Countryside Romance

When Mu Yun heard this voice, she couldn't help but stop and look at the person who had just arrived.

It was the judge who voted for him.

"Boss Lin, I've tried my best to deal with the competition, but I really can't control the outcome." That person seemed to be brooding over the fact that Mu Yun couldn't win the championship. He rubbed his hands and said, "But I really like your dishes, and you seem to have done some research into the medicinal cuisine. "I heard that Lin Ming was selling some of the Hippopotamus pastries that he had bought in his heart. The brand name he used was for the health care of Hippopotamus Fruits."

The final result of the competition was like that. Mu Yun did not blame the judges who had been suppressed by Old Master Gu. Every family had its own problems. Since she could not defy Master Gu, it must be because of some irresistible reason. She understood.

Of course, she wasn't the only one to blame. The thing that made her most disgusted and disgusted was Gu Shenwei, who ignored justice for the sake of his beauty.

"Thank you for your appreciation, sir."

Mu Yun bowed.

The term 'sir' was usually used to address people with respect. Since the person in front of her could be chosen as a judge, and under the pressure of Old Master Gu, he could still insist on his opinion and vote for himself, it could be considered as being half a gentleman. She respectfully called him 'sir', not going overboard in the slightest.

"Sir, I dare not say so. My surname is Xu. Boss Lin can call me Boss Xu." That person quickly returned the courtesy and said, "Actually, I have a presumptuous request that I hope Boss Lin can agree to."

"There's no need to be polite, just say it."

Mu Yun really didn't like this kind of way of talking. She liked to be straightforward and express her expectations.

"My mother has not been well recently, but because she was tired of the smell of herbs and could not take the medicine normally, her illness has worsened. I, Boss Lin, have prepared a dish with the method of medicine, so I can only ask for your help to save my mother's life. "

As Boss Xu said this, he had already bent down and kowtowed to Mu Yun.

Mu Yun quickly helped him up and said,

"I don't even know a hair's breadth of medicine. It's just that my husband is a bit knowledgeable in medicine, that's all. " Mu Yun said with a troubled expression on her face, "That's why I don't know if I can take on such a big responsibility."

"It's also because I'm in a rush to get medical attention." Hearing that Mu Yun did not directly answer him with a pat on the chest, Boss Xu did not get angry, instead appreciating Mu Yun's cautious confession. He said, "However, Boss Lin can live up to the title of the town's number one chef. I think very highly of you. "My mother should also like it and it could be considered as her filial piety. Boss Lin, would you be willing to be my chef for a while?"

Seeing him so insistent, Mu Yun didn't say much and could only nod.

Boss Xu was overjoyed. While extending his hand to lure Mu Yun to his house, he was also praising her craftsmanship.

Arriving at the Xu Residence, he saw that the main entrance was divided into three rooms with one door open. The staircase was also six stories high, and looking from afar, it looked extremely grand.

Old Master Xu knocked on the door. Seeing that it was the old master, the attendant hurriedly opened the door.

He then led Mu Yun into the room.

The house was a three-way house, and it was also divided into three courtyards. Mu Yun followed Boss Xu and entered the courtyard. Afterwards, they walked through the small door on the right side. Along the way, they walked along the veranda, which dazzled everyone's eyes.

If Mu Yun and Yuan Wu went to the Chen Mansion together, they would be able to compare the flowers and plants in the Chen Mansion by looking at the Xu Mansion. However, in each small space formed by the Xu Mansion, there were different kinds of flowers and plants in different seasons. Some of them were not open yet, but were lush and verdant while others were competing with each other.

After passing the veranda, they arrived at the main hall of the right courtyard. Master Xu told Mu Yun to sit in the hall and wait while he went to the backyard to invite his mother.

She looked at the furnishings in the hall. They were mostly Zen decorations.

Before long, Boss Xu and an elderly maidservant supported a person out.

Mu Yun immediately stood up.

That person looked to be in his forties. There weren't many wrinkles on his face, and his eyes were very clear. However, his complexion was very poor. His face was white and his lips were pale. Could he be covering his mouth and coughing lightly? Judging from Boss Xu's attitude towards her, it was clear that she was the matriarch of the Xu Estate, Old Lady Xu.

