Chapter 46: The Noodle Shop Opens
For the staff in the store, she found two Changlin sons, one to be a junior and the other to help in the kitchen.
Li Miaomiao returned to the village and discussed with the two before returning to her home.
The next morning, they went to the town. Aunt Xie, Gu shopkeeper, Qian shopkeeper all sent congratulatory gifts and left in a hurry, today's Mid-Autumn Festival, the store is inseparable from people.
After looking at it for a long time, but not seeing Gu Xingyun's figure, Li Miaomiao was inevitably a little disappointed in her heart. But I had to cheer up, and after the ribbon was cut, the guests came one after another. Although it was not yet noon, there were already many people gathered in the store, and it seems that the publicity in the past few days has had a good effect.
Fortunately, Li Dazhuang and Li Cuntao also came to help, otherwise they would really be too busy.
The noodles in the restaurant in the town are all somen noodles for three dollars a bowl, and shredded meat noodles for five dollars a bowl. Li Miaomiao priced the scallion oil noodles for three wen a bowl, mixed sauce noodles, and knife-cut noodles for five wen a bowl.
The price is fair, the taste is good, and many customers fall in love with the taste of her noodles after eating it once.
As a result, word of mouth spread, and more and more people came to eat noodles, and even a lot of people lined up outside the store.
It was so busy that when there were no customers coming again, it finally ended, and several people were tired and didn't want to move. The prepared materials were basically sold out, and Sister-in-law Changlin ordered a few bowls of simple somen noodles for everyone.
After everyone was full, the store was cleaned up, and Li Miaomiao prepared a festival gift for each of them, so that they could go back first, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone should go back early for the festival.
Today's opening ceremony included some good tea and two jars of good wine. Li Miaomiao took some of everything, and filled some snacks for Li Dazhuang to take back.
Li Dazhuang took it, looked at Li Miaomiao's face and said cautiously, "Miao Miao, let's come to the house for dinner tonight."
"Okay", Li Miaomiao should arrive.
Seeing that she agreed so simply, Li Dazhuang was very happy in his heart, before going out today, his father asked their father and daughter to help, and asked Miao Miao's sister and brother to go home for dinner, he was still afraid that Miao Miao would not agree, but he didn't expect her to agree so quickly, and he didn't have time to say the persuasive words he prepared.
Li Dazhuang's father and daughter left happily, and Li Miaomiao put away the smile on her face.
and Shopkeeper Zhu took stock of today's accounts, excluding the principal, they actually earned five taels and three hundred Wen, and it was not in vain that they worked hard.
took the prepared festival gifts to the shopkeeper Zhu, locked the door of the store, and took his younger siblings back to the village.
When I got home, I boiled water and bathed in the water. Lying in the bathtub, the hot water did not pass her body, she felt relaxed, and the loneliness in her heart gradually floated.
Why didn't Gu Xingyun come today, she couldn't figure it out, and she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
didn't want this mood to continue to spread, so Li Miaomiao sped up the speed of washing.
After bathing, I asked a few children to wash up as well, and it was almost dusk. She called Lei Lei and Yanyan and asked, "Do you want to go to the old mansion for the holidays?" ”
"Yes, yes, I want to go", Yeon-yeon replied, the people in the old house have been very good to them recently, especially the eldest uncle, she likes to play with the eldest uncle very much, like with her father.
Li Miaomiao looked at Lei Lei and asked, "What about you?" ”
"I want to too, but if my sister doesn't want to go, we won't go", Lei Lei was not sure of his sister's intentions, but he didn't want to lie to his sister, so he said.
Li Miaomiao naturally understands the psychology of the two children, they are still so young, they are more eager for family affection, and they all want to be close to the old mansion in the past, let alone now.
"Then Lei Lei will take his sister with him."
When Lei Lei heard it, he hurriedly asked, "What about my sister, isn't my sister going?" ”
"My sister is too tired today and wants to rest early," Li Miaomiao replied.
