Shopkeeper Xue is obviously not good at chatting, that is, the old housekeeper is trying to find all kinds of topics, and he is also perfunctory with no match, as if someone owes him eight million hanging money, which makes the old housekeeper very embarrassed.

Fortunately, this awkward chat was quickly interrupted by the owner in the old housekeeper's mouth.

Qin Youliang, a middle-aged man over thirty years old, was wearing a cloth shirt that was not very glamorous, and he was wearing a pair of plain cloth shoes full of mud spots at his feet.

"Shopkeeper Xue, who are you doing this!" Qin Youliang walked into the room quickly and asked with a smile.

"The owner, this General Ding's subordinates have arrested all the chefs inside and outside Wanghailou, this is the third time this month, if it goes on like this, let's wait for this Wanghailou to close down, you are also his General Ding's in-law brother-in-law, shouldn't you talk to him!"

"But it's just this little thing, I'll go to my cheap brother-in-law another day and talk about it. ”

"My owner, this is not a trivial matter, we open a restaurant, we don't even have a cook, you let those diners come to sit and drink tea, so tossed, it is estimated that there is no need for other restaurants to squeeze us, we have to close our doors." Shopkeeper Xue saw that Qin Youliang was still looking careless, so he stood up suddenly, patted the table with an annoyed face and said.

It's no wonder that Shopkeeper Xue is so embarrassed, it's really that this new boss is too out of tune.

Originally, when Qin Youliang and his father were alive, this Qin Youliang was also a promising young man, but as Qin's father returned to the west with his legs, Mrs. Qin took her family wealth and body to the temple to cultivate, looking like she wanted to stay away from the mortal world, this Qin Youliang didn't know how to be obsessed with those flowers and plants, and threw all the stalls in the restaurant to the shopkeeper Xue.

At the beginning, Shopkeeper Xue was quite happy, feeling that it was the trust of the owner, and he was more conscientious in his work.

However, as Qin Youliang checked the accounts from the first month to the first month, and the accounts were checked every two months, and the accounts were checked only for half a year or a year, and sometimes the account book was sent back as soon as it was sent, which made the shopkeeper Xue a little uneasy, and he didn't talk to Qin Youliang, but Qin Youliang just looked like he couldn't help up, and he went to the suburban garden with all his heart, and he knew that the Qin family's qi was over.

If you are the kind of person who doesn't know how to repay your kindness, you may be happy that Qin Youliang is a gentleman.

He has been an apprentice since he was thirteen years old and ran in the Qin family, even when his wife died and had no money to be buried, it was the old boss who paid someone to help Zhang Luo, he decided that he must repay the old club well, but the old club was over fifty and it was over, and he didn't wait for the day he repaid it, when he came to Qin Youliang's generation, looking at Qin Youliang's virtue, Xue shopkeeper was angry and anxious.

Today, he took away the chef of Wanghailou for Liao Wenqing and came over, also to stimulate Qin Youliang.

Outcome...... Qin Youliang is this virtue again.

He talked to himself, and seeing that Qin Youliang was still that indifferent virtue, this evil fire rushed to his head, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense, he shook his head and sighed for a while, said something unpleasant, and walked out with his sleeves flicked up.

It's just that Shopkeeper Xue didn't know that after he left, Qin Youliang showed a very helpless and tangled expression.

Outsiders think that Qin Youliang is a playful and foolish man, but they don't know his embarrassment, this Xue shopkeeper said that he is Ding Zhisheng's brother-in-law, that is, to fool outsiders, in fact, he is Ding Zhisheng's maiden brother of a concubine, his sister is not favored in the general's mansion, and he has not given birth to a child until now, now Ding Zhisheng can use the chef of his restaurant, that is what he can't wait for, how can he find Ding Zhisheng to ask for a statement......

Besides, he was fiddling with flowers and plants in Kunfeng Garden, not as Shopkeeper Xue thought, but to please a Beijing official.

He heard people say that the official in Beijing does not like the next person, but only loves the spring color of the garden, the flowers and the flowers, so he bought a piece of land outside the city and built such a flower house, in addition to two embroidery buildings and a few low houses where the people live, there are flowers and plants everywhere, in order to ask the gardener to be meticulous, but also afraid that outsiders will hear about it, he will be busy working in Kunfeng Garden for three years.

