After the meeting with everyone, Qu Wu set about setting up a porridge shop next to the restaurant, referring to the way he saw the Xiafu porridge shop in Zhuye last time, opening two porridge windows, and buying many bowls in the pottery workshop to distribute to the hungry people for porridge.

As the renovation was nearing completion, Wu Jiang, after consulting Qu Wu, began to allocate dormitories for the existing employees, and prepared the goods warehouse, arranging for Chen Qing and Chen Huan to manage the goods warehouse.

Qu Wu and Wu Jiang also had a detailed discussion on how the restaurant sells the goods in the warehouse, in order to let Wu Jiang and them get familiar with those modern products, they are going to set up a special sample room in the restaurant, classify the goods and display them, and Qu Wu will introduce them to how to use them.

Qu Wu remembered that Ximen Hu had told him that he wanted to have a good relationship with the beggar gang, so he went with Wu Jiang to find Wang Changlin, the leader of the beggar gang and the butterfly gang he met last time, to get closer to him and learn some information.

Qu Wu quickly found Wang Changlin through a small beggar with a butterfly tattooed on his left arm.

The leader of the Wang Gang was very happy to see that Qu Wu was looking for him, because Qu Wu had always been grateful for the fact that Qu Wu had rescued his little beggar before.

"Mr. Qu is auspicious." The king gang leader greeted him.

"Wang Gang Master Jixiang, this is my brother Wu Jiang, he is Wu Jiang, the owner of the restaurant next to the palace who is preparing to open." Qu Wu introduced Wu Jiang to him.

"Oh, Boss Wu, congratulations, I know there." The Wang gang leader greeted Wu Jiang.

"Elder Wang auspicious, I heard Mr. Qu say last time that a few of your little helpers were injured, are you okay now?" Wu Jiang asked.

"Boss Lao Wu is worried, and now it's basically better." Wang said.

"Gang Leader Wang, that's the case, Boss Wu will open a porridge shop next to the restaurant tomorrow, and your subordinates are welcome to drink porridge every day." Qu Wu said.

"This is great, I thank Boss Wu on behalf of the whole gang." Gang Master Wang said happily.

"Elder Yellow Goods, you can take this point, in case any of the helpers need it, you can respond to the emergency." Wu Jiang took out a piece of gold and handed it to the Wang Gang Leader.

"How can this be done, there is no merit, and I can't take this gold." The Wang gang leader hurriedly excused himself.

"What kind of work? Boss Wu is that this money is for your subordinates to help friends in an emergency, not for you. Qu Wu said from the side.

Seeing Qu Wu say this, the Wang gang leader had to accept it: "Boss Wu, if there is anything you need help with, we will definitely help." Wang said after the gang leader said to Wu Jiang.

"I am relieved to have the words of the king's helper. To maintain the order of the porridge shop in the restaurant, the elders also need to greet your helpers. Qu Wu said.

"Okay, it's not just the porridge shop, as long as we can do it, as long as you say hello, we must stick a knife in both sides, and we are duty-bound."

Bidding farewell to the Wang gang leader, Qu Wu and Wu Jiang returned to the restaurant, dinner was ready, everyone had dinner together, Qu Wu asked Ji Zhi and Ji Hui to arrange a carriage to carry the goods tomorrow, and then returned to Prince Shoumeng's palace by the river with everyone.

Upon learning of Qu Wu's return, Prince Shoumeng immediately asked the guards to lead Qu Wu to the lobby.

"Mr. Qu has worked hard, it's not easy to go to Chu this time, right?"

"Your Highness, it is indeed not easy. When I went and when I came, I encountered the same batch of water thieves, but fortunately, there was no danger, and I completed the task of buying grain, bought a total of 11 large ships of grain, unloaded three ships in Hanyue, and transported eight ships to Gusu. ”

"Great, the hungry people of Gusu can get through this difficult period in peace."

"Eight boatloads of grain have now been delivered to the restaurant, and I would like to ask you what you think about the distribution of this grain."

"It's up to you to make the food arrangements, and you can do whatever is good for the hungry. Tomorrow I will report to your lord and ask for credit for you. ”

"Please do the merit, I just did what I should do for the hungry people. However, I think it is best for His Highness to do this in the name of the king, firstly, it can reflect the king's concern for the people, and secondly, it is very important for His Highness to accumulate meritorious deeds. ”

"No, I'm not going to do anything that would nullify your credit. On behalf of the king, we will do good deeds, so let's open a few more porridge shops in Gusu to do practical things for the hungry. By the way, when will the restaurant officially welcome customers? ”

"I'm about to report to you about the restaurant. The renovation is almost finished, and tomorrow we will start to recruit chefs, run the hall, etc., and then we can transport all the goods here and buy some supporting things. ”

"And when are you going to officially open?"

