Rebirth of Jiuyouyan

Xia Yue was confused.

He is used to solving things alone, because Xia Yue realized that he had a special ability when he was very young in his last life, and he knew that Xia Yue, who couldn't just let others know this secret, could only worry about it alone and couldn't discuss it with others.He kept this habit until he grew up, and he never discussed anything with anyone, and he didn't even think about talking to anyone.He likes to talk with people, and he is willing to listen to others. He is also very welcome when others ask him to discuss, but he never talks about his own affairs.To put it bluntly, Xia Yue is a stuffy person.

He is very clear that the entanglement in his heart is only his own business, and has nothing to do with Shi Yan.After all, Xia Yue is a person who has never been in love or talked about, because he thinks that Shi Yan is very good, and Shi Yan's feelings for him are very pure admiration, which has nothing to do with the Yun family, so it is even more difficult for him to accept when he realizes Shi Yan's talent. The conditioned reflex starts to calculate oneself in the heart.

Although Xia Yue, who was entangled in his heart, wanted to behave normally, he could not help avoiding Shiyan.After not daring to look at each other and avoiding Shi Yan's gaze a few times, Xia Yue felt a little apprehensive again, worried that Shi Yan would think wildly when she found out that she was avoiding, and was also afraid that Shi Yan would be sad, thinking that Shi Yan originally had feelings for the relationship between the two of them. Negative thinking, if you feel that you are treating him coldly, it is not good, so you carefully observe Shiyan's appearance.

Shi Yan seemed to have nothing wrong with it, but Xia Yue was still worried. After all, Shi Yan had no expression on his face, Xia Yue couldn't be sure, did Shi Yan really not notice that something was wrong with him, didn't feel sad, or did he just not see it?He no longer has the ability to feel emotions, so he can only judge by his expression and demeanor, but the so-called observing words and expressions, if he can't observe words and expressions, he will be helpless.

So Xia Yue was entangled in his heart, and he couldn't bear to let Shi Yan have any possibility of being sad, so he could only endure the entanglement in his heart, try to maintain the original attitude, and even in the case of deliberate doing so, he was kinder to Shi Yan than before .

It's not that Shi Yan didn't notice it, he discovered it when Xia Yue avoided looking at him for the first time, after all Xia Yue always looked into his eyes and talked to him.It would be a lie to say that Shi Yan didn't think much about it, but because Xia Yue quickly regained his attitude, he decided not to guess the reason behind this change.

Xia Yue's kindness to him is true, Shi Yan knows it very well.It's just that Shiyan never felt that Xia Yue had any love for her, so she never had any expectations.In his opinion, it is his luck that his husband treats him very well and loves him very much. He dare not and will not desire more.Seeing that Xia Yue seemed to have something on his mind, he didn't dare to ask if Xia Yue didn't say anything.It can be said that because Shi Yan never thought that Xia Yue would like him, it is better to say that he originally thought that Xia Yue was just like other people, and it is normal to dislike him, so Xia Yue's change of attitude did not affect him much. There are some, but not too sad.

In addition, Xia Yue saw that he was interested in wine, so he bought several kinds of wine for him. Shi Yan was very grateful for Xia Yue's thoughtfulness and tolerance. After all, he had never heard of a husband who was willing to let his husband drink all day long. .Xia Yue is willing to let him drink, in Shi Yan's view, it is not only loving herself, but also trusting herself.

But this time Shiyan learned to be good. He probably knew how much he was drinking. He didn’t dare to get drunk again, and he didn’t drink during the day. Practice hot wine.

Xia Yue didn't drink with Shi Yan, and he didn't have much time to spend on entanglement.The end of the year is approaching, and Luo Yue has no one to eat out during the Chinese New Year. After the [-]th anniversary, he will close his business after being drunk for a long time. Xia Yue wants to go there before closing.On that day, he asked Steward Fang to bring him the details of Xi Jiuzui's menus for the past three years, including which ones were withdrawn and which ones were newly promoted.Xia Yue looked at the ledgers one by one, and gradually had some ideas in his heart.

He went to torture Dr. Shen, these few days he has been able to give up liquid food and eat some normal meals, his body aches and pains seldom appear, the medicinal bath has been reduced to once a day, it should be okay to go out for a while.Dr. Shen ground him for a stick of incense, felt his pulse, gave him a pill to watch him take, and then told him to bring a hand-warming sleeve stove and wear it thicker, and he was not allowed to walk for too long before putting it on. He is out.

Wrapped in a thick cloak, Xia Yue asked the boy to go to Xijiuzui to inform Steward Fang and Shopkeeper Cheng, and then went to the North Courtyard to explain his itinerary to Shiyan and Daddy Yun who were busy preparing for the New Year, so as to appease their worries. After worrying, he went out and got into the carriage.

