Will try it tomorrow.

Zeng Si, who had moved back to Xianggui Street from the academy to take part in the re-examination, and Chen Nianjian, who had returned from the Imperial College, all gathered in the study with Zhang Erlang.

These days, the three of them basically stayed in the study, staying at home, reading books in the study, and discussing topics from time to time.

They are also today, like other students in the world, received the examiner who confirmed the will of the Holy Spirit.

Generally speaking, there is one chief examiner, three assistant examiners, and no less than 18 examiners, as well as inner and outer curtain officials, supervisory officials, etc. who are in charge of on-site invigilation in the Gongyuan examination room.

The reason why the imperial court announced the various examiners presiding over the examination on this day was to catch these students off guard.

Usually, in government examinations and rural examinations, many students will try to figure out what the examiner thinks, and prepare for the paper accordingly. But the next exam will be held tomorrow. In just one and a half days, how do these students find out the examiner's preferences?So we can only rely on our true skills.

This is true for those scholars who have no foundation in Capital City when they come to Beijing for the exam for the first time.Before the imperial decree is announced, naturally they dare not make any movement, but after the imperial edict is announced, they will call their own students back to the academy, and impart the information obtained in advance to the disciples in the academy who are taking the exam.

That Zeng Si had already returned to Meilu Academy, and only came back after listening to the teacher's advice in the academy.

Not to mention Chen Nianjian.

Naturally, Imperial College knows the adults and bachelors who are qualified to be the examiners of the Spring Festival in the court better than any other colleges, and they have inquired about them early on.

Today, the three of them gathered in the study room to communicate with each other.

It's just that in the end, found that there are many examiners, and the likes and dislikes of each examiner are not the same. Instead, became more and more hesitant about how to answer at that time.

"Then the examiners are not vegetarians. Would it be self-defeating if we deliberately try to figure out our preferences so that they can see that we are deliberately pandering?"

Zhang Erlang finally asked.

Chen Nianjian and Zeng Si glanced at each other, silently, what method to solve the questions and issues in the examination room in the end, still have a good idea.

The three Juren lords have to take the exam for nine days in the tribute courtyard.

Like the rural examination, the general examination consists of three consecutive exams, each lasting three days.

The content of the test is also similar, all of which are Four Books and Five Classics and policy theory, but the proportion of policy theory will be higher.

It was naturally Chen Nianguan who prepared the test basket bags for the three masters.

There is no way, Chen Nianjian is his cousin, then Chen Feng is a scumbag, he came to Beijing only to eat and drink, he is not reliable at all, as for Zeng Si, Chen Nianwan promised Master Zeng to take good care of him.

Anyway, preparing one test basket and one burden is not much different from preparing three test baskets and three-point burdens.

Chen Nianguan, who accompanies her husband all the way to the exam, has already been handy.

Pens, inks, papers and inkstones, cakes and cakes, cloaks and quilts, all three are fully prepared.

At this time, Chen Nianjian and Zeng Si didn't know that the coconut fragrance that finally tortured their hearts during the rural examination was actually the hot drink Zhang Erlang brought over, and their eyes turned red with envy.

If I had known earlier, I would have bought a few copies at Mrs. Chen's house, and I wouldn't have had to suffer so much back then.

But this time I will try it, I also have the same hot drink to brew, presumably the other people who will be tortured by then will be in the same discipline, so it would be good to reduce the number of competitors!

Thinking about it this way, Zeng Si and Chen Nianjian exchanged looks, implying that they both knew each other, and they knew each other tacitly.

It is determined to soak a few more tubes every game, depending on how many fellow subjects are not firm, and then beat one by one!

Then asked Chen Nianwan to give a few more packs. Chen Nianwan was completely unaware of their tricks, so he gave them if they wanted it. After Chen Nianjian and Zeng Si took it, they silently put it in the test basket.

The next day, Chen Nianwan sent the three masters to the tribute courtyard. Chen Nianwan drove Zhang Erlang in his own carriage, Zeng Si hired a carriage, guarded by a servant and two guards, and Chen Nianjian and his son also hired another carriage and guards.So we went to Gongyuan together.

Once entering the inner city, it is difficult to move an inch, and after walking for a while, it is really impossible to walk.

