Seeing the shocked look on the second son's face, the steward was also dumbfounded, "Second son?"

"I said, the word Chen's restaurant is wrong..."

Wen Yun grabbed several packages of New Year's goods, and looked at each package: Chen's restaurant, Chen's restaurant, Chen's sauce jerky in Funing County...

Wen Yun's face turned pale, and he asked the steward again sharply: "I said, who wrote these words?"

"Second Young Master, how do I know?" The steward shook his head, "Maybe it was written by someone in the Chen family restaurant?"

Wen Yun stared at the words "Chen's Restaurant", and his eyes fell on "Funing County".

Funing County?Such a coincidence?

Three months ago, what did Uncle Pang who visited the mansion say?

A man named Zhang Yulang from Chuzhou Mansion looked so similar to Wen Xuan that he almost thought Wen Xuan was alive.

He was shocked when he heard about it, and even asked Mr. Luo Shidu, the chief examiner of Chuzhou Mansion, if there was such a thing.He was slightly relieved because Juzi was innocent.

As a result, not long ago, my grandmother and younger sister went to the Grand Buddhist Temple to offer incense, and said that they met someone who looked exactly like the third brother. He also sent people to the Grand Buddhist Temple to look for it, but it was in vain.

Wen Yun wondered if the person they met at the Grand Buddhist Temple was this Zhang Yulang?

Counting the time, if the newly promoted Juren wants to participate in the next year's Spring Festival, he may have already arrived in Beijing.

If it was really Zhang Yulang, he would like to meet for a while.

After all, he was very interested in people who looked like the third brother.

It's a pity that people have never let him find it, but now he sees the pen and ink that he is very familiar with.

Doesn't this Chen's restaurant, Funing County dried meat sauce belong to the handwriting of the third brother?

It is a bit thought-provoking to say that people are similar, but the handwriting is still the same.

"Throw all these things out to me." Wen Yun shouted angrily.

"Hey?" The steward was stunned, "Second son, this batch of New Year's goods has already been put into storage. Madam just said that these dried meat and cakes can also be used as New Year's gifts for each family, so that the servants can buy more."

"Mother, have you seen these inks?"

"Of course not. The maidservant asked the maidservant to remove the oil paper bag and put it in a food box to present to Madam as a reward."

"That's good." Wen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, and instructed, "All the gifts I bought for these years, remove all the oiled paper bags and replace them with oiled paper bags."

"Hey!"

"Also, remember not to let these low-grade words enter the room and stain your mother's eyes."

"The servant obeys."

"Also, don't let Grandma see Eldest Young Lady."

"The servant obeys."

Wen Yun was relieved to see that the steward responded one by one and went back to do so.

That night, Wen Yun couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning.

It has been more than a year since Wen Xuan died, and the matter should be settled. If there is no accident, next year, it is up to his father to ask the Holy One for him to be crowned son.

But this Zhang Yulang just popped up at this time.

He can't be Wen Xuan's.

Zhang Yulang, absolutely cannot be Wen Xuan.

Moreover, even if he is still alive, but he has never returned to Beijing to clarify the matter of his life and death, I am afraid it is not the third brother.

Let Zhang Yulang be Zhang Yulang!

The next day, Chen Nianguan, Liu Yun and others still welcomed a lot of people from Capital City who spent a lot of money to buy New Year's goods in the shop.

This is already the fourth day of the opening of the shop, and people who come to their shop in Chen's restaurant every day to buy new year's goods are pouring in. The cured meat and jerky meat that they plan to sell have already been sold out, and only today is left.A small part of it, if nothing else, will be sold out today.

Snacks such as Xiaokou jujube, Tanghuan, Youjiao, etc. are also very popular. In the past few days, two groups of people have come here in rotation. One group fried new year’s goods at home, and the other group came to sell them in the shop.goods.

After today's New Year's goods for cured meat are gone, the demand for these New Year's goods will be even greater.

The demand is great. Doesn't the demand mean more money?

Chen Nianguan has been grinning for the past few days, alas, there are so many high-ranking households in Capital City, they have made so many sauce jerky, and the price is twice as expensive as in Prefecture City, yet they flock to itBuy it in the shop, tsk tsk, it's really rich.

