The two wrote the contract and signed it. The Dong family thought about it in detail and made it clear that it didn't take advantage of Xu Qinyu at all. The right to use Donglaiju's restaurant was decided by Xu Qinyu. If they disagree, they will compensate Xu Qinyu a lot of money.

After signing the deed, the two went to Donglaiju together.

Xu Qinyu went over to see if there was anything that needed to be changed in Donglaiju.

Donglaiju is four floors high, one floor more than the three-story attic shop she originally wanted to find.

The halls on the first and second floors are much larger than Xu Ji.

The third and fourth floors are wing rooms.

Donglai Residence has been redecorated two years ago, there is no need to change the reception hall and wing rooms, the decoration is more elegant and grand, and the windows are large and bright.

Xu Qinyu went to the back kitchen to look again. The back kitchen was also very clean and tidy. There were only a few things that needed to be changed, which was the cooking table.

The stove is not enough, but Xu Ji has a lot of stoves and steamers, so we will bring them here together.

The cooking table is changed to a long L shape, and the connected sink is more convenient for cutting, cleaning and preparing vegetables.

In addition, will get three roasting cellars like Xu Ji, so that some dishes such as grilled lamb chops and dried food can be used in the future, which is very convenient.

Xu Qinyu talked to Dongshi.

Dong Shi said: "This change is also quick, ten days is enough, just in these ten days, people can display the signboards of Xuji Restaurant and Donglaiju. The business will be suspended for ten days, and the restaurant needs to be refurbished."

At that time, there will be a large signboard of the four sons of "Xuji Restaurant" on the plaque at the main entrance of the restaurant, and a small signboard with the three characters of "Donglaiju" will be hung vertically next to it.

Xu Qinyu nodded, and told Dong about how to set up the baking cellar, and Dong took it all down.

Dong said again: "You don't need to disturb others during the ten days, Miss Xu, you should just open as usual, and move here directly when the time comes."

Xu Qinyu also thinks that Xu Ji is a regular diner, and when he moves in, tell them about it, and then hang a sign outside Xu Ji's door to make it clear, so the diners will know where to eat.

Xu Qinyu told Dong's the details of the cooking table and the pool oven, and then went back.

After Xu Qinyu left, Dongshi also told Donglaiju's chefs and helpers, saying that they would repair the kitchen and let them go home to rest for ten days, and then discussed the specific needs with Dongxi Where to change.

Dong Xi also nodded, "Okay, then mother, go back and rest, I'll take care of this."

Dong Shi also felt sorry for her son, because of Yue Youwei's incident, Brother Xi grew up almost instantly.

After Xu Qinyu went back, when she had dinner with Xu Ji's kitchen helper and three aunts in the running room at night, she also talked about the merger of Xu Ji and Donglaiju, and everyone naturally listened to her. also feel that Dong's people are very kind. This condition can be said that Xu Ji will use Donglaiju completely, and the chefs and helpers of Donglaiju will not charge any money.

The reason why Xu Qinyu agreed to merge with the Dong family was also because after she moved to Raozhou City, she would not care much about Xu Ji in Yuanbao Town and had to be taken care of by other people. Now that she has the Dong family, In the future, Xu Ji can be handed over to them to take care of.

As for the share, she almost didn't have to pay anything, because the recipes accounted for 70%, and she really took advantage of it.

After the restaurant opens in the future, after the Dong family takes care of this place, we can talk to the Dong family again about the share, and the 50-50 share is fairer to the Dong family.

Afterwards, Xu Qinyu also talked about this matter with her family members, but did not tell others. She still did what she should do every day, not even the diners.

As for Donglaiju, early the next morning, Dongxi asked people to hang a sign saying it was closed for ten days outside, and began to find craftsmen and masons to renovate the kitchen, and also hired someone to do the baking kiln.

A few days later, Shi Laoba came to see Xu Qinyu again and asked her how she was thinking.

