Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 84

    Although the opening ceremony of Wangtianlou is very lively, but to be honest, this kind of ceremony is not bad, you can often see it.

      In particular, what kind of face-pulling teacher is unheard of.

    Although the combination of the beauty and the dough is strange, but in the hands of the beauty, it is as flexible as a living thing, and it is so pleasing that people can’t take their eyes off it.

    There are more and more spectators at the gate of Shiweitian, and Chu Manrong has made more and more faces.

    Although her face was blank, her heart was very embarrassed.

    On the night of the performance, she boasted in front of everyone, saying that she would never regret it if she was driven, and she turned to Gu Yin and asked her to do kitchen-related work.

    Chu Manrong said at the time that he had never cooked before, fearing that he might not be able to do the job well.

    Gu Yin is still smiling, saying that you can definitely do the errand I asked for you!

    Then Chu Manrong came to eat for the sky.

    She was humiliated consciously.

    Gu Yin was not angry, she just said to her: “I advise you to have a good talk, or you will regret it.”

    Gu Yin corrected her again, saying that she would call herself “I” in the future, and then let the kitchen staff supervise her contact, while she was busy with other things.

    When the first day of practice was over, Chu Manrong couldn’t lift her arms as if they were filled with lead.

    When it was time to eat the evening meal, Gu Yin let her eat the noodles that she had torn up by herself, saying that she should not waste food, and said: “Your Majesty is also born in poverty, and it is most shameful to see people wasting food. Miss Chu came out of the palace, must know this?”

    This is true.

    When Chu Manrong entered the palace, the mistress of Jifang told them some precautions, one of which was that they should not be extravagant and wasteful even if they entered the palace.

    After every meal, Mammy supervised them.

    However, the people in the kibble always pay attention to the food, and everyone asks for half of their appetite, so there has never been a situation where anyone has made a taboo.

    At first, she didn’t feel that there was anything, but day by day, she was considered a fine food since she was a child. Smell the fragrant hot pot and barbecue smell in the restaurant, and my eyes glow green when I see the meat!

    She could see that although this general’s wife was from the countryside, she was very cunning.

    Further tossing, she is afraid that she will not have to think about it at all, so she will explain it here now.

    So she officially took office and became a new noodle maker who is Shiweitian.

    Not long after, Mrs. Wen Er and her best friend group came one after another.

    When they arrived at the door, they were also stunned by the skill of tearing the face. The round-faced young woman before smiled and said, “How does Mrs. Gu have such a good head? Ideas. Today, I heard that your light food bar and Wangtianlou opened on the same day, and I was worried that your house would be robbed of the limelight by the other party, so I came to support it early. I didn’t expect that Mrs. Gu had already figured out how to deal with it.”

    Gu Yin smiled and said nothing.

    It’s not what I thought about it, it’s just a coincidence.

      It was a surprise. In just a short while, it was enough to sell a few dozen noodles, enough for Chu Manrong to tease for a while.

    Then she asked the ladies to move to the third floor.

    Gu Yin posted a few days ago, so the ladies not only came by themselves, but also brought other handkerchiefs that had never been here before.

    But Mrs. Wen Er has no other friends, so she came over by herself. She was about to apologize when Gu Yin stepped forward and put her arm on her, smiling: “You are finally here, I’m still waiting Your opinion.”

    Mrs. Wen Er smiled and patted the back of her hand. When she entered the door, she turned left to the stairs. The two went upstairs while talking.

    There is no change on the first and second floors, but the stairs on the third floor are different. Many flower baskets are placed, and the carpets laid have changed from bright red to smog blue.

    “Where do you get so many flowers this season?” Mrs. Wen Er took a closer look and found that these flowers were made of cloth, not real flowers, she couldn’t help but admire: “Okay. Exquisite craftsmanship, I didn’t find it a few steps away. These flowers are expensive, right?”

    Gu Yin explained with a smile: “It really doesn’t cost much money, it’s all made by her own embroiderer.”

