After being forced into the palace, I became the tyrant's favorite

"Okay, be careful outside, I'll go to bed first."

"Little master, go and rest, there is still an hour's journey from Tong County."

Wen Yao hummed, leaned back, and lay lazily on the soft couch.

The space inside the carriage is large, and the soft couch is also spacious. It is not a problem to sleep two adults. The carriage bumped and drove for a while. Zhou Li saw a tea shed and said to Zhou Yun: "There is a tea shed. Ask the young master if you want it." stop?"

"My little master said just now that when you encounter a tea shed, you will stop and have some tea before you go." Zhou Yun glanced at him, "Besides, there are only two roads to Tong County in Shenshi at this moment. We need to go by land. More than an hour, this is only half the distance."

"If you don't want to drink, just stay here and I'll ask my little master for instructions."

The carriage stopped, Wen Yao woke up immediately, and vaguely heard Zhou Yun talking outside, but he couldn't make out what he said.

"Little master." At this time, Zhou Yun shouted outside: "There is a tea shed ahead, do you want to come down and have some tea?"

"Use." Wen Yao stretched his waist, the cat leaned over and lifted the curtain, Zhou Yun jumped out of the carriage, saw Wen Yao get out, immediately raised his hand, and helped him get off the carriage.

"Are you thirsty?" Wen Yao came down and arranged Yuehua's robes. This set of clothes was tailored according to his requirements. Fortunately, Zhichun Nuhong did a good job, otherwise such a good material would have been wasted. .

The style is slim, which complements Wen Yao's slender legs, thin and powerful, and looks about sixteen or seventy-seven, as graceful as jade, but the pair of star pupils turn slightly from time to time, and when you look at it, it is clearly extremely cute, and it is hard to seduce people's hearts. Laos.

Wen Yao seldom paid attention to his bright and charming face, most of the time he just cleaned up casually.

But it is better to dress up casually than others.

He first said to Zhou Li: "Feed the horse some grass, Zhou Yun and I will go there first, do you want some tea?"

"need."

"Okay, I'll ask Xiao Er to prepare a pot for you."

Zhou Li agreed, and led the white horse to the stable to feed it hay.

When Xiaoer saw Wen Yao and Wen Yao approaching, he greeted them with a smile, and said enthusiastically, "What does this young man need? Although our place is not big, we only have one room within a radius of ten miles."

Xiaoer greeted warmly, Wen Yao only smiled slightly, and Zhou Yun beside him asked: "Xiaoer, what kind of tea do you have here?"

"There are Longjing tea and white tea, which one do you two guests want to drink?"

"Make three pots of Longjing, and get some food."

"Okay, my son, wait a moment. We have white flour steamed buns, vegetable buns, and fried dough sticks popular in Kyoto. I don't know which one you want to eat?"

"Let's have some fritters."

"Well, fried dough sticks cost ten cents a piece." Seeing Wen Yao's extraordinary clothes, Xiao Er subconsciously said a price.

In fact, the fritters only sell for three Wen a piece.But that's just for ordinary people.

They don't want to offend the Jianghu people by opening tea sheds here, and sometimes they will lower the price when they meet people from certain sects, let alone a serious bodyguard agency.

However, there are not many Escorts in Dachen, and there are only a few regular ones in total.

People usually send their own servants to deliver things, or go to the tooth shop to find a few flexible and honest slaves.

If you are a merchant, you will contact the commercial firm, and after the price is negotiated, someone will deliver it.

If you are a poor family, where do you have so much money to hire someone, let alone go to other counties, the farthest you have only been to the local town.

Xiaoer took Wen Yao as the young master of a certain mansion and went out to visit relatives, thinking that this person would just do nothing and didn't take money seriously, so he felt that Wen Yao was a fool.

However, he deceived the wrong person.

"Why do these fritters cost ten cents?" Wen Yao asked, Zhou Yun frowned, apparently understanding what the waiter was thinking.

"Little master." At this time Zhou Yun said: "This fried dough stick is only three pennies in the capital, how come it is ten pennies when it comes to you? Could it be because my little master is a donkey?"

