When Qi Jiuli returned to Qiuwei Restaurant again, before he entered the door, he heard the sound of high laughter, and after listening carefully, he knew that it was the tax collector who came.

"Master Xia, you drink a bowl to quench your thirst first, although the wheat has been harvested, the weather is still hot." Yan Chengtao personally took a bowl of chilled lychee paste and put it in front of Xia Lunhai, "The lychee paste that Chef Jiang just made, it is the most suitable to drink now." ”

"Lychee paste?" Xia Lunhai was a little surprised, he still knew about this, one of the best drinks in summer, although it is called lychee paste, but there is no lychee in it, it is made of black plum, ginger, sugar, honey, etc.

However, Xia Lunhai didn't have many opportunities to drink it when he was in Huaijin County, but I didn't expect Qiuwei Restaurant to even have this.

"Chef Jiang is really hidden, no wonder the business of Autumn Flavor Restaurant is booming day by day." Xia Lunhai said with a smile, and then took a few sips, "It tastes very good." ”

"These poor masters also invite them to sit at that table and eat some refreshments to cool down the heat?" Although Yan Chengtao asked the rest of the officials to say this, the person who could see it was Xia Lunhai, after all, they were all under the management of Xia Lunhai.

"Gangzi, take someone to sit down, shopkeeper Yan, let's just come here easily." Xia Lunhai said to the leaders of the other six officials.

"Yes, sir." As soon as Gangzi sat down, the other five people also sat down.

"Shopkeeper Yan, why didn't you see the young master of Jiuli?" Xia Lunhai entered the door for half an hour, but he didn't see Qi Jiuli's figure.

"Jiuli went out to do something, it should be ...... soon"

Before Yan Chengtao's words were finished, Qi Jiuli stepped into the Qiuwei restaurant, and his already smiling face widened a little after seeing the officials in the lobby who were uniformly dressed and all wore swords, and then saw Xia Lunhai with one person and one table, he was a county lieutenant, an official, and his clothes were different from those of the officials.

"Speaking of Cao Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, just now he was still talking about the little master of Jiuli." When Xia Lunhai saw Qi Jiuli, the smile on his face became thicker and thicker, and the most important reason was, of course, that he was now carrying the letter written to him by Lord Tongzhi himself.

When Jin Guangming came before, he gave himself a letter, which was written by Lord Tongzhi himself, and the content was to express his gratitude to himself, which was a great affirmation of what he had done before, so when he saw Qi Jiuli, Xia Lunhai's expression was extremely soft.

Xia Lunhai's attitude made the six sitting officials also pay attention to Qi Jiuli, they were ordered before they came, and this time they should respect a little brother named Qi Jiuli, that is a person that the prefect of Fucheng and the Tongzhi are concerned about, and it is not something they can easily offend.

It's just that after seeing Qi Jiuli's age and appearance, several people were a little surprised, and they didn't understand why a teenager could be valued by the adults of Fucheng.

However, seeing Qi Jiuli entering the door generously and respectfully greeting Xia Lunhai, the look on his face was normal except for the surprise at the beginning, but this just shows that people are knowledgeable.

"Lord Xia, the kid just went out and missed the welcome to Lord Xia, and he is disrespectful." Qi Jiuli said with a slight annoyance.

"The little master of Jiuli is out of sight, and it won't be because Master Jin is not here, so he will be estranged from someone." Xia Lunhai said with a smile.

The smile on Qi Jiuli's face became deeper and deeper when he heard this, and the whole person relaxed a little, "The main reason is that Xia Ye came on business this time, and he wore an official uniform, Jiuli thought that he had to follow the rules." ”

Qi Jiuli had some tentative thoughts, Xia Lunhai took the initiative to say that it was okay to be close, but if she was in a hurry, it would be inferior, but fortunately, Xia Lunhai's attitude towards herself was the same as before, so that she was at ease.

"You, it's really a rule-respecting one, but we don't need to be like this between us, how can we be considered to be familiar at first sight." Xia Lunhai smiled and said, "Master Jin has something to do today, and he will come tomorrow, and when the nine miles are empty, you can prepare the letter." ”

"Thank you Xia Ye for informing me." Qi Jiuli thanked him again.

"Shopkeeper Yan, bring the account book, and then present the tax silver that should be paid, Gangzi, prepare a note for Shopkeeper Yan, indicating that we have collected the tax silver."

"Yes." Gangzi took out a stack of thick slips stamped with the official seal, and all he had to do was write the amount on it.

Yan Chengtao personally went to get the account book, and told Xia Lunhai the amount that should be paid, which was two hundred and eighteen taels.

"It seems that the business of Autumn Flavor Restaurant is really much better." Xia Lunhai looked at the white silver flowers, and looked at Yan Chengtao's eyes with warmth, he was able to carry it clearly, the tax silver of the restaurant in autumn last year was one hundred and three taels, and this time it was doubled, even if it was less, it was enough to pass the test, and he was smart and able to work together.

"Thanks to Xia Ye's blessing, if Xia Ye didn't lead people to protect the stability of Huaijin County, where could we let the people do business well." Yan Chengtao said gratefully, "Tonight, the little one will pick up the wind and wash the dust for Xia Ye in the private room, and the accommodation will ......."

"It's okay to eat, we've already booked the accommodation, and the shopkeeper is worried about it." Xia Lunhai said with a smile.

In front of him, Xia Lunhai didn't move, but asked, "Gangzi, where is Master Yu?" ”

"Go down to the backyard and see ......"

"It's coming, it's coming." Qi Jiuli looked at it when he heard the sound, and saw a middle-aged man wearing a black hat, wearing a tan gown, and a beard, about forty or so, lifted the curtain and walked over from the backyard, "Let Lord Xia wait for a long time, the contemptible person may be a little unaccustomed, but now it is relaxed." ”

"Master Yu is fine, if you are not comfortable, don't bear it, the doctor in Jinshui Town is also quite famous." Xia Lunhai said with a smile, and asked Master Yu to sit next to him, "This is the account book of the Autumn Flavor Restaurant, Master Yu, please take a look." ”

Yu Xin sat down with a smile, picked up the account book and opened it casually, but his eyes didn't stay on it, "The contemptible people think that the account book is very good, and the Qiuwei restaurant has always strictly complied with the regulations, whether it is the county magistrate or the county lord, what do you think?" ”

"I'm a rough person, where would I read this, but the reputation of the autumn flavor restaurant has been talked about by the county magistrate and the county lord, and it is excellent." Xia Lunhai said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Master Yu said that it is good, it must be good." ”

Yu Xin smiled when he heard this, lowered his head and flipped through it, and then his expression changed from casual at the beginning to strict and solemn, the more he looked at the movements, the slower he became, and finally clapped his hands, "This account book is well done, Shopkeeper Yan, although Gu Lao of your restaurant is older, his brain is becoming more and more flexible." ”

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"Master Yu, Old Gu has been recuperating for a long time." Yan Chengtao replied with a smile.

"Which gentleman is the one who makes the books?" Yu Xin looked at Yan Chengtao and asked directly.