Early in the morning, a clerk from Songhe Tower began to remove the door panels. Inside, there were clerks preparing food and cleaning.
Now the business of Songhe Tower is going from bad to worse, with only four clerks left, and everyone is not very happy. They are all waiting for Songhe Tower to be taken over by someone else, or waiting for the owner's wife to give them a severance package to go their separate ways.
The waiter Ma Wu yawned, put the washed vegetables and radishes heavily on the chopping board, and said with emotion: "It's better to be a cook. You don't have to get up early to work like us and fry and fry every day. There are so many delicious things." You can have a taste of it first, and you get a lot of money."
Another waiter Zhang Qing said: "I'm talking about Ma Wu, are you still awake? Have you forgotten your identity? We are just the waiters in Songhe Tower. How can you compare with the chef with all your fancy cooking methods?" Do you know?"
Liu Si on the side also curled his lips and said: "You don't know, Ma Wu has long been thinking about becoming a chef and is secretly learning to cook!"
Ma Wu's face turned red: "Okay, don't talk about me anymore. I just want to find a way out for myself. We can't be companions for the rest of our lives, right?"
Liu Si's eyes widened: "What's wrong with being a clerk? We don't think about anything every day. We do whatever the shopkeeper tells us to do. At the end of the month, we pay our wages at the counter..."
Zhang Qing interrupted him: "We still owe us three months' wages. I think this month is still enough!"
Ma Wu answered: "It stands to reason that my wife and the shopkeeper treat us well, but we can't pay wages and we still have a family to eat. We can't go on like this, right?"
Liu Sidao: "You also know that Madam is good to us. If Madam hadn't advanced you half a year's salary in advance, how could your mother survive that serious illness? Anyway, I don't care about you. As long as Madam is here, I will be there. Be a clerk at Songhe Tower for a day!"
Ma Wu and Zhang Qing looked at him at the same time. Ma Wu said: "You are the only one who cares about my wife's kindness? It seems that we have become unsympathetic and unjust people? All the thirteen clerks in our store who should have left have left. Now there are only three of us left and Deng Qi outside. People's hearts are full of flesh, and Madam and Songhe Tower are in trouble now, so we can only do our meager efforts."
Liu Sidao: "Yesterday, the young gentleman named Chen came to see the shopkeeper and his wife, saying that he wanted to take over Songhe Tower. I think he is young and well-dressed. He should be a gentleman from a high-ranking family, right? Can our Songhe Tower be saved?"
Ma Wu curled his lips and said: "I advise you to stop dreaming! In the past few days, many people have wanted to take over Songhe Tower, and in the end, they have not all reached an agreement."
Zhang Qingdao: "Songhe Tower is the owner's hard work. My wife has no choice but to bear the pain and give up. If she only wanted to pay back Songhe Tower, I am afraid she would have taken action long ago."
The other two people nodded in agreement.
At this time, Zheng Qi, who had unloaded the door panel, came in, wiped the dust with the linen cloth on his shoulders and said: "I heard from the shopkeeper that Madam and Chen Langjun seemed to have signed a contract! Then Chen Langjun promised for half a month I will earn five hundred coins for Songhe Tower!"
"What?"
Ma Wu and others were immediately stunned.
"Five hundred strings?"
"Half a month?"
"Did I hear correctly?"
"Zhang Qing, you are close to the shopkeeper and know some of our Songhe Tower's accounts. Can you tell me, how long would it take us to earn five hundred guan in the past?"
Zhang Qing pinched his fingers and thought for a while before saying, "I'm afraid it will take nearly two months."
Ma Wu curled his lips and said, "Look, in two months, he actually said that he earned five hundred guan in half a month. Isn't this a boast?"
Liu Si said with a bitter face: "Oh, I thought a savior had come, but I didn't expect..."
Zhang Qing wondered: "But the madam and the shopkeeper are both smart people. Since the other party is boasting about Haikou, how could they agree?"
Everyone reacted one after another.
yes?
Could it be that the madam and the shopkeeper were just deceived by Chen Langjun?
Zheng Qi said with a smile: "I think the three of you are just eating carrots and not worrying. In a while, Mr. Chen Langjun will come to our Songhe Tower. Whether you are praising Haikou or not, you will know in a while."
"Zheng Qi, do you know any other inside stories? Please tell us about it quickly to save everyone from suspicion!" Ma Wu said.
While they were talking, a bell rang outside, and someone stood at the door and shouted: "Everyone from Songhe Tower, come out and help!"
Zheng Qi, who had the best ears, said happily: "Oh, it's Mr. Chen who's here!"
The other three looked at each other in confusion. The shopkeeper had given orders. From now on, Chen Langjun would be the second owner of Songhe Tower. They were asked to obey the orders of the second owner.
The four of them walked out of Songhe Tower quickly, and saw an ox cart parked at the door. The cart was filled with pots and jars and several large wooden boxes. There was also a beautiful and unattractive little maid beside the cart.
When Chen Chang saw the guys coming out, he smiled and crossed his hands and said, "Brothers, I'm sorry. Please move these bottles, cans, and wooden boxes to the cellar quickly."
The four of them were still a little dazed. Xiao Yu'er had already staggered over with a big clay pot in his arms. Zheng Qi saw this and quickly went up to take it: "Leave it to the villain, don't dare to bother the girl!"
Although Ma Wu and others didn't know what was going on, they all stepped forward to help.
At this time, shopkeeper Qiu also rushed over from the street.
Seeing that the dark circles under his eyes were serious, Chen Chang asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper Qiu, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Shopkeeper Qiu sighed, can you sleep well?
