Miss Qian, you are awake, breakfast is ready, and General Xiao is waiting for you downstairs. ”

Xue Yi waited for Qian Qianqian to finish freshening up, then slowly spoke, reminding, although Qian Qianqian had doubts, but still did not show it on the bright side, stood up, and went downstairs with Xue Yi.

Xiao Mohan was dressed in a crimson official uniform, sitting in the center of the downstairs, there were no guests in the entire inn, those guys and shopkeepers were waiting aside, standing respectfully, bowing their heads, silent as a cicada.

Qian Qianqian was also taken aback by Xiao Mohan's battle, in her opinion, Xiao Mohan is not a flamboyant person, so he should not be so high-profile, so he changed into an official uniform early, so that everyone knew his identity.

There are all kinds of meals on the table, each of which is not much, and it can be seen that these are all the tricks that can be taken out in this inn, although it is not as exquisite as the big restaurant, but it is still quite appetizing to look at.

Qian Qianqian walked straight over and sat down opposite Xiao Mohan, the entire inn was silent, and the atmosphere was really depressing, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"It's better to let those shopkeepers and fellows step down, they are waiting there, and I don't feel very comfortable."

Qian Qianqian looked around and saw that Xiao Mohan didn't mean to speak, so she whispered something to break the peace.

Xiao Mohan picked up the teacup in his hand, raised his head and took a sip of tea, his eyes were deep, there was no superfluous expression on his face, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was indescribable fierceness and indifference between his eyebrows.

"Stand down."

Xiao Mohan put down the teacup, lifted his thin lips lightly, his voice was low, and his face was full of majesty.

"Yes, General." The men saluted one after another, and then retreated one after another, and the whole inn seemed a lot empty, not as cramped and oppressive as just now.

"When I enter Beijing later, you and Xue Yi will go to my house in the capital, settle down first, and I will enter the palace directly."

Xiao Mohan opened his mouth lightly, his deep eyes were sensitive, and there seemed to be something hidden, but as long as he didn't say it, no one could guess it.

Qian Qianqian took a sip of millet porridge and nodded obediently, looking very quiet, completely different from the stubborn and spicy on weekdays.

Somehow, maybe Qian Qianqian saw Xiao Mohan wearing an official uniform for the first time, and a trace of awe swelled in her heart, Xiao Mohan's aura was really unmatched, even if she just sat here quietly, it made people dare not make a mistake.

After breakfast, Xiao Mohan and Qian Qianqian set off again, all the way to the capital, Qian Qianqian's ears gradually became noisy, she lifted the curtain, poked her head out, looked out, only to see people coming and going on the long street, vendors shouting on the street, a prosperous image.

"This capital is really different, much more prosperous than Lianzhou."

Qian Qianqian couldn't help but exclaim in her mouth, although she was not a woman who had never seen the world, after crossing over, she still came back to the capital for the first time, and the prosperity was far beyond her imagination.

"If you like it, you will live in Beijing in the future."

Xiao Mohan has long been surprised, although over the years, he has been going back and forth between the frontier and Lianzhou City most of the time, but every year he will return to Beijing to meet the emperor, so this capital is nothing new to him.

It's just that after this battle, the prosperity of the capital is far from what it used to be, although Qian Qianqian can't feel it, but Xiao Mohan is like a mirror in his heart.

"Don't, forget it, no matter how prosperous the capital is, it's not as good as your hometown."

Qian Qianqian immediately refused, she is not a person who is greedy for prosperity, a place like the capital, an occasional trip is enough, if she lives for a long time, she still wants to go back to her hometown.

Xiao Mohan didn't make a sound, just faintly leaned out of the carriage, and after crossing this long street, there was the mansion of the General's Mansion in front of him.

The carriage stopped, Qian Qianqian got out of the car with Xue Yi's support, Xiao Mohan entered the palace with Qin Li, and Qin Li also contributed to defeating Xiao Guo this time, so if it goes well, Xiao Mohan should be able to give Qin Li a half-official position in the court.

"The little butler of the General's Mansion, Wu Shun, greets Miss Qian."

Someone immediately came to the general's mansion, and a tall middle-aged man walked out, followed by several family members, respectfully saluted Qian Qianqian, and revealed his identity.

Qian Qianqian was still a little surprised, she had never been here, but she didn't expect Wu Shun to know her identity clearly, it seemed that Xiao Mohan should have told her in advance.

"Get up." Qian Qianqian stood up straight, feeling that she was rarely bowed down to like this, and she was still a little uncomfortable.

"Miss Qian, the side rooms have been cleaned up, please come here." Wu Shun stood up and made a "please" gesture, and Qian Qianqian followed.

I have to admit that Wu Shun arranged it really properly, all the decorations in this wing room are Qian Qianqian's favorite, and the maids sent to serve her are also very effective.

Qian Qianqian quickly settled down, put all the luggage she was carrying with her, and seeing that the hour was still early, she was also immediately idle.

"Miss Qian, General Xiao may not be able to come back for a while, so it is better for his subordinates to lead you out for a walk."

