The Zhou family hung up the signboard covered with red cloth; on the twentieth day, they had prepared all the ingredients and drinks. Zhou Liulang also stewed quite a few dishes with his nephews and niece, kneaded many steamed buns, and simmered a large pot of broth.
Early on the twenty-first, the scent of the broth wafted out, permeating the three or four neighboring shops with the aroma of their ingredients.
Zhou Lijun had prepared ink and an abacus early at the counter. This was the task she had snatched from her brothers, and even Zhou Wulang couldn't outdo her—it was settled that she would handle the accounts.
Then, arranged by seniority, Zhou Wulang took charge as the manager, and Zhou Liulang naturally became the head chef. Zhou Lichong and Zhou Liwei could only be apprentices, and also doubled as assistant cooks.
