Reborn I want to be a giant

Chapter 36 He is here

In the taverns in Jinling, Cheng Fu has put in a lot of effort on the appetizers. Apart from retaining some of the dishes in the taverns in the capital, most of them are improved Jiangnan-style snacks, which are both innovative and blended.In the end, the appetizers on the menu were as high as 43, and the wine list had seven more mixed wines, three fruit brews and three flower brews than the Beijing Bistro.

Previously in the capital, because it was inconvenient to go out, the shopping was all on Gao Sheng, but now there is no suitable manager, Cheng Fu does everything by himself, these days he is tired and happy.

Knowing that they no longer have to go to major restaurants to taste other people's signature dishes, the children in the family were relieved.Recently, in order to study the tastes of Jiangnan people, the lady took them to restaurants almost every day.It still feels fresh after eating it once or twice, but it’s not the same when eating it every day.Although the dishes are different, they are all big dishes, not to mention easy to get tired of, and they are especially fat. Wen Xiang and Jiu Jiu have gained seven or eight catties abruptly.

Aunt Gui and Aunt Zhou are both cooks in the tavern, and Ke Xiang helped Cheng Fu find them.Both of them used to be cooks in the big kitchen of a big family. Later, due to various reasons, they were either sold out a few times, or the main family was defeated and had to find another way of life.The reason why Ke Xiang knew them was only because he had helped their master's family run darts and ate several banquets at their master's house.After they came out, life was difficult. Ke Xiang also helped them find work, but because they were women, others either didn't accept them, or kept their wages extremely low.

Aunt Gui's husband died early, her daughter-in-law gave birth to four children, and her mother-in-law became more and more ill. She was desperate and planned to sell herself again. It was Ke Xiang who happened to find her and recommended her to Cheng Fu.Aunt Zhou's situation was originally better than Aunt Gui's. Both her son and daughter-in-law could work to support the family, and her daughter often supplemented her.But sadly, she has an uneasy father-in-law.In order to marry a prostitute as his successor, he emptied the family savings, including all the dowry of his daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law was hit hard, the child who was less than two months old was lost, and the son was clamoring for his grandfather's life, but she couldn't persuade her, but at this time, something happened to the daughter-in-law's family, and she could no longer help her mother's family.Aunt Zhou had no choice but to take the initiative to find Ke Xiang, begging him to help find a job, anything, as long as there is a lot of money.

Cheng Fu is a person who cares more about her own rights and interests, so she can use both Aunt Gui and Aunt Zhou, and she also promises a high salary and dividends every year in the future, but the condition is that the two of them must sell themselves.Aunt Gui immediately agreed, and Aunt Zhou went back to stay overnight, not knowing what happened at home, but the next day she showed up with bruises, and she also agreed to sell herself.

"Gao Sheng said he would come to Jinling to help." Cheng Fu handed the letter he just received to his brother.

"If it's convenient for him, it's the best." Gao Sheng's understanding is extremely high, he has grown up in less than a year, and he has managed the property of the two brothers and sisters in the capital in an orderly manner.If he can free up his subordinate Jinling, it will be much easier to open the business here.

Gao Sheng said in the letter that there is a charter in the capital now, and it doesn't matter if he is away for a month or two, and Xu Ye and Weng Qimin are very happy to lend her their stewards to temporarily manage the tavern.In order to reassure the brothers and sisters, Weng Qimin also said that no one would dare to make trouble during Gao Sheng's absence, unless they wanted to offend Dali Siqing and Xingbu Shangshu at the same time.

Cheng Fu had the same idea as his brother, so he immediately sat down and wrote a letter to the other party.By the way, they also wrote letters to Xu Ye and Weng Qimin respectively.

Xu Ye didn't expect Cheng Fu to ask him to write a plaque for the tavern in Jinling, so he practiced handwriting in the study for a long time, and finally picked out the one he was more satisfied with, folded it, put it in an envelope, and ordered someone to send it to "a tavern" "Give Gao Sheng.

When Gao Sheng came to Jinling with a carload of things, the construction period of the tavern was coming to an end. After Cheng Fu threw him the blueprints, warehouse keys, and purchase account books, he went to work on renovating other vacant houses.At the end of the year, Yubei Academy had a tight schedule. Cheng Han couldn’t breathe a sigh of relief even though he had passed the exam of a scholar. Now it’s impossible to continue helping his younger sister. Fortunately, the elder brother in the academy has been diligently writing the storybook, and the progress is stable. , to his relief.

"Open in February?" Wu Ying lay on the bed, letting Zi'er push his shoulders and neck for him, and let out a comfortable hum from time to time.

