By the time Su Tang washed up and went out, it had been two quarters of an hour, basically half an hour.
There is no way, she really just woke up, and she knew that there must be a lot of people watching outside, if she didn't pack it up and go out, she would be the one who threw her and Qi Tianyun away.
While washing up, Su Tang recalled that he agreed.
The main reason is that Qi Tianyun said those things when she was sober, and then drank super sweet wine.
Because it is very sweet, I was already drunk before I knew it.
When she agreed, it was when she was drunk.
Qi Tianyun can't even be blamed, because she poured two glasses and never made it past the third.
But she quite agrees with what Qi Tianyun said.
Engagement Well, first promise.
In the future, we will be together if we can, and we will break up if we can't.
Anyway, does she have a choice now!
Definitely not a choice!
When Su Tang opened the door, Qi Tianyun rode a horse and waited in front of the door without the slightest hint of impatience.
The gifts behind him were even lined up to be delivered.
At this time, the gate of the small courtyard was already crowded with people.
People from Qi Tianyun were carrying gifts, and people from the west city came to watch. If you wait a little longer, people from the east city, south city, and north city will all come!
No, there will always be people from the inner city of the palace!
This situation is very wrong!
Seeing Su Tang going out, Qi Tianyun got off the horse quickly, and the movement of turning over made Su Tang think he was handsome in his heart.
It's really cool, otherwise I wouldn't have been in contact with him for so long.
Unexpectedly, this was the result.
Su Tang was wearing a silk green shirt at this time, her hair was slightly raised, and she wore a simple hairpin.
Although she was dressed simply, her appearance was extremely beautiful, which made the people around her breathe a sigh of relief.
Instantly understood why Lord Hou wanted to propose in public.
Who wouldn't like such an appearance and such cooking skills.
And Qi Tianyun wore dark Confucian clothes, which he didn't usually wear, but today it was just to look solemn.
Someone behind couldn't help but said: "Master Hou is just taking a concubine, it's so grand."
"I don't know about that. If Su Tang goes in, that's also a good concubine, maybe a side concubine."
"Looking at the rows of gifts, it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm asking for a real wife."
"Real wife? How is it possible? This is the Marquis, or the Marquis of Weiyuan. If he hadn't been greedy for merit, he would have become a prince now."
"That's right, it can't be the regular wife's, but this honor must be the only one."
"It must be the only one. When will a woman in Xicheng marry such a noble Lord Hou?"
What these people said almost represented the thoughts of the entire capital.
Does Marquis Weiyuan like Su Tang
It must be loved, and loved.
But what if you marry her as your legal wife
Don't be kidding, it's just not possible.
After all, their identities are very different.
When Su Tang marries back, she is a concubine. After having a child, she may become a side concubine. It all depends on how much the Marquis loves her.
But at this moment, Qi Tianyun had already dismounted, looked at Su Tang seriously, and said, "I didn't expect that I would come here so soon?"
"Didn't you say within three days?" Su Tang said directly.
"The next day, also within three days." Qi Tianyun replied confidently, with a smile on his lips, "I'm finally going to marry a wife, so I must hurry up."
Qi Tianyun's words were purely joking.
Shi Ding, who came with him next to him, knew whether Lord Hou wanted any woman, as long as he showed that he was interested in any woman.
The woman's family will immediately send her to Qi Tianyun's residence.
It's hard to say this.
Su Tang naturally understood, even though he had made mental preparations, but at this time, he was still a little nervous.
Not to mention being surrounded by so many people.
Su Tang said, "Would you like to go to the yard and talk?"
At least there are few people in the yard.
But Su Jinhang was watching with the door open, obviously very curious about how to deal with this matter.
Qi Tianyun didn't move, and said: "You don't have parents, and I don't have parents. We should discuss matters of marriage with them."
That's right.
The surroundings became quiet, wanting to hear what the Lord Hou was going to say.
Su Tang also felt strange, does this have anything to do with today's marriage proposal
Qi Tianyun continued: "Since we all have no father or mother, there must be no one in this world who can be our master except the emperor. Today, the Marquis came here just to show his sincerity and to marry Miss Su Jintang. The mistress of the Hou Mansion is my wife, Qi Tianyun. I forgot Miss Su Tang to consider."
