Blissful Days After Widowhood

Chapter 98

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Wu Qingyi was "scared" by her mother's cooking skills, and went to the front yard with wind under her feet.

It just so happened that there was something unfinished. The owner of the garden, Hua Dan, and the little steward were still in the house, and they were immediately sent to the officials for investigation.

Because it was sent by Wu Qingyi himself, the officials sold him face, and the efficiency was terrifying, and the results of the interrogation came out the same day.

The little butler slipped and didn't leave his hands, and he was still in danger in the courtroom, and he didn't leak the slightest word.

The owner of the garden and Hua Dan couldn't help but be frightened, and confessed that they intended to bad people's voices, but they did not dare to identify the manor of the state of Lu behind the small butler, without any evidence.

Because things didn't work out, the two were only sentenced to one year in prison. The small butler was put back due to insufficient evidence.

Without such a good supporting role as Brother Xiaofeng in front, when "Kindness" is sung again, the effect will be much worse.

Today, if there is no Huadan, and there is no garden owner who can coordinate everything, it is natural that this drama cannot be sung.

On the same day, the auspicious theater began to refund the tickets, and the spectators naturally had to inquire about what happened.

As soon as I inquired, I naturally knew that Brother Xiaofeng's voice was broken, and the owner of the garden and Hua Dan were imprisoned for harming others.

This is not to mention, because there are people in the theater with three kinds of religions, and the news spreads very fast.

This story is getting more and more outrageous. It is said that the dumb medicine under the owner of the garden is colorless and tasteless, so Brother Xiaofeng was caught. It is also said that the people in the auspicious theater are good at witchcraft, not using poison, but using witchcraft to harm people.

There are rumors everywhere, and there is no way to refute the rumors.

But whether it is poison or witchcraft, people of this era are extremely taboo and dare not contaminate it.

Relying on the auspicious theater with the same popularity in "The Merry" and "Kindness", the door was deserted for a while, and no one came to the door again.

But fortunately, Shiweitian was not affected by this incident, because everyone also found out that this incident was reported by Shiweitian's owner.

Not to mention how many meals they have eaten at Shiweitian before, they know that the food here is absolutely fine. Just looking at the eyesight of the owner, they know that no one dares to be a ghost at Shiweitian.

But without real-time publicity, and there is a Wangtianlou on the same street who does not hesitate to hurt people, the business of food for the sky has fallen back a lot.

Fortunately, the only one in the capital, Yashe Light Food, is still booming, with many fans, and the restaurant business will not be deserted.

The Light Food House on the third floor was opened a few years ago, and the fourth and fifth floors are still empty, so it's time to tinker with something new.

Gu Yin is no longer satisfied with the food business. The guest room massage department has developed, and the fourth and fifth floors can also be used for other purposes.

As soon as the thinking diverges, there will be more thoughts.

This day, Brother Xiaofeng went to Shiweitian first, and after hearing from the shopkeeper Zhou that Gu Yin was not there, he went to the British government to ask for a meeting.

He is a very polite and cautious temperament, conscious of his low status, and will not come over for anything.

Gu Yin heard the report from the concierge, and invited someone over.

The door he entered with his front foot, Gu Ye came back with his back foot.

At the end of the first month, the weather has officially warmed up, and even the big boats of Gu's boat went out to sea, but Gu Ye was still wearing very thick, leather hats and jackets, and he looked like a furry bear.

Entering the room, Gu Ye took off his hat and jacket, and while shouting hot, he stretched out his tongue like a puppy and breathed straight.

Gu Yin was not surprised, and had prepared warm tea for him a long time ago.

After Gu Ye finished drinking, he smacked his lips reluctantly and said, "This warm tea is still weak, and I want to drink the sour plum soup made by my mother."

Gu Yin smiled and said, "It's only been a few months, where did the plums come from? Otherwise, should we wear less?"

The child was hot, Gu Ye was restless and sweated more than the average child.

The clothes that he changed every day had a strong smell of sweat, and Gu Yinsheng was afraid that he would develop prickly heat.

Gu Ye shook his head and sighed, saying, "It'll be really warm right away, it'll be fine when the time comes."

