Chapter 277 Preliminary Preparations before Opening
"Aunt, but it's not possible just with the two of us, right?"
"How could that be? Aunt Rong's cooking skills are quite good. She can come to the kitchen to help. In the next two days, we can find someone to serve and wash the dishes... to greet guests. Most importantly, we need a shopkeeper."
"Shopkeeper?"
Gu Yunyi just happened to arrive at the kitchen door and heard it.
"Yeah, that's right! The business is about to start, and I don't think I'm ready yet. What should I do?"
Gu Yunyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, just prepare for the opening, I'll take care of the rest!"
Xu Qingmeng looked at him doubtfully, "Did you do something?"
Gu Yunyi looked very proud: "Of course, my wife has worked so hard to support the family, so of course I have to arrange for the unexpected things for her, so, my wife, just open the shop."
Xu Qingmeng was still a little worried, and looked at him doubtfully: "Is it true?"
"Madam, you don't trust me so much? I don't think I have ever done anything to disappoint you, right?" Gu Yunyi asked with a frown.
Xu Qingmeng rolled her eyes at him, not knowing how this person came up with the words, and then she looked up and down at the man in front of her.
Gu Yunyi looked at his wife's eyes, and an alarm immediately sounded in his mind. He changed the subject abruptly: "My lady, can you see if there is anything else that needs to be improved in Zhuyunzhai?"
Xu Qingmeng looked at the man in front of her. This man's desire to survive was really getting stronger and stronger?
She reflected on herself. Wasn't it the man in front of her who was causing all this trouble? Why did he look like she was the one causing all this trouble?
But it was just a moment of reflection.
After all, Madam Pei is old, and He accompanied everyone back, leaving only Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi and Xu Xinting.
The three of them checked everywhere again to make sure there were no problems and areas that needed improvement.
The hardware decoration of Zhuyunzhai is basically like this. We just have to wait for the merchant to deliver the tables, chairs, benches for the house, and the pots, pans, and utensils for the kitchen in the next two days.
When they returned to the Gu family from Zhuyunzhai, it started snowing again.
He had someone prepare the meal. Xu Qingmeng first went into the house to check on the two little ones and fed them before starting to eat.
In the next few days, He followed Xu Qingmeng's instructions and took Xinting to buy various small items from Zhuyunzhai.
Xu Qingmeng did not go out either, and studied the menu of Zhuyunzhai every day.
It has been decided before that Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will be the main dish, which has been unanimously recognized by everyone. However, the preparation of this dish is very complicated and takes a relatively long time.
Even if all the ingredients are soaked in advance and then cooked after the customer orders, it will still take a long time, at least two hours.
So Xu Qing had realized his dream. This dish had to be reserved in advance. Of course, it had to be prepared at all times during the early stage of opening, so as to better attract customers. After all, the aroma was so overbearing.
As for fish, you can order squirrel mandarin fish. It gets its name because it looks like a squirrel and makes a "squeaking" sound when poured with sauce. It tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and is sweet and sour and appetizing.
Of course, not only this, there is also a dish of baked grouper with scallion oil, and the traditional boiled fish, all of which are available.
As for boiled fish, Xinting has no problem with it and can do it on her own.
Braised pork can be put on the menu because both family members and guests have high praise for this dish.
Then there are Eight Treasure Gourd Duck, Three Cups Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Dongpo Pork, Lion's Head with Crab Roe, Twice-Cooked Pork, Luohan Vegetarian, Sweet Osmanthus Lotus Root, Wensi Tofu, Boiled Cabbage, White-Sliced Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Longjing Shrimp, a regular soup and two desserts, and that's about it.
There are only her and Xinting in Zhuyunzhai now. It would not be possible to host a large banquet at the moment, but a menu like this will do.
Xu Qing’s dream is to just receive a few guests every day, after all, she still has to go back to breastfeed her child.
In fact, He, Gu Yunyi and Madam Pei all felt that they could reopen Zhuyunzhai after Zhizhi and Ruirui were weaned, as life at home was pretty good now.
However, Xu Qingmeng has been thinking about it for a long time. She didn't get much rest during her pregnancy, and she was also in confinement. If she were asked to stay at home now, she would definitely get sick from being idle.
Now that Zhuyunzhai is open, she can still take care of Zhizhi and Ruirui even if she receives fewer guests. Mainly, she likes to hang around in the kitchen and research new dishes when she has nothing to do.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Gu Yunyi and his classmates' school officially opened. Yun Sheng and Yun Mo also started school on the same day. Zhou Yuanjia had already rushed back from Yan County on the sixth day.
After the Chinese New Year, Fang Ziheng also went to the provincial school together with Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia. Every day, he and the two of them took Yun Sheng, Yun Mo and the other five with them.
Hui Niang's parents and two younger brothers left on the sixth day of the New Year. After all, their family had a shop and they couldn't stay in the city all the time. They also had elders at home so they had to go back and visit them.
After Hui Niang's parents left, Fang Ziheng went back to school, and she and Xiao Yuanbao were the only ones left in the yard. Even though there were servants helping to take care of the child, she still felt a little lonely.
Hui Niang was a person who liked to be in a lively environment, so she stayed at Gu's house almost every day.
It just so happened that Xu Qingmeng was talking to He about Zhuyunzhai today, and Hui Niang suddenly said, "Meng Niang, does the shop need anyone else? How about I help you?"
In fact, the two of them had set up stalls in the capital city before. Although Hui Niang was not very good at cooking, she was a good helper. She was good at cutting vegetables, chopping stuffing, chopping bones, etc. Hui Niang's strength was no less than that of men. Even a master chef with more than ten years of experience might not be better than her in her clean and neat demeanor.
But……
"Hui Niang, please help me. What about Xiao Yuanbao and Mr. Fang? Are you not going to care?"
If Fang Ziheng knew that Hui Niang was abducted by Xu Qingmeng, he would probably cry.
Besides, there are small ingots, and they are so small?
Hui Niang waved her hand carelessly: "Don't we have servants at home now? They can help take care of Yuan Bao, and at this age..."
Having said that, he turned around and looked at Yuanbao beside him, and suddenly felt a little worried.
Although there are reasons for Xiao Yuanbao's current state, it's the New Year and he's one year older, but he still doesn't speak. He just says a few words to Xu Qingmeng or Zhizhi sometimes.
For a mother, this is a huge worry.
Because his son had such an accident, Fang Ziheng was reluctant to touch the child. He thought that even if Yuanbao never spoke for the rest of his life, he could just raise him. It was not like he couldn't afford it.
But Hui Niang didn't think so. She knew Yuanbao understood everything but just refused to speak. So she thought it would be a good idea to train her child to be independent.
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