As he spoke, Qi Tianyun offered his hands with his character horoscope.
The Si Tianjian next to him was of no use at all.
Shi Ding invited people here, but it was just to have a look, everything was handled by Qi Tianyun himself.
But they are indeed relatively rare.
The parents of both parties are gone. As for the elders, everyone of Su Tang's elders knows what's going on.
As for Qi Tianyun, which of those distant relatives would dare to come over and call himself the elder.
So the relationship between the two is just like what Qi Tianyun said.
They can be their own masters, and they can decide what the two of them will do in the future.
But when Qi Tianyun's voice fell, everyone was shocked.
Except for Shi Ding and the officials of Si Tianjian, after all, they have already been shocked.
You know, inviting officials from the Sitianjian to propose a marriage is a ostentation only for the first wife, and you must be from a famous family to invite people from the Sitianjian and the Ministry of Rites.
Can you marry Su Tang and invite them
When Shi Ding went to invite someone, he was also in a daze. After all, he never thought that Lord Hou wanted to marry a wife, not a concubine.
These few well-informed people have this idea, let alone others.
The onlookers immediately exploded the pot.
is this real
Master Hou is going to marry this little cook
This is a formal marriage proposal, how could it be like this!
The majestic Hou Ye wants to marry a little cook in the west city, whoever he tells will believe it.
Everyone thought that taking a concubine as a side concubine was already the best choice.
Who would have thought that it could be like this
"It's really a wife?"
"My God, is Lord Hou crazy?"
"Keep your voice down, if your words are heard by Lord Hou, it will be over."
"If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't believe it!"
"This little cook is really lucky."
In the midst of everyone's discussion, Su Tang looked at Qi Tianyun, so he had no choice but to take the things in his hand and reluctantly said: "Okay."
All right.
But something always feels awkward.
Things seem to be moving a bit fast
As if she didn't do anything at all, she agreed
By the time Su Tang reacted, it was a done deal.
She is already Qi Tianyun's fiancée.
The whole capital is discussing this matter, why on earth.
How did Su Tang become Marquis Weiyuan's fiancée!
It has to be said that starting from the God of Cooking Competition this year, Su Tang's reputation in the capital is getting louder and louder day by day.
During the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet last night, I brought a few chefs to defeat the Tubo envoys, and everyone was amazed by the delicacies they made.
Then today Marquis Weiyuan came to propose marriage.
According to gossip, at the palace banquet, the little prince of Tubo also made a proposal!
Su Tang is so attractive.
Anyway, everyone at the palace banquet said she was as beautiful as a fairy.
At the center of everyone's topic, Su Tang is reviewing what happened.
At the palace banquet last night, everyone tasted delicious food together, and it was all good, and they won.
Anyway, the five of them are very happy.
Then she was proposed by the Tubo prince, who frightened Su Tang enough to drag Qi Tianyun away.
But it seems that at the banquet, she did drink a little wine, and Qi Tianyun snatched the glass away after drinking it for a long time.
Afterwards, he went to pick up his younger brother, who fell asleep, and Qi Tianyun fooled her there, and then continued to pour her wine.
This morning, knowing that she hadn't woken up from sleep or from drinking, she still called her up and finally proposed marriage.
Ah.
Man's conspiracy! ! !
If it was said that he was still confused yesterday, then Su Tang is now sober.
It's not her fault!
Yes some men are terrible!
It seems like everything is planned out.
Just waiting for her to fall into the trap.
Su Tang is angry and funny, Qi Tianyun's action is a bit too strong.
Just as Su Tang was thinking, his younger brother sneaked in the door and slipped in through a small gap, then heaved a sigh of relief.
This appearance made Su Tang a little strange: "You come back after school, why are you sneaking around?"
Su Jinhang shook his head: "Sister, there are onlookers outside the door now, and I was escorted all the way to school."
?
"What about after school?" Su Tang asked.
"Going to school is about the same. Anyway, they are all by my side, and they asked what happened last night." Su Jinhang was still terrified.
