The opening of Xile Building was very lively, and the county official Yi Xihu personally cut the ribbon and held his daughter to unveil the red curtain on the door plaque; The three big characters of Xile Building hung vigorously and vigorously there, and at this moment, the people of the Li Dynasty opened a new chapter in food.

Yi Xiangxiang stood on the second floor and looked down the hall, where there was an endless stream of people coming and going; After that, even the private room on the second floor was full, but there were still people queuing at the door, Yi Xiangxiang was very happy. It's all silver, white flowers.

She thinks that money is the most reliable in this world. Not to mention that money can make ghosts grind, that is, when she gets married in the future, she meets a scumbag, she has money and everything, and she lives her life happily behind closed doors, without worrying about eating bran without her husband's favor. Yi Xiangxiang does not have the dream of traveling around the world, although the scenery of the Li Dynasty is charming, but in such a society where the emperor is respected, those who are for that chair will not be able to say when they will provoke the smoke of gunpowder, and then the war will be everywhere, and the fish in the pond will suffer, she still obediently stays in her house and counts the money more steadily.

"Xile Building invites the guest officer of No. 86 to dine, may I ask who is No. 86?" Xiao Er warmly called at the door and invited the guests in line to dine. This queue for meals is also plagiarized by Yi Xiangxiang from modern times, because she found that the queue on the spot was a bit out of control after there were more people, this one said that she came first, and that one also said that she had lined up a long time ago, so Yi Xiangxiang thought of the number calling for a modern meal, so she appropriated it. She asked Leqi to temporarily cut the raft and set it into a small booklet with the same number, one to write the number and tear it off for the guests in line, and one to leave it for the second child to call the number; As soon as this method is used, the scene will be orderly in a short time.

Yi Xiangxiang looked at the diners below and nodded frequently, and felt very comforted, after all, the hardest sign for a restaurant should be the dishes. In the past, she always liked to eat in small alleys, and what she valued was the deliciousness of the food itself, so her biggest effort in the restaurant was still on the dishes. Yes, the decoration of Xile Building is not very different from other restaurants in the Li Dynasty, after all, Yi Xiangxiang did not study architecture before, and she couldn't move the modern restaurant building decoration over, and even if she has the ability to give design, many crafts are not something that can be done in this era, so Yi Xiangxiang gave up being unconventional in architectural modeling and focused on the dishes. Of course, there is no difference in the exterior architecture, but the location and scenery of the Joy House are also more elaborate than other restaurants.

The first floor of the Joy Building is the lobby, and the four corners of the lobby are decorated with celadon vases, which are as tall as a human body; Potted flowers are also clustered in various small corners, making people feel full of spring in late autumn; Calligraphy and calligraphy are hung on the walls around the walls, and the dishes and tableware placed on each guest table are complete sets, and the blue glazed plates contain dishes, making the presentation more delicate and appetizing; In addition, there is a blue glazed vase in the middle of each table, with fresh flowers, which is very emotional.

The second floor is a private room, each private room is hung with a small hanging card with the name of the private room, and the door is also decorated with wind chimes. Yi Xiangxiang's decoration was also ridiculed by her brother Yi Luochuan for being too girly, and gadgets like wind chimes were hung here. In this regard, Yi Xiangxiang explained: "Aren't many people like to talk in private rooms? With this wind chime, if a person walks by and touches it, it can make a sound, and the person inside can stop talking. He also boasted that he had contributed to the secret protection work.

Yi Xiangxiang's words are just quibbles, not to mention that although the sound insulation effect of this elegant room is not so strong that it is not revealed at all, it is not so easy to hear the conversation, and if someone really wants to eavesdrop, where will they be stupid enough to touch the wind chimes! However, Yi Xiangxiang will not admit that the wind chimes are just to satisfy her little girl's interest.

The private rooms in the Joy House are named after flowers, and the decoration is also different because of the different flowers; For example, the peony hall, the layout inside is to peony as the scene, calligraphy and painting ornaments are related to peony, even the carving of the window edge is peony flowers, very unique.

