After Xu Qinyu returned to Xu's, she greeted several waves of diners, most of whom came with their families. Among them was the wealthy businessman named Zhao who had asked the waiter to order crispy duck. He brought his wife, children, daughter-in-law, and even his youngest granddaughter.

Male and female guests were separated, and the children naturally stayed with their mothers.

Xu Qinyu planned to build a house when her business became more stable, so that a family like this could live in. However, the structure of the house must be different from that of Jinxiu Garden and Zizhu Garden. It must be a series of independent small courtyards that would not affect each other.

Xu's Restaurant claims to be a restaurant and wine shop, but it is actually similar to a manor, very large, with a lot of vacant land. They will start construction when the customer base remains stable.

Xu Qinyu has a lot of ideas about the restaurant, and she has to deal with them step by step.

After this wave of customers arrived, they were still a little surprised at the structure of the restaurant. They didn't expect that Xu Ji outside the city would be so big.

After trying all kinds of food at Xu's, I went to soak in the hot springs, applied some cream, and massaged my muscles and bones for half an hour, and all the fatigue in my body was swept away.

This is especially true for many elderly men and women who have many minor ailments as they age. Or because of business and housekeeping, they don’t exercise much, so they are prone to back pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain. Soaking in a hot spring and loosening up the muscles and bones can best relieve this kind of pain and fatigue.

After they finished this tour, they felt refreshed and felt more and more that it was the right decision to come to the restaurant outside the city. Not only were there delicious foods, but although there were no opera troupes or dancers to watch like in the city, it was very relaxing. After a few days like this, their mental state was somewhat different.

Everyone plans to tell their relatives and friends about it after returning home, and that staying in the restaurant for a few days is definitely a comfortable experience.

The most important thing is that every food in Xu's Restaurant is delicious.

I thought the crispy suckling pig was delicious enough to surprise me, but I didn't expect that even the ordinary dishes at Xu's Restaurant, which cost only a few dozen coins each, tasted so good.

Grandpa Zhao’s granddaughter is just over one year old this year. She also eats some mushy complementary food on weekdays, but she doesn’t seem to like it very much, so she still drinks more milk.

After Xu Qinyu found out, she specially made a dish of yam and lean meat porridge for the little girl, using the most tender pork belly. After the glutinous rice was cooked, she added the yam puree, and finally added the meat puree, some chopped green vegetables, and a little salt to adjust the taste.

A dish of yam and lean meat porridge is ready. Yam is easier to digest and can strengthen the spleen and stomach. It is best for children.

After Mrs. Zhao learned how to make the yam and lean meat porridge, she was still a little worried that her granddaughter would not eat it. "Mrs. Xu doesn't know, but we usually cook for our little girl, but she doesn't like it. She's unhappy after just two bites and still only likes to drink milk." Thinking that many children drink milk until they are two or three years old, Mrs. Zhao could only follow her granddaughter and continue to let her drink milk.

Xu Qinyu saw that the little girl was already a little over one year old but a little thin, and knew that she must not have eaten complementary food well on a daily basis.

When a child is over one year old, he should normally eat three meals a day, and milk can only be used as a supplementary food. If milk is still used as the staple food for children over one year old, malnutrition is likely to occur.

Mrs. Zhao added, "Mr. Xu, I'm afraid my daughter won't eat your yam and lean meat porridge..."

The chef at home also made meat soup or steamed eggs for my granddaughter, but she didn’t like them and no one knew why.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, Nannan will definitely eat it this time."

As he said this, he asked Grandma Zhao to feed his daughter.

Grandma Zhao was also half-believing and half-doubting, because there was a wet nurse at home, and it was the wet nurse who usually fed the child.

The child didn't like to eat, and she had no choice but to let the child continue to drink the wet nurse's milk.

Grandma Zhao scooped a spoonful of yam and lean meat porridge with a spoon with half belief and half doubt, blew on it, and fed it to the little girl, who opened her mouth subconsciously.

The yam and lean meat porridge was already cooked soft and didn't need much chewing. The little girl just tasted it and swallowed it.

Unexpectedly, after taking the first bite, the little girl actually opened her mouth and looked at her mother.

Mrs. Zhao and Grandma Zhao were both surprised.

