Chapter 208: Preparations
Cheng Xi didn't know that he and Xu Sanlang had left the impression of a loser in General Xue's heart, but he enthusiastically introduced the restaurant to General Xue, thinking that General Xue Xiaolang was stationed at this border, and he would definitely not come to Huai'an City less, but he could really let him take care of it.
And General Xue Xiao, who originally thought that Cheng Xi and Xu Sanlang were selling this drunken breeze was pure nonsense, but after listening to Cheng Xi's introduction, he was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that what Cheng Xi said was the Tao, but it was really like a matter of a while.
After chatting for a while, it was almost noon, so I went to the restaurant outside to eat again, but I didn't expect that the original shopkeeper Li, sure enough, knew General Xue Xiao, and the restaurant he opened could gain a foothold in Huai'an City, I am afraid that it is also because of this.
After eating a meal, everyone got along quite harmoniously, of course, except for General Xue Xiao, who looked down on Ah Yi very unpleasantly and looked down on Ah Yi, but always felt that Ah Yi was not worthy of Cheng Xin.
Cheng Xi and the others also learned from chatting with General Xue Xiao that there seemed to be an abnormality on the border of Liao, and it was precisely because of this incident that Ah Yi went for three days before he could bring General Xue Xiao over.
It was also because of the border changes, after lunch, General Xue Xiao had to go back to the station, and when he left, General Xue looked at Cheng Xin and asked solemnly, "Xin'er, are you really not staying here?" Although I am often at the station, but the station is not far from here, as long as there is nothing to do, you can come here, if you want, I will buy a house here. ”
Cheng Xin shook her head, "Thank you uncle, Xin'er still wants to go back to Lihua Village to be a female gentleman, I like those children very much." ”
General Xue Xiao sighed, looked at Cheng Xin, seemed to have something to say, but hesitated and didn't speak, Cheng Xin saw his embarrassment, and said directly, "Uncle don't worry, Xin'er is very good in Lihua Village." ”
General Xue hesitated again and again, and the words in his mouth were not spoken, but he only told them to take care, and if there was anything, just pass the news to him.
Of course, about Ah Yi, General Xue Xiao deliberately asked Cheng Xin what he meant, looking at Cheng Xin's determined eyes, even if he couldn't look at this guard anymore, he was reluctant to make his already distressing niece feel sad.
Then when General Xue Xiao left, he didn't give Ah Yi a good look, and threatened several times that if he was not good to Cheng Xin, he would definitely not let him go.
When Ah Yi heard it, this was a promise to him and Xin'er, what does it have to do with not having a good face? Regardless of whether Xue Cheng threatened, warned or shook his face, Ah Yi responded happily and promised to take good care of Xin'er.
After Cheng Xin reluctantly said goodbye to General Xue Xiao, he shed tears, Cheng Xi looked at him and didn't know what to do, so he secretly kicked Ah Yi on the side, and whispered, "Don't go and coax yet." ”
Ah Yi looked at Cheng Xin like this, of course she was distressed, and she didn't care that there were still so many people in the hall of the restaurant, so she lowered her head and reached out to wipe the tears on Cheng Xin's face, and coaxed her while wiping it, saying that as long as she wanted to see General Xue Xiao, he would accompany her.
Cheng Xin was a little embarrassed, there were not only Cheng Xi and them in the main hall, but also two new shopkeepers who were choosing the second shopkeeper, so he wiped his eyes and went upstairs, and of course Ah Yi followed.
Cheng Xi watched the two of them leave one after the other, and said to Xu Sanlang on the side, "Do you think we should have done their business earlier?" ”
Xu Saburo responded, "Didn't you say that after she recognized her father-in-law, let her father-in-law be the master?" ”
Cheng Xi sighed and responded, "I was originally worried that these things would implicate my father and them, if my sister went back to the Cheng family, let the Xue family know and find trouble with the Cheng family, but the Xue family didn't seem to be looking for her, right?" ”
Xu Saburo responded, "I can't say, after all, we are very far away from the capital, if you are worried, let Xin'er not admit it for the time being, stay with us, as for her and Ah Yi's affairs, I think we can do it first, so as not to have more complications." ”
Cheng Xi nodded, feeling that Xu Sanlang was right, if he recognized the Cheng family and the Cheng family disagreed, then it would be more troublesome, it would be better to do it with the two of them first, anyway, the two of them are concubines.
Thinking that they were going to Jiangnan again in November, Cheng Xi frowned slightly, "We're going to Jiangnan at the end of November, it's just such a little time, it's too rushed." ”
Xu Sanlang stretched out his hand and rubbed Cheng Xi's hair, and responded, "Where do you need to be in such a hurry?" Zhang Luo first, just do it in the first half of next year, there are so many people in the family, let Ah Yi Zhang Luo himself. ”
Cheng Xi responded, "Okay, I'll listen to you." I heard that Li Bo has found it in the courtyard outside, let's go and have a look. ”
The restaurant took about five or six days, and finally cleaned it up, it looked like it, Chen Wei Wang Shi was looking for Xiao Er, Chen Wei was alert, knowing that this restaurant might be related to his future future, but he was very attentive, looking for Xiao Er was also carefully selected, and if it was not agreeable, it was absolutely not, Cheng Xi saw it, but he was relieved to hand over the matter of finding someone to Chen Wei and Wang Shi to take care of.
