During the Chinese New Year, relatives in the village come and go, and it is already very good to ride a donkey. I have never seen such a carriage, and I don’t know whose relatives it is.
Li Dashao and his wife stared blankly as the carriage stopped in front of their home.
The driver opened the curtain, and a woman wearing a bright and festive dress for the New Year came down.
Outside the gate of the desolate winter village, it was like a piece of white rice paper that had been suddenly filled with thick ink, and the sight of Li Dashao and his wife suddenly became vivid.
The maid looked around, as if she was confirming something.
Are you asking for directions?
Li Dashao and his wife were thinking for a while, and then they saw the maid looking at them and smiling.
"I almost thought I remembered it wrong." The maid smiled, walked in the door, and saluted, "Sister-in-law, do you still remember me?"
Naturally, I remember the maid sister who came with my benefactor and invited the doctor. How could I forget such kindness?
Li Dashao and his wife quickly stood up.
"You, you are a sister who has been with that husband..." the woman said hurriedly.
The maid nodded and handed over the gift box in her hand.
Li Dashao and his wife waved away.
"How dare you, how dare you." They said uneasily.
"It's still the first month of the year. How can I go around the New Year empty-handed?" the maid smiled and put down the gift box.
Li Dashao and his wife were panic-stricken and didn't know what to say. They were stunned for a moment and then hurriedly gave up their seats. They felt that there was no place to sit.
"No need to sit down. I came today because I was asked to ask my eldest brother for a favor," the maid said.
"Yes, yes, sister, just ask." Li Dashao nodded hurriedly.
The person that the husband is familiar with is definitely not a bad person. Besides, they are already like this, who will harm them?
"A few friends of my family wanted to settle down in the capital, so they happened to see the Immortal Residence for sale and bought it," the maid said.
Li Dashao and his wife were very surprised.
"Did you get that?" they asked in unison.
The maid smiled.
"It's not us, it's people I know. They are outsiders who came back from the northwest to earn some money. My brothers don't have much to make a living, so they just want to open a shop to make ends meet." She laughed.
Li Dashao and his wife said, "But what does this have to do with them?"
"They are not familiar with the place here. They asked me to hire a cook. I thought of my eldest brother. I heard from Mr. Han that my eldest brother used to be a cook. I wonder if I can ask you to take charge of the stove?" the maid asked with a smile.
Li Dashao and his wife were stunned.
What happened?
I was worried about my livelihood at home, and someone came to my door to do some work for me.
Han Langjun…….
So, this is the help that Han Langjun gave them, otherwise where would they not be able to recruit cooks?
"Thank you very much." Li Dashao and his wife said tremblingly, their eye circles were slightly red, and they hurriedly saluted.
If you really meet a noble person, how can they repay you?
When the maidservant rubbed her hands and walked into the house, it started to snow again.
A girl's voice came from the house.
"...It's a pity that sister, you were sick and didn't see the fifteenth lantern. Grandpa and I went to see it, and it was so lively..."
The girl outside the door saw the maid approaching and opened the door respectfully.
Inside the house, Chen Danniang was holding a small and exquisite lantern.
"...Look, I bought it specially for you, okay?" she said.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded and said hello.
The maid stepped forward to take it.
"It's really good." She also praised.
The maid on the side reminded Chen Danniang that it was time to leave. Chen Danniang was a little reluctant to leave, but she still remembered her family's instructions and got up to leave.
"Sister, let's go to my house to play." She said.
"I'm fine now, please don't worry about it," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The maid personally sent them out and watched the carriage go before turning back.
"Madam, I've gone to see it and it's all done." She sat down and said with a smile, "Lang Jun and the others have moved here."
Having said this, I couldn't help but spit.
"Then Dou Qi really went too far. He cleaned up the whole store and wished he could tear down all the pillars," she said.
Cheng Jiaoniang curled her lips.
"No wonder," she said.
"The craftsmen have started to repair it according to the lady's request. Mr. Sanlang said that it will be almost ready on February 15th," the maid said.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"Li Dashao also agreed. I didn't follow him. He must have gone to see Lang Jun and the others at this time." The maid said.
