Author: A long walk back

The issue of making money is not only on the mind of Ah Bing, but also on Wen Mingtang. Compared with Tangyuan and Ah Bing, Wen Mingtang is alone from beginning to end, with no support behind him. That’s why he met the man who didn’t know the sufferings of the world at the takeout stall.

She was thinking about this when Concubine Jing stopped her.

When she first came out of the palace, she had considered opening a restaurant of her own. However, she had just come out of the palace cage at that time and was not familiar with the world outside the cage.

Even though you have finally managed all the trivial and noisy things like restaurants and houses, you still have to deal with troubles in the dark. Everyone is jealous of each other. What should you do if someone is jealous and looking for trouble?

Therefore, for Wen Mingtang, who had no money, no one, and was alone, being able to enter the public kitchen yamen, have food and housing, and become a stable public chef was the best choice.

Later, with Ji Caimai's help, Wen Mingtang opened the public kitchen's takeout stall again.

Although opening your own restaurant is definitely the most profitable thing to do, there are actually a lot of things you have to solve, including purchasing your own ingredients, arranging a space for your restaurant, and dealing with all kinds of people looking for trouble.

Wen Mingtang originally thought that it would be nice to just stay in the public kitchen of Dali Temple and start a takeout stall properly. He could get a commission and be a hands-off shopkeeper with peace of mind.

Until the New Year was approaching, Concubine Jing jumped out and completely messed up everyone's original plans.

When he thought about this, Wen Mingtang sighed quietly: Wen Xuance's old troubles had to be resolved, but making money was equally important.

Concubine Jing, who didn't know the sufferings of the world, seemed to have been slapped hard by this scene, forcing her to withdraw from her stability and consider whether it was really feasible to open a restaurant if one day the public chef couldn't stay any longer.

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She didn't have much savings during the few years in the palace. After all, she was just a convict, and she had to deal with all kinds of troubles. In the next few years, Zhao Sishan took care of her, so she wouldn't have to make ends meet.

Food support to survive.

After leaving the palace and working as the public cook of Dali Temple, Wen Mingtang really saved a lot of money.

After all, she doesn’t have any hobby of “spending money”. She doesn’t buy silks, satins, jewelry, or any antiques, paintings, or jade. She only buys one or two storybooks to relieve her boredom and buy some ingredients.

, there is almost no place to spend money.

Wen Mingtang closed the door and counted his savings: with his current savings, it would not be a problem to rent an average shop in Chang'an City for a year and a half. But being a restaurant and restaurant is not just about having a shop.

Running a shop requires money; if the business starts, hiring people requires money; not to mention purchasing ingredients, the most troublesome thing is to deal with the trouble of managing the market.

A single tree cannot make a forest, so it is indeed difficult for her to make these by herself, but there are glutinous rice balls, Ah Bing and two people join in, let alone after Zhao Sishan leaves the palace!

Therefore, what she has to consider now is the troubles in the market and her own troubles.

These are things that cannot be solved with money. We need help.

As soon as this thought came out, Lin Fei's face popped up in Wen Mingtang's mind, but as soon as this face appeared, she threw it away: Lin Fei just came over for a meal on weekdays, it would be okay if he was invited to become a member

, as long as Wen Xuance is around, it’s better not to think about it.

The idea of ​​opening a restaurant is good, but actually doing it is a bit difficult.

However, Wen Mingtang did not discuss this in detail with Ah Bing for the time being. He only praised him for being "responsible" and then said, "This matter needs to be fully planned. We will discuss it later after Zhao Sishan leaves the palace."

This is not a word of rejection. After all, Zhao Sishan will leave the palace soon after the Lantern Festival. After thinking about it, it will only take more than a month at most. Ah Bing nodded and agreed, and then took her hand.

I started to clean up the kitchen.

Wen Mingtang did not rush to do these small things with him. He only washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen yard. He did not immediately go to the mourning hall to find glutinous rice balls. Instead, after leaving the yard, he stopped and leaned against the wall and thought of this.

thing.

Opening a restaurant is naturally troublesome, but no matter how troublesome it is, there are ways to do it. Just solve it one by one.

What Wen Mingtang is really struggling with is the human relationship outside of things.

When she first came out of the palace, the official chef of Dali Temple gave her a place to stay, and she got along well with the officials and servants of Dali Temple this year.

If it weren't for Concubine Jing's incident, she had no intention of leaving.

Now, if he really planned to leave, he would definitely leave with Tang Yuan and Ah Bing. All the people cooking in the public kitchen were gone at once, which meant that Ji Caimai was left with a troublesome mess.

Dali Temple Yamen is not a leisurely Yamen. The officials in the Yamen are already working hard. Wen Mingtang couldn't help but shook his head when he thought about the first time he met everyone when they came to the public kitchen to eat with their faces full of food.

Although I know that my job as a public chef is just an errand, I just have to do my job well and don't meddle in other things.

But the friendship we have been getting along with for the past year is real.

Each government office in Darong has a daily duty hour, and the Dali Temple office is no exception. It has its own prescribed off-duty hours. Normally, when the off-duty time comes, everyone can leave, so why bother to stay up late to find the murderer of the case?

Without him, although money is important, there are some things that are more important than money.

After standing there for a long time without weighing the pros and cons, Wen Mingtang laughed at himself for his indecisiveness and put the matter behind him for the time being: It is useless to think about it now. When Zhao Sishan comes out of the palace, Princess Jing will

When there is progress on that matter, let’s talk about it then!

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Ah Bing did not hide the quarrel with his family from Tang Yuan. He left for a trip in the evening of that day. When he came back, he had two bags on his back. At first glance, he knew that he had "run away from home."

As a result, in addition to Zhao You, there is another "night vigil".

Wen Mingtang and Tang Yuan cleared out a room full of clutter and let them sleep together.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Wen Mingtang and others, together with the people from Dali Temple, saw Lao Yuan off for the last time.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, many people came, including not only Lin Fei but also Zhao Mengzhuo. Although Wen Mingtang and others were a little surprised, they were not too surprised: although Mr. Zhao, the minister of Dali Temple, will be serving as an official in two years,

He wanted to return to his hometown to be a rich man in peace and stability. He was no longer too busy and was very tactful. But after staying in the Yamen of Dali Temple for twenty years, he was actually a very kind person at heart.

It was so cold back then that the joints of my hands and feet would still ache as soon as winter came.

Wen Mingtang sighed deeply at Zhao Mengzhuo, who was the first to see off Lao Yuan, wearing two thick coats, but he did not expect that he would be in such a situation when he saw Zhao Mengzhuo again.
Chapter completed!