Entering the Zhaocai Restaurant, there is a simple hall in front of you, with a few tables scattered around, which seems very deserted. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info a long corridor that runs through the hall and leads to the backyard.

The stairs leading to the second floor are full of dust, and the footprints of Xiao Er's downstairs are still printed on it, it is unimaginable that a restaurant that occupies such a good position has such poor sanitary conditions.

Zhao Shuo, who was about to step up to the second floor, frowned and stopped.

Shopkeeper Li followed, and when he saw this situation, his face was a little embarrassed, and he squeezed out a smile, and said. "Your Highness, the upstairs is a place for ordinary people to go, Your Highness's status is noble, let's go to the backyard."

Zhao Shuo already regretted coming here, he originally thought that Shopkeeper Li was a pretty good person, and this restaurant was the restaurant of his relatives who could fight with eight poles and one rod, and it would be easier to cooperate. But now it seems that he was completely wrong.

But after all, it is here, if it is just like this, it seems that there is another faux pas, and after sighing heavily, Zhao Shuo said. "Let's go, let's go to the backyard."

Shopkeeper Li led the way in front, and Zhao Shuo and his party followed behind.

The conditions in front made Zhao Shuo very disappointed, and after walking down the corridor to the backyard, Zhao Shuo was even more disappointed.

The backyard is more like a garden, and there are some tables and chairs dotted in the middle of the garden, and it stands to reason that eating and drinking in such an environment and reciting poetry should be the greatest hobby of literati and artists in this era.

However, those flowers that have not been pruned for an unknown amount of time, and the weeds that have begun to emerge on the ground, as well as those trees with teeth and claws, have destroyed the artistic conception of this place, and it is miserable to see.

Finding a random table, Fluttershy wipes down the chair, and Zhao Shuo sits down.

"Shopkeeper Li, you really don't know why your restaurant is not doing well?" As soon as he sat down, Zhao Shuo asked.

Li shopkeeper Wei Wei bowed and smiled unnaturally on her face. "Your Highness, would you like to have a cup of tea first?"

Zhao Shuo was directly laughed at by Shopkeeper Li's words, and said helplessly. "Shopkeeper Li, you are also a smart person, do you think I can drink it now?"

"I can't drink it, I can't drink it." Shopkeeper Li bowed again and again and nodded.

"Forget it, don't say it if you don't want to say it." As the shopkeeper of the restaurant, if the restaurant is like this, he doesn't know the reason, so the shopkeeper doesn't have to be the shopkeeper. Shopkeeper Li shirked, naturally he was reluctant to say. In this case, Zhao Shuo didn't want to be reluctant.

"What about your host? That is, my relative, I came today just to see each other and get acquainted with each other, since they are all descendants of Emperor Gaozu, they should take care of each other in this eventful season. ”

Zhao Shuo said politely, in fact, he had already planned to meet this relative who could only be beaten with a pole, so he chose to leave directly.

can make a hotel such a relative, Zhao Shuo does not plan to cooperate with it.

"The proprietor lives in the Zhao Mansion in the south, not here. If Your Highness wants to go, I will take Your Highness there now. Shopkeeper Li said with a smile.

Zhao Shuo's face changed and changed, thinking about how hard he was. Zhao Shuo's mansion is relatively close to the north, while the Zhaocai Restaurant is in the center of the north. Zhao Shuo got up early in the morning and went all the way north to Zhaocai Restaurant, but now he learned that his relative lived in the south of Lin'an City. In this way, he completely went around in a big circle and ran away in vain.

"No need." Zhao Shuo waved his hand. "Since the owner is not here, then I will bother the shopkeeper Li to tell me, and I will visit the door another day."

Zhao Shuo said, got up and planned to leave. But when he got up to leave, he saw an incomparably familiar object in the distance—a stove.

It's a stove for briquettes, and it's something that only that special blacksmith can make.

Zhang Long and Li Zhong had already informed Shi Lance about the blacksmith, so when Shi Lance destroyed the Zhang family, he specially sent a team of people to rescue the blacksmith.

Of course, this credit was left to Zhao Shuo. Subsequently, according to Zhao Shuo's intentions, the blacksmith temporarily stayed in the barracks to make stoves and simple tools for making briquettes to assist the stone lance.

Zhao Shuo pointed to the stove. "Shopkeeper Li, since the restaurant has become like this, what's the use of asking for those things. Don't buy it sooner rather than later, you can save some money. ”

Shopkeeper Li sighed. "Alas~! Your Highness, since you have said this, Li will not hide it from you. ”

Shopkeeper Li had already realized that Zhao Shuo was leaving, and he knew very well that if Zhao Shuo left like this, their owner would not want to have anything to do with His Royal Highness the prince in the future.

Thinking about Zhao Shuo's slight move, he moved down the invincible Zhang family, if Zhao Shuo was willing to help, maybe this restaurant could still prosper.

"Your Highness also knows that now that the situation is unstable and prices are high, the price of dishes will naturally increase......"

Zhao Shuo raised his hand. "Getting to the point."

Shopkeeper Li nodded. "The gold thief has been going north for nearly a month, and Lin'an City has gradually stabilized, at this time, everyone's only purpose is to survive, so food has become the most important thing in everyone's eyes."

For this, Zhao Shuo is understandable, when the Jin soldiers came, most of the looted were food and food, because they wanted to live. Unlike grain, gold and silver are relatively easy to hide. Many people feel that as long as there is money, food and food can be bought in the future.

With this kind of heart, their first choice is still gold and silver and other valuables, followed by food and other daily necessities.

Because of this, after Jin Bing left, prices skyrocketed, and the first meal of meat that Zhao Shuo ate would be as expensive as three coins of silver.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that Zhao Shuo's briquettes can make a lot of money, because they have money, but they are very cold, and heating can keep them alive, so even if they spend more money, they are happy.

"Go on." Zhao Shuo sat back in his seat again.

"This is an opportunity to make money, and many rich people have also seen it, these people pay high prices to collect raw materials, and poach people everywhere, from the chef to the second child, they all dig up, even the general staff of the restaurant, they don't let go, so, so ...... Alas! In just a few days, Zhaocai Restaurant has become like this. After Shopkeeper Li finished speaking, he did it in a decadent way. Don't hide it from His Highness, we really have no one to use, otherwise how can we use a guy like a bastard like Liuzi. ”

Zhao Shuo thought for a moment, and then spoke. "So how many people are there in the restaurant now? Can it still be held on? ”

Shopkeeper Li showed a bitter gourd face. "Now there is only Li himself left in the restaurant, if there is no good idea, I'm afraid I won't last a few days, and I will have to close the door."