During the meal, everyone kept silent and kept putting Li Hui's favorite dishes on his plate.
Unfortunately, I didn’t eat much, and I could clearly feel that my mood was not right.
After the meal, Sister Li Yue left the main house immediately, and even Wen Tian left. Before going out, she said "Go see the old guy", implying that she would not be back at night.
The "old guy" in his mouth refers to Old Pang. Seeing this, Cheng Xue quickly brought him the recently prepared hawthorn pills. The old man was old and had poor digestion, so he couldn't live without this thing. And she put it there.
The dose is very low and will not cause dependence.
Everyone left, Cheng Xue sat opposite him, making tea, and poured each other a cup.
Seeing that he didn't speak, she didn't say a word either. She mainly wanted to be a companion.
After finally finishing the cup of tea, Li Hui put down the cup, sighed and said:
"You didn't plan to ask me how I did in the exam?"
"What are you asking? Don't ask." Cheng Xue said casually, "If you don't do well in the exam, then others will also do poorly in the exam. There is no need to worry."
"Can you trust me that much?"
"Why don't you believe me? Besides, when I was waiting for you outside, you looked really bright. Everyone had a sad face and no one smiled. We have experienced big waves, so this scientific examination is no big deal."
Li Hui couldn't help but wave his hands when he heard this, and said with a wry smile:
"You are really wrong. This one is much more difficult than the one we experienced. We even expanded the enrollment when we were admitted to college."
"That's okay. The worst case scenario is that you fail the exam and return home. You're still a candidate." Cheng Xue disagreed. "Don't push yourself so hard. Passing the exam is the icing on the cake. If you fail the exam, you'll lose some travel expenses at most. Just treat us as a family."
Traveling and relaxing. Anyway, now that we are in the village without being bullied, we are better than when we first came here, which is good. Ideals and ambitions are important, but what is more important is that the family is safe and not bullied."
"Well, you're right, I got into trouble."
Li Hui adjusted his mentality and went to the desk to continue studying hard. When he was in battle, he was grinding his gun. If he was not happy, it would be useless. He didn't believe that he could not pass the test. Cheng Xue was by his side, pouring water and feeding fruits at the right time...
……
Soon it was time to enter the second game, and I could clearly feel that part of the move was missing. It must be that I couldn't bear the pressure of failing the exam in the first game, plus the cost of food and accommodation in the capital, so I decided to stop the loss in time and return.
Gone to my hometown.
After Cheng Xue saw off the master and servant, she didn't leave in a hurry, but stayed to listen to the sound.
There is a lot of discussion about the first game, and it is said that it is the most difficult one since the founding of the dynasty.
Some people suspected that the Hanlin Academy was deliberately making things difficult; others suspected that the Holy Emperor did not want to host the imperial examination and was being lazy on purpose; and even more outrageously, they directly suspected that Mr. Pang came up with the question.
Cheng Xue listened for a long time and found nothing, so she got in the car and went to the east of the city to check the progress.
The demolition work of the shop's hall has been completed and the walls have been painted. Now the hall is being filled with sand and leveled in preparation for laying bricks.
"The second boss is here? Mr. Li has entered the scene, right? You have been very busy these two days."
Compared with the previous official-minded Mr. Zhang, this time he was obviously warm and fawning. He probably complained to Xiao Qinglin but failed to win, so he accepted the reality.
Cheng Xue didn't take Qiao either, and answered normally:
"I'm used to being busy, so it doesn't matter. How's it going here lately? Thank you for your hard work for not being here for two days."
"It's not hard work, it's all due. Second housekeeper, the bricks will be laid in the hall tomorrow, and the window frames will be painted a second time in the afternoon. The tables and chairs are all in the warehouse, and have been painted and dried. We are just waiting for the paving in the hall to be completed.
Just moved in. Would you like to see it?"
"Don't look at it. I can rest assured that you can do the work. The floor will be laid tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we will select someone in this hall. Remember to find the tailor and measure the one you choose directly."
"Okay, okay, Second Boss." Manager Zhang responded, "By the way, Second Boss, the kitchen has been tidied up as per your request. Can you go and see it?"
"Then let's go."
The two left the front hall side by side, and the workers immediately speeded up, for fear of delaying the work. They would use the hall the day after tomorrow, and there was not much time left for them. Don't wait to lay the floor tomorrow, let's start in the afternoon. Let's do something black tomorrow.
, it should be able to be driven out, and it will never affect the extra one or two wages.
Cheng Xue came to the back kitchen. The walls had been painted clean, and the stoves had been set up. There were five stoves on the east and west sides, all of which were small stoves. There were no big pots. The floor was paved with red bricks, cabinets, shelves, jars, etc., all available. In the middle
Two rows of long tables have been set up to serve as desks. They were painted with red paint and covered with kraft paper.
With all the windows open, the breeze is blowing and it's very cool.
"Not bad, it was well tidied up."
"Second boss, cook, I asked for four ready-made ones from the main street. Then the newbies we recruited here will send four to make up for it. Wontons, noodles, etc., the cook is easy to get started with. But not the skewers.
I have to help guide the area."
"Okay, that's up to you. The first-time cooks will be paid normal wages, and the other people's wages for the first three months will be halved."
"...Huh?"
Seeing Manager Zhang's surprise, Cheng Xue smiled and nodded, indicating that he heard correctly.
"Although the salary I set is high, it's not that easy to get it. The first three months are the trial period. Only those who are diligent, down-to-earth, and have no temper during the trial period will stay. You have to observe at all times during this period, no.
Just don’t use it, otherwise it will be difficult to chase someone away after you have feelings for him. You can be selected to be in charge. I think you know these things better than me, so I just want to remind you."
"Don't worry, Second Boss, I've written it all down." After speaking, Manager Zhang handed over his hand again and let out a long sigh of relief.
I feel that the salary is set too high and it is not that easy to get it.
If the tripod is good, if the tripod is good, then you won’t suffer any loss.
In the blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of March, and Cheng Xue was sitting in the hall reading a book.
The time is right and there is still plenty of time.
At the end of the morning, people began to come in one after another. There was a row of stools at the door. Some sat directly on them, while others looked around. They all obeyed the rules and did not talk loudly. At most, they muttered a few words in a low voice.
Cheng Xue saw that the time had arrived and waved to Bai Shao, who went directly to close the store door.
"Madam, my companion has not arrived yet."
Cheng Xue raised her eyes and looked at the woman who was speaking, her face expressionless.
"If you can't even keep the most basic punctuality, the store will not be used by people like this. If you are loyal, go left now and don't send me off."
When the woman heard this, she immediately became silent.
Although there is no shortage of things to do in the capital, it is difficult to find such a high salary.
Manager Zhang came over and asked everyone to divide them into men and women and stand on both sides. The floor of the house was flat, so standing like this, the height was clear at a glance. Cheng Xue had already given the basic standards for the clerks. When Manager Zhang looked at the heads, he directly brushed off the ones that were not tall enough.
If it is not clean or does not stand at attention, it will be brushed off directly.
Two consecutive rounds of clearing people made the originally "overcrowded" hall half full...