Food for the people

Qiao Yu liked the name Yulou very much, and when she woke up after a nap, she asked Lu Jincheng to make a plaque together.

Naturally, I still have to ask Mr. Shen for help.

Mr. Shen's small courtyard was still as quiet as ever. When they went, Mr. Shen was carving a wood carving in the yard, which was a beast in the shape of a dragon head, a horse, a body, and lion feet. There are all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry under his feet. He is half the height of Qiao Yu.

Lu Jincheng led Qiao Yu into the door together, and first said hello to Old Shen.

Qiao Yu looked at the wood carving, and thought to himself that this old Shen is indeed a master, not only can make large pieces of furniture, but also carve such exquisite wood carvings.

His eyes were bright, and he looked around the wood carving several times before he asked, "Is Shen Lao Diao's Pixiu?"

Old Shen hummed, nodded, and asked with a smile in his eyes: "Do you like it?"

Qiao Yu hadn't noticed anything yet, and nodded vigorously: "I like it, but this wood carving is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it costs a lot of money to carve one."

All his silver was used to build the Jade Tower, and now he has nothing to own, and he doesn't have the money to let Shen Laodiao get another one if he likes it.

Lu Jincheng smiled when he heard the words: "The teacher hasn't carved woodcarvings for many years. This woodcarving is priceless in the market, and I definitely won't be able to buy it."

Hearing that, Qiao Yu felt a little depressed. At first, he was thinking of asking Mr. Shen to help him carve one when he got rich, but now it seems that it must be a waste of time, and he began to doubt the owner of this wood carving: "Then Mr. Shen is Is it at home?"

Elder Shen and Lu Jincheng looked at each other. The teacher and the student reached a consensus. Elder Shen stroked the beard on his chin and said in a deep voice, "No, I gave it away."

Qiao Yu was even more depressed now.

Lu Jincheng saw that he pretended not to care, but his eyes were almost glued to the wood carving and he couldn't get it off. The corner of his mouth smiled even more, and finally stopped teasing him, and said, "Yes, this is a gift from the teacher to the boss of Deyulou. Congratulatory gifts, others will never be able to buy them."

After Qiao Yu hesitated for a second, his eyes lit up again, and he looked at Elder Shen.

"For me?"

Seeing him like this, Old Shen couldn't help laughing, nodded and said, "Yes, it's for you."

As the mountain turned around, Qiao Yu did not expect that this lifelike wood carving was really for him, and said excitedly, "Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your love. I will definitely put it in the most conspicuous place and appreciate it every day."

Old Shen and Lu Jincheng laughed together, and asked, "Have you decided on the name of the restaurant?"

Lu Jincheng responded: "Well, it's called Yulou."

"The name is good, and the auspicious date has also been chosen?" Shen Lao asked while stroking his beard.

Qiao Yu shook his head: "No, I just wanted to ask Mr. Shen to take a look when I came here."

He actually doesn't believe in these auspicious days, but Deyulou means a lot to him, so it doesn't matter if he chooses a day carefully, but he doesn't know anything about it, so he just thought it would be good for Mr. Shen to look at it.

Elder Shen did not refuse, went into the room and looked through the almanac, and said: "Three days from now will be a good day, if everything is ready, we can open on that day."

Qiao Yu smiled again: "Other things are ready, but there is still one thing that needs to be troubled by Mr. Shen. The name of Deyulou has been decided, but the plaque has not been made yet. I want Mr. Shen to help make a plaque."

The plaque was not difficult, Mr. Shen readily agreed and said that it could be handed over to him within two days.

Seeing that the restaurant was about to open, in the afternoon, Mr. Shen sent him the tables and chairs that he had ordered earlier.

Deyulou is not a big place, but it took more than a dozen people to carry the tables and chairs back and forth several times before they were carried in. Qiao Yu stood at the door and directed everyone to arrange the tables, chairs and benches neatly. There are seven tables, and there are only four private rooms on the second floor, and each room is not particularly large, so it is naturally incomparable with Yipin Building.

But Qiao Yu was very shrewd, and when he communicated with Song Li to renovate, he determined the overall style of Deyu Tower.

Firstly, Deyu Building does not have the geographical location of Yipin Building, and secondly, it does not have the wealth and wealth of Yipin Building. He must not be able to compare the wealth and aura of Yipin Building, which is inlaid with gold and jade, but it does not prevent him from making Deyu Building unique.

He didn't make much changes in the hall on the first floor. He only made a hollow and carved wine cabinet behind the counter. Wine can be placed on the top of the cabinet.There are many people in the hall, so it is inconvenient to add too many decorations, so as not to occupy the space, so there are not many other decorations except calligraphy and paintings.

The private rooms on the second floor have put some thought into it, and the four private rooms have been arranged differently according to the meaning of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Qiao Yu himself doesn't know much about decoration, but he has a big brain and sees a lot, and an insider like Song Li dares to do it, and the effect is actually very satisfactory to him.

The room in spring is called Jingzhe. In addition to the word "Jingzhe" on the wooden sign outside the house, there are also a few finely divided winter jasmine flowers painted on the side. A dry tree stands in the corner of the house. A winter jasmine that never fades.

Xia’s room is called Grass of Grass, under the window there are several scattered stone platforms, the stone platforms are hollow, filled with brook water, and there are a few water lilies floating gracefully on it, under which you can see the colorful flowers swimming around. The fish is a small koi that Lu Jincheng specially caught for him.

