Things were much better at the shop today. With Qian's help, Xie Rou and her mother were fully capable of handling the kitchen work. After all, the work in the shop was relatively simple, just making tea and soup using the ingredients Xie Songlin had prepared in advance. Moreover, compared to a restaurant, there was less fumes and the process was far less complicated.

With Xie Jin's help in the lobby, the busyness of the uncle and nephew was slightly relieved. Xie Songlin was mainly responsible for taking orders and collecting money, while Xie Jin and Xie An were responsible for flyers and serving tea.

By the time school was dismissed at noon, the shop was bustling even more than the day before, with students pouring in. In just one day, the reputation of the sour plum soup spread throughout Wenxing Street, attracting not only students from Hanfeng Academy but also students from other nearby academies. A long line quickly formed outside the shop.

Xie Songyang and Xie Songbai were both concerned about the situation in the store. After finishing their work, they immediately rushed to the store with people to help. Although they had expected that the business in the store would be good, they were still amazed when they saw the long queue in front of the store.

"Brother Songlin's business is really good." Xie Feng, the new member, said with emotion. Today he went to set up a stall and was deeply shocked by the booming business at the dock. Now when he arrived at the shop and saw these students lining up to buy, the lively scene made him amazed. He decided to buy two cups for himself and his wife to try how delicious it was.

After the busy lunch break, everyone felt exhausted and collapsed on the ground again. Xie Songlin took a short break and then ordered wontons from the wonton shop next door. Not only because it was close by, but also because the wontons made by the couple next door were really delicious. Everyone sat together, eating wontons and taking a few breathers.

Xie Songlin thought while eating that after Xie Songbai and others came to help at noon, the store actually had enough staff, so the reason for the busyness now was the word "chaos".

After thinking for a moment, he said, "We actually have enough staff in the store right now, but it's just too messy. How about this this afternoon? Let Yuan Ge'er and Cheng Ge'er carry a large table outside.

They put the bottled sour plum soup outside, and they sold it exclusively there. This way, these customers wouldn't have to come into the store, and it would also save the store from being too noisy.

"No problem, Fourth Uncle." Xie Yuan nodded in agreement.

"In order to avoid a shortage of bottles, we still need to promptly send the bottles they return to the kitchen to be washed and hung to dry." Xie Songlin said to Lin, "Daughter-in-law Xie Feng, from now on you will be responsible for washing bamboo bottles in the kitchen, and help make tea when you are free."

Lin nodded, her eyes meeting Xie Rou's, and they smiled at each other. They lived close to each other, and being both quiet and reserved, they naturally got along well. They had always been close sisters, and now being able to chat and work together every day was naturally a joy for them.

The remaining few people were responsible for delivering tea between the lobby and the second floor, but their store did not provide meals. Naturally, there would not be too many people drinking tea in the store on an empty stomach at noon. Most of them packed some iced fruit tea to take away. Therefore, Xie Songbai and his team's main job was to cool the fruit tea cooked in the kitchen with ice, then bottle and pack it and transport it to the front hall for sale. They also had to keep the sour plum soup stall at the door stocked.

With this arrangement, efficiency was indeed improved immediately.

Most of the students who came to buy sour plum soup stopped at the door and no longer rushed into the store, which effectively diverted the space inside the store. The customers who came into the store were all customers who bought other fruit teas, and their number was far less than that of customers who bought sour plum soup. For Xie Songlin, this undoubtedly made it easier for him to arrange orders.

He can handle these relatively few fruit tea orders more calmly, no longer having to rush around in the face of crowded crowds and chaotic orders as before.

After a few days, everyone got used to the busy pace, and Xie Songlin even had some free time to introduce to the students the connection between these teas and their names derived from poetry.

"For example, this 'Clear Spring Flowing Over the Stone' tea is made from white peony. The tea has a refreshing taste, just like the rhythm of a gurgling spring, giving people a sense of tranquility and far-reaching tranquility."

"For example, 'Suddenly a Spring Breeze Arrives' is made from pears. This tea is sweet and refreshing, with a pear fragrance that fills the nose. It's like a spring breeze suddenly arrives overnight, bringing thousands of pear trees into bloom."

"Great! What a wonderful scene! Suddenly, a spring breeze comes, and thousands of pear trees bloom!" The students all vied with each other to show their support.

Chinese culture has a long history and is profound and extensive. Ancient poems are like bright stars, countless in number. Xie Songlin, with the help of long history, just picked a few lines of poetry and fooled these students.

Although he repeatedly emphasized that these poems were not written by him, but were obtained by chance while reading books, many students were impressed by his talent for incorporating poetry into his tea. He was highly respected, and in Qingshui Town, where the spirit of learning was flourishing, Frappuccino became famous for a while.

This made Xie Songlin, who only had a junior high school diploma in modern times, feel very embarrassed. Even in ancient times, he was just a student!

"I'm so ashamed! So ashamed!" Xie Songlin sighed to Xie Wanxing and Cheng Hui.

Cheng Hui glanced at Xie Songlin, who was full of shame. She didn't see any shame in him at all. He was praised by a group of scholars every day, and the smug look on his face could hardly be hidden. She just felt that he must be very happy at this moment.

Xie Wanxing reminded him, "Dad, don't get complacent. Find teachers for the big brothers. If you let them have fun on the construction site every day, they will be a bunch of mud-skinned people when they come back at night."

"Oh, yes, yes." Xie Songlin came back to his senses and quickly agreed, "The shop has stabilized in the past two days. I will post a recruitment notice tomorrow."

Now that the shop is gradually getting on track, finding a suitable teacher for the children has become a top priority. He pondered the content of the recruitment notice, determined to find a knowledgeable and patient student. After all, these children are illiterate, and someone without patience will definitely not be able to stay.

Xie Songlin thought for a while, then wrote a notice with a flourish:

"We sincerely invite a teacher. When you have free time at the academy, please come to the inn to teach the children. We will provide food and, if necessary, accommodation. The monthly salary is two taels of silver."

He inquired and found out that the teachers hired by wealthy families in the city to teach their children would cost eight to ten taels of silver a month. However, he only wanted to hire a student to teach the children to read and write, and did not require any advanced knowledge. This two taels of silver was not a low salary for a student from a poor family.

He licked the pen and was very satisfied with the simple and clear recruitment notice he had written. He planned to post it on the gate tomorrow.

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