Zhang Erlang got out of the car and advised Chen Nianwan not to go forward because there are too many people here, but Chen Nianwan saw that it was so, nodded, told Daohe and Xiaoyou to take good care of her husband, and she and Siya turned their headsWent to Chen's restaurant.

Zhang Erlang, Chen Nianjian, and Zeng Si squeezed towards the gate of the Gongyuan together, until officials came out to preside over the orderly section of the road, the crowd dispersed: the front section only allows candidates to enter, and those who see them off can only stop.

The three of them each took their test baskets and entered the Gongyuan with great strides.

The process of the general examination is similar to that of the township examination. First, the officials roll their names, then they are called to line up in the designated area, then they are searched one by one, and finally they get a number plate before they can enter the Longmen of the Gongyuan.

When all the students who have passed enter the Tribute Academy, once the gate is closed, the three-yearly examination will be regarded as the official opening of the curtain.

The most important thing in Capital City recently is Chun Wei. Not only can you hear the talk about the test everywhere, but even the people from Capital City who go to the restaurant to eat will talk about the test when they chat.Not a hip Capital City guy anymore.

In the lobby on the first floor of Chen's Restaurant, there are many lords who are drinking tea and talking about spring.

Many people are still asking Shi Cunqi: "Shopkeeper Shi Da, why doesn't your Chen family restaurant open a gamble like Yueman Building, let us bet on who will be the number one in the exam in a few days?"

"That's right, everything in this Chen's restaurant is good, but this is not good."

"Shopkeeper Shi Da, let us have some fun!"

Shi Cunqi waved his hands again and again, "I'm sorry everyone, our Chen's restaurant is not for gambling. If you want to bet on your favorite move, you can move to Yueman Building, Yufeng Building, or Jixiangju."

In fact, according to the habit of running restaurants in previous years, Shi Cunqi will prepare to bet on this year's No.The way of diners, secondly, as a gambler, you can also make a steady profit of money.

But this year's new owner, Mrs. Chen, is not allowed to do such things in the Chen's restaurant anyway. As the big shopkeeper who works for the big boss, it is natural to follow the big boss's wishes, so the game is not set.

"Okay, shopkeeper Shi Da, don't be afraid. We went to another restaurant and won't come back?"

"If you go to other restaurants and don't come back, then our Chen Family Restaurant is unable to keep you!"

If he was still in the Yueman Building, Shi Cunqi might still be a little bit worried, but in the Chen's Restaurant, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep any guests.

Most of the customers of the Chen Family Restaurant are wives and girls, and these aunts and aunts are retained, so why not worry about the gentlemen in the aunt's house not coming to help the Chen Family Restaurant?

What's more, Chen's Restaurant has gained a firm foothold in Capital City now, not only the dim sum and sugar water that attract ladies, but also many dishes including Jiu Da Gui, which can't be eaten anywhere else without Chen's Restaurant.This attracts many gentlemen.

Otherwise, how could these diners who clamored to go to other restaurants be here?

Besides, it is not uncommon for customers who like to eat in restaurants outside to come to this restaurant for a tooth-beating festival today and another restaurant for dinner tomorrow. It depends on which restaurant has better cooks and retains more regular customersThat's all.

So shopkeeper Shi Da is not afraid.

While the customers were chatting with Shi Cunqi, Chen Nianguan and Si Ya, who sent their husbands to the Gongyuan to take the exam, also came over. Seeing the still full lobby in the store and the steward who obviously fit the operation mode of the Chen family restaurant, they ran the hall.Waiting for the buddy, he looked at Shi Cunqi who greeted the customers and smiled with satisfaction.

It is good to have a capable shopkeeper!

The stewards and waiters selected by Shi Cunqi are all experienced in catering, and those who have no experience are selected. They have also been trained before opening. Now there are sixty people in the restaurant alone.many.

This is naturally for the purpose of giving the diners who come to the restaurant the most homely and high-quality service.

Especially the wives and girls in the halls on the second and third floors, who are of noble status, naturally behave more delicately than Lord Lang's patrons, and it would be impossible to have less waiters.

So among the more than sixty people, most of them are female buddies who were bought later.

Although the manpower has increased, the monthly salaries paid to the guys have also increased, but compared to the restaurant's monthly profit, for Master Chen, it's just a drop in the bucket, wet and broken!

