Chapter 236: The Seven People, the Snake and the Leaf, and the Trace of the Candle (4500 words)

It's July.

An uproar of rain poured away the sweltering heat of early summer and returned a piece of coolness.

There is "the first floor in the world" known as the "Xiangmanlou", now it has become the industry of the Red King, in the word of mouth, here has become a famous spot in the imperial city, every day the guests are full, so lively.

Since Zheng Xiu was crowned King Chi, Xiangmanlou has faintly become a dining hall for high-ranking officials, courtiers, princesses, princes, and dignitaries. It's not that they really want to eat the Red King's food. Some people think that maybe they can meet the legendary Zheng Wang Ye of the dragon here, some people think that they can spend a lot of money to help the Red King keep a snack for a while, some people want to have luxury and noodles here, in short, the nobles who come here to eat have different thoughts and plans.

After learning of this, Zheng Xiu hurriedly acquired several poorly managed restaurants in the city without saying a word, and all the staff of Jixiang Workshop went out to decorate slightly, and opened five branches in the imperial city in a row, finally solving the urgent need of "Xiangmanlou".

Sometimes, making money is really hot.

Zheng Xiu looked at the large amount of money written on the ledger and was unhappy. Zheng Xiu is a person from the past, and he can't guess the thoughts of these people. Don't pick the good ones, only pick the expensive ones, after ordering a table full of dishes and the most expensive wine, leaving a table of dishes that no one cares about, and signing the list in a chic way to leave your name, it is nothing more than to impress the Red King.

In the study.

Candlelight is faint.

Zheng Erniang and Zheng Xiu were alone in the room, and Zheng Xiu held the account book and flipped through it quickly.

There was a small pinch of orange hair on the side of the table, Zheng Xiu raised his eyebrows, picked it up and put it under his nose to smell it, hiss, a smell, and it didn't fall out of nowhere.

He threw Mao Mao out the window and let the rain wash away.

Zheng Xiu closed the account book, "These people are quite small, is my Red King the one who lacks that money?" ”

Zheng Erniang smiled and rubbed her frowning brows for Zheng Xiu: "But this month's revenue is full of buildings, and the top two years are usual." Rubbing away the boredom in King Chi's heart, Zheng Erniang gently rubbed Zheng Xiu's temples on both sides, three circles up and three circles down.

"It's not a coincidence." Zheng Xiu closed his eyes, folded his hands in front of him, enjoyed Zheng Erniang's long-lost caressing, and said with a smile: "In the future, you don't have to work so hard, we have earned enough money, open for a month, and close for a year." You, just take advantage of the closure of business, look for a matchmaker in the city, mainly anti-customer, find some young talents in the city, and see if there is a ...... that can catch your eye."

"Don't make trouble, be serious, Erniang has never thought of getting married, she just wants to be a member of the Zheng family for the rest of her life." Zheng Erniang was angry in her heart, and couldn't help but pinch the soft flesh on Zheng Xiu's neck and spin desperately. After a while, she felt Zheng Xiu grinning in pain, and then leaned close to Zheng Xiu's neck in distress, exhaling hot air softly in the red and swollen place. Xindao This guy has become a prince, why sometimes he still plays with children's temper and talks nonsense in front of him.

"Itchy!"

"No, it's itching you!" Zheng Erniang blew even more happily.

After playing for a while, Zheng corrected his mind.

Zheng Xiu said helplessly: "I heard that Chef He lost his temper and chopped up the cutting board he had used for five or six years with a few knives. ”

Zheng Xiu understands Chef He's temper, and he treats the dishes he cooks as if he were his wife. He cooks the dishes himself, which makes the guests lick the plate cleanly, and the chef can laugh and break his fart, but when someone wastes his food, he looks down on his wife.

Most of those who can get started have their own rules and persistence.

"That can't be helped, we can't reheat the leftovers and give them to other guests."

Zheng Erniang was even more helpless, when Zheng Xiu was busy rectifying the important matters of the "Disaster Prevention Bureau", Zheng's industry fell on her thin shoulders. In the past, there was Zheng Xiu to discuss, but now that Zheng Xiu is the prince, the pattern is big, and Zheng Erniang knows that Zheng Xiu can't give Zheng Xiu a headache, so she can only bear it silently, and the business is also a headache when it gets bigger.

