Chapter 23: Cheng Boyu
On the way back, Wan'er held Pei Cai'er's arm affectionately, looking happy.
"I didn't expect my uncle to look like a straw bag usually, but he really has a way to do it when it's critical." Complimenting Tang Xiu softly, Wan'er turned her head to Pei Cai'er and asked, "Miss, why didn't you ask your uncle about those well waters?" ”
Pei Cai'er shook her head and said: "Silly girl, don't you see, he has always been very wary of us, even if he asks, he won't tell you the truth." ”
"Is there one? Didn't you? Wan'er blinked with a pair of big eyes, looking confused.
"Don't you think he's been deliberately avoiding us all along? I didn't say it in words, but in his heart, and he gave me the impression that he didn't seem to trust anyone, and was always rejecting people from thousands of miles away. ”
"And his argument just now, it does sound very reasonable, but many things in this world are not necessarily right if they don't make sense."
After speaking, Pei Caier kept silent and just walked forward quietly.
What does Miss mean by that?
The expression on Wan'er's face was even more confused, but seeing that the young lady's mood didn't seem to be good, she didn't dare to ask again.
"Three hundred wen a catty, why didn't he grab it?!"
Inside the Xiangmanlou, a young man in Chinese clothes roared loudly, pointed at Sun Mancang's nose and lectured a little angrily: "What's even more outrageous is that you actually agreed, you actually agreed!" How can you agree?! ”
"Tang Xiu, that loser, doesn't think about money and wants to go crazy, but Sun Mancang, are you also crazy about the famous golden abacus in Chang'an City?! How many days have you been in Taiyuan for now, and has it been half a year? Why is your head ......?"
"I invited you to come to make money for me, not to let you come to the loser!"
"Three hundred pounds of green vegetables, do you think they are made of gold?!"
"Six times a day, although the money is not much, I don't care about the young master, but if this matter spreads, saying that I Cheng Boyu is stupid and has a lot of money, won't I be laughed at? Will I not be able to return to Chang'an in the future? ”
"If grandpa knows about this matter, young master, I will have to be beaten again, then the old man will be ruthless, even my father will not dare to touch the moldy head, let alone the young master?"
"No! This matter must be stopped! After a while, you will go to Tang's house and make it clear to Tang Xiu that the six yuan is given to him, and we don't want the green vegetables! ”
From beginning to end, Sun Mancang lowered his head and did not speak, until Cheng Boyu was thirsty and tired and stopped, Sun Mancang made some moves, personally poured a cup of warm tea for the young man, and handed it over without hurry: "Young master, please use tea." ”
"You! Tea, tea, tea, what kind of tea do you drink when your eyebrows are still burned?! ”
Cheng Boyu raised his hand and pointed at Sun Mancang a little speechlessly, seeing that Sun Mancang's old face was still calm and unwavering, unaffected by himself at all, knowing that his previous words were in vain.
"Okay, okay, if there's anything to say, say it now."
Cheng Boyu waved his hand weakly, if he hadn't been seriously warned by his father, he really wanted to beat the old boy in front of him now.
"Young Master Xie is considerate!" Sun Mancang respectfully put the teacup on the table in front of the young man, then straightened up slightly, and said in a slow voice: "First of all, the old man is not crazy, he is sober, and even better than in the past, the young master does not have to worry about it." ”
"Sun Mancang!" Hearing the ridicule in Sun Mancang's words, Cheng Boyu frowned, and his eyes widened: "What's wrong with you, I really think that I don't dare to beat you, master?!" ”
"The young master is angry." Seeing that Cheng Boyu was a little angry, afraid that this muddy boy would really beat himself desperately, Sun Mancang changed his smile and said: "Didn't the young master always want our Xiangmanlou to surpass Dingxianglou and Changxiangge and become the first incense in Taiyuan Mansion in one fell swoop?" ”
In a word, Cheng Boyu immediately quieted down, staring at Sun Mancang, waiting for the old man to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise, he would be beaten by his father, and Cheng Boyu would first beat Sun Mancang so that he couldn't see anyone.
