The summer rain poured down, tapping the eaves. Chu Tao sat in a rocking chair under the porch, gently shaking a small fan, guarding the heat of cooking tea.

Zhao Tieniu and the shopkeeper Fang really kept their promises, and within half a month, they organized the Tongqing Lou food tasting activities, and attracted many old and young women and children to come over to taste the food.

The guests of Tongqinglou have always been either rich or expensive, in the hearts of the people, what they sell is the delicacies of the mountains and seas that they can not eat in their lifetime, and now at first glance, Tongqinglou wants to try it for free, good guys, that attracts a lot of people.

What abalone sea cucumber venison, where have these people eaten, although the amount of tasting is very small, and there will be no ordinary people who spend a lot of money to buy it, it still attracts countless people to join in the fun.

Chu Tao, as a young girl who has not been out of the cabinet, obviously can't show up like the cook or cook in Tongqinglou, she is a tool for propaganda, very obediently sitting under the corridor, cooking tea with a veil.

Guests can peek at the high place of the restaurant through the carved and hollow window to peek at this beauty who is cooking tea, the first peach is dressed in white, tilting her head to think about the appearance of making everyone's hearts surging, and the restless heart can not be appeased.

The fair-skinned and transparent girl with a frown on her brows was full of indescribable melancholy and sorrow, as weak and beautiful as a white lilac blooming in the rain.

It's a pity that they don't know what Hatsumomo is thinking. Chu Tao didn't like the veil she was wearing now, a gust of wind blew, making her whole face itch, and this veil was not breathable at all, suffocating herself.

She really wants to eat grilled chicken and roasted meat! She could smell the aroma, as well as the smell of chicken stewed mushrooms and crab roe soup dumplings. Chu Tao shook his head, it's just Xia Wei, this crab is not fat at all, Tongqinglou is really good at fooling people.

Tongqing Building is built around a large courtyard in the middle, facing the market is a restaurant, and the place across the courtyard is very quiet at night, so it is used as an inn, and the inn and the restaurant are connected, and you can enter and exit at will through the courtyard.

Hatsu Tao sat under the porch near the inn, and on her left hand side was a bush of luxuriant flowers, crumbling, dark red branches swaying slightly in the air.

Listening to the noisy sound in the restaurant, Chu Tao knew that it must be a full of guests today, which would also achieve the initial goal of the shopkeeper.

It is well known that the food sold in Tongqinglou is expensive, and in order to attract guests, the dim sum and pastries and tea in Tongqinglou are provided for free, and in the long run, it is actually a large expense.

Because I don't need money, it causes a lot of waste, and some eat two bites and throw them away. So Shopkeeper Fang came up with an idea, while providing free dim sum to diners in Tongqing Building, and on the other hand, selling it to the outside world.

But the people will not try it easily because they are worried about the price, so no one cares about the pastries, and the shopkeeper Fang held such a food tasting meeting under the reminder of Chu Tao.

It is much more reliable than the strange stone award proposed by Zhao Tieniu.

Chu Tao didn't have pastries to eat, only tea to drink, because the shopkeeper Fang and Zhao Tieniu both felt that Chu Tao could eat...... Not very aesthetically pleasing.

So I just didn't prepare food for her.

Chu Tao sighed, took another sip of tea, and felt a little like going to the Maokeng.

Someone came over.

Looking at the man in the distance, he was tall and long, coming with an umbrella, and gradually approaching in the rain.

He didn't have the slightest embarrassment of walking on a rainy day, and slowly collected the oil-paper umbrella under the porch.

After sitting on the opposite side of Chu Tao, he naturally flipped over his cup, "Cooking tea?" It's really interesting. ”

What is Xue Congjia doing here! A touch of crimson appeared on Chu Tao's face, but fortunately, the veil covered his face, and Xue Congjia couldn't see it.

Chu Tao yawned, "I have nothing to do on a rainy day, so I always have to have some fun." ”

The small pot on the tandoor was steaming, and the fire was ready.

Chu Tao put down the small fan and was about to carry the teapot, but someone was one step faster than her.

"I'll come."

Chu Tao watched him quietly from the side, calmly warming the cup. Then, a slender hand reached out to Hatsu Tao.

Hatsu Tao took the teacup from his hand.

"How did you get time to come over today?" Chu Tao blew the hot air floating on the tea soup and turned her head to look at him, "Something?"

He took a sip of tea lightly, and also turned his head to look at Chu Tao: "Zhao Tieniu told me to taste the new dishes." ”

"Liar, what does the new dish have to do with you?" Hatsu peach pouted.

Xue Congjia said seriously: "It has a relationship, I have a stake in this Tongqing Building." ”

"What? Do you have a stake? When did you take a stake and how much did you get paid? "Chu Tao's tea is no longer drinking, I didn't expect Xue Congjia to do this kind of thing secretly and didn't bring him.

Xue Congjia thought for a while: "Maybe six or seventy." ”

Mom, the three kings are not just the nominal responsible persons, most of the last money was taken away by Xue Congjia, how could Xue Congjia have so much money.

"Hey, liar. Where did you get so much silver? Hatsu Tao asked.

"Then you don't have to know." Xue Congjia said.

Xinyang and his entourage, the unfinished accounts on the surface of the underground casino, the cash money of Huo Erye and Xie Yun who were confiscated, and the silver tickets that were transferred to other places by Zhaojia Village, were all turned upside down by Xue Congjia.

He just took away all the gray income and solved Xie Caiwei's master and servant by the way.

Xue Congjia is not a person who loves money, but he wants to make silver everywhere, and the cost of a huge spy agency alone is very large.