"Your Highness, I have handed over the affairs of the restaurant to Wu Jiang to manage, he is my brother in life and death, and he is also the younger brother of Yin in Wurong County, he is completely trustworthy."

"This is really a bit unexpected, so what is Mr. Qu going to do?"

"I want to do two things, one is to do some good deeds, and the other is to walk freely in the three places of Gusu, Hanyue and Yingdu, and I don't want to be trapped in one place."

"Oh, that's fine, but I hope you'll spend more time in Gusu. Whatever you do, I hope we can be best friends. ”

"Thanks to His Highness's appreciation, Qu Wu is willing to make a promise for His Highness."

"Okay, I am very touched by what you said, you are extraordinary, I will ask you for many things in the future."

"Your Highness, don't use the word "ask", Qu Wu is a few years older than His Highness, he may just have a little more experience, and besides, if you look at things from different angles, you can exchange views with each other."

The two chatted for a while, and Shou Meng sent someone to call Wu Jiang over to discuss some specific matters related to the opening of the restaurant.

Due to Qu Wu's withdrawal from the business, the three of them re-agreed on the distribution of the net profit of the restaurant, and all the net profits were divided into five equal parts, which were handed over to the king Wu Quqi, the rewards of the employees, Qu Wu, Wu Jiang, and Prince Shoumeng.

Wu Jiang and Shou Meng both thought that Qu Wu was a little at a loss, because the goods that made money were Qu Wu's, but Qu Wu didn't care, everyone was a friend of the same heart, and Qu Wu was not short of money now.

Qu Wu and Wu Jiang returned to the lobby of the room where everyone lived from Prince Shoumeng, only to see Chen Damao and they were playing mahjong at two tables.

After Da Mao got off the table, Qu Wu pulled him aside and asked, "Da Mao, what's wrong with your sister today?" Who's angry? ”

Da Mao squeaked and said, "It's nothing, the little girl's family, some have a normal temper, you see, there is nothing to do now." As he spoke, he pouted at the place where he was playing.

Qu Wu looked over, Chen Qing was really playing mahjong, and he was playing loudly and excitedly, which was not at all the quiet and restrained lady image on weekdays.

Qu Wu felt that she had a strange feeling, as if she was deliberately using this way to hide something, but Qu Wu knew that she was making a psychological adjustment, using a slightly exaggerated noise to suppress her frustration and decadence.

In fact, how could Qu Wu not know Chen Qing's thoughts? This strong girl knew that Zi Yan liked Qu Wu and knew that it was impossible to have her own place in Qu Wu's heart, and her strong personality in her bones suddenly became frustrated after Qu Wu announced her engagement to Zi Yan.

Chen Qing also had a princess dream for a few days after realizing that Prince Shoumeng liked her, but she quickly woke up, because she clearly knew that the status disparity between the two was too great. The possibility of a prince marrying her, the daughter of a commoner, is too small, even if she wants to marry, she will not be able to get the treatment of a concubine, and marrying into a palace full of deceit as a partial concubine, what kind of fate awaits her can be imagined, and she will not agree to it anyway with a strong personality.

So what she is looking forward to most is being able to marry Qu Wu. The same equal civilian status keeps her from becoming self-defiled, and Qu Wu's personal charm and moral attraction are the qualities she values the most. Of course, Qu Wu's wealth is also irresistible to her, a person who has suffered too much poverty.

But now that Ziyan has taken the lead, she can only cry out in vain in her heart, she can only blame herself for being too conservative, and she didn't let her eldest brother give Qu Wu a hint as soon as possible, and let Qu Wu come to propose marriage, and missed the opportunity.

But what Chen Qing didn't know was that Zi Yan took the initiative, which was unimaginable for her, and if Zi Yan hadn't watched those TV series, it would have been impossible for her to take the initiative in the same way, because passivity and reserve were the psychological bottom lines that women in the Spring and Autumn Period could not surmount.

Qu Wu watched everyone play mahjong for a while, and returned to his room alone, tired of these days, and finally could sleep quietly alone.