Chapter 244: Gathering Crowds for Hot Pot
Su Mian was still wondering when she was excited, why didn't Gu Zhixing tell her about it in person.
Later, I thought that it would be okay to use my own brain to study ancient books, engage in inventions, open shops, and do some small business, but if you want to investigate the case, this is really not your specialty, and I still prefer to know the result directly, without asking the reason.
"The prince really has a heart, it must be because he knows that Ah Mian is already kind-hearted, and he can't bear to punish these old people. I look at these old people are really pitiful, I didn't expect that Niujia Village is not far from the imperial city, but life is so difficult. If it weren't for the incident with you this time, I wouldn't have believed it. β
At this time, Lin Qingqing on the side suddenly spoke, because she had just heard what Xiaoyu was saying, so now before Su Mian could talk about it, she couldn't help but sigh here.
Although Su Mian is not like them, she is a daughter, she has been clothed and fed since she was a child, and even if she is in the imperial city, she doesn't know the suffering of the people. But as he said, he didn't expect such a thing at the feet of the Son of Heaven before, which is really embarrassing.
And Qin Xuan, who was standing with the two of them, seemed to have thought of something else, his expression was thoughtful, and he didn't react to what the two were saying for a while.
"I didn't expect it to rain today, and I bothered you two to accompany me out. I was thinking about going to see how the business was doing, but I suddenly thought about it, and if I didn't come to see it, I couldn't feel at ease. β
Su Mian turned around and said this in a slightly apologetic tone, Lin Qingqing waved his hand indifferently, but seeing that Qin Yu still didn't react, and when he looked back and saw her thoughtful appearance, he became even more puzzled.
"What the hell are you thinking, don't you know those old people? They're all gone, why do you keep staring at them? β
To say that Lin Qingqing is simple and naΓ―ve, sometimes he is really stupid, Su Mian looked at Qin Yu so unwillingly before, and he could almost guess what she was for.
After all, Qin Ying asked for help before, but now she has no eyebrows, Su Mian knows that she has a deep personality on weekdays, unlike Lin Qingqing, who can't hide things in her heart, and now I'm afraid she is still worried about that matter.
So without waiting for Qin Ju to answer, Su Mian took over the words now, which can be regarded as a few words of relief for Qin Ju temporarily.
After this period of getting along, she has regarded Lin Qingqing and Qin Ying as her friends, in such a foreign country, it is naturally a good thing to be able to have a few friends who chat and talk, and there is no need to feel like before, I always feel that I have no friends.
"You must have been worried about what you told me before, right? Don't worry, since I mentioned it to the prince, he must have gone down to investigate, but during this time, the matter of the food being stolen suddenly popped up again, so the progress may not be so fast. I'll let you know as soon as I get the news. β
Qin Xuan didn't seem to expect Su Mianjiao to see through what he was thinking at a glance, he was a little embarrassed and embarrassed for a while, and then quickly nodded and thanked him.
"I've been thinking about you, I'm glad you agreed to help me before. I don't mean to urge you now, but I just feel a little uncomfortable when I see the lonely figures of those old people. β
In fact, Su Mian's heart is now the same as Qin Yu, although she knows that it is obvious that they have made mistakes, but looking at the thin backs of several of them, it still makes people feel a little sad for a while.
I'm afraid that the rain will be pouring down for a long time today, Su Mian turned around and explained a few words to Xiaoyu, asking her to trouble Lu Zhe to help her do a few things in her own name.
That is, to send someone to escort a few elderly people to the village, after all, it was raining on the way, and the road was slippery, if there was an accident, it would be bad.
After Xiaoyu left, Su Mian and Lin Qingqing and Qin Ju, the three of them came to the store together, because of today's weather, and it is not a meal today, except for a few employees in the store on weekdays, there are not too many people, but the sharp-eyed Ah Niu still saw Su Mian at a glance.
"Miss Su, you're here! According to what you and the general ordered before, it is my turn to be on duty today, with me, the people below will never dare to be lazy, and the dishes will never be indiscriminate, you can rest assured. β
This Ah Niu was originally a deputy general under Lu Zhe, but later injured his leg because he went to the battlefield in the early years, and now it is a little inconvenient to walk, and he has already retired from the army, so naturally he can no longer do heavy work.
But Lu Zhe reused him because he was pure and brave, and now Lu Zhe helped Su Mian do things, and the first thing he thought of was naturally these trustworthy people on weekdays. Su Mian also believed in Lu Zhe's vision, so naturally he wouldn't doubt it more.
"Brother Niu, you're kidding, I'm not here to check your work today, it's just that the food matter has come to an end some time ago, I should really come to the store to walk around more, so that I can check and fill in the gaps."
