Chapter 9: Traveling Together(1)
Seeing that Liu Xing'er had such a loud voice, Mrs. Su couldn't see her showing off her power in front of her daughter, so she rolled her eyes coldly.
"If it weren't for you, a long-tongued woman, who had a lot of mouths, Hua Gu could do this, besides, wouldn't it be just a few dishes, you meddle in your affairs and the old lady who spilled the tables and chairs and tea cups that people spilled and broke haven't settled accounts with you, but you are counting my daughter!"
When Su Huagu saw Mrs. Su standing up for her, she took the opportunity to get into her arms and pretend to be wronged, and wailed with a handful of snot and tears.
"Mother! Why do you think I'm so miserable! I'm unmarried or unmarried for our shop, and now it's the turn of such a small ...... who blows his nose and glares at me."
Liu Xinger had seen enough of the drama of their mother and daughter, and she was a little impatient.
"Enough! Less to sell there miserable! ”
She said very calmly.
That's what it is! If the eldest sister is joking about the kitchen again! Then I don't care about my sister or my sister, I'll go directly to invite the outside chef to stay in the store! ”
With a "snap", Mrs. Su slapped Liu Xing'er in the face.
"Who gave you such a big confidence as a slut, you dare to slack off, my aunt!"
Liu Xing'er glanced at Mrs. Su coldly, thinking of her intentions in the past few days, she was a little desperate for these ignorant people, her eyes were red, she touched her swollen and sore face and smiled bitterly.
"Old lady, I'm afraid you're old and forgetful, this Fulai Inn has long been an empty shell, so everyone is almost gone, you don't want to think about the reason for this, and think about how to put the shopkeeper's score! This Fulai Inn can't be saved, it's going to be over! ”
Mrs. Su saw Liu Xing'er smiling, she felt that she didn't know what to do, and she was about to slap her in the face again, Su Zhengdi vigorously hugged Liu Xing'er in his arms, he stood very straight, and he didn't look at Mrs. Su, and said with a cold face: "Xing's body is still injured, I want to take her to the hospital, and there is ......."
He paused, clenched his fists, and said stiffly: "The situation in the store is not good now, if the back kitchen is not well controlled, I think you can consider finding another chef to come in!" ”
Su Hua stretched out a finger and pointed at his nose and scolded: "Daddy didn't speak, it's not your turn to speak in this store!" ”
Brother Su Zhengdi looked at the red half of Liu Xing'er's face, a little distressed, and didn't raise his head, so he continued: "I am not qualified to greet my sisters in the Su family, but this shop was left by my grandmother back then, and I accounted for seventy percent of it, why can't I speak?" ”
Old Man Su didn't want the two sisters and brothers to continue to confront each other, so he coughed a few times.
"Brother, take your daughter-in-law and children away, as for you to discuss the kitchen...... Just do what you and Xing do, you go quickly, I'm afraid there will be guests who want you to greet you when it's late! ”
Liu Xing'er was tightly held in her arms by Brother Su Zheng, there were innocent people in this store to support her, her heart was very warm, and her passion for Fulai Inn was rekindled.
Watching the two of them go away, Su Hua sat on the ground and cried angrily, feeling that she was wronged and wronged, and Mrs. Su was also crying on the side.
Old Man Su couldn't stand it anymore and became fierce.
"I know crying and crying all day long, which guest dares to come in, don't hurry up and do your own thing!"
Su Huagu twisted her fat body and covered her face and ran into the back kitchen, Mrs. Su wiped her tears and shook back to her room, Su Sanhua hid in the corner, and she didn't dare to be angry, but Su Erhua wiped the table on the side, looking at Liu Xing'er who was far away and cast a little appreciation.
This noisy and noisy day did not have anyone to stay, the night came, Su Zhengdi comforted Liu Xing'er to sleep upstairs, in the dead of night, he sat in the downstairs room stupidly, thinking of Li Biao's painting carved with rare red jade.
Under the candlelight, he carefully took down the transparent red jade on his chest, and the rare horns of the carving were more psychic than in the painting.
Old Man Su carried the lamp into Brother Su's house.
Brother Su Zheng whispered: "Master, you are here." ”
Old Man Su sighed.
"Yuan Tian, when I saw the waist card in Li Biao's hand, I knew that he had found it."
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As for Li Biao's line, the Imperial Forest Army and the traffickers made a big fuss, although the whole stone town was boiling, and the pedestrians were scared to stay, but this good reputation finally went out some, no matter how this Fulai Inn is a righteous place, and personal safety is guaranteed! It can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and the special charging method on the notice at the entrance of the town has played a key role, and the business of the Fulai Inn is also in full swing.
Several sisters haven't been so busy for a long time, they don't have much time to find trouble, and they can be regarded as cooperating with Liu Xing'er, Fulai Inn not only handed over the protection fee promised to Zhang Wu's gangsters, but also really took up a glimmer of life in Stone Town.
Relying on Liu Xing'er's method, Fulai Inn barely functioned.
