Chapter 5 Wu Meiniang's Reward
Du He came to Longjing Tea House and said to the shopkeeper surnamed Li that he wanted to see Wu Meiniang.
Shopkeeper Li was settling accounts, and he didn't raise his head when he heard the words, his fingers were plucking, and he said impatiently: "Our second girl is not here!" Treat him as a fly and bedbug, and after speaking, he muttered to himself: "Another one, it's really annoying, and I don't look at my own surname, it's comparable to the second girl!" ”
At first, Du He really thought that Wu Meiniang was in charge of the great foundation, not in this Longjing Tea House, and was about to leave, but he had internal strength, ears and eyes, heard his small muttering, couldn't help but shake his head, and understood that he had let people think that he was the kind of toad who wanted to eat swan meat. stopped, turned around, and said with a wry smile: "Shopkeeper, I really have something to do with you two girls!" ”
Shopkeeper Li saw that people came and went, and couldn't help but look up and say: "Are you annoyed, they all say that the second girl is not ......there" He didn't finish speaking, he paused on the spot, his wrinkled face and eyes were round, and he looked at Du He in horror, hit a spirit, looked him up and down, and said in a trembling voice: "But Du He, Du Gongzi?" ”
Du He looked strange, knowing that he was already a celebrity in Chang'an, and it was not strange for the shopkeeper to recognize him, but there was no need to be scared like this, could he eat him?
Shopkeeper Li was in a hurry, and he was bitter in his heart, whether he was going out to hit a ghost, or he was old and confused, and he was still muddy at noon.
Early this morning, Shopkeeper Li was doing business as usual, and when he was at the most prosperous, he carelessly received a silver cake. The price of goods in the Tang Dynasty was extremely low, and one silver cake was equivalent to 4,100 yuan, which was already a large face value.
Wu Meiniang knew that he was working hard, and she didn't blame him. It's just that I'm so old, and I don't feel solid in my heart, and I feel that I can't stand Wu Meiniang's weight, so I'm very unhappy. This Wu Mei Niang is beautiful, and she is very good at making money, and there are countless toads who want to eat swan meat, and people often come to the door to ask to see her.
In the past, the shopkeeper Li would be kind to shirk, but now he is in a bad mood, and after driving away the two people in a row, he is also impatient. When it was Duhe's turn, the fish in the pond were naturally affected and were treated coldly. When he saw the person clearly, he was so frightened that he shivered.
This Wu Meiniang used to take special care of her, and all the idle people asked to see her, except for Du He. Repeatedly instructed, as soon as Du He came, he directly invited him into the inner hall and meeting room, and waited for her with good tea and water, and if she was at home, she would immediately report it, and if she was not there, she would immediately send someone to inform her.
This Longjing Tea House has been open for more than half a year, but only Du He has received this kind of treatment.
Shopkeeper Li is a person from the past, so he naturally understands what this means, and often thinks that this second young lady is like a fairy-like character, and only a heroic character like Du He who is wise and brave is worthy of it. The idea of the ancients was that they would rather be a heroic concubine than a mediocre wife, so he didn't care if Du He married a wife. It's just that he has a humble status and is not qualified to decide anything, so he can only silently bless.
Today, Du He came to find Wu Meiniang, but almost expelled him, if Wu Meiniang knew that he had a good chance of going home, at this age, where would he find such a good errand? This heart was apprehensive, and he was even more enthusiastic about Duhe, hoping that he would forget his previous stupidity.
"Come, come, come......" He said three words in a row, and said, "Please come here Du Gongzi!" Please here, the second girl is in the house, and the old man will go and invite it immediately! ”
This shopkeeper Li was cold for a while, hot for a while, which made Du He, who didn't know why, extremely uncomfortable, and in the face of this sudden enthusiasm, he could only smile bitterly and follow him into the inner hall.
Shopkeeper Li personally soaked him in a pot of good Longjing, and personally invited Wu Meiniang to come.
Wu Meiniang is in the hall with the third sister Wu Jingniang to teach her to study, Wu Jingniang only has a nickname and no name, but seeing that the second sister Wu Meiniang's name is good, she also muttered to ask for one. So Wu Meiniang followed her name and gave her the name Wu Jingniang, which was taken from Meijing, which means beautiful.
Wu Jingniang is fourteen years old this year, but she is naughty and mischievous and does not like to study. Wu Meiniang hoped that she could become a talent, but she could only personally supervise and force her to read it.
Suddenly, when he heard the news that Du He was coming to the shopkeeper Li, his face turned red and he shouted: "Little sister, second sister go out, you read it yourself, don't be lazy." ”
Wu Jingniang scraped her face with her fingers and said: "Shame, shame, the second sister went to see her lover and left the little sister behind!" ”
Wu Meiniang said angrily: "Little ghost, let's not worry about my sister beating you!" Saying this, he was happy in his heart, and asked the shopkeeper Li to serve first, and then went back to the house to tidy up a little before going to the living room.
Seeing that Du He was drinking tea in the hall, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Mei Niang has made Brother Du wait for a long time." ”
Du He turned his head when he heard the call, only to see Wu Meiniang's smile on her face, walking towards him lightly, she was wearing a white fur, as usual, as pretty, as beautiful as the person in the painting, her eyes lit up, there was a feeling of amazement, she hurriedly stood up, nodded to her, and said hello.
Wu Meiniang stepped forward to let him sit down and said with a smile: "Brother Du is polite to Mei Niang, sit down quickly, just like your own family." When these words came out, he immediately felt the sick sentence in his words, and his face turned crimson.
