Chapter Ninety-Six: and the first porridge
Boss Zhong finally couldn't let go of the guys who were suffering with him, gritted his teeth and gave Su Miao a hundred taels of silver, and collected all the people in the kitchen and the guys in the store, and introduced everyone's positions and specialties to Su Miao one by one, and there was no lack of exaggerated praise in the words, just to help them leave a deep impression in front of Su Miao, so that they could be reused. The people of the pigeon building were both reluctant and heartbroken that Boss Zhong finally sold the pigeon building, and in this case, Boss Zhong still remembered to help them arrange their future livelihood, and they were so moved that they even had red eyes.
Su Miao felt that Boss Zhong was a good person, and he was quite satisfied with the price of the lot in the pigeon building, so he decided happily, signed a contract with Boss Zhong on the spot, and paid the money happily.
Boss Zhong's luggage was almost packed, and he promised to move out on the same day. Because Su Miao decided to renovate the pigeon building, she dispersed the people in the pigeon building first, asked them to leave their addresses, and then notified them to come back when the restaurant reopened. Boss Zhong was afraid that she would regret it after she left, and Su Miao promised several times in a row that he would definitely accept his old employees, so he put his mind at ease.
After the contract was signed, it was confirmed that it was correct, and Boss Zhong and Su Miao went to the yamen to prepare the case. I don't know if it's because Qin'an Province was rectified by the imperial court, but now the Fengzhou Yamen is extremely efficient, and after paying the handling fee, Su Miao got the changed real estate deed on the same day, which clearly stated Su Miao's name. Although because she is a woman, she has to pay an extra fee than a man, but the restaurant is transferred to her name, and she is still very happy the moment she gets the real estate deed.
"So happy?" Looking back at her eyebrows, which were still upturned with joy despite her efforts to suppress it, she couldn't help but smile. Ask.
"Hmm!" Su Miao glanced at him and nodded seriously.
When I saw that she admitted it seriously, I couldn't help laughing.
When returning to the pigeon house. Boss Zhong's son has already packed up his things and loaded the car, they have a house in Fengzhou, and there is not much luggage in the building.
Boss Zhong stood in front of the pigeon building with his hands in his hands, it was already dusk at this time, the remnant sun was like blood, and he looked at the bronzing signboard hanging on the door with melancholy eyes, for a long time. He sighed softly.
"Boss Zhong, why don't you take down the signboard and bring it back?" Su Miao said with a smile.
"This pigeon house has been given to the girl. The signboard is also the girl's, if the girl doesn't want it, just dispose of it. "Boss Zhong is a very well-behaved person, and usually the restaurant will bring a signboard when it is exchanged. Unless the plaque has some special meaning. That also needs to be explained in advance. What's more, Boss Zhong, who was squeezed away, must have been very complicated when he saw this plaque.
"I won't continue to keep this plaque, it's a pity to lose it, it's better for Boss Zhong to pick it up and take it away. This plaque is a testimony of Boss Zhong's efforts for many years, no matter what happened during the period, whether good or bad, in short, it is a witness to Boss Zhong's countless days in the past, which should be of great significance to individuals. Su Miao looked at Boss Zhong's surprised face and said with a smile. Take the plaque back, maybe one day this plaque will be hung on Boss Zhong's restaurant. β
Boss Zhong looked at her in a daze. After a long time, he also smiled: "What the girl said is that this plaque has been with me for thirty years, although the pigeon building has changed from a full house to a bleak and deserted place, even so, I will be reluctant to leave my heart behind." I took this plaque with me, thank you, girl. β
Su Miaowan smiled.
Boss Zhong instructed his son to set up a ladder to take off the plaque of the pigeon building, the pigeon building has officially closed, and the original guys have also packed up their things and left with Boss Zhong, before leaving, Boss Zhong said to Su Miao:
"I don't have anything to say to help the girl, although Tong Sishao squeezed the pigeon building, but in the final analysis, my craftsmanship is not as good as others, and I admit it if I lose badly. I heard that Boss Wan said that the girl's craftsmanship is not inferior to that of the chef of Yipinlou, so I am here to wish the girl a prosperous future and a prosperous business. He smiled and arched his hand.
"Thank you, Boss Zhong, for his words." Su Miaofu went down and said with a smile.
Boss Zhong and his entourage left the pigeon building, and Su Miao watched them go away until he turned around, and was startled when he saw that he was sitting on the windowsill on the first floor with his back against the window frame with a lazy and leisurely aftertaste. The man didn't know how long he had been sitting here, maybe he had been sitting here since the beginning but she hadn't noticed. The corners of her eyebrows twitched fiercely, and she asked speechlessly:
"What are you doing sitting at the window?"
