Looking at the plaque in front of him, Xu Qinyu followed Wen's in.

Dong Shi also came here today, she didn't care about the restaurant's affairs, but today is different, Miss Xu came to the restaurant for the first time, she naturally remembered it in her heart, so she came over to have a look.

The guys in the restaurant are sweeping.

Xu Qinyu went to the back kitchen, even though she was still a little lady, these chefs in their 30s, 40s, 40s and 50s still admired her.

Xu Qinyu didn't talk nonsense, just said a few words, and started to make today's morning meal.

The ingredients were told to Dongxi yesterday, and all have been prepared.

For example, Hexian Aquatic Products was still ordered with Uncle He, and the milk was also brought in by Uncle He. When the two companies were about to merge a few days ago, Xu Qinyu had already told Uncle He that Uncle He also came to town early today. On the way, drove a few donkey carts with children and grandchildren, and sent the aquatic products and milk to the big restaurant here.

The chefs who come to live in the east don’t know how to cook Xu Ji’s food, thanks to Dong Qian and Chef Wang’s help, plus Cheng Geer, Feng Geer and Da Niu, they have also stayed in Xu Ji for almost three years. They can almost handle the spoon and help a lot. Although the chefs and helpers of Donglaiju have never done Xu Ji’s food, they have more than ten or decades of experience, and they can get started very quickly. They can’t help with stuffing stuffing. busy, but everything else can help.

The back kitchen suddenly became hot.

In short, there are many people, and it is still very fast to get busy.

After more than an hour, the morning food was ready, and Xu Ji also opened the door of the restaurant to start business.

After all, there were only a few diners at Xu Ji yesterday, and there are only a few of them today, but they are all the same as usual, and they are ready to go to Xu Ji when it is time to eat morning food. It suddenly occurred to me that Xu Ji said yesterday that he would move to Donglai. , hurried to Donglaiju, and found that the signboard of Donglaiju was changed to "Xuji Restaurant", and there was a small signboard next to it, which was originally Donglaiju.

The diners stood at the door for a while, and seeing the four big characters of "Xu Ji Restaurant", they also felt a little different. They were also witnesses of Xu Ji's gradual growth.

Donglaiju's morning food was originally relatively ordinary.

The Mu family has more special dishes, so Donglaiju's original list of court meals was not kept, and the court meals were all Xu Ji's meals.

Therefore, Xu Kee’s original Chaoshi food has also added a few things, adding mutton hot and spicy soup. Naturally, fried fried oil cakes are served with Hu spicy soup. is comfortable.

In addition to mutton hot and spicy soup, there are also bean curd, rice wine, and bean curd.

These are also standard for normal meals.

Xu Qinyu didn't plan to add too much at once, because the restaurant is relatively large now, and the previous morning food patterns were a little less, so added these first, and will slowly adjust later, and can also change the type of noodles for breakfast in the future. Also improve it.

The spicy paste soup is a big pot once it is boiled, and the aroma smells overbearing.

These diners had to know that they were served fresh food, so they naturally ordered fresh food, and then paired it with other food that they were used to eating before.

The diners were still a little worried, even if the two merged, would the taste be different.

Waiting for the Chaoshi to be served, smelling the familiar aroma, and tasting it again, the taste has not changed at all, so put heart down and started to eat Chaoshi with peace of mind.

The new dishes are also very popular among diners.

And eat more comfortably, because the place is spacious.

Although Xu Ji used to be clean and bright, it was a bit crowded, but now it is much more comfortable.

There are also those diners who don't know that Xu Ji has moved, naturally, as usual, Xu Ji used Chaoshi in the past.

As a result, when we arrived at the place, we found that Xu Ji had closed the gate, and there was a notice hanging on the door, saying that Xu Ji had moved his address and merged with Donglaiju.

The surrounding merchants also kindly reminded, "Xu Ji moved and merged with Donglaiju on the East Street. Everyone went there to eat, and I just went there too. The taste is still delicious, and the place is even better. It’s spacious, you all hurry over there.”

