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

"I don't know if Mr. Weng would like to go to my Yunmengju and submit? It's easy to discuss the treatment." Chu Yunmeng is eager for talents.

Surprised in his eyes, the old man glanced at Chu Yunmeng, and then bowed solemnly: "It turns out that he is the shopkeeper of Yunmengju, and I have admired him for a long time."

"The shopkeeper is quite talented in food and beverages. I think it's because he is entangled in mundane affairs that his thinking is sluggish. You don't have to worry too much." After finishing speaking, he declined: "The old man is used to selling milk in the streets and alleys, so it may be useless to go to the elegant hall. The land of martial arts."

Listening to the old man's words, Chu Yunmeng also smiled wryly in her heart: probably because she was afraid of being comfortable by the rules.I don't know when I will be able to be like him, to have no distractions and return to nature.

With a flash of thought, he saluted the old man again: "Since Old Man doesn't want to come to Yunmengju, I don't know if I can agree to my next request."

"I would like to take Weng Lao as my teacher and study with Weng Lao for several months." Chu Yunmeng clasped his fists.

The old man didn't seem to worry that the skills he relied on for a living would be stolen by others, so he replied straightforwardly: "Good!"

"Every day at Yin time, come to Ziniu Lane in the south of the city to look for me."

Since then, Chu Yunmeng got up before dawn every day and went to Ziniu Alley to order food. With a heart of reverence and reverence for food, she learned how to cook the most common food to bring out its most authentic taste.

Since entering Ziniu Lane, Chu Yunmeng felt like he had entered a village of masters.

The people living in this alley are all hidden sweeping monks.

In addition to being free and easy, there is Weng Lao who has great fortune in food and drink, and there is also a class master who knows all kinds of tricks; there is Lu Xiaoshi who is keen on making various wood carvings and ornaments, and there is love to improve various existing farm tools. Grandpa Lu who developed new tools to make life easier; Duan Ye who is good at forging knives and swords, and there are many masters who seem to have good skills.

But masters seldom show up, they always pass by in a flash, so Chu Yunmeng has never seen their faces, let alone be familiar with them.

There is also a woman named Yueniang who is also often mysterious.

Every time Chu Yunmeng meets her, she always dresses up differently.Sometimes it looks like a dancer who has just returned from a banquet, sometimes it looks like a peasant woman who is going out to work early in the morning, or a little maid who comes to work in Ziniuxiang, or a traveler who comes to find relatives...

Every time Yueniang went out or came back, either it was dark or the night had already covered the earth; every time she dressed up differently, her face was also a little different.

Obviously to avoid people's eyes and ears.

If Chu Yunmeng didn't know that makeup technology can achieve this effect, she would not recognize Yueniang like many others.

And no matter how she dresses up, Chu Yunmeng feels that Yueniang's demeanor cannot be that of an ordinary person.

She is not a noble lady from a high family, but she must have received special training and her status is not low, so she can advance and retreat like that.

"Old Weng, it seems that there are many outsiders living in Niu Lane." Once before Weng Lao left the stall, Chu Yunmeng tentatively asked.

"Oh, is it?" The old man pretended not to know, "I live here every day, I only know that I am surrounded by kind, law-abiding, hospitable neighbors, and I don't have any masters."

"Old Weng, you can continue to make up." Chu Yunmeng's face showed the word "unbelief", and he kept talking.

"Look at those people flying over the roof just now, how can they be ordinary people." Chu Yunmeng's eyes sparkled, it seemed that all this made her very excited.

"Don't talk about these powerful people, just talk about Master Ban, Lu Xiaoshi, Grandpa Lu, Duan Ye...these people are ordinary." Chu Yunmeng broke his hands one by one and counted.

"Just talk about Lu Xiaoshi's wood carvings and ornaments. I really haven't seen anything better than him in other places."

In front of the old man, Chu Yunmeng, who had always been mature, steady, decisive and thoughtful, seemed to be a little granddaughter who kept chirping in front of her grandfather.

"Grandpa Lu and Duan Ye's craftsmanship are not like ordinary farmers and blacksmiths! Not to mention class masters with all kinds of whimsical ideas..."

