Xiao Zhi recalled that in the past, if this Luhou Mansion was not taken care of by the imperial concubine, it is estimated that this Hou Mansion would have been unable to mix in Kyoto City for a long time. He doesn't have any big friendships with other families, and he doesn't have any acquaintances, Xiao Zhi can't even take care of his own business now, and then he found that he didn't have any connections.

"Learning from the scriptures? Difficult! Xiao Zhi said, people have the ability to run their own business, how can they teach the way of management to others?

Steward Li persuaded him: "I think Mrs. Du should be a kind person, in the opinion of the old slave, she should not have agreed to the matter of training a cook for the little marquis, but she agreed, which means that she is not a narrow-minded person, and now Lord Du is a waiter in the court, and it is not a bad thing for our Hou Mansion and the Du family to get close!" ”

Xiao Zhi frowned, Steward Li was an old slave who served from the old man when he was here, and Xiao Zhi was still very convinced in terms of knowledge.

"Then tomorrow, when you go to ask, ask Du Xuanmo when he is free, and then he will deliver the post!" Xiao Zhi said that now that Luhou Mansion is bright on the outside and empty on the inside, he also has to think about how to revive the Hou Mansion.

Early the next morning, Steward Li went to Du's house.

"Steward Li is here, sit down first!" Shen Shiliu directly asked Steward Li to sit down, and there was no one in the lobby in the morning.

Steward Li hurriedly waved his hand, he was just a domestic servant, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, and asked: "Thank you Mrs. Du, this time the old slave came, mainly because my little marquis was a little anxious, there is no cook in Deshun Building now, I want to ask when a few of the ones we sent here will be able to come out?" ”

Shen Shiliu sighed: "It turns out that this is the case, even if it is not a knife skill, I will teach according to the menu, and it will take another half a month, this is only taught according to the fixed menu, not all the dishes." ”

Steward Li looked embarrassed and said, "It will take so long, the little marquis is afraid that he will have a headache, and Deshun Lou is estimated to not last long." ”

When Shen Shiliu heard this, he said: "It's not difficult, my eldest apprentice is back, if the little marquis is in a hurry, you can let my eldest apprentice go over for a few days." ”

When Steward Li heard this, he was surprised: "This ......"

"It's okay, Xiao Xiaohou will understand!" Shen Shiliu said with a calm smile.

Steward Li heard Shen Shiliu say this, although he still felt that it was inappropriate, but he still thanked him.

"Then the old slave will go back first, when will Mrs. Du's eldest apprentice go? I also have to explain the reception of the people in the restaurant. Steward Li asked.

Shen Shiliu saw that the time was just right, so he said: "It will pass in a while, maybe you can go to the stove at noon, but the salary will be settled according to three times that of your original chef!" ”

"That's that!" Steward Li agreed, and then went to Deshun Building, although he still felt unsteady in his heart.

When he arrived at Deshun Building, Steward Li called Yanxia over, and Yanxia listened respectfully to the lecture, until she heard Shen Shimei ask the cook to come over, and her eyes were about to fly out!

"Oh my God, I heard me right, did I? She was willing to send that apprentice over? Yanxia felt incredible, when she paid so much money to recruit that apprentice, she was stunned with a hot face and a cold buttocks, and now Shen Shimei actually let the apprentice come like this?

Steward Li nodded: "That's right, when you settle the bill, you will settle according to three times the salary of the original cook, and in a few days, we will have our own cook." ”

Yanxia felt that things were changing too fast, which made her a little incompetent, but she didn't dare to object in front of Steward Li, and sent people away respectfully, and then sat at the counter and pondered.

"Little Liuzi, what do you think this shopkeeper Shen has in mind?" Yanxia was puzzled, although the Xiao family was a Hou Mansion, but now this Hou Mansion is also in a recession, and compared with the Du family, it is still a lot worse. She has also seen Shen Pomegranate, it is very powerful, and it doesn't seem like it can be easily softened, but now that she is admiring her face like this, she is more and more unable to understand the thoughts of these rich and noble people.

Liuzi shook his head, he didn't even know who was behind his restaurant, let alone anything else.

After a while, Wen Huai arrived at the restaurant. Yanxia didn't raise her head, and said: "Guest officer, it's not open for the time being, you can change to another house to eat!" "Now the chefs have all been dismissed by Xiao, and the restaurant is completely closed to customers!

Xiao Liuzi recognized Wen Huai, and hurriedly said: "The shopkeeper is the cook of the happy private cuisine!" ”

Yanxia quickly raised her head when she heard this, and when she saw that Wen Huai had arrived, she was overjoyed!

"Oh, I'm looking forward to you!" Yanxia was happy and hurriedly asked Xiao Liuzi to pour tea.

Wen Huai took a sip of water and said, "Take me to the kitchen." ”

Yanxia hurriedly led the person to the kitchen to have a look, thinking in her heart that with the cook, this Deshun Building would not be closed, and she would not be unemployed!

The scale of Deshun Building was originally larger than Shen Shimei's small restaurant, the lobby was not small, and the upstairs, kitchen space was not small, and there were all kinds of spices.

Wen Huai looked around, took the knife and made a few gestures, and it was quite easy to use.

"Let's change this menu." Wen Huai took a piece of paper, which was brought by Shen Shiliu, and now she teaches her apprentices in the family according to this menu.

