Well, the word zealous, he said it himself, and he felt a little sorry, that person was a wolf who ate people and didn't spit out bones, and he was more ruthless than anyone else.

Li Jicai's old face flushed, she really didn't know why Xi Zien would let her go to Qi Qingchu so naturally, he was an important minister of the imperial court, and he was just a grass people, so how could he let him help him?

The reason why she found Xi Zien was just out of the mentality of giving it a try, and she didn't think that these big officials and nobles would help her, and in addition, she had quarreled with Xi Zien, and correspondingly, she didn't know each other.

Li Jicai didn't know about Qi Qingchu's secret help to Sui Yuanju, and she didn't know anything about the twists and turns, but Xi Zien didn't know anything about it.

These two people who don't know come together and become knowledgeable.

"What are you going to eat today?" It's getting late, so I'll cook some food first. ”

Li Jicai felt that he was hungry in his belly, and he couldn't eat anything in the morning because he was worried about things, but now things finally took a turn for the better, and his heart was relieved, and fatigue and hunger all came to him.

Xi Zien has been hungry for a long time, since Li Jicai took the initiative to speak, then this is exactly what he wants!

"You can cook some dishes at will, and today we will eat together, drink and chat." Xi Zien said proudly.

In fact, he is also happy today, because in normal times, no one goes to the door like Li Jicai and looks for him by name. There were all those who looked for his brother, for his father, and for his mother, but they did not look for him.

Xi Zien felt a little lost in this matter all the year round, after all, he felt that his communication methods outside were still good.

But what he didn't know was that for the improper behaviors he had done outside, the unscrupulous friends he had made had been secretly warned by the Xi family not to set foot in the Xi Mansion.

Imagine, in such a situation, there is a person who comes to him for serious business, this is the link, in fact, it is quite amazing.

He, his identity in the court is also quite embarrassing, although he is the third son of Prince Yong, he has learned everything, but because he is too informal, he will inevitably be blamed sometimes.

Later, he came up with a solution, what way? is to get in touch with Qi Qingchu.

If his reputation in the court is particularly bad, then compared to him, Qi Qingchu's reputation is too good, and his reputation is incomparable.

Later, he came up with a way, since you say I'm not good, then I'll be with the good ones, as the so-called things gather like and people gather in groups, right?

So in private, Xi Zien reached a deal with Qi Qingchu.

The two of them usually move around more, and when they are in the court, one sings with a white face and the other with a black face. There are some things that Qi Qingchu is not easy to say, but through his mouth, it can also achieve good results, especially the effect that Qi Qingchu wants.

At the beginning, the people in Xifu were very satisfied, thinking that Xi Zien had learned well.

But what I didn't expect was that after staying with Qi Qingchu, Xi Zien's reputation became more and more uncontrollable, and his usual behavior was a little difficult to describe.

But how to say it? has a very good relationship with Qi Qingchu, which is enough to make up for many of his shortcomings.

As a result, Xi Fu's attitude towards him was also much more tolerant, not as taught as before, they felt that if Xi Zien stayed with Qi Qingchu, he would definitely be influenced by the other party, so as to guide him to the right path.

Of course, this is just what they expected and imagined, and they didn't know that in fact, Xi Zien and Qi Qingchu had reached something in private.

In fact, Qi Qingchu didn't want to make more use of Xi Zien, he was just afraid of being pestered by Xi Zien, after all, this guy is sometimes famous for pestering people, the kind who doesn't give up until he achieves his goal, but it is precisely because this guy is not easy to deal with, so there are some things in the court that Xi Zien can come forward, and under Qi Qingchu's estimate, in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Roasted pig's trotters, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stewed mutton, stewed pot, fried peanuts, osmanthus red bean soup, duck blood tofu, chicken stickers, braised beef, sweet and sour fish......

