Chapter 335: It doesn't look like a restaurant
After dinner, Shen Kesi and Shen Keheng went back to their own yard first.
Shen Huazheng and a few others stayed to drink tea and chat.
Compared to his previous state of resentment and exhaustion, Shen Keheng could be said to be a hundred times more energetic when he left the side hall.
Shen Huazheng looked at the relaxed pace of Shen Keheng as he left, and Shen Huazheng couldn't help but smile.
It seems that eating banana buds is really useful, at least it makes the third brother feel better.
The whole person's state is different.
While drinking tea, she was thinking about making some banana bud tea for her family.
Indeed, as Shen Huazheng expected, Shen Keheng was in a good mood when he left.
Not only did this meal make him feel more energetic, he even felt that he was incredibly strong.
Maybe when I go back to read, I can read ten lines at a glance and remember everything I read.
Chen Huazheng and the others didn't stay in the side hall for too long. They drank some tea and then left to do their own things.
The days went on as usual. The Shen family members who were supposed to be on duty went to duty, went to school, and took care of affairs.
The weather was getting colder day by day, and Chen Huazheng went shopping less often.
Unless it is necessary, I basically won’t go out.
Apart from being busy with official duties, she is also busy with business matters on weekdays, and she doesn't even have time to slack off.
In my occasional free time, I would stay at home and read storybooks, or eat and drink with family and friends.
Zhou also started to get busy. Although the population of the Shen family was small, there were fewer things to do than in other families.
But at this time, people usually have to prepare New Year's goods, buy various items, prepare New Year's gifts and hold banquets.
Sometimes Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia wanted to find Chen Huazheng, but couldn't find her.
Occasionally, Princess Lejia would make a few jokes, saying that Chen Huazheng was a very busy person now, and that those who are capable should do more work.
Every time she joked, she would secretly be glad that she was not as capable as Chen Huazheng, otherwise she would be too busy.
But soon, she couldn't feel thankful anymore.
Because Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying can no longer be as free as before.
There are a lot of things to do at Yipintang and the Food Court. In addition to the year-end settlement, there are also various other trivial matters.
Just like the Mid-Autumn Festival gift boxes, Food Street and Lian Heung Zhai have begun launching New Year’s Eve snack gift boxes.
Some people have also started to make reservations for New Year's Eve dinners at Yipin Lou. Some have directly booked private rooms and private rooms, while others have reserved dishes and had them delivered to their door by Yipin Lou.
The distribution of year-end benefits and holidays to employees during the New Year holidays also needs to be finalized by Shen Huazheng, Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia.
Whether it is Yipinlou, Food Street or Lianxiangzhai, they have always made considerable profits.
Naturally, we will not be stingy when giving benefits to employees.
As for the holidays, they start on the 29th day of the lunar year and everyone has ten days off.
It’s just that during this period, Yipinlou and the Food Court remained open as usual.
So everyone takes turns to rest, and those who are on duty between the 29th and the 3rd will receive an extra reward.
Busy days always pass by so quickly, and in the blink of an eye it is the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Today is the day to distribute New Year gifts, and the Ministry of Revenue has already sent out a notice.
You can just go and collect it. The Ministry of Households has already made statistics on what positions should receive and how much to receive.
Shen Huazheng received the New Year's gift, went back to the Shanglin Office, sorted out some official documents, and then went home.
It's really cold and I don't want to stay outside for too long.
New Year gifts are rice, cakes, tea and other things, which are not bad.
In addition to the things sent by the Ministry of Revenue, people from Mianzhou County also sent a lot of things.
There is everything from all kinds of seafood, tea, dried goods and snacks.
Chen Huazheng looked at the things piled up in the yard and suddenly laughed out loud.
She suddenly felt like the little squirrel in the cartoon.
Before winter comes, they find all kinds of food and fill their holes.
Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying just happened to come to Shen Huazheng to talk about the New Year's dessert gift boxes, and they were happy to see the pile of things.
"Zheng Zheng, you're already exhausted from collecting New Year gifts alone."
Chen Huazheng smiled and said, "Go and have a look later, and take whatever you like."
"Wow, Zheng Zheng is so good. I'll go pick one out later."
Hearing Shen Huazheng's words, Princess Lejia cheered exaggeratedly.