Only Cheng Xi knows that this restaurant has been cleaned up, and it must not be able to open for a while, because there is an important person missing, that is, the chef, it is not impossible to find a chef to open it first, but Cheng Xi wants the new restaurant to start as soon as it opens, and he doesn't want to settle at all, and it will break its reputation in the future.
Therefore, Cheng Xi's plan is to arrange this side properly, and after everything is arranged, he will notify Steward Xu and the master to come over, and then the restaurant here will open again.
It's just that Cheng Xi's plan in his heart is good, and the changes are coming quickly, this dilapidated drunken Qingfeng restaurant made such a big move, and it soon came before other peer restaurants, of course, they all heard that Zui Qingfeng has now changed owners and is ready to reopen.
This champion building is still the same as before, waiting for the new boss or shopkeeper to visit the door to pay homage, just wait and wait, but did not wait for half of the figure of the drunken Qingfeng restaurant, but when the drunken Qingfeng opened, what new features were added and other news from time to time to the ears of the shopkeeper of the champion building.
After the boss of the champion building heard about it, he couldn't help it anymore and directly led someone to the door.
When the people from the Zhuangyuan Building came to the door with people, Cheng Xi was sitting in the hall giving a class to the second junior of a kind of shop, teaching them how to be a qualified waiter.
Seeing so many people suddenly appearing at the door, all with fierce looks, Cheng Xi frowned slightly, and the two guards who had nothing to do on the side consciously stood by Cheng Xi's side and took a protective posture.
Cheng Xi said to Wang Shi Chen Wei, who was stunned on the side, "You go out through the back door, go and find Ah Wu and the others, faster, you go upstairs and call Xu Sanlang down." ”
Chen Wei reacted quickly, and walked to the back door with a smoke, Wang Shi was slightly stunned, and then turned around and was about to go upstairs to call Xu Sanlang, but before he reached the staircase, Xu Sanlang heard the movement coming down from upstairs.
The group of fierce and vicious people had already arrived in the main hall of the restaurant, and many of them were still holding sticks and other murder weapons in their hands.
The man in the lead, with a long fat head and big ears, a pockmarked face that looked really disgusting, plus the scars at the corners of his eyes, sat down on the table over there with a big grin, full of the image of a wicked person.
Cheng Xi looked very disgusting, and complained in her heart about how she could come to such an ugly person looking for trouble, that appearance really made her feel spicy.
The ugly man with the scar looked at Cheng Xi with a flirtatious face and said, "Yo, this beautiful little lady is the new shopkeeper of this restaurant?" It's really watery. ”
Cheng Xi looked at the appearance of the ugly man with the scar, and felt like vomiting, but when those junior two saw that group of people, they had already retreated to the side with trembling, and seemed to be very afraid of these people.
There were only two guards by Cheng Xi's side, and Xu Sanlang, who had just come down from upstairs.
The scarred ugly man's frivolous words, of course, also fell on Xu Sanlang's ears word for word, and the two guards beside Xu Sanlang saw their master coming, and suddenly felt that the air around them had become cold.
Over the years, Cheng Xi has encountered a lot of things, and all kinds of dangerous situations have also been experienced, in the face of this group of fierce and evil people who obviously came to find fault, Cheng Xi was not stunned at all, and he could still show a calm smile, and said, "I advise you how you came here, or how to go back, otherwise the consequences may not be too good." ”
The ugly man with the scar didn't pay attention to Cheng Xi's advice at all, and only continued lightly, "Yo, the little lady is quite bold, and she looks smart, and she is quite a match for Lao Tzu." ”
Cheng Xi felt that the temperature around her was cold, and then she saw that Xu Saburo was already standing beside her, and the ugly man with the scar continued to say lightly, "Yo, there is a little white face, and it looks good." ”
Xu Sanlang looked at that group of people coldly, although his heart was already on fire, but he didn't act rashly, after all, there were more than 20 of them, and he and the two guards wanted to deal with them, I was afraid that some of them would be invincible with two fists.
As for those juniors on the side, with that trembling look, Xu Sanlang wouldn't expect them to help.
Xu Sanlang was also waiting, Cheng Ayi and them came back, so he asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?" What do you want to do when you come to our restaurant? ”
The scar man chuckled proudly, full of pockmarks and flesh piled together, plus the scars in the corners of his eyes, it was really disgusting to look at, so he heard him say in a proud voice, "Who are we?" This street is covered by us, although you are new, but you can't break the rules on this street, hand over what should be paid, and we will naturally keep your restaurant safe. ”
Cheng Xi raised his eyebrows and asked with doubts, "It turns out that it is to collect protection money?" How much do you want to charge? ”
The ugly man with scar replied, "Protection fee, that's a good word, let's go for hand protection in the future, as for how much should you give?" Look at this restaurant on such a large scale, at least 1,000 taels a year, 1,000 taels to ensure the absolute safety of your restaurant, you don't lose money. ”
Cheng Xi was speechless, why didn't they grab the protection fee of a thousand taels of silver? I really dare to open my mouth.
Cheng Xi didn't answer, and Xu Sanlang on the side asked directly to the point, "Who instructed you to come?" ”
The ugly man with the scar glared at Xu Saburo angrily and scolded, "Can you speak, this kid?" I won't tell me to shut up, otherwise let someone sew your mouth shut for you, or this little lady can speak, for the sake of the little lady's beauty, I will give the little lady a fifty taels less, only nine hundred and fifty taels. ”