If he was just called, Ling Mengqi could still insist on insisting, and he would do it if he didn't agree with these two words, and he really couldn't bear it.

After running along that road for a long time, Ling Mengqi, who was tired and hungry along the way, finally arrived at a fairly prosperous area before noon, and she walked around the street curiously, thinking about how to eat a full meal.

Towards noon, the bustling streets and alleys have long been slowly withdrawn, and only a few vendors are waiting for customers to come while holding dry food brought by their families.

At this time, the restaurant is at the peak of its business season, and you can hear the clashing of dishes and chopsticks and the bustling sound of diners when you stand outside.

Ling Mengqi stood outside the most prosperous restaurant, listening to these lively sounds, and at this time her stomach was already singing about the empty city plan. Looking up at the signboard plaque on the door--Jin Fenglou, she swallowed her saliva with difficulty, couldn't help but walk inside, and went straight to the counter as soon as she entered the door.

Ling Mengqi put her hands on the counter and said to the shopkeeper who was planning to make a plate: "Shopkeeper, are you recruiting?" ”

The shopkeeper looked up from the ledger, and he looked like he was about thirty or forty years old, and the mustache of the man was particularly eye-catching, and his face was not a sinister and cunning person. I saw that after he looked Ling Mengqi up and down, he waved his hand impatiently, and then lowered his head and flipped through the account book, making calculations, and filling in a sum on the account book from time to time.

Ling Mengqi slumped her shoulders, didn't bother him anymore, and walked out with a disappointed expression. Although she was ready to be chased, there was still a hint of anticipation.

Out of the restaurant, she really couldn't walk, so she found a corner a few steps away from the restaurant and could see the situation of the restaurant at a glance and sat down, planning to wait for the city to pass and then ask.

Whether it's washing dishes or chopping wood for a fire, her wish now is that as long as she doesn't starve to death, she has a full meal.

Later, you can also ask if you need a recipe, she will have a lot of dishes, if you can sell it, you can also keep yourself from starving! But this is all for later, she is still reluctant to sell recipes, after all, she still wants to go back to her old profession in the future.

When Ling Mengqi was about to fall asleep, the talents in the restaurant dispersed one after another. She hurriedly stood up against the wall, planning to disturb the restaurant shopkeeper again.

Before Ling Mengqi could walk over, the mustachioed shopkeeper appeared at the door of the restaurant and stood at the door and beckoned to her.

"What will you do?" The mustachioed shopkeeper summoned Ling Mengqi to him for questioning.

"The shopkeeper, running the hall, side dishes, miscellaneous dishes, I can do all of this." Ling Mengqi's eyes were shining, and he looked at the mustache shopkeeper expectantly.

"Okay! I don't need you for anything, I just don't need a dishwasher. The mustachioed shopkeeper looked at Ling Mengqi with some surprise, then narrowed his little eyes again, and said with a nonchalant expression: "Fifty wen a month, all food and lodging, do you think it's acceptable?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Ling Mengqi nodded suddenly, now the main thing is not to starve to death, it is acceptable to have no salary to cover food and housing, not to mention that there are fifty yuan!

"What about me, my surname is Lin, my name is friendly, you can call me Shopkeeper Lin, you have to work hard to do this future work, there are no idlers in the building, you can come to me if you have anything." Lin Youyou led Ling Mengqi to the backyard, talking as he walked.

Ling Mengqi listened carefully, and nodded from time to time.

followed Lin Youyou to the backyard, just in time for the people in the restaurant to have lunch, Ling Mengqi was finally able to fill his hungry stomach, although it was steamed porridge and pickles, but it was still much better than the uncle's food.

After eating, Ling Mengqi received the cover and two sets of handyman's clothes from Lin Youyou, the smallest one was taken, but it was still wide on her body.

Ling Mengqi hugged the quilt and went into her dormitory to tidy up the bedding.

Jinfeng Building has two courtyards in front and one back, the front yard is two stories high, the first floor is the lobby, the second floor is the restaurant seat, it is the largest restaurant in this town, there is no one. The backyard is divided into two departments, one part is the kitchen of the restaurant, and the other part is the dormitory of the restaurant workers. There are three running halls in the building, two chefs and four apprentices, and three dishwashers plus Ling Mengqi.

The dishwasher's job is not only responsible for washing dishes, but also cleaning vegetables, fruits and vegetables for the apprentice to side dishes, so the intensity of the work is quite heavy, a pair of hands are soaked in water every day, and it will be white in a few days, this is still summer, if it is winter, then this job is really difficult.

Ling Mengqi slept in a room with another dishwasher, Aunt Zhang.

Aunt Zhang is over forty years old, her family lives in her hometown, because her home is far away and she needs to get up early every morning to wash vegetables, she arranged accommodation, and she will only go back once a month on vacation. It just happened to be able to sleep in the same room with Ling Mengqi as a companion, and with her, Ling Mengqi also felt a little secure in her heart.

For Ling Mengqi's sudden arrival, Aunt Zhang and another dishwasher, Aunt Lin, were a little unhappy, because Ling Mengqi had been malnourished for a long time, although she was thirteen years old, she looked like a little girl about 10 years old, and they all felt that Ling Mengqi was small and couldn't do the work of a dishwasher.

After tidying up the bedding, Lin Youyou arranged for Ling Mengqi to go to work that afternoon, and there were less than two hours before the evening market, and in these two hours, the three of them needed to clean the dirty bowls in the lunch market and the vegetables in the evening market.

Ling Mengqi rolled up his sleeves and cleaned the dishes and chopsticks in the big wooden basin neatly, the speed was completely suitable for an adult. Seeing Ling Mengqi working neatly, Aunt Zhang and Aunt Lin didn't murmur anymore.

"Eh, little girl, where are you from? Why did you come here to work? Aunt Zhang first couldn't bear to ask lonely, gossiping, but her hands and feet were still neat, and she didn't stop working hard to be lazy by talking from the beginning.

Ling Mengqi glanced up at Aunt Zhang, continued the work at hand, and said casually: "I'm from Lingjia Village, isn't this family poor, my father and mother asked me to come out to work to earn some money to help the family." ”

"Lingjia Village, it's not very far from here." The life of the common people is not very easy these days, just like Aunt Zhang, it is also because of the poor conditions at home that she came out to work, so she did not doubt whether what Ling Mengqi said was true or false.

"The little girl is very neat at work!" Aunt Lin on the side praised Ling Mengqi: "I underestimated you at first. After speaking, he smiled kindly at Ling Mengqi.

Aunt Lin's home lives in the town, and the back alley not far from the restaurant is her family's pork shop.

Ling Mengqi smiled at her shyly.