Gu Yin is not a parent who pays attention to the cold in the spring and the cold in the autumn. She thinks that it is too much to wear whatever clothes are in any season.

Gu Ye wears it like this because the current jacket and hat are made by Queen Zhou.

She pays attention to those things when raising children. After she confessed to looking back at Ye, when she helped her younger son to prepare things, she also helped Gu Ye to prepare a set.

She made the jacket and hat by herself, and Gu Ye took it and planned to wear it next year.

Unexpectedly, when she went to greet Queen Zhou as usual the next day, when Queen Zhou saw that he was not wearing any clothes, she carefully asked him if he felt something was wrong.

She is meticulous towards her younger son, and towards Gu Ye, she consciously owes him, and she is cautious, for fear that she is doing something wrong.

The two characters seem to have lost their stature.

Gu Ye felt guilty when she saw what she was asking, afraid that she was going to cry, so he coaxed her like a child: "It's all good, it's just new clothes, you have to go through the water to soften up, and I'll put them on tomorrow. !"

When Queen Zhou thought that it was such a reason, she became happy again.

In front of Brother Xiaofeng, it was difficult to elaborate on this matter, so neither mother nor son mentioned it again.

Gu Yin wiped the sweat off Gu Ye with a handkerchief, while Gu Ye obediently allowed her to wipe, she asked Brother Xiaofeng, "Did you come to see me today? you."

The beginning of February was the big day that Emperor Zhengyuan set for Gu Ye to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestry.

At that time, Gu Ye not only wanted to appear in front of the ministers, but also followed Emperor Zhengyuan to the Taimiao to pay tribute to his ancestors as the eldest son of the emperor.

There can be no mistakes in the etiquette and procedures, and they all need to be practiced in advance.

Gu Ye was still taking classes as usual in the morning, and was busy with the final exercise in the afternoon.

Brother Xiaofeng nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I'm here to see you, and I'm here to say goodbye."

Gu Ye stopped laughing and asked earnestly, "Why are you leaving? Where are you going?"

Brother Xiaofeng explained: "The gate of the auspicious opera garden has been neglected, and the people in the garden's troupe have brought the blame to me, and the rest of our troupe will not be allowed to appear on the stage. I have asked other gardens for the past two days, but I don't want to. The attitude of causing trouble has been rejected. So I thought, why don't I go back to Jingu. "

The only one that his grass stage team can do is him and Hua Dan. Now he can't sing, Hua Dan is in prison, and it is impossible for others to stand up in the capital.

"Why did you just go back?" Gu Ye then asked, "You want to go back?"

Of course, Brother Xiaofeng didn't want to. He has no relatives and no reason in Jingu, and he has no reputation. It was because he couldn't survive there, so he took all his belongings to the capital to make a foray.

In the capital, he has a friend like Gu Ye, and he has made some famous names in front of him, and he is well-known.

But everything in the capital is expensive, and he doesn't know if he will be able to take the stage again in the future, so he doesn't dare to spend all his money on the cultivation period.

That's why I thought about going back to Jingu, which has a lower price.

Gu Ye looked at him with an embarrassed look on his face, so he didn't ask any further questions, but instead asked how he planned to make a living when he returned.

Brother Xiaofeng shook his head with a wry smile. Apart from singing, he really didn't have any other skills.

And it is estimated that in a short while, his little troupe will also be disbanded.

So he just said: "Take a step and see a step."

"Then you can stay in the capital if you don't sing. Our family is short of people." Gu Ye said and looked at his mother. She knew that Gu Yin was thinking about opening the fourth and fifth floors.

"No," Brother Xiaofeng blushed and waved his hands, "I really came to practice, not to ask for errands. I know myself, although I am not young, I can't carry it on my shoulders, I can't lift my hands, and it's not easy to fight. It's like friendship."

After saying that, Brother Xiaofeng bowed his hands to Gu Ye and Gu Yin and apologized: "I still want to say sorry, that "Kindness" is the best book, and it was put on hold after a long time of singing, it's true don't stop."

Gu Yin quickly said: "It's not your fault, it's an innocent disaster, and this kind of situation is not what you thought. Besides, it's because you helped us to publicize it, and it caused the disaster."

Brother Xiaofeng hurriedly said no, it was because he was not careful enough that he almost got caught.