This question was a bit wrong, Su Tang frowned slightly.
Su Jinhang immediately said: "Let me just say, after Master Hou and my sister brought me home, we will enjoy the moon and talk. If I am sleepy, Master Hou will go back to the palace banquet."
Although Su Jinhang is young, his mother and father also passed away, so he is naturally more sensible than others.
Otherwise, Su Tang wouldn't be so kind to his younger brother.
What Su Jinhang said was very good, and it also proved that Su Tang and Qi Tianyun treated each other like guests last night, and everyone would believe what the child said. He also did this to protect his sister's reputation.
Su Tang patted his younger brother's head in a funny way, but going on like this is not an option.
She actually knew at home that there were a lot of people watching, but she didn't know that all of them disturbed her brother's school.
And he went to school with Su Jinhang, how could this be possible.
In the next few days, Su Tang originally planned to visit the Xicheng Restaurant, after all, he hadn't been there for a long time.
But when the courtyard door was opened, many people looked inside, making Su Tang immediately lose interest in going out.
Well, the three storekeepers of Xicheng Restaurant took the initiative to come over and told her about the situation in the store, which was similar to what Su Tang thought.
Anyway, it is overcrowded every day, if there are not enough guys in their restaurant, it is really impossible to entertain them.
In this way, the back kitchen is very busy every day, and when the door is closed, everyone breathes a sigh of relief.
I don't know what's going on with the people of Xicheng, just like they haven't eaten, they must say that eating here is a blessing.
Not only the people from Xicheng, but also the people from the whole capital chased after him.
Moreover, the food at Xicheng Restaurant is really delicious and affordable, and after eating, there are really many people left behind.
Not to mention the early shop business, this place was originally favored by Dongcheng people, and now I can't wait to come every day.
It can only be said that there are many people who are popular.
When Qi Tianyun came over, he pretended not to look at anything, but who is he, how could he not know Su Tang's situation.
Qi Tianyun said: "If you move to Dongcheng, the houses there will be more secluded, at least you won't be watched like this."
This is true, we can move to a dedicated residential area, unlike the current situation where the small yard is next to the shop and the road next to it.
There are naturally many people who come to watch, just pretend to go a few more times.
They all thought that maybe they could see Su Tang, and they would have something to talk to others about.
Su Tang never imagined that she also experienced the feeling of not leaving the door without leaving the door.
"Actually, I thought of opening a store in Dongcheng before." Su Tang said seriously, "But the palace banquet was delayed later."
At that time, she had discussed with Aunt Zhou that if Aunt Zhou was willing, she could go to Dongcheng to open a shop with her.
Now it seems that everything can be put on the agenda.
Now that Su Tang had made a decision, he acted quickly.
And Aunt Zhou also gave the answer, she is willing to move to Dongcheng, and then Su Tang will provide her and Zhou Cong with a place behind the breakfast shop.
In the future, Aunt Zhou will help her take care of the breakfast shop, and the monthly payment will naturally be more than now.
The breakfast shop on the west side was handed over to Wang Wu's wife and two newly recruited handymen.
Xiao Yuan and Su Tang's room was sealed.
After all, this is Yuanshen's home, and Su Tang will not let others live in it.
After making these decisions, Su Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
Qi Tianyun expressed his support with both hands. If Su Tang went to Dongcheng, he would not even need half an hour to find Su Tang.
After all, Dongcheng is that big.
As soon as this news was announced, the entire West City was a little surprised.
What came next was reluctance.
If it wasn't for Su Tang, Xicheng would not have been noticed by others at all. When Su Tang signed up to participate in the God of Cooking Competition, there were not many people in the entire Xicheng.
Not to mention her restaurant in Xicheng, which makes everyone in Xicheng feel glorious.
Su Tang like this is leaving.
But everyone knows that she will leave sooner or later.
After all, there were too many people around her house, and many people pretended to pass by the originally quiet courtyard, hoping to see something from it.
In this case, it's better to move to a deep house in Dongcheng, at least you won't be disturbed.
Most people still understand Su Tang's decision.
Su Tang has already started to move.
In the past few days, I will go to Dongcheng to look at the house.
