Chapter 7: Can You Eat?
Shangguan Wan'er Lianbu moved to the Hebi Palace.
She called a palace person and instructed: "Go and inquire about the Ruchun Restaurant, especially the origin of the plaque, and confirm it clearly." β
When Shangguan Wan'er said this, her indifferent pretty face was a little brighter, and she said: "Since you are out of the palace and ask someone to bring a bowl of bean curd, the imperial chef in the palace is really tired of big fish and meat." β
An hour later, a eunuch knelt in the chamber.
And Shangguan Wan'er is sitting behind the case, although the Hu bed and Hu stool have become common, but in the palace, they still kneel and sit, Shangguan Wan'er is only wearing a light green dress, she is not very old after all, when she serves His Majesty, her face is like an iceberg, but now here, she is showing a little naivety.
She was dealing with a bowl of tofu flowers up and down, and after a few bites, she frowned: "Salty? Why isn't it sweet? These tofu langs who put salt are really more damned than traitors, well......" She wrinkled her nose and concluded very arbitrarily: "Salty rebellion, damn it!" β
Even so, she still ate the bowl of tofu with great interest, and then raised her eyes with satisfaction, looked at the eunuch kneeling in the room, and said, "Have you inquired?" β
"I asked."
"You say." Shangguan Wan'er became serious again, she squinted her eyes, as if she was napping, but in fact, her eyes that were half covered by the curtain were shining.
"The plaque of Ruchun Restaurant is indeed written by the prince back then, and it has been framed since then, and it is written on it with the words "Chef Unparalleled."
Shangguan Wan'er seemed to think of something, frowned and thought deeply, and said, "You go on." β
"There's a shopkeeper in the store, a nerd......"
"Nerd ......" Shangguan Wan'er frowned again, she is a talented woman, she is the granddaughter of the prime minister Shangguanyi, because of her intelligence and good writing, she has been reused by the empress, and has been in charge of the palace for many years. But that doesn't mean she likes a nerd, a genius is different from a nerd, the former is suave and the latter is annoying.
"Why nerds?"
"I heard that he has been reading since he was a child, and every day he hides in the room to recite the Four Books and Five Classics, read and write, but he has no economic talent, after his father died, he still does not want to forge ahead, and only knows how to shake his head and hold books for fun every day, so that the business of Ruchun Restaurant has plummeted, and the door is full of birds, it is said that the restaurant is not well managed, and it can no longer be maintained."
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but be annoyed, and said: "This kind of person, you can't inherit the family business, and you can't live in peace, it's really ridiculous, it's just stupid, what kind of scholar is it." What else? β
"And ........." The eunuch hesitated, and he didn't dare to speak for a long time.
Shangguan Wan'er had lost half of her interest in the Ruchun Restaurant, but now that she saw the eunuch hesitating, she couldn't help but ask: "If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt you to say it." β
"Also, the food there is so bad, the slave and maid asked around about the neighbors there, as well as the nearby diners, they all said that starvation is a small matter, eating the food surnamed Qin is called sin, pig food is not as good, last month a person ventured to eat, eat from the inside...... Ate out ......"
"Don't say it." Shangguan Wan'er didn't have to listen, she knew what the eunuch was going to say, she couldn't help but feel disgusted, and whispered: "I really don't know anything, you can say it if you shouldn't say it." β
The eunuch said with an aggrieved face: "Fang is what my sister taught the slave to say." β
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but feel depressed, she sighed, and said: "This time it's really bitter, Your Majesty asked about the Ruchun Restaurant, the restaurant ...... It's really annoying. She waved impatiently to the eunuch in front of her: "Go down." β
Immediately, he frowned, and supported his chin with his jade lotus-like forearms, full of distress.
She is a roundworm in His Majesty's stomach, since His Majesty asked about Ruchun Restaurant, but in fact it was the crown prince Li Hong, then this matter is not simple, no matter what, she has to go to Ruchun Restaurant.
"Well, I'll go tomorrow, fill my stomach before I go."
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Maybe the previous reputation was too bad, and after a few days of restarting, there were still no guests.
The only guest is still a white eater, Deng Jian is very concerned about Qin Shaoyou's business, he prides himself on being righteous and thin, and he also has a lot of ideas for Qin Shaoyou, for example, he has dozens of fox friends and dog friends, but he really wants to follow along to fight the autumn wind. Qin Shaoyou was so frightened that his liver trembled, and he found that although he had read a lot of books, he couldn't find a word to describe this shameless guy, and finally, he shook his head and said, "I have never seen such a brazen person." β
Qin Shou followed Qin Shaoyou to learn to cook every day, anyway, there were no guests, and he practiced one dish after another, and slowly got some appearance, especially the minced meat eggplant, in addition to the heat is not very masterable, and the eggplant is cut thicker, it is barely passable.
It's just that this practice has wasted a lot of ingredients, and Qin Shaoyou doesn't care, he can't cook by himself every day, and a good knife must be used on the blade, so Qin Shou still has to cultivate.
Today's wind and sunshine are beautiful, the sun is warm, it is said that in the spring of March, there is a temple fair in the Confucian Temple in Yihe, which is very lively, in this way, the business of the restaurant is even more deserted, Qin Shaoyou leaned on the counter and dozed off, such a ** life, it is really annoying, but ...... Let's get some sleep first.
