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Chapter 149
It was a rare time to come back to Funing County, Xiao You went to the Town God's Temple to visit his former beggar companions, and Si Ya also brought big bags and small bags, followed Xu Da and Xu Erxian back to their home to visit their parents.
Chen Nianguan followed the Liu family to the Chenjia Pho Shop.
I heard that the employees of Funing County who came back from the owner all said hello to Chen Nianguan one after another, and Chen Nianguan responded one by one with a smile.
I helped greet a group of diners in the store, and went to the back kitchen to see the chef team. Seeing that the front and back yards are in order, feel relieved.
On the way to the pho shop, Mrs. Liu told her about the current situation of the pho shop.
Now the front man is basically Liu Shan in charge. After Liu He left, he became the shopkeeper of the rice noodle shop with the help of Liu Shi, and slowly took over the original work of Liu He, and the back cook was Zheng Er.Brother took control of the overall situation, and transferred two experienced chefs from the pho stall into the store.
As for the current staff, in addition to the original staff, the new staff is the clever and capable young man picked by brother Jian from among the beggars.
Not only that, the girl from the Wu????? family who was engaged to Liu Shan also learned to cook roast duck and roast meat, and now she is also a member of the kitchen team.
So Liu's is now completely hands-off shopkeeper, and basically does not intervene in the business of the pho shop.
The only thing she needs to do is, of course, represent Chen Nianguan to contact the partners of the pho shop every month, receive the share, and store the sauce transported from Liujia Village, and then resell it to the partners to bring back to the branch.
"What about the Prefecture City?" Chen Nianguan did not forget to ask.
"Liu Chi and my second aunt are watching the rice noodle shop at the other side of the Prefecture City, so don't worry about it at all." Liu said with a smile, "As for the Tangshui shop, there is Liu Yang, so I don't need to worry about making a living, Sister FangAnd Shuanzi's cooking skills can fully support the back kitchen, and now Azhu is slowly learning how to cook, and soon, there will be three chefs in the Tangshui shop."
Chen Nianguan listened and nodded repeatedly.
When there were few people, Mrs. Wang, who was in charge of the siu mei area, also sat down to catch up with Chen Nianguan.
"Wan Wan is amazing. He actually opened a big restaurant in Capital City." Sister-in-law Wang looked at Chen Nianguan with envy.
"When will Mrs. Wang go to Capital City, I'll invite you to the Chen Family Restaurant." Chen Nianguan invited with a smile.
"Go, of course I want to go. But..." Sister-in-law Wang smiled and subconsciously glanced at her abdomen.
"However, we have to wait for your sister-in-law Wang to give birth." Liu said.
"Hey? Are you pregnant?" Chen Nianguan was surprised, and also went to look at Mrs. Wang's abdomen. Well, there was a little bulge, which couldn't be seen without looking carefully: "How many months?"
"It's only four months! The baby will be stabilized!" Sister-in-law Wang shyly said.
"Then you are still on duty?"
"Don't be afraid, your big brother Wang sends me here every day. I am the first person in the house and I am bored. Now that there is an extra staff in the siu mei area, I will also be responsible for collecting money. I am not tired and can talk to people."How nice it is to talk." Sister-in-law Wang said.
Now Sister-in-law Wang and Brother Wang have moved out of Shitou Lane and rented a house in Yanlai Lane.
"It's next door to shopkeeper Liu. I heard you were back yesterday, but there were so many people and I was heavy, so I didn't go to join in the fun."
Sister-in-law Wang said.
"It's okay, we'll meet again today." Chen Nianguan smiled, and turned around and sent a gift from Capital City to Brother Wang's home.
After exchanging greetings with a few regular customers who often come to the pho shop, Chen Nianguan took Liu Shi to Tao Ran Tea House for tea.
She still remembered that Mr. Peng's family sent a cook to learn how to make rice noodles and roast duck. It was not to open a shop, but just to send a cook to Peng's house in Capital City!
Naturally, Dong Peng's family already knew what happened in Capital City. Seeing Chen Nianguan approaching the door, embarrassment flashed across his face: "Miss Chen!"
"East Peng's family!" Chen Nianwan smiled and nodded slightly.
She wrote a letter to Mrs. Liu explaining what happened in the Chen's restaurant, so Mrs. Liu planned to sell the oyster sauce to Mr. Peng's family, which was quite a lot, buying 300 cans every two months.
