Early the next morning, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan got up. They first put on makeup in the room to make sure there were no flaws. Then, they calmed down and went out.
They didn't need to go outside to know that all five of them were awake. Looking at the five of them, they also knew that none of them slept well last night.
No matter how they pretended to be awake, the tiredness in their eyes couldn't escape Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's eyes, but the two of them couldn't see through it.
"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law, good morning." The five of them greeted almost at the same time as if they had discussed it beforehand. They said the same words, but the tone was different.
Zhang Xiaobao was stunned, then showed a simple and honest smile and nodded. "Good, good. You just came here yesterday and slept on the table and floor. You didn't sleep well, did you? It's okay. I discussed it with Madam and rented a place for you today. In fact, it's not just for you, it's … "
"If it's not for them, who is it for? You want me to sleep there? You're all lazy when it comes to work. You only know how to set the table. Don't you know how to wipe the table legs with a cloth? Do you need others to tell you to do everything? "
Wang Juan glared at Zhang Xiaobao, then turned around and glared at the five of them again and said with dissatisfaction.
It was now a quarter past five, which was around 4: 30. The five of them had just gotten up. They all knew that the restaurant was going to make steamed buns today, so they got up early, afraid that they would be kicked out.
Last night, they went to bed after midnight and were sleepy, so they didn't have time to clean up. The blanket was just folded, and the mat was just rolled up. They didn't know where to put it. They couldn't just throw it in a corner of the room.
Perhaps it was because it was not easy to find a 'good' job. The five of them did not say a single word of explanation and hurriedly looked for jobs themselves. That was called taking the initiative. They even kept saying things like 'I'll do it, I'll do it'. It was very friendly and harmonious, reflecting a kind of team spirit.
Wang Juan snorted and deliberately used her hand to pick up the hair on the right side of her newly styled hairstyle, revealing her face with very special spots. She swayed her hips and entered the kitchen first.
Zhang Xiaobao followed them to the kitchen. After taking two steps, he stopped, turned his head, and smiled at the five people. He said, "Work hard. Today, we'll eat steamed buns. My steamed buns are very good. There are prawns in them, and …"
"Shi Tou, you come in here. What kind of prawns are you? Are you blind? Can't you see life? Steamed buns? Last night, we gave them the noodles and steamed buns. From tomorrow onwards, we will find a place for them to stay and they will cook for themselves. They are used to it. "
Wang Juan's voice came from inside. Zhang Xiaobao responded loudly and said to the five people in a low voice, "Don't, don't listen to her. Steamed buns, she's like that. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Last night, she discussed with me and said that we will find a place to put things and for you to stay.
She said that it doesn't belong to a rich family. Below, there are boards and mud. Hangzhou is very humid. It's not enough to just use a mat. I'm afraid that you will get sick from sleeping. Work hard. I'll go in and make steamed buns.
Let's taste them. "When the five people heard the words of the two masters, they looked at each other and remained silent. They didn't know what to say. There was a unique feeling lingering in their hearts.
If the master was good, the female master was too hateful. If the master was bad, the male master had always been so honest. He even wanted to find a place to rent a house. No matter what the purpose of renting a house was, at least the five of them came over before he said that. Moreover, he also asked them to wait for them to stay.
Under these conflicting feelings, the five of them finished their work with different thoughts. Each of them was very nimble. Then, they went to the kitchen again. While trying not to disturb the boss, they brought out the leftover braised food from yesterday. They put it in the vat and cooled it with the well water.
Then they cut them, put them on a plate, and smelled them one by one. If they couldn't smell them, they pinched them and tasted them to see if they were bad. If they were bad, they could only be thrown away. When the steamed buns were ready and the new steamed buns were put in the pot, the sky had just become bright.
Wang Juan finished her work. She went to the chair behind the counter and sat down to have a short rest. Zhang Xiaobao began to spread the pancakes. At the same time, he came out and took the money from Wang Juan's hand. He handed it to Wang Gang and said,
"Xiao Gang, go to the market in the morning according to the list and buy the things back. The fresh seafood in the morning has to be eaten like this. Otherwise, it will become dry goods. Otherwise, it will easily make people sick."
"Brother Zhang, I'll go. I'm familiar with the market in the morning. I've been in Hangzhou for a long time." The opportunity to show off came. Zhang You came over to take the purchase order and the money.
Wang Gang took it in advance and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "Brother Zhang, don't worry. I know. I'll run and come back in a while. It won't delay."
After saying that, he ran outside. Zhang You also wanted to go. When he walked outside, he said, "I'll go with you."
