Chapter 2243 2245【Recruiting troops】
Seeing that Xiang Nan was willing to accept Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui, Lou Zhixian was also very pleased.
Actually, he didn''t want to betray the two of them, or push them into a pit of fire.
?After all, Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui are good-looking, and they are most likely to be bought by a brothel at a high price. Once a woman enters a brothel, her 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.
Subsequently, the two signed a deed of sale and officially became Xiang Nan''s domestic slaves.
Xiang Nan also said goodbye to Lou Zhi County and returned home with Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui.
??Yang Huilan couldn''t help but be a little curious when she saw the two of them, "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 found it strange and unbelievable.
??The dignified owner of Yihonglou 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. You dare to falsely accuse my husband. See if I don''t teach you a lesson." She immediately raised her eyebrows and picked up a feather duster to hit him.
“Madam, please spare my life, madam, spare your life.” When Sai Diaochan and Xiaocui saw him, they quickly begged for mercy.
They knew that Yang Huilan was good at martial arts, but if she beat her up, they would not survive.
"Hey, don''t fight, don''t fight. They have already suffered retribution." Seeing this, Xiang Nan quickly stopped, "Besides, if we break them, they still have to be taken care of. Aren''t we even more at a loss?"
Yang Huilan listened and 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, both Sai Diaochan and Xiao Cui shivered.
Xiang Nan didn’t stop him this time.
??Although he wanted to use Diao Chan as a matchmaker, he also wanted to temper her temperament first, at least to make her adapt to his identity.
Otherwise, if I immediately arrange for her to be the shopkeeper and receive preferential treatment, she will not only not be grateful, but will also be prone to resentment.
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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 in exchange for a fine of 2,500 taels of silver, everyone in Tongfu Inn also sighed.
“Shopkeeper Sai is really unlucky. He has such an unreliable manager, and he is bankrupt.”
"Her evil deeds are punished. 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 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 Yihonglou, 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 greeted guests, took orders, served dishes, collected bills, and even the shopkeepers cleaned 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 could grow three heads and six arms.
Therefore, after closing time, everyone is 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, Dazui 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." A 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 won’t be able to greet them.”
"It''s best to have one more 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, "Recruit everyone, recruit everyone."
?Tonight, their net profit is 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 huge profits, we should hire more assistants.
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The next day, Tongfu Inn posted a recruitment notice, and soon applicants came to the door.
?At first glance, everyone found that none of them were outsiders. They were all chefs, helpers, artists and accountants from Yihong Building opposite.
?It turns out that Yihong Building was robbed yesterday, and they couldn''t 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 while, I didn’t know where to go.
Because none of them, the chefs, entertainers, and accountants were 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 each in red case and white case, and their cooking skills are first-rate.
Four Southern Opera artists can sing the complete versions of "The Romance of the West Chamber", "Moon Worship Pavilion", "The Story of the White Rabbit" and other small plays; and the accountant is also proficient in abacus and knows the multiplication tables 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 are not considered technical jobs and are 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 income: 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 veteran 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 really 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 more and more people''s favor, making Tongfu Inn more and more prosperous.
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?However, although Tongfu Inn has many employees, the core members are still 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 by themselves.
(End of this chapter)