If he didn't open a shop, then Peng's house wouldn't be able to consume so much in two months, and it might be given as a favor by the Peng's family as a small gift.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Liu took the initiative to discuss the matter with Mr. Peng's family, and finally stopped providing oyster sauce to Mr. Peng's family.
After all, at the beginning, they negotiated with other pho restaurants that the oyster sauce will be exclusively sold to pho restaurants and will not be sold to other restaurants.
Peng Dong's family knew that they were wronged at this time, so they could only accept it.
Now facing Chen Nianguan, he also feels guilty.
Chen Nianguan didn't intend to pursue it any further. After drinking tea at Taoran Tea House, when he left, he greeted Mr. Peng's family, welcoming him and the Peng family to continue to visit Chen's Restaurant.
On the second day after returning, Chen Nianguan and Zhang Erlang went to Haijiao Village with incense sticks, paper money and tributes.
Chen Nianguan is visiting Haijiao Village for the second time.
The first time was not long after we got married, came to worship once.
The last time came, the village that used to be a village was deserted, and this time, it was still the same.
She followed Zhang Erlang to the obelisk, placed the sacrifices and placed incense, while Zhang Erlang burned paper money beside him.
If Haijiao Village is still there, if Zhang's relatives are still there, if it is known that Zhang Erlang won the first prize, it is unimaginable how beautiful the whole village will be, and don't know how much glory it will bring to parents and elder brother.
And Zhang Erlang can also get some help.
Just like Chen Nianjian, now he has not only become the glory of the Chen family in Funing County, but also has the support of many offshoots of the Chen family.
But right now, Zhang Erlang is alone, with nothing behind him.
It's also nothing.
Seeing Zhang Erlang kneeling in front of the obelisk, Chen Nianguan also knelt beside him. Seeing that he was sad, he stretched out his hand to caress his shoulder.
Isn't there her behind the husband?
There are Chen's Restaurant, and people from Liujia Village.
They will all be Zhang Erlang's reliance.
Zhang Erlang took his wife's hand and was silent.
The two knelt quietly in front of the obelisk for a while, and left after burning the paper money.
After resting for two days, he contacted shopkeeper Zhang and held a banquet in Fuxing Building to celebrate Zhang Yulang's being the No. 1 scholar.
There was an endless stream of people who came to visit Zhang's house, and they never stopped. Even the county magistrate Huang came to congratulate him in person.
After the entertainment, Chen Nianguan and his wife went to Liujia Village together with Liu Shi and others.
Liujia Village is no longer what it used to be.
With the construction of the Liujia sauce workshop and the expansion of production, many people in the village went to work in the Liujia sauce workshop, and made a lot of money along the way.
Originally, when Chen Nianguan came to Liujia Village, the newly built houses of Uncle Liu and his mother in the village were very eye-catching, while the houses of other families were all low thatched houses with earthen walls.
Now more and more people in Liujia Village are earning money, and more and more people have settled in Liujia Village, and naturally more and more houses have been built in Liujia Village.
And there are Uncle Liu and Liu's house as a reference. After everyone has spare money, they naturally want to build a more beautiful house.Wall tiles.
The decadence after the catastrophe of that year will never be seen again. In Liujia Village, chickens and dogs are ringing, and the population is at its peak. It looks like a village full of vitality.
As soon as Chen Nianguan and Zhang Erlang returned to Funing County, they sent someone to deliver a letter to Liujia Village. They first took the gifts, family letters and money bought by Liu Qing and others back to Liujia Village.
So Uncle Liu and everyone know the current situation of their nephews in Capital City, and they are all waiting for the Zhuangyuanlang couple to visit them!
Looking forward to seeing it today finally came, Uncle Liu immediately grabbed Zhang Yulang after greeting his niece, and gave a thumbs up excitedly: "What a boy, what a boy!"
"Uncle Liu, why do you call him a good boy?"
A group of children playing with water in the village, seeing visitors in the village, surrounded them curiously.
"Of course, do you know who he is?"
"Who is it?"
"I know, it's Miss Liu's son-in-law."
"Hey! He's still the best scholar in the world!" Uncle Liu said proudly, looked at Zhang Yulang, patted his hand vigorously, and said, "He's still a big man who is an official in Capital City!"
Zhang Yulang was embarrassed by Uncle Liu's words, and his face was blushing.
"real?"
"Really!" Uncle Liu waved his hand, "Go, go and inform your parents that the champion of our Liu family is here. Let's have a banquet for three days and three nights."