"Huh?" Zheng Xiu pondered for a while, and suddenly came to an idea, thinking that you want to spend money, right, dare to throw money at this king on the king's territory, hum, Zheng Xiu's eyes rolled, and he smiled and said to Erniang: "Who can't say it?" ”

"Huh?" Zheng Erniang was dumbfounded. She thought Zheng Xiu was talking about rearranging the leftovers and selling them.

This is profiteer's business.

Never.

"You just said to Chef He, all the dishes that no one touches are sent to Dali Temple, and there are many poor homeless people living in Dali Temple, so let's improve their diet."

When Zheng Erniang heard this, she suddenly woke up, and said with a smile: "You are still kind-hearted." ”

"False praise." Zheng Xiu shook his head: "Borrowing other people's things to benefit oneself is not good-hearted. ”

After a pause, Zheng Xiu said again: "Since they want to spend money on me, why stop them." Scrape a wave of ruthless. ”

When Zheng Erniang heard this, her expression was slightly stunned: "How can you say this?" ”

"There are a few auctions, and the highest bidder wins. Isn't there a drought and flood in the south now, and the local tenants have been left homeless for several months, so we can transport all the money raised from the auction to the south for disaster relief. ”

Zheng Erniang's eyes lit up, and she nodded again and again, she had been exposed to Zheng Xiu's many novel concepts before, and she could understand the word "auction". But soon Zheng Erniang was worried again, and muttered: "But what do we shoot, only gold, silver and jewelry, and finally fall into the clichΓ©......"

"Shoot a meal." Zheng Xiu had already thought about it, raised a finger, and said to Zheng Erniang with a smile.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Rice? ”

"On the surface, it seems to be just a meal, but in fact it is an opportunity to have lunch with the Red King." Zheng Xiu smiled mysteriously: "The Red King will personally teach ...... The secret to success. ”

Zheng Erniang was completely stunned.

What Zheng Xiu wants to shoot is ...... Lunch at the Red King?

Zheng Erniang rubbed Zheng Xiu for a while, rubbed Zheng Xiu and fell asleep, looking at Zheng Xiu's sleeping face, where did the quiet face like a child still have the domineering spirit of being a prince in the past. Zheng Erniang smiled, gently pecked Zheng Xiu's face, and tucked the thin quilt for Zheng Xiu, and said nothing all night.

The next day, Zheng Erniang began to publicize and publicize the "Red King's Lunch", and the whole city's elite circle was shaken.

Even outside the capital, there were many powerful people who heard about this and their minds became lively.

But the nuclear bomb Red King, who inexplicably caused the earthquake in your circle, forgot about it not long after he made a move to Erniang.

For him, it doesn't matter if the auction is not auctioned or not, it is to find something to do for Erniang.

It's pure fun, it doesn't matter if it's money or not.

After the first two days of "entry", Zheng Xiu finally got his wish and became the shopkeeper, so that the four departments of the Disaster Prevention Bureau could perform their duties and operate.

Eucalyptus from all over the country that looked a little wrong would be reported from the six doors, followed by layers of reports, and finally into Jiang Gaoyi's hands. Jiang Gaoyi handed over the seemingly suspicious files to Yin Qingqing of the secret department for final screening.

Yin Qingqing herself, a member of the "Pillar of the Disaster Prevention Bureau", is still groveling in front of Zheng Xiu, calling herself a "slave", but what she can't understand is why Zheng Xiu can believe in her so much. After all, she was originally the emperor's person, but because of the emperor's words, she fell into the hands of Zheng Xiu.

Naturally, it is impossible for the person given by the emperor to go back, and the emperor also wants to save face. Therefore, Yin Qingqing is now considered "homeless", so she can only stay by Zheng Xiu's side in peace, and be willing to be a tool for no feelings.