    They are all people who don’t pay much attention to enjoyment. They are not like the masters of the former palace, who have to make several new clothes every month.

    The last time the embroiderers were busy, it was before Gu Yin and Wang Shi entered the palace for a banquet.

    Everyone made four or five seasonal clothes, and the embroidered girls were free.

    Idleness is of course not bad, but the Wang family just drove away twenty or thirty people, and later dismissed some other servants.

    Although those who are dismissed later will be paid additional settlement expenses, but after staying in the mansion for all these years, who would like to move their nests outside?

    Especially Xiu Niang also eats youth food. They are not very young anymore. After going out to work for a few years, their eyes may not be a problem.

    It’s better to stay in the house and work for the masters.

    So when Gu Yin told them that she wanted to set up the third floor, specially for entertaining female guests, and asked them for any suggestions, the embroidered ladies showed their skills in housekeeping.

    This fabric is just one of them.

    Walking through the colorful fabrics and flowers, Mrs. Wen went up to the third floor.

    A cool aroma of cedar lingers on the nose.

    This is the second thing that the servants in the house think about.

    Don’t underestimate the craftsmanship of making incense, in many families, spices are like family secrets, hand-crafted by mother and daughter from generation to generation, and will not be humane to the outside world.

    That is, in places like the original palace, there will be big maids who know how to make incense.

    They formulated this cedar incense according to Gu Yin’s needs, which not only covers the smell, but also smells very good.

    Going to the third floor, there is a large beautiful screen in the eye, don’t think about the screen, it was bought by Wang from the warehouse at home.

    Around the screen, the small round tables with carved patterns are neatly arranged, with light plain tablecloths, and next to them are smog pink or azure fabric sofas, the atmosphere alone makes people very relaxed.

    There are more than 20 small round tables around the small stage. The place by the window is a long sofa and a larger table, separated by a delicate and small screen. There are dozens of such larger tables. There are also small vases with cloth flowers on each table.

    Mrs. Wen Er and Gu Yin sat down at the small table for two, sinking into the bulging sofa filled with goose down, and immediately let out a comfortable sigh.

    As soon as they sat down, a waiter in overalls brought the menu.

    The waiter on the third floor was the help of Da Sun’s new recruit. There were eight people in total, all of them were young women with beautiful features.

    The menu is also scroll-style, with pictures and texts, drawn by Wu An, but the material and style are completely different from those used on the first and second floors, making it more elegant and stylish.

    Mrs. Wen Er read it over and said with a smile, “I see everything is new, and I don’t know what to order. You can make up your mind.”

    Gu Yin nodded and instructed the waiter, and after a while, all kinds of food were brought up.

    Two exquisite small ceramic cups were delivered first, one was milk tea with pearls, and the other was fruit tea with dried fruit.

    Mrs. Wen Er has been paying great attention to her body shape recently, so naturally she brought fruit tea to drink.

    Other snacks were also brought up later, made into knuckle-sized mung bean cake, jujube cake, lotus seed cake, milk cake, etc., as well as bean paste and custard in the shape of bunny and piglet Bags, crystal plum bags, etc., all of them are exquisite and moderate in size, one bite at a time, so you don’t have to worry about getting fat on your mouth.

    The plates for desserts are all in the shape of petals. Only two or three small snacks can be placed on a small plate, which together just look like a blooming flower.

    The dim sum opened today are all made by Gu Yin herself, Mrs. Wen Er picked up a few and ate them, and praised again: “Although I have always known your craftsmanship, I have tasted yours. I have made it many times, but every time I eat it, I still feel strange, how can you have so many things at your age?”

    While they were talking, two friends of Mrs. Wen Er had already sat by the window and greeted her to sit together.

    Gu Yin asked people to send all the food over.

    The round-faced young woman smiled and said: “Ms. Gu came just in time, tell me what to order. I just saw that there is a turtle called Guiling paste on it, this is what?”

