The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

This is Xu Huizhen.

After five o'clock in the afternoon, people from other industries started to get off work and the pub began to fill up.

Xu Huizhen was standing at the counter and busying herself greeting guests, while the big girl was in the kitchen preparing snacks and serving dishes.

The tavern has a good location, and there is a large notice next to the door offering a free portion of Juewei braised pork offal to every diner.

Needless to say, old customers like Niu Ye Pian'er Ye came one after another to taste the food.

Crowds of people strolling around after get off work saw that there were free side dishes to taste with drinks, which was braised pork offal, which was meat at best, so they all went into the tavern.

For a moment, the pub was bustling with people talking and chatting, and the atmosphere was filled with laughter.

Xu Huizhen was very busy, but she always had a happy smile on her face.

In her spare time, Xu Huizhen stood at the counter, looking at the tavern full of diners, and said with a smile, "Today the tavern is reopening, and everyone must be curious about how a woman like me could take over the tavern."

Niu Ye asked. "Yes! Huizhen, why did old man He hand over the tavern to you?"

Pianerye also agreed. "That's right, I thought Old Man He was going to hand it over to his only son, He Yongqiang?"

Xu Huizhen said with a smile. "Uncle Niu, Uncle Pian, of all the people here, I only know you two. Since I mentioned this today, you would have told me even if you didn't ask. This tavern was handed over to me after my godfather and I discussed it. I have to pay interest every month, so you all have to support me in the future!" Her voice was playful and cheerful, and you could tell she was very happy today.

Niu Ye took a sip of wine. "Come on, I will definitely come every day. Old Man He will make a fortune if he can take you as his goddaughter."

He was also an acquaintance who had watched Xu Huizhen grow up. He knew her when Xu Huizhen was hanging out in Qianmen Hutong.

Pianerye shook his head and said in surprise. "Wow! When did this happen? Old Man He now has both a son and a daughter! What a great bargain."

He knew Xu Huizhen earlier than Uncle Niu. After all, he was a rickshaw driver who went around the alleys telling stories, and children loved listening to his stories.

Xu Huizhen continued with a smile. "To be honest, I, Xu Huizhen, love to reason and be serious. I like the saying: China is full of amazing women, who says women are inferior to men? What men can do, I, Xu Huizhen, can do too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pianerye led the cheers. "Well done, Huizhen, this is a woman who is as good as a man."

The diners followed suit and the dish was immediately greeted with applause.

"Yes, good job, Boss Huizhen."

"it is good……"

……

Xu Huizhen took two steps forward and continued, "What do we call truth in our tavern? It means we won't cheat, deceive, or deceive people. So from now on, we won't sell wine mixed with water. If you find out, you can smash the wine jar without saying anything, and I'll pay you ten times the price for the fake wine."

Pianerye took the lead in cheering. "Hey~ that's nice."

There was another sound.

"terrific."

"terrific."

……

Pianerye suddenly started to make a noise and asked, "Huizhen, I saw a tall and strong young man who stayed at your place for a long time while pulling a rickshaw today. He looked like Pan An, but he couldn't compare to Pan An. Tell us, is he your boyfriend?"

Xu Huizhen thought, he is my man, so why can’t I tell you?

She smiled gently and said openly, "Pian'erye, that's not my boyfriend. My boyfriend is just a rough butcher in the countryside. The guy you're talking about is my boyfriend's senior fellow student, and he's also my stewed food knife master. The tavern has these stewed food side dishes! They're all from his craftsmanship. Everyone has tasted them. How do they taste?"

Niu Ye gave a thumbs up and praised. "This braised pork offal tastes absolutely amazing, it lives up to the name you gave it, the ultimate braised pork offal."

The diners also applauded.

“Yes, it tastes amazing.”

