Master Ming Hai did not come alone, he also brought a little monk with him.

It was the heart that stopped Liu Feng in front of the Buddhist nunnery today.

Liao Xin followed his master to leave the Grand Buddhist Temple and entered Capital City, feeling uneasy all the way.

The host uncle of the Grand Buddhist Temple usually does not allow the master to go down the mountain casually, because he is afraid that the master will leave the affairs of the temple like a year ago and go away alone.

If it wasn't for some important event later on, I'm afraid he would have to wait until the year of the monkey to return to Beijing.

So as soon as he showed up, the uncle made three agreements with the master, and he had no choice but to leave Beijing without permission.

However, Master is not leaving Beijing tonight, but is going to Beijing, and there is no seedling head to leave Beijing. It should be, you are not afraid, right?

Chen Nianguan looked at his savior whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and smiled.

"Master Ming Hai, long time no see, are you all right?"

Master Ming Hai looked at Miss Chen who he rescued at the beginning, almost changed his appearance, and smiled, "I'm fine, I think Miss Chen looks good, it seems that she is doing well."

Back then, Miss Chen only showed her hands, Master Ming Hai knew that Miss Chen was an extraordinary cook, and even wanted to invite her to Beijing at that time, but it was a pity that the situation was urgent at that time, so he had to give up.

Later, he heard that Yueman Building made fresh food, which was made of fish meat. He heard the news and left, but was surprised to find that it was the fish curd that Ms. Chen made for him at that time.

Because after that day, he hadn't eaten this kind of fish food for a long time, even if he looked for it from the cook, he still couldn't make it taste like this.

As a result, the chef of Yueman Building actually made it.

Although the taste is different, it is fish rot.

After inquiring about it, he found out that it was someone from Yueman Building who bought the prescription from a southern family named Chen. He speculated that this Chen family must be Ms. Chen.

Afterwards, when he ate the rice noodle which was also said to be developed by Mr. Chen, and the sun-dried preserved fish, Master Ming Hai regretted that he could not bring Chen Nianguan back to Capital City.

If he brought it back to Capital City, he wouldn't have to wait so long to eat the food she made. Now that he has come to Capital City, he is naturally excited when he sees her.

Of course Chen Nianguan knew what the purpose of Master Ming Hai's late-night visit was, wasn't it because he was addicted to food?

So went to cook for Master Ming Hai immediately.

In fact, everyone in the family has eaten dinner, but there is no shortage of ingredients in the kitchen—is it the end of the year? Chen Nianguan plans to stock up on more meat and make a la carte before the end of the year, so as to cope with the coming cat winter.

Although don't know what will happen to the Capital City cats in winter, rations, dried meat, fruits and vegetables should be prepared early.

A room next to the kitchen in the east wing, which Chen Nianguan used to store sauces, is now also used as a warehouse. He bought a lot of rice, noodles and grains, and heaped them to the brim. Even the woodshed is full of bought firewood.Charcoal salary, now one is not afraid of having no firewood, and the other is not afraid of having no food to burn.

Now want to make something special for Master Ming Hai, and there are ready-made ingredients in that room.

Considering that Master Ming Hai likes to eat fish, and there is fish in the kitchen that is ready to be marinated to make cured meat, Chen Nianguan decided to make shredded fish noodles.

Since Master Ming Hai is here, it is natural to ask him for help.

Chen Nianguan took a sea bass with firm flesh and killed it, removed the head and tail, and then scraped off the fish layer by layer with a knife until it was completely peeled off from the fish bone, and then asked Master Ming Hai to help chop it into minced fish.

"Ms. Chen is going to make fish curd for me?"

This operation seems familiar.

Ming Hai recalled that the first time he ate the fish curd that he could never forget, Miss Chen asked him to help him beat the fish meat into minced fish.

"If Master wants to eat it, it's not that I can't make it for you." Chen Nianguan smiled, "But let's wait another day! What I want to cook for Master today is not fish curd, but a new food."