    The light food bar is newly opened, Gu Yin must think about some new food, and this turtle paste is one of them.

      , to dry the moisture thoroughly.

    The tortoise shell, turtle shell and tuckahoe were put into the pot and boiled for four hours. During this time, dandelion, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, licorice, angelica and other medicinal materials were washed and filtered to remove impurities. Boil the pot for an hour or two.

    After four hours, the turtle soup is ready, filter to remove impurities, mix it with the medicinal soup at the front, put some rice noodles, keep stirring, and boil until thick.

    Finally, put the thick soup into a small stewing pot and let it cool and solidify naturally.

    Gu Yin first asked if the other party was on the letter date, and when she learned that she was not, she smiled and said, “This is a new product in our store. If Madam is interested, I will give you a copy.”

    After a while, the waiter brought a small cup, which was naturally cut into small pieces of black turtle paste, although it was drizzled with honey and milk. But it’s still a little scary.

    The round-faced woman frowned when she saw her appearance, but Gu Yin’s craftsmanship was beyond doubt, it was also given to her by the other party, and she could only taste a piece with a small spoon .

    Guling paste is bitter and has a medicinal taste, and it didn’t taste very delicious at first.

    But after taking the second and third bites, this clear and special taste is not so unacceptable.

    Gu Yin added: “This Guiling ointment nourishes yin and moistens dryness, reduces fire and eliminates troubles. I see that my wife has a sore on her lips, so I recommend it for you. It’s cold, so I just asked Madam whether she is on the letter or not.”

    “It turned out to be medicinal, no wonder I smelled an herbal smell.”

    The round-faced woman thought that this dessert tasted average, but if it has medicinal value, then this thing has to be compared with soup medicine, and the taste is definitely very good!

    Mrs. Wen Er’s eyes lit up immediately when she heard this, and she asked, “If you eat roast pork and hot pot, and eat another cup of this, won’t you get acne?”

    Gu Yin nodded with a smile, but still said: “This thing is cold, it’s good to eat it when it’s hot, and you can’t eat it all at once.”

    Mrs. Wen Er immediately asked for a cup, and another woman also asked for a cup.

    She is not curious about the taste of this black thing, nor does she want to relieve the heat of the hot pot, but she herself is easy to get angry in winter, and the most common symptom is laxative It’s not smooth, and in winter, I have to make hot soup almost every day.

    That’s why I wanted to try it.

    After introducing the food, the performance on the small stage also began.

    Yuan Xiaoyuan sat on the side of the stage and played the piano to accompany, and the other four first praised a group dance.

    They have light makeup, clear eyes, and everyone is so good-looking. Their dances are not for flirting, but the kind of scratching their heads, twisting their waists and topping their hips, which are very elegant and classical dances.

    The dance clothes are of course not very revealing, but they are more close-fitting than ordinary dresses, and they embellish the beautiful body line.

    As Gu Yin thought, Mrs. Wen Er and others brought admiring eyes when they saw the tricksters.

    Mrs. Wen Er couldn’t help but whisper: “In the past, these songs and dances were danced for those stinky men, now it’s our turn to enjoy!”

      Alien?”

      She is so tired of life that she hasn’t danced for many years, but if she doesn’t want it to be just an elegant dance, it is indeed suitable for everyone to appreciate.

    After the singing and dancing, Mrs. Wen Er and others applauded.

    Afterwards, Mrs. Wen Er asked Gu Yin again: “I think those men will give some money after watching the song and dance. Are we…”

    Gu Yin pointed to the flower arrangement on the table, “Madam can buy this, a ten pen money can be given to your favorite trickster, this silver money will be directly converted into trickster performance bonus.”

    Mrs. Wen Er doesn’t understand what performance bonuses are, but she still understands that this can be directly calculated as money to the other party.

    A piece of ten cents is not expensive. Mrs. Wen Er said directly: “Then I will give each of them two.”

    Other women responded.

