At noon, the table in the front hall of the north room was full of dishes.

Wild garlic scrambled eggs, mushu meat, home-style fried crispy, small fried meat, plus a three-fresh soup, four dishes and one soup, this is the small stove opened by Li Xiao today.

On the top of a table sat Dr. Zhao and Mr. Yang, then Li Xiao, Wanniang and his wife, and Li Zhen at the end, a table of five people, and no one else.

"All four are stir-fried dishes, new dishes, everyone try them." Li Xiao smiled as he poured green rice wine for Dr. Zhao and Mr. Yang.

There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, now Dr. Zhao and Mr. Yang are the two treasures of the Li family's compound, the two are old, and they are both capable people, Li Xiao treats them as his own elders. Many things will also be discussed with them, and Dr. Zhao, as Li Xiao's father-in-law, even plays the role of the head of the compound.

A glass of warm wine, a few small stir-fries, and a charcoal basin under the table, burning charcoal. Li Xiao has already started to let people make a fire kang for the compound, and the Li family has people, and the pankang does not need any special materials, but it takes a little more labor.

Lao Zhao and Lao Yang, who have already enjoyed the comfort of the kang in the village over there, fully supports the pankang, and it is comfortable to live this winter with the warm kang.

"Well, sure enough, it was Saburo who took action personally, and each one was more delicious than the other. Originally, I thought that the best dish in the world was scrambled eggs with wild garlic, but I didn't expect that other stir-fried dishes are not inferior now. I went to Lanxi to open a restaurant, I think this idea will work, and the business will definitely be prosperous. Dr. Zhao greatly admired Li Xiao's craftsmanship.

"Dad, although San Lang's craftsmanship is good, it's just that this stir-fry costs a lot, and I'm afraid that ordinary people can't afford it. And this stir-fry is easy to cool in winter. ”

Doctor Zhao picked up a chopstick and mushu meat, and said, "What are you afraid of cold, isn't there a kang?" At that time, our restaurant will make a few private rooms, and each private room will have a kang on the plate, and sit on the kang to eat, and you are afraid that the food will be cold and fast? ”

Yang Dayan also came up with an idea on the side, "Stir-fried vegetables are indeed more expensive than stewed dishes, but just like the last time we sold cucumbers, the key is to see who our restaurant is open to eat, ordinary people, naturally they can't afford to eat this sesame oil iron pot fried dishes, we can specially ask those officials and businessmen in the past, although stir-fried vegetables are more expensive, but there are still people who can eat them." ”

Wan Niang is still against it.

"Our family now has 800 acres of land, and there are no debts, and we have the care of the Xue family and the county order, and the future will definitely be more prosperous, why should San Lang go to open a restaurant to be a cook for others."

Shinong industry and commerce, this year the class is clear.

Being a small landlord, although not as high as the bureaucratic status of scholars, is actually not bad, and it is the foundation of the country. I don't know how many times better than those merchants and lowly craftsmen, not to mention those untouchables who run lowly jobs.

Before Li Xiao personally went to sell cucumbers, it was already a last resort, otherwise whoever has hundreds of acres of land will personally sell things, and it will be shameless to spread it.

Although there are no businessmen and no wealth, the landlords who have land and land are also good at running businesses, but most of them send people to run them, where will they show their heads in person.

In addition to the dignified landlords, where can they open a restaurant in person, let alone take charge of the stir-fry themselves.

"What's wrong with opening a restaurant, you look at this big family, which one only guards a few acres of land to live, having land is just fundamental, and you can't make a fortune by relying on the field alone. But if you have some money in your hand, you have to take out the money to make money, whether it is to lend money to earn interest, or to run a shop, it is a way to grow. "Mr. Zhao used to be a man in the rivers and lakes, and he traveled from south to north, but he had a wide range of knowledge and was not rigid and rigid.

The businessmen that the world looks down on mostly refer to those who run the business, to the professional treasurers, the guys, not to the owners behind the business.

The proprietor doesn't need to show up, he will hire someone to do things, and someone will come forward and sit in the back to check the accounts and collect money every year.

Yang Dayan also said, "It's no problem to open a restaurant, almost all the shops on Lanxi Street are opened by landlords." As long as you don't need Saburo to go to the town in person, you can arrange people to do things. ”

Li Xiao also thinks this idea is good, seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. No matter how the times develop, people are inseparable from food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Staying on the important road of Lanwu Road, it is natural not wrong to open a restaurant, and if you have good craftsmanship, you are not afraid of no business. Although the Li family now has 800 acres of land, they have no money.

I don't have any money to support more than 30 students, let alone 20 ministries and slaves.

"I also think that the restaurant can be opened, and the cost of opening a restaurant in Lanxi is not big, just rent a shop. We are not short of people, and it is no problem to arrange a few people to come over. As for the characteristics, as Daddy said just now, we mainly focus on stir-fried dishes, specifically for those past businessmen and eunuchs. As for me, I don't need to show my head in person, let alone take charge of stir-frying, I take a few apprentices at home and let them stir-fry when the time comes. ”

"Will this work?" Wan Niang still didn't think it was necessary.

Li Xiao smiled, what's not to do. If you look at how many restaurants and restaurants there are on this street in Lanxi, you will know that even in this classical agricultural era, there are still unlimited business opportunities here even if you can guard important trade routes.

"Then we can sell our cucumbers."

"If you have any seasonal vegetables in the field, you can send them to the store at any time."

Lao Zhao and Lao Yang were eating and drinking small wine, chatting very happily.

"Hey, what are you eating, it's so fragrant, you can smell it from afar."

Footsteps rang out at the door, and a familiar voice rang out.

Xue Jin, the fifth son of the Xue family in Chang'an, and Xue Chuyu came.

Li Xiao saw him coming, and got up to greet him, "I didn't expect the fifth brother to come over today, I said that the happy bird has been calling on the branches early in the morning." ”

"Come, sit."

Wan Niang and Li Zhen were also familiar with Xue Wu, so they didn't avoid it anymore.

"Add another pair of chopsticks!"

Xue Wu sat down unceremoniously and glanced at the dishes on the table, "It looks like a cold dish, but it's hot, but there is no soup or water, your dishes are a little strange." ”

"Stir-fry, taste."

Xue Wu tasted everything and called it delicious.

"I didn't run in vain, I was supposed to give you good news today, but I didn't expect it to be the right one." Xue Wu laughed and said, "Brother, you have a good thing to do, hurry up and pack up, prepare to bathe and burn incense, and welcome the holy decree." ”

"Divine decree?"

Li Xiao was stunned, he knew what the holy decree was, the emperor's will. But the emperor is far away, and this holy decree should have nothing to do with him at all, so why should he welcome the holy decree now.

"You have forgotten the secret recipe for frosting that you took out last time you went to my house and saw my father. You said to give it to my Xue family, and my father said that he would give it to the emperor for you. My father did not break his promise, and has already presented the secret recipe to His Majesty, and His Majesty is very happy to reward my father, and he will reward you heavily. ”

"The emperor has a reward?" Mr. Zhao and several others were stunned for a while.

The emperor rewarded Li Xiao?