This time Xu Qinyu directly refused, saying: "Dong Shi's family is embarrassing me. The restaurant on the other side of Raozhou City only needs five or sixty thousand taels of silver for the initial project investment. You say two hundred taels Yinzi just wanted to occupy my business shares, and people would laugh at me if I said it, so I'm afraid it won't work, and Shi Dong's family said they wanted to increase the rent, and the contract I signed with Mrs. Yao also stated that the rent would not be increased. Even if I go to sue the government, Shi Donglai has no reason to ask me to raise the rent, since this is the case, I think, when the lease of the shop is up early next year, I will not renew the lease."

Shi Laoba's face changed when he heard it, and he couldn't help but said: "Ms. Xu, this is not kind, you have rented a shop here for three years, and the rent itself is cheaper than other shops, why are you still playing your temper?" .”

Xu Qinyu frowned, "I don't want to let Shidong's family take two hundred taels of silver from my restaurant business shares worth tens of thousands of taels. Is it just playing a temper?"

Shi Laoba said angrily: "This is my shop. If I like to raise the rent, I will raise the rent. Since you don't want to rent it, my shop is very prosperous."

Wen Shi, who was listening on the side, was also a little anxious when he saw his frown at Yuniang, and couldn't help but stepped forward to stop Yuniang and said, "Why are you like this, how can this shop become a prosperous shop? Then It is because of my Yuniang's good craftsmanship that attracts many diners to come to eat, that's why your shop has become a prosperous shop, and you are so messy and want to increase the rent, it should start next year, after all, the rent will not arrive until the beginning of the year Expect."

In the past, the rent was paid every year, so it was not due until the beginning of the year.

"Since that's the case, next year's rent will be twenty taels of silver a month." Shi Laoba said directly.

Wen was dumbfounded and couldn't believe his ears. How dare he ask for twenty taels of silver a month? The rent of such a shop is at most five taels of silver a month, which is considered high. Basically, the annual rent is about fifty taels of silver, but he needs two hundred and forty taels of silver for a year. It is not clear that Xu Ji thinks that business is good , Does the lion open its mouth?

Xu Qinyu said: "I said, I won't rent until next year. It's up to you how much you want the owner to raise."

Shi Laoba said directly, "If you don't want to rent, then move out now."

He didn't believe that Miss Xu would give up the profit of several hundred taels of silver every month, and wanted to move away. She couldn't find a suitable shop for a while. It is not easy for restaurants and restaurants to accumulate diners again.

He still felt that Xu Qinyu was a bit prosperous in his shop. Although Mrs. Xu's cooking skills were indeed good, luck was also very important.

Xu Qinyu said: "The rent will only come next year. I won't move now. If Dong Shi's family keeps messing around, I will report to the authorities."

Shi Laoba was a little angry, and was about to continue talking to Xu Qinyu, when he saw a person walking by from the corner of his eye, he looked up, it was Xu Kongmu, who should have come to Xu Ji Restaurant, Shi Laoba didn't dare to offend Xu Kongmu, looked at it Xu Qinyu said with a glance, "Okay, let me talk to Miss Xu in a few days." After speaking, she left in a hurry.

When he ran away, Xu Kongmu had just walked to the door of Xu Ji. Seeing Xu Qinyu pursing his lips, Wen Shi also looked angry, and couldn't help asking, "What happened?"

He came here to fetch soup, it's just noon, Xu Ji is resting, he ordered soup with Miss Xu yesterday.

It's cold, Xu Ji made a soup, pork belly and chicken soup, the soup is rich and sweet, after drinking it, you will feel warm, and your daughter-in-law gave birth to him a few days ago, and gave birth to him a little granddaughter, so he, who is usually unsmiling, has recently With a smile on his face unconsciously.

The daughter-in-law is still in confinement, and now everyone in the family is taking care of her daughter-in-law, so she doesn't come out very often, and the family is more economical on weekdays, and only occasionally come to Xuji to eat, because the daughter-in-law has just confinement, and he has made an appointment with Mrs. Xu Belly chicken soup, take it home for my daughter-in-law to eat at night.

As soon as he came here, he saw Mrs. Shi running away in disgrace, and seeing Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Wen looking a little angry, so he asked a question.