"Hey, guest officer, don't blame the villain. The fried dough sticks here are bigger than the ones in Kyoto, and the taste is better than those in Kyoto." With a calm face and a smile, he was very guilty in his heart. Where have you eaten deep-fried dough sticks in Kyoto, let alone eaten them, you have never seen them.

"Oh, you said that your fried dough sticks are delicious and big, so you can show us one, and if it's true, then give us ten." Wen Yao looked at him and said calmly.

The waiter in the shop couldn't make up his mind for a while. This tea shed was set up for a fellow villager. He just came to help because he had no money recently, and he earned five cents a day.

"This... I'm just a waiter." The waiter rubbed his hands, trying not to reveal his guilty conscience, "The shopkeeper is home, if you really want to see it, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you."

Wen Yao was almost laughed angrily by him, he pursed his lips and raised them slightly, adding a hint of evil.

"Okay, then give us three white flour steamed buns." Wen Yao changed the subject.

The man was slightly stunned, and quickly went back to the thatched cottage to get the steamed buns.

At this time, Zhou Li came over, and Wen Yao asked, "Do you want to eat steamed buns?"

Zhou Li frowned, and then replied, "Eat."

Wen Yao hummed, and was about to say something, when an abrupt and hoarse male voice sounded, "Shut up for me over there!"

As he spoke, he smashed the big knife in his hand on the wooden table, there was a loud bang, and then another bang, the people around him scattered in shock, their eyes dodged and they didn't dare to look at the unshaven man.

Wen Yao turned around just in time to see the wooden table split in two, and Xiao Er was already cowering in fright.

Wen Yao glanced at the people on the opposite side, and roughly counted seven or eight people.

Most of these people are dark-skinned, tall and thick, and the youngest is in his early twenties.Judging from the reactions of the people around and the waiter, we can tell that this group of people are regular customers here.

Compared to Wen Yao's calmness, Zhou Yun and Zhou Li's brows were already furrowed.

This group of people were the ones who had passed their carriage earlier, but they were waiting for them here!

Looking at their fat heads and big ears, it seems that they have been doing evil around here for many years.

He turned to look at Wen Yao, waiting for the little master to speak.

Wen Yao didn't panic at all, his face was indifferent, and nothing could be seen.

Zhou Li had already pulled out the saber from his waist and placed it in front of him.

The leader looked at Zhou Li's saber, narrowed his small eyes, wandered up and down, and then said in a loud voice: "This brother was a fool to me just now, I don't know what to call the little brother? "

Wen Yao didn't speak, how could Zhou Li answer, the bearded man hurriedly whispered to the leader: "Brother, that kid doesn't care, that boy is in charge. Seeing that he is wearing such good materials, he must belong to a rich family." Young master, let's rob him, let that old guy go back and tell me, and say that if he wants to be safe and sound, he will take 500 taels of ransom."

Wen Yao looked at them with a smile, "Are you guys stupid" or concerned about mental/disabled expressions in his eyes.

Seeing the sporadic disdain in Wen Yao's eyes, the two immediately snorted coldly, and the bearded man even shouted: "Presumptuous! You kid doesn't give you any flair, I really don't know what men do!"

"Oh?" Wen Yao wasn't afraid at all, because he knew that the person Ye Chu sent must not be some idiot. This person has not shown up now, and judging by the appearance of this group of people, he probably didn't notice it. He could hide in the eyes of everyone. The bottom is definitely not an ordinary martial arts practitioner.

No wonder being able to become a shadow guard, coming and going without a trace, not everyone is capable of it.

"I'd like to see how you guys tie me up." Wen Yao usually restrained his temper when he was around Ye Chu. If you really want to say what his personality is like, he is like a cat. When he is soft, he can act coquettishly, but he is really angry Then brush off with a few paws.

"Don't be ashamed, there are only three of you, and we have eight, do you want me to teach you how to count!?" The bearded Hu laughed, completely ignoring Wen Yao's warning.

Wen Yao ignored them, and instead asked Zhou Li, "Who is the county magistrate here?"