Money is good, money is good, and when she decides the price list of dim sum and side dishes in the restaurant in the new year, she can refer to this to draw up the most suitable unit price.

When Chen Nianguan was calculating silently in his heart, the smile on his face remained undiminished, but he glanced at the opposite side of the shop from the corner of his eyes, pretending to have casually glanced at a young man who had come here several times.

It looks like a gentleman from some family, wearing a black fox cloak, he has a certain temperament, and his facial features are considered handsome, but he always secretly looks at his shop, which adds a little bit of thieves to this young man out of thin air.

Could it be some New Year's goods shop, seeing that they couldn't compete with their Chen's restaurant, who secretly instigated people to make trouble?

Or was he spying on someone in the shop?

who?

Could it be her?

Hey, she's already wearing a man's suit, so she still can't hide her natural beauty?

"Master Chen!" The steward of Yongchang Marquis Residence shouted, calling Chen Nianguan from his trance.

"Yes, sir, what do you want to buy?"

"I bought a lot of New Year's goods from your shop yesterday, remember?"

"Remember, it's about the management, right? Why, I didn't buy enough yesterday, are you here to replenish it today?"

Although there are many customers, when Chen Nianguan is in charge of the checkout, he will write down who bought the New Year’s goods, which house is in charge, and then he is very impressed with this innkeeper, because he is the innkeeper of Yongchang Marquis Residence!

The rhododendrons and cloves she bought at home came from Yongchang Marquis Residence!

In view of this subtle connection, Chen Nianguan also had a subtle feeling when facing Guan Guanshi.

"That's right, how many sauced pork jerky and cured meats are there in your shop? Our Yongchang Marquis Residence covers them all." Guan Guan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Guan Shi, for being so generous!" Chen Nianguan was overjoyed, and turned around and asked Liu He to wrap up the remaining cured meat and jerky so that Guan Guan could take it back.

When Chen Nianguan was paying the bill, Guan Guan couldn't help but glance at Second Young Master Wen who was waiting for him across the street.

Guan Guan didn't know why Second Young Master Wen was so interested in who wrote the words on the oil paper packaging of Chen's Restaurant, but as a slave, he naturally had to obey his master's orders.

"The sauced jerky was brought back yesterday by our master. Seeing the ink and ink you wrote, I felt that there was a lot of bone charm. I asked me to come over and ask, who is the son of the person who wrote the recruiting letter for Master Chen?"

Because he was also concerned that there was no young man looking over at the other side of the street, so when he was settling the accounts, Chen Nianguan also inadvertently raised his head and glanced at it, just in time, he saw the dispute between Guan Guanshi and the young man.

Oh, it turned out to be the son of Yongchang Marquis Residence!

Did he ask Guan Guan to ask this question?Are you really interested in Yulang's calligraphy?Or are you interested in Yulang himself?

Otherwise, why didn't Allah come forward and ask directly?

It must be weird to beat around the bush like this!

"It's not the son of some family, it's the master Juren we met in the countryside, who gave us the woodcut seal of Chen's restaurant, so it can be used as a trick!" Chen Nianguan smiled and put the calculated ledger in the door.The steward waved forward: "Sheng Hui, the total is one hundred and forty taels, please settle the bill with the steward."

"Okay." Guan Guan asked the boy to get the meat, and took out his purse to get the banknotes, but he still asked: "I don't know who is the master? Do you intend to come to Beijing to participate in the next spring?"

"He..." Chen Nianguan looked at the handwriting written by Zhang Erlang on the oiled paper package, and wanted to say that he didn't know the name of this Juren master, and was afraid that the other party would not believe him, so he smiled and said, "It's a Juren named Zhang.Master, he is usually called Zhang Xiucai, but after passing the Juren examination, he will be called Master Juren, and we don’t know whether he has come to Beijing or not.”

"Oh?"

"After all, we merchants, how can we be so clear about scholars?" Chen Nianguan laughed twice.

Guan Guan thought about it, so he stopped asking.

