Inside the accounting office of the Yunlai Restaurant in Kyoto, Manager Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, a gloomy look in them, as he listened to the information his subordinates had gathered. He then asked a question.
"After making inquiries, I can confirm that the situation is true. All I know is that the dishes that the farmer came up with were able to keep Ping'an Town at the top of the sales rankings for several months in a row."
"I've found out, and it's true..."
For several consecutive months, Kyoto Restaurant's turnover had ranked second. Manager Wang knew that if Kyoto Restaurant's business was still surpassed by Ping'an Town at the end of the year, then his job as manager would be over.
In his view, every new emperor brings a new court, and the young master Yun Xiao had long wanted to replace him. However, the business at the Kyoto Restaurant had always been good, and since he was an old member of the Yun family, he had no excuse.
Now, the restaurant's business has been surpassed by that of a restaurant in a remote town for several months in a row. Naturally, he had an excuse, which is why Manager Wang sent people to Ping'an Town to investigate the reason.
He knew Manager Tong, of course. He wasn't very quick-witted, and he wouldn't believe that he was the one who built the restaurant business. But now, after hearing the servant's report that it was all because of a peasant woman, he was even more suspicious.
In his view, not to mention peasant women, even the ladies of Kyoto were just women with long hair and short minds. Even if they could cook a few dishes, I wouldn't make them count for months on end.
"Have you tried the dishes at that restaurant? How did they taste...?"
"this……".
Seeing that Manager Wang's expression was unpleasant, the servant hesitated before speaking.
“Tell the truth…”
"I tried it. Many of their dishes are stir-fried with a special ingredient. The waiter said it's called chili pepper. It not only tastes good, but it's also great with alcohol and rice. In particular, they have a signature dish now called, oh, it's called chopped chili fish head. The taste is..."
As he spoke, the servant subconsciously swallowed, and when he saw the cold look in the eyes of the person opposite him, he quickly lowered his head again.
"A special ingredient called chili peppers..."
"Yes, I specifically asked their staff, and they said the red stuff inside is called chili peppers..."
Upon hearing the servant's words, Manager Wang recalled the barbecue seasoning from before. That barbecue seasoning had greatly boosted the restaurant's business. It was said that the young master had brought the seasoning from Ping'an Town, so it was not surprising that they had new seasonings.
However, Manager Wang became very interested in the peasant woman mentioned by the servants. He wanted to know her background and if she could be used by him in the future, he might be able to start his own business instead of continuing to be a "slave" in Yunlai. Thinking of this, Manager Wang's eyes shone with an unusually bright light.
After the meal, Han Yiyi led the group to the blacksmith's shop to get a pot, and then bought some daily necessities. After that, she led the group home. Just as they arrived at the village entrance, they saw a number of women chatting under the big tree at the village entrance.
Han Yiyi truly admired these people. In this freezing winter, they could still chat so enthusiastically. As she got closer, she overheard them talking about how the Huang family was going to take a new bride the next day...
Upon hearing that the Huang family was going to take in a new bride, Han Yiyi couldn't help but sigh, wondering which unlucky woman would be jumping into a fire pit again.
Because Huang Dachuan and his father both had skills, their family was not poor. This was why they offered eight taels of silver to marry Wang Yan'er. Moreover, in an era when women had such low status, as long as the dowry was sufficient, they naturally had no worries about not being able to find a wife.
Now that they had a pot, Han Yiyi planned to make hot pot for dinner. Since there weren't many vegetables available in winter, the most common vegetable was cabbage. Han Yiyi's hot pot was mainly meat-based. For the three of them, Han Yiyi used the chicken broth she had prepared, while she ate the spicy broth by herself. Eating a spicy hot pot in the slightly warm house in winter was truly comforting.
There's not much nightlife here anyway, and now it's freezing cold, so after they finished eating, they went to bed on the kang (heated brick bed).
Han Yiyi was originally worried about the women who would marry into the Huang family, but early in the morning, before she had even washed up, she heard Aunt Zhang's voice outside the door.
"Yi-yi, Yi-yi, time to get up..."
When Han Yi heard Aunt Zhang's anxious voice, she thought something had happened and hurriedly ran to open the door. But as soon as she opened the door, she saw Aunt Zhang's excited expression.
"Come on, come on, let's go to the Huang family to see the excitement..."
Han Yiyi heard this and thought the Huang family was lively. What could be lively at the Huang family? Could it be that the new bride was bullied by that old woman Huang as soon as she entered the house? Just as Han Yiyi was about to ask, Aunt Zhang continued to speak.
"The newlywed wife of the Huang family is fighting with Huang's wife. They say it's a really fierce fight. Quick, let's go see what's going on before they stop fighting and we miss out..."
Han Yiyi thought to herself, "...This Aunt Zhang is someone who loves watching the excitement and gossip."
Actually, it's because in the past, it was always this old woman Huang who bullied her daughter-in-law. Now that someone dares to fight her, everyone naturally wants to see how this old woman Huang gets her comeuppance.
The two little ones were a bit reluctant to get out of bed because of the cold weather, so they hadn't gotten up yet. But since there was nothing to do after getting up, Han Yiyi let them go with her. So she went out with Aunt Zhang, but as soon as she stepped out the door, she found that there was someone following behind her.
"Yuan'er, are you going too?"
"Um……".
Han Yiyi: ...This guy's brain is broken, but that doesn't stop him from loving to watch the excitement. Since Nangong Yuan is going along too, Han Yiyi turned around and locked the door.
When the group arrived at the Huang family's house, a crowd had already gathered in the courtyard. Aunt Zhang pulled Han Yiyi inside and found a spot with a good view to watch.
At this moment, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were still pulling each other's hair, while Huang Dachuan was anxiously pacing around, trying to pull his mother and his new wife apart, but he couldn't separate them and could only stand by and worry.
Not far away, Huang's father was squatting on the ground, puffing on his cigarette. Seeing that more and more people were coming into the yard, he felt ashamed and went out without a care.
Upon seeing this, Huang Dachuan quickly called out.
"Dad, where are you? Please come and help me..." But Huang's father ignored him and walked away.
It's not fair to blame him for ignoring them; he had already tried to persuade them, but neither of them listened to him, and they even got caught in the crossfire and received a big slap from Old Woman Huang. That's why he went along with them and started hitting them...
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