    Gu Yin had prepared these for a long time, and soon someone would prepare the composite cloth flowers.

    These flowers were not sent directly to the trickster, but were placed in front of a sign on the side of the stage.

      quantity.

    According to the number of rewards from the talented people, Yuan Xiaoyuan and others placed different numbers of cloth flowers in front of the statues, and the ranking changed accordingly.

    Unexpectedly, she was the one who received the most rewards, and the small sign with her statue was moved to the front.

    After the group dance, it was a part of individual talent. She helped the waiter to remove the guqin and came back with the pipa.

    When she came back and saw the changed sign, she was so excited that she trotted to Gu Yin and asked in a trembling voice, “Master, that sign…isn’t the sign wrong?”

    Gu Yin reached out and pulled a strand of hair from her forehead behind her ear, and said, “That’s right, the ladies like you!”

    “Thank you boss, thank you ladies!” Yuan Xiaoyuan blushed.

      Forget the feeling of being affirmed and appreciated!

    Gu Yin felt that she was not ugly before, but she was fat and round, and she was very cute.

    Sure enough, Mrs. Wen Er also looked down on her when she saw her, she reached out and squeezed her chubby little hand, and praised: “What a good boy with a blessed appearance! Does he still play the pipa? Good Bomb, I’ll send you flowers!”

    Yuan Xiaoyuan gave a crisp “hey” and sat back on the stage with her pipa in her arms.

    Although she was excited, this time Yuan Xiaoyuan took her first performance as a lesson and quickly adjusted her state.

    Her chubby fingers started to play in an orderly manner, and a melodious song “Spring River, Flowers and Moon Night” flowed out from her fingertips.

    In this soft tune, Mrs. Wen Er and others gave her more than a dozen flowers, and Gu Yin also took advantage of the situation to show them what she had prepared.

    She asked people to prepare a few pairs of silver-printed playing cards and simple board games like Monopoly. The only difference from modern times is that the money in Monopoly has become small silver. ticket.

    Mrs. Wen Er and others just play leaf cards and horse hanging in their spare time, but they have never played these.

    Through Professor Gu Yin, everyone quickly started playing.

    It’s time for lunch soon.

    Lunch on the third floor has various salads, sandwiches, etc. Of course, you can also order other dishes.

    Everyone ordered what they wanted to eat, or ate while playing, or ate while watching a performance.

    Playing until evening, the sky suddenly darkened, and candles were lit instead of oil lamps.

    There is a saying that looking at beauty under the lamp, the more you look, the more charming you are.

    The tricksters on the stage are all beautiful beauties with beautiful faces.

    Evening Food Gu Yin prepared some wines suitable for women, such as plum wine, sweet-scented osmanthus wine, fruit wine, rice wine…all of them. But these are not sold during the day, and only in the evening will there be a separate drink menu.

    Like modern times, these drinks are not sold by the bottle, but by the glass, and customers can order according to their own tastes.

    Mrs. Wen Er and others tried it, and all of them were full of praise.

    Someone, on a whim, asked to perform on stage when they were slightly drunk—they were all women, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

    The woman was good at playing the guzheng. Of course, her skills could not be compared with those from the palace, but she was also very skilled.

    After playing the song, everyone applauded.

    The woman was impulsive when she first came to power, and later regretted it, but when she saw her friends applauding for her, Gu Yin and the tricksters and others also had admiring smiles on their faces. Sincerely, she no longer felt anything, and generously gathered up her skirt and half-blessed body, and returned the gift to everyone.

    After someone took the lead, naturally others followed suit. Even Mrs. Wen Er came to the stage to sing for everyone.

      It is familiar.

    Mrs. Wen Er is the happiest, but she likes to be lively and she made more than a dozen friends a day, which is really a surprise!

    It wasn’t until the curfew, when the women’s families came to look for them, and Mr. Wen Er drove over in person, and the whole day’s excitement was over.

