Sitting behind Yuniang, Pei Weixuan kneaded a few acupuncture points on her head for about a quarter of an hour, and heard Yuniang's joyful voice, "It really doesn't hurt too much, fourth brother is really amazing."

Xu Qinyu still admires the fourth brother. He is smart, good at medicine and martial arts, but he is not talkative, but he is good-looking and clean. In fact, a man like the fourth brother is a good husband.

Feeling that the headache was not so painful, Xu Qinyu turned around and thanked the fourth brother.

The two of them were as usual, they chatted for a while while boiling the water, it was Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan talking about what happened in the past two months.

Pei Weixuan listened carefully.

Wen Shi got up and saw that the expressions of the two were as usual, but there was some shyness on Yuniang's face that she hadn't even noticed.

She knew that Yu Niang would not talk about reconciliation with Brother Xuan again, but the relationship between the two of them seemed unclear, and they had to take their time.

After Xu Qinyu washed up, she went to Xu Ji.

Pei Weixuan went there with her, he didn't need to watch over the glass workshop for the time being, and there was no other business on the island, so he could stay at home for half a month.

Xu Qinyu really didn't plan to bring up the matter of reconciliation, and planned to let it go. She still couldn't figure out her feelings for the fourth brother, so it's better to let it go.

While the fourth brother was here, Xu Qinyu told the fourth brother what was in his heart.

Even if she can't leave Pei's house, she still wants to go to Raozhou City to open a bigger restaurant. Now that she has Dong Qian and Chef Wang, Xu Ji can be handed over to them, and she can go to Raozhou City to see read.

Pei Weixuan naturally supports Yuniang, she can do whatever she wants except reconcile and leave.

Xu Qinyu said: "Then take some time tomorrow, and fourth brother will accompany me to visit Raozhou City?"

"it is good."

In the evening, Xu Qinyu told the big guys at Xuji Restaurant that she would go to Raozhou City tomorrow to look at shops or land, and wanted to open a big restaurant or restaurant in Raozhou City.

As for whether to open a restaurant or a restaurant, she didn't know for a while.

It will take about two or three days to go out tomorrow, so Xu Ji will ask them.

Everyone also told her not to worry and go out at ease.

The next day, Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan went to Raozhou City.

When she was exiled in the southwest, the first place she came to was Raozhou City, and she made food for Mrs. Zhu before, so she came here twice in total.

The prefecture and the town are naturally different. There are many more people than the town, and they are more prosperous. The street market is full of people coming and going.

The regional division of Raozhou City is not much different from that of Yuanbao Town, and it is also divided into four directions, east, west, north, south, but because the state city is relatively large, unlike Yuanbao Town, which only has a few streets, the concentration of each direction of Raozhou City The streets and alleys of the city are crisscrossed, and the population is at least ten times larger than that of Yuanbao Town.

The population of Yuanbao Town is nearly 10,000, and the population of Raozhou City is at least 200,000 to 300,000.

Because of the relationship between Pei's family and Zhu's family, Pei Weixuan and Xu Qinyu didn't feel comfortable visiting Taishou Zhu. They were afraid of being noticed by interested people, so they went to stay at Bafang Inn first.

When they first came to the Southwest in exile, they lived in the Bafang Inn. Xu Qinyu borrowed the kitchen of the Bafang Inn to cook food, and earned ten taels of silver. Therefore, they became friends with the shopkeeper and chef Zhou of the Bafang Inn.

Xu Qinyu also taught Chef Zhou some recipes and cooking tips.

Since a year and a half ago, because of Mrs. Zhu's affairs, she met Zhou's father and son at Bafang Inn, and allowed Chef Zhou to use the dishes she taught to attract guests at Bafang Inn. Both Chef Zhou and Shopkeeper Zhou will bring their family members to visit her for New Year greetings.

In the eyes of the two of them, Xu Qinyu is already half a master of Chef Zhou.

Shopkeeper Zhou is currently settling accounts in the inn.

For more than a year, because Mrs. Xu taught her son to cook a few dishes, and also allowed him to use these meals to attract guests, the business of the Bafang Inn has become better and better, and the number of guests has increased.

So shopkeeper Zhou is very grateful to Miss Xu.

Right now, she was doing the calculations, when she suddenly heard a voice, "Shopkeeper, stay in the store."

