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The next day, Sun Shaoping got up early and he and He Yuzhu ate the remaining yellow cornmeal steamed buns, the roast chicken, roast duck and side dishes leftover from last night, and had a feast.

Throughout "Sun Shaoping's" life, except for the last time when Sister Runye entertained him at Tian Xiaoxia's house, he really suffered from hunger in the first half of his life and had never had a full meal.

Sun Shaoping rushed to the nearby post office and sent the letter he had written last night to the Chinese Department of Huangyuan Teachers College, where Tian Xiaoxia received it.

Then they rushed back to the courtyard. He Yuzhu also found his apprentice Ma Hua and several brothers. Fortunately, in that era of material scarcity, there were not many things. The furniture and items in the big house had been moved to the small house, and the knocking down of the walls had also been completed, so they could rush back to the steel rolling mill to work together.

Seeing "Sun Shaoping" coming back from outside, he said, "Brother Shaoping, the wall has been knocked down, and we have contacted people to do simple decoration and install doors and windows. I will work half a day at the factory today, and then take half a day off. In the afternoon, we will buy everything we need. You can arrange the rest first. By the way, Director Zhang from the Street Office, I have helped them hold a wedding banquet before, and I have also made arrangements for knocking down the wall and opening the door! It has been filed."

I have to say that He Yuzhu is really careful in all aspects.

The doors and windows leading to the courtyard were removed and installed on the side facing the street. After a simple paint job, it had the initial appearance of a canteen from the 1980s. Sun Shaoping examined it and felt that it was not quite up to standard. He needed to make a plaque, something grand, preferably antique, made of solid wood, the kind that looked like it could be passed down for a hundred years.

In the early 1980s, it was not easy to make the kind of advertising plaque you wanted. First of all, you had to have such a large solid wood board, which was a big problem. Well, Sun Shaoping thought, I'd better go to Panjiayao to have a look.

He visited many lumber shops and looked at many logs and boards. Perhaps because they had been stored for too long, several logs covered in dust and of varying thickness caught the attention of "Sun Shaoping" (Liu Yuan). After carefully looking at the grain at both ends, Liu Yuan knew that it was cherry wood. If cut, it would definitely have beautiful color and aesthetic patterns.

As the saying goes, "Cherries are delicious but the trees are difficult to grow." It is truly a rare opportunity to come across a century-old wild cherry tree.

Sun Shaoping called the shop owner and asked how he sold these logs. The shop owner said, "To be honest, a merchant who sells logs got sick and borrowed 300 yuan from me to go back home. I have mortgaged them here for many years and they have never come back. If you really want them, I will give them all to you at the original price of 300 yuan."

Sun Shaoping paid the money readily and hired someone to pull the logs back to the courtyard. One of the logs was used to make a plaque that read "Love in the Courtyard Hotel", and the rest were put aside for the time being. It was almost noon, and there was no time to go to Liulichang. He would go there when he had free time to see if there was anyone who recognized the value of the logs and sell them at a good price.

In the afternoon, He Yuzhu came back from the steel rolling mill. The two of them went to purchase the necessary facilities for a restaurant, such as pots, pans, etc., as well as various condiments needed in the kitchen. They also bought 10,000 firecrackers for a "good start".

In order to ensure the freshness of the ingredients, He Yuzhu, an old customer who sells meat to the vegetable market, ordered fresh beef offal and pork for tomorrow. He Yuzhu also made a special trip to his old relatives in the countryside and asked them to get up early tomorrow to pick fresh vegetables and then deliver them to "Qingman Siheyuan" for payment in cash.

By the evening, the door plaque was also completed. He quickly fixed it before it got dark, then bought writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, and finished it in one stroke: "The skillful hands in the kitchen prepare delicious food, and the distinguished guests in the hall enjoy the delicacies." A pair of appropriate red couplets were pasted on both sides of the door.

He Yuzhu also booked a gong and drum team to come and make a scene tomorrow morning. He also notified all members of the Siheyuan and surrounding Siheyuan that there will be a free limited tasting event at "Love in Siheyuan" tomorrow, and welcomes more valuable suggestions.

The next morning, firecrackers blasted, gongs and drums roared, and the grand opening was celebrated with great joy. The various snacks carefully prepared by Sun Shaoping and He Yuzhu were praised by everyone. He Yuzhu's cooking skills were already very good, and with the help of "Sun Shaoping", it was even better.

Although there were free limited tastings on the first day of opening, most people still had to pay for some of their favorite food, mostly a few cents. The turnover in the morning was more than 30 yuan. After deducting the cost of free tasting, the profit was also 40%, which is about 50-3 yuan. You have to know that Sun Shaoping and He Yuzhu started working at a.m.

After eight o'clock, the peak crowds of people going to work and school passed, and there were basically no people. He Yuzhu also got up and went to work at the steel rolling mill. There were also few people at noon and in the evening. In this era, basically everyone ate in the staff canteen, but breakfast and dinner were not provided by most units. Many people had to rush to work in the morning and had nothing to do in the evening. It was normal for them to cook dinner at home. After all, everyone's income was relatively low, so they would save as much as possible.

But after all, the pace of reform and opening up has begun, and things will get better step by step. He Yuzhu also saw that the profit from a breakfast meal could generate no less than a month's salary, and he was determined to run the restaurant well, and he also began to apply to the factory for unpaid leave.

What Sun Shaoping was thinking was that he couldn't just waste his time like this. It would be a crime to leave the huge sum of more than 300 million yuan unused and not use it to pursue greater development.