    Master Wen Er saw his wife’s flushed face, and complained: “In the morning, you told me to come and cheer for the sky, I never thought you would stay here. For a whole day, even if you have gone elsewhere, you can find me so easy.”

    Mrs. Wen ignored him and climbed into the carriage by herself.

    Master Wen Er sat in again, and said in pain: “The food is not what it used to be today, and the price of food has doubled. How much money will you spend here for a whole day? “

    Mrs. Wen Er didn’t take it seriously: “It didn’t cost much, just two or three taels of silver.”

    It really only cost two or three taels to eat. Of course, there are also hundreds of dollars for gifts and flowers.

    Facing the iron cock-like husband, Mrs. Wen Er was very discerning and did not mention the reward. Let him know that he is giving away things for nothing, he is going to go crazy!

    To tell the truth, their family is really not short of money, not to mention the money that Mr. Wen Er ordered to collect debts, Mrs. Wen Er herself is the owner of a large dowry and not bad money!

    “Aren’t two or three taels silver? This used to be in Hanshan Town…”

    He was in pain when suddenly a soft female voice came from outside the carriage.

    “Madame, you forgot your cloak.”

    Mrs. Wen Er was lying lazily in the carriage just now, when she heard this, she immediately sat up, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and smiled halfway, “It’s Xiaoyuan, you’re in a hurry, I’ll give it to you. Forget it, sorry to bother you.”

    Yuan Xiaoyuan handed over Mrs. Wen Er’s cloak, sniffed and said, “It’s okay, it’s just a few steps away.”

    Mrs. Wen Er saw that her nose was red from the cold, and said distressedly: “Hurry back, you can’t freeze your beautiful throat. I’ll come to see you tomorrow.”

    Yuan Xiaoyuan gave a sweet “hey”, “Then I’ll practice the little song from Madam’s hometown tonight.”

    After she finished speaking, she trotted back to the restaurant. Before entering, she did not forget to turn around and wave to Mrs. Wen Er.

    Mrs. Wen Er also smiled and waved at her, urging her to hurry in.

    When she was completely inside, Mrs. Wen Er put down the curtain of the car, and without looking at Mr. Wen Er, she closed her eyes and lay back.

    Master Wen Er: ? ? ?

    It’s weird, why does it feel like a scumbag wife comes to pick up a romantic husband home?

    …

    On the side of Lu Guogong’s mansion, after Wangtian Tower ended its day’s business, Feng Tao returned to the mansion with a tired look.

    The Qin shi has been waiting for him for a long time, and he can’t say anything when he is tired, but he is so distressed that he is asked to serve him hot tea and squeeze his shoulders Hammer your legs.

    After a break, Feng Tao started talking about today’s opening without waiting for Qin to ask.

    The Qin family gave him 30,000 taels, and he spent 20,000 taels to buy the restaurant, and there were about 10,000 taels left, so the Qin family asked him to let go of the expenses.

    He worked hard, hired several chefs, and did not hesitate to hurt people. The prices of various dishes were 10% cheaper than food.

    In addition to the lively gong and drum team and lion dance team, I thought they would be able to grab all the business of Shiweitian in one fell swoop. The performance was not affected at all.

    Shi Qin soothed him: “It’s okay, it’s a noodle show, that is, it’s just to be fresh, and it won’t be a good one in a few days. What kind of light food is the food that is open to the sky? ,what’s going on?”

    Speaking of this, Feng Tao’s expression softened. “My son has been inquired. The third floor is singing and dancing. There are always singing and musical instruments, but it is not open to male guests.”

    The Qin sneered, “Then the wife of the Wu family’s reckless husband is a fool, right? She has known that singing and dancing are for men since ancient times, but she does not do men’s business and only entertains women? “

    But I have never heard of using these to entertain women, and I know it will not work!

    What’s so good about being a woman?

    “I’m relieved, since I know that the other party is not good, as long as we don’t mess ourselves up, I believe it won’t be long before we can compare his family!”