Chapter 19 Tom's Big Refrigerator
There are a lot of trivial things to do when moving, but fortunately, Zhang Daye and Tom didn’t have much luggage, and all their personal belongings added up to just a few pieces of clothing and toiletries.
Before leaving, Mrs. Molly insisted on paying Zhang Daye's wages, but he refused to accept it. He felt that he had received so many favors from others for nothing, and the so-called work seemed more like an excuse for Goodman to help him.
In the end, he couldn't refuse anymore and had to accept half of it. He planned to teach him to read or tell him stories when little Baier went to play with him next time. However, he refused to agree to Mrs. Molly's offer to help clean the tavern.
Taking Tom back to the tavern, he first threw away some useless things left by old Bob, replaced the bed and bedding with those he prepared himself, and then placed Tom's nest that he won in a lottery next to the bed.
[Tom's Nest: A purely handmade round cat bed with a soft cushion inside. It is Tom's favorite cat bed.]
After cleaning the bedroom and other rooms, Zhang Daye thought it would take a long time to clean the pub by himself, but he ignored Tom's abilities.
Tom's wish was to be a happy house cat. Although Tom lived a comfortable life when he was boarding with the Goodman family, eating and sleeping, and had no worries, but that was not his home after all.
Now that the owner has bought this tavern, this will be his home from now on, right?
Who can understand the feeling of a displaced cat longing for a home?
This mood has brought about Tom's current state: holding a rag in his right hand, a mop in his left hand, and a brush on his left foot, Tom is doing three things at once, cleaning and backing away.
When Zhang Daye finished cleaning the bedroom on the second floor and was about to go downstairs to throw away the garbage, he saw what it meant to have clean windows and desks and be as tidy as new. If the floor was not made of wood, you would probably be able to see a person's reflection in it.
Tom was exhausted. He slumped down on the floor with his back against the bar, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Tom, did you do this? That's too strong!" Zhang Da also looked at the clean floor and was almost reluctant to step on it.
Tom forced a smile and nodded when he heard Zhang Daye's compliment. He wanted to rest for a while and eat something.
Zhang Da also looked at the space inside the tavern. First of all, the door was two and a half meters high. In addition to the ordinary door panels, it also came with two waist doors. Now the door was closed and a sign saying "temporarily closed" was hung outside.
In this world, it is common for people to be two meters tall, and there are also many people who are close to three meters tall, so restaurants, bars and the like have to build their doors and ceilings higher.
This tavern is considered conservative. The ceiling on the first floor looks to be only about four meters. If Urouge from Supernova comes here, he'd have to be careful not to bump into the chandelier on the ceiling when he stands up.
After entering the door, there is an aisle in the middle, with four wine tables and matching chairs on each side. At the end of the aisle is the bar, with three round stools in front of the bar.
There is a shelf for storing wine on the wall behind the bar. There is a space on the left side of the shelf, and a small door leading to the back on the right side. You can go straight upstairs, turn right into the kitchen, or go around the stairs and enter the inconspicuous basement wine cellar from the stairwell.
There were small arched shutters on three walls, and sunlight could only leak in through limited gaps, making the entire pub appear a little dim.
There were a few pots of unknown green plants in the corner, and they didn't look well-tended. The entire pub hall was quite large, but it looked a bit empty because the tables were far apart.
It was really hard for Tom to clean such a large hall in such a short time.
Zhang Da also looked at the empty space on the left side of the bar and found it was of suitable size, so he took out an item from the inventory.
【Tom's big refrigerator】
After opening the refrigerator, a cool breeze hit me in the face. After being stored in the inventory for more than twenty days, both the refrigerator and the food inside are still in their original condition .
The refrigerator can be plugged into an empty socket on the wall - the technology in this world is very strange, and all the necessary electrical appliances are available. The faucet and gas stove in the kitchen also make him a little dazed. However, Zhang Da also forgot to ask where to pay the water, electricity and gas bills. Maybe they are all included in the tax?
Zhang Da also took out roast chicken, sausages, cooked steaks, milk, fruit and two and placed them on the bar.
Tom floated up when he smelled the fragrance, licked his lips, and looked at Zhang Daye expectantly.
"Let's eat. These are pretty much all the food we can eat right away. Let's eat this for lunch first. We'll go buy some ingredients and recipes later."
Zhang Da can also cook, but most of the time he has to rely on Baidu and follow the recipes step by step. To be honest, this tavern didn't even have a chef before.
According to Old Bob, most people come here to drink, not to eat, so it is enough to prepare some convenient cooked food and snacks to go with the drinks every day. If that is not possible, you can order meals from nearby restaurants and make a profit from the difference.
After dinner, Zhang Da also placed a small blanket on the bar so that Tom could have a good rest, and he counted the drinks himself.
It had not been long since Old Bob made his last purchase of goods. Taking the list of liquor he left behind and comparing it with the list, the retail prices ranged from 500 Baileys to 10,000 Baileys.
500 Baileys is roughly enough to buy a plate of curry rice in a small restaurant, and 10,000 Baileys is roughly enough for an average person's living expenses for a month - if one is frugal.
After looking at the purchase price, Zhang Zhangda realized that this pub was very shady. The profit of these wines was mostly over 50%, and 60% was not uncommon. Even so, Old Bob's pricing was still considered "affordable" by people.
Maybe this is really a very common thing? Zhang Da, who has never done business before, also said that for the time being, he just needs to follow Old Bob's example.
When Zhang Da walked out of the wine cellar, Tom was still snoring at the bar, looking more soundly than ever before. Zhang Da didn't wake him up, but went to the yard to exercise.
The small yard behind the pub is probably big enough to make half a basketball court, which is barely enough for Zhang Tatsuya to exercise. To be honest, he doesn't really want to be "Running Tatsuya".
After practicing for a while, Zhang Da also remembered those things that were inconvenient to take out before, and some weapons he got from the "lottery".
[ Tom's sword: The Western sword Tom used when he was a palace guard. It is very sharp.]
Tom has a very rich experience in his cat life. Being a guard is a piece of cake for him, although he will still be bullied by Jerry.
Zhang Da also waved it a few times and felt that the size was still a little small for him. As for the corresponding swords of Jerry and the little mouse Taffey, they could only be used as toothpicks.