Chef Zhou thought the voice was familiar for a while, and when he raised his head, he saw Miss Xu looking at him with a smile.

Shopkeeper Zhou said pleasantly, "Miss Xu, why did you come to Raozhou City?"

Xu Qinyu smiled and said: "I want to open a restaurant in Raozhou City, so I came here first to have a look. I don't have a place to live, so I come to Shopkeeper Zhou to stay with you for a few days."

Shopkeeper Zhou was very welcoming and opened a room in Tianzihao. He knew that Xu Qinyu and Pei Weixuan were husband and wife, so he opened a room for them.

Xu Qinyu hesitated for a while. He wanted shopkeeper Zhou to open two rooms, but when she came to stay in the inn, shopkeeper Zhou would definitely not want to take money from her. Since it was a Tianzi brand, it was hard for her to ask for another room.

After thinking about it, Xu Qinyu still didn't say much, and just asked shopkeeper Zhou to bring in an extra mattress later.

The two entered the room and put their things away first, then Xu Qinyu went out with the fourth brother for a walk around the city.

Chef Zhou was still busy in the back kitchen, Xu Qinyu didn't go to see him yet.

After leaving the inn, Xu Qinyu didn't have any specific calculations in her heart, so she could only look around first. After walking around for half an hour, she noticed that the guards in Raozhou City seemed to be much stricter, so she couldn't help but look up. The fourth brother took a look and asked in a low voice, "Fourth brother, are the guards in the city tighter?"

Pei Weixuan hummed, his eyes darkened, "The imperial envoy was sent to investigate the embezzlement of military pay in the barracks, so Raozhou City has been more heavily guarded recently."

Seeing Fourth Brother's serious face, Xu Qinyu thumped in his heart, and continued to ask in a low voice, "Fourth Brother, is the situation not very good?"

"Well." Pei Weixuan didn't hide it from Yuniang, "a large number of officials in the imperial court in the capital have changed. The people who came this time seem to be from the King of Handong. After they came to Raozhou, they were just eating, drinking and having fun. What happened, many guards were sent in the city."

He knew that not only that, but it was King Han Dong who embezzled the military salary.

So this time someone was sent to investigate, but in the end it was nothing.

I'm afraid that even the Empress Dowager Fu knew who was involved in the corruption this time. Since the Empress Dowager Fu allowed her own brother to do such things, it showed that the Empress Dowager Fu also felt that the soldiers guarding the border town were not very important. The country of Bin next to the frontier is not a threat. He feels that the country of Bin was beaten by his elder brother five years ago, and his troops have weakened, so he dare not attack again.

It may even be possible to dismiss some soldiers in the barracks in order to save military pay on the frontier.

The final result of the demobilization of the troops is nothing more than making the country feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, thinking that the strength of the Southwest troops has weakened, and I am afraid that it will continue to have some thoughts.

Pei Weixuan didn't tell Yuniang about this.

But Xu Qinyu was already very angry when he heard it, "The military pay dares to embezzle, so they don't care about the safety of the common people."

Even if she doesn't understand politics, she also knows that in all historical dynasties, the military defense of the frontier is the most important thing, otherwise the military defense is weak, wouldn't it be a chance for others to attack their own country?

Southwest is one of the frontier places, so is the military defense, but the younger brother of Empress Dowager Fu dares to embezzle the military salary, what else can he not dare to do?

Xu Qinyu felt a little bored because of this incident, and she hesitated for a while, wondering whether to open a restaurant in Raozhou City.

I always feel that according to the methods used by the new emperor and the queen mother to govern the country, chaos will arise sooner or later, and the southwest is a frontier land, and the implication will be even greater at that time.

But the fourth brother seemed to understand her thoughts, and said to her, "Don't worry, Yuniang, it's okay to open restaurants and restaurants. Even in troubled times, it's easier for people with big families to survive than ordinary people."

What the fourth brother said seems to make sense. With a big family business and more guards at home, it will be easier to survive than ordinary people. When the time comes, there will be manpower for fleeing. No wonder she wants to flee. If there is a fight, the Southwest has no troops. Why? Fight with someone? The people in the southwest will definitely retreat inward.

In business, it is not enough to be timid.

She still plans to open a restaurant or a restaurant.

She and her fourth brother went back when they switched to fast food, and saw two shops for rent and sale, both of which were three-story shops, and they could also be used as restaurants.

