The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 18

Chun Niang took the initiative to go forward and bowed and said, "Hello, uncles and aunts, we are the new owner here, and we will move here tomorrow. At that time, I will set up a few tables in the store. I hope that the neighbors in the neighborhood will show their face to the store." Sit down, it's lively."

After sending them away, I turned around and said to Aunt Li and the others behind me: "I invite them to come and recognize people, and if something happens, I can borrow their strength. Secondly, we are opening a restaurant. If they eat well, they can help spread the word for free.”

After hearing this, Aunt Li nodded quickly and said: "This is a good idea. We will go to the market later, and after ordering the ingredients, we can have someone deliver them when the time comes."

After the family tidied up the shop and wing rooms, they rushed to the market, ordered the items needed for the banquet, and ordered them to be delivered to the shop tomorrow morning.

That night, Chunniang and Aunt Li packed up some soft things. There were some ready-made furniture in the house, so Chunniang didn't plan to take those clumsy household items.Aunt Li packed up the few pots and pans in the kitchen one by one.

Before dawn the next morning, Old Uncle Li's mule cart was parked at the door, and Chen Feng had already started to move boxes in Lu Lu. After a while, a dozen boxes, large and small, had already been loaded onto the cart. .Chen Feng had already carried Hu Zi into the car, and Chun Niang supported Aunt Li to follow behind, Aunt Li looked back at him reluctantly, then got into the car and rushed to the city.

"Brother Feng, you can unload the box and move it into the wing room in the backyard first. Mother, let's move these pots and pans into the kitchen and clean them up first." As soon as the mule cart arrived in front of the shop, Chun Niang jumped out of the cart and began to gather together. .

After unloading, Chunniang still warmly invited Old Uncle Li to come over for a banquet at noon, and Uncle Li smiled and promised to come.

After everyone had a simple breakfast, the ingredients ordered yesterday were delivered one by one.

Aunt Li was cleaning pots, bowls, chopping boards and utensils, Chun Niang was cleaning up the ingredients, Chen Feng was walking in and out of the kitchen, and Hu Zi was not idle helping Chun Niang pick vegetables.

Today's banquet, Chun Niang put a lot of effort into it. She relied on this banquet to gain popularity and let everyone in the West Market know about her and her "Li's private kitchen."

Fourteen dishes, six cold and eight hot, two soups, one sweet and one salty.Rice and Roujiamo are the staple food.

Aunt Li is mainly responsible for the six cold dishes, and Chunniang handles the rest.

Lion head, West Lake vinegar fish, scallion shredded beef, lotus pepper chicken, shredded skin duck, Mianyang three-steamed, baby food in soup, fish-flavored famous bamboo shoots, five-flavored hot and sour soup, white fungus and lotus seed soup.The kitchen was almost busy, Chen Feng called Chunniang to say that guests had arrived outside, Chunniang quickly took off her apron, and made herself a quick fix before going to the front to welcome the guests.

There were already many people around in front of the shop, and they all looked familiar. They should be nearby residents or people from nearby shops. Old Uncle Li squeezed out from the crowd and bowed to her, his voice was loud and full of joy: "Chun Niang, congratulations on the housewarming."

The people around also followed suit: "Congratulations on the housewarming!"

The simple faces were filled with smiles from the heart, Chun Niang was moved by this unexpected accident, her eyes were slightly warm, she thanked them repeatedly, and invited them into the store one by one.

Seeing that the crowds were almost here, I arranged for Aunt Li and the others to serve the cold dishes first. There were quite a few people who came to the banquet, and most of them brought congratulatory gifts. Some were a dozen or so eggs, some were a box of dim sum, and some The local products, no matter how high or low, Chun Niang wrote down all of them, so that it would be convenient to return gifts later.

During the banquet, Chunniang came over to greet everyone, and someone in the crowd raised her voice: "Miss Li, when will your restaurant open, and we will definitely come to hold you there again. This craftsmanship is really top-notch. I don't think it can compare to that of the Fairy Pavilion." Bad, right, everyone?"

"Yes." Everyone let out a burst of good-natured laughter.

Chun Niang followed the voice, and saw that it was a woman with a slightly dark face, wide eyebrows, and a strong figure, about 30 years old, and she was dressed neatly.

Chun Niang replied with a smile: "Then I'm here to thank everyone first. In three days, I will be here." Li's fast food restaurant "will open. As long as everyone eats well, help me publicize it. The dishes on the opening day will be the same. [-]% off, and I'll give away a set of stewed vegetables."

The woman patted her chest and said: "Okay, I will take care of it. They are all called Aunt Changgui, and they live in the alley in front. I have lived here for almost 20 years. There is no I don’t know anything, you can come to me if you need help with anything in the future.”

Chunniang agreed with a smile, this Aunt Changgui is really a warm-hearted person.

In the middle of the banquet, Chen Feng was sent to the tavern to buy some more wine, fearing it would not be enough.

The luncheon lasted until [-]:[-]pm, and the girls and daughters-in-law who came to the banquet helped clean up the leftovers and left.

After finishing all this, everyone feels exhausted. Chunniang feels that it is obviously not enough for three people to open a restaurant. According to everyone's reaction to the food today, there should be a lot of people coming on the opening day, so find someone to help with chores as soon as possible. just work.

Bang, bang, bang, there was a knock on the door, "Miss Li, I am Aunt Changgui, are you at home?"

Chunniang had already walked out of the room, and Aunt Changgui walked in slowly through the backyard gate. Seeing Chunniang hurried up to meet her, she said, "I saw your door was ajar, so you came in."

"Oh, it's okay, maybe Huzi ran out to play and forgot to bring it, Aunt Changgui, come in and sit down, what can I do for you?"

"Well, it's like this. I live at the end of the alley where I live. There is an aunt Quan. Her man used to help others escort goods and carry darts. Last year, he met bandits on the way to carry darts. He was killed. So far, there is not even a dead body. I found it. Those who escorted the darts with him were also in danger. I heard that none of them survived. That bandit is so inhumane. If you say you want money, you ask for money. Hearing that something happened to his son, he almost didn't pick it up. He had a stroke on the spot, and all the family's savings were used to treat her mother-in-law. This incident was a big deal at the time, and it's strange to say that the government complained about the common people. , Said that they would come forward to encircle and suppress, I don't know if those bandits received the news, or something, they disappeared overnight, and this matter can only be left behind. Poor Aunt Quan still has a pair of children to support, a family She is the only one supporting everyone. She is a married woman, and she can only earn money by doing temporary jobs."

Chunniang knew that in ancient times, women depended on their husbands to survive. It is conceivable that a family losing its source of income and support would be like the sky falling.She has not been in front of this family. Aunt Li's life is not like this. She was thinking about going to the dentist's shop tomorrow to help introduce a handyman. It is better to teach someone how to fish than to teach him how to fish. To invite someone, as long as it is good, anyone can be invited: "Aunt Changgui, I know what you want to say, if I can help, I will definitely help."

(End of this chapter)