This was what Shen Yuyu was waiting for. He immediately signed a contract with the landlord and paid a deposit of fifty taels of silver.
The landlord handed the key to Shen Yuyu and left.
"Leave the window open, and close it again at night." Shen Yuyu locked the door, shook the key in his hand, and said to Ji Xun with a proud look on his face, "How's it going, Ah Xun? Isn't it a waste of time? Hehe Hee."
"This girl is a ghost." Ji Xun imitated Dean Yao and said, "She's not a ghost. Anyway, you don't have to pay the rent before the sale is made. No matter when it is sold."
The weather cleared up and the restaurant's business suddenly increased.
It was only around two o'clock in the afternoon when Shen Yue and Ji Xun came out of Jinfenglou. People came one after another to reserve seats for the evening. They were all old faces. Everyone was laughing and joking about giving extra plates of cold dishes. Yes, two extra plates of spicy cabbage and so on. Ji Xun and Shen Yuyu were not stingy either. They nodded and agreed, making them happy as if they had taken advantage of them.
As soon as the two entered the restaurant, they met the county magistrate's housekeeper, Sun Butler, who strode in: "Boss Ji, Miss Shen, is there still room in the private room on the second floor?"
"Yes." Ji Xun replied.
"Then leave one room, the one at the end where you can't see Wanhua Street."
"good."
"Thank you very much." Butler Sun nodded slightly and left in a hurry.
With so many guests booking a table at night, Shen Yuyu thought that the cooking skills of the second brother Shen and the third brother Shen should be about the same, so he handed the deed in his hand to Ji Xun, "Ah Xun, go upstairs and have tea. , I’m going to test the cooking skills of my second brother and my third brother to see if they can become masters.”
"Thank you for your hard work." Ji Xun took the deed and touched Shen Yu's face lovingly.
Shen Yue came to the kitchen. At this time, the kitchen was already busy, and the ingredients for the evening cooking had to be prepared in advance.
The kitchen is large enough, at least more than thirty square meters. A large vat of spring water is placed in the corner. It is made of fine stone and can be used for at least a week once it is filled. No matter how long it is left, it will be sweet and delicious.
Brother Shen was frying sugar quickly, and the other two brothers were preparing the dishes. The two of them didn't dare to cook the dishes without passing the test. If they failed, they would lose the restaurant brand.
"Three brothers, thank you for your hard work." Shen Yue came in with a smile, treating them as his own brothers.
"How can such an easy job be so hard?" Brother Shen replied with a smile and continued to work on himself.
They used to burn tiles by stepping on the yellow clay for seven or eight hours. Only after the tiles were stepped on could they be made into tiles. The fire could not be turned off during the firing, and someone had to guard them for twelve hours. The hardships involved were also Only those who have done it know.
"Isn't sister Yu Yu here to test the second and third brothers?'
The second brother Shen and the third brother Shen looked at Shen Yu with surprise in their eyes. They had not been exposed to the sun and rain. They had become fairer, fatter and handsome. Now that they were rich, it was not difficult to buy a good house and find a wife.
"Yes." Shen Yuyu looked at them with a smile, "Just like the elder brother, we will make Dongpo pork." Dongpo pork has been tested in all aspects, including coloring, seasoning, and heat control. If Dongpo pork can do other things, are no problem.
"Okay." Brother Shen and Brother Shen replied in unison and began to prepare.
Shen Yuyu didn't interfere in the kitchen and returned to the lobby.
Shen Xingwang was busy, shopkeeper Li was settling accounts at the counter, and Shen Yuyu walked towards shopkeeper Li.
"Girl Shen, Jinfeng Tower has fallen into your hands again?" Shopkeeper Li was making a lot of calculations, and he was so busy that he didn't mind his own business.
"Yes, yes, hehe~~~'
"You girl, you are braver than a man.'
"It's okay. By the way, Shopkeeper Li, Zhao Mo didn't give you any trouble later, right?'
