As soon as the hour arrived, the firecrackers hanging on the high wooden poles were lit, and the sound of crackling was endless, and the red confetti flew everywhere, lively and festive.

The bolt wore a newly made brocade gown, tied a brocade belt, wore an eight-edged shopkeeper hat on his head, stood on the steps decently, bowed to the villagers and elders who came to see the excitement, and then said with a smile, "Elders, uncles and aunts, I grew up watching under everyone's noses since I was a child, and now I am valued by my teacher, entrusting this shop to me, to be honest, I am also worried in my heart, and I will naturally want the elders to help me more in the future." The little nephew doesn't gossip much, these days the elders have also tasted the food of the small shop, needless to say, the taste is not bad, now the shop is open, all the food within three days, are sold at half price, the elders should not miss this opportunity to feast. If you want to find such a cheap thing in the future, even if any old man beats the little nephew's ass, the little nephew can't charge half a penny! ”

The bolt has lived in the dock shop for more than a year, and his mouth is practiced naturally and neatly, and he has lived here since he was a child, and he is familiar with the people who are familiar with the house, and he is not stage frightened.

Wherever food is sold, it is easy to get in, but it is difficult to get out empty-handed.

On the wooden shelf, in the rows of yellow, orange and orange cooked copper boxes, there are golden fried fish, oily chicken wings and chicken hands, large pieces of sauced beef, sauce bones, or white tender or green small boiled vegetables, all of which make people want to drool.

One morning, people came and went in the shop, Wang's sister-in-law and the bolt, as well as Wu Yu, Da Zhuang, and Heizi who took the initiative to come to help, were busy in front of the shop.

Sister-in-law Wang and Cui Niang went to see the inventory, it turned out that most of the things sold were cheap vegetarian vegetables and dried tofu, and those pig's head meat, sauce bones and other slightly more expensive ones were not sold much, so naturally there would not be much input, if it continued like this, it would be too uneconomical.

The atmosphere in the shop was depressed for a while, everyone was a little discouraged, and they were worried that Ruixue would be in a hurry, so they had to reluctantly pretend to be smiling and comfort each other.

Zhao Fengnian went out early in the morning to negotiate with the shopkeepers of various restaurants to try to sell dried tofu, and sent recipes, set the price, and returned to the new shop to see everyone depressed, guessed that the business was not good, three or two steps to the backyard west chamber, but as a result, but saw that Ruixue was not affected at all, eating and drinking as usual, even compared to when he was at home, he drank half a bowl of chicken soup, and he was puzzled, but he still smiled, "I still think about you, but I didn't expect it to be too much, that's right, whether it's a shop or a workshop, I'm here, All you have to do is eat and sleep well. ”

Rui Xue wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, added him a bowl of japonica rice with her own hands, and said while watching him eat a big mouthful, "Everyone is also anxious, messed up, at this time, the men have not come back from work, and most of the people who come into the store are women, how many of them are willing to spend money generously, and it is already good to sell two taels." Seriously look at whether the business is good or not, and we have to wait another hour or two. ”

Zhao Fengnian thought about it, so he smiled and turned to the business of dried tofu, if it is sold well in various restaurants, it may be able to withstand half of the sales of tofu in the future, and the family workshop will be busy again, I am afraid that I will have to recruit some more people.

The couple discussed in a whisper, with a smile on their faces, and let Cui Niang and the others, who had come into the house twice, see them, although they didn't know why, but their hearts were miraculously settled.

Sure enough, just as Ruixue expected, just after the end of the day, the small traders who set up stalls in the market came back, the yamen officials came back, the carpentry bricklayers and other craftsmen also came back, met on the street, acquaintances said two words of gossip, saw that there was a new shop opened, the fragrance smelled and smelled, and then saw the "wine bite" a few big words, the gluttonous worms in the stomach were completely hooked out, paced into the shop, looked at the pig's trotters and pig's head meat bar, saw the chicken leg fried fish drooling, this to taste a little, that to half a catty, I bought no less than six or seven kinds, and I put a pound of soju on the counter at the door, and Mei Zizi went home.

There are those who rarely get together on weekdays, so they went up to the second floor with a smile, sat on the soft cushions, poured wine for each other, and gnawed chicken feet and sauce bones together, gossiping, and taking a sip of wine, which was really beautiful and smiled.

Seeing that, the shop was as lively as boiling water in a pot, and everyone was so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, and they were so worried at noon that they had already flown to the edge of the sky.

If you have a friend from another city, or you are in a hurry to go home, you can simply buy a box, there are four, six, eight, vegan, whole meat, or half meat and half vegetarian prices are different, but you can taste as many varieties as possible. Naturally, this was warmly welcomed by everyone, and those who finished eating upstairs, thinking that the old father or brother at home had not yet tasted this delicious food, would also buy a box, sing a little song, and go back with three shakes and two shakes.

