Chapter II. 338. finish

It has been more than three months since the Queen Mother 'accidentally' fell to her death from the south gate of the palace. After this hundred days, the three roads in Youbei, especially the national capital Fengjing, have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Today, it happens to be a good day for the reopening of the first-class restaurant in Fengjing, Huiyoulou. Although it was still a long time before the first hour of noon; But under the plaque in front of the Huiyou Building, it was already crowded with Fengjing people who came to join in the fun.

Fengjing City at the beginning of October, although it was already much cooler; However, due to the existence of the 'Autumn Tiger', the people in front of the Huiyou Building were still sweating, and the new owner of the Huiyou Building, that is, the former chief eunuch Li Qing, hurriedly commanded the young men with a smile and distributed free sour plum soup to the guests who came to cheer and quench their thirst.

After the three buckets of sour plum soup with ice residue were distributed, Li Qing nodded to an old man beside him, and he twisted his long beard under his chin and took two steps forward, clearing his throat vigorously:

"Ahem, ahem! Dear blind date fathers and elders, today is a big day for the reopening of our Friends Building. Under the entrustment of Li Dongzhu, I am responsible for announcing a good news to everyone: in order to celebrate the accession to the throne of Emperor Xingping in Youbei, we will start counting today and end after a hundred days: whether you order a basket of steamed buns and a bowl of noodles, or order a table of noodles and a few big dishes in the Friends Building, we will all count them! For all the food, Li Dong's family only collects half of the silver! However, we still have to say ugly things in our heads, although those who open stores are not afraid of big-bellied people; But after all, this is a discounted business, so we can 'eat but not bring'! Oh yes, that's right, there's one more thing, we have to say it in advance: if there is anything that is not productive, in order to eat more and occupy more, and spoil your own appetite, then our Li Dong family doesn't care about paying for the soup and medicine! ”

The words of this 'old man's grandfather' also made the villagers present laugh, and a middle-aged man standing in the front row immediately took the words with a smile:

"What do you mean by Master Wei! Today, we are just to add popularity to the Huiyoulou and Li Dongjia, and to strengthen the field, at most, to buy a pot of cheap grapes to open our eyes, how can there be such a useless person, for the sake of stuttering, they will break themselves! Hahaha......"

As soon as Li Qing heard the three words of grape brewing, his eyes immediately widened, and he didn't care about using Wei Anheng's mouth, so he hurriedly said in a somewhat sharp and weird voice, waving his hands and shouting:

"One more! And one more! You can eat as many meals as you like, but the wine money is still the original price! ”

With Master Wei's laughing and whispered persuasion, the iron rooster Li Qing finally 'plucked a hair', and muttered in a low voice, "That's just today, just today......

With the laughter of the big guys, the hesitant Li Dongjia finally opened the door of the Huiyou Building; And Lord Yin Wei of Fengjing Mansion, who came to 'help', also shouted loudly in a timely manner:

"Everyone has taken the wooden sign in your hand, let's not push, don't squeeze, and take a seat according to the number plate...... Chuanzi! Click on the market cannon! Huiyou Building is now officially opened! ”

None of these scrambling people listened to Lord Wei's words; They danced 'tap dances', braved the 'rain of bullets' under their feet, and rushed into the renovated member building.

At the same time, an unpleasant thing happened at an inn near the southern gate of Fengjing.

"I said Fourth Master Pi, last time the little one asked you to put the money first, but you just don't believe the villain's words; Now you can see for yourself, the firewood room is full of people, where can the villain go to find you a vacant room? If you don't believe me, you can go out and inquire by yourself, how has the entire Fengjing City been crowded recently? Let's talk about this part of our southern city, whether it is Warehouse Street or Livestock Market, how can there be a guest room! Even the wharf cargo shed on the bank of the river is full of unloading laborers...... I won't hide it from you, you came at this time, and you can still eat a hot meal; If you are two months late, waiting for Taibai Mountain on Zhongshan Road, after the mountain is completely closed by heavy snow, then even the table for sitting and eating is not so easy to fight! ”

The one who was talking was the running guy hired by the inn; He was carrying a large copper kettle in his hand at this time, and his steps kept shuttling through the crowd; While adding hot water to the guests who didn't drink, he was still pulling his neck and talking back to a Mobei merchant with a sad face in front of the counter......

And this Mobei businessman who has no guest room is unwilling; So he bit his teeth and crossed his heart, reached out and took out a gold ingot from his bosom, and slapped it heavily on the fence:

"That won't let me sleep on the street! It's your business to get it, anyway, where I live today, I'll tell you kid! But I'm also a person who knows the rules, and I can't let you help for nothing! If you can find me a place to stay, this ingot of gold will be your reward; If not...... I see your shop, don't open it......"

