The next morning, the streets were teeming with people. After two loud claps of thunder, the barbecue restaurant officially opened, aptly named "Number One Barbecue in the World." Despite the minor incident, the group wasn't discouraged; instead, they became even more united.

After the opening ceremony, everyone began preparing the vegetarian dishes for today's barbecue. The meat dishes had been marinated yesterday afternoon, so today they only needed to be skewered, making things much easier.

While skewering meat, Er Gou's wife asked, "Manager Lan, what do you think we should give our customers as gifts for our opening today?"

We've spent a lot of money lately, so we don't have much cash on hand. We definitely can't give away anything too expensive. After thinking for a moment, Lan Yamei said, "Today is our opening, let's give away three days' worth of tempura!"

"Tempura?" What is that? Er Gou's wife had never even heard of it.

Seeing the blank looks in everyone's eyes, Lan Yamei realized that she had been ahead of her time again.

At this time, foreign foods had not yet been introduced to the Central Plains. The Central Plains only had fried dough sticks and fried twisted dough sticks, not tempura. He smiled and scratched his head, saying, "As the saying goes, a clever housewife can cook anything, so I named this lowly snack tempura. It's a dish made from flour by poor women who are so poor that they call it tempura every day. That's how you'll remember it."

"Blue girl, why don't you try it out first?" Aunt Guan suggested.

Lan Yamei found a bunch of scallions in the kitchen, mixed some egg batter, much thinner than the batter for fried pork, took a few three- or four-inch-long green scallion leaves, coated them with batter, put them in oil at 80% heat, fried them until golden brown, took them out, and while they were still hot, lightly sprinkled a little bit of salt and a pinch of five-spice powder on them, and let everyone taste them.

"This tempura can't be made in advance; it has to be made as you eat it to achieve that crispy, crunchy texture," Lan Yamei explained. "Not only scallion leaves, but also mulberry leaves, sweet potato leaves, and patchouli leaves can be made in the same way. Feel free to be creative and use whatever you have on hand. But don't burn it, and make sure to keep the flavor mild so it's more addictive." Everyone tried a piece with great curiosity. It was novel and delicious, and the dish was unanimously approved as a complimentary dish for tonight.

So when customers arrived at noon, Tie Tou would bang a gong at the door and call out, "Come on in! Come to the best barbecue in the world for skewers, and get free tempura!"

"What is tempura?" a group of people asked curiously.

"You'll know once you try it! Please come in!" Tie Tou hurriedly ushered everyone inside, their curiosity piqued. Soon, everyone was captivated by the restaurant's barbecue. In less than an hour, every seat was taken!

Er Gou and his wife were busy in the kitchen with their three apprentices, while Er Gou's mother focused on taking care of the children on the farm and collecting fresh vegetables and meat for the shop. Whenever the shop sent someone to say that they were running out of vegetables and meat, they would immediately send some from the farm.

Tie Tou, leading his six brothers in the front hall, was working like spinning tops, each one more energetic than the last. Three more brothers came to join Tie Tou, and he shamelessly approached the two managers. They immediately agreed, promising the same pay as everyone else as long as they were hardworking and reliable. They started working that very day and happily got to work.

Aunt Guan was busy at the counter, taking money, making change, keeping accounts, and giving candy to customers' children. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.

Butterfly has gradually adjusted her mindset over the past two days and is patiently waiting for Murong Bai to come find her. Feeling embarrassed to be eating and drinking for free here, she put on a veil and volunteered to help Aunt Guan greet and see off guests on the first floor.

Qiu Zeyu took Wang Fengyang out for training early in the morning. Once the shop's business was running smoothly, Lan Yamei said goodbye to Aunt Guan and then went to catch up with her master and senior brother. As the saying goes, one must practice diligently in the sweltering heat of summer and the freezing cold of winter. Training requires perseverance; not a single day can be wasted. Moreover, her senior brother was progressing faster than her, so Lan Yamei rushed off to study with him whenever she had a spare moment.