While Master Ming Hai was chopping the fish into minced fish, Chen Nianguan prepared other ingredients by himself:

After washing the old ginger, scrape off the outer skin, cut into thin ginger slices, and then cut into thin shreds, find out the old garlic, crush it, then smash it into pieces, find a few green onions, and cut them into long piecesDuan, then find out the jerky sauce that brought over, cut it into shreds, then pour it all into a large bowl, put a drop of fish sauce, stir it and set it aside,

Then heat up the bone broth that didn’t finish drinking tonight, and start another pot, boil a pot of hot water for later use,

At this time, Master Ming Hai chopped the minced fish, and Chen Nianguan took over, swept the minced fish into the bowl, added a little cornflour, added a little salt, stirred well, kneaded it into a ball, and beat it several times, wait for the fish balls to appear gelatinous before stopping,

Then, the fish balls are thinned to the thickness of dumpling wrappers.

Take a knife, cut the fish noodle slices into shreds, sweep it into the grate spoon, put it in hot water, and turn it on a low fire. After the fish noodle floats, the fish noodle will be formed and cooked.

Use a grate spoon to fish out the shredded fish noodles, pour them into a bowl with seasonings, scoop a spoonful of the boiling bone soup, the ingredients are mixed with the shredded fish noodles,

Ninety percent of the shredded fish noodles are made of fish. It looks crystal clear like jade, and it tastes sweet and springy. Although it is eating noodles, it is actually eating fish. With rich spices and rich broth, Master Ming Hai must beWill love to eat.

Sure enough, Master Ming Hai couldn't stop eating a bowl of shredded fish noodles.

Liu Feng, who was in charge of burning firewood at the side, saw the whole thing from the beginning to the end, and also wanted to have a bite, but Master Ming Hai, who was protecting the food, stared back with his eyes.

These are all minced fish that he stomped with his own hands, and he hasn't eaten fish dishes made by Miss Chen for a year. What's his is his, and these shredded fish noodles are all his.

Liao Xin on the side was dumbfounded at the sight of Mrs. Chen ordering her master to be rude, but now seeing that the master is eating delicious food regardless of the etiquette and image of the seniors, he is even more surprised.

"Little master, do you want a bowl too?" Chen Nianguan asked with a smile.

Heartbroken, he swallowed his saliva and shook his head.

Monks cultivate their moral character, it is best not to be contaminated with meat, he is not like a master, dare not dare.

So except for Chen Nianguan who ate a small bowl, Master Ming Hai ate all the shredded fish noodles.

Master Ming Hai was refreshed, and sat in the kitchen, watching Chen Nianguan tidy up the desk, waiting to hear that Chen Nianguan wanted to open a restaurant in Capital City, he was very welcome in his heart.

I heard that Mrs. Chen's husband is a juzi and wants to participate in Chunwei, that is to say, Mrs. Chen will stay in Beijing until March next year. If she opens a restaurant, she will probably live here for a long time. Isn't he ready to eat at any time?Have you come to the delicacies made by Mrs. Chen?

"It's a pity that the shops in the capital are so expensive that every inch of land is expensive. I've been working on it for almost half a month, and I haven't given the address of the restaurant yet. Do you think you worry about people?" Chen Nianguan said,Suddenly remembered that Master Ming Hai is a well-known person in the capital city, or a gourmand who is familiar with gourmet food, so he threw away the rag, moved a small bag and sat next to Master Ming Hai: "Master, you must know many merchants in the city, sir.What, can you ask, who has a good shop, the location is good, the price is fair, is it willing to sell it, or rent it out?"

Master Ming Hai twitched his eyebrows.

"If there is, master may wish to help recommend it? At worst, when the restaurant opens, I will give you a distinguished guest treatment, master, and you will be free of charge! Or, if I give you 10% of the shares, then you can also be regarded as a partner of the restaurantMan, let's treat you like a master and eat and drink at any time?"

Master Ming Hai wiped his mouth, very moved.

Since returning to Beijing last time, the senior brother has taken himself very seriously. In fact, this apprentice named himself is actually the senior brother who came to monitor his whereabouts. I am afraid that it will be impossible to leave Beijing freely in the future.

It would be great to keep Mrs. Chen in Beijing.

It is known that Mrs. Chen has successfully made food, not counting rice noodles, cured meat, etc. Fish dishes that suit her appetite, there are fish curds in the past, and fish shredded noodles in the present. I don’t know how many delicious fish dishes she has in hand.After making it out, if she wants to open a restaurant, then why should he worry about having nowhere to eat delicious food?

It is related to his future good luck, Master Ming Hai secretly planned it in his heart.

Chen Nianguan also had no choice but to tell an acquaintance about the hardships of opening a store. After all, with more acquaintances to help introduce, the chance of success will increase a lot!

