He Xiu's bet with Scar reached the moment of understanding, and after Scar's surprise sound, everyone was surprised together.

A bold man in the crowd shouted, "It's really steamed human flesh." ”

I saw a big "human" character lying in the wood-colored vegetable box, and the herringbone was piled up with beef slices.

Scar realized that he had been fooled, his face was red, his mouth twitched, his neck was thick and round, and he scolded in an instant, "You play with me, grandpa I want steamed human flesh, you are giving me a character to fool me now, do you want to find death?"

"This shopkeeper, you just said that it was steamed human flesh, and you didn't emphasize that it has to be human flesh, right?" He Xiu said in shock.

"You've lost, put the gold ingot down. ”

"If you are willing to gamble and lose, how can you still beat someone?"

"The eldest husband is full of his word, how can he go back on his word?"

...

Everyone stood on He Xiu's position every word, Scar suddenly felt humiliated, put down his fist without giving up, glared at He Xiu fiercely, gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Good boy, I will make you unable to live in Qiman Town in the future!" "Turn around and pull away from the crowd to leave.

"This guest officer, this plate of steamed human meat should be treated as if we invited you, you can take the gold ingots. He Xiu didn't know how he said this, but he felt that he was much happier in his heart after saying this.

"Smack... Syllable... Smack..."

There was warm applause in the Huipeng Building, and everyone changed their gloating faces just now, and praised them again and again.

Among them, Anu's praise was the loudest, the applause was the loudest, and the people in the back kitchen knocked on the pot to celebrate.

He Xiu picked up the gold ingot and walked up to the shopkeeper and said, "This is what we deserve, and please accept it." ”

The shopkeeper rubbed her hands on her clothes and rubbed them, feeling that she was dreaming, her hands and feet danced wildly, laughed unabashedly, snatched the gold ingot, pinched her hands in her hands and said repeatedly, "Deserve it, deserve it?..."

The residual heat of this farce only calmed down at night, and just as He Xiu and Anu were about to turn off the lights and go to bed, a knock on the door of the shopkeeper sounded.

The three of them sat cross-legged on He Xiu's bed, the shopkeeper couldn't close his mouth with a smile, He Xiu and Anu were happy in their hearts, and soon this harmonious atmosphere was broken by He Xiu's words;

The shopkeeper patted He Xiu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, not everyone can open a restaurant in a place where it intersects with the official road, as long as there is a Huipeng Building, he will not dare to do anything to you." ”

He Xiu thought about it for a while, what the shopkeeper said was reasonable, he could open a business in a place where it intersected with the official road, and he couldn't do it without a bit of ability background. But he still said another doubt in his heart: "What if he starts from the dark side?"

The shopkeeper pressed his eyebrows and said coldly, "I hope there won't be such a day." ”

He Xiu was taken aback by the shopkeeper's tone, and thought to himself, looking at people can not only look at the surface, but also dig deep into his heart in order to thoroughly understand a person.

The shopkeeper immediately returned to his ordinary face, took out a money bag from his arms, and said, "You have suffered a lot of grievances in Huipeng Lou these days, this is a little bit of my heart and that fierce woman of my family, He Xiu, you can look at it." ”

The shopkeeper had already seen from the last time he gave He Xiu a salary increase, so this time he deliberately mixed the salaries of the two and let him share it himself, He Xiu had to sigh at the shopkeeper's observation.

The two pushed again and again, and were forced into Anu's arms by the shopkeeper.

After He Xiu won the bet with Scar today, he had an idea, and at this moment he couldn't hold back his eagerness to share, and said to the shopkeeper, "What do you think of today's steamed human meat?"

The shopkeeper took a breath, laughed and said, "This is exactly what I'm going to say next, after Scar is making a fuss in front of everyone today, I think, the dish of steamed human meat will definitely soon resound throughout Qiman Town, why don't we seize such a good opportunity to create the ninth signature dish of our restaurant? There are so many people who do free publicity for us, this dish will definitely sell well, do you want to tell me this?"

"The owner of the store is really a god, what he wants to say is this, but we still have to work the original basis, as for whether it can really become our real ninth dish, it depends on our big brother in the kitchen." ”

"That's right, I'll let them mix spices overnight, you can rest, you have to work tomorrow. With that, the shopkeeper closed the door.

The dish of steamed human flesh quickly spread in Qiman Town, but more people wanted to see what kind of person the young man with the scar was in his hand.

He Xiu felt that he was respected by others for the first time in sixteen years, and he was actually relying on a dish of food to help, so he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, but he had long been inspired to follow his grandfather's style of life, and it didn't matter what angle others affirmed or denied him.

On this day, He Xiu was entertaining guests in the store as usual, Scar walked in with high morale, and said with his neck held high, "Boy, last time it was your kid who won, and today is lucky, my son-in-law wants to charter your restaurant to entertain the business travel in the town, discuss major matters, and don't solicit guests tomorrow morning." ”

"Dare to ask this shopkeeper, who is your son-in-law?" He Xiu said without changing his face.

"Guo Gongzi, Mayor Guo's beloved son. Scar said with a look of disdain.

When the shopkeeper heard Scar say that the mayor's beloved son wanted to charter the shop, he hurriedly ran over and said, "Please rest assured, Lord Dao, the small shop must be ready to welcome the noble son." ”

"Hmph, okay, my son-in-law said, especially the steamed human meat, it must be delicious and delicious. Scar's eyes flashed with murderous aura, and his voice raised word by word, and he said.