Of course she didn't lack those things, but what Zheng Zheng gave her was still different.
Chen Huazheng and Zhou Ying couldn't help laughing when they saw Princess Lejia's reaction.
Zhou Ying held the teacup and suddenly looked at Chen Huazheng: "Zheng'er, you will have a holiday in a few days. Do you want to go shopping somewhere?"
Chen Huazheng took a sip of tea and said, "I have been thinking about the annual exam and launching the New Year gift box these past two days, and I haven't thought about what to do after the holiday."
Although Shen Huazheng became an official in the court without taking the imperial examination, she still could not escape the fate of taking the examination.
Before the holidays, in addition to writing annual summaries and plans for the coming year, officials also have to take annual exams.
The annual examination is divided into two parts - the evaluation by superiors and the year-end assessment of officials by the Ministry of Personnel.
All departments and government offices must submit their responses to the Ministry of Personnel within the specified time.
Although Shen Huazheng didn't expect to be promoted, since she was taking the exam, she couldn't do too badly.
At least we can't bring shame to the Shen family and the Zhou family.
So during this period of time, in addition to being busy with various work matters, she was also preparing for the annual examination.
However, after hearing what Zhou Ying said, she thought about where to go to relax after the holiday.
After all, I have worked hard for a while, so I should reward myself.
"Cousin Ying, Aning, how about we go to enjoy the plum blossoms and soak in the hot springs in a few days?"
Of course you have to go to appreciate plum blossoms in winter.
Moreover, the last time they went to the hot spring resort, the manager there specifically emphasized the magnificent sight of plum blossoms in full bloom in the plum garden of the resort in winter.
It would be great to soak in the hot spring while admiring the colorful plum blossoms.
Princess Lejia: "Okay, okay, I like taking a hot spring bath when it's cold."
That’s great. By the time Zheng Zheng has her holiday, everything about Yipintang and the Food Street will have been almost arranged.
Then they will have time to play together again.
Zhou Ying: "Watching plum blossoms and soaking in hot springs in winter is indeed a unique experience."
Chen Huazheng: "Okay, then when everything is done, we will pack up and stay there for a day before coming back."
Princess Lejia nodded hurriedly: "Okay, it's settled."
I will be able to go to the hot spring resort with Zheng Zheng and the others to appreciate the plum blossoms soon. I feel happy just thinking about it.
*
Just as Shen Huazheng and other officials received their year-end benefits, the Northwestern Army soldiers stranded in the capital also waited for their long-awaited New Year's banquet.
The soldiers came to the food street with smiles on their faces.
At the beginning, they learned that General Xie planned to hold a New Year banquet for them in the capital this year.
The soldiers were all a little nervous because they knew that the capital and the northwest were different.
The various customs and food here are very different from those in the northwest, and the expenses on food, clothing, housing and transportation are also much more expensive.
Of course, it doesn’t matter what they eat. What the soldiers are worried about is causing trouble for General Xie.
After Yun Gan knew what the soldiers were thinking, he comforted them and said that holding a New Year's banquet was a common practice of the Northwest Army.
Even if everyone stays in Beijing to celebrate the New Year this year, it is absolutely impossible for them to miss the New Year banquet.
Not only that, they will also receive all kinds of rewards so that they don't have to feel any psychological burden.
When the soldiers heard Yun Gan’s words, they felt warm in their hearts.
Later, they learned that this time the banquet was booked with the food court and the annual banquet would be held in the camp.
The soldiers expected that their general would find a few cooks to prepare dishes for the New Year banquet in the camp.
But no one expected that General Xie would hold the New Year's banquet in the food street.
The soldiers had visited the food street together and had heard of Shen Huazheng's name.
They naturally knew that the Food Street, Yipinlou and Lianxiangzhai were owned by the same owner.
I also know that the food there is unique in the capital, from dim sum snacks to banquets, all of which have a good reputation.
Although no one knew what the general had done, the soldiers knew that he must have made some efforts for it.
Thinking of this, everyone was deeply moved.
The general treated them so well. No matter what happened in the future, they must not let the general down.
*
"General Yun, are we going in the right direction?"
"Yeah, why does it feel a bit far away?"
General Xie had something urgent to do, so he asked them to come first.
