Seeing that Xiang Nan was willing to accept Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui, Lou Zhixian was also very pleased.
In fact, he didn't want to betray the two of them, nor did he want to push them into a pit of fire.
After all, Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui are good-looking and are most likely to be bought by brothels at high prices. Once a woman enters a brothel, life will be worse than death.
"Good nephew, I'm really happy that you can be lenient and accept them both." Lou Zhixian stroked his beard and then told Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui, "You two must behave yourself in the future. , don’t make any more mistakes. Otherwise, I will never forgive you.”
"Yes." Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui both nodded.
Later, the two signed a contract of sale and officially became Xiang Nan's domestic slaves.
Xiang Nan also said goodbye to Louzhi County and returned home with Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui.
When Yang Huilan saw the two of them, she couldn't help but be curious, "Isn't this the shopkeeper Sai from Yihong Building? What's wrong with this?"
Xiang Nan told the whole story of the future.
After hearing this, Yang Huilan felt strange and unbelievable.
The dignified owner of Yihong Mansion actually only took half a day to transform himself from the boss into a slave. The encounters in life are truly wonderful.
"You are really bad enough. You dare to falsely accuse my husband. See if I don't teach you a lesson." She immediately raised her eyebrows and picked up the feather duster to hit him.
"Madam, please spare my life, madam, please spare your life." Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui begged for mercy as soon as they saw her.
They knew that Yang Huilan was good at martial arts, and if she beat her up, they would not survive.
"Hey, don't fight, don't fight. They have already suffered retribution." Upon seeing this, Xiang Nan quickly stopped, "Besides, if we break them, they still have to be raised. Aren't we even more at a loss?"
Yang Huilan listened and just nodded, "Okay, if you don't want to be beaten, I won't beat them. I will torture them again in the future."
Hearing what she said, Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui both shuddered.
Xiang Nan didn't stop him this time.
Although he wanted to use Diao Chan, he also wanted to temper her temperament first, at least let her adapt to his identity.
Otherwise, if he immediately arranged for her to be the shopkeeper and receive preferential treatment, she would not only not be grateful, but would be prone to resentment.
…
Xiang Nan then returned to Tongfu Inn.
When they heard that Sai Diaochan's master and servant had been sold to Xiang Nan by the government as a slave to pay a fine of two thousand five hundred taels of silver, everyone in Tongfu Inn also sighed.
"Shopkeeper Sai is really unlucky. He has such an unreliable manager, and he calls himself bankrupt."
"She is rewarded for her evil deeds. If she hadn't gone to Fucheng to falsely accuse Magistrate Lou and Big Mouth, the manager wouldn't have been left unchecked and yelled randomly."
"You still have to be kind in the future. If shopkeeper Sai had done business in a down-to-earth manner and not engaged in vicious competition, he wouldn't be where he is today." Everyone said with emotion.
Without the vicious competition of Yihong Tower, Tongfu Inn would be overwhelmed with guests at night.
There was a long queue of people at the door, and the inn was packed.
Lao Bai, Xiao Guo, and Xiucai were so busy that they welcomed guests, took orders, served dishes, collected bills, and even the shopkeepers followed suit to clean up the tables and chairs.
The busiest person is Xiang Nan. He has to cook hundreds of dishes by himself. He is so busy that he wishes he had three heads and six arms. …
Therefore, after traveling abroad, everyone was exhausted and exhausted physically and mentally.
"Shopkeeper, I have to say that our restaurant must hire more people." Xiang Nan said, "With so many guests, I, as a chef, can't handle it. It only takes me one minute to cook a dish. Three It takes five hours to prepare hundreds of dishes.”
"Yes, Da Zui has to choose vegetables, wash vegetables, cut vegetables, and stir-fry vegetables. It's really too busy for one person." Xiao Guo nodded, "According to our attendance rate, at least two people have to be invited." One cook and five helpers."
"We have to hire a few more waiters and busboys," Lao Bai said. "Otherwise there will be too many guests, and Xiao Guo and I will really be unable to greet them."
"It's best to add another accountant. I'm a little busy on my own." Lu Xiucai also said.
Tong Xiangyu thumped his waist, looked at the account book, and nodded, "We can recruit everyone."
Tonight, their net profit was as much as fourteen taels. If you include the morning market and the afternoon market, I am afraid it will be as huge as twenty or thirty taels. With such a rich Lilan, we should hire more waiters.
…
The next day, Tongfu Inn posted a recruitment notice, and applicants soon came to the door.
When everyone saw it, they were all not outsiders. They were all chefs, helpers, entertainers and accountants from the Yihong Building opposite.
It turns out that Yihong Building was robbed yesterday, and they were unable to stop it, so they could only take care of themselves and escape first. I dared to come back to pick up my luggage today, and saw that all their luggage and belongings had been taken away.
For a moment, I didn't know where to go.
Because none of them, the chefs, entertainers, and accountants are locals, they were all hired by Sai Diaochan from other places. Now their luggage and belongings have been robbed, and they have no money to go home.
Just now I saw that Tongfu Inn was recruiting, and they all came in a swarm.
When Tong Xiangyu saw this, he immediately accepted them all.
On the one hand, she is kind-hearted and does not want to see others suffer. If these chefs, entertainers, and accountants were not taken in by her, they would have to go home begging for food or die on the road.
On the one hand, these are also rare talents. The four chefs are all master chefs of Yangzhou Zuixianlou, two of them are Red Gum and White Gum, and their cooking skills are first-class.
The four Southern Opera artists can sing the complete versions of "The Romance of the West Chamber", "Moon Worship Pavilion", "The White Rabbit" and other short plays; the accountant is also proficient in abacus and knows the multiplication table by heart.
These talents are all carefully selected by Sai Diaochan from all directions. It is difficult to recruit them in Qixia Town. Now they are all at their own advantage.
It's a pity that those maids were all snatched away yesterday, otherwise it would be good to stay and serve the food.
Fortunately, waiters and busboys were not considered technical jobs and were relatively easy to recruit, so three more waiters and three busboys were quickly recruited.
As a result, the number of employees in Tongfu Inn reached twenty-three.
In terms of monthly payment: three taels for the cook, one tael for the accountant, eight taels for the artist, five taels for the cook, four taels for the waiter, and four taels for the handyman.
Xiang Nan took the initiative to reduce his salary to thirty taels, while the salaries of other old employees remained unchanged. In this way, the monthly money is thirty-two taels of silver. It’s about the same as one day’s income from Tongfu Inn, so it’s worth it.
After recruiting troops and horses, Tongfu Inn truly gained the momentum of a grand restaurant. It is the largest restaurant within a hundred miles.
The so-called name of a person and the shadow of a tree have naturally attracted the favor of more and more people, making Tongfu Inn more and more prosperous.
…
However, although Tongfu Inn has many employees, the core members are Tong Xiangyu, Bai Zhantang, Guo Furong, Lu Qinghou, Xiang Nan and Mo Xiaobei.
After all, the six of them have experienced ups and downs, and their relationship is deeper and more sincere, while the others are just workers. They don't even live in the store, but rent a house to live outside.
