Border Cook

Chapter 213: Surname Wen
If the side dishes are not the braised meat and vegetables from Xia Ji’s Braised Food Shop, then what’s the point of drinking the wine?
"Greedy bastard!" Wu Xiong stretched out his hand and hit him. "You're always thinking about food. You have no ambition at all."

"Think about it a little and protect Xia Ji. Are you still worried about not having braised food to eat?"

right!

The person who originally raised the question suddenly realized.

They protected Xia Ji, so Madam Xia owed them a favor, so a meal of braised food was a must.

Maybe in the future, when they go to buy braised food, they won’t have to queue up anymore, and they will be able to buy those delicious but hard-to-find braised chicken gizzards, braised chicken hearts and the like.

Wow, it’s so beautiful just thinking about it!

He is determined to protect this Xia Ji!

Here, after Lu Qiyan left the Sifang Casino, he went all the way to the county government office.

At this time, the county magistrate Pei Chenghe had already lay down.

Pei Chenghe had just sorted out a large pile of official documents and was thinking about how to report to the prefect at the end of the year. At this moment, his face was full of fatigue and his head was swollen.

Just as I closed my eyes and felt like my soul was wandering in the void, the voice of the servant beside me rang out from outside the door, "Sir."

"What's the matter!" Pei Chenghe, who was awakened, was a little grumpy.

"Someone outside is looking for you, sir, and says he has something important to discuss with you." The servant answered truthfully.

"Who is it?" Pei Chenghe's head was buzzing. "It's this hour now. Just tell him I've gone to bed and ask him to come back tomorrow morning."

"But sir, he said his last name was Wen," the servant said hesitantly.

"What's wrong with the surname Wen? Even a person with the surname Wen needs to sleep. A person with the surname Wen..."

Wait, last name Wen?
Pei Chenghe jumped up from the bed with a start, without even putting on his coat. He walked to the door in his shoes and opened it with a bang. "Where is the person?"
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When Lu Qiyan returned home, it was already the end of the hour of Hai.

Xia Mingyue was waiting in the main room. Seeing Lu Qiyan coming in with a cold body, she hurriedly poured him a bowl of hot tea.

Lu Qiyan drank half a cup and said, "I have already agreed with Brother Wu Xiong. He will make some arrangements. If there is anything that Brother Wu Xiong cannot solve, just send someone to send me a message and I will come back in time."

"Yeah." Xia Mingyue nodded and let out a breath.

She was worried about Zou Fuquan's plan to target Xia Ji, but before anything happened, worrying too much would only lead to internal friction.

Xia Mingyue understood this truth and did not talk much about this matter with Lu Qiyan. She just tidied up and went back to bed.

But even though she understood the reason, the unconscious worry still made Xia Mingyue sleep uneasily, so that when she woke up in the morning, she got up earlier than usual.

Lu Qiyan also got up early, brought the horse back from the carriage shop, and started packing.

His own bag was as simple as ever, consisting of a change of clothes and a water bag.

Xia Mingyue prepared a new pair of cotton shoes for Lu Qiyan, a fur-collared cloak to protect him from the cold wind, and some meat patties that were easy to carry.

In order to prevent the meat patties from getting cold on the way and affecting the taste, Xia Mingyue specially wrapped them in several layers of cage cloth and then wrapped them in several layers of oil paper.

There were two small oil paper bags in each of the oil paper bags, one for water and the other for quicklime. Before leaving, use a needle to pierce the oil paper bags of water and quicklime respectively. The mixture of the two generates heat, which can not only keep the meat pie warm, but also facilitate heating. Xia Mingyue felt that this oil paper bag was very practical, so she simply made a few more, tied them into a bundle, and asked Lu Qiyan to tie them under his cloak.

After finishing all these, Xia Mingyue made a simple breakfast.

Blanch the spinach in boiling water and chop it into fine pieces. Mix it with eggs, flour, water and salt into a fine batter and spread it on a griddle to make a thin spinach and egg pancake.

The side dishes were roasted bean curd sheets and shredded mustard greens that Xia Mingyue had pickled earlier, and the soup was fermented rice wine and egg drop soup.

The pancakes are soft and chewy, the mustard greens are crisp and refreshing, the fermented rice and egg drop soup is rich and delicious, and full of glutinous rice and wine aroma...

Lu Qiyan had a big appetite and ate a lot before leaving.

Because he was a little too full, Lu Qiyan hesitated for a moment before going out. He did not mount his horse immediately, but held the reins and prepared to walk to the city gate to wait until the food in his stomach was slightly digested.

Xia Mingyue walked Lu Qiyan to the entrance of the alley.

"It's windy outside, you should go back early." Lu Qiyan paused and said, "If there is anything, send someone to find me immediately."

"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed and just watched Lu Qiyan lead the horse away before walking back.

After returning, franchisees from all over the place came to pick up the goods they needed for the day according to the schedule.

As for the matter of Zou Fuquan, Xia Mingyue considered that it had not happened yet. If she said too much and it got out, he would easily bite back and accuse her of spreading rumors and slandering him. So she did not say it clearly, but only reminded him, "It is approaching the end of the year, and everywhere is not very stable. There may be people with bad intentions who want to extort money and eat for free. You should all be more careful."

"Brother Wu is concerned about Xia's business. He will send more people to look after the various Xia's during this period. You don't have to be too scared. Just talk about it when something happens."

If it really doesn't work, you should report it to the authorities.

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Madam Xia, for the reminder." Everyone thanked her repeatedly, and they were also grateful for Wu Xiong and others' willingness to help look after the business. They discussed that they should not let these people work in vain, and they should express their gratitude.

Putting aside other things, you still need to have a meal. You have to fill your stomach before you can do anything, right?

Seeing that everyone was discussing this, Xia Mingyue did not stop them. She just asked Jiang Zhuguo to make a discount and round off the amount when calculating the money needed to supply the goods during this period of time.

Zou Fuquan came for her, and there was no need to let the franchisees bear all the expenses for taking care of Wu Xiong and others.

As the sun rose higher, except for the breakfast stalls which were closing up for the day, all the Xia’s stalls in various places began to set up shop for business.

After taking a quick look at the general situation of the central kitchen and instructing Lu and Jiang Zhuguo to take good care of it, Xia Mingyue went out.

Sifang Casino and Wu Xiong's home are both in Dongcheng District, while the Central Kitchen and she are in Xicheng District. Xia Mingyue feels that the food stalls in Nancheng District and Beicheng District should be the most likely to be targeted at this time.

Xia Mingyue thought about it, then walked south.

The sun was getting higher and higher. After two consecutive days of sunny weather, most of the snow on the ground had melted. In addition, after entering the twelfth lunar month, many people came into the city, and the number of pedestrians on the streets gradually increased.

Xia Ji's food stall, snack cart and Xia Ji's braised meat shop are doing as well as usual, and there is nothing unusual.

Xia Mingyue stayed for a while at Xia Ji on South Street and Xia Ji on North Street respectively. After lunch, all the food stalls had closed down, but all the Xia Ji's were still quiet.

Regarding the protagonist's background, he is indeed an orphan, but there is another story, so I'll keep it a secret here~