Because it is cold in winter, there is heating inside their swallow building, and the door is always closed to prevent the cold air from outside from entering the house. In addition, there are no customers in and out, and the name of the swallow building is strange, and the passers-by don't know what this shop is doing at a glance, so they will naturally choose another restaurant.

Qin Liu quickly made adjustments.

The first is to hang two thick cotton curtains at the gate of the swallow building to block the cold, and the door is opened.

The second is to let some customers of the dumpling shop go to the swallow building to sit and eat.

The decoration in the swallow building is elegant, warm and clean, and many guests who come in and sit down are a little apprehensive.

Can you eat in such a high-end restaurant for a penny? It's worth it!

Some passers-by saw that there were people with bowls at the door of the Swallow Building, and they also came in to ask what kind of food they were selling, and the business of the Swallow Building really improved a lot.

It's just that the business has improved, and the work has also increased. Just cleaning the hall and cleaning the table made Qin Liu very busy.

Swallow House focuses on mid-to-high-end restaurants, and a neat and clean environment is the most basic requirement. In winter, many customers enter the store with snow on their shoes, and the snow melts in the warm environment of the store, leaving dirty footprints on the bluestone floor.

Clearing the ground in a timely manner becomes a onerous task.

Qin Liu was a little busy taking care of the front and back kitchens alone.

She had to go to the dumpling shop and call Sister Ma Feng over to help. Sister Ma Feng was busy for a day, and finally sat on the chair while beating her waist and suggested: "Sister-in-law Li, why don't you invite two guys, I can't bear this job!" ”

Qin Liu was stunned for a moment but nodded, "You are right." "This swallow building is her own shop, and it is okay to occasionally ask Sister Ma Feng to help, but it is not suitable to occupy her labor force for a long time.

Sister Ma Feng jumped up happily: "Really? I'll bring someone over for you later?" ”

Seeing that she was so enthusiastic, Qin Liu couldn't refuse: "Then it's hard for you." ”

Sister Ma Feng waved her hand excitedly and left.

A short time later, she ushered two men in shabby clothes into the store.

Sister Ma Feng leaned into Qin Liu's ear slightly proudly and said: "I have watched these two people for several days, and they are clean and decent among the guests who come to drink porridge every day, and they don't seem to have a place to go, so they spend the night in a dilapidated house on the street." I asked them, they were willing to come and work. ”

Qin Liu looked at the two men in front of him scrutinically.

She has no opinion on hiring people, and she can afford to pay for food and housing. It's just that she's afraid to find someone who has something to do with the Tartar soldiers like the little three and the fourth.

Two men, one old and one young.

The old one had gray hair, looked to be about fifty years old, of medium height, wore a patched cotton jacket but was clean, his hair was neatly combed, his eyes were kind, his hands were sleeved in his sleeves, and his body was a little shrunken because of the cold, but on the whole it was decent.

"Uncle, where are you from? How did you get here? Who is in the family? ”

The uncle replied calmly: "I am from Xuanfu, the old wife and son of the family died, and only one daughter married to the capital. It's freezing on this day, if the shopkeeper can take it in for a few months, the old man is grateful! I can do anything. ”

Qin Liu nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to the young man next to him. The boy was thin and tall, and his hair was tousled and his face was mostly obscured. The padded jacket on his body was so dirty that he couldn't see the original color, and his skin was dark.

Qin Liu frowned slightly, but still asked, "Little brother, where are you from?" ”

The young man didn't speak, he raised his head and glanced at Qin Liu sharply and lowered his head.

Qin Liu's back was chilled when he saw it.

Sister Ma Feng added on the side: "He should be a mute, we all call him a little mute." I have been buying porridge in our dumpling shop for more than half a month, and I have never spoken, and I am very honest. Sister-in-law Li, I see that he is about the same age as my second brother, it's quite pitiful, you take him in. ”

Qin Liu's belly: Sister Feng, are you blind? Do you think this man is pitiful? That gaze just now seemed to be able to kill!

She recognized it—the boy was the Tartar soldier who had been recuperating in her house a while ago!

Grandma's, why hasn't this dead tartar left yet?

She immediately made a decision: "Uncle, what do you call it?" If it's convenient, stay and help me with my work today. ”

The old man was grateful, and immediately made a salute: "The old man's surname is Lou, his name is Wanzhong, the shopkeeper can call me Lou Old Man, thank you for the shopkeeper's takeover!" ”

Qin Liu turned around and went to the warehouse to get the guy's clothes for Old Man Lou, and at the same time gave Sister Ma Feng a look and asked her to take the young man away.

When Qin Liu turned back to the lobby of the Swallow Tower, Sister Ma Feng and the young man had already left, and there was only an old man Lou standing in the lobby with his back bent and shrunken.

Qin Liu's heart softened slightly. Homeless people just look a little pitiful.

Qin Liu told Old Man Lou about the guys he needed to do every day, and led him to a row of small houses in the backyard: "The kang of the house here has not yet burned, you can heat the kang yourself, you can get the firewood over there, and I will bring you the bedding later." ”

Old man Lou was submissive and very respectful.

Qin Liu was stunned, but still asked, "Are you hungry?" If you're hungry, there's still noodles in the kitchen in front of you, and I'll cook you a bowl? ”

After all, to be her own buddy, she still wants to be a kinder owner as much as possible. There is still a big difference between a conscientious guy and a guy who grinds foreigners.

Old man Lou looked at the small house with cold air in embarrassment, and still said, "Don't bother the shopkeeper, I'll burn the kang first." ”

Qin Liu saw that Old Man Lou was very measured, and smiled gently: "Uncle, you burn the kang first, I'll cook the noodles, you can come to the front hall to eat in a while." ”

The most basic requirement of being a good owner is to keep the employees well fed and clothed.

This is just a gesture for Qin Liu, and she is happy to be a good person.

She lowered the noodles into the splashing pot and cut a few slices of beef with a knife.

"Why don't you want me?"

The sudden questioning voice of the man behind him frightened Qin Liu into screaming, turned around and held a kitchen knife and looked at the person not far behind him in horror - it was the young man just now, the little mute in Sister Ma Feng's mouth.

"You, how did you get in?!" She asked the boy in shock. I bolted the front door from the inside!

The young man didn't answer her words, and slowly approached step by step, so frightened that the kitchen knife in Qin Liu's hand trembled a little.

The young man stared at her sharply, and easily snatched the kitchen knife from her hand.

Qin Liu was frightened and closed his eyes a little resignedly.

She didn't want to see herself hacked to death.

"Bang dang!"

Qin Liu didn't wait for the knife to fall, he opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.

The kitchen knife was thrown on the cutting board, and it jumped, messing up the freshly cut slices of beef.

Qin Liu swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and turned his gaze to the young man in front of him.