Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 200

Another carriage came to the restaurant door. Mrs. Yu lifted the curtain and squinted at the plaque: Ruyi Restaurant.

What an earthy name.

She got off the carriage and the maid helped her into the restaurant.

Zhong Ruyi was looking at the account book. When he heard the footsteps, he said before he even looked up, "Excuse me, sir, we are about to close."

No one responded.

When she looked up, she saw Madam Yu and her maid standing in the store, looking around. She quickly dropped the account book in her hand and stood up to greet them, "Madam Yu, are you here to pick up the young master?"

Madam Yu responded calmly, frowning slightly and said, "Why did you open your store here? The carriage can hardly get in."

The street is a bit too crowded. Although there are shops all around and there are many people, business can’t be too bad, but the store I gave last time is also very good, okay?

"Why don't you open the store I gave you? That place is close to the government office, and there are food businesses around it. There are more people than here, and the business will be better than here."

Could Zhong Ruyi say that she was busy opening a shop and had not yet visited the shop that Madam Yu gave her?

Of course not. She could only say, "They all sell food. This side is closer to the pier, so more people come here to eat."

In the past two days, several groups of people have come to move goods at the dock, but usually three or four people order one dish and then eat the dry food they brought with them.

A dish like this would only cost about ten cents to share among four people, which is acceptable. The dish is all meat, and it's worth it to get meat for just over ten cents.

Mrs. Yu didn't know what to say. She looked around the store and didn't see her little ancestor. "Why don't I see He'er? Didn't they say he was coming today?"

Yu Yunhe, who was watching rabbits with Cuicui in the yard, jumped up when he heard his grandmother's voice and said, "My grandmother is here to pick me up!"

He went out in a flash. When Mrs. Yu saw her grandson, her face lit up with joy, completely different from her previous serious look.

"You kid, you've been out for most of the day and didn't even bother to ask someone to go back and tell your mother. You've made your mother worry for nothing."

Yu Yunhe didn't think of this. He just wanted to go out and have fun. He looked at the two servants.

One of the servants stood up and said, "Madam, I went back at noon and reported it to the young mistress, and she agreed."

Zhou Yuyan had no objection. The child was full of energy and didn't study hard at home all day, but just wanted to go out and play.

There are two servants following him, so if anything happens, there is someone to report back.

Mrs. Yu was about to go back after picking up her grandson. Before leaving, she asked Yu Yunhe to thank Zhong Ruyi for taking care of him despite her busy schedule.

Zhong Ruyi waved her hand. "I can't say he takes care of me. He and my niece play well together, and the children have a lot to talk about."

Here, Yu Yunhe was saying goodbye to Cuicui, "Sister Cuicui, I will come to play with you and Sister Xiaoyu next time. Remember to tell Sister Xiaoyu that I will help her sell things next time."

Cuicui nodded solemnly, "Brother Yun, come to our village next time and I'll take you to the river to fish."

The two children established a deep friendship after just half a day of spending time together.

After getting on the carriage, Yu Yunhe poked his head out of the carriage and waved to the people standing at the door, saying, "Sister Ruyi, Sister Cuicui, I'll come to play with you next time!"

Cuicui is Zhong Ruyi's niece, but this child calls both of them "sister". Doesn't this confuse the generations?

As soon as I stepped into the store, Xiaoyu's voice came from the door, "Sister, I'm here to return your bowl."

Zhong Ruyi quickly waved her in, "Did you run back home? You didn't even want your things."

The straw sandals and hat placed at the door had been put away by Zhong Ruyi, who was waiting to return them to the child when she came.

but.

She glanced at the red marks on Xiaoyu's face and frowned, "You were fine at noon, right? Why is your face red in the afternoon?"

It doesn't look like a sunburn, but more like a slap mark.

Xiaoyu put the bowl on the table, pursed her lips and said, "I bumped into it accidentally when I went out."

She didn't want to say it, and Zhong Ruyi didn't force her. He just put some of the cold rabbit that he was trying today in a bamboo tube and gave it to her.

"Take it back and eat it. These are the leftovers from my store. I can't sell them anymore. I'd like to trouble you to help me deal with some of them."

The little girl looked grateful. She saw so many people coming to the store to try the food every day, so how could there be any leftovers? It was obvious that these were specially reserved for her.

She said thank you, took the bamboo tube handed to her by Zhong Ruyi, and ran away.

Aunt Chen was still in the store. She sighed as she watched the little girl run away. "I asked around today. I heard that this little girl lives with her father and grandmother on Fu'an Street. Her father has a bad leg and goes to the dock to move goods every day. Her grandmother is not in good health either. She is sensible and she makes straw sandals and hats with her grandmother at home every day to sell."

She felt a little guilty and said a few words to the girl because she took an extra plate of snacks for sampling today.

"Where is her mother?" Zhong Ruyi asked.

Aunt Chen shook her head. "This child was actually adopted. Her father is disabled and has never married."

Zhong Ruyi was fine. She was an orphan in her previous life, so after hearing these words, she just sighed a few words and let it go.

But what she didn't know was that the bamboo tube of cold rabbit she gave away was eventually snatched away by someone.

Xiaoyu was pushed to the ground and fell to the ground, but she still held the bamboo tube tightly in her hand to prevent anyone from snatching it away.

The person who pushed her down was Lin Jinbao, the son of a family surnamed Lin who lived in the same courtyard as theirs.

"Give it to me quickly!"

"...No! This is mine, why should I give it to you!" Xiaoyu protected the bamboo tube tightly.

But how could a seven or eight-year-old child like her compete with someone who normally ate and drank ten times better than her?

Even though the two of them were not much different in age, she often didn't have enough to eat and was small and thin, so how could she possibly win?

So the bamboo tube in her hand was soon snatched away.

After Lin Jinbao snatched it away, he was still very proud, "You are a bastard, and you dare to snatch it from me, are you worthy?"

As he said that, he raised his foot and kicked Xiaoyu.

When he kicked her for the first time, Xiaoyu was unable to dodge and was kicked, but she quickly stood up and started wrestling with Lin Jinbao.

"Give it back to me! It's mine!"

"What do you mean yours? If I grab it, it's mine! If you dare to steal my things, I'll show you how I'll deal with you, you bastard!"

Xiaoyu and Lin Jinbao had a huge difference in physical strength, and she was soon beaten black and blue. However, she took advantage of Lin Jinbao's complacency to snatch the bamboo tube back, and ran away immediately after getting it.

Lin Jinbao chased after him and quickly ran into the yard.

Mrs. Lin was working at home when she saw her son and the little girl next door, one running away and the other chasing after them.

He immediately put down the work in his hands and asked his son what was wrong.

Lin Jinbao was the first to complain, "This bastard stole my meat!"

"What?!" When Lin heard this, she was outraged. She never thought about where her son got the money to buy meat. She only cared about that the meat that originally belonged to her family was snatched away by a wild girl.