Chapter 27: A New Life
Regarding Chen Jin's proposal, Zhou Yu did not refuse, anyway, it was a small episode to teach Liu Yuanwai a lesson, and it was a serious matter to promote his Juxian Building. Zhou Yu asked Chen Jin to find someone to carve out the plaque of the restaurant, and it will be completed within tomorrow.
After talking about the wine shop, Zhou Yu returned to the house and took Feng Yue and Feng Liang to Juxian Tower for lunch. Zhou Yu deliberately let all the most expensive dishes in the back kitchen, and after they were served, Zhou Yu tasted them one by one, and corrected the problems in the three or four dishes. There are a lot of dishes to cook, but there are also many people who eat, and they are not afraid of waste.
After lunch, Zhou Yu called all the cooks again, instructed them to prepare the materials for the opening, and asked them to buy all the materials within tomorrow, and Zhou Yu would check them himself. When several teenagers heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to the street to look for ingredients.
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Pear orchard in the north of the city, in the theater troupe.
"Shui Ling, just now someone from the Yu Wangfu invited us to perform at Juxian Tower on Ningzheng Street at noon the day after tomorrow, and the price given by the palace is not low! Prepare well, we've got to make it satisfying! Wang Banzhu walked to the backstage and said.
"Got it!" He Shuiling replied. She had only finished singing a play for a short time, and she didn't even have time to take off her makeup.
"If you want me to say, let's still sing those poems flowing out of Jincui Building, plus your accompanying dance, the guests will definitely like it!" A smug smile appeared on the emaciated face of the Wang class master.
"It's up to you, the class master." He Shuiling said without sadness and joy.
"Cheng, then I'll arrange it." The head of the Wang class left the backstage in a hurry.
He Shuiling was holding two copper coins, which were given to her by guests when she first came on stage, and also marked the beginning of her acting career. The troupe of Liyuan not only performs in the city of Luozhou, but also goes to other places when needed, but the cost of long-distance travel is very high, and in general, they are still active in various places in and around Luozhou.
Fifteen-year-old He Shuiling has been in several places with the troupe, her face still retains some girlish immaturity, but her heart is full of vicissitudes. After all, begging for a living isn't that easy. I don't know how many cold eyes and grievances I have had along the way, and all of this can only be hidden in my heart and cannot be spoken......
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Feng Yue walked around the restaurant for a while accompanied by Zhou Yu, although she was born poor and did not have much luxury to enjoy, but the feeling of resplendor was still very shocking. Feng Yue briefly asked the price of a few dishes, and learned that the best dishes cost dozens of taels of silver each, and her jaw dropped on the spot. After listening to the offer, Feng Yue frowned, rubbed her eyebrows with her hand, and slowly left the third floor with Zhou Yu in her arms.
Back in the lobby, the two disagreed about where to go next. Zhou Yu suggested that Feng Yue live in a new house, and sooner or later she would have to move in anyway; Feng Yue insisted on going back to Xiaolong Village, and she said that the living utensils were still at home in Xiaolong Village.
After all, he always has to come to the city, and under Zhou Yu's persuasion, Feng Yue promised to move to the city tomorrow, and he would go back to pack up his belongings at home today.
Zhou Yu accompanied Feng Yue back home, and Feng Liang didn't know where he had run for a long time.
The two of them sorted out the clothes in the cabinet together, while Zhou Yu took out a beautifully made hairpin from a small box and carefully inserted it into Feng Yue's bun.
"Now I can afford a hairpin." Zhou Yu's eyes were full of tenderness.
"Hmm!" Feng Yue gently snuggled into his arms.
Love is wrapped in this tender promise, rising with the sun in the east and setting in the west, until death.
After a little lingering, the two continued to pack their things.
Feng Yue is a girl who cares about the family, and he knows exactly where everything in the house is placed. There are a lot of things to take away, but they are very fast. After a while, large bags of things were piled up in the yard. After discussing with the two, they unanimously decided to put all the baggage in Feng Liang's room.
