() "I saw my uncle's Du bolt in the vegetable market today." Du Mei realized that she was too anxious, so she slowed down, picked up the teapot on the table and poured two cups of tea.

"Did he bully you?" Murong Xi leaned forward, his face changing sharply.

"No, he was only concerned with scraping the small traders at that time, and he didn't pay attention to me, but I heard him keep saying that he did this to serve the Seventh Prince." Du Mei shook his head, still a little incredulous.

"It's just a sentence without evidence, if those wicked people who bully and dominate the market don't fake their names, how can they scare the people? When something terrible happens to you, you don't believe his words. Murong Xi heard Du Mei say this, and the heart that was originally hanging was firmly put back into his stomach.

"Everything will not come out of nowhere, I just begged him for that one thing, and also gave the silver, which is considered two clear, only you have a lot of intersection with him, if he is a hypocritical and sinister person, you work with him, it is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible." Du Mei looked at Murong Xi for a moment, as if she wanted to see a little doubt on his face.

"We've known each other for so long, and it's the first time Ame cares about me like this." Murong Xi leaned on the table with a hippie smile on her face, looking at her with burning eyes.

"I'll tell you serious business, what are you doing!" Du Mei frowned and said with a look of disgust.

"Okay, no more joking with you. To be serious, a person has many faces, there has never been a ten or ten beautiful people in this world, and naturally there are no heinous people, you spend money to ask for others, he does things for you, he has the purpose he wants to achieve, he will do something in the future, if he wants you to do anything in this matter, it is another matter, agree or not agree, by your heart, do not have to scruple about this, you know? Murong Xi straightened his waist and said with a straight face.

"This ......," Du Mei was confused by him for a moment.

"In short, here, everything that has been solved with money is a transaction, a hammer deal, and there is no need to pay attention to the grace of a drop of water in return!" Murong Xi spoke more thoroughly, although the words were not good, the reason was not bad.

"But, you ...... him," Du Mei blinked, and for a moment could not find a definite word to describe their relationship.

"I have something to do with him, I will naturally see it in the future, you don't have to think too much, just do your business well, as for the rat like Du Xuan, I don't need to do it, I have my own big cat to play with him slowly." The corners of Murong Xi's mouth raised slightly, and he smiled evilly.

"In that case, the hour is not early, you can go back." Du Mei stood up to see off the guest.

"You girl, why are you so ruthless, when you're done talking, you have to let me drink a glass of water." Murong Xi raised his head and drank the tea, got up and went out to leave.

"Sister, did you really see Du Shu?" Du Ying waited for Du Mei to come back after locking the door, and asked with a look of disbelief.

"Yes, the last time he escaped from the ancestral hall, he turned out to be a wicked person here, which is really a shame for our Dujiagou!" Du Mei remembered that the patriarch Du Huaibing said that whoever sees Du Zhu in the future can implement the clan rules on his behalf, and according to what he does today, he will be beaten with a whip.

Suddenly, Du Mei thought about it, before her grandfather Du Shicheng died, he had entrusted her to find the three scattered descendants of the Du family, and Du Xuan was close at hand, but where would he listen to Du Mei's words and obediently go back to Du Jiagou to receive the punishment. Du Xing and Du Zao, these two sisters who have never even met in person, have no news, and let her go where to find them

Du Mei thought about this, and only felt a headache.

"Sister, he won't embarrass us." Du Ying was bullied by the big house since she was a child, and she was naturally afraid of him in her heart.

"Who, who is going to embarrass us? First of all, ask me if my spear scimitar says yes! Xiao Qi settled the horse, came back from outside, and after listening to this half sentence, he immediately rolled up his sleeves and stopped drying.

"Sakurako, don't worry, in Gangneung City, we are not a place without reason, where we have to use force, it's late now, let's wash and sleep." Du Mei comforted her sister and grabbed Xiao Qi again.

On the second day, Du Mei brought a dozen salted ducks and most of the snacks to the small store on the royal street to sell, sure enough, the scene was very hot, Rao is Du Mei's eyes are fast, and there is still a long queue outside the counter. This attracted passers-by to stop and watch, they heard that it was a very delicious duck lo-mei, and they all held the mentality of trying it and joined the queue to buy.

In just half a morning, Du Mei's lo-mei was sold out, and there were still those who had not been bought for a long time, so they had to try their luck at the delicatessen on the dock.

Du Mei cleaned up the stall and went to various vegetable markets and spice shops, sour, numb, and spicy play a vital role in the production of duck dishes, and Du Mei wanted to find pure taste and a stable source of supply.

As for beef, sheep, pigs, chickens, geese, fish, and shrimp, these are all home-cooked dishes that are consumed in large quantities in restaurants.

In addition to buying mountain delicacies and the like, in addition to buying them in the vegetable market, Du Mei has already asked Lin Yong to bring a message to Dong Chang, asking him to open the purchase order in the restaurant in Qinghe County, and send it to Jiangling City in batches. Seafood is easier to do, just let Peach Willow Green and Xiaobai say a word, Du Mei started to cooperate with him from Xiao Pearl, he has always been more trustworthy and fair, Du Mei decided that Mei Ji also bought seafood from their fishing village.

