My Fantastic Chef Wife

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Back in the house, Li Hongmei asked Xiao Er to bring hot water up again. She was going to bathe the two children.

As a result, the water that came up was almost cold.

Li Hongmei couldn't help asking again: "I asked you to bring hot water, how can you bring cold water?"

The second person in the shop still looks like: "Our inn only has this water. You can make do with it."

"..." Li Hongmei gritted her teeth with anger, just about theory.

Ye Xiaoxian on the side quickly said, "Mother, it's hot now, and the water temperature is quite suitable. Let's just do it."

Li Hongmei knew that Ye Xiaoxian was going to be a partner again, so she didn't say anything.

After Xiao Er went out, Li Hongmei asked Ye Xiaoxian: "Ye Zi, why didn't you let me scold him? You see, we walked this way and stayed in so many inns. Which one is not a good hospitality? Everyone asks. We live in this one, and we don’t take our guest officials seriously."

Ye Xiaoxian said: "Yeah, because of this, I feel strange. I always feel that there seems to be something wrong with Hexin County. Before this problem is clarified, we still have to be friendly, and we must not be easy with others. In the event of a conflict, we should lower our attitude before we can clarify the matter. Let them think we are bullied first."

Xiao Baoshan on the side also said: "Ye Zi is right, let's not worry about this matter, let Xiaobai investigate what is wrong in this city tomorrow."

...

It was noon the next day in a blink of an eye.

Since yesterday’s food was too unpalatable, everyone didn’t want to dine in this inn, but Xiaobai bought them instead.

When Xiao Bai came back, he took soy milk, fried dough sticks, and some pancakes, which looked good.

Xiaobai said: "The owner, and the wife, these are all bought from some small vendors. The subordinates walked around the city and found that wherever there are shops, the goods sold are not very good, and there are no people. Eat, on the contrary, some small vendors sell things that look good, but they can only be bought in hidden places, and the sellers have been looking around, as if they were afraid of being caught, hurrying to hide whenever there is any wind. ."

Ye Xiaoxian thought to herself, isn't this like a modern street stall, afraid of people in charge of the city?

Xiaobai said again, "There is one more thing that the subordinates feel very strange."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Xiao Baoshan asked.

Xiaobai said: "When my subordinates went out, I wandered around the city and found that most of the shops here are related to Qin's surname, such as the Qin's Inn where we live, and the Qin's pawnshop in front, Qin's Yinzhuang, Qin’s gambling houses, as long as they are larger, bear the Qin surname."

"Surnamed Qin?" Xiao Baoshan couldn't help but said: "When you finish eating, you can go to the city to find out, what is the origin of Qin's family?"

"Yes!" Xiaobai quickly responded.

Ye Xiaoxian and the others ate cakes and fried dough sticks at the inn. Although they were ordinary snacks, they tasted much stronger than last night's dinner.

In the afternoon, Xiaobai came back with another piece of news: The local magistrate was named Qin, and all those in this county who had the surname Qin were their relatives.

In other words, in the county, all the larger shops are monopolized by a family surnamed Qin, and no matter what the industry is, their family dominates.

After listening, Li Hongmei said angrily: "No wonder they make things so unpalatable, and they can be so confident."

Ye Xiaoxian asked Xiaobai again: "Are there any other inns in this city?"

Xiaobai said: "There are some, but they are not of high quality. They can only live for a few people. The place is small and there is no stable. The same is true for restaurants. If there is no surname Qin, it will be a small mess, subordinates estimate These small restaurants don’t even dare to make things too delicious, so as not to be suppressed by people surnamed Qin."

Li Hongmei said angrily: "It is really unreasonable. It seems that they regard Hexin County as their home?"

Xiaobai nodded: "Isn't that true?"

Everyone looked at Xiao Baoshan. Xiao Baoshan came with an inspection mission. Li Chengru had already given him privileges. Whenever he encounters corrupt or evil officials, Xiao Baoshan can solve it on the spot.

Xiao Baoshan thought for a while, and then said: "This matter needs to be considered for a long time, and evidence, public opinion, etc. need to be collected. In addition, it is also necessary to figure out the origin of the Qin county magistrate. Although Hexin County is located at the border, it does not have certain forces. He doesn't dare to be so bold."

Everyone also thinks it makes sense.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "Baoshan, no matter what plan you have, we will support you!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Baoshan had an idea in his heart. He said to everyone: "My plan really needs your cooperation."

...

The next day.

Ye Xiaoxian and Xiao Baoshan went out alone.

The small county is relatively small and looks deserted. There are still some shops on the street to be sold.

After they went shopping for a while, they locked up three shops next to each other, one of which was a snack bar, a tailor shop, and one selling ceramic bowls.

The three businesses are deserted and the products in the store have no special features, and the business is not good at first glance.

Xiao Baoshan asked Ye Xiaoxian to wait outside, and he went out to find the shopkeepers of these three shops, and then he invited the three shopkeepers to the snack bar.

Inside the snack bar.

The shopkeeper of the tailor shop first said: "Master, you said you can bring our shop back to life? Can you make a lot of money? Is this true?"

The shopkeeper of the ceramics shop looked at Xiao Baoshan and asked: "I plan to go back to the countryside next month to farm. Now in this county, business is not easy to do, and things can't be done too well, alas."

The shopkeeper of the snack bar said: "Master, you are from a different place? Don’t you know what's going on in this county? Our small county, oh...I dare not say more, I'm afraid to say too much. Has offended some people."

Xiao Baoshan smiled: "You are afraid of offending, it is only the magistrate of Qin, and his relatives, because his relatives are all doing business in the county, and the big shops in this county are theirs."

Several people looked at Xiao Baoshan suspiciously, and then the shopkeeper of the snack bar said, "Master, since you know our situation here, then you still said there is a way to bring our shop back to life? What can you do?"

Then came to Ye Xiaoxian to speak.

Ye Xiaoxian and Xiao Baoshan have discussed these matters.

Ye Xiaoxian said: "First, if you want to stabilize in this county and expand your business, then you have to combine several shops and make restaurants first."

Several shopkeepers were surprised after hearing this: "Synthesize one? Cook a restaurant?"

"Yes, I don't need to worry about you in the early stage. I can do this for you. You only need to help. When the restaurant is completed, you will pick it up in the future. After all, we are not locals and we will leave here sooner or later."