"What did little girl eat?"

Grandma Zhao quickly fed her daughter a bite. After the little girl finished eating, she opened her mouth again, looking a little impatient. In this way, she finished the small bowl of yam and lean meat porridge one bite after another, and the little girl still looked a little unsatisfied.

Both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhao family were very curious.

"Mr. Xu, why is it that my daughter is willing to eat the food you cook?"

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Even complementary foods for children must be cooked to taste good. Moreover, children who are only one or two years old have different tastes from adults. They cannot eat foods that are too salty. A light taste is just right. Also, children have a very sensitive sense of smell. Because they are used to drinking milk, milk actually has a fishy smell. Children are also used to the fishy smell of milk, so they will not be able to adapt to other foods with fishy smells. If the fishy smell of meat and eggs is not handled well, children will not like to eat them. Lean meat must be deodorized with scallion and ginger water, and porridge must be cooked to be just soft."

In short, although it is light, it tastes very good.

Children are not stupid. If something tastes bad or is not to their taste, they will naturally not be happy to eat it.

Xu Qinyu also told Mrs. Zhao and Grandma Zhao about several simple, easy-to-digest complementary foods suitable for children aged one or two. She also told them not to add too much seasoning and just pay attention to the heat and ingredients.

In the following days, Xu Qinyu specially prepared complementary food for her little girl every day.

For breakfast, we can give our little girl milk steamed buns, custard buns, crystal shrimp dumplings, and porridge with raw rolled fish slices.

However, Xu Qinyu was still quite careful and added only a small amount of seasoning to the food she gave to her little girl every day, so the taste was relatively light.

These days, Nannan eats a lot every morning and evening. She only eats two meals of solid food a day and doesn't like to drink milk. She only drinks milk at midnight when she is hungry. When Mr. Zhao was about to take the family back home, he saw that his granddaughter had gained some weight. He couldn't help but ask, "Has the little girl gained some weight?"

My little girl was a little thin before, but now, in just a few days, she actually looks a little fatter.

Mrs. Zhao rolled her eyes at him and said, "You're having so much fun that you don't want to leave."

Mr. Zhao has had a great time these days.

Besides him, there happened to be two other people he knew who came to Xu's this time. They were all wealthy businessmen in the city and lived in Zizhu Garden. They would make appointments to get together in the morning to have breakfast, and then go out for a walk after breakfast, go to the lake to see the scenery, go fishing, or find a place in Zizhu Garden to play chess.

There are large tracts of bamboo forests in Zizhu Garden, and there are pavilions inside for people to rest. It is quite nice to stay inside and play chess on weekdays.

I basically eat dinner with these two friends.

These two friends had some business dealings with each other, but not much, and their relationship was very ordinary. Because of the past few days, their relationship has become much closer.

So Mr. Zhao really didn't know that his granddaughter's appetite had been improved by Mr. Xu.

Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "I'm not afraid that you will dislike me, so I won't come to disturb you at mealtimes. But my little girl is really gaining weight."

Although they only have one granddaughter now, they still love her as their own.

Mr. Zhao said, "Why don't we let our daughter-in-law stay here for a while? Let our little girl stay for a few more days."

Finally, Grandma Zhao, her wet nurse, and two maids and old women stayed in Jinxiu Garden for a while. The little girl gained two or three pounds in half a month. Before, there were blue spots around her lips and face, but now her face has color and is white and tender.

After returning home, Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Zhao were so happy.

When Mrs. Zhao and Grandma Zhao were entertaining people, admiring flowers, or eating at banquets, they couldn't help but brag to everyone about how great the owner of Xu's restaurant was, how delicious the food was, and how they had made their little girl fat. They also said, "If there are people at home who don't eat well, I heard that the food made by the owner Xu can not only adjust the appetite of children, but also help those who are too fat with food."

Most of you ladies have children at home. Some children are fine, with good spleen and stomach, and can eat anything. It doesn't matter if the taste is so-so. They get hungry quickly, eat quickly, and grow quickly. But some children are born with bad spleen and stomach, and don't like to eat, so you naturally worry more about them. So you feed them meaty food every meal, and force them to eat even if they can't eat. They eat until they have food accumulation, but you continue to eat, which creates a vicious cycle.