Zhou Li was stumped by this question. Although he had been with the emperor all year round, how would he know if he was asked to report officials below the seventh rank?

I'm afraid even Eunuch Li, the supervisor of ceremonies, doesn't know.

Seeing his expression of embarrassment, Wen Yao already knew the answer, and the person opposite laughed even more fearlessly after hearing Wen Yao's words, "Only that coward Zhang De will have to be called Grandpa if he sees us!"

It seems that the county magistrate here is not generally incompetent.

"According to what you said, then I beat you all, and he didn't dare to say anything, did he?" Wen Yao narrowed his eyes, and a sense of danger filled the air. Before they could react, the people behind him had fallen to the ground!

Both the leader and the bearded man couldn't believe it, how fast it was!

Is this still human?

Before the two could escape in time, they were killed with a knife. Just before their bodies fell limply to the ground, they saw a light white figure flashing, and a corner of their clothes could be vaguely seen.

And the knife face that flashed with silver light.

Holding the handle of the knife in one hand, Luo Feng turned around and looked at Wen Yao at the same level, his eyes slid down to the jade token worn by Wen Yao's waist, astonishment flashed across his eyes quickly, and he said, "I have died."

"Okay, what a skill!" Wen Yao smiled and said, "Would Luo Feng have some steamed buns?"

"Thank you, little master, my subordinates are not hungry."

After being rejected, Wen Yao didn't feel that he was being humiliated, on the contrary, he felt that the other party was genuine.

"Okay, then let's continue on our way." Wen Yao clapped his hands, Luo Feng disappeared before everyone's eyes again, Wen Yao saw clearly how he flew away this time, instantly envied his kung fu, and secretly thought about him Will you accept apprentices?

As soon as Zhou Li heard that he was going to leave, he took care of leading the horse. The waiter in the shop who was scared to the side, saw that Wen Yao was going to leave, and immediately became anxious, "Hey, don't!"

The man jumped over timidly and blocked Wen Yao, but he didn't dare to get too close to Wen Yao. He pointed at Wen Yao and said tremblingly, "You've got rid of people, you have to get them no matter what!" let's go?"

"Let them lie here, how can I do business!" The waiter's voice was trembling, and he wiped Wen Yao's neck for fear that he would be unhappy.

"And you are killing people! Killing people is against the law. If you don't get them away, what will you do when the people from the yamen come?"

Wen Yao looked at him calmly, and the other party quickly shrank back, looking more scared than seeing a horse thief.

"You you you——" Mother, why does this person look so scary when he doesn't speak?

At this moment, Wen Yao shot his eyes sharply, and was about to speak, when the waiter in the shop went limp and knelt on the ground with a slap.

Wen Yao didn't give him a look, and passed by him, a little confused in his mind, why did he kneel down when he was fine?He is too young to accept such a big gift, so it's important to hurry up.

When the people from the government investigate, they will find them.

There are several villages nearby, half an hour's walk from Tongxian Town, and an hour's journey to the county.

Wen Yao sat in a carriage, and it took about half an hour to get there.

The carriage strolled slowly, Wen Yao ate some pastry and fell asleep again. When he woke up, it was not early, but fortunately, he had already arrived in a nearby town.

After the small town is Tong County, Tong County governs five small towns, and under the small towns there are seven or eight villages, and the villages are very close to each other.

A group of people hurried on their way, and deliberately chose a narrow path. They arrived at Linmu Town, Tongxian County after only a stick of incense in half an hour's journey.

The town is not big, and there is only one larger restaurant.

This restaurant was chosen by Wen Yao and others.

There are Linjia Village and Mujia Village under Linmu Town. Linjia Village mostly uses the surnames "Lin" and "Wang", while Mujia Village takes "Mu", "Chen" and "Sun" as their surnames.

Zhou Yun led the white horse into the stable first, then walked around the town, bought some things Wen Yao could use, and asked about the food available in the town along the way.

Going around in a circle really allowed him to dig out a lot of information. Most of the residents in Linmu Town have average incomes, and those who barely earn will usually buy two steamed buns for breakfast. The price is cheap and solid, and two can fill their stomachs.