"Stop. Do you need ten thousand people to buy something? Do you want to run out and be lazy? " Wang Juan stood up. When she sat behind the counter, only her hair was exposed. When she stood up, the counter reached her waist. The rules of the traders were like this. The shopkeeper was not allowed to sit. If he wanted to sit, he could. If he went out of the counter, it was even more impossible to raise the stool. How could he sit so high? The shopkeeper of Between the Clouds and the Water did not dare to do that.
Zhang You shook his head repeatedly and wanted to explain something. Beside him, Zhang Yi immediately moved the stool a little to remind Zhang You. At this time, the shopkeeper would think that he was talking back.
Zhang You hurriedly lowered his head again and felt unspeakable anger in his heart. He had never suffered like this. If it were not for the task, he would not have worked ten coins a day, let alone five coins a day.
After saying that, Wang Juan sat back again. She leaned back in the chair with the backrest. Now, even her hair could not be seen. She said to Zhang Xiaobao discontentedly, "You always let me talk. Why do you care about the business?"
"Two people go together. Don't you have a companion? There are many things. It's heavy for one person to carry." Zhang Xiaobao helped to speak.
"Do you need to find a few people to play music? A companion? Shopping is not for sightseeing. "Wang Juan scolded Zhang Xiaobao again.
Zhang Xiaobao did not continue to say. He rubbed his hands on his apron and went back to the kitchen to continue to spread the pancakes. The reason why he sent Wang Gang was that he knew that Wang Gang would not make trouble when he was shopping. Wang Gang's identity did not conflict with that of the shopkeeper. After all, he was on the same side, so he could rest assured.
When Wang Gang came back with the things, Zhang Xiaobao had almost finished spreading the pancakes. It was not a slow fire stall. It was not a waste of time. There was a big fire below. Only then could one see how good the pancakes were.
After waiting for a while, the pancakes were finished and the new braised food was ready. He asked the staff to go in and help to take out and sort the pancakes. Zhang Xiaobao went to deal with the seafood.
He was busy until a quarter past seven in the morning. Only then did he finish all the work. When he opened the door again, there were already people waiting outside. He let them in to eat and the five staff stood in their respective positions.
Actually, there wasn't a lot of space. Two of the workers were standing in the kitchen at the back, eating steamed buns. Zhang Xiaobao steamed ten trays of steamed buns at one go, one tray after another. He left three trays for Wang Ju's family to take away and ate the rest for himself.
This was the first time he made the buns. Wang Ju's family just wanted to taste the buns. Since they asked for a few trays of buns, they naturally had to eat at least three trays.
The five staff, including Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, took turns to eat breakfast. Wang Juan took out the money, put it in her pocket, and said, "Wang Gang, Zhang You, come with me. Let's see the house. After you choose, you don't have to live on the ground tonight. Each of you is like a master, and I have to serve you. Hmph, you are spoiled."
Wang Gang and Zhang You's eyes lit up and immediately trotted out. Zhang Xiaobao stood behind the counter. There were still three staff in the shop. It was busy enough.
After going out, Wang Juan led the two to the back. After passing through a narrow street, she saw that the paper outside the courtyard had not been torn down. She understood that it had been empty. She turned around and went to the broker house. The notice was from the broker house. It should be that the family had other things to do, so they entrusted the house to the broker house. When the time came, the broker house would directly sign the contract. Of course, the government also had to notarize it and leave it for the record.
There was no phone to call, so they went to the broker house. The broker house sent someone to open the door and let them see the house.
Wang Juan took Wang Gang and Zhang You into the house and looked around. In fact, she was not looking at the layout. Anyway, she was not going to live there. She was just looking at the quality. She had to buy a house in the future.
What Zhang Xiaobao meant was that since they had bought a braised food shop, it would be a waste to throw away the reputation that they had earned from the Fishing Association after they left. Therefore, it would be better to arrange for someone to manage it. The yard behind the shop could be used to store goods and people could live there too.
If the quality of the house was not good, they had to look at the foundation. Otherwise, it would be troublesome to renovate it. They could not invest a lot of money to build a new one. When the deal was handed over, the cost of the courtyard also had to be borne by the deal to maintain a certain degree of independence and profitability. After all, it was not a public welfare or charity organization.
After checking it, Wang Juan felt that the house was not bad. It would not fall down in a short time. There was some furniture in the house, which was abandoned by the original owner. She took it over. She was not going to live in it, so it was not bad to give it to the workers.