Especially in recent days, I have met those who read to go to Beijing to catch the exam, because the special charging method of Fulai Inn for more than three people only needs 50 wen per person has attracted many students to come together, Liu Xinger looks a little beautiful, and her mouth is crisp and sweet, as long as the children of those poor families can save money, most of them will not care too much about the poor environment of the Fulai Inn store.
It's a pity that the Fulai Inn is too small and old, even if it is a low price to share a room together, it can only barely live for about 20 people, students generally don't eat too well, about a thousand Wen a day, converted to only one or two silver, and Fulai Inn has to feed seven people, dried vegetables and rice are stored for too long in the past, free of charge, all kinds of expenses are calculated at best just to make a living, not to earn at all.
If it weren't for Zhang Wu's ruthlessness, Liu Xinger didn't want to do that unprofitable business, she always had to either not do it, or she had to do her best, all she thought about in her mind were ways to make money, but the foundation of the store was too poor, and she hadn't had a good reputation in Stone Town in the past, she had thousands of ideas, and she could only take one step at a time, and take her time down-to-earth.
One night when they had some free time, Su Zhengdi and Liu Xing'er counted their income these days. The account books were stacked on the table with a large basin of copper plates, and when the two of them had counted a long time, there were only ten taels of silver in the account.
Liu Xinger and Su Zhengdi stacked a string of copper coins.
Su Zhengdi said: "Tomorrow, let's take this money to the pawn shop and exchange it for silver and save it, it is always inconvenient to carry this big bag of copper coins with us." ”
Liu Xing'er quickly strung the last copper plate into the red rope, tied a dead knot very hard, and pointed to the crowded guest room upstairs.
"It's not that you plan to rely on a few old houses upstairs to make a living, you see that even if you want to live in this inn, you can't live for a few more people."
Su Zhengdi didn't understand.
"I know your plan isn't a long-term solution, but the store is in a difficult situation, and we can only take one step at a time."
Liu Xing'er hugged the bag of copper coins and put them in Su Zhengdi's arms.
"If this Fulai Inn is not repaired and repaired, I am afraid that there will be no way for the God of Wealth to live in."
The two of them glanced at each other, and both returned to the house with a heavy heart.
On the second day, Liu Xing'er's worst worry happened again, the store was full of guest rooms, and there were still more than a dozen students pulling the notice paper posted in the store at the entrance of the town and clamoring to move in, Old Man Su and Su Erhua were already politely inviting people to leave, but the group of students was a little bit drilled, and the one who took the lead in making trouble slapped the table and shouted.
"Aren't you guys a black shop! You're such a fool! ”
Su Sangu was so frightened that she hid behind Mrs. Su, and Mrs. Su scolded her.
"You useless thing, what are you doing hiding behind me, go to the back kitchen and call your eldest sister to help!"
Su Sangu ran to the back kitchen in a panic, and when she saw Su Huagu, she fell directly.
She was a little incoherent: "The lobby ...... The students made a fuss...... It's a commotion! ”
Su Huagu, who was lighting a fire in the back kitchen, was a little happy when she heard this, she was overwhelmed by Liu Xing'er's limelight these days, always thinking about finding a chance to win back a game, taking advantage of this time Su Zhengdi and Liu Xing'er were out, and finally seized an opportunity to perform in front of everyone.
She rushed to the lobby with a woodcutter and pointed at the student's nose and scolded.
"You little stinky, who do you say is a black shop!"
The brother who took the lead had wide eyes, and tremblingly pointed to the machete in Su Huagu's hand, a little excited.
"This knife has been brought up, and you still say that your house is not a black shop!"
Liu Xing'er and Su Zhengdi had just tore up some of the store's notices from the town, and when they came back, they crashed into this scene.
Liu Xing'er hurriedly rushed up to stop Su Huagu's knife, approached her head anxiously and annoyedly, and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, you can't chop wood in the back kitchen with the knife, what are you doing in the lobby." ”
Turning around and smiling, he said to the group of students: "Don't worry, everyone, since we have opened the door of the Fulai Inn and made this notice, it must be ......."
Su Huagu was stopped behind by Liu Xing'er, she was full of thinking about how to be in the limelight, and she was very unconvinced.
She scolded Liu Xing'er angrily behind her.
"You don't give hippie smiles to play tricks in front of my father and brother, aren't you nodding in front of this group of poor students just to get ahead! I don't want you to succeed today! ”
She rushed to Liu Xing'er, and continued to wave the machete and shouted: "Who said that our house is a black shop just now, hurry up and give it to me...... Uh-huh"
Su Huagu stared at her eyes full of unwillingness, and was dragged into the firewood room and locked up by Old Man Su and Brother Su Zheng covering their mouths.
She kicked the door and roared, "How can you do this to me, you are all going to be blindfolded by that goblin!" ”
Old Man Su was also very helpless, and felt a little guilty in his heart: "Aunt Hua, it's very chaotic outside, you go to this house to calm down, and when this matter is resolved, Dad will let you out!" ”