"Is the owner of Xu's restaurant really that powerful?"

Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, have you seen my daughter-in-law? The one walking unsteadily next to her is Xiao Nannan. You have seen Xiao Nannan before. Her face was blue and I was always worried about her. Now Mr. Xu has given me several recipes suitable for Nannan and I have the kitchen prepare them for her every day. But to be honest, although Nannan eats, she never finishes it. She is only willing to finish the food cooked by Miss Xu. The taste is still different. Miss Xu's cooking skills are better."

Some of the common dishes in Xu Ji are better than those in other restaurants.

After Mrs. Zhao said this, everyone was excited and planned to bring their families to try it out.

Mr. Zhao is similar. Whenever he discusses business with others, he never forgets to give a few compliments.

The whole family became loyal customers of Xu Ji.

Mr. Zhao plans to bring his family to the hotel to stay for a few days every month as long as he has time.

After that, the number of Xu Ji's diners has been steadily increasing, and they are all returning customers, or customers who come with the help of these returning customers to promote the restaurant.

In the first half of a month, Xu's restaurant had almost no business, but in the second half of a month, it started to receive more customers.

But it's not packed with guests. It can only be said that the customer flow is quite good. Basically, the first and second floors are filled up at breakfast and dinner time every day.

Xu's announced that all fees would be discounted by 20% in the first half month of opening. However, since there were not many people in the first half month, the promotion was also extended to a full month. After a month, Xu Qinyu changed the price back.

In the first month, there was not much business in the first half of the month, but it was okay in the second half of the month, so Xu Ji did not make a loss in the first month. After deducting all expenses, there was still a pure profit of about three thousand taels of silver, which was as much as the monthly profit of Xu Ji Restaurant in Shangyuanbao Town.

In the future, business will get better and better, and profits will increase.

Kong Kun of Zuixianlou has also been concerned about Xu's. Knowing that more and more diners are going to Xu's, he can only get anxious and angry, but there is nothing he can do. Even the dancers cannot attract many diners, and the customer flow of Zuixianlou is still slowly decreasing.

After a month, when Xu Ji adjusted its prices back, Kong Kun breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously. He felt that if the prices returned to normal, Xu Ji's diners would definitely not go there often. He also had no plans to change Zuixianlou's prices back. Continuing to charge 70% of the price should be able to attract customers back.

But what was unexpected was that even though Xu Ji's prices returned to normal, Xu Ji's customer flow did not decrease, but instead remained stable and was slowly increasing.

In the past month, Xu Qinyu finally gathered all the ingredients for Fushouquan. She ordered a lot of dried goods and seafood this time. In the future, if she wants to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, she won’t have to wait so long. She can just make a reservation a few days in advance. Although these dried goods are hard to find, other ingredients can be found in Raozhou City.

Fifty taels of silver per dish, many people wanted to try it. In addition to Mrs. Lu and Yu's husband's family, the Qiu family, who had made reservations, several waves of guests had also made reservations in the next half month. Now that the ingredients were ready, Xu Qinyu sent someone to the city to tell these guests.

Mrs. Lu had just returned not long ago. When she heard that Fu Shouquan's ingredients were ready, she naturally came back again.

In the following days, Xu Qinyu continued to make this Fushouquan every day.

After the customers have tasted this Fu Shou Quan and the ingredients inside, they finally understand why it is also called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and why it is sold for fifty taels of silver per can. The ingredients inside alone have to be purchased at a high price.

It is so delicious that you want to swallow it all. It is as rich in meat flavor as the crispy suckling pig. It is extremely fresh.

When it is simmered over low heat, because it is sealed, you can't smell any aroma. When it is served on the table and the lid is opened, the freshness immediately fills the entire rice table and then slowly overflows.

Because of the name of the dish, some guests will make reservations with Xu Qinyu in advance when their elderly family members are celebrating their birthdays.

Therefore, in the second month, Xu Ji sold dozens of cans of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall alone.

The dried goods that the caravan had brought back before were running out of time. Xu Qinyu had never expected that although this dish was expensive, so many people would order it. So she quickly asked Madam Lu's caravan to bring back another batch of dried goods for her when they went south.

