Chapter Seventy-Two: Chasing a Dog in the Way
Xu Shizi just wants to find a woman he loves, and then, wholeheartedly, he will only be good to her. Of course, these are all things that Cheng Fang himself ran to tell them. The master didn't give his hand, so Cheng Fang had to help the master.
The car was soon on the street. At this time, it was still early, and on the street I saw only people rushing to open shops, merchants in the mountains, and people collected from the kitchens of various houses. Shen Yafei got out of the carriage and walked all the way from the street entrance, until he walked to a small noodle restaurant before stopping.
"What's wrong?" Xu Shizi was curious why Shen Yafei suddenly stopped, "Are you going to have breakfast?" ”
Shen Yafei didn't reply, just watched the situation in the noodle restaurant.
The noodle shop is more than 30 feet long, and because it is morning, there is no one in the noodle shop, but the boss has already started preparing early. A woman in her twenties, dressed as a woman, dragged her right foot, slowly wiping the table step by step. After a closer look, I realized that this woman's movement did not seem to be very convenient. Because she kept her head down, Xu Shizi couldn't see her true face. But looking at Shen Yafei's appearance, it seems that he knows her.
At this moment, a man who was also lame walked in, his face gloomy, and he still looked like a good-looking man from the outline. But when the young woman saw the man, she shrank back in horror. The man glared at her fiercely, and the young woman was so frightened that she removed the rag from her hand. She was about to bend down to pick up the rag when the man hurried up to her. "Smack~" A crisp slap was thrown into her face, and a slap mark immediately appeared on her fair face.
The young woman was knocked over and slammed against the corner of the table, screaming in pain. The man was even more annoyed, and a slap was covered, and the young woman did not dare to scream anymore, but covered her face and wept silently. Only then did Xu Shizi see the woman's face clearly, and her eyes lit up in shock. This woman's face is so familiar! Xu Shizi moved his gaze to Shen Yafei's face. Shen Yafei's face did not change, and she smiled gently and elegantly.
"What are you crying about? Still not ready to work? Don't you want to eat anymore? The man scolded and slapped him again.
The young woman cried out in pain and quickly picked up the rag and went to work. The man is no longer embarrassed for her. The man sat down on a chair beside the woman, and his lustful gaze wandered up and down the woman's delicate figure. The woman was ashamed and annoyed, but she did not dare to resist. Xu Shizi felt disgusted when he saw this man's expression.
It seemed that the man also noticed that someone was looking at him, so he turned his head and met Shen Yafei's face. The man's eyes were cloudy, and the corners of his mouth were pulled into a sinister smile. But after seeing Xu Shizi's eyes, he shrank back. Xu Shizi glanced at Shen Yafei worriedly, but saw that the smile on Shen Yafei's face became even stronger.
"Let's go." The next moment, Shen Yafei turned around and left indifferently, as if everything was as light as a cloud, and when she looked at the scene in the noodle restaurant just now, the person with an excited face was not her.
Although Xu Shizi had doubts, he also consciously followed behind Shen Yafei. The woman's face was familiar, but he couldn't remember who. However, looking at Shen Yafei's appearance, it seems that the two have a lot of feuds. And that man seems to know Shen Yafei, after the man saw Shen Yafei just now, the hatred in his eyes was included in his eyes without leaking. So, Xu Shizi glanced at Cheng Fang. Cheng Fang nodded knowingly and disappeared.
Suddenly, Shen Yafei turned her head and looked at him fixedly, Xu Shizi felt as if her own careful thoughts had been seen through by Shen Yafei, scratching her head and turning her head away. The corners of Shen Yafei's mouth raised slightly, and she continued to move forward.
After a morning of wandering aimlessly, Shen Yafei wanted to find a place to rest.
"Why don't we go to Xianxianglou to eat today? I'm in for a treat! Xu Shizi smiled and proposed.
"No, your restaurant has issued a grounding order to me, and I don't want to be humiliated when I go in." The corners of Shen Yafei's mouth pursed stubbornly.
