Chapter 331 The restaurant's business is dismal
When the Shen family heard from Doctor Li that the miracle doctor could save Shen Yichun, they brought him to the Xiao family and begged the miracle doctor to save him.
To avoid getting into trouble, Hua Murong had already disappeared.
The Shen family even shamelessly asked the Xiao family to find a miracle doctor to save the person.
Shen Yichun's attempt to harm others backfired, and his intentions are despicable.
The Xiao family guards drew their swords and raised their hammers, their eyes blazing with fury, ready to chop them into mincemeat.
The Shen family quickly carried the stretcher and ran, even losing their shoes in the process.
The three men were tied up and thrown onto a cart, ready to be sent to the authorities.
Uncle Xiao was an accomplice, so he was also tied up and handed over to the authorities so they could keep each other company.
Seeing Yang was like seeing a lifeline; she cried out for help, "Sister-in-law, help! Sister-in-law, we know we were wrong, we'll never do it again, please forgive us this time, we're family..."
When Yang learned that they had come to steal things from the main house while the chaos was at hand, she conspired with outsiders to release poisonous snakes that killed her daughter-in-law and two grandsons.
She shook her head in disappointment. "I can't save you. Everyone has to pay the price for their evil deeds. Go to jail and reform yourselves."
"No! Sister-in-law, they say an eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. You can't abandon us. If my brother were still alive, he wouldn't bear to see us go to jail..."
Zhang's hands and feet were bound, and she tried to push her son off the cart. "Arrest us if you want! My son is innocent! Let him go! He didn't do anything! Let him go..."
Zhuiying took a few old, dirty rags from the kitchen and stuffed them into their mouths.
"Mmm..."
If they were arrested and imprisoned, their lives would be over, and their descendants for three generations would be barred from taking the imperial examinations. They stole the silver so that their son could go to school, study, and have the opportunity to take the imperial examinations and become an official in the court.
Who knew that his attempt to steal a chicken would backfire so badly? He was destined for exile and imprisonment, and he would never again dream of taking the imperial examinations.
They regretted it! They hated it!
He regretted making a wrong move.
I hate the heartlessness of the first wife.
Someone, please save them!
Waaaaah...
Xiao Yuanchuan sat back on the cart without struggling, letting Zhuiying stuff a rag into his mouth without saying a word; he was truly dumbfounded.
Zhu Feng and Zhui Ying sat on the cart, hitched up the horse-drawn carriage, and pulled them into the city.
Inside the house, Xiao Xuance saw that his wife and children were unharmed. He then carefully checked the house again and was relieved to find no snakes.
He changed into clean clothes before sitting down on the edge of the bed, pulling her and the blanket into his arms. "Xue'er, it's all my fault. I always leave your side when you need me."
He blamed himself for being useless.
“You don’t need to blame yourself. It’s just two snakes. If the two children aren’t afraid, why should I be? You can’t guard against a thief forever. It’s not your fault.”
When the snake slithered in through the crack, the two children stared wide-eyed at it, not afraid at all, and even tried to get out of bed to fight it.
Until she used long pliers to clamp the snake at its vital spot.
Both dolls looked anxious and made soft whimpering sounds.
She increasingly suspected that the two children were also reborn, as if they had become sentient, and did not resemble newborn children at all.
Occasionally, they cry because they are hungry or need to poop, and since they can't call out for help, this is the only way they can get an adult's attention.
Furthermore, when Xiao Xuance was breastfeeding, he took the second child away from her, and the second child looked at her pitifully with its wet eyes, asking for her help.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he went to sleep.
Whether they were reborn, transmigrated into a book, or had some kind of extraordinary encounter, she didn't plan to tell anyone, hoping that the two children would grow up like different children.
Yun Zhaoxue nestled in his broad arms, her gaze fixed on the crib not far away.
The two kids stared at them with all four eyes, then calmly and simultaneously disappeared from their sight.
"..."
She placed her hands against the man's chest to create distance, saying, "The children are watching."
"They're still young and don't understand anything." Xiao Xuance was reluctant to let go of his wife, and it was rare for the two little ones to be quiet and not make a fuss.
The two children, lying in their crib, looked at each other, closed their eyes, and went to sleep, seeing and hearing nothing.
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The Xiao family's house in Datian Village was too small, with several people crammed into one room, so they planned to expand the house.
Pei Huaiji had already bought a manor in town, all under Yun Zhaoxue's name, and wanted her to move to town. The crops in the fields hadn't been harvested yet, so the others would definitely have to live in the village.
She didn't want to be separated from her family for the time being, so they decided to build a few more houses in the village.
