Chapter 174: A slap in the face
Gonggong Li held the jar and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, the emperor really doted on Lord An, but an altar, he praised it like this without seeing anything, if he saw the things inside, he didn't know how far to praise Lord An.
"Gonggong Li, just open the jar directly. By the way, give me a taste. Gonggong Li was subconsciously stunned when he heard this, and when the emperor saw this, he thought he was unwilling, so he spoke again, "Since Gonggong Li is embarrassed, let Xiao Zhongzi try it." ”
"Don't, don't...... Your Majesty, just spare the old slave, Xiao Zhongzi is the only apprentice of the old slave, and the old slave is still waiting for him to give the old slave a pension. Gonggong Li knew that the emperor was deliberately teasing him, how could the things sent by Lord An be poisonous, but the rules in the palace had to be followed, so he found someone to use the spoon, and then tasted it, and took a bite of it, only to feel that the whole mouth was filled with an inexplicable fragrance, the taste was different from the dishes he ate on weekdays, and there was an indescribable feeling.
"Maybe it's even better with a bowl of noodles." An Mingchen said this after realizing it, and Gonggong Li looked up at An Mingchen, and always felt that he did it on purpose. The emperor laughed twice, asked people to send a bowl of noodles, and then ate a big bowl of noodles in one go with this hot sauce, and felt that it was not enjoyable after eating.
"An Aiqing, why did you send me such delicious things now, if there are such good things in the future, remember to send some to me." The emperor wiped his mouth and looked at more than half of the hot sauce, "An Aiqing, you can bring me some hot sauce tomorrow, it's better to bring more." The Queen Mother is not in good health, and she has no appetite recently, so I will take some of it over to see if the Queen Mother likes it. If you like it, you ask Mrs. An to send some hot sauce to the palace, and you can rest assured that you can sell it to the imperial dining room at the price of the restaurant. ”
An Mingchen left the palace after thanking him, and went directly to the restaurant after leaving the palace. Huang Fuxue's takeaway plan was almost sorted out, and when he saw him come over and pull people to him, he pointed to the plan on the table and said, "I recently thought of a new idea to make money, delivery of takeaways." ”
"Food delivery? What do you mean? An Mingchen didn't understand. Huang Fuxue handed her the plan and briefly said the meaning of this takeaway, "Simply put, it is home delivery." Specifically, it is to deliver the meals they need to their homes according to the requirements of the guests, isn't it winter soon, there are many rich men and gentlemen, who don't want to go out, let's take advantage of this time to launch this service. ”
"Think about it, if you can eat the dishes of our restaurant at home in the winter, just a little extra money, are you willing to order takeout?"
An Mingchen thought about it for a while, and I have to say that this idea is really good. Maybe the poor care about the money, but the rich don't care about the extra service fee, and if they can eat food without going out, they will definitely not refuse. An Mingchen nodded after thinking about it, "Your idea is really good, when are you going to implement it?" ”
"It should be just a few days, seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, I think that the business of the restaurant will not be as good as it is now. When the time comes, with more income, everyone's life will be a little better. Huang Fuxue finished talking about her plan and saw that it was not early, so she called the little maid to prepare for dinner. An Mingchen suddenly remembered the emperor's words, and pulled her to sit down, "Today, the emperor has tasted the jar of garlic hot sauce, the emperor is very satisfied, and asked me to bring more tomorrow, and the emperor also hinted to me that the palace may want more." ”
"Really?" Huangfu Xue's eyes lit up, "With the backing of the royal family, it is a good thing for the hot sauce business." I was going to open a hot sauce workshop, but if the emperor agrees to let us borrow the royal name, then we won't have to worry about running out of business. Huang Fuxue was very happy when she thought of this possibility.
"I just don't know if the emperor is willing to let us borrow the royal name." Huang Fuxue thought of the real problem and looked a lot depressed. An Mingchen smiled sadly when he saw her for a while, and smiled helplessly, "Didn't you keep saying that things were done by people, how did you know that it didn't work if you haven't tried it yet, okay, don't think about it, hurry up and eat, and go back to the house after eating." ”
"What are you going to do back?" Huangfu Xue subconsciously asked, An Mingchen remembered the bad things at home, and after hesitating, he spoke, "My mother told me yesterday, but she didn't say anything specifically." I can't hide from the left and right, just go back and take a look. Seeing that Huangfu Xue looked like she had nothing to do with herself, she was a little embarrassed, "Lady, my mother said yesterday that I would call you back." ”
"Call me?" Huangfu Xue was a little embarrassed, "There are so many things in the shop, I really can't get out of it......" Seeing An Mingchen embarrassed, after being slightly stunned, he nodded in response, "Forget it, I'll go back with you." It's been too busy these days, so it's time to rest. ”
"Thank you, lady." An Mingchen knew that she didn't want to have too much contact with her mother, and she also knew that their family was indeed a little difficult, but in the end, it was a family, whether he wanted it or not, he didn't have the right to choose. It's good that the lady is willing to go back, but if she doesn't, he won't force it.