There are also deep-fried dough sticks that are popular in Kyoto in the town. The food in some small restaurants is average, but they are cheap, which can attract many customers to buy them.

After inquiring about these, Zhou Yun went back to the restaurant.

At this time, Wen Yao was lying on the long couch in the private room, and greeted people briefly when they came in.

Zhou Yun was not too polite. He sat down and thought about how to speak. After some thought, he said, "Little master, Lin Mu Town uses steamed buns, fried dough sticks, buns, etc. for breakfast, and even some people eat this for dinner."

"The other main dishes are mainly side dishes, which are generous in portion but tasteless."

"There are not many dignitaries in the town, but because there is the largest restaurant in Tong County, many merchants will come here for a meal."

"There is a school in the town, and the students will try it after school."

"There are quite a few squires in the town, and they can also attract a group of diners."

"The village head is in charge of the town, but the county magistrate will come every now and then."

Wen Yao hummed, he remembered that ten households are the best, and ten best are the protection.However, Linmu Town is really not big, so there is no mayor, but the district chief does it for him.

Knowing the general situation, Wen Yao invited several people to have dinner together.

"After dinner, let's go to the store again. There is no need for a loft here." He ate a meat dumpling, and then asked when he remembered something, "Oh, by the way, do we need to go to the dental clinic or find it ourselves?"

"Look for Yazi." Zhou Yun said: "The town is not big, so it will take some effort to find it by yourself."

Wen Yao thinks so too, let's not talk about finding a good shop and decorating it, it doesn't take ten days to do it, and then he has to hire day laborers to shout around, and rent a house to prepare food.

After dealing with these, he still has to choose a few clean hands and honest cooks.

After leaving Zhou Yun here to observe for a period of time, he followed Zhou Li and the two to Tong County.

After doing some calculations and eating, Wen Yao went to the dental shop without stopping.

Yazi is a man in his 30s and [-]s, short in stature, with mischievous eyebrows, and his enthusiasm rises when he sees Wen Yao.

"Young master, do you need to see a buddy or a shop? I assure you, the one introduced to you is definitely the best." Yazi assured, patting his chest.

"You still have a buddy here?"

"Of course, I will take you there." Yazi hurriedly led the way, through the front hall to the backyard, Wen Yao saw many skinny servants.

Wen Yao also saw a ten-year-old, obviously malnourished, skinny little boy, and beside him was a petite girl with a gray face, but those bright and clear eyes.

Wen Yao looked away and looked at the other two grown men.

Yazi said at this time: "My lord, don't worry, their deeds of prostitution are all with you, and I guarantee that these people have not committed any crime."

"How many taels?" Looking around, Wen Yao pointed at the young man.

"This one costs three taels of silver."

Wen Yaoxin said that the price was suitable, but on the surface he lowered the price: "It's too expensive, add this boy for three taels."

"Oh, you can't do that, my lord, why don't you look at other things?"

"Add this woman and this girl, six taels of silver, no more, and don't want any more."

When Yazi heard "no", he thought for a while, and finally agreed with a hard heart.

One hand of money, one hand of deed, both money and goods.

Take the four of them, and ask Yazi to take them to the shop.

The official road in the town is spacious, and it is also a bluestone road, so you are not afraid of slippery floors and wet shoes when it rains.

In addition, there are two slightly narrower gravel roads and several alleys.

The gravel road is equivalent to the main road at the bifurcation intersection of later generations.

The official road is equivalent to the main road of later generations.

It was the shop on the official road that Yazi took them to.

The shops here are much denser than those in the other two markets, and they are dazzling.

But I'm used to seeing colorful and weird things in later generations, these gadgets really can't attract Wen Yao's attention.

However, the craftsmanship of this era is much more refined than that of later generations, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as ingenious.

Looking at Wen Yao's family and shops, there are rice shops, bun shops, noodle shops, jewelry shops, cloth shops, etc., but there is nothing to eat.

Wen Yao looked around again, and heard from Zhou Yun that there was a wharf not far from here, a place that people who walk by water must pass through, and once they landed, they can only take this road, and this is an official road, and pedestrians on the road many.