Pei Huaiji was wealthy and generous, so he hired the best craftsmen in the city to finish the project before the end of the year so that his two nephews could live in a spacious new house.
After Zhao Xuan recruited the city defense battalion, they were practically ignored by the authorities, including Meng Dahu and others.
They've already agreed to hand over 50% of the grain, but they're not accepting it anymore.
The convicts were free to enter and leave Datian Village.
On this day, Pei Huaiji brought a lot of things to visit his two nephews.
Hug the eldest son, then hug the second son, "Nephew, I'm your second uncle, second uncle, call me second uncle and let me hear it..."
It was already noon, and the Xiao family had prepared a large table of delicious dishes to entertain him.
The weather has gotten cold recently. The cold in the north is different from the cold in the south. The cold in the south is a damp cold that chills you to the bone.
Adding a little chili to the dish makes you feel warm all over and not cold at all.
As he was eating, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Brother-in-law, did you all develop these dishes yourselves?"
I opened a restaurant in town, specializing in Huaiyang cuisine. However, neither the locals nor the foreign merchants were used to the food, so the restaurant's business was dismal.
Huaiyang cuisine suits the refined tastes of literati, while Lingnan cuisine suits merchants and ordinary people—simple, practical, and inclusive. I was planning to change the menu but couldn't find a good chef. Turns out, the best chef was right beside me.
He quickly shoveled the last mouthful of rice into his bowl and asked excitedly, "Who made these dishes?"
Xiao Mingshu replied, "My sister-in-law and I made it. Is there a problem? If it doesn't suit Young Master Pei's taste, what would you like to eat? I'll make it again."
Pei Huaiji never came empty-handed; he always brought a lot of things, which Yun Zhaoxue would share with them.
He is still a guest, so we must treat him well.
"No, it's just too delicious. These dishes are similar to the local cuisine of Lingnan, yet different. I'm thinking of replacing the Huaiyang cuisine in the restaurant with these dishes. Perhaps the restaurant's business can turn a profit."
Yun Zhaoxue, who was eating inside, overheard the conversation outside.
Tell him to come in after he finishes eating.
Pei Huaiji entered.
Yun Zhaoxue took out a recipe she had prepared beforehand and handed it to him.
"Is this a recipe? There are so many ways to cook seafood, it looks like a local Fujianese recipe. Where did this come from?"
“I figured this out myself by reading books. Take it back and have the chefs at the restaurant study it, pick a few of their best dishes, and make them their signature dishes.”
In her past life, she lived in Lingnan for a period of time, ate all the local delicacies, and specially bought several cookbooks to study the local dishes, thinking that she would study them slowly after retiring.
Before she could even finish enjoying the food, she transmigrated to this world, had two children, and without ever stepping into the kitchen more than a few times, she taught Xiao Mingshu and Xie Wanyun the recipes recorded in the cookbook.
There were many different kinds of seasonings in my previous life, so I can only use the seasonings I have now.
Unlike the prosperous Jiangnan region, most people in Lingnan eat mainly to fill their stomachs, and these dishes are quite suitable.
This restaurant was opened hastily, initially just to provide Yun Zhaoxue with more security. The restaurant lost money for three months after it opened.
He didn't care; if he lost money, so be it. He wasn't cut out for business and didn't expect the restaurant to make money. The land deeds and houses were the most valuable things. If he couldn't make money, he would just rent them out for profit.
Originally, I was planning to discuss with Yun Zhaoxue whether to rent it out next year and give the rent to Yun Zhaoxue so that she and her two nephews would have a stable income and not live too frugally.
He always thought the Xiao family was poor, and every time he bought things, he would bring them to the Xiao family's house as if they were free.
If we can revitalize the restaurant, we'll definitely earn more money than if we rent it out.
Yun Zhaoxue had long planned to start a business. During her postpartum period, she read many books about the flavors of Lingnan food and learned that people in Lingnan like spicy food, ginger, and garlic, mainly to dispel dampness and ward off miasma.
In order to adapt to the changing local climate, newcomers must also eat the local specialties, otherwise they are prone to getting sick.
In this era, Sichuan peppercorns are considered a high-end consumer product, with prices far exceeding those of ordinary ingredients. It is said that "a pound of gold costs as much as a pound of peppercorns," meaning that ordinary families cannot afford Sichuan peppercorns.
She planted one acre of green peppers and half an acre of millet peppers in her space.
The Xiao family also planted half a mu of green peppers and half a mu of chili peppers on one mu of their ten mu of land.
They grow high-yield chili peppers, and their prices are low, so they don't have to worry about selling them.
We haven't received the goods yet. If we use them in restaurants first and get them to help promote the products, we won't have to worry about selling them.
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