Chapter 11: First Encounter with Ziqi

The two of them rode in a carriage to Jingkou County, and Zhihua saw that the young master had been sullen, and said with affection: "Young master, why are you unhappy, you don't talk all the way."

Jin Cheng said lazily: "Oh, I suddenly want to go home, I am a little uncomfortable, I forget a lot of things, I feel that I have to adapt, and I feel a little inexplicably panicked in my heart" will indeed tell the truth, since I arrived in the Tang Dynasty, I feel that I am completely unfamiliar with this world, and the Yiren sisters I miss day and night are all strangers, and even with hatred, there is just one who can dig out his heart Yifang also left him, and he felt a little inexplicable irritability.

Zhihua comforted: "Young master, don't be discouraged, this Jingkou County is so close to the capital, if you want to go to the capital, it's not a matter of words."

What kind of person is Jin Cheng, he is the person who will shine when he gives him the sunshine, seeing Zhihua said that his mood suddenly improved again, and said happily: "Zhihua, then you can tell me, there are a few people in our Jin family, I have a good psychological preparation."

Zhihua sneered, thinking that you still need to be mentally prepared, it should be more than a dozen people up and down the Jin family who saw that you, the little overlord, were back, and they had to be psychologically prepared, but they didn't dare to speak thoroughly, and looked at him with bright eyes and said: "More than a dozen people, except for the old lady and Steward Chen, he has a son and a daughter, and then there are some servants" Zhihua said, thinking that he had never thought about it, and it was impossible to suddenly organize the language.

Jin Cheng said: "I'm an only child, it's impossible" thought that it should be very common for three wives and four concubines in the Tang Dynasty, and he was actually an only child, and he was a little surprised.

Zhihua said: "It is indeed an only child, and the old lady is very good."

Jin Cheng said: "What is my mother's background?" I really can't figure it out, I was embarrassed to ask, I think I can be regarded as a bad descendant, and I can't figure out the origin of my parents.

Zhihua said: "Young master, I don't dare to say this, we are subordinates, we shouldn't be snooping on the master's privacy, but since you want to know, I know everything."

Jin Cheng thought to himself, you guy, although you don't say anything in your mouth not to snoop, but, this person doesn't talk about these gossips together, how boring life is, now I must fully understand what "I" is, and I must understand what the growth environment is, so I simply encouraged: "Fool, I want you to say, you just say it boldly, so that I can better understand the relatives around me, it's okay, you talk about it."

Zhihua said eloquently: "Master Jinshan, and Yiren's sister's father Jin Shuang, Yifang's sister's father Jin Yi is the third brother, at that time the two sisters did not get it, the old man Jinshan left the capital in a fit of anger to meet the wife of Si Nuoguo who fled to his hometown in Jingkou County, the two fell in love at first sight, what is the specific origin of the lady, I don't know, the lady is very kind to our subordinates, but no one can discuss her life experience."

Jin Cheng was surprised: "Sinuo, Sinuo country, there is such a country" I don't have this country in my mind.

Zhihua said: "I heard that the country of Mrs. has snow for half a year, it is very cold, and the name of the country is also related to snow, in the north of the Tang Dynasty, where is the specific, the maid can't figure it out, I still listen to Chen Xi tell me."

Jin Cheng thought to himself that it was not snow in English, the pinyin of snow, so it would be more appropriate to call Silou, but the name of the country is often more mysterious, and finally it became Sinuo Country, which sounds taller than Silou.

"Oh, no wonder I'm so handsome, hehe," Jin Cheng said.

Zhihua said: "Young master, does this have anything to do with being handsome, but in the eyes of Zhihua, the young master is the most handsome" Zhihua snapped his ass.

Jin Cheng is particularly useful, the psychology is so sweet, I think that this guy is simply cute, and he said: "Of course, you said that such a distant hybrid breed, it must be the most handsome" After speaking, he still felt a little inappropriate, and changed the topic: "What is the origin of Chen Xi."

Zhihua listened to the first half of the sentence, what is the new word of "hybrid breed", some heads are big, I feel that the young master has changed after waking up this time, but I can't tell where there is a change, just now I finally thought that the tone and language of his speech are a little strange.

She patiently explained: "Chen Xi is the daughter of the big housekeeper Steward Chen, and he also has a twin brother named Chen Yan, this Steward Chen has always served his wife, I heard that he has been his wife's domestic servant since he was a child, and his martial arts are particularly high, but I haven't seen him use it."