Because of the notice posted and the reminders from the surrounding merchants, these diners also knew that Xu Ji had moved to Donglai, so naturally they all went there to eat Chaoshi.

There are also some of the original diners in Donglaiju. In fact, they also liked Xu Ji's food, but later they felt that Xu Ji had to queue up, but he was not willing to queue, and it was very crowded, so they went back to Donglaiju to eat. Now Xu Ji has moved Come here, there are so many tricks for Chao Shi, and naturally I am very willing.

In short, all the meals prepared on the first day were sold out within two hours.

It also makes the chefs and cooks in Donglaiju admire it.

There are not many diners who come to eat Donglaiju morning food on weekdays, so the attendance rate of the morning food is very low.

Today, the attendance rate is almost full, and even the private rooms on the third and fourth floors are filled with people.

Evening dinners are about the same. And basically they ordered Xu Ji's signature dishes, and even most of the original diners in Donglaiju also ordered Xu Ji's menu.

Even at the evening meal, used up all the ingredients had prepared.

The ingredients prepared by Donglaiju in the past are often not used up, and will be kept until the next day. As long as the taste does not change, they will continue to be used as ingredients the next day.

After Xu Qinyu learned about it, she told these chefs that there are help cooks and winter banquets, "Brother Xi, you are in charge of the restaurant's purchase, and you should also understand the importance of fresh ingredients. In the future, there are some ingredients that can be placed in the restaurant. , such as bacon sausage, or some marinated stinky salmon, etc., such as most of the poultry meat and fresh vegetables, if you can't use it up, let the guys in the restaurant share it that night and bring it back to your family. Eat in, especially the fresh river type.”

Xu Qinyu has the strictest requirements for ingredients.

Except when it's very cold, some meats are fine for a day.

But for things like river fish, even in the big winter, the taste and texture of fresh river fish and those that have been dead for more than a day will start to differ.

However, for some meat dishes, you really need to marinate the meat and cook it for two days before the taste becomes prominent.

In addition, some vegetables, such as cabbage and radishes, can be stored.

That kind of fresh cabbage wilted the next day, so it must not be used the next day.

So even if the ingredients are not fresh, it is necessary to distinguish.

Dongxi nodded, "I can save it."

After Mu Shi, Xu Qinyu said a few more words, and everyone dispersed.

After three or four days in this way, Xu Ji's original guests basically knew that Xu Ji had moved, and the number of guests who returned to Xu Ji basically reached more than 90%, and the rest were due to other reasons. Eat in the past.

And Xu Ji moved to Donglaiju and the news of the merger with Donglaiju spread almost all over the town.

Shi Laoba and Yao Shi didn't know that Xu Ji had moved to Donglaiju until three days later.

Yao shi also panicked, "Master, they all said that you shouldn't talk about buying business shares, and you shouldn't raise rent with others, but you don't believe it, it's good now, they haven't waited for the store to expire, We just moved out, what should we do now? Otherwise, I will apologize to Miss Xu, which is our fault, and we should be sorry."

Shi Laoba roared angrily: "What apology, we are right, if you don't rent, you won't rent, I said how could she have the confidence to say no, she had already made plans and discussed with Donglaiju to merge, She kept it from us all the time, and we didn't know until she moved out. This little lady is really scheming. Is this Donglaiju's owner stupid? If the signboard of this century-old brand says no, then don’t.”

But Yao shi didn't have the heart to listen to him nagging about this.

She knew that it was now a foregone conclusion, and it was their fault, so it was time to apologize and let it go.

As for her shop, even if Mrs. Xu was unwilling to rent it, she would put up a notice for renting it again.

Now, because this shop was rented to Mrs. Xu before, Mrs. Xu made the shop prosperous for three years, and it should be easier to rent it out in the future.

