415 Good Memory
Xue Sanfu was close by so he heard the conversation too. As he carefully chiseled the ice until it shattered, he indifferently said, “Hire them.”
He didn’t know who he was talking to but he immediately said it out loud.
Xue Sifu immediately laughed, but his heart ached for them too, and he immediately agreed. They were just children, why would he put them through the roughs of labor this young? Usually, he would at most ask the two children to complete small tasks. Most of the time, the two would actually be watching from the side, unlike today, they followed him around and almost did not have time to rest.
He didn’t expect the shop to be bustling with activity today.
He underestimated the town’s enthusiasm for ice on hot days. Even Erfu and Sanfu were overwhelmed with the workload.
“Yes, yes. You’re right.” Xue Sifu said without thinking, “Let’s ask around tomorrow so they can focus on making ice at home.”
Jiang Yue didn’t say anything. She wasn’t tired, but it was evident that Xue Yan was. She wanted the others in the family to relax, so she had agreed to the hiring as well.
At noon, the weather was frighteningly hot. It was the best time to sell popsicles. Not long after, Xue Wufu ran back and wanted to carry a small wooden box of popsicles to sell, but there were no more. If he returned home at this time to get more, the sun would probably set and people would be at home.
Xue Wufu also voiced out that they were short of manpower. If Erfu and Sanfu had rushed home after sending the ice, they would definitely have sent another cart of ice and a few small wooden boxes of popsicles by now to sell.
Fortunately, Erfu and Sanfu had been stuck here until the moment they arrived. If they weren’t here, the rest would not have been able to keep up with the number of customers that kept pouring in.
Naturally, Xue Wufu was in full support of the idea of hiring people.
Before noon, the iced sour plum juice, liangpi, popsicles, and even rice noodles were all sold out.
The rice noodles were sold out because people ate at the shop and many people bought dry noodles to cook at home.
Now, there was only one last bowl of crushed ice left.
The last bowl of crushed ice with red bean was served to the table. However, there were still more than 30 people in the long line.
The moment they heard that the ice was sold out, the people waiting in line grunted and complained. They had lined up under the hot sun for so long and to no avail. They were angry at the lack of chances.
Xue Sifu waved and smiled, “We don’t have any ice today, but we’ll definitely have more tomorrow. If you come back tomorrow, we’ll give you each a popsicle for waiting in line. If you don’t want a popsicle, you can pay three coins more for whatever you eat. In the future, if there’s someone who can’t get the food after waiting in line for such a long time, we can give it to them the same way the next day.”
“Really?” The 30 people were in an uproar.
Even the people who were eating ice under the sunshade were boiling with excitement.
They had never gotten such a benefit; naturally, they had never seen it before.
The anger of the people was immediately appeased. They all laughed and said, “Okay, okay, okay. We’ll come again tomorrow. Remember, we’ll be waiting for our share.”
“Everyone, don’t worry,” Xue Sifu said with a smile. “I was a waiter before, so I’m good at remembering people’s faces. I’ll remember everyone’s faces and won’t forget them.” Then, he pulled Xue Yan over, “My brother never forgets anything he sees. We both will remember. Come back tomorrow. If we can’t remember, you can go ahead and smash our signboard.”