Chapter 408: Gambling Contract
"Murong Xi, what the hell are you doing!" Du Mei didn't wait for Ye Dan to react, and shouted in a low voice.
"A congratulatory gift for you, isn't it unique!" Murong Xi giggled, jumped away, and danced with the green silk lion.
They sometimes played and frolicked, sometimes moved and jumped, and finally the two lions came to an upper shoulder movement at the same time, the person in front of the lion head dancer stood directly on the shoulders of the person behind, and the big mouths of the two lions spat out a couplet: Open the door, Wishing you prosperity!
Such a wonderful performance immediately attracted the applause of the onlookers, and the applause was thunderous, setting off a different kind of upsurge.
Murong Xi easily jumped off Yan Mo's shoulder, lifted the mask and threw it to Yan Mo behind, at this time, his face was like a peach blossom, his eyes were like spring water, he strode towards Du Mei, and said with a radiant expression: "How is it?" Isn't it a surprise! ”
"It's fright, it's almost there!" Du Mei rolled her eyes at his peerless face, and she deeply suspected that this guy was here to make trouble.
"The big shopkeeper of the dignified Mei Ji Restaurant is so bold? Say it, and no one will believe it! Murong Xi smiled as usual, so he didn't care about Du Mei's deliberately stiff face.
Untied the two leggings on the legs of the lion and threw them to Yan Mo, Murong Xi flicked his hand, the corners of the robe tucked on the belt fell elegantly, the dark iron fan in his hand shook gently, and the tassel on his waist trembled slightly, he was still the suave and handsome young man.
The crowd of onlookers dispersed one after another, Ye Dan stepped forward and gave ten taels of silver to the lion dancer who took the hydrangea, the latter took it with great gratitude, packed up his things and left, you must know that Murong Xi had given them fifty taels before, it is not easy for jugglers to make money, this time they earned sixty taels, and they are about to catch up with the hard work of the first half of the year.
"Amei, let's go, don't miss the auspicious day." Murong Xi shook his fan and smiled without fear of death.
"It's late, it's late, Murong Xi is waiting for me!" Song Shaohuai turned over and dismounted, beckoning anxiously. A guy had already stepped forward to take the reins and led the snow to the back to feed.
"What am I waiting for you to do? Aren't you used to sending people to keep an eye on me? Murong Xi turned around and looked back, and said with a smile.
"You still say, you pretended to be drunk last time, but you drunk me like mud, and I haven't settled accounts with you yet!" Song Shaohuai's mouth is so sparing that when he sees Du Mei in front of him, he doesn't follow it.
Du Mei didn't have time to listen to their nonsense, and turned to leave.
"Swallow...... The third child is still in the palace at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to come! Song Shaohuai saw that she was leaving, and hurriedly said a clueless word to her.
Du Mei paused at his feet, as if he hadn't heard, and went in without looking back.
"This girl is a big shopkeeper, and she has a good temper, so she doesn't call me brother-in-law, and she shouldn't call me a word!" Song Shaohuai touched his nose a little helplessly.
"Hey, seriously, was it Zhao Ji'an or Shi who was with me that day? It has always been a stone, and this kid can follow me, and it's not a bad job! Murong Xi pulled Song Shaohuai and vowed to ask why.
"Ahh Song Shaohuai lazily ignored him, opened his hand, and went straight inside.
The two pulled into the restaurant, only to see that the downstairs was already full, Ye Dan hurriedly asked the guy to lead them directly to the second floor, and they naturally shared a table with Shen Zhanghua.
Song Jiu's guests are on the third floor, he takes care of himself, Du Mei is responsible for supervising the kitchen serving, and Ye Dan is greeting Ye Dan on the second floor and the front hall.
The auspicious time has arrived, upstairs and downstairs at the same time, the guys are in good spirits, walking all the way, shouting and singing the name of the dish, the hot dish is on, and more than a dozen jars of Yutang spring wine have been opened, and it is whole for a while
In a restaurant, the fragrance of wine and coriander is permeated, and people eat to rise, staggering, calling friends, and making a lot of noise, festive and joyful.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, Song Shaohuai in the elegant room on the second floor was already slightly drunk, he insisted that Murong Xi was a ghost last time, he didn't drink him, this time he must drink hard one by one, Murong Xi is naturally fearless, drinking wine is like drinking water, looking up and pouring, there is not a drop left.
"Murong Xi, let's make a bet, okay?" Song Shaohuai leaned on the chair and tapped the table with his fingertips.
"Bet on what? It's an honor to be favored by the boss of Beijing, and I will accompany you to the end of whatever you bet on! Murong Xi's peach eyes were slightly raised, and he said jokingly.
"We bet...... Within a month...... Who brings more business to Mei Kee! Song Shaohuai burped and said intermittently.
"Why a month, it's better to have three months! Just, how about winning? What if you lose? Murong Xi was very interested in this proposal, and tilted his head and asked.
"If you lose, stay away from the plum, if I lose, whatever you ask!" Song Shaohuai was drunk, he looked at Murong Xi fixedly, his eyes were full of provocation.
"This ......" Murong Xi was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile, "The name of the gentleman is really well deserved with you, if you lose, I want you to marry Fengxian as a wife, and you can't take a concubine for the rest of your life!" Would you dare to bet?! ”
He despised in his heart, what kind of gamble is this? He had already posted a heroic post for Mei Ji's business, inviting friends from all walks of life to get together in Beijing, so how could he lose! Only Song Shaohuai used Du Mei as a bargaining chip, which made him very uncomfortable.
"Why don't you dare, if you have this reason and become me and Fengxian, I can't ask for it! It's just that if you lose, you are willing to gamble and lose, and the husband is hard to chase after him, if you lose, go back to Dian Zhou as soon as possible. After Song Shaohuai finished speaking, he slapped the table and laughed.