Yao Shi sighed and said to Shi Laoba, "Master, don't talk anymore, I'll go with you tomorrow to apologize to Mrs. Xu, even if this matter is over, wait until next spring when the lease expires. , we re-posted the notice and then rented the shop to the outside world, and Mrs. Xu also renovated the shop, and when she moved out, it was also swept clean, so it must be easy to rent out."

Shi Laoba was still furious in his heart, "Why should we wait until the spring, we will post the notice now, rent the shop now, and I have to ask her, this is not crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, let's rent the shop to her. It has been three years, and now she has a good business and made a lot of money, so she moved out, and she doesn't care about us."

Yao Shi was also a little annoyed, "Master, shut up, if you didn't think about the rent increase all day, I wouldn't think about giving 2,000 taels of silver to other people's business stocks, and Miss Xu wouldn't think about it. If we move away, we won’t disturb such a field. What’s more, we are in business, and people pay rent. They make a good living and have many customers. It’s not because our shop is prosperous, it’s because they have good craftsmanship and delicious food. So there are a lot of customers, it's not our shop that makes her prosperous, it's her that makes our shop prosperous, and then you don't care about the rental of this shop, I'll take care of it."

She also felt a little regretful, why did she keep accommodating the master, if it wasn't for him, neither she nor Mrs. Xu would have made such a fuss.

What's more, the house and the shop she lives in now are all her property, and they have nothing to do with the master.

Seeing his weak and talkative wife suddenly talking to him like this, Shi Laoba gave Yao Shi a vicious push, "What do you know? If I hadn't helped you, you would have been tricked many times with your personality. Miss Xu cheated on you, and you still helped her speak."

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Yao shi was pushed back two steps by him, her lower back bumped against the corner of the table behind her, her complexion changed due to the pain, and she watched Shi Laoba leave helplessly.

But Shi Laoba didn't go anywhere else, and went directly to Xu Ji who lived in Donglai. It happened to be the time when he was eating Chaoshi. Old Shi entered the restaurant and shouted loudly: "Xu Qinyu? Give it to me come out!"

His voice startled the diners who were eating breakfast in the restaurant.

Many diners couldn't help frowning.

Yuan Shi also came over immediately and said, "Lao Ba Shi, what are you doing? You still want to make trouble, don't you?"

Shi Laoba sneered, "I'm here today to trouble that cook, Xu Ji. I've never seen such a person. I rented my shop to her for three years. The deed is only good for her. I said why she was so arrogant a few days ago, and she said she would not rent our shop anymore. It turned out that she had climbed up a high branch living in the east and moved away overnight. Isn't this crossing the river and demolishing the bridge? Everyone Distinguished guest, let me comment, this kind of person's behavior, you dare to eat the food she cooks? Who knows if she added something to it for the sake of delicious taste, otherwise you can talk about it, why is she an eighteen Nine's cook, the food is even more delicious than the chef who has been in charge for decades?"

As soon as these words came out, not only the faces of the diners changed, but even Yuan Shi also changed his face.

She said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? You know why our boss moved away, but the food our boss cooks is delicious. The diners in Yuanbao Town have eaten it for three years. If I had known our boss was the chef Yihao, we also eat in restaurants every day, if you talk nonsense, be careful and we will report to the police to arrest you."

"Look, this is not embarrassment!"

Shi Laoba yelled immediately.

This also made the diners who came to eat Chaoshi a little suspicious. It seemed that the food made by Mrs. Xu was indeed more delicious than that made by the chef who has been in charge for decades...

Other tasks in the restaurant immediately ran to the back kitchen to report to Xu Qinyu.

Xu Qinyu was still making stuffing at the moment, but when she heard Mr. Shi came to make trouble, her face turned cold, and she handed over the work to Chef Wang. In the front hall, she saw Mr. Shi Bazheng said triumphantly: "Guests, think about it for yourself, why is the food made by this little cook so delicious? Do you feel that you have never eaten such delicious food in your life? Do you really think it is normal? It must be something added inside. Be careful about something that makes people addicted."