It stands to reason that Qi Tianyun has countless real estate properties, so he can live comfortably by giving Su Tang any one, but the two of them coincidentally did not mention this suggestion.
After all, the two of them are just engaged now, if Su Tang lived in Qi Tianyun's house, then the meaning would be different.
With Qi Tianyun's reputation of taking care of Su Tang so much, how could she be exposed to such rumors.
Su Tang and Huang Yuetong looked around the houses, and Zhu Jinyuan came with Huang Yuetong.
As for Jing Liang, he did not appear.
Both Su Tang and Zhu Jinyuan knew what was going on, and it was embarrassing for her and Jing Liang to meet now, so it would be better not to see each other.
Su Tang looked at Zhu Jinyuan and Huang Yuetong, and couldn't help asking: "You two seem to be inseparable lately?"
It's not that she thought too much about it, it was like this when she was in the palace, she just said nothing.
Who knew that as soon as Su Tang finished speaking, she saw Huang Yuetong was a little embarrassed. She has always been a generous woman, so it's hard to see the embarrassment at this time.
Zhu Jinyuan also stammered a bit: "That's right, our two families have already discussed the matter of getting married."
They don't have the mobility like Lord Hou, so things have to come slowly.
It stands to reason that although Zhu Jinyuan has a lot of money, he is also a merchant, and in Huang Yuetong's family, his grandfather is now the manager of the imperial dining room, and his elder brother is the leader of the meat bureau of the imperial dining room.
He's an official anyway.
But Zhu Jinyuan's work at the palace banquet was brilliant, and he even signed a contract with the Tubo people to be the first to sell wine, and the court also liked it very much.
Not to mention that Zhu Jinyuan has a good personality, and Huang Yuetong's grandfather is also satisfied.
They are slowly deciding on this matter.
Of course, the stepmother in Zhujinyuan's family has been upset for a long time.
But so what to do, although Zhu Jin's original father was eccentric, he also knew how good this marriage was, so of course he was very positive.
Su Tang didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen after hiding at home for the past few days.
What a happy event.
In order to change the subject, Huang Yuetong quickly said: "Actually, Jingliang and Li Chun are going to the imperial dining room."
Su Tang didn't even know about it.
It turned out that this was the case. Guanglu Temple had promised before that if the errand was done well this time, it would give everyone a chance to enter the Imperial Dining Room.
Su Tang definitely won't go, she is going to be the official wife of the Hou Mansion, how can she go to work in the imperial dining room.
Huang Yuetong won't go either.
There are already two members of their family in the imperial dining room, and if they go there, they will be accused of forming a clique for personal gain.
Zhu Jinyuan also asked the restaurant to take care of him.
Li Chun and Jing Liang wanted to go.
The Jingshui restaurant in Jingliang's family, his father is in his prime, and it will be no problem to run it for more than ten years. After he goes to the imperial dining room, the reputation of the family restaurant will be even better, which is good for everything.
As for Li Chun, it is even more interesting.
The shopkeeper of the Fengshangguan where he works is very happy that he went to the imperial dining room, but he has a request, that is, if Li Chun is on vacation, can he go to the Fengshangguan to cook a dish? need more.
This approach made Su Tang raise his eyebrows.
The owner of Fengshangguan is really smart, but he just paid some money to link his restaurant with Fengshangguan.
Li Chun's family was not well-off, so now that he has an opportunity to make money, he will naturally not let it go.
I believe his sick old mother will be well taken care of.
It can only be said that this Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet really changed the lives of the five of them.
Of course, they are nothing compared to Su Tang.
But Su Tang seemed to be the calmest among them.
Now they are all out to buy a house.
Su Tang is not very familiar with Dongcheng, but fortunately Huang Yuetong and Zhu Jinyuan are there.
I quickly found a few, and one of the three-entry houses was the most satisfying.
The outermost one is where the servants live, the front hall is the place to receive guests, and in the middle are three small yards, Su Jinhang can live in one of them.
Su Tang naturally lives in the main courtyard, and the rest of the small courtyard is naturally the guest room.
The kitchen of this house is also well built, and there is an ice cellar underneath.