The third floor is the guest room of the Xile Building, and Yi Xiangxiang is also arranged according to the theme, but it is mainly based on piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and hop tea. There are all kinds of instruments in the piano room, and guests can indulge in playing at any time; There are all kinds of fine tea leaves in the tea room, and even the tea set is a warm and complete set of fine jade products, which is very good...... Because Yi Xiangxiang makes the guest rooms a high-end theme style, the price of each room is expensive. However, although the price is not low, the guest rooms of Xile Building have never been available since they opened, Yi Xiangxiang used the gimmick of "vaguely expensive" and "high-end atmosphere and grade", although there were other inns and restaurants to imitate later, but at that time Xile Lou had become famous, and many people were more willing to choose them. Of course, that's all for later.

The layout is still secondary, in addition to the dishes that are commendable, the little two people in the joy building are also full of spirits. Guests who have been to the Joy Building know that there are not only male runners in cyan robes, but also female Jiao'e in skirts of the same color!

In addition to places like Hualou, there are very few maids in the Li Dynasty, and the people who run the hall in the restaurant are also Xiaoer. Yi Xiangxiang thought about it again and again, and still arranged for a maid to be a waiter. These little maids are not the slaves of Yifu, they are all recruited by Xile Building. There were also ordinary women in the Li Dynasty who went to the street to do business, but they all sold some hairpins or rouge, and the income could only be said to be average. So Yi Xiangxiang let Xile Lou open her arms to them, and recruited a woman to be the second child in the running hall, and she also took a name very plainly called "female little two", which is simple and straightforward.

Yi Xiangxiang has no other requirements for the recruitment of the second female primary school, just two points, one is not to be too good-looking, and the other is not to be diligent. In addition to wanting to give them a job, she came to these women, just to make Xile Lou look like all the men running in the hall, so she always felt that she was too masculin. But she doesn't want to cause trouble, if she is looking for a good look, if she is targeted by a guest, then she is not looking for trouble for herself! Therefore, the first criterion for her to hire a female primary two is not to be too good-looking, just be decent. Although the people who come and go to the restaurant have everything, they will not easily embarrass the female junior in the restaurant, after all, if they are really looking for fun, they all go to the Qinglou.

The recruitment of the female junior in the joy building is very simple and fast, after all, it earns more than selling rouge at a roadside stall, and Yi Xiangxiang also clarified the promotion system, the second junior in the lobby can be promoted to the person in charge of the private room if he does a good job, and he can be promoted to deputy steward if he does a good job, as long as you are willing to be motivated and capable, it is not impossible to be a shopkeeper in the future, so there are really a lot of people who sign up. Yi Xiangxiang remembered that Leqi was in charge of recruiting that day, and he recruited people in one day; If this is in modern times, it may not be able to fill up in a month!

Now the joy building, the dishes are ranked first, and the service is ranked second! I saw that the little two were enthusiastic and polite, which made people feel like a spring breeze. Some guests waited for a long time and scolded for a few words, and the female junior shouted crisply: "Wait a while, the slave will go to the back kitchen for you!" "Anyone with a little character will not be willing to embarrass the little girl. After a short time, the male runner brought the dish and said, "Let the guest officer wait for a long time, your dish is here!" Yi Xiangxiang looked at this scene, and could only think of one sentence, that is, men and women are not tired of working together!

Xile Lou started business in an orderly manner, and because I don't know who spread the word that the ladies of the Marquis of Changping have come to worship the Centennial Temple, the number of merchants who come and go to the Centennial County has increased a lot. The fame of Xile Lou has gradually grown under the rendering of literati and ink writers and the spread of merchants and merchants. Although it is too exaggerated to say that the daily income is making money, the business is really good.

After the beginning of winter, Yi Xiangxiang struck while the iron was hot and prepared to arrange for someone to go to Tongzhou to open the chain store.

"I didn't expect that in just these days, the income of Xile Building will overshadow the income of Yipinxiang for half a year!" Lin was sitting on the Huanghuali rose chair at this time, looking at the account book presented by his daughter and nodding frequently.

Xile Building has created high profits in less than two months after opening, which made Lin a little surprised, but Yi Xiangxiang was relieved, she was afraid that she would fail.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go to Tongzhou to open another one? This is about to be the end of the year, and the merchants who went out have rushed to their homes, where will they go to the restaurant to eat? Lin asked Yi Xiangxiang again.

Her daughter has always been casual on the surface and steady on the inside, and now after reading in the side courtyard, she took the account book and said that she would continue to open the Xile Building in Tongzhou, which really scared her.

