Chapter 340: You look down on me?
Song Yuntang smiled.
"I also brought some chili peppers from the farm, but not much. They can be used in the kitchen first. When we grow more next year, we can officially supply them to the restaurant."
Chef Zhang nodded, "Then this preserved egg..."
Song Yuntang said hurriedly, "The latest batch will be available within half a month. If you need it, Shopkeeper Miao can ask someone to go to Huajianzui to place an order."
Miao Dong ran into the kitchen.
"Uncle, the time has come. Erniu and I have prepared everything needed for the opening."
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Miao made a gesture of invitation towards the door.
"Master, please come in."
Song Yuntang didn't say much about the title of Manager Miao.
After all, she is married, so it is definitely inappropriate to call her a girl. She is the biggest boss of Mingyue Tower, so it is appropriate to call her that.
In order to avoid being betrayed by apprentices in Feicuixuan, the apprentices in the kitchen of Mingyue Tower were all selected from the dental clinics by Manager Miao and Chef Zhang.
The indentures are in their own hands.
If you open your own shop, you have to be much more cautious.
As the shop was about to open, everyone followed to the front hall.
Shopkeeper Miao has been the shopkeeper for so many years, so he naturally has some connections. When they heard that he had opened a shop on Xiangshan Road, many acquaintances came to support him.
As a few people came to the front hall, the sounds of gongs and drums rang out, and the entrance of the restaurant became extremely lively.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the red silk cloth on the plaque was pulled down, firecrackers went off, and many people rushed forward to congratulate Manager Miao.
Shopkeeper Miao thanked them one by one and invited the guests into the restaurant.
Seeing this, Song Yuntang didn't delay here any longer. After saying hello to Manager Miao, he led Nian'er and Xu Wencheng away in the carriage.
The three of them first went to No. 4 Qingyuan Street.
The person who opened the door was a stranger servant. When he saw the three strangers in front of him, he looked puzzled.
"How many are they?"
"I'm Song Yuntang, and I'm here to see Miss Jiang." Song Yuntang stated his identity.
"Please wait a moment, I will go and pass the message first." Not long after, the servant came back and made a gesture of invitation towards the courtyard, "Please come in."
Around the screen wall at the entrance, there is an extremely exquisite garden with flowers and plants. The stream under the small bridge has dried up, and there is only a pool of water in the spring near the foot of the courtyard wall. It seems that the servants carried water from the well to prevent the spring from drying up.
After all, such a shallow spring pool should not have any spring eyes.
"You finally knew to come find me." Jiang Surao smiled and walked out from the path next to the main hall.
Song Yuntang walked towards her. "Some time ago, I had something to do and went back to Cile Town. I finally dealt with the matter there. I returned to the county yesterday and came to see you today. Is that good enough?"
Jiang Surao smiled heartily.
"That's enough. I just asked Qiuyue to prepare some tea and snacks. Come on, let's go to the house and talk."
As he said that, he walked forward and took her hand.
Song Yuntang nodded, asked Xu Wencheng to park the carriage, and followed Jiang Surao to her yard.
"How's your arm recovering?"
Jiang Su Rao touched her arm, "It seems to be pain-free. I haven't even tied the bandage recently. But the doctor said I still have to be careful. I can't lift heavy objects or use too much force."
After saying that, he took out the freshly brewed tea and poured it for Song Yuntang.
"That's for sure. A broken bone will take a hundred days to heal, and you have to take good care of it. In this situation, I can't help you even if I want to." Song Yuntang said, looking at her, "On the ninth day of next month, Madam Yang will have a birthday party. Will you go to celebrate?"
Jiang Surao nodded.
"Of course I have to go. I've sent an invitation to the Jiang family. My mother will come by then, so I don't need to worry about these things." Then he thought of something and looked at her. "You are here today, aren't you here for Madam Yang's birthday banquet?"
Song Yuntang touched his nose.
Pursed lips and smiled.
"Indeed, I wanted to ask you about Madam Yang's preferences. Young Master Yang sent an invitation to our family, and I thought it would be bad not to go. I'm just a little undecided about what kind of birthday gift to prepare. You know, I've been away from the Lin family for three years, and I don't know much about this circle anymore."
Jiang Surao thought about it.
"When it comes to birthday celebrations, it's always the same things. Depending on the closeness of the relationship, people will give things like fabrics, embroidery, ruyi, Buddha statues, porcelain, medicinal materials, calligraphy and paintings, screens, etc. Some clever people will consider the birthday person's preferences, and some will directly give real gold and silver, but these are all inferior."
The conversation changed.
"Speaking of Madam Yang's preferences..."
After waiting for a while without any response, Song Yuntang looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with Madam Yang's preferences?"
Jiang Surao shrugged and said innocently, "I don't know what her preferences are."
Hearing this, Song Yuntang's eyebrows jumped for no reason.
She cleared her throat awkwardly, picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.
It can't be too expensive, nor can it be too cliché. It seems that I need to put more thought into it.
"I was recuperating in the Yang Family Villa, which is quite far from the main Yang Family compound. Besides, our Jiang Family didn't even have the qualifications to enter the Yang Family before. I haven't met any of the Yang Family elders so far."
Song Yuntang nodded to show his understanding.
"How is the situation between you and Young Master Yang going?"
Jiang Su Rao sighed, and said in a cowardly tone, "I didn't dare to tell him directly, so I just asked him to put the engagement on hold for now."
Hearing this, Song Yuntang just found it funny.
"It seems that your marriage is a done deal."
Jiang Su Rao raised her eyebrows, "Who said that? I will definitely turn it down!"
"What do you want to turn down, Arao?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two men appeared at the gate of the courtyard.
One of them was Yang Linyuan, and the other one had a vague impression in the original owner's memory, and looked three points similar to Jiang Surao.
It was Jiang Surao’s full brother, Jiang Junwu.
Jiang Junwu entered the yard and bowed solemnly to Song Yuntang, with a grateful look on his face, "Before, my sister was in danger in the mountains. Thank you, Madam Song, for saving her."
Song Yuntang stood up and returned the greeting.
"Arao has already told me the words of thanks, Mr. Jiang, there is no need to be so polite."
Yang Linyuan looked at Jiang Surao with a look of hurt in his eyes.
"What did Arao just say she wanted to turn down?"
Jiang Surao tugged at her sleeve and felt extremely guilty when she saw Yang Linyuan.
But I still mustered up the courage.
"I want to...turn off the marriage proposal between the Yang and Jiang families."
Yang Linyuan was surprised.
"Why?"
Many families in the county wanted to send their daughters to the Yang family to be wives, but she was different. He personally came to ask for the marriage, and she first asked him to wait a while, and then wanted to turn it down.
"You look down on me?" he asked.
Jiang Surao lowered her head and shook her head, saying, "The Yang family is too high-ranking. I am a girl from a small family. If I really marry into the Yang family in the future, my status will be very embarrassing. Marriage still requires the consideration of being well-matched. I believe that with Mr. Yang's character and family background, he will definitely find a girl who is a hundred times or a thousand times better than me."
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