(Thanks to the little fairy for the cherry blossom red envelope!)
Today he was wearing a crow blue robe with a round neck, a dark green belt inlaid with a piece of square jade around his waist, and there was not even a decorative sachet on the belt. The narrow-waisted figure stands out particularly well. The inner placket protruding from the round neck wraps all the way to the throat between the neck, looking at it for no reason, it makes people feel a little more abstinence.
These friends of He Changqi are all good looking, and they are all from famous families. Needless to say, their temperament and attire, but this kind of noble son stood beside Xiao Bojian, but lost his splendor in an instant, and became his foil.
So Mrs. Zou was also very impressed with Xiao Bojian at today's small banquet, and she could tell who it was when she saw the back just now.
Although Xiao Bojian was not well-known in the circle of nobles in the capital, she was well-known in the Imperial College. Even Mrs. Zou had occasionally heard rumors about Xiao Bojian once or twice.
Zou's eyes still fell on the arch where Xiao Bojian's back disappeared, and then her eyes moved along a small path to the direction of Songtao Garden.
The road that Xiao Bojian left leads to Songtao Garden at all!
Suddenly, Zou's mind exploded, and after a while, she clenched her fists excitedly!
Zheng Shizi and the others wanted to have dinner in Jing'an Bo's mansion after they woke up. Thinking of the delicacies they had never tasted before at noon, Zheng Shizi wanted to stay in Jing'an Bo's mansion for a long time.
Hey, He Sanlang is really lucky, why didn't God give him a virtuous and good wife who can cook delicious food, no, when I go back, I must let my grandmother send someone to the British government to inquire about it.
He Changqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, these bastards, who usually invite people three times and four times, can't get them here, but now they have to hang on for a meal, how shameless they are!
He Changqi was in a bit of a dilemma. If these dishes were really made by his wife, it would be fine for him to treat them again, but they were all prepared by the third sibling, so he would have no face to trouble the third sibling.
"You guys are enough, know how to measure, my siblings are not specially cooking for you!"
Xiao Wei mumbled "Brother He is stingy" from afar, but these people are all dignified noble sons, and they understand that what He Changqi said is reasonable, even though they are reluctant, they can only let it go.
Everyone sighed, suspecting that they would not be able to eat anything when they went back.
He Changqi looked helpless, and suddenly remembered what his grandmother had unintentionally mentioned in the chat before, and stopped the few people who were about to leave and said: "If you really miss the food made by the third sibling, you can wait until you return to Linju to open. Grandma has already Return the restaurant under her name to Linju and hand it over to the third younger siblings, and it will reopen soon."
"Really? Lord Jinyi Township is going to open a restaurant?"
The three of them were all happy. Since Chu Lian wanted to open a restaurant, there would definitely be special dishes. If this was the case, if he wanted to eat such delicate meals in the future, he wouldn't have to be ashamed to beg He Changqi.
"When the third brother and sister's restaurant opens, I will definitely notify them."
After getting this news, several people returned home happily.
The next day, Chu Lian took the two maids Wenqing and Wenlan to Guilinju again, and came back after pointing out the layout of the restaurant.
The renovation of the restaurant has come to an end, and the cook chose her dowry son Mao Changzhi, who was mentioned in the original text as a heartfelt servant, and in the original text Chu Lian often sent him out of the house to deliver letters to Xiao Bojian.
Mao Changzhi's parents are still alive, and they are both working under the name of Chu Lian. He is eighteen years old. His father used to be the third-in-command cook in the British government. He also learned some cooking skills from his father since he was a child. talent.
Chu Lian never shy away from cooking with the four maids and two nuns around him. Xi Yan is careful and has already learned a lot of dishes. Chu Lian sent her to teach Mao Changzhi the special dishes that Mao Changzhi will use when he returns to Linju. Xi Yan said that Mao Changzhi has cooked well, and even some dishes have surpassed her as a temporary master.
Last night, the food served in Songtao Garden was made by Mao Changzhi, and Chu Lian was very satisfied after tasting it.
The accountant still belongs to Mr. Wang, the old accountant of Lin Ju.
As for the shopkeeper, for the time being, Qin Guan, who was allocated to her by Mrs. He, will take care of it in advance.
These days, the 30-something-year-old Qin Guanshi works diligently under her. The one who was being cultivated by the chief manager was specially assigned to Chu Lian because he loved her so much, so naturally he would not miss him at all.
Chu Lian and Mrs. He discussed it. The first day of September is a good day. Guilinju, which has been silent for more than ten years, is scheduled to reopen on that day.
Chu Lian had all the invitation cards for drawing gold, and the only thing left was to choose the person to invite.
Whether it is Mrs. He or the people in Chu Lian's yard, they all value the reopening of Linju this time.
Returning to Linju has a special meaning to Mrs. He, and to Sanfang, it is an important source of income.
He Sanlang went to the northern border alone, and he didn't know when he would be able to return home. The third grandmother was alone in the house, and the dowry was shabby, and the master of the house couldn't do it. If you don't have any money to use freely, you will inevitably be looked down upon by others.