"Blowing." He replied succinctly with two words.
The wind blows in the winter, is there something wrong with him?
Su Miao hurriedly ran up the steps in front of the door, crossed the threshold, closed the door, walked to the window and said to the aftertaste:
"Regarding the five hundred taels you lent me, I still repay you on a monthly basis according to the agreement, and the interest is calculated annually with three cents."
"Hmm." Aftertaste nodded, not understanding why she suddenly mentioned this.
Su Miao saw that he answered, ignored him, turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard, and only when she walked out of the door connected to the restaurant in the inner courtyard she heard Su Xian and Su Chan arguing in the courtyard.
"Why do you want to live in a big one?"
"Then why do you want to live in a big one?"
"I'm your eldest sister, do you know what it means to be 'young and orderly'?"
"I'm your sister, do you know what 'caring for the young' means?"
"Dead girl, that's when you're sharp-tongued!"
"Who made you look like a big sister at all, and always took advantage of me!"
"Chan'er, eldest sister, don't quarrel, although these two rooms are different in size, they are both very good, and they are the same!" Chunniang laughed sadly and whispered.
"How could it be the same!" Su Xian and Su Chan shouted at her together, scaring Chunniang into taking half a step back, and a big bead of sweat hung on her forehead.
"The problem of room allocation will be drawn when you move in, and besides, it hasn't been rebuilt yet, what are you arguing about?" Su Miao walked over, said speechlessly, paused, and said, "Let me say okay first, although the houses here look better than ours and are larger than ours, the number is not as large as ours, and the women want two people in one room." In addition, Yan'er and Xiaoweiwei have to have a separate room, the reason, Yan'er is the candidate, Xiaoweiwei is the gold owner, it's as simple as that. Come here, I have something to say to you. β
"What's the matter, you can't finish it in one breath!" Su Xian wiped her sideburns impatiently. "It's all because you didn't go to Chengyinlou in the afternoon, this stinky girl is still fighting with me because of the house, what is the attitude of one or two of you. The old lady is your eldest sister, so you should respect the old lady! β
"Whether you respect or not has nothing to do with the elders and children, it all depends on whether there is a character worthy of respect." Su Chan snorted and said lightly.
"Chan'er's words sound so cultured!" Su Miao admired in surprise.
"You two dead girls, do you want to be torn apart by the old lady!" Su Xian was furious and shouted fiercely.
So Su Chan and Su Miao shut up, and Chun Niang was speechless. I can only laugh.
Boss Zhong and his wife used to live in a restaurant, so the three main rooms were cleaned fairly clean, and the four sisters entered the hall. Take a seat at the round table. Junniang lit the lamp and candle, and the candle shadow swayed lightly on the mottled wall.
"Allotment?" When Su Miao's words just fell, Su Xian, Su Chan, and Chun Niang were all taken aback, and whispered in unison.
"That's right. I will allocate shares to you in proportion to the money each of you invests. In the future, if the restaurant makes a profit, you will draw dividends according to the proportion of the allotment, and settle it once a year. The more profitable the restaurant, the more you will earn. This is a bonus in addition to wages, and as long as the restaurant is open, even if you get married, this bonus will not be canceled. β
"What a surprising decision you made!" Su Xianxiu raised her eyebrows slightly, and said softly and slowly. After a pause, he chuckled. "But then you can buy whatever you want, and you don't have to worry about having no children and no daughters and dying alone!"
This is indeed a surprising decision, with Su Miao's craftsmanship, such a large restaurant has great development prospects, and will create more wealth in the future.
Su Chan half-lowered her head and said nothing.
Chunniang was flustered, shook her head again and again and refused to say:
"Sister Miao, I only paid a total of twenty taels of silver, and it's not much, if I want to share dividends or something because of this, it's too cheeky, I don't need it!"
"It doesn't matter, although your dividends may not be too much, but your daily life is enough, this is also my guarantee for you, even if you are tired of singing in the future, you can think about the second half of your life without worrying about food and clothing, you just need to be filial to your father." Su Miao said to her with a smile.
Chunniang's face turned red, she didn't know what to refuse when she said this, her heart turned upside down, and the indescribable excitement and gratitude made her faintly feel the urge to cry, looked at her, and nodded heavily.
"And the smoke, I have the most, so the smoke comes out of me, but not now, after he grows up." Su Miao continued.
"That's right, a child who comes into contact with silver too early will have a bad temperament, and it's even worse if he gets acquainted with a bad woman because he has money in his hand, and now I still have to let him study wholeheartedly, and the rest will be talked about when he is older." Su Xian echoed casually.
Su Chan also nodded.
