It was almost dusk when the carriage drove downstairs to Yipinju, Ruan Mianmian was already asleep, and she could still sleep so soundly when the carriage was bumpy all the way, which showed how miserable she was before.

Mu Ruqing wanted to wake her up, but when she saw that she was sleeping sweetly, a faint flush appeared on her face, and she still couldn't bear to make a sound.

He rolled up his sleeves and gently picked up Ruan Mianmian, and walked into the main hall of the restaurant. At this time, it was time to eat, but there were not many guests in the hall, only a few sporadic ones.

There is only one Xiao Er busy in the store, his name is Fang Cannon, and he is a little beggar brought back by the old owner a few years ago. After the death of the old owner, the business of the restaurant became more and more difficult, and most of the former workers were scattered, only Fang Dacang and the old chef Uncle Hua thanked the old owner for his kindness and stayed.

Fang Dacang was wiping the table, and saw Mu Ruqing walking in with a beautiful girl like flowers and jade, he rubbed his eyes, and was so shocked that the rags fell on the table. Hurriedly stepped forward: "The owner... What are you? ”

"I picked it up on the road, it's a long story, let's clean up the guest room in the backyard for her first." Mu Ruqing hugged Ruan Mianmian into the backyard. Although Fang Cannon couldn't figure out the situation, he had always been obedient, so he trotted over to help Mu Ruqing open the door, watched the owner put the little girl on the bed, and went to the warehouse to find a clean quilt for Ruan Mianmian to cover, and then followed Mu Ruqing to the front hall.

"Owner, you're hungry, I'll tell Uncle Hua to cook two side dishes, and you can make do with two bites in the front hall." Fang Cannon is honest, but he has always been very thoughtful.

"Anyway, there aren't many guests, so you can come over and eat together, and then call Uncle Hua." Mu Ruqing has never put his master on the shelf, after all, there is no such thing as a master and servant in modern times, and he still feels that he should be friends with them to support each other.

"Hey, I'm going to get ready." Fang Cannon and Uncle Hua brought a few dishes from the kitchen, took another jar of wine, and the three of them sat around the table and ate it. "Boss, what's going on with that little girl today, tell us about it." Fang Dacang remembered Ruan Mianmian's sleeping appearance, although she was dressed simply, she couldn't hide her delicate and lovely face.

"I came back from the south today, passing by the orphanage on the outskirts of the city, and saw that she was kicked out by an old woman, and then I went to the inn to eat and rest, but it happened that she went to the inn to eat the overlord meal, and she looked very hungry, so I paid for her, and asked her if she would like to come to the restaurant to work, after all, she is also a poor person who is homeless, and it is not a problem for the restaurant to raise her more." Mu Ruqing smiled, "And I think this girl may make the restaurant's business better." ”

"It turns out that I am a person who has no home like me, and I pity such a small and lovely girl, I don't know how much I have suffered in the orphanage." When Fang Dacang heard that Ruan Mianmian was also an orphan, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy, he was wandering in his early years, and he knew how small and humble a child who had no one to protect him was.

"Yipinxiang Restaurant is our home, although the old owner went, the young owner treated us like relatives, my old flower didn't go anywhere in this life, so I followed the young owner." Uncle Hua raised his glass, Fang Cannon and Mu Ruqing also raised their glasses, the lights flickered, and the three of them seemed to have tears in their eyes.

Early in the morning of the second day, Ruan Mianmian opened his eyes, only to feel indescribably comfortable. She sat up slowly, and saw that she was covered with a soft quilt, and although the room was not gorgeous, it was already the best place she had ever lived, and compared to the messy Chase in the orphanage, it was a paradise that she had never dared to hope for.

She got out of bed lightly, went to the table and poured herself a glass of water to drink, and suddenly heard a knock on the door, and a man's voice: "Miss Ruan, are you awake?" ”

Ruan Mianmian hurriedly opened the door, only to see an honest young man in a cloth shirt sitting on the steps in front of the door, turning around and smiling at himself.

"Who are you, have you been waiting for me for a long time?" Ruan Mianmian held the door frame with his hand and asked cautiously.

"Not long after, I just came, and the proprietor asked me to see if you were awake, and if so, I would take you to the second floor. I heard no sound in your room, and I was afraid of disturbing you, so I sat here and waited for you to wake up. Fang Dacang looked at the girl's cautious appearance and scratched her hair, "Since you are awake, let's go." By the way, my name is Fang Cannon, and I am the second junior here, if you have any trouble in the future, just look for me. ”

Fang Dacang took Ruan Mianmian to the second floor of the restaurant, and Ruan Mianmian saw Mu Ruqing leaning on the window.

The first floor of the restaurant is a place for individual customers to eat, and everyone eats around the table, while the second floor is similar to the style of a private room, where each table is surrounded by a screen, which not only allows guests to have privacy, but also does not appear cramped. The guests who came in the morning ate breakfast in the hall on the first floor, and the second floor was a little deserted, just reserved for Mu Ruqing's teaching purposes.

"The owner, Miss Ruan is already here, I'll go down to take care of the business first." Before leaving, Fang Dacang smiled at Mu Ruqing and Ruan Mianmian innocently, and then quickly put on a sweat towel and went downstairs.

