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The sound of the bamboo shoot up, like a slowly flowing stream, the stream clear and clear, the stone fly away gradually. Suddenly, from the side of the field leaning out Xiao-Ya guzheng strings, like falling on a stream of pear flowers, adding a clean and fresh natural.

On the central wooden platform on the second floor of Mountain Note sat two men wearing green clothes with their hair tied up in a bun.

There were two Attendant s and two maids standing by the side with a faint smile on their faces.

Jin Xiaolou was in the kitchen preparing the ingredients herself.

With the opening of Mountain Note today, most of the food on the first floor was fast food. Most of it had already been prepared yesterday night. The second floor only had one table, and the western cuisine required Jin Xiaolou to prepare.

Busy, Lv Yun lifted the curtain and entered: "Innkeeper, together with Master's palanquin, we have reached the street."

Jin Xiaolou nodded, then pulled Gui Zhi and Kuang Ruyue's help. She wiped off the moisture on her hands, took off her clothes and walked out.

When he rushed past the entrance of the backyard, he saw Gao Lang carrying Lin'er and playing with him under the magnolia tree on a small stool.

Jin Xiaolou lowered her head and laughed. Suddenly, she felt that Gao Lang was just like a man who stayed behind to protect his husband.

Seeing that the crowd automatically parted to form a path, Jin Xiaolou quickly retracted her train of thought and walked over.

As soon as Justice got off the palanquin, Madam Meng Guangmei followed closely behind and walked towards the entrance of the shop.

Yesterday, Lv Yun's words had already spread out. Today, when everyone saw that the Madame He had indeed come, they naturally believed it to the bone, and wished to enter the store to try, even if they did not have the chance to go up to the second floor, to try out the dishes on the first floor.

It was just that now was not the time to open up for business, so Jin Xiaolou had to create momentum first.

She led Justice and Meng Guangmei to the second floor and directly brought them to the balcony.

Jin Xiaolou invited the County Governor and Countess to come in order to fire her first shot.

The two of them sat in an open-air booth and ate lunch. People passing by on a busy street would be able to look up and see these two signs.

Just as she arrived in front of the table, two Attendant s immediately came forward and pulled up chairs for the two. Jin Xiaolou extended her hand: "Sir He, Madam, please enter."

The two of them sat down, and the Attendant sent the chair inside, pushing it straight to the best seat.

This movement, these two Attendant s practiced for an entire afternoon under Jin Xiaolou's supervision until it was perfect.

Immediately after, the other two maidservants set the table.

A white porcelain plate, a jade bowl, and a pair of knives and forks.

Jin Xiaolou went to the smithy and specially made the knife and fork. Seeing the look of doubt on Justice's face, Jin Xiaolou bowed and said: "The second floor of Mountain Note is for eating new things the old master and mistress have never eaten. We don't need chopsticks to eat, we only use the knife and fork."

Then, Jin Xiaolou taught the two how to use their knives and forks.

The people below the balcony were all staring at the food with sharp eyes. They were all surprised to see knives and forks in the food.

He then saw his wife holding a knife and fork in her hand. Her head was slightly lowered, and her long neck was slightly exposed. The green light surrounding her made her look so graceful, as if she was a painting.

Each of them pretended to hold a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, mimicking the appearance of the old master and his wife.

Jin Xiaolou smiled, half of her goal had been accomplished.

She felt that the chopsticks were the greatest invention, but she wanted to use this time gap that spanned several hundred years to let the ancient people see the eating tools of the West.

Make value out of novelty.

Just as the Church, Justice and Meng Guangmei arrived, Attendant was already carrying two cups of honey and lemon tea.

This honey was the wild honey of the forest. Jin Xiaolou had long ago asked the Madame Ye to find three strong villagers to go into the forest every day to gather them.

Meng Guangmei drank a mouthful, and praised.

"Not only does this honey lemon tea taste good, it also has the effect of nourishing beauty. Madam can make an appointment with three or five friends and order a cup here from time to time." Jin Xiaolou then followed up and introduced, "Not only do we have a proper meal, we also have afternoon tea on the second floor of the Mountain Note. Between noon and night, we can also come here to drink some tea and eat snacks."

Jin Xiaolou wanted to push the second floor into the circle of the young mistresses from the rich families, becoming their place to pass the time.

The appetizer that Jin Xiaolou prepared today was grilled white fish, accompanied by prawn balls and fruit salad, fried pork chops, fried fish and willow trees, and cream mushroom soup.

It was the first time Meng Guangmei and Justice had eaten a meal together. Although the ingredients were all ordinary things that they had seen before, they had never tried them before.

Then, he would cut the pork chops with a knife and fork them to send them to the entrance.

The pork chops with seven parts cooked were tender and juicy inside, while the outside was burnt and fragrant. It was definitely a normal taste.

