Chapter Forty-Six: Meet Xiao Ying Again
At the end of this day, Pi Yang has experienced too many things, thinking that he didn't go out to sea to cast his net in the evening, but he didn't have to get up early in the morning, and he slept until the beginning of the morning.
As soon as I woke up, I heard someone talking outside, and when I went out, it turned out that Miss Li sent someone to pick up the little girl to go to work, and the person said that the carriage stopped at the entrance of the town, Pi Yang remembered that he also had something to do with the city, so he took a hitchhike to the east gate of the county.
Yan Mazi was busy working, and when he saw Pi Yang, he said hello casually, and when he saw off the guests, he found that he had entered the backstage of the fish stall and was sitting on his rattan chair with his eyes closed.
Seeing that he came a little later than usual today, and his hands were empty-handed, Yan Mazi was overjoyed, walked to Pi Yang's side and said with a smile: "Why is Brother Pi empty-handed today, didn't he sell the fish to another family?" ”
Pi Yang had already come to Yan Mazi to partner, after all, he had lived in the county for half his life, and he was familiar with the situation here, and he was shrewd, and he was even better at doing business.
"Oh, there was something at home yesterday, and I delayed going to sea to cast a net, and I don't have any goods in my hand today." Pi Yang laughed, but Yan Mazi was willing to believe it, and winked at him, revealing a tacit smile.
Yan Mazi walked to the door and glanced around sneakily, then turned around and said in a low voice: "Brother Pi, don't play dumb riddles with your brother." ”
Pi Yang was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What kind of dumb riddle did the little brother play?" ”
"Brother, it's not that you don't have the goods in your hands, but that today's goods are not good to enter the city, right?" Yan Mazi's eyes narrowed, and his face was full of mystery.
When Pi Yang looked at the expression on his face, it suddenly dawned on him, it turned out that this old boy thought I went to Backwater Bay last night. He smiled and said, "I'll talk about this later, the junior brother came to Brother Yan today to talk to you about another matter." ”
Yan Mazi was a little disappointed when he heard this, except for getting rich quickly, he couldn't be interested in other things, so he said excitedly: "What's the matter?" You say. ”
"Oh, Brother Yan, what are you doing with a bitter face? Of course, it's a good thing for me to look for you, if this thing is done, it will be more cost-effective than risking your life to fish for water tigers! ”
When Yan Mazi heard that there was such a good thing, he immediately turned his worries into joy, and his interest rose: "Brother Pi has a better way to make a fortune?" Tell me about it! ”
Pi Yang told him about Xingyuan Building that he heard yesterday, and told him that he had a secret recipe for making soup bases, Yan Mazi scratched his head and said, "You mean to open a restaurant by yourself?" ”
Pi Yang nodded: "Of course, but the little brother is short of money at the moment, I wonder if Brother Yan is interested in cooperating?" ”
Yan Mazi shook his head into a rattle when he heard this, and said in his heart, your kid is so ambitious, it is much more unrealistic than catching a water tiger. He smiled bitterly: "Little brother, aren't you kidding me?" It takes thousands of dollars just to sell the house, and I make a living from a small base, how can my family have so much money? ”
This is the same as what Li Qingyi said, running a restaurant is not something that a family can do. However, Pi Yang doesn't think so, since the threshold for making a living in a restaurant is so high, it is not as competitive as a tavern, and the market prospect is not bright. He waved his hand and motioned for Yan Mazi to listen to himself first: "Why do you have to sell the building when you open a restaurant?" Can't we rent a building? ”
Yan Mazi was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Rent a building?" Pi Xiao Gemo is not my Da Song person? ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Yan Mazi said: "After the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the imperial court strictly forbade the private leasing of commercial buildings, if you want to open a restaurant, you need to go to the local envoy to buy someone else's restaurant for sale." ”
What kind of bullshit policy is this? is also a big business, business your mother is big! Pi Yang secretly cursed the court in his heart, Yan Mazi patted him on the shoulder, and asked him to give up his unrealistic ideas, or catch a few water tigers, and then went out to work.
Pi Yang was indignant for a while, said goodbye to Yan Mazi, and went west along the street, preparing to go to the county office to retrieve the cart, when he passed by a breakfast shop, he remembered that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so he went in and sat down to ask for a bowl of wontons.
After eating, I took out the copper coin at the counter and was about to settle the bill, when two young women came down from the second floor, and when the shopkeeper saw it, she didn't care to pick up the copper coin in Pi Yang's hand, so she hurriedly bent down and saluted: "Miss, use it comfortably early?" ”
"It's good." The woman in front nodded slightly, and walked straight to the door with the girl behind her.
Pi Yang shook the copper in his hand and said impatiently: "Do you still collect the money?" The shopkeeper apologized again and again and took the copper coin.
The woman heard that the guest's voice was a little familiar, turned around and looked at the store from the front of the maid, and when she saw that it was the son who sold shirts yesterday, her face was suddenly happy, and she called happily: "Childe? He immediately lifted his skirt and walked in.
Pi Yang raised his eyes and saw that it was the rich woman he had seen yesterday afternoon, and there was a maid standing behind him, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Miss Xiao and Miss Qing'er." ”
Miss Xiao gave a blessing: "The little girl Xiao Ying has seen the son." ”
The maid behind him also saluted and said, "Qing'er has seen Childe." ”
Pi Yang raised his hand to help: "Why should Miss Xiao be polite, in the next mountain villager, what kind of son is he worth." ”
Xiao Ying hurriedly said: "The son is laughing, the little woman looks at the son's bearing is extraordinary, how can she look like a person in the mountains?" ”
Pi Yang was most annoyed to say these polite words, so he shook his head and smiled bitterly, no longer answered, and glanced at Miss Xiao, only to see that she was wearing the purple dress she was wearing yesterday, with a flying ribbon on her head, willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a slightly straight nose, red lips and white teeth, although her appearance was a few points inferior to Zixin's girl, she was still beautiful and generous.
Thinking that it was able to open yesterday and sell out the clothes, it all depends on this Miss Xiao to take the lead, Pi Yang was grateful, and in line with the concept of saying beautiful things without money, he sighed: "This dress was bought by Miss at a loss, otherwise it will be ruined, Miss wears a little more beautiful than the purple gold flowers on the arbor tree, how can others wear such an effect?!" In the final analysis, it's thanks to Miss's fairy-like appearance! ”
Hearing him praise himself for being beautiful, Xiao Yuan's heart jumped, her face turned red, and she said softly with infinite shyness: "Childe praises falsely, how can a little woman be as good as Childe said?" ”
Pi Yang laughed: "You must know that you are upright and invincible, and you never tell lies,——"
What integrity is invincible? End a disciple! The maid Qing'er heard that he was talking about lotus flowers, and she was worried that Miss was bewitched, so she stepped forward and said, "Miss, I still have to go to the academy today, the time is coming, let's go." ”
finally saw the person she liked, and was immersed in joy, hearing the maid's untimely urging, Xiao Ying was secretly annoyed, and her face was a little embarrassed.
Pi Yang said with a smile: "I didn't expect Miss Xiao to be a female talent, disrespectful and disrespectful, since Miss has something, I won't bother in the future." ”