"Mianmian, I haven't eaten breakfast yet, so let's just eat together. Don't be restricted, eat as much as you can, I'll see how much you eat. Mu Ruqing took Ruan Mianmian to a round table and sat down.

The table was already filled with all kinds of delicate breakfasts. A cage of crystal steamed dumplings, large steamed buns with mutton filling, osmanthus cake, fragrant rice cake, bean paste spring rolls, cabbage tofu and shrimp soup, and a whole pot of pumpkin millet porridge.

"I've never seen so much delicious food, it's so delicious." Ruan Mianmian swallowed his saliva, picked up a bun, glanced at Mu Ruqing again, saw him smile and nodded, and then took a bite. The strong aroma of mutton made Ruan Mianmian squint her eyes happily and gobble it up.

Mu Ruqing filled a bowl of porridge for Ruan Mianmian and put it in front of her, and then picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and ate it. "Mianmian, what was your favorite food in the past?"

"My favorite... Not... Last year, during the Spring Festival, a nobleman from the capital came to the orphanage to do good deeds, and I ate an egg, which was the most delicious thing I have ever eaten, but Brother Mu, what you eat here is 10,000 times better than eggs, no, it is 100,000 times! Ruan Mianmian swallowed a mouthful of steamed buns, this cage of steamed buns had already been wiped out by her, she didn't mean to stop at all, and turned her head to attack those pastries again.

"Eat slowly, don't worry, I'll tell you about my plan first. I plan to put a special table in front of the restaurant, what about you, just put the food I and Uncle Hua made on the table to eat, and not only eat, but also describe the taste and characteristics of the food, such as this osmanthus cake, how would you describe it? ”

Ruan Mianmian thought for a while, and slowly spoke: "It's very fragrant." ”

"What about this bean paste spring roll?" “… It also smells good. ”

Mu Ruqing supported his forehead..."Sleep, the taste of food is also differentiated, if they make people covet, it is necessary to describe it more finely, such as osmanthus cake, it can be said that it is soft and fragrant, it smells the aroma of osmanthus, the taste is soft and glutinous, and the aftertaste is long. ”

"It turns out that there are so many exquisiteness in saying that things are delicious, Brother Mu, you can teach me some more, I will definitely be able to learn quickly."

"Don't worry, I'll give you these tutors these days, and you will be able to leave the school in ten days. In addition, you have to learn how to eat elegantly, how to make viewers have the desire to buy, and a series of things. "Mu Ruqing has a clear chest.

So, in the past ten days, Mu Ruqing asked Uncle Hua to make dozens of different dishes for Ruan Mianmian, in order to teach Ruan Mianmian how to eat and broadcast, Ruan Mianmian not only did not feel tired, but became more and more energetic the more she learned, after all, all the food here was unheard of by her. Fang Dacang often came to see Ruan Mianmian to eat after work, when he had no relatives and no reason in his early years, he always thought about how good it would be if he had a sister, but now he looks at Ruan Mianmian's simple and happy appearance, as if he is his sister.

"Cannon! Cannon! Fang Dacang was still keeping accounts in the front hall, and Ruan Mianmian's voice reached his ears from the back of the room.

"How's your meal today? The owner has taught you everything you have learned. ”

"I've learned everything, Cannon, why are you still in charge of bookkeeping, aren't you a junior?" Ruan Mianmian ran into the house and stood next to the cannon to watch him write.

"There are just four of us in the restaurant, the owner is the boss, Uncle Hua is the chef, you are the eater, of course I am not only the second child, but also the bookkeeper, or the shopkeeper, and I am also responsible for purchasing the goods for Uncle Hua."

"Brother Cannon, you're really powerful, if you don't work in the restaurant, what will you do?" Ruan Mianmian propped her hands on the table and fiddled with the inkstone on the table.

"I want to be a general, I was a beggar when I was a child, and when I was wandering in the streets, I saw a general returning to Beijing in victory, when he was riding on a horse, holding such a big long knife in his hand, he was majestic, and the people welcomed him." Fang Cannon's eyes showed a longing light.

"Cannon, if you really want to join the army, I can send you to the barracks in two years when you are crowned, how about it?" At this time, Mu Ruqing walked in.

"The owner... It's still not necessary, it's good in Yipinxiang, I'm used to it. Fang Dacang peeked at Ruan Mianmian and smiled innocently, of course he knew that the owner really wanted to help him, but he was reluctant to leave here, and he was even more determined to protect Ruan Mianmian.

"It's okay, although there are no high-ranking officials in Yipinxiang, but it's safe and warm, Cannon, you go with me and move the table in the backyard to the door, tomorrow is the day to sleep, and everything has to be arranged."

As it approached noon, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually increased. Mu Ruqing saw that the time was almost up, so he asked the cannon to move the sweet and sour tenderloin and a large plate of watermelon that Uncle Hua had just made to the table outside, and Ruan Mianmian also changed into a pink embroidered skirt, which seemed to be ready.

She sat down at the table, recalled what Mu Ruqing had said about the precautions for eating and broadcasting, took a deep breath and began to eat. Fang Dacang on the side stood behind her at the right time and opened his voice: "Take a look, the little girl can eat a big plate alone!" Let's take a look! ”