Old Madam Ying and the people from the first and third branches of the Ying family watched Ying Shuchang leave. They wanted to stop her but did not dare to. They were afraid of the sign in Ying Shuchang's hand and the soldiers guarding nearby.

When Ying Shuchang left with Madam Zhang and two large boxes, the fat shopkeeper of the pawnbroker did not leave. He also brought a lot of people with him. He looked at the people in the house and said with a smile, "Old lady, it's time for you to move out. This house is now under my name, so please be quick and move out today so that I can clean the house. I like this house very much, so I don't plan to sell it. I plan to let my family live in it. Naturally, the sooner you move in, the better."

The old lady cried, "Shopkeeper, it's already dark. Besides, if we move now, where will we live?"

Of course she didn't want to move back to the cramped 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 surname is Ying, which is different from mine. You can't keep coming to my house."

These words choked the old lady, but she still cried 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 out, 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 let people pack their luggage. She also picked up the key that Ying Shuchang threw to her, returned to the room, took out the exquisite lock box, and found that the key could really be inserted into the key hole. With a click, the lock was opened. The old lady hurriedly opened the exquisite lock box, but found that there was only a thick stack of rice paper inside...

The old lady burst into tears. She didn't know whether the little girl had replaced the contents of the exquisite box while she was away these days, or whether the box had always been filled with the rice paper and the little girl 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 looking for fun.

The old lady cried to everyone she met about what Ying Shuchang had done. The neighbors were stunned and felt that Ying Shuchang was too cruel. She would rather donate all the family business 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, their surnames are both Ying, and the old lady is her grandmother. It's really too much to treat her own relatives like this."

The fat shopkeeper couldn't stand it anymore and snorted, "What do you know? This old lady moved into the house of Ying Laoer with her whole family for more than a month, and she didn't even go to pay homage to Ying Laoer's tablet. You still blame Madam Ying for being cruel? Isn't it the old lady Ying and the others who are cruel?"

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 divided up Ying Laoer, she only gave him a few taels of silver, which clearly showed her partiality. 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. Madam Ying donated it just like that. It's really... Oh, how could she be willing to donate it?"

"Yes, hundreds of thousands!"

They had never even seen a silver note worth 10,000 taels in their lives, yet a 19-year-old woman actually donated a silver note worth more than 100,000 taels.

I think Ms. Ying is quite courageous.

Old Mrs. Ying could only dejectedly take her people back to the old house where she used to live.

…

Ying Shuchang took Nanny Zhang to find a larger inn and asked for a shop that was big enough for her and Nanny Zhang to live in.

Now she only had some small change and some banknotes. She would live in the inn first, and then rent a small courtyard in two days, and then she and Aunt Zhang could live there with peace of mind. In fact, she had more than just these banknotes. Her father also deposited some banknotes for her in the bank, which was only a few thousand taels. The Ying family was unaware of this money, but she had no intention of taking it out. The scattered silver on her was enough. If it was not enough, she would sell all her jewelry and 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 stupid.

Many people thought she was going too far. As a girl, it was only right for her to give the money to her 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?

If a man really looked down on her because of such things 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 then moved into a secluded little courtyard with Nanny Zhang. With a monthly salary of four hundred coins, she bought some simple things and moved in. She also bought a puppy.

She kept the recipe her parents left her, fearing that her family would remember the recipe and continue to cause trouble for her. In the end, it was more reassuring to have a dog to guard the house.

Living in the small courtyard, she didn't have to worry about anything and found her life 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 work as the manager for Miss Xu!

…

Xu Qinyu and her fourth brother waited in the Bafang Inn for a whole day. When the owner of the pawnshop sent 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 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, the two of them went out of the city again.

Xu Qinyu also accompanied her fourth brother to the outskirts of the city, as he wanted to consult the Feng Shui of the area.

The directions in which these buildings are built will all be based on Feng Shui.

Xu Qinyu didn't understand, so she just followed her fourth brother and watched him quickly figure out the feng shui based on the surrounding mountain shapes and water sources.

Pei Weixuan said, "Yu Niang, let's go back too. We have finished looking at everything here. After we go back, I will help you draw the final building structure drawings, and then we can find someone to start construction."

The two of them left Raozhou City. As for Madam Ying's affairs, she also asked Manager Zhou to help keep an eye on them. If the Ying family dared to bully Madam Ying, he should go and help her.

