Back to the ancient restaurant

Li Zian has been busy in the shop for two days, looking at the shop that is about to be remodeled, his heart is full of joy.Imagining the booming business scene after the shop opened in his mind, Li Zian couldn't help grinning.

Just at this moment, a black painted carriage stopped at the door of the shop.Li Zian didn't care when he saw clearly that it wasn't the one Li Hongshen used often, until he got off the car and walked straight to him, Li Zian realized it.Before Li Zian could speak, he saw the man walk a few steps to Li Zian and asked, "Dare to ask, is that Master Li?"

Hearing this, Li Zi'an couldn't help being taken aback, and then replied: "We have three people named Li here, which one are you looking for?"

"It's the owner of this shop. I was introduced by Steward Zhang from the county magistrate's residence."

Hearing what the man said, Li Zian smiled at him and cupped his hands.

"It's just here, I wonder why your Excellency is looking for me?"

Seeing that the young man in front of him was exactly the person he was looking for, the man was stunned for a moment. He thought that the person he was looking for was an old pastry craftsman, but he didn't expect to be so young.

The steward looked at Li Zi'an without a trace, and quickly returned to normal with a smile.Straight to the point, he explained his intentions.

"My wife received a Mid-Autumn Festival gift from the county magistrate's wife. My wife ate a piece of mooncake inside and was full of praise. So I asked the county magistrate's wife where I bought it and found out that you made it, so I sent it down Ask Master Li if he can make another batch, the price is negotiable."

Li Zian promised to help the county magistrate's wife process mooncakes, and this was what he wanted.Now that someone really came to the door, how could they push the business out.

I asked the steward about how much he would order. After all, his manpower and conditions are limited in all aspects. If too many orders come in at once, he may not be able to handle it.

"Not much, not much. My wife means to keep it for her own use, and ordering a hundred is enough. As for the price, what would Master Li think is appropriate?"

When Li Zi'an heard that there were not many, and it was still within his ability, Dang even nodded in agreement.

"You were introduced by the county magistrate's wife, so naturally I want to make it cheaper for you. The materials I use are all the best. You can just give me the cost, just eight cents a piece."

Compared with ordinary mooncakes, although Li Zi'an's method is a bit costly in materials, the taste and quality are not comparable to ordinary mooncakes.

Li Zian once went to a shop outside to find out that each mooncake in the dim sum shop costs about three to five yuan.Although his cost is a little higher, but after all, he can earn four pennies a piece.

The steward himself came here to flatter Zhong Yan. Hearing what Li Zi'an said, how could he really let him only charge a fee.Immediately made a decision and said: "Master Li's craftsmanship is nothing to say, how can you really make your hard work in vain, let's say ten coins each, which is exactly one tael of silver."

As he said that, the steward took out a silver dime from his pocket and handed it to Li Zi'an, saying: "Master Li will take the deposit first. After Master Li is done, please go to Liu's house in the south of the city and tell me. I will come to Master Li to pick it up again." .”

Li Zian greeted the manager politely before sending him away.I went back to find my second brother in the shop being renovated and asked him to take care of him for a few more days, then went to the street to buy some lotus seed rice and salted eggs and went back to Li's residence.

Mother Li saw that Li Zian brought back such things, so she knew that she would help make mooncakes again.At first she was a little reluctant, but after the other party handed her a silver coin, she immediately smiled.

"Mama Li may still have to work hard for the next two days, and the money will be considered Mama Li's hard work."

Li Zi'an used to help others, and he knew that if he wanted a horse to run, he had to let the horse graze first.After all, Li's mother also works for money, so it's okay to help out once or twice, but if it's too many times, even if it's him, she won't be happy.

Li Hongshen originally thought that Li Zian was still busy in the shop, but when he got home, he was dragged by Fu Guier to the kitchen.Seeing Li Zian who was busy with Li's mother, Li Hongshen couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Li Zian turned his head and saw Fu Gui'er following Li Hongshen, looking at him with an aggrieved face.Although Li Zian likes Fuguier, the kitchen is a place for cooking and Fuguier is in the period of hair loss.If he accidentally dropped his hair into the food while running, it would be a blow to his own brand.

Li Zian took out the chicken bones picked out by Mother Li and fed them to Fuguier. Seeing Li Hongshen looked at him in surprise, Li Zian couldn't help but pinched his face with a smile, and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?" ?”

"Didn't you go to the shop in the morning? Why didn't you go to the kitchen when you came back?"

Hearing Li Hongshen's question, Li Zian told him what happened just now.

"Although the income is not too much, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. Anyway, there are elder brothers and second elder brothers in the shop, so I don't need to worry about it."

Li Zian glanced at Li Hongshen's face, sighed and said: "The Liu family was able to find the shop, presumably because of the help of the county magistrate's wife. After a few days of Mid-Autumn Festival, I will prepare a gift. You can help me say goodbye to her." Thank you."