Chen Nianguan went up to the second floor refreshed. As usual, he greeted the wives and girls who came to visit the auditorium one by one.smiled.

Zhuangyuan Building?

Or Jinshi Building?

It will be revealed this February.

The time for the general examination is the same as that of the township examination, one session every three days.

So just like the provincial examination, on the third day, Chen Nianguan, Xiao You, Si Ya and two guards from Zeng's family, together with other family members of the candidates, went to the gate of the Gongyuan to pick them up.

Later in the afternoon, when the third group of people came out, saw Chen Nianjian first leaving the gate of the Degongyuan. Seeing that he looked haggard, he didn't say anything to her, nodded and left with his father first.

After two more groups of people passed, Zhang Erlang and Zeng Si came out together, both of them were exhausted.

It seems that this first test did not go well!

Chen Nianguan and the others didn't ask any more questions, took their test baskets and luggage, helped the two people into the carriage, and hurried back to Xianggui Street.

The two examinees washed and ate, and then went back to their rooms without saying a word, and fell asleep. It was not until the next day that they regained their spirits. The two examinees were locked in the study room.The children are all sensible, so didn't care about them.

They all accompanied Zhang Erlang all the way through the exam, so they know what's going on!

Everyone prayed secretly in their hearts, this time Zhang Juren was as lucky as before, and he came back from the Jinshi examination smoothly!

Because of this, when Liu Feng went to the Grand Buddhist Temple to give silver to Xiao Seventh Master, he also paid homage to the Buddha on behalf of his cousin, hoping that the Buddha would bless him, until he finally told him that he had worshiped the wrong person, and he would bless him who passed the Jinshi examination, You should go to worship Wenqu Xing Temple.

Because Wenquxing is in charge of scholars, the Buddha in the Grand Buddhist Temple blesses the pilgrims with safety and success.

"Is there such a thing as special?" Liu Feng was tongue-tied.

"That's right, worshiping Buddha is very particular, what kind of Buddha do you pray for!"

Liaoxin not only told Liu Feng to bless the high school is Wenquxing, but also to protect and get rich to worship the God of Wealth, to pray to the Buddha to send a child to worship the Queen Mother Avalokitesvara, to worship the Dragon King Temple for good weather, to worship the Lord of the Land for the safety of the house, etc.Wait, Liu Feng simply opened the door to a new world.

"Mr. Liu Xiaolang, if you are interested in this, how about..."

Liu Feng took a sneak peek at Liu Feng's baldness, and then Liu Feng noticed it immediately, and stopped, shouting: "It's not as bad! I'm a fake, a fake!"

Liu Feng touched his own light gourd and hummed.

Don't think that he doesn't know and wants to encourage himself to become a monk!

What is he doing wrong, he wants to become a monk?

I was very disappointed, alas, Mr. Liu Xiaolang is so good, it would be great if he was willing to be ordained and become a monk, and he would serve Master Ming Hai together with multiple juniors.

"What fake?"

Liu Feng was chatting with Xin in the meditation room when Xiao Seventh Master walked in, Liu Feng smiled when he saw Xiao Seventh Master: "It's nothing, let's chat casually!"

Confused, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Xiao Seventh Master.

"Where's Ming Hai?"

"The master was called by the master to do the affairs in the temple."

"Then it's not the right time for me to come?" Xiao Seventh Master clicked his tongue and sat down on the kang by himself.

Eunuch Liu and the servants had already tidied up the meditation room swiftly.

"Hey, no matter where, Xiao Seventh Master came at just the right time." In order to meet Xiao Seventh Master, Liu Feng has come to the Grand Buddhist Temple many times, but he has never seen anyone.

He didn't know that at the beginning of the new year, Xiao Seventh Master was the busiest. It was either a snowstorm or a flood. This year, he had to add a spring event, so he couldn't do it all. Today, he also took a break from his busy schedule to come to the Grand Buddhist Temple to catch his breath.

"Oh, how come it's just in time?"

Liu Feng chuckled, pulled out a stack of hundred taels of silver bills, and handed them to Xiao Seventh Master danglingly. Xiao Seventh Master was taken aback, and then smiled, "What is this money?"

"Return the two thousand taels I borrowed from you, Seventh Master!" Liu Feng smiled.

