Chapter 582 I won’t invite you

Mrs. Liang was silent for a moment and looked at Xia Anan: "Anan, what do you think?"

Xia An'an: "I also think it should be fair. If you want a big kitchen, everyone will eat a big kitchen. If you want a small kitchen, everyone will eat a small kitchen. But I don't recommend removing small kitchens everywhere. I think the big kitchens should be removed!"

Mrs. Liang was surprised: "Withdraw the big kitchen? How can we evacuate the big kitchen? If there is a banquet in the house, there are only small kitchens here and there, which can't be done!"

Xia An'an: "During this period, I followed my mother to look at the account books, and I discovered that the big kitchen spent as much as 5,000 taels of money every year!

We removed the big kitchen and set up small kitchens everywhere, and then added food expenses to each place.

If you need to host a small banquet, two or three small kitchens can complete the task by dividing the work.

If you need to hold a big banquet, you can directly ask a restaurant to host it. In this way, you can save at least two thousand taels a year."

Mrs. Liang: "What is the standard for food expenses for each place?"

Xia Anan: "The standard of the small kitchen in Heguangyuan. I never save money on food. According to the standards of our place, the food for the servants will be much better than the food in the big kitchen."

Mrs. Liang nodded: "However, I have heard that there are one or two restaurants that can host banquets, but if you want to make a reservation, you have to go far in advance. If you can't make a reservation..."

"Don't worry about this." Xia An'an added, "I have some spare money, and I am planning to open a restaurant to host banquets. I plan to hire chefs from various places to make special delicacies from all over the country. By then we will have our own

Don’t worry about not being able to make a reservation at the restaurant.”

"Fifth Grandma is very good at business!" Bai Zhenzhen said with a sneer at the corner of her mouth, "Withdraw the big kitchen in the house and use your restaurant to host banquets? Aren't Fifth Grandma afraid that others will say that you are lining your own pockets?"

Xia Anan: "If you can think of a way to save the government two thousand taels of silver every year, you can also 'line your own pockets' like this."

Bai Zhenzhen: "Of all the noble families in the capital, who doesn't have a big kitchen? Even if we remove it, even if we can save money, it will look stingy and we won't make people laugh!"

Xia An'an: "Last year there was a severe drought in the middle of Shu, and after two years of war, the treasury was empty. Even the emperor cut the food and clothing expenses in half. We reduced the large kitchen, which is what the first minister should set an example for."

Bai Zhenzhen: "..."

"Yeah! That's good!" Suddenly, the voice of the Duke came from outside.

Everyone stood up to greet him. Mrs. Liang asked somewhat uneasily: "When did you come here? Why didn't anyone inform you?"

Duke Dingguo said: "I heard everything just now. You handled today's affairs well."

Mrs. Liang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Duke Dingguo said to Xia An'an again: "Just do as you say and remove the big kitchen! Take a closer look and see if there is any place where you can save money. If you can, save it."

Xia Anan: "Good father."

"I'm so busy that I haven't eaten yet! Bring me something delicious." Duke Dingguo sat down on the host's seat.

Mrs. Liang hurriedly ordered to go down.

Xia Anan and Bai Zhenzhen both retreated.

After leaving Yingyue Garden, Bai Zhenzhen asked angrily: "Where is Fifth Grandma going to open a restaurant? Then you can't invite all of us to congratulate you?"

Xia Anan: "We are looking at the place. We haven't decided yet. When it opens, we will naturally invite everyone there. But unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't invite you. You are my concubine."

"Ha!" Bai Zhenzhen laughed, turned and left.
Chapter completed!