In the middle of summer, the days get longer and longer. When the weather is hot, I know that I will not spare any time to chirp, which annoys people.

Yunlai Hotel has been open for a while, and business is very good. After a period of guidance from Chen Qiuniang, the chef team has been able to take the lead in arranging dinners, mixing fruit wine, desserts, etc.

As for how to make some of the ingredients for zuò fruit wine and desserts, Xiaoqing is personally responsible for it, and it has become a unique secret recipe. At the same time, Chen Qiuniang also specially asked Li Kai to be in charge of the research of condiments. Originally, Chen Qiuniang planned to let Li Kai learn from Liu Cheng, and let Liu Cheng be Li Kai's consultant, starting with traditional Chinese medicine to mix various flavors. But Mrs. Liu is very hostile to Chen Qiuniang, and seems to be very taboo about Liu Cheng coming out to do things, and she seems to hate Chen Qiuniang very much. Chen Qiuniang expected that the Liu family was afraid that they would also take refuge in the township and would not want to ask about the world anymore, so she was not reluctant. Only let Li Kai go to Dr. Liu to learn the identification of the characteristics of basic medicinal herbs, so that he can use various Chinese medicinal materials to prepare the taste when cooking.

After a few days and nights of hard work, Chen Qiuniang wrote all the recipes that might be used and passed them to Xiaoqing, Chen Mo, Li Kai, and Zhou Ming, so that the four of them could take on the role of cooks. At the same time, another set of recipes was also handed over to Mr. Fang, so that Mr. Fang could appreciate it and discuss it by the way.

Mr. Fang got this cook's experience and took a look, and immediately sighed that it was really an eye-opener, he didn't expect to be able to go to the next level in his cooking skills in his twilight years, and then he admired Chen Qiuniang even more, and he didn't treat it as a junior at all, but treated it as a confidant who forgot his years.

Chen Qiuniang also seized the opportunity to have a long talk with Mr. Fang, on the one hand, she hoped that Mr. Fang would spare no effort to guide the younger generations and leave a name in the history of the food industry; On the other hand, he inquired with Mr. Fang about the affairs in the Houshu Palace. But unfortunately, although Mr. Fang is a famous chef in the palace, the subordinates in the Houshu Palace are basically not allowed to move around casually. After the meals are prepared, they are all sent to the halls by special people from the palace. They as cooks are not able to meet the masters of the palaces, unless there is a serious occasion to explain the dishes.

"Haven't you really seen that Lady Blossom? It is said that it looks like a beautiful country and is more delicate than a flower, so it is called Mrs. Flower. Chen Qiuniang asked unwillingly.

Mr. Fang took a sip of wine, shook his head, and said, "I've only seen it once, but because it's too far away, I still can't see it clearly." ”

Chen Qiuniang muttered and said, "That's a pity, I thought I could see such peerless beauties in the palace." ”

Mr. Fang said with a smile: "You are still young, you don't know the kind of place in the palace, the most important thing is the rules, if you are not careful, you will lose your head." To do things in that kind of place, you have to have no curiosity at all to live. ”

Chen Qiuniang thanked Mr. Fang again and again for his lesson, and then asked in a low voice: "Did Mrs. Hua Rui ever have a child?" I heard people talk about the palace secrets at the beginning, saying that the emperor got the stamen, Fei Xiaopian only favored her, and planted hibiscus all over Chengdu Mansion for her. ”

Mr. Fang still shook his head, saying that Mrs. Hua Rui was pregnant with one before, but when she was born later, it was said that it was a stillbirth. Since then, Madame Blossom has never conceived a child.

"That's a pity." Chen Qiuniang sighed. I was already thinking in my heart that the child should not have been stillborn, and it was likely that he was sent away after birth, and he claimed that it was stillborn.

"What's the pity? If that child is alive, he is only eight or nine years old now, what can he do? was caught in Bianjing, his old son is dead, can he live? Mr. Fang pursed his lips, picked up another fruit wine ingredient and tasted it, and nodded that this taste was suitable for feasting.

Chen Qiuniang said yes again and again, and then talked casually with Mr. Fang. But after all, he is just a small cook, and he knows very little about the affairs of the Houshu court. Chen Qiuniang naturally couldn't derive anything useful from him to deduce why Old Fox Zhu wanted to marry the Chen family.

As for the relationship between Chen Wenzheng and Chen Qiuniang, because of the previous conversation, the two had a lot of differences, especially Chen Wenzheng felt that Chen Qiuniang had fallen into the evil way, and if she married Zhu Wenkang, she would jump into the fire pit. This benevolent brother, who was in a hurry to go to the doctor, called Pan Qing, Xiaoqing, and Mrs. Chen to persuade Chen Qiuniang, and when he saw that there was no effect, he went to Zhou Ming and the three to persuade him. Zhou Ming and the three of them were puzzled when they learned that Chen Qiuniang was going to marry Zhu Wenkang, but they just asked, and the three of them didn't dare to have any radical persuasion, after all, their identities were there.

Chen Wenzheng saw that Zhou Ming and the three of them had no effect, and called Mr. Fang to persuade him. Mr. Fang came to ask Chen Qiuniang, and Chen Qiuniang also came up with a set of theories that he had told Chen Wenzheng before. After all, Mr. Fang is a person who sees through the world, and what Chen Qiuniang said is also a life choice, it doesn't matter whether it is right or wrong, so he said: As long as you choose, don't regret it in the future. When you are in the world, you don't know which choice is right and which is wrong. Therefore, the choice is not to regret yourself and not to make yourself feel uncomfortable.

