Wei Yuanjia walked away stupidly, looking at her back, Yuanxi couldn't help but frown. Wei Yuanjia's walking posture is very similar to You Shi's, it is simply carved out of a mold, a little arrogant, and a little coquettish, it is the kind of coquettishness that deliberately responds to male aesthetics. Although You Shi is dead, her figure still flashes back and forth in Won-hee's mind.

Now that the people of Weifu are dying and scattered, the old lady feels more and more lonely. The clan elder has been sick for the past few years, and he has been following the medicine jar since the beginning of the year. As soon as You died, he became even sicker. Listening to Ju Xiang, the clan elder is afraid that he will not be able to survive this Spring Festival.

When Aunt Zheng left a while ago, Yuanxi also instructed Liu Tianbao to follow them quietly behind, who would have thought that they had just left the capital, so they went around the mountain road, and lost Liu Tianbao after three turns and two turns. couldn't keep up with Aunt Zheng's convoy, Liu Tianbao had to come back and ask the sixth master's eyeliner to inquire about the news.

The atmosphere in the Wei Mansion is getting more and more strange, so strange that people feel uncomfortable staying for a while.

The old lady didn't say anything, but looking at Yuan Xique, she could see the awkwardness in her heart. A big family that was originally lively and lively, suddenly there was one less person in the courtyard, the clan was old and sick, Yuan Yue was busy with business, Cheng Yong was diligent in Wen Shu, and Yuan Xi rarely came back, the old lady became more and more lonely, all day long, the person who could accompany her to talk was just a little girl of Juxiang.

"Mother Zhong, when I look back, I remember to ask Shi Yushui to make a few good snacks and send them to the old lady of Weifu. ”

Mother Zhong answered. Silently cleaned up the dirty place on the table and floor that was spit out by Wei Yuanjia, and raised his head: "Niangniang, what you just said, but you are angry?"

"What are you talking about?" Yuan Xi picked up a small piece of cake, but he no longer had an appetite, so he put it aside again.

Mother Zhong removed the saucer, twisted a wet handkerchief and wiped her hands, and said, "Fang Cai Niangniang said that she would not interfere in Miss Lan's affairs, but because the sixth master sent Li Lin too far, she was angry for a while to say this?"

Yuan Xi shook his head gently, it seems that his attitude is enough to deceive Mother Zhong, who follows him in the sky. Even Zhong's mother believed it, so why didn't Wei Yuanjia believe it?

"Who said that Lan Yu doesn't care?" Yuan Xi wiped his hands and returned the handkerchief to Mother Zhong: "Wei Yuanjia came to test me, we can't answer truthfully, right?" Lest I tear my face with them, they will come up with tricks against me first. Am I not making trouble for myself?"

"I really can't understand what the sixth master and the prince also think, and they actually sent a key person card to a place like Guiyunzhou. How troublesome is it to find someone now?" Mother Zhong said and sighed: "It's a shame that Niangniang is thoughtful and can help delay." ”

Zhong's mother didn't understand, but Yuan Xi understood it when she changed her mind. The reason why Rong Zhan sent Li Lin to Guiyunzhou, in the final analysis, is precisely because Guiyunzhou is the chassis under the jurisdiction of the four princes, and the so-called dark under the lights, Lan Chengjie and Xiao Rongshen also knew that it was very dangerous for Li Lin, so naturally they would not suspect going there. So Li Lin was able to live peacefully in Guiyunzhou, and he could be regarded as having nothing to do with Xiao Rongcheng.

Taking advantage of the absence of these six masters in the capital, he can set up the restaurant first, with Liu Tianbao and Shi Yushui, one in charge of money and the other in charge of pots, just to make up the team as partners.

Liu Tianbao is naturally willing, he has long been gearing up to go out and work alone, and with Lu Shenglin, a good master, behind his back, this kid is even more fearless. Although Lu Shenglin has a good impression of Liu Tianbao, because this kid's intelligence is revealed from his bones.

Liu Tianbao saw Lu Shenglin for the first time, and without saying a word, he immediately knelt and kowtowed three times. There were three loud bangs, which startled Lu Shenglin, and he looked at his knees in distress to see if his yellow pear ground had been knocked out of the pit.

Yuan Xi took a carriage to Xindian, and looked at the most prosperous street in the capital along the way.

Mother Zhong watched the jingle of the money jar made by the small trader along the way, and remembered that Yuan Xi came from a merchant family, and the two small money she saved just asked her to give her a trick, how could she turn this small money into a big one.

The small amount of money in Zhong's mother's hand is only one hundred taels of silver, which is not too much, but not too little. The embarrassment is embarrassing here, small business is not profitable, and big business cannot be done. In the end, Yuan Xi turned around, took her one hundred taels of silver to the gambling stone field, and cut ten taels of silver.

In an hour's work, ten pieces of rough stones came out of four pairs of bracelets and a bead.

It has multiplied several times when it changed hands, which made Zhong's mother very happy. Mother Zhong was happy, but the owner of the gambling stone field was not happy, Yuan Xi and Zhong's mother just left the gambling stone field with the front foot, and the back foot was blacklisted by the owner of the gambling stone field.

Mother Zhong repeatedly fiddled with her few pieces of good jade, couldn't put it down, and said: "Niangniang, you have such eyesight, why do we still open a restaurant? Isn't it faster to bet on this?"

