Zhang Zezhen sorted out the things he needed for school for Da Lang early in the morning, and prepared a lunch for him to eat at school at noon.

"Da Lang, when you arrive at the academy, you must respect your teachers and friends, don't argue with other students, and listen carefully to the teacher's lectures, you know?"

"Got it, auntie."

On the first day of going to the academy, Zhang Zezhen specially rented a carriage, but the price of the carriage was too expensive, and she couldn't do it every day, and she needed to think of other ways.

Along the way, Da Lang was very nervous, this was the first time he had left home and faced a strange crowd alone, however, he was also very happy, imagining the scene of himself playing with his classmates, which should be very good.

Soon, the two came to the location of the academy, and the big "Hanlin Academy" was written on the door, and Zhang Zezhen led Dalang into the gate of the academy.

He was greeted by the housekeeper of the Gu Mansion, and the person standing next to him was Du Hansheng, the teacher of the academy.

"Miss Zhang, you're here." Steward Gu was the first to greet her.

"Steward Gu, why are you here? Da Lang, call Uncle quickly. Zhang Zezhen said to Da Lang.

"Hello uncle."

"Okay, this kid should be about the same age as Young Master Gu."

"Yes, they should be the same age."

Steward Gu nodded with satisfaction, "By the way, Miss Zhang, let me introduce you to you, this is Mr. Du, and he will be Dalang's teacher in the future." ”

The man in front of him was about 40 years old, with a good appearance, fair skin, holding a scripture book, and he was superficially friendly to people.

"Da Lang, call someone quickly." Zhang Zezhen looked at this kind-hearted, but sophisticated nephew, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Hello sir." Da Lang bowed deeply and paid his respects.

"Your name is Da Lang?" Du Hansheng asked.

"Yes."

"It's hard to study, and I hope you can persevere."

"There will be Mr. Lao in the future."

After Zhang Zezhen finished talking to Mr., she asked her nephew to follow Mr. in.

"Steward Gu, are you looking for something with me?"

"That's right, Miss Zhang, I told my young lady and master about yesterday's situation, and they also tasted the meat you sent to Dongpo, and they felt quite shocked."

"So, my lord wants to ask you to be the second shopkeeper of Jinyulou and be in charge of the kitchen, I don't know what Miss Zhang wants?"

When Zhang Zezhen heard this, she couldn't help but be a little happy, she really had nowhere to find her iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it. Before she could open her mouth, her dream came true, and she really had to thank Wang.

But in order not to let Steward Gu see the flaws, she still pretended to be calm and said: "Thanks to the love of Master Gu and Miss Gu, I am a little woman, I don't know if I can be qualified for this position." ”

"Miss Zhang is modest, the Gu Mansion recognizes your craftsmanship very much, if the girl agrees, then it is better to go to Jinyu Tower with me to have a look, the master and the young lady have been waiting there for a long time."

"What can I do? Then ask Steward Gu to lead the way. ”

"Please!"

The distance between the academy and Jinyu Tower is very close, and on the way, Steward Gu briefly introduced the situation of Jinyu Building to Zhang Zezhen. Zhang Zezhen recalled the memories of the original host and wanted to know what the restaurant was like in her eyes.

In her memory, she saw the glory of Jinyulou in the past few years, and there was an endless stream of guests, and Gu Mansion made a lot of money because of it, becoming the richest person in the town.

But in the past two years, the restaurant has been unusually deserted, from the experience of the original host, it seems that his dishes are never changed, everyone is tired of eating, and the restaurant's attitude is not good and the price is very high, over time, people are not willing to come.

"Miss Zhang, you see, there is our restaurant in front, which is divided into two floors, the downstairs is individual guests, and the upstairs is a private room, and there are a total of 6 private rooms, each with a different decoration."

"Come, Miss Zhang, please, the master and the young lady are on the second floor."

Under the guidance of Steward Gu, Zhang Zezhen met Gu Changqing, the master of the Gu family.

"Miss Zhang, this is my master Gu Changqing, Miss, you have seen it."

Zhang Zezhen saluted the two.

"I've heard of Master Gu for a long time, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation."

"Miss Zhang has won the award, come, please take a seat. I believe that Steward Gu has already told you about the restaurant, I don't know what Miss Zhang thinks? ”

"I'm extremely honored to be appreciated by Master Gu, but ......"

"Miss Zhang don't have to worry, your monthly money will not be less, 10 taels of silver a month, if the business is good and there is a surplus, there will be an additional 2 taels of silver, I don't know if you are satisfied?"

Zhang Zezhen thought about it, and it was not bad, after all, her main purpose was to take care of her eldest nephew, and the money was enough to pay for tuition and take care of her family.

"Yes, but I have something to mention."

"Girl, please speak."

"I'm going to reorganize the restaurant, if there are unqualified people in the back kitchen, I may also replace them, I wonder if Master Gu is willing?"

This request really made Gu Changqing a little embarrassed. After all, the kitchen staff are all their own relatives. He knew that these people were not careful, but he wanted to let them go......

"Okay, since the restaurant has been handed over to Miss Zhang, then it's up to you to decide, and I'll let Steward Gu cooperate with you."

Gu Changqing was ruthless, but he still agreed to this condition, although those people are relatives, but the restaurant has already existed in name only, and it is no longer profitable, let alone them, even he can't hold on.

"But Gu also has a condition."

"Sir, please speak."

