Xie Chen stood in the crowd, staring blankly at the three characters on the plaque, "Xishanju". These three big characters, the strength of the pen, I am afraid that he will not be able to match in his life.

Before, he was worried that if his painting was hung in a restaurant, people would laugh at him, but looking at it now, it is his honor to be able to hang his painting with such words.

The restaurant was very lively, Xie Chen turned and left.

Behind the crowd, Qin Yao saw him walking, wanted to catch up, blushed again, and stood there stomping her feet.

"Ayao, stay away from that restaurant." Lin Yubai stood beside her at some point, and said with concern.

"Why?" Qin Yao asked.

Lin Yubai had been to the capital several times. Once, he was having a drink with his friends in a restaurant when someone suddenly exclaimed, "The Qilin Guard is here!" The restaurant suddenly became chaotic.

Curious, he stood on the restaurant and looked down the street, and saw a group of black riders coming from a distance.

Dare to ride a horse in the capital, this is not an ordinary person.

Look at that team of black knights again, they are really heroic and awe-inspiring. Especially the person at the front is really like a cold knife, making people dare not look directly at him.

He heard the whispers of the people next to him, and he realized that that person was Shen Fengming, the Commander of the Qilin Guard.

A few days ago, the Lin family had received news that the emperor Jin Shen Fengming was the governor of the left. Now the capital is like a maelstrom, and in this game of life and death, Shen Fengming definitely plays a key role. Now everyone in the capital wants to see him, inquire about his physical condition, and understand his attitude. If possible, of course, they will try their best to win him over to their side.

It seems that his elder Bolin also visited Shen's house several times, but he never saw anyone.

Lin Yubai really didn't expect that he could see Shen Fengming in a small restaurant in Wuling County.

He could hardly believe his eyes, didn't he say he was hurt? Why does he look so good!

Of course, I can't tell what happened in the court.

Lin Yubai thought about telling his uncle or his father about this, so that the Lin family might get a chance.

But in the end, he gave up.

Shen Fengming doesn't seem to want to reveal his identity, so if he exposes his identity, who knows if it will be self-defeating. Shi Potian would be shocked at that time, and their Lin family might die sooner.

Of course, he couldn't tell Qin Yao about this, so he talked for a while and said, "Ah Yao, what's so good about that poor scholar, come back to Luzhou with me."

Qin Yao said angrily, "Who said he's better?"

Lin Yubai was helpless.

Qin Yao chased in the direction Xie Chen left.

Lin Yubai wanted to keep up.

Qin Yao turned her head and said, "Don't follow me, you have so many sisters and sisters, just go with them."

"Ayao..."

"Follow me again, be careful I'm not polite to you." Qin Yao gestured.

Lin Yubai could only stop there.

Qin Yao continued to walk forward, came to an alley, and saw Xie Chen enter a house.

She didn't know what was so good about being grateful, but that day he stood in front of her and shouted those two scoundrels away, so she just wanted to see him more. Especially his frowning eyebrows, she wanted to smooth them out for him.

Xie Chen entered the yard, but heard a crackling sound.

He looked into the kitchen, his eyes turned red with anger.

"I told you to hide, you try to hide again. If you put so much salt in a dish, you want to kill me!" Xie Yong held a wooden stick in his hand, and beat it on a basket.

The basket trembled, and there was a whimpering sound from under the basket.

Xie Chen grabbed the stick in Xie Yong's hand and shouted, "What are you doing!"

Xie Yong saw that it was him, and said angrily, "Why, you can handle me beating my daughter? If you are in a hurry, I will beat you too."

It's not like they didn't fight before, before Xie Chen was thirteen years old, Xie Yong beat and scolded their brothers and sisters. Later, Xie Chen made money by copying books by himself, and became stronger again. Every time Xie Yong tried to beat him, he couldn't get any favors, so he stopped beating him.

"Try it!" Xie Chen gritted his teeth.

Xie Yong looked at him, he was half a head taller than he is now, although he was thin, he was no longer the kid who was beaten and scolded before.

Xie Yong **** on the ground and cursed, "What, you read the book into the dog's stomach, and you dare to hit me. I think you are just like your bitch, a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it.

