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

A group of children were shedding tears, and anyone who saw them could not help but be moved.

Shen Qing couldn't help but ask, "Would you like to work at Zhiwei Restaurant? You could do odd jobs, run errands, etc. You'd start work at 3 PM every day, meals would be provided, and you'd get one tael of silver a month."

Okay, she was just feeling sorry for these kids; they could cry even while eating an omelet.

However, as the variety of dishes at Zhiwei Restaurant increases in the future, there is indeed a shortage of staff.

Her good deeds weren't in vain.

Upon hearing this, the children's eyes lit up.

If you get paid and have enough to eat, who would want to beg on the streets?

But the next moment, everyone turned to look at Nangong Yao.

Nangong Yao: "What are you looking at me for? Sister Shen is asking you a question!"

"They're asking for your opinion," Shen Qing said with a smile.

"Of course I wholeheartedly agree! And if you can still spare some time to gather information for me, I'll continue to give you money!"

Nangong Yao didn't care.

His relationship with these beggars was essentially one of employment; they provided him with information and did his bidding, and he simply paid them.

Therefore, he was happy that these people had found better places to go.

Of course, there is one more, most, most, most important thing.

From now on, he'll have someone at Zhiwei Restaurant!

Wouldn't that make enjoying delicious food even more convenient?

Nangong Yao not only had no objection to this matter, but was extremely happy about it.

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Madam Shen! I'm willing!" Baozi shouted first.

"I'm willing too, I'm willing!"

"I can do anything! Sister Shen, if you tell me to go east, I definitely won't go west!"

"..."

A group of children cheered and jumped for joy. They thought it was just a meal, but they never expected that this meal would bring them a whole new life.

A life where you don't have to sleep on the streets or beg with your head down.

They can finally stand up straight.

......

Shen Qing didn't rush to bring the group of children to Zhiwei Restaurant. She instructed Lao Chen to help the children settle down first.

She came to the restaurant herself to prepare what she would sell that day.

She had already purchased the ingredients from the system, and with Guo Tiancheng and his apprentice by her side, she didn't need to worry about grilling sausages at all.

Today's new product is a peach oolong sparkling drink.

This drink uses oolong tea as its base.

Oolong tea should not be brewed with boiling water, but with hot water at around 90 degrees Celsius. If the water temperature is too high, the tea will become bitter, thus overpowering the aroma of the peach.

Seeing that the water temperature was about right, Shen Qing poured the water into the tea leaves.

It only takes three or four minutes to filter out the tea leaves.

Add honey to the hot tea and stir well.

Next up are the peaches.

These peaches were just delivered; they have red skin and soft flesh, and they look very sweet.

Shen Qing first scrubbed the peaches clean with salt, peeled and diced them, then marinated them with yellow rock sugar for an hour. After the peach pieces released their juices, he cooked them into jam.

Everything is ready, and the time is almost here.

Shen Qing opened the door of Zhiwei Restaurant and announced, "Today, the grilled sausages will be served as usual, and a new peach oolong sparkling drink will be added, limited to one hundred servings."

Upon hearing this, the diners in line realized that there were new products available.

Everyone was incredibly excited.

"Madam Shen, I'd like a peach oolong sparkling drink and a grilled sausage, to go or not." Chen Jie was at the front of the line today.

He had promised Miss Xiao that he would arrive early today.

Peach Oolong Sparkling Drink – the name alone sounds delicious.

Shen Qing noticed Chen Jie and smiled, "How was yesterday's passion fruit lemon sparkling drink? Did she like it?"

As she asked, she deftly added peach puree, honey, and other ingredients to the cup.

Then fill the glass with ice and pour in the cooled oolong tea.

"She said it was sweet and sour, and very delicious. She also told me to come early today so she wouldn't have to wait too long." Chen Jie's face was flushed.

"Today you are the first, the earliest, and she also drinks the first peach oolong sparkling drink of the day."

As Shen Qing spoke, he slowly poured the sparkling water along the side of the glass, instantly creating beautiful layers.

Chen Jie was stunned.

This cup looks absolutely gorgeous.

The peach pulp sinks to the bottom, the amber-colored tea soup is in the middle, and fine foam floats on top, with ice cubes bobbing in the glass.

Bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass, carrying bits of peach pulp as they float upwards.

Compared to yesterday's passion fruit lemon sparkling drink, this peach oolong sparkling drink seems more relaxed and calm.

Miss Xiao will surely be delighted to see this cup.

"Thank you, Madam Shen."

Chen Jie smiled and thanked him, then excitedly picked up the food box and headed towards the Xiao residence.

"Such a long queue? What are they selling? Even the Golden Sparrow Tower in the capital doesn't have such a long queue. This is quite an eye-opener for me."

A strange, neither-male-nor-female voice rang out.

Chen Jie glanced at him subconsciously. It was a passerby who wasn't in line. The passerby was thin and fair-skinned, and was making a delicate gesture with his fingers as he spoke.

He looks a bit like a eunuch in the palace.

Chen Jie glanced at it once and then looked away.

The palace eunuchs had nothing to do with him, and he had no interest in watching the commotion of passersby.

He just wanted to get this peach oolong sparkling drink to Miss Xiao as soon as possible.

He wanted to see Miss Xiao's bright smile.

Chen Jie walked away quickly.

"Eunuch Zhao, this is Zhiwei Restaurant. It has all sorts of rare and exotic dishes, and there are always long queues. I doubt you'll get a table today."

"You must be tired from your journey. Why don't you go to Shen's Restaurant for a meal first? Their dishes are classic, delicious, and absolutely wonderful!"

Li Duan, the magistrate of Ping'an County, spoke up.

The imperial court sent people to select beauties, and Ping'an County needed to choose five women.

This eunuch Zhao Gou was sent by the palace to Ping'an County to be in charge of the beauty pageant, and there was also a minor official from the Ministry of Rites surnamed Feng assisting him.

In order to handle this matter properly, Magistrate Li Duan personally went to welcome Eunuch Zhao and Steward Feng.

Halfway there, Eunuch Zhao was drawn to the long queue outside the Zhiwei Restaurant.

The food at Kezhiwei Restaurant is not something you can just eat whenever you want.

So Li Duan quickly spoke up, trying to steer the beauty pageant duo away to another location.

"Can't get in line?" Steward Feng asked sarcastically. "If Eunuch Zhao wants to eat, does he even need to wait in line?"

"It's just a food vendor, just give them more money."

Zhao Gou nodded with a smirk, "I really want to try something new."

Li Duan: "......"

This is really putting a difficult problem on his shoulders.

In other places, you might be able to skip the queue by paying some money.

But that's not necessarily true for Zhiwei Restaurant.

The food at Zhiwei Restaurant is more expensive than at Zhiweixuan Restaurant, and nowadays, the people who can get in line every day are not ordinary people.

They're not short of money at all; he probably couldn't even buy a spot if he wanted to.

"Eunuch Zhao, the food at Zhiwei Restaurant is all cheap and unappetizing; it won't fill you up. Let's go have a proper meal first, rest well today, and come back tomorrow to try these strange and unusual dishes."