The carriage was not as bumpy as Xia Yue imagined, and the groom who drove the carriage was very skilled and ran quite smoothly all the way. Xia Yue sat in the carriage and swayed gently. Both Dr. Shen and Daddy Yun specifically confessed that the curtains were not allowed to be opened in the carriage to let the cold wind blow in. So Xia Yue, who had nothing to do, was shaken a little drowsy by this regular rhythm.

When Xia Yue yawned for the fourth time, the carriage stopped.Xia Yue, who got out of the car, was shocked by the wind. He grabbed the sleeve stove in his sleeve tightly, exhaled, and watched a white mist form and dissipate before his eyes.

The carriage stopped at the back door of Xi Jiuzui, and Steward Fang was already waiting in front of the door. When he saw Xia Yue getting off the car, he hurried forward to meet him.

"Come in, it's cold outside."

Xia Yue followed Steward Fang into Xi Jiuzui's backyard.

Xijiuzui, who was approaching the end of the year, was as deserted as Xia Yue imagined, only occasionally customers came to buy wine and went back, and there were very few people who sat down to drink and dine.When Xiao Er came to report that the Young Master had arrived, he lifted his spirits, stuffed Xiao Er into the counter, and ran to the backyard by himself.

There was a fire in the cabin in the backyard, and it was very warm.Usually, Steward Fang is here to read the accounts and deal with affairs. When the shopkeeper Cheng slipped in, Xia Yue and Steward Fang were already sitting and chatting around a table of account details.

"Close the door quickly." Feeling the cold wind blowing in, Steward Fang shrank his neck and turned his head to stare at the shopkeeper Cheng.

Xia Yue greeted with a smile: "Hi, Manager Cheng."

Shopkeeper Cheng responded with a smile, and sat down to look carefully at Xia Yue's face.

"It's so cold today, why did you choose to come here today?"

Xia Yue smiled wryly: "Cheng shopkeeper, I'm not a sick child, so I have to stay at home."

Shopkeeper Cheng looked him up and down, "Okay?"

"Although the doctor didn't say it's all over, at least there's nothing wrong with going out this trip."

Shopkeeper Cheng nodded, looked at the gray-blue robe Xia Yue was wearing, turned around and searched in the house, and sure enough, he saw a black cloak hanging on the hem of the clothes, so he was relieved, and then talked to them about it. down to business.

"Young Master is planning to change the menu?"

Xia Yue nodded: "Well, I want to link the menu with the wine."

"hook up?"

"Although Xijiuzui is also a place to eat, it is a tavern after all. Rather than selling dishes, we hope to sell more wine. At least, let the guests know the deliciousness of Yun's wine. If it is just as usual The restaurants do business like that, on the one hand, it loses its characteristics, and on the other hand, it doesn’t help the wine business much. In recent years, there have been good restaurants in the city, and we may not be able to compare with them in terms of delicious food.”

In the second year of Yun Xiayue's drowsiness, a Dule Restaurant opened in the west of Yincheng City. The chef was very skilled, and soon attracted many customers. Now Dule Restaurant has become the largest restaurant in Yincheng, and it is very popular.If Xi Jiuzui wants to use the delicacy of the food to make a positive victory or defeat, the chances of winning are indeed slim.

It was Steward Fang who told Xia Yue about the appearance of Dulelou. He himself was a little anxious about the threat of Xi Jiuzui from Dulelou, so he specifically mentioned it to Xia Yue. Unexpectedly, within two days, Xia Yue seemed to have figured out a countermeasure. Steward Fang looked at Xia Yue with piercing eyes, waiting for the next sentence.

"My idea is that the dishes that make Xijiu drunk are all arranged around the wine of the Yun family. The wine is the main thing, and the dishes are all served as accompaniments to the wine."

"About wine? Do you only serve food with appetizers? If you can't get enough of that food, what should you do with the guests who come to eat?" Cheng the shopkeeper was puzzled.

"No, it's not just the appetizers, but all the dishes as appetizers," Xia Yue said with a smile, "Good wine can make the food more delicious, and it can also increase appetite. What we have to do is Match suitable wine and dishes. When guests order this dish, they will recommend suitable wine, and when they order this wine, they will recommend matching dishes.”

Shopkeeper Cheng understood it, and he felt it was very fresh, "It sounds good, but how do you decide on this match? And how do you recommend it, so that Xiao Er can memorize it to the guests?"

Xia Yue shook his head with a smile: "It is necessary to memorize it, not only the second waiter, I hope that the shopkeeper can also memorize it, but it feels like a forced sales to the customers, it is not good, there is no need for this. Let's make a menu."

"menu?"