In this way, when it was dark, Cui Niang closed the shops, put the few leftovers in the copper boxes together, re-used ice cubes to re-chore, and cleaned the second floor, and then gathered in the account room, waiting for the bolt to re-settle the accounts.

The crackling of the abacus beads echoed through the small room, causing everyone to hold their breath and wait. After a long time, the bolt put down the account book, let out a long breath, looked around at everyone, and said loudly, "Twenty-eight taels and three dollars and sixty wen!" ”

Nearly thirty taels? Everyone's eyes widened in unison, and they suddenly coaxed, you must know that this is the time when the opening is discounted and sold at half price, if it is a normal price, wouldn't it be more than fifty taels of silver, and more than a thousand taels in a month?

A thousand taels is enough to buy something, a mansion in the city! 100 acres of good land! Earned it back in a month?

The more everyone calculated, the more stunned they became, they were almost like falling into madness, Rui Xue was helpless, coughed lightly, and waited until they took their thoughts, before they smiled, "The accounts are not calculated like this, today is the first day of opening, there are many customers, and there may not be so many people after a long time, and this is just all the income, not deducted the cost, artificial ingredients, etc., and the net profit is about ten taels." ”

"Ten taels is fine, such a month is three hundred taels, a year is three thousand taels..." Cui Niang still hadn't recovered from the huge surprise, her voice was trembling.

Gao Fuquan also nodded violently, and the woman sang with her husband, and she was also stunned with joy.

Rui Xue is really funny, but she is not going to say anything more, after all, the days will be long, and there will always be times when they are always in the store better than her.

A few red lanterns were hung under the eaves of the backyard, tall and straight, and two tables were placed under the willow tree with a canopy like an umbrella, the Wang family, the Gao family, the Zhao family, all large and small, men and women sat in groups, and the remaining few things to eat, plus fried four hot dishes, made up eight dishes, and filled the table, the men drank, the women took care of the children, and gossiped, everyone really laughed and crooked their mouths.

Taking advantage of the joy, Zhao Fengnian announced everyone's wages, needless to say, the bolt became the shopkeeper, and the salary was the highest, two taels! Sister-in-law Wang and Cui Niang are both one, two, two, two, two, two,

This is a very generous salary, completely unexpected by everyone, after a short silence, everyone refused, but was finalized by Zhao Fengnian, there was no room for negotiation, everyone looked at each other, poured wine bowls, and did not say any polite words, not a drop was drunk, not even the bolt fell.

The wine banquet was drunk until the willow tops on the moon, and finally dispersed, the Wang family returned to their house happily, Gao Fuquan locked the front and back doors of the shop, added a big wood under the copper stove, and estimated that it was enough to burn overnight before stopping, Cui Niang sent foot washing water to Ruixue and his wife, and took care of a few children to sleep, and then rested.

Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, the shop was busy again, the large pot and small pot were still wafting with aroma, and all kinds of food were filling the cooked copper boxes one after another. In the morning, there were not many guests, but after noon, it was lively again.

Because it was nearly July, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Rui Xue was afraid that the food would deteriorate, so she ordered ice cubes to be placed in the mezzanine under the cooked copper box early. Although it is inevitable that the food is a little colder, but the diners who enter the shop see this, they all nod their heads again and again, who buys food outside, clean and hygienic, and good taste are the first important. Besides, it's summer, and it's easier to eat cold than hot.

After selling at half price for a few days, the diners in the shop began to gradually stabilize, and there was a net profit of seven or eight taels every day, but other urban areas also began to have people who heard the reputation of the shop to come to taste fresh, and presumably there will be more in the future.

However, on the second day of opening, several boys were sent back to the village to study, and then Caiyun Caiyue also followed back to the village, and the manpower in the shop was afraid that it was a little insufficient.

Rui Xue is in the backyard every day, helping to adjust the taste of soup, or doing some small work, but she is always snatched down by Caiyun Caiyue or Cui Niang and others, for fear that she will be tired, and she will just rest and sit in peace.

However, Rui Xue is not a person who can be idle, and pondered two flavors of peanuts and braised eggs and added them to the recipe, but in the second half of the night, there was some unbearable stomach pain, but Zhao Fengnian was scared to the soul, and ran away to invite the doctor, and he was so angry that he was angry, and he was reluctant to blame his wife for a flattering smile, so he had to grit his teeth and ask Caiyun Caiyue to pick up his clothes, and when the day dawned, as soon as the city gate opened, he went back to the village directly.