A day later, in the early morning, in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Estate.
The door to the room belonging to Ma Xiaoshuai and Dongfang Xueyu opened, and Ma Xiaoshuai walked out dressed in luxurious clothes. He was full of heroic spirit and was in high spirits. Yesterday's farce had finally been resolved. After Qianyue's plan to find fault with her failed, she was also pranked by Ma Xiaoshuai. She was shocked and ran away with tears of anger. As the initiator, he naturally couldn't help but be blamed by Dongfang Xueyu. However, after repeatedly promising her that he didn't mean what he said, everything was finally settled.
Murong Xiaowan didn't mind Qianyue's departure. However, she was also shocked when she found another strange way to play with the ball. The result was that the little girl placed all the balloons on the ground and pulled the obviously timid Dongfang Xueyu to cover her ears, screaming and stomping on them. Ma Xiaoshuai kept running around the room and courtyard to get food from Tang Xiao. After blowing his mouth until it was swollen, the little girl left satisfied.
As for the restaurant, Steward Wang had already fixed the price yesterday. After paying the money, he got the title deed. However, what made Ma Xiaoshuai happy was that this usually honest steward was actually more shrewd than anyone else. One should know that he went to the shopkeeper alone yesterday and used some unknown method to lower the original price by 300 liang of silver. What made Ma Xiaoshuai unable to help but kneel down was, This guy actually forced the shop owner to give him a lot of furniture and kitchenware. Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but think, if this Butler Wang was a woman…
Cough, although he was happy, he had to open the shop tomorrow. He had a lot of things to do today, so he had to get to the shop early.
"Husband." Dongfang Xueyu's voice came from behind.
"Lady Boss Dongfang." Ma Xiaoshuai turned around and pretended to cup his hands, causing Dongfang Xueyu to giggle.
"Husband, let's go to the shop and prepare.”
"Alright, let's go, forward"
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The restaurant was located in a prime location in the city, and the entire street was filled with shops. In Ma Xiaoshuai's previous life, it would have been a commercial street or a pedestrian street, which was a place with a lot of people. However, the Prime Minister's Estate was not far from that street, so when Ma Xiaoshuai and Dongfang Xueyu arrived, it was only a joss stick's time.
It was already dawn, and the sun was starting to rise. The doors of the restaurant were tightly shut.
Ma Xiaoshuai and Dongfang Xueyu stood in front of the decently decorated three-story restaurant. They sized it up and nodded in satisfaction. They knocked on the door and walked in.
Because the restaurant's dishes relied on seasonings like gourmet powder and thirteen spices, it was natural to keep it a secret. Therefore, the original batch of cooks and waiters in the restaurant were dismissed by Ma Xiaoshuai, leaving only a few cleaning women. As for the manpower that would be used in the future, Ma Xiaoshuai had not thought about it yet. He could only temporarily transfer some trusted servants from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Today's workload was quite heavy, so almost all of the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion were mobilized. When Ma Xiaoshuai and Ma Xiaoshuai arrived late, these 30 people had already begun to work. Some were cleaning, some were moving things, and it was a lively scene.
It was Ma Xiaoshuai's first time to come to this boite. He couldn't help but look up and down out of curiosity. Generally speaking, this boite had 3 floors. The 1st and 2nd floors were very spacious. Each floor could hold over 30 tables. The 3rd floor was similar to an attic. It was slightly smaller. As for the decoration, although it was considered advanced in this world, Ma Xiaoshuai was not satisfied with it. In a word, it was gorgeous. However, it was devoid of emotion, beauty, and sentiment.
Therefore, Ma Xiaoshuai's work today started from here.
"Husband, do you still need to renovate?”Dongfang Xueyu asked Ma Xiaoshuai as she handed him a cup of tea. After all, they had been living together for a while, so she had some understanding of Ma Xiaoshuai's thoughts. Seeing Ma Xiaoshuai frowning at everything, she knew that he had his own plans.
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"Butler Wang, where's Butler Wang?"
"This one is here. What instructions does son-in-law have?”Butler Wang, who was instructing the servants to clean up, jogged over.
"Get some craftsmen over. En…Carpenters, painters, all of them.”Ma Xiaoshuai pondered for a while and then ordered. He had just checked the second and third floor. There were indeed some places that needed to be changed. For him, who lived in the 21st century that emphasized innovation and characteristics, it was not a problem to copy some ideas and ideas. However, due to the tight time, he could not make big changes. He could only change the irksome places. The rest could be done slowly in the future.
Steward Wang accepted the order and walked out. For him, it was not difficult to find a craftsman at the last minute. Ma Xiaoshuai was very reassured by this shrewd steward. He didn't waste his breath to explain. He believed that he knew what to do.
"Buttface, where the hell are you?”
Since he had nothing to do this morning, Buttface also came over to help. Ma Xiaoshuai had just found out about it.
