Need for Uncle

Chapter 44

Preparations for Chapter 43 [Part [-]]

"Master."

Dongfang Xueyu greeted Ma Xiaoshuai when she saw him coming down, maybe she had some thoughts to say, so she faltered for a long time.

"Do you want to say that there is no need to paint, and the furniture is new?" Ma Xiaoshuai knew what she was thinking as soon as he guessed.

Dongfang Xueyu nodded as expected, according to her thinking, it was indeed a bit redundant.

"This newly opened restaurant needs to have a new look. Think about it, when people came in and saw that our tables, chairs and benches were brand new and shiny, they felt comfortable. How wonderful that would be, don't you think?" "Well, this guy really meant that. What he was after was a new opening and a new atmosphere. He really didn't think about money or not. Say something like a loser.

Dongfang Xueyu half understood Ma Xiaoshuai's words, but she didn't refute.

"Xueyu, arrange something for you." Ma Xiaoshuai looked at the busy court on the first floor of the painter, thinking that it is really necessary to hurry up, "I need some small things, you take Steward Wang and the servants who have nothing to do Go to the street and buy them, let me make a list for you, there may be more."

Dongfang Xueyu was also worrying about having nothing to do, and she was happy to listen to Ma Xiaoshuai's orders, so she agreed immediately. Ma Xiaoshuai went to the counter and wrote it down a few times, and handed it over. He went out in a mighty way, and went to the street to buy things.

After a while, the material pullers came back. A whole cart of wooden boards was parked outside, and several apprentice carpenters carried the boards to the second floor. Ma Xiaoshuai ordered those who had nothing to do to help, After a while, everything went up, and the master carpenter was also quick. When the materials came, he rolled up his sleeves and started working, and the thumping was annoying.

Ma Xiaoshuai covered his ears and ran to the first floor to get better. Dongfang Xueyu came back not long after sitting there. His head was sweating profusely, let alone a few little maids, they were all very tired.

"Sir, what do you want these things for?" Dongfang Xueyu took a sip of the tea Ma Xiaoshuai handed over, panting and holding up a landscape painting in her hand.

"Decorate, decorate." Ma Xiaoshuai hehe hehe politely handed over the tea again.

"Sanggong, isn't this a bit... This place doesn't need to be like this, does it?"

Well, the cultural difference and the way of thinking are also different. According to Dongfang Xueyu's thinking, there is no need to have so many decorations in this place to eat, but Ma Xiaoshuai also has his own ideas. The second floor is originally a place for rich people. An atmosphere is a must, some landscape calligraphy and paintings, vases and screens are used to pay attention to the atmosphere. In his words, the second floor is a high-end place, how high-end it is, it depends on the packaging, you make it beautiful People are comfortable looking at it, and they are happy to spend money on it.

After explaining so well, Dongfang Xueyu half-understood, but finally agreed.

As he was talking, there was a constant sound of thumping on the second floor. Ma Xiaoshuai was annoyed by this, so he dragged Dongfang Xueyu and a group of maids into the kitchen. It seemed that the servants had been cleaning seriously before, and the kitchen was clean and tidy.

"Let me order you all to come here." Ma Xiaoshuai said something after turning around.

The maids all stood together when they heard this, it was a huge pile.

"Tomorrow is the opening day, and there must be not enough manpower, so you are here to help for a few days, and the salary will be calculated separately. The masters who are in charge of the kitchen will be gone? ... Well, there are a few helpers arranged by Xueyu before. Stay, and everyone else goes out to see if anyone needs help, help, go out."

After the words were finished, the servant girl left halfway, leaving only a dozen or so older ones.

Among them, there are only four Master Spoon Masters, and they are the only four in the Xiangguo Mansion who are all sent out. The others are all helpers, but even these people were carefully selected and arranged by Dongfang Xueyu. All of them have worked in the Xiangguo Mansion for several years or even more than ten years, and they all show trust.

At this time Ma Xiaoshuai took out a bag from his arms, went to the side, found a wooden frame basket, and poured it out with a whoosh, making it a mess.

"Msanggong, what is this?" Dongfang Xueyu was the first to follow, holding a board to look through, and all the maids surrounded him curiously.

In fact, these things are all convenient kitchen utensils that Ma Xiaoshuai got from Tang Xiao last night, and they are all common in modern families. Let’s say that the plastic board that Dongfang Xueyu took is actually a wiper, bigger like potatoes All kinds of food materials can be used, taking into account the different thickness of the slices according to the needs, you can adjust the angle control of the blade in the middle position, of course, there are also some shredded, muddy, cross-stitched, etc., all of which are given to you. Everyone uses it mainly because of efficiency issues.

"Here, look here, I'll show you." By the way, Ma Xiaoshuai has cooked food before, and for a standard nerd, these convenient kitchen utensils are essential kitchen utensils, so he knows how to use them naturally. Pick up a potato Rub it skillfully back and forth, and after a while, there will be a plate of even filaments that even an old chef with strong knife skills may not be able to control.