The largest restaurant in Raozhou City is called Zuixianlou. It is five stories high and has a very good business. It is the most famous restaurant in Raozhou City. Clustered in to eat evening food.

The fourth brother pulled her away.

Xu Qinyu sighed, and then went back to the inn with his fourth brother.

After returning to the inn, she went to the back kitchen to find Chef Zhou.

When Chef Zhou saw her, he politely called out to Master.

It was time to eat evening food, and there were still a lot of diners in front. Chef Zhou even hired a helper and brought two young apprentices with him. He was also very busy.

Xu Qinyu asked him to cook first, and she also ordered two small stir-fries.

After eating evening food with the fourth brother, Xu Qinyu and the fourth brother went back to the room to wash up first. After she washed up, she came down to find Chef Zhou again, and had a discussion with him on cooking skills.

When went back to room to sleep at night, fourth brother had already asked Shopkeeper Zhou for an extra bedding.

The fourth brother sleeps on the floor on the floor. Fortunately, it is not cold at the moment, and it is also in the Tianzi Room, which is covered with wooden floors, so there is not much difference.

Xu Qinyu also gave way to the fourth brother, who directly took her hand to the side of the bed and let her sleep on the bed.

In the past, the fourth brother also held her hand. For some reason this time, when he was held by the fourth brother, Xu Qinyu's face was flushed, and she felt that her hand was getting an electric shock. When the fourth brother asked her to sleep on the bed, she just Hmm nodded, not daring to refute at all.

Probably changed the bed, didn't sleep well at night, and woke up early in the morning.

The fourth brother also woke up, and went to practice swords in the yard, while Xu Qinyu went to the back kitchen.

After eating the court food, Xu Qinyu and the fourth brother plan to continue to wander around the city. She and the fourth brother didn't finish walking around the city yesterday, and they can go outside the city tomorrow to see, and want to open a big restaurant integrating eating, drinking and entertainment. I'm afraid there is not such a big land in the city, so I can only go outside the city to see, I need a place close to mountains and rivers.

Just when he was about to go out, an ordinary-looking man came over and accidentally bumped into the fourth brother.

When the people left, there was an extra note in Pei Weixuan's hand. He opened it and looked at it. Xu Qinyu also reacted and asked in a low voice, "Fourth brother, did the person who bumped into you just hand it to you?"

Pei Weixuan hummed, he had already read the note, and said to Yuniang: "Yuniang, let's go back to the room first."

Xu Qinyu nodded, knowing that it must be something important.

After returning to the room, Pei Weixuan told her, "Uncle and grandfather knew that I came to Raozhou and wanted to discuss some matters with me, so they sent a letter on purpose, so I will go to the prefect's mansion in a while, and I can't accompany Yuniang." Went out for a walk, Yuniang rested at the inn for a day, how about going out with Yuniang tomorrow?"

Xu Qinyu waved his hand, "Don't worry, fourth brother, you go to the prefect's mansion, and I can go out by myself."

For such a big person, she has no problem walking around by herself.

Pei Weixuan glanced at her face, didn't try to persuade her anymore, but said, "Yu Niang can change her outfit before going out."

Xu Qinyu was stunned, "Changing clothes?"

Pei Weixuan was just a little worried, Yuniang was born beautiful, she didn't realize it, but in fact Yuniang was very eye-catching when she went out.

He didn't know Raozhou City well either, but he was worried that he would run into someone with ulterior motives on the road of Yuniang.

He talked about his worries and told Yuniang that she could disguise herself as a man.

Xu Qinyu said: "That will work."

It's just that in the past, when watching TV, girls and women look forward to men's clothing, in fact, you can tell it at a glance.

But it's not easy to brush off the kindness of the fourth brother.

There was a ready-made clothing store nearby, so Pei Weixuan went out and bought a set of blue robes suitable for Xu Qinyu's height, and gave her the gauze wrapping her breasts to change into first.

Xu Qinyu went to wrap her chest behind the screen, and changed into her robe. When she looked in the bronze mirror, she found that her face was still very beautiful, her eyes were shining brightly, except for her body, her face looked like a girl's.

Seeing Yuniang dressed up like this, Pei Weixuan was startled, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red.