When Feng Liang came back, he saw that his room was full of packages of different sizes, and immediately asked Zhou Yu to question, and then he was glared back by Feng Yue with a cold eye...... Feng Liang had no choice but to use his room as a utility room temporarily, and with his own luggage, there were several more bags of baggage in the room.
You have to ask, how do you bring so many things to your new house? Zhou Yu had already told Chen Jin that he would send a carriage to pull it. It is said that after Steward Li learned of this, he also criticized Zhou Yu in front of Chen Jin, he thought that Zhou Yu did not take the dignity of the palace in his eyes at all, but Chen Jin was not impressed, and simply dealt with it with two sentences.
After dinner, Feng Yue and Zhou Yu still sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool according to the usual tradition. The difference is that Feng Liang also joined the queue to take advantage of the cool tonight.
The sun hid into the western mountains, and the moon took over the heavens again. The endless night sky is dotted with stars, and the silver light pushes back the summer heat a little. The full moon in my hometown is the most beautiful, and it is even more rare to have the company of my lover.
Zhou Yu and Feng Yue both knew that after leaving Xiaolong Village tomorrow, they would have little chance to come back. It's not that they can't come back, but with the development of their careers, they may also stay away from Los Angeles.
"I've been watching the sky for more than ten years, and now I'm leaving, but I'm really reluctant." Feng Yue said with some emotion.
"You can see the sky in Luozhou City, it's all a piece of sky!" Zhou Yu said.
"It's different, it's different......" Feng Yue shook her head slightly.
"I said you two, it's not like we're not coming back, why are you so sad?" Feng Liang didn't know Zhou Yu's business plan yet, and asked with some puzzlement.
"Big brother, if nothing happens, we will leave Luozhou in the future." Zhou Yu said.
"Leaving Los Angeles? Where to? Isn't our new house in Los Angeles? Feng Liang was confused by Zhou Yu's words.
"I don't know, where there's money to be made, we'll go." Zhou Yu held his head in his hands and leaned back in his chair.
"If you want to talk about money, is there any place like the capital?" Feng Liang asked.
"Of course, the land south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, and even the capital of our country is difficult to match." Zhou Yu replied.
"The land of Jiangnan is in Qianguo, our Dawen and Qianguo have never dealt with each other, is it possible that you still want to do business in Jiangnan?" Feng Liang questioned Zhou Yu's answer.
"The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. I'm in my business, and the two countries are at war and don't kill it! However, now that the border is unstable, I will definitely not be able to go to Jiangnan. As a student majoring in management, Zhou Yu naturally knows that investment requires a stable social environment.
"Then you're going to the capital?"
"It depends, I'm still waiting for something."
"What's that?"
"Iron pot." Zhou Yu replied. He has always kept the matter of the iron pot in his heart, and Chen Jin's people have been going to Wu'an County for a while, but there is still no news of the iron mine.
"Why do you keep thinking about that thing? I don't believe that dishes made in iron pots are better than those made in copper pots and clay pots! Feng Liang also knew that Zhou Yu was obsessed with the iron pot, but he had tasted a lot of delicacies recently, and he didn't have much hope for the dishes made by the iron pot.
In the face of Feng Liang's questioning, Zhou Yu didn't explain more, just looked at the sky silently.
It was late at night, the stars slept, the cicadas slept, and the three of them went back to their rooms.
This night, Feng Liang slept peacefully, but Zhou Yu and Feng Yue had some insomnia. It wasn't until the third watch that the two people who had been talking for a long time went to sleep.
The next day, the people of the palace came to the gate of the Feng family's courtyard early to wait. The road in Xiaolong Village is very narrow and rugged, and it takes a lot of effort for the carriage to come in.
To leave the place where they have grown for more than ten years, the attachment to the countryside binds the two like ropes, and the steps of wanting to step out of the door have become extremely heavy at this moment. Only then did Zhou Yu discover that even in this world, people's complex of relocating to a peaceful land still did not change.