Chen Nianguan saw that just as Guan Guanshi left, the young man across the street left, and he clicked his tongue inwardly.

When did my husband get involved with Yongchang Marquis Residence?

Haijiao Village, Funing County is far away from Capital City. He said that he grew up in a fishing village and had never been to Capital City. Why did people from Yongchang Marquis Residence see his writing and come to ask about his origin?

No way, is Zhang Yulang hiding something from her?

Then I thought about what I was hiding from him, so I was depressed for a while and then relieved?????.

Hey, who doesn't have a little secret?

No one in this world really confides in anyone and tells everything in his heart without any concealment, right?

It's like Tou herself keeps the big secret that she is a time traveler!

As a couple, it's not surprising to have reservations, as long as it's harmless!

Even so, after Chen Nianguan went back, he still asked Zhang Erlang about it.

"The manager of Yongchang Marquis Residence?"

"That's right, it's said that the master of the family was very interested in seeing the trick you wrote for us, and asked about you!" Chen Nianguan combed his down-down hair in front of the bronze mirror.Husband looked over and observed Zhang Erlang's expression carefully, and found that he was very calm, he was a little relieved, "Husband, you have nothing to do with Yongchang Marquis Residence, right?"

"It doesn't matter." Zhang Erlang vetoed it flatly, hesitated for a while, and added: "I hope, before and after, it has nothing to do with Yongchang Marquis Residence!"

"Hmm!" Chen Nianguan turned around, feeling a little disappointed.

"Why this expression?"

"Yongchang Marquis Residence is a famous book in Capital City. I still think, maybe you are the lost son of the Hou Mansion?" Chen Nianguan smiled after finishing speaking.

Zhang Erlang took the comb in Chen Nianguan's hand and combed her black hair.

"I let my wife down, I'm just the son of an unknown villager in Haijiao Village."

"Well, I also like the son of an unknown villager in Haijiao Village."

Zhang Erlang gently held a handful of hair in his hand, and smiled at the lady in the bronze mirror.

While at Yongchang Marquis Residence, Wen Yun was even more certain after listening to Guan Shi's report: "This candidate must be in Capital City, send someone to check, what college does he study in?"

As long as it is aimed at Chunwei, it will definitely study in the academy in Capital City.

He searched the academies one by one, but he didn't believe he couldn't find anyone.

Soon, the last two days passed. Chen Nianguan, Liu Yun and others, who had made a lot of money, packed up the money and tidied up the shop. After thanking Miss Qian Liu, they said goodbye.

"Master Chen, we are looking forward to the opening of your Chen Family Restaurant!"

"Okay, welcome back then, I will definitely satisfy you." Chen Nianguan said confidently.

A year ago, they only rented a shop for six days. Excluding the rent and business tax, they sold jerky pork, cured meat and fried New Year's goods this year, and they had an income of 1,360 taels.There is a net profit of about 200 taels a day.

It seems that even if the restaurant is built in the future, the seasonal food that will be launched every new year is a must.

This year still have to rent a shop, and next year, can start selling directly by using the restaurant!

After Chen Nianguan drew 800 taels to himself, the rest of the money was given to Liu Yun to do the work for the reserve and assistant cooks. Well, they can't be called reserve now, and they have been successfully employed, so they are naturally official cooks.

Firstly, it can be regarded as the wages of these days, and secondly, it can be regarded as the double salary and bonus at the end of the year.

When Chen Nianguan left with 800 taels in his pocket, he couldn't help laughing when he heard the cheers from the people inside who almost broke the roof.

Think about it, she and her cousins went to Prefecture City to sell jerky with sauce, and it was so lively when they distributed the money!

Look, she, Master Chen, is so good to her employees, everyone will follow her to be a competent laborer in the future!

Although Chen Nianguan's focus is on selling New Year's goods, his family's preparations for the New Year's Eve have not stopped at all, which is why Qimu's steward has done things safely.

The New Year's ceremony was delivered in a very thoughtful manner, the cleaning of the house was also done, and the lights were decorated to make a spring scene, and the food was well prepared.