It is already summer now and the weather is getting hotter. In addition to various signature dishes, Xu Ji also has a variety of small seafood in sauce, which has become a must-order dish on every table in summer. There are also various iced drinks, sweet soups and milk teas, which are naturally indispensable.

It is cooler here in the hotel than in the city because there are trees, flowers, plants and bamboo forests planted everywhere. In addition, it is at the foot of the mountain, so it is naturally cooler.

Even in summer, the number of people taking hot spring baths has not decreased.

The number of diners did not decrease. Instead, they regarded Xu Ji as a good place to escape the summer heat. You can go there to boat in the daytime. The lotus flowers in the lake are in full bloom and the lotus buds are at their tenderest. When boating on the lake, you can pick a big lotus leaf to block the strong summer sun, pick a few lotus buds, lie in the boat with friends, eat some crispy and tender lotus bud rice, chat for a while, and when you feel sleepy, lie in the boat, hiding under the large green lotus leaves, surrounded by the lake, and have a cool and refreshing sleep without worrying about being disturbed. There will be a young lady guarding on the boat. When you wake up, the sun has already set. In a trance, you don’t know what year or month it is, you just feel that every bone in your body is a little crisp.

The flowers and plants in Jinxiuyuan and other parts of the hotel are blooming one after another, becoming a particularly beautiful landscape of the hotel.

Therefore, in the second and third months, the restaurant's customer flow also increased sharply, and diners could be seen almost everywhere.

After the restaurant had been open for three months, the fourth brother finally came back.

Pei Weixuan knew that Yu Niang was at the hotel, so he went straight back to the hotel.

He hasn't been back for half a year and has been busy with Liuli and crops.

Now a large quantity of those crops has been stored up, and this year the entire island and the reclaimed wasteland nearby can be planted with them, so he was busy clearing the wasteland. Until a few days ago, the crops were planted again. He also followed Huo Ye to sell a batch of colored glass, and now he has time to rest and come back.

In addition, he was also recruiting soldiers and buying horses, and everything had to be done in secret.

Knowing that the family had not moved into this house yet, Yu Niang and Wen Shi usually lived in the back room of the restaurant, so Pei Weixuan went directly to the restaurant.

It was time for dinner. Xu Qinyu was very happy to see her fourth brother coming back, but she was still busy cooking. She said, "Fourth brother, please go to the room where mother and I live and rest for a while. I will come to find you when I am done."

Pei Weixuan did not go over, but stayed in the kitchen to help.

There are quite a few people in the kitchen now, and what he can do to help is limited. He just helps Yu Niang fetch some water and chop some firewood. In fact, these tasks are also done by the other employees.

Pei Weixuan was busy for a while and then had nothing to do, so he could only go to the back room. Along the way, he couldn't help but think of the time when the whole family first arrived in Yuanbao Town. At that time, Yu Niang had to sell food, and the others didn't know how to do anything, so they all learned slowly. He was just helping to kill fish, chop wood, and fetch water. Then, together with Yu Niang, they had to push a cart to the dock in the snow in winter to sell meat buns.

Three and a half years have passed, and Yu Niang has not changed at all.

But everyone in the family gradually changed for the better. Even the most coquettish Ning Jie'er changed a lot under Yu Niang's influence.

Pei Weixuan's heart softened as he thought about this.

He went to the back room and waited for more than half an hour before Yu Niang came, bringing diners with her.

Xu Qinyu saw her fourth brother sitting on the chair and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, come over and eat something first. I've brought you some small seafood in sauce and some cold noodles."

Eating cold noodles is a must in summer.

There are cold noodles here, which are made by cooking the noodles, rinsing them in cold water, and then preparing a large bowl of sauce. When eating, you serve a bowl of noodles, pour a few spoonfuls of the sauce made with minced garlic, green onions, soy sauce, vinegar, and salt on it, stir it, and you can eat it.

Cold noodles are different too.

Xu Qinyu prepares the cold noodles in advance. Now that the weather is hot, she has to make several baskets of cold noodles every day.

To make these cold noodles, you have to soak them in cold water for fifteen minutes, knead them before cooking, and rinse them with cold water at least three times after cooking.

The cooked cold noodles are very tasty.

