The old beggar entered the house, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar restaurant, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Lu Wen is so ashamed of his ancestors!"
After saying that, he knelt down.
Lu Chen didn't offer any support and just let him cry on the ground.
Fortunately, the guest room on the second floor is remote and cannot hear these sounds, otherwise Jiang Yingyue would have to come down to check.
After a long time, the old beggar finished crying, and then he stood up tremblingly.
"Thank you, little brother, for fulfilling one of my wishes."
He just sat on the ground, his eyes filled with memories.
"I failed the exam and became addicted to alcohol. In the end, I became addicted to alcohol and lost all my family property, including my ancestral home."
"Living on the streets and suffering so much in the world, I finally realized how ridiculous these years have been!"
The old beggar named Lu Wencai said regretfully.
But there is no regret medicine in the world, and life will never be repeated.
During this period, Lu Chen remained silent.
It's not that he is so considerate, but he is thinking about how to hire this old man.
Normally, the monthly salary of the bookkeeper of Jinchuan City Restaurant is three hundred cash.
Jinzhou City is a big city. Normally, the monthly salary of a bookkeeper should be between 500 and 1,000 cash.
Now I still have three hundred taels of silver in my hand, which seems to be a lot.
But there is a lot of preparation work in the early stage, not only labor, but also purchasing, cooking utensils, tables and chairs, plaques and other facilities that need to be spent. Therefore, Lu Chen's principle is to save money when it comes to recruiting people.
So after thinking about it again and again, he decided to get straight to the point.
"Mr. Lu, I would like you to work as a cashier in my restaurant. You will be paid 500 cash per month and take care of food and accommodation. What do you think?"
After Lu Chen finished speaking, he felt a little uneasy.
This old gentleman seemed to be the kind of arrogant scholar. I didn't know if he would be angry if I spoke so straightforwardly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Lu Wen suddenly jumped up from the ground.
"Little brother, are you serious about this?"
Lu Chen was dumbfounded.
I don't understand what's going on.
But he still nodded: "Seriously!"
"If the old gentleman doesn't want to."
"willing!"
"Of course!"
Lu Wencai danced happily and couldn't help but turn left and right in the store.
"I didn't expect that I, Lu Wencai, would be able to return to my ancestral home in my lifetime."
Lu Wencai looked very happy, like a child, crying and laughing.
"Mr. Lu, I'll take you down to wash up. Can you live in a room on the first floor?"
The second floor is the guest room, and of course it is impossible for Lu Wencai to live in such a good place.
There are some unused storage rooms on the first floor that can be occupied by people. Lu Chen has long been planning to transform them into employee dormitories in order to recruit workers for them to live in later.
"Thank you little brother, oh no, it's the shopkeeper!"
Lu Chen picked him up and said casually: "My surname is Lu, and my single name is Chen."
"Shopkeeper Lu!"
Lu Wencai was not as arrogant as he imagined, but was instead very humble.
Lu Chen thought for a moment and realized that perhaps his years of begging on the streets had worn away all his pride.
After accepting Lu Wencai, Lu Chen closed the door directly.
The next morning, just after dawn, Lu Chen climbed out of bed.
The restaurant was sold, but if it didn't open for a day, he would lose rent, so he quickly went to recruit people.
Originally Jiang Yingyue wanted to follow, but Lu Chen wouldn't let him.
Finally had to give up!
"Good morning, Mr. Lu!"
As soon as he came downstairs, Lu Chen saw Lu Wencai, who had changed into a clean robe, tied up a wooden hairpin, and was cleaning with a broom.
He has a Chinese character face, a goatee, and a white robe that is full of bookishness.
If it weren't for the vicissitudes of life on his face and eyes, he might be regarded as an old scholar by outsiders.
"Good morning, Shopkeeper Lu!"
Lu Wencai was particularly happy today.
I couldn't help but smile on my face.
"These tasks don't belong to you, so you don't have to work so hard for the time being!"
After all, the monthly payment wasn't that much, and Lu Chen didn't think about exploiting his employees.
So when he saw Lu Wencai sweeping the floor, he started to persuade.
"Shopkeeper Lu gave me a place to stay and let me return to my ancestral home. Lu Wencai has nothing to do in return. He can only do his best to run the restaurant well and not let shopkeeper Lu down!"
Lu Wencai spoke sincerely, his eyes full of longing for life and gratitude to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
He stepped forward, patted Lu Wencai on the shoulder, and said happily: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, as long as I, Lu Chen, open the restaurant for a day, you will have a bite to eat!"
"The Lu family's property, please save money, sir. In three years' time, no matter whether it is prosperous or not, I will sell this property to you!"
"And, sell it at a low price!"
After saying that, Lu Wencai walked straight out the door without waiting for a reaction.
The old scholar stood there blankly for a long time, then bent heavily in the direction Lu Chen left.
"Shopkeeper Lu is righteous, Lu Wencai is ashamed!"
After leaving the door, Lu Chen headed towards the breakfast shop in the market.
Since the restaurant did not have a kitchen, breakfast was not prepared.
The family wants to eat, and I have promised Lu Wencai to take care of the food, so I can't be the biggest loser!
Ding's Baozi Shop is booming, with long queues forming early in the morning.
Looking at the steaming cage, Lu Chen subconsciously rubbed his hands.
Then, standing at the back of the line, a line formed.
I have to say that big cities are different.
The quality of people is relatively high.
"Four vegetarian ones, two meat ones, a total of eight cents!"
The bun seller is a middle-aged uncle.
He is not tall and has a rosy face.
It can be seen that although the Baozi Shop cannot be rich and powerful, it is easy to be a little rich and very satisfied.
Beside him stood a middle-aged lady with a good-looking face.
The woman kept doing odd jobs at the back, looking very hard.
"Brother, what kind of stuffing do you want to eat?"
When Lu Chen was photographed, the middle-aged boss asked with a grin.
“Eighteen pieces of meat!!
Lu Chen counted the number of people, including his parents, Jiang Yingyue and Xiao Tiantian, there were four people. Now there were more mouths, a total of eight people.
Three meat buns per person would definitely be enough, so I ordered eighteen.
"Buy so much?"
"That'll have to wait a moment."
“Our meat sells well, demand exceeds supply, and it’s all freshly cooked!”
"By the way, meat is expensive, two cents a piece!"
The owner of the bun shop was very talkative and chatted with Lu Chen with a smile.
But the movements of his hands did not stop.
"It doesn't matter!"
"By the way, boss, I want to ask you something."
Lu Chen waved his hands, thinking that he would need to find a cook next, so he asked with the attitude of giving it a try.
"what's up?"
asked the bun shop owner.
"Do you know where to find good cooks in Jinzhou City?"
"To tell you the truth, I just bought a restaurant and there is a shortage of people in the kitchen. I want to find a chef!"
Before the owner of the bun shop opened his mouth, his wife couldn't help but said: "Then what are you looking for? Just ask my brother-in-law to help!"
Before Lu Chen could react, the owner of the bun shop replied with a face full of complaints: "Young woman, what do you know!"
"The second brother is addicted to gambling, wouldn't he be harmed by recruiting him?"
When Lu Chen heard this, his eyes brightened: "Boss, how is your brother's cooking skills?"
