Old Lady Ying and the people from the first and third branches of the Ying family watched Ying Shuchang leave. They wanted to stop her, but they didn't dare to. They were afraid of the sign in Ying Shuchang's hand and the soldiers guarding nearby.
After Ying Shuchang left with Nanny Zhang and the two large boxes, the portly owner of the pawnshop stayed behind. He brought a number of people with him. He looked at the people inside and said with a smile, "Old Madam, it's time for you to move. This house is now under my name, so please be quick and move out today so I can clean it up. I like this house so much that I haven't planned to sell it. I'm going to let my family live in it. Naturally, the sooner you can move in, the better."
The old lady cried, "Boss, it's already dark. Besides, if we move now, where are we going to live?"
Of course she didn't want to move back to the crowded and shabby little house. She just hoped that all this was just a show performed by her granddaughter.
The fat shopkeeper still smiled and said, "I can't control this. After all, your last name is Ying, which is different from mine. You can't keep coming to my house."
These words choked the old lady, and she continued to cry and refused to move. The fat shopkeeper also lost his temper and directly threw out the title deed. Now his name was on the title deed, and if these people did not move, they would be kicked out.
Seeing the fat shopkeeper's cold face and the people he brought with him staring at them covetously, the old lady had no choice but to ask someone to pack their luggage. She also picked up the key that Ying Shuchang had thrown to her, returned to the room, and took out the exquisite lock box. She found that the key really could be inserted into the keyhole. With a click, the lock was opened. The old lady hurriedly opened the exquisite lock box, but found only a thick stack of rice paper inside...
The old lady burst into tears. She didn't know whether the bitch had replaced the things in the exquisite box while she was away, or whether the box had always been filled with the rice paper and the bitch was deliberately playing a trick on her.
An hour later, the old lady led the people from the first and third rooms to move out of the house.
There were a lot of people outside who were there to join in the fun.
The old lady cried to everyone she met about what Ying Shuchang had done. The neighbors were stunned and thought that Ying Shuchang was too cruel. She would rather donate all the family property that Ying Laoer had worked hard for over the past ten years than share it with the Ying family.
"Tsk tsk, how can a girl be so cruel?"
"That's right. After all, they both have the surname Ying, and the old lady is her grandmother. It's really too much to treat her own family like this."
The fat shopkeeper couldn't stand it any longer and snorted, "What do you know? This old lady moved into Ying Laoer's house with her whole family. It's been over a month, and she hasn't even gone to pay her respects to Ying Laoer's tablet. And you're blaming Madam Ying for being cruel? Aren't the ones who are cruel the old lady and the others?"
When the neighbors heard this, they were a little surprised. "This... How can they not even offer sacrifices to their own son? This is really a bit too much."
"You don't know, this old lady is also cruel. When she separated Ying Laoer, she gave him a few taels of silver. It was obvious that she was partial. Now that Ying Laoer and his wife are dead, they bully an orphan girl like this and don't even go to pay tribute to Ying Laoer. No wonder Mrs. Ying is so cruel."
"It's only a few hundred thousand taels of silver, and Madam Ying donated it without hesitation. It's really... Oh, how could she be willing to donate it?"
"That's right, hundreds of thousands!"
They had never even seen a silver note worth ten thousand taels in their lives, yet a nineteen-year-old woman actually donated silver notes worth hundreds of thousands of taels.
I think Madam Ying is quite courageous.
Old Mrs. Ying could only return to the old house where she used to live with her people in shame.
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Ying Shuchang took Nanny Zhang to find a larger inn and asked for a dormitory room that was big enough for her and Nanny Zhang to live in.
Now she only had some small change and some banknotes on her. She would stay in the inn first, and then rent a small courtyard in two days so that she and Aunt Zhang could live there with peace of mind. In fact, she had more than just these banknotes on her. Her father also deposited some banknotes for her in the money shop, which was only a few thousand taels. The Ying family was unaware of this money, but she had no plans to take it out. The scattered silver on her was enough. If it was not enough, she would sell her jewelry one by one to let the Ying family know that she really had no money.
After staying in the inn for two days, the news that she donated all the family property her parents had worked hard for to the military camp had spread throughout Raozhou City.
