As soon as the time arrived, the middle-aged man and the young woman in the juggling team appeared, and behind the two were several men in strong suits, all of whom had taken pictures of each other, and they controlled the little master. Since Ding Youwei was in charge of this operation, Zhong Nan kept standing a little back and did not speak. After some conversation between the two sides, the young woman stepped forward to verify the authenticity of the silver ticket, and Zhong Nan also asked the little young master to answer his own question, and both sides felt that there was no problem.

Ding Youwei and the middle-aged man looked at each other, and then each waved his hand to start the handover, so Zhong Nan took the silver ticket, and the young woman escorted the little young master to each other. Both of them didn't walk fast, during which Zhong Nan kept staring at the young woman, ancient women are different from modern times, the woman has been seen for a long time, she feels very embarrassed, her face is crimson, and her eyes are unconsciously looking to the side, at this time the distance between the two sides is less than a meter, saying that it is too late and that is fast, Zhong Nan took advantage of this critical moment to step forward and pull the little young master.

Because the action was too sudden, the young woman was unprepared, and the strength of her hand was relaxed when she turned her head, and Zhong Nan easily pulled people away. The young woman realized that she had been fooled, and was about to make a move, but she saw Zhong Nan throw something over, she thought it was some kind of hidden weapon, and pulled out the sword is a wave, and instantly only heard a "bang" explosion, which shocked the woman and her accomplices behind her in a cold sweat, and when they came to their senses, Zhong Nan had already pulled the little young master to hide behind Ding Youwei.

The young woman had palpitations in her heart, and loudly scolded Zhong Nan: "You despicable villain, what kind of secret weapon do you use?" ”

Zhong Nan ignored the young woman, nodded at Ding Youwei, and motioned for his side to retreat. The other party's group of people was about to surround him, and Zhong Nan shouted: "Do you still want to taste the 'Thunder in the Sky'?" ”

When the other party heard this, he suddenly stopped, only to see Zhong Nan pinching an object in his right hand and making a throwing shape, the middle-aged man protected his accomplices, and no longer stopped Zhong Nan and the three, only the young woman stared at Zhong Nan hatefully, but did not step forward. The two sides were deadlocked for a while, and Ding Youwei also showed his weapons, protecting Zhong Nan and the little young master and slowly retreating, and several people on the other side followed suit, and had no intention of letting go. After retreating for a distance, Zhong Nan thought about it, and he shouted loudly: "Don't come out soon, what are you waiting for!" ”

As the words spread, there was a noise in the forest not far away, and the middle-aged man saw that he couldn't get any bargains, and he was even more afraid that Zhong Nan would have something to do, so he had to pull the young woman and other accomplices and run away while the night was dark.

"You disciple, the next time you meet me, you have to look good!" The young woman didn't forget to threaten Zhong Nan when she ran, which made Zhong Nan very puzzled: Isn't it just a few more glances, is it necessary to make such a fuss?

Although the other party finally let go and left, Zhong Nan didn't dare to be careless, his yelling just now probably just alarmed the birds in the woods, which gave the other party an illusion, he was afraid that the middle-aged man would figure out a "return to the horse gun", so he let Ding Youwei send a signal while retreating, and notified the pre-arranged responders. It didn't take long for the Ma family's elite nurses and family members to arrive, and everyone escorted the little young master back to Suzhou City, and Zhong Nan and Ding Youwei behind the mat also returned safely.

After this incident, the Ma family dismissed Zhong Nan, but he showed great courage in the process of ransom and did not let the Ma family suffer property losses, and the little young master also asked for Zhong Nan to be treated lightly, so the old lady did not embarrass Zhong Nan, and the two sides broke up peacefully. Although he left the Ma family, Zhong Nan did not have nothing, the previous large bonus of one hundred taels of silver, the usual salary and the occasional reward from the little young master, together there were almost one hundred and fifty taels, and he could do the math, and he could also make a small business and something like that; Even if you can't find anything to do for the time being, you can rely on this money to eat and drink well for a few years.

Zhong Nan didn't want to sit on the mountain, and after thinking about it repeatedly, he planned to find a small store near the overpass and open a small restaurant. The reason why I chose to do this is because of the low threshold, and because I have learned to cook since junior high school, and after work, I cook every day, and those who have tasted his cooking skills feel that the level is good. He walked around the overpass for a long time, only to fancy a twenty-odd shop, not far from the overpass, there is a large open space at the door to place tables, chairs and benches, originally made of catering, because the landlord returned to his hometown so he planned to close the transfer. Zhong Nan talked sincerely with the other party twice, and finally bought it for two hundred taels of silver. Zhong Nan thought to himself, the location here is good, there are many people who go south and north, as long as the dishes they cook are delicious and cheap, the business of the store will definitely not be bad.