Wen couldn't help but said, "Xu Kongmu doesn't know, this old man Shi is really bullying people. He wanted to buy two hundred taels of silver into the business shares of Yuniang's restaurant in Raozhou City, but Yuniang refused to agree, so he raised the rent again." It costs twenty taels of silver a month, and my Yuniang doesn't want to rent this shop, saying that he won't rent it next year, but he actually wants to evict him now." In fact, she also knew that Shi Laoba's words were angry, and she wouldn't I really chased people away, and I thought they were joking, not really wanting to move away.

Xu Kongmu frowned when he heard that, "I remember Miss Xu, you have signed a contract. If he comes to pester you, you can go to the yamen to report to the officials, and I will come and arrest him immediately to pass the yamen."

Because signing the contract has legal effect, so Shi Laoba violated the law and will be punished.

Xu Qinyu nodded, "Thank you Xu Kongmu, but it won't be a few days. In a few days, Xu Ji Restaurant will move to Donglai."

Xu Kong was stunned for a moment, "Miss Xu means..."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Yes, in the future, Xu Ji Restaurant will merge with Donglaiju to form a family. When it reopens, Xu Kongmu will be invited to have a banquet."

Xu Kongmu. "Congratulations then, it will pass by then."

Xu Qinyu also said: "We are happy together, I heard that your lord's daughter-in-law gave birth to a daughter, and your lord has a little granddaughter."

Xu Kongmu couldn't help raising the corners of his lips again, it seemed that he really liked his little granddaughter.

After saying a few more words, Xu Qinyu returned to the back kitchen and brought out the simmered pork belly and chicken soup to Xu Kongmu. Naturally, he didn't accept money, and said, "I have a good relationship with Yunlan, and Yunlan's sister-in-law is My sister-in-law, my sister-in-law is confinement, and I am too busy, so I can’t come to visit, please trouble me to deliver this pork belly and chicken soup to my sister-in-law, if my sister-in-law wants to drink anything, just come over and talk to me.”

She has been with Xu Kongmu's youngest daughter, Xu Yunlan, for three years, and they are already close friends.

After Xu Kongmu thanked him, he left with the soup.

When he went back, he gave the chicken soup to his wife Xiang Shi.

The chicken soup is still piping hot, so when bring it to the kitchen, can serve some to daughter-in-law for her to drink.

Xu Kongmu told Xiang Shi about Shi Laoba again. When Xiang Shi heard it, he frowned and said, "Is this Shi Laoba crazy? What did he think, his wife made him make such a fool of yourself?"

Xu Kongmu said, "Yao Shi probably didn't know that he was acting like this."

You must know that the shop is Yao's property. Shi Laoba was an old bachelor when he married Yao's. He didn't have a penny, just a shabby house. It was still in the village, not Yuanbao Town.

Xiang Shi couldn't help but say, "Why didn't Mrs. Xu not ask Yao Shi to make it clear?"

Xu Kongmu said, "She knows her husband's virtues, but she still does not persuade his behavior. She also has some responsibilities. If Xu Xiaoniang continues to rent her shop, it will definitely be troublesome in the future, so Xu Xiaoniang intends to Xu Ji moved to Donglaiju, it seems that the two will merge into one family."

Xiang Shi was a little surprised when he heard it, "Isn't Donglaiju a century-old brand in Yuanbao Town? They are willing to merge with Xuji? Will it be the one with Xuji's signboard or Donglaiju's?"

"It should be Xu Ji's signboard." Xu Kongmu also felt that the Dong family was quite courageous. Even the century-old brands left by his ancestors could be merged. Maybe there will be a different future in the future. .

The Xu family was chatting about family affairs, and Shi Laoba also went back. Seeing this, Yao Shi hurriedly asked, "Master, Mrs. Xu agrees."

Shi Laoba scolded: "She agreed to a fart, and threatened me that she would not rent our shop in the future."

"How? Madam Xu should not be such a person..."

Yao Shi felt that something was not right.

Shi Laoba scolded: "Just because you are good at talking, if you want me to tell you, you should be tougher and apologize to her all day long. Our shop was originally rented to her for a few taels cheaper, and occasionally go to her to get some. What's wrong with eating, you have to apologize to her and give money to her, which makes her feel that we are bullying, and threatens us not to rent if we increase the rent a little bit. If she really dares not to rent, I will go with her surname, that is threaten us."