"I'll give Miss Zhang a month, if the restaurant is still as deserted as it is now, then don't blame Gu for being ruthless."

"Deal!" Zhang Zezhen said confidently.

"Okay, Miss Zhang is also a cheerful person! Then for the rest of the things, let Steward Gu dock with you, and we will leave first. ”

"Walk slowly!" After Zhang Zezhen sent the two away, he began to think about the future of Jinyulou.

"Come on, come on, everyone, I'll introduce you to you." Steward Gu shouted out the chef and the running hall of the restaurant.

"This is the new second shopkeeper, Zhang Zezhen. From today onwards, she is in charge of everything in the kitchen, you have to cooperate well, does anyone have an opinion? ”

Everyone seems to be a little girl about 20 years old, and she is very unconvinced.

A 50-year-old lady said disdainfully: "Steward Gu, are you joking?" Just such a little girl, to be the second shopkeeper? You might as well let me be! ”

"That's right, Steward Gu, what do you mean, master? Will you drive us away sincerely? A bunch of people followed. Most of the kitchen staff are relatives of the Gu family, and if they don't look at the face of the monk and see the face of the Buddha, the housekeeper Gu doesn't dare to do anything to them.

"Yes, I want to drive you away with all my heart!" Zhang Zezhen said coldly.

"What? It's back to you! Steward Gu, what kind of thing is this, and you dare to argue with us? Let's go, find the master! These people were very unconvinced, and shouted for the housekeeper to evaluate the reasoning.

Steward Gu was also very embarrassed, pulled Zhang Zezhen aside, and whispered: "Miss Zhang, these are all from the Gu family, you don't have to be so stiff, right?" ”

"Steward Gu's words are wrong, Master Gu asked me to come to revive the wind of Jinyulou, these people who stir up right and wrong should naturally be eliminated as soon as possible."

Zhang Zezhen didn't listen to the admonition of the housekeeper at all, and said directly to the six people in the back kitchen: "From today on, I am the second shopkeeper here, if you are not satisfied, you can directly ask the housekeeper Gu to receive a salary, and then leave, if you are capable, you can stay, but you have to obey the order." ”

"Now that you've said that, start your choice."

The new official took office three times, and if he did not obey and be considerate of the subordinates, he would not be able to carry out follow-up work at all, which Zhang Zezhen learned from his father's experience.

"Hmph, I've been a chef for so many years, I'm afraid that you won't be a little girl, you don't have a master here, you have a place to keep your master." A tall man, taking off his dress, was still on the table, turned and left.

"Let's go, the old lady is afraid that you will not be able to make a film! I'll see how long you can do it! The woman who was making trouble just now also turned to leave.

There are still four people left, they don't have much to do with the Gu Mansion, just some relatives who can't be beaten, if they leave, they may not be able to earn a few months ago, it is better to wait and see what happens.

"Then you mean, don't you go, right?" Zhang Zezhen asked the four of them coldly.

The four young lads nodded.

"Okay, since you stay, do it well, if you don't do things seriously, I'll let you go!"

Steward Gu saw Zhang Zezhen's resolute appearance, standing aside and not daring to illustrate, he didn't expect that such a girl in her early 20s would have the momentum of a female overlord.

"Steward Gu, let's go and see the ingredients in the kitchen first." Zhang Zezhen suggested.

"Okay, what are you doing standing, hurry up and take the second shopkeeper with you."

Steward Gu took the lead, Zhang Zezhen followed, and the other four people followed, not daring to slack off.

When she came to the kitchen, Zhang Zezhen looked around, and the hygiene was quite clean, but the ingredients were messy, and some of the ingredients were not fresh, as if they had passed three to four days.

"This pile of vegetables is almost rotten, when did you buy it?"

One of them, Sansheng guy, replied: "Back to the second shopkeeper, this pile of vegetables was bought three days ago." ”

Exactly as Zhang Zezhen guessed, she continued to ask: "It's been three days, why are you still here?" Is it difficult to feed the bugs? ”

"Recently, there have been fewer customers, and some dishes can't be bought and used, and it's a pity to throw them away, so they have been kept here."

"But why is there only vegetables left, not meat? Shouldn't it have been bought together? ”

"This ......"

"What are you doing? Why don't you hurry up and answer? Steward Gu urged.

"The meat that can't be eaten has been taken home by Aunt Zhao and Brother Wu. We didn't dare to take ......," a few guys quickly explained.

"Is that the two people who just left?"

"Hmm."

Hearing such an answer, Zhang Zezhen regretted it very much, and he shouldn't have given them monthly money at that time.

"What is the approximate foot traffic in the last month?"

"This is not necessarily, but in the past year, we have only 10 tables a day, and they all order home-cooked food, and there is no big income."

A dozen tables? The survival of this building depends on the wealth of the Gu family, Zhang Zezhen checked back and forth, thought about it and thought about it. If you want to increase foot traffic, you must start with the façade first, and then the dishes.

"Do you know what kind of cuisine people like to eat here?"

"Not necessarily, most of the people who can come here to eat are relatively wealthy people, and they like to eat some fresh dishes. In addition to this, there are some people from other towns, passing by here, ordering some home-cooked food. ”

"People here love to eat fruit." Another guy added.

"Fruit?"

"Yes, every time we finish eating, we will order a piece of fruit, sit and chat, and pass the time."

After understanding the same, Zhang Zezhen ordered a few people to prepare some things, and Jinyulou will reopen tomorrow.