Behind is the garden pool, shaded by trees, it is good to have tea and enjoy the scenery here.
Apart from the high price, it is simply the perfect house in Su Tang's heart.
Fortunately, there was a reward from the court after the palace banquet, plus her savings, it was enough.
In the end, Zhu Jinyuan came forward to negotiate with the seller for a long time, and finally bought the house at a price of 800 taels.
Moreover, the location of the house is very good, the environment here is quiet, and there are some businesses around, some families.
From now on, Su Tang can be regarded as a person with his own deed.
After collecting the house deed and other messy things, the servants of Zhu Jinyuan and Huang Yuetong's family will help take care of them.
Qi Tianyun even asked the housekeeper to go over and add whatever was needed, and all the money came from him.
So when Su Tang went to his small courtyard again, he always felt like he had changed
Take a closer look, that is, the road has been re-paved with small cobblestones, the garden has been rested, and it is more elegant, and a beautiful swing was set up for her.
There are also marble tables and marble stools, all of which are excellent items, which are convenient for drinking tea and snacks here in the future.
Not to mention the furniture.
It's just scary!
Su Tang didn't even dare to count, the money to buy these things was probably more than the money she spent on the yard!
But Su Tang knew that this was Qi Tianyun's intention. After all, in order to avoid suspicion, he didn't even buy a house with him. Now buying furniture and repairing the house is also sneaky, for fear of causing her trouble.
Even if this is the case, Su Tang's move this time will cost almost one thousand taels.
On the night before moving, Su Tang lit candles and carefully calculated how much money he had spent and how much money he had earned.
Sure enough, no matter when, moving is the most expensive!
Su Tang carefully counted the money he earned recently.
Since April, I have been earnestly operating the breakfast shop. After stabilization, the monthly profit is basically around 32 taels.
This is the wages of the employees, as well as ingredients, and miscellaneous expenses have been removed.
Of course, a house was built in the middle.
Earlier, the profit from the shop was almost one hundred and fifty taels.
In fact, this profit is already very objective, one hundred and fifty taels of silver, and it took about four months.
Then there is Xicheng Restaurant.
Now Xicheng Restaurant is the real moneymaker.
Although there are more than 60 employees in the restaurant, buddy, help cooks, cooks, wash dishes, their wages add up, that's too much.
Even so, it is still profitable. After all, the business is full every day, not only the restaurant is full, but also the number of people who order in advance is unknown.
From the opening in mid-May to the current end of August, I got almost 900 taels.
This also removes the monthly money, materials, taxes, everyone's dividends, and other expenses, and even closed for more than ten days in August, sometimes because of an accident, sometimes because of redecoration.
But the recent business has simply reached a new level.
The two stores earned money, plus the five hundred taels of silver from the court last time.
Su Tang had a total of 1,550 taels of silver in his hands.
When calculating these, Su Tang did not carry Su Jinhang behind his back.
Su Jinhang's eyes widened. He knew that his sister was amazing, but he didn't know that she was so amazing!
When his father was around, he didn't earn so much money.
Seeing his younger brother's eyes, Su Tang said, "It's just how much money I've earned. Recently I bought a house and moved, and I also made a lot of money."
Buying a house and moving house cost a total of nine hundred and seventy-nine taels.
In other words, Su Tang only had five hundred and seventy-one taels of silver in his hand.
If it weren't for the reward from the imperial court, she would have seventy-one taels of silver left now.
The money seems to be a lot, but if you want to open an early shop in Dongcheng, you can only come here in a hurry.
After all, if you are in Xicheng, you can rent a large storefront for five taels of silver.
But this is Dongcheng, so there is no such cheap land.
Let's put it this way, the housing prices in the East City are more than five times higher than those in the West City, not to mention that the rent must be paid for at least one year at a time.
Then it costs money to hire people, it costs money to buy things, and it costs money to just open the business.
The money can't be spent yet, after all, it's already the end of August, and everyone's monthly money will be paid in September.
This account is getting bigger and bigger!
She can't pass it!
On the seventh day of being Lord Hou's fiancée, she will run out of money!
The next goal is to continue to make money!
Chapter 91