Yunmeng Ballad: I opened a restaurant in the Warring States Period

Chapter 3

As for frying vegetables with oil, Chu Yunmeng believed that with the shrewdness of the proprietors of Yingdu Restaurant, they could quickly guess one or two through spying. Although these would affect her, they would never pose a fatal threat.

Because she took the lead.

It won't be easy for them to have the same taste as her when they notice the clues.

And she has further improved the cooking utensils, improved the method, and continued to move forward.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunmeng felt relieved, pushed the small cart, and continued to the rice grain area.

In the rice area, she bought [-] catties of rice, [-] catties of soybeans, and [-] catties of black beans, mung beans, and red beans, totaling [-] silver coins.

Looking at the few coins left, Chu Yunmeng felt a little anxious. There were still so many things to prepare, but there was not much money left.

In order to reduce the burden, she temporarily stored the trolley in Aunt Qian's shop that sold her rice grains. After asking the way, she went straight to the shop that sold dry goods.

The dry goods store was not far from the rice grain store, and Chu Yunmeng found it quickly.

Here she bought five catties each of peach kernels, chestnuts, and red dates, for a total of six silver cloth coins.

I searched around again, and finally found a shop selling dried vegetables, and found dried sunflower vegetables.

When I asked the price, it was so expensive that I could only buy two catties of dried sunflower with one silver cloth coin.

Without exception, before leaving each store, Chu Yunmeng would announce to the store owners that "Yunmeng House in Lihua Lane, East of the City will open in two days", and every time they received a smiling response from the other party.

Chu Yunmeng didn't care whether it was a polite smile, a sincere smile, or a perfunctory smile.

She believed that the seeds were planted today, and when someone mentioned it again in front of them in the future, their curiosity would definitely drive them to come to Yunmengju to find out.

Chu Yunmeng carried the big and small bags, and slowly moved towards the rice store where his cart was stored.

The 42-jin cargo was still a bit heavy for Chu Yunmeng's small body.What's more, her purse has just been emptied, so she can't walk briskly.

Put the newly purchased goods on the small cart, which has been piled up as high as a hill.

Nearly two hundred catties of goods, even with the help of a small cart, it is still a bit difficult for Chu Yunmeng's body.

Before going out, Chu Yunmeng originally planned to save some money and hire someone to help push the goods home, but who would have thought that the cost would still exceed the estimate.There is only one silver cloth coin left, but there are many things to do, so I can only grit my teeth and force myself.

Then a strange scene suddenly appeared in Nanshi:
I saw a cart piled up as high as a hill, and it moved forward automatically without anyone pushing it.Trembling, struggling left and right, like a drunk; from time to time, he bumped into the people next to him.

Those people looked surprised, and sighed "Could it be that the cart has become a master", while hurriedly dodging to the side when they were hit by the cart.

A hero does not suffer from immediate losses.According to the weight of the goods above, it is not a trivial matter to be smashed.

And they flashed aside, and immediately understood the truth——

It's not that the cart has become a master, it is obvious that the person pushing the cart is as thin as a hemp stick, and his figure is blocked by the goods as high as a mountain.

At this time, Chu Yunmeng was indeed as thin as a stick.

Like most Chu girls, she has a slender waist, and there is not much flesh on her arms and legs.The only round face with a bit of baby fat is also hidden in the scarf at this time, so it can't be seen.

Fortunately, after these people understood the truth, they all sympathized with Chu Yunmeng, who was like a stick, and didn't care about her.Otherwise, along the way, she would have been beaten and scolded countless times.

But in the end there was an accident.

At this time the sky is still not bright.The sun hid below the horizon, shyly refusing to show its face; only the skylight at the horizon gradually changed from thick black to duck-blue.

In Nanshi, where businesses opened early and the lights were bright, Chu Yunmeng's vision was fairly good. Even if he occasionally bumped into someone, with the quick reactions of both parties, there was no danger.

