"No, no, absolutely not." Shopkeeper Zhao waved his hand again and again, and begged again, "Ah Lu, no matter what conditions they propose, can you not agree to them?" ”

Fu Lu looked at him quietly and did not speak.

"You promised me that I would only provide for this family." Seeing that Fu Lu didn't speak, Shopkeeper Zhao was anxious, and took out three hundred yuan from his arms, "This is today's vegetable money, you take it." This one...... This one...... The price of the dish is negotiable. ”

"I promised you only for your family. But I've also said that if the secret leaks out of you, that's the end of our cooperation. Fu Lu took the money, still with a calm face, "If they ask the secret of the fairy porridge, then don't worry, I will definitely not tell it." But if they know about my food, then it's not something I can control. ”

"Then isn't the eldest lady of the Li family a friend of your young lady? If you don't want to, can they force you to fail? ”

Fu Lu smiled: "Shopkeeper Zhao is also a businessman. If you can do business at a high price without offending the powerful, why not? What's more, I don't want to trouble Miss Li because of a little irrelevant triviality, you have to be interesting, don't you? ”

"......" Zhao shopkeeper was dumbfounded. Yes, who is so stupid to trouble their relatives in order to sell the food to him at a low price and offend someone who has a strong backstage?

"Shopkeeper Zhao, after closing, you still knock Lao Zhang, Ah Gen, and Xiao Wu. As long as they don't leak out, it's not that bad. Fu Lu said, arching his hand. Just as he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "The shopkeeper." If I want to take a bus to the county seat, I don't know where to go? ”

"From this street all the way forward two hundred meters, there is a place on the left hand, there is a mule cart to the county seat, five cents per person, sit full of five people and go." Shopkeeper Zhao said.

Having said that, he also knew that things could only be left to fate. I heard the guests in the restaurant calling for checkout one after another. He couldn't stay here, said to Fu Lu, and hurriedly ran out to collect the account.

I comforted myself in my heart. Even if there is no fairy porridge, those new dishes are also known, and many people come for those new dishes at dinner, and he has lost here. It's just one less money-making porridge.

Fu Lu walked less than a hundred meters from the restaurant. A tall, thin, thin, shrewd old man got out of a car parked on the side of the road, walked up to Fu Lu and arched his hand and said, "The old man's surname is Xue, and he is the shopkeeper of Fu Lin Building." I wonder if I can talk to Ah Lu Gongzi? ”

Okay, please don't move, and the shopkeeper will go out in person. Fu Lu knew that since people wanted to "talk about it", it would be bad for him to refuse again, so he smiled and said: "The villain is just a little two, I don't know what can be personally invited by the shopkeeper of Lao Xue?" ”

Shopkeeper Xue smiled: "For Childe." Nature is a good thing. After speaking, he pointed to the car, "Childe, do you want to get in the car and talk, or go to our restaurant to sit down?" ”

"Let's go to your restaurant." Fu Lu didn't want to get into his car. There's a martial arts strong one in it. Tie him up, and drive the mule cart, and I don't know where he's going. The restaurant is a public place, and the security is stronger than in the car.

Seeing that Fu Lu was cautious, Shopkeeper Xue nodded, didn't get into the car himself, and followed Fu Lu slowly towards Fu Lin Tower. When passing by Weixiangju, Fu Lu glanced inside, and met the somewhat bitter gaze of the shopkeeper Zhao, he sighed in his heart, turned his head and entered the Fu Lin Building.

It was the first time for Fu Lu to come to Fu Lin Tower. When I entered the building, I saw that the area of this Fulin Building was not only twice as large as that of Weixiangju, but also the decoration was more upscale, and the layout and furnishings gave people an elegant and fresh feeling; The little two in the store are uniformly dressed, and the quality of the staff also looks like they are well-trained.

Fu Lu nodded secretly - this Fu Linlou can dominate the world in the food industry of Shiyao Town, but it is not blindly relying on means in the background.

Weixiangju is because of the fairy porridge, so it opened early. In fact, it's not breakfast time yet, and the Fulin Building has just opened, so there are no guests at this time. Only the juniors were cleaning and tidying up the hall.

"Ah Lu, please upstairs." Shopkeeper Xue made a gesture and took the lead upstairs.

Fu Lu also knew that downstairs was not the place to talk, so he hesitated a little and followed upstairs. For the sake of a few vegetables, he believed that this shopkeeper Xue would not be able to do that thing to make money and kill people.

The upstairs is divided into private rooms with screens, and the decoration is more exquisite than that downstairs. Shopkeeper Xue instructed the entourage who followed behind, asking them not to let the guests go upstairs first, and then took Fu Lu into a private room at will. As soon as Fu Lu sat down, Xiao Er made tea, poured a cup for Shopkeeper Xue and Fu Lu respectively, and gently withdrew.

