If you don't climb the Taihang Tower, you are not considered an ancient city.

In the eyes of the people of the old ancient city, the signboard of Taihang Tower is not just the name of a restaurant.

This famous building, known as one of the eight treasures of the ancient city, symbolizes the culmination of the food culture inherited by the ancient city for thousands of years. She is like a crown in the catering industry, and the culinary skills inherited by the Li family for generations are the most dazzling pearl in the crown. Before, this pearl was held in Li Qianjun's hand, and now the eyes of the catering industry in the ancient city are focused on Li Le.

What is Li Le busy with?

Early in the morning, Li Le was loosening his muscles and bones in the yard. Li Yuhan sat on the steps, holding his face in his hands and watching.

The eldest nephew and the little aunt, moving and still.

"Li Le, I'm going to go to the best elementary school in the ancient city."

"Oh." Li Le responded absentmindedly.

"I refused the man's help because I learned from you, so you must handle this for me." Li Yuhan tilted his head, his expression was unhappy, and he was a little dissatisfied with Li Leman's casual attitude.

Li Le was immersed in a trick of exerting his strength before, but now he gained a little, and when he came back to his senses, he noticed his little aunt's words, and suddenly realized, and hurriedly said: "I try my best, but in the eight districts of the ancient city, there are nearly 100 primary schools, you have to tell me which one is the best." ”

Dressed in a lead vest, with sandbags tied to his legs, his muscles are stretched, his body like a giant ape, and his stone is sweating profusely and running in from outside, he just heard this sentence, and took over the conversation and said: "If you want to talk about fame, it must be the second elementary school in the ancient city of Zhonglou District, Zhonglou District is the seat of the municipal party committee and municipal government, and the children of the leaders' families go to school there, so the teachers there have always been the strongest." ”

It's hard to say how much Li Le has grown in his cooking skills when he sees him, but this Northern School is practicing kung fu more and more. smiled and asked: "It sounds okay, but you have something to say, it seems that there is a following?" ”

"I don't sound like that." Li Yuhan interjected.

Li Le said: "Didn't the old man teach you the rules?" Adults are not allowed to interject when talking and children are not allowed to speak. ”

Li Yuhan raised his head and asked, "That's how you talk to your aunt?" ”

"What the am I doing." Li Le's expression froze, and he muttered in a low voice. Then he laughed dumbly.

"What's so funny?" Li Yuhan frowned slightly, and said: "This kind of so-called good school, the teachers are like crawling out of a coffin one by one, and it is uncomfortable to look at it, I am going to school, but I am not going to suffer." ”

Li Le frowned and stared at the stone, and asked, "Who taught her these words?" Without waiting for the stone to answer, he pouted and said, "Except for the old man, no one will teach children like this, but what he said is really to my liking." ”

Shi nodded, said: "Little aunt is going to school this year, so I have already inquired, to say the quality of teaching, it is still the newly established Hong Kong-funded aristocratic private primary school, male and female division, software and hardware facilities have nothing to say, the characteristics are mainly foreign teachers, international general textbooks, basically equivalent to the first-class level of foreign developed countries, the location is in the north of the city over there, less than 20 minutes away from us, it is very convenient to go back and forth, but the fee is a bit high." ”

"What's the high law?" Li Le glanced at the little aunt who seemed to be very interested, and asked casually.

Shi said: "The annual fee is 60,000 Hong Kong dollars, and it will be paid for five years at a time." ”

Li Le looked around, in this area where every inch of land is valuable, the area of Taihang Building with an area of more than 30 acres is extravagant. In any case, the Li family does not look like a family that is worried about the 300,000 Hong Kong dollars. Nodding his head, he said, "It's not very high." ”

But the stone showed a look of embarrassment, and it looked like it wanted to speak and stopped.

"How?" Li Le saw that the stone was embarrassed, and asked: "Not to mention that we have such a big restaurant standing on this inch of land, even if I have been gone for eight years, the economy of the ancient city is changing with each passing day, with the old man's ability, the business of this restaurant will not be bad, should it not be able to get this money?" ”

"Are you pretending to be confused with me, or do you really not see it?" Shi let out a long breath, spread his hand, and said, "I really can't take it out." ”

Li Le was slightly stunned, and glanced out, the restaurant was quiet at the moment.

In the past, the restaurant at this moment should have been lively and noisy. The guys in the back kitchen will prepare the dishes that are expected to be used for the day before the official opening of the door, and the service staff at the front desk will be there to wipe down the table, prepare cups, plates and tablecloths, and prepare the door before the door opens. It's clear that this is the case.