He already has a deep understanding of this point. There are men walking back and forth on the official road, and there are some women carrying baskets, even young girls.

Those girls held baskets in their hands, and covered the outside with a red cloth, so Wen Yao couldn't see the inside. After those little girls passed by, Yazi smiled and said: "That's their female celebrity, all the girls can sew. Mending, those are the garments they made in that shop up ahead."

Wen Yao nodded lightly, and heard Yazi ask again: "What kind of shop does the young master want to open?"

"Food and food." Wen Yao casually said, "All kinds of snacks, do you have any suitable ones?"

Yazi rolled his black and round eyeballs, and suddenly said: "It really is! It's in the second room in front."

There is a shop not far ahead. The shop is not big, and Sheng has a big yard behind it. It is more than enough to put the required ingredients in it, which saves a lot of expenses.

Wen Yao deliberately didn't show satisfaction when he saw it, but just took a few more glances, and Yazi saw Wen Yao's attitude from these few glances, and immediately came to him and introduced the original owner with a happy smile.

Wen Yao thought it was good at first, but when he heard that the former owner of the house was a tea seller, it was difficult to do tea business in recent years, so he resold the shop, including the yard behind it.

There is a Chaoshou corridor in the courtyard, three rooms, a bit like a courtyard.

The store faces north and south, and the orientation is excellent.

Just don't know the price...

Wen Yao narrowed his eyes and looked at Yazi, who was smiling flatteringly. He rubbed his hands and said, "My lord, you can see that this house is really good. If you didn't see that you bought it sincerely, I wouldn't run away like this." A long way, I will bring you here. This is the price. The owner said at the time that it should not be lower than 100 taels. You also know what the villain lives on, so the price has to be changed from 100 taels to [-] taels. two."

"My lord, don't think that the five liang of silver will go into the boy's pocket. Our dental firm is just like a commercial bank. There is a president, so I'm afraid I don't even have a single liang of silver when I come here." Yazi said sadly, his face full of sadness. .

"Okay." Wen Yao could accept this price, and instead of continuing to argue with him, he gave the money directly, and the other party cheerfully exchanged the land deed.

The front of the house is big enough to be used as a store, but right now, workers need to be found for repairs, and some small furniture parts need to be ordered by craftsmen.

"Zhou Yun will take them to buy some ready-made clothes first, and then go to see if there are craftsmen nearby."

"Okay." Zhou Yun responded, calling the four of them out of the shop together.

The carpenter was quickly found, and Wen Yao showed him the blueprints he had drawn before. Most of the small objects needed on them were the same as those in the Jingdu Minshifu. Considering the effort required, he only selected a few to make, and the rest Do it slowly later.

The carpenter's surname is Yan, about 50 years old, and his craftsmanship is exquisite. The objects he made are exquisite, and it can be seen that a lot of effort has been spent on them.

There is not much time and there are many things, Wen Yao can only ask Master Yan to find more experienced hands, and promise that the salary that should be paid will also be quite a lot.

Yan Carpenter nodded in agreement.

He has been doing this job for nearly 40 years, and he knows a lot of people. In Linmu Town, there is someone who knows him well and has good craftsmanship. He immediately recommended, "The old man knows such a person. That family, surnamed Zhou, is a widower..."

"He has a weird temper, and he is not short of money. Woodwork depends on his mood." Master Yan said, "But the old man sees that the young master's drawing is so interesting, the old man is probably willing to do it."

"Let's be honest, young master, that old guy's craftsmanship is better than the old man's."

Wen Yao gave the deposit, "Thank you, Master Yan, I'm going to meet that Master Zhou right now."

Master Yan shook his arm a few times, "Go."

After leaving the door, Zhou Yun asked, "Master, do you really want to find that carpenter surnamed Zhou?"

"Go." Wen Yao thought long-term, "In the future, the No. [-] restaurant of Minshifu will inevitably have to deal with them here, and I'm also curious about how good that master Zhou's craftsmanship is."

