The little old lady looked at Qi Jiuli, and when Qi Jiuli felt that the hand she was holding was almost sore, the oil paper seal was taken over, "Got it." ”

As soon as the little old lady's voice fell, the door closed suddenly.

The next few households also got to know each other, and the four of Qi Jiuli went home, ate snacks, drank sweet water, and sighed that the sunset was infinitely good.

Facing the sunset, Qi Jiuli got up and went to the kitchen, and beckoned, "Come, cook." ”

"Sister, just go to the Autumn Flavor Restaurant, I'll make dinner." Qi Shixiang couldn't see that Qi Jiuli had been busy.

"Second sister, although your cooking skills have made a lot of progress, you are still far from the eldest sister." Qi Shiyi looked at Qi Shixiang and said seriously with a serious face.

"Then you don't eat well." Qi Shixiang rolled her eyes, she was helpless for the family members who were raised by her own sister, she was just begging for food before, but now she is picky, how can you want this kind of atmosphere.

"It's just my personal merits." Qi Shiyi said arrogantly, "There is no bad habit of wasting food here, and people are easy to feed and eat hemp and hemp fragrant." ”

"Sister, do you cook?" Qi Shiyi looked at Qi Jiuli after speaking, his eyes were full of eagerness, "Eldest sister, you are only responsible for wielding the shovel, and I will do the rest, as well as the second sister and Mingyi." ”

"Okay, I'll take the spoon, you guys do it, let's get started."

"Yay-" Qi Shiyi rushed into the kitchen one by one, Meng Mingyi hurriedly followed in when he saw this, these few days are his rare life experience, knowing that the dishes should be washed like this, and the fire is made like that, although he can't make a fire, and he is not old enough to hold a knife, but the choice of vegetables is already very powerful.

The rusty iron pot has been scrubbed clean by Chi Lingmiao before, I have to say that the utensils in Mr. Dai's house are complete, Qi Jiuli saw that Qi Shixiang and the three of them were working in an orderly manner, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile of relief, which was really cute.

The pot is hot, add lard, stir-fry a garlic fried bacon, stewed vermicelli with cabbage, eggplant with cold salad, and then scrambled eggs with leeks, and the staple food is sweet potato dry rice.

"You can eat when your brother and eighth cousin come, and the time is almost over." Qi Jiuli wiped his hands, changed his clothes and came out, "The door is closed tightly, don't open the door if you don't know it." ”

"Got it."

Qi Jiuli walked quickly towards the Qiuwei restaurant, and when he came out of the alley, he met Qi Qizhu and Qi Basong.

"Brother, eighth cousin, I've already made the meal, you go back and eat." Qi Jiuli said.

"You don't need a bar?" Qi Qizhu asked with a slight frown.

Qi Jiuli was stunned for a moment, the process of socializing at the wine table is indispensable anywhere, there are slight limitations in ancient times, generally men, but he is now a "man", but his age is not the time to drink.

"No, I don't have to." Qi Jiuli approached Qi Qizhu and Qi Basong and muttered in their ears, "Brother, don't worry about me, because of the relationship between the Wei Mansion and the Guo Mansion, no one will persuade me to drink." ”

"That's good." Qi Qizhu was relieved.

As soon as Qi Jiuli entered the Qiuwei restaurant, Yan Chengtao looked at it from behind the counter and smiled, "Jiuli is here, can you show me the menu arrangement here tonight?" ”

Qi Jiuli walked in and looked at the signs with the names of the dishes on the counter, cold dishes, hot dishes, soups, desserts, etc., and most of them were the signboards of autumn restaurants.

"Uncle Jiang is worthy of it, then it must be more suitable." Qi Jiuli said with a smile, and his eyes looked at Gu Youzhi who was standing in the corner, holding a long bamboo tube in his hand.

"It's time for a little while." Yan Chengtao was a little excited, this dinner was different from any previous time.

"Uncle is here." Qiu Shunwei walked in in a brocade suit, and Yan Chengtao hurriedly greeted him, "In the largest private room on the second floor, my uncle and the little one are here." ”

"No, I'll wait below for Lord Xia and them to come." Qiu Shunwei picked a stool near the door and sat down, "There are two tables in the private room?" ”

"Yes." Yan Chengtao nodded and responded, "Lord Xia has a table with my uncle, Jiuli, and the poor master named Gangzi, and the rest of the people have another table." ”

"But this is what the little ones think about themselves, and it depends on how Lord Xia sits." Yan Chengtao said.

"Well, yes, it's good to have two tables anyway." Qiu Shunwei nodded and gave Yan Chengtao an appreciative look, the people around his daughter-in-law are really capable.

"Lord Xia is here—" Yan Chengtao kept an eye on the door, and when he saw Xia Lunhai in his usual clothes, he stepped forward with surprise on his face.

Qiu Shunwei also got up, Qi Jiuli also followed, and the three of them gave Xia Lunhai a bow, "Lord Xia." ”

"Eh, you're out again in Jiuli."

"Uncle Xia." Qi Jiuli was still a little surprised by Xia Lunhai's close tone, Guo Fu's face was really big, so he called "Lord Xia" together, and the person corrected it.

Qiu Shunwei became more and more surprised by Xia Lunhai's attitude towards Qi Jiuli, it seems that Qi Jiuli's status in the Fucheng official is not ordinary, otherwise the county lieutenant of the county government can be so amiable.

"Okay, okay, although I really want to have a drink with you, but you are still young, and after a few years, you must have a few Gu drinks." Xia Lunhai looked at Qi Jiuli and said kindly, "But you can talk more, and ...... Qiu Ye"

"It's good for Lord Xia to call the grass people Qiu Shunwei, and he can't deserve the word 'master'." Qiu Shunwei replied with a smile.

"Shun Wei, the Qiu family is really an expert in business, and it can be seen in employing people." Xia Lunhai was very surprised that the autumn flavor restaurant could use Qi Jiuli, a thirteen-year-old bookkeeper, which shop has the courage to use such a young person.

"Lord Xia praised it falsely." Qiu Shunwei said humbly, "Lord Xia, the private room upstairs has prepared wine and food, please upstairs." ”

"Okay, okay." Xia Lunhai took the lead and went up to the second floor, followed by Qiu Shunwei and Qi Jiuli, then Yan Chengtao and the big brothers, and finally Gu Youzhi.

The group entered the private room, and Xia Lunhai first looked at Gu Youzhi who was standing at the back.

"Jiuli, this is the ......" Xia Lunhai looked at Gu Youzhi, and didn't ask the words later, who is not in a hurry if he loses someone, and it is also difficult for this sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy to insist, and he can endure it in front of himself, waiting for himself to ask.

"Uncle Xia, this is Gu Youzhi, his own brother was abducted." Qi Jiuli said, "Brother Gu, this is Lord Xia, the county magistrate of Huaijin County. ”

"Lord Xia." Gu Youzhi knelt down on his knees to salute Xia Lunhai.

"Eh, hurry up, this is not in the county office, there is no need to make this big gift." Xia Lunhai said, and when Gangzi heard this, he stepped forward to help Gu Youzhi.

"You sit, tell me about your brother's situation, the more detailed the better, preferably with features that can be easily recognized." Xia Lunhai said.