"Then we won't go either, we're going to stay with my sister." The two children naturally chose to be with their sister.
Li Miaomiao hugged the two children over and gently persuaded, "Sister is really tired, and Xinxin is at home with me." We've promised Uncle that they'll be very sad if they don't go. ”
The two children felt that what their sister said made sense, but they were reluctant to give up their sister, and their tangled little faces wrinkled.
Li Miaomiao took one by the side and sent the person to the door, and the two of them reluctantly left.
The people in the old house had already prepared dinner, and the dishes on the table were unprecedentedly rich, dragging Li Miaomiao's blessing, they sold moon cakes today and earned more than two taels of silver.
Seeing that there were only two small ones coming, Li Changqing felt a sense of loss in his heart, it seems that this girl still hasn't forgiven them.
Looking at his father's lost face, Li Dazhuang, who has always been wooden, took the lead in asking, "Why didn't your sister come?" ”
"My sister was so tired today that she lay down and rested when she got home. Let my sister and I come to accompany the elders for the holidays, are my grandparents happy? Lei Lei replied smartly.
Looking at his grandson's innocent little face, the haze in Li Changqing's heart was gone, and on the first day of opening today, the girl was really tired. The order was given to start a feast, and the family happily ate their meal.
Li Miaomiao sent Lei Lei and Yanyan away, prepared a simple dinner, and ate it with Xinxin.
After eating, he hugged Xinxin and sat in the courtyard to look at the moon.
Raise your head to look at the bright moon and bow your head to think of your hometown. After coming, for the first time, Li Miaomiao was homesick. I don't know how my family in another world is doing now, and whether I miss her, the deceased person.
I didn't go to the old house today, not to say to her, but I was afraid that my emotions would affect the good mood of others for the holidays.
It was the same in my previous life, since I went to college, no matter what the festival, I spent it alone, and it slowly became a habit. So every time the festival comes, she likes to be alone, and the more lively the environment, the more lonely she feels.
Unconsciously, tears burst out of her eyes, Xinxin only felt a cold neck, raised her head, and saw Li Miaomiao in tears.
Helplessly, he stretched out his little hand and wanted to wipe away her tears for her sister, but the more she wiped it, Xinxin cried anxiously, "Sister, what's wrong with you?" ”
Xinxin's cry pulled Li Miaomiao back from the memories of her previous life, knowing that she had scared the little guy, Li Miaomiao hugged the person tightly in her arms and comforted, "It's okay, my sister is fine, I'm just homesick."
"But isn't my sister's home here," Xin Xin wondered.
"Yes, my sister's home is here, and my sister misses her father and mother a little bit." Speaking of her father, Li Miaomiao felt the little body in her arms tremble obviously.
Gently stroked Xinxin's back, hoping to drive away his uneasiness. Li Miaomiao asked tentatively, "Does Xinxin still remember his father?" ”
After a long time of not being answered, just when Li Miaomiao thought that he was going to escape this topic again like before, Xin Xin suddenly opened his mouth, "I remember them." ”
"Then are they still there, what kind of people are they", Li Miaomiao is really curious about what kind of parents will sell their children, although the phenomenon of selling children in ancient times was very common, and even when there was a famine, they would change their children and eat.
But after getting along for a period of time, Li Miaomiao felt that Xinxin was not a child from a poor family. Life is not difficult, so what reason is there to sell the child?
Xin Xin's eyes gradually became sad and angry, such a deep hatred, deeply pierced Li Miaomiao's heart, this child must have experienced a very painful thing, Li Miaomiao regretted mentioning this topic.
Xinxin, who was in her arms, held her hand tightly and said, "Sister, if I hate my father, will you think that I am unfilial?" ”
"Of course not", Li Miaomiao held his little hand tightly.
"I hate them, sister, they don't deserve to be parents".
The little body in his arms gradually calmed down from trembling, only to hear Xinxin say again, "Sister, let me tell you a story."
"Okay, sister, listen".
Xinxin began to tell his story.