Chapter 137: Entering Beijing
Cai Wei originally thought that Huo Yuan's support hall could be opened in three or five days, but she couldn't find a suitable house without thinking, Cai Wei was very anxious about this, and after many inquiries and searches, she found a mansion that met Huo Yuan's requirements in the southern suburbs of Lin'an Mansion.
It is a four-hall mansion, with dozens of rooms in the front and back, more than enough for one or two hundred people, and the environment is quiet and quiet, which is the most suitable for living. According to the Chinese, the house was originally the private residence of a landlord, because the landlord died of illness, the young owner loved the prosperity of the capital, so he sold the family property, took his wife and concubines, and moved to the capital to live.
Huo Yuan saw the house, and he didn't pick out anything wrong, and saw that Cai Wei was in a hurry to find a house, so he couldn't bear to toss anymore, and after negotiating the price, he finally bought the house at a price of two thousand two hundred taels.
After the house was bought, everything else was in place for the support hall, and it was opened immediately. On the day when the beggars moved in, according to Cai Wei's request, they all bathed in fragrant soup in advance, cleaned themselves up neatly, wore the clean jackets issued by the support hall, and moved in excitedly.
When they saw the environment they were going to live in the future, they couldn't believe their eyes, this big mansion with carved beams and paintings, a fairyland on earth, was it really for them to live in Hanako?
I heard that in the past, there was a landlord with a lot of money, and they were just the lowest people in society, who had always been discriminated against and neglected, could they really live in the landlord's house?
After confirming that this would become their future home, the beggars were so moved that they spontaneously knelt down and kept kowtowing to Huo Yuan to thank them, and many of them were moved to sobs and tears.
"Benefactor, take us a bow!"
"Benefactor, you bodhisattva heart, purify all sentient beings, and you will be blessed in the future."
"Huo Gongzi, you are the reborn parents of the little ones, and the eldest grandmother ......."
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Looking at the beggars kneeling on the ground, Huo Yuan was a little moved, and said to Cai Wei: "I can't imagine that a good deed done unintentionally can move them so much, it's really beyond my expectations." β
Cai Wei said: "These people, they are all people who have no ability to work, and they have no security in life, they are worried about a meal every day, and they are hovering on the edge of hunger and cold every day. β
Huo Yuan said: "I have been running around for the family's business all day long, and I have never paid attention to these beggars, if it weren't for Sister Caiwei's mention, I might not be able to do this kind act today, and thank Sister Caiwei for her kind reminder, I will definitely do more in the future." β
Hearing him say this, Cai Wei was very relieved, feeling that she had not been busy in vain these days, she smiled and said: "I will continue to do this kind of thing, and when the time comes, I will compare with Brother Huo to see who has opened more support halls." β
Huo Yuan laughed loudly: "Okay, it's better than ......"
After a few days of inspection, Cai Wei put her mind at ease on the management of the support hall, and discussed with Huo Yuan that she wanted to leave Lin'an City and go to the capital.
Huo Yuan was also urged by Jingzhong's mother many times, urging him to return home quickly, he was about to return to Beijing, and it happened that Cai Wei came to discuss the matter with him, so he agreed with her that the two families would go to Beijing together.
On the day they entered Beijing, it was already the fifth day of the second lunar month, and it had been more than half a month since they first discussed the opening of the support hall. It was precisely because of the plan to help Huo Yuan open a support hall that the Mu family's plan to enter Beijing was delayed for half a month, which made Huo Yuan a little happy while being moved.
Sister Wei'er treats him really well!
At this time, it was already February of the lunar calendar, and the weather was not so cold, Mu Zhongqing's family walked comfortably on the way to the capital, along the way, from time to time to watch the scenery along the way, everywhere, you can experience different customs. On the road, there is a well-informed, gentle and gentle Huo Yuan as a companion, and this road is not lonely.
The further south you go, the closer you get to the capital, the warmer the sky becomes, the Qingyun Town at this time is still cold and windy, dripping into ice, and in the south, it is already green and green, and the small trees are budding.
Seeing this scene, Wen'er and Wu'er gradually couldn't sit still in the car, and from time to time poked their little heads out of the car window, looking at the birds and flowers outside, feeling the beautiful scenery of spring, or opening their eyes to observe those pedestrians walking on the road unhurriedly.
At this time, the pedestrians took off their jackets, changed into light jackets, and walked briskly in the bright spring light.
The Mu family was still wearing heavy cotton jackets, and the jackets they used to wear were patched coarse cloth clothes, which were already tattered and could not be worn out at all, and all of them were left in Mujia Village and were not brought out at all. Cai Wei planned to go to the next city, so she bought a spring and autumn jacket for each of the people in the family, they were still wearing cotton clothes, it was too hot to wear it.
However, before he could go to the next city, Huo Yuan had already sent someone to send the jackets of the six members of the Mu family, four sets per person, the materials were top-notch, and the workmanship was impeccable.
Regarding Huo Yuan's generous gift, Mu Zhongqing and his wife did not have the fierce prevarication and resistance when they received his gift before, but only symbolically excused themselves and accepted it.
If he hadn't been born in a wealthy family, Zhongqing and his wife would have spared no effort to persuade their daughter to marry him, even if he was born in a wealthy family, if his daughter was willing to marry him, they would be happy to see it.
Cai Wei was very distressed by Huo Yuan's behavior and the change of her parents, she had already rejected Huo Yuan's proposal, who knew that he was so persistent, he actually took the route of saving the country with a curve, bribed her parents, and bought her parents properly, if this situation is allowed to develop, one day, her parents will force her to marry him.