"Thank you for your understanding." Chen Qiuniang smiled.

Elder Fang also shook his head and went straight to greet the guests. Chen Wenzheng was hiding behind the screen to see that Mr. Fang's persuasion was ineffective, he was simply in a magic barrier. He felt that he was a righteous young man, Chen Qiuniang's brother, and he couldn't watch the girl who was not deeply involved in the world jump into the fire pit, so he was simply going to pay a price.

After a series of persuasions by people failed, Chen Wenzheng actually thought of Jiang Hang, Jiang Fan, and Zhang Ci in a frenzy. And he also felt that the lesser of two evils, and felt that Zhu Wenkang's danger was greater than that of Zhang Ci, and he would rather her have a relationship with Zhang Ci than marry Zhu Wenkang.

Therefore, Chen Wenzheng really didn't care about business, so he went straight out, didn't do anything, and went to Zhang's Mansion to knock on the door with high spirits.

Steward Wang, who opened the door, also knew Chen Wenzheng and asked what was the matter, but Chen Wenzheng didn't say anything, only said that he had something important to see the second son.

Steward Wang shook his head and said, "The second prince has instructed that all the people related to Yunlai Hotel will not be seen, so shopkeeper Chen, please go back." ”

Chen Wenzheng didn't expect Zhang Ci to have such a rule, so he was immediately stunned, but he immediately said: Then I'll see Commander Jiang.

Steward Wang thought about it and thought that the second son did not stipulate this, so he went to sue Jiang Hang. Jiang Hang received Chen Wenzheng at the wall in the front yard, and he didn't mean to talk in detail. Just one sentence: "Isn't there still some days left for the shareholders' meeting?" What are you here for? ”

Chen Wenzheng didn't care about it, and directly lowered his voice and said that Chen Qiuniang was going to marry Zhu Wenkang, hoping that Jiang Hang and Zhang Ci could persuade Chen Qiuniang not to jump into the fire pit.

Jiang Hang frowned and said, "What does this matter to us?" It was her own decision. ”

"But, but, after all, you have known each other once, especially the second son who has also had a friendship with her, do you just watch her jump into the fire pit like this?" Chen Wenzheng can't take care of too much, and he is simply a model of rushing to the doctor.

Jiang Hang still shook his head calmly, and said, "Childe has already said that from now on, she will have nothing to do with us, you have found the wrong person." ”

Subsequently, Chen Wenzheng was kicked out. Pan Qing, who had always felt that something was wrong with his son, witnessed it, so he came back and did his work with Chen Qiuniang in a serious manner. Helplessly, Chen Qiuniang had made up her mind, so Panqing had no choice but to sigh and continue to go back to the hotel to sit upright.

After Chen Wenzheng lost his soul, he was not discouraged, and actually went to Zhu Wenkang for a showdown, asking him how to marry Chen Qiuniang, and was finally sent back by Zhu Wenkang to send Niannu, and brought a message to Chen Qiuniang, saying that the shopkeeper Chen was overworked and should see a doctor.

When Chen Qiuniang saw this situation, she was moved. But she is facing a vicious wolf like Zhu Wenkang, and the other party is still pinching Chai Yu's life, she can't ignore her younger brothers and sisters and Chen Wenzheng's family. Therefore, she was a little shaken several times, and she wanted to tell Chen Wenzheng that she just hoped to take advantage of this danger to come out of the shell of a golden cicada and completely get rid of these disturbances.

However, Zhu Wenkang's ruthlessness is well-known, and even has the effect of stopping crying in a little child. How could she let Chen Wenzheng and them get into danger? To be honest, her purpose this time is very clear, but the plan is very vague, it can be said that there is no really detailed and thorough plan, there are too many variables in one qiē, and one qiē has to be resigned to fate. Therefore, the implementation of this plan is very risky, and she does not know what the final result will be, so she does not want others to participate in it, so she has to become more and more estranged from her relatives.

Chen Wenzheng watched so many people persuade Chen Qiuniang, she still insisted on marrying Zhu Wenkang, and in a hurry, he was finally depressed and lived with wine. Sometimes when I am drunk, I fall asleep, and sometimes I suddenly sit up and cry, saying: "I am a three-foot man in vain, and I also said that I am loyal to the country and protect the territory, but now I can't even protect the people around me, what's the use, what's the use." ”

Chen Wenzheng cried sadly, Chen Qiuniang did not make a sound, did not show up, just sat in her room, her heart was like a knife, and tears were like rain. Even outside the house, Mrs. Chen and Xiaoqing persuaded Chen Wenzheng with a long sigh: Everyone has their own ambitions, Danfeng is not a foolish person, can you be as smart as her?

"There are times when smart people are confused, although she looks like she is twelve or thirteen, but she is only nine years old. He does not know the things of men and women, nor of a man. Chen Wenzheng was almost insane.

Everyone was silent about his appearance, because there was no way to dissuade Chen Qiuniang, and there was no way to stop Zhu Wenkang's means.

During this period of time, everyone was separated from Chen Qiuniang by a distance. One is because she locks herself in her room most of the time and writes hard, and the other is that everyone feels guilty because they can't help her, so they avoid her.

As a result, Chen Qiuniang freed up a large amount of personal time, which was not only used for information. She also disguised herself as a hunchbacked old woman, slipped out of the Chen house at dusk, slipped away from the alley, and deliberately probed the whole process of the Zhu family's disputes, looking for several uncles of Zhu Wenkang, who had been defeated. RS