Xu Shizi laughed awkwardly, "Then I'm here to apologize to you now." In the past, we did something wrong, but now I personally took you in, and no one dares to drive you out. When we pass, I will immediately have people abolish that rule and replace it with one that says, 'In the future, when the county lord of Minyi goes in, he will give the best wing, and I will bear all the expenses.'" ’。 How is it? ”
Shen Yafei frowned when she looked at his flattering smile, Xu Shizi saw her frowning, and her heart rose to her throat, Shen Yafei pondered, and showed a light smile, "Okay." ”
Cozy immediately laughed happily. If Cheng Fang is present, I am afraid that he will dislike this spineless master again.
"Yo, who is this? What about the Lord of Minyi! As soon as Shen Yafei stepped into the Xianxiang Building, a sharp voice came into her ears, Shen Yafei rubbed her ears in annoyance, the sound was too ugly.
"Why did Lord Minyi come here? The county lord will not forget that there is an eviction order here, and everyone in the capital knows that the owner of Xianxiang Building has ordered that Miss Shen Yafei is forbidden to set foot in Xianxiang Building. Miss Shen thought that she had changed her name and surname after sealing the county lord? But the ban hasn't been lifted yet! Huo Ningyu sneered.
Standing beside Huo Ningyu were Zhang Yuanyuan and the two sisters of the He family. The sister of the He family pretended to scold Huo Ningyu: "Ningyu, how can you say it?" Now that Miss Shen is already the county lord of Minyi, of course her status is different, where can she compare it with when she first entered Beijing. People said in Hefu that day, don't call people Miss Shen, it's better to call the county lord, people have to distinguish between the noble and the lowly. ”
Zhang Yuanyuan hurriedly helped Shen Yafei speak: "You, don't say that, Sister Fei'er didn't mean that." Sister Fei'er, ah, no, Lord Minyi, don't be angry with them. ”
After Zhang Yuanyuan finished speaking, she looked at Shen Yafei timidly, her behavior of wanting to cover up was to depict Shen Yafei more and more black.
As soon as the words of Sister He and Zhang Yuanyuan came out, the eyes of the people watching around looked at Shen Yafei and became strange.
Shen Yafei's face remained faint, without any fluctuating smile, but the eyes that looked at Xu Shizi were not as calm as she appeared on the surface.
Xu Shizi immediately shook his head and coughed, and only then did people notice that Xu Shizi was also present. When people's attention shifted to him, he ran to Shen Yafei's side and flattered: "Why did the county lord come to our Xianxiang Building?" Quick, hurry up, please come in! Xu Shizi made a gesture of invitation to Shen Yafei, and then turned his head to the counter and shouted, "Where did the shopkeeper run away, the county lord didn't come to pick it up, do you have any eyesight?" ”
Xu Shizi opened the way for Shen Yafei in front, and Shen Yafei followed behind with a smile. When he walked to Huo Ningyu's side, Xu Shizi deliberately stopped, looked around, and said in disgust: "Where did the flies come from, they are noisy!" ”
As soon as Xu Shizi's words came out, Huo Ningyu's faces immediately turned as black as charcoal.
"Shizi." Shopkeeper Zhang's movements were very fast, and he ran to Xu Shizi in three or two steps, and after greeting Xu Shizi, he showed a flattering smile to Shen Yafei, "Does the county lord want to eat, or do you want to listen to the play?" What kind of room do you prefer? ”
Xu Shizi listened to his words, knocked him on the head with a wooden fan, and scolded: "When the monarch comes, he must have gone to the lord's chamber." Which other chamber do you want to take the county lord to? ”
"Yes, yes, yes! Small negligence. The county lord is here, please! Shopkeeper Zhang said respectfully to Shen Yafei.
"Wait a minute!" Just when Shen Yafei was about to go upstairs, the sister of the He family stopped them.
"Lord Minyi."
After hearing the sister of the He family call her, Shen Yafei turned around: "Is there something wrong?" At the same time that Shen Yafei turned around, Xu Shizi also stopped and stood beside Shen Yafei.
But the sister of the He family didn't look at her, but looked at Xu Shizi, who was escorting Shen Yafei upstairs: "Xu Shizi, I'm sorry, we said the wrong thing just now." I apologize to you on behalf of the sisters. ”
Xu Shizi didn't speak, just looked at her ruffianly, and asked Shen Yafei with a frown: "Who is she?" ”
"I don't know." Shen Yafei shook her head.
