Wang Lin told Feng Yu Heng, "It's the end of the year. The owner of the small restaurant next to our Hundred Herb Hall is going back to his hometown. He said that he doesn't want to return to the capital after the new year. This little one wants to ask the owner if it's possible to buy that restaurant and turn it into a medicinal cuisine store. What do you think? "
Feng Yu Heng's eyes lit up, "Wang Lin, that's a good idea."
"Does that mean the owner agrees?"
Feng Yu Heng said, "Buying it is not a problem. Opening a medicinal cuisine store is also a good idea. But this store can't be opened just because you say so. You need to come up with a more mature idea. "
Wang Lin continued, "This is what this little one thinks. Normally, people who come to Hundred Herb Hall to get medicine often ask for recipes for medicinal cuisines. Some of them even use recipes from other doctors to get medicine. As a result, a lot of people come and go. If we can open our own medicinal cuisine store right next to Hundred Herb Hall, wouldn't it be more convenient? Also, the medicinal cuisines we make are more reliable, so everyone can eat them without worry. In addition, the original cooks and waiters can stay. Everything will be ready. "
Feng Yu Heng thought for a while, then said, "I have seen that restaurant before. It's not big, but it's big enough to make medicinal cuisines. I suggest that they only make porridge and nothing else. Don't make too much, just half a day. Also, you have to consider those noble madams and young ladies who want to nourish their bodies but can't come out to eat. Those people have a lot of money and cherish their lives. "
Huang Quan was amused when he heard this, "Young miss, you can be considered the daughter of a government official."
Feng Yu Heng curled her lips, "I can come out, but can they? Wang Lin, how about this? You can mix the medicinal cuisines with raw ingredients and sell them in portions. Let the madams and young ladies buy them and cook porridge for themselves. One small bag is enough for one meal, so it's more convenient to eat. "
Wang Lin nodded, "I won't hide it from the owner. The owner of the restaurant told this little one in private that he hopes we can buy the store. That way, he won't have to spend the effort to negotiate with other people."
"Alright, go ahead. I'll still say the same thing. You have to pay more attention to cultivating people for me, just like the Hundred Herb Hall in Xiao Zhou. Who knows when I'll open it in other places. I'll ask you for people at any time, anywhere. "
Wang Lin said, "Boss, don't worry. I have some people under me. Not to mention a shopkeeper, I can even find some workers."
Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied with Wang Lin. Not only was this person loyal, he was also very smart. He was completely focused on the good of Hundred Herb Hall, which saved her a lot of trouble.
She stayed at Hundred Herb Hall for half a day, and only left with Huang Quan at noon. The two of them found a restaurant and prepared to eat something outside. The waiter had just served the food when they saw a five or six-year-old child squatting at the door. He was staring at the two drumsticks on their table and swallowing his saliva.
Feng Yu Heng couldn't bear to see him like this. She asked the shopkeeper for a piece of oiled paper, wrapped a drumstick, and handed it to Huang Quan. "Give it to the child to eat."
Huang Quan nodded. He thought for a moment, then poured the rice in his bowl onto the oiled paper and gave it to the child.
However, the child didn't eat it. He only put the wrapped paper into his pocket and squatted down to look at the other tables.
Unfortunately, there were no more kind-hearted people willing to give him anything. The child's eyes revealed disappointment.
Feng Yu Heng said to Huang Quan, "Why don't you guess why the child didn't eat it? Why did he put it away?"
Huang Quan thought for a moment, then said, "He probably wants to leave it for someone else. Perhaps his family members are also living on the streets like him, so he wants to bring some food back to eat."
"But he's not a beggar." Feng Yu Heng pointed at the child and said, "Although his clothes are old and tattered, they're only old and tattered. They're not dirty. Look at those clothes. The color is indeed faded, but it's obvious that they've been washed many times. Think about the faces and hair of those beggars on the streets, and then look at this girl's face and hair. How is it dirty? "
Huang Quan finally noticed these details. He thought for a moment, then said, "Miss, you're right. If he was a dirty and smelly beggar, the waiter would have already kicked him out. He wouldn't have let him squat at the door for so long."
Feng Yu Heng waved her hand and called the waiter over. She said to him, "Bring me five more drumsticks and a few more plates of your good dishes."
The waiter clicked his tongue, "Can the two of you eat that much?"
Huang Quan slammed the table. "Just do as I say. If we can't finish, we'll take it away! We thought the food in your restaurant was delicious, so we ordered more. "
The waiter quickly smiled and thanked them for enjoying the food in the restaurant. Then, he hurriedly went to instruct the kitchen.
Huang Quan shouted again, "Bring me another bowl of rice!"
"Okay!"
Feng Yu Heng told Huang Quan, "Eat the drumsticks first. Let's eat quickly. When we're done, come with me to a place."
The waiter quickly brought Huang Quan's rice over, and the two of them began to eat in silence. By the time the new dishes were served, they had already finished eating.
Huang Quan directly ordered the waiter to pack up the food. Feng Yu Heng also ordered a lot of rice to pack up the food.
The waiter was confused. When did the food in their restaurant become so popular? He saw that the handsome young master liked the rice very much, so he directly filled a whole pot with it.
Feng Yu Heng saw his confusion, but she was too lazy to explain. She directly threw a whole silver ingot to him and successfully blocked the waiter's mouth.
The two of them went out and got into the carriage with the packed food. Feng Yu Heng didn't tell the coachman to stop until the carriage had already traveled a street. Then, she said to Huang Quan, "Go back and bring that little girl to the carriage."
Huang Quan understood her intentions, so he quickly got out of the carriage and quickly walked back.