Everyone was a little shocked and thought she was so stupid.
Many people thought she was going too far. As a girl, it was only right for her to give the money to the Ying family.
In short, Ying Shuchang's reputation was still ruined, but she didn't care at all. She was planning to get married, so why should she care about that thing?
If a man really looked down on her because of this kind of thing and thought she had a bad reputation, she would not be willing to marry such a man.
Ying Shuchang stayed in the inn for two days and lived in a secluded small courtyard with Nanny Zhang. She paid four hundred coins a month and bought some simple things and moved in. She also bought a puppy.
She kept the recipe left to her by her parents, fearing that her family would remember the recipe and continue to cause trouble for her. After all, it would be more reassuring to have a dog to guard the house.
Living in the small courtyard, she didn't have to worry about anything and felt that her life was peaceful and comfortable.
She planned to live here for half a year. After half a year, when Miss Xu's restaurant opened, she would go to be the manager!
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Xu Qinyu and her fourth brother waited at the Bafang Inn for a day. When the owner of the pawnshop sent someone to deliver the land deed, she knew what Ying Shuchang was planning. She didn't want to leave Raozhou City and planned to sell her family property and donate it all to the military camp.
After knowing that Madam Ying had made her decision, Xu Qinyu and her fourth brother did not stay long. After transferring the land, they left the city again.
Xu Qinyu also accompanied her fourth brother to the outskirts of the city. Her fourth brother wanted to look at the feng shui of the area.
The orientation of these buildings will be determined by Feng Shui.
Xu Qinyu didn't understand, so she followed her fourth brother and watched him quickly determine the feng shui based on the surrounding mountain shapes, terrain and water sources.
Pei Weixuan said, "Yu Niang, let's go back too. We've finished looking at this place. When we get back, I'll help you draw the final architectural drawings. Then we can start work."
The two left Raozhou City. As for Madam Ying's affairs, she asked Manager Zhou to help keep an eye on them. If the Ying family dared to bully Madam Ying like this, he should go and help her.
Manager Zhou also assured Xu Qinyu that he would help keep an eye on it.
After returning, Xu Qinyu also became busy. Not only did she have to go to Xu Ji Restaurant, but she also had to start looking for people to order bricks, tiles, wood, mud, sand and other materials for building a house.
Fortunately, she had the help of her fourth brother, who drew the construction drawings for her, as well as the drawings of the interior decoration.
In addition to the restaurant, there are houses for the female family members and male guests. In addition, behind the guest house where the female family members live, Xu Qinyu also plans to build a house with five courtyards. The large courtyard at the back is connected to the back mountain, so that Baiyu and Moyu can play in the large garden behind the house on weekdays. They can also go to the back mountain from this large garden. Such a large place is enough for them to run.
This five-story house is big enough for her and the Pei family to live together.
However, the house with five courtyards is large, and there are only a few people in the family, so it will definitely be empty when living there. It will be impossible to ask the family members to clean the house when the time comes. The house with five courtyards is too big, and people will be needed to clean the house, maintain and repair the furniture and garden on a daily basis, so maids and servants must be bought.
The house they live in now in Laixi Lane is usually cleaned by Zhu.
In fact, Wen wanted to buy two maids, but Zhu refused, saying that it was just a little work and she would have nothing to do otherwise.
Xu Qinyu planned to recruit craftsmen to build houses in Yuanbao Town. They would then go to Raozhou City to work for several months. There would be no need for them to return home every day, and they would definitely live on the construction site. She was familiar with the people in Yuanbao Town, so it would be easier for her to manage them.
As for the bricks, tiles, mud and sand for construction, it would definitely be more convenient to buy them in Raozhou City.
She also needs to find out all these in advance. She can ask Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu lives in Raozhou City and is a businesswoman, so she must know a lot of people.
Mrs. Lu returned to Raozhou City some time ago.
Xu Qinyu wrote a letter to Madam Lu and asked Tao Qi to deliver it to Raozhou City. She also asked Tao Qi to help inquire about Madam Ying.
Tao Qi was the little rascal who wanted to steal Xu Qinyu's ham before. These three people have turned over a new leaf and have not done anything sneaky. They have been helping Xu Qinyu for almost two years. Usually, Gongge'er would leave any work to these three people.
