The crackling sound of firecrackers alarmed shops and pedestrians on Wenyu Street. When everyone heard the voice, they came and saw that the restaurant, which had been closed for nearly a month, was now renovated and dressed in red. On the lintel hangs a black wooden sign with a few powerful characters written on it: Hundred Herbs Restaurant, apparently the new name of the restaurant.

In front of the restaurant, there are six large flower baskets more than one person high, and the big red ribbon on it says that the unit that gives the flower basket is written, among which the three words "Hongbao Zhai" have blinded the eyes of many insiders, because the reputation of this cultural play shop in Yuhai is really not small, and even Hongbao Zhai has made a special trip to send the flower basket, which shows that this herbal medicine restaurant still has some origins.

Because it was the opening ceremony, all the staff of the store were dressed in neat uniforms and stood outside the door to greet customers. The shop uniforms were jointly designed by Xu Yingying and Li Yu, and the boys all wore navy blue cardigan coats on the upper body and black straight-leg pants on the bottom; The girls wore long dresses in the style of the Ming Dynasty, covered with pink bichia. At a glance, it has a somewhat antique feeling, which is consistent with the traditional cultural tone of the medicinal food workshop.

Li Yu and Xu Yingying did not wear antique shop clothes like the clerks. Li Yu was wearing a black suit, and Xu Yingying was wearing a dark red white-collar professional suit. Two people stood in front of the clerks, one on the left and one on the right, waiting for the arrival of the customers.

Since it was an opening, it was natural that there would be no guests who came to congratulate it. But Li Yu and Xu Yingying don't have too many relatives and friends in Yuhai, and it is a little difficult to encounter the problem of inviting people.

Gao Shixin and Cai Meilin are definitely coming. In fact, the six flower baskets at the door were brought by Cai Meilin. The flower basket with the words Hongbaozhai was bought by Cai Meilin, and the other five were paid by Xu Yingying, hanging the banners of several businesses that had a good relationship with Cai Meilin.

In addition to Gao and Cai, there is also a group of guests who are Han Hongqi and Huang Jiping, retired old men. Originally, Li Yu didn't intend to alarm them, but when these people heard that Li Yu had really opened a medicinal restaurant, they shouted to go to the party, and told Li Yu to send them invitations on the opening day. Li Yuzheng was worried that he couldn't invite anyone else, and when he heard this, he naturally agreed. However, he also told the old men that on the day of the opening, they would just have to bring their mouths to eat, and things like gifts would be avoided.

Ge Jianyu has been in Yuhai for the longest time, but he has been studying in school before, and even if he knows a few people in society, he can't get enough of Cheng Dù, who can be invited to cheer him. There are several leaders in the cultural relics association where he now works, and it stands to reason that they are qualified to be guests, but Ge Jianyu is worried that the leaders will know that his girlfriend is running a restaurant outside will affect his opinion, so he did not dare to speak out in the unit.

A week before the opening of the medicinal food workshop, Xu Yingying launched a round of publicity, especially on the Internet, and the response was quite good. According to her estimates, in addition to the two groups of guests invited in front of her, there will be some idlers who have come to see the excitement today, and the atmosphere will not be too deserted.

Before the sound of firecrackers had subsided, an Audi Q7 drove far away and stopped in front of the medicinal kitchen. Li Yu and Xu Yingying stepped forward quickly and opened the rear doors on the left and right sides respectively. Gao Shixin and Cai Meilin came down from both sides, greeted Li Yu and them with a smile, and then turned around and waved to the crowd of onlookers next to them, full of style.

"Teacher Gao, Boss Cai, please come in." Xu Yingying greeted with a smile.

"Well, this place has a good environment, and it's a good place to open a medicinal food workshop." Cai Meilin looked around and nodded in praise.

"The clerk's clothes are very distinctive, and these young people look very energetic, vibrant, very good!" Gao Shixin also found an angle of praise and gave a bunch of praise.

When the new store opens, as a guest invited by the store, there is no doubt that you need to say something good. Cai Meilin and Gao Shixin are both old fritters, and they know this well, and their appearance at this time is also quite decent.

The two of them walked while boasting, and came to the door of the restaurant, and when they were about to enter the door, Gao Shixin inadvertently raised his head and couldn't help but be stunned. He stopped, looked at the signboard on the lintel, and said in surprise: "Hey, who wrote this sign?" The handwriting is good! ”

"I'll see." Cai Meilin also stopped, he glanced up, then took a few steps back, looked at it carefully, and muttered: "Could this be Ma Lao's words?" No, no, Lao Ma's words have become more and more sophisticated over the years, but they are a little less agile. This word seems to have some of the charm of Old Man Song when he was young, could it be that some of his newly recruited students imitated it? ”

The old man Ma and the old man Song he said are both famous calligraphers in Yuhai City. Because there are many overlaps between literary play and calligraphy, Cai Meilin has some contacts with these old men. Cai Meilin has been in the cultural and entertainment business for decades, has developed a pair of poisonous eyes, and has a strong ability to discriminate, and when he looks at the words on this signboard, he knows that it is definitely not the work of those calligraphers he is familiar with.

