Chapter 403

On the eighth day of February, there will be an examination.

The examination hall is called Gongyuan. It is located near the Yamen in the capital, not far from where song Xintong and his family lived. It only takes half an hour to walk. A few days ago, they got familiar with this place, so as soon as they arrived today, they came here.

As soon as he arrived at the Gongyuan, Lu Yunkai went to line up with his basket of pen, ink, paper and inkstone and eating pot. After searching his body, he began to enter. When he entered, he looked back and saw his wife and daughter waving to him.

Lu Yunkai smiles. Then he turns around and goes in the door. He enters the designated number room and arranges properly. Then he takes the questions and waits for the answers.

The content of the examination is almost the same, but the topics are not the same. There are four books and five classics, five characters and eight rhymes, poems, classics and current affairs.

The only difference is that the examination is presided over by the Ministry of rites, and most of them are college graduates or officials of the Ministry of rites, while the rural examination is invigilated by local officials in charge of learning and administration.

However, all invigilators are very strict, and no one dares to cheat here. Once found out, they will not be allowed to take part in the imperial examination for life, and those who recommend them will have to sit together.

From last year's local examination to now, Lu Yunkai has been instructed by Mr. Jingcheng academy and Mr. Jiang Shilang, Jiang San's eldest brother. His strategy theory is further advanced than that of the local examination.

In addition, he listened to Xintong's suggestion and inquired with Jiang Shilang. He knew that this year's examiners were practical. In order to cater to the taste of examiners, he was more rigorous in diction and paid more attention to regulations. However, there was no lack of literary style and rhetoric, and he still had his own style.

Outside, after seeing Lu Yunkai off to the examination room, song Xintong went home with wennuan in his arms. The restaurant opened on February 15.

Because Yunkai is still in the Gongyuan, song Xintong is not in the mood to celebrate. He just lets the newly hired shopkeeper Cui take charge of the whole show. After the lion dance is over, he begins to welcome guests.

The early publicity was good, and with the help of Jiangjia business firm, there are many people who come here today. They are all rich businessmen in the capital. For a while, the restaurants are too busy to stop.

Luwei is also very popular. There are a lot of people queuing outside to buy and go home for dinner.

Before the restaurant was opened, song Xintong asked the waiter to take the cut bittern to the street for everyone to have a try. After everyone tried it, they all said it tasted good. They wanted to buy it, but they were told that it was not open yet. Now they just want to have a try.

So on the opening day, everyone rushed to buy it for fear that they would not be able to buy it later.

Because small two said when the limited supply, only two pots a day, sold out will have to wait until the next day.

Listen, there are a lot of two pots, but today's guests find that one pot contains different bittern flavors. Each one is divided into a wooden tray. If they buy a little more, they can buy 20 people at most.

This is not, we quickly lined up.

Some of them went to the restaurant and sat down to order. They took the lead in asking for Luwei, which is much faster than queuing outside to buy Luwei.

Of course, how can song Xintong really only let people make two pots? After all, it's the first day of business. In order to make a good start, we have to make a lot of money, and then we can limit the supply.

"Congratulations, sister-in-law." Jiang Mingzhao came with the managers of the Jiang family.

Song Xintong looked at Jiang Mingzhao in surprise, "when did master Jiang arrive in the capital? Come on, upstairs. Please sit down Then he handed the opening ceremony to song Xintong.

"Uncle." Has been lying on the checkout counter of the warm looking at Jiang Mingzhao, see is acquaintances, mouth sweet shouts.

"Ah, wennuan has grown up again. I still remember my uncle." Jiang Mingzhao reaches out his hand and hugs Nuan Nuan. Then he follows song Xintong to the elegant room upstairs. "I just arrived today, and I caught up with my sister-in-law's restaurant. I'm very lucky."

"It's my luck." Song Xintong greets Jiang Mingzhao and others to sit down, and then hands the painted menu in the hands of the young couple to Jiang Mingzhao: "Mr. Jiang, you can have a look. Just order what you want."

Then he looked at wennuan, "wennuan, come down quickly and let uncle Jiang order."

"No Jiang Mingzhao liked wennuan very much. He handed the menu to the people beside him and said, "wennuan, my uncle has a sister too. Would you like to have a look with my uncle?"

"Dad? "Where are you going?" Wennuan is still interested in her sister.

"They don't have time to go."

"That does not go, does not leave father and mother." Warm mouth clear said.

"No more looking at my sister?"

Nuan Nuan said, "sister, come."

Jiang Mingzhao teased wennuan for a while, then let her go.

On the other side, they also came. Song Xintong hurried out to welcome the guests and led them into the more elegant hall on the third floor.

With several handsome young men, Mr. Wei bowed his hand to song Xintong and said, "I wish Mrs. Lu a prosperous business."

"Thank you, Mr. Wei." Song Xintong asked people to send the painted menu: "you're welcome, Mr. Wei, just order it."

"You're welcome." Mr. Wei handed the menu to the slightly older man sitting on the main seat, "elder brother, you order."

Song Xintong took a look at the man who had been made the eldest brother by Mr. Wei. He was handsome and had extraordinary bearing. He was born with noble momentum, which made him dare not open up more.

She did not dare to see. If she guessed correctly, this person should be the legendary prince. No accident, he will be the emperor in the future.

Tut Tut, I was lucky to meet the future emperor. Tut Tut, I can boast all my life!

The prince flipped through the menu and felt that the pictures and pictures on it were very exquisite. He nodded: "spicy prawns, cold eating rabbits, hibiscus drunk crabs, spicy dry pot and what kind of roast fish?"

The name is very straightforward and has no connotation, but the dishes on it are very appetizing, bright and tasty.

Mr. Wei took it and looked at it again. "Elder brother, I'll add some special dishes from Mrs. Lu's restaurant." Then he ordered a few hot dishes and ordered a portion of each stew.

"That's enough."

"Well, I'll arrange it now." Song Xintong took the menu and walked out of the elegant hall with a sigh of relief. In the future, he still seldom saw these big men. How nice it would be to live a few more years.

After a noon, there was nearly five hundred taels of silver in the account.

"Boss, business is very good. If it goes on like this, it will be more than that at night." Manager Cui respectfully hands the account book to song Xintong. Now Xie Yi hasn't come, so the bookkeeping and money are also managed by manager Cui.

Song Xintong took a look at the account book, and then returned it to manager Cui, "the back chef has already made lunch. Manager Cui, you should use it first. After you use it, you still have a lot of work to do."

"All right Shopkeeper Cui waved to the sophomores who were still cleaning the tables and chairs? Let's go to dinner first. We can work only when we are full. We are still waiting for us at night. "

"Good shopkeeper."

For lunch, two meat dishes and one egg soup are relatively simple, because they are really too busy to do anything else. Song Xintong has already agreed with chef Liu that they should make something delicious in the evening to reward everyone.

In the evening, the restaurant once again ushered in a climax.

After the lunch guests went back, more and more people came. It was not until the curfew that the restaurant gradually quieted down.

Song Xintong turned over his money box and made almost 1500 Liang. As a medium-sized small restaurant that can't compare with Siji Pavilion, their business today is already top-notch!