Feng Tianbao stared at Tianyu Restaurant and said, "No matter what the cost, we must get the recipe for the stewed food before Tianyu Restaurant finds Ye's stewed food."

He was not sure whether Tianyu Restaurant would compete with him, and he wanted to prevent any future trouble.

Once the braised food recipe comes into his hands, no one else can sell it to him.

Shopkeeper Qian lowered his head and said, "I understand."

When Feng Tianbao entered the restaurant, Ye Tang had already walked away.

She went to Tianyu Restaurant. When the waiter saw her attire, he showed no disdain and strode up to greet her: "Sir, please come in. Do you want to eat or do you want something else?"

Ye Tang glanced at him and said, "Let's eat in the lobby. Let's have the most delicious signature dish of your restaurant."

"Okay, sir, please take a seat over here. The food will be here soon."

Although Tianyu Restaurant seems to have a lot of customers today, business is actually not very good.

A few days ago, someone caused trouble in Tianyu Restaurant, saying that they had found rat meat and cockroaches in their food. The man was vomiting and having diarrhea and was admitted to the clinic. The matter was reported to the county government, and Tianyu Restaurant was forced to pay a lot of money. Its reputation was ruined, and all the people of status and position in the entire county knew that the food in Tianyu Restaurant was not clean, and they no longer came to eat at Tianyu Restaurant.

It happened that the owner of Tianyu Restaurant was seriously ill and needed money for medical treatment. In order to save business, the young owner of Tianyu Restaurant privately decided to lower the specifications of Tianyu Restaurant and reduce the price of meals to the lowest level to attract ordinary people in the city to dine.

Therefore, Tianyu Restaurant's business appeared to be so good today. The lobby was full of ordinary people in poor clothes, who ordered the most affordable meat dishes. They did not care about the taste but only the amount of oil and water.

Each one eats in a more filthy way than the other.

No one entered the private room, after all, private rooms cost extra.

The tables in front, behind, and around Ye Tang were full of people, including men, women, young and old. They ate very loudly and spat out rice grains when they talked. A piece of meat accidentally fell to the ground. A simple and honest man picked it up with concern, blew on it a few times, and put it into his mouth.

A customer's child accidentally broke a bowl. The waiter and the shopkeeper not only did not blame him, but also asked the child if he was frightened. They compensated the child at the original price for the broken bowl, which was very affordable, and did not take the opportunity to ask for a high price.

Then he considerately brought a wooden bowl to the child who couldn't hold the bowl steadily, so the child no longer had to worry about breaking the bowl.

Ye Tang saw all of this.

Ye Tang waited for a long time before a roasted chicken was brought to her table, along with a bowl of white rice.

The waiter smiled and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting. This is our restaurant's signature dish, grilled chicken, which is grilled with charcoal. The rice is free. You can have more when you finish it, but you can't take it away. You can only eat it in the restaurant."

"Okay, I got it. You go and do your own thing!" Ye Tang reached out, tore off a chicken leg and took a bite.

This roast chicken is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The meat is tender but slightly chewy, spicy but not dry, and leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth.

There are no chili peppers here. The numbing and spicy taste of the roasted chicken is obtained by marinating Sichuan peppercorns and dogwood. The taste is not as good as chili peppers, but it is not bad either.

The most important thing is that Tianyu Restaurant did not lower the original standard of the dish because of the price reduction. Instead, it made each dish with greater care.

Ye Tang enjoyed his meal very much and also listened to the gossip very much.

"This is such a delicious meal, I'll eat it even if it has rat heads in it!"

"These dishes are cleaner than what I cook at home. How could there be rat heads and cockroaches in them? I think this is weird."

"Tianyu Restaurant was opened by Mr. He, a great philanthropist in Wutong County. He is very particular about food and clothing. In the past many years, the restaurant has never had such incidents, but in the past two years, it has been in constant trouble."

"Yes, ever since Jixian Restaurant opened, something has been happening at Tianyu Restaurant. Don't you think so..."

"Don't say that. We're just here to eat."

"When I came here, I saw Master Feng, the owner of Jixian. I don't know what he was looking at just now. His expression was full of disdain."

"The shopkeeper of Jixian said that we are lowly inferior people. Bah! What a jerk!"

