Chapter Thirty-Eight: Stealing But There Is No Way
The next morning, Zhou Wensheng appeared in the restaurant again, he entered the door and wrapped a private room, and smiled with Mo Simin: "According to the seniority, Miss Mo, you still have to call me uncle." ”
If it weren't for the fact that he was an official of the imperial court and for the sake of the restaurant being his own family, Mo Simin would have tied up this person and thrown him out.
Annoyed in his heart, Mo Simin still replied with a smile: "The people's daughter is not from a high background, but she doesn't dare to have a relationship with you." ”
While talking, An Xiabai, who went out to buy ingredients, came back with Lu Li, and when they saw Zhou Wensheng at the door, An Xibai was stunned for a moment, and bowed and said: "Lord Zhou's arrival really makes the small shop shine." ”
Zhou Wensheng didn't put Lu Li in his eyes at all, his eyes stared at An Xiabai, and he almost didn't bare out his eyes: "After tasting the dishes made by the girl yesterday, I always couldn't put it down in my heart, I always felt that the food made by the cook at home tasted like chewing wax, and the food made by other restaurants was not the same as the appetite, it seems that I was nourished by your craftsmanship, so I came again." ”
He came to patronize his business, no matter what the previous situation was, if he made money, An Xiabai was always happy: "Since the adults like it, you might as well come and walk around more in the future, the folk girls are good at a lot of dishes, if you come diligently, you can change the trick every day, what do you think?"
That dare to be affectionate, compared to beauties, Zhou Wensheng cares more about delicious food: "In the future, this official will come over every day." ”
An Xia Bai smiled and took Lu Li, who was carrying a bunch of ingredients, to the kitchen.
Lu Li put down the ingredients in his hand, and always felt that something was wrong: "He doesn't seem to be right when he looks at you." ”
"Husband, why did you just find out that his eyes were not right, and he hated that his sight was a knife and he had ripped off my clothes." An Xia Bai raised his eyebrows and said.
She said it so bluntly that Lu Li could hear the meaning no matter how stupid she was, and said with a surprised expression: "Does he have strange thoughts about you?" ”
Not only do they have strange thoughts, but people are probably already planning how to get people, An Xiabai sighed, and lightly tapped on the door of his husband's head: "No matter what, there is Lord Mo on the side to protect us, he is very bold, he should not dare to do it in front of Lord Mo, husband, you can put one hundred and twenty hearts." ”
Having said that, Lu Li was still quite uneasy, and wrapped his arms around An Xiabai's waist: "Madam, why are you so likable, there are too many people who covet you, I can't resist it." ”
With eyes on others, how can An Xiabai decide whether others will take a fancy to him?
"I don't care if they look down on me or not, all I can decide is where I go," An Xiabai held his hand with his backhand, looked back and smiled, "Anyway, I won't leave my husband, you're it." ”
Lu Li's heart warmed, and he also smiled and nodded.
An Xiabai quickly prepared the meal, and was about to send it to Zhou Wensheng, but Lu Li snatched it and said that he would come by himself this time.
The man who was knocked over in the vinegar jar was really terrible, and An Xiabai responded funny.
Lu Li brought the wine and food to the room, and when he saw that it was him, the smile on Zhou Wenshang's face suddenly froze: "Why are you here to deliver the food, your wife?" ”
"There are many customers in the store, and Mrs. is too busy in the kitchen alone," Lu Li put the wine and food on the table, and said to Zhou Wensheng with a smile, "From now on, I will be the one who delivers the food, Lord Zhou, you had better get used to it as soon as possible." ”
He must have seen what he thought about his wife, otherwise how dare he talk to himself like this?
Zhou Wensheng's face turned red, and he didn't say a word for a long time, and after seeing enough of his funny appearance, Lu Li finally lost his patience: "Lord Zhou, if you don't tell me, I'll go down first, there are still a lot of things downstairs that I need to do." ”
Lu Li spoke, ignoring Zhou Wensheng's reaction behind him, and turned around and walked out the door.
He walked down the stairs in a good mood, but saw a familiar figure dangling into the kitchen.
Shen Ya is coming!
Wave after wave, Lu Li tightened his brows and followed, just in time to hear Shen Ya talking to An Xiabai: "I heard that you opened a restaurant, and I wanted to come over on the opening day, but I couldn't take a break from being busy with business, so I didn't come, so I was free to come today." ”
An Xiabai said respectfully and detachedly: "Thank you, Lord Shen, for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to the shop." ”
The reactions of the two people in the door all fell in Lu Li's eyes, and he saw the actual situation at a glance, one hot and one cold, the cold one was An Xiabai, and the hot one was Shen Ya.
Lu Li coughed lightly and walked into the kitchen pretending to be fine: "What is the name of the dish you made for Master Zhou just now, he said that it tastes good, and he will order it next time." ”
"Lord Zhou?" Shen Ya frowned slightly, thinking that he knew almost all the officials in the city, but there was no adult surnamed Zhou, if he insisted on saying anything, it should be Zhou Wensheng, who just came yesterday, and he also came to the Mojia Restaurant to eat?
