That night, Chen Sheng galloped back to Beijing with Zhou Huanjun's account book of corruption and bribery and an anonymous report letter written by Wei Huai'an.

Three days later, Chen Sheng came back in the dust, and Chen Sheng came to Wei Huai'an's house without bothering to drink saliva.

"The letter arrived?"

Wei Huai'an arrived at a cup of tea and handed it to him, Chen Sheng took it and drank it all, touched his mouth and said:

"Delivered. The subordinates sent the letter to the study of Lord Liu of the Inspectorate, and after Lord Liu saw it early the next morning, he presented it to the emperor on the same day. The emperor was furious and sent a superintendent to investigate the imperial history. ”

"Well, you've worked hard, go and rest." A smile flowed from the corner of Wei Huai'an's mouth.

……

The Baiwei building was renovated, and the upstairs and downstairs were repainted. There is also a private room in the corner downstairs for resting.

The original old tables and chairs were all thrown away, and the kitchenware that had been used for decades in the kitchen and had been oiled and twisted was all eliminated.

Wei Huai'an took Su Muling, who was disguised as a small servant, to order a new table, bench and kitchen supplies. He also ordered two sets of the same style for each of the guys and chefs in the store.

The store was decorated, and the two chefs were not idle. Su Muling told them the general method of Julongzhai's best dishes.

The chef is the chef in the end, after listening to Su Muling's explanation, and then doing it himself, Su Muling pointed out the deficiencies after eating, and the chef improved them one by one, and after a few times, the color and fragrance are almost no different from Julongzhai.

Su Muling sent Xichun and Pomegranate to the teahouse to spread the news that Baiwei Building was going to open.

“…… I heard that there is no change in the store, but the store will be renovated and reopened at the beginning of next month. Pomegranate deliberately proclaimed loudly.

Xichun Huiyi hurriedly answered and asked, "Is it?" Is the shopkeeper the original shopkeeper still the original shopkeeper? ”

"Of course, not only the shopkeeper, but even the cooks and guys are the original people, and they haven't been replaced at all."

"Oh, then the rumors outside say that Baiwei House is sold, is it fake?" A local asked kindly.

Seeing that someone was talking, Pomegranate deliberately said mysteriously: "It doesn't matter if you sell it or not. I'm afraid that only Tongchun Lou cares about whether Baiwei Building is open or not. ”

"That's right. The dishes in Tongchun Building are not as authentic as Baiwei Building, but they are opened by the prefect's brother-in-law, and even Lord Huang Weihai often goes to the party, and the businessmen in the town dare not offend, so only we poor people go to Baiwei Building to satisfy our hunger. ”

In the corner of the teahouse, two well-dressed foreigners glanced at each other, and one of them interjected and asked, "Huang Weihai also went to Tongchun Mansion to marry the prefect's brother-in-law?" ”

A middle-aged man who was idle, drinking tea and knocking melon seeds saw that someone was talking, and he didn't look like a local, so he suddenly rose up and poured out the relationship between Tongchunlou and the prefect Zhou:

"That's not, you don't know, Tongchun Building was opened by the prefect's brother-in-law, and at the beginning because the dishes were average and expensive, the business was not good. Later, the prefect invited Huang Weihai to drink tea, and after Huang Weihai came back, he often went in and out of Tongchun Tower, and also called several famous big families in the town, hinting at their relationship with Chunlou and the prefect. ”

"Where do the big families in the town dare to offend the prefect, those who used to go to Baiwei Building have changed to Tongchun Building. The two big families who didn't pay attention to Lord Huang Weihai's intentions were all excused by Lord Huang Weihai to wear small shoes, not to mention the bad business, and the officers and soldiers also came to the door every once in a while to find trouble. ”