"Ah Lu Gongzi, please drink tea." Shopkeeper Xue said with a smile.

Fu Lu didn't bother to bring the teacup. He didn't want to go around the bend with this shopkeeper Xue who was like an old fox, so he got straight to the point and said, "I don't know what Shopkeeper Xue has to talk about here?" ”

Shopkeeper Xue laughed: "It seems that Gongzi Ah Lu is a happy person." In this case, the old decay will not be detoured. That's the case, I heard that Ah Lu Gongzi has a skill in growing vegetables, and the fairy porridge actually originated from the hands of Ah Lu Gongzi, we Fu Linlou sincerely want to cooperate with Ah Lu Gongzi, I don't know what Ah Lu Gongzi wants? ”

Seeing that Shopkeeper Xue was so polite to him, a poor boy, Fu Lu guessed the truth of the matter, so he was not surprised to hear Shopkeeper Xue say this, and said: "Fulin Building is the largest restaurant in Shiyao Town, if you can cooperate with Shopkeeper Xue in the future, it will be an honor in the future."

"It's just that people don't stand without faith, Shopkeeper Xue not only knows that the fairy porridge originates from my dish, but also should know my agreement with Shopkeeper Zhao. If I break the agreement with Shopkeeper Zhao today, then I will be able to break the agreement with Shopkeeper Xue tomorrow. Presumably, Shopkeeper Xue is not willing to cooperate with such a treacherous person, right? Therefore, I can't violate the agreement with the shopkeeper Zhao, and I ask the shopkeeper Xue to forgive me. ”

Shopkeeper Xue stroked his beard and said with a slight smile: "However, I heard that the agreement between Gongzi A Lu and Shopkeeper Zhao is: the day the news is leaked, it is the time when the cooperation expires. Now that this news is known to me, the agreement between Ah Lu Gongzi and Shopkeeper Zhao is naturally uncountable. Ah Lu Gongzi turned to cooperate with me, of course, it is not a dishonest person. ”

Fu Lu shook his head: "If it's my reason that the news leaked, then you can't blame Shopkeeper Zhao." The contract cannot be broken. ”

"Ah Lu Gongzi is benevolent." Shopkeeper Xue's eyes were full of appreciation, "However, this news was leaked by the chef Lao Sun of Weixiangju, don't take the matter on yourself." ”

"Oh?" As soon as these words came out, Fu Lu was a little surprised, and said suspiciously: "Lao Sun has worked in Weixiangju for so many years, and he has always been very loyal to Shopkeeper Zhao. Again. If he doesn't leak it, everyone will think that this fairy porridge is his unique skill, which is only good for him. Why did he tell you the news? ”

"Because ......," Xue said, taking a sip of tea, "we promised him to get his nephew out of prison." ”

"What?" Fu Lu's eyes widened, and then he stood up and arched his hand: "Shopkeeper Xue." Excuse me. Forgive me for not being able to work with you anymore, farewell. ”

"Wait, Ah Lu." Shopkeeper Xue put down the teacup and quickly stood up, and asked urgently, "Can you tell me why?" ”

Fu Lu looked at him: "Since you have inquired so much, don't you know that Lao Sun's nephew Datou was arrested and imprisoned for robbing me of my money?" ”

"Huh?" This time it was Shopkeeper Xue's turn to be surprised. But he reacted quickly. He arched his hand and said sincerely: "We really don't know about this. The prison only said that the big man robbed passers-by of the money, and Captain Zhang tied him up in the yamen. It's also to blame us for not being meticulous enough. Didn't inquire clearly. I also ask Ah Lu Gongzi to give us a chance to make amends, and I promise that Ah Lu Gongzi will be able to see the big head in prison tomorrow. ”

Fu Lu looked at him and did not speak.

Shopkeeper Xue's words conveyed several messages: First, even if it is the face of the Li family behind Captain Zhang, they can say that if they don't give it, they won't give it - it can be seen that their backers are probably bigger than the Li family; Second, whether the big head goes to prison or gets out of prison is a matter of their words -- it means that if they are polite to you now, they still look up to you, don't toast and don't eat and drink, and don't blame us for being imprisoned when the time comes.

Fu Lu's heart was full of thoughts, and after a while, he smiled slightly, sat down and said, "Since Shopkeeper Xue is so given below, wouldn't it be too ignorant to leave below?" However, the daily output of green vegetables is limited, and there are only a few of them, and Shopkeeper Zhao paid a lot of money to buy them, and I can't supply him more, so I guess Shopkeeper Xue also knows about this situation.