Murong Xingchen spent a whole day and night thinking at home. Looking at his younger sister's angelic face, yet she lay in bed all day, he secretly made up his mind that he would definitely give Manager Mei justice in the future. So, under his mother's arrangement, he took a sedan chair with bearers and carried a specially made soft sedan chair, slowly walking towards the barbecue restaurant at a speed as slow as stepping on ants.

What should have been a 30-40 minute journey on horseback took a whole day, from morning until past 3 p.m. When Aunt Guan saw Murong Xingchen arrive, she quickly left the accounts with Butterfly and went out to greet him.

It wasn't that she wasn't angry with the Murong family; as Ouyang Xun said, "An eye for an eye only leads to another!" The grudges of the previous generation shouldn't affect the next. Do good deeds and don't worry about the future; Aunt Guan finally let go of her resentment.

When Murong Xingchen saw Granny Guan, he bowed deeply and presented her with a thousand taels of gold with both hands, saying sincerely, "Manager Mei, this is a thousand taels of gold, and there are two boxes of precious medicinal herbs behind it. Please accept them."

The specially made sedan chair had already attracted the attention of passersby on the street, and only after hearing what this elegant young man said did they realize that he had come to seek medical treatment.

Aunt Guan had indeed charged hefty sums for her medical practice in her younger years, but her experiences in recent years had changed her perspective. She declined, saying, "Young Master Murong, I cannot accept your money. Just leave the medicine behind. I will do my best to treat your sister's illness. Let me go upstairs and examine her first."

Murong Xingchen did not take back the large sum of money, and continued, "Manager Mei, doctors are like parents, but they still have to make a living. You must accept this money, otherwise I would not dare to trouble you."

Seeing that she couldn't refuse, Manager Mei could only nod, accept the gold and hand it to Butterfly. She then led the way and settled the patient on the third floor.

Diners turned to look, asking the staff, "Who's that?"

Tie Tou said smugly, "You guys don't know yet, do you? Our Manager Mei is the legendary Doctor Mei! Look, even the young master of the Murong family came here with a hefty sum of money to seek his treatment! By the way, if you have any difficult or complicated illnesses in the future, you can come to Manager Mei, and he'll guarantee a cure." Tie Tou didn't forget to take the opportunity to promote his services. Mainly, it felt so good to make clean money; he no longer had to hide it.

Everyone went upstairs, leaving only three people behind, while the rest retreated downstairs to wait.

Aunt Guan observed for a moment. The six-year-old girl had snow-white skin, thick hair like a waterfall, red lips and white teeth. She was beautiful!

The girl didn't dare to speak, her big eyes blinking as she tried her best to smile gently at Aunt Guan, showing her goodwill.

Aunt Guan gently checked her pulse again, and after two or three minutes, she asked Murong Xingchen, "What's her name? When was this illness discovered?"

Murong Xingchen quickly explained the situation, "Her name is Murong Lan, and she's my younger sister. She was born perfectly normal, but gradually her movements became slower. By the age of three, she could only lie down, and could only eat thin porridge. Even the slightest movement would cause her to fracture bones. Our family has consulted countless renowned doctors, but none have been able to help. Manager Mei…" Murong Xingchen still couldn't bring herself to ask, "Is there any hope?"

As if she understood, Granny Guan pondered for a moment and said, "There's hope!"

"Really?" Murong Xingchen excitedly knelt on the ground, about to kowtow to Aunt Guan. This younger sister was so pitiful, and she had even dragged her mother down, causing her to be neglected by her father. As long as she got better, her parents would definitely be as good as before.

Aunt Guan quickly stopped him, saying, "Get up! I also have a request for Lord Murong."

Murong Xingchen stood up, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Don't mention one request, I'll agree to ten."

“Alright, please do a good deed every day, young master Murong, as it will bring good fortune to Murong Lan.” Aunt Guan knew she couldn’t change the Murong family’s situation, but if things continued like this, even if she cured Murong Lan, the Murong family would inevitably face disaster sooner or later.

Murong Xingchen's eyes narrowed, and he nodded solemnly in agreement.