Shopkeeper 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's Restaurant to work, but she also had to start looking for people to order bricks, tiles, wood, mud, and other materials for building the house.

Fortunately, she had the help of her fourth brother, who drew the construction drawings for her, as well as the interior decoration drawings.

In addition to the restaurant, there are also houses for female members of the family and male guests. In addition, behind the guest house where the female members of the family live, Xu Qinyu also plans to build a house with five entrances. 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 lead to the back mountain from the large garden. Such a large place is enough for them to run around.

This house with five entrances is big enough for her and the Pei family to live together.

However, the house with five courtyards is big, and there are only a few people in the family. It will definitely be empty to live in it, and it is impossible to ask the family to sweep the house. The house with five courtyards is too big, and people are needed to sweep the house and maintain the furniture and garden on a daily basis, so it is necessary to buy maids and servants.

The house we 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 small job and she would have nothing to do otherwise.

Xu Qinyu planned to recruit craftsmen to build houses in Yuanbao Town. They would go to Raozhou City to work for several months. There would be no need to return home every day. They would definitely live on the construction site. She was familiar with the people in Yuanbao Town and it would be easier for her to manage them.

As for the bricks, tiles, and mud 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, whatever Gong Ge has to do is left to these three people.

It will be difficult for her to go to the construction site to supervise the work, so she will have to hand it over to Gong Ge'er.

Gong Ge'er has grown taller in the past three years. He is half a head taller than Xu Qinyu. He also practices martial arts, so he looks quite strong and still very impressive. It's just that he looks a little young. When the time comes, Tao Qi and others will definitely keep an eye on him.

Tao Qi also got married. The girl was about the same age as him. Her family had forced her to marry a sickly man for the sake of the bride price. The sickly man died a few years later and the girl returned home. Tao Qi liked the girl very much, but he knew that he was a bastard and was 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, so he gave it.

After getting married, he became more energetic and was willing to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work, just to save more money so that his wife could live a good life.

The girl also knew how to care for him. Every time he came back, she 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 miserable person 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. Every month, they would give her money so that she could buy some delicious food and drinks and not save money.

All in all, Tao Qi is living a good life now.

He knew that Boss Xu was planning to build a restaurant in Raozhou City, so he secretly asked Gong Ge'er, "Brother Gong, is Boss going to build a restaurant outside of Raozhou City? Can you leave a position for the three of us? When Boss built a winery before, we all worked there before, so we are familiar with it. It's no problem for us to work as small workers."

Now everyone in Yuanbao Town knows that Miss Xu is going to open a restaurant in Raozhou City, but she is not setting up 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 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 have already planned to give it a try to see if they can be recruited. The young lady pays them well and they are willing to work hard.

Gong Geer glanced at Tao Qi and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my cousin's wife will not only let you do a small job, but you will probably come with me to supervise the work."

Tao Qi rubbed his hands excitedly when he heard this, "Then please rest assured, I will do my best."

He wanted to save some 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 delivered the letter to Mrs. Lu, who wrote back after reading it.

While Mrs. Lu was replying, 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 Mrs. Ying.

It will take at least ten days or half a month for Madam Ying's matter to die down.

Madam Ying had already rented a small courtyard to live in, and the Ying family members actually came to her house. However, Madam Ying simply ignored them. Anyway, the recipe was in her hands, and she had no money. These people could only worry and could not get any advantage. They must be upset, 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 from the Ying family came, she refused to receive them. The Ying family members started knocking on the door, 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, big sister. If someone comes to harass you again in the future, I will help you scold them."

Ying Shuchang thanked her with a smile.

So the practical benefits in front of her were the most touching. Even if these people thought she was cruel, that she shouldn't treat her family like that, and that she didn't care about her reputation as a girl, so what? She didn't lose any weight, but these people would help her because of this little benefit.

Hearing that Miss Ying had not suffered any loss, Tao Qi felt relieved and returned to Madam Lu's residence. He took her reply letter to Xu Dongjia and returned to Yuanbao Town.

Xu Qinyu read Mrs. Lu's reply to her.

Mrs. Lu said in the letter that she knew a lot of brick and tile kiln workshops, and asked Xu Qinyu to come to Raozhou City to order bricks, tiles, and mud, which would be much cheaper at that time.

Knowing that Madam Ying did not suffer any loss, Xu Qinyu felt more relieved.

