Chapter 7: Can I Eat?
Shangguan Wan'erlian moved to Hebi Palace.
She called a palace servant and ordered: "Go and inquire about the origin of the Ruchun Restaurant, especially the plaque, and make sure it is clear."
When Shangguan Wan'er said this, her cold pretty face became a little brighter, and she said, "Since I left the palace, I asked someone to bring a bowl of tofu. The imperial chef in the palace is so tired of fish and meat."
An hour later, a eunuch knelt in the imperial edict room.
Shangguan Wan'er sat behind the desk. Although Hu bed and Hu stools were common, she still knelt in the palace. Shangguan Wan'er was only wearing a light green dress. After all, she was not old. When she served Your Majesty, her face looked like an iceberg, but now she showed a few silly looks here.
She was dealing with a bowl of tofu flowers with her hands. After taking a few bites, she frowned: "Salty? Why aren't it sweet? These tofu men with salt deserve more damn than thieves, um..." She wrinkled her nose and concluded arbitrarily: "Salty, damn!"
Even so, she still ate the bowl of tofu with great interest, then raised her eyes with satisfaction, looked at the eunuch kneeling in the room, and said, "Have you inquired?"
"Inquired."
"You said." Shangguan Wan'er became serious again. She squinted her eyes, as if she was dozing, but in fact her eyes, which were half covered by her eyes, were flashing with light.
"The plaque in Ruchun Restaurant was indeed written by the prince in person, and then it was framed, with the words "unshuang of cooking skills" written on it."
Shangguan Wan'er seemed to have thought of something, frowned and thought deeply, and said, "You continue talking."
"There is a shopkeeper in the store, he is a nerd..."
"Needle..." Shangguan Wan'er frowned again. She was a talented woman, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Shangguan Yi. Because of her intelligence and good writing, she was valued by the empress. She has been in charge of the imperial edicts in the palace for many years and is known as the "female prime minister". She is extremely talented. But this does not mean that she likes a nerd. A talented man is different from a nerd. The former is suave and romantic, while the latter is annoying.
"Why is a nerd?"
"I heard that he has been studying since he was a child. He hid in his room every day and recited the Four Books and Five Classics, reading and writing, but he has no financial talent. After his father died, he still did not want to make progress. He only knew how to shake his head and make fun of books every day. So the business of Ruchun Restaurant plummeted and was deserted. It is said that the restaurant was not well managed and could no longer maintain it."
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but be angry and said, "It's ridiculous that such people cannot inherit the family business and cannot make a living in peace. It's just a stupid person. How can they be a scholar? What else?"
"And..." The eunuch hesitated and did not dare to speak for a long time.
Shangguan Wan'er had lost all her interest in the Ruchun Restaurant, but now seeing the eunuch hesitate, she couldn't help asking: "If you have something to say, you can't help but say it."
"Also, the food there is so bad. I asked around and asked about the neighbors there and the diners nearby. They all said that starvation is a little bit bad. Eating food with the surname Qin is called evil. Pig food is worse than that. Last month, someone took the risk to eat it and ate it from it... and it was eaten..."
"Don't say it." Shangguan Wan'er didn't need to listen, and knew what the eunuch was about to say. She couldn't help but feel disgusted and scolded: "I really don't know what I shouldn't say, you can say it too."
The eunuch said with a grievance: "It was what my sister taught me to say."
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but feel frustrated. She sighed and said, "This time it's really hard. Your Majesty asked about Ruchun Restaurant, which restaurant... is really annoying." She waved to the eunuch in front of her impatiently: "Go down."
Immediately, he frowned and supported his chin with his forearm like a lotus root, full of distress.
She is the worm in His Majesty's belly. Since His Majesty asked about Ruchun Restaurant, he was actually asking about Crown Prince Li Hong, then this matter is not simple. No matter what, she must go to Ruchun Restaurant.
"Well, I'll go tomorrow, fill my stomach before going."
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Perhaps it was because of the bad reputation before that, and after a few days, there were still no guests.
The only customer was a vain person. Deng Jian was very concerned about Qin Shaoyou's business. He claimed that he was righteous and had many ideas for Qin Shaoyou. For example, he had dozens of friends, but he wanted to come and fight Qiufeng with him. Qin Shaoyou was so scared that he found that although he had read many books, he could not find a word to describe this shameless guy. Finally, he shook his head and said, "I have never seen such a shameless person."
Qin Shou studied cooking with Qin Shaoyou every day. Anyway, there were no customers. After practicing one dish after another, he gradually became a little bit like this, especially the minced meat eggplant, which was not very good at mastering the heat, and the eggplant was cut thicker, which was barely achievable.
However, this exercise wasted a lot of ingredients, and Qin Shaoyou didn't care. He couldn't cook himself every day. Good knives had to be used on the blade, so Qin Shou still had to cultivate them.
Today is sunny and the sun is warm. It is said that in March, there is a temple fair in the Confucian Temple in Yihe, which is very lively. As a result, the restaurant business is even more deserted. Qin Shaoyou leans against the counter and dozes. Such a corrupt life is really annoying, but... I will sleep first.