How did Yin Qingqing know that Zheng Xiu's talents were credible or not, he had a "brotherhood" that he brought up to take care of the back garden for him, and the former "No. 1 knife catcher" to check for him, and Zheng Xiu didn't panic if anyone had a different heart. Besides, like Yin Qingqing, who has a cheap salary, is born different, can be a teleportation point, is familiar with the secret service process, and is obedient, such a "easy-to-use" person is rare now, and when Zheng Xiu thinks of this, he can't wait to use it more, for fear that one day if he breaks someone, he won't need it.

Those who are good must be used to death.

Well, the secret of the richest man's success.

Although Jiang Gaoyi is said to be the secretary of the Criminal Department, in order to walk more smoothly in the "official" path, Zheng Xiu became the "special secretary" of the Disaster Prevention Bureau after half a push. It is said that Mrs. Jiang has a lot of complaints about this, and in the circle of noble women, when three or five beautiful women visit the garden together, they tell their close friends about the boudoir distress.

Practicing swords during the day, teasing cats in the afternoon, phoenixes at dusk, and soaking in poison at night, the days after the Red King took the burden were calm and healthy. When it was time for the first acceptance of the Disaster Prevention Bureau, Akaio took a horse-drawn carriage out on patrol and arrived at the Disaster Prevention Bureau to check the roster.

Jiang Gaoyi finally sorted out the current staffing of the four departments of the Disaster Prevention Bureau. Of course, it is mainly the "Xiao" department, the "pillar" needless to say, the four people and one cat, Zheng Xiu knows the roots, and the "secret" department and the "remnant" department, Zheng Xiu has given a very large degree of autonomy, which is equivalent to a bureau within a bureau, Yin Qingqing and Wei Chen are responsible for it respectively, and Zheng Xiu only needs to contact them one-way. Since Xiaobu joined Yin, there are a total of 360 people.

By the way, the triumvirate of the Brotherhood, in order to act conveniently, also entered the "Xiao" by name.

Among them, there are seven people who stood out in the "Xiao" department and got Class A permissions.

The strength of these seven people is at the top of the Xiaobu, but they are below the aliens.

They are:

"Flowers and Feet" Qing Thirteen, "Favorite Wife Iron Man" Pei Gaoya, "Thousand Hands Flower Lady" Ji Honglotus, "Don't Use the Knife" Gu Qiutang, "Shadow Play" Jun Buxiao, "Gold Medal Middleman" Xi'er, "Living Dead" Situ Yong.

In the whole month of July, under the above-mentioned mode of operation, the Disaster Prevention Bureau began to operate efficiently, and the members of the Xiaobu Department worked hard to marry the daughter of a rich family in order to get promoted and raised, and vented all the anguish when Ye Weiyang was paralyzed, and went to various places one after another, by the way, they found ways to get in touch with the old department of Ye Weiyang, which was scattered in the north and south of the river, and made the Disaster Prevention Bureau bigger and stronger.

In the course of a month, through the miraculous transmission of "Changshi-e", the news was transmitted back from all over Daqian. Under the efficient operation, the Disaster Prevention Bureau has handled a total of more than 100 accumulated tricks.

Among them, the more dangerous ones are: Eucalyptus boiled corpse in the Stove King Temple, Eucalyptus the word eater, Eucalyptus the headless man, Eucalyptus the empty grave of 10,000 people, Eucalyptus the naked woman asking for life, and Eucalyptus the Flying Fox Demon.

These more than 100 pieces of eucalyptus, it sounds like a demon and a monster, but it seems that because of well-known reasons, behind these eucalyptus, almost all of them are artificial, made by unscrupulous thaumaturgists.

In just one month, the name of the Disaster Prevention Bureau gradually spread to the mouths of people everywhere.

Different from the concealed actions of the previous night, the purpose of the Disaster Prevention Bureau is to act in a high-profile manner and make a name for itself. Xiaobu often after dealing with a trick, by the way, will take over the original local Yeweiyang office, hang the plaque of the "Disaster Prevention Bureau", and leave manpower.

More and more people know the name of the Red King, and they also know that the richest man in the past, and now that he is the Red Queen, he is worried about the worries of the world, and he is worried about the worries of the world, and he is a young man.

