Chapter 165
165 The Guests’ Request
Li Xiaoran thought for a moment and said, “I’ll go take a look first! If it’s really suitable, we’ll move in today!”
With that, Li Xiaoran looked at her father, Li Shun, who had just finished breakfast.
“Father, come with me to the shop! If there’s no problem, we’ll move the noodle stall to the shop today!”
When Li Shun heard this, he quickly drank the last mouthful of rice soup and wiped his mouth before walking over.
“It’s time to move into the shop! It’s too cold outside!” Li Shun felt sorry for his family, so when he heard that they were going to check out the shop, he immediately became invigorated.
Soon, the father and daughter walked towards the shop.
Yuan Cheng had just woken up and cooked some dumplings to eat. When he saw Li Xiaoran and Li Shun coming, he smiled and greeted them.
“Third Uncle Li, Sister-in-law, you’re here! Have you two eaten yet? Do you want to eat some dumplings together?”
“No need. We’ve already eaten. We came to look at the shop! You can eat first!” Li Shun replied as he looked at the shop.
Li Xiaoran also followed behind her father and looked around.
Li Shun stepped on various things and knocked around. Finally, he nodded in satisfaction.
“Not bad! Daughter, this shop is built very solidly! Look, the main beam is also very thick. Even if snow piles on the roof, we won’t have to be worried that it will collapse!”
Li Xiaoran could not discern anything, so she could only watch.
Hearing her father’s words, Li Xiaoran was relieved.
“Then can we use this shop?”
“It’s done. The shop at the side is completely dry. It’s not a problem to move in directly. The other shops still need to be parched. If we just move the noodle stall over, it won’t be a problem!” Li Shun said.
“Third Uncle Li, can Mao Dao and I move in too?” Mao Dao held a bowl of dumplings and asked as he ate.
Li Shun looked around and said, “Of course! The shop is so big and has a double burner stove. It’s enough to cook noodles and steamed buns. Even if it’s not enough, you can bring an iron stove over and steam the buns in front of this window. If customers come, they can come straight to the window to buy them. It’s very convenient!”
Li Xiaoran took a closer look and felt that this arrangement was really good.
“Alright, let’s do as Father says. We’ll move the noodle stall to the shop today. We won’t have to worry about being exposed to the elements anymore!”
“Then I’ll eat the dumplings and go look for Mao Dao. Let him come over quickly to move the things! In the future, we’ll also be able to benefit!” Yuan Cheng said with a smile.
Li Xiaoran thought for a moment and said, “It just so happens that after we have a shop, I can teach you how to make steamed buns and rolls in my free time. Practice first. We’ll officially start selling them after the new year!”
“Alright, I’ll listen to you!” Yuan Cheng nodded and said.
Li Xiaoran was a straightforward person. She did whatever she said she would.
The father and daughter quickly ran home. Everyone packed their things and moved them to the shop.
Luo Chen also woke up. When he heard that Li Xiaoran and the others were going to move things to the shop, he quickly ate breakfast and started moving things to the shop.
There was no need to set up a stall, so many things could be directly moved to the shop.
There seemed to be a lot of things, but there was strength in numbers!
Guan Dongshan b.u.mped into Li Shun and the others moving things to the shop, so he helped.
Two hours before noon, everything was placed in the shop neatly.
“It’s almost time to sell the noodles. Let’s knead the noodles quickly!” Li Xiaoran looked at the sun outside and said.
The others nodded. Those who knew how to knead dough ran over and kneaded it.
Luo Cheng took out the sign he had prepared and hung it on the plaque.
In addition, Luo Cheng also asked someone to rust a flag with the words “sliced noodles” on it and hang it on the roof of the shop so that people who came from afar could see that this was a noodle shop.
Mao Dao and Yuan Cheng also opened the window and steamed buns.
Soon, those people pa.s.sing by on the official road noticed the shop and rushed over.
At this moment, there were no more than two stalls selling food by the pipeline.
Some families could not stand the cold, so they did not come to sell things anymore.
The shop was quickly filled.
With so many people around, even Yuan Cheng and Mao Dao sold more steamed buns.
“As expected, it’s better to have a shop in the middle of winter. It can warm you up!” A traveling merchant drank the hot bone soup and sighed. “Shop owner, is the shop going to be open during the new year?”
“I don’t know yet!” Li Shun thought for a moment and replied honestly.
“I really hope your shop can be opened for the new year! That way, people like us who are still on the road during the new year will be lucky! It’s nice to be able to drink hot soup in the winter!” the merchant said.
When Yuan Cheng heard this, he immediately had an idea.
Anyway, he would be here for the new year, so he might as well keep this shop open!
Even if they could not sell noodles, it was fine to make some hot porridge and steam some steamed buns to sell!
After secretly making up his mind, Yuan Cheng planned to talk to Luo Cheng and Li Xiaoran later.
Li Xiaoran could feel the strong emotions surging in the merchant’s heart. She looked at the people sitting in the shop and enjoying the warmth, then she had an idea.
Perhaps it was as her father had said before!
This shop was no longer just a shop. More often than not, it was a special existence to people during journeys.
“We have to keep our shop open during the new year!” Li Xiaoran had a smile on her face and said loudly in a clear voice, “Even on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year, we’ll keep our shop open! Feel free to come!”
As soon as she said this, cheers sounded in the noodle shop.
“That’s great. Then I’ll come here for the New Year!” At this moment, a familiar figure appeared again.
This person was none other than Old Madam Jin, a frequent customer.
“Not bad. It’s better to have a shop! In the future, when I come over to eat noodles, I don’t have to worry about wind and rain!” Old Madam Jin said as she sized up the shop.
When Zhao Xiu saw the regular, she quickly cleared a table.
“Do you still want the same order as usual?” Zhao Xiu asked with a smile.
“Yes, as usual! But if you add anything new to the menu, tell me. I might like it!” Old Madam Jin said as she sat down with the help of the old woman.