"You and Mr. Sanlang have already explained how to do it?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
The maid answered yes.
"According to what the lady said, I have already told you everything," she said with a smile.
As evening approached, a group of people and horses were galloping on the road, and the two horses leading them were reined in. Looking at the roadside, they seemed a little surprised.
"That's really strange. Isn't Zui Feng Tower here?" one asked, looking at the empty restaurant with only one door open.
There is no smoke, no lively crowd, deserted and isolated.
"It's closed." An old man who was driving a cow by the road said loudly when he heard it.
"Close?" The person immediately was even more surprised.
"I moved into the capital and made a fortune." The old man said, looking at the group of people. "With rich diners like you, it's hard not to make a fortune."
He sighed in a low voice, envious and jealous, and walked away shaking his head while holding the cow.
As it turned out, the two men turned their horses' heads.
"Prince." They ran back, stopped in front of a carriage, and said, "Zui Feng Tower has been closed."
"Then stop and go straight to the city."
The clear voice of a young man came from inside the car.
People and horses galloped past on the official road, creating a cloud of snow and mist.
Xu Bangchui stood out from the door, looked around, and looked at the group of people leaving in the distance.
"Speaking of this place, the location is pretty good and there are a lot of people passing by," he said.
Li Dashao followed closely and nodded hurriedly when he heard this.
"Yes, yes, although it is closer to the capital and it seems that the distance is not suitable, the source of tourists is still good." He said, although he was still weak after the illness, he was in much better spirits.
"What's more important is that the food is good." Xu Maoxiu said, looking at Li Dashao and smiling, "In this case, you will have Chef Li to work for you in the future. We brothers don't understand this."
Li Dashao hurriedly saluted with some fear and said he didn't dare.
"My boss, I must do my best," he said.
Xu Maoxiu nodded.
"There is one more thing, which I feel a little ashamed to say." He said suddenly.
Anything else?
There are quite a few unexpected things happening today.
"My boss is too polite, just say it." He said respectfully.
Xu Maoxiu did not speak, but pointed to the hall beside him.
"Come, let's sit down and talk," he said.
When Li Dashao got home, it was already dark, and the woman's neck was growing long while she was holding the child.
"How is it? Is it true?" she asked anxiously.
"How could the introduction from Enneen Han be false?" Li Dashao said, reaching out to take the child, "Go and cook quickly. We'll talk about it after dinner."
The woman said nothing more and hurriedly went to cook. The Li family's conditions used to be good in the village, but after an illness and the loss of their job, life is really difficult now. There are only two people on the table.
Bowl of cake soup.
Like all families, the woman was not qualified to serve at the table. She waited for her husband and mother-in-law to finish eating, then finished feeding the children and hurriedly took a bite in the kitchen.
"What's going on? Who is he? Do you really want to open a restaurant?" she asked hurriedly after cleaning up and entering the house.
Li Dashao was sitting under the oil lamp, looking at the paper in his hand.
"Is this a document?" the woman asked.
Li Dashao nodded.
"It has the guild's seal," he said.
The woman was overjoyed and put her hands together to chant the Buddha's name.
"However, I don't think those people are expected to open a restaurant." Li Dashao shook his head and said, "They look more like military men."
"Maybe, that sister didn't say she came back from the northwest." The woman said, taking the needle and thread and starting to sew, "They bought a restaurant and run it sincerely. Just prepare the food."
Li Dashao nodded.
"When will it open?" The woman let go of her worries and felt that she had hope for the day again, and it became much easier to do the work.
"It's being renovated, it'll be fine in half a month." Li Dashao said, "He took me to look at it, but I have put in some effort and replaced it with new ones. There are patterns all over the room, and I don't know what flowers are. In one room,
What a trick, it’s really good.”
The woman felt more relieved.
There was silence in the room for a moment. The woman raised her head and saw that the man was still looking at the contract in his hand.
"What else are you reading? You're illiterate." She smiled, "Have you memorized all the documents?"
"No, this is not for me." Li Dashao said. (To be continued)
