7. Take the heart and get rid of delusions, do not know the original truth

He Qi quietly sent a group of shadow guards to investigate the details of "Mr. Yang Zhen", and because he did not doubt what the master said about "an old friend in Cloud Province", he directly sent this group of shadow guards to the northern borderCloud Province survey, a long errand.

Pei Nianyu didn't know about this - after all, he hadn't bothered to listen to He Qi's shadow guard work report for a long time.

But even if he knew about it, he didn't care about it. Cloud Province didn't have Yang Zhen, and the shadow guards were nothing more than empty-handed, but they could send a travel subsidy in disguise.

Pei Nianyu has been working on new products in two stores recently.

The Wangfu Restaurant and Wangfu Dim Sum Shop opened in early May, and during the Dragon Boat Festival they sold the imitation version of Star Ice Rice Dumplings, which became a hit.

It's midsummer now, and he and his two apprentices began to think about various summer snacks again.

He Yanjun has already made a plan: "I will reduce the amount of sugar added to all kinds of snacks first. It is hot in summer, and everyone does not like to eat too sweet. In addition, I am going to prepare a drink of mung bean milk smoothie, the cost of mung beans is not high, and the pricing is easy to accept.”

Pei Nianyu reminded her: "Wake up, mung beans are almost worthless, but the most expensive thing is ice, how do you plan to solve it. The ice storage in the house... I can only allocate to you the part I used for myself before, and now I have internal energy.Cold and heat do not invade, but it is useless."

He Yanjun shook his head and said: "People in the capital are not used to cold food, and you don't need much ice for a cup, and these are enough."

Pei Nianyu thought in his heart that this was telling the truth. People these days don't have refrigerators and freezers, and their stomachs can bear it... Obviously, it is incomparable to the young people who are used to half a glass of Coke being filled with ice cubes in later generations.

As for Xiang Ping'en, he didn't plan to do something very complicated. After all, serious red cases were the main business of his restaurant in the palace.

"I'll add mung bean and lily porridge right now. It clears away heat and nourishes health. In the past, women from various palaces often ordered the imperial dining room to make it in summer."

On the second day after the small meeting, Pei Nianzhen went to work at the dim sum shop early in the morning as usual. While summarizing yesterday's account books into the monthly account, he watched He Yanjun scribbled on the book case with a pen, wrote and changed it again and again.Write.

He thought for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Is there anything uncertain about the Proprietress?"

He Yanjun remembered that this person was also a cultural person, so he told him about the new drink, and discussed with him:

"...But I haven't figured out the name of this drink yet."

Pei Nianzhen understands that the relatively cheap dim sum in this store all use the direct name, while the high-end dim sum or the customized version (according to Pei Nianyu, it is an IQ tax product specially sold to powerful merchants) has its own fancy name.

"Green...green cockles like ice? Cold pond with greenery?...I don't feel very satisfied."

Pei Nianzhen thought for a moment:

"How about "Yuhu Bingshu"?"

He Yanjun clapped his hands: "Mr. has a brilliant literary talent, that's all."

Pei Nianzhen looked at her and silently lowered his head and took a sip of water.

The name he named may not be much better than hers. Based on his understanding of the younger sister of the He family—whether she was a child or now, he knows that He Yanjun is probably just too lazy to spend his brain cells.

However, He Yanjun, who had solved a headache, couldn't control so much, so he immediately made a cup of mung bean milk smoothie, and put the first cup of finished product in front of Pei Nianzhen:

"Here, I reward you for your meritorious service."

Pei Nianzhen stared at the cold cup in front of him, and was stunned for a moment.

He slowly picked up the cup and admired it. It was a bamboo cup with a green color.The upper mouth is slightly wider and the lower bottom is slightly narrower. The overall shape is round and arc-shaped. There is also a straw made of reeds with a smooth and neat cut leaning in the cup.

Pei Nianzhen couldn't help taking a sip.