"It's the day that is counted by the gods on Shuimen Street." Ding Tong always felt that the brothers and sisters didn't believe it. The choice of February might be due to the consideration of the construction period and the progress of various preparations. The reason for finding someone to count the auspicious time is probably just a symbol put on a show.

Wu Ying closed her eyes, and said vaguely: "There are still two months, is it too late?"

"I went around early this morning. There should be enough time." I heard that the work was rushed during the New Year, and the wages were paid five times. The craftsmen said that they would not go back to celebrate the New Year.

After Ding Tong heard the rumor, he didn't check the authenticity, but Cheng Fu's generosity to himself was nothing new in the massive amount of information he had collected.So it should be true that double wages are paid.

"What is your name?"

The corner of Ding Tong's mouth twitched slightly, "It's called 'Man Shang'."

"Hahahahahaha, he is a wonderful person." The one in Beijing is called [Youjian Tavern], and the one in Jinling is called [Manshang].

The brothers and sisters of the Cheng family didn't know that their every move was already in the eyes of others, and they couldn't help but focus on their own goals.As the end of the new year approaches, the damp and coldness of the south of the Yangtze River also gave them a hard time to appreciate the newcomers.Of the servants of the Cheng family, only Wen Xiang and Jiu Jiu accompanied them from central Beijing to the south, and they are currently the only two servant girls.

Usually, the siblings are responsible for tidying up and taking care of the house. These days, there is a shortage of manpower. The boys go out to run errands, and all the big and small tasks in the house are handed over to them.As a result, when he got busy, he ignored the warmth and comfort of his master.If it weren't for the helpers talking about the winter, they wouldn't have thought of looking through the master's closet.

When the brother and sister left Beijing, they didn't even have light summer clothes, let alone thick winter clothes.

How could Cheng Fu blame them for such a trivial matter, but seeing the upset looks of the two little girls, she still pretended to criticize a few words, so that the two little girls felt better.

"Go ask a tailor to come over and make a measurement for everyone. Everyone will make two winter clothes." If you can't eat on time, you probably don't have the time to prepare winter clothes for yourself.

Since their brothers and sisters are going to make clothes, it is better to simply solve the problem of keeping everyone warm from the cold, so that everyone can do things for them without distraction.

Ma Xiaodong has just turned 20 this year, and he looks a little anxious. People who don't know his age will almost think that he is over [-] based on his appearance.Ma Xiaodong didn't know Ke Xiang, but just happened to hear that he was looking for a storyteller for his neighbors. Not to mention the generous monthly money, the owner's family was kind and generous, so he followed Ke Xiang to find Cheng's family.

"People from Jinling?" Cheng Fu asked him to sit down.

"Yes, our ancestors have lived in Jinling for generations." Ma Xiaodong felt a little worried.

Cheng Fu pushed a piece of paper in front of him and asked him to fill in the content on the spot.It was the first time for Ma Xiaodong to meet such a rigorous employer, so he obediently wrote down his birth date, address, where he made a living before, whether he had signed a contract with other people, etc.After finishing writing, Cheng Fu casually took out a book from the bookcase and handed it to him, asking him to choose a part of it to try on the spot.

Ma Xiaodong was so nervous that his hands were sweating, he couldn't speak with his mouth open.Cheng Fu told him not to worry, he could read the book first, and asked him if half an hour was enough.Ma Xiaodong kept saying gratefully: "Enough, enough."

With his confirmation, Cheng Fu left the study in order not to put pressure on him.Just when Gao Sheng came back for lunch, Cheng Fu told him not to rush out and listen to Ma Xiaodong's level.

"Laoshan Zhi" is a thrilling storybook written by Cheng Fu a month ago. Cheng Han did not leave others to complete the details. It mainly tells that a group of scholars travel together and enter Laoshan by mistake. Only one person is alive, but this person is crazy, and he has not gone out of the old mountain. The ending is open, and it is up to the audience to guess.

The story is not long, but it is exciting and exciting, which can whet the audience's appetite.In order to better fit the geographical characteristics, the plot incorporates a lot of local customs and market legends in the south of the Yangtze River, and some of the words and sentences in it are more interesting when spoken in Jinling dialect.So when she asked Kexiang to help find a storyteller, her first requirement was that the other party must be a native of Jinling.

Ma Xiaodong had never worked as a storyteller before, but he had heard a lot and read a lot of story books.He thought that the stories Cheng Fu wanted him to tell were nothing more than legends about talented scholars and beauties or those who would succeed forever. Until he opened this "Old Mountain Records" and saw page No. 11, he almost cried out. speak up.

