Dressed as a blacksmith

However, there are many ways for women with long experience in life, and there is no need for Qiao Yuan to send them off on the second day.

"I have made an appointment with you Aunt You and Aunt Zhang in the alley. They are all regular customers there. They will take us there in a while, so go ahead."

Qiao Yuan saw that Lin Cuifen and Qiao Wang were both wearing beautiful clothes that they don’t usually wear, and their hair was neatly arranged. He couldn’t help being happy and stuffed each of them with a bag of broken silver that he had prepared in advance, “Eat well, drink well , play well, don’t save money.”

Qiao Wang refused to accept it, but was persuaded by Lin Cuifen, "Ma'am, if you don't accept it, the child will feel very uncomfortable."

Qiao Wang looked at Qiao Yuan's earnest eyes and then at Lin Cuifen who had been persuading her sincerely, and accepted it without being stubborn.

Qiao Yuan waited for the group of them to go out talking and laughing, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope grandma can be happy."

"Yes." Fu Lang worried too much these days, Yu Dameng stroked his hair with some distress.

Qiao Yuan rubbed against his palm indiscriminately, then threw himself into Yu Dameng's arms with a smile, and said regretfully: "There are so many people in the family, it's hard to get close."

Yu Dameng held Fu Lang tightly with one hand, and played with Fu Lang's fingers with the other hand, agreeing with Fu Lang's words.

The two looked at each other, and Yu Dameng picked him up on his hips and went back to the room.

......

After Qiao Yuan returned to Yu Qiao Ji, his face was still hot.

The enlightened big stupid bear is also eager to toss people when he is on the bed. Qiao Yuan felt a little weak and annoyed when he thought about it, but he thought it was funny when he thought of Yu Dameng being punished by smearing jasmine-scented cream on his face.

Call him disobedient!

Qiao Yuan shook his head and continued to work. Qiao Yuan had already let Yu Dameng know about the servants hired by the Qiao Wang family. When Ya Xing found a suitable person, he would bring them to Qiao Yuan. You don’t need to worry too much about it. .

Right now, he is working out the business plan for the hot pot shop, and by the way, he is also thinking about how to sell the stove and briquettes in the [-]th episode.

Chu Li saw that he was very serious about adding a stroke and changing a stroke, and glanced curiously, but said in surprise: "Why are you missing arms and legs in this word?"

No way, he really can't write traditional Chinese characters!

Qiao Yuan gave a random reason, "This is an abbreviation, as long as you can recognize it yourself."

Chu Li felt that it made sense, and sighed, "If only this word was as simple as you wrote it, it would be great."

In this way, when he was fined to copy books, he didn't know how much effort he would save!

Qiao Yuan: "..."

The two were discussing like this, and Pei Yi came.

Chu Li couldn't help but tell Pei Yi about the interesting story just now, and there was nothing to avoid. Qiao Yuan openly flipped through the simplified characters he had just written and showed it to Pei Yi, causing Pei Yi to accidentally see the original painting by Qiao Yuan. He wondered: "What is this? A stove?"

Qiao Yuan explained this new type of stove to Pei Yi, and Pei Yi was amazed and praised: "If it can be promoted to the whole country, it will really be a great benefit to the people's livelihood."

After Pei Yi's words, Chu Li also stared at the drawings and fell into deep thought.

Qiao Yuan looked at the two people in front of him, guessed in his heart, and said with a smile: "If you two benevolent people have any way to promote this new type of stove to the whole country, just take the blueprint."

"However, I have to ask my husband to add some more details. He made the real thing based on my crude drawing." Qiao Yuan always had a little pride when he mentioned Yu Dameng.

Pei Yi not only envied their husband-wife relationship, but also admired Qiao Yuan's indifference to fame, fortune and money.

Chu Li's way of expressing his gratitude was much more direct. He hugged Qiao Yuan's arm and said straightly, "Ah Yuan is fine."

Alas, the soft and charming young man can't resist acting like a baby.

In the afternoon, Qiao Yuan came home from work early, and seeing Qiao Wang chatting with a few grandmas about what he saw and heard during the theater today, with smiles on his brows and eyes, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Brother Liu ran over with a bunch of delicious and fun things, and said excitedly: "Brother Yuan, Mother took us to listen to the puppet show and visit the West Street Market! Mother bought me a lot of delicious and fun things." !"

Qiao Yuan smiled and patted his head, listening patiently to what he said one by one.

The next day, Yaxing got a few suitable people for Qiao Yuan to choose.

Qiao Yuan considered comprehensively from the aspects of background, conversation and personality, and finally chose a woman in her 40s.Surnamed Wang, she used to work as a helper at the former county magistrate's house, and later the county magistrate was promoted, so her family was here and it was inconvenient to follow her, so she was free.

She is a little fat, and she looks happy and happy, and she is very strong.Qiao Yuan saw that if Xu Xiuhua didn't look for trouble one day, this aunt could overthrow her with one hand.

Qiao Yuan was satisfied, so he offered her a high price of one or two and a half months, with only one request, which was to make Qiao Wang happy.

Mrs. Wang was full of enthusiasm, and immediately patted her chest to promise, "Just wait and see!"

After all, the money is not in vain. This Mrs. Wang is capable and can drive. These few days, she took Qiao Wang and Lin Cuifen to play around. Qiao Yuan saw that the smile on Qiao Wang's face was more than before, and she was more energetic Quite a few, and even he felt more and more relaxed in his heart.

