Seeing the men sincerely apologize, Lin Tao said, "Miss Song, considering that these guys are first-time offenders and have already been taught a lesson with five strokes of the cane, the amount of alcohol they consumed will be deducted from their pay. We will stop deducting it when we have deducted enough."
They were not only beaten, but also fined. The men and women clenched their fingers, secretly reminding themselves to be careful and not to act rashly.
Having achieved her goal of making an example of someone, Song Liyun quickly prepared the dishes.
Today is the second day of opening, and we expect even more people to come and try our food. We're also planning to add some more dishes.
Song Liyun needs to buy some fish, shrimp, pork intestines, rice noodle rolls, and steamed buns. The wine in the warehouse has been drunk up, and she needs to replenish it as soon as possible.
Even though the soldiers responsible for grilling the skewers were beaten, they didn't dare to be idle. They bent over with their sore buttocks and helped peel garlic, cut potatoes, and wash ginger.
Ye Hua felt timid. He was still thinking about what Song Liyun had said about these soldiers causing trouble for him. When he saw Song Liyun go to the market, he quickly brought over some sliced potatoes and said in a flattering tone, "Sirs, here are some potato slices. You're all suffering. Apply them to yourselves. They can relieve the pain and reduce the swelling quickly."
The leader of the eight-man barbecue group was named Sun Wencheng. He touched his swollen, red buttocks and said fiercely, "You motherfucker, you're trying to mess with me again. If you really had a good heart, why didn't you stop us from drinking yesterday? Even if you had just said the key wasn't there, we wouldn't have opened the storeroom to get the alcohol."
Ye Hua said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect these military officers to have such a high alcohol tolerance; once they started drinking, they couldn't stop."
After Song Liyun and the others left yesterday, Sun Wencheng and a few others collected the leftover vegetable scraps and meat scraps from the daytime, and then sprinkled the last bit of seasoning powder left on the edge of the grill on top and grilled it.
The drinks were light, but the grilled skewers were spicy and flavorful. The more they ate, the more enjoyable it became. As they gradually got drunk, they couldn't stop. After finishing the food, they even drank the wine in the storeroom like water.
Contrary to what Song Liyun had said, Sun Wencheng and the others did not vent their anger on Ye Hua.
After cursing Lin Tao and Song Liyun for being stingy, he put his arm around the office worker in the building.
Inevitably, the consequences of making mistakes in the military camp are mentioned: being beaten with military sticks until the skin is torn and bleeding, yet still having to continue training.
When they got excited, they even mentioned Mickey, the former manager of Tianxianglou.
"Brother Ye doesn't know, but that guy surnamed Mi must have had a death wish to go to Broken Gold Town to kidnap people and cause trouble."
He didn't even consider that Suijin Town was a military town, and military rules had to be followed. His leg was broken after being beaten with ten strokes of the cane.
We soldiers hate traitors the most. You know what a traitor is, right? They're internal spies.
If they find out, it's execution. Hmph, no amount of sophistry will work..."
Ye Hua felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this, and timidly went into the kitchen and refused to come out.
Last night, his family told him that a sycophant on the street had inexplicably delivered ten taels of silver to him. Although he didn't say anything, he could still guess what it meant.
He was the sole breadwinner for his family, and no matter how much money he earned, he dared not risk his life.
He immediately decided that when he got home that night, he would have his hanger-on return the money. He had already resigned as the head of the kitchen and just wanted to work honestly at Tianxiang Restaurant.
At the Qili County vegetable market, Song Liyun and Lin Tao walked among the crowd.
"Brother Lin, did you get any answers from your questions?"
Lin Tao nodded: "I asked them, and although Sun Wencheng and the others are greedy, they don't dare to open the warehouse door."
They said they were a bit tipsy at the time, and only casually mentioned wanting another pot, which led Ye Hua to give them the keys.
Song Liyun frowned slightly: "So, Ye Hua has a problem?"
Lin Tao laughed and said, "It seems like it's just a test. Ye Hua isn't very bold. If he has something to hide, he won't be able to fool Sun Wencheng and the others."
Song Liyun nodded. Ever since she took over Tianxianglou and was unable to buy food, she had been on guard against those people secretly causing trouble.
Sun Wencheng and others' drinking was half-serious and half-faked; it was also a pawn in a game.
When opening your own barbecue restaurant, besides the raw materials, the most important things are the seasonings and sauces.
These things were all prepared at Baolinju and then brought to Tianxianglou. There were no other secrets.
At Tianxianglou, the most expensive thing is probably ice.
This item, which is readily available in winter, becomes a luxury in summer. Only wealthy families can afford to build a proper ice cellar to ensure that they can use ice to cool down and relieve the summer heat.
As a high-end restaurant, Tianxianglou also has an ice cellar for storing ice.
However, after the search, the ice cellar was opened, and the ice inside had long since disappeared.
The ice we're using now was brought over from Baolinju by Song Liyun.
Zhou Xiang and Lin Tao knew that the Song family had once asked someone to get ice, but they didn't expect it to be preserved until now and still be used in Tianxianglou.
If anyone tries to tamper with the ice cellar, Song Liyun isn't worried. She has plenty of ice stored in her own space, and the ice in the kitchen can be replaced every day.
Song Liyun and Lin Tao strolled around the market with an air of nonchalance, exchanging a few words as they selected vegetables.
A few idlers behind them pointed and whispered, "Is that Rouge Tiger, who took over Tianxiang Tower?"
"Is it really true? It doesn't look like it!"
"I saw him at the county government office that day. Although I didn't see his face, his figure did look somewhat similar," someone said suspiciously.
For a while, everyone in Qili County was talking about how powerful the Rouge Tiger from Suijin Town was.
Rumors differ from the facts, and may even be completely disconnected.
The girl in front of me, Song Liyun, was just an average-sized girl with an unremarkable appearance.
Although she has a completely different temperament from the women around her, making her stand out at a glance, she still doesn't fit the rumors of being a fierce woman who would draw her sword at the slightest provocation.
The group of idlers followed her until they saw Song Liyun buy some vegetables and leave, at which point they dispersed.
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