"Hey, when did you two become brothers?" Jiang Muxia said jokingly.

Tang Zhongbai raised his glass and drank it all, saying calmly: "Men don't know each other without fighting, and the more they fight, the deeper their feelings become." He refilled his glass, clinked glasses with Xu Da, and said: "Isn't it, Brother Xu?"

Xu Da clinked glasses with him, took a sip, and nodded, "Yes."

Jiang Muxia shook her head in silence, unable to understand the sudden friendship between them.

……

It was already dark when Lu Chaoyun arrived at the restaurant, and her face was gloomy when she entered the shop.

Li Jiyi held Jiang Muyang's hand, and his face was also full of anger.

It seems that it is not easy for Lu Chaoyun to come to the county. There is no doubt that Jiang Lingye is up to something again.

"what happened?"

"It's your grandfather." Lu Chaoyun sat down on the stool angrily and put the bag in his hand heavily on the table. "Ji Yi came home and told me to come to the shop to make noodles. I was very happy to earn more money. I went to the main hall to inform your grandmother."

The more she spoke, the angrier she became. "I didn't expect your grandfather to be at home. He heard that I was going to work in the shop, so he insisted that I take Qianhe with me. If I take him with me, I will also be putting my job at risk."

"Your grandfather and your eldest grandmother started arguing with me, saying that I didn't behave like an elder and that I never thought of my own family when good things happened. They also said that the third brother's family had grown powerful and no longer respected your grandfather."

"Your grandma said something to help me, and your grandpa slapped her in the face and scolded her as well."

"What kind of people are they? They rush to the front when good things happen. But when something bad happens, they become cowards. What shameless people. Pah..."

Jiang Muxia frowned. She thought that Jiang Lingye would stop her and thought that he would just ask Lu Chaoyun to give all the wages to his family.

Unexpectedly, he has not given up the idea of ​​finding something for Jiang Qianhe to do.

Why does Jiang Qianhe blame her family when he can’t find a job?

"Mom, how did you get out?" Jiang Muxia asked in a deep voice.

She didn't believe that Jiang Lingye would let Lu Chaoyun go so easily.

Sitting in Li Jiyi's arms, Jiang Muyang pouted and was about to cry, sobbing, "Grandpa wants to keep me at home. He won't let mom bring me to the county."

Li Ji said angrily: "Fortunately, I was there at the time. Your aunt wanted to drag Yangyang into their house, but I stopped her. Otherwise..."

Otherwise, Lu Chaoyun would not be able to come out today because he was worried about his son.

"What?" Jiang Muxia's face turned cold. Did they want to keep Yangyang as a hostage at home? They had lost their humanity.

She suddenly raised her head and looked at Lu Chaoyun, "Mom, have you ever thought about dividing the family?"

"Divide the family?" Lu Chaoyun was stunned. There has never been a precedent in the village where the elderly were still alive and dividing the family.

"Yes. Think about it, grandpa only cares about the eldest uncle's family. Grandma's words don't carry any weight. Over the years, everyone has given all their earnings to grandpa. You should know that he has spent all the money on the eldest uncle's family. The second uncle has nothing just like our family. Dad and the second uncle do most of the housework."

The hope on Lu Chaoyun's face flashed away. She shook her head and whispered, "It's impossible to divide it. There is no precedent in the village. If the family is divided, your father and I will be accused of being unfilial, and it will be difficult for the three of you to get married. We can't hold our heads up in the village."

Dividing the family property while the elderly are still alive is considered extremely unfilial by the people in the village.

In this world where filial piety is the main value, dividing the family is undoubtedly an anomaly.

Jiang Muxia sighed. Her mother was right. If she wanted to divide the family, she had to find a reasonable time.

She still has to wait, maybe... soon.

Jiang Muxia took Jiang Muyang, held him in her arms, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Yangyang, stay in the shop with mother and sister from now on. Sister will make you something delicious, okay?"

