Chunying didn't know what the Cui family's mother and daughter said after she left, because it was late, she immediately rushed to the kitchen to cook, but found that Mother Lu and Aunt Ma had arrived there at some point, and they were busy working non-stop, chatting about gossip by the way.

"Coming? Help me wash the dishes! Mother Lu didn't raise her head, raised her hand to wipe a handful of sweat, and continued the topic with Aunt Ma while stir-frying, "You just said that Master Hu and Young Master Xu of the fourth old man's family in Xijiekou are classmates?" I remember that Young Master Xu is a concubine, right? Isn't he in ethnology? ”

Chunying picked up the dustpan for vegetables and walked to the well, pricking up her ears to listen to them while washing.

"When I was a child, I was in the family study, and later I heard that the gentleman in the school recommended him to another gentleman, so I met this Hu Gongzi." Aunt Ma chopped the meat in her hand, and looked at the water in the cauldron, "The oil is gone, borrow it for your family." ”

"You can take it, over there. And then? How did I hear that this young master Xu is leaving Beijing? ”

"I heard that he was admitted to Xiucai last year, but his ranking was far worse than that of his brother Young Master Fu, and Mr. also said that he would not be able to pass the township examination this year, so the fourth lady told him to rest for a few years. Who knew that he was crying and mourning all day long, still wandering outside, and I heard that he was often drunk. You say, the young master is still preparing for the exam! Everyone said that he must be in high school, how could he be burdened by this uncompetitive younger brother?! Therefore, the fourth lady gave Young Master Xu a sum of silver and told him to go south to see Zhuangzi, so as not to mess around at home. Aunt Ma suddenly stretched out her head and lowered her voice, "I heard their mother-in-law say, in fact, it means to divide the family, give him a little property, send it away from afar, save it from being an eyesore, and what he wants to do in the south in the future has nothing to do with their family." ”

Mother Lu's hand was stunned, and her eyes widened: "Then Young Master Xu is not yet eighteen years old!" Didn't you say that when the fourth master was dying, he confessed that he would wait until he married a wife to split the family? ”

Aunt Ma sneered: "The fourth lady didn't say that she wanted to split up, but when she saw that he couldn't do his studies, she asked him to help the family take care of the property." Although this lady is not an official wife, her scheming is not bad, and she will never ask someone to hold the handle, what do you care? ”

Mother Lu pouted and said, "Who cares?" However, seeing that Young Master Naxu had no mother since he was a child, lost his father before he was ten years old, and now he has to be sent far away, I feel that he is a little pitiful. After speaking, he scolded Chunying: "Haven't finished washing yet?" The dishes are all rotten! ”

Chunying was listening attentively, and when she heard the words, she hurriedly poured out the dirty water and took the dishes into the kitchen.

Aunt Ma was still there and said, "What's so pitiful? This is His creation! It's just a girl, she's grown so big without incident, and he's also taken the fame test, and now he's about to split up, and he has an industry in hand, and he has a lot of silver, and the fourth lady and the young master treat him well. Look at the young masters in the other rooms, how many of them have such a blessing as him? After a pause, he nodded his head in the direction of Chunying: "The young master Hu who your Chun'er invited in, I heard that he is also a concubine, and his father is still there, he is spoiled like something, he takes him everywhere every day, and the lady of the main house and the eldest son of the eldest son are eager to tear him!" Look, I heard that the old man of the Hu family is not good, if there is a good one, I don't know what will happen! ”

Chunying hurriedly asked, "Really?" Is Hu Gongzi really so sad at home? "Then he partners with Nandeng and his wife, will there be any problems?

"Cook quickly! What's this doing, you ask?! Mother Lu scolded again, but she was also a little curious, "Brother and sister, is this really the situation at home?" I can't see it from the outside, but what he wears and uses is a first-class good thing. ”

Aunt Ma raised her eyebrows proudly and said, "Don't you still believe what I said?" Several mothers-in-law in the fourth room know that their family also has dealings with the Hu family. I heard that this Hu Gongzi's biological mother was originally a girl who had been waiting for Master Hu since she was a child, and she had been in love for decades, and after giving birth to a son, she was directly promoted to become an aunt, and she has never lost her favor. There is always a scene every once in a while. Hu Gongzi is a concubine, even if he gets his father's favor again, when he has no backer, will he still not be bullied? After that, he squeezed his eyes at Chunying: "Good Chun'er, you are an honest man, don't go to that Hu Gongzi, there will be no good results." ”

Chunying was stunned, angry and funny in her heart, and before she could speak, Mother Lu had already spoken: "What are you talking about?!" How old is Chun'er? You're talking nonsense like that?! Aunt Ma smiled wryly, hurriedly put the fried minced pork with green onion and tofu in the pot on the plate, and took it out.