She also plans to visit those Capital City people who have been on the same boat according to the address, to see who has the door!

Because it was late at night, Master Ming Hai couldn't go back to the Grand Buddhist Temple overnight, so he arranged a room in the west wing for them.

When Chen Nianguan and others got up the next day, they left early and went back to the Grand Buddhist Temple.

I heard that the monks in the temple have morning classes. don’t know if the master is the same?

After Chen Nianguan cleaned up, he was going to go to the dental shop in the outer city and the inner city to inquire about the news today. Before leaving, Liu Yun came to him: "Cousin, I remember, when we left, did you tear down a toothbrush?"A stall truck?"

That's right.

When she was preparing to go out with her luggage, she dismantled the truck from the West Store of Prefecture City and took it with her, thinking about being prepared.When I was looking for Carpenter He to make a sealed wooden barrel for sauce, I ordered a new set for the West Store by the way.

"What did you find the booth for?"

"Cousin, I think we go out to look at the shops every day, and don't do any work. Seeing that we haven't earned a penny, but spent so much money, so I thought, cousin, you continue to look at the shop, waitOnce it’s settled, I’ll be your cook again, but now, I want to set up a stall and sell some food to make a living. It’s good if I can make some money, and the family also has income, so it’s not like that? It only cost money, but nothingEarn money."

Oh, the little girl is afraid of sitting on the mountain and eating nothing!

It makes sense to think about it. Chen Nianguan also understands Liu Yun's worry. After all, no one is like her, even if she can't afford a shop or open a restaurant, she still has a bottom line of 20,000 yuan.

Although Chen Nianguan is responsible for the expenses of those people, but there are also people like Liu Yun who feel sorry for him, so he proposed to do his job.

It was not cost-effective to rent a shop a year ago, so since it was doing it for the time being, it was not easy to rent a shop specifically, so Chen Nianguan agreed to Liu Yun's request and found the stall truck.

Liu Yun had planned everything.

Just sell pho.

The Yueman Building is also sold, which proves that people in Capital City also like to eat, so there must be a market for this.

Chen Nianguan helped Liu Yun put together the truck, and then went to look for the gift package for beginners.

Well, Chen Nianwan also brought two big gift bags in her bag for the set of cooking utensils that were ordered for the recruited partners. After all, she is new to opening a shop in a new place, and she must also make rice noodlesRoast duck and the like, these preliminary preparations can of course be saved, anyway, Si Ya has great strength and can handle it!

So found out the pot and bowl for making rice noodles.

"There are too few bowls in this set, do you have to ask a carpenter to order a few sets?"

"May I borrow the two you brought for the stove, cousin?"

"There is also a stone mill. There is no stone mill in the yard, so I have to buy a stone mill."

"Also, we have to wear the clothes that are specially worn when doing work. Big brother Liu Shi, big brother Liu Xiong, if you don't have any, you can order two sets, or just wear a gown."

Looking at Liu Yun's orderly arrangements, Chen Nianguan had an illusion, as if seeing himself back to the initial stage of starting a business.

When Liu Yun was happy to become independent, he was worried.

Not at all, they have to start from scratch again, right?

Da Lala's 20,000 taels are unsalable and can't be spent!

"Cousin, feel free to hand over the stall to us, you can continue to look at the shop!"

"Wait, wait!" Chen Nianguan looked at the two beasts, "Are you going to follow Liu Yun?"

The two beasts nodded, "You can't just do nothing, it's good to make some money while the year is ahead."

They were able to come to Capital City because they were guards for Master Chen on the way, and they were paid five taels of silver per month. Now they have successfully arrived in Capital City. Master Chen has Xiao You and Si Ya in and out, without the two of them.does not matter.

"But, who of you can cook?"

The two beasts looked at me and I looked at you, shaking their heads.

"Yunyun, then you go out alone, and they are responsible for protecting you, can you be busy?"

Liu Yun thought for a while, "How about calling Brother Liu Feng?"

Liu Feng is also the group of veterans who first came out of the stall, he must know hot rice noodles, so there are two of them?

Liu Feng just woke up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and shook his head when he heard that Liu Yun was going out of the stall, "Well, Yunyun, if you want to go out of the stall, then find another helper, I have other things to do!"

"Brother Liu Feng, what's the matter with you?"

"I promised Master Ming Hai that I will run errands for him the next day and deliver the delicacies made by my cousin!"