"This is the true first place of the competition, right?" When she saw Mu Yun, she smiled.

"Yes." Old Master Xu replied respectfully.

"I don't dare." Although she quite agreed with the madame, Mu Yun still spoke humbly.

"Please take a seat." After the madame sat down, she looked towards Mu Yun.

Mu Yun replied and sat down.

Madam Xu and Boss Xu chatted for a while. Boss Xu asked about his mother's health, blaming the servants for being slow, and Old Lady Xu explained with a smile how considerate the maidservants were. She also explained her body's condition, saying that she would be fine in a few days and told Boss Xu not to worry.

This time, they threw Mu Yun to the side. They seemed to be very disrespectful towards Mu Yun, but as a head chef, their status was not high to begin with. Furthermore, Mu Yun herself had opened a shop, so she could be considered half a merchant. Although Boss Xu was also a merchant, he was previously a scholar and knew many people on the official road. With the accumulation of money, he became known as a country squire, something that a person like Mu Yun, who had neither status nor money, could not afford.

He had only come to cook for the madame, so it was fine if he could sit in the main hall. If he had met someone like the Gu family, he would probably have taken them to the kitchen and thrown them out the door after cooking.

Furthermore, Boss Xu's arrangement was to let Mu Yun know of Old Lady Xu's illness and thus cure her.

Just like that, another hour passed before Boss Xu brought Mu Yun to the kitchen.

Boss Xu chased out the people who were preparing the dishes and invited Mu Yun in, saying:

"Just now, did Boss Lin hear my mother's symptoms?"

"I roughly understand, but I can only make some nourishing medicinal food, and it can't be eradicated." Mu Yun said conservatively, "I've heard that some rich families would ask the pharmacy to cast the soup into mud balls, and only need to take it directly, without much suffering. If you dislike the smell and taste, you can apply spices or icing sugar on the surface of the mud balls to improve the smell and taste of the medicine."

Hearing this, Boss Xu was delighted.

"Boss Lin is truly knowledgeable. I admire you. Tomorrow, I will go to the pharmacy and ask about it." Do you need to make a move? "

Mu Yun shook her head and said:

"Let me handle this myself."

Noon.

In the Xu family's right courtyard.

Old Mistress Xu tasted the fish soup and her indifferent eyes suddenly lit up. She smiled and said,

"I originally heard that the first place of the competition was only a bit of a waste, but the second place is where one's true ability lies. However, he felt that since it's the Gu Clan's assessment, it shouldn't be so dirty. Now that he's personally tasted the second best craftsmanship, he understood that no one in the entire town can compare to him. " As Lady Xu spoke, she scooped a bowl of soup for Lady Xu. "You try it too."

Seeing that his mother liked it, Boss Xu could not help but relax.

After the meal, Madam Xu specifically told Mu Yun to come over and told her a lot of things.

Mu Yun chatted with her for a bit. When she was about to leave, Madam Xu waved her hand and passed her a tray covered with a red cloth.

"You were being cautious, but I thought you didn't have the ability. However, after eating your food just now, my whole body felt comfortable, and my symptoms of coughing improved a lot. " As Lady Xu spoke, she opened the red cloth. "Don't reject it. You deserve it."

Beneath the red cloth was a hundred taels of silver.

She declined:

"It's too valuable, I can't afford it."

"This is the compensation for the competition."

Madam Xu's impression of Mu Yun became even better. She signaled her servant to put the silver from the tray into a pouch and have him hand it over to Mu Yun.

Mu Yun refused.

"I didn't do it for this kind of money. I have an old mother in my family, but I also have an ill father. Naturally, I only need some methods to recuperate. Old Mistress Xu's meals were just a picture of a cat, there was nothing much to praise about it. I myself do not know much about medicinal food treatment, but because of my husband, I do know a thing or two. "

"Since it's all thanks to your family, I'll reward it to your family. You don't have the right to refuse." Old Lady Xu smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a sincere and earnest lady. Just take it as a way to please me and accept the item."

The two ways to put it stopped Mu Yun's refusal, so she could only accept it with a red face.

Old Madam Xu, on the other hand, liked her the more she looked at her.

