Tian's little cook

Chapter 168 Inside Story
When Dong Kangyi came back after negotiating a few more houses, the table in the main room was already full of dishes, and Lin Jiao was serving wine.

"Boss Dong, it's just in time for you to come back." Lin Zhimo came in from the outside and put the last dish on the table, "The dishes are all served, and I was about to ask you to eat."

"You made all these dishes?" Dong Kangyi swallowed again involuntarily. There were at least eight to nine dishes on the table, and none of them was repeated. They all looked delicious.

"I used to be a cook, and I have developed a cooking speed." Lin Zhimo smiled.

After Lin Jiao poured the wine, he and Dong Kangyi drank it together: "Please sit down."

Dong Kangyi took the seat, and Lin Jiao sat between Dong Kangyi and Lin Zhimo.

Dong Kangyi was a little ashamed, and thanked him sincerely: "You are guests, I should treat you to dinner, and I trouble you to make a big table of dishes."

"We should thank you. Going to talk for us in person saved us a lot of trouble." Lin Jiao raised his glass, "Thank you."

Dong Kangyi quickly responded: "You're welcome."

The two touched their glasses lightly and drank it down.

Dong Kangyi put down his wine glass and couldn't wait to taste the two dishes in front of him. They were really delicious.

"Mrs. Lin's cooking skills are great." Dong Kangyi praised: "I'm also a traveler. I have been to many places, but I have never eaten such delicious dishes."

As a cook, he must be happy to hear this, Lin Zhimo said with a smile: "Boss Dong is over the top."

The three chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very good. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Dong Kangyi obviously talked more.

"Brother Lin, it is estimated that you will have to wait at least three or four days to buy the brine here and boil it into brine cubes." Dong Kangyi said.

What Lin Jiao gave him was filled with wine: "Is it because the brewing time is longer?"

"No, it takes less than two hours to boil the brine." Dong Kangyi explained: "Now not all the salt factories are open every day, some only open every one or two days, so we have to wait."

Speaking of this, Dong Kangyi sighed: "Hey, the world is not good now. After finally opening a store, it has to close."

Lin Zhimo could hear the melancholy in his words, and asked: "Boss Dong, when we came here today, we heard people say that the imperial court only allowed private salt production and sales five years ago, why did it suddenly withdraw it?"

Hearing this question, Dong Kangyi put down his chopsticks: "We can't figure out the affairs of the imperial court. Although the imperial court allowed private salt factories to open five years ago, I also spent a lot of money to get the permission to open a shop." relation."

Dong Kangyi felt that the couple were quite good people, and they didn't seem to have a broken mouth, so he couldn't help but say a few more words: "Although there are many salt factories here, they are not large in scale. There are only two private salt factories. Fang is comparable to the public, and the income makes people jealous."

Speaking of this, Dong Kangyi lowered his voice: "Have you heard that many officers and soldiers came to Xicheng a while ago?"

Lin Jiao nodded slightly: "I've heard others mention it, saying it's about catching bandits."

Dong Kangyi drank a little too much, the corners of his eyes were a little red, he sneered: "That's to scare the common people, I heard."

Dong Kangyi's voice was even lower, for fear that the walls might have ears.There was Lin Jiao between Lin Zhimo and him, and she could hardly hear Dong Kangyi's voice clearly.

In order to satisfy his gossip and curiosity, Lin Zhimo had no choice but to lean over as much as possible, wishing he could speak louder.

"...That is, a nobleman in the capital disappeared in Xicheng."

(End of this chapter)