Yi Xiangxiang knew what her mother was worried about, she walked over and said, "It's not one, it's two in a row!" Open one on the most prosperous main street in Tongzhou, and open one on the canal wharf. Don't worry, mother, I'm not greedy for merit, I'm striking while the iron is hot. It is because the year is closed that the restaurants in Tongzhou should be opened. During the year, the banquet invites friends to go to the newly opened restaurant to eat, how face-to-face is that? You see, whether it's a father or an older brother, when do they have a party and dinner at home? Aren't they all big hands waving up to the restaurant? My purpose in opening on the main street is because there are the most wealthy gentry there, and there are also official families who come and go; As for the wharf, it is because most of the merchants passing by pass through Tongzhou by water, so the restaurant at the wharf is prepared for them. ”

Well, in fact, it was prepared for their money, of course, Yi Xiangxiang didn't say it.

Lin listened to his daughter's words really didn't seem like a whim, but even thought about the place, and it seemed that he had already made a decision. Besides, she also felt that her daughter's analysis was reasonable, so she agreed, and said, "Then who do you want to go?" ”

Almost half of the servants of the Yi family are born to the family, and half of them have been selected to buy some innocent people after coming to Centennial County, although most of them are loyal, but there are very few talents who can do business and manage restaurants.

"I originally wanted the steward of the spice shop to go, but the steward of Hong is my grandfather's person, although if I open my mouth, the steward of Hong will also respond, but he loves spices, and I am not really strong, I am still considering the candidate." Hong Xi, the manager of the spice shop, is the apprentice of Mrs. Yi, and is now managing a pin of incense for the Yi family.

In fact, the reason why Yi Xiangxiang didn't send Hong Xi in the end was that the spice shop in Bainian County couldn't be closed for the time being, so since Hong Xi liked this piece, she wouldn't easily transfer or change people. Yipinxiang is the inheritance of Yi Kangwen's career from his ancestors, if she is locked up, her grandfather's skin will be removed for her. And she also likes spices, and she liked the plum blossom fragrance she made for her mother last time; If the spice shop is closed in the future, if you want to make those incense, you have to find another shop, and the recipe will have to leak out, won't it be cheaper for others? Yi Xiangxiang not only won't close, but when the time comes, she will continue to open a branch of Yipinxiang, so she has to ask Hong Xi to cultivate more reserve talents who understand fragrance and are sensible.

"Then why don't you let Wei Hai go? He's pretty reliable! "Wei Hai is the husband of Lin's nurse Liu's mother, and now he is the chief procurement manager of Yifu.

"It's not impossible, but the Wei steward has plucked the feathers too much, and he did a good job, and the shopkeeper will ......" Yi Xiangxiang didn't say the rest of the sentence, Wei Hai is famous for picking the door, and he probably buys it...... Kindness...... Personality bar.

It's not bad to buy things to help the owner's family save money and pick the door, but doing business is about the atmosphere, and Yi Xiangxiang feels that Wei Hai's steward is not so suitable.

Lin looked at his daughter's disgusted face, and laughed in his heart: "Then there is no way for the mother-in-law here, and there are only a few people in the room." ”

Yi Xiangxiang raised her head and said with a smile: "Hehe, I'll go talk to my grandfather later, that old urchin must have a talent in his hands!" Lin felt that his daughter's smile was treacherous and cunning.

Mrs. Yi Lin patted her daughter's head and said, "You little girl, no big or small!" ”

Yi Xiangxiang left from the Lin family and went to Ci'an Hall, and the old lady of Yi Mo had already asked the mother-in-law to set up a charcoal brazier and was sitting on the fire, and she screamed heartily when she saw her little granddaughter.

"It's cold, don't run here or there, come, come over and warm up." Mo sat in the circle chair and pulled Yi Xiangxiang to the charcoal basin to roast the fire.

"Eh, grandmother, my granddaughter is not cold, my granddaughter is here to do business!" Yi Xiangxiang is really not cold, it is not long after the beginning of winter, and even the winter solstice will be half a month, where can the three fires behind the child's buttocks be cold; And she was running around like this, and her body was wrapped round and wearing a flower jacket, she really felt a little hot.