After so many years, if it wasn't for Lao Tzu, how could you two grow up so big? Now that the wings are hard, don't let them touch them, right? "

Not long after Xie Lian was born, Xie Chen's mother ran away with others because she couldn't bear Xie Yong's temper.

From then on, Xie Yong beat and scolded the two brothers and sisters Xie Chen.

Xie Chen stared at him, his eyes were red, he wanted to yell and laugh at the same time, besides giving them a bite to eat and not letting them starve to death for so many years, how could he be like a father? Given the choice, he didn't want to be his son at all.

"Eat yours, I will pay you back in the future, you are not allowed to touch Xie Lian again, or I will fight you hard!" Xie Chen is serious, this is the last time he warns him.

"Repay? What are you going to pay back? I gave you your life." Xie Yong scolded.

Xie Chen's eyes were red, and he just stared at him.

Xie Yong was really afraid of him, cursed again, stretched out his hand and said, "What about money, this girl puts so much salt in cooking, if she wants to kill me, I'll go out to eat."

"No money." Xie Chen said.

"You paint and write every day, and you tell me that you have no money? Have you read all the books for so many years for nothing!" Xie Yong said.

"If I say no, then there won't be." Xie Chen said coldly. Reading books is a costly thing. For so many years, he has been painting and copying books, and he can barely maintain his studies. How can he have any spare money.

"You also said to pay me back in the future, and I don't think you plan to pay it back. Why did I give birth to you two dead stars?" Xie Yong threw the stick and went out by himself.

Xie Chen bent down to get the basket, and said softly, "He's gone, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Suddenly, a petite figure jumped out from behind the basket and threw himself into his arms.

Xie Lian wept bitterly.

Xie Chen saw that her hands and arms were covered with red marks. He touched her head distressedly, and said, "I'll take you to Beijing with me in April, and I won't let him see you again."

The Xia Dynasty took the imperial examination in May every year, and Xie Chen set off from home in April, just in time.

"Wow." Xie Lian sobbed.

Xie Chen felt even more saddened to hear her like this. Xie Lian was originally able to speak, but when she was eight years old, for some reason, she suddenly couldn't speak. Can make a sound, but can't speak. He took her to see the doctor several times, but the doctor couldn't do anything, so he could only do this.

He decided to wait until he entered Beijing, and then find a famous doctor to treat Xie Lian.

Xie Lian rubbed against his arms again, then ran to the kitchen, took out a dry biscuit from a broken bowl in the cabinet, and handed it to Xie Chen.

"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Xie Chen said against his will.

Xie Lian shook her head sensiblely, and gave him the dry biscuit. My brother is studying, so he can't go hungry. When my brother passed the imperial examination, he would be able to take her away.

The brother and sister ate the dry cake, Xie Lian wiped the cake crumbs from the corner of Xie Chen's mouth, laughing through tears.

At the entrance of the alley, Xie Yong saw Qin Yao standing there, his eyes lit up immediately, such a beautiful girl, and judging by her clothes, she must be the daughter of a rich family.

"This girl, why did you get here? Are you looking for someone? I'm not bragging. There is no one in Wuling County that I don't know, and there is no way that I don't know." Xie Yong salivated and said to Qin Yao.

Seeing him coming out of Xie Chen's house, Qin Yao guessed that he was Xie Chen's father or other relatives, and immediately blushed.

At the end of the day, almost all the customers in the store were gone, Jiang Yunzhu came out from the back kitchen, thanking those who came to join us today.

First of all, I would like to thank Gu Yanzhou and those scholars, they are going to class soon.

"Thank you." Jiang Yunzhu said to Gu Yanzhou.

"You don't need to talk about this." Gu Yanzhou was still so calm, as if he didn't mind Jiang Yunzhu's polite refusal of his marriage.

Jiang Yunzhu smiled, that's fine.

She gave Gu Yanzhou and those scholars each a blue membership card with the names of these scholars written on the membership card. With this card, these scholars can enjoy a 5% discount when they come to her restaurant to eat.

Those scholars were overjoyed when they received the cards. They can see that others have to deposit fifty taels of silver in the store to get this card. They just came to help and got it.