Shi sighed: "Since the old man lost last year at the North and South Chef King Meeting with the Southern School Chef Master Sandou Jin Dou Kitchen, he has no intention of taking care of the restaurant's business, and it didn't take long to find out that he had lung cancer, and the restaurant didn't have the heart to care, that Sandou Jin has a boss, it is said that the chairman of Yipinju Catering Group is called Fan Qinghui, who came to our ancient city to open a Huaiyang restaurant, called Chunfeng Lou, with a complete menu that includes all major cuisines, and the master chef is all the famous chefs in the industry. The prices of the dishes are set at a very low level, and there is almost no profit at all, and the catering industry of the entire ancient city has been greatly impacted 616161616161"

Li Le interrupted: "What's going on with this North and South Chef King?" And who is this Southern School Master Three Doujin? The old man's cooking skills have already reached the peak, and he will be defeated by this person, is it related to this matter that the old man walked so fast? ”

Speaking of this, the stone was a little indignant, and said: "This three buckets of gold is a returned overseas Chinese from Singapore, and he is taught by the Southern School of Liu'anju, and his cooking skills are indeed extraordinary, but it is not necessary to say that he is better than the old man, and the chef will fight with the old man, and the knife and spoon skills are slightly inferior, but the old soup with a pot of salty keel wins, and the aroma spreads to the audience, and the old man admits defeat on the spot after smelling it, in fact, if you talk about the craftsmanship in the kitchen, knife work, and spoon skills, which of him is the opponent of the old man. ”

The southern school of Liu'anju was founded in the Qing Dynasty, the founder is surnamed Shen, known as Shen Liu'an, in the Qianlong period and the famous northern chef Zhang Dongguan and called the north and south kitchen gods, the two have jointly managed the famous Manchu and Han banquets for the Qianlong Emperor. When Li Qianjun was alive, he didn't talk about this person.

"Soup is the soul of southern cuisine, the more delicious the taste, the more difficult to control, the so-called salty dragon is actually a saltwater crocodile, this thing can be the sea can be river, and feed on sea fish. Terrestrial cold-blooded beasts feed on sea fish, and the fresh smell on their bodies can't be compared to any animal, and this bowl of soup is really not easy to adjust. Li Le analyzed: "Dare to use this thing to make soup, this three-bucket gold southern style cooking skills have indeed been perfected." ”

Li Qianjun has devoted his life to cooking, and Li Le has been influenced by his side since he was a child, and he has also studied the way of cooking.

The stone scratched his head and said: "Brother Le's cooking skills are really passed on by the old man, you said that these three buckets of gold are powerful, I think he is amazing, let's not talk about this heart-stopping thing, I want to know now what your plans are to come back this time?" ”

Li Le smiled slightly and said, "I don't plan to leave again when I come back this time." ”

Shi has always been worried that Li Le returned to his hometown this time just to see Li Qianjun for the last time, and he would return to the army after the funeral. ”

Li Le waved his hand and said: "Don't be too happy first, I have been a soldier for eight years, and my cooking skills have long been lost to the clouds, and even the old man is not someone's opponent, so I can't support this Taihanglou situation." ”

Shi Shi was disappointed and sighed: "If you say the same, then we really can't keep Taihang Tower." ”

"Why do you say that?" Li Le was surprised: "If the business is not good, it's a big deal to close the door, who can buy Taihang Building because of this?" ”

Shi shook his head again and again, and said, "Hey, you don't know, in the past two years, in order to revitalize the trading of Taihang Building, the old man has mortgaged the land and borrowed a lot of money from the bank 616161616161

Li Le suddenly realized, no wonder he couldn't even get this little aunt's tuition, it turned out that the huge Taihang Building had already become an empty shell of negative management.

The stone was afraid that Li Le would get angry, so he comforted: "You don't have to be too embarrassed, although life is not easy, but it won't be impossible to open the pot, the old noodle stall can sell thousands of bowls of noodles every day, and it won't be a problem to feed the three of us, as long as you and Chen 616161616161."

Li Le waved his hand to interrupt his words, and said: "First of all, I won't borrow money from Chen Hui, if I open my mouth, no matter how much, he will definitely offer it with both hands, but as soon as this opening is opened, it will be impossible to block it again, Chen Hui's thoughts should be counted, and you don't want me to go back to the old road, right?" ”

Shi sighed heavily, squatted on the ground and scratched his head: "This can't be done, that's not possible, if you can't pay the money at that time, will you just watch the bank collect the house?" ”

Li Le walked over and patted the back of the stone, and said with a smile: "You also advise me not to be embarrassed, look at your cowardice, you can't catch the money even if your scalp is scratched, it is better to sell two more bowls of noodles if you have this energy." He added: "Don't worry, with me, it's not your turn to worry about it." ”

Li Yuhan got up and went back to the house, walked to the door and turned around and said, "You said this, and I will leave the matter of going to school to you." ”

The two of them were busy in various places, leaving only Li Le sitting on the steps and pondering.

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Three o'clock in the afternoon is the time when the noodle restaurant business is at its lightest.