"Certainly, definitely, please tell Mr. Guo that the store is willing to give Mr. Guo a preferential price, and the drinks are all free. The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"Hmph, what a big breath, can my son-in-law use your discount? Old thing, you are not afraid of flashing the root of your tongue. Scar gritted his teeth and said in a low pressure with his eyebrows.

The shopkeeper continued to smile and said in an old-fashioned manner, "What Lord Dao said is that Huipenglou can receive a noble person like Gongzi, it is simply a blessing from the ancestral tomb of our family, and the blessing of the previous life, you can rest assured, the nine signature dishes of this store are delicious, and the wine kettle is mellow." ”

Scar glanced at the shopkeeper contemptuously, and then said to He Xiu, "Boy, you have a good reputation recently, the whole Qiman Town is talking about your legend, it seems that you have to thank me well." ”

"What this shopkeeper said is, He Xiu wants to thank you well, last time you were in a hurry to leave, you couldn't have a feast, why don't you make a plate now, how about you taste it? I can guarantee that it is much better than what you saw on the first day." He Xiu said in a series of tones with Scar.

"Good boy, see how arrogant you can be. Scar squinted at He Xiu, clenched his fists in his hands, and gritted his teeth and said.

The shopkeeper watched Scar walk out of the Huipeng Building and said puzzledly; Such a scoundrel in the market would walk with Guo Gongzi like this? ”

He Xiu couldn't help but smile in his heart and replied, "Because flies will only lie on the back of feces." ”

"Don't talk nonsense. The shopkeeper hurriedly covered He Xiu's mouth and said, "Be careful of causing murder, and you are not allowed to talk about it in the future." ”

He Xiu hurriedly said, "What the shopkeeper taught, but I always feel that things are not so simple, will there be any conspiracy?"

The shopkeeper touched the goat's horn beard, pondered for a moment, and said heavily, "No matter what the conspiracy is, Guo Gongzi must not be offended, you and Anu work hard at night, let's prepare tomorrow's ingredients and wait for the distinguished guests." ”

He Xiu didn't dare to refuse, and after the restaurant closed, he and Anu helped the kitchen until late at night before returning to the bedroom.

Anu hammered his legs, shook his neck and said to He Xiu, "You say, how could this Guo Gongzi come to us for a banquet and a business trip? Isn't it safer at home than a restaurant? You must know that they are all talking about trade secrets." ”

He Xiu said while soaking his feet, "You're right, their banquet for business travel is fake, and it's true that they cause us trouble." ”

"What's the trouble, He Xiu, what do you want to say?" Anu asked.

He Xiu wiped his feet, pursed his lips and shook his head, "I don't know what to say, anyway, I don't have a good impression of this son surnamed Guo." ”

Anu didn't bother to ask any more questions, so he fell asleep, and He Xiu lay on the bed playing with the bell, and said to himself, "Bell, bell, where are you from? Who is your real master? ”

As soon as He Xiu's words fell, he inadvertently saw a faint yellow halo emitting from the inside of the bell, the halo lasted for a short time, and it was only caught by He Xiu in the blink of an eye, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes and observe carefully, but he didn't see anything abnormal,

"Can you understand me?" Hey, if you can understand me, would you like to give me some feedback?"

The bell lay quietly in his hand without the slightest movement, He Xiu said with a wry smile, "It seems that I have to take time to study you well, okay, let's communicate here tonight, and we will talk again tomorrow night." ”

As soon as the rooster and dog barked fell, He Xiu and Anu ran to the back kitchen to get busy, and the shopkeeper did not sleep lazy, and personally went to the scene to supervise the work, and the shopkeeper also helped in the restaurant.

Soon, the whole forty tables of banquets were successfully placed on the table, waiting for the guests to be seated, time knocked on He Xiu's eyes little by little, and he gradually fell asleep in front of the welcome door.

Seeing that it was a quarter past noon and not a single guest appeared, the owner was very anxious, sighing and walking back and forth on the first floor.

Previously, because he knew that Scar was just a scoundrel in the market on Qiman Street, he was completely confident that he would be caught in the palm of his hand, so he didn't take him seriously.

But at this moment, he has already worked for the mayor's son, and the mayor is a person in Qiman Town, who is covering the sky with one hand, and he dare not slack off, and his heart can't help but mention his throat, and his heart says, it can't be that Scar is making a bad heart, right? No, definitely not, he is just a scoundrel and doesn't dare to take the mayor's son badly, and the merchants on the street are most afraid of the mayor's official authority on weekdays, so he will definitely arrive early, what is going on? He still can't figure it out.

"Don't hang around in front of the old lady's eyes, and don't send someone to inquire on the street to see if you have invited those business travelers. The shopkeeper's rough roar interrupted the shopkeeper's walk.

The shopkeeper was also completely awakened by this roar, and hurriedly called Anu and said, "You go to the street and listen, in the end, those business travelers have received Guo Gongzi's invitation, if they really forget about it, find an opportunity to prompt the reminder." ”

After receiving the task, Anu ran straight to the street, and after hearing about it, he came back and told the shopkeeper that the business traveler didn't know about it at all.

The shopkeeper seemed to realize something, and hurriedly woke up He Xiu, who was sleeping, and said, "Have you ever had an unpleasant encounter with Guo Gongzi?"

He Xiu said sleepily, "Shopkeeper, I have never met Guo Gongzi, how can I have a conflict with him?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "That's good, now I'll give you a task, go to Guo's house and invite Guo Gongzi." ”

He Xiu had no choice but to nod and agree, prepare a carriage in the backyard, and run towards Guo's house.