Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

At night, Mother Zhong tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Father Zhong, who was sleeping next to her, seemed to have his eyes closed, but he was actually not asleep either.

Mother Zhong pushed him and said, "Old man, what do you think of the idea that the eldest daughter-in-law said tonight? I think it is feasible, but I am afraid that Guihua will be too tired by then." Guihua is the name of the eldest sister-in-law.

Mr. Zhong was also very worried. His daughter had been staying at home since she was a child. She finally came to her senses and followed her second son to the town to make a living. Who would have thought that she would suffer such injustice.

"Why don't I go? Now that Yu Niang is pregnant, Da Xiang and Ru Yi are doing all the work in the store. "The two of them may not be able to handle it. Why don't I take Yu Niang back to the village to take care of the baby, and I will go to the town to help."

The more Zhong's mother talked, the more she felt that this was feasible. "Fortunately, this is the off-season for farming, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to go even if I wanted to."

Seeing that Mother Zhong had made up her mind, Father Zhong didn't know what to say. He originally wanted his daughter and second daughter-in-law to come back, and if the store could continue to do business, then do it. If not, then let Daxiang close the store first. But seeing that Mother Zhong had made up her mind, he didn't know what to say.

The next morning, Zhong's mother talked to her eldest daughter-in-law, who said she had no objection and that it was okay for her to do the housework alone, and Cuicui and Shitou would help.

But it’s also okay for my second brother and his wife to come back to take care of the baby. Then they can keep each other company, make clothes for the child, and talk to him.

In that case, let’s pack up today and go to town tomorrow.

After finishing the day's work, the second sister-in-law came to find Zhong Ruyi and asked her if she was scared today. Seeing that her younger sister shook her head, the second sister-in-law started talking about other things, and it took a long time before she got to the topic of Chen Dongzhi.

"Little sister, don't you notice anything strange about Chen Dongzhi?" asked the second sister-in-law.

Zhong Ruyi asked back with a surprised look on her face: "What's weird about that? Hasn't he always been like this?" Maybe Chen Dongzhi's face did attract her at the beginning, but that was out of admiration for handsome guys, and she got used to it after seeing it many times.

"Don't you think he seems to be a little different to you? He always steals glances at you and always stutters when talking to you, but he is not like this to others and always ignores them."

Zhong Ruyi: ???

"Sister-in-law, I didn't feel what you said. I think he treats others the same as he treats me. There is no difference. You probably care too much about it." Zhong Ruyi looked unconvinced.

Seeing that the younger sister didn't believe it, the second sister-in-law began to doubt whether she had seen it wrong. She was just about to ask why he didn't do this to others, when the second brother knocked on the door and told her to go back to bed early.

Helpless, we can only wait until next time when we are free to talk.

In the morning, Second Brother Zhong listened to what Zhong Ruyi said and thought that since his younger sister said to take as much as he could, she would ask for less when she was tired, so today he brought back all the pig offal from the pork shop, a total of six buckets.

We also bought some pig's trotters. My younger sister said she would braise them together with the pig's trotters for lunch today to nourish her second sister-in-law.

While the second brother was buying the pig offal, Zhong Ruyi bought the tofu and dried bean curd. There were three chickens left. If one was killed today, there would be two left. It would be time to go to the nearby villages and farmers to buy some.

After killing and feathering the chicken, my second brother just happened to come back. The two of them processed the pig's offal together. The hot water needed during the process was boiled by my second sister-in-law in the kitchen. The smell of pig's offal would make her nauseous when she was pregnant, so she could only do some work in the kitchen to make fire and boil water.

Today, Zhong Ruyi went out to distribute wooden signs. As soon as she opened the door, she saw several unfamiliar young people queuing in front of her. As soon as they saw her open the door, they put smiles on their faces, giving people a very enthusiastic feeling. When Zhong Ruyi saw their smiling faces, she felt like she was back in modern times and eating hot pot at Haimoulao.

And judging from the expressions of these young people when they spoke, they should know each other. After taking the signs, they bent down and bowed slightly when they left.

As soon as they left, Aunt Chen and Mr. Zhang, who were in the back of the line, came up to them, holding their signs and complaining that they were robbed by those young people today. Before, they, the regular customers, were always in the front of the line. Usually, it was either Aunt Chen and Mr. Zhang, or the noodle shop owner and his wife who were in the front of the line.

"Those young people didn't look like they were buying the food to eat at home. Instead, they looked like they were hired by a wealthy family to buy it for a one-time purchase."

Zhang Sheng said, "They are waiters from the Manxiang Restaurant in town. I have seen them before when I went there for dinner. They all work at the Manxiang Restaurant."

Listening to them talking, Zhong Ruyi took note of the matter and planned to talk about it with his second brother and sister-in-law later.

Recently, the door of Zhong Ji has been kept open, unlike before when it was closed and only brought out after the braised food was ready. So now when the aroma of the braised food comes out, most of the street is filled with this fragrance.

Inside the Manxiang Restaurant.

The shopkeeper stood in front of the restaurant owner and said, "I have already called a few guys in the building to line up and buy."

"That's good. Then see if you can cooperate with the owner of the braised food store. He sells their products and it's up to him to decide how high the price is. Our restaurant has high prices because they are the ones that attract rich gentlemen. If we set the price low, they will feel that they are looked down upon."

The shopkeeper nodded and watched the boss leave.

After a long while the boss left, he called several guys who had lined up to get the tags at Zhong Ji today to see if they had all received the tags. Seeing that each of them had a tag, he nodded with satisfaction and told them to go first and buy it when the time came.

At noon, the waiters came to buy braised goods. Zhong Ruyi paid close attention to their clothes and saw that they were all wearing the same brown robe. He was more certain that they were from the same group, plus the rice shop owner said in the morning that they were waiters from Manxiang Restaurant.

They ordered a lot, so the braised chicken usually takes longer to sell out. Today, except for Zhang Sheng who ordered a spoonful, the rest of the braised chicken was bought up by these people. The amount of braised offal is limited to a spoonful, but the amount of braised chicken is not, so they can buy like this. They bought a lot, and Zhong Ruyi also gave another person an egg as a gift. Today's braised chicken was actually the first to be sold out.

Zhong Ruyi took the food boxes they brought, helped them pack them, and received a thank you.

When Zhong Ruyi told this to her second brother and his wife, they both felt that it was impossible for such a big restaurant like Manxiang Restaurant to bully others by taking advantage of its power. But what if it was true? They only had such a small store, how could they compete with such a big restaurant like Manxiang Restaurant? If they really clashed head-on, they would be the only ones who would suffer. The more the three of them thought about it, the more solemn their expressions became.

"Since they are here, let's just make the best of it. If they don't use any tricks and come to us in a serious manner, we don't have to be afraid of them. At worst, we can just not open the door." said the second brother.