"Son-in-law, son-in-law, I'm here." Ergou, who was still covered in melon seeds and was obviously chatting with someone, ran over.
Ma Xiaoshuai walked up to the first floor and ordered Ergou,""Gather everyone here."
"Yes." After saying that, he shouted at the top of his voice. In a short while, more than thirty people gathered on the first floor.
Ma Xiaoshuai was facing more than 30 people, old and young, male and female. He slowly paced with his hands behind his back. In fact, this was the first time this guy had commanded more than 30 people to do something, and it was such a huge workload. For Ma Xiaoshuai, who had been shouting for others for a lifetime, he was very happy.
" Ahem…" Although she was happy, she couldn't delay any longer." Everyone is here, right? I'm here to give you some instructions. I asked everyone to come today. First of all, there's no manpower. Now, it's because everyone is on our side and can be trusted. As for work, it's actually not a lot. Everyone just listen to my instructions."”
When the thirty people heard the words 'one of our friends', they immediately perked up and listened to Ma Xiaoshuai's lecture.
"Everyone, split up into two groups. The older women and girls will start cleaning from the kitchen. Clean everything inside and outside, including the outside of the restaurant. When Steward Wang comes back, you will listen to his instructions. The rest of you will follow me.”
As he was giving instructions, Butler Wang, who was sweating profusely, ran in with a few craftsmen carrying bags.
"Guye, they're all here."
"Sorry to trouble you, Butler Wang." Looking at the old man with a beard and a head full of sweat, Ma Xiaoshuai felt a little bad," You can take a team to clean up the place. After that, you can go back and rest."”
"Thank you for your concern, son-in-law.”Steward Wang was also really touched. He sniffled and almost cried. Ma Xiaoshuai did not dare to let this old man say anything mushy to thank him. He just gave a few words of advice and let him leave with more than ten maids and mothers-in-law.
As for the craftsmen, Steward Wang had carefully introduced them. They were all good craftsmen. In the past, the Prime Minister's Mansion would always look for these people to paint the furniture. Their craftsmanship was good and they were kind. Ma Xiaoshuai was also satisfied with them. He had to find such people to find craftsmen. After getting to know them, he led the rest of the servants to the second floor.
The second floor was spacious, and there were dozens of tables. The furniture was neither new nor old, but it was an eyesore. It was lifeless and lifeless. According to Ma Xiaoshuai's idea, these things had to be thrown away. However, considering the urgency of the time, he would make do with it.
"Young Master, what should we do?" The few craftsmen looked like straightforward people. Once they reached the second floor, they squatted on the ground and picked up the tools they had brought, ready to work.
Ma Xiaoshuai liked this kind of decisive character, which was to his liking." Guys, it's like this. I want to turn the entire second floor into private rooms. So, you'll have a hard time later. The painters will start to refresh the tables and stools from the first floor. The carpenters will get some thin plates to divide the second floor into…Hmm, twenty small private rooms. But you have to be careful and try to save space. You can make as much space as the original table and stools take up.”
In fact, Ma Xiaoshuai's idea was similar to most restaurants in his previous life. With a passage in the middle, the entire second floor was divided into two large areas on the left and right. Then, thick wooden boards were used to separate them into 20 small areas of different sizes. Each area was independent, and some tables and chairs were placed into a private room. Ma Xiaoshuai actually had his own calculations. The place was already spacious. Although the private room looked small, it was only a little small. Originally, it could seat 50 people. Now, each private room was filled with 50 people. This area was not small, and the number of people received was not small. However, each private room had to pay an additional fee. This was really a profit.
After saying this, the carpenters were stunned for a long time. They had worked as carpenters for more than ten years, and their skills were excellent. The work they usually took on was also a big business. This was not the first time they had done this restaurant, but at most, they could only make tables and chairs. They had never heard of a restaurant that could turn the entire floor into a private room. Even if there was, it would be a place like the Myriad Flower Restaurant that took care of privacy. As for a restaurant that had so many private rooms, it was really the first time they had heard of it.
"Does anyone have any objections?" Ma Xiaoshuai saw that the few of them were not moving and urged them.
"What? No, no, I have no objections." This was an accident, but since the employer had spoken, they naturally followed the instructions. Moreover, building a private room was a big business, and it was much more profitable than making furniture. In just a moment, they understood and immediately ordered the apprentices to go back to the shop to get the materials.
"Then you can discuss it first. If you have any questions, just ask me.”He called a few servants to help pull the materials over. He felt that it was nothing much. After calling a few carpenters, he went down to the first floor. There were still many things to do downstairs.
When they arrived at the first floor, Steward Wang and Dongfang Xueyu were standing at the counter with nothing to do. A few servants were also standing at the side, staring at each other. Because according to Ma Xiaoshuai's instructions, a few painters had already started painting. It was a waste of time to clean the place. The few servants indeed seemed to be meddlesome. But it was good that Ma Xiaoshuai had other things to tell them.
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