Chapter 215: Visible and Secret
Seeing that they apologized sincerely, Lin Tao also said, "Miss Song, considering that these guys are first-time offenders and have already received a five-army stick lesson, the alcohol they consumed will be deducted from their wages. The deduction will not stop until the amount is sufficient."
After being beaten, they had to pay a fine. Several servants and maids clenched their fingers and secretly reminded themselves to be careful and not to be confused.
Song Liyun had accomplished her purpose of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, so she quickly prepared the dishes.
Today is the second day of opening. I am afraid that more people will come to taste the food, so we are also planning to add some more dishes.
Song Liyun wanted to buy some fish, shrimp, pig intestines, rice noodle buns and the like. The wine in the warehouse had been drunk up and needed to be replenished quickly.
The soldiers in charge of grilling skewers did not dare to sit idle even after being beaten. They stuck out their sore buttocks to help peel garlic, peel potatoes, and wash ginger.
Ye Hua was timid in his heart. He was still thinking about what Song Liyun said about these soldiers looking for trouble with him. Seeing Song Liyun went to the vegetable market, he quickly came over with some sliced potatoes and said flatteringly, "My fellow soldiers, here are some potato slices. If you suffer, apply them on them. It can relieve pain and reduce swelling quickly."
The leader of the eight-member kebab gang was called Sun Wencheng. He touched his swollen butt and said viciously, "You're trying to hurt me again, damn it! If you really meant well, why didn't you stop us from drinking yesterday? Even if you had said you didn't have the key, we wouldn't have opened the warehouse to take the alcohol."
Ye Hua smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that you, the generals, could drink so much. Once you drink, you can't put it down."
After Song Liyun and others left yesterday, Sun Wencheng and others collected the vegetable scraps and meat scraps left over from the day, sprinkled a little seasoning powder left on the edge of the grill and grilled them.
The wine was light and the skewers were spicy. The more you ate, the more delicious it became. When you started to get drunk, you couldn't control yourself. After you finished the food, the wine in the warehouse was drunk by several people as if it were water.
Sun Wencheng and others did not vent their anger on Ye Hua as Song Liyun said.
After cursing Lin Tao and Song Liyun for being stingy, he started to get close to the guys in the building.
It is inevitable to talk about the consequences of making mistakes in the military camp. Even if you are beaten to a pulp by military clubs, you still have to continue training.
When he got excited, he also mentioned Mickey, the former owner of Tianxianglou.
"Brother Ye, you don't know that this guy surnamed Mi is so bold that he went to Suijin Town to rob people and cause trouble.
He didn't even think about the fact that Suijin Town was a military town and military rules had to be followed. He first broke his leg with ten military sticks.
We soldiers hate traitors the most. You know what a traitor is, a spy.
If they find out, they will be beheaded. Humph, there is no point in making excuses..."
Ye Hua felt a chill in his heart when he heard this. He nodded and went into the kitchen and never came out again.
Last night, his family told him that a street hanger-on had inexplicably given him ten taels of silver. Although he didn't say anything, he still had some idea of what it meant.
The family depends on him alone to earn money to support the family, so he dare not risk his life no matter how much money it is.
He immediately decided to ask his helpers to return the money as soon as he got home in the evening. He had already resigned from his job as the kitchen manager and just wanted to work honestly in Tianxianglou.
At the Qili County vegetable market, Song Liyun and Lin Tao walked among the crowd.
"Brother Lin, did you ask anything?"
Lin Tao nodded and said, "I've asked, and although Sun Wencheng and his men are greedy, they don't have the courage to open the warehouse door.
They said they were a little drunk at the time and just casually said they wanted another drink, but Ye Hua gave them the key.
Song Liyun frowned slightly: "So, there is something wrong with Ye Hua?"
Lin Tao smiled and said, "It seems that this is just a test. Ye Hua is not very courageous. If he has something to hide, he will not be able to hide it from Sun Wencheng and others."
Song Liyun nodded. Ever since she took over Tianxianglou and couldn't buy food, she had been wary of those people doing bad things secretly.
Sun Wencheng and others' drinking was half true and half false, and was also a chess piece laid out.
When opening your own barbecue restaurant, besides the raw materials, the most important things are seasonings and sauces.
These things were prepared in Baolinju and then brought to Tianxianglou. There was no secret about the other things.
In Tianxianglou, the most expensive thing is probably ice.
This kind of item, which can be found everywhere in winter, becomes a luxury in summer. Only wealthy families can afford to build a qualified ice cellar to ensure that they can use ice to cool down in the summer.
As a high-end restaurant, Tianxianglou also has an ice cellar to store ice.
But after the search, the ice cellar was opened and the ice inside was nowhere to be found.
The ice we are using now is the one Song Liyun brought from Baolinju.
Zhou Xiang and Lin Tao knew that the Song family had asked someone to get the ice, but they didn't expect it to be preserved until now and still be used in Tianxiang Tower.
If someone wants to tamper with the ice cellar, Song Liyun is not worried, because there is a large amount of ice stored in her own space, and the ice in the kitchen can be replaced with new ice every day.
Song Liyun and Lin Tao walked around the market in a very dignified manner, chatting briefly while selecting vegetables.
A few idlers behind them pointed and said, "Is that Rouge Tiger who took over Tianxiang Tower?"
"Is it true? It doesn't look like it!"
"I saw him at the gate of the county government office that day. Although I didn't see his face, his figure was somewhat similar." Someone said suspiciously.
Some time ago, everyone in Qili County was talking about how powerful the Rouge Tiger from Suijin Town was.
There is a difference between rumors and facts, and there is even a disconnect between them.
The Song Liyun in front of him was just a girl of average height and not particularly outstanding appearance.
Although his temperament is completely different from the other women around him, making people notice him at first glance, he still does not live up to the rumors that he is a tough guy who would draw his sword at the slightest disagreement.
A few idle men followed her like this, and when they saw Song Liyun buy some vegetables and go back, they also dispersed.
After Song Liyun and Lin Tao returned to Tianxiang Tower, a short and thin man slipped in through the side door a moment later.
Sun Wencheng led him into the backyard.
"Captain Lin, I've already heard about the people who followed you. They're just loafing around the city all day, without a permanent employer. They're at the mercy of anyone who pays them. They just dispersed and went into the gambling house. I didn't hear anything special."
"Okay, you just stay in the city and wait for your Captain Zhou to come." Lin Tao asked his men to leave.
Zhou Xiang was a scout in the army, and it was his habit to deploy secret sentries in advance.
Now when we enter the city, we will also send people out to investigate the situation.
It’s just that the two battlefields are different, and it’s inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable when you first enter the city.
Fortunately, after more than ten days of adaptation, I have gradually gotten into the state.
The kitchen was already busy at this time.
Song Liyun was sitting on the counter. She had just taken out her account book and was about to record the vegetables she had bought today when she saw Lin Tao coming over. She hurriedly asked, "Brother Lin, how is it?"
Lin Tao shook his head: "Just a bored idler."
"oh!"
Song Liyun said calmly that the incident happened just last night and they still needed to wait for the reaction. They didn't think anyone would be so anxious to make a fuss again.
She pushed the account book in front of Lin Tao and said, "Brother Lin, Tianxianglou still needs an accountant. I see that you are very familiar with bookkeeping. Why don't you take over and also take over the job of the front desk manager."
Song Liyun is now in charge of Tianxianglou. It is obviously inappropriate for her, an unmarried girl, to greet and see off guests at the door of the restaurant every day and to go forward to entertain drunk customers.
(End of this chapter)
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