0p0 Chapter 339: One Day's Story
Chapter 339: One Day's Story
The three young sisters who were watching the show upstairs laughed happily. It didn’t matter if they ate one less meal of braised food, this business opportunity came too suddenly.
The two waiters nervously carried the trays back to the kitchen. Zheng Sisi was busy as hell. She turned around and saw the two men with sad faces. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you?"
Someone lowered his head and said, "County Lady, we brought the dishes out and they were snatched away by the guests. This is the money the guests gave us for the dishes."
Zheng Sisi looked at the silver in the two trays and held her forehead with her hand helplessly. It was so sad!
Seeing the two waiters' worried expressions, Zheng Sisi comforted them, "It's gone, so what? I don't blame you. This is a good thing. It proves that the customers like this stewed food."
When they heard that everything was fine and the two waiters were alive again, they were worried that they would be scolded by the county lady and kicked out of the teahouse. Here they could listen to stories, have full meals, and most importantly, the wages were high, so they didn't want to leave.
The two men handed the silver to Zheng Sisi and went back to their work.
Zheng Sisi was thinking whether to serve some braised duck in the teahouse starting tomorrow. Dim sum was too dry and greasy, so serving some duck would help relieve the greasiness. Well, she happily decided, and her idea coincided with that of the three sisters.
The teahouse opened on this day and has been running non-stop since its opening, without even a break at noon. It was not until six o'clock in the evening when Zheng Sisi announced the forced closing that the customers left reluctantly. The guests sitting in the private seats left money to reserve a seat for tomorrow, which meant that tomorrow would be another full day.
This afternoon even the aisles were packed with people listening to the stories. They paid three cents for a cup of tea and a small bench seat. No one minded the simple location. As long as there was a seat, they would listen with great interest while holding a cup of tea.
"Journey to the West" was also told from Chapter 1 to Chapter 20. Zheng Sisi also admired the persistence of the two gentlemen, who told the story for a whole day.
Finally, Zheng Sisi waved her hand and said, "Give out bonuses. Everyone has worked hard today. Each person will receive a bonus of 500 wen, including those who came to help. The two gentlemen will receive 2 taels of silver each." Everyone shouted excitedly. It's so easy to make money following the county lady.
Zheng Sisi took all the invited guests to the reception building. They didn't leave the teahouse at noon, so they still had to treat everyone to dinner in the evening.
When I came out of the teahouse, I saw Sheng Zhen and the other two coming back, so I went to the reception building together.
During the meal, several aunts said to Zheng Sisi, "Sisi, please keep the seats for us tomorrow. We will come back tomorrow to listen to the story and we must finish it."
The guests from other houses also nodded vigorously. Madam Gu said, "I'll come too. I've never heard such a good story."
Jing'er said in a baby voice: "Me too, this is the best story I have ever heard. Sun Wukong is so powerful. I will also work hard to learn Kung Fu and be as powerful as Sun Wukong."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing these childish words. Zheng Sisi touched Jing'er's head and said, "Our Jing'er is really amazing. He has learned Kung Fu at such a young age. He will definitely be a very powerful general in the future."
Jing'er nodded in agreement: "Yeah." Children's innocence can heal everything.
Zheng Sisi asked: "Grandma, are you still listening? Aren't you tired of it?"
Madam Zheng said, "It's nice to listen to, and the environment is different, and the feeling of listening to the story is different."
Zheng Sisi: "Okay, I've reserved all the seats for today. Do you want me to send a car to pick you up tomorrow?"
Several people said at the same time: "No, we know you are busy, we won't keep you, we will be there on time."
When they returned to the County Lady's Mansion, it was already dark. The three young ladies still had something to say to Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu, but Zheng Sisi ignored them.
She found a few maids and arranged tomorrow's work: "Today, the guests in the teahouse were unwilling to go out for lunch, and the braised food I prepared for my aunt and several ladies was robbed by the guests halfway. I plan to arrange some braised food in the teahouse tomorrow, and the guests can order it.
Madam Hong, please buy some more ducks and Madam Gui will have people braise them at home and then send them to the teahouse.
Madam Li, I have two drawings of rag dolls here. Please send them to the fabric shop when you have time.
Judging from the situation, the story of Journey to the West can only last about ten days. I still have to find a way to write the story. The maids in the mansion should take care of it more recently."
The four of them said at the same time: "Okay, County Master."
Zheng Sisi asked again: "Have you found a solution for hiring a cook?"
Li Ma said, "Mrs. Zhou Ya has brought a letter today. She has transferred some people from other places to the capital. They need two days to train them before they can be sent here."