Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

Liu Xu had no idea what was happening in Liu Dashan's family.

She is busy making her mushroom soup pot. Time is tight today, so she can only make a clear soup, and the spicy and peppery one will have to come next time.

Everything was almost ready, so He Lei asked people to set the table. We were having a soup pot today, so we didn't eat it in the living room. We put it in the yard, so that everyone could eat together and it would be lively.

When Uncle He welcomed Liu Dashan in, Liu Xu and the maids were busy serving dishes.

Seeing him coming, Liu Xu quickly put down what he was holding and went to greet him in person.

"Grandpa, you came at the right time today. I made some fresh food. You can try it and give Xuer some suggestions." The old man frowned slightly, as if he was worried. But now they were going to eat and there were guests, so she didn't ask. She would ask in detail after everyone left.

Liu Dashan also understood this truth, so he put away his worries and said to Liu Xu with a smile:

"Okay, then Grandpa is in for a treat today. My little girl Xu is an excellent cook."

The grandfather and grandson smiled at each other. Xu Ruolan and Chen Lan heard it and hurried out holding the child.

"Dad, you're here, come and sit down!"

"Uncle!" Chen Lan also greeted him.

"Okay, where are Shunzi and the others?" the old man looked around and asked.

"Oh, look at me, Grandpa, they are still hunting in the mountains and haven't come back yet! Brother He Lei, go and shout to them to come back for dinner!" Liu Xu slapped her forehead, she really forgot about them.

"Okay, miss." He Lei responded and ran out.

Liu Xu asked her grandfather and mother to chat first while she went to serve the dishes and the sauce she had prepared.

Xu Ruolan knew that her father-in-law loved the two boys, so she quickly handed them over.

With grandchildren in hand, the world is mine. Liu Dashan held his two babbling grandchildren in his arms and started talking at cross purposes again.

Chen Lan saw some experience and looked at Xu Ruolan with inquiry. Xu Ruolan smiled and nodded at her.

Chen Lan couldn't help but smile knowingly. It is said that a harmonious family brings prosperity, and it is a good thing that Liu Dashan can get close to Xu's family.

Soon, there were voices coming from the door. It was Liu Changshun and the others who had returned.

Then, Liu Dashan and his companions saw that Liu Changshun and his companions were carrying a wild boar and a deer, and He Lei was carrying a basket of things on his back, but they couldn't see clearly what it was, and they walked in with a smile on their faces.

Uncle He led them to put the prey aside, then fetched some water for them to wash up briefly before entering the main courtyard.

There were three tables in the yard and one in the backyard. On each table was a steaming copper pot, and then there were various meats, vegetables and mushrooms. One table also had two platters of braised meat platters. Liu Xu also asked Uncle He to bring a jar of wine to the main table.

"Hey, Sister Xuer, is this the new thing you mentioned?" Chang Yifei asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yes, come and sit down. Uncle He, you should sit down too. Granny Fang and Uncle Zhou are eating in the backyard." Liu Xu said with a smile.

"Hey, thanks to the young lady!" Uncle He replied with a loving face.

"Uncle!" Liu Changshun stepped forward and greeted Liu Dashan.

"Shunzi, come and sit down. This is Master Chang, right? Come, sit down quickly." Liu Dashan stood up and greeted him.

"Yifei greets the old man. Please don't be polite. Please take a seat." Chang Yifei bowed.

"Alright, alright, you're here again, come on, come on, sit down quickly, sit down quickly."

At the main table, Liu Dashan, Chang Yifei, Liu Changshun's family, and Xu Ruolan and her mother were sitting, filling up the entire table.

As for the two little ones, they were placed in the cradle next to them. This was done by Uncle He who took the time to do it.

Qingfeng, Xiu'e and the other servants naturally sat at the other two tables.

But no one moved. It wasn't that they weren't hungry, it was that... apart from the braised meat, the whole table was filled with raw vegetables and raw meat, and they didn't know how to eat them.

Liu Xu laughed and asked everyone to look at her. She picked up a piece of mutton as thin as a cicada's wing and put it into the soup. After simmering it for a while, she put it into the dipping sauce and wrapped it before putting it into her mouth.

"Hmm... As expected, winter is best paired with soup pot!" Liu Xu ate with a satisfied look on her face. The others understood and followed her example, picking up their chopsticks.