"And when my family was the most difficult and urgent to use money, it was the shopkeeper Xue who helped me, and I can't be ungrateful, if I abandon the shopkeeper Zhao at this time and go to the shopkeeper Xue, I will be criticized by the world. Therefore, I hope that the shopkeeper Xue will forgive me for the matter of green vegetables. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and saw that Shopkeeper Xue's face became more and more ugly with his words, and the topic changed and said, "However, I have a more wonderful secret recipe that I have never taken out to let the world know." Since Shopkeeper Xue is so enthusiastic to Zaixia, Zaixia will repay Shopkeeper Xue's love in this way. ”

After speaking, he said, "Let the kitchen serve a bowl of green vegetable soup and two bowls." ”

Shopkeeper Xue said to his entourage: "Do as Ah Lu Gongzi instructs." Seeing that his entourage was leaving, he made a gesture to Fu Lu: "Ah Lu Gongzi, please use tea." This tea is the tribute tea produced in Lingnan, and it is not easy to get a little bit of decay, which is specially used to entertain distinguished guests, and the son tastes it. ”

Ever since he entered the Blessing Tower, he has been wary of it, warning himself not to drink anything here. Although he felt that there was no need for Shopkeeper Xue to drug him, it was better to be cautious when sailing a 10,000-year-old ship.

At this time, seeing that the shopkeeper Xue repeatedly invited him to drink tea, he said with a smile: "I was born in poverty, and this expensive tea is in my mouth, that is, a cow chewing peonies, I don't know its taste, and the scenery is ruined." Let's not spoil this good thing. ”

Shopkeeper Xue smiled: "Ah Lu Gongzi should not be presumptuous. With Childe's stunt, it is easy to make a lot of money - even if you want to be a farmer, it is not impossible. Besides, the tea thing, since it is made, it is for people to drink, and Ah Lu Gongzi is such a handsome character, drinking it is its creation. ”

Fu Lu smiled: "Thank you." I'm not thirsty, though. ”

Shopkeeper Xue was choked by his words, and he didn't make a sound for a long time. People say that they are not thirsty, and no matter how good your tea is, there seems to be no need to drink it.

After Fu Lu finished saying that, his brows frowned slightly. He had always wanted to know how much this shopkeeper knew about him. In fact, it stands to reason that since they have inquired so clearly about those things in Weixiang Curie, there is no reason not to inquire about him as a person.

And it is not very difficult to inquire about him. It's almost the same to go to Pingqiao Village and ask. But just now he was so tempted, saying that he was from a poor background, and since Shopkeeper Xue knew his identity, he would naturally refute it, but he didn't want this Shopkeeper Xue to talk without leakage, and he was really an old fox.

The shopkeeper wants soup, and the kitchen is naturally quick with hands and feet. As he spoke, the attendant brought a bowl of vegetable soup and put it on the table.

Fu Lu didn't wait for Shopkeeper Xue to speak, stood up and put the soup into two bowls, then took out a small porcelain bottle three fingers wide from his arms, opened the lid and gently shook some powder in a bowl, stirred it well with a spoon, and said to Shopkeeper Xue: "You taste the difference between the two bowls of soup." ”

Shopkeeper Xue looked at Fu Lu, hesitated a little on his face, and then stretched out his hand to serve the soup bowl that Fu Lu sprinkled with MSG.

Fu Lu stopped him and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Xue tastes that bowl of soup first." ”

Shopkeeper Xue nodded, picked up the bowl of soup and took a sip. A bowl of green vegetable soup, with only some salt and oil, naturally tastes no better. At this time, he didn't wait for Fu Lu to signal again, put down the soup bowl and picked up another bowl, scooped a spoonful of soup into his mouth, and swallowed it inadvertently, his eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly scooped another spoonful into his mouth.

After swallowing the soup, he carefully stirred the soup in the bowl with a spoon to see how the color of this bowl differed from the other.

Fu Lu nodded slightly. The first time ordinary people drink this soup, they naturally have no time to take care of it one after another, and drink the soup first. But this shopkeeper Xue can hold back his appetite and put the right thing first, this kind of person is firm-willed, rational and calm, but he is a person who does big things, but at the same time, he is also a more difficult person to deal with. I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to work with such a person.

Shopkeeper Xue nodded, and said to the entourage standing behind him, "You come and taste it." ”

"Yes." Of course, the entourage didn't dare to find fault whether this soup had been drunk by Shopkeeper Xue, and according to the order in which Shopkeeper Xue drank the soup, he first tasted the bowl without MSG, and then tasted another bowl. (To be continued.) )