"That's good, I think the restaurant in front of me is okay, it's very popular, and it should be good to taste the food." As soon as Zhong Nan heard that Qiu Xiang was hungry, he immediately looked around, and saw that there was a "Yuelai Restaurant" two or three hundred meters ahead, and there was a lot of people inside.

"Brother Zhong, then let's hurry up and pick a good location, it seems that the business of the restaurant is good, don't wait for a while to find a location." Qiu Xiang took Zhong Nan's hand and said happily.

The husband and wife quickened their pace and soon came to the "Yuelai Restaurant", and at the same time as they entered the door, four people surrounded a middle-aged man in his thirties and stepped into the door. The shopkeeper didn't seem to see Zhong Nan and the two in front of him, and trotted to receive the middle-aged men in the back, only to hear him smile flatteringly: "Lord Gou, please here, the little one will arrange a room for you!" ”

The middle-aged man didn't reply, and beckoned the four of them to follow the shopkeeper to the private room upstairs. Zhong Nan saw that the shopkeeper was so snobbish and didn't have the same knowledge as him, so he pulled Qiu Xiang to look in the lobby, but he was really said by his wife - there was no place in the lobby.

There will definitely not be only one running hall in the big restaurant, at this time, the other shopkeeper walked over slowly, and said to the two of them unreasonably, "Guest officer, there is no place in the lobby, do you want to come back another day?" "Maybe Zhong Nan and the others came on foot, and they were dressed very ordinarily, the tone of the shopkeeper was indescribably contemptuous.

"Then arrange a private room for us!" Zhong Nan's tone was calm as usual.

"This guest officer, the private room of our 'Yuelai Restaurant' has a minimum consumption. It's up to you to come early tomorrow, maybe there's a vacancy. The shopkeeper scoffed, "Or wait for more than half an hour, and wait for someone to vacate the space." ”

"Huh...... Are you afraid that I won't be able to pay you for your meal? Zhong Nan felt that the quality of Jingshi's catering practitioners was not as good as his former small restaurant.

The shopkeeper didn't answer, just rolled his eyes, and that was clearly what he meant.

"Brother Zhong, then let's change one!" Qiu Xiang saw that the other party "looked down on people with dog eyes", and she was a little angry in her heart.

"It's okay, the huge Jingshi always has a place for us to eat." Zhong Nan is not a troublemaker, you don't want to do my business, it's a big deal to change places and find someone who is willing.

The two turned around and walked out the door, but the shopkeeper's mouth was not clean, "What the hell, bring a country girl to 'Yuelai Restaurant' to pretend to be an uncle!" ”

Although the sound was not loud, it was heard by the two who had just walked two steps. Qiu Xiang looked at her clothes, it was not inappropriate, but the materials were very ordinary; Then he touched his cheeks, a little rough, probably because of the weathering in Jizhou, no wonder the shopkeeper regarded her as a local girl from the countryside. Qiu Xiang lowered her head and blushed, feeling a little ashamed, thinking that there was a big gap between herself and the noble woman of Jingshi, and this time she must have lost the face of her father-in-law.

Zhong Nan turned his head to look at Qiu Xiang and found that his wife was depressed, probably because she was hit by the shopkeeper. He once promised Qiu Xiang that he couldn't let her be wronged again, but now that he had just arrived in Beijing, he had suffered this kind of humiliation, how could he swallow his anger.

"Apologize to my lady!" Zhong Nan pointed at the shopkeeper, and the murderous aura on his body involuntarily dispersed.

"Brother Zhong, forget it, I'm fine." Qiu Xiang was afraid that Zhong Nan would get into trouble, so she tried her best to dissuade her.

"It's okay, Qiu Xiang, Brother Zhong said that he wouldn't let you be wronged again." Zhong Nan comforted Qiu Xiang while turning his head to speak to the shopkeeper, "If you don't apologize, don't blame me for being unkind to you!" ”

"Yo, what a big breath, do you know who is covering the 'Yuelai Restaurant'? You're not kind to me, you move one finger of me to try, two dirt buns! The shopkeeper was still shouting fearlessly, but before he could say the next words, the person flew up.

The people around only felt that there was a flower in front of them, and when they opened their eyes and looked carefully, they saw that the shopkeeper was already lying on the ground, holding his stomach and screaming "ouch, ouch".

Although Zhong Nan was very angry, his shot was not without seriousness, he did not pick his face and hit him, but hit his stomach. This punch is very skillful, so that the shopkeeper is in pain, but there is not a trace of scar visible from the outside, and those who know how to do it know that the person who shot must be experienced.

When the shopkeeper fell, he knocked down the side of the cash register, and damaged some ceramic furnishings, which alarmed the steward of the restaurant. The steward is not a boss, he is a professional manager, in his thirties, and after coming over, he didn't ask anything, so he beckoned the thugs to rush here. After a while, six or seven men surrounded Zhong Nan and Qiu Xiang inside, and the men crossed their hands, looking fierce and vicious.