Xiao Seventh Master laughed, and glanced at Eunuch Liu, Liu Fuan understood, and came over to take the stack of hundred taels of silver notes in Liu Feng's hand.

"Steward Liu, count it, is it this number?"

After Liu Fuan counted them one by one, he nodded to Xiao Seventh Master, "Master, it's two thousand taels."

"Is that right? I told you that Liu Feng won't lie to you, right? Seventh Master?" Liu Feng patted his chest, "I told you that when the restaurant becomes profitable, I will pay you back."Then he took the two thousand taels of IOU that Eunuch Liu handed him, and after checking that it was correct, he quickly tore it into pieces, and deliberately put the pieces back into his purse, intending to find a place to burn them clean.

From now on, he will be debt free!

"Yo, the restaurant is profitable?"

"That's right, haven't you heard? Now our Chen Family Restaurant is going to replace Yueman Building and become the number one in Capital City!"

Xiao Seventh Master laughed hahaha.

He has heard of the fame of the Chen Family Restaurant. It was his imperial niece Princess Yun Xin who entered the palace and told a few princesses about the grand occasion of the Chen Family Restaurant. There are hundreds of kinds of dim sum and sugar water with various patterns., so many princesses wanted to go out of the palace and go to the Chen Family Restaurant to join in the fun.

Then Xiao Seventh Master, who accidentally learned about this, suddenly remembered that he seemed to be one of the owners of the Chen family restaurant!

The princesses and princes went to the Chen family restaurant for dinner and tea, didn't they just give themselves money?

Hey fresh!

His majestic Emperor Hong actually earned money from his own children!

Xiao Seventh Master was secretly happy just thinking about it. Now seeing Liu Feng, he has paid off the debt in a short period of time. It seems that the Chen family restaurant has made a lot of money. When he asked about the profit, Liu Feng smiledHe took out another stack of bank notes: "Qi Ye, our restaurant opened, and I sent you the dividends in January, how many?"

Eunuch Liu picked it up cleverly and counted quickly.

Xiao Seventh Master squinted his eyes. It was the first time he saw Liu Fuan counting the banknotes, and he was in such a happy mood. Seeing Liu Fuan finished counting, he asked, "How much?"

"Return to Seventh Master, a total of six hundred and forty taels."

"Yo, six hundred and forty taels?" Xiao Seventh Master was surprised, "This restaurant makes a lot of money!"

"That's not it." Liu Feng crossed his arms, proudly, "Seventh Master, you finally trust me now, right? It's your blessing that I can guide you and my cousin to make a living!"

"Blessing, blessing!" Xiao Seventh Master pointed at Liu Feng and said with a smile, "Someday, my Seventh Lord will have to go and take a good look at what the Chen family restaurant you opened looks like."

No, after paying the money, his partner has never even seen what the restaurant looks like, fortunately he is one of the owners!

"It's okay, Qiye, when will you come to our restaurant, please say hello to me in advance, I will reserve the best private seat for you in the restaurant."

Liu Feng readily agreed.

"well!"

Liu Feng still doesn't know today, but Xiao Seventh Master's visit to Chen's Restaurant in the future will cause an uproar.

The next day, the second exam started.

After Chen Nianguan sent Zhang Erlang and Zeng Si to Gongyuan, he also returned to Suchuan Road.

After Xiao You stopped the car, he and Si Ya got out of the carriage, and saw a plainly dressed woman standing in front of the restaurant, staring up at the newly built tall building in a daze!

"Master, is this the lady who came to our restaurant?" Si Ya also saw it.

Chen Nianguan was also suspicious, it doesn't look like it!

"Madam, are you here to help our Chen Family Restaurant? Why don't you invite me inside?" Chen Nianguan walked over and greeted her with a smile.

Hearing what she said, the woman turned her head in surprise and looked at Chen Nianguan who was wearing a gentleman's uniform. She seemed to realize something, and the blankness on her face disappeared, and then she changed into a sneering expression:"Your Chen's restaurant?"

"That's right, I'm not talented, it's the owner of the Chen Family Restaurant."

"Master Chen, is that you?"

"That's right, it's right here."

"Then you came at the right time. I came to Chen's Restaurant and I was looking for Master Chen."

Chen Nianwan was also taken aback, seeing that this woman came with bad intentions, think about it?????? He still didn't dare to take her into the restaurant, but asked Si Ya to call two beasts to open the ice shop next door.