Xu Qinyu's face was as cold as ice, she whispered to Xu Feng who came out next to her, "Brother Feng, you go to the Yamen to report to the officials first."

Xu Feng glanced at Shi Laoba and said, "Master, then be careful."

After speaking, he told Xu Tiao who was behind him, "Brother Tiao, take care of Master and watch Mr. Shi, I'll report to the police first."

Xu Tiao nodded, and Xu Feng raised his foot and walked towards the outside of the restaurant. When he passed by Shi Laoba, he gave him a cold look.

When Xu Feng went out to report to the officials, Xu Tiao followed Xu Qinyu into the hall.

Xu Qinyu looked at Shi Laoba and sneered: "Shi Laoba, you don't have to become angry because I disagree with your rent increase and move away, and come to slander me. I have opened a restaurant in Yuanbao Town for three years. Is it because the food tastes good, or is there something added? My distinguished guests can tell clearly. I don’t even use most of the ingredients overnight. I helped to adjust the children who are picky eaters, and I also helped adjust some overweight customers to make them lose weight to normal weight."

Ever since she helped Yang Zhizhi, the county magistrate's daughter, to control her weight, Yang Zhizhi now weighs just over a hundred catties, and now she almost keeps at this weight.

Yang Zhizhi lost weight, and several overweight diners came to her one after another, asking her to help adjust their diet.

Xu Qinyu also helped them arrange morning and evening meals, all of them lost weight, and some of them are still eating and losing weight.

Hearing what she said, the diners were also shocked that it was indeed the case. Several children who used to eat day and night in Xu Ji were skinny at first, but now they are all white and tender. The county magistrate's daughter was a bit fat before, but she looks good now.

And they also ate it for three years, and they didn't have any health problems, but they were in good health.

If something was really added, they would have had problems for three years.

Some diners couldn't help but said, "That's right, we have eaten the food made by Mrs. Xu for three years, and now we are in good health."

"That's not it, I also specially asked Mrs. Xu to help me make my diet lighter. I have lost more than 30 catties. After losing weight, I can walk without panting, and I feel much more comfortable."

The diners helped Xu Qinyu speak one after another.

Some people couldn't help asking, "Miss Xu, what does this person want to do? Isn't he the owner of the shop you originally rented, Miss? Why did you slander you like this? Could it be that you really took over his shop? Cheap?"

Shi Laoba immediately answered: "Guests, you don't know. I rented my shop to her at a cheaper price than the market price. She turned out to be fine. She moved out as soon as she said she wanted to. She didn't say hello at all. How can this happen?" Human?"

Xu Qinyu didn't intend to publicize the relationship between herself and Mrs. Yao's shop at first, since she didn't rent it anymore, it's better to get together and leave.

Moreover, she has no objection to Mrs. Yao, thinking that she is about to move out, so she will not tell the public what Shi Laoba has done, so as not to implicate Mrs. Yao's shop, and it will be difficult to rent out in the future.

But Zhishi Lao Ba dared to come here to make trouble, and even slandered her for adding something to the food.

She couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Lao Ba Shi, you know what's going on. Originally, I was doing it for Lady Yao's sake, and I didn't want to make a fuss, so as not to affect Lady Yao's shop in the future. But if you still want to go after the restaurant and play tricks, don't blame me for being rude."

She explained the matter briefly to the diners around, "It was Shi Laoba who found me a few days ago and wanted to give me two hundred taels of silver to enter the business shares of my restaurant in Raozhou City. It is tens of thousands of taels of silver to build a house and restaurant, so I naturally couldn't agree, so he told me to increase the rent to twenty taels of silver a month. The rent of ten taels of silver, he opened his mouth so loudly, I thought that the restaurant was also a little small, and the distinguished guests usually eat and eat are a bit crowded, so I thought about taking this opportunity to find a big shop to renovate and move there. It happened that Mrs. Dong wanted to cooperate with me after hearing about it, so the two families merged into one family and moved Xu Ji directly to live in Donglai."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

Someone couldn't help standing up for Xu Qinyu.

