Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Situ Liang is so insane it's unbearable to watch.

Although Guo Tiancheng was excited, he was, after all, an old chef who had experienced many ups and downs over the years.

His voice trembled: "Fifty taels of silver a month, that's too much, too much. My master and I can't accept that much silver. Five taels will do."

"Five taels of silver is just right, and being a chef at Zhiwei Restaurant is an immense honor!"

Guo Tiancai had not yet lost his mind due to excitement.

After all, besides food, there are many other things that require money to live.

Therefore, he offered five taels of silver.

Shen Qing waved his hand: "The food at Zhiwei Restaurant is expensive, and the requirements for the chefs are also high. The two of you are worth fifty taels of silver for your wages. This matter is settled."

"If it's convenient, let's go to the restaurant now, and I'll teach you how to grill sausages."

"Madam Shen, I don't need wages, I'll just eat grilled sausages!" Situ Liang shouted from the side, his face clearly showing that he was worthless.

Guo Tiancheng: "Too much, this won't do, it's too much..."

"Either you come with me now for fifty taels of silver a month, or I'll go find someone else," Shen Qing said helplessly.

"Let's go, let's go now!" Situ Liang said immediately, wishing he could run out the door right away.

Guo Tiancheng could only accept: "Then thank you very much, Madam Shen, thank you for giving us this opportunity."

He felt like he had struck it lucky.

Fifty taels of silver a month, that's six hundred taels of silver a year.

That's an enormous sum of money!

The master and apprentice were extremely excited. They washed their faces with cold water before following Shen Qing to the Zhiwei Restaurant.

It's still morning, but there's already a queue outside the Zhiwei Restaurant.

Upon seeing Shen Qing from afar, the diners all shouted:

"Madam Shen is here!"

"Why is Madam Shen here so soon?"

"Didn't they say it wouldn't open until the afternoon?"

"Wait, how did they just go in like that?"

"..."

Shen Qing was already used to it, and directly led Guo Tiancheng and his apprentice into the Zhiwei Restaurant.

Guo Tiancheng and his apprentice Situ Liang were different. As they walked into the Zhiwei Restaurant, they felt like they were the center of attention.

It was as if all eyes were on them, as if the cheers of the diners were all because of them.

"Master, there are so many people, hehe." Situ Liang's smile stretched almost to the back of his ears.

"Look at your behavior."

Guo Tiancheng smacked Situ Liang on the forehead.

Shen Qing led the two to the sausage stall and said, "Wait here, I'll go get the ingredients."

Although the system would automatically rationalize it, she still felt a little guilty for conjuring it up out of thin air in front of the two of them.

So he went to the backyard, bought all the sausages, and then carried them to the restaurant.

Situ Liang's eyes lit up as he looked at the sausages: "So many sausages! So this is what they looked like before they were grilled."

"The two of you only need to do the grilling. I'll prepare the seasonings and everything else. Grilling isn't difficult. I'll teach you now."

As Shen Qing explained, he lit the fire in the stove and then slowly began to teach Guo Tiancheng and his apprentice how to grill sausages.

......

In the capital city.

As soon as the court session ended, the food-loving group set off together in a horse-drawn carriage.

Pei Yuan, Yan Wenli, Wang Shoucheng, and a host of other civil and military officials did not return home; instead, they went straight from the palace to the Zhiwei Restaurant.

"Do you think Madam Shen has any new dishes to eat today?" Yan Wenli smacked his lips, already starting to fantasize.

Wang Shoucheng stared blankly, "What? Besides sausages, you have other things?"

"You country bumpkin, let me tell you, ever since Zhiwei Restaurant opened, Madam Shen has been introducing new dishes every day, never repeating the same thing. I bet there will be something new today too!" Xin Heng joked.

Zhou Chongdian couldn't help but say from the side, "And you two are really not good friends, serving in the same court. You didn't even know to share such wonderful food, which is why we only discovered Lady Shen's delicious food so late."

"..."

Everyone chatted excitedly, completely forgetting about what was happening in the court.

An hour later, the group finally arrived at Ping'an County.

There were still more than two hours before the restaurant's scheduled opening time.

But as soon as they got off the carriage, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Wow... so many people!"

"There are still more than two hours left, how come there are already so many people in line?"

"No, gentlemen, it looks like we won't get a turn in this line."

The queue outside Zhiwei Restaurant was already quite long, with at least three or four hundred people.

There are only a limited number of sausages available. Even if they introduce a new product today, there are only 400 available. Even if they stand at the end of the line, they still won't be able to get any.

For a moment, everyone looked miserable, even Pei Yuan frowned slightly.

"Sigh, I've figured it out now. When we open in the morning, there are still people who can't get up, but when we open in the afternoon, everyone who wants to eat is lining up. We people who have come from afar are really unlucky!" Yan Wenli sighed, looking pained.

As expected, after he finished speaking, he saw even more pained expressions on everyone's faces.

Whether it's considered hard to travel two hours to get a delicious meal is debatable, but it's definitely unfortunate to travel two hours to get a delicious meal.

After looking at the group of people with pained expressions, Yan Wenli couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I knew this would happen."

"But I'm not afraid at all, I have my dad!"

"My father sent a butler and servants to help me queue up."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if Madam Shen will come up with any new products today."

Yan Wenli had a smug look on his face, and he was incredibly cheeky.

"Grandpa Yan!!" Xin Heng's eyes widened. "How could I not have thought of that? This is your hometown!"

"How many spots are there? Give me one!" Xin Heng reacted quickly.

Upon hearing this, the other officials all chimed in, "Brother Yan, give me one too! We've been friends for so many years!"

"Yes, my respect for Old Master Yan comes from the bottom of my heart."

"Brother Yan, we're such good friends, you wouldn't just stand by and watch me die, would you?"

"..."

These people will say anything and everything just to get food.

Only Pei Yuan frowned slightly and didn't say a word.

Yan Wenli was already happy. He grinned and his playful mood was aroused: "Beg me, beg me, and I'll give you a place."

"Please."

Almost without warning, Pei Yuan spoke, his voice cold and indifferent, yet his tone extremely decisive.

Even though he was just asking me to say those two words, the way he said them carried an inexplicable sense of oppression.