"It's Lord Chincha." Lu Li replied.
Zhou Wensheng is romantic, and the places he goes in and out of are either Fengyue Field or places with beauties, he frequently visits Mojia Restaurant, maybe he has fallen in love with An Xiabai?
This thought popped up, and Shen Ya couldn't help but start to get nervous: "Where is Lord Zhou?" ”
Lu Li pointed out to him the box where Lord Zhou was, and he walked straight from there, and soon arrived outside the box door, and he knocked on the door gently.
"Who?" Zhou Wensheng's impatient voice came from the door, don't you be Lu Li again?
"Lord Zhou, I'm Shen Ya, I heard that you are also eating in the restaurant, and it just so happens that the lower officials have something to tell you, so I came uninvited." Shen Ya stood outside the door, neither humble nor arrogant.
The name of Shen Ya has been mentioned frequently in the court in the past two years, and the emperor has praised it many times, and even the old ministers of the previous dynasty have praised it, and Zhou Wensheng is naturally very clear: "It turned out to be Lord Shen, please come in." ”
Shen Ya pushed the door in, he stood up from his position, and said with a smile: "I've heard of your name for a long time, but unfortunately I didn't have a chance to make friends, and now I happened to have a drink." ”
He wanted to have a good relationship with Shen Ya, but Shen Ya was unwilling, he said straight to the point: "Mrs. Lu is not the object you can covet, you better stop having ideas." ”
The dirty thoughts in his heart were debunked by Shen Ya like this, and Zhou Wensheng's face turned pale: "What nonsense are you talking about!" ”
Shen Ya's face did not change, and he continued: "It's not that the lower officials are talking nonsense, but your intentions are too obvious, and you are also a family person, but you are not steady in your actions, and you don't pay attention to your words and deeds, aren't you afraid that these things will spread out and ruin your own reputation?" ”
Zhou Wensheng pretended to be calm, only thinking that Shen Ya was threatening himself: "There are more people with broken mouths, and the clear ones are not clear, I don't care what they are talking about behind their backs." ”
"Oh?" Shen Ya raised his eyebrows, his expression was quite meaningful, "You don't care about yourself, don't you care about the lady in your family either?" ”
Zhou Wensheng's face suddenly turned as pale as paper.
He is different from others, he was an aspiring scholar in his early years, he was full of talent but there was no room to display it, and later it was his father-in-law who discovered his talent and promoted him so that he had a bright future.
The old man was a scholar of the dynasty, and later felt that his talent and ambition were good, and he married his only daughter to him, but the premise was that he had to be rich, which led to his wife being arrogant and domineering, and his status in the family was also inferior.
In case Shen Ya Xiushu told the family about what he was messing with outside, whether it was true or not, he couldn't eat and walk around, and maybe he would make trouble with his father-in-law and make a fuss in the capital, he couldn't afford to lose this face!
"Why is Lord Shen so serious, it's just a trivial matter," Zhou Wensheng grinned, picked up a glass of wine and toasted the mountain cliff and said, "It's a kind of fate for the two of us to meet here today, it's important to drink, and the things next to us are all trivial things, so don't talk about it anymore." ”
Shen Ya felt that he had been moved by what he said, and nodded with a smile: "Xiaguan toasts you." ”
The business of the restaurant was not deserted until the evening, Lu Li wanted to say a few words to his wife in his spare time, but he searched the restaurant but did not find anyone, and he was puzzled, and suddenly heard a whisper from the kitchen.
"Could the recipe be hidden here?"
Lu Li was in a slightly depressed mood, and tiptoed to the kitchen door to look inside, just in time to see two figures standing in the kitchen, rummaging through boxes and cabinets as if looking for something.
He immediately became nervous: "Who are you and why are you here?" ”
"Don't you see we're looking for a recipe, don't make a noise!" The thief replied impatiently, and slapped the hand that was pressed on his shoulder.
Lu Li felt funny, and stood in place and watched silently for a while, until the thieves noticed that something was wrong, and looked at each other and said, "Is it you who put me on my shoulder just now?" ”
"What nonsense? I'm obviously seriously looking for a recipe, where can I have time to play tricks on you! As soon as the words fell, both of them were stunned, their necks stiffly twisted their faces, and they happened to see Lu Li's smiling face.
"With me here, I guess you won't be able to find what you're looking for."
The two thieves saw that Lu Li was only one person, and there were two of them, so they picked up their rolling pins and waved them at Lu Li, and the latter was already on guard, and took a step back the moment they started to attack.
The stupid thieves had a hard time beating Lu Li, but Lu Li beat them like an eagle teasing the birds on the ground, so they easily took down the people, picked them up and threw them outside.
When An Xiabai rushed back, he happened to see the scene where Lu Li threw people out, and couldn't help but wonder: "Who are they, the guests who don't pay for overlord meals in the store?" ”
Lu Li shook his head and told An Xiabai what happened just now: "I suspect that they were sent by another restaurant on the street to make trouble." ”
An Xiabai also has this suspicion: "I heard that their shopkeeper is irritable and goes back without stealing the recipe, he will definitely reprimand them, so I guess they won't give up easily." ”