The New Model Farm Cafe tries its best to express the atmosphere of the old time and space. Although it is very shoddy, it still fully satisfies the nostalgia of the veterans. [Read the latest chapter] This is the success of the farm cafe.
The newly ordered glassware and bone china sent from Xiao Bailang were piled in the room. Sets of glassware and bone china are all made according to the classic styles of the old time and space. In addition to coffee, rum, fruit wine, and kvass, the new cafe is also ready to serve soda and sparkling water. A team from the machinery factory, under the leadership of Jiang Ye, copied a soda machine based on the drawings and also manufactured several filling and sealing equipment. This semi-mechanized filling equipment can produce small batches of soda in glass marble bottles - the standard packaging of soda before the disposable tinplate bottle cap.
Soda flavored only with sugar and citric acid has a purer taste than kvass, without the unique sour taste of bread. And the cost is extremely low. If you don't add it, you can also make pure soda water to prepare alcoholic beverages. Adding salt can make salt soda water commonly used in high-temperature departments.
Mo Xiao'an once hoped to add fruit juice and the like to make juice soda, but the chemical industry of time travelers cannot yet provide very effective food preservatives-such as sodium benzoate. It is better to use as little natural products as possible.
The new building that has just been built is undergoing interior decoration work. Carpenters and painters are coming in and out, and the floor is filled with cut boards and angle lumber. Ceramic tiles, mosaic veneers and sanitary ware shipped from the porcelain factory were piled under the awning. These things, like glassware and bone china, were sold to Xiao Bailang in a formal manner at the "internal allocation price".
Not only are these things provided by Xiao Bailang, but they also include tables, chairs, and boards shipped from the forestry department wood processing factory in Hailin; cement and bricks shipped from the building materials factory; soda fountains and hardware accessories provided by the machinery factory , the tablecloths provided by the textile factory, the uniforms of the waiters... nothing can be obtained without paying the allocation price.
The money Wu Nanhai borrowed from Wu Di was being lost at a rapid rate - he could only comfort himself that he would earn it all back as soon as the cafe opened.
The project is progressing very quickly. Wu Nanhai estimates that the cleaning process will begin in another week.
Then it's time to replenish the goods and open the door to welcome customers.
Wu Nanhai glanced at Wu Di with some pain, who was settling accounts under a shed. After Wu Di loaned the money to Wu Nanhai, he would come to the construction site every day to check the daily purchase and use of construction and decoration materials, calculate the expenses, and see if the loan was wasted. He also volunteered to act as a collector and supervisor on the construction site.
He had an uncomfortable feeling - he recalled the plots described in many novels. Small businessmen fell into the tricks of evil bankers and were saddled with heavy debts. In the end, the properties they spent a lot of investment in were taken away cheaply by banks using loans. Walk. Of course, Lingao is institutionally unnecessary.
"It will open in one week." Wu Nanhai whispered to himself. Although he usually looks like an "approachable", "easy-going" and "easy-to-talk" good guy, and always keeps a low profile in the Senate where there are already signs of a power struggle, in fact, when he returns from his dream at midnight, he is also secretly thinking about his future.
In his current situation, there would be no problem in joining the upper-middle class among five hundred people. Although the status of the Committee of Agriculture declined during the organizational restructuring, the issue of food has always been the central issue of the Senate and the Executive Committee. As long as agriculture is controlled, anyone who comes to power must pay full attention to it.
Wu Nanhai has considered whether he should run for the position of Senate Speaker, an executive member that is currently vacant. But he thought twice and decided not to intervene for the time being. The position of Speaker is now the target of many elders who do not have important positions but have certain influence. It is very likely that many people are preparing to run for office, and it is inevitable that they will suffer a lot of losses.
In terms of his own strength: he is popular and popular. The odds of winning the election are about 50-50. The problem is that once he succeeds in the election, he will have to resign as the People's Commissar of Agriculture - he does not want to lose this territory that he has devoted so much effort to.
He knew very well that once he became the speaker, he would probably embark on the path of a professional politician. This path was certainly good, but in this case he would lose the possibility of continuing to operate in the agricultural field. As for Wu Ji and Monsanto, it is even more of a distant dream.
Being a politician requires a lot of funds - although no one knows what the future political system of the empire will be like, money, the lubricant of political operations, is applicable in any time and space. At present, elders are not allowed to own personal properties, but this ban will probably be relaxed in the future. At that time, he will need his own business management talents.