Yuan Xi sneered: "You go back and try it later, and see if people let you in? Besides, although we won a lot today, they only slightly lost their faces. If we really move other people's bones, the two of us won't be able to leave today?"

Mother Zhong understood the shady scene here, and sighed: "It seems that it is really not easy to make money." ”

Yuan Xi shook her head helplessly, is it not easy for her to win a lot of money today? This is basically no different from picking up money. Think about the time when I ran Xi Yintang, although I had Wei Dongshu behind him, I still had to curry favor with all sides, and if I violated anyone's interests at every turn, I would be troubled by someone.

Shangge has occupied the most prosperous territory in the capital, if the new store site is selected next to it, the problem of customer flow is solved, but it is easy to keep up with Shangge to grab business. Shangge is also his own person, and he also accounts for two shares in Lu Shenglin, so he won't grab his own business, right?

So Yuan Xi thought for a while, and set the address of the new store in the most prosperous East Market, where there are more small people living nearby, plus the New Year, people who are ready to take the exam will enter Beijing one after another.

The new store is an old shop that costs eight hundred taels of silver, and Liu Tianbao took the silver from the counter and replaced the pots and pans, stoves, tables and chairs inside with new ones. When Won-hee arrived, he happened to come out with a plate of freshly cooked dishes.

"Shaodongjia came just in time, I just fried it, Shaodongjia tasted it?" Liu Tianbao took chopsticks and bowls with great interest, and gave Yuanxi a taste.

Mother Zhong stared directly at the black mess of vegetables on the plate that couldn't tell the real body, and suddenly was confused, and looked at Liu Tianbao in a daze: "I said, what is this dish called?"

"This is a recipe I researched myself, called Gathering of Heroes!" Liu Tianbao said with a smile.

Yuan Xi flattened his mouth, he felt choked when he smelled this dish, didn't Liu Tianbao feel it? Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows and looked at him for a while: "Why don't you taste it yourself first?"

Liu Tianbao stood up straight: "If the master doesn't taste it first, how can he eat it by himself as a subordinate?"

Yuan Xi looked at Zhong's mother hesitantly: "Why don't you take a bite first?"

Mother Zhong was about to vomit when she smelled this, where can she eat? waved her hand again and again, and said, "Niangniang, the old slave has eaten too much breakfast, and she can't hold it out!"

Yuan Xi took the chopsticks, grabbed a black gaba who didn't know what it was, and slipped it to Liu Tianbao: "What is this?"

Liu Tianbao stared at him and carefully identified it for a long time: "It seems to be cabbage, but it is a little darker, maybe there is too much bean paste, and the heat seems to be a little too much." But here's my master's recipe, and it should taste good. ”

Yuan Xi hesitated for a long time, but he still didn't dare to put this black thing in his mouth, where did he get his confidence? Could it be that in Liu Tianbao's world, fresh vegetables and vegetables will definitely taste good when they are fried?

Yuan Xi put the "cabbage" aside and picked up a strip: "What is this?"

Liu Tianbao recognized it for a long time and shook his head: "It's too long, I can't recognize it." ”

Yuan Xi took a small bite, in terms of taste, probably, eighty percent, perhaps...... It's a mushroom, right?

"It's so salty!" Won-hee threw away his chopsticks and took a big sip of tea.

Mother Zhong sneered: "I heard that when the prince just met Niangniang, Miss Ling'er poured a cup of tea with salt for the prince, and the prince also reacted in this way." ”

Yuan Xi pursed his lips, reminiscing about the salty taste that had been around Liang for three days: "Liu Tianbao, you are really ......" Yuan Xi had nothing to say and waved his hand: "You open your mouth and close your eyes." ”

Liu Tianbao opened his mouth, and Yuan Xi stuffed a full dish of chopsticks into Liu Tianbao's mouth. Liu Tianbao smashed his mouth and swallowed that mouthful. Mother Zhong rubbed her eyes, thinking that she was dazzled, he didn't even wrinkle his head, and swallowed it like this!

"Okay, is it delicious?" Mama Zhong asked cautiously.

"It's okay, although it doesn't look good. ”

Liu Tianbao is so easy to support! Yuan Xi and Zhong's mother glanced at each other, and they both felt that having Shi Yushui in this store was simply too important. Otherwise, who can stand Liu Tianbao's rotten cooking skills?

"Actually, Tianbao's craftsmanship has also been said in the past. Mother Zhong covered her mouth and smiled: "Just like Niangniang said, Shangge sells craftsmanship and signboards, and the carriage and horse shop sells solid dry food.

Liu Tianbao raised his eyebrows and looked at Mother Zhong, how could this person who was still reluctant to cook his own dishes suddenly say good things for himself?

"Mother Zhong, you old man can't be sarcastic about me, right? You didn't even taste a bite just now, and now you praise me again. Liu Tianbao tucked his hand into his sleeve.

"How come?" Zhong's mother pointed to the dishes on the plate: "You don't need to taste it at all, you can see it when you look at it." ”

Yuan Xi looked at Mother Zhong in surprise, no matter how much you shout at such a dish, you can't sell it, right?

"Mother Zhong, what selling point can sell Liu Tianbao's dishes?"

Mother Zhong paused, and said word by word: "Memories are bitter and sweet!"