Red apricots make spring

Chapter 187 Design Coincidence
After the steamed fish was on the table, Ruan Rou immediately served another signature dish, stuffed fragrant snails. This dish is quite troublesome to prepare. First, pick out the fresh snails that are full of silt, cut off the black intestines, and chop them into pieces Finally, mix in minced meat and various seasonings, then fill them back into the cleaned snail shells, stir-fry them in the oil pan with shallots and ginger slices, spray rice wine, add broth, bring to a boil, then turn to low heat Slowly simmer to dry, so that the filling is moistened by the soup, the umami taste will not be lost, and it tastes very fragrant and delicious.

Mo Li was very playful, he was very happy to see this dish, he didn't even need chopsticks, he just grabbed one and put it to his mouth to suck it happily, but Mo Wanjiang glanced at him several times and said he was unruly , let him keep his voice down.

During the banquet, various dishes were served one after another. After Mo Wanjiang was satisfied with the meal, the conversation became more enjoyable. With Ye Yu's company, the two of them occasionally chanted a few lines of poems to cheer up the wine. After serving three small cups of soup, he realized that the table was full of dishes, and quickly shouted jokingly: "Enough is enough, if I serve more dishes, I won't be able to pay the wine bill, and I have to wear a robe to go out." gone."

Rou Rou put the soup cup in front of everyone, and said with a smile: "Since I came to Yunzhou, I have troubled you a lot, so I will naturally invite you to this table."

"That won't work." Mo Wanjiang shook his head again and again, "It's only natural to pay for the wine, and I can't take advantage of it."

"It's a small family with a poor family. If there are guests coming, you have to steam a piece of salted fish and cut a plate of bacon to serve the guests. What's more, the adults come to congratulate you in person. How can there be no reason not to leave a meal?" Gentle smile.

Mo Wanjiang was still shaking his head and laughing. He looked down and saw that the soup in the black porcelain soup pot was milky white. In the hot air, a small lotus flower carved out of white radish was floating and swaying gently on the soup surface. He couldn't help asking: " What kind of soup is this? Delicious and beautiful, it looks so elegant, I can't bear to drink it."

Ye Yu took a sip first, and guessed from the side: "This smell, is it Jiang Yaozhu?"

"Your tongue sucks." He said with a gentle smile, "It's worthless to say it, but it's just a soup made from Jiang Yaozhu and radish for a long time, and the dregs are filtered out, leaving only the clean soup. The radish floating on it is fresh It’s so good, eat it after drinking to refresh your mind, if you don’t like the spicy taste, just leave it alone.”

"This flower is beautiful, sister, did you carve it?" Mo Li's eyes lit up again, "It's even smarter than that old man who kneaded dough at the temple fair!"

Rourou saw that he was interesting, so she hurriedly asked someone to fetch the carved knife and a plate of fruit, after cleaning her hands, she carved the fruit plate on the spot.Although people these days don't have the habit of eating fruit after a meal, she had already thought about it before opening the restaurant. All guests who come to eat will be given a fruit plate after the meal. So that the guests are satisfied, and come back next time.

Who would have thought that Mo Li would watch her carve fruits with great enthusiasm, clamoring to learn, but got a violent shudder on the head from Mo Wanjiang, and then calmed down unwillingly.

After finishing the meal, before leaving, Mo Wanjiang insisted on giving the money, but it was useless to try to evade it gently, so he reluctantly accepted it, planning to make some cakes another day, and let Ye Yu send them to the government office to thank him.

In the next few days, the business of the restaurant was booming, and there was an endless stream of customers coming in and out.On the one hand, this is because the chef's skill has been gently instructed, which is somewhat novel compared to other restaurants outside, and on the other hand, it is the celebrity effect brought by Mo Wanjiang.Rourou has been checking out the account every night for the past few days, and found that the net profit is always about ten taels. If the business can continue like this, there will be a total of 300 taels in January. There should be no big problem in paying back the money. After the first half of the year , The cost of buying a restaurant can also be earned back.

There is no curfew in the city, and restaurants can operate day and night, but as women, Ruan Wen and Mrs. Liu are not convenient to walk home in the streets and alleys at night. Besides, after midnight, the business becomes much quieter, and there are not many people at all. There is really no need to open the door day and night.So everyone agreed to close the door after midnight, and Wen Rou and Aunt Liu would be in charge of the business during the day, while Wen Gang and Zhu Gui would be in charge of the business at night.

In the evening of this day, Rourou was sitting behind the counter with her head bowed, waiting for Wen Gang to replace her, when she suddenly heard a gentle and peaceful voice asking: "Shopkeeper, do you have any musicians here?"

