pastoral wedding

Chapter 117 The New Restaurant Opens

The mid-autumn night passed in a blur in the busy moving, and in a blink of an eye, it was the Double Ninth Festival on September [-]. The people of Suzaku City got up early and went out with their families to climb the nearby Suzaku Mountain to look far away.In the golden autumn and September, the sky is high and the air is crisp. This season, climbing high and looking far away can make people feel refreshed, keep fit and get rid of illness.

All the businesses that got up early on this day were closed, and they would not open for business until after climbing back at noon.Su Wenshan and Liu Shi got up early in the morning, put the sliced ​​cakes they had prepared earlier on the foreheads of their children, said their blessings, and then took the juniors to Zhuque Mountain in several carriages.The road leading to Suzaku Mountain on the outskirts of the city is full of pedestrians and vehicles. Everyone looks happy, and everyone wears dogwood.Cornus officinalis has a strong fragrance, has the effect of repelling insects and dampness, expelling wind evil, and can eliminate accumulated food and cure cold and heat. Since ancient times, it has been believed that the ninth day of September is a day of auspiciousness, full of disasters, so everyone thinks that it is worn on the Double Ninth Festival. Cornus officinalis can ward off evil spirits and seek good luck, so this cornel is also called "the old man who wards off evil spirits".

Su Jin took off the dogwood she was wearing in her hair and held it in her hands. She heard the people walking outside from the carriage chatting, "Yesterday, the newly opened restaurant gave out free dogwood and a piece of Double Ninth Cake for everyone. Pot of chrysanthemum wine, when I went, the door was crowded with people, and I waited in line for a long time to get it, did you go yesterday?"

"Why didn't you go? That restaurant is called Suji Restaurant. It is said that it was opened by someone from Qingshi Town. When I went there, it was full of chrysanthemums, which looked very beautiful." Another person said.

The people next to him heard this and came over to talk, "I heard that from now on, the Suji restaurant will give you any money for meals for three consecutive days, and you don't have to. "

"Really?" All the good people around came together, "How many money can I get? This restaurant has to pay for it?"

"You don't care whether he loses or earns. It's not a matter of going back to eat later to fill his stomach."

Everyone laughed and talked about the newly opened Suji Restaurant.

Naturally, the Su family also heard it, and couldn't help but smile. Su Wenshan looked at the third daughter with admiration, and thought that Jin'er was flexible enough to come up with innovative ideas that could make people feel happy. remember.

Zhuque Mountain is the largest and only mountain near Zhuque City. There is a saying in an ancient poem: the mountain is not high, but there are immortals and spirits. On this Zhuque Mountain is a temple that is bigger than Yunchan Temple, called Zhuque Temple, which enshrines There are statues of gods from all walks of life, the most eye-catching one is a 20-meter-high stone statue of Suzaku outside the main hall, which can be seen from a distance at the foot of the mountain.

This Suzaku is one of the four great mythical beasts in ancient times. It is listed alongside Xuanwu, Qinglong and White Tiger. Some say that Suzaku is a phoenix, while others say that Suzaku is a variation of a Buddhist Garuda. In Daxing Kingdom, people Generally believed to be the former.It is believed that Suzaku is the god of the south. It is red and looks like fire, so it is also called Fire Phoenix, which means rebirth from ashes.Therefore, the Zhuque Temple is also located in the south.There is a pious person who can see the stone statue of Suzaku from the foot of the mountain and recite the name of the Buddha while walking, in order to pray for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas.

After finally arriving at the foot of Zhuque Mountain, the Su family's carriage stopped at a random place in the back mountain, and the maids spread felt mats on the grass, and brought out all kinds of food, which were full.Brother Shuo led Brother Xu, Xiao Di, and Xiao Qiaoer to pick flowers and catch grasshoppers on the grass. The adults sat around the mat and talked, and from time to time, the singing of singers brought by other families passed by. The water surface carries the breeze, which is particularly beautiful.

However, the Su family didn't stay here for too long, because they had to go back to open later, so Su Tang also came with Xiao Nuanxin, fearing that Han Chen would be worried, so he followed back early.Only Brother Shuo said that he met a classmate and friend, and he insisted on following him to watch the poems of the scholars. Su Wenshan thought that he also learned some boxing skills from Shuang'er, so he ignored it and let him go.The couple of them understood that girls need to be educated, otherwise when they grow up, their eyelids will be shallow, and boys will have to be poor, otherwise they will be worthless when they grow up. The same is true for Brother Shuo, although he is the only one in the Su family. He is a male, but he was raised in free range since he was a child, and he is used to being wild.

Most of the people who went out for hiking in the afternoon came back, and the restaurant naturally became busy. The restaurant took the form of buffet in the morning and evening.There was a long line of people who came to eat at the door, and Su Wenshan stood behind the counter, both happy and sad.