After hesitating for a while, the two finally got into the carriage after Feng Liang. The horses began to run, and Zhou Yu and his wife lifted the curtain and glanced at the courtyard of the Feng family affectionately, as if they were bidding farewell to the rural life in the past.
As the carriage drove out of Xiaolong Village, a new chapter in their lives began......
When a few people arrived at the house, Shui'er, who got the news in advance, was already waiting at the door early. When Feng Yue got out of the car, Shui Er hurriedly stepped forward to help her, which made Feng Yue a little uncomfortable.
"Shui'er, it's just the next carriage, you don't need to support it......" Feng Yue said with half a prevarication.
"Miss, this is what Shui'er should do." Zhou Yu heard that she did not call herself a slave, and nodded with satisfaction.
Shui'er has been with Feng Yue since then, and everyone moved Zhou Yu's salute to the corresponding place and put it away, Shui'er accompanied Feng Yue back to the room to rest, and Zhou Yu went to the kitchen to watch Li Erniu practice knife skills.
Li Erniu was very focused when he was chopping vegetables, and he didn't notice Zhou Yu coming in at all. It wasn't until he shredded a plate of radishes that Zhou Yu called his name.
"Master, you're here!" Li Erniu put down the kitchen knife and wiped his hands, and said excitedly.
"Erniu, you have a certain foundation in knife work, this is not like what you just learned!" Zhou Yu looked at the pile of shredded radishes and said.
"The dissatisfied master said that I used to help my father and mother cook at home, but if you want to talk about the chef of the restaurant, I must be far behind." Li Erniu lowered his head and said.
"You are too modest, your knife work is not a day or two of kung fu, I will teach you a dish now, if you can learn it, you can go into the restaurant to help your senior brothers!" Zhou Yu picked up a piece of tofu and said.
"Master, what kind of dish are you talking about?" Li Erniu said expectantly.
"This dish is called Wensi Tofu, the most important thing is to shred the tofu, let me show you......" Zhou Yu picked up the kitchen knife and began to cut the tofu.
Li Erniu stared intently at Zhou Yu's hand, for fear of missing a detail. Zhou Yu finished cutting a piece of tofu, coiled it with a kitchen knife, and poured the tofu into the water, and the tofu shreds were scattered, but they were not broken into several pieces.
Zhou Yu handed the kitchen knife to Li Erniu and said, "Try it?" ”
Although Li Erniu has a good foundation, he has never cut tofu like this, so he is naturally still a little apprehensive in his heart. But Zhou Yu handed over the kitchen knife, and he couldn't take it.
I took the knife and began to cut the tofu. As expected, there is still a gap between the shredded tofu he cut out and Zhou Yu's, and both the shape and quality are not good enough. Zhou Yu instructed him in a few more details, and in less than half an hour, Erniu's knife skills have been greatly improved, and he really looks like a good seedling of a chef!
Seeing that the guidance was effective, Zhou Yu left Erniu alone to continue practicing, and he came to Yuwang's Mansion.
"Lao Chen, is the plaque of the restaurant ready?" Zhou Yu walked into the main hall and said.
"Okay, let's take a look." Chen Jin ordered someone to bring the plaque.
After Zhou Yu inspected it, he felt that it was barely okay, so he sent it to Juxian Building.
After reading the plaque, Zhou Yu asked again: "Haven't there been any news from the people who went to Wu'an?" ”
Chen Jin shook his head and said: "There is news, the people who searched the southeast, north and south all reported that no trace of iron ore had been found yet, and those who went to the west have not replied." ”
"Then let's wait." Zhou Yu sighed and said.
Both of them hope to find high-quality iron ore as soon as possible, Zhou Yu wants to make a wok, and Chen Jin is out of Wenguo's own demand for iron.
Leaving the palace, Zhou Yu came to Juxian Tower to inspect the work.
"Did I say yesterday that ham must be bought?" Zhou Yu looked at the four teenagers in the back kitchen expressionlessly and said.
"Brother Xiao Yu, this ham is really hard to buy...... We asked a lot of places, but no one sells pork......" Wang Yu said innocently.