However, Zhou Yun felt that the man's craftsmanship was only mediocre in this small town, and it would be mediocre in Kyoto.

After a lot of twists and turns, he finally found Zhou Mugong's house.

There is a strong maple tree in front of the door. This solar term is when the maple leaves are falling. Large areas of yellowed maple leaves are flying down against the wind, and finally blend with the earth.

Zhou Yun glanced at the two-door wooden doors with badly peeled paint, and his nose was slightly wrinkled. He really didn't think the people who lived inside were good at craftsmanship.

"Knock on the door." Seeing him not moving for a long time, Wen Yao thought he was waiting for him to speak, so he reminded him aloud.

Zhou Yun nodded slightly, raised his hand to hold the door cymbal (bó), and knocked heavily on the door.

After a while, the voice gradually approached, "Who is it?"

Wen Yao signaled Zhou Yun to speak, and although Zhou Yun had a slander, he still spoke, "My master has a few items that I need to ask Master Zhou to make."

After the words fell, no sound was heard, and after waiting for a while, there was still no movement. Zhou Yun lost his temper instantly, turned around and said to Wen Yao: "Little master, it seems that he doesn't want to take this job."

Wen Yao shook his head and said, "It's okay, just wait."

Zhou Yun wanted to say something more after hearing this, but the door suddenly creaked, followed by a ping, ping, bang, and the door was completely opened from the inside, but only one door was opened by the person who came.

"It's because you have to do work?" The visitor looked at Wen Yao directly, with a very rude tone.

"It's right here." Wen Yao clasped his fists and saluted.

A light flashed in the other party's eyes, and his frosty hair was casually tied behind his head. He looked at Wen Yao for a moment, and said bluntly, "Do you have the blueprint?"

Wen Yao nodded slightly, and the man said in a rough voice, "Show me."

The tone became more casual.

Zhou Yun frowned when he heard that, he was very dissatisfied with this man's attitude towards Wen Yao, and was about to reprimand him, when the young master said politely: "Master Zhou, this is my blueprint."

Carpenter Zhou hummed lightly, with a cold expression, no joy or anger, but after hearing the words, he still took the blueprint handed over by Wen Yao, opened it, his eyes widened instantly, and realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly restrained himself, but the more The more frightening it is to look down!

He can say that he has never seen the thing in this picture. Can this kind of curved chair really sit on people?

What is this called?

Oh, there is a sign below, wooden sofa?

Next to it are two... wait, these are chairs?

This semicircular stool without armrests is also called a chair?

And this kind of wooden table, why is there a hole in the middle, and what is it used for?

It was the first time he had seen such a large table.

Thinking that he had lived for fifty years and traveled all over the world for decades, he never expected to see such a big thing called a "treasure" in such a small town.

When he looked up, scorching light shot straight out of his eyes, and those concentrated lights seemed to want to see through Wen Yao.

"Where did you get this?" His voice was so high that it couldn't be ignored, and even his voice had become hoarse.

"It's coming down."

"You said you painted this?" Zhou Carpenter raised his voice and repeated again.

His eyes were full of surprise.

Wen Yao smiled politely again, "It is indeed from the hand of the junior, what does Master Zhou think is wrong?"

There must be no problem with things thousands of years later, but I am afraid that there is no carpenter in this small town who can make them, and I regret not bringing out the craftsmen from the palace at that time.

"There's nothing wrong with it, each of these objects is wonderful, why don't you sell this blueprint to me."

Wen Yao had already seen how obsessed he was with blueprints, so he said unhurriedly: "How about this, if Master Zhou really likes it, you can ask Master Zhou to make an extra copy. As for this blueprint, to be honest, it was passed down from generation to generation by the younger generation." of."

"If the junior covets this little money, he will definitely sell it to Master Zhou, but my father often reminds the junior to cherish the hard-earned drawings."

"But the younger generation has just arrived and wants to achieve a career. This is a bit serious. In fact, the younger generation just wants to realize the dream of the ancestors for generations - to open a restaurant of their own."

Wen Yao's self-proclaimed name changed a few times, and in the end it made people feel closer, and was deeply touched by what he said.