Yao Shi said, "Why don't I come to the door and talk to Mrs. Xu. Since we don't want 2,000 taels of silver to be included in the commercial shares of Xu Kee, we will definitely not increase the rent of the shop."

Shi Laoba said: "Why don't you increase the rent, we have given her a discount for three years, why should it be increased, okay, don't talk about it, I will decide this matter."

"Master!" Yao shi still disagrees with the rent increase, "We can't be people who don't believe what we say. We have signed the deed ourselves. If the rent goes up, Mrs. Xu will go to the government office to sue us, and you will be punished."

Shi Laoba was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but scolded: "Our shop, we can set the rent for whatever rent we want. Why should we beat our board." But his tone was still weaker.

At first glance, he did not understand the law at all, thinking that the deed was a decoration.

Yao Shi said, "I didn't lie to the master. I signed the deed, and the yamen also pressed the official seal. Even if they have the law, they definitely can't increase the rent just because they want to."

Shi Laoba was speechless now.

It's just that Yao Shi was embarrassed to come to Xu Qinyu to apologize, so it was delayed for a few days.

However, before Yao shi came to the door, in the past few days, the kitchen of Donglaiju had been repaired.

The day after tomorrow will not be bad, and the day after the zodiac is auspicious, Xu Qinyu plans to move all Xu Ji's things to Donglaiju the day after tomorrow.

So when we entertained the diners the next day, the aunts who ran the hall said to the diners, "Dear guests, our restaurant is going to move tomorrow, and in the future, all the distinguished guests, please move to the new restaurant to eat. already."

The diners were a little surprised, "Why so suddenly?"

Yuan Shi smiled and said, "The restaurant is a little small, so our shopkeeper decided to move to a bigger restaurant."

"Where did this move to?"

Yuan Shi said: "Moving to Donglaiju, Xuji Restaurant will merge with Donglaiju into a family, keep all Xuji's food, and Donglaiju's signature dishes. The food at Xuji is still the signboard of Donglaiju. It is still the same, and it is more convenient. The place is large and spacious. You don’t have to be so crowded as in Xuji. In the future, the chefs will help more and serve more dishes. Hurry up, don't wait in line."

When the crowd heard it, they were happy.

Among them, there are many squires and rich people. They like to come to Xu Ji to eat. They also think that Xu Ji is too small and it is a bit crowded.

It would be much more convenient if they moved to Donglaiju. The location is spacious enough. Many of them used to be diners of Donglaiju and got used to eating there.

"That's a good relationship, move quickly, can I go there and eat tomorrow."

Yuan Shi smiled and said: "Yes, we will move tomorrow. Our boss said that the food for the first three days will be 80% of the price."

Everyone was naturally happier. Xu Ji's food is not discounted on weekdays, and it will be cheaper when he moves to the store tomorrow.

Xu Qinyu is still making tiger skin peanuts.

This is also a fresh food, it can be used as a small snack before meals, or as a separate snack, and it can also be served as a snack, but it is still in the testing stage at present, and it will be the recipe of the restaurant in the future.

This is quite troublesome to do, but you can do a lot at one time, and you can save a lot of effort. The process is more cumbersome, you need to make seasoning syrup first, then syrup, and then sprinkle the syrup with powder, which means pouring peanuts into the boiling pot Wrap the inside with syrup and then sprinkle glutinous rice flour. This is the most difficult thing. The flour on the peanut skin must be well coated and not sticky. The rolled peanuts must be dried and then added with the seasoning paste that was made at the beginning. , wrap the seasoning paste evenly, and wait until the color is even.

This tiger skin peanut tastes crispy, sweet, and sweet.

She also made another kind of strange-flavored tiger-skin peanuts. The process is the same, that is, instead of using syrup, a strange-flavored syrup is used.

Prepare strange and sweet tiger-skin peanuts, and when you eat evening food at night, each table will send a stack of sweet and strange flavors, so that diners can help them taste the taste.

This is her first seasoning, so naturally she has to let the diners help to taste the taste.

