Chapter 82: Preparing to Leave
The preparations for going to Gusu were tense and orderly, Ziyan and Chen Qing were so excited that Gusu was a big city they had long been fascinated by, the capital of Wu, and the cultural landscape was naturally extraordinary.
Although Qu Wu did not have the excitement of these two little girls, he also had some inexplicable expectations. What Suzhou looked like more than 2,000 years ago in ancient times made him very curious. Hanshan Temple must not be seen, the Grand Canal has not yet been repaired, those world-famous Suzhou gardens, at this time is still a barren grassland, but standing on that land, can let him stop and meditate on the glory of the future generations.
Early in the morning, Prince Shoumeng sent many soldiers to guard Caiyun Restaurant, because at noon, Jun Shangwu went to Qi to meet with local officials here and celebrate the New Year in advance with everyone. The soldiers of the Wurong faction began to escort the goods to Gusu onto the ship, and Chen Damao, Ji Zhi and several others were responsible for supervising.
Qu Wu arranged a mandarin duck hot pot for everyone, so the preparation of food in the kitchen focused on washing and cutting those dishes.
Near noon, the sedan chair convoy led by Jun Shang Wu Quqi and Prince Shoumeng came to Caiyun Tower, and Qu Wu and Wu Jiang hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"Mr. Qu Wu, how are the preparations for going to Gusu? We're going to leave after lunch. "The first thing Prince Shoumeng said when he saw Qu Wu was to ask about going to Gusu.
"We are almost ready, thank you Your Highness and His Royal Highness, with the protection of the Royal Forest Army, I don't have to worry about the safety of the goods at all." Qu Wu said.
"Our brothers don't have to be so polite. It's a long way to go, so be prepared to sleepwalk on the boat. Prince Shoumeng said with a smile.
"We are not afraid of this, with the king and the prince here, we will not fall into the river even if we sleepwalk."
At this time, Sima, Yushi and other adults also followed.
"Mr. Qu Wu, we are very happy to have received so many gifts from you yesterday. But now that the year is approaching, we still want to buy a little bit of what we saw yesterday. "Master Li Zhi came over and said.
"What to buy or not, just take it if Lord Yushi can see it." Qu Wu said.
"Well, that's not possible, I've already collected so much from you, and it won't be decent to take it again, and we can barely afford to pay for it." Mishi said.
"Alright then, I'll give you the best price." Qu Wu said.
"Well, Mr. Qu is so generous, I'm going to wrap up all the things in the lobby." Master Sima Lin Feng said.
"Haha, okay, Master Sima is bold, no problem, please come in." Qu Wu said. Thinking that if it wasn't for the Wu Rong and Wu Jiang brothers who rescued him a few months ago, he would have to go to Liuhe to be judged by this person, and compared with the way he talks happily now, it must be a different scene, and I feel a little afraid.
Qu Wu had expected that there would be a lot of people buying goods today, so he deliberately prepared well. But when I heard Lord Sima say this, I became a little nervous, and I didn't know if I would prepare too little.
The king went into the inner room, where he was going to meet with some local officials who had come from afar. And after these adults from Gusu entered the lobby, they began to sweep the goods, and no matter what the things on the shelves were, they just took them down, and then asked Qu Wu and Wu Jiang what they were, how to eat and how to use them, and the shelves were empty after a while.
Wu Jiang had to quickly take the goods from the storage cabinet under the counter to make up for them, and while replenishing the goods, someone took the goods down, and then lined up to wait for payment.
When Sima and Yushi finished sweeping the goods, those local officials who came from afar and waited to see the king also began to buy, buy, buy, and buy, and they didn't bargain, they just paid when they got their hands.
By the time they were seated, almost everyone had a large shopping bag stuffed under their seat.
As soon as noon came, the king and the prince came to the hall, and as they had done yesterday, they sat down at a table and ate and drank with the officials.
The mandarin duck hot pot made by Qu Wu with hot pot base surprised everyone, and it was so delicious that it couldn't stop, and it also made the gentleman feel very wise that he invited Qu Wu to Gusu to open a restaurant.
Chen Qing was responsible for scalding and cooking the hot pot for the king and the prince, and Shou Meng had the opportunity to observe Chen Qing up close.
Chen Qing is wearing a blue dress today, with a fur vest, which sets off her delicate complexion more delicately, and a pair of delicate jade hands like pink lotus roots, which makes the prince intently and uneasy.
Jun Shang Wu went to Qi is a person who has come over, and if he knows his son Mo Ruo's father, how can the prince's gaffe escape his eyes. Seeing that Shou Meng was tempted by Chen Qing, he also observed Chen Qing carefully, and saw that although she did not have the noble temperament of a big family, the inner beauty, grace and gentleness of the small jasper were fully revealed, which is also the inner quality that those rich girls lacked.
"Little sister, where are you from?" Jun Shang asked Chen Qing with a smile, his voice soft and kind.
"Back to the monarch, the little woman is Chen Guozhu's savage." Chen Qing was a little nervous in answering Junshang's question.
"Oh, come so far to our Wu country, there are relatives here?" Jun Shang asked as he ate, which would ease the other party's nervousness.
"Back to the king, I have two brothers here." Chen Qing relaxed slightly.
"Then are you used to life in Wu Kingdom?" Wu Quqi continued to ask.
"Back to the king, Wu is a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers, I like it here." Chen Qing replied sincerely.
"Really? Ha ha. Today your boss will go to Gusu with us, will you go to Gusu with your boss? Wu Quqi asked again with a smile.
"Yesterday, the boss made arrangements, and the little girl was fortunate to go to Gusu with the boss and her brother." Chen Qing was a little shy and replied.
"Good, good, good." Wu Quqi said three good words in a row, and then looked at Prince Shoumeng meaningfully. In the past, the king also talked to Shou Meng about his marriage and asked him what kind of woman he liked, but he didn't expect that he didn't have a good impression of the women of the official eunuchs who asked for marriage, and only now did he know what kind of girl Shou Meng liked.
After lunch, the king and the prince were invited to the reception room to rest, and the others began to prepare nervously for departure.
Wu Jiang counted today's operating income, including ten tables of banquets and sales income, a total of eight catties of gold, which can be described as a big gain. He gave half of it to Qu Wu, who couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.
According to their agreement, in the future, half of Wujiang's profits will be given to Qu Wu, because this restaurant and the goods are his. However, Qu Wu said to him, although it is said that it is said that it is a brother who settles accounts, but they are not brothers, but brothers in life and death, they are too far apart, there is no need to settle accounts, and if you make money, you can just watch and give it, and if you don't make money, you don't have to give. But don't touch the flat steel and other steel products in the warehouse, these things can be used by the state in the future.