For this reason. Wu Nanhai not only fully funded Li Quan's education at his own expense, but also sent Chu Qing to several training courses, which included business and accounting in addition to basic cultural knowledge. He originally wanted to get Li Quan's mother, Li Mo, back from the Ministry of Health, but Dr. Shi cunningly refused his request on the pretext that she had "received full nursing training."
Once the cafe opens, he plans to let Chu Qing be the manager of the cafe. Give your woman an independent project to do. Wu Nanhai really wanted to see if Chu Qing had the ability to stand up for herself?
As for the apprentices he has acquired: brothers Lu A and Lu B, he plans to cultivate and promote them as much as possible so that they can become the backbone of the agricultural front in the future. Formed a force in the Ministry of Agriculture.
He is still planning to wait until the "Elder Family Relations Law" is promulgated to select a few young children from immigrants as adopted children, and then accept a few apprentices...
However, Wu Nanhai's top priority was to have his own children. Wu Nanhai suddenly realized: the older adopted children can easily form their own power in the family. If his own children were too young when he died, wouldn't he suffer a loss? Thinking of this, he felt that his idea was very sinful - his adopted children were also his own children, how could he have to favor one over the other? This goes against equality and benevolence. But he quickly comforted himself: human genes are always selfish.
He had not thought about this inheritance issue in the past, but the news that Tang Menglong's life secretary was pregnant greatly stimulated him. Wu Nanhai couldn't help but cast his eyes on Chu Qing - in the past, he only regarded sexual behavior as a physiological need, but now he thought about it, it was still an important matter.
Chu Qing was standing in front of the newly renovated wooden open-air bar, bending over and looking curiously at the bulky gas refrigerator. She had dropped shoulders and was fastened with cards. She was wearing an old-time style silk dress copied by a tailor in the office, knitted cotton socks, and a pair of rattan sandals. This very ordinary dress suddenly made Wu Nanhai's hormones go crazy. Sudden massive secretion.
While staring at her waist and round buttocks, thinking about what to do with them that night, Chu Qing suddenly turned around:
"master--"
"Huh, huh?" Wu Nanhai's delusion was interrupted, and he quickly changed his standing posture to avoid being noticed by others.
Although the relationship between him and Chu Qing was no longer a "pure male-female relationship" a year ago, there was still an ambiguous sense of alienation between the two.
“Why a refrigerator?”
"Make ice cubes." Ice cubes are the best gift in the summer in Lingao, and the consumption is very large. “And making shaved ice and popsicles.”
Wu Nanhai originally wanted to make ice cream, but there were not many cows and the supply of milk was insufficient. The matter was temporarily put on hold, but there was no difficulty in serving shaved ice and popsicles. Popsicles are nothing more than purified water, frozen with sugar, fruit juice, spices, plants and mung beans and adzuki beans.
As for shaved ice, it’s even simpler. The machinery factory has made several hand-operated shaved ice machines, which can process shaved ice for up to ten people at a time.
Whether it is red beans, mung beans or various fruits, the sugary juice of the shaved ice is easy to prepare here. It is conceivable that this cold drink that is loved by women can effectively empty the pockets of the elders.
"You will be in charge of running this place from now on." Wu Nanhai said with a smile.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment: "Me?" She smiled and shook her head: "I don't dare, I can't do it."
"I believe in your ability - didn't you take a business training class?"
"If you want me to make plans, keep accounts, and help the master with errands, it's fine. If you want me to be the boss's wife..." Chu Qing suddenly realized that the title boss's wife was inappropriate and blushed, "...Female shopkeeper, I can't do that. .”
"Have confidence." Wu Nanhai's hand took the opportunity to hold her slender waist.
"Master—" Chu Qing lowered her head shyly, "The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly."
Wu Nanhai coughed and let go of her waist. "Although this cafe is small, it is very important to us. You have to run it well."
"The bosses are very picky in their requirements." Chu Qing was still hesitating, "When I drink too much, I go crazy and I'm afraid of people." She thought of the incident with the maid - in her opinion, the cause of the commotion that night was because of drinking too much. liquor. She lowered her head and thought for a while, "Okay, I will be the female shopkeeper... But what if we lose money? This should be a Senate business."
"Don't worry, it won't be a loss. There is a huge demand for leisure." Wu Nanhai smiled, "I will give you advice on the details, just help me hold on to the situation. Maybe there will be more in the future The big deals are your responsibility."
"It all depends on the master's instructions." Chu Qing said, "I will definitely do my best."
When Wu Nanhai was immersed in the dream of a business empire, gunfire suddenly rang outside.
He was shocked. This area is the core of the Crossing Group's rule. Why did gunshots suddenly ring out? v! ~!
