bayedsolid Chapter 300: Opening Preparation
Chapter 300: Opening Preparation
Only then did Zhou Mingshu realize what they were doing.
Well, she forgot for a moment that there were these strict rules between men and women in this era.
"It's just a big belly, there's really nothing to look at."
She muttered something and looked away, leaving Zhou Mingzhi and Qi Xu looking at each other in bewilderment.
While no one was paying attention, Qi Xu straightened his body, sucked in his belly, and sat up straight.
He's been eating so well at Lao Zhou's house lately, so he won't get out of shape, right? !
It looks like he needs to get up earlier in the morning and do more boxing.
Look at Zhou Mingzhi in front, he has to pull brother Dazhi along!
The car drove forward for a few dozen meters and arrived at the tent of the person in charge.
Because these soldiers all knew Qi Xu, no one tried to stop them.
Zhou Mingqi happily handed the dried strawberries he brought to them one by one, thinking that it was because he was the one who gave them the dried strawberries.
There was no sign of Qi Rui in the tent. Qi Xu looked over and saw that the person sitting there looked like another personal guard of his second brother.
Zhou Mingshu took out the gifts he had brought and presented them to them, and told them the purpose of his visit.
The man then explained the situation in detail.
It turns out that construction will officially start at the beginning of next month.
No matter how many houses are built or how many workers are recruited, the project must start slowly and the rest of the work will be gradually improved.
The iron mine here is not open-air, so they have to arrange people to mine it first, peel off the rocks on top, and start digging the mine inside.
This cannot be accomplished in a day or two, so you have to take action first.
There are still ten days left until the beginning of the month. I have to take care of this matter as soon as I get home. It is still quite urgent in terms of time.
After they finished their work, they planned to go home quickly.
"Why hasn't Qi Xu come back yet? Did he fall into the manure pit?"
Zhou Mingshu and the other two were waiting for Qi Xu under the shade of a tree. The kid said he was going to the toilet, but they didn't expect it would take so long.
It is true that Qi Xu went to the toilet, but he also did what he wanted to do, didn't he? !
He had several bars of soap with him, so he had to ask a few people to rub the clothes, and he had to leave two bars for his second brother.
Afraid that his personal guards wouldn't be able to convey the effects of the soap, he kindly told them several times.
After he left, the guard stared at the soap in his hand with a puzzled look on his face.
When did the Fourth Young Master become so nagging? !
"It's coming, it's finally coming."
Qi Xu was running with sweat all over his forehead, he was really worried sick.
"Sorry, sorry, I kept you waiting. I was talking to an old friend for a while."
"I knew it was like that. I just said you might have fallen into a cesspool, haha."
Zhou Mingqi has a carefree personality and says whatever is on his mind.
Qi Xu smiled and took out a few fruits from his arms, which he had just taken from the tent.
The children were excited on the way back.
Because Lao Zhou’s restaurant is about to open, it will be a very challenging business for them.
After hearing the news brought back by Zhou Mingshu, Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't contain her excitement.
"Oh my god, it's so fast. We haven't even discussed the rules of this matter yet. Sanya, what do you think we should do? We have hired so many people at home, so we don't have to worry about the farm work anymore."
"Grandma, I did think about it before, do you think this will work?"
The grandparents and grandchildren sat together and went over the restaurant's affairs, and Old Mrs. Zhou's smile never relaxed.
"Okay, okay, let's do it this way. Should we discuss this with Lord Xue and Magistrate Niu? After all, other restaurants and hotels have not implemented this before."
Old Mrs. Zhou was very satisfied with her granddaughter's proposal, but there was really no precedent and she was afraid that the adults would not agree!
"I read the contract carefully. Lord Xue and his men didn't care about that. They let us make our own arrangements and just let the workers have enough food and drink. The contract states that the workers' meals will be provided to us. The land still belongs to the government, and we are considered the 'lessee'. If we do well, the government will continue to rent it to us. If we don't do well, the government will cancel our written contract, and we will no longer be able to use the government's land to sell meals. That's the main idea."
"So that's how it is. Now I understand. What it means is that there is only one restaurant in this place, and it was approved by the government. No one else can open a store there, right?"
"Yes, grandma, that's right. The government didn't give us anything except the land. We also have to prepare the dishes and chopsticks."
"Yes, that's impossible! But I don't know how many workers there will be? How many should we prepare?"
"Don't worry about this, Grandma. If there are any problems, I can go and ask the manager. The most important thing for us now is to prepare these things. We can only have more, not less!"
Old Mrs. Zhou nodded, her granddaughter was right.
"Second brother, third brother, don't sell roast duck these days. The restaurant in the mine needs to be prepared for opening. You should take care of this matter first. You need to prepare all the bowls, chopsticks, plates, firewood, etc. Oh, and we need a chef to cook. Everything needs to be considered carefully!"
When Old Mrs. Zhou thought about it, there were really too many things to prepare, it was really worrying!
Zhou Mingshu returned to the room and did nothing else. Instead, he spread out a piece of paper and listed out all the things he needed to do next.
The urgent ones were written in one column, and the non-urgent ones were written in another column, and then they were given to Old Lady Zhou and A Niang to deal with respectively.
Let her prepare the pots, pans, and utensils. If there is anything missing from the system, just find a suitable time to take it out.
If you know what you want to do in your heart, your mind will not be running around like a headless fly.
After receiving the instructions, the family members went about their business. Zhou Mingshu then started another piece of paper, listing the positions in one column and the corresponding wages and number of people in the other.
Now that everything is in order, we just need to check for any deficiencies and fill in the gaps later.
"Saya, you are amazing. With just one order from you, everyone in the family gets busy."
Qi Xu lay on the windowsill, watching Zhou Mingshu writing and drawing.
"What? No, I just made a small suggestion and grandma thought it was worth adopting."
"Okay, okay, I can't even praise you. By the way, what job did you assign to me?"
Qi Xu raised his eyebrows and looked at the paper, the meaning was obvious.
"I didn't arrange anything for you. What? Do you want to ask for a position here?"
"Tsk, you give work to others, why can't you give me one? I have plenty of strength, I can do anything from killing chickens and ducks."
"You don't live here forever, and I don't think you need these few coins..."
Qi Xu interrupted Zhou Mingshu before he could finish his words.
"Hey, hey, hey~ No, no, you're not right. How can you tell that I'm not short of money? That bastard Ah Fu eats so much that I can barely afford to feed him. Please, sister San Ya, just give me a job. Otherwise, I'll be so bored if I'm idle every day."
Seeing that what Zhou Mingshu said was true, Qi Xu quit and his attitude suddenly changed and he started to act like a spoiled child.
"Uh... OK, OK, OK, then I'll arrange one for you. Since you're so strong, how about I arrange a 'wood chopping' job for you?"