As soon as Shen Yafei's words came out, the mouths of the people around her twitched, weren't they all still chatting just now? Why don't you say you don't know each other now?
The elder sister of the He family looked even more ugly than before, and smiled awkwardly: "How can the county lord say that he doesn't know us?" We were still chatting? ”
Shen Yafei asked Zhiyan with an innocent face: "Was I chatting with someone just now?" The confusion on his face didn't look like he was pretending at all.
Zhiyan shook his head with a faint smile: "No, the slave didn't see the young lady chatting with someone." The slave maid just saw that the young lady was chasing a dog that was in the way. ”
Zhiyan's voice was very light, but every word clearly reached the ears of everyone present. Not to mention other people, even the corners of Xu Shizi's eyes trembled when he heard this, this maid usually looks calm and quiet, harmless to people and animals, how can she speak with needles. Xu Shizi couldn't help but be lucky that he usually did it to Dabao instead of Zhiyan, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have vomited blood.
"Sister Fei'er, how can you say that? We went out together a few months ago. Why do you say that about Sister He? Is it really because we are the county lord that we don't look down on us? But you can't be so demeaning about people, right? Zhang Yuanyuan came out to be a peacemaker again, and her eyes were still a little moist as she spoke, "I know Sister Fei'er, oh, no, you should be called the county lord, since you were canonized as the county lord, you haven't played with us again." Do you remember when you first returned to Beijing, we used to play together? I thought we had a good relationship, but I didn't expect it to change so quickly. ”
Shen Yafei looked at Zhang Yuanyuan playing without saying a word, and when she wiped the invisible tears one after another, and saw that there was no one around to talk, and she was so embarrassed that Shen Yafei said disapprehantly: "The relationship is very good?" Want to be my friend, just you? Not enough to qualify! I heard that this Miss Zhang is also about to get married, and this is a person who is about to get married, so don't run to Xianxianglou all day long. ”
Shen Yafei's words reminded everyone around him that this Xianxianglou was originally a place for daily pastime, but also a place for the children of famous families to look at each other. At this time, everyone's eyes looking at Zhang Yuanyuan were also a little inexplicable. I heard that Gongzi He has been sick since he came back from Chengling Temple, but the strange thing is that the marriage between the He family and the Zhang family was not only dissolved, but also purchased in advance. This Miss Zhang family will not be unwilling, and want to choose another good son-in-law in Xianxiang Building, right?
"Sister Fei'er, how can you say that?" Zhang Yuanyuan wiped real tears at this time.
"That's it! The county lord has said, this county lord doesn't have a sister like Miss Zhang, don't mess with my relatives! Shen Yafei said loudly, who wouldn't pretend to be a tune, but she hates being calculated by others the most.
"It's just a fly that I don't know where it flew just now, why are there mad dogs barking here! Shopkeeper, how do you manage this place, and why do you put all the mess in? Seeing that Shen Yafei's face was already a little impatient, Xu Shizi said dissatisfiedly to the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Zhang wiped a cold sweat, why is he so unlucky today, how could he let the prince collide with a few brainless women. Shizi's words were sharper than the words of the maid beside Lord Minyi just now. He hurriedly recruited Xiao Er, "Invite these young ladies out!" ”
"How can you drive us out, Xushizi? We're your customers. And it was obviously her fault just now? Huo Ningyu shouted and pointed at Shen Yafei.
Shopkeeper Zhang signaled Xiao Er to get a few people out quickly, if these people angered this ancestor of the young son, his shopkeeper would also have to peel off the skin.
Huo Ningyu and the others were still struggling, but they were quickly cleared out. When the people present saw this scene, they knew that Xu Shizi's attitude towards Shen Yafei was not ordinary. For her to offend three famous families in the capital in a row. It seems that this Shen Yafei is really lucky, it is really worth saving Princess Li's life in Chengling Temple. With the Liwang Mansion as a backer, you can walk sideways in the capital in the future. Usually, except for a few of his owners, Shopkeeper Zhang would not go to serve other people casually, and today he also helped Shen Yafei drive people away!
