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

Song Xiaoyi saw two family members who had brought vegetables from the Song family in Moling, so he tossed his bicycle to Mu Bin and went to stop the family members who were about to go home. "Brothers Song Xuan and Song Chen, please wait a moment."

"Hey, it really is Brother Yi. I knew it looked like him, but Brother Chen insisted it wasn't."

"Have you two completed the handover and are you preparing to return to the village?"

"Yes, Brother Yi, the livelihood you found for the clan is really excellent. We deliver vegetables twice a day, and since we say we're delivering vegetables to the Song family's fast food, no one gives us any trouble."

"You don't even need to pay taxes to enter the city."

"That's great! It would be an honor for me to be able to help the family."

"Brothers, come with me. I'll show you around the family and teach you an even better skill."

"Oh~, isn't Yi-di's shop here?"

"Look at you all, you were only focused on drinking last time. I told you, my restaurant is in Taoye Ferry, but you couldn't remember."

......

Song Xiaoyi, holding the hands of his two cousins, walked all the way back to the Song family restaurant in Taoye Ferry.

These two were just juniors in the clan, so the secret of "Jianbing Guozi" could not be taught to them. Song Xiaoyi was just showing off and made two Jianbing Guozi for them to fill their stomachs. The two of them stared at each other after taking a bite, clearly shocked.

"I don't have time to go back to the clan. When you go back, you must make sure to explain to the clan chief that I can only pass on the secret recipe of Song's pancakes to the clan chief. Please remind the clan chief to arrange for the uncles and elders in the clan to come and learn it."

"Also, take these drinks back to the old clan chief. Do not drink them on the journey!"

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After a day's business, Song Xiaoyi returned to the Song Mansion in Daming with Miaolan. Gu Lan and Wen Zhengming were reviewing their lessons in the front yard. After greeting them, they went into the front hall, where Song Yunqiu was mounting Zhu Zhishan's cursive manuscript of Du Fu's "Nine Poems on Leaving the Frontier".

"Hey, sister, why are you all alone? Where's Xu Zhenqing?"

"Didn't you run into him when you came in? There was a guy named Xu Jing knocking on the door, and Young Master Xu opened the door and pulled him away."

"What? Xu Jing found his way here?"

No wonder I've been feeling like someone's spying on me outside the door lately.

There are still about ten days until the autumn examination. If this guy keeps bothering Tang Bohu like a leech, it'll be a real problem. I'll have to ask Mu Bin to arrange for a few of his brothers to keep an eye on him.

"Have they already framed up to 'Nine Poems on Leaving the Frontier'? Have all the previous casual works been framed as well?"

"Yes, they're all hanging in the back storeroom to dry. Only these 'Nine Poems on Leaving the Frontier' and the 'Five Poems on Leaving the Frontier' over there are left."

Well, this is really a quick draw. Since it's just a game, it's fine to put it in storage for now.

Miaolan volunteered to stay and help her sister frame the calligraphy and paintings, while Song Xiaoyi went to the central courtyard to find Zhu Zhishan and Tang Bohu.

After a period of adjustment, Zhang Miaolan has adapted to her current life. She thought that working in a restaurant would be exploited and taken advantage of, but she didn't expect that the restaurant owner would not only not make a move on her, but also let her live in such a big house with other people. Most importantly, he even opened up the access to the Upper Immortal Realm to her!

This requires immense trust; he truly is a celestial being, his demeanor is unlike that of mortals.

I have no way to repay you, so I can only work diligently and earnestly.

Song Xiaoyi couldn't find Zhu Zhishan and Tang Bohu in the middle courtyard, so he went all the way to the back courtyard, where the two were painting with the back door open.

Your drawing is great!

The two in the front yard did need to review their lessons, but whether Tang Bohu reviewed them or not, he was always the top scholar.

Two bored people are having a drawing contest of the cargo ships and pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River. Wait, why are these pleasure boats at Taoye Ferry today?

