The Brother Huang mentioned by Gu Qingsong is the back chef of Xingshi Tea House.
He is responsible for everyone's three meals a day, and he is also an old man who has been doing this for more than ten years.
It turned out that Brother Huang's father, who was far away in his hometown, was critically ill and he had to leave.
Gu Qingdai gave him three months more wages and asked him to come back and continue working.
Brother Huang refused. The reason was that the journey was far away and it would take a long time to go back and forth.
The tea house is short of manpower, so Gu Qingdai should recruit people immediately.
Although it is not difficult to hire a chef, the key is that Gu Qingdai is afraid that suspicious people will sneak in again, so she must think carefully.
After hastily sending Brother Huang off, Gu Qingdai remembered that Qu Biqian was still left in the back room.
"I'm not driving you away, but you have to go back to the apartment. Otherwise, the madam won't let you out so easily next time."
Qu Biqian calmly pulled her to sit down, and took out a name card from her embroidery bag, "I know you are recruiting talents recently, and I recommend this one to you."
Gu Qingdai hesitated a little, trying to figure out how to decline politely so as not to hurt her self-esteem.
Seeing that she didn't take over, Qu Biqian smiled sweetly: "She redeemed herself a long time ago. The man took her to the south to train her carefully. The man passed away two years ago, and she just returned to Luancheng. She is a serious person.
Pingtan artist."
The more Gu Qingdai heard it, the more familiar it became.
Qu Biqian went on to narrate: "Actually, it was me who the man wanted to take away. I was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time, and he was already over forty. I thought he was too old, so I gave him to her, so she
I always feel that I owe you a favor."
"Is her name Qin Liu'er?" Gu Qingdai couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, it hasn't been long since she returned to Luancheng, and she's already so famous? I thought northerners wouldn't be able to get used to her southern ditties."
"I went to invite you."
Gu Qingdai recounted her encounter with Qin Liuer.
Qu Biqian had a smile on her face, "Don't worry, she will definitely agree to mention my name this time."
Gu Qingdai accepted the name card and said, "I owe you another favor."
"After all, you are not friends with me, and you never say how much you have helped me." Qu Biqian held her hand, "There is another person I don't recognize, but I think you should go and invite him."
"who is it?"
"Zhong Xiu, the little bell leader of the Zhong Family Theater Troupe."
Gu Qingdai knew the troupe leader who sang Laosheng, and also heard that the Zhong Family Theater Troupe was founded by her and her brother Zhong Yue.
It's just that compared to singing, the brothers and sisters are more suitable for managing the theater troupe, so they retreated behind the scenes and promoted many famous actors in the opera.
Zhong Ling is one of them. It is estimated that that is not her real name at all, but it was changed specially to bear the name of the Zhong family troupe.
"Among the famous opera troupes in Luancheng, their family is the most energetic."
"Your teahouse will definitely host various churches in the future. It would be great if we could establish a long-term cooperative relationship with them."
Gu Qingdai readily accepted Qu Biqian's proposal.
She had gnawed down all the hard bones in front of her, and she was going to gnaw at the Zhong family's troupe as well.
The two of them tacitly agreed not to mention Zhong Ling, because they both knew in their hearts that her weight was not comparable to that of the entire troupe.
You can't give up on the big tree of the Zhong Family Theater Troupe just because you had a conflict with her.
Traders don't do this kind of thing.
Everything is proceeding step by step, but the most inconspicuous missing person, the back chef, has become the biggest headache.
They were all used to the food cooked by Brother Huang, and he invited several people one after another, but none of them got the approval of the big guy.
Gu Qingdai had no choice but to put on her coat and run to the kitchen to cook. She couldn't let everyone just work and not eat.
She thought her cooking skills were pretty good and was showing off her skills on the stove when Mr. Dong brought someone back.
This person was a relative who rented Mr. Dong's house in the back of his house. He was a good cook and had previously served as a cook at a minor official's house.
Not long ago, that petty official committed a crime and had his house ransacked. He was homeless and could only come to seek refuge with his relatives.
When Gu Qingdai heard that a cook was coming, she ran out excitedly wearing a smock and disheveled hair to meet him.
It was after listening to Mr. Dong's introduction and seeing this man with her own eyes that she became suspicious.
This figure, this temperament, looks like the minions around Song Yueting.
How does he look like a cook?
The man grinned his big white teeth and said, "Hello, shopkeeper, my name is Mantang."
"can you cook?"
"I've been cooking since I was a child, and the food I cook is delicious. Mr. Dong has tasted it. If you don't believe me, just ask." Mantang answered honestly.
Gu Qingdai pressed her temples and rubbed them vigorously, and Huo Jie's voice suddenly sounded in her ears again.
Huo Jie must have come with Lian Beichuan.
Why did they come again?
The teahouse was already covered with dust, and the paint buckets, bricks and wood were all scattered.
Gu Qingdai acted like an old woman again, and even Beichuan's jaw almost dropped in shock.
Gu Qingdai said with a blushing face, "Our teahouse has not reopened yet, and even the second master can't come over to ask for tea."
"Our second master is here to deliver tea to Shopkeeper Gu." Huo Jie took out a list and handed it to Gu Qingdai.
Gu Qingdai unfolded it and saw that seven or eight types of tea were marked with information such as their origin, tea picking time, age, and weight.
"What does this mean?"
Lian Beichuan deliberately put on airs: "Didn't Shopkeeper Gu come to my business and tell me that your teahouse has been short of tea supplies recently?"
Isn't that just a random excuse to see him? How could it be true?
Huo Jie pointed to several trolleys parked outside the teahouse, "Shopkeeper Gu, our second master personally picked up this batch of goods from the dock. Our second master said that we are all old acquaintances, so you can give me the cost price."
good."
Gu Qingdai didn't want to take advantage of Lian Beichuan, so she put the list back into Huo Jie's hand, "I've already negotiated with someone else about the source of tea, you'd better take these goods away."
"If Shopkeeper Gu doesn't have enough money, he can take it on credit first. It's the same thing to pay later when he has money."
"Thank you Mr. Lian for your kindness, but we really don't need it in the teahouse. You can go." Gu Qingdai pulled on her loose blouse and wanted to go back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
Seeing that Lian Beichuan was intending to follow Gu Qingdai, Na Mantang suddenly stood in front of Gu Qingdai, "We shopkeepers have already said no, why are you still hanging around here? Leave quickly and stop buying and selling by force here!"
Lian Beichuan's expression suddenly changed, and Huo Jie stepped forward and scolded: "Both the second shopkeeper and the accountant are speechless. Who are you, worthy of talking to our second master here?"
Gu Qingsong and Mr. Dong rushed over in a panic, trying to drag Mantang away.
But Mantang's strength was so strong that he threw the two of them aside.
"Mantang, do you know who Mr. Lian is? How dare you be so presumptuous?" Gu Qingsong scolded timidly.
"I don't care who he is!" Mantang raised his chest and raised his head, and rolled up his sleeves at the same time, exposing the tendons on his arms.
Huo Jie quickly escorted Lian Beichuan, "Shopkeeper Gu, where did you get this stupid young man?"
Gu Qingdai pulled Mantang aside, "The new cook doesn't know the rules."
Lian Beichuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he shouted in frustration: "Resign, I will help you find what kind of cook you want."
Gu Qingdai smiled, "Mantang is very nice, I want him." This chapter has been completed!