Yun Gan first took his men to the food court, explained the situation to the waiter, and showed him the order voucher given to him by General Xie.
The waiter gave Yun Gan a booklet and asked them to go to the designated place for dining according to the instructions.
Yun Gan looked at the atlas and said, "The direction is correct."
Seeing someone coming over to look, he pointed to the album and said, "Look, we are in this place now, and the New Year banquet is over here. We have to go around here."
The soldiers looked and confirmed that they had taken the right path.
It's just that the place seems a bit far away.
"I don't know what the food is. I wasn't hungry, but when I saw so many delicious foods, I suddenly felt hungry."
"Me too, my stomach is growling. The food on those stalls we walked along all the way here looks delicious. That restaurant we just passed by smelled really good too, I wonder what they serve there."
"Why are you in such a hurry? After we finish eating, we will definitely go back the same way. Can't we just buy some on the way and bring them back to the camp?"
"Yeah, you're smart."
"I brought some money with me when I came out, just so I could buy some delicious food to take back later."
"Wow, why didn't you remind me to bring some too? I'm going to buy some delicious food later. If you don't have enough money, you have to lend me some."
"Of course, but you can't buy too much. Otherwise, I won't have enough for myself."
"I heard that the place where we were going to hold the annual banquet was vacant before, and the owner of the food court hadn't decided what to sell yet. For this annual banquet, they gave us that place."
"Is this true? There is actually such a thing."
"I was wondering why it was so far away, but it turns out they just gave us a place to hold the banquet."
"Our general is really impressive. He was able to convince the boss here."
Yun Gan found it funny listening to his subordinates' chattering.
He knew that many people in the camp were so excited that they did not sleep well last night.
Because we are going to the food court to have the New Year’s Eve dinner today.
Thinking of General Xie's words that he would prepare a special New Year's banquet for everyone this year, Yun Gan couldn't help but look forward to it.
Moreover, according to General Xie, Shen Huazheng gave him two choices at that time.
One is to set up a banquet in the food court, and the other is to deliver the dishes to the military camp.
General Xie chose to eat in the food court, but he didn't expect Shen Huazheng to directly choose an empty area and set up the New Year banquet for them there.
Yun Gan was also very curious about what kind of area Shen Huazheng had chosen.
"We're here. This is it."
"General Yun, are we really on the right track?"
Finally they arrived at their destination, but everyone looked around in disbelief.
Although the food street is divided into several areas, they are basically either small stalls or restaurants.
At most, some restaurants are a little bigger and more unique.
For example, those restaurants opened by the lake not only set up tables on the shore, but some also set up tables on boats on the lake.
But this one in front of me doesn't look like a restaurant at all.
This is clearly a yard!!
Looking closely, there were couplets pasted on both sides of the gate, and an upside-down "Fu" pasted on the top.
Moreover, there were servants waiting at the door. This couldn't be the place where some noble lived.
But, isn’t this a food court?
How could a yard appear?
Yun Gan also frowned, but he looked at the atlas several times to make sure he was not in the wrong place.
"Yes, it's right here!"
As he spoke, Yun Gan came to the gate of the courtyard and showed the waiter waiting there the receipt for his order.
One of the waiters took it, looked at it carefully, and said respectfully, "Please follow me, sirs."
The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. Did they really come to the right place? ?
They are going to have the New Year banquet in this courtyard? ?
"Follow me."
Yun Gan said this and followed the waiter forward.
The soldiers hurriedly followed and headed towards the courtyard.
It doesn’t matter where the feast is, as long as the food is delicious.
When they stepped into the yard, everyone was stunned.
It is already dark now, but the entire food street is still bright with flickering lights everywhere.
The yard was also brightly lit and decorated with lights everywhere.
Countless small and festive red lanterns were hung in the sky, spreading out from the center to the surroundings.
There are even window grilles with various patterns on the windows, which look festive and create a strong New Year atmosphere.
Everyone looked at the various decorations with mixed feelings.
There was surprise, novelty, and some emotion.
If all of this was arranged for their annual banquet, then that's really thoughtful.
Some people even had tears in their eyes, as if they had really returned home to celebrate the New Year.
The waiter led everyone to a hall where there were several large round tables large enough to accommodate them all.
The soldiers found a seat and sat down, drinking tea while waiting for General Xie to appear.
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