The old man listened quietly to Chu Yunmeng's nagging, without any impatience in his eyes, but gradually showed a look of approval, and then gradually fell into deep thought, with a sense of complacency in his eyes.

"Hey, old man, are you also a reclusive expert? Selling milk is just a means for you to hide your identity?" Chu Yunmeng turned the fire on the old man, and he woke up from his peaceful meditation come over.

"Oh, then what kind of master do you think I am?" The old man didn't answer, but asked back.

"This... just can't see it, so I feel that you are the most powerful master Weng." Chu Yunmeng finally said embarrassingly: "At least, you are a master of diet..."

"You, spend more time on cooking, and don't think about other things..." After getting along with her for a period of time, the old man got closer to her, just like his granddaughter, and gave her a sweetheart .

Chu Yunmeng rubbed his forehead "hehe" and smiled: "You have to learn how to cook, and you also need to learn how to watch people, otherwise how can you do business."

The old man didn't scold her, as if it was just a joke before.

"Your observation is so meticulous, it is considered a talent. Judging from your achievements in running Yunmengju in a short period of time, you may not be able to become a female Tao Zhu in the future." After holding Chu Yunmeng high, the old man sighed again: " You just have to keep in mind, concentrate on developing food and doing business, and don’t get involved in other things too much, so that you can advance and retreat in a certain way.”

"Other people can be observed and analyzed, and you can interact with them as normal people on a daily basis, but don't listen too much, or you will only cause trouble."

"Grandpa Weng, I only talked about this with you in private, and never asked them." Chu Yunmeng half held the old man's hand, as if he really became the old man's granddaughter.

"Just like Lu Xiaoshi and I, we only told him how beautiful his woodcarvings are. I bought some woodcarvings from him, or drew some sketches of ornaments myself, and asked him to make them for me."

"I've always wanted to improve our kitchen utensils, but other craftsmen either couldn't do it, or I was worried that they would leak my ideas, so it didn't work out. Grandpa Lu's craftsmanship is very good, can I trust him?" Chu Chu Yunmeng seemed to be asking the old man for his opinion.

"He is reliable. If you have any ideas, feel free to talk to him. Food is the most important thing for the people, and kitchen utensils are the foundation. Grandpa hopes that you can come up with better ideas so that everyone can eat better meals."

Before he knew it, the old man began to call himself "grandpa".

Chu Yunmeng, who was inquiring about the details, became secretly happy: "Okay, Grandpa Weng, if you don't answer the questions directly, I've tricked you out."I think you not only know that they are masters, but you may also have a close relationship with them, maybe you are still in the same group.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help showing a sly smile on his face, and then quickly covered it up with words: "Grandpa, you also know that the floor stove we use now is smoky and tortures the chef, and there is always ashes falling into the food." , it’s not clean. I’ve always wanted to renovate it…”

"However, the cooking utensils may have to change accordingly, I should also ask Duan Ye to help make new cooking utensils, right?

Let me tell you, it’s too inconvenient to cook food with a big cauldron, I’ve wanted to build an iron pot for a long time, but I haven’t found anyone who is reliable…”

Wait until the old man nods: "Then we have to find someone who is good at masonry. It's best to be reliable and not leak it casually. Grandpa, do you have any recommendations?"

The old man pushed some people again, all of them were from Ziniu Alley without exception.

Seeing that the manpower for remodeling the stove was almost all ordered by the old man, Chu Yunmeng smiled at the old man: "Grandpa Weng, don't worry, I will give you a set of the same one as Yunmengju's kitchen, don't use it." It’s fine if you’re not used to it.”

Satisfied with the result, Chu Yunmeng's kind words naturally flowed out in clusters: "These problems have troubled me for a long time. I never expected to find a solution when I came to Ziniu Lane. This place is really outstanding..."

The old man nodded in relief, as if he suddenly thought of something: "Girl, you've been called grandpa so many times, otherwise I'll just recognize you as a granddaughter?"

Chu Yunmeng immediately agreed without thinking.

Judging from the situation of the residents of Ziniu Lane, Grandpa Weng may have really thick legs, and he would not hug him in vain if he stretched them out in front of him.

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