"No, I haven't been here since I returned to Lingzhou City. The store in Zuixian Tower has been sold."
"I don't know when Zhao Ke will come to Wantian. I still owe him two hundred taels of silver." Shen Yuhu looked gloomy.
I don't know what happened to Zhao Ke after he returned home. With such a cunning and ruthless brother, he probably couldn't realize the sibling bond, and his biological mother passed away. Such a situation is really worrying.
Shopkeeper Li shook his head helplessly and continued to calculate for a while. Suddenly he remembered something and raised his head to look at Shen Yuxi seriously.
"Miss Shen, the food and dishes in our restaurant are perfect, but the wine is the same as other restaurants. Let's see if we can make a breakthrough in this aspect?"
"Hey~~ Drinking, right? This is indeed worth studying." Shen Yuyu propped his chin, as if he was suddenly awakened.
In ancient times, wine culture was advocated. Aren’t the drunkards, the drunkards, the immortals and the saints all related to wine?
We have to find a way to brew a good wine to satisfy the diners.
After chatting with Shopkeeper Li for a while, the 'Dongpo Pork' cooked by Brother Shen and Brother Shen was freshly baked.
"Let's go and have a taste." Shopkeeper Li put down what he was doing and came out of the counter, calling Shen Yuyu over to taste the dishes.
Of course, the more people there are when it comes to tasting food, the better. The one who cooks is the apprentice, and the one who eats is the master.
Ji Xun, Shen Xingwang, Uncle Auntie, Brother Shen, and the guys in the front and back yards were all recruited.
Each person holds a pair of chopsticks and tastes Brother Shen's first.
Look at the color first. If the color passes the test, start using chopsticks to pick it up. If you can pick it up completely without falling apart, then it passes the test.
Then they tasted the food. After the food was finished, everyone couldn't help but nodded, indicating that they had passed the test. Brother Shen's eyes suddenly turned red with excitement, and he hid aside and wiped his tears.
Then the third brother Shen passed the test, and the third brother Shen also passed the test. Now the uncle, aunt, second brother Shen, and third brother Shen all hid in the backyard and wiped their tears.
In the evening, two carriages drove into Tai'an Street one after another, turned into the alley and stopped at the entrance of Fengming Restaurant.
A richly dressed lady got out of the car in front of her. Her phoenix eyes and peach cheeks showed the charm of a young woman. She was Aunt Wang of the Honor and Lu Household.
Her daughter Song Miao also got off the carriage and looked at Fengming Restaurant with a hint of disgust on her lips.
"Mom, how can you eat the food and wine from a small place like this? If you don't ask me to come, who knows if it's clean or not? You might even have diarrhea after eating it."
Aunt Wang's eyes were full of smiles, and the corners of her lips were charming: "What delicious food can be found in this small county? Just come in and have some fun, sister? Come on." She turned around and waved to Mrs. Sun behind her, and then Carrying the hem of her skirt, she was the first to enter the yard.
Sun Mengmeng saw that her aunt and cousin spoke so rudely, so she complained to Mrs. Sun and said, "Mom, you didn't listen when I told you not to bring them here. Look how rudely my cousin and aunt spoke. Aren't you afraid of offending Sister Yu?"
"But your father has reserved a seat, wouldn't it be even worse if he didn't come?" It was County Magistrate Sun who reserved the seat. Magistrate Sun had something to do and did not come tonight. Mrs. Sun and Sun Mengmeng helplessly followed Aunt Wang and Song After Miao died, he entered the restaurant.
The group of people walked along the corridor to the restaurant lobby. Song Miao covered her nose with a handkerchief in disgust, "This place in the countryside is really shabby. It smells sour."
Huh~~ Sun Mengmeng was speechless.
The four of them entered the lobby, and Shen Xingwang led them upstairs with a smile on his face.
In the reception room on the second floor, Ji Xun was sitting with his back to him. Aunt Wang caught a glimpse of him and exclaimed: "Ye, His Highness King Ye?"