"What, Mr. Gao, Boss Cai, is this word well written?" Xu Yingying smiled strangely and asked the two old men for confirmation.

"Of course it's good." Gao Shixin said, "It takes at least decades of skill to write such imposing words." As far as I know, there are no more than 10 people in Yuhai City who can write so well. ”

"Does that include you?" Xu Yingying asked.

Gao Shixin shook his head and said, "Not including me, I haven't calmed down to practice calligraphy seriously for many years, and now calligraphy has regressed a lot." If I had rewind more than ten years, I might have been able to write at this level. ”

"Pull it down, when you were at your peak, calligraphy was the level of two knives, how could the words on this brand be good." Cai Meilin said derogatorily, and then, he turned his head to look at Xu Yingying, and asked, "Who are you looking for in this inscription, it won't be the calligrapher you are looking for in Qihua, right?" ”

"Haha, Boss Cai, this time you're eye-catching." Xu Yingying said with a smile, "The person who wrote this word is not an old calligrapher, but an 18-year-old young man." This person, far away in the sky, close in front of him, is him! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Yingying pointed to Li Yu, who was standing next to him laughing without saying a word, and then laughed.

"Xiao Li, this is what you wrote?"

Gao Shixin and Cai Meilin were both stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Makes the two of you laugh." Li Yu said modestly, but did not deny that it was he who wrote this sign.

Modern people practice calligraphy only as a hobby, and they still need to use pens and pencils when they work, and their attainments in calligraphy with brushes are often affected. Li Yu has been writing with a brush since he was a child, and he has also received the guidance of several calligraphy masters of the year, so the bottom of the book is far stronger than today's calligraphers.

At the time of the initial production of the signboard, Xu Yingying went to ask Gao Shixin to write it, but was vetoed by Li Yu. It's not that he has any narcissistic feelings, but he feels that he is a little embarrassed to write such a small thing as a signboard and trouble Gao Shixin again, so it is better for him to write it himself.

Xu Yingying and Ge Jianyu are both from historical backgrounds, and they also know some calligraphy appreciation. Seeing the signboard written by Li Yu, the two of them applauded repeatedly, but they didn't expect that these words could make Gao Shixin and Cai Meilin such high-minded characters as optimistic.

"Are you practicing with your master in the Taoist temple?" Gao Shixin remembered the experience that Li Yu had told and asked him.

Li Yu could only nod: "Yes, this is what my master taught." ”

"Your master is really a master of the world, alas, it's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to meet him." Gao Shixin sighed with a long sigh.

was chatting about calligraphy, Yan Wuliang ran over and shouted, "Sister-in-law, Brother Li, another group of people have come, and they want Brother Li to receive them." ”

"Oh?" Li Yu turned around and saw five old men standing a few steps away, who were Han Hongqi and Huang Jiping. He hurriedly said to Gao Shixin and Cai Meilin: "Teacher Gao, Boss Cai, you two will go in with your sister-in-law first, and a few more seniors have come to my side, I want to go and greet them." ”

"Where's the senior?" Gao Shixin said casually, and also turned around. When he saw the faces of the people who came, he could no longer keep his composure, and hurriedly stepped forward in three steps and two steps, and greeted with a smile on his face:

"Oops, I thought it was Xiao Li's senior, it turned out to be Secretary Han, Mayor Huang, Secretary Shao, ......"

Huang Jiping's eyes were the sharpest, and he recognized Gao Shixin at a glance, he stepped forward, shook hands with Gao Shixin, and asked, "Oh, it's Professor Gao, why, you are also here to attend the opening ceremony of Teacher Li's medicinal food workshop?" ”

"Teacher Li?" Gao Shixin was stunned, he looked around, and he couldn't find a person who could be called Teacher Li by the retired mayor.

"What are you looking for? The teacher I am talking about is this Xiao Li. Huang Jiping laughed, feeling proud of the success of his spoof.

Cai Meilin also came over, he can be regarded as a person with a head and face in Yuhai City, and he has a good personal relationship with Han Hongqi and Huang Jiping. While greeting several old leaders, he asked strangely: "How did you know Li Yu, and also, this Teacher Li, where to start?" ”

"You don't know yet, do you?" Huang Jiping said, "This Xiao Li is not simple, I heard that he has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he has studied art with an old Taoist priest for many years. The ancestral Han family boxing of the old Han family has been out of shape when it reaches the old Han generation. Who knows, Xiao Li will actually play authentic Han family boxing. For most of the month, he taught us boxing in People's Park every morning. ”