But when she left Nanshi, she could only see the dim light of the sky, and she couldn't see whether there was anyone in front of her at all. She could only push the cart forward by gritting her teeth based on feeling.

In the cold morning, there would not be many people walking.But the car that dumps Ye Xiang and the car that transports vegetables to the vegetable market are indispensable.

Perhaps because he was too focused on how to balance the stroller, when he was about to collide head-on with a Yexiang cart, Chu Yunmeng didn't realize it at all.

On the contrary, the big man pushing Yexiang's car found out in time, and quickly tilted the front of the car to avoid a direct collision.Otherwise, all of Chu Yunmeng's ingredients would be wasted, and all the money spent would be wasted.

After the front of Yexiang's car dodged, the rear of the car still had some energy left, which inevitably had an impact on Chu Yunmeng's cart.

Under the impact of the rest of the energy, the trembling cart was instantly in jeopardy.

The goods as high as a hill trembled and were about to fall in all directions; even the small cart lost its strength in Chu Yunmeng's hands and was about to fall to one side.

At this moment, a pair of strong hands supported the small cart and the cargo bag above it, and the cart stabilized like this.

"Let me come." A deep voice came, sounding like a man in his early twenties.

Chu Yunmeng breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked up, he saw a thick-eyed young man looking at him with sincerity in his eyes.

She lowered her voice, thanked her softly, then pushed the center of gravity of the cart back, put her hands on the ground to stabilize the center of gravity, let go of her hands, and made a gesture of invitation.

"Where are you going?" the thick-eyed guy continued to ask.

"Pear Blossom Lane in the east of the city." After speaking, Chu Yunmeng walked in front to guide him.

On the road, it is not good to say nothing, and it is not good to talk too much, so as not to disturb the breathing rhythm of the other party and increase the burden on the other party.

So Chu Yunmeng stopped talking after simply asking the other party's name and identity.

After questioning, he found out that the other party was actually Catcher Song from the Chengyin Mansion, and the reason he ran into her was because he was patrolling the surrounding area.

It seems that he is a good official with a warm heart and practical deeds for the people.Chu Yunmeng nodded inwardly, and couldn't help but feel a little better about Song Butou.

Soon they arrived at the courtyard where Chu Yunmeng lived.

After Chu Yunmeng called Song Butou to push the cart into the courtyard, he quickly called him into the hall to prepare tea.

Maybe it was because he had just finished his physical work, and he was really thirsty and tired, but Song Butou didn't refuse, and Shi Shiran and Chu Yunmeng entered the waiting room.

After Chu Yunmeng boiled a pot of hot water, he immediately carried it into the hall, and washed it with the boiled water that had been cooled down. When the water was warm, he poured a cup for Song Tutou, who had just returned from the surrounding area. .

"Drink a cup to warm your stomach. It's too cold today." Chu Yunmeng said as he handed it over.

"In such a cold day, it's not easy for the girl to transport so much goods back alone." Song Butou didn't answer the conversation, but opened another topic.

Chu Yunmeng was startled at first, she didn't expect that if she tried to cover up more, she still couldn't hide her identity as a woman with a pair of eyes.

"I can't help it. I need to make money to live. I have to go no matter how cold it is. Song Butou came to inspect early in the morning..." Chu Yunmeng pretended to be helpless as if he couldn't understand the meaning behind the words.

"Miss, are you planning to open a restaurant?" Song Butou just turned back from the front hall, and with the pile of rice he bought, it's not too difficult to guess.

But he still has doubts: "But Miss, this restaurant is very different from other restaurants. The layout is completely different from other restaurants, and the seats are pitifully few. Isn't Miss afraid of losing money?"

Chu Yunmeng smiled: "Restaurants pay attention to their characteristics, they are the same as everyone else, how can they make a business. As for whether they are losing money, when the restaurant opens, Song Catcher will come to support it? I will give you a minimum Discount."

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(End of this chapter)