Mother Lu muttered a few words in a low voice, and then said to Chunying: "Don't listen to her, that Hu Gongzi has helped us, we can't be ungrateful!" Then he paused, "But although he is a concubine, he is a nobleman in the end, and he is not all the way with us, so you don't have to get close to him in the future." ”

Chunying hesitated to respond, thought about it, and told Lu Yunandeng and his wife and their partnership with Hu Gongzi, Lu's mother smiled and said: "This is a good thing, just don't let outsiders know, so that Hongyu's father will go to trouble again." ”

Chunying nodded, and asked carefully, "Mother...... They do business in partnership...... We...... Do you want to participate in one? ”

"What does that have to do with us? Do you have money and nowhere to go? Ay? It's already cooked, why don't you put salt?! Mother Lu hurriedly pulled Chunying away, put salt in the pot, and then glared at her daughter, "Why are you confused?" Go set the dishes! "Snatched the spatula again.

Chunying shrunk her neck and turned to go out, but was stopped by her mother again. Mother Lu hesitated for a long time, glanced at the Cui family's house, and then said in a low voice: "No matter what the Cui family says, don't get too close to them in the future, they are not good things!" ”

Chunying smiled: "Mother, you are prejudiced, although they are a little selfish, but they are not easy." ”

"It's not easy for everyone in this world!" Mother Lu sneered, "But I didn't see that everyone would be a white-eyed wolf!" Who knows when they'll stab us in secret? "Let's take care of the stir-fry on my own.

Chunying walked out of the kitchen and looked at the Cui family's cottage near the left, where the dim light reflected the figures of two women, one large and one small, sitting next to each other behind the window. Miss Cui didn't know what to say, Widow Cui suddenly cried, the daughter comforted the mother, the mother stroked the daughter's head, and the two whispered earnestly, reluctantly. After a while, Miss Cui got up and packed her things, probably about to go home.

Chunying turned around and walked towards her house. Regardless of whether the mother and daughter of the Cui family are good or bad, it has nothing to do with her, Miss Cui has to work hard in the house, and she has to work hard for the family's free livelihood outside the house.

Within a few days of the opening of the store, there was a letter of approval, and the shop had been rented. Hu Gongzi was worried that his family would know, so he did not go out in person, but asked a long-term entourage of his friend Li Xu to negotiate with the butler of the Li clan patriarch. Because Li Xu went south, the elder was in Beijing with his whole family, and he didn't want to be separated from his family, so he didn't follow. He had no errands, and he couldn't wait to run this leg for Hu Gongzi, which was so good that he had a few dollars of hard work, but within two days of doing it, he was sent by the master's family to the countryside to guard Zhuangzi, which is not to be mentioned.

The shop is located near Longfu Temple, the store is not big, Chunying estimates that it is about 20 square meters, there is a kitchen behind the store, and there is a small courtyard of five or six square meters, a well, and next to it are two huts. There is a noodle shop on the first hand, and there are many ready-made ingredients and stove utensils. After discussing it, Nandeng and his wife decided to quit the house in the alley and move to the back of the store to save some money.

After Nandeng solicited Hu Gongzi's meaning, he decided to name the shop "Red Lantern Record", and after Chunying found out, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak for a long time. Then Hongyu set a recipe, there are not many types, except for the signature osmanthus wine stuffed dumplings, that is, Yangchun noodles, fried sauce noodles, plus white flour steamed buns and scallion pancakes.

If it is a street food stall, these dishes are fine, but there are few shops. Hu Gongzi took the time to pass by, and suggested adding a few more dishes, otherwise he would specialize in one or two specialties to make a sign. He came and went in a hurry, but it annoyed Nandeng and Hongyu for a long time. The young couple is not a person who is used to cooking, and it is rare to be able to make a few kinds of pasta, where is the idea?