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Hearing the endless praise, Xu Huizhen's eyes curved and she continued. "Don't look down on me because I'm a girl. From now on, if anyone drinks for free or plays tricks, don't blame me, Xu Huizhen, for being rude. My man is quite skilled. Three or five big men can't beat him. Pian'er said that my stewed food knife master is even more amazing. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is the only one in the city. He is the martial arts instructor of the Public Security Headquarters of the Municipal Police Station."

Pianerye was surprised. "Hey! Master, a real martial artist."

Niu Ye continued. "That's not true. Since ancient times, those who can be called martial arts instructors are not simple. Master Huizhen can be the chief martial arts instructor of the Public Security Headquarters. Isn't this the same as Instructor Lin of the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Water Margin?"

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Xu Huizhen looked at the diners below who were talking about everything and raised her voice. "I'm not using this to bully people. I just want to tell you that it's not easy for a girl like me to open a business, but I'm not easy to bully either!" She spoke briskly and half-jokingly.

Niu Ye immediately supported Xu Huizhen. "Whoever dares, beat him up."

The diners all laughed and agreed.

"That's right. Whoever dares to cause trouble will be beaten by everyone."

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Xu Huizhen smiled gently and continued. "Thank you all first. We are open today. You all have seen the notice next to the door of the tavern. It just said that if you drink watered-down wine here, you can smash my wine jar and I will compensate you tenfold. Another thing is, from today on, we will not accept credit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Niu Ye cheerfully took over the conversation. "Hey! Huizhen, are you targeting me?"

Xu Huizhen smiled gently. "Master Niu, how can that be possible! You are the only one left, because you are never short of money. My godfather told me yesterday when he handed me the key to the tavern that you never default on your debts. This is what you want."

When Niu Ye heard this, he smiled and said proudly, "Did you hear that? This is what I, Niu Ye, have earned in my life."

The diners gave thumbs up.

"it is good!"

"Cow!"

……

At this time, two men walked into the tavern, one was tall and burly, the other was strong, both of them had ordinary faces. They looked around and finally stopped their eyes on Xu Huizhen.

"Madam, give us half a pound of wine each." The tall and burly man took the lead and walked to the counter and handed over fifty cents.

Xu Huizhen quickly responded, "Okay! I won't sell watered-down wine anymore. I'll sell authentic Niulanshan Xi Shao at 50 cents a pound."

"I saw it in front of the door."

"Wait a moment."

Xu Huizhen then took out two wine jugs from the counter, poured half a pound of Niulanshan into each and placed them on the counter, and then brought out two plates of braised pork offal and handed them to them.

The tall and burly man nodded while holding the food and drinks. "Thank you!"

The strong man said with a smile, "Wow! They really are giving us braised pork offal today!"

As he said that, he quickly pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, and immediately praised it highly.

"Madam, this tastes amazing! Your cooking skills are really good..." he said while eating.

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, as long as you eat well."

A customer who knew them said with a smile, "Cai Quanwu, Qiangzi, you guys made a profit today. You can eat such delicious food without spending any money."

Qiangzi smiled. "Hey~ The new boss lady is really generous. Old He is reluctant to let her go."

A familiar diner teased, "You kid, Huizhen is old man He's goddaughter. It's not nice of you to say that to her face. Be careful or Huizhen will ask us to beat you up."

"Ha ha……"

Hearing the name Cai Quanwu, Xu Huizhen paid more attention to the two of them.

According to Chang Wei, he was honest and kind, and didn't talk much. She immediately recognized which one was Cai Quanwu and remembered it in her heart. She and the girl both needed to learn knife skills, and the tavern needed help from a waiter.

As time went by, more and more customers came to the tavern, and the tavern was still full. Even at the door, there were groups of customers, holding braised food and drinking Niulanshan Shao, chatting, which showed how popular it was.

According to the previous sales, the tavern would never be able to sell out ten sets of pig's trotters and offal, and even two sets would be enough. But today, they were sold out, not only because they gave away a free portion of braised pork offal, but also because some customers ordered another portion because they found it delicious.

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