In the future, they will come here to eat, not only saving money, but also saving face!

Thinking this way, they all felt that today was not in vain.

"You!" Gu Yanzhou smiled helplessly at Jiang Yunzhu. She was always so smart that even if he wanted to help her, he couldn't help her.

Forget it, the group of them left and went to the academy opposite.

Then came Gu Yongde, Liu Shi and others, also with a blue membership card.

Finally, there are Li Biaotou and the others, and here is the membership card.

Li Escort took it, and laughed, "It will be much more convenient if I want to eat your food in the future." Since I lived in Changshi Village for a few days a few years ago, both he and Li Yan fell in love with the dishes made by Jiang Yunzhu, but they were helpless. Too far away, now it's fine.

"Then come often." Jiang Yunzhu said with a smile.

"Definitely." Li Escort agreed, and then took the man away.

The shop became deserted, and only then did the Jiang family have time to eat. After a quick lunch, Mrs. Chen cleaned the floor while Jiang Yunzhu wiped the table. But at some point, she sat at a table and fell asleep.

Afraid of disturbing her, Chen slackened her movements and went to the backyard to prepare the ingredients for the evening.

Jiang Yunzhu was the only one left in the restaurant, and she lay there quietly, breathing evenly.

Shen Fengming walked into the store, sat opposite her, and looked at her.

Her side face is very beautiful, with interlaced light and dark lines, her skin is like fat, her lips are slightly parted, slightly undulating with her breathing, moist and soft. The long eyelashes drooped, and although her eyes were tightly closed, he knew how sparkling and agile they should be when they were opened, just like her.

She was very tired, and he didn't want her to be so tired, actually.

But he knew that she was like Qing Luan in the painting over there, only when she soared freely in the sky could she sing happily.

One of Jiang Yunzhu's hands rested on the table, and the other fingers were held together. The partial index finger was sticking out, and the fingertips were round and shining with a pink and lustrous luster.

Shen Fengming suddenly stretched out his index finger, lightly touched her fingertips, and then slowly connected.

Jiang Yunzhu slept for half an hour before waking up, woke up and sat there, dazed for a while, before fully waking up.

Then she felt that it was time for her to recruit!

It happened that Jiang Cheng was going back to the village to get a batch of ingredients, so she asked him to bring a message to Xue Jing. He had recommended someone before, and if it was convenient, please invite that person to come to Qishanju.

Xue Jing had been waiting for her to say this. Hearing this, he immediately got into Jiang Cheng's carriage, went around the county, and brought his former partner over.

At this time, Jiang Yunzhu had finished tidying up the Qishan Residence, and was about to open for business at night.

"Boss, this is the person I mentioned." Xue Jing said excitedly as soon as he entered the door. Qishanju opened today, and he wanted to come and see it, but the business at the mine couldn't stop, which made him anxious to death.

it's good now.

Jiang Yunzhu looked behind him, and saw a man in his thirties. The man was tall and fat, but he had a gentle face, especially his eyes, and he smiled very happily.

Tan Debao also saw Jiang Yunzhu at this moment, and was taken aback. He had already heard Xue Jing say something about Jiang Yunzhu, for example, she opened a restaurant in the county town within half a year, for example, she is a good cook, and her specialty dishes emerge in endlessly, etc. He was curious about her, but also had some doubts.

Mainly, he couldn't imagine what such a girl was like.

But when he really saw Qishanju and Jiang Yunzhu, he suddenly felt that Xue Jing didn't seem to be exaggerating.

Look at this mountain residence, even in the city of Luzhou, there may not be such an elegant place, which shows how delicate Jiang Yunzhu's mind is.

Then it seems reasonable that she can cook delicious meals.

"Boss Jiang." Tan Debao said respectfully.

Jiang Yunzhu was satisfied with him five points first, at least he looked good.

Then came the test of cooking skills.

Tan Debao immediately put on his apron and went into the kitchen. He looked tall and fat, but his movements were extremely agile and flexible, and he fried a fried liver in a short time.

