Chapter 276: Opening Porridge Shop Near the Government Office?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Er…” Qin Xiaoyao glanced at Song Que.
Then, she looked at the Second Prince.
“I’m just a bit stronger, but I don’t know how to train soldiers.”
When she saw the Second Prince’s expression change, Qin Xiaoyao continued, “However, since Your Highness thinks so highly of me, I am willing to give it a try.”
The Second Prince’s eyes immediately lit up.
“How about this, if Your Highness is agreeable, I will report to the military camp every other afternoon.”
Of course, she had no experience in training troops, but she had experience in leading people to do physical training.
With the knowledge in her mind, she could still help the soldiers improve their physical fitness.
She would only go there every other day, and it was only one afternoon each time, so it didn’t really hamper her own business.
“Why would I not agree? I can’t wait to have you on board!” the Second Prince said excitedly.
Thus, the couple agreed to assist the Second Prince.
The difference was that Song Que had to go to work every day, except for his rest days.
Qin Xiaoyao, on the other hand, only needed to go to work on alternate days for half a day.
After this, the three of them continued to chat.
Whether intentionally or not, the Second Prince talked a lot with the two of them about the matters of Mountain Spring Town and Zhao County.
In fact, towards the end, he even discussed the Imperial Court.
Moreover, Qin Xiaoyao noticed that whenever he mentioned the Imperial Court, the Second Prince would always look at her husband, intentionally or otherwise.
If it were only once or twice, it could still be a coincidence.
However, as the number of times increased, Qin Xiaoyao started to have more doubts.
However, she didn’t have the chance to ask now, so Qin Xiaoyao held back her curiosity.
Finally, it was time for lunch.
Madam Liu and the others slowly brought the cooked dishes to the table.
The Second Prince knew about the current situation in Mountain Spring Town, so he didn’t have much expectation for this meal.
However, after seeing quite a number of meat dishes, he also began to have cravings.
“Where did you get this meat from?” After they started eating, the Second Prince asked after eating several pieces of meat in a row.
It was now very hard to get fresh meat in the entire Zhao County, let alone in Mountain Spring Town.
He was already quite surprised that the Song family had cured meat to eat, but they could even get fresh pork.
Qin Xiaoyao laughed as she exchanged a look with Song Que.
“The cured meat was prepared beforehand, of course. I bought the fresh pork from Fortune Mansion.”
“Fortune Mansion? Oh… I see.” The Second Prince quickly understood.
He had heard of Fortune Mansion. It was reputed to be the best restaurant in the town. Some of the special dishes had unique flavors and earned praise from many quarters.
Someone had invited him to eat there before, but he had not gone there because he was busy.
“Does your family have connections with Fortune Mansion?” the Second Prince suddenly asked.
To be able to get fresh meat at a time like this, the owner of Fortune Mansion must be quite capable.
Qin Xiaoyao smiled.
“It’s not really a connection. We have only been supplying some ingredients to
Fortune Mansion. Over time, I’ve become familiar with the kitchen staff.”
As Qin Xiaoyao spoke, she gestured to the Second Prince to try the century egg on the table.
“This is one of the ingredients my family supplied to Fortune Mansion. Why don’t you try it, Your Highness?”
The Second Prince looked at the century egg on the table and became interested.
He picked up a piece and had a taste, and his eyes lit up at once.
“What is this?” he quickly asked.
“This is century egg,” Qin Xiaoyao explained with a smile.
“It’s created after chicken eggs or duck eggs are given additional processing. The century egg has a unique flavor. As soon as it was introduced, it became a special dish of Fortune Mansion.”
As Qin Xiaoyao spoke, she asked the Second Prince to try the century egg soup and the porridge with pork and century egg.
The Second Prince tried them one by one and found that the taste was indeed amazing.
Only then did Qin Xiaoyao take the opportunity to mention that she was going to buy a shop to open a porridge shop.
“Not bad. If the porridge shop sells this kind of porridge, there will be many customers,” the Second Prince said confidently.
The porridge with pork and century egg was indeed a delicious dish.
Even if he was in the capital, or even in the palace, it was very rare to get a taste of such a dish.
“Where do you intend to set up the porridge shop? Is it near the government office?” If it was close, he felt that he could consume a few bowls of it every day.
That was right. One bowl was definitely not enough.
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes flickered.
“It’s naturally good to choose a location near the government office. But I don’t know if the shops near the government office are easy to buy,” she said hesitantly.
The government office was located in the town center district, and there were many people nearby.
Moreover, her husband was going to help out at the government office, so at that juncture, she could also go there and get to know the people there.
There were definitely benefits to having a porridge shop near the government office.
In addition, the purchasing power in the town center was slightly higher, so it didn’t matter even if the price of her century egg porridge was slightly higher.
“It should be easy to buy. When I passed by earlier, I saw a few shops being put up for leasing.” Although leasing out the shop didn’t necessarily mean selling it, one didn’t necessarily have to buy a shop to do business.
They could still rent or lease the shop.
In any case, he was hoping privately that the Song family would open a porridge shop near the government office.
In that case, he could get to indulge his taste buds for quite a while in the near future.
In addition, he also hoped that the Song family could get closer to him.
He was very interested in both Teacher Qin and Song Que.
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up at once.
“In that case, we’ll go and ask around tomorrow!” she quickly said.
Previously, she was worried that her husband’s cold hadn’t recovered yet, so she didn’t make preparations to buy a shop.
Now that her husband’s health had recovered, it was time to settle the matter of the property purchase expeditiously.
The situation in Mountain Spring Town had just stabilized, and many things were still unknown. It would be more cost-effective to buy a shop now.
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince glanced at the couple.
“In that case, I’ll give the two of you three days. Three days later, the two of you will go to the government office and the military camp to help. How about it?” Now the couple could see how good he was, and how open-minded and magnanimous he was.
Qin Xiaoyao and Song Que exchanged looks with each other and thanked the Second Prince.
They were thinking of buying more shops. Three days was actually a little tight.
However, after that, only Song Que had to go to the government office every morning to report for work, while Qin Xiaoyao still had time to look around and buy shops.
Next, Qin Xiaoyao got the Second Prince to try the bean sprouts.
The Second Prince found that the bean sprouts were fresh and fragrant, and he also liked them very much. He even sighed that the soldiers in the camp could finally have better food.
After the meal, the Second Prince stayed at the Song family’s place for a long time before bidding farewell.
Before he left, he also took a hundred century eggs and a basket of bean sprouts from the Song family.
The couple personally sent the Second Prince off. It was not until the Second Prince and his entourage disappeared into the alley on their horses that the two of them exchanged a glance and returned to the courtyard.
While riding the horse, the Second Prince’s guard, Han Chao, who had found Qin Xiaoyao in the government office previously, started talking to the Second Prince.
“Your Highness, why do you value Master Song so much?”
It was fine that he thought highly of Teacher Qin. After all, Teacher Qin’s ability was obvious to all.
However, Master Song…
Well, even if Master Song’s identity was special and he was the grandson of the former Prime Minister, Song Hong…
However, His Highness was trying so hard to take him in and keep him by his side. Surely there was no need for him to go through so much trouble?
The Second Prince glanced at Han Chao, and there was a faint smile on his face.
“Song Que is more complicated than you think,” he said.
After that, he didn’t pay attention to Han Chao’s puzzled eyes and rode the horse forward..