The diners in the lobby put down their chopsticks and gathered around when they saw the good show going on, and the nearest diners told the other diners about the cause of the incident. Not only the people in the store, but also the uncles and aunts, uncles and aunts, big brothers and sisters who passed by nearby also poured in, lest they miss the excitement.

Chinese have had the habit of watching excitement since ancient times, whether it is the market or the courtyard of the deep palace, as long as there is excitement, everyone stretches their necks.

Today's excitement took place in the restaurant, and there was no need to prepare even benches, melon seeds, tea, etc., and a group of diners turned into seven aunts and eight aunts, watching the play with relish.

The man in charge ignored the crowd of onlookers, came straight to Zhong Nan, and asked in an unkind tone, "You beat the person?" ”

"It's me!" Zhong Nan didn't shirk it.

"And what are you going to do with it?"

"He insulted my wife first, refused to apologize later, and I just taught him a lesson. Those who open the door to do business, don't 'look down on people', otherwise it is easy to kick the iron plate! Zhong Nan was not afraid of the other party's battle.

"This master, do you know whose field our 'Yuelai Restaurant' is? I advise you to restrain yourself and obediently compensate for the medical expenses and the loss of the store, otherwise you ......"

"Oh, how much silver should I pay then?" Zhong Nan pulled two stools, first asked Qiu Xiang to sit down, and then sat on top of them loudly.

"It's good to say, just give us two hundred taels of silver!" The man in charge of the steward, the lion, opened his mouth.

......The crowd of onlookers erupted in exclamations, and the spectators, who knew everything about the incident, began to talk in low voices.

"Two hundred taels, you really dare to speak!" An uncle said.

"That little second didn't suffer any injuries, even if he smashed something, at most twenty taels of silver, it actually cost two hundred taels, isn't this a slander!" An acquaintance replied.

The uncle who spoke first leaned over again and said mysteriously: "I heard that 'Yuelai Restaurant' is the property of a father-in-law in the palace, otherwise how could it be so arrogant." ”

"Which father-in-law?" Another uncle next to him also came to join in the fun.

"I don't know whether he is in charge of the East Factory or one of the 12 supervisors. However, there are many people in the vicinity who know about this. ”

A few more people gathered nearby, and everyone said a word, guessing which father-in-law came.

The other wave is led by a big brother who witnessed the whole incident, and he is telling the people around him about the cause and effect of the incident.

"The beaten Xiao Er probably saw that the two of them were dressed ordinarily and were unwilling to arrange a private room. People are still generous people, they don't care, they plan to change the place to eat, but Xiao Er also sarcastically ridiculed the other party in front of him for bringing a country girl to pretend to be an uncle. Aren't you saying it's begging for a beating? ”

"But it's not, if anyone says that about my wife, I'm sure I'll beat him up too!" The other big brother said.

"How can there be such a business, people are planning to change places, and you are still verbally abusive." An eldest sister is also dissatisfied with the shop's style.

"But no matter how you say it, you can't hit someone?" What the other eldest sister said seems to have some truth.

"The man asked Xiao Er to apologize, but Xiao Er not only didn't apologize, but also scolded other people's buns, if it was you, can you bear it?" The eldest brother, who explained the incident, asked.

"Heh...... It's just that the little two monsters are pitiful. "Some women are born with compassion for the weak, whether the weak are right or wrong.

In addition to these two waves, there is also a wave of spectators who are a few masters, probably because they are old and knowledgeable, and the focus of the discussions is completely different.

"Lao Wang, have you noticed, from beginning to end, the big man who beat people did not look afraid at all, he is not a person with status."

The uncle, who was called Lao Wang, also nodded, "Old Ma, I really didn't pay attention if you didn't say it." If that's the case, it's hard to say today! ”

"You two weren't looking closely enough!" The other man seemed to be quite proud of his discovery, "Have you noticed the man's sitting posture?" ”

"Lao Li, what can you say about this sitting posture?" The old horse asked.

"Hey...... If I'm not mistaken, it's very likely that the man was born in the army! ”

Lao Li's conclusion surprised Lao Wang and Lao Ma, and their eyes were on Zhong Nan, who was sitting upright, and they moved away for a while.

"Lao Li, you're probably right!"

"And according to my guess, that man can't be a general or something like that who came to Beijing from other places!" Lao Li spoke surprisingly again.

"Even if you are a general, what can you do, the rank of a general is high and low!" Lao Ma showed his opinion.

"You must know that our Ming Dynasty governs the country with literature, and civil officials at the same level are one head higher than military attachés." Lao Wang is also not optimistic about Zhong Nan.

"Not necessarily, this time it was the general who faced the father-in-law, as for who can overpower whom in the end, it depends on which of them has a bigger official and who has more power behind him!" Lao Li has confidence in Zhong Nan.

The chatter around him fell into Zhong Nan's ears, but he turned a deaf ear and still sat on the stool like a javelin. On the contrary, the middle-aged man in charge of things, his face was not as arrogant as at the beginning, and he was probably interested in the discussion in the crowd.

At this time, a team of people came in from outside the store, and there were more than ten of them, wearing the uniforms of frontier soldiers, and I don't know which general's soldiers.