"Remember that when singing the disaster prevention bureau, you must add the phrase 'under the wise leadership of the Holy One.'" Coming back from all over the news, when Zheng Xiu learned that the name of the "Red King" was getting louder and louder, he knew that the so-called "meritorious master" hurriedly launched a "group chat" with a mirror, and told his subordinates to add the name of "Shengshang" in front of the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

At the beginning of August, it was scorchingly hot.

Zheng Xiu chose an auspicious day and held the first high-level meeting of the Disaster Prevention Bureau.

Xiangmanlou was closed for one day.

On this day alone, the money lost could buy half of the shops in the West Market.

A variety of delicacies were set up on the table.

The nose is full of wine.

"Blind Pillar" Wei Chen hurriedly came to the top floor of the Xiangman Building-the Supreme Room. He was followed by two women, the most striking of the two women was their long blond hair, they were dressed in a Western style, with beaded tulle on their faces, their hair was half coiled, and their long golden hair was braided into many small braids.

Zheng Xiu was stunned at first when he looked at the two blonde girls, and the memory of the dead suddenly attacked him desperately - Zheng Xiu remembered the old stalk of "A Pair of Maids in the Western Regions" that was popular in Zheng's house not long ago.

Looking down, there is only one difference between the two people who are similar in stature, one big and one small. The big one is overwhelmed, the small one is in a hand, under the tight segmented long skirt, the slender small waist is exposed, and there is a small bead made of pure gold in the navel, which is quite fashionable.

When they arrived at the Supreme Room, Feng Bei was blushing and stuffing a peeled orange into Zheng Xiu's mouth.

Fengbei: "Ah......"

Meow opened her mouth.

The orange was stuffed into Zheng Xiu's mouth.

Zheng Xiu smacked his lips: "Sweet." ”

The two blonde girls were stunned at the same time, and the little one on the left snorted softly, and his throat trembled in a slight amplitude, making a strange "hissing" sound, which at first glance sounded like a poisonous snake spitting out letters.

Wei Chen's eyes turned white, he didn't bring a birdcage today, and when he heard the sound of "hiss", Wei Chen seemed to understand, he was slightly stunned, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems that I came at the wrong time." ”

"It doesn't matter." Feng Bei sat up straight, and his expression instantly became extremely serious.

"These two ......"

Wei Chen groped his way to sit down, and smiled slightly: "Let me introduce, these two are the former remnants of the old building, two of the ten kui, the two of them have been friends with the Red King for a long time, and now they can see each other, it can be said that it is better to be famous than to meet, and sigh at the chic demeanor of the Red King." ”

The little one's voice was crisp, rebellious like a girl, and he said in a tone that was not salty or salty: "Snake." ”

The voice of the eldest one was gentle and lovely, and her eyes were crooked and seductive. I saw her bowing politely, with such a down-to-earth and generous posture, perhaps there was a contrast in front of her, this voice and demeanor made Zheng Xiu look very comfortable.

"Ye, meet the Red King."

"Sister......" The little one twisted his thin eyebrows, and just wanted to say something.

"Shut up, the Red King is in front, how can you be rude." Ye's eyes were bent and narrowed into a slit, and his voice was even more gentle.

When Xiao heard this, his delicate body trembled slightly, and he immediately closed his mouth.

"Eat, talk while eating."

In fact, it was a high-level meeting, but in fact, Zheng Xiu only invited Wei Chen.

Talk about something that only the three of them can talk about.

Wei Chen toasted.

"You can also sit, in the bureau, no need to be restrained, just call me boss."

The smaller one sat down, and the older one thanked him first, and then sat down softly and approached the Red King.

In the middle of the meal, Wei Chen put down the fast son.

"I don't know the red ...... The boss had dinner with Chen today, was it for the eucalyptus in the Disaster Prevention Bureau, or did he have something else important? ”

He is not stupid, so he can naturally see that the Red King has something else to talk about.

Could it be the promise of "a pair of maids" made before?

Wei Chen speculated in his heart.

Zheng Xiu took a drink, smiled slightly, and looked at Wei Chen:

"There is no him, but the news has come from all over the world recently, but no trace of the person has been found. You've been fighting him for years, and I'd like to ask you by the way if you know that man......"

"Where the hell is it hidden?"