Although he had doubts, Song Xiaoyi didn't dare disturb the two of them. "You paint, and then stamp it when you're done. It's all mine anyway." He couldn't be happier now. There were painters, calligraphers, and even framing services available. Everything could be done in one go at the Song Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

Song Xiaoyi stood behind the two, watching the bustling Qinhuai River ahead. The sun gradually set and disappeared from sight. The painted boats lit up, their lights swaying, and the crowds thronged, creating a picturesque scene with the increasing number of lanterns on the river.

Seeing the lanterns, Song Xiaoyi finally remembered that today was the Ghost Festival.

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Inside the testing room of the Jinling Museum.

The experts sat in a circle, and Mr. Wu from Xun Gu Zhai was prominently among them. Mr. Wu is an external expert of the Palace Museum. This time, in accordance with the three-level national treasure appraisal rules initiated by the Jinling Museum, he came to participate in and witness the re-examination of the blue and white porcelain.

On the central table was a set of blue and white porcelain bowls, plates, dishes, spoons, and ladles of various sizes.

Old Wu was looking at a small celadon plate in his hand.

"Experts, take a look, the machine's test results are in."

"Just tell me directly."

"In line with everyone's assessment, the bowls, plates, and saucers are all genuine blue and white porcelain pieces from the Jingdezhen imperial kilns during the Chenghua period."

"Mr. Wu, the celadon plate in your hand, the one that the brat used to serve pufferfish, is a plum-green porcelain from the Longquan kiln during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty."

"Thirty-odd of them?"

Yes, all of them.

"This is unbelievable! How could I have been so focused on eating pufferfish at the banquet that I didn't notice this green plum?"

"We're the same. If Xiao Guan hadn't reminded us, who knows how long that brat would have used these as ordinary tableware."

"The Jinling Museum is really extravagant. They can even use Chenghua blue and white porcelain and Longquan plum green porcelain as tableware when they invite someone to dinner."

"Alright, I still don't know how to report to Tian Si."

"How can I report it? I'll report it truthfully. As long as I can bring back that 'Ode to the Golden Powder of the Six Dynasties,' I won't be in any trouble no matter what bowl I use to eat or drink."

"Speaking of 'Ode to the Splendor of the Six Dynasties,' could you reveal some follow-up information, Mr. Wu?"

"There's nothing to hide. The news will be announced by tomorrow or the day after at the latest."

"We went back that day and immediately went through the testing process, and everything passed."

"hiss--"

"If all tests were passed, why is it taking several days to announce the results?"

"It's because of the mounting technique, which is said to be the lost wet-peeling method. The old experts in charge of the mounting are trying to reverse-engineer this method."

"No way! They might ruin that scroll of 'Ode to the Splendor of the Six Dynasties'!"

How could you say that?

"How can I not say it? If it weren't for this banquet, that 'Ode to the Splendor of the Six Dynasties' might be in my Nanjing Museum."

"Judging from this, Old Vine, you're kicking yourself?"

"kind of......"

"Hahaha~"

"Stop laughing. Tell me, what should we do with this Chenghua blue and white porcelain and this Longquan plum green porcelain?"

"Then naturally we will acquire it at the market price for collectors, in accordance with the agreement with Xiao Yi."

"I know it's an acquisition, but my question is, how are we going to divide it? Even if we had thirty sets, it wouldn't be enough! Chenghua blue and white porcelain! Have you ever seen this before? And this plum-green one, from the Gui Chou year of Longquan, is a first-time appearance, and its quality is at least top-notch. Which family wouldn't want one?"

"I hadn't thought of that."

"How about we call Xiao Yi and go to his old house's storeroom and search it again?"

"I tried calling, but the call didn't go through."

"Looking for Pearl."

"Zhu'er can't find him either; there's no one at the small restaurant or the Song residence."

"Should we...call the police?"

"Isn't that unnecessary?"

"How about we try again tomorrow morning?"