After leaving the house, she walked around the backyard to check the soil on the ground. She wanted to see if she could plant some vegetables. She looked like she was living a frugal life. She had seen it all.
Wang Juan asked the people from the broker house, "How do you rent it?"
"Two hundred coins a month, three rooms, front and back courtyards, and a well. You can pay once a month, but you have to leave a one-month deposit. If you pay for three months at a time, you don't have to leave a deposit. In the last ten days of three months, we will send someone to ask."
The broker house replied.
Wang Juan did not nod or shake her head. Instead, she asked Wang Gang and Zhang You next to her, "Is it okay?"
"Okay." Zhang You answered quickly.
"What about you?" Wang Juan heard that Zhang You said it was okay, so she asked Wang Gang alone.
Wang Gang rolled his eyes and showed a bitter face. Weiwei shook her head and said, "Boss, it's not that I talk too much. It's just that I think it's expensive. Look at this yard. There are many broken fences in front.
I heard you say that you want to raise chickens. If you don't repair it, other people's dogs can get in at will. Won't the chickens become the dog's food? If you renovate the fence and replace it with planks, it will be at least this high, right? "
Wang Gang raised his hand and gestured at the position of his chest, and then said, "You have to be at least one foot into the ground, or else you will fall down with a bump. The stake will have to be rebuilt. I estimate that it will cost at least twenty copper coins to get down. The salary of a helper will be thirty copper coins. Nowadays, helpers are expensive, not comparable to the past."
Wang Juan nodded, "It will cost more. What do you think …?" She asked the broker house.
The broker house thought for a while and asked, "How long will you rent it?"
"At least one year. If you have spare money in the future, you can buy it." Wang Juan said.
"Then it's 195 coins a month. You have to sign a one-year contract and pay a month's deposit." The broker house made a concession.
Wang Juan still did not respond immediately. She continued to ask Zhang You and Wang Gang, "What do you think?"
"Okay, it's five coins cheaper." Zhang You's mind was not on this. Why bother to talk about a few coins?
Who knew that Wang Gang still had a bitter face and said, "Boss, it's not that I talk too much. It's just that I think it's expensive. We came to see the house. It's impossible to go up the house. This house is a tiled house. Look carefully. Do you see moss on it?
This is to say that the original house didn't break the tiles. After a month, the plum rain season will come. If there is a leak, water will enter. Should we repair it or not? Who will pay for it? If we don't repair it, who will live in the house?
Don't we need to find people to work? We need to get mud where we need to get mud, and we need to get grass where we need to get grass. If we calculate the labor cost, we need to get less than a hundred copper coins per day. There are three rooms. Just the wages alone, if two people work, they will have to work for a full day. Thirty copper coins per person is not much. Including the cost of two meals, even a hundred copper coins may not be enough. Fine work comes out of slow work. "
"What do you think?" Wang Juan asked the broker house's man.
The broker house's man stared at Wang Gang and said in his heart, why are you so troublesome? You are just an employee. Why do you care?
He thought in his heart, but said, "Well, you can give us another 10 coins a month. At least you can rent it for a year. Or you can buy it. There is furniture for you to use. Isn't that money?"
This time, there was no need for Wang Juan to ask. Wang Gang still said with a bitter face, "Boss, it's not that I talk too much. It's just that I think it is expensive. Just now, I went in with you to see the furniture. We are running a small shop. There are many tables and chairs that are not used. We put them in.
What I saw was that some of the dust on the wall had fallen off. You said that if I were to stick paper on it, it would be expensive. Furthermore, it would turn yellow when it rains and becomes wet. If I had to reapply the dust, I would have done it with a trowel. If I knew how to do it, I would have done it. But I don't know how to do it, so I would have to hire someone.
So … "Wang Gang said a lot. Anyway, they were all problems. Wang Juan kept asking the broker house's man. Maybe the broker house also wanted to rent out the house quickly. Moreover, Wang Juan said that she wanted to buy it and leave a good impression. At the same time, the broker house's problems were really picked out.
So, they made concessions again and again until the rent was reduced to 150 coins a month. They said that if they still didn't rent it, the broker house wouldn't rent it. They had reached the bottom line.
Wang Juan happily paid three months' rent and a month's deposit. Then she signed the contract with the broker house.
Then she led Wang Gang and Zhang You back. When they came to the door of the shop, Wang Juan stopped and said to Zhang You, "It seems that you are from a rich family. How can you agree with the price they ask? We can't afford to raise you. Go back and see if there is anything you want to clean up. After you clean up, I will give you 10 coins. It's your two-day work. You can find another job. "
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