Du Mei turned around for three or two days, and the things were basically finalized, and she closed the stall early this day, and returned to the dock, Du Ying and Xiao Qi were still busy on the counter, and she was in the kitchen preparing to fry the marinade.

"Sister, sister!" After a while, Xiao Qi ran in like a gust of wind and shouted in surprise, "Song Gongzi is here!" ”

"This hasn't reached Xiaoman yet, why did he come?" Du Mei put down the fire fold and hurriedly walked out.

Song Jiu was standing in the shop and watching Du Ying sell salted ducks, he was wearing a blue and white satin robe, he had been well conditioned recently, or everything was going well, his body was much stronger than before, and his body was much taller, followed by eight men, ranging from seventeen or eighteen to thirty years old, whether they were handsome or burly, they were all dark blue shorts, although they all changed into new clothes, Du Mei still smelled a little kitchen smoke from them.

"Meizi, am I late?" Song Jiu heard the footsteps, turned his head and saw Du Mei said excitedly.

"It's not late, it's not too late, it's just right." Du Mei waved his hand repeatedly.

"You are Du Mei, I listen to Jiu'er talk to you every day." A tall and thin old man with white hair and a smoky hundred bat robe stood beside Song Jiu with a smile.

"Are you...... Song Jiu's grandfather? Du Mei glanced at Song Jiu, saw him nodding, and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"Sure enough, she is a smart and shrewd woman." Song Yuanshan stroked his beard and bowed his head approvingly.

"The old gentleman is tired of taking the boat, first rest here for a while, have lunch, and I will take you to the restaurant

The hospital is settled, since Song Jiu is here, our restaurant should open soon. Du Mei made a new pot of tea, and so many people came at once, and Du Mei did not have so many cups to use, so he had to take out a stack of bowls and pour it out.

Du Mei asked Du Ying to leave a saltwater duck and packed a plate of snacks, the easiest thing to buy on the dock was fish and shrimp, Du Mei went out for a spin and came back with a basket full of vegetables.

The fresh shrimp with ginger and shallots and salt are boiled in water, and the simplest and most rustic cooking method quickly locks in the pure taste of natural freshness and sweetness.

Song Jiu likes to eat fish, one pot is braised fat fish head, and the other pot is sour soup fish fillet, this is an authentic fish for two meals, it is fast, good and more delicious to make.

Du Mei's hands and feet were quick, and after a while, he made a table of dishes, and the men who had been floating on the river for four or five days finally ate a hot and stable meal, and the dishes made by Du Mei were very fragrant and delicious, although the eight people were cooks and men, none of them could care about the comments, and only buried their heads in eating.

After eating, Du Mei pulled everyone's luggage in a carriage, told Du Ying to look at the shop, and they went to Mei Ji Restaurant.

Song Yuanshan is getting old, he has been tired all the way, he is full of food and sleepy at this time, he lies down and takes a nap, everyone else is packing up their own things, Song Jiu handed over the luggage to Feng'er to take care of, he couldn't wait to let Du Mei lead him around, and looked at the three-story small building, Du Mei also elaborated on the subtleties of the elegant room furnishings.

Song Jiu listened with relish, and asked a little impatiently: "When will our restaurant open?" ”

"I'll go back to Dujiagou tomorrow, and ask Uncle Scrap to see an auspicious day of the zodiac, and invite the guests by the way." Du Mei thought for a moment and said.

"You come and go, it will take two days, and I will arrange for the cook to get familiar with it first." Song Jiu nodded.

"I also have a small shop on the royal street, specializing in buying snacks, and the morning after tomorrow, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back, so I ask you to call a cook to help sell it." Although Du Mei can return to Dujiagou in half a day, she still needs to find a scrap manuscript to see the date, and she has to invite relatives and friends one by one, so she has to entrust Song Jiu.

"Do you have to follow your knife technique today?" Song Jiu asked with some uncertainty.

"My knife technique is very simple, Ming'er asked a cook to sell it with me, but first slice the duck wings and duck legs separately, cut the other in half, and put the bones and the like underneath, and then cover the breast and crotch bones on it, and finally cut the duck wings and duck legs and put them on the plate." Du Mei did not reserve, and talked to him in detail.

"I know, I told Tianyi, let him stay with you for a long time, don't worry." Song Jiu nodded.

On the second day, Du Mei just opened the door of the small shop on Yujie, and a shy young man of seventeen or eighteen years old walked over.

Tianyi's surname is Sun, he doesn't like to talk, but he is quick to work, seeing Du Mei chop a few ducks, he directly took over her job, specializing in cutting ducks, Du Mei turned to be responsible for weighing and reporting and wrapping oil paper bags, so that the speed is much faster than usual.

It didn't take much time, and after collecting the stall, Du Mei explained some matters to Tianyi, and early tomorrow morning, Xiao Qi would drive the carriage to deliver the saltwater duck and snacks on the dock, and he was only responsible for selling them.

Du Mei returned to the dock without stopping, did not dare to delay for a moment, packed up some things, and went back to Dujiagou.