Lin Mo wanted to use the influence of the county order this time to lay a foundation in Qiannan and make a reputation.

As long as the magistrate can come, Lin Mo is sure that he will use this banquet to beat the reputation of the restaurant, and the influence of the dignified county order in Qiannan is not comparable to ordinary people.

The reason why Lin Mo was so sure that the county order could come was because Lin Mo immediately grasped the stakes, that is, the big test.

Now as an official, if you want to be promoted, you must not only have both ability and political integrity, but also make a difference, and the ultimate means of considering all this is the assessment of the officials, a small test every year, and a big test every three years.

The assessment results are divided into six grades: Excellent, Upper, Upper-middle, Middle-lower, Lower-Middle, and Lower.

Only if you are in the middle and upper middle of the small examination every year, and you can get the opportunity to be promoted and promoted, and if you have to come to the middle or even the middle and lower in the big examination, how can you be demoted, if you get it, you will definitely be demoted or even dismissed.

If there is another middle or lower middle or lower level in this year's big exam, it is estimated that nine times out of ten he will be judged to be unqualified, demoted or even dismissed.

So in this critical period, the reason given by Lin Mo is enough to move Zhu Zhixian.

Sure enough, half an hour later, Zhao Zhutou hurried over, and the first thing he said when he saw Lin Mo was: "My lord agreed." ”

Lin Mo looked relatively calm, after all, this result was expected by Lin Mo, the time was set for the day after tomorrow, and Lord Zhou of the county might also come over at that time.

Lin Mo heard that the feeling was good, the more people, the better, the greater the impact.

Lin Mo now has to think about how to make good use of this banquet and take advantage of the east wind to make the reputation of his restaurant.

Zhao Zhutou turned around and left, while Lin Mo was still thinking. Sister-in-law Zhao asked

"Xiao Mo, the plaque of the restaurant has not been hung yet, do you have to find a carpenter to make one first."

"Plaque? yes, that's it. ”

But Lin Mo thought about it, "It's not enough, it's still almost." It seems that I have to write an article on wine and food. ”

Lin Mo turned around and went to the kitchen and began to cook with his hands, Zhu Wen was a little surprised, he didn't expect Lin Mo to be able to cook, and although Zhao Heng knew that Lin Mo could cook, he rarely saw him cook, and he was also very curious about what kind of dishes Lin Mo would make.

Several people watched silently in the kitchen, Lin Mo took out a live fish, first slapped the fish to death with the back of the knife, skillfully scraped off the scales with the back of the knife, and then took out a sharp knife, cut it from the belly of the fish, took out the internal organs of the fish, and lost everything except the swim bladder, and then removed the gills, and after cleaning, he made a few cuts on the fish with a knife. Then Lin Mo heated the oil, put the onions, ginger, garlic and other condiments into the pot, and stirred until fragrant.

Looking at Lin Mo's skillful movements, Zhu Wen and Zhao En were a little surprised, this technique was so skillful, if Zhu Wen didn't know that this was Lin Mo, he would have thought that Lin Mo was a personal chef based on this technique.

Lin Mo's method has never been seen by several people, and he doesn't know what kind of dishes he will make in the end. After a while, a fragrant sweet and sour fish was freshly baked.

Looking at this dish, everyone was a little surprised, and Lin Mo smiled and beckoned a few people to try it. A few people picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, and were instantly deeply shocked by the deliciousness of the fish and its unique taste.

A few people finished eating the fish after a while, and seeing that a few people were still unsatisfied, Lin Mo said with a smile

"How? Is this to your liking?"

Zhu Wen asked directly: "Where did you learn the cuisine?" I have been cooking for so many years, and I have also spent time in Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places, this is the first time I have seen this practice, what is this dish called? ”

Seeing Zhu Wen's questioning face, Lin Mo thought for a while and said

"This dish is called sweet and sour fish, where did I learn to cook, and I used to slowly find out when I was cooking by myself."

"Sweet and sour fish? Fortunately, you are not really a cook, otherwise with the talent and craftsmanship of the owner, where would we be in business. ”

Lin Mo and Zhao En laughed when they heard this, and then Lin Mo said with a straight face:

"This time the county magistrate came to the restaurant is our best opportunity to make a name for ourselves, there can be no half-point difference, this dish is just an introduction, next I will make a few more dishes, as long as there are these dishes, don't worry about not being famous, Zhu Wen, you are familiar with this dish, I will teach you a few other things later, don't cherish the ingredients, as long as you can do these dishes well."

Zhu Wen was a little surprised when he heard this, the chef generally likes to hide his secrets, and he is reluctant to pass on the good dishes he can cook to others, unless it is a master-apprentice relationship, otherwise he will not teach it easily. However, even if it is a master and an apprentice, the master will generally keep his hands in order to prevent the situation where the apprentice is taught to starve to death of the master.

Lin Mo was willing to pass on the method to himself, which was full trust in Zhu Wen, which made Zhu Wen a little overwhelmed and a little emotional. Zhu Wen immediately retreated and bowed down to Lin Mo, bowing down heavily.

Lin Mo hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhu Wen, and Zhu Wen said with a serious face:

"Since the owner has taught me such skills, he is my master, and the apprentice must not be abolished when he sees the master."