After eating, the two went back to Huangfu's house, although Huangfuxue had been mentally prepared before coming back, but as soon as they entered the west courtyard, they were still frightened by the scene in front of them. I saw that in the courtyard, Li Caiyi's crying, An Mingdong's prayer, and An Wanru's scolding came over one after another.
Huangfu Xue turned her head and glanced at An Mingchen, thinking in her heart that if she had known that it was this trouble, even if An Mingchen was unhappy, she would not come back. Li Caiyi has been making trouble several times in the past two days, at first it was fine, as if he had accepted his fate, and wanted to make do with An Mindong, since his father sneaked away the subordinates of Poria Pavilion, An Mingdong often sneaked to the door, and Li Caiyi gradually began to be dissatisfied.
It's not that Li hasn't scolded, and the scolding is very ugly, but Li Caiyi can't listen to a word, in her opinion, her previous actions are all rights and interests, and she doesn't want to do anything with An Mingdong at all, but An Mingdong wants to use force on her, and she can't bear it no matter what. Today, An Mingdong came to the door again, and the matter broke out.
In Li's eyes, his niece is important, but he is no more important than his biological son. No matter what happened, he stood on An Mingdong's side without thinking about it, and scolded, "It's just a broken shoe, if it weren't for my son who took a fancy to you, do you really think you could continue to stay here, live like a young lady all day long, eat and drink spicy food?" ”
"Auntie, you said that I am your niece, and you will always take care of me when my father and mother are gone, I have already apologized for the incident last time, and I also promised to marry my cousin, but my cousin insulted me like this, do you want to force me to death?" Li Caiyi was about to hit the wall as he spoke, An Mingdong pushed Li away in distress, and stopped Li Caiyi in three or two steps, "Cousin, how are you, are you injured, what are you doing, you don't want to, I won't force you in the future, okay." ”
"Cousin, it's my cousin who is not blessed, and I can't be your wife in this life......" When the two staged a bitter love scene, Li Caiyi's afterglow swept to An Mingchen and his wife, his face changed suddenly, and after seeing the two clearly, a wave of resentment quickly surged from the soles of his feet to his throat.
She thought that God would give her a good future as compensation, but she didn't expect that her hard life was just the beginning. An Mingdong is something, but he is just a scoundrel who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it. Why could she follow him willingly, and entrust the rest of her life to such a person. But she knew better that her cousin didn't open his eyes to her when she was innocent, and now, he wouldn't have anything to do with her.
After thinking about it, Li Caiyi's eyes were blank, and he sat on the ground weakly and cried bitterly. An seemed to be the most disgusted with her, and stepped forward angrily, pulling her sleeve and about to pull her up, "What are you crying about, what, isn't our family good enough to you?" ”
"Second sister, what are you doing, hurry up and let go of your cousin." An Mingdong stepped forward to pull An Wanru, An Wanru saw that he still couldn't see the true intentions of the person in front of him clearly, and scolded with hatred, "Fourth, you used to be stupid, but now everyone else treats you as a monkey, and you are still here to help others speak, do you have to let others see you laugh at you before you are willing?" ”
"Second sister, what nonsense are you talking about, my cousin is just panicked, I don't know what to do, she is not as unbearable as you said." An Mingdong likes Li Caiyi, he likes her no matter what she does, and naturally he doesn't like anyone to say a bad word about her.
Seeing this, An stomped her foot angrily, "Stupid, stupid." You treat people as treasures, and they just use you. You come with me, I'm going to tear her mask to-day, so you can see what kind of femme fatale she is. ”
With a snap, An Mingdong argued, and gave An Wan a slap in the face with his backhand, and his voice was crisp and loud. Woke up several people present. Huangfu Xue didn't expect An Mingdong to really make a move, and frowned slightly. An Mingchen didn't want to interfere, but when he saw that things were about to be uncontrollable, he stepped forward and pulled An Mingdong aside.
"What are you doing, who taught you, to do it to your own sister." An Mingchen looked displeased, and when Li saw this, he stepped forward and pulled An Mingdong behind him, staring at him defensively, "What do you say he does, if you want to blame this shameless thing, it was obviously the fourth child she seduced first, but now she is pretending to be high, it's really shameless." ”
"Mother, my cousin is a daughter's family, you pay a little attention to what you say, and you are shameless one by one, so that your uncle can hear it, and he will not be at peace below."
"I can't even control my own son now, I still have leisure to care what he thinks, besides, if I knew that this girl has become like this now, I would never help her in the first place," Li Shi looked disgusted, as if he wished that Li Caiyi would leave here immediately.
Li Caiyi also saw it, and sighed in her heart......