Du He was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know if this Wu Meiniang was intentional or not.
Wu Meiniang saw Du He's reaction, and there was a faint smile in her eyes.
Du He coughed dryly and said: "Today, I am specially here to thank Mei Niang, if it weren't for you, the old fox of the eldest grandson Wuji would not have fallen into my hands, but I am afraid that at this moment I have gone crazy to find out the real culprit behind the scenes...... Hehe, it's okay now, I was ordered to be confined for three years by His Majesty, haha, I feel excited and comfortable when I think about it. ”
Wu Meiniang said angrily: "Brother Du is still polite to Mei Niang, all of this is Brother Du's attention, Mei Niang didn't make much effort...... But this is to say thank you, Brother Du is really grateful to Mei Niang, if it weren't for Mei Niang secretly helping you, I'm afraid you would have to slap yourself. ”
Du He looked surprised and puzzled.
Wu Meiniang said: "Brother Du was too careless, and he actually asked the eldest grandson Wuji to send a messenger to inform the eldest grandson Shunde. If it weren't for Mei Niang's blocking, the ambush wouldn't have existed! ”
It turned out that the eldest grandson Wuji secretly informed the shopkeeper of Bai Zuixuan and asked him to send someone to send a message to the eldest grandson Shunde. Baizuixuan is the private property of the eldest grandson Wuji, and in the face of the orders of the big boss behind the scenes, the shopkeeper naturally did not dare to slack off, and let his son run in person.
Because she knew the planned time of the eldest grandson Wuji, Wu Meiniang cared about Du He, and also came to the Zuixian Building early to wait for the development of things, she had been watching the movements of Bai Zui Xuan on the fourth floor, and saw Li Shimin, Du He, and the eldest grandson Wuji walk into Bai Zui Xuan. After waiting for a long time, I suddenly saw the young owner of the shopkeeper of the Baizuixuan store hurriedly running to the welcome building, so I kept an eye on it and returned to the store to see what the young owner's purpose was. Hearing that he was in the private room where Detective Sun Shunde was, he was vigilant and secretly screamed that it was not good.
At such a critical moment, he came from Baizuixuan to find the eldest grandson Shunde, and it was very likely that he was instructed by the eldest grandson Wuji to report the news.
Seeing that the situation was in crisis, Wu Meiniang couldn't care so much, and with the mentality that she would rather kill by mistake than let go, she ordered her guards to disguise themselves as customers and hit him hard when they met him on the third floor, and used the stairs to make him fall to the ground.
Wu Meiniang's guard is the kind of muscular man with great strength, but the tragic young owner didn't even see the shadow of the eldest Sun Shunde, so he let people crash and roll down the first floor, fell directly and half to death, and fell unconscious on the spot.
Wu Meiniang told Du He about it.
Du He was also stunned, "No, I already expected that the birdman of the eldest grandson Wuji would not be at peace, and he would not sit still, as early as when he entered the Baizui Xuan, he made people stare at him, and the shopkeeper he sent to report the news made my people faint and put him down." ”
Wu Meiniang was heartbroken for a while: "Could it be that Brother Du suspects Meiniang of lying?" ”
"Uh......" Although she knew that Wu Meiniang was acting, but the speed at which she entered the play was too fast, so people couldn't react, Du He hurriedly said: "No, Mei Niang naturally has no reason to lie, but I wonder how the eldest grandson and old fox sent someone to inform me under my people's noses." The key to bringing down Changsun Wuji this time is to kill him by surprise, he should not have time to react. ”
Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "Mei Niang thinks that Brother Du will not be so careless, this shopping mall is like a battlefield, Bai Zuixuan is currently Mei Niang's only rival in the Chang'an catering industry, he has the incomparable advantages of Drunken Fairy Boat and Yingbin Building, I want to follow suit, but I can't find so many sources." So as early as a few months ago, Mei Niang secretly investigated the origin of the owner of Baizuixuan and found a very interesting thing. ”
She smiled like a flower, and her face had a sense of wisdom to win a thousand miles, but she was silent when she said this crucial moment.
Du He asked playfully: "I don't know what Mei Niang found?" ”
Wu Meiniang said with satisfaction: "It's nothing, it's just that I found that the owner of Baizuixuan used to be an official family in the Sui Dynasty, and he was friendly with the eldest grandson's family." In the end, because he offended Yang Guang, he was wiped out, but the owner was saved from disaster because he was blessed by the eldest grandson Wuji. As a down-and-out family, it is already very surprising to be able to open a luxury restaurant similar to Bai Zui Xuan with a huge amount of money, not to mention that opening up commercial channels to buy famous wine from all over the world, which is not something that ordinary people can do. Although I don't have definite evidence, I can also be sure that this Bai Zui Xuan must have the support of the eldest grandson Wuji behind the scenes. ”
Du He continued: "Or Bai Zuixuan is directly an industry under the name of the eldest grandson Wuji, but it is only because the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that there are officials in the clan and relatives are not allowed to engage in business, so they specially support trusted people to seek money and goods, and seek huge profits by sharing...... Well, it's pretty much the same as we are in now! ”
Wu Meiniang said: "So the entire Baizuixuan can be said to be the person of the eldest grandson Wuji, how can Brother Du stop the actions of the eldest grandson Wuji?" This plan is not as fast as change, if it weren't for Mei Niang, this whole plan would have ended without a hitch. Shouldn't Brother Du thank Mei Niang well? ”
Looking at Wu Meiniang's face of thanking me and looking for something else, Du Ho suddenly felt that his head was big, and he didn't know what thoughts were in his head full of wisdom.
(To be continued)