"Look, isn't that Master He?"

Ye Tang followed the gazes of these people and saw a tall man walking in from the door. He had a pine-like temperament and a handsome appearance, but his expression revealed extreme fatigue.

This is He Yuanming, the young master of Tianyu Restaurant.

He Yuanming hurried to the shopkeeper, and said anxiously: "Give me all the profits today, and have someone make three signature dishes for me to take away."

The shopkeeper gave him all the money without asking any more questions, then went to the kitchen to give instructions.

He Yuanming hurried up to the second floor and entered a quiet room to rest.

Ye Tang continued to eat chicken and listened to the idle chatter of people around him.

After Mr. He fell seriously ill, the burden fell on He Yuanming. Not only did he have to take care of the restaurant business, he also ran around to seek medical treatment and medicine for Mr. He. His filial piety is evident to all.

But his younger brother and sister-in-law were not a worry. They were already thinking about fighting for the family property before Master He died.

He tried to make things difficult for He Yuanming everywhere.

When Ye Tang was listening with great interest, the shopkeeper came into the private room carrying a food box. Not long after, He Yuanming came down hurriedly with a food box, walked out of the restaurant quickly, and left in a carriage.

Seeing people around him talking about Tingxuan Restaurant, Ye Tang sat and listened for a while.

Tingxuan Restaurant is the most popular business and is packed with people every day. Ordinary people who want to dine there need to make a reservation in advance.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ye Tang paid the bill and left. A roast chicken cost 120 coins, which was 200 coins before the price reduction.

It is very expensive for poor villagers, but compared with Jixian Restaurant, it is already a bargain. The roast chicken in Jixian Restaurant costs half a tael of silver each, and the taste is far inferior to that of Tianyu.

The food at Jixian Restaurant is both expensive and unpalatable. Most people who eat there do so just to owe the county magistrate's respect.

Ye Tang came to Tingxuan Restaurant to try his luck. He got a reservation number, but had to wait two days before he could go in.

Ye Tang asked the waiter: "Does your restaurant sell recipes?"

The guy smiled and said, "Yes, but it depends on what kind of recipe it is. We definitely don't need ordinary recipes."

His attitude was very friendly and he did not mean to look down on Ye Tang at all.

Ye Tang asked a few more questions, but still couldn't get the waiter to tell him who the owner of Tingxuan Restaurant was.

Ye Tang left thoughtfully.

She originally wanted to go directly to find her father and brother, but she saw the county magistrate's carriage in front of a jewelry shop.

County magistrate Zhu Chang helped his wife get off the carriage. When Ye Tang saw the magistrate's wife's face clearly, his pupils shrank slightly.

It turned out to be the woman she saw at the door of Feng's house.

Zhu Chang's wife was Feng Tianbao's elder sister, named Feng Yingying.

Thinking of the scene he saw at the door of Feng’s house before, Ye Tang frowned slightly and had a bold guess in his mind.

After seeing Zhu Chang and Feng Yingying enter the jewelry shop, Ye Tang turned and left.

at the same time.

He Mansion.

He Yuanming hurried back home and quickly went to his father's yard.

In Mr. He's room, the elderly Mr. He was lying on the bed with a pale face. There was a recliner beside the bed, and Jamel Xiao was lying lazily on it, sleeping soundly.

"Doctor Xiao, I have brought everything you want." He Yuanming strode in and put the food box on the table, along with a stack of silver.

"The consultation fee is five hundred taels. Please count to see if there is anything missing." He Yuanming looked at Xiao Jingxuan respectfully.

Jamel Xiao opened his eyes impatiently and looked at him: “As the eldest son of the He family and the young master of the Tianyu Restaurant, you actually have to collect a mere five hundred taels of silver.”

He Yuanming smiled embarrassedly: "My father's illness cost a lot of money, and I have used up all the cash I have... Doctor Xiao, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

His younger siblings and stepmother did have quite a bit of money, but they were reluctant to spend it. They all thought his father was hopeless and didn't want to waste any more money.

"Your father's illness is a bit troublesome to treat, but it doesn't cost so much money. The money you spent before was wasted." Xiao Jingxuan yawned and stood up, walked to the table and sat down, opening the food box: "I will continue to treat your father after I am full. I guarantee that your father will wake up today."

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