Li Jicai made a lot of delicious food, these ingredients, in fact, she was going to invite the people in the store to have a good meal, but she didn't expect Xi Zien to return to the store with him, and the words he said made Li Jicai feel that this matter didn't seem to have anything to do with him, thinking that there was still a request for others, so he relieved his defense.

"You did all this?" Xi Zien was also incredible, looking at a table full of sumptuous dishes.

The color varied, the soup was thick and light, the color was either golden or red or light green, no worse than the delicate dishes he usually ate.

Three years is enough time for Li Jicai to grow up and eat the food in modern times, and completely replicate it.

After all, the food she comes into contact with is passed down from generation to generation by working people, and it is relatively already formed.

It's like the modern green pepper shredded potatoes, tomatoes and scrambled eggs are all common home-cooked dishes, and it's not surprising.

"Yes, I run a restaurant, and I'm the only chef in our store, I didn't burn it, who else could burn it?"

"But this is completely different from what you did last time, it's just a different cuisine."

"That's why our shop is called Suiyuanju, and we can do whatever we want." Li Jicai took off the apron around his waist, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand, he was busy for most of the day, noon had passed, and now it was almost afternoon, and he was dying of hunger.

"Stop talking, eat it while it's hot!" Li Jicai sat opposite Xi Zien, and then picked up chopsticks and took the lead in eating.

"Mm-hmm" Seeing her busy sweating, Xi Zien's heart suddenly swelled up with a very inexplicable feeling, took a piece of beef with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, the spicy and spicy feeling instantly spread in her mouth, and she didn't react to the stimulation, picked up the teacup on the table, and drank two sips.

"This beef is a little spicy!" Xi Zien felt that his lips were a little throbbing and a little hot.

"Well, I've marinated it, sprinkled some spices, and you can dip it in some vinegar before eating." Li Jicai pushed a small dish of vinegar to Xi Zien, and motioned for her to dip it when she ate.

Xi Zien was a little unclear, but he still obediently ate beef as instructed by Li Jicai.

The two of them were indeed hungry, and they slowed down slightly after devouring a meal.

Li Jicai is really hungry, so he doesn't care if the food is good or not, he stuffs everything into his mouth.

Xi Zien thinks that the dishes on this table are really delicious, so he is welcome.

"No wonder your business is pretty good." When Xi Zien inquired about this shop before, he knew something about this store, but he was a little unimpressed at the time, thinking that it was a small inn and a small restaurant, and what could be delicious about it.

If it weren't for Qi Qingchu's private suspicion of making some small moves towards this shop, he wouldn't have noticed this shop at all, and he wouldn't have come here to eat here again and again.

Now that I think about it, even if I didn't find out what Qi Qingchu had in mind, it would still be good for him to come here from time to time to eat something that he couldn't eat at ordinary times.

Because, next time, he doesn't know what kind of dish the person in front of him will cook for him?

"Where did you learn that? This craft doesn't look like it was learned in Yingdu. ”

"I studied in a foreign country, so naturally these can't be eaten in the capital of Chu."

"I see, in that case, then I will come here more often in the future to try your craftsmanship, and bring Qingchu with me."

"What Xi Gongzi said, I don't know if my store can be opened, I don't know who I offended, the other party sincerely doesn't want me to do it anymore, otherwise I won't go to your door to find you." Li Jicai shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Xi Zien was also a little puzzled, how could a good person be targeted by others? What's more, behind the scenes, hasn't Qi Qingchu always supported them?

Could it be that Qingchu doesn't want them to do business anymore? But this doesn't make sense, I've taken care of it for so long, and if I don't let people open stores, I won't let people open stores, so why did you do it before?

As far as he knows, the real owner behind the shop in Suiyuanju is actually not Li Jicai, Qi Qingchu invited someone to come forward on his behalf, so in fact, this store has already been bought by Qi Qingchu.