After Chunying found out, she sat in front of the store and observed for a long time, asked many people, and finally summed up the characteristics of the flow of people in this area.

Longfu Temple is a temple with a lot of incense, there are many residents and merchants around, there is a temple fair every nine or eleven days, the things sold are from antique calligraphy and painting, silk and satin to flowers, birds, fish and insects, everything is included, the food stalls are naturally indispensable, the common people seem to be more accustomed to eating in this kind of place, and the famous restaurants nearby, the reception is mostly rich guests. In this case, the red light book is a small shop, and if it sells things from food stalls, the price cannot be raised too high, but I am afraid that I will not make any money.

So Chunying said to Nan Deng and Hongyu: "The small shop is small, the tables and chairs are all cheap, and there is no private room, those rich people will not come, so they have to attract guests with a little money in hand, the kind of well-off family." If they don't want to spend a lot of money to go to a restaurant, and they want to eat cleanly and heartily, they will come to a small shop like Red Lantern Ji. Therefore, I suggest that you think of a few dishes, which should be cheap, affordable, delicious, and generous, and clean, so that they feel that eating here is better than elsewhere. ”

She generously contributed the recipes she had figured out in the past few months, including stewed pork with bean tendon, roasted eggplant with minced meat, scrambled eggs with toon, pork ribs and radish soup, etc., and said: "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, if you can't think of new dishes for a while, you might as well make more zongzi to sell." In addition to the common bean paste, pork, and date filling, you can also make some red beans, mung beans, pine nuts, and walnuts. By the way, if you have lotus seeds, ham and salted egg yolks, you can also use them. She high-fived: "Speaking of red beans and mung beans, it reminds me, isn't it just right to drink mung bean soup now?" Get up early and make a big pot and sell it slowly, there is a well in the backyard, and it can be cooler when you pour into the well water! ”

Nan Deng was dizzy when he heard it, but Hongyu carefully wrote them down one by one, and added pork wontons and dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork, and said with a smile: "These two I often make when I am at home, thank you sister for reminding me." Counting carefully, there are more than a dozen kinds of dishes, and she can see people, she is very happy, but also a little worried: "What if we can't do it?" ”

Chunying waved her hand: "It's all very simple dishes, but the materials are troublesome, you start with the easy ones first, practice two or three times, and you'll be fine." As long as you remember to cook as much as possible, the dishes and chopsticks are scalded with boiling water, the water for washing dishes should be changed frequently, the ground should be kept clean at all times, and there should be no stagnant water, and Brother Nandeng should remember to wear a hat when cooking, wash your hands more, and don't cook when you are sick...... "Unconsciously, she said all the common sense of hotel management that she learned before crossing.

Nan Deng felt that it made sense, and wrote it down very seriously, but he was a little suspicious: "Why does the little girl seem to be very familiar?" I remember that the Lu family never ran a restaurant before? ”

Chunying was stunned and laughed dryly: "I listen to what others say, and I listen to what others say, ...... I listen to what others say" Seeing that although Nan Deng was skeptical, she didn't continue to ask, so she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. On reflection, she seems to be too enthusiastic about this matter, and she didn't open a store, so why was she so active?

Still, she had some small expectations in her heart. There is no money to invest in the shares now, but if she can come up with a few more good ideas, will Nan Deng and Hongyu give her a little reward for this? Just like his uncle, several plans he proposed made him money, and he would also give bonuses generously.

When she has more money, she can invest it in and buy a share, maybe the profit is very thin, but over the years, there will be a lot, right?

With this longing in mind, she helped Nan Deng and Hongyu master more than a dozen dishes little by little, and then, on an auspicious day, "Red Lantern" opened. On the first day, it was just in time for the temple fair, and the crowds were crowding and business was booming.

She stood by the door of the store and watched the customers walk into the store one by one, and her heart was extremely happy.

At the same time, in the Huanhuaxuan in the southeast corner of the Qingguo Marquis' Mansion, Cui Manru held the fragrant tea that had just been brewed in his hand, avoided several big girls, and gently walked into the studio where the third young master was.

(Ask for pink ticket ~~~>_<)