"It's not certain who wins or loses, I'm waiting to drink your wine!" Murong Xi picked up the wine bowl, drank it all, and the liquor entered his throat, how refreshing!
"Three months later, I'm still here for you to practice!" Song Shaohuai was not ambiguous, picked up the wine bowl, poured it into his mouth, and the placket on his chest was stained with wine stains.
"We have no basis for what we say, Shen Zhizhou just happened to be here, we might as well ask him to be a witness, so as not to deny it in the future!" Murong Xi simply pulled Shen Zhanghua up.
"You guys are so nonsense, and you're not afraid that Meizi will be annoyed by then." Shen Zhanghua said with a smile, he can't be as knowledgeable as them, but he can't persuade the two drunkards at this time, otherwise, the more he talks, the more outrageous he will become.
"What am I annoyed about?" Du Mei frowned and asked, she, Song Jiu and Ye Dan came over to toast, and just heard this sentence.
"Nothing, I...... I'm just urging them to drink less. Shen Zhanghua stood up with a wine glass, he lied in front of Du Mei for the first time, and his face turned red all of a sudden, but he would be on his face when he drank a little wine, he was strict and steady on weekdays, Du Mei naturally did not have the slightest suspicion.
"Yes, yes, yes." Song Shaohuai squeezed his eyebrows at Shen Zhanghua, but Shen Zhanghua turned his face away and pretended not to see it.
After having a drink with everyone present, Du Mei and the three of them turned around and went to the next private room, Murong Xi smiled and said, "Shen Zhizhou, you can't pick it clean, and now you are also in the same boat as us!" ”
"You guys......" Shen Zhanghua shook his head and sat down, taking a drink by himself.
After the unitary, everyone returned happy, the three little ones were tired of playing, Zhong Yu took Xu's mother and son back to the delicatessen first, and Du Mei stayed to see off the guests.
"Host, this is the best meal I've ever eaten in my life!" Lin Ping drank wine, a little drunk, and Lin Zheng supported him
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"Today's food is good, the wine is good and lively, and the business will definitely be prosperous in the future!" Lin Qiang echoed with a smile.
"If the business is too busy in the future, let these three boys come, they are young and have strength. On the dock, it is also a coolie for others, if you are here, always your own family, there is a solid and sincere response. Lin Ping pointed to the three young men who were half a head taller than him.
"Of course, I've just opened, let's take a look at the market first, if it's busy later, I naturally want to ask you to help, and please don't shirk when the time comes." Du Mei said with a smile.
"That's it, let's go to the dock to squeeze and sleep, so as not to disturb Song Gongzi here." Seeing that another guest came out from behind, Lin Ping hurriedly got out of the way, waved his hand at Du Mei, and the family and Du Zhong and his son left.
Niu Er and Hei Jiaolong were drunk and died, Ye Dan found a room in the backyard to settle them down.
When Shen Zhanghua left, Du Mei was surrounded by guests talking, he smiled at her, saw her smile back, and quietly left.
The guests dispersed one after another, and the guys quickly cleaned up the dishes and cleaned the floor. Song Jiu's grandfather drank two more glasses because he was happy at night, Song Jiu was not at ease, and saw that there was nothing in front of him, so he went to the back hall to accompany him.
"Let's go back, I'm tired enough this day." Outside the door, sending the last guest away, Ye Dan said a little tiredly.
"It's all your upstairs and downstairs hospitality today, it's not a big deal here, I'll just keep an eye on it, you go back and rest early." Du Mei persuaded.
The two were about to go back, but they heard a person behind them shout: "Mei'er." ”
It seemed that he had endured it for too long, his voice was hoarse, or perhaps the owner of the voice was too tired, and this sound almost used up his strength.
Du Mei turned around, only to see Chu Lin slowly walking towards her, Xu came directly from the palace, he was dressed in gorgeous and expensive clothes, wearing a purple and gold crown, a jasper hairpin, a dark blue cloud brocade robe, a jasper-inlaid python belt around his waist, a gold thread embroidered Rui beast purse hanging on one side, and the other side was the ancient jade with back lines, and the smoke-colored tassel was still made by Du Mei before.
Looking at the tassels fluttering in the wind, Du Mei's heart was prickly, and she reluctantly raised her head and smiled: "King Yan is late, and the banquet has been dispersed early." ”
"Mei Ji is open today, and it doesn't hurt if the banquet is dispersed, just ask for a glass of water and wine to drink, there is always something." As he spoke, Chu Lin had already walked in front of Du Mei.
He exuded a strong cold aura that was not close to anyone, and only his eyes as deep as a pool were full of tenderness, and this gentleness could only be seen by Du Mei alone.
"Meizi, it's a guest at the door, King Yan must be busy with official business when he comes so late." Ye Dan was afraid that Du Mei would be mad, so he drove Chu Lin away mercilessly, and hurriedly persuaded him, "There are still some dishes in our kitchen, I'll let the cook make a few more." ”
"Don't bother them, I'll do it." Dumay turned and entered the door.
He came all the time, if he didn't drink the wine, how could he leave easily, when Du Mei toasted before, he took a sip of crape myrtle dew, and at this time, his head was a little dizzy, and he was too lazy to fight with him.
Seeing this, Ye Dan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly followed in, planning to go to the kitchen to help.
"Aren't you tired? Don't go back yet! Chu Lin crossed over to Ye Dan and left a sentence lightly.
"Ah......" Ye Dan stopped and stood in place in a daze for a while.
This master didn't know how long he had been here, and he didn't know what he had heard or seen, Ye Dan felt a chill down his spine, but he had just said this, and it seemed that he had already made him unhappy.