Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

After eating a bowl of refreshing clear soup noodles, both of them felt alive again. They walked in the direction the shopkeeper had just mentioned. Before they reached the front of the house, they saw the man rushing out of the door, even crawling a little.

Seeing that it was just two young ladies, he was obviously relieved. Just as he was about to rush out by the two of them, he heard An Qiao say, "Sir, are you going to sell the shop?"

The man turned around and looked at An Qiao for a while, "Can you afford it? I'm not selling my shop at a low price. Don't listen to the second brother's nonsense. I'm short of money, but I'm not selling it at a low price."

After all, he had studied for a few years, so he remembered the two people just by taking a quick glance at them. He also quickly realized that the two young ladies must have come here because of the big-mouthed second brother of the shopkeeper.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who's going to take advantage of you. Take us to have a look." An Qiao was not afraid of him and looked at him with a smile.

The man looked around and said, "Hurry up, keep up."

An Qiao and Qi Tao followed him. The scene was very strange for a while. The man in front kept looking left and right, but the two young ladies behind him walked steadily.

Soon the man led her into a small alley where South City and East City intersected. It was a quiet place, some distance away from the main street of South City, and could be considered an alley in South City.

Qi Tao looked at the location and felt that the girl probably looked down on it. How could a restaurant be opened in an alley?

An Qiao looked around and was a little undecided. Although this place was not far from the South City, it was quite quiet. There were only a few shops selling silk and wood carvings on both sides, all of which were quiet shops. There were a few big houses in front, but along this road were the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. The city center was not far away, but these small alleys were so rare that few people would pass by, which made it difficult to make a decision.

But then I thought of the shops I saw in the morning, which were not as good as here. Although this place is just a branch road, it is at least open and better than the closed shops.

Thinking of this, An Qiao asked, "How much do you want to buy it for?"

The man was still looking around, "Two hundred taels."

Qi Tao was shocked. He had bargained for the price when the girl bought it yesterday. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to buy it at such an expensive price.

An Qiao also looked distressed. A shop cost two hundred taels. Why not rob it?

The man saw the expressions of the two people, sighed and said, "There is a small yard in the back, which is big enough for the whole family to live in. Ladies, would you like to go in and take a look?"

An Qiao finally regained her composure and followed the man into the shop.

There was a small door at the back of the shop. Perhaps it was decorated too carefully, so if you didn't look closely, you couldn't see what was inside. When An Qiao walked into the small courtyard, she only took a glance and was very satisfied. There was a courtyard of medium size inside, with two rooms on each side, a main hall on the north side, and two rooms on the left and right of the main hall.

In this way, An Qiao and Qi Tao can not only live in a spacious house, but also buy a servant or something. An Qiao is very satisfied, but she doesn't show it on her face. "Sir, I think your price is still too high. The shops around here are not easy to sell. I bought it to run a restaurant. Even if there is a backyard, it can't change the geographical location. How about this, one hundred and sixty taels, I will pay the full amount, what do you think?"

The man knew that An Qiao was telling the truth, but he really didn't want to say too much, so he continued, "Madam, you are right, but this house was also left by my ancestors. It was renovated a few years ago. There will be no problem for you two ladies to live here. There is the Kyoto government office in front, and the Dali Temple is at the end of the street. It is really safe. Besides, there was a kitchen here before, and you can save the money for renovation again."

Seeing that An Qiao didn't say anything and was still looking at the small courtyard, he said, "Madam, one hundred and eighty taels, no less." An Qiao didn't speak for a long time, and the man was a little worried. If she didn't pay back the money she owed tonight, she would die. He had no choice but to mortgage these house deeds.

"One hundred and seventy-five." An Qiao said with a smile.

Finally the man gritted his teeth and decided, one hundred and seventy-five is fine. The casino only charged fifty taels each for these deeds, so it would be better to sell them quickly.

In the afternoon, the two went to the government office to register the house deeds and land deeds. The man took the money with a smile and left.

An Qiao shook her head. This young man was not actually a bad person. She didn't know why he was so deeply involved in the casino. She hoped that he would wake up one day.

It was almost evening when we returned to the small courtyard.

In the afternoon, An Qiao gave Qitao ten taels of silver and asked her to buy some daily necessities, clean the room, and buy some vegetables enough for the two of them.

Qitao was indeed a smart girl. An Qiao was increasingly confused as to why she was kicked out yesterday.

I plan to make some home-cooked dishes for Qitao tonight. The little girl is so thin that she looks like she will fall down if the wind blows.

Fresh tomatoes can be easily peeled off by blanching them in hot water. The tomatoes of this era are not as big as those of later generations, but the flesh is crunchy. The already rich tomato aroma becomes even more intense when they are broken into two halves.

An Qiao carefully pulled out all the tomato seeds, leaving them all behind, and told Qi Tao to soak the tomato seeds with a little bit of water.

The eggs that Qitao bought were very yellow in color. As soon as they were beaten into the bowl, An Qiao knew that she had bought the right eggs. She flipped her wrist and quickly broke the eggs.

Then she processed the eggplants and potatoes. Although there was no time to make meat dishes today, eggs could be considered meat, An Qiao thought.

She was in a hurry today and had no time to buy rice. Fortunately, she bought a small bag of noodles. An Qiao washed her hands and kneaded the noodles. Qi Tao's eyes widened when he saw An Qiao knead the noodles so smoothly and flatly.

An Qiao saw this and found it interesting. "You will have to learn all these in the future."

Qi Tao pointed at herself. In fact, it was wrong for her to stand here and watch An Qiao cook. She was serving tea and water in the restaurant and she absolutely could not go to the kitchen.

Nowadays, craftsmanship is the ability to settle down and make a living. Not everyone is willing to teach their craftsmanship to others. If they teach it to others, how can they survive? Qi Tao originally planned to help his wife wash vegetables and wipe the table, but his wife actually said she wanted to teach him.

An Qiao put the kneaded dough aside, and seemed to see Qi Tao's embarrassment again, "I bought you because I wanted you to help me with things. Teaching you is also for my own benefit, so there is no need to feel any burden."

An Qiaoben had thought about returning Qi Tao's indenture to her, but she also thought that she should be on guard against others. If Qi Tao found a husband of her dreams one day, he would transfer her household registration to that of a good citizen and return her indenture.

Qi Tao was a little touched. Her parents sold her just to support their children. Now that she had met An Qiao, she felt so lucky. She had never thought about being a good citizen again. As long as An Qiao could use her, she would be very lucky.