Chapter 360: Visiting the Fortress
Master Wan agreed. In fact, he thought that even if Madam Ming had connections with the Luo family, she would definitely not be implicated because she had the support of Prince Huai's Mansion.
Thinking of this, he immediately felt relieved.
"Come on, I'll take you around the city walls. This is Brother Lin's first time here, so let's see some scenery that's different from Yangzhou!"
The two brothers were so close that they took a carriage directly to Huaxianglou. Master Wan planned to conquer the other party with the Luo family's delicious food.
In the city of Fu, which is a day's journey from Guancheng, a group of people were resting in the Huaxiang Tower here.
Xu Yan tasted the food in his mouth, thinking in his heart that when he returned, he must take the restaurant's chef with him.
The subordinate knocked on the door and entered: "Master, I have inquired and know that we can reach Guancheng tomorrow by galloping, and then reach Jicheng in two or three days!"
Xu Yan nodded slightly: "Don't be busy, you all should try the wine and food here, it's even more delicious than the one in the capital."
The subordinate was helpless, but still sat aside.
Who made the eldest son love to share delicious food with others?
In another room, Liang Huanyu was so tired that he fell asleep.
In order to catch up with Xu Yan, they sometimes did not rest at night. They knew that the journey would not be smooth, but who knew there would be so many refugees.
He had heard some rumors in the capital, but they were not so exaggerated. Every place he stayed on the road was crowded with lowly people.
Liang Huanyu didn't want to stay in the same room with the other party at all, so he ordered people to kick them out and occupied the house alone.
Even though the sun was blazing outside and many refugees had fainted, he pretended not to see anything.
After finally arriving at Youzhou Prefecture, he waited for the person sent by his aunt to contact him, and then he stayed in the best restaurant. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he continued on his journey.
Fugui was talking to Liu Qing from Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, trying to find out what he wanted to know. When he learned that the Ming family also had dividends from Prince Huai's Mansion, he was disappointed, fearing that things would not be so easy to resolve.
Liang Huanyu also learned the news after waking up, his expression gloomy and unclear: "Let's see what happens first!"
If the Ming family is sensible and accepts the enticement of the Liang family and the eldest prince, then everything will be easy.
If the other party resists stubbornly, I'm sorry!
The eldest prince is much more respected than Prince Huai’s palace!
"The guy next door has already left with his men!"
Liang Huanyu nodded slightly: "Let's set off tomorrow. This half-day journey won't be a big deal!"
Tan Guangyi, who was still a day's journey away from the provincial capital, was extremely eager to hurry on. This time, no matter what, no matter what means he used, he would take Qingqing away!
Even if she would resent him, he didn't want her to be the only one supporting the huge Luo family and exhausting all his efforts.
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In the early morning, Guancheng came alive as soon as the sun cast a ray of light.
A morning market street opened up around the first Huaxianglou, and now there are dozens of breakfast shops around it.
Some are extended from the food of Huaxianglou, while others are replicas of the food of Huaxianglou.
Zhu Mingqing did not want to stop this. China has countless delicious foods, and this is only a matter of time, and the targets are just ordinary people who are trying to make a living.
She also hopes to make the street stall economy more active.
As long as the people have extra money, the economic situation of the entire Guancheng will be better, and the level of education will follow.
I believe that in three to five years, Guancheng will be greatly changed.
For the authentic people of Guancheng, today's life is unimaginable. They are very satisfied and don't want anyone to destroy their lives. They are all managing their own small families with all their heart.
Mr. Lin was feeling quite sleepy at first, but when he saw the lively atmosphere of the common people, he immediately became alert.
Don’t underestimate the Lin family, as one of the four major families in Jiangnan, which means they are rich and worry-free.
But Mr. Lin has a problem. He loves dealing with ordinary people at the bottom of society. That's why his business is so good.
In Yangzhou, this kind of scene is naturally not uncommon.
He would always rush to the morning market early, have breakfast at a familiar shop, and chat with some vendors, and almost the entire morning would be spent.
The Lin family didn't know why the master liked to deal with people at the lower level so much, but Master Lin clearly understood that ordinary people made up the majority of the people in this world.
Even though most of his business was targeted at wealthy families, he never gave up on the middle and lower class markets!
Now, in a narrow shop with only three or two people, I can actually taste sweetness in the porridge, and it is not the kind of sweetness that comes from the aroma of the porridge.
He was sure that malt sugar must have been added.
"How's it? Delicious, right?" Master Wan finished his drink in a few gulps and ordered another large bowl. "This shop specializes in porridge. Although it's not big, the people of Guancheng love it. We came at the right time. If we had come later, we would have almost missed the line!"
Mr. Lin nodded in agreement and whispered, "With such a big business, no wonder they have enough money to add malt sugar!"
Upon hearing this, Master Wan burst into laughter and said, "Brother Lin, you don't know this, do you?"
"Huh?" Master Lin was confused.
Master Wan explained with a smile, "Didn't I tell you before that the Ming family also makes white sugar? But because of the emergence of white sugar, the price of malt sugar has dropped, but not significantly."
"Until the Ming family built a malt sugar factory. Malt sugar used to be scarce in Guancheng, and it had to be shipped from the south. The cheapest price was thirty or forty wen, and at its peak it could double. But now, the price has dropped by half to only fifteen wen per pound!"
Moreover, the Ming family’s malt sugar shop sells some crushed malt sugar at a discount every day, and of course the taste is absolutely fine.
This porridge shop is all about the crushed malt sugar. Although the price of the porridge is a bit higher, they also have porridge without malt sugar.
The main thing is that there are plenty of ingredients, and one bowl is enough to fill you up.
Hearing this, Mr. Lin couldn't help but sigh. The Ming family is indeed good at doing business.
This invisibly deepened his invisible position in the city.
"Are you full? I'll take you to the more authentic Huaxianglou. There's definitely something else you'd like to eat."
"Ah, we ate at Huaxianglou yesterday, it was indeed delicious, but why don't we look at other places?" Master Lin rubbed his half-full stomach.
Master Wan smiled again and led the way: "Let's go, you'll know when we get there."
Standing in the lobby of the first Huaxianglou, Mr. Lin stared at the surrounding stalls.
There are all kinds of delicious food, and no one is repeated. If you count carefully, there are more than fifty of them.
It was the first time he had seen this style of restaurant. He didn't come to his senses until he was pulled to a seat aside and watched Brother Wan talking with the people around him about what delicious food to eat.
"Waiter!" Master Wan looked up and called out, "Bring me the menu!"
Mr. Lin thought that each restaurant would only serve one or two kinds of food, but when he saw the thick booklet, he found that each restaurant had a one-page menu. Some had as many as twenty kinds of food, while others specialized in just one kind, but all of them had pictures to depict the food.
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