Half a month later, Xu Qinyu started construction of 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.

These tenants suddenly had less land to farm, and they were worried. Without land to grow food, what would they do in the future?

It was not until the new owner told them that, although the land could not be used for farming, it could be used to build a house or something, and that the able-bodied people in the family could be hired to do odd jobs, that everyone felt relieved.

The construction of a 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 handed over all the purchasing needed for the construction site to Gong Ge'er and Tao Qilai.

As for Cheng Ge'er, Xu Feng and the other three, they usually have to learn cooking skills in the restaurant. After all, when the restaurant opens, they will either have to stay in Xu's or come to the restaurant and start cooking.

Xu Qinyu has been recruiting assistant chefs these days because she is worried that there will not be enough staff after the restaurant opens, so it would be better to recruit chefs 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 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 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 restaurants were a little worried, fearing that the restaurant opened by Xu Qinyu would snatch all the diners away.

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 no longer worry that Xu Ji will steal their customers, but are ready to watch Xu Ji make a fool of herself and see how many customers she can get if she opens a 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 foundation of almost hundreds of acres of land has been dug. How big is this Xu's Restaurant?

To start construction on such a large piece of land, one must have tens of thousands of taels of silver. This Miss Xu is really not afraid of losing money. The business is located outside the city, so even if the business is not good, 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 opened by Mr. Xu outside the city could last before closing down.

Xu Qinyu was not aware of this. Although she did not have to supervise the work, 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, and after returning to Yuanbao Town, he went out to do business again, saying that it would take two months before it could be completed. Xu Qinyu also assured him not to worry, as the construction site was already on track, the workload was large, and many laborers and craftsmen had been hired, so she didn't need to worry much.

But she had to start looking for someone to make furniture and kitchenware.

In short, all aspects have to be taken care of, 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.

The female relatives 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 the 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.

There were also people from Madam Lu helping with 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 on her at the moment, and her fourth brother had estimated it for her. He said that the silver she had was just barely enough, but there would be many other places where she would need silver in the future, so she might have to prepare another 10,000 taels.

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.

Xu Qinyu was a little surprised. "Fourth brother, why did you go out? Why did you bring so many banknotes?"

Pei Weixuan was silent for a moment, then said, "The boss gave it to me."

He had squeezed the five thousand taels of silver out of Huo Ye's hands.

Huo Ye has returned from this trip. The glassware sold very well and he made a lot of money, but half of it 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 had made his first profit, he would naturally take care of the people on the island first. Huo Ye would also save the rest because he would need millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver to recruit soldiers in the future.

As a result, when His Highness came back, he asked him for 12,000 taels of silver.

Finally, 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 seemed to be dealing with the colored glass, which was valuable. The boss must have given the boss so much money, 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 Fourth Brother was really fine, she felt relieved. In the end, Xu Qinyu accepted the five thousand taels of silver without being polite to Fourth Brother.

Pei Weixuan didn't stay at home for long. He left after ten days.

Xu Qinyu knew that it was definitely not easy for her fourth brother to earn the five thousand taels of silver, and now she had to go out and work as a bodyguard for her employer.

When her fourth brother left, she made crispy pork intestines for him.

Recently she has been studying the menu and making orders for the restaurant.

She has modified the recipe of this crispy fatty intestine several times until she came up with the flavor and texture that she thinks is most suitable.

For this crispy pig intestine, she first brines it, then coats the surface of the brined pig intestine with a layer of crispy water. After the crispy water on the pig intestine dries up, she puts it into the oil pan and fryes it again until the surface is golden and crispy.

After the fried crispy pig intestines have cooled slightly, the skin is 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 rather very satisfying.

Even when completely chilled, the texture remains crisp.

The crispy water she adds can keep the crispy texture for about two days.

After two days, the texture is no longer crispy, but becomes chewier. 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 likes all the new dishes Xu Qinyu has introduced during this period.

These new recipes were only made by Xu Qinyu at Xu's, but they have not yet been put on the menu, and diners have not tried them yet. They are only being tasted by the waiters in the restaurant.

I brought a lot of crispy pork intestines for my fourth brother, and told him to let the people in the caravan taste them. This way, if he ever has any problems, the people in the caravan will remember his kindness and help him.

As for Xu Qinyu, just as her fourth brother left, something happened at Xu's company.