Shopkeeper Zhang trembled and led Shen Yafei and the others to the specific wing room of the prince of Xu, and asked cautiously, "What does the prince want to eat?" ”
Xu Shizi raised his eyes and said, "You ask the county lord?" ”
Shopkeeper Zhang turned to Shen Yafei: "What does the county lord want to eat?" ”
Shen Yafei didn't answer him immediately, but turned to Xu Shizi and asked curiously, "Are you very strict with them?" ”
Xu Shizi immediately understood what Shen Yafei meant, and glared at the shopkeeper. Shopkeeper Zhang immediately said, "No, the county lord misunderstood. The prince is very tolerant and kind to us. ”
Shen Yafei was tired of laughing at him, she didn't believe his nonsense, if she was really so tolerant, how could she be afraid of being like that.
Shopkeeper Zhang saw Shen Yafei's eyes and knew that she had misunderstood, and Shopkeeper Zhang wanted to cry without tears. Xu Shizi is usually really good to them, but when he provokes him, Xu Shizi will play tricks on them, that's it!
"It's true." Shopkeeper Zhang was worried that Shen Yafei would not believe it, so he nodded vigorously and said.
Xu Shizi saw that he was getting darker and darker, and his face turned dark, and he said to the shopkeeper, "You go out first." ”
Shopkeeper Zhang got the amnesty order, and hurriedly slipped away to open the door with oil on the soles of his feet.
"Wait a minute!" Shen Yafei called the shopkeeper Zhang to stop, the shopkeeper Zhang turned around, his hand was still on the door frame, waiting for the order, Shen Yafei smiled at him and said, "You go and serve all the dishes here." ”
As soon as Shen Yafei's words came out, Shopkeeper Zhang was not calm, if it weren't for his hand holding on to the door frame, he would almost soften on the ground, "All, all?" ”
Xu Shizi rubbed his eyebrows and said, "You can serve all the signature dishes first." We'll wait a minute. ”
Shen Yafei looked at him: "What, the prince is distressed about money?" ”
Xu Shizi explained with a smile: "Of course not. Our side is different from Jumeizhai, we have more than 500 kinds of dishes here, are you sure you can eat them all? If you really want to eat, we'll come back tomorrow. ”
"Oh. All right. After listening to Xu Shizi's words, Shen Yafei didn't insist.
"What? Not to your liking? The dish was served, Shen Yafei looked at the half-poked dish on the plate, stunned, and didn't move for a while, Xu Shizi looked at her and smiled, and asked deliberately.
"That's all you have for your dishes, aren't there any customers who are dissatisfied?" Shen Yafei scooped up the dishes on the plate together, then opened the chopsticks to the maximum, and picked them all up.
"Haha!" Cozy Shizi laughed heartily.
Shen Yafei glared at him, he stopped laughing, put his hand on the back of his head, leaned on the back of the chair, and said leisurely: "The people who come here don't mean to eat. If you can come, you are either rich or expensive, so they won't care about this little dish? They haven't eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas, so no matter how much they make, it's a waste if they can't finish it. ”
"If you don't eat in the restaurant, what are you going to do?" Shen Yafei asked puzzled.
Xu Shizi smiled: "When you just passed by the first floor, did you see the storyteller?" Some came to listen to books, some to listen to musicians, and some to make friends. Most of them come here to spend their time. You think they just want to eat here? ”
"Are you just grabbing money? The meals are expensive, the private rooms are extra, and the musicians have to pay extra. Shen Yafei said.
"Of course they have to pay for the place where they are entertained." Xu Shizi said with a smile.
"If I want to call a musician, Xu Shizi doesn't mind, right?" Shen Yafei asked with a smile.
"Not today, another day." Xu Shizi said.
"Ask what?"
"Today, I have something else to ask you. It's hard for us to come out, so why don't we have a good chat? Xu Shizi looked at Shen Yafei seriously.
Shen Yafei was stunned for a moment when she saw such a serious Xu Shizi, shrugged her shoulders and said, "Yes." ”
"It's better to go inside." Xu Shizi stood up, led Shen Yafei behind the screen, and pressed it behind a cabinet behind the screen, and the cabinet automatically moved away, revealing another room.
Xu Shizi walked in front, and Shen Yafei followed.
"Sit." Xu Shizi helped Shen Yafei move the chair.
Shen Yafei sat down unceremoniously.