He helped Yu Niang tie her hair in a bun with black silk, tied it with a cloth strip, and took a bottle of ointment from her body. On Yu Niang's exposed face, neck, and the palms and backs of her hands, the exposed skin was covered. Put on the ointment, and put some more on her throat. When Xu Qinyu went to the bronze mirror again, she found that her appearance had changed a lot. She had the same facial features, but she was no longer as delicate as a girl. She was just an ordinary-looking boy with dark skin.

Even after she opened her mouth to call fourth brother, she found that her voice had changed a little, it was a little thicker, and it didn't have the soft voice of a girl's, it should be caused by the ointment applied to her throat.

Xu Qinyu felt that the fourth brother's medical skills were really good, and the ointment must have been formulated by the fourth brother.

Pei Weixuan also went in to dress up, and when he finished touching the plaster and came out, he was a completely changed person, except for his height, he didn't have the slightest resemblance to the fourth brother.

Xu Qinyu found that even his facial features had changed a bit, she was a little shocked, couldn't hold back, touched the fourth brother's face, and murmured: "Why did the fourth brother even change his appearance?"

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, but only saw the appearance of the fourth brother outside, she would not have recognized the fourth brother at all.

Pei Weixuan said: "The dislocation of some meridians and acupuncture points on the face will change the face."

Even his voice changed.

Not only that, but he will also shrink his bones, it's just that he has changed his appearance now, there is no need to shrink his bones.

It was not the first time that Xu Qinyu saw such a powerful disguise technique on TV, so she watched it with great interest for a while.

After the fourth brother got his hair done, the two of them left the inn.

Even shopkeeper Zhou, who was doing the accounting, didn't recognize the two of them and thought they were guests from other rooms.

After leaving the inn, Xu Qinyu waved to the fourth brother and whispered, "Fourth brother, go quickly, I will go out by myself."

Pei Weixuan nodded, and the two parted ways.

Xu Qinyu didn't have anything specific to see, so he could only look around.

This trip is not only to observe the location of the restaurants and restaurants, but also to take the opportunity to rest for a few days.

She arrived at a market called Qing Guhu, which was even more spacious than the market on the East Street of Yuanbao Town. There were all kinds of shops in it, and there were two three-story restaurants, It is called Qingyun Restaurant, another one is called Zhujia Restaurant, there is also a dim sum shop, and there are two other small restaurants, the rest are all snack food stalls, plus some other shops, and small vendors setting up stalls, it is lively , people come and go.

Xu Qinyu saw that there were a lot of people queuing up in front of the dim sum shop, and she also planned to buy some to try, so she went over and lined up.

The queue was quite long, surrounded by a few small vendors selling vegetables, and many people were also buying vegetables.

Xu Qinyu was queuing in line when she suddenly felt someone tap her on the shoulder. She turned around and saw a woman in her forties with a gentle face. The woman patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Young master, take care Your own purse, beware of thieves."

Xu Qinyu hurriedly lowered her head to look, and found that the purse tied around her waist was a little loose. It was obviously tight when she went out, so it could be seen that someone had touched her purse just now.

She actually came out today with a bag that Sister Ning gave her, made of satin and gauze, which matched her dress in the morning very well, but now that she has changed into the robe worn by her brother, naturally it is impossible to wear it It was a bag, so used an ordinary-looking purse to hang out with a few taels of silver.

Xu Qinyu hurriedly thanked the gentle woman, "Thank you, auntie." If the auntie hadn't reminded her, her purse would have been stolen.

The woman waved to her, smiled, and then left.

The woman was also dragging a small trolley, which was full of vegetables and ingredients. Generally, this kind of food should be purchased from restaurants or restaurants.

Xu Qinyu guessed that this kind woman should be the buyer in some restaurant or restaurant.

When the woman left, Xu Qinyu looked around and saw a shrinking man not far away, staring at the purse on her waist, he should be the one who just wanted to steal her purse.

She just pretended not to see the man, and untied the purse and held it in her hand. The thief saw this, and then checked to see if there was anyone else's purse to steal, and left when she saw none.

After all, the law is strict, and the thieves dare not be too blatant.

In fact, there are thieves even in Yuanbao Town, but I haven’t met them on weekdays. Xu Qinyu didn’t expect to meet thieves when she went out for a stroll. She should be more careful in the future. If the fourth brother was with her, she must have noticed the thieves long ago. .

Xu Qinyu didn't care too much, and continued to line up to buy dim sum.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, it was finally her turn.