"Eat meat?"
"Eat meat!" Uncle Liu waved his hand, and decided to hold a banquet for Zhuangyuan Lang in Liujia Village.
When the group of children heard that there was meat to eat, they dispersed like little sparrows and went to their respective homes to inform their parents.
Soon, the people who came to see Zhuangyuan Lang surrounded Uncle Liu's house completely.
The grandfathers, uncles and others in the village all squeezed in to make friends with Zhuangyuan Lang. The eldest cousin and fourth uncle accompanied Zhang Erlang to greet the guests, while the eldest aunt, fourth aunt and Liu's eldest cousin made a fuss.It's time for a seat.
Speaking of which, this is the second time Uncle Liu's family has held a running banquet.
The first time was for Liu Qing, but the second time was for Zhang Erlang.
Champion man!
As Uncle Liu said, the most powerful scholar in the world caused a sensation in the whole Liujia Village, and the sound of firecrackers rang like a New Year.
Ever since he became the No. 1 scholar, countless people came to congratulate Zhang Erlang, and he had several rounds of wedding banquets, but the flowing water mats in Liujia Village made him feel extraordinarily at ease.
"Zhang Er, I didn't expect you to be so powerful."
"That's right, we thought you were not as good as that Wan Wan third brother before, but it turned out that you, the boy, were lucky enough to pass the exam without making a fuss."
The eldest cousin said this to the fourth uncle, and then pulled Liu Shui: "Liu Shui, come here, get close to the number one scholar, and in the future you will also give your father a number one exam back."
"hey-hey!"
Liu Shui, who had already gone to school and looked like a scholar, became shy now. After taking a look at Zhang Erlang, he hid behind his fourth uncle, only poking his head out from time to time to keep looking.
Zhang Erlang was patient and sat in the yard, showing enough to the people in Liujia Village, and the table was ready, and each family carried desks and stools from Uncle Liu's main room to the outside., the banquet was held lively.
The commotion continued into the night.
The next day, people from all over the world came to see the Zhuangyuan Lang who was born in the sky, and they all sighed: This Zhuangyuan Lang has given Uncle Liu a face.
Not really.
Originally, a scholar in Uncle Liu's family would be a great thing, but now the No. 1 scholar who is the most educated in the world is still his in-laws. Uncle Liu's house was originally a prominent figure in Liujia Village, but now it is even more serious.Got power.
There are so many sons in the Liu family who are living in Capital City. Although the people in that family have already learned a lot from Liu Qing's letters, they naturally want to ask Chen Nianguan and his wife when they see Chen Nianguan and his wife.
Hearing that Liu Qing and others are doing well, and everyone has work to do, everyone is very relieved.
Uncle Liu smiled and nodded?????, but couldn't help being envious, the capital city, everyone who has been there has had an adventure!
"How about, uncle, would you consider visiting Capital City?" Chen Nianguan couldn't help but suggest.
"Me? To Capital City?" Uncle Liu was surprised.
"That's right, our Chen's restaurant is running well now, and I've also bought a mansion. Uncle, your family will have a place to live even if you go to play in Capital City. It's very convenient."
Uncle Liu's heart was beating fast.
Go to Capital City!
Who in the world doesn't want to go to Capital City?
"That's right, Dad, why don't you go to Capital City to play with Aunt!" said the eldest cousin.
"Brother, it's rare to have a chance. Wan Wan told you to go, so go!" Fourth Uncle Liu also urged.
Since the death of his father, the elder brother has set up the Liu family by himself and united the four brothers. Now the four brothers have become two brothers, but the elder brother has been tired for many years. It is also very eye-opening for the elder brother to go to Capital City.OK.
"But, I'm leaving, that place..." Uncle Liu was very moved, but he also hesitated.
"My fourth uncle and I are in the field, and my fourth aunt and my wife are watching the sauce workshop. It's all hired work. We've been doing it for so long. Don't worry about it, dad, we know how to do it."
"That's right." Uncle Liu nodded.
"Also, Xiaoyan'er, Xiaohe, and Xiaoyun are a family. Go to Capital City and bring Xiaoyan with you, so that the three of them can be reunited!"
Xiao Yan'er is the youngest brother of Liu He and Liu Yun, Liu Yan, who has been raised by Aunt Liu with help. He is four years old this year.
Seeing that Uncle Liu was still hesitating, Chen Nianguan persuaded with a smile: "Don't worry, we will live in Funing County for a while, and when Uncle Liu decides to go back to Capital City with us, let us know and we will set off together at that time."