He used to have ambitions, and that's why he traveled around when he was young, just for the passion in his heart.

But reality taught him how to be frustrated again and again, disappointed again and again.

He once thought that life would be unsatisfactory in eight out of ten cases, but when everyone told him that the things he made were worthless, the kind of sad dreams that had been co-written for many years and his love for woodcraft were there. The moment became an unspeakable shame.

He began to give up on himself for a period of time, and finally figured it out one day.

So, later he came to this small town and became what people call a eccentric carpenter.

In this era, if you have a skill, you can eat and wear without worrying about it, so he has lived a pretty good life in the past few years, and he is not short of those few silver coins.

Although offended many people, but the business is still flourishing.

The words of the young man in front of him happened to bring back his memories of the past, and he said, "Okay, the old man doesn't take advantage of you, I just hope that someone will ask in the future, and I hope you can tell the truth."

"The junior will naturally tell the truth." After Wen Yao finished speaking, he smiled at him again.

In his opinion, these objects were indeed made by Carpenter Zhou. As for the blueprints, he naturally wouldn't make it known to everyone.

Looking at the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, long beard and mustache, and wearing a blue gown, he suddenly had a premonition that the restaurants in the small town would far surpass those in Kyoto!

After negotiating the price, I finally paid a deposit of two taels of silver.

For the remaining eight taels, the two decided to make three sets first after discussion, with three samples in each set.

Before Wen Yao took the people away, he gave Zhou the blueprint directly, and he was not afraid that the other party would steal it.

In Wen Yao's opinion, this is just one of the styles, but it's a pity that there is no glass in this place, otherwise it can be used as a glass coffee table.

But on second thought, if there is no glass, it can be replaced by copper. The four legs are made of marble, and the table is made of granite. Finally, a layer of panels similar to copper mirrors is laid on top of it.

A wheel shaft is installed under the copper mirror panel, which is equivalent to the revolving dining table of later generations.

After having this idea, Wen Yao was not in a hurry to implement it. He asked Zhou Yun to find a craftsman in the town, and planned to rearrange it.

According to Wen Yao's request, the craftsmen rushed to work, and after a few days, the shop changed its appearance and changed its appearance drastically.

The hall is still in the style of Kyoto Minshifu, except that the outermost part is separated by wooden boards, and the top-grade pear blossom wood carvings are decorated with cloud patterns, and there is a place shrouded in white mist above the cloud patterns.

The bottom looks like the Nine Heavens Milky Way.

Zhou Yun was dumbfounded seeing it, it was too beautiful, he believed that the business of the restaurant would definitely be booming on the opening day!

In the next few days, Wen Yao asked Zhou Yun to take the three of them out to issue orders. Zhou Yun was used to this kind of thing, and distributed [-] copies of rubbings to the three of them.

These three people were bought by Wen Yao at the tooth store earlier, and there was also a little girl. Wen Yao thought that the little girl was not as strong as the man, so he asked the man, the boy and the woman to go out with Zhou Yun, and Zhou Yun took Wen Yao with him. Don't worry too.

It's been busy recently, and Wen Yao didn't know much about them. He only knew that the man was Wang Dahua, the boy was Zhang Xiaonian, and the woman was Luo Wenying. The little girl was injured before, so she couldn't remember anything. .

There are at least eight out of ten people with the nickname Yaya, so Wen Yao thought about it and changed her name to Yueling.

After thanking the little girl, she repeated the word "Yue Ling" repeatedly, thinking she liked it very much.

The joyful appearance of the little girl made people feel very kind. He raised his hand and rubbed her little head, and said, "Help Brother Zhou Li sweep the dust."

"Okay!" Yue Ling smiled and nodded, carrying a piece of sackcloth and running to Zhou Li with her legs showing.

Wen Yao took a few glances and looked away.With the man, there is only the cook left.

Luo Wenying can be counted as one, holding the deed of life and death in his hands, and he is not afraid of her doing something sneaky, he intends to leave some recipes to teach them in the future, and he needs to find another one, but Linmu Town is not afraid of him. Unfamiliar, could it be possible to go to Yazi to buy another one?