"The green vegetables provided by Tang Xiu in front of him are an excellent opportunity to overwhelm the other two spices in one fell swoop. Therefore, what Lao Yu is afraid of now is not that the price of vegetables is too high, but that he is afraid that this Tang Xiu will not be able to provide us with a sufficient amount of green vegetables in the future. ”
"Twenty catties a day, it's still too little for our entire Xiangmanlou. It's a pity that Tang Xiu doesn't want to sell a little more, otherwise he will definitely give him a hundred catties of decay a day. ”
Seeing that the expression on Cheng Boyu's face was full of doubt and disbelief, Sun Mancang didn't explain much, and seeing that the young man who had just been sent to the back kitchen had already come back with a plate, Sun Mancang smiled and said: "The old man is just a little bit of a little bit of it, and it is estimated that the young master will not believe it, so I still ask the young master to taste it himself." ”
Waving his hand to signal the young man to come in, Sun Mancang personally took the dish and walked to Cheng Boyu, pushed the teacup aside, gently put the dish down, took the insulated lid on the plate, and suddenly a unique and attractive fragrance diffused throughout the room.
"This is the green vegetables that Tang Xiu brought?"
Cheng Boyu was immediately calmed, his irritable mood calmed down as before, and his suspicion of Sun Mancang also disappeared at this moment.
Sun Mancang nodded with a smile, lightly handed a pair of chopsticks to Cheng Boyu, and said, "Because there is not much left, it is only enough to fry half a plate, so please don't be surprised." ”
Afterwards.
Half a plate of green vegetables, more than ten vegetable leaves, and in less than two seconds, they all entered Cheng Boyu's belly.
Ordering someone to remove the empty vegetable plate, Sun Mancang lightly approached Cheng Boyu, who was still intoxicated there, and asked softly: "Young master, how do you feel about these three hundred pounds of green vegetables?" ”
"Yes, yes, it's not much better than the imperial food in the palace. It's just that the portion is too small, and it's gone before I eat it, but it's not enjoyable. ”
Cheng Boyu smacked his mouth twice, obviously unsatisfied.
"Speaking of which, it is still the vision of the shopkeeper Sun, and it is worthy of the famous golden abacus of Chang'an City, these three hundred wen and one pound of green vegetables are worth it! In the future, if anyone dares to laugh at the master, the master will let him watch me eat and kill him! ”
Ignoring Cheng Boyu's nonsense, Sun Mancang leaned over and asked, "Then how much does the young master think is the right price for this dish?" ”
"Let's count it according to three hundred wen." Without much consideration, Cheng Boyu waved his hand, raised his head and said proudly: "Three hundred wen!" I still love to eat or not! ”
"Huh?" Sun Mancang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Cheng Boyu a little stupidly, "This, it's a little expensive, right?" ”
"Expensive?" Cheng Boyu glanced at Sun Mancang contemptuously, "Do you think those high-ranking officials and nobles in Taiyuan Mansion care about these three hundred dollars?" As long as the things are good enough, no matter how expensive they are, someone will come to eat them. ”
"Besides, there are only ten catties of things a day, which are not sold more expensively, and do not scare off some people, how can it be enough?"
Sun Mancang carefully reminded: "Young master, it's twenty catties." ”
"That's right, it's ten pounds. The other ten catties were left for the master to eat at home, and as far as my father's meal was concerned, I am afraid that these dishes would not be enough for him to eat alone. Cheng Boyu stood up and said: "Okay, that's it, in the future, the green vegetables taken every day will be sent to the house, and if there are good things, you will naturally have to pay attention to your family first." ”
After speaking, Cheng Boyu flew away.
Half of the original share was gone at once, and Sun Mancang stood in place alone, and it took a long time for two words to pop out of his mouth: "Foodie!" ”
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