coobybook Chapter 570 It’s going to snow
Chapter 570 It’s going to snow
Gradually, the crowd outside began to decrease. There were many people keeping accounts, and people who came to sell sweet potatoes did not have to wait long. They could sell them almost as soon as they arrived.
After selling them all, they can return home immediately and pick new sweet potatoes to sell.
However, Xu Han also discovered that there were indeed many more people pushing carts today than yesterday, and the weight of sweet potatoes pulled to sell at one time was also much greater than yesterday.
Not only that, today there are many more women carrying shoulder poles to sell sweet potatoes. Even many families have men, women, young and old who can carry a load come, and they can carry more than a thousand pounds in one trip.
The more people came, the more sweet potatoes were sold. Some families could earn five or six hundred coins at a time, and those who received the money were all very happy.
I squatted aside and counted the money again and again, fearing that I had counted it wrong.
Whenever this happened, Xu Han would remind them, "Put the money away on the way back. It's best for you to go back together, so as not to be targeted by people with bad intentions."
After hearing Xu Han's words, everyone took it seriously and stopped rushing home to pick sweet potatoes. Instead, they waited together for their fellow villagers to sell their sweet potatoes before going back together.
Fortunately, there are many people selling sweet potatoes these two days. Not far away on the official road, you can see a group of people carrying shoulder poles. Even if there are people with bad intentions, they dare not take action when they see so many people.
We harvested more sweet potatoes this morning than we did yesterday.
Fortunately, the sweet potatoes have been cooking in the kitchen and they are being harvested and consumed at the same time, so there is enough space in the shop for the time being.
The large vats and wooden barrels with yeast added were all placed in the lobby of the shop, stacked together in rows against the wall, with a small aisle in the middle so that people could observe the winemaking progress at any time.
Such a busy day is coming to an end before we know it.
In the evening, Xu Han looked at the dark clouds in the sky with a frown on his face.
Lu Chuan followed her gaze and looked up at the sky. "I'm afraid it's going to snow today."
Xu Han sighed, "Yes, it was still a sunny day when Han Qi left. The stocking list given to him only prepared goods for the last four or five days, and I don't know if they will prepare more.
If it snows, I probably won’t be able to go back to pick up the goods for several days.”
"Don't worry, we have made the mountain roads wide now, and we can deliver goods by ox carts instead of carrying them by hand.
If it snows, it won’t affect delivery, but the roads will be more difficult to travel on.”
"Yeah, I hope the snow will last a little longer! At least we have to wait until the goods are delivered tomorrow, otherwise the road will be difficult to walk on when we pick up the goods."
Lu Chuan held Xu Han's waist and said, "Let's go. It's cold outside. Let's go in and eat first. I'll go with you to pick up the goods tomorrow. If it doesn't snow, I'll ask Han Qi to go back and get some more goods and send them down."
Xu Han agreed, "It would be best to send down canned fruit, fruit wine, and other items, as well as the shelves in the fruit wine shop.
Don’t let our wine shop be unable to open on time because of the snow. If that happens, we will suffer a huge loss. I want to make a good profit before the New Year!”
Lu Chuan tapped her nose and said, "I see, little money-grubber."
The two of them walked into the shop chatting and laughing. Mrs. Li and her family were already serving rice. When they saw them come in, they quickly brought over the hot rice.
Xu Han didn't hesitate to take the bowl and started eating.
After eating and drinking, Xu Han began to think about what to do if it really snowed. Should the workshop be shut down?
She certainly didn't want to stop work, but she also didn't want to let these people squat in the backyard of the shop in the ice and snow to wash sweet potatoes. So what should she do?
Xu Han suddenly remembered that when she was in her hometown in the countryside, if it rained and she was doing something at home, she would hang plastic sheeting over the yard to block the rain. This way, the yard would not leak and it would be convenient for people to sit down and rest or cook.
Do it as you think of it. Since there was no plastic sheeting at that time, Xu Han asked Lu Chuan to go to the grocery store to buy some oilcloth.
"Try to buy some big oilcloths. I plan to cover half of the yard. If you don't have that big one, it doesn't matter. We can just sew it up with needle and thread."
Why not cover it up completely? The yard is really too big. If it is covered up completely, there will be no place to pile up snow or anything.
"Okay, I get it. The grocery store should be open yet. I'll go buy some now."
Xu Han nodded and said, "Well, remember to buy more. It doesn't matter if you buy too much, you can use it in the future."
"Okay, I'll go there in the carriage and will be back soon."
Xu Han waved her hand, signaling him to hurry up and try to set up the shed tonight. It would be troublesome if it snowed in the middle of the night.
After a while, Lu Chuan came back with a large roll of oilcloth. Xu Han called Qi Yu and the others over and asked them to cut the oilcloth according to the position they had planned, and then sew it together.
This big shop has five rooms of different sizes, with three floors. Because it faces the street on both sides, the south and east sides are the lobby, and the kitchen is on the west side.
The kitchen is also on the third floor. There is a staircase next to the kitchen. It used to be a restaurant, and the waiters would go up directly from here when serving the dishes.
Guests go directly to the second and third floors via the stairs at the south entrance.
The locations for going upstairs on both sides are different, so there is no need to worry about the waiter bumping into the guests in a hurry when serving the dishes.
It has to be said that even Xu Han praised the layout of this shop as being so good, it was simply a shop tailor-made for being a restaurant.
The longer Xu Han stayed here, the more he felt that this was the case, and he gradually began to have the idea of opening a restaurant.
But not now. Selling sweet potato wine and opening a wine shop are already casual enough. If you really want to open a big restaurant, you can't be so casual anymore.
I can’t afford to lose money on such a big restaurant, so I still need to plan it carefully.
The more Xu Han thought about it, the more she wandered away. Finally, it was Lu Chuan who called her and she was pulled out of her thoughts.
Lu Chuan asked, "Are you cold? Do you want to go back first?"
Xu Han looked at the sky, it was still early and she got up late this morning, so she refused. "Let's see them finish this before we go back."
"Okay, if you're cold, you can sit down and light a fire."
Xu Han waved her hand and said, "I know. Go and do your thing."
After saying that, she really sat over and started to light the fire. Lighting the fire on this day was simply the happiest thing, especially on a cold night, sitting at the door of the stove and lighting the fire.
Just as she was about to fall asleep from the fever, Mrs. Li's voice came from outside, "Madam, the oilcloth is done, would you like to come and take a look?"
When Xu Han heard this, he instantly became alert. He called someone over to continue watching the fire, and then he went out.