At this time, there was still some time before lunch, so there was no one in the restaurant. Everyone took a rest and then started to work.
Under Qian's arrangement, Zhou Dalang and the others went to fetch water and buy ingredients because there were unexpectedly many guests today, and the vegetables they brought yesterday and the meat they bought today were not enough.
The remaining people washed the dishes, cleared the tables and chairs, and Xiao Qian took Zhou Xi, He and others to take charge of the kitchen.
To make steamed buns, to make noodles...
Manbao and the other boys took out all the money they received today and strung them together one by one, one hundred in a string, and ten in a string.
The food they sell is not expensive, and ordinary people mostly use copper coins, so they don't receive any money.
Everyone had a great time stringing copper coins together. While everyone was counting the money, they were chatting. Erya came over from the kitchen to write down the accounts, "Sister-in-law, look, this is the amount of flour and vegetables used by aunt and uncle today. Last night I
After some calculation, a basket of steamed buns probably requires flour..."
Erya calculated a rough amount and said: "The two buckets of beancurd made early this morning were also sold. I was the one who scooped the tofu curd. I counted, there are about sixty bowls in one bucket...
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Manbao wrote this down and calculated how much he could probably sell it for.
Bai Shanbao took a look and said, "The difference seems to be a bit big. How did this happen?"
Erya sighed and said: "The store was too chaotic today before grandma and sister-in-law came. Many people ate and left without paying, and some received wrong bills."
Man Bao frowned and said, "This won't work. Many of our family members are still like this now. When we go back in two days, won't my sister-in-law and the others be even busier?"
"I see that there are many people in other restaurants, but they are well organized and do not need many waiters," Bai Shanbao said, "Maybe you should go see how other restaurants do it, and then learn how to arrange it. Naturally, you will be in a hurry at the beginning.
After all, I’m not familiar with it, but I should be familiar with it after doing it for a few days.”
Man Bao thought the same thing, "I know how they arrange it. There is usually only one person at the counter and two in the waiting room. I don't know about the kitchen."
Yang Heshu sat on the second floor and listened to their lively discussion downstairs. After finally eating and drinking, he put down his chopsticks.
"How many people have figured out the method after suffering a lot of losses, because they have read books and can easily learn it from others after just a little thought." Yang Heshu shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that few people know this."
Wan Tian didn't speak.
Yang Heshu was very sad, "Obviously reading has so many benefits, why don't people like reading?"
The people downstairs finally heard Yang Heshu talking, and then they remembered that the county magistrate was still upstairs.
Man Bao put the counted money and the account books in the drawer, and then went to the second floor with Bai Shanbao and the others, "Mr. Yang, are you trying to encourage students to learn?"
"Yes," Yang Heshu poured himself a bowl of water and said, "It's a pity that from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, not many people are willing to study, let alone be admitted to the county school."
He glanced at Bai Shanbao again and asked: "Are you really not considering taking the county school exam? If your grades in the county school are good, I can recommend you to the government school, and then you can directly enter the government school without taking an exam.
"
Bai Shanbao thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said, "Thank you, sir. I still want to take the imperial examination myself. I'm still young. I think I can always get into the imperial examination before I'm fourteen."
Yang Heshu knew that he had a plan as soon as he heard it. He asked with interest: "What are your plans?"
Bai Shanbao said: "My husband and I have talked about it. You should be able to be admitted to the Imperial College before you are fourteen. After two years of school, we will see if you have the chance to be admitted to the Imperial College. You can take the imperial examination before entering the imperial examination."
Yang Heshu put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "Yes, yes, with your talent, it should be no problem to enter the Imperial College. By the way, do you plan to take the imperial examination, or the four majors?"
"Of course it's Taixue," Man Bao looked at Bai Shanbao, "If Guozi can't get to Taixue, right?"
Although Bai Shanbao was quite confident in himself, his husband always said that there are people outside the world, so he said very cautiously: "I will work hard, but Taixue only accepts 500 people, so I may not be able to pass the exam.
"
However, Yang Heshu had great confidence in him. Now that Bai Shanbao was still young, his knowledge was not inferior to that of some people from Guozixue. It would not be a big problem if he was a few years older and admitted to Imperial College.
However, Yang Heshu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, that was not necessarily the case. After all, not only the Imperial Academy, but also the Imperial Academy could rely on Zu Yin to enter the academy, and the number of people there was not less than that of the Imperial Academy.
Yang Heshu turned his eyes and looked downstairs, changed the topic and said with a smile: "The location of your shop is good, and the craftsmanship is not bad. Judging from this morning, the business will definitely be good in the future."
Manbao thought so too.
But the situation was not as they imagined. The new store was busy for two or three days, and then slowly began to cool down.
There are still many people coming into the store to eat every day, but the number seems to have dropped from the sky in a flash.
For the first time in the restaurant, not all the prepared ingredients were sold, and there was still a lot left.
Zhou Dalang and the others were not stupid either. After careful attention, they discovered that quite a few of the guests who came to eat at their place in the past three days were provided by people from other restaurants in the city.
Perhaps after eating all kinds of food made by them and understanding the true and false, they stopped coming to the door.
The number of guests suddenly decreased.
In addition, there are some people who like to join in the fun. They may prefer to buy food nearby, so naturally they will not come.
After Zhou Dalang and the others thought about this, they were no longer in a hurry, "For those who do business, it still depends on whether the store is old or not. It seems that there will be less ingredients to prepare from tomorrow."
Xiao Qian nodded, "Let the rest of the family go back. Since there are fewer people, there is no need to waste so many people here. The children should also prepare to go to school."
"It's enough for me and Lao Liu in the front, but can you do it alone in the back?"
"I guess it won't be possible for a while. I want to ask my eldest sister to stay."
Zhou Dalang thought for a moment and said, "That's okay, my eldest sister will help you."
The couple made the decision, and the others naturally listened to them. Zhou Dalang and Saturday Lang have also practiced in the past three days. Now there are not as many guests as there were in the previous two days, so there will be no big problems ahead.
The kitchen is no problem. Xiao Qian is used to kitchen work.
Everyone went home happily, but Lao Zhoutou only warned: "Get things like rice and noodles from home. If you don't have enough, buy it from the village. Don't buy it from the grain store. It's too expensive and not cost-effective."
He said: "This year, the food grown at home will not be sold outside, and it will all be left to you for business. As for the beans, we have enough. If we don't have enough at home, it is easy to buy them from the village."