After all, a large group of cooks are here, and if any ingredients are missing, they don't forget to say it quickly, and it is difficult for Qimu to forget.

Therefore, everyone can have a good year and have a good winter.

This is the first time that Chen Nianguan has had such a lively New Year in this world.

Early in the morning, Liu Feng Liu He, the two beasts, and even Liu Qing went out to buy a cart full of firecrackers and fireworks, saying that they had taken so much money last night and had to play a game today.enough.

I didn't wait until the night, started playing at the door, a group of half-sized children were having fun, and even the two talented scholars went off in person, having a good time.

Fortunately, the sound of firecrackers sounded from time to time in every household, so it was not obvious that their family was playing so high. Even Chen Nianjian, who came to have the New Year's Eve dinner, put aside his father and played with them.

As for the New Year's Eve feast in the evening, with so many chefs present, there is no need to worry about food.

Seeing that there are so many people, Chen Nianguan decided to make a big deal and eat nine big gui.

Nine large gui actually means nine large bowls to hold nine dishes, which means long and long. Originally, it emphasized the combination of meat and vegetables, but it is difficult to find seasonal vegetables and seafood in this season, and it is a group of poor people., everyone prefers to eat meat, so they can only use the ingredients that can be bought to cook meat that is basically all hard dishes. When the restaurant is launched, it will be based on the tastes of diners to make an improved version of the Nine Greats that suit the season.Gui will do.

So Chen Nianguan decided on the menu.

Just like the day of the winter solstice, there will be three tables, and there will be food for the guards who are guarding the night in the restaurant, so it will be a total of four tables, and considering that the gentlemen eat a lot, and they will also cook two tablespoons.The pot cuts bacon, sausage, diced dried beans, and let them eat their fill.

There are many dishes and dishes, but with myself and Liu Yun as the chefs and six helpers, how can I be afraid of such a trivial matter?

Naturally, a dish of chicken is necessary, so let’s make white-cut chicken!

If you want a dish of roasted pork, then everyone can make a roasted squab!

The Chinese New Year's Italian dishes, of course, cannot do without the pig's trotters known as the windfall and the fresh fish that is surplus every year, so let's make stewed round feet and mandarin fish with pine nuts!

Meatballs, which symbolize reunion, are naturally indispensable, so there are five dishes.

Then there must be rich steamed pork ribs with scallop sauce, and steamed braised pork with lettuce full of money.

The seven dishes are all meat, and have to save some vegetarian dishes for the girls, so made a bean curd with sprouts,

The last ninth dish, of course, must have a bowl of soup. It’s the first soup of the new year, so let’s make the stewed radish soup with pork ribs!

After listing out the menu, Chen Nianwan and Liu Yun assigned tasks to the six cooks, and asked the six to pick out the eight dishes that they were good at cooking. Then Chen Nianguan and Liu Yun each led a team of three to divide the work.Let's cooperate.

At this time, Chen Nianguan had to rejoice that when she was rebuilding the restaurant, she asked Cang Monan for her opinion, and then built a braised kiln and oven in her room.You can roast squab!

Fortunately, after she drew up the menu early in the morning, she asked Qi Mu to prepare all the ingredients in advance. Now that all the ingredients are listed, a total of eight cooks are ready to work.

For a while, the gentlemen outside were playing with firecrackers, and the cooks in the kitchen were making a lively reunion dinner, while Qi Mu and the girls in the embroidery room rushed to clean up the embroidery room and decorate the hall.

When the banquet was about to start, Chen Nianguan called Liu Feng, the two beasts, and two guards, and delivered the table of nine bowls of food to the guards of the restaurant, and filled a wooden basin full of them.La Meat Rice.

Liu Feng saw that the sky was getting dark, and quickly called the two beasts and two guards to deliver food.

After leaving Xianggui Street, there was continuous sound of firecrackers everywhere, as well as the smell of rice and vegetables from every household, which made the food delivery group swallow their saliva.

"Hurry up, hurry up, let's go home and have dinner right away!" When Liu Feng was delivering the dishes, he had already seen Jiu Dagui's dishes, and he was so anxious!