"Do business, what do you have to do? Don't you just know how to eat and drink and be a little lazy worm every day! Mo smiled and hugged his granddaughter and said.

Yi Xiangxiang turned around and faced Mo's, so she sat down and said angrily: "What's the matter, my granddaughter is busy, she has to read in the morning and write in the evening; Grandmother, why don't you tell your mother and let Mr. Lai stop the class, it doesn't make sense that my brother is on vacation, and my sister still has to go to class, right? You don't know, the courtyard is cold! ”

"Think beautifully, don't try to lie to me, your mother has already set up a brazier in the courtyard, are you embarrassed to say that it is cold? Besides, you think your brother won't go to school anymore? It's going to be in your grandfather's study. Mo shaved his granddaughter's nose with an expression that you wouldn't want to escape my eyes.

Yi Xiangxiang pursed her lips and said, "Hmph, my brother wants to take the top prize, and I don't want to take the top prize!" Hehe, so my brother is in the study? I'm going to find him! ”

"What are you going to do? Don't disturb your brother's study, and there are your second and fourth brothers inside. Your brother came to study in the study, and your grandfather took those two over. Mo grabbed Yi Xiangxiang, who was leaving, and said.

"Eh, grandmother, I don't mess with my brother, I have something to do with my grandfather!" Yi Xiangxiang said "Let's chirp" and added a fragrant kiss to her grandmother's face: "I'm leaving, grandmother is obedient!" As he spoke, he stepped out of the threshold on his short legs and headed towards the study.

Mo Shi laughed and said to the grandmother behind him: "This little girl, she is so tight!" ”

Mama also laughed and said, "The old lady is blessed, her son and daughter-in-law are filial, and her grandchildren are sensible." ”

......

Yi Xiangxiang didn't know that she was being praised, she had already walked into the study and saw three boys each writing on a Huanghuali carved bookcase, all sitting straight and upright. His grandfather, Yi Kangwen, sat in the circle chair and looked at some book, with a majestic face. Seeing this, Yi Xiangxiang ran over and threw herself into Yi Kangwen's arms and shouted: "Grandfather, I want to kill you!" The tone is the taste of Mr. Feng Gong of the Spring Festival Gala, and Yi Xiangxiang likes his works in modern times.

The boys present were all startled by the sudden appearance of Yi Xiangxiang, Yi Kangwen needless to say, as a party he almost had his heart stop, so he stiffened his neck and shouted: "You dead girl!" ”

"Grandfather, I'm missing you!" Yi Xiangxiang's face was not red and her heart was not beating, and she played the sensational card.

"I believe in your evil, I just met you at breakfast, why didn't you see your enthusiasm at that time? I also worked hard to pick up vegetables for your grandmother, do you think I didn't see it when my old eyes were dizzy? Yi Kangwen snorted.

Yi Xiangxiang shook Yi Kangwen's hand and said, "Isn't it, you also taste it?" Okay, tomorrow my granddaughter will clip you ha! ”

Yi Kangwen coughed to hide his embarrassment, he looked at the three boys looking at them, and secretly forgot that the three stinky boys were still there, and they almost broke the majestic shelf. Then he put on a new face and said, "Say, what do you want from me?" ”

"No, I'm just here to play with you; My mother was busy preparing candidates to go to Tongzhou to open a branch of Xile Building, and she didn't have time to deal with me. Yi Xiangxiang pouted.

Yi Kangwen naturally knew that Xile Lou was made up by his little granddaughter, and he listened to his granddaughter's words and knew the hidden meaning of her words, but because the others at the scene did not say it clearly; Knowing that his granddaughter knows how to hide her advantages and doesn't show her edge early, Yi Kangwen is also not very happy.

Yi Kangwen asked very cooperatively, "Oh? Haven't chosen a candidate yet? ”

"No, it's said that there is no suitable one. Why don't you give the housekeeper you need to use around you to your mother and send it to Tongzhou? In this way, my mother doesn't have to worry, and she has time to play with me. Yi Xiangxiang said with a smile, as if she had thought of a good idea.

Yi Kangwen glanced at Yi Xiangxiang: "Look at your chicken paw-like words, are you still playing?" Cheng, I'll go back and see who is more suitable, let him go to your mother, that's okay, right? ”

The two grandparents settled the matter in code, and Yi Xiangxiang left the study happily.