Chapter 16: The shopkeeper is too flattering
Meng Shichen arrived at his new residence, which was a clean and tidy room. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info is many times better than the one of the Lingshan faction! Especially the thick quilt......
Sister-in-law Niu was also very enthusiastic, holding her hand and talking for most of the night. Well, according to Meng Shichen's inference, this sister-in-law just hasn't chatted with her for too long.
The next day, Meng Shichen had just arrived at the lobby of Zuixiang Building, and the young man who lived in the hotel arrived. He asked her for breakfast, and sat in the corner eating it unhurriedly, as if he were tasting the delicacies of the world.
The boy ate this one morning, and after eating, he didn't forget to ask for a pot of tea, and a small plate of peanuts was full of food, and he was decadent in life.
Meng Shichen was curious at first, but then she didn't bother to think about it, she couldn't guess the thoughts of the rich man in ancient times. is still how to stabilize one's place in Zuixiang Lou is the most important.
Just when Meng Shichen was struggling with whether to recommend a few activities to the shopkeeper to attract customers, or a few menus that he had barely made, a group of people in fresh clothes and angry horses swept into the Zuixiang Building. Meng Shichen immediately came to his senses.
"Guest, please sit here! Do you want to eat or do you want to eat and stay at the hotel? The shopkeeper suddenly came out halfway and snatched her lines, and by the way, he motioned for her to serve tea with his eyes.
Meng Shichen obediently ran to serve tea, and the table was set. The shopkeeper warmly beckoned them to sit down, and the young man in the corner was still eating peanuts and drinking tea, not surprised by the arrival of these people at all.
"We're going to have five upper rooms, each with two beds. This is a deposit of fifty taels, and if it is not enough, it will be made up when you leave. A young man placed a shining silver ingot in the shopkeeper's hand.
"Enough! That's enough! You may be seated. The shopkeeper immediately ran to keep the accounts, his eyes bloomed with a smile, but his face encouraged to maintain a relaxed and polite manner.
The man who spoke looked to be in his early twenties, wearing a crimson robe with black trim, a majestic wing crown of the same color, and a crimson pendant with a pinky tassel hanging from his ears. The waist is tied with a leather belt, with large sleeves and a deep neckline, which makes the man's figure prosperous, and his whole body exudes a natural majesty.
At first glance, it looks like Zhan Zhao on TV was dressed when he was crowned a royal cat. Well, the man in front of him has to go to the bone. Whether it's appearance, or temperament.
Meng Shichen served the last pot of tea and retreated to the compartment where the dishes were served. For some reason, she always felt that the air pressure in the lobby was too low and breathless. Sweeping his gaze to the young man with a smile on his face in the corner, Meng Shichen unconsciously sighed in his heart, this kid is in such a good mood.
As soon as the copper bell rang, she picked up the food with her hands and feet.
The shopkeeper on the side also came to help, he was holding the tray, and Meng Shichen was responsible for putting the dishes on the table. I don't know if it's an illusion, she always feels that the enthusiasm of the shopkeeper is not so much like the enthusiasm of the guests, but a little like - deliberately expressing herself.
Between their eating and drinking, Meng Shichen leaned over to the shopkeeper and whispered, "Shopkeeper, who are they?" ”
"Ouchi Imperial Guard!" He threw over a "you are so stupid" look and continued to whisper: "Especially the person who was talking to me just now, the commander of the Imperial Commander Yue Yiyue was Lord Yue Yiyue, who was twenty and three years old at the time, and was a big celebrity around the emperor!" ”
Meng Shichen was immediately stunned, they actually had such a big background! It can't be the shopkeeper looking at other people's clothes and tearing them blindly, right? "How do you know about the shopkeeper?" She immediately expressed her skepticism.
When he saw that she didn't believe her, his eyes became even more contemptuous. "Let me tell you, a year ago, when my eldest nephew and I went to school in the county seat, I saw Lord Yue come here to catch the rebellion of the old dynasty. That bearing, that momentum! Gee. ”
Meng Shichen tilted his head and thought for a while, calculating, it is now the early Northern Song Dynasty, and the so-called rebellion of the old dynasty should be a legacy of the Song Dynasty when he destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Huh, I was so lucky that I wasn't brought over by Shang Junzhu's pit when the flames were raging.
"After saying so much, I forgot that you are a girl's family, how could the girl's family have seen such a big person as Lord Yue?" The shopkeeper smiled and corrected his words, and the pride on his face was self-evident.
Meng Shichen pursed his lips, people don't know you, are you talking here?
This guy doesn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to get close, so that he can get special "care" when he is rushing for the exam, right? She narrowed her eyes, despising the intelligence of a certain shopkeeper.
After the meal, when Meng Shichen took people to the Tongfu Inn, Sister-in-law Niu's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. There were even more people stopping to watch on the street, because a large number of customers suddenly came to the restaurant, and there was not enough tea, so Meng Shichen was sent to buy tea.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she inquired about the reason why everyone was so curious about Zuixiang Building and Tongfu Inn.
These two places were originally the ancestral foundation of the Zhang family, the richest family in Guyang Town, for generations, but just a year ago, the youngest son of the Zhang family fell ill after returning from the county seat. The Zhang family has been hiding their illness, but a doctor leaked the news that it was an incurable disease and could be contagious.
The news spread quickly, and the Zuixiang Building and Tongfu Inn, which used to be full almost every day, gradually became scarce and the business was bleak.
Those competitors were naturally happy to see it, and they followed the well, snatching the workers of Zuixianglou and Tongfu Inn.
This lively place, where the lights are often turned off at the last end every night, has become crowded, and even the three Tianxiang boats belonging to the Zuixiang Building have stopped on the river until now, and no one cares. The helpers dispersed one after another, and even in Zhang's house, there were often people clamoring to leave.
The money given by Zuixianglou and Tongfu Inn is two times or more higher than that of other peers, but they still can't recruit anyone. Unless outsiders don't know the inside story, or people who are in dire need of money, even beggars are reluctant to look for work inside.
Meng Shichen walked back with the tea leaves, and she also had new plans for Zuixianglou and Tongfu Inn.
Since the young master of the Zhang family is the cause of the whole thing, it is necessary to solve the problem from him. As for whether to eliminate the rumors, or to follow the fall into the well to make Zuixianglou worse, so as to facilitate the acquisition in the future, we have to seriously consider it.
Meng Shichen was engrossed until he bumped into a gray figure.
"I'm sorry/I'm sorry." Along with her was a nice young voice, clean and clear, just like his smile that went straight to the bottom of his heart.
Meng Shichen bumped into the young man who was the first to stay at the Tongfu Inn, and he looked at the two bags of tea she was holding in surprise and said, "Girl, we meet again." In the next name is Bi Zhi, I don't know what to call the girl? ”
"My name is Meng Shichen." She smiled sweetly back, and the boy naturally took the tea from her hand and hugged it.
Meng Shichen was embarrassed and wanted to take it: "Bi Gongzi, let's take it myself, you are a guest, how can I ask you to help take things?" "If you see it by the shopkeeper, you will be swept out of the house!
"We're the same age, you can just tell me to finish." He seemed to see Meng Shichen's concerns, and said with two large bags of tea: "If you're worried, it's not too late to get it for you when you get to the door." ”
Meng Shichen rubbed his sour arm and nodded in agreement.