Not long after, the poor child squatting in front of the restaurant was brought into the carriage.
The little girl was a little scared. Looking at Feng Yu Heng and Huang Quan, she didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, she knelt down and kowtowed to them. Then, she timidly opened her mouth and said, "Thank you for the drumsticks and rice." As she spoke, she sniffed the air. The fragrance of the food in the carriage wafted out, making the little girl almost drool.
Huang Quan smiled and touched her head, "What's your name?"
The little girl replied, "My name is Shui Ling."
"Shui Ling." Feng Yu Heng tilted her head and asked, "Do you squat in front of the restaurant every day, waiting for people to take the initiative to give you food?"
Shui Ling nodded, "En."
Huang Quan didn't understand, "Why don't you take the initiative to ask for food?"
Shui Ling said, "Then I would become a beggar, but Shui Ling doesn't want to be a beggar."
"Why?" Feng Yu Heng also felt a little strange, "What's the difference between waiting for people to take the initiative to give you food and asking for it yourself?"
Shui Ling said again, "There is a difference. If people take the initiative to give me food, it doesn't count as something I want, so I won't be considered a beggar. On this street, even beggars are managed by people. The food they ask for can't be eaten by themselves, nor can they be taken to other places. They must be brought to a unified place and handed over to the people above them for distribution. "
Feng Yu Heng understood, this was a group of beggars.
"Then who do you want to take your food back to?" She asked again.
"To a lot of people." Shui Ling lowered her head and choked with sobs, "Where we live, there are many children like me who don't have parents. There are two older sisters who take care of us. In the past, people would send us food, but later they stopped. We were hungry, so we came out to wait for others to give us food. "
Feng Yu Heng's thoughts moved, this seemed to be the result she wanted. So she said to the child, "Take me to the place where you live, the food I packed is for you."
"Really?" Shui Ling's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe it.
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Really, go tell the driver the address, we'll go now."
If she had not guessed incorrectly, the place that this child lived in should be something similar to an orphanage. Feng Yu Heng had also suddenly had an idea while eating in a restaurant. If she could provide assistance to an orphanage, she could raise these children. She needed people to practice medicine, and she also needed people to gather information. In this era where information and transportation were underdeveloped, people were really too important.
The carriage traveled for half an hour before finally stopping in front of a courtyard in the northern part of the city.
This courtyard was neither new nor old, but it was very large and should have been left behind by a rich family.
Shui Ling pulled Huang Quan's hand and said, "This is the place, Big Brother and Big Sister, please come in."
Feng Yu Heng was wearing men's clothes, so naturally she was called Big Brother. She didn't explain and simply followed Shui Ling into the courtyard. Behind them, the driver was also busy taking out the food from the carriage and delivering it in two separate trips.
When Feng Yu Heng entered, there were several children about the same age as Shui Ling in the courtyard, holding a basin of water and washing clothes. Two older girls were hanging clothes one by one on a high rope.
The two girls looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, and although they weren't beautiful, they still had a delicate air to them. Their clothes were old and faded, but they had also been washed clean.
The winter weather was very cold, and the children washing clothes had their hands red from the cold. After washing for a while, they had to stop and rub their hands together. Some of them even had frostbite, but they still endured the pain and continued to wash their hands.
When Shui Ling returned, the children in the courtyard first looked at her with hope, but when they saw a young Young Master and Young Lady behind her, they couldn't help but be stunned.
The young girl who was drying clothes felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange and hurriedly went to the front to take a look, but when she saw the two of them, she was also surprised and asked, "What business do you have here?"
Feng Yu Heng smiled and took the initiative to step forward, "This Young Lady, I am honored to meet you." She cupped her hands in greeting, really like an elegant Young Master, causing the Young Lady to hurriedly bow and return the greeting. She then continued, "When we were eating in the restaurant, we met Shui Ling and heard her tell us about your situation, so we packed some food and brought it back. We don't know how many people you have here and whether it will be enough to eat."
As soon as they heard that there was food, the children's eyes lit up, and one after another people ran out from all directions of the courtyard. Feng Yu Heng glanced around and estimated that there were at least thirty people.
"It seems it really isn't enough." She smiled bitterly and took out two silver ingots from her sleeve and handed them to the driver, "Go find a nearby restaurant and have them make some food and send it here. Make it according to these children's portions, it would be even better if they could also bring a meal for the evening."
The driver nodded and didn't say anything, hurriedly leaving.
Shui Ling happily jumped up and pulled the two older Young Ladies aside to introduce them, "This is Elder Sister Fu Sang, and this is Elder Sister Tian Dong. We usually rely on these two Elder Sisters to take care of us. This …" She wanted to introduce Feng Yu Heng to Fu Sang and Tian Dong, but found that she didn't know who Feng Yu Heng was.
Huang Quan took the initiative to speak, "This is my family's Young Master, Hundred Herb Hall's doctor, Le Wuyou. I am his maidservant, my name is Huang Quan. "
Feng Yu Heng was very satisfied with this introduction.
Hundred Herb Hall's reputation was too great, so when Fu Sang and Tian Dong heard that she was a doctor of Hundred Herb Hall, they immediately became happy and repeatedly bowed to Feng Yu Heng. Fu Sang then said, "I have long heard of Young Master Wuyou's name. For Young Master to be able to come here today is already our blessing. Spending money to prepare food for the children, this is really …"
"That's great!" Some of the children shouted and came forward to surround Feng Yu Heng.
But before Feng Yu Heng could say a few words to the children, the driver who had just left to buy food came back and said with a worried expression, "Mistress, there is a group of soldiers outside!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard's gate was knocked open from the outside and a group of soldiers immediately rushed in!
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