Su Mian replied politely, but Ah Niu was still a little nervous and stayed by Su Mian and the others, for fear that there would really be some mistakes, and he would ask his subordinates to correct them as soon as possible.
"I'm looking at the bills from the past few days, and the business in this store should be pretty good now, right? In addition to the black-hearted bosses who came to make trouble when they opened before, did they encounter any trouble later? β
Su Mian looked at everything in the store and said a few words of concern, Ah Niu patted his chest very confidently, after all, they were people who had been soldiers, and now they are in charge, not like before when everyone looked at Su Mian is a woman, so they felt casual.
Those who wanted to make trouble before, although they came a few times later, but when I saw that a few of them were tall and tall, they all took a detour, so the days in the store have been particularly smooth these days.
Su Mian nodded thoughtfully after listening, and Lin Qingqing had already been attracted by the skewer soup base that had already begun to be made, and seeing that her eyes were shining, as if she was about to drool, Su Mian really couldn't help but want to make a few jokes.
"You all have a business to take care of me on weekdays, so you either buy it and take it away, or you have to come and buy some at will, but since you are all in the store today, I will invite you to dinner in the evening." Because the main skewers are convenient, each skewer is separated, please try this hot pot skewer today, it will definitely have a different flavor! β
Hearing Su Mian on the side say this, Lin Qingqing's eyes really widened excitedly. As Su Mian said, in order to take care of Su Mian's business on weekdays, they all bought a few skewers at random and left, after all, there were a lot of people queuing up in the skewer shop.
Because they are not unreasonable people, even if they have a noble status, they still wait in line with ordinary people every day, and it is not good to delay too much.
I used to see that this soup base is particularly powerful, but I can only eat one or two flavors on weekdays, how could I have thought that there would be such a way to eat? Lin Qingqing naturally nodded happily.
Qin Yu was not as cheerful as Lin Qingqing, and he hesitated for a while to refuse, after all, although his life in the mansion was better now than before, because he was too diligent when he went out, he always felt that Mrs. Qin's eyes were still not friendly enough when she looked at her.
"You don't have to worry, I'll send you back after the big deal, now that you're out today, let go of the worries in your heart and have a good meal! You believe me, the soup base is fragrant, even if you can't eat spicy, if you taste the soup and rice once, you will feel overshadowed by any delicious food in front of you in the future. β
Su Mian was very confident in touting the food in her store, and Qin Yu was naturally embarrassed to shirk it. As Su Mian said, since he was already determined to fight against his father and Mrs. Qin, he didn't have to care about this.
As long as he finds his younger brother, he probably won't stay in the Qin Mansion anymore, let alone look at their faces.
The three of them were talking and laughing in the store, and everyone didn't even notice that Gu Zhixing had already entered the store at some point. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Su Mian's silver bell-like laughter, and Gu Zhixing couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth.
"Compared to being in the palace, Ah Mian really likes to come to the store, and there are so many delicacies prepared in the mansion, but I'm afraid I won't be able to look down on it in the future, right?"
Gu Zhixing gently patted the water droplets on his robe, pretending to be helpless and saying this, Su Mian turned his head and looked at him with a smile that did not decrease in the slightest.
"I thought about opening a skewer restaurant into a hot pot restaurant before, but then I thought about it, since the main body we are facing is ordinary people, and we can't make a living from that restaurant for the time being, what a good way I can only run aground for the time being. But since other people don't have good mouths, they can't treat me badly, right? β
Even if other people didn't know how delicious Su Mian was talking about, thinking of his relationship with Gu Zhixing, Su Mian knew that he knew best. It's just that under the tempering of this time, Gu Zhixing's whole body is now full of crepes, if he looks at it on weekdays, he looks more and more like a sour Confucian scholar, where it looks like a traverser?
Of course, this is what Su Mianjiao thinks in his heart, if someone knows now, Su Mian said that the regent of Yushu in his spare time and like a demon in wartime is a sour Confucian scholar, I am afraid he will be shocked.
Gu Zhixing naturally knew that what she said was hot pot was indeed a delicacy that no one could refuse, let alone for a foodie like Su Mian. It's just that she thought about the people's wallets before, so she only shelved these plans for the time being.
But listening to Su Mian's words, Gu Zhixing seemed to be a little dissatisfied, only to see him gently shake his head and come forward, looking at Su Mian with a serious face.
"What Ah Mian said makes sense, but what you just said is wrong."
It was rare to see Gu Zhixing so serious when facing him, Su Mianyan thought about it seriously, and didn't know which sentence was problematic, worthy of Gu Zhixing being so serious all of a sudden.