Chapter 17: Encountering Evil Forces (Revised)
The business of the store is getting better and better day by day, the dishes from Zhang Yan's hands, if they are made, they will definitely be sold, especially the roast chicken, people pass on the hundreds, the taste that is bought, and the reputation that cannot be bought, so that the supply is in short supply now, Zhang Yan has no choice, so he has to limit the daily baking of two or three stoves, that is, about eighty, one twenty yuan, although the price is a few points more expensive than others, but the number of people who come to buy it is only a lot.
After eating at noon, Xi Yunzhi returned to the store, and saw Cuiya sitting behind the counter eating melon seeds, looking at the account book for a while, Xi Yunzhi didn't say anything when he saw this, so he put a basket of mountain plums on the table, and said gently:
"Cuiya, let's eat some mountain plums, it's fresh."
Cui Ya behind the counter was startled, quickly closed the account book, threw away the melon seeds in her hand, walked out from behind the counter, and said to Xi Yunzhi:
"Miss, you're so good, I like to eat mountain plums the most."
Then he ran over, took the basket in Xi Yunzhi's hand, sat down and ate it.
Xi Yunzhi was wiping the table with water, Cuiya was eating, but suddenly came to her side again, and said softly:
"Miss, I want to tell you something, recently my aunt from the countryside has entered the city, and I want to buy her some things, but I have run out of money...... I looked at the account book just now, we made a lot of money in the store, I wonder if you can lend me some urgent? ”
Xi Yunzhi lowered his eyes and remained silent: "How much do you want?" ”
Cui Ya's eyes rolled, and then she stretched out one hand and compared to Xi Yunzhi: "Five taels, okay?" ”
Xi Yunzhi smoothed her bangs with a smile, nodded and said, "Okay, go to the counter and get it." ”
Cui Ya put down the basket, happily ran to the back of the counter, took out a brand new silver horn from the iron box under the counter, nodded and thanked Xi Yunzhi, held the silver and the basket of mountain plums, and walked out of the restaurant quickly.
Zhang Yan walked out of the back kitchen, happened to see this scene, and sneered at Xi Yunzhi: "Hmph, she is used to it, I really haven't seen that shopkeeper let a girl go through the cash box, your heart is a little bigger." ”
Xi Yunzhi smiled silently, rubbed the towel in the basin on the ground, and continued to wipe the table, turning a deaf ear to Zhang Yan's complaints.
At night, Xi Yunzhi sat on the pedal and pressed Bu Qin's legs, Bu Tan's face was still pale, and the whole person had lost a lot of weight, and he didn't know what medicine Master Yan gave him, and it didn't get better after several days, and even felt more and more serious.
Xi Yunzhi was worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Bu Qin, for fear that he would be too careful, which would not be conducive to recovery.
Bu Qin, who was leaning on the head of the bed and pretending to sleep, suddenly spoke:
"Listen to Zhao Yi, you have a fine work in the store?"
Xi Yunzhi thought for a long time before he understood what the professional term 'fine work' meant, and couldn't help laughing: "Husband, it's not a march to fight, how can it be called a fine work?" ”
Bu Qin opened his deep eyes, and looked at her with a handsome expression that made Xi Yunzhi can't help but lower his head, not daring to look at him again.
"Can you handle it?" Of course, Bu Qin didn't know why Xi Yunzhi lowered his head, he just wanted to have a good talk with her.
Xi Yunzhi nodded: "It's just a trivial matter to deal with." ”
Bu Qin seemed to suddenly have a realization: "The human heart is the most difficult to control." ”
Xi Yunzhi hooked her lips and smiled, and decided not to continue the topic: "Master Yan doesn't know what medicine to give to his husband, why has it not improved in the past few days, and he used to be able to walk on the ground alone, but now he has to rely on crutches. ”
Bu Qin looked at his bandaged right leg, and said faintly:
"This Gu is this medicinal property. It takes two or three months to heal. ”
Although Xi Yunzhi listened to Bu Tan's words, she had a feeling of distrust of Master Yan in her heart, but she had already made up her mind, no matter whether her husband was sound or lame, even if he was paralyzed in bed, she would wait by his side.
The next morning, she boiled chicken soup in a pot and went to the store.
Stepping into the store, I found that there were a few people standing in the hall, Gui Ning, the second housekeeper of the Xi family, was walking around in front of her counter, holding a knick-knack in her hand to play.
"Yo, the eldest lady is here. Gui Ning said hello to the eldest lady. ”
Xi Yunzhi felt strange in his heart, but he was silent: "Chief Gui don't come to harm, how can you make such a big gift." ”
Gui Ning smiled and paced a few steps in front of Xi Yunzhi before explaining his intentions:
"Miss, don't hide it, this shop is personally favored by the fifth grandmother, and she originally wanted me to buy it and include it in the Xi family's industry, but Old Man Liu doesn't know what to do, and he says that even if he sells it to ghosts, he won't sell it to the Xi family, hahaha, hey, hey, it's really laughing at me, doesn't he have to sell it to our Xi family in the end?"
Xi Yunzhi listened to Gui Ning with a smile, and when he heard his words, he actually classified this shop directly into the Xi family's industry, and said with a smile on his face:
"Mr. Gui is really a noble person who forgets things. Old man Liu's words were not wrong. ”
Gui Ning restrained the smile on his face and looked at Xi Yunzhi with white eyes: "What's the matter?" What does Miss mean? ”
Xi Yunzhi didn't want to go around in circles with him, so he said directly: "I went out two months ago, my husband's surname is Bu, and this shop is the property that my husband's family bought with money." ”
The implication of her words is that this shop has nothing to do with the Xi family.
Gui Ning snorted coldly and scolded: "What an ungrateful person, the old lady loved the eldest lady so much in the past, and you repaid her like this?" ”
Xi Yunzhi didn't say a word, Gui Ning threw the small object he had held from the counter casually, pointed at Xi Yunzhi viciously and said:
"Okay, great. Originally, I knew that this shop was opened by the eldest lady, and I wanted to show you the way, so don't blame me for being unkind to you. Within three months, I promise to let you close the door, and when the eldest lady comes to beg me, I will never show mercy. ”
Xi Yunzhi didn't answer his threatening words, raised his hand to him, and whispered:
"Mr. Gui, please."
Gui Ning rolled her eyes, and when she left with a few family members, everyone raised their feet and kicked over one or two benches to vent their anger, and walked out of the shop like a bunch of ruffians.
After Gui Ning and the others left, Zhang Yan dared to poke his head out of the back kitchen, and hurriedly ran out and asked Xi Yunzhi:
"How's that, how's that? Do they want to buy it? So many people poured in just now, and I was scared to death. ”
Xi Yunzhi glanced at him coldly, and said indifferently: "I don't want to buy a shop." ”
Zhang Yan was puzzled: "Then what do they want to do?" ”
Xi Yunzhi sighed and said, "If you don't want to spend money, you will accept the shop." ”
"What?" Zhang Yan exclaimed in surprise: "What do they think they are? Are they bandits? The bandits still have to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, what do they rely on? ”
Xi Yunzhi didn't speak, Zhang Yan was a little worried, after all, the business of the shop was just better, and he hadn't made enough money, so how could he say that he would accept it if he was accepted.
What can I do now?