Now, seeing that the time is ripe, he can't get out.

Qin Youliang knew that as long as he could hug the big thick legs of the big man in Beijing, a mere Wanghailou would be given to Ding Zhisheng, so what could it be......

Because Qin Youliang is a son, he also wants to enter the officialdom to work hard......

Of course, these things must always be kept secret before they have eyebrows, otherwise there may not be people who help say good things, but I don't know how many people are busy sabotage!

However, he also saw that the patience of the shopkeeper Xue had reached the limit, and if he didn't make some more expressions, he was afraid that the shopkeeper who had worked hard for Wanghailou for more than ten years would go on strike.

Qin Youliang sat down for a moment and came up with a solution.

He instructed the old housekeeper to prepare a gift that was not thick or thin, and ordered the house to prepare a carriage, and in the name of visiting the eldest sister in the general's mansion, he specially went around in front of Wanghai Tower, and then came to the general's mansion.

Along the way, there was a lot of delay, and when Qin Youliang came to the General's Mansion, it was already in the west.

And at this moment, the general's mansion is in full swing with the reception banquet of Lord Qincha.

Ding Zhisheng didn't have time to pay attention to his cheap brother-in-law, and when the guard in front of the house came to report, he directly asked Qin Youliang to be sent to the backyard, and he didn't even have the idea of saying hello to Qin Youliang.

On the defensive side, don't look at the fact that the wife is not in front of you, but there is no shortage of female dependents in Ding Zhisheng's house.

But even so, the female dependent who takes care of the affairs of the inner courtyard in the general's mansion is not Qin Youliang's sister, but the wife of Ding Zhisheng's concubine Chunxiang, although Chunxiang's appearance is not outstanding, but her personality is quiet and introverted, and she has a son under her knees, and Ding Zhisheng doesn't want his wife to be far away from his ancestral home and still worry about him, so this matter of taking care of the affairs of the inner courtyard falls on Chunxiang's head.

Now the concubines in the back house of the general's mansion, no matter what their identity is before being carried into the mansion, even if they are young ladies from official families, they all have to be called Sister Chunxiang, which is also quite embarrassing.

Qin Youliang handed over a few gifts that were not light or heavy to Liao Wenqing, who came to greet him at the door, and went directly into the inner house.

Jade Pavilion, a small courtyard with a viewing pavilion.

Qin Youliang's sister Qin Shi looked at her younger brother sitting opposite her with some puzzlement, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you come here now, could it be that you heard some wind again?"

"What kind of rumor?" Qin Youliang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip and asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, it's just that a minister sent by the capital is now staying in the front yard, I thought you heard some rumors and came over to offer your courtesy.

Youliang, listen to your sister's advice, you can take care of your family's property with peace of mind, don't think about being an official.

Look at your brother-in-law, now he is already a lieutenant, so here in us, he is also a master who trembles when he stomps his feet, but he is not carefully serving those court officials who are higher than his official position, you say that instead of trying your best to ask for an official position for yourself, it is better to be a rich man of your own party in a chic manner!" The Qin family regretted that his mouth was too fast, but he didn't hide it, and told him about the visit of Erfu, the minister, in a few words.

However, she still did not forget to persuade her brother to be pragmatic and not always think about those things that are not boundary.

Fellow sisters and brothers, others don't know Qin Youliang's thoughts, but the Qin family is very clear, why did she become a good concubine of Ding Zhisheng in the first place, and it was not his father's idea of wanting to fulfill Qin Youliang's idea of becoming an official, but the result......

She became Ding Zhisheng's concubine, and she still doesn't even have a child, and she looks old.

And Qin Youliang is not a small businessman who lives by guarding his ancestral business.

If it weren't for Qin Youliang lobbying Daddy Qin in every possible way, how could Daddy Qin be willing to send the baby daughter in the palm of his hand to Ding Zhisheng's mansion to be a child, an official body, she has been mistaken for a lifetime, but Qin Youliang still looks like he is running to the black, which really makes Qin's heart feel a lot of emotion......

But she doesn't know how many times she has said these words, Qin Youliang is still like this, and she has no recruitment.

Sure enough, before Qin's voice fell, Qin Youliang sat up straight with his eyes shining, and continued to inquire about the origin of Erfu and the others with a smile.

