Tongfu Inn is separated from Hantie Zhangyuan by three alleys, and is also in Xianyuanfang.
Tongfu Inn occupies a fairly large area, but its facilities are simple. The upstairs is a room for guests to stay, the downstairs is a restaurant, counter and kitchen, and the backyard is where Bao Yingjun's family lives.
To Qin Ziling's surprise, Bao Yingjun's father was quite handsome in addition to being smaller in stature. So when Qin Ziling saw Bao Yingjun's father, he once wondered whether Bao Yingjun might be the father of Lao Wang next door.
However, when Qin Ziling saw Bao Yingjun's mother, who was nearly 1.8 meters tall, with a big head and a thick face, she immediately gave up that suspicion.
Shopkeeper Bao and his wife were very surprised by Qin Ziling's arrival, and even felt flattered. They entertained him very warmly and asked about Bao Yingjun's situation from time to time, which made Qin Ziling feel like a home visit.
"He is handsome, has a tough personality, and has a high level of understanding. He is good for martial arts training." Qin Ziling commented.
"Really, really? Our handsome man has a talent for martial arts. We saw that he was weak and small, and every time he came home from martial arts training, he would be black and blue here and there. He was said to be sparring with apprentices from the martial arts school.
I accidentally hit him, I thought he was not a martial arts material!" Shopkeeper Bao and his wife couldn't help being extremely excited when they heard this.
The muscles on the bruised and ugly face of Bao Yingjun beside him were trembling non-stop. He looked at Qin Ziling with complicated eyes, including surprise, excitement, and an indescribable gratitude.
Growing up, he had been ridiculed and ridiculed by many outsiders because of his size, appearance and stuttering. Even the waiter at his inn secretly laughed at his young boss.
This was the first time he heard someone praise him so much!
"When practicing martial arts, injuries are always inevitable. If you endure some hardship now, you will have less hardship in the future! However, Yingjun's bones are indeed a bit weaker, and martial arts training consumes a lot of energy. You need to give him as much supplements as possible. Like Yiyuantang's Yixue Pills
The blood replenishing effect is still good, it is best to give him a few pills every month, and other meats should not be missing. Only by strengthening the qi, blood, muscles and bones can he make rapid progress." Qin Ziling said.
Shopkeeper Bao and his wife looked at each other after hearing this, with a look of embarrassment on their faces.
After a long time, shopkeeper Bao sighed and said: "Mr. Qin, I'm telling you the truth. In the past, with your words, I would definitely buy Yixue Pills for Yingjun every now and then, but now it's good to be able to guarantee a daily supply of meat.
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"I think your inn is not too small!" Qin Ziling said somewhat surprised when he heard this.
"Alas, Mr. Qin doesn't know something. Our inn is mainly engaged in accommodation business for traveling merchants who come to the city to do business or other guests who travel far away. A few years ago, the world was relatively peaceful, with many people coming and going, and business
Not bad. But these days, the world is getting more and more chaotic, the road is not safe, there are more and more refugees, and there are fewer and fewer businessmen and other traveling guests. Our business is getting worse day by day!" Shopkeeper Bao said
He smiled bitterly.
"That's true, but since the accommodation business is not doing well, you can focus on developing restaurants. Anyway, your inn originally provides accommodation upstairs and food downstairs." Qin Ziling suggested.
"We have thought about this, but for a restaurant to run well, it must have a few signature dishes. Our restaurant used to be mainly a business for tenants. These tenants are unfamiliar to them, and they are people who often travel outside.
, I usually eat and sleep in the open air, and if I am full and hungry, I just need to control my food. I am not picky about my food. The taste here is average, but it is very convenient and the portion is large, so I am generally not particularly picky about my food.
The tenants will all eat directly at my place."
"But now that there are fewer tenants, we have to run a catering business for city residents. With my mother-in-law's cooking skills, I can't attract many customers at all. I wanted to find another cook, but her skills were similar to my mother-in-law's. One time, I met a cook
My cooking skills are good, but the salary I want is too high. Alas!" Shopkeeper Bao shook his head and sighed.
"Bah, there is nothing to shake your head and sigh! As long as our handsome man is good at martial arts, I will give him daily supplements even if I sell this inn!" Seeing her husband shaking his head and sighing, Qian Huihua slammed the table
road.
Qian Huihua slapped the table, and shopkeeper Bao's thin body trembled visibly, and then his face became even more bitter.
"Mother, mother, Qin, senior brother Qin is here, he, he used to be a scholar." Bao Yingjun reminded him quickly when he saw that his mother's true nature was revealed.
