Lin Jinxiao came out of the pavilion and went directly back to the small courtyard to the west.
The most important thing in his mind today is to help his wife entertain the second elder and the two mistresses.
As soon as I arrived at the door of the kitchen, I heard Chu Nanzhi's voice inside the room: "Sanlang, today the Lord Commander and the nobles in the palace are coming to the restaurant to celebrate. You can go over and offer a few bottles of wine to everyone on my behalf later.
Lord Captain is your boss, and Sister Zhou is the second shopkeeper of the restaurant, so you must not neglect Sir Captain."
Lin Jinxiao sounded a little angry.
Even if Li Ce enters the Duwei Mansion, he is still his brother. How could she be so stupid and let Sanlang please Tang Ru? This is not her style.
He walked in with a sullen face and found that in addition to Chu Nanzhi and Li Ce, there was also a familiar face in the kitchen. He was Peng Pai, the new county magistrate of Luyan Port who had just been transferred.
It was not easy to reprimand the uncle and sister-in-law in front of outsiders, so he immediately changed his expression and asked Peng Pai in a gentle tone: "Have the affairs in Haikang County been handed over properly?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Mr. Zhu arrived in Haikang County two days ago, and my subordinates have already handed over all the affairs in the county to him."
Peng Pai bowed his hands respectfully and replied.
"Um."
Lin Jinxiao nodded with satisfaction: "It is a helpless move to transfer you from office in a hurry. I hope that Master Peng can continue to benefit the people and relieve my worries when he arrives at Luyan Port."
"I will take note of His Highness's teachings today."
Peng Pai didn't expect to be promoted again so soon.
Although they are both county magistrates, Luyan Port is now the seat of the state capital, and the county magistrate is still in the fifth rank, with the same position as the Gyeonggi County Magistrate.
The two met by chance, and to be so appreciated by Lin Jinxiao, yet his old friend Zhu Youan was asked to take over as the magistrate of Haikang County, which made Pengpai feel very nervous.
Chu Nanzhi looked at Lin Jinxiao's expression and guessed that he had heard what he just said.
But letting Li Ce pursue Tang Ru was a strategy that had been discussed long ago. She was also mentally prepared and was not worried that he would be unhappy.
Staring at the uneasy Li Ce, Chu Nanzhi calmly told Peng Pai: "Master Peng, when you first take office, you will live in the small courtyard in the restaurant for the time being. This small courtyard was just built today.
Yes, it won’t be too late for you to move there after the county government office is tidied up.”
"Thank you, Princess."
Peng Pai replied gratefully.
The housing prices in Luyan Port are already ridiculously expensive, and now that they have been promoted to the prefectural capital, the price has even increased. A small courtyard house costs hundreds of taels of silver, let alone a luxury house like Qinghefang.
Several post houses were now occupied by nobles and envoys from the imperial court, and he did not want to join in the fun.
However, King Pingning of the county government office has not yet sent anyone to collect them, so now he can only live elsewhere.
Living in a mansion in Qinghefang now made him feel somewhat uneasy.
Mei Feng glanced at Chu Nanzhi lightly, and he asked weakly: "I wonder how the other courtyard in the princess's garden collects money, so I can prepare the money."
"No need."
Chu Nanzhi glanced at Lin Jinxiao, who was expressionless, and said with a smile: "Master Peng will not live here for long. I am afraid that many of the officials from other places who came to the state capital in the future have not bought houses in Luyan Port.
Mr. Peng, please tell your colleagues that the other courtyard of this restaurant can be rented to them on a long-term basis. The smaller courtyard will cost 2 taels of silver per month, and the more luxurious one will cost 3 to 5 taels of silver per month. I will waive the rent for the first month of moving in.
"
Most of the officials in the state capital are of high rank. High-ranking officials such as governors, captains, and county magistrates have corresponding government offices, but those low-ranking officials and petty officials can only make a living by renting houses.
She originally wanted to rent the small courtyards built in the garden to merchants who came to Luyan Port to do business, but now that the state capital was newly built, there were a lot of officials to be accommodated at one time, and she couldn't do it for every official.
In providing accommodation, we can only do our best to help some people solve their accommodation problems.
After thinking for a while, she added thoughtfully: "The restaurant also has some guest rooms. If the post house is not enough, we can also arrange for some servants to come and stay temporarily for a hundred pence a day."
Lin Jinxiao was filled with gratitude for her arrangement, knowing that she was helping him share his worries.
Although she is doing business, she is not mercenary at all.
There are just about any inns in the east of the city, and no matter how simple a guest room is, the accommodation fee is 150 wen per day, let alone an independent villa like Qinghefang.
Thinking back to what he heard when he entered the door, he suddenly lost his breath and waved his hand towards Peng Pai: "Master Peng is new here. He will inevitably have to deal with the captain in the future, so he went with the deputy captain to meet all the nobles.
Bar."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
After Peng Pai returned, he and Li Ce walked out one after another.
Watching the two of them walk away, Chu Nanzhi's eyes paused slightly.
Peng Pai was not a flatterer, so the pretty boy called this guy over to toast him, so he didn't mean to contradict himself.
But when Li Ce was asked to curry favor with Tang Ru, he couldn't stand it anyway. He couldn't tell him his intentions for the time being, so he had to pretend not to care and asked him: "Why are you back so soon?"
"Is it possible that the lady still wants your husband to serve these nobles in the palace with ulterior motives?"
Lin Jinxiao sneered angrily, but thinking that today was the day when her restaurant opened, he didn't want to displease her, so he immediately slowed down his tone and comforted her with a warm voice:
"You don't have to worry. Concubine Yue and the two imperial uncles are not stupid people. Even if they want to find fault with you, they will not embarrass you with such trivial matters. They will always find some high-sounding reasons. They are today
They came here in casual clothes and did not disturb anyone, which means they just wanted to come and join in the fun, but us and Saburo coming to keep them company made them uncomfortable."
"That's true."
Chu Nanzhi nodded.
The few people in the pavilion are not easy to deal with. She still has not figured out who instigated Lin Jinhong's assassination. If they want to find her, they will naturally not use such little tricks to disgust people.
I must have come here just to watch my own jokes.
I'm afraid this will disappoint them.
Not only do I want to make the restaurant business prosperous, but I also want to let them know that this lady from an official family not only knows how to sit at home and look decent, but can also go out and accomplish many great things on her own.
Looking down at the salmon cut in his hand, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but smile sinisterly: "Lin Dalang, please send someone to deliver a few plates of salmon for me, so that Concubine Yue and the two imperial uncles can have a taste."
"Why waste such a good thing."
Lin Jinxiao felt a little distressed: "I have done my best to entertain them with good wine and good food in the restaurant. This big horse is hard-earned, so I'd better keep it."
"That won't work."
Chu Nanzhi took a deep breath: "The top-quality ingredients in this restaurant can only be enjoyed by dignitaries like Tang Ru and others. Since they are willing to come to support us, how can we miss them when we come to the restaurant in Houyuan?"
The figures of these people.”
After thinking about it, she changed her words: "Forget it, let me go there in person. After all, they are coming for me. It would be inappropriate if I don't show my face. You can take the remaining half piece on the chopping board for me."
Cut the fish."
After saying that, he ordered the people to come in, put out the plates, took some sauces, and headed into the garden.