Seeing that the people on the street were almost done eating, Jin Xiaolou gestured to the Attendant behind him.

The first floor of Mountain Note officially opened.

As soon as the people outside rushed in, they thought it would take at least an hour for them to prepare so many dishes. Who knew that once they did, they would have people forming a line right in front of the counter?

Behind the counter stood four maidservants wearing identical long dresses. Behind them, on a long blackboard, were written the prices of each type of food. There were even designs on them.

When it was one person's turn to order the food, he paid the silver and received a meal voucher before going to the counter to wait for the meal.

There were two windows on the wall behind the counter that led to the kitchen. From there, one could clearly see what was going on in the kitchen.

After making something, he handed it out from the window. The maidservants used the meal vouchers to distribute the food to the customers waiting outside.

In the blink of an eye, the guest received his share of food. He then found a seat he liked and sat down to eat.

Next to the counter was a small wooden bucket filled with sweet water that could be drunk for free.

More and more people gathered in the Mountain Note, and the tables and chairs on the first floor were all filled to the brim with people.

Not far away, the face of the manager, Tong Song, darkened.

It was noon, the busiest time of the day. There were only a few people sitting around the house for the autumn moon wine, and most of the guests had already been attracted over by the Mountain Note.

Tong Song had run a restaurant on Soundwater Street for more than ten years, but he had never seen a restaurant open such a big commotion, so he immediately felt some hatred in his heart.

Along the way, your business is getting better, but mine is bad, Tong Song cannot see the other family better than himself.

He waved his hand and called for the waiter: "Da Chun, go and change your clothes and go to the Mountain Note room next door and take a look at what they are selling."

"Alright!" Da Chun threw the handkerchief to the side and accepted his orders and left.

Da Chun changed into a new set of clothes and walked across Soundwater Street. When he entered Mountain Note, he had just finished eating with Madame Justice and He, and was about to head downstairs to leave.

Just as she walked to the door, Meng Guangmei suddenly stopped in her tracks, raised her eyebrows and said righteously: "Old master, why don't you go back first, I still want to go have a cup of honey and lemon tea."

He nodded in agreement with the Crown Prince who was concerned with justice.

Meng Guangmei turned around and went back upstairs. This time, she did not go to the private room on the balcony. Instead, she casually sat in front of the window and waved goodbye to the two who were playing.

Jin Xiaolou stood by the side and laughed: "If Madam has anything to say with the pavilion, please speak."

Meng Guangmei was startled, she then shook his head: "You are really smart, how did you see through it?"

Jin Xiaolou opened her mouth: "Old Master He has always respected the wife, the two of you go out and accompany me, the Old Master He has always held your hand at the lady's elbow, but today, after getting off the carriage, the Old Master He did not even look at the lady, the lady had chased after you and came along with you."

"Lou Cheng recklessly surmised that there was a disagreement between Madam and Master, and I'm afraid it was Madam who displeased Master."

Meng Guangmei could not help but sigh in admiration, Jin Xiaolou was truly intelligent, no wonder her master thought so highly of her.

"You're right." And the Missus.

Jin Xiaolou immediately took the Rose Luo Divine Tea that the servant handed to him and passed it to her wife.

This rose Luo Shen Tea was bright in color, had a sweet taste, was suitable for drinking after meals, and also had the function of slim down. At the moment, Jin Xiaolou did not forget to bring another type of tea to her shop.

Indeed, Meng Guangmei picked up the tea and gently sniffed it, after which she took a light sip, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he told Jin Xiaolou everything that had happened yesterday in detail.

After hearing it, Jin Xiaolou nodded and asked her: "Why do matters in the Madam's residence have to go to such a small house that doesn't have anything to do with it?"

Meng Guangmei was a little shocked, she did not expect Jin Xiaolou to ask such a question: "I have heard about your experiences with Jin Family, your two big sisters are doing very well, don't you want to trample over them?"

Jin Xiaolou smiled indifferently: "In this world, some people's happiness comes from their own happiness, and there are some people's happiness needs to be drawn from the misfortune of others. Jin Xiaotao and Jin Xiaofeng are the latter, but I am different from them. "

Although Jin Xiaolou had tactfully rejected her offer, it had instead made Meng Guangmei look down on her in a higher light.

Meng Guangmei nodded his head: "Since it's like this, then it's not because of you, but for me. I request you to come and help me."

Meng Guangmei started to like the little girl in front of him a little now.

"As a condition, I will push your Mountain Note out. You must understand that a single sentence from my wife is more useful than a hundred things you need to do."

"It's a deal!" Jin Xiaolou did not hesitate at all, "However, Madam, the first person you must find is Jin Xiaofeng. She will definitely be tormented by now, and she will hate Jin Xiaotao to the bones. "