Su Jin added a small kitchen dedicated to making dim sum next to the big kitchen. Today, she made a chrysanthemum cake roll with chrysanthemum mung bean milk. She came back early and made a lot of preparations. Among the guests were young girls and women. , I asked the boy to send a copy, and explained that every ten days, the restaurant will launch a fresh pastry, and the guests who come that day can taste it for free.This move naturally touched the hearts of the female customers. Before they left, some rich ladies even went to the counter to ask about the day, and then rewarded them with silver. Bits and pieces also got a lot of rewards.

Whenever there is a new pastry here, naturally, Qingshi Town will also change it at the same time. The person in charge of making pastries there is Ximei, who worked in the kitchen of the Su family earlier. Su Jin betrothed her to Sun Zhu. One of the two is helping in the restaurant, and the other is still in the old house of the Su family.Before Su Jin left, she discovered that she had a talent for making pastries, so she intentionally or unintentionally gave her a taste of some of the pastries she had made, and asked her to try to make them by herself, and they turned out to be very good. the idea.So here, she draws up a one-month pastry list, and someone will send a copy to Qingshi Town, and tell Ximei that if you have a good idea, you can try it, and write down the recipe for yourself when you are done. .

The wife of the Zhu family, Mrs. Song, also came with two young girls, so Su Wenshan called Su Jin to greet her.Seeing Su Jin, Mrs. Song smiled and said: "Our master said you are a strange woman. It turned out to be true after seeing her today. Not only is she handsome, but she also has a clever mind. Tell me about this chrysanthemum cake roll and this green chrysanthemum cake." How is soy milk made?"

"That's right, come and listen, I've learned it so I can show off in front of my sisters." One of the girls hurriedly said, while the other watched with a smile on her lips.

Su Jin didn't expect that the old man of Zhu's family would still remember such a small person like her, and he was a little flattered. Seeing that Mrs. Zhu and the two girls are such kind people, the tension in her heart disappeared without a trace, and she even felt that this bamboo The family members were very kind and hurriedly said: "Thank you, Madam and the two girls, for your appreciation. In fact, this dessert is not difficult to make. You just take eggs, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites, put sugar and water in the egg yolks, and stir until the yolks are tender. White, add water..."

"Girl," a servant outside the door called her, Su Jin apologized, and went out first.

"Girl, there are a few beggars outside, and they are mixed in the queue. Let's chase them out. Those people refused to leave, and they started making trouble." If something really happened to affect the opening of the restaurant, they probably would have to be kicked out.

When Su Jin heard this, she immediately became anxious. What's wrong with this? The first three days are very important, and they are the key to retaining repeat customers. If something embarrassing happens, it may become a negative teaching material for Suzaku City Restaurant.I hurriedly went downstairs to have a look, only to see two little beggars leading the way and making trouble at the entrance of the restaurant.

"Your restaurant is a lie, right? Didn't you say that all guests are free? Why can't we enter? Don't you just serve the rich? Let's make it clear earlier to avoid misunderstanding."

Hearing these words, she was still aggressive, so Su Jin went downstairs and walked up to the little beggar, only then did she realize that she couldn't be called a little beggar, because the beggar was more than a head taller than herself, and the beggar was not satisfied with her standing in front of her. In front of him, he stretched out his hand to push her away, "Go away, little girl, don't stand in the way here, and call your shopkeeper."

The clerk hurriedly pulled him, "This is our boss's daughter."

"Oh?" The beggar immediately stared at her, "Then you can forget about it if you talk? Then you can explain to me why we are not allowed to enter?"

A lot of people who were queuing up to eat had nothing else to do and came over, looked Su Jin up and down, and some even said that it's strange that a little girl like her has the final say.Su Jin just smiled, and said to the little beggar, "Do you know why the guy stopped you?"

Although the beggar's face was covered with ashes, the disdainful expression could still be seen.Su Jin didn't have the same knowledge as him, so she just said: "What is a guest? A guest is someone who has money to spend. It doesn't matter whether you pay one tael or one penny. There are a total of ten of you, and I only charge ten pennies. Who can give it to me?"

The beggar turned away awkwardly and said nothing, but the other one beside him opened his mouth, "You guys are clearly looking down on people."

"It's not that we look down upon it, but because we are legitimately open for business, I believe everyone understands, and after three days, we will exchange the money earned in these three days, no matter how much it is, into steamed buns and rice for free distribution at the entrance of the restaurant, Then you will be able to come and pick it up.”

"Is there such a good thing?" These beggars were full of disbelief. They naturally would not believe that a person who blocked them from the door because he thought they had no money would give them free food.

Su Jin didn't look at them, but only looked at the people around, "Everyone, come and be a witness, wait three days later and see if there are free steamed buns and rice in front of my Su Ji gate." These beggars said loudly, "Please forgive us for our difficulties. Everyone has worked so hard to line up for such a long time to eat. If you go in and go to the lobby, it will not only be that our business cannot be done, I am afraid Everyone can't eat anymore."

(End of this chapter)