() At night, sleeping on his own bed, the bedding exuded the warmth of the sun and the faint fragrance of the big elm tree, Du Mei found a comfortable posture on the pillow and slept peacefully.

Outside the window, the night breeze gently caresses the treetops, bringing the fragrance of unknown flowers, such as silver moonlight dappled the courtyard, even the black girl fell asleep, and the world was quiet and peaceful.

Early in the morning of the second day, Du Mei went to invite the patriarch Du Huaibing, as soon as he heard the intention, he immediately happily promised that the people who could open three shops in Jiangling City at the foot of the Son of Heaven had not been seen in Dujiagou for more than 100 years, not to mention a female doll at such a young age as Du Mei, it was even more amazing, this is related to the face of the ancestors, the glory of the family, Du Huaibing is naturally the first to go, to represent the people of Dujiagou.

When Du Mei returned home, Xu had already prepared all kinds of food for Du Mei to take to Jiangling City, such as soybean paste, spiced dried radish, pickled sour plums, etc., as well as various vegetables in the field, which were packed with two large bags.

As there was still a long way to go, and the hour could not be delayed, Du Mei put the food on the back of her horse, and carried a small bag containing the skirt and other clothes she had tried on last night, and she said goodbye to her mother and siblings, and came all the way to Sheshan Town.

Ye Qing had already received Ye Dan's letter, whether Du Mei came to invite him or not, he was going to go, but he didn't know the date for the time being, as soon as Du Mei came to tell him today, he agreed with a smile.

Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong love to be lively, their pair of brothers and sisters have always been together, so the eldest girl has to stay and watch the shop, fortunately, she doesn't care too much about eating and drinking, and wants to share worries for Du Mei, so she doesn't fight with them.

When Du Mei arrived at the Yujitang Hospital, Zhong Yu was sitting in the clinic, and when he saw her coming, he hurriedly called Guan Yuan to take over, and he led her to the study to talk.

"Guan Yuan can diagnose patients alone now?" Du Mei said with some trepidation.

"He has been on the cabinet for a few years, he is clear about pharmacology and everything, his brain is bright and hardworking, and he learns from me quickly. Zhong Yu mentioned this apprentice with a relieved smile on his face.

"In this case, Mei Kee Restaurant is scheduled to open on Xiaoman's day, you must come." Du Mei was originally worried that Zhong Yu would not agree because there was no one in the medical hall, but now she has no worries.

"I'm naturally going to go, Meizi, your business is going well, and you should be happy for your uncle, but I have another sentence to tell you, Mu Xiu will destroy it in the forest wind, you are in the limelight at this time, not to mention those who are born to see you well, that is, ordinary people, seeing you develop rapidly, they will also have jealous thoughts.

Remember, there are many people in this world who can be friends with poor you, but they cannot tolerate the wealth you will have in the future, this is human nature, and it will not change by your changes. Zhong Yuren is middle-aged and has insight into the world, he is afraid that Du Mei will be fascinated by the flowers of the moment, so he has to remind him in advance.

"I know, Uncle Zhong also said it." Du Mei lowered her head and twisted the corners of her clothes, and she was very touched by the sincerity with which they treated her.

"Your Uncle Zhong has been looked down upon for a long time, the world is warm and cold, and he understands better than me, we are all from the past, we have suffered and suffered, but I don't want you to repeat the mistakes of the past." Zhong Yu sat behind the big case, his face was as usual, and there were traces of time on his sideburns and eyes.

"Hmm." Du Mei replied sullenly, her heart seemed to be choked by the wild grass, and she couldn't speak for a while.

"When is your mother going to Gangneung City?" Zhong Yu lowered his eyes and stared at a medical book on the case.

"Mother and Du Ying, they will

Arriving a day earlier, I wanted to show them around. Du Mei raised his head slightly, his eyebrows shining.

"When the time comes, I'll go to Dujiagou to pick them up, and I won't have to save your Uncle Zhong from running back and forth." Zhong Yu looked away, as if he felt that this reason was not enough, and continued, "It's rare to enter Jiangling City, you should always take a day to visit the imperial doctor Xiahe, he healed your master's back injury, otherwise, we countrymen should be rude." ”

"You can come with my mother and them, I can't wait for it." Du Mei was happy in her heart, with Uncle Zhong Yu by her side, if she would be busy for a while, she didn't have to worry about not being able to take care of her mother and younger siblings.

The sun slowly rose, Du Mei left the hospital and went straight to Qinghe County, although it is late spring, it is also a little hot to ride a horse on the uncovered street. When he arrived at the restaurant, Dong Chang saw that Du Mei's face was flushed, so he hurriedly brought a bamboo chair, put it in the shade of the small courtyard, took a teapot and a teacup, and poured her a cup of warm tea.

The cool breeze in the small courtyard, the shadows of the trees, the fine fragments of light and shadow sprinkled on the honeysuckle vines, quiet and beautiful, Du Meiluo sat down, and the heat on his body slowly went down.

"The owner hasn't been here for a few days, can you read the accounts today?" Dong Chang held a stack of account books and folded them back again.

"I'm not here for this, but since you brought it, I'll take a look, and you can talk about it with a lot of money." Du Mei took the account book and spread it on his knees, the wind blowing, turning the pages one by one.

"Dongzhuang's old man Ma is happy to add Lin'er at the beginning of the month, in our restaurant for three consecutive days of flowing water seats, a total of 60 tables before and after, received 800 taels of silver, the eighth day of the first month, Qinghe County's Zhang Daguan married, the wedding banquet was set for two days, a total of 40 tables, although he did not have the number of tables of Master Ma, but he ordered good ingredients, all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, in order to give him a good fortune, the silver received 888 taels......" Dong Chang stood in front of Du Mei with his hands down to report, Du Mei turned to which page, he told the story, these accounts seemed to have taken root in his heart, It's almost backwards.