After Chen Nianguan finished speaking, he went to visit Zhang Erlang: Is it okay to ask Uncle Liu to visit Capital City's house?
Zhang Erlang looked at Chen Nianguan and nodded slightly: "Of course you are welcome."
After the banquet, leaving Uncle Liu who was still thinking about it, Chen Nianguan's family returned to Funing County.
Before going to Prefecture City, Chen Nianguan formally asked Liu's meaning: "Aniang, you will go to Capital City with Yulang and me?"
Liu Shi looked at her daughter and smiled helplessly.
"At this point, Wan Wan, didn't you decide that I would go to Capital City with you?"
"Aniang, I think it would be best to take you and Xuan Xuan to Capital City while our restaurant is the most prosperous in Capital City. At least, Chen's restaurant is famous in Capital City now.Everyone has given us a bit of face, and we must live in the most comfortable place in Capital City at this time." Chen Nianguan said seriously, "If you and Xuan Xuan don't like the life in Capital City, then you can also take it as a visit to see it, and then come back to Yanlai Lane, it is not impossible."
Chen Nianguan knew that the Liu family did not travel far out of their minds. What they were afraid of was that people would leave their hometowns and be humble, and even the old-age houses were built in Liujia Village.
However, now is a good time, and if you can bring A Niang to Capital City to see the world, she will naturally want to take her to see it.
The uncles in Uncle Liu's family who live in the more remote Liujia Village all yearn for Capital City. How could Aniang not want to take a look with her own eyes?
It was she who said before that when Father was alive, he wanted the family of three to play in Capital City after he succeeded in the scientific examination.
My father didn't take my mother to Capital City, I'm afraid it's something regrettable in my mother's heart.
"Aniang, you said that you want Yulang to be an official in Capital City, and you want me to open a restaurant in Capital City before you consider visiting us in Capital City. Now Yulang and I have done it! Dad can't help itTake you to Capital City, let my daughter take you there!" Chen Nianguan begged, "I just leave you and Xuan Xuan in Yanlai Lane as my two closest friends, I don't want to part with it!"
Looking at her daughter, Mrs. Liu couldn't help stretching out her hand to caress her face. After a long time, she nodded: "Wan Wan has already said that, how can there be no reason for A Niang not to go?"
"Mom, did you agree?"
Liu Shi nodded.
Chen Nianguan was so happy that he hugged Liu Shi: "Aniang is the best!"
"Wan Wan is the best!" Liu Shi also laughed.
No, really opened a restaurant, bought a house, and thought about bringing them to Capital City to enjoy themselves, how could such a daughter be bad?
After Chen Nianguan arrived in Chuzhou Prefecture City, he saw that the Chenjia Pho Shop had also posted the proposal of Master Chen’s husband, Zhang Yulang, who won the first prize in the exam. It is said that not only the two Pho shops in Funing County and Chuzhou Prefecture, but also other Pho shops.After the shop heard the good news, they got along with Liu and made the same trick in their own pho shop.
Now, Zhang Zhuangyuan has completely become the image spokesperson of Chenjia Pho Shop.
very good.
After the publicity of this incident, it is estimated that Chen’s pho shops in various places can attract a lot of diners. Chen Nianguan even thought, how about launching a special type of pho called Zhuangyuanfen?
The second aunt and Liu Chi also knew that Chen Nianwan and Zhang Yulang had returned to their hometown two days earlier, but the store was busy and they couldn't leave. Naturally, they were very happy to see Chen Nianguan and his wife at this time, and each held the other's hand.Introduce to the people in the store: "Look, this is the Master Chen of our pho shop."
"This is Mr. Zhang of our family, Zhuangyuanlang. Look, Zhuangyuanlang is here!"
There were quite a few diners in that shop looking for Zhang Zhuangyuan. Hearing that Zhuangyuan Lang really came to the shop in person, they rushed over and wanted to have a cordial conversation with the current Zhuangyuan Lang.
Thus, Zhang Yulang once again started the daily social life of being surrounded by worship and admiration.
Chen Nianguan sat with his second aunt and Liu Chi watching, smiling and answering the second aunt's questions about Liu Qing and Liu Feng.
Knowing that now my son has opened a private school in Capital City, he is preparing for the next Spring Festival while being a wife, and Liu Feng has also become a partner of Chen Nianguan Restaurant, the second aunt laughed and said happily, "That's good, that's good!Wan Wan, thanks to you. The second aunt thanked you on behalf of your cousin."