It is understandable that this thing attracted a burst of exclamation from the maids, and several aunt-level spoon masters held these things as treasures, giggling, and some of them were impatient and couldn't wait to experiment with clumsy things. , looking joyful, you know, with all these various things, you can hardly use a kitchen knife in the future, how wonderful...

Dongfang Xueyu, who had long been familiar with Ma Xiaoshuai's weird things, didn't bother to ask where this magical thing came from this time, and walked to Ma Xiaoshuai's side with a smile after looking around curiously with a group of maids.

"Master, with this stuff and your seasoning, isn't anyone able to be a chef?" This is reasonable, the knife technique depends on these convenient kitchen utensils, and the taste depends on thirteen spices and monosodium glutamate. Having both of those things makes it possible to be a master chef in this world.

"That's right, do you know how good you and I are?" Ma Xiaoshuai teasingly touched Dongfang Xueyu's face, causing the latter to jump aside like a frightened bunny, blushing, Ma Xiaoshuai touched his nose, smiled embarrassingly, mysteriously Said: "There are still some good things, I will tell you later."

"Really?" Dongfang Xueyu, who was still blushing, showed curiosity.

"Of course, I don't even look at who I am, your husband?" Ma Xiaoshuai raised his head and walked out.

The painting on the first floor and the roof board on the second floor are in full swing. Ma Xiaoshuai is also addicted to being a leader. He directs this and that, even the apprentices brought by other craftsmen. Dozens of people are stunned. It was under his command to turn round and round, but there are many people with great strength, the craftsmen seized the time and mustered their strength, and the servants in the mansion were directed by Ma Xiaoshuai who looked like a supervisor, and the results were quickly revealed.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the whole project was coming to an end.

In the exceptionally bright interior of the restaurant illuminated by lanterns and dozens of sticks, more than [-] people gathered in the boxes on the second floor that were being painted. It was arranged to dry the lacquer with a fan, and more than a dozen boxes on the second floor were also completed. Such a huge project, even a few old carpenters in their prime were too tired to sit on the ground and start.

The helpers are better, but most of them also show tired expressions.

Fortunately, the work is coming to an end. The painter can complete the painting in less than two hours, and the decoration work can also be carried out at the same time. Ma Xiaoshuai, who is watching all this with satisfaction, gives an order, and more than [-] people start busy again, like a The big machine is running in an orderly manner.

Vases, screens, calligraphy and paintings, and some gadgets for home decoration. There are not many things, but it is really troublesome to move. Fortunately, there are enough people. The servants who know that this will be the last job are all working hard. I just hope that I can finish the work and go back to rest soon, and even Dongfang Xueyu and Ma Xiaoshuai also practice it.

In this way, things were quickly moved up, all concentrated in the aisle.

Ma Xiaoshuai led the housekeeper and Dongfang Xueyu to the first box, directed the servants to hang calligraphy and paintings, place accessories, and choose the location according to his own aesthetics, accurate to the nearest millimeter, moving his body from time to time to switch perspectives, jumping up and down. The appearance of a standard art madman.

Soon, the decoration of the first box was completed. Facts have proved that Ma Xiaoshuai really has a good eye. The whole box was really changed after he packed it up. The atmosphere was created, and it was also beautiful and elegant. Compliments from everyone inside.

There are still nineteen boxes in the back. Dongfang Xueyu and Wang Butler, who have already learned a lot, each bring a pair. The three leaders are divided into three groups, except that the largest boxes at the end require exquisite decoration. , the rest are all in the same shape, so if you don't understand, you can go to see the first completed one, and it will be completed quickly without relying on Ma Xiaoshuai's guidance.

The remaining three are relatively large boxes, which belong to the kind of rich people who can get in. The charge is higher than that of the other boxes, and the decoration has been well done. The big round table must have , but it is more expensive than other private rooms, it is not a big problem to sit more than a dozen people, the calligraphy and painting decorations are also high-quality, and there is a background screen, Ma Xiaoshuai can be said to have done a lot of work on this.

After the completion of the three boxes, another hour passed, and it was already late at night.

Dozens of people stood in the aisle of the box, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the work is done now, and it is time to go home and sleep. Everyone has this idea, and Dongfang Xueyu is the same. He was really tired. Everyone wanted to go back to rest early. Ma Xiaoshuai was also tired. He was even more tired than the others from constantly using his brain, but there was still a little thing to do... just a little bit.

Taking out the cloth bag from before again, Ma Xiaoshuai took out a small porcelain bottle and held it in his hand.

"Sir, isn't it over yet?" Rao Dongfang Xueyu also had a mournful face.

"It's over, the last step." Ma Xiaoshuai sniffed the unpleasant smell of paint around him, and frowned, "Ergou, come here."

Er Gou came over erratically, and everyone surrounded him because they didn't know, and they could only play with my uncle.

