Oh, isn’t this exactly the snack shop she wants to open!
Cheng Xue couldn't help laughing with joy. However, Li Yue mistakenly thought that she was laughing at her for not knowing her own abilities, and her face immediately burned up.
"If Mom doesn't think it's okay, forget it. I just said it casually without really thinking about it. I just... I just can't sit still."
Cheng Xue, who was originally happy, couldn't hold her forehead when she heard this. She smiled because she was grateful for the tacit understanding between mother and daughter, but she didn't expect it to be misinterpreted like this.
"You always make up your own mind. Mom laughed because she had thought about it herself. She originally planned to wait and see the opening of the shabu-shabu shop before deciding. Now if you want to do it, just do it. No matter which city your father goes to take office
, Mommy will open a room for you two sisters. It’s yours to make money, and it’s Mommy’s responsibility to lose money. Don’t put any pressure on you sisters.”
"No need, Mom, we both have money." Li Yue smiled with relief, "As long as Mom helps us decorate the shop."
Since my father passed the examination as a scholar, my mother has given them some pocket money every month.
From the initial 20 cents per month, to the current 10% bonus from the workshop, it can be said that they are not short of money at all and they never spend money randomly. Food, drink and clothing are all provided by the family, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone are also provided by the family.
, they have absolutely no place to spend.
After saving and saving, they have a lot of savings. It is more than enough for the two sisters to open a small shop together.
Cheng Xue thought about it and felt it was reliable. She nodded in agreement and said:
"My son has grown up and can take charge of his own business. Mom is very happy. If he succeeds, I won't care about it anymore. It's all up to you to open the shop and hire people. Mom will give you drink recipes and names for snacks."
Li Yue was very excited when he heard this, and then asked worriedly:
"Mom, will my father really be an official in Fucheng? I heard Yaoyao say that the top three are all going to enter the Hanlin Academy."
"Not necessarily. Mom just said it casually. The details have to wait for the palace's decree. No matter where your father is, mom will support you two in opening a shop."
"Well, okay, thank you, mother."
"Thank you Aunt for what?" Pang Yao asked as she walked over and bowed, "Aunt, congratulations on the opening! Mrs. Gu just said that the smell of the pot is very fragrant, and the cleaning on the third floor is also elegant. She is special
Like it."
The Gu family's status in the capital is similar to that of the modern founding fathers. She said that Mrs. Gu's husband had accompanied the emperor in conquering the country, pushed forward, fought side by side, and fought bloody battles all the way. The Gu family has always been ranked C in the circle of noble ladies in the capital.
No one can shake the position. Since the Gu family is sure, the shop is in good condition. This is why the Bai family has only one table on the third floor today. Coupled with Pang Yao's face-swiping assist, the future is promising.<
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Cheng Xue smiled and pinched her face gently, handed the second floor to them, and went to the back kitchen to check the situation. The most important job of the cook was to skewer the vegetables and meat with bamboo skewers to ensure that there was no shortage on the plate.
Goods.
Everyone in the kitchen was busy. Under the leadership of Mrs. Tao, although they were very busy, there were no mistakes or injuries.
"Er Dongjia, there are many people who order beef, mutton, and chicken, but Maodu, Xin can't care about these. We know it's delicious after eating it, but female diners... let me tell you, people in Beijing eat offal.
They are basically ordinary people."
For a mistress like her who works as a steward in a wealthy family, the food she eats is not the same as that of her master's family, but it is very different. If Cheng Xue hadn't invited her that night, she wouldn't even have eaten the offal. But it tasted so good.
The law is late but it is delicious.
This was completely expected. Cheng Xue smiled and nodded, understanding what she meant.
"It's okay. You can ask everyone to skewer the prepared offal. We can ship it out later. We will clean it up and there will be no strange smell. Once you taste it once, you won't refuse it again."
"You mean..."
Seeing Cheng Xue nodding, Mrs. Tao immediately arranged for people to start working.
Soon two waiting girls came over and put all the skewered offal into groups of five skewers, and then other waiting girls came over and took them to the front for serving.
Cheng Xue personally carried the two groups up to the third floor. It had just started here. As for what she did during the half-day upstairs, she didn't care.
He walked to the table generously, put it down, and then said to Bai and Lian:
"The hairy tripe you two love to eat is ready. I'll serve it to you."
After saying this, the other ladies and ladies all opened their eyes wide, obviously they couldn't believe it.
Lian was at a loss for a moment, but Bai reacted quickly enough and pointed to another pot that was sizzling aside——
"Leave it there and rinse it, and bring it over when it's cooked."
"Okay." Cheng Xue responded and walked aside to cook the skewers.
Mrs. Gu frowned and said with a troubled expression:
"Why is Yu Xian still eating this! Isn't beef delicious?"
"Yes, yes, you eat this and I still... why are you sitting here!"
My accent is a bit Liaodong, but because I deliberately avoid saying "ye" and "what", my speech is stuck.
Bai couldn't afford to offend Mrs. Gu, but she didn't have to worry about the wife of Lin Chensong, the third-rank household minister in front of her.
"I don't understand what Mrs. Lin said. I eat mine and you sit in yours. Why can't you sit in yours? If I remember correctly, you said it yourself in the twelfth year of Yongle, saying that soy sauce pork liver is very delicious.
It’s delicious and good for your eyes. You’ve only been around for a few years and you’ve forgotten your roots? By the way, my girl is also from Liaodong Prefecture. I wonder where Mrs. Lin’s hometown is in Liaodong?”
Such an impolite confrontation immediately made Lin Chensong's daughter-in-law blush. In the first few years when she came to the capital, she was very honest and did not hide her background and hometown. But later she found out that everyone was laughing at her, so she deliberately avoided it.
.
In the past few years, she thought she had no problems, but how could she still be targeted! Looking at Mrs. Gu diagonally across from her, she looked like she was watching a show, as if it had nothing to do with him.
The tripe, louvers, etc. had all been rinsed, and Cheng Xue brought them over and placed them between Bai and Lian.
"Where is Mrs. Lin from Liaodong? Her hometown is Shushan Town, Pingyang County, Liaodong Prefecture. I wonder how close we are?"
"Oh, that's really close." Mrs. Gu responded casually, "Mrs. Lin's house seems to be in that town."
Except for Lian, everyone else present nodded in agreement.
Lin Chensong's wife was at a loss for a moment and could only nod her head and said:
"Yes, my hometown is over there, in Linjia Village."
Cheng Xue recalled it and asked with a harmless look on her face:
"The one to the west of Yujiatun? The one sandwiched between Yunzhuangzi and Shenjiacun?"
"...Ah, yes."
Cheng Xue nodded, smiled and said:
"We live in Wanghe Village."
"Oh, it's very close, it's very close."
"Is it close?" Lian frowned in confusion. She had also stayed in Wanghe Village, and she knew all the nearby villages, especially Yujiatun.
If Linjia Village is to the west of Yujiatun, it will be far away from Wanghe Village.
Bai smiled lightly, picked up a stick, put the hairy belly into a bowl, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Mrs. Lin, you don't know yet. My brother-in-law was a tutor at a school in Wanghe Village, and his younger siblings were also there with him. He stayed there for more than half a year and knows it very well."