Border Cook

This is fine!

Lu: "..."

Food needs to be down-to-earth, not down-to-earth.

But seeing that the two brothers had serious faces, as if this matter must be done, Lu had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Forget it, just be happy.

There are some walls you have to hit, and there are some detours you have to take...

Trial and error with little effort is an integral part of raising a child.

As a mother, I have to endure it, because he is my own child!

Just as Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu were selling fish balls and braised pork in rock sugar on haystacks on the street, news came out from the government office.

This is the trial result of the case in which Zhao Guangfu instructed Wang to go to Xia Ji Central Kitchen to deliver Coptis chinensis water.

Wang was tempted by money and did something despicable. He was beaten with twenty boards, fined ten taels of silver, and sentenced to three years of hard labor.

Out of jealousy and hatred, Zhao Guangfu ordered Wang to drink coptis water, beat Wang with forty boards, fined him thirty taels of silver, and ordered him to do ten years of hard labor.

There was no direct evidence to prove that Zou Fuquan was involved in the case, but Zou Fuquan was incompetent in governing, flouted the law, and refused to cooperate with the yamen runners in handling the case, so he was given ten beatings and fined fifty taels of silver.

A total of ninety taels of silver were received, of which sixty taels were paid to Xia Ji to cover the losses he suffered.

The verdict in the case was reasonable. Not only did it punish all the perpetrators, but it also gave Xia Ji certain compensation. This slightly calmed the anger of the people who had been extremely angry about the matter.

But many people still hate Yueran Restaurant.

Some people would spit at the door when passing by Yueran Restaurant.

Even most of the beggars who usually liked to wait at the back door of Yueran Restaurant to eat leftovers had disappeared.

"It is clearly written on the notice posted by the government office that this matter has nothing to do with our Yue Ran Restaurant. This is Zhao Guangfu's personal grudge. Don't get involved with our Yue Ran Restaurant!"

Sometimes the waiters at Yueran Restaurant couldn't help but defend their employer.

"Tsk..."

No one argued, they just rolled their eyes.

An expression that says "those who understand will understand."

This made everyone in Yueran Restaurant even more angry, but they did not dare to do anything too extreme for fear of being caught and framed.

Zou Fuquan was extremely annoyed by this.

Rumors are secondary. The most important thing is that because of these rumors, the restaurant's business is really bad. The restaurant, which should be full of guests, now has only a few tables every day, and there are even fewer private rooms.

If he continues like this, I'm afraid his master will blame him!

There was no other way, Zou Fuquan could only visit old customers one by one in order to maintain relationships, and even offer some free dishes as discounts, in an attempt to revive Yue Ran Restaurant.

Just as Zou Fuquan was running around, someone suddenly built a fence with bamboo poles in front of the door of a row of shops diagonally opposite Yueran Restaurant, and a layer of curtains was hung outside the fence.

This scene aroused everyone's curiosity and they talked about it a lot.

"These shops were open for business just a few days ago. Why are they closed just like that?"

"It's not unusual to close the door. It's inevitable that every family has some things to do near the end of the year. But what is the purpose of this fence?"

"And there is more than one..."

Just as everyone was guessing, Wu Xiong led a few people to the front, bowed to the onlookers and said, "Everyone, since the shops here have been bought, they will all be demolished in the next few days and a four-story building will be rebuilt. It may be a little noisy, so I hope you will forgive me." Good shops are going to be demolished?

And we have to rebuild a four-story building?
You know, in the entire Jinqiu County, the tallest restaurant nowadays is the three-story Yue Ran Restaurant. Yue Ran Restaurant also uses its ability to overlook Jinqiu County as a selling point, which attracts many people to dine there.

Now someone wants to build a building taller than Yueran Restaurant?

What to do?
Who has such a big hand?
Just when everyone was speculating and curious, Wu Xiong said with a smile, "We are going to open a restaurant here, a restaurant with better food and more reasonable prices than Yue Ran Restaurant. When the time comes, please come and support us!"

"A restaurant better than Yueran Restaurant?"

"Okay!"

"I am even more worried about not being able to go to Yueran Restaurant. What kind of place should I go to? Isn't this like someone delivering a pillow when you are sleepy?"

“I will definitely come and taste it when the time comes!”

"When will it open..."

The news that a four-story restaurant was going to be built opposite Yueran Restaurant, and that it would be a better restaurant than Yueran Restaurant, spread throughout the streets and alleys of Jinqiu County that day, and everyone was looking forward to this restaurant.

After hearing this, Zou Fuquan got angry again.

His eyes were red and his back teeth were almost broken.

Just know it, just know it!
He knew it was that guy named Ge who did this. He ruined the reputation of his Yueran Restaurant and then took the opportunity to open a new restaurant in the hope of stealing his business!
I, Zou Fuquan, have run a restaurant for a long time. I hired the best chefs and the dishes they cook are the most delicious. Do you think you can steal his business?
Daydreaming!

You just build this restaurant, and then have a good competition. Then you will know that a proper banquet cannot be prepared by a cheap woman who can only serve street snacks.

I will only let you be proud for a few days, and then you, Ge, will know how powerful I am.

Let’s just wait and see!
While Zou Fuquan was getting angry, Xia Mingyue asked someone to invite Lou Shanzi out.

"Mrs. Xia."

After some pleasantries, Lou Shanzi said awkwardly, "I really didn't know that Yueran Restaurant had bad intentions again, and I really didn't hear any movement, so I didn't inform Madam Xia in advance."

"This is not Brother Lou's fault." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "I came to Brother Lou today to ask if he wants to change his job."

Change place?

Lou Shanzi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "Could it be that Madam Xia wants me to work with her?"

"That's right." Xia Mingyue nodded.

"Okay, I'm willing." Lou Shanzi nodded without hesitation, but after a moment he was full of worries, "It's just that all the work at Xia's Xia Ji is done by women. If I go, will it be..."

Not very convenient?

If Madam Xia was just grateful to him for tipping her off earlier and wanted to get him out of Yueran Restaurant, then there was no need to do so.

"It's okay. There will be both men and women in the kitchen in the future. Brother Lou doesn't have to worry." Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

Kitchen?

Lou Shanzi was stunned again.

Could it be a restaurant?

"Madam Xia, what you mean is that the new restaurant that is about to open opposite Yueran Restaurant is opened by Madam Xia and Manager Ge together?"

As soon as he said this, Lou Shanzi slapped his head and said, "Look at my stupid head!" (End of this chapter)