Perhaps in the eyes of Wu Xiaoliu and others, Li Qi had some problems with him. Almost all the best delicacies in the country were in the imperial dining room. It was not enough to just go there and choose. Why bother looking for a needle in a haystack to find something that might only be available to you?
It's so delicious.**
In fact, Li Qi also understands this truth, but since the last time Dali Kingdom donated bird's nests, Li Qi discovered that compared to later generations, the imperial dining room is not so omnipotent. In other words, this is his advantage. If he can find
A delicacy that has not yet been discovered in modern times, his chances of winning will be greatly improved.
Several in a row
i. He visited almost all the large and small markets inside and outside the capital, but unfortunately he still couldn't find the perfect material in his mind.
Just as Li Qi was devoting himself to preparing for the Four Nations Banquet, a very strange thing suddenly happened in the restaurant world of Bianjing.
Panlou is closed.
There was no reason, no warning, the door was closed so suddenly, even the bartenders in Panlou didn't know what happened, and now they are still worried about their jobs.
Before the rise of Zuixianju, Fanlou, Panlou, Yanglou, and Jadeite were collectively known as the four major restaurants in Tokyo. Panlou’s influence should never be underestimated.
Although the last incident in Pig Killing Alley caused Pan Lou to suffer a slight blow, because Li Qi showed mercy in the end and paid to buy all their meat, the loss to Pan Lou was not big. After this stable period,
Zizi, Pan Lou, and Jade Xuan also gradually recovered.
However, under this background, Panlou closed its doors and stopped operating. You must know that the taxation in the Northern Song Dynasty was very cheating, especially the restaurant industry, which was a key target of tax collection. Once Panlou closed its doors, they would have to pay compensation.
, and this number is not small.
Nowadays, the gossip about Pan Lou is all over the place.
Li Qi went to the market as usual this morning, but along the way, he didn't look at the food much. He just listened to the gossips of the street vendors and Pan Lou.
"Hey, Lao Xu, have you heard that Pan Lou yesterday
i suddenly closed."
"Of course this old man knows that, we are fine, but it's the third brother Xie who has suffered."
"Why?"
"Pan Lou is Brother Xie's biggest employer. He always
Nearly 70% of the fish and crabs caught by i are sent to Panlou. Now it’s great. It’s very easy to get home. Once the door is closed, nothing is done. Haven’t you seen it? Thank you San this morning.
Brother didn't even come to the fish market, so I guess he went to look for Mr. Pan."
"I see. Hey, after hearing what you said, I remembered something. Do you think this matter has something to do with Zuixianju?"
"Oh? Why did you say that?"
"Some time ago
My dear, Master Li from Zuixianju has come back to cook. In less than a month, something like this has happened. I think it is probably related to him."
"What you said makes some sense. I don't know where this Master Li came from. As long as it has anything to do with him, something will definitely happen."
"Okay, okay, he's coming in, don't talk anymore."
Unexpectedly, I was shot while lying down! Li Qi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard these gossips, but he also felt that this matter was indeed a bit strange. Pan Yuanwai? Li Qi was not very impressed by this person, because this Pan Yuanwai was simply
A otaku, plain-looking, taciturn, and rarely seen in public. I remember the last time we discussed meat, he sat aside and rarely said a word for a long time. It was all Cai Minde said. The meat he collected at that time was not as good as Jade Xuan.
Much less, but for such a big matter, he can still keep silent, which shows that he really doesn't like to talk. But since he dared to cooperate with Cai Minde to deal with Zui Xianju, Li Qi felt that this person was not an ordinary person.
.
The tranquility of the morning was completely broken by these gossips. Li Qi had no intention of shopping any more. He picked a few fresh grass carp and went back to Zuixianju. As soon as he arrived at the door, Wu Furong ran out from the counter and said:
"Master Li, Pan Lou just sent in."
"Pan Lou again?"
Li Qi frowned and said, "Let's go in and talk. By the way, is my husband here yet?"
"Here we go, in the backyard."
"Then let's go to the backyard."
The two came to the backyard together. On the way, Wu Furong couldn't wait to tell Li Qi what happened. It turned out that Pan Lou sent here mainly to collect debts. He had sold a total of 500,000 yuan from Zuixianju.
Catties of meat, more than 40,000 guan, Li Qi almost emptied all the money in Zui Xianju, and then he scraped together 10,000 guan to give to those small restaurants, but the money for big restaurants like Jade Pavilion and Pan House,
He still owed money, which was also the fundamental reason why Wu Furong became an iron rooster. After all, he was not Li Qi. He owed money to start a family, and he always felt uncomfortable. He hoped that he would soon
i can pay it off.
Qin Furu already knew about this, but it was not a trivial matter, so she couldn't decide to pay attention.
Li Qi thought for a while and said, "How much do we still owe Pan Lou now?"
"Originally, I still owed eight thousand guans. Some time ago, I owed
Son, we paid back three thousand guan, and now we still owe Pan Lou 5,000 guan and Jade Xuan 10,000 guan. As for the money from other restaurants, we have almost paid back the money."
Nowadays, Zuixianju can be said to be fully developed, with bars and chain stores all
After i made a lot of money, coupled with Yaoxia Wushuang's huge profits, Wu Furong had already started his repayment plan even if the money for the canned meat had not been recovered.