This dish is still very particular about the heat. If the fire is too high, the liver tip will get old easily. If the fire is low, the liver tip will lack the burnt aroma, which is not good.

Although Tan Debao's tricks are not perfect, Jiang Yunzhu feels that he can score eight points.

She looked at Tan Debao, then at Xue Jing, and suddenly became a little curious about how the Yunhe Tower was closed in the first place. With these two chefs, as long as the business is not particularly bad, it should be able to continue.

Xue Jing seemed to see what she was thinking, suppressed his excitement, and said to her, "Boss, be careful of Baofulou, they are not clean."

Jiang Yunzhu raised her eyebrows, Baofulou is the most famous restaurant in Wuling County, he is not clean...

Speaking of Baofulou, Tan Debao also changed his face. He looked at Xue Jing, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, before the accident happened to the owner of Yunhelou, someone came to me and said that as long as I do a little favor, I will give it to you." I didn't agree to ten taels of silver."

"Why didn't you say this earlier!" Xue Jing said.

Tan Debao was very ashamed. Who would talk nonsense about this kind of thing? If something happened, if it wasn't him, others would doubt him.

Xue Jing also thought of this, don't blame him anymore, he didn't take the money, and now he is willing to say it, it's not bad.

"Boss Jiang, you really have to be careful." Tan Debao also said, he didn't want the restaurant to close down before work started. Moreover, he felt that it was really not easy for a girl like Jiang Yunzhu to set up such a restaurant.

Is it Baofu Building? Jiang Yunzhu knew it well. She didn't say this again, and said to Tan Debao with a smile, "I want to talk to you."

Tan Debao vaguely guessed what she wanted to say, and nodded immediately.

The two went outside, Jiang Yunzhu said, "I don't know what Xue Jing told you, let me say it again, if you think it's okay, let's sign the contract.

I hired you because I want you to take over Xue Jing's work and cook in the village. Monthly money, just like Xue Jing, one tael of silver per month, signed for ten years.

Most of our family lives in the county now, and there are many vacant houses, you can choose one to live in.

The monthly money grows by half every year.

Then you have worked for three years, and if you do well, I will transfer you to the county seat. "Jiang Yunzhu said for a long time, the most important thing is this, to provide employees with an upward channel.

Sure enough, when Tan Debao heard this sentence, he immediately became excited. He had planned to stay in the village for ten years, what did Jiang Yunzhu say now? Three years later, she will transfer him to the county seat?

Then why is he afraid, "Boss, I will definitely do a good job!" He immediately promised.

"Okay, first sign the contract, and let Xue Jing take you these few days." Jiang Yunzhu said.

After a while, when everything was done, Xue Jing immediately took Tan Debao back to Changshi Village, and he couldn't wait to teach him what happened there.

Jiang Yunzhu looked at the backs of the two of them and smiled. The employees are very motivated, not bad!

Then the store will recruit two waiters and two handymen, so that Mrs. Chen and Jiang Yunxue can also rest.

Jiang Yunzhu took the red paper and was going to write a recruitment notice and post it at the door of the store.

At this time, Xie Chen walked in, he was still in the old green robe, frowning, full of thoughts.

"Girl, do you want to account today?" He asked.

Jiang Yunzhu was about to take a look at how much money she had made at noon, but in this day and age there was no computer, and the accounts kept at noon were messy, which gave her a headache.

"Yes." She said immediately, and handed the account book to Xie Chen.

Xie Chen took the ledger and sat there with a pen in one hand and an abacus in the other. The sun shone on him, casting a slender shadow.

Jiang Yunzhu continued to write her recruitment notice.

Xie Chen accidentally looked up and saw what she wrote. Frowning and thinking for a long time, he suddenly said, "Girl, do you want to recruit?"

"Yeah." Jiang Yunzhu looked up, what, is he coming to the waiter or working as a handyman?

"It's not me. I have to prepare for the exam. I don't have much time. It's my sister. But she may not be able to do it for long. In April, I want to take her to Beijing with me." Suddenly, he said again, "Sorry, the girl is my sister." It’s just not said.”

Then he bowed his head and continued to settle accounts.

Jiang Yunzhu was not sure whether he wanted his sister to work or not.