This dim sum is sold in the pie type, with a total of five flavors, sweet-scented osmanthus, red bean, mung bean, peanut and salt and pepper stuffing, four sweet and one salty.

Xu Qinyu bought it and tasted it, the taste is okay, the skin is thin and crispy, and the fillings are very rich, but the sweet ones are a bit too sweet, and the salty ones are not well adjusted, but they are quite satisfactory, and can't pick them out Blunder.

After buying the snacks, Xu Qinyu continued shopping with the snacks.

She wandered around for more than two hours, from the west to the south, and then back to Qingguhu, planning to go back later to see if the fourth brother came back. If the fourth brother came back, she would come to Qingguhu to eat evening food at night.

She originally wanted to go to Zuixianlou to taste the food in the largest restaurant in Raozhou City, but yesterday she ran into the fat imperial envoy, so she didn't plan to go to Zuixianlou, for fear of causing trouble for the fourth brother .

No wonder she didn't like that imperial envoy. He was a member of the King of Han, and he came to investigate the Southwest military payment case, but he was only eating and drinking outside. It can be seen that like the King of Han, he is a person who seeks pleasure. I am afraid that this case of military payment It's nothing.

So since she couldn't go to Zuixianlou, she decided to come over to eat at these two restaurants in Qingguhu.

As soon as Xu Qinyu returned to the ancient household in the Qing Dynasty, he saw many people surrounded in front of the Zhu's restaurant.

She stood outside the crowd for a while, hesitated, and squeezed in, only then did she see clearly what was going on.

Xu Qinyu saw two people in official uniforms coming out of Zhu's restaurant, accompanied by several officers and soldiers.

Xu Qinyu had an impression of these two people. Yesterday, the fat imperial envoy was surrounded by these two people.

When they came out of Zhu's restaurant, the crowd immediately moved out of the way, and Xu Qinyu followed suit. When they left, the surrounding people began to discuss, "This lady Zhu in Zhu's restaurant is miserable. I didn't expect that My lord wants to come to Zhu's restaurant to eat evening food, hey, they are not even satisfied with the food in Zuixianlou, and yesterday they beat the chef of Zuixianlou ten boards, saying that it made the lord unhappy eating, so we have to But today, I found the Zhu Family Restaurant again."

"Then what is the origin of your lord? Does the eunuch not care about those who are rampant in Raozhou City?"

"What do you know? It's an imperial envoy. It was sent by the old emperor in the capital to investigate the case. How dare the eunuch dare to take care of it. If you offend the imperial envoy, the eunuch will not be able to eat it."

Zhu's restaurant? Mrs. Zhu?

Xu Qinyu thought that the prefect Zhu's wife was also surnamed Zhu, but she didn't seem to have heard the prefect's wife mention her natal family, so the Zhu's restaurant and the lady Zhu in the restaurant happened to have the same surname as the prefect's wife?

"Hey, the prefect is a good official who is dedicated to serving the people in the southwest, but now he has to suffer this kind of humiliation."

"Why do you say that?"

"Don't you remember the relationship between Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Taishou?"

The surrounding crowd suddenly realized, "By the way, Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Madam Zhu are sisters, so the Imperial Envoy is not trying to deliberately embarrass Mrs. Zhu, so as to embarrass the magistrate, right?"

Xu Qinyu was stunned for a moment, but Mrs. Zhu and the prefect's wife in Zhu's restaurant were actually two sisters.

It’s true that the prefect and the prefect’s wife have never heard of it, but last year also had more contact with the old lady Zhu, and the prefect and the prefect’s wife only came to see the old lady when they had time. They didn’t talk much with Zhu, let alone Said that she was still busy in Xu Ji all day long, and she didn't see the prefect's wife a few times.

It shouldn't be easy to mention, so didn't say it.

Xu Qinyu listened to the people around them continue talking.

"Ms. Zhu is also a good person. The price of the food in the restaurant is also affordable, and the taste is also good. On weekdays, she will give the rest of the food in the restaurant to the beggars in the city. She is also a lady who is a chef.This imperial envoy was given a slap in the face."

"Even the chef in Zuixianlou was punished. Although Lady Zhu's craftsmanship is not bad, she is still not as good as the chef in Zuixianlou. I am afraid that this punishment will be inevitable.There is no way."

"This imperial envoy did it on purpose!"