Chang Yifei couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, imitating Liu Xu's way of picking up a piece of mutton, and carefully put it into the boiling soup pot, his eyes fixed on the meat. After a moment, he picked it up and put it into the dipping sauce and rolled it a few times. When the mutton was covered with the fragrant dipping sauce, he put it into his mouth with great anticipation.

In an instant, the tender lamb and the mellow dipping sauce collided with each other on his taste buds to create a wonderful flavor.

Chang Yifei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "This taste is indescribable!"

Then, without anyone telling him to do so, he picked up a few slices of mutton and put them in.

With the mentality of respecting the elderly, Liu Xu first prepared a bowl of hotpot for her grandfather, including both meat and vegetables. The old man was very happy. Fortunately, it was not summer, otherwise the wrinkles on his face would have killed mosquitoes.

Then she cooked some for her mother before starting to eat. Xing'er and Shuisheng followed suit, and the two families ate happily. Chang Yifei saw them so happy, and he felt that the mutton in his bowl was not so fragrant.

Liu Xu happened to see it and quickly gave him a piece of hot food with his chopsticks. Our Young Master Chang was instantly satisfied.

Afterwards, Liu Xu asked Liu Dashan and Chang Yifei to taste the braised meat she made. After eating it, the old man praised it repeatedly:

"Okay, this is also good, Xu girl. This is the first time that grandpa has eaten such delicious food. If it were your grandma..." As he said this, he thought of the conflict between his own wife and them, and looked at Liu Xu and her daughter embarrassedly.

Xu Ruolan just smiled and said nothing. Liu Xu didn't care. Zhang Shi hadn't bothered her recently, so she was happy to give Liu Dashan some face, and said with a smile:

"That's nothing. I'll ask Granny Fang to cut some for herself and blanch some mutton. Grandpa will bring some back later, and you and Grandma can have some tonight."

Liu Dashan's eyes turned red when he heard this: "Okay, okay, Grandpa knew that you are a good child."

Liu Xu: So if I don’t give it to you, you won’t be called a good child.

But she didn't say this out loud, she just asked others to eat.

Zuiyunxuan already had braised meat, so Chang Yifei didn't look forward to it at first. He just took a piece to taste it for the sake of the girl.

But after putting it in his mouth, he was stunned. Compared with the braised meat of Zuiyunxuan, this braised meat was not only meatier in color, but also tasted much better.

He picked up a few more pieces of meat, which were equally delicious. He looked at Liu Xu with bright eyes, and just as he was about to open his mouth, Liu Xu raised her hand to stop him:

"Let's eat first and talk about the rest after dinner." Chang Yifei nodded excitedly and continued to fight with the food in the bowl.

Not only their main table, but the servants were also eating happily. Since the host was nearby, they didn't get too unrestrained. However, their chopsticks and mouths never stopped eating.

Soon, beads of sweat appeared on everyone's forehead, but no one cared and continued to eat and chat, it was really lively.

The Liu family's yard was filled with laughter and joy, and was extremely lively. Both the master and the servants felt an unprecedented winter warmth in this cozy atmosphere.

After the meal, Aunt Lin and the servants took away the leftovers and served them tea again.

Everyone had eaten their fill and sat back in their chairs to rest.

After resting for a while, Liu Changshun and his family said goodbye and left. As for the mushrooms, Liu Xu had already found time to tell her that their family would pay half and he would have someone deliver them over soon.

Xu Ruolan took the child back to the house to feed her, then asked Huanxi to take the child out and let the two children play with Liu Dashan in the yard. As a daughter-in-law, it was not easy for her to accompany her father-in-law, so she simply sewed the quilt cover in the house. The quilt cover for the main room and Xu'er was already sewn, but not yet for the west wing.

"Grandpa, take Brother Xu and the others to play for a while. If you are tired, go to the west wing to rest. I have something to discuss with Brother Chang San."

"Go ahead, do your own thing, I'm here to accompany my little grandchildren!" The old man noticed it at the dinner table and guessed it was related to what they had eaten today, but he didn't point it out and just kept entertaining the two little ones.

Liu Xu motioned Uncle He to accompany her, and took Chang Yifei to the study.

Qiao Yun followed her and happily went to fetch tea, while Qing Feng and He Lei waited outside the door.

