The villagers helped move their belongings to the new house. Li Zheng helped encourage the young people to move some of their grain and heavy furniture to the new house.
Liang Shuyan and Grandma Jin sat down in the house. Although they had donkey carts and horse-drawn carriages, there were just too many things to move. Grandma Jin packed up some useless things that she couldn't bear to throw away.
Liang Shuyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Mother, why don't we leave these things to Daya and her daughter? Everything in the new house needs to be new, and I've heard that it's unlucky to bring old things into a new house."
Hearing Liang Shuyan say this, Grandma Jin nodded: "Okay, in that case, let's keep it for Daya, but I want to find a suitable partner for Daya."
"Mother, what do you think of Yuan Lao Er from Li Family Village? The woman has been dead for so many years, and she was a good person. Why don't we call Yuan Lao Er over and discuss this marriage?"
Upon hearing that they were from Lijia Village, Old Lady Jin became extremely angry: "There's not a single good person from Lijia Village, no need to say more."
Liang Shuyan understood the old lady's feelings and laughed, "Mother, you're prejudiced against the people of Lijia Village. Actually, apart from Li Laosan, the people in Lijia Village are quite good. You can't condemn them all. Besides, I've investigated, and this Yuan Laoer is a good person. I heard he's very filial to his mother."
Grandma Jin hesitated for a moment: "Then, what do you think of this Yuan Lao Er? I trust you more. Daya is a child with a hard life, you know that. We can't let this child suffer anymore."
“Mother, leave this to me. As long as I discuss it with Lizheng and get Yuan Lao Er to sell his family’s farmland and two houses and buy property in our Daling Village, I believe he will be willing.”
Grandma Jin didn't hesitate any longer.
"Then I'll find someone to calculate the birth dates and times of the two of them in the next couple of days, and go to a nearby temple to see if they are compatible. If Yuan Lao Er agrees, then we'll finalize the matter."
Liang Shuyan laughed heartily: "Mother, of course I agree. How could I disagree? Once, I saw Daya carrying water, and Yuan Lao Er saw it and wanted to help Daya carry water. Think about it, if Yuan Lao Er hadn't disliked our Daya, why would he have offered to help carry water?"
"Okay, if we get the chance, we'll find a matchmaker to help us get together. This thing is sure to work out."
Aunt Liu was the perfect candidate. Liang Shuyan found Aunt Liu and took out a piece of silver from her pocket and gave it to her.
"Aunt Liu, I'm sorry to trouble you with Da Ya's matter. Here is your reward."
Aunt Liu hurriedly pushed away the money Liang Shuyan offered, saying, "What are you doing? We're all old neighbors, this is just a small favor, please don't be so polite."
Liang Shuyan didn't insist and then said, "Okay, go ahead. Let us know when you come back."
Aunt Liu is a chatterbox, but she didn't accept any money and readily agreed to this matter.
The next morning, Liang Shuyan brought Grandma Jin to the restaurant again. Since the restaurant changed its menu, Grandma Jin hadn't come to the restaurant. This time, she wanted to see the dishes and also inquire about the prices of medicinal herbs.
Upon arriving at the restaurant entrance, they were greeted politely by several waiters. Grandma Jin looked around and noticed that the restaurant was spotless, with fresh flowers on the floor. She curiously pointed to a few pots of flowers and asked, "Oh dear, who bought these? They must have cost a lot of money."
"Mother, of course I bought them. There are always people coming and going in the restaurant, so it's good to have some flowers and plants on hand."
Grandma Jin glanced at Liang Shuyan and said, "You really have money to burn. Why buy this kind of thing? There are plenty of flowers and plants like this outside."
Liang Shuyan didn't want to say anything. Her mother had different ideas, so why bother explaining? She looked at the menu on the table, glanced at it, and said, "Why do you still have cold noodles?"
"Mother, this is the original one. I've traced it with a pen. We'll use it for now, and Sanwang will make a new one when he has time."
Liang Shuyan's face immediately darkened: "What? You don't even have time to make this one menu item? What is Sanwang doing every day that he's so busy?"
Zhang hesitated, unsure of what to say, then lowered her head and said, "Mother, it seems he's been collecting wild game everywhere. He said he was going to make some braised dishes, but he hasn't come back yet."
Liang Shuyan didn't expect Sanwang to want to make wild braised food, so she didn't ask any more questions. She slammed the menu on the table and instructed, "When Sanwang comes back, the first thing he needs to do is get this done. The menu is the face of the restaurant. How can it be so messed up? What is this? He doesn't pay attention to these details at all. When did the restaurant get controlled by someone else? He doesn't even know it."
Ever since Sanwang opened the restaurant, business has been declining. Although Zhang Shi is helping, Liang Shuyan's mood immediately soured at the sight of Manager Xiao.
Just then, Sanwang came in carrying a bamboo basket. When he saw Liang Shuyan and Grandma Jin, he smiled and said, "Mother, when did you and Grandma arrive?"
Liang Shuyan glanced at Sanwang angrily: "Sit down!"
Sanwang timidly sat down next to Liang Shuyan and then said in a low voice, "Mother, the restaurant's business has been bad these past few days. I... I don't know why, so I'm thinking of adding some wild braised dishes to see how things go."
Liang Shuyan slammed the menu on the table with a crisp sound, startling Sanwang. "Mom, I was going to change this menu, but I want to change the wild braised dishes first, then I'll change the menu. Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble to change the menu again once the wild braised dishes are ready."
Sanwang's reason was quite valid, but Liang Shuyan didn't think it was a valid reason. She glanced at the contents of the bamboo basket and said irritably, "With so little stuff, what kind of braised food can you make? Even if you did make it, how can you sell such a small amount?"
It was indeed a problem. Although he had informed the hunters to bring over all the game they had hunted and to sell it at a high price, even if he could, it still wouldn't be enough to sell.
"Stop this for now. Take a piece of paper. I'll say a dish name, and you write it down for me. Write it clearly and complete it. Then we'll make the menu now. The menu is like a person's face. Can you go out without your face?"
Sanwang had never heard of most of these dishes before. She asked in surprise, "Mother, how do you make these dishes?"
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