Wen Yao was thinking about the dishes that the restaurant would need after it opened.

It wasn't until Zhou Yun came back with the three of them that Wen Yao sorted out the recipes and the menu, and when he saw them enter the main hall, he raised his hand to say hello, "Zhou Yun and Aunt Luo are here."

Tell Zhou Yun about recruiting a cook, and Zhou Yun agrees immediately, but he can't help but worry about Wen Yao. After all, they are not related to people in Linmu Town, and they are not introduced by someone they know well. It is not easy for a down-to-earth person.

Zhou Yun thought about it for a while and finally focused on Yan Carpenter. After a quick chat with Wen Yao, he went out.

When Luo Wenying was 15 years old, she was sold by her parents to a toothmaid, and then moved to a rich family to work as a maid. After 20 years old, the teenagers in that family disliked the maids who were getting old, and replaced them with young and beautiful little girls.

Luo Wenying was bought out at that time, and then she followed two masters in a row. The last master was a beautiful wife, who treated her well on weekdays, but once the wife's husband saw how much she had left. Noticing her beauty, she looked at her a few more times, and when the wife saw her, she resold her again.

Before leaving, my wife talked to her, "I will drive you away, so don't blame me, I don't mind the master having an extra room, but after getting along these days, I think you are a good girl, and you are not too old in your 20s. , find a good master to take you out of slavery in the future..."

"When the time comes, find a good man to marry, and don't look for that smooth-talking man." As she spoke, the lady sighed, "Don't think I'm the mistress of the mansion, but in fact the middle class has never been in my hands. .”

"Besides, the master is a romantic man, and there are countless concubines. I can't bear to see you suffer."

"Even if I want to change my slave status for you, I really don't have any money to spare."

At that time, after Luo Wenying thanked her, she followed the matchmaker and left.

Now she met Wen Yao.

In the past few days, she has seen that the master is a gentle, considerate and good man, not only has the appearance of a banished fairy, but also has strange ideas, and treats them servants with courtesy.

She looked at Wen Yao, her face softened involuntarily.

"Master, is your name slave?"

"Aunt Luo doesn't need to call herself a slave in front of me. You are older than me, and you are still my elder." Wen Yao said with a smile. Equal ideological/ideological education made it impossible for Wen Yao to order them like ordering animals/animals, and more of an attitude of discussion.

However, this effect is not ideal, probably because of their deep-rooted thinking, and Wen Yao can't force it.

Luo Wenying laughed when she heard that, "Okay."

"Can Aunt Luo cook?"

"Cooking, yes." Luo Wenying said with a smile: "Slave, I used to be in... and I went into the kitchen. At that time, my wife liked to eat my cooking."

"That's good." Wen Yao nodded, "I need your help with a job."

Luo Wenying hurriedly said: "Master, you have just ordered, why do you say anything to help!"

There was joy in his tone.

This was the first time she met a master who would ask his servants for their opinions.

Wen Yao gave an overview, and briefly explained what she needed to do. Seeing her nodding her head in agreement, she said, "The kitchen has also been tidied up. Let's go in and try it first. I'll see how far you can do it."

Luo Wenying said in surprise: "Master, you want to enter...the kitchen with me?"

Wen Yao's expression of "it should be" made Luo Wenying both shocked and dazed.

Wen Yao walked in first, and said without looking back: "The restaurant will open in a few days, you can watch the dishes I am cooking, and write down in your head what you don't understand, and wait until I finish cooking." Ask, I have also prepared the recipes for these dishes, you can practice according to the above in the past few days, and when the taste is almost the same as mine, I will go to other counties."

"My master is going to another county, what should I do here?" After all, Luo Wenying was born in poverty, and she is also a fledgling in business, so she doesn't understand.

"I'll leave Zhou Yun here." After a while, Wen Yao changed the subject, "I won't talk about that, I'll teach you how to make meat sauce noodles first."

Wen Yao has made noodles with meat sauce no less than several times, and he also prepared the ingredients and seasonings in advance, which is much easier to make, and he did not plan to make