Gao Xiaosan bought the cake and left. From the beginning to the end, he didn't glance at the shop, and it was impossible for him to know that Shang Cheng was in this fruit shop.

Shang Cheng didn't get up to say hello. He sat at the table without saying a word, watching Gao Xiaosan's back disappear into the crowd. He suddenly found that Gao Xiaosan's young back was as rickety as an old man, and his feet were heavy and staggering, not at all as light as a young man.

It seems that the crisis of Liu Kee's warehouse has not been resolved.

He didn't care about Liu Ji's predicament at all, but he was inevitably surprised to see Gao Xiaosan being tortured by the things in the warehouse. He couldn't help but wonder if his decision not to help Liu Ji was correct. For him, it is actually very simple to pull Liu Ji, as long as he says a word, or hints at it, the people below will naturally draw a piece of the government's errand of transporting grain and money to Liu Ji, and even if Liu Ji does not make money to fill the deficit at that time, it is easy to turn over just by virtue of the golden sign of doing things for the government. Even if he didn't, he could lend money to Liu Ji for turnover. has been a general for more than half a year, and he has saved almost more than 1,000 yuan in salaries and allowances, including the reward money issued after the same year, which is enough for Liu Ji to move. But he couldn't do that. If he really did this, others would see him as Liu Ji's new backer, in that case, what was the difference between him and the Li family brothers that Liu Ji relied on before?

He thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with any good solution.

Alas, if Gao Xiaosan encountered difficulties by himself, he would definitely lend a hand, but now it is Liu Ji......

Forget it, let Liu Ji fend for himself. As for the high school juniors...... This young man is both smart and sophisticated, if Liu Ji really collapses, he doesn't believe that no one looks down on the young shopkeeper. Besides, even if Gao Xiaosan really doesn't have a place to go, isn't there still him, a monk brother?

As he was thinking, Suza suddenly whispered, "My lord, look outside." ”

He looked up at the crowded street, and saw that Di Xu and Tao Qi were both leisurely and dressed in casual clothes, mingling in the crowd and looking around, as if they were looking for someone.

He stood up with a smile and walked to the entrance of the store, and greeted loudly: "Di Gong, Tao Gong, you are also coming to the morning market?" "No need to ask, these two people already knew about their conversation with Lu Ji last night, and they were anxious to make a stand, so they came to find themselves early in the morning. However, he wondered a little, how did Di Tao and the two come together? As far as he knew, although there was no contradiction between them, they didn't usually have much contact, could it be that after knowing that Lu Ji had changed his mind, they would actually think of the same thing "invariably"?

Di Xu and Tao Qi also saw Shang Cheng, arched their hands, Di Xu smiled: "Rare leisure, Tao and I went to the ancient Buddha temple in front of me to worship the Buddha, thinking that there was such a coincidence, I met Shang Gong here." ”

Shang Cheng waved his hand in a gesture of invitation and said, "Have you two had breakfast?" This Lao Wang's fruit soup cake tastes good, why don't you also try Lao Wang's craftsmanship? ”

Di Xu and Tao Qi exchanged glances, and Tao Qi smiled: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." Di Xu came over with Tao Qi and also said, "Since the merchants all call the word 'good', it seems that the soup cakes in this store should be exceptional." Taste them one by one. ”

Suza and his soldiers had already taken the dishes and moved them to the empty table next to them and sat down. Shang Cheng invited the two of them to sit down, and said to the stupid and stunned proprietress on the other: "Let's have a copy of all the dishes just now." Add less onion and garlic in the soup sauce. Put more sugar in soy milk. He asked Tao Qi again, "How is Tao Gong's stomach problem?" Can you eat mutton? The lamb lung soup here is also good. ”

Tao Qi was stunned, shook his head and said, "Let the governor ...... Let Shang Gong remember. Lamb can't be touched. You can't eat even fried fruit. That thing is heavy in oil and gas, and it can't be restrained. He asked the proprietress the hostess, "Is the sugar brown sugar or brown sugar?" He also said to Shang Cheng, "The doctor said that brown sugar nourishes the stomach." ”

At this time, the proprietress exclaimed, hurriedly came over to wipe the table, and said, "It's brown sugar, it's brown sugar." …… There is also honey in the shop, which is the best way to nourish the stomach and strengthen the stomach, can the adults eat it? He turned back and shouted to his own man, "Dead ghost! Why don't you go get your precious honey out! After shouting two or three times, the boss, who had long been stunned, woke up, ignoring the cakes baked on the fire, and ignoring the fruit that was fried in the pan on one side, and jumped up to the attic from the wooden staircase in the corner of the house in three steps and two steps, and then ran down the stairs on his feet, and brought a delicate small clay pot, which he carefully placed on the square table. The proprietress first soaked a blue and white porcelain bowl with boiling water, and then wiped it with a white towel, until Tao Qi said "It's okay", then she opened the honey pot and scooped most of the bowl of honey with a long-handled copper spoon, and held it in front of Tao Qi with both hands.