The copper stove of the hot pot shop has been prepared, and the recipe of the bottom material is in my own hands. This time, I just need to hire someone.Qiao Yuan posted a notice at the door, screened them one by one in terms of conversation, clothing, work, and background, and selected six assistants, three in the back kitchen, two waiters in the shop, and one in the account room.

At the same time, Qiao Yuan also opened a separate window for take-away maocai, and this window was handed over to Li Xiumei. First, the weather was getting colder, the river was frozen, and there was no more business at the pier; People often take care of the shop, which makes people feel at ease.

A few days ago, Qiao Yuan had trained them separately according to their job characteristics.Right now, they are looking forward to opening day by day, so that the owner can see their skills and know that the money they hired was not wasted.

On a good day, Shilixiang Hot Pot Restaurant opened for business.

Before opening, the strong aroma of the soup base has been floating on the street for several days.Now, without much publicity from Qiao Yuan, many customers poured in.

"Hello, guest officer, who are you? Do you want hot pot or maocai? Hot pot needs to be eaten in the store, which is lively; maocai can be eaten in the store or take away, it's up to you."

"Hotpot, we currently have two flavors: Mushroom Clear Soup and Oily Spicy Flavor. You can also order Mandarin Duck Hot Pot. We have both. We can cater to anyone's taste at the dinner table."

"Maocai is convenient and fast food. If you take it out, we will give you the same dish if you bring your own tableware. If you use the tableware in the store, you have to pay a five-cent deposit. If you return the tableware in the next day, the deposit will be refunded."

"Meat dishes, we have mutton, pork belly, crispy pork, yellow throat, fish fillets, duck blood; vegetarian dishes, we have cabbage, potatoes, radishes, eggplants, mushrooms, fungus; and various meatballs, fish balls, vegetarian balls and bean products As well as pasta, they are all on this menu, if you are bored, you can order our set meal, or just call me to order."

"The dipping sauce and tea are all on the table next to the wall in the south, you can choose according to your personal preference."

The guys in the shop are uniformly dressed, and they are very patient and enthusiastic.The food is served quickly in the store. When you enter the door and order the bottom of the pot, the waiter will bring it to you and cook it for you.

The rich and overbearing fragrance makes people swallow.Most people order two flavors at once. The spicy one is an appetizer, and the clear soup is delicious and spicy, which hits people's taste buds directly. After eating this time, they think of the next time.

Three or five friends, order a few meat dishes, a few vegetarian dishes, and then serve with pasta. It only costs more than [-] yuan for a meal, and Shilixiang Hot Pot Restaurant has become a hot spot in Yunshui County in early winter.

After the shop opens every day, it will soon be full of seats, and the daily operating profit is more than three taels of silver.

Mrs. Wang took Mrs. Qiao to the shop for three days in a row. Mrs. Qiao couldn't help being startled when she saw the groups of guests throwing money like water.

Qiao Yuan finally had a showdown with Qiao Wang that night, "Grandma, have you seen these days? Grandson can take good care of you without relying on anyone."

"But Dameng and my mother-in-law treat you sincerely." Qiao Yuan knelt down, held Qiao Wang's hand, and said seriously: "Grandma, don't go back to that house again, if my parents are alive I don't want you to do that either."

Qiao Wang hesitated several times, but finally nodded with tears in her eyes.

The big stone in Qiao Yuan's heart fell to the ground, hoping that Qiao Wang can spend his old age in peace.

......

Ever since the hot pot shop opened, Qiao Yuan wanted to treat Chu Li and Pei Yi to a hot pot alone at Yu Qiao Ji, but unfortunately, Pei Yi happened to be ill at that time.

This time, Qiao Yuan was free, and Pei Yi's illness was finally cured, so Qiao Yuan set up this hot pot meal again.

"You are in good shape, so let's eat clear soup today. Ali and I eat spicy food, so don't be greedy." Pei Yi is elegant and bookish, and Qiao Yuan, who is kidnapped every time he talks to him, is also very polite.

Chu Li stared at Pei Yi with a look of "I can supervise you, please pay attention"!

Pei Yi had a smile on his gloomy face for many days because of the two friends, smelling the delicious and strong fragrance, he also had a rare appetite.

Raising his hand to hold the chopsticks, he found a plate of green vegetables on the table. He couldn't help being surprised, "In winter, how come such crispy vegetables?"

Qiao Yuan smiled and explained, "I planted it a few days ago, and the iron shop at home was on fire every day, so I set aside a room, built a fire wall, and planted some small vegetables. The amount is not much, and I will eat it fresh in winter." gone."

Pei Yi thought it was reasonable. Not growing vegetables in winter is nothing more than too cold. If the temperature is controlled to make it suitable for the growth of vegetables, you can definitely grow small vegetables, but the cost is too high. If it is promoted, it will really encourage extravagance. .

Seeing that Pei Yi was in a daze, Chu Li couldn't help asking, "Has Ah Yi thought of another good idea to make money?"

He turned to complain to Qiao Yuan, "Every time you talk about something novel, Ah Hou can think of making money."

"However." Chu Li's words took a big turn, "Ah Hou's money is not for his own use, it is used to support border soldiers. He is actually the little brother I admire the most in this world!"

"You are second!" Chu Li looked at Qiao Yuan and hurriedly added.

Qiao Yuan had some guesses about the identities of these two people. He changed his mind and didn't ask any more questions. You can get started in a day."

Pei Yi was moved and was about to have a detailed talk with Qiao Yuan.

The servant outside the house suddenly came in and reported: "Young master, my uncle is here."

The cup in Pei Yi's hand fell to the ground.