No.149 Inside story
With a snap, Qing Shu slapped the table at hand with a shocking sound. The palm hurt very much, but she didn't have time to care about the pain, "It's a 'Lan shopkeeper forced'." Since I opened the door, I have never hired a shopkeeper, where did the shopkeeper come from? Where did you say 'Lan shopkeeper forced'? β
Zhang Niangzi was frightened by the sound of slapping the table, but was taken aback when she heard Qing Shu's questioning, "What? Wasn't the shopkeeper Lan hired by the young lady? No, the shopkeeper Lan said that he was specially hired by the young lady to be the shopkeeper, and he still took the appointment letter written by the young lady on the day he came. β
Qing Shu looked at Lan Linzi sharply, "When did Miss Ben hire you, and when did she give you the letter of engagement?" β
At this moment, Lan Linzi guessed Qing Shu's identity, and while secretly complaining, he didn't forget to be stubborn, "This young lady is so rude, in what capacity is she questioning Lan at this moment?" β
Gu Shishi's eyes widened, and he just raised his hand to slap Lan Linzi, but saw that Xiaojuan was one step faster than Gu Shizi and kicked Lan Linzi to the ground.
Lan Linzi snorted and rolled his eyes at that time, but he didn't pass out. His hands and feet twitched a few times, and he actually clutched his chest and snorted.
Gu Shishi opened his mouth wide, glanced at Xiao Juan, and then at Lan Linzi, and then his eyes fell on Xiao Juan's face, and then moved down, staring at Xiao Juan's big feet and swallowing his saliva. This, is this still a girl's house? How hard did this kick take to kick a big man on the ground. This strength is no less than that of a strong man.
All the workers in the shop were silent, and they didn't dare to make a single movement.
In this regard, Qing Shu didn't blink his eyes, and asked the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy who was pressed to the ground, "What's your name?" β
The young man was stunned, "Lan, Lanzhu." β
Qing Shu, "What does it have to do with Lan Linzi?" β
Lan Zhu answered all questions, "He is, the uncle of the same clan." β
Qing Shu asked again, "What were you peeking at just now?" She guessed that the man peeking from behind the curtain was the boy.
Lan Zhu didn't dare to hide it, "Uncle is afraid that Mrs. Zhang will be greedy for the guest's money, so he will explain to the small one before going out, so that the small one will keep an eye on the business in the shop at all times." "Meaning, Lan Linzi specially arranged for him to spy on Zhang Niangzi.
Qing Shu no longer asked the young master, "Go to two people and carry Master Zhang over." β
Not long after, led by Da Mao, Gu Shi took the two of them over, went to the backyard, and carried Master Zhang over with a board bed.
This Master Zhang is the man of Mrs. Zhang. He was a tall and thin man in his thirties who was blind in one eye, had a slight limp on his left foot.
Seeing people, Qing Shu was very surprised. Master Zhang turned out to be tall and thin, but very strong. But now, not only does he have a very poor complexion, but his thin eyes are deep-set, and he has not reached Cheng DΓΉ, who is only skinny and bone-ty, but he is not far away.
Master Zhang was carried over and put on the ground, so he turned over and rolled off the bed, lay on the ground and choked up, "The small one is useless, the small one is too bearish, the small one can't protect Miss's shop outside, and he can't control his mother-in-law inside, and he also leaked the method of making the filling, the small one should be damned, the small one should be damned." Please spare Da Mao and Er Mao, don't blame these two children, it's all the fault of the younger two. β
Da Mao and Er Mao crawled over, one shouted for the third uncle, and the other shouted for the father, not letting Master Zhang move, and cried.
Qing Shu was troubled by the noise, "Shut up." β
At this time, no one dared to make a sound, and finally it was quiet.
Qing Shu frowned, "Master Zhang, give you a chance to explain why Miss Ben's shop has become what it is now?" "Although the brand is still an ancient bun shop, the money has long gone into other people's pockets. Fortunately, she took this trip, otherwise it would have been half a month before she sent someone over when she found something abnormal. There can be many variables and dangers.
There has been no shopkeeper in the shop, and there is no account room for two reasons. First, when I opened this shop, I sold a single thing, buns and bean paste buns, plus a bean sprout. This classification is small, and the accounts are easy to remember, and there is no need to ask the shopkeeper and the account office at all. Later, a few items were added, and this rough bookkeeping and management of the accounts were completely picked up by Master Zhang and his wife. Second, Qingshu does not have a suitable candidate for the shopkeeper and bookkeeper in her hands, plus her shop is not large, and the manpower is enough, so there is no need to specially invite the shopkeeper or the bookkeeper.
Later, the business has been good, and the shop recruited Chef Yan and two miscellaneous people, and successively served a few special dishes, as well as dishes in the current restaurants or snack shops. The customers were very satisfied with the dishes, and the business was not bad, so the shop became busier and busier. Qingshu considered recruiting the shopkeeper, and the bookkeeping was done by the shopkeeper who invited him, just like Gu Yuanhe. However, I still couldn't find someone who was both suitable and trustworthy.
Before inviting a cook and doing chores, Chef Zhang was busy in the kitchen, and at the same time, he had to take care of the cashier money and bookkeeping in front of him. With a cook and a handyman, Chef Cheung's work was divided into more than half, so he prepared the daily fillings early, and then concentrated on cashiering and simple bookkeeping. Master Zhang's literacy is limited, but he can still write when he picks up Bai and Qian. Each time he received money, he wrote down the amount of money in the book. When the shop closed, Master Zhang would count the cash collected that day and compare it with the income in the account, for fear that he would make a mistake.