For the sake of concealing the silver taels, the Xu Estate had specially given her a basket to hide behind.

However, Mu Yun couldn't help but feel uneasy. After returning to Lin Ji, she found an excuse to return home early.

She was only half relieved when she got home.

Seeing Mrs Huang taking care of the garden, she first locked the door and then pulled Mrs Huang into the house, telling them all about the failure of the competition and the Xu Family's matter.

The Huang family was very surprised. She took out the basket and took out the silver taels.

When the two of them counted, they were stunned on the spot.

The silver taels amounted to a thousand taels, but it was the share of the first place winners.

"This is too precious, do you want me to send it back?" Mu Yun said uneasily.

"Since they gave it to you, how could they take it back?" Mrs Huang only felt that all the money she had seen before was not as much as the amount before. She said in a trembling voice, "This silver is really too much to leave at home, it's just that I'm afraid of those two Chen family members. How about you go to the bank and save it? "

"I might as well spend it at the bank." Mu Yun frowned, "Since I've been removed from the Treasure Hall, I have a lot of free time now. I might as well open another store."

When Madam Huang heard that she was going to open a shop again, she felt a tinge of excitement but also a pang in her heart.

Previously, Mu Yun was busy taking care of Lin Ji while making a spoon, so busy that her feet wouldn't even touch the floor. She couldn't fall asleep the few times she went to see Lin Jinyan and could always fall asleep on her bed without taking off her shoes.

But Mu Yun's ability to earn money was very powerful. She felt that even that Gu family in the town was not the slightest bit better than Mu Yun.

"You've just come out from that place, so you need to take care of your body. I'll take some of this money to buy some supplements for you."

Hearing this, Mu Yun's heart warmed. She held onto Lady Huang's hand and said in a spoiled manner:

"Mother, I've been raising them for more than half a month now. Even if you put an egg on them, they're already giving birth to puppies." Just let me be in a hurry, it's been a long time, I feel very uncomfortable all day. "

Looking at her pleading appearance, Mrs Huang could not help but laugh.

"I see that you aren't so idle that you feel uncomfortable all over, you're obviously thinking of making money, and feeling uncomfortable all over."

Mu Yun stuck out her tongue.

"Who doesn't like money?"

After the two of them had finished laughing, they began to discuss what kind of store they should open.

Previously, Lin Ming's store was only able to be bought at a low price because of the shop's poor reputation. However, it was only one store. Now that they wanted to open a new store, they naturally wanted to buy ordinary shops.

The two of them calculated the price of the shop, as well as the furniture and utensils.

When Lin Jinyan returned, she saw that the two of them didn't even light their lamps and were just chatting in the dark.

"Why didn't you light the lamp?" When Lin Jinyan saw that the stove was cold, she couldn't help but ask, "What did you guys talk about all this time?"

"Mom and I are thinking of opening a shop, smaller ones, the kind that doesn't need customers." Mu Yun smiled and said, "How about a taste shop?"

Mu Yun saw that no one in the town wanted to buy the flavor, so she thought that this part of the market was empty. At this moment, she reached out her hand, and would definitely be able to buy a lot.

After Lin Jinyan heard Mu Yun's thoughts, he muttered to himself for a moment before saying:

"I've never heard of a separate store for the taste of brine. Usually, each store makes their own taste of brine to sell."

"It's because no one is opening a shop alone that we can take advantage of it. "The taste of each store is different, and the profits are also different. If we can make delicious taste, they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble themselves, and we've saved them a lot of money."

Lin Jinyan pondered for a moment before nodding her head.

"Listening to your description, this store's business style is completely different from Lin Ji's. You have confidence that you can do a good job with this store."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. His plan was to succeed by half. "If I don't try, how will I know if I will succeed or not?"

After Lin Jinyan heard this remark that suited her personality, she smiled and said:

"Then go ahead and do it."

The three of them sat down and continued discussing the matter of opening the store.

When the sky completely darkened, the stomachs of the three simultaneously rumbled.

Mu Yun smiled awkwardly and said:

"I was so excited about it that I forgot to make dinner."

Mrs Huang took her hand and said:

"It's not too late to do it now. Opening a store requires careful consideration."