Emperor Hongxian ate happily, and gave a reward of one hundred taels of silver as soon as he touched his mouth, which moved the shopkeeper Shen to tears, you must know that the emperor never paid the bill when he came to eat, but in order to prepare for this whole fish feast, he invited foreign aid and bought all kinds of rare ingredients, and the cost was really a lot, and these expenses had to be counted in the performance and linked to his year-end dividends.

The one hundred taels rewarded by the emperor, although it is far from being able to return to the capital, it is better than nothing! Shopkeeper Shen comforted himself with a bleeding heart, and suddenly turned around, but saw Rong Daquan looking at the silver ingots on the tray in his hand with hooked eyes, and "groaned" in his heart, this stupid big man, don't be stupid again, right?

Sure enough, Rong Daquan opened his mouth and said: "Shopkeeper, this is the emperor's reward for Miss Ning, you can't swallow it privately." ”

The shopkeeper Shen vomited blood in his heart, he was really an unlucky stupid big man, and he was about to pull him over to educate him, and the emperor in the private room was about to drive back to the palace, so he had to quickly put down the bounty to send it off, and after sending it off, the king of Qi was going to summon Ning Xi again, and he didn't have time to explain in a hurry, Rong Daquan had already publicized the fact that the guest had been rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and the kitchen knew about it, and now the bounty could not be divided.

King Qi politely met with Ning Xi and offered generous conditions, wanting to invite Ning Xi to be a chef in his restaurant, but unfortunately Ning Xi was not a willing person, and wanted to open his own restaurant wholeheartedly, so although he was tactful, his attitude was very resolute to refuse King Qi's kindness.

King Qi couldn't get down a little face, but Jun Qianyu played a round game, so that he wouldn't be embarrassed by Ning Xi, but he just walked away angrily, and he was not willing to be polite to a person who was about to become his competitor.

Ning Xi asked Jun Qianyu a little worriedly: "Fifth master, have I offended the prince?" ”

Jun Qianyu smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, you just have to do what you have to do." ”

"Then when my restaurant opens, can the fifth master go and cheer me on?"

"Take a look, and if it's all right, go."

Ning Xi suddenly smiled: "Then Ning Xi thank the fifth master first!" ”

"Well, you go out first!"

Looking at Ning Xi's happy back, Jun Shaofeng shook his head and sighed: "Fifth brother, you don't have the right attitude towards this girl!" ”

Jun Qianyu remembered the little girl in Qiuluzhuang who was struggling to survive in a desperate situation like a tenacious weed, and said with a light smile: "I just want to see how far she can go." ”

Jun Shaofeng shrugged, he didn't understand it, but he never understood this cousin, but it didn't matter to him, anyway, for him, there were good things to eat, fun things to mix, beautiful women to watch, and songs to listen to, it was enough.

Ning Xi returned to the back kitchen, only to find that there was a commotion inside, the quarrel was mainly focused on Meng Shuangshuang and Rong Daquan's apprentice named Yuan Fugui, and some people in the kitchen of Quanjufu were also helping, Ning Xi listened for a long time, and finally figured out that it was about money.

It turned out that Fang Cai Rong Daquan returned to the kitchen, and he was happy to tell him about the bounty, and, according to his meaning, this table of dishes was mainly due to Ning Xi, and the bounty should also be her to take the lion's share, and the others would mean to get a little light.

First of all, Yuan Fugui won't do it, he has long been unaccustomed to the momentum of the master holding a yellow-haired girl to the sky, at this time, it involves his own interests, so he naturally refuses to give in, so shouting, the other people in the kitchen are not willing, the people who can work in the kitchen of Quanjufu, which one is not arrogant on weekdays? Where are you accustomed to seeing your own chef grow other people's ambition and destroy his own prestige, and they also voiced their support for Yuan Fugui.

Of course, Meng Shuangshuang wanted to speak for Ning Xi, so he came and went, and they quarreled.

Figuring out what happened, Ning Xi pulled Meng Shuangshuang's sleeve funny: "Don't quarrel, let's not be like them, just get what we deserve." Pulling Meng Shuangshuang to the front of Rongda Comprehensive.

Rong Daquan pushed the tray in his hand forward: "Miss Ning, take it, don't care about these people, you can't turn it out of my palm even if the sky is broken." ”

The silver ingots, neatly arranged in the tray, sparkling and shining, do have the power to deceive people's hearts. Ning Xi counted out five ingots and put them in the package he carried, and returned the rest to Rong Daquan: "Chef Rong, you can divide the rest, everyone has a share of today's affairs." ”

Rong Daquan said embarrassedly: "How can that be ......?"

Ning Xi smiled and calmly pulled Meng Shuangshuang away.

With the silver, Ozawa's study was not a problem, and on the second day, Ning Xi found him a school, put on brand new clothes, carried a brand new school bag, and went to the school to study.

The stalls in the night market have also stopped, and now that they have the money, they won't let Meng Shuangshuang follow her to do these hard work, besides, the matter of opening a restaurant must also start preparing as soon as possible.

So in the next few days, Ning Xi began to consciously go shopping to see the storefront.