It would be inconvenient for her to go to the construction site to supervise the work, so she would have to hand it over to Gong Ge'er.
Gong Ge'er has grown taller in the past three years and is half a head taller than Xu Qinyu. In addition, he has practiced martial arts, so he looks very strong and intimidating. It's just that he looks a little young, so Tao Qi and others will definitely help keep an eye on him when the time comes.
Tao Qi also got married. The girl was about the same age as him. Before, her family made her marry a sickly man for the sake of dowry. A few years later, the sickly man died and the girl returned home. Tao Qi liked the girl very much, but he knew that he was a bastard and not worthy of her. Now he has changed a lot and saved a lot of money in the past year and a half. The girl's family asked for a betrothal gift of twenty taels of silver, and he gave it to her.
After getting married, he became more motivated and willing to do any dirty or tiring work, just to save more money so that his wife could live a good life.
The girl also knew how to be considerate. Every time he came back, he would have hot meals to eat. No matter how smelly or dirty his clothes were, the girl would not mind and would help him wash his clothes.
Tao Qi's parents originally thought that their son would be a scoundrel for the rest of his life, but they never thought that one day he would change for the better. They were so happy.
So even if the girl was a young widow who married into the family, the old couple had no objections and treated their daughter-in-law very well. On weekdays, the daughter-in-law cooked at home while they went out to earn money. They would also give her some money every month so that she could buy some delicious food and drinks and not be frugal.
In short, Tao Qi is living a good life now.
He knew that Xu Dongjia was planning to build a restaurant in Raozhou City, so he secretly asked Gong Ge'er, "Gong Ge, is Dongjia going to build a restaurant outside of Raozhou City? Can you leave a position for the three of us when the time comes? We all worked there before when Dongjia built a winery, so we are familiar with it. It shouldn't be a problem for us to do small work."
Now everyone in Yuanbao Town knows that Miss Xu is going to Raozhou City to open a restaurant, but she is not opening a shop in the city. Instead, she is rebuilding it outside the city. This is very strange, and everyone is curious why she wants to build a restaurant outside the city. Wouldn't it be very troublesome for her to run outside the city for breakfast and dinner?
Can this be a business?
But they have already started recruiting craftsmen, so it must be true.
Many people in Yuanbao Town are planning to give it a try to see if they can be recruited. The young lady pays them well, so they are eager to work.
Gong Geer glanced at Tao Qi and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my cousin's wife will probably let you do more than just a small job. I guess you can come with me to supervise the work."
When Tao Qi heard this, he rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Then please rest assured, boss, I will do my best."
He wanted to use his money to buy a gold hairpin for his wife.
When Xu Dongjia asked him to deliver a letter to Madam Lu in Raozhou City, Tao Qi knew that Gong Ge'er had not lied to him.
He went to Raozhou City in person and handed the letter to Mrs. Lu, who wrote back after reading it.
While Madam Lu was replying to the letter, Tao Qi ran to a tea stall in a nearby market to order a cup of tea, and heard people around him chattering about things related to Madam Ying.
The matter of Madam Ying will take at least ten days or half a month to spread.
Madam Ying had already rented a small courtyard to live in, and the Ying family members actually came to her house. However, Madam Ying ignored them. Anyway, the recipe was in her hands, and she had no money. These people could only be anxious and couldn't get any advantage. They must be upset and sad, but she was happy in her heart.
Anyway, she didn't care about her reputation. No matter how these people made a fuss, she lived her life behind closed doors. When someone came to the Ying family, she refused to receive them. The Ying family members then knocked on the door loudly, which annoyed the neighbors. Then a woman came out and cursed the person who knocked on the door for eighteen generations, and the Ying family left in disgrace.
Ying Shuchang was also very good at dealing with people. She specially gave the woman a basket of eggs. The woman happily accepted it and said, "Don't worry, sister. If someone comes to harass you again in the future, I will help you scold them."
Ying Shuchang thanked him with a smile.
So the immediate benefits were the most appealing. Even if these people thought she was cruel, that she shouldn't treat her family this way, and that she, a girl, didn't even care about her reputation, so what? She didn't lose a single ounce of flesh, but instead, these people would come to help her just for this tiny benefit.