The entrance is full of dense and refreshing mung bean paste. The ice cubes are crushed extremely fine, and the thick and rich milk is used as the base. It can really cool people from head to toe in this summer.

"Well, the proprietress really has a fantastic idea. Such a simple ingredient can be paired with such a wonderful drink."

He Yanjun narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"This bamboo cup is still inspired by your name - since you named it a jade pot, wouldn't it be better to pack it in a greener color? Fortunately, bamboo cups are not rare. I went to Dongbian Street to find them.I bought this one from a bamboo craftsman's shop, and if it's useful, I'll order a batch."

Pei Nianzhen paused, and suddenly felt that he didn't know what it was like.This rare feeling of being recognized and even valued by people... is not bad.

Although it was just such a trivial matter, he hadn't felt it for a long time. Before the house arrest, his subordinates seemed to only hope to get something from his position as prince, and after the house arrest, no one cared about him at all.

The days of fighting for power and profit have passed, and he even feels that he has gradually become a symbol of only the word prince.Those who bow to the power of the prince, those who are attached to the power of the Eastern Palace, those who are afraid of the change of the prince's imperial power...

Some people are afraid of him, some people want to use his boat to board the east wind, some people want him to die, and even the current emperor tries to keep him alive because of the same word "Prince".

It was only in this small shop that he could sometimes regain his sense of unreality as "Pei Nianzhen".

Pei Nianzhen, an ordinary person, is an ordinary Pei Nianzhen, and he is even gradually accepting such an identity.

While he was in a daze, he sighed inwardly: he has really fallen, how can such a job as an accountant be worthy of his ambition...

Well, he seems to have no ambitions.

He shook his head, lost interest, and suddenly said to He Yanjun:

"Cough...Young lady is busy with work, if you don't mind the crude words below, next time you have the task of naming, you might as well leave it to me."

He Yanjun glanced at him in a little surprise, wondering why Mr. Yang, who was usually alone and reticent, suddenly changed his temper, but he agreed.

As soon as the mung bean milk smoothie was launched in the store, it became the newest Internet celebrity drink in Capital City, and the threshold of Wangfu dim sum shop was trampled by the crowd again.The length of the queue at the gate once crossed the end of this Hing Xuan Street, causing traffic jams of vehicles, horses and people.

He Yanjun didn't like to disturb the people because of his own shop, so he had to ask his master for help.It just so happened that at night, Pei Niancheng slipped out and entered the restaurant through the back door, intending to grab a meal.He Yanjun boldly asked His Majesty if there was any way to rectify it.

Pei Niancheng couldn't help laughing: "I can't control commercial behavior. How can I prevent them from queuing up and buying? Unless you don't sell it."

Pei Nianyu is also bald:

"It was said before that we would plan to open a branch, but to open a branch, we must first receive a few apprentices, teach them the skills, and then consider opening a branch. But for some reason, no one took the initiative to come to the door..."

Pei Niancheng laughed again and said:

"Your shop is so big, there has never been anyone who wants to spy on your recipes and buy your recipes. Of course, no one will come directly to ask to learn. Who would have thought that someone would want to spread their recipes around these days?"

"Then I can't put up a sign at the door and write three big characters on it: recruiting apprentices... let's do it!"

Pei Niancheng shook his head:

"After all, the apprenticeship system still has a small audience. The apprentices you bring will inherit your mantle, not quick training and then popularized everywhere. In this day and age... all kinds of craftsmanship are naturally cherished, and the masters are not passed on.Brother, what you want to do is more like short-term vocational technical training."

Pei Nianyu nodded: "You're right. It's meaningless for me to run this business to monopolize or compete with the people for profit. I'm not short of money. It's a great benefit to let more people learn it—"

Pei Nianyu mentioned it cryptically, and Pei Niancheng naturally knew that his brother was talking about his own food value system, and he was still waiting for his brother to exchange high-yield crop seeds from the system for him.

