It rained in summer, and the pretty maid held an oil-paper umbrella. Under the umbrella, a five-year-old child was shaking around, with his hands behind him, like an old pedan. Passersby looked interesting: "Oh, where is this young gentleman?"

The child laughed and replied in a tender voice: "You are worried about me, I am going to the restaurant to have fun."

The passerby widened his eyes. He was just teasing the child, but he didn't expect that the child would really respond openly.

The pretty little maid covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

This child is naturally Ouyang Bian.

There are many restaurants in the capital, and flags are flying outside the building, covering the sun.

The building is noisy and lively, and the business is booming, day and night, regardless of wind and rain.

There are 72 main stores in Bianjing. The so-called main stores are hotels with franchise winemaking rights, and those without franchise are foot shops.

The Zhang family restaurant is naturally one of the seventy-two main stores. Although the Zhang family is not in the officialdom, its own strength is naturally good. Otherwise, how could it be a merchant to climb the Xue family?

The store has a long time to operate, no matter day and night, no matter the cold and heat, there are many customers, and there are often more than a thousand drinkers, which is very large.

When Ouyang Bian arrived at the Zhangjia Restaurant, it was lunch time. The restaurant next to him was full of customers, Ouyang Bian climbed the tower, and the seats on the first and second floors were just sparse.

Ouyang Bian has also seen this many times. Among these many hotels, the food in the Zhangjia Restaurant is really not outstanding. It is not unpalatable except steaming or cooking, but it really has no special features. If the Zhangjia Hotel is not considered an old store, I would probably not even have these customers.

"Hey, the monk is here."

When Zhang Qi saw Ouyang Bian, he greeted him happily. He did not despise Ouyang Bian because he was young, but instead would warmly entertain him every time.

This time when Ouyang Xiu returned to Beijing, the government wanted to use him vigorously. He was appointed as the Quan Jue Lien Quan once he came back. This position seems inconspicuous, but his authority is quite large. The inspection, selection, transfer and other related matters of the prefecture and county officials are all held in his hands.

Of course, Zhang Qi was not only favored by Ouyang Xiu because he was reused. This child is indeed interesting. He can talk to him every time he comes, and is curious about everything, but the questions he asks are not only not childish, but also often inspire him.

For example, I asked before why the clerk’s clothing is not made with more distinctive. The store name needs to be designed, and it is best to have strange words such as your own logo. Although some of them don’t understand them very well, some of them make sense if you think about it carefully.

It was just a bit strange that the little brat asked him if he had a daughter as soon as he came. When he said that his daughter was already in his teens, he saw the disappointment in the little brat's eyes.

However, although this little nephew is strange, he is indeed a very interesting person.

The Zhang family restaurant has been in his hands for more than ten years. At that time, he asked to marry the eldest daughter of the Xue family. In order to give him the capital, the Zhang family directly handed over the Zhang family restaurant to him for management.

Unfortunately, Zhang Qi failed to study and his business was average. Although his fame was famous, his ability was really mediocre. As one of the seventy-two main stores, Zhang Family Restaurant can only make profits by relying on brewing franchise, and the restaurant's food business is actually losing money.

"Uncle, okay!"

Ouyang Bian smiled and bowed his hand, and his butt rubbed against the chair. His whole body collapsed on the chair like a boneless one, and he was muttering: "I don't know if I put a water cushion, it's hard and uncomfortable."

Zhang Qi was no longer surprised by the lazy nephew's behavior, and smiled and said, "I want to eat something, I'll have someone make it for you to eat."

Ouyang Bian shook his legs and said with a smile: "Uncle, I think your restaurant business will not be successful in the past few days."

Zhang Qi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not very good. If I hadn't been able to sell wine, this restaurant would not be able to continue to cook. I don't know why, the taste has not changed and the service is not bad. Why can't I make it well?"

Ouyang Bian curled his lips and said, "Is this an abnormal thing? Your restaurant has not changed its menu for more than ten years. Now everyone is looking for new things and you have always stick to it. People are fond of the old and new."

Zhang Qi was dissatisfied and pointed to the old customers: "Those are old customers who have been around for more than ten years, which shows that some people still like it."

Ouyang Bian laughed: "Just like these old customers, you will lose even your daily expenses, right?"

Zhang Qi was a little depressed: "Actually, I want to change it too, but changing the dishes is not just about changing it. This is not simple."

Ouyang Bian plucked his scattered hair with some distress. Now he is still a drooping child. Before he could pluck the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head of the head

"Uncle, I heard that the cooking in Baxianlou is the most popular now, so why not cook?"

Zhang Qi said: "You don't know this. Although this stir-frying dish is delicious and fragrant, only Baxianlou has this skill. Baxianlou hides this recipe for cooking tightly. We restaurants can only look at it and look at it."

Ouyang Bian said: "Uncle, if you have a secret recipe for cooking, would you be willing to spend money on it?"

Zhang Qi's eyes were full of envy: "Of course, no matter how much the price, everyone is willing to buy it. You don't know that with this secret recipe for cooking, there is an extra treasure pot. The previous business of Baxianlou was not as good as that of Zhang's restaurant. Since the secret recipe for cooking, it has become the top restaurant!"

"Then what price are you willing to pay?"

Zhang Qi's heart was thrilled: "Can you do it?"

Ouyang Bian smiled, not only did it, but it was even more complicated than the Eight Immortal Tower. The development of diet for thousands of years is not comparable to that of the cooking that has just appeared.

"Yes, I will, and it is not the same as the Eight Immortal Tower, and it is more varied than theirs." Ouyang Bian gave a positive answer.

Zhang Qi's breath became thicker: "It's impossible. I haven't heard of anyone who knows how to cook in Yingzhou. You can't find a place to learn, and you are old..."

"Does your uncle know about a child prodigy?"

Who wouldn't know that the most popular child prodigy was the child prodigy in the Song Dynasty. To go farther, Yang Yi during the Taizong period, to go closer, to Cai Boyi and Yan Shu during the dynasty, were both examples of becoming famous at a young age and now holding high positions.

The common point of these prodigy is that they are extremely intelligent, and they are like they were born to know since childhood.

Zhang Qi almost laughed: "You mean, are you a born child prodigy?"

Ouyang Bian nodded seriously.

Zhang Qi was stunned: "Are you serious?"

Ouyang Bian looked at me and didn't want to pay attention to you.

Zhang Qi was skeptical: "It's hard for me to believe..."

Ouyang Bian raised his eyebrows: "I'm my own hands... Oh, no, I'll let Bizhu cook a few dishes. You'll know if you taste it. Uncle, lend it to your kitchen and find a kitchen in the corner. Don't let the chef watch it. This is a unique secret."

Isn't the kitchen simple? Such a large restaurant can withstand the dining at the same time during peak hours, and there are several kitchens in order to avoid mutual interference. Zhang Qi took them to a small kitchen.

Bizhu was a little panicked: "Silang, I only know how to cook home-cooked dishes, I can't cook!"

Ouyang Bian looked at the chopped ingredients, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, green onion, mustard, scallion (wild leek), leek, etc., which were all authentic local seasonings, and they were naturally available. Peppers were found to be edible in the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally would not appear here.
Chapter completed!