Hearing that Miss Ying had not suffered any loss, Tao Qi felt relieved. He returned to Madam Lu's house and took her reply letter to Mr. Xu back to Yuanbao Town.
Xu Qinyu read Mrs. Lu's reply letter to her.
In her letter, Mrs. Lu said that she knew many brick and tile kilns and workshops, and asked Xu Qinyu to come to Raozhou City to order bricks, tiles, and sand, which would be much cheaper at that time.
Knowing that Madam Ying had not suffered any loss, Xu Qinyu felt more relieved.
Half a month later, Xu Qinyu started construction on the restaurant outside Raozhou City.
As for the dozens of acres of land given to her by Madam Ying, it was now the autumn harvest season, and Xu Qinyu would wait until the tenants had harvested all the crops in the fields before she would start laying the foundation on the land.
These tenants were suddenly left with no land to farm, and they were worried about what they would do in the future without land to grow crops.
It was not until the new owner told them that although the land could not be used for farming, it would be used to build a house and that the strong laborers in the family could be asked to do odd jobs that everyone felt relieved.
Construction of the restaurant outside Raozhou City began, and Xu Qinyu went there with her fourth brother.
Gong Ge'er and Tao Qi were supervisors, and Tao Qi's two younger brothers were junior supervisors.
Xu Qinyu entrusted all the purchases needed for the construction site to Gong Ge'er and Tao Qilai.
As for Cheng Ge'er, and the other three, Xu Feng, they usually have to learn cooking skills from the restaurant. After all, when the restaurant opens, they will either have to stay in Xu's or come to the restaurant to start cooking.
Xu Qinyu has been recruiting kitchen helpers these days because she is worried that there will not be enough staff after the restaurant opens, so it is better to recruit a chef first.
In Raozhou City, many people already know that the owner of Xu Ji Restaurant is going to open a restaurant in Raozhou City.
Xu Qinyu's name is so famous that even many restaurants and eating places in Raozhou City have heard of her. They know that there is a Xu's Restaurant in Yuanbao Town. The owner is a young lady who cooks the delicious food herself. Even though it is just a small restaurant, it is always crowded with guests every day.
When they knew that she was going to open a restaurant in Raozhou City, the owners of these restaurants and eating places were a little worried, fearing that Xu Qinyu's restaurant would snatch away all the diners.
But when they learned that Miss Xu was actually going to open a restaurant outside the city, everyone was a little confused. They also wondered if she was too arrogant. Did she really think that the food she cooked could make the diners accommodate her and go out of the city to eat?
After all, they had only heard that the food cooked by Miss Xu was delicious, but they had never actually eaten it.
Now many people are no longer worried that Xu Ji will steal their diners, but are ready to make fun of Xu Ji and see how many customers she can get if she opens the restaurant outside the city.
Just looking at the momentum of the construction that Miss Xu is doing outside the city, it seems to be quite large. The foundations of almost several hundred acres of land have been dug. How big is this Xu's Restaurant?
To start construction on such a large piece of land, it would take tens of thousands of taels of silver. Miss Xu is really not afraid of losing money. The business is located outside the city. Even if the business is not doing well, she will not be able to sell the family business.
There were even people in Raozhou City who were betting on how long the restaurant run by Mr. Xu outside the city could last before closing down.
Xu Qinyu was not aware of this. Although she did not need to supervise, she was also very busy and had many matters to deal with.
Fourth brother accompanied her to take a look outside Raozhou City two days ago. After returning to Yuanbao Town, he went out to do business again. He said that it would take two months before it could be completed. Xu Qinyu also assured him that the construction site was on track. The workload was large and many laborers and craftsmen were hired, so she didn't have to worry much.
But she has to start looking for someone to make furniture, kitchenware and so on.
In short, all aspects have to be taken into consideration, and people have to be hired. The restaurant needs waiters, and the houses where the female and male guests on both sides rest also need people to be hired.
The female members of the family who entertain guests are all young ladies between the ages of ten and thirty, and they have to be taught how to massage the guests' muscles and bones and clear their meridians.