The ice shop is not in operation now, and it is usually used to entertain customers or temporarily take a rest for employees.

As soon as the door of the ice shop opened, the woman's expression became complicated. After entering and taking a seat, she looked at the renovated shop and couldn't help but ask, "Master Chen's plan to leave this place alone?"

"Of course not. Didn't you see that the second and third floors above us are already the private rooms and the lobby of the restaurant?" Chen Nianwan asked Si Ya to bring a pot of tea from the next door, and served a pot of tea for the woman.

"I can't see that Master Chen has such a good plan."

"It's so-so!" Chen Nianguan looked at the woman, "I don't know her name, why are you looking for me?"

"It's about this shop!" The woman couldn't help but looked around the shop again before turning her eyes away, "It's a good thing my father didn't know how to bargain when Master Chen bought this shop, so he bought it at a lower price.Did you come down?"

Chen Nianguan suddenly understood who the woman was.

Yu Dong's daughter!

The concubine of the Marquis of Anshun!

"Buying such a big store in the inner city for 8,000 taels, and then rebuilding it into a three-story building in a blink of an eye, Master Chen is really a good plan." Yu's face was full of resentment.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Chen Nianguan's face.

No, when she told the reserve price back then, Dong Yu's family agreed so readily, she was also very surprised!

But what's going on?

Didn't Yu Dong's family agree to the price at the time to make a successful deal with her?Why does his daughter come to talk to him about this now?Hearing his tone, he seemed extremely dissatisfied.

"Master Chen took advantage of my father's desire to save people, otherwise, eight thousand taels, you can ask elsewhere, which part of the inner city would the owner of a shop sell it to you at such a low price?"

"Yu..." Chen Nianguan didn't know how to address this Mrs. Yu from time to time, "Sister Yu, you are wrong. Although I was right at the time, I offered a low price of 8,000 taels, but if your father disagrees, I can't force him to sell it to me, right? At the beginning, the two sides agreed that you love me and I agree, and the money and money will be paid."

"So don't you just think that my father would sell the shop to you in a hurry to charge such a low price? My father is desperate, so he will naturally agree to sell it to you for 8,000 taels."

"Sister-in-law Yu, it doesn't matter to me that your father has nowhere to go. I am doing good deeds by earning a living. Since I paid this price and your father agreed, do I have to take the initiative to increase the price for him?"

"So Master Chen, aren't you just bullying others?"

"Be reasonable, sister-in-law Yu, where did I bully others?"

"If you don't use your power to bully others, then how can you live in the original spring breeze?"

...

Seeing that his boss was quarreling with others, Si Ya who was on the side was in a hurry and wanted to help his boss, but seeing that Mrs. Yu's emaciated appearance would collapse when the wind blows, and it was difficult to make a move, what should do?

At this moment, Liu Xiong Liushi outside brought Yu Dong's family in.

"Lady Lan!"

"Father!" Seeing her father approaching, Shi Yu put away the arrogance that was on the verge of a sword.

"Master Chen!" Yu Dong's family pulled aside the daughter who was confronting Chen Nianguan, extremely ashamed, "My Lan'er has caused you trouble!"

Oh, fortunately, Yu Dong's family is sensible.Chen Nianguan wiped off his cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, who gave her trouble? She obviously lied to you." Yu Lan'er became angry when she heard what her father said, and pointed at Chen Nianguan: "Otherwise, how could you sell the shop for eight thousand taels?she?"

Speaking of this matter, Yu Dong's face is also complicated.

At that time, when he was discussing the store transaction with Chen Nianguan, he really didn't think about it. He even blamed himself for not having seen the world, so he thought it was a sky-high price of 8,000 taels, and sold it in a hurry.

I didn't know until rescued daughter. The minimum starting price of this shop is 10,000, and even handed over to the dental firm. When it can reach about 20,000, feel regretful in heart!

But if you don't sell it, you have already sold it, and the eight thousand taels were used to redeem your daughter.

When my daughter came out of the prison, she heard that she had finally persuaded An Shunhou to sell the store she had given to her parents, and it was sold at a low price. The person who was exhausted in the prison fell ill immediately.

That was the place she finally begged for her father to settle down. Not only was it gone, but there was not much money left, so how would they live in the future?

