In the Ming Dynasty 1498, my restaurant connects two worlds.

The scroll left space for two sheets of Xuan paper at the end.

"This!...Who did this framing?!" Song Xiaoyi was increasingly shocked. Even a complete novice could see that the framing was incredibly professional! Such exquisite craftsmanship was rare even in modern times. "Who has this skill?"

"Uncle, this was framed by Mother herself."

Song Xiaoyi turned around in shock to look at Song Yunqiu, who was stirring paste. The other party nodded and said, "To be honest, before I fell on hard times, Yunqiu made a living by helping others mount calligraphy and paintings with my maternal grandfather."

"Sister Qiu! You're so professional! With skills like that, you could make a living anywhere!"

"No, this isn't a good way to make a living. You'd be better off following me."

"Hehe~" Song Yunqiu and Xiao Shifu both covered their mouths and chuckled.

"No, where did you buy these materials?" Song Xiaoyi regretted asking as soon as the question left her mouth. Was she stupid? This was the Confucius Temple area; she could buy anything related to calligraphy and painting as long as she had money. "I know."

"Sis, what are these two blank spaces for?"

"Those two were written by Shifu; he said they were tasks assigned by his uncle..."

"Let me take a look," Song Xiaoyi understood. Song Yunqiu was a little embarrassed to put up the seemingly childish appreciation article written by Xiao Qiuying, but she wanted to put it up, so she left a space for it.

"Xiao Shifu's writing is very good, it's quite professional and already shows the style of a master! It seems that Zhizhisheng hasn't been slacking off."

"Huh, were these seals freshly made?" Song Xiaoyi noticed that there were three seals below Qiu Ying's appraisal article at the end!

"Song Mansion", "Qiu Ying", "Real Father".

How could a child this young learn to write? Is this seal of the Father yours as well?

"Shifu was a courtesy name given to me by my teacher."

If it really was Zhu Yunming's work, then there's no problem.

"It seems you've finally let go of your resentment and are willing to use your real name again."

"uncle......"

"Hey kid, don't try that. Don't say anything sentimental."

"Sister, please frame these two of Shifu's appreciation articles."

......

While Song Yunqiu was busy at the end of the scroll, Song Xiaoyi asked Qiu Ying to go next door to call his master Zhu Zhishan. He then started inspecting the scroll from the beginning, muttering to himself as he looked at it, "But this was just mounted, the glutinous rice glue hasn't dried yet, it won't be able to sit on the table the day after tomorrow. Looks like this attempt to show off won't work."

"Brother Yi, do you want this scroll to be released as soon as possible? Yunqiu has a way."

"Sister Qiu, do you have a solution?!"

"This is a secret family method passed down through generations. If the weather is sunny tomorrow and the day after, two days will be enough."

"A family secret technique?"

"Customers often request that Tang and Song dynasty poems and paintings be aged to resemble ancient styles..."

"My sister is amazing! Please!"

This isn't just about getting a treasure; Song Yunqiu is clearly more "valuable" than Xiao Qiuying. Xiao Qiuying is the real bargaining chip!

"Oh, Sister Qiu, please take care of these 'Chicken Paintings of the Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties' in the next few days. Also, please pick out some of the scraps they sent and frame them. We can hang them in the house and the restaurants. Take this silver ingot and use it to buy materials. Use the best and most practical ones. If you don't have enough and can't find me, you can take any money from the restaurant's cash box."

The remaining "Chicks Pecking Rice" and these "Chicks in the Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties" paintings definitely cannot be taken out anymore. Not even one of them can be taken out, as it would be difficult to explain. They can only be framed and hung in shops and homes in the Ming Dynasty as decorations.

"Sister Qiu, let's just close the restaurant for the next two days so you can focus on this scroll." Song Xiaoyi thought that Song Yunqiu was wasting time running back and forth, and since he was busy with the banquet on July 7th, he could ask Zhang Miaolan to come and help Sister Qiu with the scroll since the restaurant would be closed for two days.

As they were talking, Zhu Zhishan led Qiu Ying inside.

Song Xiaoyi pulled Zhu Zhishan to the backyard and whispered, "Brother Zhishan, when we went to the Immortal Realm to investigate, we found that Bohu and Xu Jing's entanglement was still ongoing."

Zhu Zhishan looked bewildered.

"Don't understand? What I mean is, you need to keep a close eye on him. From now until Bo Hu becomes the top scholar in the provincial examination, and then until he returns to Suzhou and goes to the capital, Xu Jing will have many opportunities to get close to Bo Hu."

"Especially after Bohu became the top scholar in the imperial examination."

"I understand. With Bo Hu's temperament, he will surely become arrogant after winning the provincial examination."

"From this day forward until the provincial examination begins, he shall be prohibited from participating in literary gatherings."

To put it bluntly, it's about letting Tang Bohu focus on preparing for the exam and stop him from playing those frivolous games!

The purpose of summoning Zhu Zhishan was simply to tell him the importance of this matter. If it was truly impossible to prevent the two from meeting, the most that could be done was to accompany Tang Bohu to the capital for the imperial examination next year, personally ensuring that Xu Jing had no contact with him, so as to facilitate the creation of Tang Bohu's alibi.

How can I, a celestial being with godlike insight, be no match for an ancient person?

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The next morning, Song Xiaoyi went to the collapsed house and the market in the city to purchase ingredients and seasonings according to the menu he had prepared.

At Chenshi (7-9 AM), while Song Xiaoyi was buying pastries, he happened to wander to the "Song's Fast Food" production base in the south of the city. Under the pretext of checking the inventory, he replaced the ingredients from the collapsed Ming Dynasty house with modern pork and duck.

Then he went to the kitchen to instruct the chefs on how to make the second batch of meat dishes: braised pork and roast duck. The braised pork was exactly what it sounds like, and the roast duck was just regular roast duck. The Song family roast duck was too complicated, and it was a family secret technique that was not easily passed on.

As he was leaving, he ran into Mu Bin and Liu Kexi, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who had just entered. Seeing the two men with smiles on their faces, Song Xiaoyi cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Brother Liu, Brother Mu, what good news has made you two so happy?"

"Brother Xiao Yi, do you know? Yesterday, all 1,000 servings of instant food were sold out. All the government offices and shop owners in the market praised it highly. This morning, many government offices came to place additional orders. According to the statistics, the orders have already exceeded 500 servings."

The implication is that this is incredibly lucrative!

"It seems that preparing a thousand portions yesterday was not enough. However, Brother Mou, it is not advisable to increase the quantity too much today. I think that preparing a maximum of 1,500 portions is sufficient. If we prepare too many, firstly, the kitchen will not be able to handle it, and secondly, it is too hot, and too many portions will easily spoil."

"Don't worry, my dear brother, I know what you mean. It's what you're talking about, isn't it?"

"Quality control?"

"Yes, quality control is too much trouble."

"Brother Mou, quality control must be the top priority. No matter which government department it is, even if a dockworker gets food poisoning, it affects the livelihood of an entire family. What do you think?"

"Our establishment here at the Jubao Gate of Yingtian Prefecture is just the beginning. We plan to expand to other prefectures and states in the future so that we can completely eliminate the worries of our Jinyi brothers."

"Mu Bin, listen to Brother Xiao Yi, do everything according to the established rules!" Liu Kexi had realized the importance of the subsequent development of this matter. To put it more broadly, this industry would become the family support of the entire Jinyiwei system. If it was done well and promoted, wherever Liu Kexi went, his colleagues in the Jinyiwei system would respectfully call him "Master Xi is benevolent and righteous."

"Understood!"