When the foreigner heard this, he asked him with a smile: "You are here to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Lord Huang Weihai, so you are not afraid that he will hear about it and arrest you and put you in prison?" ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment and laughed: "This is something that is known all over the city, are you afraid that I will say it alone?" Not only Tongchun Building, but also the other businesses of the Wu family, Lord Huang took the lead, so the Wu family did so much in Tiangu Town and became a well-known wealthy businessman. ”

The stranger nodded in agreement: "That's the same, whoever doesn't talk about people, who doesn't talk about people." ”

"At first glance, you're an understanding person, haha. I wonder if you're here to visit relatives or do business? ”

The middle-aged man was an enthusiastic talker, and seeing that the two of them had different expressions and temperaments, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

The stranger looked at the people coming and going on the street, and replied to him lightly:

"It's not to go to relatives or do business, I heard that Tiangu Town is a good place for outstanding people, so I came here to visit!"

Pomegranate and Xichun glanced at each other, silently checked out and left.

When he got home, Pomegranate told Wei Huai'an and Su Muling what he saw and heard in the teahouse, and Wei Huai'an leaned on the door and smiled:

"It seems that someone from the imperial court has come. Wu Chun couldn't be proud for a few days. ”

……

A few days later, Baiwei House reopened. Two baskets of firecrackers were placed, and a sign was erected in front of the Baiwei Building: The opening is auspicious, and the first three days are 80% off.

Many of the old customers of Baiwei Building came to see the excitement, but not many came in to eat.

Su Muling and Wei Huai'an, who were sitting in the cubicle on the first floor, heard Pomegranate come in and complain:

"Miss, it has cost so much silver to decorate, and there are more than a dozen famous dishes of Julongzhai, and there is a 20% discount, why is there still so little to eat?"

Su Muling drank tea unhurriedly, looked out the window and comforted her leisurely: "Don't worry, a good meal is not afraid of being late." ”

Pomegranate pouted: Where is this!

She turned her gaze to Wei Huai'an. Wei Huai'an also shook the ivory paper fan comfortably, drinking the West Lake Longjing, not in a hurry or impatient. It can be seen that these two people are not short of money, and they are not in a hurry after investing so much silver and have no business.

Pomegranate lifted the curtain and walked out, almost colliding with two people who had just entered the store, it was the two strangers who met Pomegranate and Xichun in the teahouse that day.

The pomegranate dressed as a small servant was stunned for a moment and saw the person clearly, and then hurriedly lowered his head and let people pass first. The pomegranate burrowed headlong into Su Muling's house.

"Shizi, miss. Those two came to our store. Pomegranate looked a little excited.

Su Muling didn't understand who she wanted to ask just now, Wei Huai'an walked to the door, quietly lifted the corner of the curtain, secretly peeked into the hall, then lowered the curtain and sat back on the chair.

"It's someone sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The chubby one is Shi Shan, and the thin one is Feng Jianjun. Pomegranate, told the cook to make it carefully. ”

"Yes." Pomegranate walked out again.

In the lobby, Shi Shan and Feng Jianjun chose a corner and sat down.

The young man stepped forward enthusiastically to greet the guests: "What do you want to eat, this is the menu." ”

As he spoke, he went to bring hot tea again, took two cups, and poured tea for the guests.

The two of them looked at the menu, Feng Jianjun pointed to a few dishes on the menu and asked curiously, "You also have roasted deer tendons here?" ”

There is also this dish in Julongzhai in the capital, Feng Jianjun once ate it, and the cooking is quite beautiful, I don't know if this town is Dongshi Xiaofeng.

"At first glance, the guest officer is well-informed, this dish is a new specialty of our Baiwei Building, if the guest officer likes it, you can try our craftsmanship, it is not delicious and does not need money."

The plug is sweet, diligent, and very popular with guests.

"Okay, let's have a roasted deer tendon, then a white jade shrimp ball, a snow cabbage soup eel, another yellow robe tofu, and a pot of pine mash wine."