Fortunately, within a few days, before his parents were bribed to become his people, they arrived in the capital.
The capital, where the emperor lived, was not as prosperous as Qingyun Town and Yushu County, and even Lin'an Mansion was much inferior to it.
Entering the capital, Cai Wei sisters and brothers were immediately attracted by the prosperity of the capital, the streets of the capital are spacious and open, as far as the eye can see, all kinds of shops are lined up one after another, making people dizzy, the pedestrians on the street are bustling, shoulder to shoulder, everywhere shows prosperity and prosperity.
No matter which dynasty, as long as the imperial power does not fall, the capital will always be a prosperous scene of singing and dancing, there are merchants pouring in from all directions, as well as celebrities from all over the world, whether it is folk customs or culture, there is a unique inclusiveness.
Huo Yuan said that the capital is a boxy, accessible city, divided into the inner city and the outer city, the inner city is the palace of the Great Jin Kingdom, where the emperor, queen, concubines and princes live.
The outside is the outer city, the residence of the dignitaries and wealthy businessmen is very close to the inner city, and on the bustling street, the ordinary people are generally on the outermost side, and it is also divided into four streets: south, south, west, and northwest.
Not long after entering the city, the carriage of the Mu family stopped at an inn, and Cai Wei's family got off the car and went to the inn to stay overnight.
Originally, Huo Yuan wanted to place Cai Wei's family to live in one of his private houses, but Cai Wei refused, and now that their family has arrived in the capital, it is time for her to show her talents, she doesn't want to rely on others and let others question her success. Moreover, she plans to take root in the capital in the future, if she gets too close to Huo Yuan, she will inevitably be criticized, provoke tongue, and cause unnecessary trouble for herself and her family.
Huo Yuan saw that she insisted on this, and knew that he couldn't force her, so he personally sent their family into the inn, and after seeing them check in, he left with confidence and went back to the Huo family's old house to visit his mother who had not seen him for a long time.
After Huo Yuan left, Cai Wei rested for a while, then said to his father and mother, and he went outside with great interest.
She plans to inspect the market in the capital, and then show her strength here and make a vigorous career.
She came to the most prosperous street in the capital, at this time, there are still a lot of people on the street, the sound of selling comes and goes, the road is lined with restaurants, restaurants, inns, teahouses, teahouses, and tea houses on both sides of the road, there are gilded plaques at the door of each house, and the colorful flags hanging down in front of the door are very distinctive, the capital is good, and you have just entered the city to experience a kind of prosperity and comfort.
Cai Wei walked around for a while, saw a lot of things that she had never seen before, and was walking with high spirits, when she suddenly saw a restaurant in front of her, with a large faΓ§ade and the words 'Jufu' on the plaque.
She still remembers that when she was in Qingyun Town, she had heard the name of the time-honored restaurant 'Jufu' in the capital, and the Yin family she saved in Yushu County was the sister of the Jufu pastry chef. Want to see what is so good about Jufude, which is known as the first restaurant in the Great Jin Kingdom?
When I entered the inside, I immediately greeted the enthusiastic Xiao Er and greeted him politely: "Yo, girl, you are here, please come inside!" β
The service is thoughtful and enthusiastic, the smile is kind and kind, which makes people have a good impression of the first impression of the restaurant in an instant, Cai Wei followed behind Xiao Er, secretly assessed, she walked to a corner, picked up a clean seat and sat down, ordered a chicken soup, a fried green pepper with shredded meat, and wanted to try this world-famous century-old brand, is it worthy of its name.
Chicken soup can test the cook's simmering skills, if the soup is stewed for a long time, the soup will be muddy, fat and unpleasant; The meat fried green peppers, the meat should be fried tender and flavorful, and the green peppers should be crispy but not raw, which is a test of the cook's martial skills. These seemingly simple two dishes can easily bring those three-legged cat kung fu cooks back to their original shape.
didn't wait long, the dishes came up quickly, Cai Wei secretly praised the speed of their serving, and when she looked at the soup and vegetables that came up, she found that the chicken soup was boiled milky white, and there were thin green vegetables cut in it. And the fried shredded pork with green peppers, the shredded meat is tender and flavorful, the green peppers are crispy but not raw, as soon as you enter it, it makes people want to shoot the case.
After tasting these two dishes, Cai Wei suddenly felt that she wanted to compete for the first place in the catering industry in the capital, if she only relied on her cooking skills, she was afraid that it would be a little difficult, but fortunately she had many modern marketing methods, and wanted to compete with this century-old restaurant, although it was a little difficult, but she was still very sure!
After eating, she asked for four kinds of dim sum: jujube cake, millet rice flour cake, old rice cake, ghee rolls, etc.
The dim sum of this family is made by the second brother of the Yin family, and it is said that the pastry of Jufu in the capital is the best in the world, and she wants to know what the dim sum known as the best in the world is like, and can it catch up with the sandwiches, egg tarts and butter bread she ate in her previous life?
At the time of the snack, Cai Wei sat in the corner, carefully observing the guests who came and went, and found that most of the people who came here to consume were nobles of silk and satin, and few cloth clothes appeared.
In this way, Jufu earns the silver of the upper class.
Cai Wei touched her jaw, bent her eyes, and laughed happily!
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, dear girls!
I was going to take advantage of these few days of vacation, to a few gorgeous Wan more, but I was sadly dragged out by the unscrupulous mother to travel, every day all kinds of walking, so that I have a code word time, I'm sorry everyone, please forgive, touch big!