Shopkeeper Cheng and Steward Fang looked at each other, not knowing what Xia Yue was referring to.Luo Yue's catering business mostly hangs a few wooden signs on the wall of the counter - this was originally used by the inn, so it is named the store sign - the name of the food and drink is written on it, so that customers can order food conveniently, and some customers directly find a place to sit No need to look at the counter, let Xiao Er introduce or serve signature dishes directly.It's just that the menu board Xia Yue mentioned doesn't seem to be referring to those pallets.

"Make a few brochures, and mark the names, quantities, and prices of the wine and dishes on them. Of course, the wine is the main category, and the names of the dishes are written in the sub-categories. When the guests sit down, pass the menu cards to the guests, and there is no need for waiters. After reciting the name of the dish, customers can also sit and think about it slowly, without staring at the counter."

Xia Yue said that his mouth was a little dry, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea, thought for a while and added: "Of course, the boards at the counter must still be kept, but the layout needs to be changed. Wine is divided into categories, and the intervals between different categories are larger. It's pretty obvious."

The menu he mentioned, that is, the modern menu, although it is a pity that pictures cannot be displayed, but the text is enough. The menu is always the best way to show customers what the store wants to express most intuitively.

Xijiuzui needs to develop its own characteristics, and can't just be an ordinary tavern like before. Since it is owned by the Yun family, it is natural to focus on promoting the wine of the Yun family. Other dishes are all for wine.Xia Yue considered making a menu, not only more convenient, but also intended to make it one of Xijiuzui's features.

Xia Yue took out the sample draft of the menu that he had written and handed it to Steward Fang and Shopkeeper Cheng.

"This is just a general idea, you two can come up with ideas to improve it. As for the food and wine pairing, we will think about it together and try to sort it out while the Chinese New Year is closed. Of course, the matching is just a recommendation, and customers are not willing to follow the matching It's okay to come."

Steward Fang carefully looked at the sample draft of the menu. It was classified by wine category. Each page had one kind of wine. The name of the wine was written in a large and eye-catching way. It also noted the characteristics of the taste of the wine. From this point of view, wine is no longer an accessory to the meal, but plays the leading role.For them, there is a big difference between eating vegetables and drinking alcohol, or drinking alcohol and eating vegetables.He couldn't help admiring that sitting and browsing the menu like this was not only convenient, but also more leisurely and elegant, which should be able to attract scholars or gentlemen.

Shopkeeper Cheng also thinks it is very good, although it seems that he doesn't care about ordinary diners, but this is Yun's tavern, and the wine is sold here, who comes here just to eat, if you want to eat, just go to Dulelou Got it.

"So, maybe during the Chinese New Year, we still need to come here to taste the wine and try the dishes." Fang Guanshi has a little idea to use this idea when it opens after the year.

Shopkeeper Cheng also nodded, "Then Chef Wang has to come too."

These matters were left to the steward and shopkeeper to decide. Xia Yue didn't say anything. He actually had other thoughts in his mind, but he didn't think it was time. Some still needed to be considered, and some hoped to find a more suitable time to say it.Talking too much at one time will not be effective, and Manager Fang and Shopkeeper Cheng must slowly accept it.

The three of them had a general discussion about the production of the menu board. They needed to use more flexible paper. Steward Fang suggested making a folded book, writing the menu on the front and drawing some elegant pictures on the back.So the menu board was handed over to Steward Fang, and the shopkeeper Cheng would consider how to re-hang the board on the counter wall after the food and wine pairing was officially decided.

Xia Yue asked Xi Jiuzui about the flavors of various dishes, and wrote them down one by one, thinking of going back to make a temporary match, and then correcting it when he really tried it.

The room was warm and the windows were closed, the three of them didn't know what time it was, until Xia Yue's groom knocked on the door and asked the young master if he wanted to go home for dinner, they realized that it was almost time for dinner.

Although Xia Yue didn't need to eat medicinal porridge, Dr. Shen arranged for him a medicinal meal for each meal, so naturally he couldn't eat it outside.Steward Fang cleaned up the things on the table and urged Xia Yue to go back quickly.

"Ah, by the way, Manager Fang, do you know of any material that can insulate containers well?"

When putting on the cloak, Xia Yue suddenly asked casually.

"Insulation?" Steward Fang lowered his head and pondered, "I don't know about the container, but the wall of the conservatory is very well insulated, and it won't dissipate overnight after burning for an hour."

"Hothouse?" Xia Yue thought of his bedroom, and decided to go back and have a look, and check the books by the way.

Steward Fang was curious: "Why does the young master ask this?"

Xia Yue smiled and didn't speak. Steward Fang didn't ask any more questions after seeing it. He opened the door and sent him out of the backyard with Shopkeeper Cheng, and watched him get into the carriage and leave.