At first light, Du Wulang stood up and said something with great fighting spirit.
He had already heard what Du Jin said, and today he was going to check out the house where the secret gambling house was located.
He is the only one at home who knows how big it is.
Suddenly thinking of that plump and gorgeous woman, Du Wulang thought that nothing happened to her that night, as the Jinwu Guards arrived soon.
What he has to do now is to help Xue Bai and his sisters to prop up the restaurant and the Du family!
With a "squeak" sound, he pushed open the door and walked out, full of youthful ambition.
But when he turned around and saw someone entering the courtyard in the morning light, Du Wulang was stunned for a moment, then quickly retreated into the house and closed the door.
"Bang."
There was a sound of kicking on the door, it was the house where Xue Bai lived next door, and the sound of rummaging could also be heard.
Du Wulang thought for a while, then honestly opened the door of his house, walked to the yard, and stood farther away.
"Where is he?" Jiaonu came out of Xue Bai's house and asked with a cold face.
"Why is the girl here?" Du Wulang changed the subject, "The girl looks much better than before, really! By the way, can we have breakfast?"
When it comes to breakfast, Jiaonu becomes more and more unhappy.
"You are so talented. If you don't offer your food to the right minister, you dare to offer it elsewhere."
"Ah, stir-fried vegetables...oh, miss, want to eat stir-fried vegetables? I'll ask Thirteenth Niang to stir-fry one."
Jiaonu stepped forward, picked up his collar and shouted: "Tell me the truth as soon as possible. Is he unwilling to get married?"
Such words are not easy to answer. Du Wulang was in a dilemma for a long time, not knowing what to do. Suddenly, he had an idea, closed his eyes, raised his head, and pretended to have fainted from fear.
Jiaonu was angry and speechless, so he let go and pushed him away. Du Wulang stumbled twice, almost fell, got up and ran away.
"I'm going to cook a big dish for the girl!"
Jiao Nu seemed to hesitate for a moment, but after remembering that she had just eaten the jade dew dumpling given by Qi Niang this morning, she hurried back to the front yard and drove her horse away.
……
After half an hour, Du Wulang followed Du Jin out, already worried.
"The Prime Minister's Office got the news so quickly. Are they afraid that they will cause trouble for Xue Bai?"
"You will know sooner or later."
"Second sister, aren't you worried? Then it's okay..."
In the middle of his words, Du Wulang suddenly turned around and saw a few people in the alley pointing in this direction. When he turned around, they walked away one after another.
"Are they talking about cooking?" He thought to himself, feeling a little proud and returning to business.
Go to Panxia Restaurant today and change the diet of people in the world!
The horse's hooves are trotting as they head towards Daozhengfang.
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Daozhengfang.
There is a courtyard adjacent to Nuannong Pavilion, with an attic in the courtyard.
Sitting on the attic, she could see the lively part of Qingmen. Da Xi Yingying picked up a prepared deed and looked at it, then asked the servant: "Is it Yang Yuyao who wants to buy it?"
"The news is not over yet, only Madam Guo's house dares to buy it."
"If I don't want to sell it to her, I'll scrape off the walls, pull out the flowers and trees, and sell it at a low price. I don't allow Chang'an to have anything as luxurious as my new gambling house."
"Here."
"Wait a minute." Da Xi Yingying asked: "What did you say you bought her for?"
"Restaurant." The servant then talked about the details of yesterday, "Yesterday many Chang'an nobles tasted the delicacies at her house and praised them one after another. Today, many people are preparing to invite her to another banquet..."
Da Xi Yingying listened carefully at this time. When she heard a name she had vaguely heard of, she asked: "Who were you talking about just now?"
"Xue Bai, this boy is very talented and charming. I'm afraid he will become famous in Chang'an sooner or later..."
"No, the next one."
"Du Li, this person was born in Du Liangdi's natal family. He is the fifth son of the Du family. He was also present at the food presentation yesterday."
"I just said that this name has some impression on me. It makes my stomach hurt. It's really easy to remember." Da Xi Yingying frowned and thought to herself: "Where have you heard of it?"
At this time someone came over, it was her steward Shi Zhong.
"Madam, when they arrive, if they decide not to sell, I will refuse to see them."
