At noon, the dining table in the front hall of the North Room was full of dishes.

Fried eggs with wild garlic, wood-bearded meat, home-cooked crispy couple, stir-fried pork, plus a three-fresh soup, four dishes and one soup. This is the small cooking that Li Xiao prescribed today.

On the table were seated by Dr. Zhao and Mr. Yang, then Li Xiao, Wan Niang and his wife, and Li Zhen at the last table. There were five people at the table, and no one else was there.

"The four are all stir-fry dishes, new dishes, everyone can try them out." Li Xiao smiled and poured green rice wine for Dr. Zhao and Mr. Yang.

There is an old man in the family, like a treasure. Now Doctor Zhao and Mr. Yang are two treasures in the Li family compound. Both are old and capable people. Li Xiao treats them as his elders. He will discuss many things with them. As Li Xiao's father-in-law, Doctor Zhao even plays the role of the chief manager of the compound.

A glass of warm wine, a few small stir-frying, and a charcoal basin under the table burning charcoal. Li Xiao has already started to ask someone to put on a fire kang for the courtyard. There are people in the Li family, so it doesn’t require any special materials to put on the kang, it just takes a little more manual labor.

Lao Zhao, who has already enjoyed the comfort of a kang in the village there, fully supports the placing of kangs. With a warm kang, he will only live a comfortable life this winter.

"Well, it's true that Saburo is the one who takes action himself, each one is better than the other. I originally thought that the best dish in the world was fried eggs with wild garlic, but I didn't expect that other stir-frying dishes are not inferior now. When I opened a restaurant in Lanxi, I think this idea is OK and I will definitely have a prosperous business." Dr. Zhao praised Li Xiao's skills.

"Dad, although Saburo's skills are good, it's just that the cooking is expensive, so I'm afraid that ordinary people can't afford it. Moreover, the cooking is easy to cool in winter."

While picking up a chopsticks of wooden beard meat, Dr. Zhao said, "What are you afraid of when you are cold? Isn't there a kang? Then our restaurant will have a few private rooms, and each private room will be on the kang and sit on the kang for dinner. Are you afraid that the dishes will be cold quickly?"

Yang Dayan also made an idea, "Frying dishes is indeed more expensive than stewed dishes, but just like the last time we sold cucumbers, the key is to see who our restaurant is for. Ordinary people naturally cannot afford to eat these dishes made from sesame oil and iron pans. We can specifically look at the officials and merchants who have passed by. Although cooking is more expensive, people can still afford it."

Wan Niang still objected.

"Our family now has 800 acres of land, no debt, and the care of the Xue family and the county magistrate, so life will definitely become more and more prosperous in the future. Why should Sanlang open a restaurant and be a cook for others?"

Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are clearly divided these days.

Although being a small landlord is not as high as a scholar and a bureaucratic status, it is actually not bad, and it is the foundation of the country. It is many times better than those commercial vendors and craftsmen with low status, let alone those untouchables who are in charge of low status.

Before, Li Xiao personally went to sell cucumbers, but it was a last resort. Otherwise, if anyone had hundreds of acres of land, he would go to sell things in person, and he would lose face if he spread it.

Although all businessmen are rich, and landlords and powerful people with land and land can also run their businesses, they often send people to run them, so how could they show up in person?

Besides the dignified landlord, where can I open a restaurant in person, let alone go to cook food by myself.

"What's wrong with opening a restaurant? Look at this big big family who only has a few acres of land to live. Having land and land is just the foundation, and you can't make a fortune by relying on the land alone. If you have some money in your hands, you have to use the money to make money. Whether it is lending and interest or running a shop, it is a way to grow stronger." Mr. Zhao used to be a doctor in the martial arts world, but he had a wide range of knowledge and was not rigid.

The businessmen that people look down upon most refer to those who run the business, those professional shopkeepers and guys, not the bosses behind the business.

The boss doesn’t need to show up in public, he will hire someone to do things. If someone comes forward, just sit behind and check the accounts and collect money every year.

Yang Dayan also said, "It's okay to open a restaurant. Almost all the shops on Lanxi Street are run by landlords. As long as Saburo doesn't need to go there personally and arrange people to do things."

Li Xiao also thinks this idea is good, and seven things to do when opening the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. No matter how the times develop, people cannot do without food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Staying on the important road of Lanwudao, you can naturally open a hotel. You are not afraid of having good skills and not afraid of having no business. Although the Li family now has 800 acres of land, they have no money.

Why don’t you have money to support more than 30 students? What about twenty divisions? What about slaves?

"I think it's OK to open a restaurant. It's not expensive to open a restaurant in Lanxi, just rent a shop. We don't lack people, so it's okay to arrange a few people over there. As for the characteristics, as my father said just now, we focus on cooking, specifically for those past merchants and officials. As for me, I don't need to show up in person, let alone cook. I'll collect a few apprentices at home and let them cook at that time."

"Can this work?" Wanniang still felt it was unnecessary.

Li Xiaoxiao, what's wrong? Look at how many hotels and hotels there are on the street of Lanxi, and you will know that even in this classical farming era, if you are guarding important business paths, there are still unlimited business opportunities here.

"We can still sell our cucumbers at that time."

"What kind of seasonal vegetables can be delivered to the store at any time after the field."

Lao Zhao and Lao Yang were having a small stir-fry and drinking wine, and they were very happy to chat.

"Hey, what are you eating? It's so fragrant, you can smell it from afar."

The sound of footsteps at the door came, and a familiar voice sounded.

Xue Jin and Xue Chuyu, the fifth son of the Xue family in Chang'an, are here.

Seeing him coming, Li Xiao stood up to greet him, "I didn't expect that Brother Wu would come here today. I said that the joyful birds kept chirping on the branches early in the morning."

"Come on, sit down."

Wanniang and Li Zhen were also familiar with Xue Wu, so they didn't avoid it anymore.

"Add a pair of dishes!"

Xue Wu sat down without hesitation and glanced at the dishes on the table, "It looks like a cold dish, but it is hot, but it has no soup or water. These dishes are a bit strange."

"Cook, try it."

Xue Wu tasted every thing and said it was delicious.

"It's not in vain. Today I was going to report you a happy new year, but I didn't expect it to be the right one." Xue Wu laughed and said, "Brother, you have a good thing. Come clean up quickly and prepare to bathe incense and welcome the imperial edict."

"Imperial Order?"

Li Xiao was stunned. He knew what the imperial edict was and the emperor's will. But the sky was high and the emperor was far away. This imperial edict should have nothing to do with him, so why do you want to welcome the imperial edict now?

"You forgot, the last time you went to my house and met my father, you took out a secret recipe for frosting. You said you would give it to my Xue family, and my father said you would offer it to the emperor for you. My father did not break his promise and had already presented the secret recipe to Your Majesty. Your Majesty is very happy. He rewarded my father and also rewarded you heavily."

"The emperor has a reward?" Mr. Zhao and others were all stunned for a moment.
Chapter completed!