Chapter 169 Zhang Song's Experience in Xiangyang (4)
"What is the menu?" Zhang Song asked strangely after the woman left.
Fei Shi smiled and said, "Sir, you will know later."
After a while, the woman brought the menu. Zhang Song looked at it for a long time and recognized only three or five dishes, such as scrambled eggs with leeks, cucumbers...
Others, he didn’t even know what they were!
Seeing Zhang Song in trouble, Fei Shi said directly, "Bring me all the dishes, and another pound of Xinghuacun!"
The woman said in disbelief, "Okay, please wait a moment."
Zhang Song said with some embarrassment, "Gongju, what are these dishes? I've never seen them before?"
"No, no, I've never heard of it, and that's not right. I don't know it at all."
Fei Shi could only continue to explain, "At first, my wife refused to eat in Jiangxia, so my lord cooked by himself and invented dumplings and other dishes."
"For his wife, my lord has cooked many times and made many delicious dishes. These things are now spread."
"The people of Jingchu, while praising their lord's deep love for his wife, marveled at the deliciousness of these dishes. Sir, don't be surprised. When the dishes are served later, you will understand that they are just ordinary things, but with a sophisticated taste."
It’s just a name.”
Zhang Song nodded. He naturally knew about Liu Cong's deep love for Sun Shangxiang. Not only him, there were several people in the world who didn't know that the Marquis of Chu was so affectionate that he was willing to pay the price of his life in order to save his wife!
Nowadays, in Shu, there are many maids who want to marry, and they all take Liu Cong as their reference when marrying. There is even a saying in Xiangyang that when you marry, you should marry Liu Xiye.
After a while, the woman led several people to start serving the dishes. Zhang Song was dumbfounded when he looked at the dishes. After taking a few bites, he said, "Who else can give this delicious food to the world?"
"In the past, the food I ate was just pig food. The Marquis of Chu was proficient in martial arts and martial arts, and yet he was able to come up with these exquisite dishes. He is such a perfect person." Zhang Song kept chattering as he picked up the dishes.
After eating the meal, Zhang Song's understanding of Jing Chu deepened. He patted his belly with satisfaction and said, "I want to meet the manager here."
Fei Shi understood that Zhang Song wanted to know Jingchu in more detail through the people's mouths. So she called the waiter in the store and asked her to call the shopkeeper.
"I have met two guests. The woman is the shopkeeper of our restaurant, Mrs. Chen." The person in charge of this restaurant is actually Chen Xiaoruan's mother!
After Mrs. Chen entered the private room and saluted, Fei Shi stood up quickly, not caring about knocking down the bowls and chopsticks on the table, and returned the greeting to Mrs. Chen in a panic, "Fei Shi, the Minister of Rites, pays homage to Mrs. Chen."
"Is this a public examination?" Zhang Song looked at this scene in confusion.
Fei Shi explained, "This is the mother of my master, Mrs. Chen."
When Liu Cong married Chen Xiaoruan, the person he hired was from Yi, but the person who married him was Fei Shi!
Chen Xiaoruan was just a concubine, so it was naturally impossible for Liu Cong to marry her. Fei Shi also recognized Chen.
"Zhang Song from Yizhou has met Mrs. Chen. Please forgive me for being rude." Hearing this, Zhang Song quickly stood up to pay his respects.
When Mrs. Chen heard that the other party was an official, she laughed so hard, "Oh, you all work for the Marquis of Chu. Why are you so polite? Hurry up and sit down."
"Thank you, Madam."
After sitting down, Fei Shi introduced to Chen, "Mrs. Chen, this is Zhang Song from Yizhou. He has some questions and wants to know more."
Although Mrs. Chen is not from a high family background, she also knows that all officials are capable. "Ask me, as long as I know, I will tell you."
Zhang Song smiled and said, "Then I will speak frankly. Madam, please help me clear up my doubts."
"My first question is, who is the chef of this restaurant? He can actually make such delicious dishes."
Fei Shi on the other hand did not expect that Zhang Song would ask such a question. What he didn't know was that apart from dealing with political affairs, Zhang Song was also obsessed with eating and drinking. After all, he had no friends. He could only divert his attention to other things.
Mrs. Chen smiled again and said, "This is my daughter, oh, the concubine of the Marquis of Chu. I begged the Marquis of Chu to transfer her from the Marquis' Mansion. Otherwise, my newly opened restaurant won't even have a chef."
"This cook is worthy of having cooked in the Houfu. The food he cooks is indeed delicious. But it's not cheap. He costs 4,000 yuan a month."
"I have another question, why are the waiters in this restaurant all women, even you...you are the mother-in-law of the Marquis of Chu, why do you show up as the shopkeeper?" Zhang Song quickly interrupted Chen's chatter and continued to ask.
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Chen said unconvincedly, "What's wrong with women? Xiangyang City is so short of men now. In the words of the Marquis of Chu, it's a lack of labor force."
"So, the Marquis of Chu also encouraged women to come out to work. Women can hold up half the sky. This is what the Marquis of Chu said personally, and it is written in the newspapers. He still wants to respect women and improve their status."
"When I first opened the business, I really couldn't recruit many men, so I simply replaced all the women. I am the shopkeeper here, and Chu Hou not only agreed, but also strongly supported it."
"But it's not safe for a woman to show her face, not to mention at night, even during the day. Besides, isn't this against etiquette? Doesn't your husband care about you?"
Hearing Zhang Song's question, Mrs. Chen stood up and opened the window of the private room, pointed at a group of police patrolling outside and said, "Did you see that there are police patrolling everywhere? The security in Xiangyang City is better than you can imagine.
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"As for the etiquette you mentioned, the Marquis of Chu has already said that you can only think about other things when you have a full stomach. Everyone is responsible for the prosperity of China."
"Anyway, this is advocated by the government. I don't know what's wrong with other people's families, but I know that these girls here are children from poor families. They only come out to suffer for their families."
"They can't study, can't they engage in business? What's bothering you?"
"What's wrong with earning a living based on your ability? Those of you who study are bullshit... Anyway, you can't look down on women."
As Chen was talking, she realized that these two were officials and quickly changed her words.
Not to mention Zhang Song, even Fei Shi and Jingchu's civil and military officials all opposed it. Unfortunately, in Jingchu, Liu Cong is God, and his words are God's will!
The status of women is definitely difficult to change for a while, but Liu Cong knows that as long as the government promotes and encourages it, in the future, when everyone gets used to it, women will no longer be puppets sitting at home waiting to die.
They can also have dreams and live for themselves. They can also build a foundation and contribute to the prosperity of China.
Zhang Song still didn't understand, but he didn't embarrass Chen. "I've finished asking, thank you madam for your answer."
Mrs. Chen hurriedly walked out, "I treat you two to this meal."
Fei Shi hurriedly said, "Absolutely not, Mrs. Chen, this is a government expense, how can I ask you to contribute. The government has its own system, please understand."
Mrs. Chen paused, nodded and left.
Fei Shi walked to the window and said to Zhang Song, "Sir, Jingchu has the Criminal Department, the Dali Temple, the police station, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
"These police officers are patrolling various cities non-stop. The public security in Jingchu cannot be disrupted as long as they are here."
Zhang Song nodded as if he understood. He was thinking about what Chen just said, labor force, prosperous China, police station, police, Dali Temple...
At this moment, he felt as if he had just touched the tip of the iceberg of Jingchu.