Xue Yi poured Qian Qianqian a cup of tea, which was also specially ordered by Xiao Mohan, because she was afraid that Qian Qianqian would be bored in the house.

"It's okay, I rested enough last night, and I'm not tired today."

Qian Qianqian thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and didn't ask much about Xiao Mohan's situation, a light smile appeared on her face, but she didn't look down-to-earth, as if she was deliberately hiding something.

Xue Yi led Qian Qianqian out of the house, for this capital, Qian Qianqian was both strange and curious, but she was born in the countryside, and the most concerned about the price of food in the capital was naturally.

Passing by several grain shops in a row, and catching a glimpse of the wooden sign inserted in the grain, Qian Qianqian was not surprised at all, although the price of grain in the capital was higher, but it was within the range she expected, so it was not surprising.

"A few of you, give me some sharpness in your hands and feet, and move all the grain to the back warehouse."

There were several wooden carts parked at the door of a restaurant, each car was full of sacks, and more than 20 guys were busy fighting the sacks one by one, and a man who looked like a shopkeeper was watching from the side, looking a little fierce.

Qian Qianqian stopped, looked at the actions of these people, and suddenly wondered in her heart, although this restaurant looks not small, but so much food is enough for this restaurant to eat for a year and a half.

Although she has never opened a restaurant, but she has seen Mu Tianyue open it, and she knows all the business methods of Tianyue Restaurant, it stands to reason that in the absence of any accidents, the restaurant will only hoard food for half a year at most, and will buy new grain after half a year.

It's not because the restaurant can't afford to buy so much food at once, it's just that the food is no better than stones, and it is easy to get damp when you buy too much, and after a long time, there will be a musty smell in the cooked rice, which will affect the taste.

Therefore, especially the big restaurants, they don't like to use stale grain, because the big restaurants generally receive businessmen and officials, not ordinary people who have never seen the world, so they naturally want to take the best things for those people to enjoy.

Looking at the manpower and layout of this restaurant, why is it not a tavern for ordinary people to eat, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles in this capital, and they are not afraid to buy so much food, and finally smash their hands?

And now that the war on the frontier is over, the imperial court will not levy any more grain, and the grain for the next quarter is about to be produced, and there should be no shortage of grain in the capital, and these people don't need to take such precautions.

Qian Qianqian was not a person who was afraid of things, so she wanted to rush up and ask clearly, but just as she was about to raise her feet, Xue Yi stopped her.

"Miss Qian, let's stop meddling and go shopping over there."

Xue Yi gave Qian Qianqian a look, her expression was a little dignified, but Qian Qianqian was a little puzzled in her heart, this matter was obviously abnormal, why did Xue Yi pull her away?

"I'm a little tired, I'm a little hungry, let's go in and get something to eat."

Qian Qianqian stood in place, turned her head to look at the restaurant, a light smile appeared on her face, and after speaking, she raised her feet and walked in.

Xue Yi wanted to stop her, but she couldn't stop her, in fact, Qian Qianqian didn't want to find fault, she just wanted to inquire and see what was wrong with it.

"Two guest officers, what do you want to eat?"

As soon as Qian Qianqian and Xue Yi sat down, a guy greeted them, smiling and looking very enthusiastic.

"What specialties do you have here?"

Qian Qianqian raised her head, opened her mouth lightly, pursed her lips and smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved, and she pretended to ask casually.

"Girl, don't worry, although we are not the largest restaurant in the capital, but the dishes are the most complete, as long as you can think of the dishes, we have them here, as for which are the specialties, this is too much, we have every dish here can be called the word special."

The guy was articulate and said very proudly, so it seems that Qian Qianqian still underestimated this restaurant.

"Then you can pick a few of them and bring them to us quickly."

Qian Qianqian's face did not change, she spoke very casually, her eyes looked around without a trace, and her eyes were full of inquiry.

"Okay, please wait." When the man heard this, he immediately nodded, and as soon as the words fell, he turned and ran.

Business in this restaurant was not very good, only a few customers were sparse, so the guy quickly brought a few dishes.

"Your business here is not booming, and you still buy so much food, can you eat it in a while?"

In the interval between the guys' serving, Qian Qianqian pretended to ask casually, with a bright smile on her lips and crooked eyebrows, which made people unwary at a glance.

"It's all the shopkeeper's orders, and we guys don't know it."

The guy grinned and looked very honest, but Qian Qianqian knew that this guy was far from being as honest as he seemed on the surface, saying that he didn't know anything, it was just a cover-up.

"No, you are in this restaurant every day, even if it is what the shopkeeper orders, you know a little bit about it."

Qian Qianqian chased after her, refusing to relax at all, there were four dishes on the table, two meat and two vegetables, although the portion was not much, but the color and fragrance were attractive, at first glance, it was from the hands of the chef, but Qian Qianqian had no appetite at all.

"Girl, your dishes are ready for you, if there are no other instructions, the little one will go down."

The guy did not respond positively to Qian Qianqian's words, but left in a hurry, although he did not show any horses on the surface, but still attracted Qian Qianqian's attention.