But what Brother Xiaofeng said is really good. Such a good book has put a lot of effort into Gu Ye and Master Wen, and it's a pity that he only sang a few times.

And Gu Yin felt that he was born with audience affinity. Due to his age, he couldn't sing Huadan Zhengdan in front of him, and they were all supporting roles.

But it is the supporting role that is not very pleasant, and after his interpretation, it is very pleasing.

That pretty girl is eighteen or nineteen years old, the best age, her voice is no worse than his, and she plays the absolute heroine, but she can't hold him down at all, just because he doesn't have the audience.

The audience relationship is mysterious and mysterious, and modern science can't explain it. It can only be said that Brother Xiaofeng was born to eat before the table.

Gu Yinming thought hard for a few days, but did not expect the use of the fourth and fifth floors. After hearing what he said, he had more ideas.

"You can't take the stage right now, why don't you do something else first. Ono is right, I'm going to use people right now."

Brother Xiaofeng wanted to refuse again, but Gu Yin explained: "I don't want you to work, but to perform other things. Your voice just can't sing, but your daily speech will not be affected. We won't sing. , I changed my mind and made a drama. If this is done well, it will be very popular. "

Of course, Brother Xiaofeng doesn't know what the drama is, but at this point, if he still shrinks back, he won't be able to say anything, so he nodded and said, "As long as we can solve our livelihood, we must rely on Madam's urging."

Gu Yin let him go back to rest, and by the way asked him if the rest of the troupe would like to switch to a drama with him.

After deciding this, Gu Yin went to draw the drawings.

The fifth floor, the topmost floor of Shiweitian, is planned as a place for performing dramas, just like a stage.

However, since a part of the fifth floor is to be used as a backstage, the ticket office cannot be located on the same floor.

Gu Yin put the ticket office on the fourth floor—there was also a large bar that was idle in front of the fourth floor.

While the big bar is selling tickets, it can also sell popcorn and drinks, and other places on the same floor are not idle, separated into windows to make all kinds of delicious snacks.

In this way, you can also spend time here while waiting for the session.

After the drawing was finished, Gu Yin handed it over to the shopkeeper Zhou, who was in charge of the contact person to start the work.

The hardest part, of course, is the transition from traditional opera to drama.

The first is the script creation. Gu Yin first invited Master Wen to Shiweitian.

Mr. Wen helped polish "The Story of Kinship" without asking for money. It was purely out of interest and liking for food.

Later, Gu Ye didn't give Mr. Wen any money, but gave him the status of a super VIP, and got a limit of 500 taels on his account. Mr. Wen and Mrs. Wen didn't have to pay for it when they came to consume, they directly debited it from the account.

After Mr. Wen came, he heard that Gu Yin was going to change the script into a script. He was not impatient, but felt very interested.

The same is writing a story, but the script is actually more obscure and difficult to understand.

If you want to understand the beauty of opera, you must have a certain literary foundation.

In this era of common white Ding, many people listen to a play just to listen to the excitement, but in fact they can't understand it.

Just like Gu Yin herself, up to now, she still doesn't know how to listen to dramas, she is purely a layman watching the fun.

However, the performance form of the play that Gu Yin said is based on the setting of oral language throughout, from the elderly to the children, as long as you can understand people's words, you can understand them.

But the script and the playbook are two completely different things, more like a storybook, but there are also obvious differences. Even for a learned man like Master Wen, it is extremely difficult to realize the transformation from nothing without reference.

So Gu Yin relied on memory to restore a very classic drama script - "Thunderstorm", as a blueprint for Master Wen's reference.

This is really a drama that Gu Yin is very impressed with. In high school, I learned it in textbooks. Later, the school held a celebration. The teacher asked their students to write the script on the basis of the text, and arranged a textbook play to perform.

At that time, Gu Yin was appointed by the teacher to play the role of Sifeng because of her appearance.

At that time, Gu Yin's family was complete, and it was a carefree time, so this was a very brisk part of her youth memory.

Later, when I heard that this drama was staged at the same city's theater, no matter how busy she was, she would find time to watch the last one.

Therefore, she is very familiar with the script of the play.