Autumn is frost, which means autumn harvest. There are thousands of red threads hanging from the roof, and the strings are full of small fruit-like lanterns. The naive look that can't come out.

Winter is the winter solstice. He made a hollowed-out screen on the wall directly opposite the entrance. The screen divides the wall like a window pane, revealing the bright red plum blossoms on the wall behind, as if emerging from the white snow. It's the same as the newly opened one.

In addition to the different decorations in these private rooms, there are actually some similar things. For example, the tables in the several private rooms are exactly the same. Yu also specially made some pillows of different styles, stuffed with thick and soft cotton, the pillows behind him are unspeakably comfortable.

Yipin Building worked hard on the hard decoration, Qiao Yu did not have the financial resources, so he could only work hard on the soft decoration. Fortunately, the results were not bad. Each of the four private rooms received unanimous praise from everyone, and they all said that they sat in it. It's all a very refreshing thing.

After Qiao Yu arranged the last bit of decoration in the private room, everything was ready.

Mr. Shen kept his word and sent the plaque over two days later.

A plaque covered with red silk was hung outside the Deyu Tower, Qiao Yu's restaurant was finally ready to open in the morning of the third day.

He and Zhao Kang have been preparing for more than half a month, and they are already familiar with the recipes in Deyue Tower.

As for the manpower, apart from Aunt Qiufeng who had already discussed with Qiao Yu, Sanqi and Chen Cong would come to help, and Qiao Yu's wild thoughts at the beginning turned out to be true, and Lu Jincheng accepted his request, Said that he would come and be the shopkeeper for him for two days.

Qiao Yu's eyes curled up when he heard the words and smiled. He is a majestic prince, and now he is really here to do odd jobs for him, so he feels quite comfortable in his heart.

On the first night of Deyulou's opening, Qiao Yu and Zhao Kang stayed busy until very late before returning home to rest. Although there were two small rooms in the backyard, Qiao Yu thought about it and decided that Zhao Kang should live in this small room. It is convenient for Kang and his mother to live in the palace, but after the opening of Deyulou, it will be a bit far for him to walk back and forth.

After everything was ready, when he went out, it was already a bright moon in the sky.

Lu Jincheng was waiting outside the door covered in moonlight, his sharp side face immersed in the moonlight was so handsome that it was not like ordinary people, in Qiao Yu's eyes, it was like a picture of a handsome guy who was lively and fragrant, he licked He licked his lips, looked around for a while, saw no one in his line of sight, so he trotted over, jumped onto Lu Jincheng's back, Lu Jincheng didn't even look at him, and grabbed the person Bend your legs, and carry the person on your back steadily.

"Joe is very happy today."

Qiao Yu lay on Lu Jincheng's shoulder, squinted his eyes and tilted his head to kiss his ear. After feeling Lu Jincheng's momentary stiffness, he curled up his mouth and smiled, and said, "Of course, De Yulou will open tomorrow. gone."

He has been here for so long, besides Lu Jincheng, the biggest achievement is Deyulou. Now that Deyulou is about to open, there is no reason for him to be unhappy.

Lu Jincheng sighed lightly when he heard the words: "I'm not too happy."

"Huh?" Qiao Yu was puzzled, a little surprised that there was something unhappy about him.

Lu Jincheng didn't speak for a long time. When he turned the corner of the alley, he suddenly put the man down and pressed him against the bluestone wall.

"I don't know when Qiaoer will be so busy. If I'm so busy every day until this month is empty, I really can't bear it." Lu Jincheng leaned over and kissed the corner of Qiao Yu's lips, and waited until Qiao Yu tilted his head. When he actively sought this kiss, he leaned over and clasped the back of his neck, and fixed him in his arms. The corners of the kisser's eyes were red.

Qiao Yu panted and parted from him, the corners of his mouth glistened with water, his eyes were affectionate and charming, and Lu Jincheng's throat tightened a little, before he said with a smile: "Does Prince Yan want to support me? "

Lu Jincheng pecked him on the mouth again, and then said: "My Qiaoer is so radiant, there's no need for me to take care of it."

He knew Qiao Yu very well, he knew that this person was a bird and not a fish, and he couldn't be trapped in his square, no matter how much he wanted to lock this person in his arms, he would not take it seriously.

Qiao Yu's smile deepened when he heard this, and he nodded, "Well, Lu Jincheng is the only one who knows me."

He likes Deyulou and cares about Deyulou, because it not only means money, but also original intention. Qiao Yu likes this job.

He will never give up no matter what.

"It's okay, just look harder. If I'm tired, I'll tell you."

Lu Jincheng hummed, but did not speak, and the two returned to Qiao's small courtyard hand in hand.

Since the day when Deyulou was built, many people have heard the news. When Qiao Yu set up a stall, he advised him to open a restaurant by himself. Now he is always asking when the store will open. Anyway, Qiao Yu Although Deyulou is not a big place and it hasn't opened yet, there are quite a few people who are paying attention. After all, Qiao Yu is still under some pressure. He will open the next day, and he doesn't care about anything else. He is buried in Lu Jincheng He closed his eyes in his arms.

"I'm going to get up early tomorrow morning, hurry up and put me to sleep."

Lu Jincheng sighed: "A moment in the spring night is worth a thousand gold, but Qiao Er only wants me to put you to sleep, how can I make it up to me?"

With her eyes closed, Qiao Yu leaned forward and kissed him on the lips, and said, "After these two days, you can make up for it however you want."

Lu Jincheng smiled when he heard that, "Okay."