The two of them behaved, not to mention Tao Qi in question, even Shang Cheng and Di Xu and several customers in the store were in a daze. After a long time, Shang Cheng pointed to Tao Qi and asked the proprietress: "...... Do you know who he is? ”

The proprietress didn't squirm, and smiled heartily: "The old customer is right." One by one, this is the prefect of our Yanzhou Mansion, how could we not know? As he spoke, the white flour cakes, hot dumplings, hot steamed soybean milk lung soup, and thinly sliced sauce and meat were brought up, and the vendor who sold soft food at the door was called to bring a few slap-sized steaming white rice cakes, and put them on the table on a porcelain plate. The old man eats this. The rice cake is soft, and it is best to eat it, and I am hungry ......"

Tao Qi has been in the Jinshi for almost 30 years since he became a Hanlin, and when it comes to it, what scene has he never seen? But it seems to be the first time to be respected and loved by the people like today, so the mood is also a little excited, although he tries to make a solemn and reserved demeanor, but where can he hold it, two blush have already flown on his clear face, and he just laughs at the boss with his mouth open.

Di Xu glanced at Tao Qi and asked with a smile, "How did the Xian couple know Tao Gong?" ”

The proprietress said: "This guest, my family's surname is Wang, not Xian." He also said, "Last month, the old man brought people to move the garbage on the bank of the river, and I also went to deliver soup, so I know the old man." The old man also drank the mung bean soup I boiled. Di Xu nodded and said, "I see." After speaking, he bowed his head and pondered silently.

Tao Qi's orange-peel-like old face was already swollen red, and he twisted his chin and said with a white beard that he had gotten off work and said: "You said this, I really remember it, when cleaning up the river, there were indeed enthusiastic neighbors who picked up the pot to carry the pulp and sent tea and water, originally to thank him in person, but since then, the affairs have been complicated and repeatedly delayed, I didn't expect to meet one by one today Thank you sister-in-law for the soup that day." As he spoke, he arched his hand in the seat.

The two of them hurriedly returned the gift. The man seemed to have a clumsy tongue and was speechless, and the proprietress said, "Look at what the old man said!" You're so old, and you're still running up and down the riverbank, aren't you all for the good of us little people? Besides, the errand officials in the yamen can pull their pants and work hard, what is it for us ordinary people to send a few mouthfuls of water, and dare to be worthy of being the boss's thanks? If it weren't for the boss, I wouldn't know what year or month this river would stink. What's more, the old man is not just ruling this river. I see, now the people of Li people all over Yanzhou City, I'm afraid everyone has to be grateful to the boss! ”

Tao Qi was already laughing so much that he couldn't even close his mouth, and said humbly: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" I dare not be ashamed! He turned his hand towards Shang Cheng, "It's all ......" Shang Cheng saw that the topic was about to be pulled to himself, and he was about to open his mouth, but the proprietress had already answered: "What is there that the boss doesn't dare to do?" If you don't believe it, ask this person here, who doesn't say that the boss is Yan Shanwei's this? As he spoke, he raised his thumb and asked the customer in the store, "You say, am I right?" ”

Several guests stood up and saluted Tao Qi, and said one after another:

"The boss is really a good parent."

"Needless to say? There is Master Tao in our Yanzhou, that is our blessing! ”

“…… Xiaomin is from Zhu County, we are also learning from Yanzhou, and the county magistrate Tang is also leading people to clean up the garbage in the county, and also repair public toilets in the city, and also learn from Yanzhou to send people to collect garbage and pickle it in the morning and evening......"

"What else do you need to say?" A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar said, "Lord Tao's method of governing the state and government is really a precedent for the world, and sooner or later it will be adopted by the imperial court and introduced as a system." ”

At this time, the news that the prefect Tao Qi also came to catch the morning market had spread, and the small façade of the store was full of people. But after all, there are few people, and there are more and more people watching the excitement, you hug me and push each other, and gradually they can't resist it, and the cordon is getting smaller and smaller. Seeing that the scene was a little uncontrollable, Su Zha hurriedly came in and said to Shang Cheng, "My lord, I can't stay here." Then he asked the proprietress again, "Is there a back door?" ”

"Huh? Ah, there is ......"

Suza took out two hangs of money and threw them on the square table: "Lead the way." ”

…… Until the proprietress turned back, her man and a few customers in the store were still standing stupidly, as if they were hungovers. She was also in a trance, holding a rag and scratching on the square table where the dishes and cups were not cleaned up, and suddenly picked up two copper coins and exclaimed: "Ah, I'm a dead man, why did I accept Master Tao's meal money!" ”

The scholar stared thoughtfully at the narrow corridor in the corner of the shop, as if asking the person next to him, as if he was talking to himself, and said in a deep voice: "What kind of person should a young man who can walk before Tao Mengchang be?" ”

Several people looked at each other silently. After a while, someone whispered, "That person, that person, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid it's not, I'm afraid it's not a blind businessman, right? ”