But the diners only feel that it is delicious after eating it. Even the ordinary peanut Xu Ji can make such a different and delicious taste.

Xu Qinyu can still feel that there is something unsatisfactory about the taste. The crispness is enough, but the ratio of sweetness to strange smell is slightly worse. She will make two pots again after moving to the east tomorrow.

As for the two flavors, some people like the sweet taste and some people like the strange taste. In fact, they both think it is delicious, but according to their own taste, they will prefer the sweet or salty taste they like.

Taking advantage of the gap between delivering peanuts, Yuan Shi and the others also told the diners of Mu Shi that the restaurant will be moved to Donglaiju and merged with Donglaiju, and let everyone help spread the word, everyone Naturally they all agreed.

After eating evening food, Yuan Shi and the others cleaned up the back kitchen, and Dongxi over there also sent people to remove all the kitchen utensils, tables, chairs and benches from the stove, pots and pans on Xu Ji's side.

At first the shop was empty, but now that Xu Qinyu wanted to move out, she naturally moved out all the things inside.

Even after moving all the things away, Xu Qinyu asked someone to clean up the inside of the shop before leaving.

After finishing here, Xu Qinyu wrote a sign and hung it at the door, informing everyone that Xu Ji had moved and merged with Donglaiju.

As for the braised fish head and fish balls, Xu Qinyu still has no intention of giving up even if she moves to live in Donglai. like it, and occasionally will order a piece of braised fish or fish head and fish balls to eat.

After finishing all this, Xu Qinyu, Wen's family and Ning's son returned home.

Tomorrow, Xu Ji will reopen. Xu Qinyu is still a little excited, but she is still very confident in her skills and the apprentices she has taught. Waiting for tomorrow, the chefs and assistants at Donglaiju will have to learn from her Craftsmanship, strive to learn Xu Ji's food as soon as possible, so that she can also take care of the restaurant.

The Dong family has also talked with the chefs and helpers of Donglaiju, telling them that Donglaiju will merge with Xuji, and the restaurant will not be called Donglaiju in the future, but Xuji. Xu Ji, of course, can learn how to cook from Mrs. Xu, but at least for five years, they can't leave Xu Ji, and they can't sell the dishes they learned from Xu Ji to others.

The chefs and assistants of Donglaiju are naturally very willing. They also know Mrs. Xu's cooking skills. If it weren't for the fact that they have worked in Donglaiju for many years, they would also like to learn those cooking skills from Mrs. Xu. Now there are They don't need them to be apprentices, and they are willing to teach them so many dishes, how can they be unwilling, let alone five years.

Afterwards, they learned that no matter if they want to open a snack stall or a restaurant, no one will stop them. This is a great thing, so naturally they don't want to leave.

Xu Qinyu returned to Laixi Lane, and fell asleep quickly at night.

If tomorrow's business goes well, she will start making gammon again in a few days.

Last year, 800 strips were pickled, and they have been pickled for a year, and they are almost ready to eat. She plans to keep 300 strips and store them for a year before they can be eaten raw. However, she kept less than half of the 100 strips pickled in the first year. It has been marinated for two years, and the fermentation conditions are relatively good. It can almost be eaten raw. plan to eat a raw one to taste the taste during the Chinese New Year.

There must be more pickling this year, because the restaurant will also open next year.

In the future, this ham may be able to make a living like wine. If it is made a lot, it can be transported to other states and cities for sale.

But we have to wait until the restaurant opens, otherwise she has a lot to do.

This year, she plans to make more than a thousand hams, half as much as last year.

Early the next morning, after Xu Qinyu got up and washed, she followed Wen's to the east.

There is a special shopkeeper at Donglaiju, so there is no need for Wenshi to run around in the future, but Wenshi is used to following Yuniang on weekdays, and plans to go to Donglaiju to see if there is anything she can help.

I drove the donkey cart to Donglaiju, and saw the four-story attic of Donglaiju, the signboard has been replaced by Xuji Restaurant, and there is a vertical signboard "Donglaiju" next to it, which is smaller than the signboard of Xuji RestaurantNearly halfway up, hanging on the side.