Chapter Ninety-Seven: Ambiguity
The second floor of the kitchen road is facing the street, and Su Minzhi changed it into the residence of his brother and sister, and because of the inconvenience of his eldest brother's legs, he lived on the first floor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Lying in the bedroom, the merchant stared at the red lotus embroidered on the top of the tent with his eyes open, and the light shining in from the window gradually brightened, faintly, and the street slowly became noisy from the quiet of the early morning, like a child who had just woken up, naughtily making many noises, trying to attract people's attention.
The corners of the merchant's mouth were slightly pulled, and he pulled out a big smile, with misty happiness, buried his face deep in the futon, and a muffled laughter came out of the big red brocade quilt worn by hundreds of butterflies, like a faint spring thunder after winter, full of vitality!
Without that suffocating shackles, this air of freedom is so good!
Greensleeves pushed open the door and brought in a basin of water and rested it on the shelf in the corner of the room.
Shang Shang jumped up from the bed, took the handkerchief from the green sleeve with a smile, and covered her face, she was afraid that her smile this morning was more than she had in the past two years.
Sister Yun happily handed over the deed of sale to the merchant after getting two thousand taels of flying money, and even gave her the deed of sale of green sleeves in order to play the favor card, although there was not much silver, but it was also a favor for her, and there was no need to find another girl to serve, which saved some inconvenience from the merchant.
I have to say that under the all-round service of Green Sleeves, she, a newcomer in the 21st century, is still inevitably corrupt!
"Are you coming here today?" Greensleeves twisted his handkerchief, put it on the shelf beside him, and turned around to comb the merchant's hair.
"Well, the Holy Decree sent me to be a celestial under Master Pei, and it is reasonable to invite Master Pei to a banquet." Shang Shang looked carefully at the jewelry in the box, although the nobles in the palace appreciated a lot, she also knew that some were not something she could wear.
Green sleeves carefully combed her with a flying fairy bun, although the merchant's hair is many, but has always preferred a simple bun, if it is not for the green sleeves, most likely she will choose a big braid and finish, pick and choose, choose a red coral hairpin to insert in the hair, and pick a palace flower made of silver red snow yarn, gently hairpin on the other side, look at no problem, then get up and change clothes.
"Is the girl going to the kitchen?" Greensleeves put the things on the dressing table and asked the merchant.
"Well, I'm going to see the dishes this time, but I can't be sloppy!" The businessman smiled at the green sleeves, although Master Pei has always favored her, but to be a subordinate is to have the appearance of being a subordinate, and it is also very important to show favor to the boss appropriately, which is a compulsory course for white-collar workers in later generations!
Because I don't do business in the morning, the back kitchen is very idle, only the ox carts delivering vegetables come and go at the back door, pulling some of the materials ordered yesterday into the back kitchen, and then put them in different yards.
Mother Song had already gotten up, lit a fire, and put her family's breakfast in the hall, fragrant white porridge, small green onion rolls, with pickled oil, yellow and bright salted duck eggs and a few dishes of side dishes, looking at it has an appetite.
Su Minzhi and Shang Shang walked downstairs together, the two brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled, and the eldest brother Su Ruizhi also pushed the wheelchair and slowly turned to the front from the inner courtyard, although the weather was already very hot, but he still had the bear skin that Shang Shang brought back from Chang'an on his legs.
"Big brother! Second brother! Shang Shang smiled and bowed to the two of them, and his eyes turned into a crescent moon.
One of Su Min got the news of the expulsion of the merchants, so he picked up the eldest brother Ruizhi from the hot spring Zhuangzi outside the city, and now the three brothers and sisters live in the kitchen, and they are finally reunited.
"Merchant!" Su Ruizhi looked at her sister who was in a good mood with some relief, and it was really difficult for her, she had survived alone in Luoyang until now!
Pushing the eldest brother to sit at the table, the businessman served the porridge for the two elder brothers diligently, and watched them pick up the bowl with a smile, to be able to sit quietly with the two elder brothers on such a warm morning, and eat breakfast peacefully, two years ago, whether it was Su Lanxin or Shangshang, this was something that never dared to imagine.
"Is Master Pei here today?" Su Minzhi suddenly remembered what his sister had told him the day before yesterday, and raised his head to look at Shang Shang while eating.
"Hmmm! I'll go to the back kitchen in a while, in addition to Lord Pei who came today, there is also Lord Li, in addition, several subordinate officials of the Teaching Department will also come, and the dishes are still fine, but they can't be rude. ”
"Then you go to Mother Song to see, you know better than my brother about the kitchen!" Su Minzhi was relieved.
This time when he returned to Luoyang, the talent shown by the businessman made him really impressed by his sister, and he didn't have to worry about being an elder brother.
After breakfast, the guys cleaned up the things on the table, Su Ruizhi went back to the house to read, Su Minzhi settled the accounts behind the counter, and the merchant took the green sleeves to the back kitchen to find Song's mother and discuss the dishes for the banquet.