It was fine to be a girl when I was in the British government, but now Chu Lian is the head of the house, so she has to be considerate.
Also, once the third grandma becomes rich, and Chu Lian is not stingy, the rewards for the servants will also increase.
So up to Nanny Gui, Nanny Zhong and the others, down to the maids sweeping the courtyard, they all hoped that the third grandma would be full of guests when she returned to Linju.
In this way, Chu Lian became the most relaxed one. She should eat, drink and sleep all day, and enjoy as much as she can. Gui Linju's opening seems to be as common as the big characters she practiced every day. As the opening time approached, Xi Yan became nervous, but saw that her master was still lying on the rose chair, eating candied fruit and comfortably flipping through the newly released book.
Seeing such a master, Xi Yan didn't know whether to complain or relax.
She walked up to Chu Lian, holding a few samples of cloth in her hand, "Third Grandma, what color cloth should be used for the curtains in the private room?"
Hearing Xiyan's words, Chu Lian didn't even give her a look, she was seeing something exciting in her words, "You can figure it out yourself, don't ask me about these trivial matters."
If she has to take care of the color of a curtain, she will die in a hurry when there are more shops under her in the future. She wants to reopen the forest house to make money and enjoy it, not to add trouble to herself and make herself happy. Busy.
Isn't her ultimate goal still to be a carefree rice bug who can do whatever she wants!
Xiyan was helpless, but she also knew that the third grandma always said what she said, so she silently chose the color she liked after hearing the words.
But she didn't leave, and continued: "Third Grandma, shall we train two more heartfelt cooks?"
Chu Lian turned her gaze away from the script, and looked up at Xi Yan who was standing beside her, "Why do you say that?"
Seeing that the third grandma took care of her, Xiyan immediately became excited, "Third grandma, look at those big restaurants in Shengjing city, there are always no empty seats and overcrowding, and some special dishes have to queue outside , How can Mao Da, a cook, come here so busy that he must not be exhausted to death!"
Hearing what Xi Yan said, Chu Lian laughed, put down the storybook, reached out to pick up the teacup on the small table next to her, and took a sip of the honey water inside.
"Xi Yan, you are overthinking, I only plan to entertain a dozen tables of guests every day."
Xiyan's eyes widened in surprise, and she didn't dare to say anything: "Third Grandma, didn't you say that you want Guilinju to spread all over Shengjing City, and compare it to the Yuehong Building on Zhuque Street!"
There are only a dozen tables of guests a day, how does this compare? I'm afraid the money collected every day is not enough to maintain the restaurant's expenses.
Seeing her surprised look, Chu Lian suddenly giggled, like a cute little fox with snow-white fur that has been calculating for a long time.
"What a silly girl. Let me give you an example. If there is only one set of armor that can protect the whole body, it is a unique product. There are ten sets of armor, which can be regarded as a rare treasure handed down from generation to generation. If there are 10,000 sets at once, it is enough for each of the soldiers and horses in the five cities to get one set. Then the armor is over, which is what I usually say Trash."
Xi Yan was not stupid, and with Chu Lian's suggestion, she was enlightened in an instant.
In fact, this is a very simple truth. Everyone in the world knows that things are rare and precious, so Hetian jade is hard to find, and things that are easier to get will not be cherished.
The same is true for the secret recipes of these dishes of the third grandma.
As long as it has a good reputation and is so rare, it will definitely attract the rich and powerful in Shengjing City to chase after it.
At that time, even if a banquet is priced at a hundred taels of silver, there will be people rushing to pay for it.
The difference between earning 100 taels for 100 tables and 100 taels for 1 table is not only a world of difference.
Chu Lian glanced at Xi Yan with bright eyes, "Have you figured it out?"
Xi Yan's face was also full of joy, she looked at her master with eyes full of admiration, her little eyes were like a heartfelt puppy.
Chu Lian laughed.
This was what she had thought about when she was planning to reopen Linju. As for who made the most money in the Great Wu Dynasty, it was of course those rich and powerful. She is already high, so she doesn't have to worry about the rich and powerful in running a business. Besides, she can feel at ease in earning money from these nobles. These wealthy families are all rich, and they don't want to kill anyone.
If she is allowed to earn the hard-earned money of ordinary people in this way against her conscience, she will not do it!
Another day later, Chu Lian went to Qingwei Hall after cleaning up early in the morning, and today she was going to Zheng Guogong's mansion with Old Madam He.
They were just getting ready, and they were about to get up and go to the front yard to take a carriage, when a housekeeper came to report that someone had come from Zheng Guogong's mansion.
Mrs. He hurriedly sent someone to bring in the people from Zheng Guogong's mansion to speak.
It was the chief steward of Zheng Guogong's mansion who came, and he threw himself down in front of Mrs. He as soon as he came.
"Old Madam, please ask Jinyi Township Lord to save our old Duke!"