Simple decoration, purchase spices, recruit troops...... All kinds of tedious things are done by Zhong Nan himself, he plans to make Sichuan and Shu style dishes, so it took some effort to purchase seasonings, especially bean paste, which is the "soul of Sichuan cuisine", in order to buy authentic Pixian douban, Zhong Nan asked everywhere to get what he wanted. In 1590 in China, the folk trade has been quite developed, Nanzhili is the most prosperous area in the world at that time, Suzhou Mansion is even more famous all over the world, naturally there are many special products of the south and the north of the world to sell here, but it is not easy to find, thanks to the help of the autumn fragrance girl, it is a distant relative of her who knows the person who makes a living from Sichuan and Shu seasonings; Including the two guys recruited later, they all have the matchmaking of Miss Qiuxiang.

A month later, Zhong Nan's small restaurant opened its doors to welcome customers, because of the good geographical location, his cooking skills are good again, and the price is relatively affordable, slowly, business is better. Zhong Nan shouldered the kitchen work of the spoon and dunzi, and among the two guys, Wang Taili from the elf point ran to the hall, and Li Sanduo from Mu Ne was mostly washing dishes and doing chores in the kitchen.

Most of the diners in the small restaurant are outsiders in the Tianqiao area, mainly performing arts and various merchants, and they are very recognized by the taste of Sichuan cuisine here; Residents in the neighborhood sometimes come to taste the freshness of the vegetables, and they fall in love with Sichuan cuisine after eating it once, and then they will come back every once in a while. It didn't take long for Zhong Nan's small restaurant to make a name for itself in the Tianqiao area, and sometimes there would be customers waiting in line for the meal!

One afternoon, it was past dinner, and seeing that there were not many customers in the store, Zhong Nan moved a chair and sat at the door to drink tea and rest. Watching Qiu Xiang come this way from a distance, Zhong Nan put down the tea he had just taken a sip of and welcomed Qiu Xiang to the store.

"Brother Zhong, is the business in the store okay?" Qiu Xiang gently wiped the sweat from her cheeks and asked with concern.

"It's okay!" Zhong Nan should arrive. Since that sewing incident, Qiu Xiang's name for Zhong Nan has changed from his name to "Brother Zhong", which has become more close. It's just that the little young master was kidnapped later, and then Zhong Nan left the Ma family, this incident originally made Qiu Xiang worry that the relationship between the two would change, but fortunately, Zhong Nan did not alienate Qiu Xiang later, and asked Qiu Xiang for help many times for the sake of the small restaurant, and the contact between the two was more familiar. It's just that Zhong Nan didn't confess to Qiu Xiang, firstly because there were too many things and didn't take care of it, and secondly, because he was worried that after he left the Ma family, Qiu Xiang's opinion of himself would change. So for Qiu Xiang's arrival today, Zhong Nan was very happy in his heart, he poured tea for Qiu Xiang, and at the same time served pastries that had only been made in the morning, and asked, "Why did Miss Qiu Xiang think about the overpass today?" ”

Qiu Xiang's face was slightly red, in fact, since Zhong Nan's restaurant opened, she has come often, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the girl's family has a good impression of Zhong Nan. Zhong Nan is not demented, how can he not detect it, but although he has a heart for the girl, he always feels that he is not worthy of the autumn fragrance of the country, so he pretends to be stupid every time.

Qiu Xiang took a sip of tea, and saw that there was only one table of customers left in the store, and the two guys were also busy in the back kitchen, she sorted out her thoughts and asked, "Brother Zhong has been out of Ma's house for more than half a year, right?" ”

"It's going to be seven months soon." Zhong Nan thought for a moment and replied.

"Then do you have any plans for Brother Zhong in the future?"

"Intended?" Zhong Nan didn't understand, and looked at Qiu Xiang, the girl was looked at by him, lowered her head, and her originally slightly red face was also red to the base of her neck. Seeing that the other party didn't explain, Zhong Nan had no choice but to ask: "What kind of plan does Miss Qiuxiang ask?" ”

"That's it...... It's a personal plan! Qiu Xiang raised her head, looked at Zhong Nan, and plucked up her courage to say.

Yes, Zhong Nan understands now, other women have said it so obviously, he is a man, if he doesn't find it clear, it will seem too unplanted!

"I like a woman, but she was born in a closed month, I don't know if she will dislike me for not having the ability to open a small restaurant?" Zhong Nan stared at Qiu Xiang and said seriously.

"How can I be so good-looking!" Qiu Xiang said shyly, and realized that something was wrong as soon as the words came out, so she changed her tone and asked, "Who is this woman?" Do I know each other? ”

"Far away, close at hand!" Zhong Nan said: "I don't know if you agree, Miss Qiuxiang? ”

Qiu Xiang got the answer she wanted, she was very happy, she didn't answer, and when she saw that the guests in the restaurant were about to get up after the meal, she walked over with a smile and generously collected the money to send the guests. Zhong Nan saw that he had already started to do the work of the boss lady, isn't this the best answer!