"The restaurant business is doing well this month, everyone has worked hard, and seeing that it is about to enter the summer, in addition to the monthly silver, each person will be given a little more." Du Meiben is very sensitive to numbers, she watched and listened, and had already counted this month's profit in her heart, and at the end, she saw that the number of accounts was not much different from what she thought, so she closed the account book casually.

"Everyone's monthly silver has been increased once, and the brothers are quite satisfied, this has to be sent more, isn't it ......" Dong Chang has been a shopkeeper for many years, and it is really rare for an owner like Du Mei to take the initiative to increase money and issue more money from time to time.

"Seeing that the weather is going to be hot, the kitchen is like a steamer, and it is not easy for big guys to cook, so it is also appropriate to send extra subsidies to make up for it." Du Mei waved his hand.

"Our restaurant is taking the road of small profits and quick turnover, all kinds of ingredients are good according to your requirements, and you have to feed this group of people, you don't make much money in the end, seeing that it is about to enter the summer, the business is gradually weakening, it is good to be able to maintain, and if you don't get it, you have to pay for it separately, this time it is better not to send it, keep it to subsidize the expenses of the summer." Dong Chang was grateful for Du Mei's appreciation, so he naturally thought more about her, besides, once money becomes a habit, if it is not issued for a day, it will form a grudge.

"Then it's up to you to arrange, it's just that in the summer, whether you make money or not, the mung bean soup that relieves the heat and cools down every day, the sour plum juice must not be missing, everyone is the pillar of the family, and there can be no mistakes." Du Mei thought about it and said again.

"Of course." Dong Chang nodded solemnly.

"Lin Ying and Lin Dai are the most

How's it going? The restaurant Xiaoman in Gangneung City has opened, and I want to bring one over. Du Mei returned the account book to Dong Chang and asked casually.

"Lin Ying probably won't be able to go, in the first half of this month, the little fuzi in our kitchen asked me to propose to the Lin family, the two must be looking at each other in private, as soon as I say it, this matter will be done, if you want to take her away now, it's not to break up the marriage." Dong Chang said with a smile.

"That's no way to do it." Du Mei hurriedly shook his hand and asked instead, "What about Lin Dai, how did he learn?" ”

"Lin Dai is really smart, his brain is good, he can understand it at one point, although he is a latecomer, he is better than his cousin in accounting and bookkeeping." Dong Chang said Lin Dai, and the smile on his face deepened.

"Then I'll take him there, Gangneung City is much more complicated than here, and I'll give him experience." Du Mei decided on the spot.

"He hasn't been learning for a long time, and he still lacks some heat to get started alone, so you still have to take him with you." Dong Chang was afraid that Lin Dai would be young and careless, he was his half-pulled master in the end, so he rashly got rid of it at this time, just afraid that he would not do well, so he couldn't help but remind Du Mei a little more.

"It doesn't matter, the restaurant has just opened, Song Jiu and Shopkeeper Ye will often come to sit in town, as long as he is willing to learn, they are the best masters." Du Mei has nothing to fear, and is very optimistic about Lin Dai.

"Then I'll ask him to pack up and go back to the villa tomorrow to meet his parents." Dong Chang stretched out his hand to brush off a fallen leaf from the account book in his arms.

"On the day of the opening, the shopkeeper Dong will also come." Du Mei invited.

"Of course, the owner's business is getting bigger and bigger, and we have to congratulate him." Dong Chang nodded, hugged the account book and left.

Du Mei drank another cup of tea and got up to leave, but saw Dong Chang leading Lin Dai to come in a hurry.

"This kid has to thank you right now." Dong Chang patted Lin Dai on the shoulder.

Lin Dai had red eyes, looked at Du Mei without saying a word, and suddenly knelt on the ground with a "plop"!

"Here's what to do!" Du Mei was startled and hurriedly helped him, "You will be the best thank you for doing a good job in the future." ”

"I caused you so much trouble a few days ago, you spent a lot of money to save me, I don't say it, give me such a way out now, I can only repay your kindness by being a cow and a horse in my life." Lin Dai ignored Du Mei's obstruction, and insisted on leaning over and kowtowing to her.

"Aren't you tormenting me, get up quickly." Du Mei leaned over and dragged him up.

"I'm not going back to the villa, I'll be able to go with you later!" Lin Dai said firmly.

"I've already arranged the matter of the restaurant, you can go back to the villa to accompany your parents for a few days tomorrow, and when it opens, it's not too late to go with them." Du Mei gave him a reassuring look and said kindly.

"I'm just saying, the owner has its own arrangements, only you are so anxious." Dong Chang persuaded Lin Dai away.

When Du Mei left, she met Lin Ying coming back from outside, and she said with a smile: "Sister Yingzi, congratulations." ”

"The owner made fun of me, too!" Lin Ying blushed suddenly, turned his head and ran in.

Du Mei walked on the mountain road to Baiyun Villa, the mountains and forests on both sides were dense, covering the sky and the sun, cool and comfortable, and he didn't feel that he was clamped with the belly of the horse, and Huahua trotted happily.

It didn't take long for Du Mei to go to the villa, Du Zhongzheng and the Lin family were mowing grass on the ridge, and when they saw her coming, they all put down their work and gathered around.

"Why are you here? If you have something, just ask Lin Yong to bring a letter. Du Zhong took off his straw hat and fanned the wind in his hand.