As before, do you want to show your face and sell pastries from scratch?

Yu Lan'er was not reconciled.

After recovering from the illness, no, came to trouble Chen Nianguan.

Chen Nianguan was dumbfounded when he heard that, be good, it costs eight thousand taels to get a concubine of Marquis Anshun from the prison?

Compared with that, the fifty taels she got for Chef Na Ding was pitifully small, but it was very affordable!

But it's true, anyway, I'm related to Marquis Anshun, I'm afraid it's because of this reason, and in addition, seeing that Dong Yu's family is eager to save the daughter, money is the way, I'm afraid it's because people believe everything they say, and let people squeeze out the use value.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Nianguan felt a little sympathetic to Dong Yu's family.

But sympathy is sympathy, business is business, and she handed over the 8,000 taels in real money, and there was no deceit or extortion. At this time, whether Yu Laner wanted to make money or complained, she never asked her to come out again.The truth of silver.

but……

Chen Nianguan recalled that when Marquis Anshun fell in love with Yu Lan'er, it was not only because of her beauty, but also because of her pastry making skills. Moreover, when she was chatting with Yu Dong's family, that Yu Dong's family was also very good at making pastry.

The Chen Family Restaurant really lacks a professional pastry chef. To attract this father and daughter, the Chen Family Restaurant can open an additional pastry series.

But, are the Yu father and daughter willing?

Sure enough, when Chen Nianguan said what he meant, Yu Lan'er almost spat at Chen Nianguan.

"You lied to my shop and still want us to work for you? Don't think about it!"

But Dong Yu's family, ah, should change their name to Old Man Yu now. After hearing Chen Nianguan's suggestion, they seemed to be moved, and grabbed their daughter: "Lan'er!"

"Father, haven't you been deceived enough by her?"

"Lan'er, it was my father's fault that he sold the shop at a low price, and it was my father's permission." At that time, how could he have thought so much about saving his daughter?

His Yu family originally only lived in the most dilapidated alley corner in the outer city, so it was his daughter who sold herself and entered the Hou's Mansion. Thanks to her blessing, she helped him move from the outer city to the inner city and have his own life.As soon as Xiao entered, he got another big shop. To be honest, Old Man Yu was really uneasy.

For me, my daughter's life is the most important thing.

Even if the shop is gone, at least there is still a place to live. As long as I can work hard in the future, am I afraid that I will not be able to survive?

Yu Lan'er listened to her father's persuasion, and finally stopped making trouble, her eyes flushed.

The reason why she agreed to be a concubine to Marquis Anshun was because her parents could live a better life. Since her father insisted on refusing to pursue the matter, what else could she do to make Master Chen spit out the money that was underpaid?

Being able to take over the property of Marquis Anshun's family, and now making the restaurant such a big one, how dare she take it head-on?

She just wanted to vent her anger.

Old Uncle Yu looked at Chen Nianguan, hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Here, Master Chen, are you really willing to hire me to work in Chen's restaurant?"

Now in Capital City, the reputation of Chen Family Restaurant is in the sky, who hasn't heard of this name?

At that time, old man Yu knew that Master Chen was capable, and he never expected that the business of Chen's restaurant would be in such a boom. If he could really make cakes in Chen's restaurant, it would be a good job!

"If Old Man Yu is willing, I'd like to say something first. We sign contracts with the kitchen staff, usually as long-term workers, and the term starts from ten years."

"It's been so long?" Yu Lan'er exclaimed in surprise, but Old Man Yu was stunned. After realizing it, he was delighted. Ten years of long-term work, doesn't it mean that after signing the contract, you can have a job within ten years? Don't be afraidOut of work?

"Then, Master Chen, salary?"

"Salary..." Chen Nianguan thought for a while, "How about five taels a month during your trial work?"

"Five Liang?" Old Man Yu smiled and nodded, "Yes."

"father!"

"Lan'er, stop messing around, dad still has to earn money to support the family!" Otherwise, how will her father and daughter live on in the future?

Yu Lan'er pursed her lips, then glanced at Chen Nianguan, and said forcefully, "I also want to make cakes for Chen's restaurant!"

"Oh?" Chen Nianguan became interested.

"I have to watch my dad, so that he won't be cheated by you again." Yu Lan'er was indignant, and then said, "My workmanship is better than my dad's. He is five taels, and I want ten taels."