"The palace has always respected mutton and venison, can the kitchen have fresh venison in today?" Shang Shang picked up the meat sent in by the kitchen, although the kitchen has always been based on pork, but in this era, after all, pork is still not a very good thing, and the people in the palace still use venison as the best.
"Today's venison only has deer legs, not deer breasts! This meat is extremely difficult to buy, and the second son has also entrusted several families to ensure that we have venison on the table every day, otherwise, which eye can those noble disciples in Luoyang City look at those ordinary things? Mother Song replied while checking the meat that had been delivered.
"So?" Shang Shang frowned slightly, if there was no deer breast, it would not be impossible to only have deer leg, but the few dishes she had ordered yesterday would only be adjusted.
While thinking about it, the merchant motioned to the green sleeves to bring a pen and paper, but after a while, he didn't see the green sleeves come back, and when he was wondering, he turned his head, but saw Li Mo wearing a long shirt, leaning against the door with a pen and ink, and looked at her without saying a word.
Perhaps because he was going to a banquet at the invitation of a businessman today, Li Mo rarely wore a formal shirt, because the weather was getting hotter, he chose a light azure, a light palace satin suit was wrapped around Li Mo's body, a simple silver anagram embroidery was embellished on the collar and cuffs, and a silver belt around the waist lined Li Mo's shoulders and waist with a handsome and extraordinary.
Seeing Li Mo in formal attire at such a close distance, businessmen realized that in fact, men can also be ever-changing and beautiful. Even if Li Mo at this time was still that ordinary human skin mask face, when the merchant looked at him, he could still see the flamboyant confidence that was different from Li Zhi in those dark and bright eyes! I have to say that some of the light is innate, and no amount of wind and dust can cover it!
"What's wrong?" Li Mo observed the back kitchen of this famous restaurant with some curiosity, although he had eaten with Li Zhi last time, but this was the first time he came to the back kitchen.
"Oh-it's nothing, it's just that there is no deer breast meat in the kitchen today, so I changed the preserved vegetables with Mother Song." Shang Shang came back to his senses, and despised himself a little, he actually looked at Li Mo and was stunned, he was really sorry for the strong nerves that were exercised by those beautifully packaged stars in later generations!
"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Li Mo frowned imperceptibly, after so long, the merchant was still not used to relying on him, and always wanted to solve everything by himself, which made Li Mo feel a little frustrated.
But fortunately, although Shang Shang never took the initiative to mention his difficulties to him, he never refused his help, which made Li Mo's heart feel a little comforted.
"It's not a big deal, just change some dishes, can it be said that we have such a big restaurant, and we won't do business without deer breast?" The merchant smiled disapprerovingly, just to change a few dishes, it was not troublesome, and there was no need to say it deliberately.
"It's you, it's early today!" The merchant motioned to Song Ma to pack up the existing materials first, and turned around and went out of the back kitchen with Li Mo.
"Isn't it good to have earlier? I'm still thinking of coming to you for some food. ”
"Then you're late, we've all had breakfast, who is like you, you came to breakfast at this hour, are you ashamed?" The merchant turned around and grimaced at Li Mo, while putting an index finger on the side of his face to shame him.
"Didn't you just say I was early? How? Am I too late? Li Mo grabbed the loophole of the merchant and looked at her half-jokingly.
The smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be holding the tip of Shang Shang's heart, and the sudden jump made Shang Shang Shang stunned slightly.
"What do you want to eat? I'll ask Mother Song to make it for you. Shang Shang lowered his head slightly and turned back a little awkwardly, trying to make his gaffe not so obvious.
"Teasing you! Eaten. Li Mo stretched out one hand and grabbed the merchant and dragged her to him.
The soft voice slid over the merchant's ear like a scented wind, causing the merchant to tremble, and in just an instant, the pink with a hint of shame spread to the merchant's neck.
This wicked man! Shang Shang scolded hatefully in her heart, but she couldn't suppress her shyness, in her more than 20 years of life, there had never been a man who had been in contact with her so closely, let alone this ambiguous whisper.
"Xin'er! Are you still in the back kitchen? Master Pei is here! ”
Su Minzhi's call from afar broke the spell between the two, and Li Mo reluctantly let go of Shang Shang's arm and took half a step back, but the soft touch stayed in his palm, refusing to disperse.
"You stay in this private room, and I'll go to meet Master Pei." Shang Shang hurriedly dropped a sentence, didn't dare to look at Li Mo, and hurriedly went forward.
Li Mo looked at the back of the businessman, and then looked at the pen and ink in his hand, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile, this girl looks like she is old and sophisticated, but she is so simple, just such a vague teasing, it even made her run away!
Shaking his head, he called a guy, handed over the pen and ink in his hand, Li Mo entered the private room and sat down, drinking tea without a sip, waiting for the merchant to lead Master Pei back.
Yesterday opened the skylight, today to make up, I hope you will not be too disappointed! Crawl away------