The side dishes Xu Qinyu uses are cucumber shreds, egg skin shreds, halved eggs, and pear or apple slices.

Originally, the soup was supposed to be made from beef bones, but there were not a lot of beef bones available, so Xu Qinyu used chicken skeletons, chicken shank bones and fish bones to make the soup, which was also fragrant and milky white.

When eating, just soak the cold noodles, knead them, boil them, and then rinse them with cold water three times. Pour them into a soup base with ice cubes, and serve with shredded cucumber, shredded egg skin, halogen soup, shredded pear and apple, and spicy cabbage. Finally, pour a spoonful of the secret sauce specially prepared by Xu Qinyu.

It tastes cool and appetizing. Xu Qinyu has been too busy recently and has a poor appetite, so she has to eat a bowl of cold noodles every night.

She had never made this kind of cold noodles before, and it was also the first time for Fourth Brother to eat it.

Open the food box and take out the food inside. It is a dish of shrimps in sauce and stir-fried lotus seeds. The lotus seeds are tender and delicious whether eaten raw or stir-fried in soup in this season.

Xu Qinyu Mu didn't eat either. She had just finished her work and the kitchen was almost done. There were still many diners in front, so Wen didn't come back at the moment and was still busy in the restaurant.

There are only two people in the room.

"Come and try this cold noodles." Xu Qinyu couldn't wait to let her fourth brother taste the new food she made.

Pei Weixuan took a bite and found it cool, refreshing and appetizing. The noodles were thin but very flavorful. Not only was the noodles flavorful, but the various side dishes also made it very refreshing to eat.

"tasty."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "As long as Fourth Brother likes it."

The two of them sat in the back room with the big windows open. Outside was a flower field with small flowers swaying. Eating Mu's food like this, Xu Qinyu felt at peace. She couldn't help asking, "Will Fourth Brother go out again in a few days?"

Pei Weixuan paused for a moment, then nodded, "But you can stay for half a month."

Xu Qinyu was delighted and said, "Then we can move."

The five-story house here has been built a long time ago, and many furniture have been moved in one after another. However, moving in is a big deal, and you have to choose an auspicious day with your family to move in.

Sister Ning's Linglong Pavilion must also be moved to Raozhou City.

Now because of Linglong Pavilion, Sister Ning is still staying in Yuanbao Town. Mrs. Zhu is also worried about Sister Ning, so she simply takes Brother Feng and Sister Qian to live in Yuanbao Town to accompany Sister Ning. Fortunately, there There were Brother Cheng and Xu Feng helping me, so I wasn't too worried.

Pei Weixuan said: "Okay, three days from now is an auspicious day, we can move then."

Xu Qinyu was very happy that they would be able to move into the big house in three days.

She didn't really have any requirements for where she lived, as long as it could shelter her from the wind and rain, but a big house would definitely be more comfortable.

After eating at Mu's, Xu Qinyu sent the food box to the kitchen and came back.

Wen will sleep in another room tonight so as not to disturb the young couple.

Even if two people live in the same room, there is nothing to cross.

After the two of them washed up, Xu Qinyu couldn't help but go over and hug her fourth brother. She hadn't seen her fourth brother for almost half a year and missed him very much.

We already kissed last time, so there’s nothing wrong with hugging now.

I have known my fourth brother for more than three years, and now that we have suddenly become so close, it always feels a bit strange.

The two of them couldn't fall asleep for a while, so they sat by the window and chatted.

Xu Qinyu also told Pei Weixuan, "Fourth brother, the restaurant has started to make a profit. It was a low point in the first month, but it exceeded more than 10,000 taels in the second month. This is the third month, and we should be able to make a net profit of more than 20,000 taels."

This is after tax.

Xu Qinyu felt that the restaurant could make at least 20,000 taels of silver in pure profit every month in the future.

Pei Weixuan said: "Yu Niang is so amazing."

A girl of eighteen or nineteen, relying on her own skills, has expanded her business to this extent in just three or four years. It is really amazing that she didn't even have anyone to help her. It was all done by herself.

Xu Qinyu was delighted by the compliment and continued chatting with her fourth brother, but she suddenly heard him ask her, "By the way, Yu Niang, who was the man with a medium height and a scar at the end of his eye who passed by the restaurant just now?"