The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 1092 - 1086: Opening a Restaurant

Chapter 1092: Chapter 1086: Opening a Restaurant

The restaurant is under renovation but Shunzi didn’t remain idle. Recently, he moved into Gu Youyou’s house, under her guidance, to focus solely on making various spicy fish dishes.

Gu Youyou asked, "Chilies are hard to come by since nobody has grown them before. Have you solved this problem?"

Shunzi chuckled and said, "The chili peppers have already been planted. When we escaped, the most we brought with us were chili pepper seeds. I mentioned this to Miss Du last time, and she generously rented a small manor for me. It’s not far from both Beijing and Jinxiu City."

Gu Youyou burst into laughter, praising him, "Well done, Shunzi, you’ve learned to plan ahead. I’d forgotten to mention this to you before and thought you had forgotten about it."

"How could I?" Shunzi replied. "If the fish doesn’t have chilies, the flavor is never quite right. I’ve been using chilies for the fish, and Erya absolutely loves it."

"Alright, then I’m relieved. Today, sister will teach you to make sauerkraut fish. Some people’s palates aren’t suited to very spicy flavors but enjoy that sort of taste, so you can serve them a less spicy sauerkraut fish."

With Gu Youyou’s help, Erya’s Fish Manor successfully opened.

Since Shunzi’s way of making fish was not yet widely accepted, Gu Youyou suggested that he prepare some small dishes for customers to sample first. If they liked it, they could then go inside to order.

The opening day had a 50% discount, the second day a 60% discount, and the third day a 70% discount... until the original price was restored. This approach was very enticing and, since there was no shortage of wealthy individuals in Beijing, they would come to the restaurant out of curiosity to try the novelty.

The first day was fully booked, the second day required customers to wait, and by the third day, reservations were needed.

Erya’s Fish Manor was busier than they had anticipated.

Shunzi alone could not keep up, and fortunately, Sanbao also knew how to make fish. After three days, they realized that just the two of them was unsustainable and would exhaust them sooner or later. This could not go on.

Gu Youyou had the kitchen built large, and Shunzi finally understood her careful consideration. Building it so big meant she had foreseen this; with so many stoves, they’d need to hire more chefs.

Gu Youyou said, "Either post a notice to recruit chefs to work for you or see if any brothers or sisters are willing to endure hardship and wish to get rich together."

Shunzi thought for a moment, then said, "I’ll ask if my second brother is willing to join."

Shunzi’s parents had both found employment through Gu Youyou’s arrangements, so his younger brother stayed home to care for his sister. Shunzi’s family was full of boys, but this younger sister was still little, and she was the precious jewel of the entire family.

Gu Youyou asked, "What about your sister then?"

Shunzi replied, somewhat embarrassedly, "Then, we can only ask Erya to help look after her together."

Gu Youyou wasn’t willing to agree, Erya had two children of her own to care for, how could she manage that?

She said, "How about this, I’ll assign a maid to help out, solely to assist Erya with the children. Your brother is also not young anymore, in another two years, he should be considering marriage. He indeed can’t remain at home forever looking after his little sister."

Shunzi was overjoyed, thanking Gu Youyou repeatedly.

Gu Youyou said, "Don’t thank me, after all, I invested silver to start this Fish Manor, and I’m also entitled to a share of the profits."

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The war between Xining and the Imperial Court had already begun. Jin Zijin sent a family letter mentioning the detailed situation.

Four armies advanced in four different directions.

The Yue Family from Lingnan had broken through Yulin Mountain and was now heading towards the desert nearest to the palace of the King of Xining.

Jie Zhongsen’s troops from Dongzhou were attacking the strongly fortified Liangcheng.