Chapter 76: Beixiang Envoys Enter the Capital He waved his hands casually, indicating that he just had a slight cold before, but he is now Shu sat down on the traditional Chinese style sofa chair that she had drawn and had made, and casually asked about the recruitment situation. Tang Xinhua answered all the questions truthfully: "According to what you said before, people advertised the restaurant's recruitment at the entrance of the restaurant, at the place where the Beijing Weekly collected interesting news, and even in the teahouse where the Beijing Weekly was read. Both men and women are welcome, and there is no age limit. The requirement of being quick and able to work has been emphasized many times. There have indeed been quite a few women who have come to ask about this these days, but most of them are still men. And some men will say some unpleasant things when they see women coming to ask questions, so…" "Then emphasize this one more point when recruiting." The idea that men should work outside and women should work inside, and that women should be confined to the inner chambers, has been ingrained in too many people in this era. Yun Shu was not surprised, she just said calmly: “Tell everyone that the employees of my Tianwaitian Restaurant are equal in gender. You are not allowed to insult or discriminate against others because of their gender, even if it is just gossiping behind their back. If you are caught, you will be expelled from Tianwaitian immediately." "Yes."
When Tang Xinhua heard the words "equality between men and women", the light in her eyes became brighter. After explaining the general situation of the main building to Yunshu, he mentioned the courtyard at the back: "Over in the courtyard, I have shown the drawings you sent to the craftsmen. Because it is so complicated, it takes at least three months to make all those things. By the time everything is installed, it will probably be summer already.” "No problem, the main building can be opened first, it won't affect anything." Face-to-face communication is always much more convenient than having a middleman pass messages back and forth. Taking advantage of this trip, Yun Shu explained all the matters concerning the restaurant clearly, and also handed over the task of laying the ground dragons outside the palace to Tang Xinhua. When all the work was done, Yun Shu wanted to check on the chef that his father had sent from the imperial kitchen a few days ago to see how he was doing with the recipe she had given him. The street outside suddenly became noisy. I could vaguely hear someone shouting: "The Beixiang envoy is here!" Yun Shu's mind moved, and he remembered what Yun Chuhuan had said two days ago. He couldn't help but walk to the side facing the street and opened the window. "Your Highness, your cold has just recovered!" Tingxue quickly chased after her with her cloak, wrapping her tightly while complaining: "What's so interesting about a bunch of Beixiang barbarians? It's so cold next to the window!" "It's okay. The room is warm." The four-story Tianwaitian is the tallest building on this street. The location where Yunshu stands has an excellent view, and you can even see the end of the street at a glance. But because the distance was quite far, for the moment all I could see was a group of people riding on tall horses, and there seemed to be a few carriages in the middle, slowly coming towards this side. Officials wearing Tiansheng court robes also went to greet them. But she couldn't see what any of these people looked like, let alone hear what they were saying.
Yun Shu leaned her head over and looked for a while, then simply asked Tingxue to bring a chair over to her. Perhaps because she was particularly interested in this, Cen Yiyi also dragged another chair over and sat down next to her: “I heard that the people coming from Beixiang this time are their eldest prince and the son of Prince Lian. The grandfather of the Prince Lian, the old Prince Lian, was the commander-in-chief of Beixiang who was defeated by our Tiansheng more than 20 years ago!" "How do you know so clearly?" Yun Shu was a little surprised: "Did Marquis Wu'an tell you?" "They were defeated by my grandfather." Cen Yiyi puffed out her chest proudly: "This time, His Majesty specially sent my grandfather, the Third Prince, and the Minister of the Honglu Temple to meet the Beixiang delegation! My grandfather is over there now!" Yun Shu: “Puff!” She is worthy of being the one who made the secret guards watch her and make her drink nine meals of medicine for three consecutive days. Her father is so mean! Beixiang has been making small moves frequently, and even took the initiative to send the grandson of Prince Lian as an envoy to Tiansheng, just to tell Tiansheng that Prince Lian's defeat is a thing of the past. Are they now strong enough to no longer be shy about this matter? As a result, Emperor Xuanwu sent out Marquis Wu'an, who had defeated them that year, to show his humility in silence. Will the defense really never be broken again? Eh, I don't believe it! Hahahahahaha! It’s such a pity that I can’t see Beixiang’s expression at the first moment. It must have been exciting! Yun Shu held his face in his hands and began to regret not having made the telescope earlier. On the other hand, as Yun Shu had guessed, the moment the Beixiang envoys saw Marquis Wu'an, their expressions instantly became strange. Even the prince couldn't hold back his temper and took two steps forward on his horse, raising the corners of his lips sarcastically: "General Cen, can you still eat?" The first thing they say when they meet is to mock the other person for being too old to eat. This greeting deserves a beating no matter where it is used. Fortunately, although Marquis Wu'an has a bad temper, he is always rational. He just glanced at the other person calmly, with a hint of doubt in his expression: "Who are you?" I thought that Wu Anhou might be angry, and I also thought that he might try to prove that he was still as skilled as ever. Even the prince had imagined the scene of Marquis Wu'an swallowing his anger in silence. However, he never expected that the other party would be so frivolous and seemed to have such a disdainful attitude towards him! After a brief moment of shock, he became angry and humiliated. The prince was about to speak. On the other side, the Third Prince, who came with the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly interrupted with a smile and helped to introduce: "Marquis Wu'an, this is the grandson of Prince Lian of Beixiang, the crown prince of Prince Lian, Hu Yanyi." "Prince Lian?" Wu Anhou frowned, as if trying to recall something: "It sounds familiar."
The third prince also cooperated very well and continued to laugh and said: "Of course you think it sounds familiar. More than 20 years ago, you led your troops to fight against that Prince Lian!" "I see." Upon hearing this, Marquis Wu'an nodded indifferently to the Prince Lian: "Please forgive me, my lord. I have been a soldier for half my life and have defeated too many opponents. Now that I am older, although I can still eat ten bowls of rice a day, my memory is getting worse. " Aren’t you asking if my appetite is still good now that I’m old? I’m telling you now, it’s great! I can still eat ten bowls a day. I just can't quite remember your useless grandfather. After all, there are too many losers who have lost to me, and your old guy doesn’t even rank among them! (End of this chapter)