Chapter 699: Black Shop
(Author's note: I fell asleep last night with the words in my hand, and when I woke up, it was already ten o'clock, so I had to accept a break with annoyance and helplessness, and I apologized to everyoneγγγγγγ )
Meng Ke nodded expressionlessly, and the third young man was busy dispatching the cavalry again, becoming the only street that entered this small market town in a straight line.
From the surrounding fields, there were three peasants who were looking at these brightly dressed knights with curious eyes, and many of the townspeople in the town stopped to watch, and some even ran out of their houses, and every simple face carried a look of surprise and rarity.
The cavalry moved slowly, stopping in front of a simple alley, and the two disciples of the Wuxinhui sent in advance were standing upright outside the alley, and the third young man let out a long breath and said, "Is that restaurant still there?" β
One of the two big men bowed down and said, "Returning to the young lord, it's still here, and the disciple has already ordered a meal that sixty people can enjoy." β
San Shao snorted, turned sideways and said, "Brother Meng, please get off the beast." β
Meng Piao fell to the ground, and the knights behind him also dismounted, and the third young man whispered a few words to his entourage, and waited until Lan Yingge and the others were helped over, and then entered the alley with Meng Ke.
This alley is about 20 zhang long, the pavement is paved with hemp stone, there are several households in the alley, a simple inn, there is a restaurant at the bottom, there is a signboard hanging outside the white wooden door, the name of the store written on the signboard is already peeled off, at this time, a fat man in a blue apron is coming out of the store with a smile on his face.
San Shao looked at the fat man and smiled slightly, and said, "Pang Fatty, look at your red face, you are about to make a fortune?" β
This is the owner of this restaurant who was called Pang Fat, he laughed when he heard the sound, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth: "Third young master, you are always joking, this small shop is open in this poor and remote country, it is a blessing not to fall down, where is there any wealth to make?" If you can barely eat, it's all thanks to the rewards of the old customers......"
San Shao shook his head and said, "Fatty, you are really in charge, and you are getting more and more slippery." β
Pang Fatzi didn't even dare to say it, while welcoming the guests diligently, the outside of this restaurant looks very wretched, but the furnishings inside are clean, the place is also very spacious, fifteen or sixteen red lacquered wooden tables are neatly placed, wooden benches, the walls are white, and the back, the window is still leaning against the river.
Sanshao invited Meng Ke and the others to sit down at a table by the window, and the two young guys in the store had already begun to be busy serving tea and water non-stop under the shouting of Wei Fatzi.
Meng Chao looked around and said, "Have you been to this place before, Young Lord?" β
The third young man smiled and said: "I passed through this place twice, both to do some trivial things for the meeting, and every time I passed through this place, I went to the fat man to eat and eat." β
Meng pondered for a moment and said, "Is this person reliable?" In the next words, will he do something in the meal? β
Sanshao subconsciously glanced at Wei Fatzi, who was busy, and said, "I'm thinking about it, probably not......"
With a deep smile, Meng said, "Be careful." β
The old drunkard snorted and said hatefully: "If anyone uses a third-rate doorway to plot against us again, the surname Senna will not gnaw him, even if his mother is not raised by his parents!" β
Meng glanced at him, but before he could say anything, Pang Fatzi walked over with a body of fat and said with a smile on his face: "Master, what do you want to eat with these masters?" β
San Shaoyi smiled and said: "Take anything good, anyway, we will eat this meal today, and you have done today's business." β
Pang Fatzi said with three points of amazement: "Master is the God of Wealth on the way, I Wei Fatzi can't please it; If you could take care of the shop like this every day, then my fat man would have built an attic mansion a long time ago, hehehe......"
While speaking, Pang Fatzi hurriedly went to the back to Zhang Luo; San Shao took off his cloak and began to talk and laugh with Meng and the others in a low voice.
Although the time passed quickly, nearly half an hour had passed in a flash, but the wine and food had not yet been served, and even Pang Fat Man did not see it except for the two shop guys.
The third young man took a sip of tea, and the stomach became more and more empty after the tea was brewed, he sighed strangely, and said in a deep voice: "Little second brother, what happened to your shopkeeper?" What is eaten has not been cured yet, could it be that it is boiled with candles? β
A shopkeeper hurriedly agreed, while hurriedly waiting to go to the small passage behind the dining hall, he had just taken two steps, Pang Fat Man had already shouted loudly and came out with a tray with both hands, on the tray, well, the hot double-headed chicken, duck and fish were all ready.
Following Pang Fatzi, followed closely by two men in greasy clothes, with aprons tied around their waists and black cloth wrapped around their heads, they knew at a glance that they were the big secretaries in the restaurant, and both of them were also divided into trays, and the various dishes in the trays were piled up.
San Shao snorted and said, "Fatty, your dish is really fast!" β
Pang Fatzi apologized repeatedly, and hurriedly put the dishes on the plate on the table one by one while snorting; At this time, Xiang Zhen noticed that his gaze was a little dull, and the time to play haha was also empty, as if, well, it didn't seem to be as enthusiastic as when he laughed.
Shaking his head, Meng felt that he was really a little suspicious, he rubbed his face, and subconsciously glanced at the two big secretaries who came out, well, they were very skilled in arranging dishes on trays, and they were also dancing in groups between the tables and the gaps, and their appearance was no different from that of ordinary professional chefs, and there was nothing suspicious about it.
Sanshao took the bamboo book handed over by Wei Fatzi, and said with a smile: "Hmm, the chicken, duck and fish are all here, Lao Pang, don't forget to bring two pots of wine, and the steamed buns are also on the same page, there are female guests, so you have to eat something first." β
The fat man agreed, he seemed to look at San Shao with some hesitation, his mouth moved, and just then one of the two big secretaries suddenly shouted: "Shopkeeper, there are not enough chopsticks, I'm afraid I have to add a few pairs of miles." β
The man who spoke was bent over the dishes, his face half sideways, but his eyes were not looking in this direction; Pang Fatzi seemed to be shocked, and hurriedly said: "Uh, yes, I'll go get ......"
These few words suddenly pierced Meng's ears like a needle, and he slowly lowered his gaze, but no one noticed that his gaze was already full of cool aura at this moment!
He quickly but appropriately searched the bodies of the two chief secretaries, but still found nothing wrong; Meng kept thinking in his heart, could he be wrong? Would you have guessed wrong? By the way, what about the two shopkeepers who were originally greeting here? At this time, Pang Fatzi hurriedly walked out with chopsticks, and when he distributed them to the tables, Meng had noticed that his fat face was covered with beads of sweat, and now, well, it was the season of late autumn.
The wine was brought by one of the two cooks, who had a pale and blue complexion, a red mole on his right cheek, and a few long hairs on it, and his hands were rough and oily, and when he brought two jugs of wine, he made a professional flattering smile to the people at the table.
Meng looked at him and said, "What about the two guys from Fang Cai, why don't you come out to help?" There are too many of us, and it depends on just a few of you, so we can't see how busy we are. β
The chef smiled respectfully and said, "This master is talking about Xiao Wang and Ah Tu?" They are novices, can only deal with the usual chores, when there are many guests, either panic smashed the bowl or knocked down the bench, the shopkeeper is afraid that they will get in the way, called to the back of the stove to help the cook. β
Meng Ke smiled and said, "Well, your tongue is clever. β
The chef lowered his head and retreated without saying anything, but when he lowered his head, Meng's eyes had sharpened when he saw that his white and blue face stiffened very quickly, this is a sign of hatred and anger, not bad at all, no one in the demon world is accustomed to being insulted, no matter how well he hides it, the feelings in his heart are not easy to change!