Song Liyun nodded: "Just this one."
Zhao Tingduo gripped the box tightly and said calmly, "I remember you said you were going to Qili County tomorrow, I'm going too!"
He wanted to check how Tianxianglou was doing and also to "communicate" with Magistrate Jiang.
As night fell, several new households were added to Broken Gold Town, and the newlywed girls began their own joys and sorrows.
The next day, Tianxianglou reopened for business, and business was booming as usual. Besides the usual praise for the delicious food,
There was something unusual about the guest's conversation.
"Manager Song, I heard that the barbecue skewers at your Tianxiang Restaurant were made by stealing the skills of Chef Gao from Jinxilou."
Song Liyun smiled faintly: "How could that be? Chef Gao's baking method is different from ours."
"Manager Lin, this is not fair! Roasted lamb chops are a high-end dish, but you've copied it like this and made a mess of it. Tsk tsk tsk, and you still manage to sell it?"
Lin Tao's face darkened: "If you think the dishes are low-grade, then add another tael of silver, and that will make them high-grade."
"Ha! I only ate a few skewers of chicken gizzards, and you want an ounce of silver from me? Go rob me!"
After hearing this from several customers, Song Liyun couldn't help but wonder. She hadn't been to Tianxiang Restaurant for the past few days, and it had been closed all day yesterday. Could someone be up to something?
Thinking of this, she whispered something to Zhou Xiang, and then the group went for a stroll in the street.
Soon, news came back.
“Miss Song, some people say that the barbecue skewers at our Tianxiang Restaurant were taught by Gao Li of Jinxilou.”
Gao Li!
After thinking for a moment, Song Liyun remembered the arrogant chef who came to demand a contract of indenture when she took over Tianxiang Restaurant.
"He hasn't even made a name for himself at Jinxi Tower yet, and he still has the nerve to teach people!" Song Liyun found it all laughable.
After Gao Li was released from his contract with Tianxianglou, he stayed at Jinxilou, still making his signature dish, roasted lamb chops.
She narrowed her eyes: On the surface, it was Gao Li spreading rumors, but in reality, it was those few people from the kitchen business who had ill intentions.
We've let those people run wild for so long; it's time to teach them a lesson.
From the moment they took over Tianxianglou, the chefs put pressure on various grain and oil shops, cutting off their supply of ingredients and poaching their chefs, attempting to kill Tianxianglou in its infancy.
At that time, I was a novice, so I could only open the store first to gain a foothold and then slowly make a comeback.
Unexpectedly, after just over two months, these people couldn't hold back any longer.
With Wei present, these people dared not act violently. First, they tried to ruin their reputation with a playboy, but failed. Now they are trying to ruin Tianxianglou's reputation with its dishes.
In fact, Song Liyun was not worried about these words at all. People spend money to go to a restaurant for the taste, not for its reputation.
But these kinds of rumors are the most disgusting. The better Tianxianglou's business is, the more they advertise for others.
This is a classic case of "it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them."
Before she could come up with a plan, Zhao Tingduo came out of the county government office.
Yesterday, Zhao Tingduo said he wanted to visit Tianxianglou and pay a visit to Magistrate Jiang at the county government office. This morning, as soon as he arrived in Qili County with Song Liyun, he went straight to the county government office.
It's unclear what he said to Jiang Feng, but Zhao Tingduo, dressed like a refined young gentleman, sat silently in the private room with a sullen face, radiating a chilling aura.
Song Liyun brought the tea tray into the room and, seeing the scene, asked in surprise, "Ashi, what's wrong with you?"
Looking around, Abu, who was always by my side, was not there.
Zhao Tingduo looked up, staring intently at her, putting aside what she had heard from Jiang Feng, and changed the subject, saying, "What's going on with Jinxi Tower? How dare they spread such rumors?"
He was the first to eat spicy rabbit meat at Baolinju, and he even brought Song Liyun the cumin powder.
Anyone can doubt Song Liyun's skills, but he won't.
"A tall tree catches the wind. It's because Tianxianglou's business is so good that it attracts jealousy. But they only dare to tell lies to deceive people." Song Liyun put down her tea.
What she said was the truth. In the past, the cooks could only make things difficult for the cooks in secret, but now that all the lazy bums in the city have been registered by Magistrate Jiang, they can no longer find the tools to extort money from people.
“Miss Song, I’ll handle this for you, you don’t need to worry about it,” Zhao Tingduo said. He had already seen the information about Jinxi Tower from Jiang Feng.
They also knew where Gao Li lived.
"What's it to you? You're not in this line of work..."
Before she could finish speaking, Song Liyun shut up. Zhao Ashi and Jiang Feng had an extraordinary relationship, so perhaps he had other ideas.
What can be done to deal with rumors?
This time, unlike Lin Qingyuan who has a name and surname, I can directly find the culprit.
"Didn't they say that Tianxianglou's kebab-grilling technique was learned from someone surnamed Gao? Then let's challenge them to a competition. Let's see what kind of horse it is and see what it's made of."
Jiang Feng had said he would find an opportunity to secretly deal with Jinxi Tower, but Zhao Tingduo disdained to do so.
He had confidence in Song Liyun's seasonings.
"If those people dare to cheat or make any moves after losing, I'll twist Gao Li and Shen Leyan's heads off..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he noticed Song Liyun staring at him intently with a half-smile on her face. He immediately realized that he hadn't come here to fight.
He quickly changed his tune: "Hey! I was just describing it. This is Magistrate Jiang's place, and it's governed by law. Just like before, we'll put the food out for people to eat as they please. Anyone with a mouth will know what's good and what's bad."
"Barbecue food festival!" Reminded by Zhao Tingduo's words, Song Liyun smiled slightly.
"What festival?"
Zhao Tingduo only knew that there was a horse racing festival on the grassland.
"Ah Shi, could you ask Magistrate Jiang to issue a notice in a few days to promote a barbecue competition being held in Qili County?"
This is a rare opportunity. We shouldn't rush to suppress it; instead, we should promote it, encourage it, and take advantage of the situation to hype it up.
"They say the higher you're lifted up, the harder you fall. Since we're going to make a move, let's make sure Jinxi Tower has no chance to fight back."
"How do we promote it?" Zhao Tingduo asked curiously. He only thought of a competition, while Song Liyun thought of a food festival.
“I have my own way! But I need you to go and tell Magistrate Jiang.” Song Liyun decided to think it over carefully, and she looked at Zhao Tingduo.
Zhao Tingduo nodded without hesitation: "No problem!"
Seeing how much he trusted her, Song Liyun smiled broadly and said, "Thank you!"
Looking at Song Liyun's smiling face, Zhao Tingduo's gaze suddenly became somewhat evasive, but her voice remained as calm as ever: "Is this all you're going to say to me?"
Song Liyun raised her eyebrows and a smile appeared on her lips.
She had thought that if Zhao Ashi came back, she would have to consider whether she liked him, and now it seems she definitely does.
As for how much she likes him... she doesn't know yet, but he's already in front of her, so she can get to know him slowly.
Opportunity knocks but once; whether there are fish or not, you have to cast your net first.
"As long as Ah Shi stays by my side, I can slowly express my gratitude!"
Zhao Tingduo froze instantly, his ears turning red. He understood what Song Liyun meant, and his heart began to race.
"Okay, I promise you!"
Almost without hesitation, Zhao Tingduo uttered the words as if they had been lingering on her lips for a long time, followed by a warm, sun-like smile on her face.
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