"When did he tell you? Why didn't I know?"

Liu Feng yawned, "He said it was inconvenient for him to come to Capital City often, and my cousin was afraid that she would not have time to go outside, so she told me before leaving that as long as my cousin made something new, I mustKeep a copy and let me send it to him."

Tsk!

Chen Nianguan felt that Master Ming Hai was very rude, but since he was his savior and the big man he wanted to win over, it was appropriate to send some food every now and then to bond with each other, so he acquiesced.

Then after thinking about it, they will open restaurants in the future, so it is better to train a group of reserve members now, for example, start training cooks now.

But now in the capital city where there are three schools and nine schools, it is impossible to just find someone to learn their cooking skills.

What if you have bad intentions and run away after learning?There are so many restaurants outside, what if the character is not good enough and the military situation is spied on?

After much deliberation, Chen Nianguan decided to buy someone!

Like the Liu family, if you buy someone and hold the deed of sale in your hand, you won't be afraid of ghosts and monsters.

Therefore, when Chen Nianguan arrived at the dental shop this day, he put aside the business of the shop for the time being, and first went to the shop assistant to buy slaves.

"I don't know what condition Miss Chen wants to buy as a servant?"

The clerk of this dental shop in the outer city took Chen Nianguan to the east and west these days, and did not go to a shop. At this time, he was shocked to hear that Chen Nianguan didn't visit the shop to see the slaves. This lady doesn't open the restaurant anymore?

"Ah, that's right, if you're an honest person, you'd better have a cooking experience." Chen Nianguan thought for a while, and added, "Or, those who are interested in cooking."

When the dental staff heard it, come on, still want to open a restaurant.

Then called the man in charge of the slave trade and asked him to recommend some.

"Ms. Chen, you must be right to buy slaves from me. The slaves we have are the best among so many dental shops, no matter their appearance or workmanship."

The guy also asked Chen Nianguan what he wanted, and then picked out five slaves.

A couple with four ladies.

The Tian couple opened a steamed stuffed bun shop by themselves some time ago, but their only son became seriously ill, and they had to sell the shop to treat their son's illness. In the end, the family's wealth was gone, but their son's life was not saved.Without a shelter for Zhiwa, both of them can only sell themselves as slaves.

As for the four girls, two were sold from a certain marquis's mansion in Capital City. It is said that they were implicated by the steward who made a mistake. They usually helped burn the fire in the kitchen., the mother remarried, so she was sold by her uncle and nephew for money, and she usually cooked food at home, and the other was a widow.Sold her to a dentist.

Well, they are all poor people.

Chen Nianguan asked questions one by one, and the couple he liked the most were naturally the couple.

They were originally in the steamed stuffed bun shop, and the cooks who can run a shop are naturally rich in experience, not only in cooking, but also in the aspects of opening a shop, attracting customers, maintaining customers, and purchasing. When asked about her husband, the wife became nervous, and the husband said nonchalantly: "Master, if you want to buy us, you have to buy our wife too, otherwise, we, we will not agree."

"Hey, Tian Daxiao, don't think you're just crazy because of your skills. Someone is willing to buy you and you're lucky. Who do you think you are?" The clerk kicked him, and Tian Daxiao almost didn't fall.His wife quickly helped him up.

"Master, why don't you just buy us together? We are capable, and we will never play tricks." Tian Daxiao saw that the buyer was a young woman who seemed easy to talk, so he begged with his wife.

I heard from the dental staff that it was because of this that Tian Daxiao and his wife never sold.

Chen Nianguan was puzzled at first, since both couples can work, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to buy them together?After watching Aunt Tian take two steps, I noticed that Aunt Tian was crippled.

A cripple is a man with a natural disability, and no one is willing to buy it as a slave.

Originally, the tooth shop was willing to buy Tian Daxiao and his wife, and thought that because of Tian Daxiao's cooking skills, some people would not mind Aunt Tian as an extra, but unexpectedly, they misjudged the taboo of buying slaves and servants against the disabled.The requirement of buying one must be two, and those who were originally interested in his craftsmanship gave up.

Seeing that the couple was about to break their hands, Chen Nianguan came to buy people at this time, so he quickly pushed them out. Seeing that Chen Nianguan seemed to frown, the clerk hurriedly said: "Ms.Auntie is good at everything else, and Tian Daxiao's craftsmanship is not bad, and the buns he makes are usually good for everyone in our dental shop."