(He Lei: It’s just a brick. We can move it wherever it’s needed.)

Liu Xu’s study is very large. She designed it herself and its layout is very similar to her office in her previous life.

After the two sat down, Chang Yifei couldn't wait to ask:

"Sister Xu'er, do you want to sell your braised meat to your family?"

Liu Xu shook her head and said, "No, it's my grandpa's secret recipe!"

Chang Yifei was a little disappointed, but when he thought about it, he realized that only a few secret recipes passed down from ancestors would be sold. But then he thought, since this girl had kept it for him to taste, she must have had some idea.

Thinking of this, Chang Yifei tapped the table and asked with a smile:

"So are you going to do the same as before?"

"No, no, no, let's try another way this time." Liu Xu stretched out his index finger and shook it.

Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows and motioned for her to continue.

"Brother Chang, let's put the braised meat aside first. What do you think of this soup pot today?"

"The mushrooms are delicious, the mutton is tender and smooth without the fishy smell. After the other meat dishes are put into the soup, they not only retain the flavor of the ingredients themselves, but also mix with the flavor of the mushroom soup. Add the dipping sauce you prepared, it's amazing!" Chang Yifei recalled the taste.

"Not only that, relatives and friends can sit together, eat and chat, and the lively atmosphere can also enhance their relationships, right?" Liu Xu asked with a smile.

Chang Yifei thought of the harmony between the two families just now, nodded, and then thought for a moment:

"Tell me, how do you want to cooperate this time?"

"Hehe, Third Brother Chang is straightforward, and Xu'er is not hiding anything. I have more than one flavor for this soup pot, because I haven't found some seasonings yet, so I can only prepare two flavors at present, including the dipping sauce, and there is also a necessity that I haven't prepared yet. But I don't plan to serve this way of eating in Zuiyunxuan."

"Do you mean you want to abandon my third brother and go solo?" Chang Yifei raised his eyebrows.

"Hey, that's impossible. What's the relationship between us? Am I that kind of person?" Liu Xu said pitifully.

"Stop playing tricks and tell me!" Chang Yifei couldn't help but gave him a big coin.

"Hey, just say it, why are you doing it?" Liu Xu complained for three seconds, then sat up straight and looked at Chang Yifei seriously:

"Third brother Chang, this time let's start a new journey with soup pot as the main dish and braised meat as the supplement." In her previous life, Liu Xu had read a lot of novels and watched TV dramas when she was bored. A big family like the Chang family would always have some dirty deeds.

Although Chang Yifei is now the young master, there is no guarantee that something will happen one day. She can't just hang herself on Zuiyunxuan.

As for why she cooperated with Chang Yifei, it was because she wanted to leave him a way out.

Chang Yifei seemed to have thought of something. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before solemnly replying, "Tell me about your plan."

"You still need to find the manpower and stores, after all, you have the resources in this area, but I require that they must be your own people. I will be responsible for the training of all the staff in the first store and the research and development of new products. If we open branches in the future, we will need these people to train the following people. In the early stage, we will open a store in Qinghe County. The capital investment will be half each, but I want 60% of the profit." Liu Xu paused, and Chang Yifei motioned for her to continue.

"As for the marinated food, since it involves my grandfather's family's secret recipe, I will make the marinade and they just need to add the ingredients and cook. I will tell them the ratio of the marinade to the meat and vegetables. But I will charge for each pot of marinade."

After Liu Xu finished speaking, she regained her playful look.

Chang Yifei took a look at her and thought that this girl was a smart person. After a moment, Chang Yifei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, whether I eat or drink soup in the future depends on you!"

After deciding to cooperate, the two discussed the location of the new store, staffing, and various other matters for a while. When they were finally preparing to write the contract, Chang Yifei looked up at Liu Xu for a long time, which made Liu Xu feel uneasy:

"What's wrong, Third Brother Chang?"

"Sister Xuer, what should we call our store? Can't we just call it a soup pot restaurant?" Chang Yifei said speechlessly.

"Um, this, hehe, let me think about it...how about calling it Zhenxiu Pavilion?" Liu Xu looked at Chang Yifei with bright eyes.

Young Master Chang said nothing, but silently wrote the three words "Zhenxiu Pavilion" on the contract.

From then on, the rise of Zhenxiu Pavilion in Dongsheng Country began.