After purchasing the shop, the intensive renovation work began. However, because so many people bought properties, there were numerous shops being renovated and a high demand for construction workers. Consequently, the city's renovation crews were far from sufficient. The Luochuan City Lord urgently mobilized his connections and called upon renovation crews from neighboring cities to come and work.
Jiang Xia and her companions needed to renovate four shops simultaneously. Jiang Xia planned to connect her two adjacent shops to open a hot pot restaurant that would also feature barbecue. While Jiang Xia busied herself with the shop renovations, Mù Chén focused on training the chefs. These were men who had come down from the battlefield, brought along by Mù Chén. Since they were all his own people, things were much simpler.
Barbecue was a bit more troublesome, requiring mastery over the fire and heat. Hot pot, on the other hand, was much easier; they simply needed to prepare the soup bases and dipping sauces. The shop renovations took quite a long time because there was simply too much to do, and Jiang Xia and the others had to prepare many things with their own hands.
Chapter 400