Of course, she can't just follow what she wrote now, and she has to make some modifications and change the background to the current era.

After writing it out, Master Wen tutted his tongue and praised: "As soon as you write it like this, I will understand. This is really interesting. It is very detailed to write what each person should do and say, but he is an inexperienced actor. The acting will not be too outrageous. But with such a good book, it is better to play this first, this story is more twists and turns than His Royal Highness's "Kindness"."

What Master Wen said was very subtle. Compared with a masterpiece like "Thunderstorm", Gu Ye's story is naturally nothing.

Gu Yin immediately shook her head and said, "This can't be done. I didn't write this drama, it's someone else's story. Writing it out is just for you to understand the format. If we want to act, of course we're going to act our own story."

Master Wen thought that with Gu Yin's current identity, he knew that the story was all going. Although the script was written by someone else, as long as she liked it, she would spend money to buy it. Could it be that the other party could just tell her, but not sell it to her

But since Gu Yin refused, Master Wen didn't say anything more, put away the script and said, "His Royal Highness has only been in class for half a day. I have nothing to do, so I will change it."

Gu Yin thanked him a lot, and then turned to go to the third floor after sending Master Wen away.

The business of Qingshi Yashe is still very good, but Gu Yin is really busy during this time, and she can't take care of it anymore.

Although Da Sun, who was mentioned on the third floor, is very quick, but she is not good at cooking, and she is not very good at talking with Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Wen Er, and many things need to be done by Gu Yin herself.

Now there is no need to worry about these, Gu Yinxin has got a right-hand man - Ge Zhuer.

Ge Zhuer became a free body after getting the Heli Book that day.

The second elder of the Ge family also has an excellent stall on the pier in Hanshan Town. With Ge Zhuer's craftsmanship, she will naturally be able to do a good job in business after returning home. Maybe in a few years, she will be able to make money with her hands like Gu Yin. Come out of a store.

But Feng Yu is still in the capital, so she and the second old man must not be relieved.

So after the discussion, the old couple of Ge family first went back to Hanshan Town to sell their stalls, then packed up their belongings, and the whole family settled in the capital.

This place in the capital is indeed expensive. The old couple of the Ge family have saved a lifetime of wealth, plus the dozens of booth fees that have not yet been obtained, it is far from enough to open a small shop in the capital.

Her parents were getting older, and Ge Zhuer was not the kind of person who depended on them to support her, so she decided to find a job before they came again.

Gu Yin immediately handed over an olive branch and hired Ge Zhuer as the deputy shopkeeper of Light Food Yashe.

Don't look down on the Qin family so much to look down on Ge Zhu'er's daughter-in-law, in fact, Ge Zhu'er is already much better than the average person.

She herself is quite good at cooking, and is very intelligent and transparent, and she is methodical in her work, not arrogant or impetuous.

Moreover, there had been rumors that the British government was talking about it. After Ge Zhuer arrived, she was not ashamed of her past, and she did not hide it generously.

The wife of a wealthy family is well-informed, and after a little inquiries, she knows that she is the former lady of the country who was rumored to be arranged.

She is now working in food for the sky, and she and Gu Yin are as good as one person. The rumors are naturally broken without attacking, and no one is worried that the words said in Yasheli will be spread out.

Gu Yin didn't ask Ge Zhuer to break down any rumors, she really loved and cherished talent.

In the past, the desserts on the third floor were always made by Gu Yin, and then the professor gave them to other chefs in the restaurant.

But these desserts and other things, although they do not require top-notch cooking skills, they are very delicate and meticulous.

Shopkeeper Zhou and the other two cooks are rough people, and the desserts they make are always a little less interesting than those made by Gu Yin.

After Ge Zhuer came, as long as Gu Yin taught her a little, she would be able to learn not to count in a short time, and she would be able to integrate well.

For example, Gu Yin recently launched sachima, which is to beat ordinary flour into eggs, stir and mix well, and then form a dough. After standing for a period of time, roll it into a large dough, cut it into strips, and fry it in an oil pan until it is cooked. Then add sugar and syrup to another pot, boil the viscous sugar liquid, pour the noodles into the sugar liquid, remove from the fire and pour into the square mold, press firmly and cool completely, and cut into squares everywhere.