Hearing this, Li Hongshen nodded.How could he still not know that his cousin helped him, and thinking of his cousin's words that day, Li Hongshen couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart.

In the end, Zhong Yanran was not willing to disobey her cousin's wishes, and when Steward Zhang asked for instructions to go to various mansions to return gifts, Zhong Yanran asked Butler Zhang to deliver the mooncakes made by Li Zi'an to each mansion.

Steward Zhang is very shrewd, seeing Zhong Yanran's order, he already understood the meaning of it.When going to and from various houses, I intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the differences of this year's moon cakes.

Anyone who wants to curry favor with the county magistrate is not a good person, and he understands one or two of them when he hears Butler Zhang's words.After sending Steward Zhang away, several families immediately opened the gift boxes containing the mooncakes. After tasting them, they found that they were really special.

The dim sum tastes good, and it is favored by the county magistrate's wife.I didn't understand what the county magistrate's wife meant, so I asked someone to inquire about it the next day.After inquiring, I found out that the dim sum chef is actually a scholar.Those who can establish friendship with the county magistrate's wife are not ordinary people in Huangshi Town.In addition, Li Zi'an is a scholar and is loved by the county magistrate, so they came to the door one after another with the intention of wooing them.

Li Zian organized all the orders into a booklet, fearing that he would remember wrongly.Noticing that the order doubled, Li Zi'an decisively limited the share, only [-] per family.

Li Hongshen, who was originally worried that he would be too busy, immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Zi'an's move.

Seeing Li Hongshen's expression, Li Zian couldn't help laughing.He stretched out his hand to take him into his arms, rubbed his chin on the top of his head and said, "It's only two days before the holiday, and it's just me and Mama Li in the kitchen. I'll take as many calls as they come, and I'm too tired to do it. It's over. Don't worry, I know what's going on in my heart."

Li Hongshen tried his best to hug Li Zian back, leaning on his chest and listening to Li Zian's strong heartbeat, he replied lazily.

Seeing the person in his arms slowly falling into a deep sleep, Li Zi'an couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth, feeling full in his heart.

Because the number of mooncakes was limited, Li Zian easily completed all the orders with Li's mother in the next two days.Li Zi'an silently calculated in his heart, and in the past few days, he has earned more than five taels of silver.I showed Mother Li that there were still some mooncakes left, so I took them to the shop and asked my elder brother to help divide them.

Because everyone was in a hurry to go home for the holidays, everyone hurried and finally finished the shop.Li Zi'an was looking at the shop that had just taken shape, and then he relaxed.After paying the wages to the workers in advance, Li Zian handed over the boxing gifts he bought to the eldest and second brothers.

"I won't go back this Mid-Autumn Festival, my parents will tell me about it. I will see the two old people when I have time." As he spoke, Li Zi'an pointed to the box in the elder brother's hand. "Inside this is shredded tobacco bought by a father, and a few pieces of fabric in the bag, for our family to change into new clothes. I also bought some candied fruit and dried fruit for the children to sweeten their mouths."

After Li Zi'an gave instructions one by one, he looked at the elder brother who nodded and said nothing, and then said: "Brother, mother can help me persuade me more. Sister-in-law..."

Some rifts have already arisen, and some words are meaningless no matter how much they say.

Li Zi'an didn't want to continue after speaking halfway. Looking at the dull elder brother, he finally sighed and reached out to pat his arm.

"You really don't plan to go back? Dad has calmed down recently. If you go back and admit your mistake, this matter will be over. It's not a problem that you have been living in someone else's house."

Hearing this, Li Zian raised his head to look at his second brother, and said, "Second brother, I know. But everything will be stable after my shop opens."

"It doesn't affect you to go home and live if you open a shop. They also have parents. You live in other people's homes all the time. If you don't talk about it, you won't be happy in your heart. And tomorrow is the holiday, and the family is lively. , it’s not good for you, an outsider, to join in.”

After Second Brother Li said this, his face couldn't help but change.Li Zian noticed that there was a change in his expression, so he followed his gaze and turned around.I saw Li Hongshen in a blue shirt walking behind Li Zian.

Xu Shi heard Li Erge's words, and Li Hongshen's expression was a little ugly.

"Second brother of the Li family, I am studying abroad alone, and Zi'an accompanied me for the holidays. I am too late to be grateful, so how could I despise him? Second brother Li is too worried."

Hearing Li Hongshen's words, Second Brother Li couldn't help frowning.Turning to look at my younger brother, I found that the way he looks at each other doesn't seem to be the way he looks at a friend.After Erge Li was puzzled, a thought that shocked him beyond words flooded into his mind.

Suddenly, the second brother's face became extremely ugly.Staring at his younger brother in front of him, he gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You, pack up my things and go home immediately!"

The author has something to say: The holiday is over...QAQ

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