Lin Mo persuaded Zhu Wen helplessly, and Zhao En also stepped forward to explain, and Zhu Wen gave up, but for Lin Mo, Zhu Wen was grateful and respected from the bottom of his heart.

Next, Lin Mo made a few more dishes, basically some braised dishes, sweet and sour and the like.

Since the current era of cuisine is still mainly stir-fried, steamed, and boiled, Lin Mo's practice is an innovation, which can be said to be the existence of the founding of the sect.

Therefore, Zhu Wen and Zhao En admired Lin Mo more and more, and in order not to disappoint Lin Mo, Zhu Wen worked hard to cook according to Lin Mo's instructions.

Zhu Wen was originally a cook and his cooking skills were not bad, coupled with Lin Mo's guidance, he quickly mastered the essence, and the dishes he made were almost the same as Lin Mo's.

In this way, the people stayed until late at night, and when all the dishes were roughly mastered, they dispersed. Lin Mo led Zhao En's family back to their residence.

In the evening, Lin Mo sat in the courtyard with a few people and chatted, Zhao En asked

"Xiao Mo, I've always had a question, I don't know if I should ask or not?"

"Ask, what else can't be said between you and me?"

"Why don't you be the shopkeeper yourself? This is the case in Jiangjun Town, and now it is still the case in the restaurant in Chennan? In fact, you can better run the restaurant as a shopkeeper, why should I help you? ”

Lin Mo looked at the puzzled expressions of Zhao Heng's family, and said with a smile: "Because I'm lazy, it's too troublesome to run a restaurant, and I'm most afraid of trouble." ”

"I think Xiao Mo is thinking more than that."

Sister-in-law Zhao thought about it and said indifferently, "Xiao Mo is not just afraid of trouble, Xiao Mo is from General Town to Qiannan, step by step and planned, Xiao Mo must have his own plans for the future, if he is busy in the store all day long, it will distract Xiao Mo's energy, which is very unfavorable to Xiao Mo's future plans." ”

Sister-in-law Zhao looked at Lin Mo after speaking, and Zhao En and Xiao Heng nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Lin Mo looked at the expressions of several people who were deeply approving, and it was really difficult to refute, so he could only acquiesce.

In fact, Lin Mo himself asked Zhao Enlai to be the shopkeeper because he hated trouble, and he was busy in the store all day long, as if he was returning to his previous life, he was too dull and had no passion, and Lin Mo was already tired of it.

It's hard to live another life, and Lin Mo hopes to change. But later, after Liu Kui's incident, Lin Mo had a new epiphany, the world is impermanent, and he can be happy in time, Lin Mo hopes to do more things he likes, of course, no matter in which life, he must be rich, only in this way can Lin Mo do what he likes, such as traveling in the mountains and rivers, marrying a wife and taking concubines, etc.

So Lin Mo now just wants to lay an economic foundation first and then enjoy life. Lin Mo himself doesn't have any big pursuits, now as long as he can take root in Chennan and rely on the big tree of the Ma family, how can he be a rich man.

After thinking about it, Lin Mo shook his head, he can't take it lightly now, first make the restaurant famous and then consider the others.

Lin Mo looked at Zhao Heng, who was sitting in obscurity, smiled, touched his head and said

"Xiao Heng, I have inquired, there is a private school in the south of the city, and the teacher is Li Xiucai, although it is not as good as Wu Fuzi, but he also has some reputation in Chennan, in a few days, when the matter of the restaurant is arranged, I will take you to meet him, and it should not be a big problem to enroll."

Zhao Heng listened, his eyes were a little excited, but he still tried his best to restrain himself, and the three of them hurriedly got up to worship Xie Linmo, but Lin Mo pretended to be angry and said that he would be really angry when he saw him like this again, and a few people just did it. When a few people were tired, they went back to the house to rest.

There are exactly three rooms, one for Lin Mo, one for Zhao En and his wife, and one for Zhao Heng, although the house is not big, it at least feels like a home.

The next day, Lin Mo and the others returned to the restaurant to prepare for tomorrow's banquet, after all, it was the magistrate who came in person, this is a big deal in Qiannan, and then it is not only the magistrate of the county, but also the people with heads and faces in the county will definitely come.

Lin Mo had already thought clearly when he asked the county order at that time, and how to make a name for himself by relying on the county order had to squeeze out the value of the county order and maximize the influence of the county order.

The first is to use the county order to attract the rich businessmen and gentry in the county, after all, this is the best time to shoot the county order. These people are the potential big customers of Lin Mo Restaurant, and they have to be served well anyway.

Therefore, Lin Mo spent a lot of money this time, spending almost twenty taels of silver just to buy things, specially selecting the best ingredients to ensure the quality of the ingredients to the greatest extent, and the tableware was also specially bought to ensure the smooth development of this banquet.

Of course, Lin Mo had to build on the fact that the wealthy businessmen and gentry would come to Lin Mo, so Lin Mo specially asked Wu Shun and Zhou Fu to spread the news that the county order would come to the restaurant to hold a banquet in other restaurants and teahouses, so as to ensure that more people could know about it to the greatest extent.

After doing all this, Lin Mo and the others took a breath, and now everything is really ready.

Whether Lin Mo's restaurant can make a name for itself depends on this east wind, and Lin Mo is not completely sure about this.