The reason why Xi Zien will find out about this store is because there are many problems in the accounts of this store, Qi Qingchu has always been the first person to implement commercial tax, but for this store, the rent and other policies have been secretly reduced and reduced, and even not long ago, the rent has just increased slightly, so before that, it has been collecting the rent from three years ago, and the rent from three years ago is more than three times that of the former compared to now.

With such a small shop, how could He De let the iron-faced and selfless Qi Qingchu do such a thing? And as far as he knows, although this store is profitable, it is estimated that it will not be able to make ends meet if it does business at a normal store price.

This is what he finds most strange, obviously Li Jicai does not have anything noteworthy, and his younger brother is only in high school this year, so can Qi Qingchu predict that he will definitely go to high school before he is in high school? Not necessarily.

"How did you and Qi Qingchu meet?"

Li Jicai didn't feel a little strange when he heard him ask such a question, did Xi Zien think that Qi Qingchu did this? But it doesn't make sense.

"In the previous time, Qi Mansion held a banquet, looking for some delicacies and cooks, I made a stew pot myself, which is the dish you ate in front of you, and sent it to Qi Mansion, I thought it must be a failure, but I didn't expect to be a blessing in disguise, and one night I was beaten by a man, and it happened that the housekeeper of Qi Mansion came over and saved my life, so I ......" Li Jicai hid what happened to her meeting Qi Qingchu in Qi Mansion later.

"I didn't expect there to be such a relationship." Xi Zien pursed his lips.

"There aren't many people I've met who have such a relationship with the government, so I really don't know who I've inadvertently offended. When will the government let me go? Or must I close my casual house to be satisfied? Li Jicai's tone was full of helplessness, how could ordinary people like her be qualified to compete with other powerful people.

Xi Zien glanced at the furnishings in the hall, it was indeed an ordinary small restaurant, and it didn't seem to be a big deal, so who rarely targeted such a small restaurant?

"After eating your meal today, I also understand what you mean, well, I'll help you inquire about this matter, but I can't guarantee whether you can find out the specifics, and isn't your brother already in high school? It's equivalent to a steady rise, what else do you have to worry about? Even if this store closes, it will be closed. ”

Xi Zien said with a nonchalant face, indeed for him, a small restaurant is nothing, he was born in the noble prince's family since he was a child, and he never knew what the suffering in the world was, even if he witnessed it, it was difficult to arouse his sympathy and pity, because it was none of his business, so he hung high.

"The whole family depends on this shop to eat, and if the store closes, the people in my store won't be able to eat." Li Jicai smiled bitterly and shook her head, she didn't want to say that Xi Zien didn't understand the suffering of the world, and she wouldn't understand the feeling of a lonely and helpless person like him, like a sinking sea and meeting driftwood.

"As a woman, why work so hard, just find a good family to marry earlier? Now that your brother has read and read, he won't have to take care of him in the future. ”

"It's easy to say, where can I find it?"

"What? Find a matchmaker to introduce you. ”

"My brother and I are alone

, my parents are long gone, and I'm afraid that others can't look down on people like me. ”

"Then I'll ask the butler to find you one?" Nian is that Li Jicai has made him delicious food, but it is still no pressure for him to help a civilian woman find a mother-in-law.

"I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry for the time being, not to mention that I also want to wait for the man I like, a couple for the rest of my life."

"Favorite? Two lovers? A couple for a lifetime? I also have a pair of chopsticks!

How can there be such a happy thing in this world? Xi Zien glanced at Li Jicai with disdain, expressing disgust for his naïve and naïve ideas.

Isn't that perfectly normal? And how many women are willing to share their husbands with other women? ”

"In the state of Chu, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines."

"There's always something wrong with that!" Li Jicai argued with him again.

"Do you mean Qi Qingchu? That's what he doesn't look down on. Xi Zien couldn't help but snort, he felt that Qi Qingchu's vision was too high and picky, so wouldn't it be good to marry a few casually and take them home first? The taste of a woman is only known when you taste it.