"What is there to hide from this kind of thing, what about my brother-in-law, does my brother-in-law account for the remaining thirty percent?" Hatsu Tao asked.

Xue Congjia said: "He only accounts for 20%. ”

"What about the remaining one?" Chu Tao felt very troublesome, it seems that opening a restaurant is really a very troublesome and cumbersome thing, forget it, she won't open a restaurant.

"The rest is mine." A gentle voice came from behind him.

Chu Tao didn't have to look back to know that Shi Li was here, thinking of this, Chu Tao was still a little nervous.

Shi Li and Xue Congjia saluted each other, which can be regarded as a greeting.

"Hey, Brother Shi, you're here too. What a coincidence. Chu Tao waved the small fan in his hand a few times to express his welcome.

Shi Li was inexplicable: "Didn't you ask me to come?" Brother Tie Niu said you have something to tell me. ”

"Uh...... Hahaha, it seems like yes, I forgot about it. Hatsumo's face was sweating, and she was glad that she had worn the veil again.

She didn't notice that Xue Congjia's eyes were a little colder.

"What are you going to say?" Shi Li took the teacup and drank it all.

"The household department is busy with the tax revenue in the first half of the year, and I'm so busy that I lost a bunch of messy things that I haven't seen or reviewed." Shi Li said.

"The new official has taken office with three fires, and I see that Master Shi's torch has not been lit yet." Chu Tao smiled and gave up a mat to Shi Li.

"I'm so busy with taxes, I do accounts and accounts every day, and I won't tell you that I've been in the office for a few days. How can there be any energy to burn those three fires? Shi Li said honestly.

"Hahahaha, it's nothing if I call you here, just ...... Eat something delicious. Xue Congjia was on the side, and Chu Tao couldn't ask anything, which was very embarrassing.

Shi Li said: "Then let's go to the lobby, it's lively." Sister Peach, don't you love to eat Tongqinglou's wine-stuffed balls? I'll take you to eat. ”

"Huh? How do you know I love this? "Chu Tao likes to eat wine and stuff small balls, and he really hasn't told Shi Li.

Shi Li smiled and said, "It was Mrs. Jiang who told me that Lord Jiang got a good painting that day, and asked me to distinguish the real from the fake." You're not there. ”

"Have you seen my father?" Hatsu Tao felt like her jaw was about to fall.

"Uh-huh." Shi Li nodded, he knew that he was just seeing him from the beginning of the painting, Jiang Liangzheng and his wife admired him very much, and Shi Li was also slightly embarrassed.

It's not that they don't know what they mean, it's just that the stupid girl in front of him doesn't have him in his heart, and he can't make it difficult for others.

Xue Congjia's face was even more ugly.

Zhao Tieniu also came over, he looked at Xue Congjia, sitting straight, like a stiff log.

"What did I say, I said I could invite Xue Congjia over, but you still don't believe it. Hurry up and write the word Jiang upside down. Zhao Tieniu said.

Chu Tao snorted, "I didn't ask him to come." ”

Xue Congjia listened on the side and guessed the approximate idea.

"Huh? Peach, don't you have something to say to Shi Li? What are you still doing here, na, such a big garden, you two are chatting while strolling. Zhao Tieniu glanced at Shi Li.

Then he whispered in Shi Li's ear: "Congratulations to Master Shi, your peach blossoms have finally bloomed." ”

The tips of Shi Li's ears were also red, and he felt a little nervous, this girl-what do you have to say to yourself?

Chu Tao was very concerned about Xue Congjia's reaction, she glanced at Xue Congjia cautiously, feeling as if she had done something wrong.

Xue Congjia sensed Chu Tao's reaction, and his face softened a little. Strange, why is he so angry? Why did he feel so uncomfortable when he heard that Shi Li had seen Chu Tao's father and mother?

What happened to him?

The atmosphere is weird.

Zhao Tieniu said: "Why are you two still stunned, let's go." ”

Chu Tao looked at Xue Congjia, only feeling that he looked calm and didn't care, and he didn't even give her a look.

She knew - he still didn't care about himself at all! Even that drunken kiss is fake!

Chu Tao was very angry, Xue Congjia turned out to be the kind of hypocrite who took advantage of other girls, kissed himself, and was unwilling to be responsible for himself, and pretended not to know anything, it was really too much!

"Okay, Brother Shi, what about me." Chu Tao spoke to Shi Li in an extremely intimate tone.

Since he didn't care about himself at all, why did he keep his distance from Shi Li!

Chu Tao huffed, tugged at Shi Li's sleeve and said, "Go!" There are a lot of people here, so let's go to a quiet place to talk! ”

Shi Li was pulled away by Chu Tao like an obedient little daughter-in-law.

Only one Xue Congjia with an ugly face was left.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Tieniu stretched out his hand and gestured in front of Xue Congjia.

"Your face is so ugly, isn't it uncomfortable?" Zhao Tieniu asked again.

Xue Congjia said: "It's nothing, it's just that my heart suddenly cramped just now." ”

"Angina pectoris? Then hurry up and find a doctor. Zhao Tieniu still said kindly.

Xue Congjia lowered his head, unable to see his expression: "Maybe it will never get better." ”

"Ah...... You don't have heart problems, do you? Will you die suddenly, I see that you are in good shape, and I thought you were very healthy. I said, is there something unspeakable? I'll find a doctor for you to take a look, and promise not to let others know......" Zhao Tieniu was still chattering.

Xue Congjia watched the backs of Chu Tao and Shi Li disappear into the bushes, and felt as if his heart was suddenly blank.

What the hell did she have to say to Shi Li?