Jiang Muyang kissed his sister gently on the cheek and smiled happily: "Sister, I like it here very much. It's big, clean and warm."

Then his stomach made a rumbling sound.

Jiang Muxia asked softly, "Are you hungry? Tell me what you want to eat."

The little guy said embarrassedly: "Sister, can I eat meat? I haven't eaten meat for a long time."

Jiang Muxia touched his head gently and said with a smile, "Of course. I'll make you some vinegar-braised pork slices. You can go back to the backyard with your mother first. There's a fire in the house. It's warmer than here. I'll make the meal and send it over." She asked Li Jiyi to lock the door of the shop, and the three of them walked towards the backyard.

On the second day of October, before dawn, everyone in the restaurant got up early and started working in the kitchen.

Everyone had a clear division of labor. Li Jiyi was responsible for making the small cold dishes for the cold pilaf and assisting Lu Chaoyun.

Ruan Fenfang was responsible for washing vegetables, cutting vegetables and preparing side dishes, while Jiang Mutao was responsible for making a fire.

Lu Chaoyun's most tiring job was kneading and cutting dough. She didn't dare to do too much on the first day. Although she only kneaded ten kilograms of flour, the requirements for steaming noodles were high. The dough could not be too soft or too hard, which made her very tired.

Lu Chaoyun kept arguing that she had to find a man to knead the dough for her. Her body couldn't handle such heavy work, and if she continued doing it for a long time, her body would collapse sooner or later.

It’s no wonder that Lu Chaoyun complained. Among all foods, noodles for steaming are the most difficult to make.

The group worked for the whole morning. Near noon, when the porters working at the ferry were about to get off work, Xu Da and Tang Zhongbai came to the shop to help prepare for the unveiling of the plaque.

The firecrackers were hung up and dragged to the edge of the ferry.

Just wait until noon, then unveil the plaque and light the fireworks.

Fuzi stood at the door of the restaurant, paying attention to the time. When the time came, he shouted, and the Sihai Restaurant officially opened for business.

The lobby was already warm as spring.

On one side of the lobby near the inner courtyard, three large pots had already been set up, with a stove underneath to ensure that the food was always hot. In front of the pots was a row of tables with four ceramic basins filled with cold dishes, and bowls, plates, and chopsticks neatly arranged.

There are soups, vegetables and staple foods, and Sihai Restaurant will focus on these foods in the future.

The main focus is to eat well and have good quality at an affordable price.

Li Jiyi and Lu Chaoyun, who were standing in front of the table, kept fiddling with the dishes on the table, stirring the food in the pot from time to time.

The two of them were a little nervous, worried that no one would come in to eat.

Jiang Muxia sat calmly at the counter, listening to the noise outside, waiting for Fuzi to shout loudly so that she could go out to greet the guests.

A man walked in hurriedly, "Miss Jiang, the time has come, come out and unveil the plaque."

Jiang Muxia stood up calmly, brushed off the non-existent dust on her clothes, and slowly walked out of the counter. She stopped, nodded to Li Jiyi and Lu Chaoyun in the lobby, and walked out of the restaurant.

The door was already crowded with all kinds of people, including regular customers who came to the tavern, servants in black official uniforms, and shopkeepers and servants who were doing business at the ferry.

Some people exclaimed that this shop was opened. Xu Da, who was famous in Chenliu County, came out, and there were also people from the government. It seemed that the owner of the restaurant was of high status.

Some people who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make money have given up the idea.

Some people even develop a desire to cling to others.

Fuzi stood in front of the restaurant and saw that the sun was already high above his head. He shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived. Sihai Restaurant is open for business... to welcome guests..."

Then Xu Da, Tang Zhongbai and Jiang Muxia unveiled the red cloth at the same time, and the plaque of Sihai Restaurant with black characters on a red background appeared in front of everyone.

Then the deafening sound of firecrackers filled the sky.

Amidst laughter and joy, guests walked into the restaurant one after another.

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