"It's the same five taels. After three months, if you can't do well, then our Chen Family Restaurant won't continue to hire you. If you do well, I'll give you extra money, and then sign a ten-year long-term contract." Chen Nianguan is not used to itYu Lan'er's bad temper.

"Okay, okay, Master Chen, I'll do it." Old Man Yu nodded repeatedly.

Yu Lan'er had no choice but to follow her father's promise.

The back kitchen team is now managed by Chen Nianguan, so Shi Cunqi will not ask her about the arrangement and increase or decrease of the back kitchen staff. After all, Master Chen knows more about the back kitchen than himself.

For the same reason, Shi Cunqi is in charge of the front store clerks, because Shi Cunqi has a wide network of contacts in Capital City, and it is easier to find people than Chen Nianguan, so Chen Nianguan naturally will not ask about the increase or decrease of the front clerks.

It's just that when the two sides increase or decrease personnel, they must exchange information.

So Shi Cunqi soon found out about Yu's father and daughter joining the Chen family restaurant.

After knowing what happened, Shi Cunqi expressed concern.

"Although Yu Lan'er can be redeemed from prison by her family, the government will be lenient to Yu Lan'er, or she will not be held accountable, but she is involved with the rebellious minister Marquis Anshun. We hire her because we are afraid of future troubles."Shi Cunqi said, "Besides, the back kitchen is very important. People who can't be trusted can't be put in. If Yu Lan'er is recruited in, will she hold a grudge?"

"I didn't say to let them into the back kitchen." Chen Nianguan naturally understood Shi Cunqi's worries.

Like those two apprentices in Spring Breeze, and Chef Ding, they are several layers away from Anshunhou's mansion, so it's no problem for the government to openly release him, but Yu Lan'er's identity is different after all.

So when signing the contract with Yu's father and daughter, explain to them that they don't need to work in the Chen's restaurant.They moved back home, so the father and daughter only need to make them at home. Someone from the Chen Family Restaurant will come to collect the pastries they made every day. At the end of each month, in addition to the wages paid to the father and daughter, they can also makeWrite down all the expenses of the pastry, and the Chen Family Restaurant will reimburse them for these expenses.

In this way, the purpose of opening another pastry series for Chen's restaurant is achieved without worrying about Yu's father and daughter's tricks.

Uncle Yu thinks this is a good idea.

In this way, they can earn five taels of silver per month without leaving home.

For the widowed daughter, it is a good thing!

"Then, what kind of pastries does Master Chen want us to make? About how many?"

"You have also worked in a storefront business before. Think about the types of pastries that usually sell well. For each type, make 20 first!"

After all, still don't know if Yu's pastries are popular in the restaurant, so let's try the water first.

"We will place an order with you directly after we determine the varieties that are popular with diners."

"Row."

So, it was decided to hire Yu's father and daughter to work for the Chen family restaurant.

After signing the contract for a period of three months, Chen Nianguan, as the host, invited the father and daughter to have a meal in the private seat of Chen's Restaurant.

Looking at the dazzling array of snacks on the cart, the father and daughter were also eye-opening.

The pastry master of their Yu family makes all dried dim sum. have never seen such a rich variety of dim sum, especially steamed in a small steamer. Not only the common steamed cakes, steamed buns, fried dumplings, but also don’t know how to make them.Meat can be called dim sum, even some snacks that have never been called names, all of which are exquisite and small, both beautiful and delicious.

After eating at Chen's restaurant once, Yu's father and daughter finally understood why so many ladies from aristocratic families in Capital City flocked to this restaurant owned by Master Chen.

"Father, I have also learned a lot of pastries in the Hou's Mansion. When I make some special ones, let Master Chen see. Our Yu's pastries are just like Chen's dim sum, and they can be very popular." Yu LanThe son's sense of competition came up, so he told his father.

"It's great that Lan'er can think that way!" Old Man Yu said cheerfully.

Not being a vassal of the Chen family restaurant, Yu's pastries can enter the house and sell to those diners in the restaurant, which is really great!

Of course, after testing the waters and discovering that there is indeed a market for Yu's pastries, the Yu father and daughter signed a long-term contract to continue to reach this friendly cooperation model with Chen's Restaurant.