Li Qi nodded and said: "We have already signed a contract with Pan Lou, and we will not be able to pay off the debt until the end of next year at the earliest. Now that we have paid back three thousand guan to them, what else do they want?"
Wu Furong sighed: "We are not required to pay back the money. I just hope that we can return it as soon as possible."
I paid back the money. And you already know about the closing of Panlou. Judging from this, they must have encountered some difficulty."
"Difficult matter?"
Li Qi snorted angrily and said: "Closing business is not a trivial matter. Bianjing is such a big place, and we are all from Qian Restaurant. If something big happens, we can't even get the slightest news."
can not receive."
"Then tell me, what kind of medicine is he selling in this gourd?" Wu Furong looked confused. He had been in this business for so long, and this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing.
"How do I know?"
Li Qi sighed and said to Qin Furu: "Furu, what do you think we should do?"
Qin Furu pondered for a while and said: "No matter what, Pan Lou must have encountered difficulties, and his tone just now was also very good. He didn't say anything to force us to pay back. If we have enough money, we can pay it back first.
"
"Okay. Just listen to you."
Li Qi nodded and asked Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, can we gather five thousand strings now?"
"Zui Xianju definitely can't afford so much money now, but if we add a bar, it should be about the same."
"Okay, you immediately ask Xiaoyu to go to the bar to settle the accounts. Fan Lou, I'll send Gao Yanei over there to tell you." Li Qiqian said crisply, but after all, he didn't enter the bar alone. If he wanted to withdraw money,
He must inform other shareholders. Speaking of Fan Lou, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "Uncle Wu, what did you do yesterday?"
Didn’t I go to Fan Lou once? How is Mr. Fan’s health?”
Wu Furong nodded and said: "I haven't seen Master Fan either, but I heard Mr. Fan said that he is better than the previous paragraph."
My wife is feeling better and should be able to survive this winter."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good, let's do this. After you and Xiaoyu settle the accounts, I will go to Fan Tower in person and take a look at Mr. Fan."
At this moment, Xiaoyu suddenly knocked on the door, "Husband, brother Li, Mr. Cai is here."
"Old Fox Cai?"
Li Qi frowned and thought to himself, it seems like something big has happened now, and all the monsters and ghosts have come out of their caves.
Li Qi asked Xiaoyu to go to the bar immediately, and then went to the private room on the third floor of Zuixianju in person. After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Li Qi said with a smile: "Executive member Cai, I heard that you have always been friendly with member Pan, I believe you must know
Some inside information?"
Cai Yuanwai sighed and said: "If it is really as you said, then Cai will
I won't bother you anymore." As he said that, he took out a ledger from his sleeve, handed it over, and said, "Look what this is?"
Li Qi took it and flipped it over, and said in surprise: "Huh? This is the transaction slip between your Jade Villa and Pan Lou. What are you showing me with this?"
"This is just a copy. It's okay. You can take a closer look."
Li Qi glanced at him suspiciously, and then looked at it carefully. Suddenly, he turned over several pages, gasped, and said: "Wow! All the accounts were collected yesterday.
i liquidated."
Cai Minde's face was full of confusion and he said: "Just last night, Pan Yuanwai sent five accountants to my store to pay off all the accounts. This obviously wanted to clear up the relationship with me. I asked those accountants, they
They just said that their master ordered them to do this. I asked myself that I had not done anything to feel sorry for him, and our two families have always had business contacts. This was just a break. I really couldn’t figure it out. Last night was a
I haven't slept yet, so I came to you early in the morning to ask for your advice."
"Why don't you go directly to Yuan Pan?"
"I also want to find him, but he avoids me."
Li Qi sighed and said, "You may not know that Officer Pan was sent in just now. I hope I can pay back the money for the meat first."
Cai Minde's expression tightened and he said, "Is there still such a thing?"
"Well. At first I thought he encountered some difficulties and lacked cash flow, but he paid off all his debts to you last night. This shows that he is not short of money. So why did he do this?"
Li Qi frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Could it be..." The two of them said in unison, "He has lost his plans."
After Cai Minde finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Pan House was founded by Mr. Pan's grandfather. If nothing happened, why is he not dead?"
"Then I can't think of any other reason." Li Qi scratched his head, feeling a little upset, and said, "Forget it, let him go, he can do whatever he likes."
Cai Minde just shook his head and sighed.
After seeing off Cai Minde, Li Qi just returned to the backyard. Qin Furu was standing in front of the door. When she saw Li Qi coming, she asked with a smile: "Cai is leaving."
"Let's go." Li Qi shrugged and grumbled again: "You said you were provoking someone. Just a few days after I came back, such a strange thing happened. Oh my, I can't even make a good meal.
, so fucking depressing.”
When Qin Fujin saw that he was full of swear words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, and said: "This matter has nothing to do with us, why do you need to worry, just prepare for your Four Nations Banquet."
"That's true."
Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "My husband's words made Li suddenly enlightened. Li is really grateful. I happened to be here yesterday."
I got some two-headed abalone from the imperial kitchen, and later I will make abalone rice noodles for my husband to warm his stomach and express his gratitude."
"You're just a talker, you're not serious." Qin Furu shook his head with a smile, suddenly looked up at Yao, and murmured: "It looks like it's going to snow soon."