After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Zhang Hulan said, "Tun Chengxie has a good reputation and is down-to-earth. However, he has some connections to my family; his daughter is engaged to my nephew."

Wu Bangtai was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just a small matter, as long as the person is okay."

"Don't worry about that, Uncle Wu. Xie Tuncheng thinks everything is fine. He accompanied me throughout the process of cultivating hybrid rice. He knows all the steps and things to pay attention to."

Wu Bangtai nodded, "Okay, then it's him."

Zhang Hulan continued, "Uncle Wu, that Xie Xiaoman following me, is he telling me about the Ministry of Revenue, or is he?"

"Follow you, she was originally arranged for you."

"it is good!"

Zhang Hulan left the Ministry of Revenue and returned to the village, then called Xie Bangwen to his office.

Zhang Hulan said, "Master Xie, I am going to take up a position at the Ministry of Revenue. I have recommended you to take over the position of the garrison commander."

Xie Bangwen's face immediately showed joy, "Congratulations, Master Zhang!"

Zhang Hulan also smiled, "Congratulations!"

Xie Bangwen bowed again and said, "Thank you, Master Zhang, for your support!"

Xie Xiaoman was also happy because his father had been promoted.

Zhang Hulan said, "Master Xie, there's no need to thank me. I recommended you not because of your relationship with my family, but because of your ability.

From now on, all matters in the village will be handed over to you.

Potatoes, peppers, and other crops need to be cultivated in large quantities and stored for seed, and then distributed to the people in various places as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Master Zhang. I will do my best to complete the task."

Xie Xiaoman asked, "Sir, what about me?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Do you want to continue with me, or stay here?"

"Of course I follow the adults." Xie Xiaoman answered immediately.

"Then come with me to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Thank you, sir!" Xie Xiaoman was very happy. From now on, she would be an official clerk of the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhang Hulan handed over the affairs of the village to Xie Bangwen, and then took Xie Xiaoman to the Ministry of Revenue to take up his post.

Ye Hongyun heard that Zhang Hulan had been promoted, and was directly promoted to the second rank, which made her extremely envious.

Ye Hongyun came to Zhang Hulan's house to congratulate her. She said, "Hulan, why don't you find me a job?"

Zhang Hulan flipped through the silver, "Do you feel your life is too leisurely?"

Ye Hongyun covered her mouth and laughed, "Oh, I've been thinking about becoming an official. Besides, you're already a second-rank lady. Damn my old Wu, I don't know if there's any hope of getting me a second-rank imperial decree in this lifetime."

Zhang Hulan squinted her eyes. "Why, are you here to show off that you have a man?"

Ye Hongyun's eyes suddenly turned, and he asked in a low voice: "Hu Lan, I heard that you like women, is that true?"

Then Ye Hongyun looked surprised, "Oh, you are not interested in me, are you?"

Zhang Hulan was too lazy to pay attention to Ye Hongyun.

Ye Hongyun then stopped joking and said, "I came here this time to ask you if you have any new dishes. Restaurants need to introduce new dishes from time to time."

"Is business bad now?" Zhang Hulan hadn't been to the restaurant for a while. Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi went there every day, but Zhang Hulan didn't care much about the restaurant.

Ye Hongyun said: "Business is pretty good, I just want to come up with some new dishes to attract customers."

Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and asked, "Can you buy beef regularly?"

Ye Hongyun nodded, "As long as you want to get it, you can definitely get it."

Zhang Hulan said, "Then you have to make sure it's ready first. Otherwise, when it's ready, customers will come to eat it, but you won't have any beef. I still have a dozen old cows at home. They probably won't be able to pull the ground in the next year or two. We can ship them over then."

Ye Hongyun asked, "What dish are you going to make? Cook it first so I can try it."

"Let's do it when I'm on leave."

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you then!"

Zhang Hulan told Ye Hongyun about the kitchen utensils and tableware she needed to make, and then Ye Hongyun left.

……

When Zhang Hulan took up his post in the Ministry of Revenue, his main job was to manage household registration matters and check some tax accounts, which were basically related to account books.

Getting up was not difficult for Zhang Hulan at all. Although she had little education, the mathematics in later generations was much more advanced than the mathematics here, so checking the accounts should not be too easy.

However, Zhang Hulan still humbly asked for advice, and the official who taught her only had to teach her once, and Zhang Hulan mastered it. Moreover, she checked the accounts quickly and accurately.

After a few days, it was her day off, and Zhang Hulan went to the restaurant to teach the chef how to make steak.

Making steak is very simple. The main thing is to choose the right beef, pat it, and marinate it with salt and black pepper.

Zhang Hulan prepared a steak, cut a small piece and fed it to Ye Hongyun, "Come on, be good, open your mouth."

Ye Hongyun felt embarrassed because of what Zhang Hulan did to her.

"Don't do this, I don't like women..."

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I like you, that's all."

Zhang Hulan stuffed the meat into Ye Hongyun's mouth and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good. If you like it, how about I make it for you every day in the future?"

As Zhang Hulan spoke, she touched Ye Hongyun's face with her hand. Ye Hongyun was startled and ran away quickly.

"You, don't mess around..."

Zhang Hulan laughed heartily. "You little brat, you still dare to tease me? I'll teach you a lesson."

Ye Hongyun knew that she had been fooled by Zhang Hulan and glared at Zhang Hulan.

But the beef in her mouth tasted really good, tender and juicy, and the texture was completely different from the beef she had eaten before.

Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyue also thought it was delicious after tasting it.

Ye Hongyun asked: "How much is a reasonable price for this?"

Zhang Hulan didn't care. "Just decide on the price."

Ye Hongyun asked again: "Is this the size of a portion? Isn't it a little too little?"

Zhang Hulan said: "It's so big, just the right size. I feel full after eating one portion. I feel satisfied, so I will eat less in the future.

The food should be so filling that people will want more, so that one portion won’t fill them up and two portions won’t be enough to finish. This way, they will come back often.”

"Okay, you have a point. Let's make it this size and sell it for 500 wen each."

Zhang Hulan felt that Ye Hongyun was quite cruel, selling one copy for five hundred coins.

A single cow could probably make hundreds of steaks of this size.

It only costs five or six taels of silver to buy a cow, and it can be sold for two or three hundred taels of silver.

After Zhang Hulan taught the restaurant chef how to make steak, Ye Hongyun asked Zhang Hulan, "Hulan, I want to open a few branches in Beijing, what do you think?

There are restaurants that are also doing hot pot and barbecue now. Others are doing it, but why don’t we open a few more restaurants?”

Zhang Hulan said: "I don't care, just open it if you want.

If we open a branch, the business will definitely be better than others."

"Then let's go shopping this afternoon and see if there are any suitable shops."

In the afternoon, Ye Hongyun took her shopping and looked for suitable shops. Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi also went with them.

When they got to the street, Ye Hongyun kept buying things for Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi.

Every time Ye Hongyun saw something nice, he would ask Zhang Xinyue if she liked it.

Zhang Hulan watched coldly. She knew very well what Ye Hongyun was planning.

Zhang Hulan didn't stop her. She would be relieved if Zhang Xinyi married into the Wu family.