as soon as they hear this name." By the way, then why don't you call it Ningxi Tower? ”
Ning Xi shook his head: "This restaurant is not mine alone, I think it will be called Shuangxi Building, and the names of both of us are in it." ”
Meng Shuangshuang said happily: "Great, I really didn't expect that my name can also open a restaurant!" ”
At this time, the neglected one in the corner came over flatteringly: "What about my name?" "It seems that he also accounts for 20% of the shares in this restaurant, and he really took out the silver, which is much better than your Meng Shuangshuang's white occupation.
Meng Shuangshuang read his name again in disgust: "Rong Daquan, the three words are so cheesy, is it called Rong Shuangxi, Da Shuangxi or Quanshuangxi?" ”
Ning Xi couldn't help but laugh "flutter", and then comforted Rong Daquan with a whole face: "Brother Rong, you are still a chef when you come to our Shuangxi Building, and I will make your name into a big gold-lettered signboard and hang it on the wall, okay?" ”
Rong Daquan then "snorted" and said, "This is about the same." Meng Shuangshuang stuck out his tongue at him unconvinced, making a grimace.
Su shopkeeper is extremely efficient, the next day all the restaurant was handed over to Ning Xi, the original chef and the second chef followed him, and the remaining three chefs and small workers stayed, Ning Xi counted herself and Rong Daquan, as well as Wang Dongping, the apprentice who has been following Rong Daquan, the three of them just topped this shortage, as for Rong Daquan's other apprentice Yuan Fugui, he was unwilling to follow, and Rong Daquan also regarded himself as if he had no apprentice.
In addition, there are a few people who run the hall and do chores, this Ning Xi doesn't take it to heart, originally she doesn't see their workload too saturated, she believes that even if there are a few fewer people, with the experience of her previous life, she will definitely be able to be a good home in Shuangxi Building.
On this day, Meng Shuangshuang brought a few neighbors to help, mainly her young and strong admirers, who cleaned the small courtyard behind well, and Ning Xi also temporarily closed the restaurant for a day and arranged for everyone to thoroughly clean up together. The signboard also found a carpenter to do it, because there was no money on hand, or the original old neighborhood helped, so I temporarily made a black lacquer plaque on credit, just waiting for tomorrow morning to send it over and hang it, and Sungai Restaurant will officially open.