Before the young man who ran the hall could reply, the bookkeeper who was fiddling with the calculation in the cabinet raised his eyelids, shook the abacus in his hand, and directly knocked the ten taels of gold dollars on the cabinet to the ground:

"Where did this guest officer say, the trumpet is doing an open business, and all the money he earns is his share of silver, and he is handed over to the heroes of the three mountains and five mountains, and he drinks the rivers, lakes and seas of the three roads in the north; We should earn money, you can't give a penny; But what about the silver that shouldn't be earned by us, you can't spend a penny, I say this, I don't know if the guest officer understands? The trumpet only does two businesses: eating and living, and your 'rice' is 'fragrant and thick', but unfortunately our rice bowl is too small to hold it! Hehe... Slow down the guest officer! ”

This gentleman's reply was really soft and hard, and he only choked the Mobei man who 'intended to make trouble' and rolled his eyes; Before the man could turn his face completely, he hurried to his side, whispered a few words in his ear, and said that the man was completely angry and smiling; Immediately, the Mobei man kicked the gold ingot on the ground, waved his arm very arrogantly, and said to this young man:

"Good boy, this gold ingot is yours!"

With that, he strode out the door, first taking his beloved mount from the stable, and then disappearing into the streets of the Mule and Horse Market.

The Mobei merchant first put his mount and goods in the public loft of the warehouse in the south of the city, and then casually entered a medium-sized restaurant to fill his stomach, and then swaggered towards the north market while holding a bamboo stick for his teeth.

As soon as the sky was dark, the Mobei merchant found an 'old teapot' with a high reputation in the North Market, and under his guidance, the Mobei merchant hummed a little song and walked into a small courtyard with an embroidered shoe at the door......

Huiyoulou chose to reopen today, and the South Market's 'Watching Flowers under the Moon' activity also chose to 'close' today; except for some Qing people and first-class Oiran, all the daughters' families who ate together in the South Market did their best to show their most charming side; either gentle, hot, cold, or weak; No matter what kind of woman you like, you can find the one you like in this 'flower river', and even, there are many 'little ministers' who belong to the northern market, and today they have also come together in the 'flower river', and jointly composed this 'romantic event' that is enough to be recorded in the history of Youbei.

At this moment, on the second floor of the reopened Green Willow Building, the window of the corner box was gently pushed open a gap; Then, a man's voice in a flirtatious tone wafted out from the crack in the window:

"Shi Ansian, put the pen down quickly...... You really don't understand the style, come to this hall to run errands, do you think this is the East Warm Pavilion, or the inner hall? I can tell you, today's spectacle is a rare event in a century! In addition, today is the last day, and every household has also taken out the 'trick' of pressing the bottom of the box! Let's take a look, Qimeng Pavilion has really made a lot of money this time! Even their top Qingqi people, the waning moon, are willing to take them out and walk the streets! I'm not afraid that if I lose her value, it won't be easy to go back in the future......"

This young man who is 'talking with criticism' and judging is Yan Qinghong, the Emperor of Xingping in Youbei who has just ascended the throne and sat in the palace.

The other man in the room was sitting in a wheelchair, playing with the calculation chip with his left hand and carrying a pen on the account book with his right hand!

Wan Changning, who was summoned to come to 'serve', listened to His Majesty's 'accusation', and replied helplessly:

"It turns out that His Majesty has to go out of the palace in micro-clothes, just to 'inspect' the 'flower tour' of the South Market! That's it, Your Majesty should appreciate it yourself, these account books in the hands of the ministers will have to be sent to Qingshan City early tomorrow morning; Governor Fu is full of big and rough people, and he can't be busy with these 'meticulous work' alone......"

When Yan Qinghong heard Wan Changning's words, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed:

"How many days have we all been working hard, and it's easy to 'get' leisure today, can't you make me happy?"

Wan Changning still fiddled with the calculation plan in his hand, and said to Yan Qinghong in a slightly playful tone:

"Your Majesty, you're just putting gold on your face, aren't you? Today's trip out of the palace, is it really that you are really 'free'? If the subordinates send someone into the palace, ask the queen Deng Niangniang about it......"

"Don't, don't! We're all old men, so we don't want to play this set! Be careful, I will give you the daughter of the Zhou family of the Criminal Law Department tomorrow to be the wife of the Prime Minister! For that Miss Zhou family, I have already heard of it! It is said that she can eat sixteen meat buns in one meal; As the saying goes, you don't lose your strength, it's really good to serve you, the 'paralyzed prime minister'...... Ay? I was just saying it casually, but now I think about it...... A match made in heaven, O Shi'an! ”

Wan Changning, who was indiscriminately ordered mandarin ducks, glanced at Yan Qinghong:

"Your Majesty, Weichen just can't walk on his legs, and he can't be considered paralyzed...... But this is a joke, but the gateway of our Youbei Third Road, the East Customs, is still in ruins! Since the annihilation of the Northern Yan army, Weichen has been a little relieved there. Now that you have successfully ascended the throne, the first emperor and the empress dowager are also buried in the imperial mausoleum...... We should also start to solve the matter with Beiyan! ”

When Yan Qinghong heard this, he also fell into deep thought; But he didn't think about it for long. Then he shook his finger at Wan Changning with a hippie smile, and pretended to say mysteriously:

"Not only have I not forgotten this incident, but I have always kept it firmly in my heart; However, if you want to solve this matter smoothly, you have to send someone to Beiyan...... At the moment, we are short of a suitable candidate......"

Hearing his words, Wan Changning's voice of fiddling with the chips finally stopped:

"Will he ever come back? Will he dare to come back? ”

As soon as Yan Qinghong heard what he said, he immediately wrinkled his eyebrows and glared at Wan Changning:

"What do you mean by that? Be careful, I will 'give' you a big wedding immediately! ”