Jin Cheng was about to ask further, and the coachman said, "Two guest officers, Jingkou County has arrived."

Jin Cheng thought that there was nothing here, and it would be better to get off the bus and take a walk, so he instructed the coachman: "Master, let's settle it here, you go back first."

After Jin Cheng got out of the car, he looked up at the city wall for some years, there are three big characters in the center of the city wall: Jingkou County, there are two officials lazily basking in the sun at the gate of the city wall, although this is a county seat, I feel that there are many businessmen, it is very lively, he is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking east and touching west.

Jin Cheng sighed that the Tang Dynasty was indeed prosperous, and the merchants on both sides of the county were also dazzling, with rice shops, cloth villages, bun shops, pawnshops, inns, restaurants, etc., and there was an endless stream of pedestrians who came to play.

Jin Cheng saw a restaurant in front of him, the name is: Zhiweixuan, the name of the heart is good, a bit of a modern feeling, the location is on the edge of the city gate, a little remote, but the store is not small, there are three floors in total, the building is very spectacular, now is the time to eat, the business is not very good, only a few sporadic diners.

Jin Cheng touched his stomach and said, "Zhihua, let's go and rub it today, I don't feel good about it in the past few days."

Zhihua hurriedly said: "Young master, this is all home, and one more street in front of you will reach the Jin Mansion, and the old lady will be very happy."

Jin Cheng ignored her, and walked straight over, thinking that everywhere in the world is his home, and then talk about it first, he has not been in the restaurant in the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing that he didn't listen to persuasion, he didn't dare to persuade him again, so he followed him and said pitifully: "Young master, you didn't come to this shop some time ago, because the boss is...".

Jin Cheng had already walked to the door at this time, and he didn't hear what she said at all.

When the shopkeeper saw him come in, he was stunned at first, and then stepped forward with a smile and said, "Young Master Jin, here, do you want a box on the second floor today?"

Jin Cheng thought to himself whether to sit or not, why should he sit in the box, and said: "It's just the window on the first floor, what is there to eat."

The shopkeeper felt more and more strange, feeling that this guy had changed like a person, he used to come to the store to shout five and drink six, and every time he had to be the largest box on the second or third floor, how did he change his sex today, he just had to sit by the window, and he used to come to order the best meals, and every time it was those things, today he actually asked what was delicious, and he was a little confused in an instant, and laughed: "Young Master Jin, how about the previous ones."

Jin Cheng immediately said: "I'll see his taste" After speaking, he felt that it was inappropriate, and said, "What's that, okay, it's still like that."

The shopkeeper said happily: "Okay."

Jin Cheng sat on the stool and took a sip of tea, and when he saw Zhihua standing next to him trembling, he immediately said, "What are you doing, why don't you sit down."

Zhihua dared to sit, and immediately said: "Young master, Zhihua is not hungry, I will serve you to eat first, and I will eat when I return to Jinfu next time."

Jin Cheng immediately understood the meaning, she was a maid and didn't dare to sit, and immediately said: "What are you afraid of, young master, I want you to sit, you sit, come, come, sit next to me, and when we come out in the future, you all sit and eat."

Zhihua said: "The maid doesn't dare, the young master" thought that it would be strange if the master didn't kill me when I went home.

Jin Cheng said again: "If you don't sit again, I'm going to lose my temper, hurry up."

Seeing that he was really about to lose his temper, Zhihua sat next to him timidly, like sitting on pins and needles.

Jin Cheng comforted: "I want you to sit, you can just sit in peace, you say, I was going to come in for dinner just now, why did you stop me."

Zhihua smiled awkwardly: "Quack, the main reason is that the owner of the hotel is not very welcome to you."

Jin Cheng is even a little blindsided, Lao Tzu is a guest, come to consume, and there are still people who are not welcome to themselves, it is really a big chicken in the world, and he is waiting to further inquire about the reason.

A sneer came from his ear: "Oh, hey, Young Master Jin, you are not dead."

Jin Cheng was so angry, his father's, actually greeted him like this.

He turned his head to see a creamy little student, born white and clean, with fine facial features, white silk and satin clothes, the skin on his face was smoother than that of a woman, and his figure was relatively slender, Jin Cheng secretly said in his heart: Why does she look like a woman, her voice is also like a woman, and her mouth is so unpolite.

