Gu Chengyu felt that this Dayou was quite clever. He might not go back to the restaurant in Jingyuan Mansion for several years. Therefore, he needed someone to tell him about the situation here, and this Dayou was a good candidate.
It's a pity that such clerks are generally illiterate. Even if they send letters by flying pigeons or send letters to the capital, they can't do it. Even if they can find someone else to write for them, Gu Chengyu thinks it's too troublesome, so it's better to find someone else.
Unexpectedly, Dayou grinned and said with a proud smile: "My boss doesn't know that I have learned Chinese characters for a year before and I know a little bit about them. It's just that my family is poor and my father is in poor health, so I stopped reading.
. Later, I took the opportunity to learn some words on my own. Even if I didn’t know much, I could read ordinary letters from home.”
He was worried that Gu Chengyu wouldn't believe him, so he swore that anyone in his neighborhood would read letters to him.
Gu Chengyu was really surprised. He didn't expect Dayou to be really literate!
He nodded with satisfaction, "I have a job for you to do. Since you can read, it will be easy. That job is much more than your monthly salary as a clerk. I am very optimistic about you!"
Dayou's face was full of joy after hearing this. He didn't expect that he was really lucky today.
"I wonder what kind of job my boss is talking about? I'll definitely do it for you!"
Gu Chengyu waved his hand, "My entourage will inform you later. For now, let us serve the food. Remember, no one can tell anything about today."
Then, Gu Chengyu ordered a dish of squirrel fish, mapo tofu, saliva chicken, and two vegetarian dishes.
After Dayou left, Zhu Pang asked Gu Chengyu curiously.
"That's what you told him? What if he couldn't keep his mouth shut and told the shopkeeper?"
Gu Chengyu smiled, "Didn't you notice that we are missing one person?"
After Gu Chengyu's reminder, Zhu Pang quickly searched the house and found that Gu Chengyu's follower Ming Yan was missing.
"Where is your follower Ming Yan?" he asked strangely.
"What do you think?" Of course, Gu Chengyu couldn't believe Da You's one-sided words. He had already sent Ming Yan to follow shopkeeper Xing secretly.
If shopkeeper Xing had done something sinister and enriched his own pockets, he would definitely transfer his property and account books when he saw that he was here and he was obviously suspicious of him just now.
Anyway, just let Ming Yan follow shopkeeper Xing. Gu Chengyu believes that there will be gains.
If shopkeeper Xing didn't make any profit from this, he would still be greeting customers at the counter downstairs.
However, Gu Chengyu has already seen that Shopkeeper Xing must be greedy. It has only been three years since he bought Shopkeeper Xing, and he actually has money to raise a concubine.
There is also the jade ring on Shopkeeper Xing’s thumb. It is not a cheap item. Shopkeeper Xing cannot afford such a ring with his monthly money.
Zhu Pang knew Gu Chengyu, so he must have been keeping an eye on Gu Chengyu. It seemed that the shopkeeper couldn't escape this time. He didn't understand the business matters, and he didn't even know how Gu Chengyu managed it. Of course, he wouldn't point fingers.
No matter how Gu Chengyu knew that the shopkeeper had a problem, he felt that Gu Chengyu could definitely handle it.
After the two of them had finished dinner, when Gu Chengyu went downstairs again, he saw that the cashier was already standing behind the counter, reporting accounts and collecting cash.
When Accountant Ding saw Gu Chengyu coming down from upstairs, he couldn't help but feel excited. Although the last time he met Gu Chengyu was more than a year ago, he was still very impressed by Gu Chengyu's appearance. Who was their boss?
The other accountants hired in the shop only thought that Gu Chengyu was the young master's family, and that Gu Chengyu could only trust servants who had a SN contract. Those clerks didn't even know Gu Chengyu's identity, so as not to cause trouble if word spread.
If those censors knew that Gu Chengyu was still running a restaurant outside, they would definitely nuke him. Those censors would even take care of the jealousy of wives and concubines in the backyard.
Accountant Ding's eyes were bright. He should have guessed a long time ago. Why did shopkeeper Xing transfer him out of the big kitchen today?
Since he rejected Xing Yang more than half a month ago, Xing Yang used the excuse that the kitchen was short of people and asked him to help in the kitchen.
Who would have thought that he would not be able to get out after entering the big kitchen. He smelled the oil fumes in the kitchen every day. The hand holding the pen was cut several times by the firewood in the kitchen, and the decent muslin clothes on his body were all stained.
Oil stains.
He has been thinking of ways to report this matter to Manager Yu and his boss, but he has never found a chance. Unexpectedly, his boss really came today, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel funny when he saw Counter Ding looking at him excitedly.
It seems that life in the counter has been really hard recently. Perhaps because he is afraid that the grease in the kitchen will stain his clothes, he is wearing shorts. Standing behind the counter at this moment seems a bit awkward.
Gu Chengyu walked to the counter, placed a fifty-tael silver note on the table and waited for payment.
This is a rule he has set. No matter who comes to eat, they must be recorded in the account. This makes management easier.
"Boss" Shopkeeper Ding called softly, with a somewhat anxious look on his face.
"Come to my house after closing in the evening. I have something to tell you." Gu Chengyu glanced around and found that shopkeeper Xing was not in the restaurant, and Ming Yan was not there either.
Thinking that Ming Yan might have discovered something, he might even take action.
"Please take care of the restaurant's accounts. Shopkeeper Xing has something to do and may not be able to come today. You can't make chaos here. If you need help, ask Dayou to help you."
Gu Chengyu also thought that since he knew a lot of words, it would not be a problem to welcome him and send him there, and he might be able to help.
When Accountant Ding heard this, he couldn't help but feel even more excited. Did the boss already know what shopkeeper Xing had done? It seemed that he was about to escape from the sea of misery.
"Jinyu! Is there anything fun here at night?"
When Zhu Pang saw that Gu Chengyu had finished his work and had not left Juxiang Building, he couldn't wait to ask.
Gu Chengyu thought for a while, and there was nothing special about Fucheng's evenings. The curfew was earlier than in the capital.
Of course, those fireworks places and gambling houses that are open at night are naturally full of guests.
"There are no lantern festivals either during the year or the festival. You are definitely not interested in those poetry gatherings, and the evenings in Fucheng are not interesting either."
Zhu Pang looked disappointed, "Wouldn't that be less fun than the capital city?"
Gu Chengyu nodded, the rich families in the city also had dandies, and most of them hung out in brothels, no different from the young men in the capital.
Zhu Pang was bored. He didn't expect to be so bored after going out. But then, he suddenly had an idea.
"Jin Yu! I wonder what the difference is between the brothels in Fucheng and those in the capital? Are there any oirans here? How does it compare with Xi Yan?"
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but rolled his eyes. This guy could think of brothels and girls wherever he went.
"I don't know, I've never been there. I think you'd better keep your thoughts to yourself. You're getting married in a few months, so don't worry about the girls in the brothels." 11