kvmb Chapter 143 Sequelae
Chapter 143 Sequelae
"Mother, get up!"
Su seemed not to have heard it, his eyes were empty and he looked ahead without focus.
In the end, it was Li Laosan who carried her to the bed and tidied her up.
But from then on, Su had more work to do. Old Man Li and Old Lady Li's clothes were also brought to her for washing, and occasionally Li Xiaobao's clothes were mixed in.
Not only that, all the cloth for the family bought from the county town was sent to her. She worked during the day and sewed clothes at night. For this, Old Lady Li gave her a scented oil lamp.
The Li family's food has improved greatly. Every morning, noon and night, they have the standard four dishes and one soup, which are prepared by Su alone, just like before.
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Because Li Xiaoxiao had said before that she wanted Li Dahai to be the accountant of Longmen Restaurant, so every day after school, Li Huawen would teach him to read.
Li Dahai is smart. Although he is old, he makes rapid progress in learning things. Even Li Xiaoxiao feels inferior to him.
So he went to the bookstore and bought a lot of books for the two of them to read. Since Li Dahai learned to read, Li Huawen's learning attitude has improved a lot. He studies with Li Dahai every day and studies hard until late at night.
In just a few days, Li Dahai could recite the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Surnames, and he recited them very fluently. Li Xiaoxiao finally understood where Li Huawen's intelligence came from. It turned out that he inherited the good genes from his father.
It's a pity that Old Lady Li is biased. If she had used half of the money used to train Old Man Li to support her father's studies, he would have passed the imperial examination and might even have become the top scholar.
Ancient accounting methods were too complicated, so Li Xiaoxiao taught Li Dahai the modern accounting method, drawing tables on white paper. Since it was her own shop, she didn't need to remember too much detail. There were two bill books, one for expenses and the other for income.
Another thing is to use an abacus, which is easier to learn. It’s just that you may be slow at first, but you will get better after a while.
Ten days after Li Dajiang and his colleagues left, Li Dahai officially took over the position of accountant of Longmen Restaurant. In the first two days, Li Dahai had a hard time because the business was good.
Li Xiaoxiao started to keep accounts with him so that Li Dahai could get used to it. After three days, Li Dahai was in charge of the whole thing.
Zhang Wenbin had nothing to do to begin with. He had recovered after a few days of rest. He went to Yuelai Restaurant when he had nothing to do.
At this time, the Yuelai Restaurant had a new owner. The original owner Liu was dismissed and returned to his hometown.
The new shopkeeper was a cautious one. After introducing himself, Zhang Wenbin repeatedly brought the topic to Li Xiaoxiao's Longmen Restaurant.
The new shopkeeper was polite and laughed it off, and Zhang Wenbin suddenly felt bored. He wanted to find him to join forces to deal with Li Xiaoxiao, but it seemed impossible.
After coming out of Yuelai Restaurant, Zhang Wenbin looked gloomily at Li Xiaoxiao's graceful figure shuttling back and forth in the hall of Longmen Restaurant.
He walked over unconsciously, and when he came to his senses, he was already at the entrance of Longmen Restaurant.
Ergou didn't know him. When he saw a guest coming, he ran over and greeted him warmly: "Sir, please come in. How many of you would you like? Would you like a private room or the hall?"
Zhang Wenbin turned around and was about to leave, but he caught a glimpse of Li Xiaoxiao looking over here from the corner of his eye. The moment she saw him, disgust flashed in her eyes, and she quickly turned her face away and stopped looking at him.
Zhang Wenbin got angry at first sight. He was the son of a county magistrate, how could he be despised like this? He originally wanted to leave, but then he changed his mind.
With a cold face, he said to Er Gou: "Private room."
Ergou followed Zhang Wenbin's gaze, but saw nothing. He scratched the back of his head in confusion.
He took Zhang Wenbin to the private room on the second floor and said, "Sir, what would you like to eat? We have special hot pot and various stir-fried dishes. Take a look."
Ergou respectfully placed the menu specially made by Li Xiaoxiao in front of him.
Zhang Wenbin just glanced at it casually and said, "Bring up all the special dishes in your restaurant, as well as this hot pot."
"Sir, you ordered so much for one person, I'm afraid you can't finish it." Ergou kindly reminded.
"What? Are you afraid that I can't afford the meal?" Zhang Wenbin snorted coldly. A waiter also came to question him and slammed the banknotes in his arms on the table with a bang.
Ergou knew that he had met a powerful master today, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him. He smiled and said, "Please wait, it will be over soon."
After going down the stairs, Li Xiaoxiao was at the corner and saw Ergou coming down: "Ergou, what did the guest upstairs order?"
"Oh, he asked us to serve him all the special dishes in the restaurant, plus a special hotpot." They are from a small county, and there are not many customers who order so many dishes at one time.
"I give him whatever is expensive in the store. He is a rich man." Anyone who comes to her store is a customer. When they come to spend money in her store, they are giving her money. What does it matter if it's annoying or not? It's not as cost-effective as money.
"Remember, check each dish carefully to make sure it is clean." Li Xiaoxiao gave specific instructions. Although he felt that Zhang Wenbin might not necessarily do such a thing, it was still better to be cautious.
After understanding what Li Xiaoxiao meant, Ergou nodded and went to prepare.
The food was prepared quickly and served to Zhang Wenbin one by one.
There were a total of eighteen special stir-fried dishes, plus a double-flavored hot pot, and various side dishes, filling up the entire table.
Zhang Wenbin looked at the novel dishes and his appetite was aroused. He started to eat with big mouthfuls. He finished them all in no time and soon burped comfortably.
Not to mention that the food in Li Xiaoxiao's restaurant tastes really good, better than any other restaurant he has eaten in Jiunv County.
No wonder her shop is doing so well. In just a few days, it can be said to be the largest restaurant in Jiunu County.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wenbin couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart. He wondered how much money he had to earn in a day, and then he looked at the large table of food in front of him.
An idea suddenly came to his mind, and he shouted outside: "Waiter."
Hearing the noise, Li Xiaoxiao brought Ergou up with her, knowing that he was here for no good purpose.
When Zhang Wenbin met Li Xiaoxiao's eyes, he was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted quickly.
"Li Xiaoxiao, did you do this on purpose? You put pebbles in the dish and hurt my teeth. What do you think we should do about this?
". Zhang Wenbin stared at her with anger on his face.
"Zhang Wenbin, you actually came to my restaurant to eat. Did you suffer from any sequelae?" Li Xiaoxiao held her chin with her hand, looked him up and down, and did not take his words to heart.
"What does sequelae mean?" Zhang Wenbin looked confused.