"Okay!" Bolt handed the menu to the back kitchen, brought a plate of melon seeds and put it on the table, and asked the guests to pass the time: "Wait a minute, the dishes will come soon." ”

Pomegranate quietly went to the kitchen and explained to the two chefs:

"The owner said that these dishes should be carefully cooked, and the guests will be rewarded if they eat well."

"The pomegranate girl told the owner that no matter whether the owner has a reward or not, we will definitely go all out and try our best to do our best." The golden treasure rolled up his arms and sleeves to do a big job,

Chef Huang Jinbao has been in Baiwei House for more than ten years, and his father and grandfather were both chefs here. Huang Jinbao inherited the family craftsmanship and worked as a cook in Baiwei Building, and he was always serious.

"Okay, I'll definitely tell Master Huang what he said to the owner."

Pomegranate slipped back to Su Muling's side and learned Chef Huang's words again.

Wei Huai'an smiled when he heard this: "These two adults are well-informed and have eaten hundreds of schools in the capital, but I want to see if the dishes they have newly learned can block the mouths of the two imperial historians." ”

Su Muling smiled and didn't squeak on the side, Chef Huang's skills are unknown to others, but she knows, the dishes she taught, although they are not completely comparable to Julong Zhai, but with Chef Huang's own creations added to it, it has a unique taste in it.

Sure enough, Shi Shan and Feng Jianjun were very satisfied with this meal. Before leaving, he also praised the shopkeeper Jiang.

The shopkeeper Jiang sent the two of them to the door in person. Although the two of them are fresh faces, they may never come here again. The shopkeeper Jiang still does the service to the extreme.

Standing at the door, Jiang shopkeeper looked at the people coming and going with Chunlou on the other side, and sighed secretly in his heart: The people can't fight the officials, and the owner is afraid that it will be in vain.

Wei Huai'an and Su Muling stayed in the store for a day, saw off the last table of customers, and they also walked out of the restaurant.

"Yo! I thought it was someone who was so bold to take such a mess, it turned out to be the two of you. After spending so much money to decorate this place, today's business must be booming, right? Ha ha! ”

Wu Chun swaggered out, almost mocking Wei Huai'an and Su Muling.

Wei Huai'an looked at Tongchun Building, which was still full of guests, and replied nonchalantly: "Whether the business is good or not, it seems that the young owner is more concerned than me, what?" Scared? ”

"Afraid? Joke. On this day, in the ancient town, I, Wu Chun, have not been afraid of anyone. ”

Wei Huai'an smiled: "Open the door to do business, strength is the most important." We'll see who has the last laugh. ”

"You are a foreigner, you have no power or power and want to gain a foothold in Tiangu Town. Still trying to break me? Haha, didn't the shopkeeper tell you my identity? My business with Chunlou is so hot, do you know who is behind it? I still advise you, instead of smashing the silver here to make a fuss, it is better to close the shop as soon as possible, take the money and leave. ”

Wu Chun was a little rampant, but he didn't know that at this time, in the ready-to-wear shop next door, Shi Shan and Feng Jianjun saw all this in their eyes and heard it in their ears.

Wei Huai'an naturally ignored Wu Chun's provocation, he dusted off his sleeves and smiled very erratically:

"Shut down, take the money and leave? You're going to take over? ”

Wu Chun's eyes lit up, and he said without thinking:

"I'll pick it up. How much money you spend to buy this shop, I will give you a lot of money, and you will either leave here with the money, or go to other business, and I will pay you more than you lose money here. ”

"Hahaha!" Wei Huai'an looked up to the sky and laughed.

"In this way, how much silver you spend on buying Tongchun Lou, I can also accept all the orders. But I'm only giving you ten days, and after ten days, I'm not going to be so good at talking. ”

Wu Chun, who was commanded by Wei Huai'an, had a bad face, he raised his head, glared at Wei Huai'an with disdain, and made a disdainful voice in his nose:

"Humph! You don't take the road to heaven, and you don't go to hell. In that case, don't blame me for not reminding you. After saying that, he brushed his sleeves and left.