Qian Huihua suddenly realized that her action was too violent, the fat on her face trembled, she lowered her head and fiddled with the hem of her skirt with her hands, and said angrily: "Mr. Qin, don't be ridiculous, I have such a bad temper.
It’s easy to lose control.”
"Haha, it's okay. This is how a family's life should be. How can they be harmonious and polite all the time." Qin Ziling looked at Qian Huihua acting like a woman and was so coy that she almost got goosebumps all over her body, and she laughed quickly.
He waved his hands hahaha.
"Mr. Qin is so right!" Upon hearing this, Qian Huihua immediately let go of her skirt, spread her thighs, and said with a majestic posture: "Mr. Qin, please tell me
At the end of the day, does my handsome guy hope to become a high-level martial arts disciple? If so, I will risk my life and sell this inn at worst!"
Seeing Qian Huihua's decisive and ruthless attitude, Qin Ziling finally understood where Bao Yingjun's hidden ruthlessness came from.
"As long as Bao Yingjun has no problem with supplementation, with his character, talent and qualifications, there will definitely be no problem with his cowhide quality. But selling an inn is not a problem. I do know a few family-famous dishes. If Mrs. Bao is willing to learn, I will
I can teach you now, and I think it will be no problem to make a sign for your Tongfu Inn." Qin Ziling said the last part, exuding strong confidence.
Just kidding, all he can remember in his mind are classic recipes left behind after the great gold rush in another world.
There are some suitable for high-end restaurants and some suitable for mass restaurants.
It’s no small feat to pick a few to make Tongfu Inn’s signature dishes.
The three Bao family members all looked at Qin Ziling blankly.
They never dreamed that Qin Ziling would come up with such an idea and act so brazenly and confidently.
Of course, no matter how confident Qin Ziling's posture was, the Bao family still didn't believe that he could cook enough dishes to be the signature dish of Tongfu Inn.
However, since Qin Ziling said this, even if the Bao family didn't believe it, they still had to give him face. So after being stunned for a while, shopkeeper Bao and his wife quickly stood up and said insincerely: "Of course we are willing to learn, but we are afraid of bothering Qin too much."
Sir."
"Why don't we just cook a few dishes? There's nothing to bother about. It's getting late, so let's do it now. I'll have to teach Yingjun about his homework later." Qin Ziling said with a big wave of his hand.
Shopkeeper Bao and his wife could only look at each other, and then reluctantly led Qin Ziling to the kitchen with Bao Yingjun.
The customer base of Tongfu Inn is mainly ordinary people. Generally, the taste of food is relatively heavy, and the materials used are mainly large, cheap and filling.
So Qin Ziling selected dishes in his mind that were relatively simple to cook and suitable for the general public.
One is braised pork, one is mapo tofu, one is beggar's chicken, plus braised pork rice bowl.
Too many, too time-consuming, and not necessary at the moment.
When Qin Ziling's first dish of mapo tofu came out of the oven, it almost blinded the three Bao family members, and they were so rich that they had runny noses and tears, and they were sweating profusely in the middle of winter.
When the last dish, the beggar's chicken, came out of the oven, the three members of the Bao family were so grateful to Qin Ziling that they even burst into tears. Shopkeeper Bao even hurried to the inner room to take out nearly half of his savings and give it to Qin Ziling as a token of his gratitude.
They are inn owners, so they naturally understand that these four dishes are of extraordinary significance to their inn.
Qin Ziling is not short of such a small fortune now, so naturally he will not accept it, and he is helping Bao and his wife so that they can have more financial resources to support Bao Yingjun's martial arts training.
Since Qin Ziling didn't accept any money, the Bao family naturally felt more and more grateful.
Bao Yingjun's progress was much faster than Qin Ziling expected, which surprised him. In addition, Bao Yingjun's character had temporarily passed his test, so Qin Ziling was more careful in giving guidance this time.
It was not until the time for the city gate to close that Qin Ziling hurriedly left.
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The next evening, Qin Ziling came alone to Zuixianglou opposite the "Hua Yun" gouache and rouge shop.
Qin Ziling asked the waiter and learned that Zheng Xinghan was already in private room No. 3 on the second floor, so he went straight to the second floor.
When I was at the top of the stairs, I happened to look up and saw two men walking towards the top of the stairs. One of the younger men whispered something in the ear of another tall and thin middle-aged man, and then the man looked at Qin Ziling.
Suddenly he became fierce and reached out to stop Qin Ziling who was about to enter the second floor.