When the sun came to the third pole, Qin Shaoyou, who was in a daze, heard footsteps.
Qin Shaoyou was excited, although yesterday, he had pulled a merchant in, and also announced that he would be given a 20% discount, Deng Jian on the side had a sideways face, hid a stick in his sleeve, and showed a little sharp corner, which scared the merchant not lightly, and entered the store tremblingly, ordered two side dishes, and the dishes were not yet served, taking advantage of Qin Shaoyou's time to show his skills in the back kitchen, he slipped away! This made Qin Shaoyou very annoyed for a while.
Now this footstep is the second guest of Ruchun Restaurant, no...... Listening to this footsteps, there is not just one, but many, many guests.
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but burst into tears, the ancestors blessed, the high incense burned last night was revealed, and he finally came to be a guest.
But he told himself in his heart that he couldn't panic, he couldn't be excited, he couldn't show different colors, he didn't scare people away, he had to be calm, he had to be calm, he had to lift his weight lightly, such as the 'good' business of the Spring Restaurant, is it rare for you to be a guest?
Yes, it is necessary to have such confidence, so he immediately took out an account book, the account book does not know which year and month, it has been yellowed, but he twisted the account book, while holding the abacus crackling and swiping, and then shook his head and sighed, self-pity: "Yesterday's flowing water, only worth four thousand yuan, more than 70 diners, only to eat these, but it is said that there is a temple fair recently, but it's okay, take advantage of the light business these days, take a good rest, and wait until the temple fair is over, full of friends, that can be busy." β
"Hey...... The business is so good, it's really instructive, it's good to hire a guy tomorrow. β
He looked hesitant, the wind was calm, and then he raised his eyes inadvertently, slightly stunned.
Standing on the opposite side of the counter is a woman who is extremely gorgeous, twenty-eight years old, with a silk and satin skirt, and it is a little disappointing that although there is no wide DIan bureau here, the woman's bandeau is not low, but a straight collar embroidered with silver wire.
This is a very beautiful woman, but from her eyes, it is difficult to find the charm that matches a woman of this age.
How to say it, there is no innocence in the eyes, nor is it clear, but bottomless, and there seem to be many stories hidden behind the seclusion.
Standing behind the woman were four or five people dressed as guards, all carrying knives, with tigers on their backs, seemingly careless, but they seemed to be on guard at any time, as long as there was a slight disturbance, they could immediately burst out.
Qin Shaoyou smiled, for this smile, he had practiced for a long time in front of the bronze mirror, the customer is God, and a spring-like smile is a must.
"Guest, dinner?"
As he spoke, Qin Shaoyou's Adam's apple couldn't help but tremble, and his heart was about to jump out, God was pitiful, if this woman's answer was that the slave family had taken a fancy to you, it would be difficult for Qin Shaoyou to guarantee that he would not strangle her in anger.
Shangguan Wan'er felt a little strange, this person is that nerd? It's polite, but the eyes that look at yourself seem to be too hot. No, it's rude!
But since she came, she nodded and said, "Hmm...... Dine. β
Qin Shaoyou breathed a sigh of relief, this short word of eating was like a heavenly sound, Qin Shaoyou hurriedly said: "Guest officer, please!" β
He was excited, so he personally bypassed the counter, chose the window closest to the window, patted it with a feather duster, and respectfully invited Shangguan Wan'er to sit down.
What kind of person is Shangguan Wan'er, Qin Shaoyou's diligence seems a little excessive, she sneered in her heart: "Perhaps, this nerd treats me as Yan Ruyu, his naΓ―ve attitude is a little interesting, but it's a pity that he is a nerd." β
Shangguan Wan'er sat down on the stool, and several guards stood on their sides.
Qin Shaoyou hurriedly took a list and said, "Guest officer, what do you want to eat, you see, this is the menu." β
"Menu ......" Shangguan Wan'er was suspicious, and when she took the menu, she saw a dazzling list with dishes such as 'Ronghua Fugui' and 'Colorful'.
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but chuckle, she seemed to have a little interest in these chic dish names, and the words on it seemed to be very chic, and the calligraphy was good, this was Shangguan Wan'er's evaluation of the words.
So she raised her head and said with a light smile: "Your calligraphy is lacking, but the font is unique. β
Qin Shaoyou is very sad, beauty, I'm a cook, okay, praise a cook for being a good calligrapher, do you think this is appropriate?
Qin Shaoyou said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment, I really don't dare to take it, miss, it's time to order." β
Shangguan Wan'er suddenly thought of the 'news' that the eunuch had inquired about, and she felt a chill in her heart, which meant that she was forced to go to the execution ground, so she smiled lightly: "I don't know the name of the shopkeeper. β
"Qin Shaoyou." Qin Shaoyou was already impatient.
Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "This name is good." β
Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly: "I ordered the food first......"
Shangguan Wan'er: "Look at you here is quite elegant, your name also has deep meaning, and the words are well written, where are you from, what is your birthday, how many people are in the family, you must have read a book, what kind of book are you reading......
Qin Shaoyou already suspected that the women of the Tang Dynasty were too, and the older young woman in front of him really fell in love with herself?
However, can you eat first and then come to flirt?