It's rare that cousin made such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner by herself, really want to taste it soon!

Although the cousin promised to wait for them to go back before starting the dinner, what if someone couldn't resist eating it first?

Hey, we must go back as soon as possible.

When we got to Suchuan Road, we knocked on the door and entered from the backyard.

Inside, Uncle Xu and the guards were waiting for him. After receiving the dishes they brought, he saw them leave in a hurry. Finally, Liu Feng yelled: "Our cousin said that this dish is called Jiu Dagui, eight dishes and one soup., If you are full, go to Qian’er Restaurant and set up a table for yourself!”

Uncle Xu didn't understand why they were so anxious, he called the guards slowly, walked slowly to the restaurant with the big wooden bucket containing vegetables, opened a desk, and took out the vegetables one by one.

When the dishes were placed on the table one by one, the guards looked at the delicious meat dishes, their eyes lit up, and they swallowed endlessly.

Even Uncle Xu, who has traveled all over the country, is not famous among the nine dishes.

"Master, there is still a pot full of rice."

Uncle Xu's two apprentices were also drooling, opened the last wooden basin, and saw that there were meat pieces in the rice, they were delighted: "Master, this rice is cooked with meat."

"Master Chen is so generous!"

"is not that right?"

A few days ago, they were given a New Year's Eve reward of two taels per person. The New Year's Eve dinner sent by someone is full of meat, so rich?

Tsk tsk, I'm so envious of someone who can do long-term work with Master Chen.

The little apprentice said to the big apprentice in a low voice, "It seems that Si Ya's saying that she can eat well and eat well by Master Chen's side is true."

The eldest apprentice nodded, and the eyes of the two were shining with envy.

Uncle Xu heard it, coughed twice, and then called the remaining guards to take their seats.

The guards staying in the restaurant, including Uncle Xu, were ten in total. Uncle Xu was the oldest and naturally had the highest seniority, so they all listened to him. After sitting down, everyone waited for Uncle Xu to pick up their chopsticks, and then stretched out their chopsticks one after another.Use the chopsticks to pick up your favorite dishes, and once you eat them, it will be a disaster.

This is, pig's trotters, right?The stew is delicious, delicious and juicy, melts in the mouth, delicious.

How is this chicken made??????Why so white?It tastes so tender and smooth.

What kind of bone is this?What kind of sauce is used to steam it together, it is so sweet and delicious, how do you make it?

fish?How expensive is it to have fish?Where to buy live fish in cold weather?Master Chen probably spent a lot of money, right?No, you can't miss it, eat it quickly, ah, don't let this fish be too tender!

...

A group of rough people couldn't stop eating, and they all stood up while they were eating, quickly picking up the dishes on the table.

This is what he likes, that is what he likes, and that is what he likes too.

Those who have become guards are all people with some martial arts skills, so the chopsticks on the dining table flew up.

Whoops, who managed to catch the dish, Pata, whose dish was knocked flying between the chopsticks and thorns, Gudong, whose dish was robbed and eaten?

...

For a while, swords, lights and swords were displayed on the dinner table, and a martial arts show was staged. Even Uncle Xu, who had been sitting calmly, couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up to officially join the battle.

You can't join!

Seeing that the dishes are getting less and less, these cubs don't give him the face of the elder at all. If they don't make a move, they will probably be eaten up.

Then what else does he eat?

"Don't, don't, don't snatch my pigeons. I counted them, but Master Chen sent ten of them, which happened to be one for each of us. Don't eat them again and again, it's so immoral!"

The little apprentice yelled while protecting his roasted pigeon.

Oh, everyone paused, it turns out that there is a fixed number of roasted pigeons, so there is no need to grab them, just grab the others!

So everyone turned their eyes away from the dish of roasted squab, and focused on the other eight, ah no, seven kinds of dishes - the bean sprouts and tofu usually eat too much, and they are not very interested, so let's put it at the end!

After the meal was overwhelmed, the guards of the Chen Family Restaurant finished their New Year's Eve dinner in a slightly weird atmosphere.