Da Xi Yingying looked around and saw the street in front of Nuannong Pavilion from here.
Suddenly, a figure caught her attention. It was a young man, sitting astride a horse, pointing at the street market, high-spirited.
She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood.
"It turned out to be him."
"Madam?"
"Sell." Da Xi Yingying said, "Sell him to save face."
"Here."
Shi Zhong left, and Da Xi Yingying drank a cup of tea by herself, remembering where she had seen Du Qi's name.
She ordered people to find out which book boy Jixiang had beaten to death. The list was long, and the latest one was Du Qi, the fifth son of the Du family.
It was also that ugly-looking young man who killed his enemies within a month after his book boy was beaten to death. Not only that, but the entire Ji family was also blamed.
Now even her gambling shop can be bought.
"Xiao Langzi, you surprised me again..."
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"I've been here before, and I just found out today that it has a lobby, private rooms, kitchen, courtyard, and attic. It's a good place to run a restaurant. It's just that it's too far to serve food. Hey, the path can be separated by a bamboo garden.
Only used to serve food."
Du Wulang entered the mansion and looked and gave instructions. Deng Tong and Shi Zhong nodded repeatedly.
Today, Deng Tong came directly from outside the city and met with the Du family siblings first, but Xue Bai hadn't arrived yet.
From now on, Deng Lian will still be at Mrs. Guo Guo's house, and the chef of this restaurant will be Hu Shisanniang. They showed Hu Shisanniang the kitchen, and Du Wulang showed his ability even more.
"Let me tell you, it turns out that the snacks in this casino are also very good. I took a few pieces with me before I left. The jujube cake is sweet but not greasy, with crispy skin and a sandy taste. It must be authentic jujube from the Western Regions, and it comes from the famous
Chef's Hands... Shi Guanshi, you think so?"
"I don't know about that." Shi Zhongdao said, "My Alang is serving as an official abroad, and this house was rented to others. I never thought that they would use it as a gambling house. Not only did the government confiscate the property, but it also compromised Alang's reputation, so I had to sell it." He can no longer see through this Du Wulang.
Finally, Xue Bai arrived.
Shi Zhong looked around and felt that as Da Xi Yingying said, Xue Bai was just one of the ordinary romantic men, with good looks and talents. They had seen many of them. Chang'an City would produce several such figures every year. In the early years,
Wang Wei, Li Bai, Li Shizhi, Cui Zongzhi, Yan Zhenqing, Cen Shen and Gao Shi are also in the limelight this year.
It's rare for someone like Du Wulang to be so secretive.
"Xue Bai, here!"
Du Wulang had already turned around and shouted: "You came so late, Manager Deng and I looked at each other carefully."
"I'll ask Uncle Deng to take a look again. If you're satisfied, we'll make a decision."
Xue Bai glanced at Shi Zhong imperceptibly, with a somewhat respectful attitude.
He knew that the manager Shi Guanshi was so powerful that after such a large secret gambling house was discovered, he could still keep the house for sale.
There is another small detail. Xue Bai observed it when he came and found that Shi Zhong had neither horses nor sedans. He came on foot. This shows that Shi Zhong's master's family also has an estate nearby.
There will be opportunities for everyone to make friends in the future, but there is no need for it now. His strength is still too weak, and a childish person who wants to make money in the market will easily be swallowed up by the big shots, so just leave a hidden connection.
No rush.
As for the location here? Xue Bai is not good at business and doesn't care about the location.
I don’t know who revealed the news about opening a restaurant. This morning, Mrs. Guo’s house received twenty-seven reservation posts, all of which wanted to reserve the entire restaurant. The people who posted the posts were all powerful people.
There are people who like cooking, and there are even more people who want to please Mrs. Guo.
If we can arrange two tables a day, the business will be scheduled after the Lantern Festival.
It was said that merchants were humble. The imperial court imposed a head tax on merchants, which made it very difficult for ordinary people to do business. However, the imperial court did not collect business taxes and did not care whether merchants earned more or less. Therefore, this humble business of merchants was actually in the hands of the nobles. Big merchants
There are powerful people behind them all, and all the powerful people have property behind them.
Make money with your eyes closed.
Xue Bai quickly made a contract and gave Deng Tong a small favor without having to counter-offer.