"It's very simple. Since you mainly teach skills, and your shop is almost the leader in the industry, why not set up a special chef's guild. No matter the old people in the industry or the newcomers who want to learn, you can come here to learn."

"Skill items can also be chosen for them, major cuisines or specialize in white dishes. The elderly only teach various recipes, one class a month, no tuition fees, but the condition is that they need to sell in their own stores after completionThey learned the recipe from you."

This time, Pei Nianyu couldn't help but smiled: "The guild... OK, yes."

Since Pei Niancheng is in charge of coming up with ideas, he should just be a good person to the end. Anyway, these things are familiar to his majestic emperor:

"For the first group of people, you can directly send invitations to the major restaurants and dim sum shops in Capital City, saying that everyone must witness the establishment of the guild. Whether they know the meaning of the guild or not, those larger restaurants must knowYou are behind your store, so they dare not come..."

Pei Nianyu thought in his heart that his power as a prince can be used like this.

"Follow-up students will rely on you to promote it yourself. According to me, the easiest way is to print a batch of leaflets and put them in front of your store. Anyone can take them. In addition, buy a site near the restaurant for the guild.Activities and lectures…”

"—That's easy to say. The Drunk Immortal building opposite is probably about to run away. I'll send someone to lobby tomorrow to see if it can be bought."

Pei Niancheng choked for a moment: "The Drunk Immortal building has three floors, and the area is not small, but it is enough for you to use."

Early the next morning, when Pei Nianzhen went to work again, he was suddenly surrounded by applause as soon as he entered the shop——

"Welcome Mr. Yang, Chief Publicity Manager of the Chef's Guild!"

Pei Nianzhen:???

He looked at Pei Nianyu expressionlessly.

Pei Nianyu coughed lightly, and explained the establishment of the chef's guild:

"...so there are only four members of the guild so far, the president is me, and the vice president is my two apprentices. As for you... you are responsible for writing promotional texts, dealing with other restaurants, running errands, and submittingThe person who asked explained the function of the guild..."

Pei Nianzhen's head grew bigger when he heard that, when any organization was newly established, he was the one who had the most work in his position.He couldn't help but said:

"In short, I do all the chores."

"Understanding is correct. But don't worry, I'll give you a salary! In addition, you don't need the work of the accountant at the pastry shop. I will recruit another accountant. During this time, you can concentrate on helping me set up the guild."

After all, Pei Nianyu is not a black-hearted capitalist, and it is impossible for one person to do two jobs.

Pei Nianzhen was silent for a moment: "So I was actually... promoted?"

"That's natural! It's an overkill to just let you settle accounts. As for this guild...it's a major event that benefits the people's livelihood, as soon as you think about it."

Pei Nianzhen knew that what he was telling was the truth. Just teaching skills for free could benefit many people who had difficulty making a living and wanted to be self-reliant but had no other way.

Of course, he would not be dissatisfied with this job, such pen work as writing publicity copywriting and socializing around... He did a lot of things back then.As long as he is not recognized by others, he doesn't mind making his life more lively.

Therefore, Pei Nianzhen's entire summer was spent in this hot air and a raging working atmosphere.

From late summer to early autumn.

In the past two months, Pei Nianzhen has become quite capable in his actions. After all, he is always too busy with work, so of course he doesn't have so much time to worry about the spring and autumn.He even saved a little bit of his own private money by teaching the illiterate to recognize recipes and the like, and then couldn't help but take the money out to drink a glass of light wine and buy a long gown with fashionable tattoos.

And because of the increased work exchanges with He Yanjun, the relationship with He Qi has naturally become closer.Even if it was just a few simple greetings that He Qi followed the owner to the store every day—at least this greeting belonged to him, and the main content was to thank him for taking the initiative to share the tedious work for his sister.

Just when Pei Nianzhen was gradually forgetting his old identity and getting used to his new life, enjoying a rare spiritual relaxation, the shadow guard team sent by He Qi to Cloud Province on a business trip returned home for a reunion on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.