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Chapter 39 three

Nie Zi 白先勇 1819Words 2023-02-05
Lane 125, East Nanjing Road, is mostly taverns and restaurants.At the entrance of the alley is Fengcheng, a Cantonese restaurant with a prosperous business. The restaurant is on the second floor, and the sales department is downstairs. Rows of burnt yellow chicken and roast duck hang upside down in the window.Immediately next door is a Japanese restaurant called Meiyuan, with watermelons and red paper lanterns hanging at the door, and then there is Arirang, a Korean barbecue restaurant. Roujiji is a little angel with bare buttocks and wings.At night, the whole alley is lit up with colorful neon lights, and the smell of barbecue begins to flow around the alley.The alley was also full of vendors, selling lychee and longan, grilled squid, and a stall selling fried sparrows. There were strings of fried black birds lined up next to the frying pan. At night, the alley was crowded with people. The car couldn't get in either.Under the hustle and bustle of the surface, our new nest, Anle Township, is very secretively hidden, and it is easy to be concealed by people who are not our fellow travelers.Because there is no signboard outside Anle Township, the gate is close to the left side of the golden angel, and there is a narrow gap in the door, which can only accommodate one person to pass through, and then a steep staircase stretches down step by step. A small light yellow lamp, the light is dim, walking down, you have to hold on to the railing, explore and descend until you reach the bottom, turn right, and the two glass doors will open automatically with a bang, and there is a strange cave inside, and you have entered In Anle Township.

The basement tavern in Anle Township is 60 square meters in size. The east and west walls are covered with mercury mirrors.The lights are all amber, reflecting the whole tavern as if bathed in mist.To the east, facing the wall mirror is a long bar, the edge of which is covered with bright red patent leather, and the top is marked with Paris.There are twelve single-legged round stools on the bar counter. Sitting on the round stools, you can face the shadow in the wall mirror and drink.The shelf behind the bar is full of bottles of all kinds, from red label whiskey to Taiwan beer, from Samsung brandy to Wujiapi.On the west wall is a row of six sets of double seats, the seats are also made of bright red patent leather, and the backs of the seats are tall.There is only one large round table, which can seat ten people in a corner of the tavern, and it is reserved for guests.At the entrance, there is a round platform on the right hand side, an electronic organ is placed on the platform, and a microphone is placed on the instrument, allowing guests to sing happily.There are no windows in the basement, and the air conditioner is often turned on to adjust the air inside.

A few days before the opening of Anle Township, our master Yang Jinhai Yang gathered us together for a solid training, and taught us all the rules of opening a hotel, and everyone was assigned duties.Xiaoyu and I were assigned to work as a bartender in a bar.Xiaoyu has a clever tongue and is good at coping.The guests sitting at the bar will be greeted by him, and I will be in charge of serving wine.The master said, night snacks, earn a limited amount of money, the most important thing is to make a lot of money from the wine, so the responsibility of the two of us is the most important. Standing behind the bar, you can't help but play your character!The master admonished us, put away the young master's airs as soon as possible, the guests are unreliable, and after a few drinks, there are also some who have big mouths.You just pretend to be deaf and dumb, and greet each other with a smile.When a guest comes in, we only recognize his purse, nothing else!

The master arranged all kinds of wine on the bar and pointed us: For local wine, the price is fixed, and there is nothing to do.There is something special about foreign wine!Forty yuan a cup, but there are several ways to sell it. He took out a bottle of Red Label whiskey, put ice cubes in the glass, poured a little wine, poured soda water, and showed us. If there is less wine, the guests will not like it, and if there is too much wine, we cannot afford to pay.Just wait and see.If the guests are easy to talk, just add more soda ice cubes, and if you encounter difficult ones, just be honest and give enough.When the guests are happy, it is also possible to buy a glass of wine for you.There is a rule in our business that the bartender is on duty and does not drink at all, so as not to get drunk and cause trouble.When guests bring wine, you just pour soda in secret.As for the price of this glass of wine, there is also a price;You get 60% and the tavern gets 40%.You don't suffer, the boss also makes money, everyone is happy!

After the assignment, Wu Min delivered wine on a tray and waited a while to serve dishes.The mouse does chores, clears the table, collects the dishes, mops the floor, and cleans the toilet, all in one job.A Xiongzai also has a job, guarding the gate and standing guard, sending him to greet him.A Xiongzai stood at the gate, like a giant spirit door god, and had the effect of deterring some hooligans who came to make trouble.The master also negotiated a cornucopia. Lu Siwu, Fatty Lu, agreed to temporarily borrow one of his three chefs named Xiao Ma to cook for midnight snacks.For night snacks, we only list four flavors: stewed gizzard liver, duck wings, poached tripe, and spiced beef.We are very excited about the job assignment, and we can't wait for the opening of Anle Township as soon as possible, so that we can wear new uniforms with apricot yellow and red lettering on the chest to go to work.Only the mouse was unhappy, squinting at our master with a pair of small eyes and complaining:

Master, how can it be my turn to mop the floor and clean the toilet?I'll be the bartender too Before he finished speaking, he was already spat on by the master. Listen up!With his wicked face and mouth, he also wants to be on the table, and the guests will vomit out the overnight dinner if they don't see it.You obediently clean the toilet for me every day. If I smell urine, I will pour you Naisa water!Xiaoyu, Ah Qing, Wu Min, you all listen carefully: if you break a wine glass or a bowl, your salary will be deducted.During working hours, laziness, desertion, and fishing in troubled waters are not allowed.The first warning, three times in a row, don't blame the master for being ruthless, and I will be kicked out of the house!Did you hear it all?

I hear you!Several of us responded in unison.
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