He also said politely: "I'm not dead, it's in your way."

Zhihua pulled him with his hand next to him, he didn't care at all, and continued: "May I ask the son who is dressed so charmingly, what is the cost?"

Seeing him say this, the cream boy shouted, "The shopkeeper is here."

The shopkeeper ran over and said, "Ziqi.... Child... Boss, what do you command?"

Cream Xiaosheng said coldly: "Didn't I tell it, we know the rules of Weixuan's gate, I think you have forgotten."

Jin Cheng saw that he was actually the boss, and seeing how his temper did a good business, he was also curious: "Tell me, what are the rules for the threshold of your hotel."

The shopkeeper said: "Hehe, there are hundreds of thousands of people in Jingkou County, and I still set it up for you."

Jin Cheng thought to himself that this is strange, so many people, you can design a rule for me, and immediately said: "You say what rules, I will listen to you."

The boss said: "The rule I set is that Young Master Jin and the dog can't enter the store" After speaking, he looked at him fiercely.

When Jin Cheng heard this, he was angry, slapped the table, stood up and was about to scold, thinking about his father's breaking rules, and thinking again, he was not the one, what did he do when he lost his temper, at this time, Zhihua continued to pull his hand beside him, and the meaning was already obvious.

He said coldly: "I have a lot of money for your food."

The boss didn't give this opportunity at all and said: "The food I have here is not to your young master's appetite, you can find another restaurant, in a word, you are not welcome here."

Jin Cheng said: "I'm going to eat this meal today, if I don't eat it this time, I won't have a chance in the future."

The boss said, "What do you mean?"

Jin Cheng said: "I look at your attitude, the restaurant is about to close down, if I don't eat today, maybe it will close down one day."

This is a pain point, she is the most disgusted by others saying that the hotel is closed.

The boss shouted: "I just won't let you eat this meal even if I collapse."

Seeing that the two of them were on the bar, the shopkeeper said embarrassedly: "Here, the meals are almost ready."

The boss said coldly: "Then feed the dogs."

Jin Cheng was embarrassed and embarrassed at this time, thinking that he had eaten so badly for a meal, and it was not appropriate to leave, and it was not appropriate not to go.

Zhihua said: "Sister Ziqi, young master, I have been sick recently, I used to be sorry for you, I will accompany you on his behalf."

When Jin Cheng heard this, Ziqi, it turned out to be a woman, no wonder she was grumpy, thinking that it was really a bit of a slap in the face to leave at this time, and said in her mouth: "What, anyway, the meals are done, Miss Ziqi, you are a large adult, please let the customers have a meal."

Ziqi saw that he was indeed a little different from usual, but he couldn't tell the taste, and he didn't want to waste time and space on him anymore, so he said coldly: "Okay, the old rules, since you want to eat, the old lady will let you eat, Xiao Er, how much is this meal."

Seeing that the meal had been settled, the shopkeeper said happily: "Boss, it's a total of one or two silver."

Ziqi immediately said: "I will treat you to the five hundred yuan of Zhihua, and the rest of the expenses, Young Master Jin, you can pay five taels of silver."

Jin Cheng said: "What kind of reason is this, it's obviously one tael, you still treat half of it, and the other is only five hundred yuan, why did it become five taels, just eat, it has risen tenfold."

Ziqi said coldly: "Oh, I'm suddenly unhappy, it's ten taels now, do you like to eat or not."

Jin Cheng saw that she was so difficult, and said in a hurry: "Okay, okay, ten taels is ten taels, I didn't look at the yellow calendar when I went out today, and I bumped into a ghost."

Ziqi saw him scolding around the bush, and said again: "Your mouth is not clean, it is rare to wash dishes in the kitchen, we have to throw away the bowl you eat, the cost has increased, and now it is twenty taels."

Zhihua was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and after a meal, he ate dozens of taels of silver, he couldn't believe it, not to mention that he didn't have so many taels of silver on his body, and muttered: "Young master, let's go, the slave only has ten taels of silver here, and the money is all spent."

After Jin Cheng heard this, he was instantly deflated, pretending to be a failure, and was ready to retreat.

Ziqi laughed and said: "Our Jingkou County, the second generation of officials and the rich second generation of the eldest young master Jin Cheng also have times when they can't afford to eat, it's really a joke."

Jin Cheng is a little speechless, he can't speak without money, this is the law.