"Shi Laoba, you are not going too far. You just want to enter someone's restaurant for two hundred taels of silver. How dare you ask for it?"

"There is also your shop, which is five taels of silver a month at most, and you ask Miss Xu for twenty taels of silver a month, and they will definitely move out."

Everyone began to condemn Qi Shi Laoba in a hurry.

When Shi Laoba saw this, he immediately hesitated and said, "I never said these things, and I didn't intend to increase the rent to twenty taels of silver a month. You said it yourself. I just went to ask you, Say that Xu Ji’s business is good, can you give me the rent for next year at the market price, you will become angry and say no to rent.”

Seeing this, Xu Qinyu laughed angrily.

"You don't want to admit it, do you?"

Mrs. Wen also came over and said, "I was there that day, and you told my Yuniang that you wanted two hundred taels of silver to occupy the business shares of my Yuniang's Restaurant."

Shi Laoba snorted coldly, "You mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, naturally help her speak."

Some diners shouted loudly: "I heard it too. What you said to Mrs. Xu at the gate of Xu Ji that day, and Mrs. Xu disagreed, so you threatened others that the rent would be raised. I have heard everything from twenty taels of silver a month."

That was Shi Laoba's second visit to Xu Ji's door.

This diner was the shopkeeper of a shop next to Xu Ji. He happened to come out to get some air that day. He was squatting at the door of his shop and heard the conversation between the two.

Shi Laoba was speechless.

It happened that another woman walked in outside the restaurant, it was Yao Shi.

Seeing Shi Laoba coming out angrily, Yao Shi was worried that he would come to Xuji Restaurant to cause trouble, so she reluctantly followed, but who knew that he really came here.

Seeing Xu Qinyu, she immediately came over to apologize to Xu Qinyu, "Miss Xu, I'm really sorry, but it was actually my fault. Back then, I shouldn't have said that I would give you two thousand taels of silver to enter Xu Ji's business shares. into this."

Xu Qinyu raised his eyebrows and said, "You're talking about two thousand taels of silver going into Xuji Restaurant's business shares?"

Yao Shi nodded, "Miss Xu, if she doesn't want to, she will naturally give up. It is even more impossible to increase the rent. There will be no rent increase."

Xu Qinyu told her bluntly, "Your master wanted it with two hundred taels of silver. After I disagreed, he threatened me to increase the rent to twenty taels of silver a month."

Yao shi was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Shi Laoba in disbelief.

Shi Laoba felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at Yao Shi.

When the diners saw this, they all understood.

It turned out that Mrs. Yao was the one who came up with 2,000 taels of silver to buy shares in the restaurant, but she didn't want to take such a big advantage by paying 200 taels of silver. It was this old man who made these things in private.

"This Shi Laoba is really greedy, and he even beat him up."

"No, what did Mrs. Yao think at the beginning, looking for Shi Laoba, an old bachelor, she was a widow, but she has a daughter, a house and a shop, and it feels better to guard her daughter."

"I heard that Shitou Ba was kind to her before, and she even cooked and washed her clothes. Otherwise, what would Mrs. Yao do to marry him."

Yao shi listened to everyone's words blankly.

In the beginning, it was indeed because Shi Laoba was very good to her and her daughter. He came to her house to help her cook and wash clothes, and said that he would take care of their mother and daughter in the future, so that no one would bully them.

But after getting married, he changed. He didn't help him starch and wash his clothes. He was idle all day, doing nothing.

The diners babbled a few words and asked Mrs. Yao to take Shi Laoba away quickly, so don't be embarrassed here.

Only then did Yao shi come back to his senses, apologize to Xu Qinyu again, and plan to take the person away.

Unexpectedly, Xu Feng came with two yamen, and the yamen came in and arrested Shi Laoba.

Shi Laoba struggled hard, "What do you want to do? Arrest me for what?"