…On an unfamiliar path, the noisy Chosen One was chattering about irrelevant gossip, untied his belt and hung it on a branch of a nearby tree, tied it in a knot, then jumped up with a smile, and hung his head on it.At this time, his mouth was still opening and closing to speak, although his face was red from being strangled and his expression was ferocious, but his limbs were hanging tightly, as if he had lost consciousness.In the end, his eyeballs burst and his seven orifices bleed, and the whole world calmed down.

And everyone present was scared out of their wits by this scene, but they fell into great pain and fear after realizing that they hadn't stopped the other party just now...

When Cheng Fu and Gao Sheng entered the study, they saw Ma Xiaodong facing a wall, muttering as if reciting words.

"Is it alright?"

Ma Xiaodong turned around, took a breath, and said seriously: "It's fine."

The two tailors of the cloth shop waited for nearly half an hour before the door of the study opened, and Cheng Fu, Gao Sheng, and Ma Xiaodong stepped out.Gao Sheng sent Ma Xiaodong out in person, while Cheng Fu went back to his room for the tailor to be tailored.

From that day on, Ma Xiaodong came to Cheng's house every day to endorse, and then had lunch and break with everyone, and went home in the evening.Although Cheng Fu didn't take the initiative to introduce, everyone more or less guessed that this person will be in charge of the tavern in the future, which is different from the rest of them.

In a blink of an eye, it was the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and Cheng Fu distributed New Year's goods and silver rewards to everyone, and also allowed a holiday on the [-]th day of the New Year and the first day or two of the new year.Everyone was so happy that they kowtowed to the brothers and sisters in unison.The two of them were a little embarrassed.

Gao Sheng was worried that his sister would be celebrating the New Year in the capital, and had already set off for Beijing a few days ago, and would go south after the second year of junior high school.On this trip, he brought a copy of Cheng Fu's script for "Manshang", and planned to ask someone to change it to the Beijing version and speak at "Youjian Tavern".Especially "Old Mountain Records", he is confident that it can bring a topic for a long time.

"Miss, please don't come out, the snow is thick." Just after dawn, Jiujiu began to sweep the snow.

Wen Xiang came over with a pot of hot water and a handkerchief, and asked Jiujiu, "Are you awake?"

"Just get up, let's go in quickly." Jiujiu quickened his movements.

Because it was snowing and the roads were difficult to walk, and the academy was closed late, Cheng Han didn't go home a few days ago, and he shared a room with his elder brothers in the academy, and he didn't come back until the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month.

After Cheng Fu finished washing, she came out dressed thickly. She had to go to the construction site today to see the progress.The snow is so thick and I don't know if there will be any losses.She shook her head, secretly sighing that she always has endless troubles.

Bai Ju was in charge of answering the door and the yard today, so he hurried over now, "Miss, there are guests from the capital."

Cheng Fu was surprised. She and her little brother had not had many friends. There were only a few people who knew each other in the capital, and even fewer people could find them here.

"Did he report himself as a family?"

Bai Ju whispered, "The surname is Xu."

Cheng Fu couldn't believe it, and ran towards the gate with his cloak in hand.

The young man led the horse in a busy manner and stood at the door.Because the snow was coming, even though there was a bamboo hat to cover it, his face and skirt were still covered with icy snow.Cheng Fu opened his eyes wide and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Why don't you take the horse to the stable?" She ordered Bai Ju hastily.

"Wen Xiang went to clean up my brother's room and let Mr. Xu rest. Jiu Jiu went to prepare hot water..."

After explaining everything in one go, she frowned and looked at the person standing at the door, "What are you still doing, aren't you tired?"

"Oh." Xu Ye also came back to his senses, took off his bamboo hat, and walked into the yard.

Bai Ju had just been sternly stern by his master, and he was a little curious about the origin of this Mr. Xu.While Jiujiu was boiling water, he moved over to help the other party watch the fire. "This is our master's friend?" You must know that Cheng Fu is the gentlest master Bai Jusuo has ever met, and it can be said that he is very easy to serve. It is the first time that he is so strict.

Jiujiu glanced at him sideways, "He has a big background, you will know in the future."

Xu Ye washed up, changed into clean clothes, and had breakfast again. He wanted to find Cheng Fu, but Bai Ju, who opened the door for him earlier, said that he had gone out.

"Miss, please rest well, she will come back later. This is a book that miss will relieve you." Bai Ju held a stack of story books in his hand, which was "Old Mountain Chronicles".

Xu Ye had no choice but to nod, and turned back to the warm room.

Cheng Fu brought Wen Xiang to the construction site, and she felt relieved when she saw that everyone was busy cleaning up the snow and checking whether the materials were damaged. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.Seeing that it was still early, Xu Ye should have fallen asleep, so she took Wen Xiang to Caishikou in the east of the city.

(End of this chapter)