"Where, second aunt, it's my cousin who is capable!"
"Then someone has to give them this opportunity."
If the niece and his wife were not going to Capital City for scientific research, the two sons would not have the ambition to go to Capital City. Even if they arrived in Capital City, they did not rely on their niece and couple to gain a firm foothold. Now Zhang Yulang is the champion, or BeijingOfficer, in the days to come, there will be plenty of time to trouble my niece's family!
The second aunt knew in her heart that she was extremely grateful to her niece.
Invite them to have dinner in Liuhua Lane, and want to keep them to stay for a few more days, but because they still have to go to the other side of Five Willow Lane and have their own house, they have to give up.
After arriving at Nianyun Tangshui Shop, was naturally greeted by diners and neighbors.
Liu Yang was even more excited. After reporting the situation of the Tangshui shop to Chen Nianguan in the past few months, he asked about the situation of Liu Xiong and Liu Shi.
It is now May, and the ice shop is ready to open.
Finally, I heard that Master Chen also built an ice shop in Capital City, and Liu Xiong and Liu Shi stayed in Capital City to manage the ice shop and could not come back. Envious, Liu Yang and Liu Hu Liu Bao yelled with red eyes: "Master Chen, why didn't you come back sooner?"talk?"
"That's right, if you said you would also sell ice in Capital City, we would follow you to Capital City even if we risked our lives!"
"I regret it!"
Chen Nianguan laughed.
Now that Liuxiong and Liushi are missing from the ice shop, Liu Yang can only find another buddy.
Fortunately, at that time, Liu Wang Liucai, who was looking for work in Prefecture City, had been helping out at the sugar shop, so he decided to transfer the two of them to the ice shop, and find two other waiters in Prefecture City.
Master Chen had already inquired about Liu Yang's ability from Mrs. Liu, and raised Liu Yang's wages again.
Liu Yang was so touched that her eyes turned red: "Don't worry, Master Chen, we will definitely take care of both shops for you!"
Chen Nianguan nodded in satisfaction, and chatted with Liu Yang and others for a while before going to see Sister Fang, Shuanzi and Azhu. Naturally, it was a bit of encouragement, and he taught Sister Fang and Shuanzi several new skills.For sugar water, increase the product types of Nianyun Tangshui shop.
Brother Na Jian is still purchasing coconuts from Hu Haishang on a regular basis. Capital City's coconut milk can be continuously supplied for a long time, thanks to the fact that the sugar shop receives coconuts and makes coconut powder, which is then transported back to Capital City.
The same goes for ginger powder.
So Chen Nianguan asked Sister Fang to remember to ask Liu Yang to recruit more kitchen staff when she was too busy.
The two couples stayed at Five Willow Lane that night and returned to Funing County after a two-day rest.
Because she decided to go to Capital City, Liu has already started to pack her bags.
Since she will be going to Capital City and her return date is yet to be determined, she will naturally have to hand over the work at hand.
The matter of contacting the partner of the pho shop can be directly handed over to Liu Shan, and as for the special supply of sauce, Aunt Lian and his wife in the family can assist the fourth aunt to complete it.
Knowing that the Liu family and Xuanxuan were going to the capital, Liu Ye was worried, and asked timidly: "Xuanxuan, you and your aunt have both gone to the capital, so do I want to go back to Liujia Village?"
Xuan Xuan looked at Liu Ye, and was reluctant to part with the little sister. After thinking about it, he ran to look for Mrs. Liu, and came back after a while, happily: "My mother said, I want your father and mother to agree, Ye YeYou are willing too, just go to Capital City with us."
"Really?" Liu Ye was happy. Seeing Xuan Xuan nod, she cheered: "I'll go, I'll go. I'm going to the capital too. I'll make my father and mother agree that I will go to the capital with my aunt and cousin."
Uncle Liu's family not only agreed that Liu Ye would go to Capital City with Chen Nianguan's family, Uncle Liu and his wife finally decided to take Liu Yan to Capital City, and the mud legs in the country would also go out for a long time.
Therefore, the Liu family, the Chen family and the Zhang family have been preparing for the departure to Capital City for several days.
It's rare to come back, so naturally have to take a batch of the sauce with me.
After Si Ya and Xu Da and Xu Er returned to Funing County, the group embarked on the return journey back to Beijing.