Ma Xiaoshuai didn't want to waste time, so he opened it under everyone's suspicious eyes. Immediately, a fresh fragrance overflowed, permeating the entire aisle, and the sleepy and tired people immediately became refreshed and refreshed as if they were stimulated.

"Sanggong, what is this?" Dongfang Xueyu kept sniffing her nose cutely, looking at the porcelain bottle in Ma Xiaoshuai's hand with an obsessive expression, and the people behind him were also silent in intoxication, most of them squinted their eyes and kept shaking The wings of the nose seemed to want to inhale all the aromas around the body into the abdomen.

"Does it smell good?" Ma Xiaoshuai walked up to Er Gou, with the porcelain bottle facing his nose.

"Well, it's fragrant, it's really fragrant." Er Gou nodded his head fascinatedly, and giggled.

Ma Xiaoshuai nodded, and then, holding the porcelain bottle in the suspicious eyes of everyone, he paced back and forth around Er Gou, whose expression was gradually becoming unnatural, and did not speak for a long time, just turning back and forth like this.

"Is it fragrant?" Ma Xiaoshuai stopped suddenly and asked again.

Ergou nodded blankly, confused by Ma Xiaoshuai's actions.

"Can you still smell the paint?" Ma Xiaoshuai shook his hand again, and the fragrance overflowed again, but this question was the most critical part.

"Oh, I really can't smell the paint anymore." After Ma Xiaoshuai asked, Er Gou suddenly noticed that the pungent paint smell before seemed to be gone, and there was only that fragrant smell around, which was amazing.

This is what Ma Xiaoshuai wants. Since it is going to open tomorrow, the restaurant can't be full of paint smell, right? If other people's houses are smelled of paint before eating, then how do you do business? Your food is delicious. Can it smell of overpaint?So in order to avoid this situation, Ma Xiaoshuai also thought hard for a long time before coming up with this method.

Jasmine... smells like an air freshener.

Tang Xiao's supermarkets are plentiful. Although they are ordinary, they are undoubtedly unique in this world that has never had jasmine flowers. The refreshing aroma is second, and the key is to cover the pungent and strong smell of paint.

Taking out four or five vials from the bag again, Ma Xiaoshuai handed them to the housekeeper who was still intoxicated by the aroma.

"This... is this for me?" The butler, who was taken aback for a moment, was very excited, trembling as he looked at the five small porcelain bottles in his arms.

"Uh... no." Ma Xiaoshuai hesitated to shatter Steward Wang's wonderful fantasy. The latter immediately looked disappointed. Ma Xiaoshuai rolled his eyes and thought to himself, you old man, why do you want something so delicious? He couldn't help crying and laughing: "I mean no For you alone."

As soon as these words came out, the old butler couldn't help but suddenly raised his head in a flash of light, and the servants around couldn't hide their surprise. Eyes blinking expectantly began to surround the middle one by one, and even Dongfang Xueyu, who was usually reserved at the side, also looked at the old butler. Lean on.

"I'll leave this to you for safekeeping." Ma Xiaoshuai, dumbfounded, continued to order: "When you get up early tomorrow, anyone who wants to come to the shop, please put some on it, this steward Wang, be careful, don't wipe it too much, and get dressed. You can put a drop on your armpits, neck, and clothes before, but not too much, there are only five vials for more than thirty people, and you have to distribute them reasonably." Just after finishing speaking, Dongfang Xueyu felt that she was pulling herself , looked back to see him looking forward, and whispered with a funny smile: "I have something better, and I will give it to you tomorrow morning."

Dongfang Xueyu nodded joyfully, and the servants around her nodded their heads like chickens pecking at rice.

Ma Xiaoshuai looked around with satisfaction, took out a can of air freshener from his arms again, sprayed it over the whole room, and sprayed it from each room in turn under the surprised eyes of everyone, and then closed the air tightly Come to the door, this is the key to cover the smell of paint, let everyone use similar perfume to make your employees smell good, or it is an experiment, if you want to completely cover the smell of paint, you have to spray it in the whole room, the door is closed It takes one night to have an effect.

While spraying, he yelled at everyone, "Go to the first floor."

Hula, a group of people went down to the first floor, Ma Xiaoshuai also walked down while spraying, he was very careful, after a while, the lobby on the first floor was sprayed, and a group of people stood in the lobby on the first floor, sniffing their noses like crazy, seemingly still intoxicated In that scent, Ma Xiaoshuai also moved normally, but he just wanted to check if there was still the smell of paint.

In the end, I would like to explain a few words to those poor servants who had to stay up all night to fan the fan to dry the paint. A group of thirty or so people walked out of the restaurant after a busy day. Everyone was really tired, and they returned to Xiangguo Mansion a few times After saying goodbye, he went back to sleep. Finally, Ma Xiaoshuai handed over the canned air freshener to Ergou who was going to the store tomorrow, and told him to spray it a few times earlier, pay attention to the dosage, and then brought Dongfang Xueyu back to the Room.

The opening is tomorrow...

(End of this chapter)