The voice seemed familiar, but Ruan Wen met with too many people every day, so she couldn't remember where she heard this voice. Hearing this, she raised her eyes, and saw a long gown made of bamboo cloth that had been washed white. Moving up, he met a pair of eyes with a gentle smile, and immediately, a slightly surprised expression flashed in those eyes.

How could it be him?Wen Rou's first reaction was to quickly find a place to hide, but when she changed her mind, she knew that doing so would not help the matter except that there was no silver 300 taels here, not to mention that this person clearly recognized her, her The restaurant is here, even if you can hide from the monks, you can't hide from the temple.

Rourou was thinking in her heart whether to say hello to him frankly, or to pretend that she didn't know him as if nothing had happened, but she heard him speak first: "Madam Lu, you...how come you are here..."

After all, the two of them only met face to face once. Hearing hesitation in his words, Rou Rou wanted to tell him that he had identified the wrong person, but just as he was about to speak, who would have thought that Wen Gang would come at this time, before he even walked in front of her , first smiled and said: "It's cloudy outside, it might rain soon, mother asked me to bring an umbrella, you and sister-in-law Liu hurry back first..."

Before he finished speaking, Wen Gang saw the person standing in front of the counter turn around, and couldn't help saying in surprise: "Mr. Pei——"

His voice stopped abruptly, he obviously thought of something, looked at Wen Rou, then at Pei Jingxuan, and just froze in place so stupidly.

Finished!

Gentle let out a sigh of relief, thinking that he was really unlucky.After obviously coming to the ancient times, except for those diners who didn't know each other, she didn't know many people at all, and there were only a few people after counting, but in this place five days away from the capital, she kept going again and again. Three met.Just after Xu Xiucai was sent away, Pei Jingxuan appeared out of nowhere before it had been quiet for a few days.

Pei Jingxuan sighed helplessly in his heart, in fact, he had designed this scene for a long time, the purpose was to make Ruan unable to avoid the question of identity, and not to be too suspicious.For this reason, he also quietly followed Wen Gang for a few days, pinpointing the time when he came to the restaurant, and then staged this coincidence. At this time, although he was very reluctant in his heart, he still had to show doubts and speculation on his face. Just, looking at Wen Rou again, she was also silent.

The three of them froze in place.

In the end, Gentle took a deep breath, cast a wink at Wen Gang and said, "You and your husband haven't seen each other for a long time, you must have something to say, the private room upstairs is still empty, you go up and talk first, I'll let the guy go Prepare food and drinks."

When the matter came to an end, Wen Gang had no choice but to drag Pei Jingxuan upstairs.In any case, let's inquire about his purpose first, and then see what his plans are.

Wenrou watched them leave, stood there for a while, then called the waiter and asked him to prepare food and drinks for upstairs.At this moment, Mrs. Liu came out from the kitchen, looked outside the door, and wondered, "Why hasn't you come here today? It's almost dark."

"He's already here." Rubbing his temples gently and wearily, he thought to himself that transportation was so inconvenient in ancient times, why are these people running around when they have nothing to do?Besides, it doesn't matter where you go, why do you have to come right in front of her?
"Where's the person? Why didn't I see you!" Aunt Liu realized that Wen Wen's expression was wrong when she was talking, and she cared: "Why do you look so bad? You're too tired!"

"I'm fine." Rourou shook her head, thought for a while, and still told about Pei Jingxuan.

Aunt Liu was surprised when she heard that, then she was silent, and finally she wondered: "What a coincidence! Why did he follow us just after we left Beijing?"

She nodded softly and silently. Speaking of which, the people she avoids are the ones she met in the Lu Mansion and Shen Mansion. It is basically impossible for her to meet again, so she dared to show her face to do business. After all The family has to eat and dress, so they can't be idle rice bugs, right?Whoever thought it was such a coincidence was spotted by Pei Jingxuan.

"It can only be said that God's will tricks people." Gentle sighed: "Now that he has been recognized, it is useless to pursue this, but I don't know what he thinks in his heart."

"Isn't this person as brazen as that scholar surnamed Xu?" Mrs. Liu pondered.

Gentlely shook her head, "Who knows? It doesn't look like that kind of person, but people can't be judged by their appearance."

"Don't worry too much, I still say the same thing, this kind of thing, put it on the common people, unless you don't want to die, otherwise you don't have the guts to fight, not to mention you have no grievances or enmity with him..."

The two were talking, Wen Gang ran down from the upstairs alone, and before speaking, he showed a happy face, and when he got close to Wen Rou, he smiled softly: "Sister, Mr. Pei promised not to reveal your matter. !"
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(End of this chapter)