Suddenly, a familiar voice said: "Senior brother, you've been looking for me for a long time, and you are actually here" A young beautiful girl walked into the dining room.

Jin Cheng saw that it was Yifang, and he was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a pink long coat, his hair was tied with some small braids, and he also had a fan belt tied on it, looking playful and cute.

Ziqi was also secretly taken aback when she saw this beauty, thinking that this guy actually knew this stunning beauty, and he was completely compared to him in men's clothes at this time, and he had no intention of fighting, and was ready to retreat.

Jin Cheng said to Yifang: "Senior sister, please borrow me twenty taels of silver, and I will invite you to dinner."

The shopkeeper took the money and left happily.

Jin Cheng saw that Ziqi was leaving, and said mischievously: "Sister Ziqi, if you can't open the hotel one day, you come to me, I will definitely bring your hotel back to life and business prosperous."

Seeing that he was not ashamed, Ziqi glared at him, ignored him, and walked away.

Jin Cheng saw that Yifang was coming, and that mood could not be described in words, the unhappiness just now had long since disappeared at this time.

Yifang said with a smile: "Senior brother, you have enemies everywhere, what should you do, you were almost kicked out before you got home, if I were you, I would have been killed by a headhead."

Jin Cheng said: "Zhihua, you go and buy a piece of tofu for me in the afternoon, I want the largest tofu in Jingkou County."

Zhihua said curiously: "What are you doing, young master, you don't know how to cook."

Jin Cheng said: "I was killed according to the instructions of Senior Sister Yifang, the tofu is too small, I am afraid that I will not die."

The crowd laughed.

The dishes are all together, and there are actually five dishes and one soup, which is a luxury.

Jin Cheng said curiously: "Zhihua, I used to eat so well when I came" I thought that so many dishes could be eaten by one person.

Zhihua said: "Yes, young master, every time you come, these dishes are the best, and the price is the most expensive."

Jin Cheng looked at it, there were iron plate duck feet, steamed osmanthus fish, rock sugar bird's nest, etc., and he was shocked to see it, what a waste this is.

Yifang had just eaten a few bites of food and found a problem, a big problem, and she looked at Zhihua curiously.

Zhihua said nervously: "Sister Yifang, I said I wasn't hungry, the young master insisted that I sit down and eat together, but if I don't sit, he is still unhappy."

Jin Cheng said: "It's nothing, you will eat with me in the future, men and women are equal."

Yifang thought that this is not my slave, just sit if you want to, and when she heard him say that men and women are equal, she said it well, and immediately applauded: "Senior brother, this sentence is well, men and women are equal, haha, you are really a dog spitting out ivory from your mouth."

Jin Cheng smiled awkwardly.

Yifang also found that he had spoken too fast just now, and he regretted it a little, but seeing that he was silent, he changed the topic and said: "Sister Zhihua, tell me, why is this shopkeeper so uninterested in our young master Jin Cheng."

I don't dare to talk about it.

Jin Cheng was also curious and encouraged: "Tell me about it, I also want to know."

Zhihua said eloquently: "The previous boss of this Zhiweixuan is Li Zimo, who is Li Ziqi's brother, their father, the young master knows."

Jin Cheng listened and asked, "I don't know" He shook his head sincerely.

Zhihua said: "Their father is the magistrate of Jingkou County, because this hotel is a little remote, the business was okay at first, but after a few years of operation, the business was relatively bleak, and then Li Ziqi changed hands, who knows, the business plummeted."

She said again: "Young master, you used to be a frequent visitor here, of course, especially after the hotel changed hands, you often ridiculed Sister Ziqi, so you picked the seeds of hatred in her heart, and later often said to her: I want her to marry you, what do you say you give her money to support the family, she just needs to be beautiful at home, and every time you come, you give money at ten times the price, the shopkeeper asked, you are the dowry money for the future wife, support her to run the hotel."

Jin Cheng was surprised: "No wonder, oh, his father, his stinky skin is really spending money indiscriminately, how hard-won the money is, you continue."

Zhihua saw that he scolded himself, a little funny, and said: "Young master, you just gave it, and then you went to ask for it back, and you almost had a fight for it."

Jin Cheng's eyebrows jumped and said: "Ah! It's so shameless" After speaking, he immediately felt that it was inappropriate.

Yifang sneered and said, "It's shameless enough."

Jin Cheng's face flushed.