Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

Xin Ye came to Li's Grocery Store. Li's father, who had just seen off a customer, saw him driving a ox cart with many things loaded on it. More importantly, there were several pots and a lot of ingredients on it. He was very puzzled.

"Aye, what are you doing?"

"Dad, we have guests at home. There are three uncles and their guards. My wife feels sorry for me because I am tired from cooking, so she asked me to teach them how to cook. They can open the stove themselves in the future."

Father Li nodded to show his understanding, and then pointed at the ingredients on the table: "So, you are buying vegetables? Why are you here in the shop?"

"I thought of making something delicious to entertain the two guests who came from afar. My younger brother said he wanted to eat meat, and I thought that simply making braised pork would not be enough. Suddenly I thought of making roast duck. I have already made it once before, and the guests responded well. My eldest brother also liked it. I think my second brother and my younger brother should like it too."

After he explained this, Father Li was very appreciative. He knew that he should please his elder brother-in-law first, and then it would not be too difficult to please his father-in-law and mother-in-law later.

Then he thought of something, and Father Li showed a look of annoyance: "But once you make this roast duck, the aroma will spread out, and these ducks won't be enough to share."

"Dad, these five roast ducks are not for sale, and there are no ducks left in the market. I have to trouble you to explain it to the customers." Xin Ye gave a flattering smile. He also knew that this was difficult.

Father Li didn't want to face so many customers' inquiries, so he suddenly had an idea: "No, I'll close the shop door and help you make roast duck to entertain the guests at home."

Xin Ye immediately understood that Father Li did not want to face the customer's questions. After thinking about it, he felt that this was a good idea.

So, the father and son, one went back to write big words and post them on the door to inform the guests, while the other drove the ox cart to the back door, all in perfect harmony.

After closing the store, the father and son killed and roasted ducks in the backyard. The preparations took them more than an hour.

After a while, the aroma of roast duck gradually wafted away.

"Huh? What smells so good?"

"It smells really good, and it smells a bit familiar, I smelled it not long ago..."

"Wow~ The flavor is getting stronger and stronger, so fragrant, and tastes so good!"

When talking about delicious food, someone in the crowd thought of something, his eyes lit up, he stretched his neck and sniffed carefully again and again, finally confirmed the direction of the fragrance, and exclaimed: "It's Li's Grocery Store!"

"I remember now, is this the taste of the roast duck?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, we have to hurry this time, otherwise we won't be able to grab it if we're too late!"

A group of middle-aged women rushed to Li Ji's Grocery Store, only to see that it was closed!

"Hey, why is the door closed?"

"Look, there are words here!"

"So what if there are words? Can you read?"

"Hey, is there anyone who knows how to read?"

The shopkeeper on the other side came over slowly and shouted at them, "Don't wait any longer. I just saw that there are only five ducks on the ox cart driven by Ah Ye. Moreover, Boss Li also wrote on the cart that there are guests coming to his house. These five roast ducks are for entertaining the guests. Don't make things difficult for Boss Li."

They were all neighbors, and they didn't think the shopkeeper was cheating them. Besides, if the products could really be sold, Boss Li wouldn't have closed the shop and put up a notice.

"Let's go, let's go back."

"Manager Qian, please tell Boss Li to make roast duck for us next time."

Relying on the advantages of his own shop, Shopkeeper Qian is always among the first ten to grab any new food available at Li's Grocery Store. He even got half a roast duck a few days ago. He naturally liked the taste and was willing to help everyone convey their wishes, agreeing repeatedly.

At this point, everyone had to go home in disappointment, swallowing their saliva as they walked.

Some passers-by were curious when they saw this and asked the vendors nearby about Li Ji Grocery Store. The vendors saw someone coming to sell things and were not stingy either, talking nonstop about Li Ji Grocery Store.

The vendors here have no conflict of interest with Li Ji Grocery Store. On the contrary, because of the popularity of Li Ji Grocery Store, their business has improved a lot, so they are very happy to help promote Li Ji Grocery Store.

After a busy work, the roast duck was finally ready. Xin Ye picked out the fattest one and kept it, and told Father Li to divide the duck into two halves when the temperature of the roast duck was not so hot, and give half to the county magistrate and the other half to the legal advisor.

Father Li understood the ways of the world better than Xin Ye. Instead of refusing, he urged him to go home and cook for the distinguished guests. If he went back now, he would be able to make lunch in time.

Xin Ye disliked the slow movement of the ox cart, so he moved the things on the ox cart onto the donkey cart and drove the donkey cart back first.

Father Li watched his receding back in silence, went back to divide the ducks among the two adults, and then came back to continue running the shop.

Xin Ye drove the cart under the scorching sun, sweating profusely. When he returned home, water could be wrung out of his clothes.

The Li family courtyard was also quite lively at this time. Hua Murong's secret guards had brought back a lot of prey early in the morning, but most of them were pheasants, and there were also several wild rabbits. They had already been skinned and were waiting for the chef Xin Ye to start.

Hua Murong also explained to them about letting them learn cooking from Xin Ye after they came back. The secret guards thought it was a good idea. They had been feeling uneasy and anxious eating the meals cooked by their brother-in-law every day, but now they could finally feel at ease.

As for Hua Muxin and Hua Muyu's secret guards, they had never enjoyed such treatment and did not feel anything. They were just confused when their master suddenly ordered them to learn how to cook from their son-in-law. They were secret guards! And they had to have cooking skills?

But, I had to obey the master's orders and had to do it.

As soon as Xin Ye entered the door, he saw a yard full of men. They had changed into ordinary guards' clothes, but the cold aura they had cultivated over the years was still different from that of ordinary people.

For a moment, Xin Ye thought that he was not returning to his home, but to the escort agency.

When Father Li was a bodyguard in the escort agency, Xin Ye had been there several times. Although the scenes he saw were different, there were always so many men with extraordinary aura.

Xin Ye realized later that with so many people coming, there was still only one woman, his wife, at home. It seemed that there were more men than women. It seemed that he would need more women to do the work after returning from Shacheng.

Yan Yiyi saw Xin Ye standing stupidly at the door of his house: "Aye, you're back~"

Hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at Xin Ye. For a moment, Xin Ye felt as if he had fallen into a wolf's den, and his heart skipped a few beats out of fright.

Fortunately, he had seen the world and quickly adjusted his mood. His eyes fell on Yan Yiyi, and his eyes softened: "Well, wife, I'm back~"