It was noon when the sun was approaching, and Qin Shaoyou was confused and heard footsteps.
Qin Shaoyou was excited. Although yesterday, he pulled a merchant in and declared that he would give him a 20% discount. Deng Jian was wearing a fat face and hid a stick in his sleeve, but he showed a sharp corner. He was so scared that the merchant was so scared that he entered the store tremblingly and ordered two side dishes. Before the dishes were served, he slipped away while Qin Shaoyou was in the kitchen and showed off his skills! This made Qin Shaoyou very upset for a while.
Now the footsteps are the second guest of Ruchun Restaurant. No... Listening to these footsteps, there are not only one guest, but many.
Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but burst into tears. Blessings from ancestors, the high fragrance burned last night appeared, and finally the guests were coming seriously.
However, he told himself in his heart that he should not panic, be excited, and be unfavorable. He should not scare people away. He should be calm, be calm, and be light-hearted. If the business of the Chun Restaurant is so good, do you care about a customer?
Yes, he had to have such confidence, so he immediately took out an account book. The account book was from which year and month, and it turned yellow. However, he twisted the account book while holding the abacus and slashed, then shook his head and sighed, complaining: "The flow of yesterday was only 4,000 yuan, and more than 70 diners only ate these. However, it is said that there has been a temple fair recently, but it is good. Take advantage of the light business these days to take a good rest. When the temple fair is over, there will be a lot of guests, so some people are busy."
"Hey... the business is so good, it's really a worry. I'll hire a guy tomorrow."
He looked like a frowning look, calm and clear, and then he raised his eyes casually, slightly stunned.
Standing opposite the counter was a woman who was extremely gorgeous, with a 28-year-old dress with silk and satin. What was a bit disappointing is that although there was no room for the DIAN here, the woman's strapless bra was not low, but a straight collar embroidered with silver wire.
This is a very beautiful woman, but from her eyes, it is difficult to find the charm of a woman of such an age.
How to say it, there is no innocence or clearness in your eyes, but it is bottomless. There seems to be many stories hidden behind the deepness.
Standing behind the woman were four or five people dressed in guards, each carrying a knife, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist. They seemed careless, but seemed to be on guard at any time. As long as there was a slight movement, they could immediately rise up.
Qin Shaoyou smiled. For this smile, he had practiced in the bronze mirror for a long time. The customer is God, and a spring-like smile is a must.
"Call, have a meal?"
While speaking, Qin Shaoyou's Adam's apple couldn't help but tremble, and his heart was about to jump out. It's a pity that if this woman's answer was that I fell in love with you, Qin Shaoyou would find it difficult to guarantee that he would not strangle her to death in anger.
Shangguan Wan'er felt something strange. This person was that nerd. She was quite polite, but she looked at her eyes too hot. No, she was rude!
But since she came, she nodded and said, "Well... to eat."
Qin Shaoyou breathed a sigh of relief. The short word "eating" was like the sound of nature. Qin Shaoyou hurriedly said, "Callant, please!"
He was excited, so he personally walked around the counter, chose the window closest to the window, patted it with a feather duster, and respectfully asked Shangguan Wan'er to sit down.
How was Shangguan Wan'er? Qin Shaoyou's attentiveness seemed a bit too much. She sneered in her heart: "Maybe, this nerd regards me as Yan Ruyu. His silly attitude is a bit interesting, but unfortunately he is a fool."
Shangguan Wan'er sat down on the Hu bench, and several guards stood on one side.
Qin Shaoyou hurriedly took a list and said, "Customer, what do you want to eat? Look, this is the menu."
"Menu..." Shangguan Wan'er was suspicious. After taking the menu, she saw a dazzling list of dishes with the names of "Glory and Wealth" and "Colorful".
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but chuckled, as if she was a little interested in these unique dishes, and the characters on it seemed very unique, with good calligraphy. This is Shangguan Wan'er's evaluation of the characters.
So she looked up and smiled and said, "Your calligraphy is lacking, but the font is unique. If you practice diligently, you may have the style of everyone in the future."
Qin Shaoyou is very sad, beautiful woman, I am a cook, okay? I praise a cook as a good calligrapher. Do you think this is appropriate?
Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "I really don't dare to be the one who has been praised. Miss, it's time to order food."
Shangguan Wan'er suddenly thought of the "news" that the eunuch found, and felt chilling in her heart, which seemed to be forced to go to the execution ground. She smiled and said, "I don't know the name of the shopkeeper Gao."
"Qin Shaoyou." Qin Shaoyou was already impatient.
Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "This is a good name."
Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly: "I ordered the dishes first..."
Shangguan Wan'er: "Look at you, you are quite elegant, your name also has a deep meaning, and your writing is well written. Where are you, what is your birthday? How many people are there in your family? I guess you have read books, what book do you read..."
Qin Shaoyou already suspected that the women of the Tang Dynasty were too slutty. Could this older young woman in front of her really fall in love with her?
Chapter completed!