The three sisters reached a consensus, and discussed the renovation of the restaurant and the distribution of the guys, and tossed until the time of the child, after Chunniang cleaned the mattress, she had already fallen asleep because she couldn't talk to the bedpost, Su Xian and Su Chan also became sleepy and went to the next room to rest.
Su Chan and Su Miao are both willing to let Cheng Tie return, and Su Chan said that she will visit Cheng Tie early tomorrow morning. As Cheng Tie's beloved apprentice, she spoke much more effectively than Su Miao.
After Su Xian and Su Chan left, Su Miao modified the floor plan of the restaurant renovation alone, until the fourth watch, and there was a faint sound of bangzi. Su Miao stopped her pen and stretched, looked at the thick night outside the window, entered the restaurant with a candlestick in hand, and went up the stairs to the second floor, but was startled by the person who suddenly came into view!
Sitting on the window on the second floor, her legs bent nonchalantly, lazily leaning against the window frame, quietly looking at the night view of Toyosu Castle.
"What are you doing sitting here in the middle of the night?" The corners of Su Miao's mouth twitched, she was scared to death, she thought there was a ghost!
"What are you doing in the middle of the night?" Aftertaste looked at her and asked rhetorically.
"I'll see how the box can be rebuilt to be more suitable."
Aftertaste hummed flatly, turned his head and continued to look out the window: "It's snowing." β
"Really?" Su Miao was stunned for a moment, ran over excitedly, squeezed him away, poked his head out to look out, and sure enough, he saw tiny snowflakes slowly falling from the dark sky, "Not yet." It's been a long time since it's snowed. She said with a smile.
"Would you like to come up and sit down?" He patted the windowsill and said generously.
"No need." She decisively refused.
The aftertaste seemed to be regrettable, turned his head and continued to look out the window, and after a while, a fierce wind blew in his face, rolled a lot of snowflakes, burrowed into his nose, and choked Su Miao sneezed.
Aftertaste glanced at her and untied the big curtain wrapped around her body.
Su Miao was slightly stunned, although she was also tall, the big cover on her body still looked very wide, almost covering her whole person, and there was a faint trace of elegant but fragrant fragrance in the fine feather satin.
"Do you want to come up and sit down?" Reminiscing is another invitation.
"No need." She tightened the big on her body, completely wrapped herself, and decisively refused.
Huiwei looked at her for a while, stopped talking, and continued to look out the window, watching the flying snow moisten things silently......
As Cheng Tie's beloved apprentice, Su Chan summoned Cheng Tie back without even saying superfluous words, and Cheng Tie quit the rent on the same day and moved to the restaurant to live. Su Miao left Su Chan to assist Cheng Tie, and selected two honest ones from the former employees of the pigeon building, and they will be fully responsible for the renovation of the restaurant. Boss Wan was also very enthusiastic to introduce them to a construction team that was very good at renovation projects.
This New Year, the Su family is extremely busy, not only the trivial things such as the renovation of the restaurant and the opening of the Su restaurant, but also the end of Su Yan and Ning Le in February after the New Year.
Although it was only the first round of the county exam, the nervous Cheng dΓΉ was no less than the college entrance examination, and after the Chinese New Year, Su Yan and Ning Le completely stopped work to concentrate on preparing for the exam, so that the Su family was immersed in a terrifying tense atmosphere every day, Mrs. Su and the Hu family went to incense and pray for blessings every day, and there could be no movement at home. Su Yan was okay, but Ning Le, who was fighting for breath, lost more than ten pounds, and his face turned black and blue every day, like a demon crawling out of hell.
The exam date is February 2, which is a good day for the dragon to raise its head, which is an auspicious sign.
Su Miao didn't sleep well all night because of the tense atmosphere at home, got up before dawn, came to the kitchen, blanched the powder sausage and pork belly prepared the day before with boiling water and put it into the pot to cook for half an hour, scooped it up and drained, cut the powder sausage into sections, and cut the pork belly into thin strips. Remove the pork loin, blanch it with boiling water and cut it into small pieces. Cut the pork liver, pork heart, and lean pork into pieces, wash and add ginger, salt, sugar, and cooking wine to marinate. Put the soaked rice into a casserole, add water to boil, turn to medium heat and cook for two quarters of an hour, then change to low heat and cook slowly until crispy, put other ingredients into the boiled white porridge, add meatballs and fungus shreds to cook, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with ginger and coriander.
The umami taste is smooth, fragrant and delicious, and the taste is mellow.
"What is this?" Aftertaste walked over from behind, stared at a pot of pork porridge, and asked in amazement.
Su Miao smiled slightly: "The champion and the first porridge." (To be continued......)