After handling this matter, she invited Du Jin to have a few words alone.
"I'll leave the matter of the restaurant to you. I still have to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Trouble?"
"It's okay. If you think of something important, come here."
Du Jin raised her eyes and glanced at him, then moved closer.
"Please pay attention to whether there is a dark room where you can hear the conversations in each private room. If there is, keep it; if not, think of a way."
"Yeah."
Xue Bai turned around and walked away, but then turned back and asked: "Eldest sister is not here? How is she?"
"Have you heard those words?" Du Jin understood why he asked like this, and immediately understood, "It doesn't matter to her, what about you? I also talked about you."
"It doesn't matter."
"That's good." Du Jin said, "You go about your business."
"Gone."
Before Xue Bai left, he glanced at the place that was about to become a restaurant.
It will connect him with Mrs. Guo's house and the Du family, which is the first network of relationships he has woven.
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Mrs. Guo’s Mansion.
Yang Yuyao met the guests in the lobby and returned to the boudoir. Her face was frosty, and she pushed a large vase to the ground.
"Yao Niang, calm down." Mingzhu quickly stepped forward and comforted her softly.
"The people who live in my house dare to go back. Li Genu really thinks that he can cover the sky with his own hands."
"This is how a villain succeeds." Mingzhu followed her lead and scolded: "Yang Shenjin privately said that Li Genu didn't even recognize the word "Nu", and that it would be 'Zhang Zhiqing' when giving congratulations to others.
It's written as 'The Celebration of Nongdeer'. Is such a fool worthy of being the prime minister? I secretly call him 'Nongdeer Prime Minister'..."
Yang Yuyao was relieved now.
But having said that, she had just got the pearl and was in high spirits, when it happened that the Youxiang Mansion sent someone to find Xue Bai, making her realize that she really wanted Xue Bai.
She enjoyed Mingzhu's gentle explanations, and her anger gradually faded, but she was still unwilling to give in.
"It's strange to say that I know that Xue Bai is greedy for power, but I want him to know that my power is not inferior to that of Li Genu."
"Yao Niang is a divine figure. He has blind eyes and cannot see. It is time to let him know that he is wrong."
"Well, wait and see. After a while, I want him to wag his tail to please me."
"Yao Niang... let Mingzhu come to please you first..."
Mingzhu looks weak and shy, but she is very bold when she gets on the bed. She is really a beauty.
After that day, Yang Yuyao fell in love with her even more and decided to take her with her everywhere.
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There is always a depressing atmosphere in Pingkangfang Youxiang Mansion.
From the strict guards to the cautious behavior of every servant, every detail reveals that the owner of this family is extremely difficult to get along with.
It can be seen that there are some wrong names, but there are no wrong nicknames, such as Fighting Chicken and Meatloin Knife. It is well-deserved.
Xue Bai turned around the corridor, but this time he was not very worried.
He knew that Li Linfu had no intention of taking care of him for the time being, and it was Li Xiu who called him here today.
"Xue Bai, you disappoint me so much!"
Li Xiu raised his hand and pointed a finger, getting straight to the point and scolding him sternly.
"Yang Zhao is just visiting relatives and friends. If you dare to follow, Mrs. Guo Guo is not a relative of yours."
"What Shiro said is true." Xue Bai responded, neither humble nor arrogant: "I have no relatives, and the New Year is approaching, so I shouldn't visit other people's relatives."
This is where he is much weaker than Yang Zhao. Yang Zhao has connections behind him, but he does not.
But it doesn't matter, he has already started business.
Li Xiu didn't expect to be contradicted by him. He was stunned for a moment and then lectured: "How dare you still be dissatisfied? You have cooking skills. Instead of dedicating them to Grandpa, you dedicate them to Mrs. Guo Guo. What do you mean?!"
Xue Bai had many nice answers. For example, he was concerned that Prime Minister You was busy with official duties recently, and that the cooking was not perfect.
But when he opened his mouth, he spoke very frankly.
"I don't want to get married."
"What?"
Li Xiu was stunned again, thinking that he had heard wrong. He had never thought that Xue Bai was so bold.
"Ah, Seventeenth Mother?"
Suddenly there was a woman's soft voice exclaiming from behind the screen.
Then something was overturned, and a series of light and rapid footsteps ran away.