For those who know how to cook, the steps are not complicated, but for a layman like Da Sun, who can't grasp the heat of frying noodles and boiling syrup, it is difficult to succeed.

Ge Zhuer's cooking skills are not as good as Zhou and Gu Yin, but the basic skills are far beyond ordinary people.

Gu Yin demonstrated to her once, watched her do it again, and gave her a few pointers, and she could do it without leaving the company.

When Gu Yin came, Ge Zhuer was talking to Madam Lu and others.

Madam Lu is eating sachima made by Ge Zhuer.

Shaqima is golden-yellow, and can be drawn when broken, soft and soft, crispy and delicious.

People who don't like sweet and greasy food may not accept it, but if you eat it with clear tea, it will be just right and the taste is endless.

Mrs. Lu is fond of sweets, so she likes this very much. Recently, she has been ordering one almost every day.

"I just thought you looked sweet and spoke sweetly. I didn't expect that we Pearl still have a pair of skillful hands, and the things we make are so sweet." Mrs. Lu had a relationship with her before, but later heard that she had divorced her. , working in the food for the sky, showing a little more pity to her, and said again: "Miss Gu is really annoying, why did she put you away. If I knew that you were looking for a job, I would definitely let you come to my house. Just talking to you every day is comfortable enough."

This is true, Ge Zhuer has a gentle aura, no matter how bad-tempered people are, except for the rare ones like the Qin family, they feel that their anger has subsided by three points in front of her.

Let her ask and persuade her gently and gently, and the rest of her anger has disappeared.

Ge Zhuer smiled lightly, "My wife likes to talk to me, and she often comes to see me. I will learn a few more desserts with the owner, and then I will change the pattern every day to make it for my wife, isn't it good?"

Mrs. Lu said hello again and again and laughed along with her.

Gu Yin came over from this stall and said angrily: "Okay, I've only been busy for a few days. Now everyone only remembers Sister Pearl, not me. Why do I seem to hear someone scolding me?"

Everyone laughed in unison, covering their lips and looking at Madam Lu.

Madam Lu's face turned red, but she didn't know what to do. Instead, she said, "Who has eaten the guts of an ambitious leopard and dares to scold Mrs. Gu? Come on, put that person up, I can't spare her the first one."

Gu Yin couldn't stand it any longer, and burst out laughing.

Everyone laughed and laughed, and soon they were playing together.

Later, Yuan Xiaoyuan and the others came on stage to perform, and the room was quiet, Gu Yin asked Ge Zhuer to rest for a while.

Ge Zhuer did not go to rest, but followed Gu Yin downstairs.

Seeing that she was hesitating to speak, Gu Yin asked, "But are you worried about your Ayu?"

Ge Zhuer nodded, "I know that A Yu supports me and General Heli. But he is young, my mother... Then the Qin family doesn't really love him, I am afraid that he will take his anger on A Yu."

Gu Yin said: "You can rest assured, your family Ayu..."

Gu Ye's affairs can't be said yet, but in the next few days, he is going to restore his identity. As his companion, Feng Yu would naturally go to the palace. People who walk in the palace every day can face the saint from time to time. As long as Qin shi is not stupid, he naturally dare not do anything to him.

So Gu Yin paused and said, "He has great fortune. Just watch it, it's just a few days."

For others, Ge Zhuer would think it was just words of comfort.

But Gu Yin always acted properly, and since she gave the right words, Ge Zhuer's hanging heart fell back into her stomach.

…

At the beginning of February, following the escort of the people from the ocean-going ship line who had fled south from the previous dynasty, Emperor Zhengyuan issued an decree to announce to the world, and then to the Taimiao Temple, officially restoring the identity of Prince Gu Ye.

The evidence is conclusive and the British government guarantees, so the government and the public have no doubts about Gu Ye's identity.

On the day he received the seal, he appeared in front of people wearing an indigo blue nine python robe, and he couldn't pick out a single fault in his manners and manners.

From then on, except for a few masters in the palace, everyone else would respectfully call him "His Royal Highness Lie King" when they saw him.

On the same day, an imperial decree was also delivered to the Duke of Lu, and Feng Yu officially became the companion of the eldest son of the emperor.