"What?" After hearing Li Le's plan, Shi jumped up and shouted, "You plan to turn Taihang Tower into a hotel?" ”

Li Le nodded.

"No! Absolutely not! Stone exclaimed, "Don't even think about it unless you punch me to death." ”

"Am I asking for your opinion?" Li Le said lightly: "Rent out the shop on the street, and then turn it into a hotel, and the money from the shop rental is used for loans, and the income from the hotel operation is used to live, I don't think there is anything wrong with it." ”

"What about the three-hundred-year-old signboard of Taihang Tower?" Shishi, who had always been obedient to Li Leyan, asked with wide eyes.

Li Le asked expressionlessly: "What will the three of us eat in the next three months?" What are you going to do when the bank asks for the money you owe to collect the house after three months? ”

Ideals are built on food and clothing. Anyone can sing a high note, but it's a pity that no matter how lofty the ideals are, they can't withstand three drums in the belly.

Since Bao Dejin bought the plot of land around Taihang Lou to build a large number of buildings, and at the same time attracted the opening of Chunfeng Lou, a branch of Nanyang Yipinju, in the ancient city, Taihang Lou's business has deteriorated. In the past two years, Li Qianjun has tried his best to compete with the Chunfeng Building of Yipinju. Not only did they redecorate the store and increase their publicity, but they also imported a lot of precious and expensive ingredients from inside and outside the gates. I was in heavy debt for this. A large loan is repaid every quarter.

The stone was dumbfounded for a moment. After being silent for a while, he said slowly: "Grandpa often mentioned you in the days before leaving, and the most uneasy thing for him was that you had been out for a long time, and his feelings for this place had faded, and he was unwilling to shoulder the responsibility of Taihang Lou, and he would simply dispose of Taihang Lou, so 616161616161" He hesitated here.

"So, he left an additional will, as long as I have this intention, you have the right to revoke my inheritance of Taihang Lou with that will?" Li Le didn't care very much and shook his head and laughed at himself: "This old man was deeply hurt by his son, and he can't be completely at ease with his grandson." ”

The stone looked at Li Le in surprise, obviously not expecting that Li Le had already guessed this matter. A little at a loss, he explained: "Lezi, you, you, you, in fact, the old man is not worried about you, the main thing is that you have been gone for eight years, and there is no news, even if the old man understands you again, he 616161616161"

"Needless to say." Li Le waved his hand to interrupt the stone's words, and said with a smile: "I can fully understand the old man's good intentions, but I have no choice but to make this decision, the national law is ruthless, the bank loan cannot be repaid, and Taihang Lou still can't be saved." ”

The stone was silent for a while, and then asked, "Can this guarantee the timely repayment of the loan?" ”

Li Le shook his head, "No guarantee, but this is the fastest and most suitable way for us to tide over the current difficulties besides selling the house." ”

Shi finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "Stay in Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, as long as you don't demolish the house and sell the land, I will listen to you whatever you want." ”

Li Le raised his hand and pressed lightly on the shoulder of the stone twice, and said, "Relax, you have to believe that in this era, sanwen money cannot suffocate a real hero." ”

Shi looked at Li Le, showing a look of surprise, and asked, "Brother Le already has a way?" ”

Li Le smiled lightly and said, "There is really no way, I have to do my old job, I look at Tang Rulin's fat oily 616161616161"

"Do you do the old job?" Shi shook his head again and again, and said categorically: "You want to go back to the old way?" This is absolutely not a no-go! ”

"Net stupidity." Li Le said: "If I want to follow the old path, just reach out to Chen Hui and ask for money directly, why bother to make up my mind on Tang Rulin?" ”

He also said: "Tang Rulin helped the dog eat feces and took the initiative to provoke us, although I don't want to go back to the old road, but we can't let anyone slaughter it, for the time being, Chen Hui will help take care of it, they don't dare to act rashly for a while, but we can't always count on Chen Hui to help." ”

Shi Shen thought so, nodded heavily, and said, "Brother Hui is a good person, but everyone takes different paths, and it is really inappropriate to always be like this." Then he looked worried and said: "In recent years, the social security in the ancient city has improved a lot on the surface, but in fact, there are only fewer small fights, for the sake of interests, those coal blacks secretly don't know how many lives have been caused, I am worried that these people are secretly shooting black guns and even setting fire to us." ”

"That's why we have to do something to make these guys understand who our brothers are." Li Le said: "I've already thought about this matter, I'll find a suitable opportunity in the next few days, and I'll go to meet Dongcheng Tang Fat Man for a while." ”

PS: I've read all the book reviews, the book is indeed a little slow, and the style has changed compared to the previous one, but what remains unchanged is that I am still writing with my heart. At present, the collection and clicks are relatively bleak, mainly because the old readers don't know about the return of Qinglian, and there is no recommendation on the old book, all relying on everyone's help to promote one or two.