Later, as Chef Ding also joined the chef team of Chen's restaurant, the first generation team of chefs after the Chen family's drinking stabilized.

On this side, Chen Nianguan has developed a new series for the Chen Family Restaurant, recruiting Yu's father and daughter. On the other side, Zhang Erlang is also in the Gongyuan, not only fighting hard with the examination papers, but also dealing with the sight of the examiners drifting towards him from time to time.

Zhang Erlang had already felt this kind of enthusiasm from the examiners during the first round of the exam.

At the beginning, it was the same as when Deng Shangshu looked at his own reaction during the re-examination, fearful and uneasy. When he saw them, they just looked and glanced more, and they didn't make any trouble or question, so they gradually relaxed.

Although it caused the speed of the first test to slow down for a while, but now in the second test, Zhang Erlang has been able to deal with it calmly.

No flaws!

If there were any mistakes, they would have kicked themselves out of the examination room long ago!

No, originally, there should be no mistakes.

Zhang Erlang let go of his psychological burden, focused on doing the questions, and brushed his pen. After the second session ended, he became the first batch of people to walk out of the examination room.

By the third scene, he committed the crime calmly, completely without the panic and apprehension of the first scene.

Even before answering the test paper, he brewed the coconut powder he brought, and after Meimei drank it, he successfully copied the policy theory and left the Gongyuan early.

Zeng Si returned to Xianggui Street when it was dark.

It is said that he was the last batch of candidates to come out of the Tribute Academy.

After the exams, the two Juren masters were the same as before. After grooming, they went to bed at the end.

I heard that there are some candidates who are in poor health. Some of them got cold and fell ill before finishing three exams and quit halfway.

Compared with these, Zhang Erlang and Zeng Si seemed much luckier.

But whether it is really going far, we still have to wait for the results of the general examination in early March to have a final conclusion!

And it is the examiners in the Tribute Academy who will make this conclusion.

The ink rolls collected by the examinees will be affixed by the outer curtain official, and then sent to the official in charge of transcription.

This is to prevent fraud and favoritism in the examination room.

Candidates are naturally indispensable to the important ministers of the court or the students of the examiners' own departments. In order to prevent them from identifying their own students from their handwriting and giving them personal favoritism, the ink rolls of these candidates with vague names will be reprinted by the transcription officer.Transcribe it again.

The transcription officer will also complete the work under the supervision of the invigilator. During the period, they are not allowed to move around at will, nor can they tamper with the candidates' answers.The wrong part of the ink roll has to be the same before it is allowed to pass.

Afterwards, after the palm scrolls are numbered, the ink scrolls will be sealed, and the transcripts will be sent to the inner curtain officer, and the examiners in each room will start to review the papers.

The exam papers are divided into ten grades, and lots are drawn to decide which one to read first.

Those who look up the examination papers, in addition to the examiners, there are also marking officers who assist the examiners. They will take the lead in screening out a batch of failed examination papers, such as unclean papers, illegible handwriting, unreasonable answers, and frequent typos and omissions., and those who violate taboos, etc., the rest are the examination papers that the examiners review.

There are nearly 4,000 exams for this exam, and taking within 300 is to eliminate some of the exam papers that are not included, and the remaining exam papers to be reviewed are not counted in decimals, so the process of reviewing the books cannot be completed in a day.

Naturally, the examiners who presided over this session of Chunwei could only live in the Gongyuan, eat and live together until the 300 Jinshi examination papers were selected.

Next comes the more difficult rankings.

There are always three hundred Jinshi in one subject, and the results are always high or low, especially the top ten, which is directly related to the ranking in the palace examination.

At this time, the examiners will have their own opinions about the first class and the ranking. This is the time when the conflict is the most serious and the quarrel is the most intense.

After all, although it is a vague name, the style of solving problems, solving problems, and writing poems of own students still cannot be changed. When saw the familiar rolls of paper, tried to fight for the possibility, and the examiners all arguedWork hard, try hard to get your own students a good ranking, maybe you will win the top spot in the palace exam.

After several disputes and dissent, finally, ten test papers came to the fore.

Then there was another collision, and finally, the ten examination papers were sorted from the degree of excellence recognized by the majority to the position of the first class, and the ranking of the top ten Jinshi was determined.

As for who are the top ten Scholars?Naturally, it will be announced when the list is heard.