In the end, the nine people on the desk savored one roasted pigeon carefully, leaving only one guard who finished eating the pigeon first, and poured the last grain of rice from the wooden basin into his own bowl.

"This rice is so delicious, how does Master Chen make it?"

"There are meat and vegetables in it, so it's delicious."

"This squab is also roasted well. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It's not that I haven't eaten roasted squab, but I just tasted it. Master Chen made it with a special flavor."

"That's right, that's right, and that chicken, I was living for a living, but when I ate it, tsk tsk, what a delicacy in the world!"

"This Master Chen usually cooks so well. Once the Chen Family Restaurant opens, it will be very popular!"

...

While the guards were discussing, Uncle Xu was also slowly chewing on his portion of roasted pigeon.

Tsk tsk, as expected of Master Chen who dared to open a restaurant in Capital City, he has two tricks.

Fortunately, he boasts that he has traveled all over the world, and there are dishes he doesn't know.

"Master, this Master Chen, the craftsmanship is not too good." The big apprentice came up, the pigeon in his hand was only a skeleton, looked at the roasted pigeon in Uncle Xu's hand, his eyes glowed, and his tongue couldn't help itHe licked the corner of his mouth.

Obviously not enough!

Uncle Xu turned his body sideways and put the roasted pigeon away from the apprentice.

Don't think that he didn't see the greedy light in the big disciple's eyes.

"That's right, Master, I'm so envious of Si Ya working with Master Chen and eating such delicious food every day!" The little apprentice gnawed on the last pigeon leg, envious while eating.

The guard on the other side who finished chewing the pigeon and licked his fingers said, "Hey, Mr. Xu, do you know someone who works for Master Chen?"

"That's right, I used to be in the same escort agency as us." The little apprentice replied.

"Hey, can I ask, how can I work for Master Chen?"

When they heard that they were asking if they could work for Master Chen, all the guards got up and joined him.

The monthly salary given by Master Chen is so high, and the craftsmanship is so good. It is a blessing to be able to follow such a boss every day!

"Go ahead, if Master Chen is short of people, he will naturally ask Shi Dong's family to recruit people. When the time comes, it will be a big deal for you to ask Shi Dong's family!" Uncle Xu waved his hand in disgust.

Tsk, how can you say it and let them get ahead of you?

Now he has to seriously consider Si Ya's proposal.

"Now you are hired to guard Mrs. Chen's restaurant, so don't look around in Sichuan."

"Where, Mr. Xu, we will definitely take a good look at this restaurant and won't let it cause any accidents. It's just that people go to higher places!"

The guards backed away in disappointment, and not long after they sat down, one of the guards suddenly yelled: "Hey, I remembered, today the steward of Master Chen gave us a New Year's gift, saying it was for us to eat during the Chinese New Year, there seems to be meat or something in it, and it hasn't been moved in the room!"

When the guards heard it, what are you waiting for, go find it and eat it!

I didn't enjoy eating enough just now!

It is the food made by Master Chen, it must be delicious.

The guards all ran away, and the remaining master Xu was still holding the pigeon in a daze. The big and small disciples were itchy, but the master didn't speak and didn't dare to move.

"Why are you standing there in a daze? Go, hurry up and grab them and eat them all. If they eat up, what shall I eat, master?" Uncle Xu roared after regaining his senses.

So the big disciple and the little disciple ran out like rabbits.

In the backyard of the Chen family restaurant, in the staff room, seven guards had already found out the New Year’s gift sent by steward Qimu, watching the sugar ring oil horn egg scattered, and eating it lively, and then the two apprentices of Uncle XuJumped in, slapped and ate and ate, it was very noisy.

The snow in the night sky began to fall one after another, but it did not conceal the joy of the New Year's Eve in Capital City.

The sound of firecrackers at the opening of the banquet, and the people who came out to play with firecrackers and fireworks after the banquet, bloomed like flowers in the snowy night, shining brightly throughout Capital City.

On Xianggui Street, Chen Nianguan and others were also having a feast happily, drinking wine and wine, and laughing and laughing constantly.

As the bell rang, the twenty-eighth year of Shunhong came to an end, and the twenty-ninth year of Shunhong officially came.