Chen Nianguan glanced at the clerk, didn't say anything, and said a few words to Aunt Tian. Although Aunt Tian answered intermittently, the order was still clear and there was nothing unusual about it.

She had a plan in her mind, didn't say anything, and went to ask about the situation of the other ladies.

The girl who was sold in by her uncle and nephew is called Erya, who is about the same age as Si Ya, and looks pretty. It is said that at home, she has been cooking with her mother since she was seven years old. The widow, before her husband diedShe was called Sister-in-law Bai, and she was called the White Widow after her death. She was about twenty-three years old, and she also helped the house since she was a child.

As for the other two, it is said that they were sold in the Hou's mansion, one was called Du Juan and the other was called Lilac, and they said they had helped the cook make snacks.

Seeing that Chen Nianguan asked them fewer questions than others, and offered information.

"My lord, besides making snacks, my servants can also do other things, such as making tea, embroidering, and serving people. I have done all of them." Du Juan said, "I can read and make plans."

That Ding Xiang also hurriedly said: "My lord, I have also studied for several years, and I can also embroider and sew. I am usually in the embroidery room, and I was transferred to the kitchen later."

Chen Nianguan nodded to show that he understood. After they were taken down, the dental shop assistant smiled: "How about it, Mrs. Chen, which one do you want to buy?"

"Tian Daxiao is not bad, that is..." Chen Nianguan frowned.

"Ah, of course we know that Tian Daxiao is good. How about this, Mrs. Chen, if you want to buy Tian Daxiao, then Auntie Tian will sell it to you at half price, how about it?"

"How much does Tian Daxiao sell for?"

The dental shop guy gave a number: twenty-five taels.

"Tsk tsk!" Chen Nianguan shook his head, "It's too expensive!"

"It's not expensive, Mrs. Chen, his craftsmanship is really good."

"That's a good workmanship, keep it, let's talk about the next one..."

"Hey, Mrs. Chen, if you really want to buy it, why don't you pay me a price!" The dental assistant frowned in worry.

But no, seeing that the weather is getting colder and colder, once the winter is over, there will be fewer people cooking and eating, and the big ????? night can’t be sold. If they want to stay in Yahang until the beginning of spring tomorrow, they have to take care of twoThe couple's daily life and diet!

"Fifteen taels!"

Chen Nianguan remembers that Liu's bought the old man Xu's family of three for only twenty-six taels of silver. Now in Capital City, even if he is skilled, the cook is too expensive!One person is enough for a family of three.

"How can I do that? It's too cheap." The dental worker shook his head like a rattle.

That is a craftsman, and he can usually ask for thirty taels, if there is not someone who is holding back, he would dare to ask for forty taels!

"Then, how about it, thirty taels, thirty taels, you buy both Tian Daxiao and his wife, how about it?"

Chen Nianguan waved his hand, indicating that he would think about it first, and then asked the other people's worth one by one.

Erya wanted eight taels of silver, the white widow only wanted six taels of silver, and the two girls wanted twenty taels of silver.

"He came from the Hou Mansion, just Yongchang Marquis Residence, you know? The girl has learned the rules..."

"It's a pity that no matter how well you learn the rules, you still make mistakes."

"The ones who made the mistake were not them, but they were in charge." The dental shop clerk argued, "The girl is well educated, and she was sold because she was implicated."

"How do you know it's the manager's fault and not their fault? Who told you that? You just believe it when they tell you so?"

The dental clerk looked helpless.

"Come on, Great Aunt, give us an accurate answer, buy or not? Which ones to buy?"

Chen Nianguan rolled his eyes, "Then, I'm going to buy them all, can it be cheaper?"

"They?" The dentist was surprised, and then asked to confirm, "Including Tian Daxiao and his wife?"

"Including Tian Daxiao and his wife."

"Ah, that will definitely buy you cheaper!"

The shop assistant quickly calculated the total price, and Chen Nianguan had already done the calculation: "Seventy taels, I bought all six of them."

"Seventy taels? It's too little, let's add some more!" The dental worker countered the price.

"A lot, I made this deal with your dental firm today, and I have to look at the store later, what if it's done? I have to keep the money and bargain with your dental firm at that time.!"

The dental man couldn't laugh or cry.

That deal is still nothing, how can it be calculated like this?