As soon as the driver finished shouting, a little maid came out of the carriage and started to scold, "Do you know how to drive a carriage? If you hurt the young lady, you'll have to watch your skin."
The driver explained, "Miss Liu'er, this is not my fault. I was just driving the carriage just now, but suddenly a carriage appeared and disturbed the master."
The girl Liu'er raised her eyebrows and shouted at An Ning's carriage, "Where did you come from? Don't you see where we are? You are driving a broken carriage recklessly. If you hurt my young lady, you will be in big trouble."
An Ning was so angry that she laughed. She was obviously the victim, but she didn't expect to be scolded by these two servants without any reason. Her temper immediately flared up, and she said, "You are really the first to complain. It was you who were riding your horses at full speed on the street and almost hit us, but you are still confusing right and wrong. Do you really think we are all soft persimmons?"
Miss Liu'er saw that although the fabric of An Ning's clothes was good, it was not the best. She immediately looked down on her and said, "You are really blind. Don't you see who our young lady is? How dare you talk to us like that?"
An Ning smiled and said, "If that's the case, then we can only ask the government to make a judgment."
As soon as An Ning finished speaking, a soft voice came from the carriage opposite, saying: "Liu'er, forget it, we still have things to do, let's go quickly."
Liu'er dared not disobey her master's order. She snorted at An Ning and said, "You're lucky. Don't let us run into you again next time, or you'll be in trouble." After that, she told the coachman to continue driving the carriage.
An Ning was not someone to be trifled with. She snatched the whip from Li Xing's hand, drove the carriage to stop in the middle of the road, and said, "Today, either you apologize or go to the government office."
Liu'er didn't expect An Ning to be so bold. She said angrily, "She is so shameless. Come, smash her carriage for me." As soon as she finished speaking, two guards rushed up.
Seeing that the other party was about to rush over, An Ning swung the whip in his hand, and one of the guards fell down. It turned out that the whip hit the man's face. An Ning shouted: "You actually let your slaves commit crimes under the feet of the emperor. Do you still have the law?"
The young lady in the carriage did not expect that her servant would dare to commit a crime in broad daylight. She was horrified and said, "Stop it, everyone get out." Then she lifted the curtain and got off the carriage with the help of another maid. She bowed to An Ning and said softly, "Please forgive me, young lady. My servant is ignorant. I will teach her a lesson when I get back."
Liu Er knew at this time that she had caused a big disaster, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Miss, I was wrong."
An Ning looked at the hypocritical master and servant opposite and said, "I will forgive you this time. Next time, you must keep an eye on your dog and don't let it bite people." After that, she told Li Xing to turn the car around and continue to drive to the newly bought restaurant.
After seeing An Ning and her group leave, the young lady gritted her teeth and said, "Get in the carriage." When Liu'er saw the look in her master's eyes, she shrank back in fear, but she did not dare to disobey the order and obediently helped her young lady into the carriage.
As soon as the young lady sat down, she slapped Liu'er in the face, and Liu'er's fair face instantly became red and swollen. Liu'er quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "Miss, I admit my crime."
The young lady said, "Go back and accept your punishment. Also, check who that person is from. We will never let this matter go."
Liu'er lowered her head and said, "Yes, Miss." An Ning didn't take the matter seriously and went straight to the restaurant.
The restaurant that An Dashan bought was a two-story building, with the lobby on the first floor and private rooms on the second floor. The restaurant looked newly renovated, and the paint on the wooden stair railings was still shiny.
Although the restaurant had changed hands, the waiters and chefs were still there. They were sitting in the hall bored. When they saw An Ning coming, they all stood up.
The leader was a man in his thirties. He said, "I guess this is Princess Yongjia?"
An Ning nodded and said, "Excuse me, sir?"
The man took the lead in bowing and said, "I pay my respects to Princess Yongjia!" The group of people behind him also paid their respects to An Ning.
An Ning waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite, everyone."
The man stood up and said, "My Lady, I used to be the owner of this restaurant. My last name is Hu. We were the cooks and waiters of the restaurant. Since the restaurant has been sold, we have nowhere to go for the time being. So I want to ask if you still need help, my Lady?"
An Ning looked at the people in the hall. There were five waiters, all in their twenties, three cooks, two kitchen assistants, and the shopkeeper, a total of eleven people.
An Ning thought for a moment and said to the three cooks, "I don't plan to continue running this restaurant as a traditional restaurant, so you may not be able to use your skills."
When the three cooks heard this, they looked at each other and one of them said quickly, "I wonder what kind of food the princess would like to cook. We can learn it."
An Ning asked: "What are you guys good at?"
The chef who had just spoken said, "My lord, I am the chef of this restaurant, responsible for hot dishes. These two are responsible for noodles and cold dishes respectively."
An Ning nodded and said, "The food I'm going to make is hot pot, which hasn't been made in Beijing yet. If you want to work here, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement."
When the chef heard that there was a chance for him to stay, he quickly said, "Okay, as long as the princess lets us stay, we will keep our mouths shut and never reveal the secret recipe to anyone."
An Ning nodded and said, "Okay, then you guys stay here first. I'll come teach you how to make hot pot in the next few days. Once the restaurant is redecorated, we'll pick a good day to open it."
The group of people were all very happy when they heard that they were all kept. Shopkeeper Hu took the lead in bowing and said, "Thank you, Princess."
After An Ning left the restaurant, he asked Li Xing to drive to the blacksmith shop. This blacksmith shop was recommended by Butler An, who said that the blacksmith's craftsmanship was very good.
An Ning arrived at the blacksmith's shop. The blacksmith was swinging a sledgehammer to forge something. Li Xing shouted, "Excuse me, is this Blacksmith Feng?"
The blacksmith put down the hammer in his hand, turned around, saw the three people at the door, and said, "I am here, what do you want to hit?"
An Ning took out the copper pot that she had painted last night and said, "Blacksmith Feng, can you make this pot?"
Blacksmith Feng looked at the blueprint and said, "This isn't difficult. How many do you want?"
An Ning said, "I want to order fifty of these copper pots."
Blacksmith Feng thought for a moment and said, "Come back in two months to get it."
An Ning thought for a moment and said, "Then you can make thirty first. We need them urgently. Can you finish them in a month?"
Carpenter Feng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do my best to make these thirty in a month."
An Ning nodded, negotiated the price, paid the deposit, and went straight home.
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