Yanxia took a look, and quickly asked Xiao Liuzi to change the menu, and then asked Wen Huai: "Then when will we start normal business?" ”

"At noon, my master said to put a random firecracker at the door, and as soon as the new menu is posted, it's okay." Wen Huai said, when he came, Shen Pomegranate also instructed.

Yanxia hurriedly responded: "Cheng, listen to you, I'll let people do it!" She was really surprised, she thought that it would open the day after tomorrow at the earliest.

Wen Huai called a miscellaneous person over, told him all the ingredients to be used, and asked people to prepare.

As soon as the firecrackers went off at noon, Yanxia stood at the door and shouted a few voices, I heard that after changing the chef and the price of the dish, everyone was still a little hesitant, as we all know, Deshun Lou has been cooking is not delicious, how many cooks have been changed are not delicious.

"Listen to me, our chef this time came from the happy private restaurant, and he is the big apprentice of the shopkeeper, and he personally sent it, and it is guaranteed to be delicious!" As soon as Yanxia said this, some people were moved.

You must know that Shen Pomegranate's small shop is overcrowded every day, even if there is delivery, it is necessary to take a number, how many orders are only delivered a day, and there is nothing when you go late.

Yanxia saw that a guest had entered, and finally was happy, so she hurriedly let Xiao Er entertain her.

Shen Pomegranate on the other end was busy in the afternoon, so he guessed what the effect of Wen Huai's side was, and he was sitting in the lobby peeling garlic, just to see that Steward Li, who had been here in the morning, came again.

"Steward Li has something to do again? But my apprentice can't? Shen Shiliu wondered.

Steward Li smiled and waved his hand: "Mrs. Du's apprentice is good, there are many guests in Deshun Building, the old slave has a bad memory, when he came in the morning, he just thought about the cook, and forgot what my little marquis explained." ”

"What's the matter?" Shen Shiliu asked curiously.

Steward Li took out the post and handed it to Shen Shimei, and said, "My little marquis wants to ask Master Du when he is free, and he wants to come to the house to visit." ”

"I see, then three days later, just when he rests." Shen Shiliu took the post and said, she was not too surprised, she had already thought about this matter, and now it is logical.

Steward Li nodded: "I'll be disturbed in those three days." ”

Shen Shiliu nodded, sent Steward Li away, and sat down with a smile on his face, now their family is still in the stage of "obscene development", but according to the current situation, it is still good!

In the evening, Shen Shiliu told Du Xuanmo about this, and Du Xuanmo nodded: "That's very good." ”

Shen Shiliu saw that Du Xuanmo seemed to be very optimistic about Luhou Mansion, so he asked: "Luhou Mansion doesn't seem to have any power, why do you value Luhou Mansion so much?" "It was also an accident to be able to hook up with Xiao Zhi at the beginning.

Du Xuanmo said: "Luhou Mansion looks like it has no power, but the prestige is still there, this kind of innocent and prestigious family, for us, it is a good thing to make friends." "His current goal is not to climb high branches, there are many powerful people in the Hou Mansion, but none of them are what he needs, he wants to cultivate his own connections. If it's just clinging, then forever look up to people's noses, that's not what he wants.

Shen Shiliu smiled bitterly: "It's really not easy." ”

Du Xuanmo also felt that it was not easy, so he said: "It's still good before, although it is not rich and expensive, but life is easy." ”

Shen Shiliu asked, "Then you still want to be an official?" ”

"Maybe I'm unwilling, I just wanted a fame at first, but later I found out that it was far from enough." Du Xuanmo said that at the beginning, he only thought that he had the courage to marry Shen Shimei if he had fame, but when he returned to Anyang County from Kyoto City, Shen Shimei was wronged and imprisoned. It was also from that time that he knew that if he wanted to protect people, he couldn't do it with a word, or with brute force, if it wasn't for Liang Zhengxin's appreciation of him later, Sun Laoxian probably wouldn't have let Shen Pomegranate go.

Shen Shiliu stood up and hugged Du Xuanmo's head, she could understand Du Xuanmo's mood, and she could also understand Du Xuanmo's hard work and calculations, but this officialdom road, since she had stepped on, she couldn't go back.

"When we are all old, we will find a paradise, what court and what emperor, all of them will be regarded as bullshit!" Shen Shiliu said, now is just the beginning, and the future will definitely be even harder than now.

Du Xuanmo smiled and nodded: "Listen to you." ”

At night, Du Xuanmo slept late, and Shen Shimei had already slept in the inner room, and woke up to find that there was still candlelight in the outer room.

"Haven't slept yet?" Shen Shiliu asked.

Du Xuanmo looked at the time, and it was already the third watch outside.

"That's it." Du Xuanmo smiled bitterly, and accidentally forgot the time.

Shen Shiliu saw that Du Xuanmo was so busy, so he asked, "Didn't the death of the third prince fall on you again?" "Kyoto City seems to be such a big deal lately.

Du Xuanmo smiled bitterly: "The emperor asked me to investigate secretly, and I can't show it during the day, so I can only think more about it at night." ”

Shen Shiliu was speechless: "This emperor can really summon people, and it will be endless to catch you!" "She was very dissatisfied.

Du Xuanmo said with a smile: "It's also a good thing, some things are better in your own hands than in the hands of others." "It can also avoid the same random bite of someone with bad intentions last time.