Their accounting methods are sketchy, but they are also passable. At the beginning of each month, the input account and purchase expenditure account in the shop will be sent to Qingshu. Qingshu will reorganize it and make a clear account and a dark account. In this way, there has never been a bad cuΓ². However, Qingshu once made it clear to the Zhang family and his wife that if there is a suitable candidate, there must be a shopkeeper in the shop.
However, now without Qing Shu's knowledge, there is an extra Lan shopkeeper in the Guji bun shop for no reason. Before there was no shopkeeper, this shop was handed over by Qingshu to the Zhang family and his wife, and now they are in charge of a shopkeeper who doesn't even know about her, the owner, so she naturally has to find the Zhang family and his wife to explain.
When the owner asked, Master Zhang's expression was the opposite of what Mrs. Zhang was trying to hide, and explained the matter clearly. A few days ago, this Lan Linzi went to the Guji Bun Shop to inquire if there was a shortage of shopkeepers or account rooms, and Zhang Niangzi said that there was no shortage, so she was ready to send him away. No, he said that he knew Chef Yan who worked in the shop, and Chef Yan could give him a guarantee, and he was indeed competent for the position of shopkeeper.
Zhang Niangzi was overjoyed, thinking that the person was known by Chef Yan, and since Chef Yan could be a guarantor, this person must be good. If she does this, the young lady must not praise her for her ability, and maybe she will have to raise her salary. So, she warmly invited Lan Linzi to visit the kitchen and let him meet with Chef Yan. When she saw that Lan Linzi was very familiar with Yan Chef talking, she wanted to keep Lan Linzi down.
Master Zhang knew, but resolutely refused to agree. He rejected Lan Linzi, saying that only the owner knows whether there is a shortage of shopkeepers in the shop, and even if there is a shortage of shopkeepers, it has to be sent by the owners themselves, and they can't be the masters. So he sent Lan Linzi. After that, the two of them quarreled over it. Zhang Niangzi means that Chef Yan can't be offended, and in the future, it will no longer be their husband and wife who have the final say, which offends Chef Yan, who is recognized by the owner, and their lives will definitely be difficult in the future. For the sake of Chef Yan's face, they also have to leave Lan Linzi, and they will be good people in the shop in the future. Moreover, if their husband and wife can invite the shopkeeper without any guilt, the proprietor will also look down on them. This is something that everyone enjoys, and it should not be refused. Master Zhang is very stubborn, just one word, no.
A few days after this incident, a catcher took a steward of the Chen Mansion and Lan Linzi to the shop to eat steamed buns. The steward looked at the shop for a while, talked about his identity, and pointed to Lan Linzi, "I am his eldest brother, and he is my brother-in-law." Your owner has a close relationship with the Chen family, and in the future, my brother-in-law will be a shopkeeper under your owner, and when the time comes, please take care of your husband and wife. β
Mrs. Zhang was taken aback, and regretted that she couldn't do it, blaming Master Zhang for offending people who shouldn't be offended.
Master Zhang didn't believe it very much, and said directly, "As long as the owner nods and recognizes this shopkeeper, who will dare to do it?" When the time comes, it should be the shopkeeper who takes care of our husband and wife, how can there be a saying that our husband and wife take care of the shopkeeper? β
Hearing this, whether it was the steward or Lan Linzi, they were very unhappy, flicked their sleeves and left, not even giving money for food. Master Zhang stopped and begged, and the steward paid for the meal with a black face. This night, their husband and wife quarreled again, Zhang Niangzi thought that the man had offended people again, how could the steward of the Chen Mansion be offended by their little ordinary people.
After a few more days, the steward of the Chen Mansion and Lan Linzi came again. This time, Lan Linzi took out a letter, saying that the owner of Guji had promised to hire him as the shopkeeper, and wrote a letter of appointment to prove that he would go to work immediately.
Master Zhang's literacy was limited, and he couldn't read the letter, so he questioned it. The housekeeper of the Chen Mansion said that Master Zhang was openly doubting the prestige of the Chen Mansion, but Lan Linzi resigned from Master Zhang on the spot, saying that Gu Ji did not need a waste person like him. Master Zhang was not convinced, saying that if the owner did not nod, no one would be able to quit his job. During the argument, Master Zhang couldn't help but curse. So, Lan Linzi instructed someone to beat Master Zhang half to death on the spot, and also broke Master Zhang's lame calf bone.
Lan Linzi originally wanted to drive Master Zhang's family away, but the special steamed buns of the Guji Steamed Bun Shop all relied on Master Zhang's preparation. So, he threatened Master Zhang to hand over the blending method, if he didn't comply, the Zhang family and his wife, together with Da Mao and Er Mao, would have to get out.
Master Zhang didn't hand it over even if he was killed. But Mrs. Zhang was afraid that she couldn't do it, and after begging Lan Linzi for some time, she began to persuade Master Zhang. She said that since the shopkeeper was invited by the proprietor himself, they would have to eat according to the shopkeeper's face in the future, and it was right to give this recipe to the shopkeeper, and the proprietor could not blame them at all.
Master Zhang didn't agree, and asked Mrs. Zhang to take him to Kangxi Town to find the owner. Mrs. Zhang refused, saying that maybe they would sue the new shopkeeper, and the proprietor would think that their husband and wife were reluctant to take charge of the shop, but would blame them and drive their whole family out of the shop. At that time, their family will only have to drink the northwest wind.