There are still a lot of big and small, scattered things.
After her fourth brother left, Xu Qinyu would visit Raozhou City every now and then.
Lu Niangzi's people also helped on the project, and Zhen Wu also helped her a lot.
Fortunately, although there were many things to do, they were all proceeding in an orderly manner. It was just that money was spent like water. Xu Qinyu was a little worried that there would not be enough money in the end. However, Madam Lu and Dong from Donglaiju had both told her that if she did not have enough money, she could borrow from them.
She still had quite a bit of silver and money on her at the moment, and her fourth brother had estimated it for her. It was barely enough, but there would be many other places where she would need silver in the future, so she would probably have to prepare another 10,000 taels or so.
Time passed quickly, and it was late autumn in the blink of an eye. Her fourth brother had just returned and gave her five thousand taels of silver notes.
Xu Qinyu was a little surprised. "Fourth brother, what did you do outside? How did you bring so many banknotes?"
Pei Weixuan was silent for a moment, then said, "The boss gave it to me."
He squeezed the five thousand taels of silver notes out of Huo Ye.
Huo Ye has returned from this trip. The glassware sold very well and he made a lot of money, but half of the money was spent by Huo Ye. There were many places on the island that needed money. He used to be very stingy, but now that he made his first profit, he would naturally take care of the people on the island first. Huo Ye would also save the rest, as he would need millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver to recruit soldiers in the future.
As a result, when the prince came back, he asked him for 10,000 taels of silver.
In the end, Huo Ye had no choice but to squeeze out five thousand taels of silver and give it to His Highness.
Xu Qinyu was surprised and asked, "Fourth brother, why did the boss give you so many banknotes?"
Pei Weixuan glanced at Yu Niang.
Xu Qinyu guessed in her heart that the boss of her fourth brother seemed to be dealing with that glass. This thing was valuable. It must be that the boss of her fourth brother had put in a lot of effort in protecting the convoy, so the boss gave him so much silver, five thousand taels, which must have been earned with his life.
"Fourth brother, are you okay on the way to escort the convoy?"
Xu Qinyu was a little worried.
Pei Weixuan had already guessed what Yu Niang was thinking, and said helplessly, "It's okay, Yu Niang, don't worry."
Seeing that her fourth brother was really fine, she felt relieved. In the end, Xu Qinyu accepted the five thousand taels of silver without any hesitation.
Pei Weixuan didn't stay at home for long. He left after ten days.
Xu Qinyu knew that it would be difficult for her fourth brother to earn the five thousand taels of silver, so she had to go out and work as a bodyguard for her boss.
When her fourth brother left, she made crispy pork intestines for him.
Recently she has been studying recipes and ordering food for the restaurant.
She has modified the recipe of this crispy pork intestines several times, and has come up with the flavor and texture that she thinks is most suitable.
For this crispy pork intestine, she first braises it, then coats the surface of the braised pork intestine with a layer of crispy water. After the crispy water on the pork intestine dries up, she puts it into the oil pan and fries it again until the surface is golden and crispy.
After the fried crispy pig intestines have cooled slightly, the skin becomes crispy and crumbly, with a slightly sweet taste. It tastes crispy and chewy, and most of the fat inside has been fried out, so it is not greasy, but very satisfying.
Even when completely cooled, it still tastes crispy.
The crispy water she adds can keep the crispy taste for about two days.
After two days, the texture is no longer crispy, but it becomes more chewy. The taste before and after is very flavorful and fragrant.
However, this thing can only be stored in autumn and winter. In summer, it must be eaten as soon as possible, otherwise it will become sour.
This crispy pork intestine is so delicious that everyone loves it as soon as it comes out.
It can be said that everyone dislikes the new dishes that Xu Qinyu has introduced during this period.
Xu Qinyu only made these new recipes at Xu Ji, but they have not been put on the menu yet, and the diners have not tried them yet. They are all being tasted by the waiters in the restaurant.
I brought a lot of crispy pork intestines for my fourth brother and asked him to let the people in the caravan try them. That way, if he has any problems, the people in the caravan will remember my favor and help him.
As for Xu Qinyu, as soon as her fourth brother left, something happened at Xu Ji.
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