Although the contract was signed, the Songhe Tower matter was like a big stone weighing on his heart. He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
I wanted to come early and tell the waiters not to neglect Chen Chang, but I still fell asleep near dawn. When I woke up, I couldn't help but hurried over.
Of course Chen Chang could understand Shopkeeper Qiu's mood. If it were him, wouldn't he be feeling uneasy?
Shopkeeper Qiu looked at the cart full of pots and pans: "Chen Langjun, this...?"
Chen Chang chuckled: "This is what we are going to do business with today, but please forgive me for being a little pretentious before we officially sell it!"
Shopkeeper Qiu could only smile bitterly. There was a clear stipulation in the contract that the operation in Songhe Tower was mainly based on Chen Chang.
Since others have their own arrangements, just follow orders!
"Chen Langjun, I don't know if I have any other instructions. I'd like to ask a few of the guys to do it, too?"
Chen Chang looked at the door of Songhe Tower and said, "I need to build a shed here! I have to bother shopkeeper Qiu and the other guys."
Songhelou is considered a mid-range restaurant in Jiangling. Only small restaurants or restaurants would build a shed at the door to solve the problem of insufficient indoor seats. Therefore, shopkeeper Qiu was really puzzled by Chen Chang's arrangement.
However, he still carried it out accordingly.
At that moment, Zheng Qi and Liu Si were arranged to build the shed, while Ma Wu and Zhang Qing carried the pots and jars.
Chen Chang was not idle either. He and Xiao Yu'er joined Ma Wu and Zhang Qing's team, which surprised the two men. They didn't expect that the second boss would also do rough work with them.
Forget about the second boss, he was a man after all, but they couldn't feel sorry for letting the pink-carved little Yu'er hold a clay pot that was taller than her.
As the saying goes, men and women are not tired when working together. With the presence of Xiao Yu'er, the potential of Ma Wu and Zhang Qing was completely stimulated. It only took less than two sticks of incense to complete the entire oxcart.
The items were moved away.
Chen Chang and Xiao Yu'er went straight into the cellar, while Ma Wu and Zhang Qing were turned away, leaving the two of them very confused.
"Chen Langjun has studied some new dishes, right?" Ma Wu touched his chin and guessed, "Zhang Qing, just now several pots were cold, could it be the fresh ones they prepared for Songhe Tower?
Dishes?”
Zhang Qingdao: "When I was moving the clay pot, I accidentally spilled some, and I found that the juice that came out was sweet!"
He couldn't help but lick his mouth, his eyes revealing the aftertaste.
Ma Wu's eyes widened: "You actually tasted it secretly?"
Zhang Qing said hurriedly: "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Ma Wuqi said: "You said it's very sweet? Is it a sweet dish?"
Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "I don't know!"
The two of them were discussing when the voice of shopkeeper Qiu came from not far away: "You two guys are hiding here and being lazy again. Come with me to greet the guests."
The two of them responded, and Ma Wu stuck out his tongue and whispered to Zhang Qing: "Where are the guests?"
It was noon, and there were not many guests chatting in Songhe Tower for dinner.
Chef Cheng De wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Shopkeeper Qiu: "Shopkeeper, what do you think I told you last time...?"
Chengde's grandfather and father were both chefs at Songhe Tower, and their family cooking skills were good. However, Songhe Tower was deteriorating and his wages could no longer be paid. He also had to support his family.
Several restaurants in the city had already extended an olive branch to him. In order to make a living, he had no choice but to make the decision to leave Songhe Tower.
The madam treated him well, so Cheng De did not leave immediately, but delayed it again and again, thinking that the madam could clear out the Songhe real estate before leaving, so that he could give an explanation to his grandfather and father.
Shopkeeper Qiu sighed and said: "Chengde, I know what you are thinking, and I have told my wife about it. However, now that Chen Langjun has just taken over the restaurant, as the chef, you have to give up your job. Where can we find it in a while?"
Is he a suitable candidate? Do you think you can stay for a few more days?"
Cheng De smiled bitterly: "Shopkeeper Qiu, it's not like you don't know the situation at home. More than a dozen people are talking about my wages for food. My mother is weak and sick, and the money she spends to seek medical advice every year is not a small amount.
How can I afford to wait!"
Chengde had no hope for the well-dressed Chen Chang.
The operating problems of Songhe Tower have not changed for a day or two. They have existed since his father took charge here. How can a young man with no business ideas change the status quo and bring Songhe Tower back to life?
Cheng De thought that his wife must have been sick and sought medical treatment indiscriminately, and he didn't know what kind of ecstasy drug Chen Chang gave his wife.
Shopkeeper Qiu is also very smart. He would like to break a copper coin in half and spend it. Why can't he persuade his wife properly?
"Just half a month! Let's just give it half a month! After half a month, you can leave at any time, and I will never stop you!" Shopkeeper Qiu said.
Cheng De shook his head helplessly. Chen Chang and his wife had agreed on this for half a month. I heard that this young man boasted that he would earn 500 yuan for Songhe Tower in Haikou. How is this possible!
"Shopkeeper Qiu, I also know your difficulties, but..."
While he was talking, Chen Chang came over carrying a clay pot.
"Shopkeeper Qiu, I need to use the stall outside now, please send a waiter to help me!" Although Chen Chang is the boss, he still speaks very politely.
"Okay, okay. I'll let Zheng Qi help you now!" Shopkeeper Qiu didn't dare to neglect.
Cheng De, who was on the side, saw this and said, "Shopkeeper, if nothing happens, I'll go back to the kitchen."
Although I don’t know what the shop outside is used for, it’s obviously not of much use. Chengde is out of sight and out of mind. At worst, he will have to work for another half month.
This chapter has been completed!