Originally, Ningxi's plan was to set up a stall in the night market to make money first, save money to open a small restaurant in Xicheng first, and slowly make money and then go to Dongcheng to open a high-end restaurant, but now that she has made a lot of money all of a sudden, the transition step of opening a small restaurant can be directly skipped, these days she mainly visits the prosperous commercial areas in Dongcheng.

But after walking around Dongcheng for a few days, Ningxi's enthusiasm has been extinguished a lot, this Dongcheng and Xicheng, the price difference is not so big!

Originally, her abacus was good, she found a two-story or three-story shop, bought it together with the yard behind, opened a restaurant in front, and lived in the back of her, Meng Shuangshuang, Zhang Zhize's family of three, even if they took root in the capital, they no longer had to worry about when the landlord was unhappy and kicked them out.

But after walking around this circle, Ning Xi's heart was half cold.

I got five hundred taels from selling recipes, one thousand taels from making a whole fish feast, and with the fifty taels of bounty I got later, it added up to 1,550 taels of silver.

In the West Side, this huge amount of money can buy an entire street, which can be placed in the East City, but it is just the price of a calligraphy and painting in the calligraphy and painting shop, or a vase in the treasure shop.

As for the storefront, it's not a question of whether she can afford it, but in this place where every inch of land is at a premium, there will be no store pù who will give up the storefront.

After struggling for a long time, Ning Xi can only retreat to the next best thing and go to see some less lively places, the so-called wine fragrance is not afraid of deep alleys, the dishes are delicious, and the restaurant can be opened in a remote place, Ning Xi can only comfort himself like this.

Meng Shuangshuang, who doesn't have to go to the storefront, is also troubled, and as soon as she goes out these days, she is surrounded by people and asks: "When will your lo-mei stall open again?" The old man in my family hasn't eaten your lo-mei for a few days, and he can't sleep well at night. ”

Meng Shuangshuang actually wanted to say: "Our family Ningxi is going to open a restaurant, welcome everyone to come when the time comes!" ”

But the problem is that they can't afford to go to the restaurant opened in Ningxi!

I had to come back and complain to Ning Xi: "When we first set up a stall here, we all relied on the help of these neighbors, and now we are talking about leaving, isn't it a bit unkind?" ”

"Then according to you, what is kindness?" Ning Xi asked.

Meng Shuangshuang couldn't say anything: "The restaurant can't be opened, and it's impossible for me not to help you, stay here and set up a stall, alas, if only there was a reliable person who could take over our stall!" ”

Ning Xi's heart moved: "That's right, let's find someone to take over our stall!" ”

"But who can have Ningxi's good craftsmanship!"

"What's so difficult about this, find someone who is studious and motivated, I'll teach him!"

"Is that okay?" Meng Shuangshuang was surprised, "Isn't this your family's stunt?" Can you pass it on to someone else? ”

Ning Xi said with a smile: "Isn't food just about letting more people eat it, so that it has the meaning of being there?" Besides, if it weren't for these neighborhoods, we wouldn't have been able to gain a foothold in the capital so quickly, and now we can not only repay the neighborhoods, but also let our lo-mei pass on forever, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

Meng Shuangshuang was convinced: "It's still Ning Xi who you think about thoroughly, but who are we going to pass it on?" ”

"Shuangshuang, you just spread the word, just say that we are going to take the exam to recruit apprentices, and anyone who is interested in passing on our lo-mei stall can sign up."

"Exam recruitment?" This is fun, Meng Shuangshuang ran out in a hurry, dealing with people has always been Meng Shuangshuang's strength, and after a while, the news spread throughout the Xicheng Night Market.

After a while, Meng Shuangshuang ran back excitedly: "Ningxi, but many people are interested in our stall, and they all ask how to take the exam." ”

Ning Xi remembered that she had once added incense to the red sleeves of the eldest young master in her hometown, and naturally she could read some words, so she said: "Whoever wants to participate should first register with you, you register your name, and then each person will be issued a piece of paper with a number, and let them come to the house to take the exam with the number in three days." ”

When Meng Shuangshuang heard it, this was simple: "No problem!" "After that, I have to look for a pen and paper.

Ning Xi called her again: "Wait a minute, when you tell them the time to come here, there is a quarter of an hour between everyone, don't all come together." ”

"Why is that, the exam, can't we be together? How long does it take to come one by one, and it can't be finished in a day! ”

"You just have to do it according to my arrangement, I have my own reason, if you can't finish the exam in one day, then two or three days, this is a big deal, you have to find the best."

"Okay, you have the final say!" Meng Shuangshuang, this girl, whoever convinces her, she will listen to whoever she says unconditionally.

In order to avoid cats and dogs from participating, Ning Xi added some screening conditions to Meng Shuangshuang, such as not being too old, not too wealthy at home, and not having infectious diseases in good health.

Meng Shuangshuang took the initiative to ask: "Is there no limit to men and women?" ”

"Of course!"

"What if you have a physical disability?"

"As long as you can move freely and work, as long as you are self-reliant, you are worthy of respect, we can't look down on people!"

"Great!"

While letting Meng Shuangshuang accept the registration, Ning Xi made some arrangements like this, and soon arrived on the day when the exam was agreed.