It's a pity that he is destined to get nothing, because even Ding Zhisheng doesn't know the origin of Erfu and the others.

Qin Youliang is definitely a master with great perseverance in the matter of seeking an official body, he saw that his own sister didn't know much about this, and he was not in a hurry, so he laughed and laughed with the Qin family for a while, and then took out two neatly folded silver tickets from his sleeve, handed them to Qin's hand, and said in a low voice: "Life in this high-gate compound is not easy, there is more money around you, and it also saves those minions who have eyes on the door of their heads to look down on people, this bit of silver, leave it to my sister for pocket money." ”

"I'm not short of money, although the general doesn't often come to me to walk around, but he has never belittled me, and Aunt Chun has very strict restrictions on the servants in the house, my life here is not sad, I just worry about you, why don't you give up!" Qin didn't go to pick up the silver ticket handed over by Qin Youliang, shook his head and refused.

"If there is no shortage, keep it. Qin Youliang smiled, stuffed the silver ticket into Qin's hand, and continued.

After saying that, he excused himself to hurry back and left the backyard of the inner house directly.

Qin Youliang knew his identity, and when he came to Ding Zhisheng, he couldn't look good, but he would never want to give up this good opportunity to get close to the minister of the Qincha at his fingertips, so he stood on the road and hesitated slightly, and then walked directly to the kitchen in the southwest corner of the General's Mansion.

Wanghailou's chef Xu Huzi is best at cooking seafood.

Xu Huzi, who was busy in front of the stove, looked up to wipe his sweat, and saw his own owner Qin Youliang coming here, the movements in his hands did not stop, but his eyes had already drifted outside, he greeted the owner in a loud voice, while speeding up his movements, and in the blink of an eye, he put the spicy fried crab in the pot into the porcelain plate with the entwined branch lotus pattern prepared next to him.

"Busy, hard work, go back and ask Shopkeeper Xue to give you more tea money. Qin Youliang also came to him, he looked at Xu Huzi who was sweating, and greeted him very kindly.

"Do the same job, you can get a reward here, and you can go back and have tea money, that's cheap for me Lao Xu." ”

"If you know that it's cheap, you should steal the fun, what are you arguing about, and you plan to ask for a copy for your two little apprentices!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, my two little apprentices have to be my master.

Boss, why are you here now!" Xu Huzi stroked the sweat on his face and asked with some curiosity.

Because Qin Youliang's addiction to fiddling with flowers and plants has spread all over Wanghai Tower, Xu Huzi has heard more or less about it even if he is a cat working in the back kitchen, so he is really a little curious about the reason why his owner is here.

When Qin Youliang heard this, he smiled secretly, beckoned to Xu Huzi, motioned for Xu Huzi to come over with his ear, and said in a low voice: "I heard that my brother-in-law is going to entertain the minister from Beijing today, and he came here to join in the fun, but I came a little late, and the banquet was held over there, if I recklessly rushed over, wouldn't it be a shame for my brother-in-law, so I will come to the kitchen first and go around, and when the food is served later, I will follow you." ”

After saying that, he stood up straight, and carefully arranged the hem of his robe without wrinkles, which seemed to be very important.

"Nacheng, then the owner, you can rest here first, don't go to the kitchen, my subordinates here hurry up, keep it and let you go into the hall to drink immediately." Xu Huzi nodded understandingly, and stopped fishing, while letting Qin Youliang to the side, so as not to choke him on the smoke from the kitchen, while patting his chest and slapping the ticket.

I have to say that Xu Huzi is really a master of two brushes.

I saw him return to the kitchen, while instructing the apprentice to stir up the fire in the stove, while telling the maid and cook to move the ingredients over, both hands moved together, and in the blink of an eye, the ingredients of the two dishes were put into the two pots.

The two dishes that had just come out of the pot, plus the spicy fried crab and the steamed yellow croaker steamed in the cage drawer, just enough for four dishes, plus two seafood snacks, he waved his hand at the little maid waiting in line outside the kitchen, and asked the little maid to send these forward.

And Qin Youliang also followed behind the little maids and went to the hall with a smile.

In the hall, Erfu, who had rested enough, was sitting at the same table with Ding Zhisheng, Liao Wenqing and others.