Chapter 66: Yuelai
Compared with the little guy's disbelief, Xin Yu was much calmer, after all, she had not experienced the days when Lord He had been rubbing books for a long time.
"Then put on a few new ones." Xin Yu said goodbye and walked outside.
Liu Zhou blinked, and couldn't help but run to muttered to the shopkeeper Hu: "Shopkeeper, why do you say that the owner is so calm and light-hearted, Lord He bought so many books in one go, she was not surprised at all." β
The shopkeeper Hu was happy: "I see that you are idle, go to work!" β
The owner really brought fortune, and as soon as he took over the bookstore, he found that Mr. Songling didn't say anything, and even Lord He bought books in a big way. With the owner here, why worry about the bookstore's business is not booming.
Everything went smoothly at the bookstore, but Xin Yu didn't go so well, and ran to two Yuelai restaurants in a row, but didn't find the teahouse, so I had to ask passers-by again.
The fourth Yuelai restaurant is also a coincidence, near the Taifu Temple.
Standing on the side of the road outside the restaurant, Xin Yu turned around and looked up and saw a teahouse.
The teahouse is divided into two floors, and the upper floor is arranged as an elegant room, and several elegant rooms have open windows facing the street.
Xin Yu carefully compared, and deduced that the private room in the picture was the second or third.
It doesn't really matter which one it is, for her, it is enough to find the teahouse where He Qingxiao had an accident.
Judging from the position of the sun in the picture, it should be noon.
Will it be today?
Xin Yu tilted her head slightly and looked at the sun hanging in the sky.
The power of the early autumn sun was undiminished, and she quickly withdrew her gaze and closed her eyes.
A voice came from behind him: "Qingqing? β
Xin Yu turned around and saw three or four middle-aged men in robes walking this way, one of them was Kou Qingqing's uncle Duan Shaoqing.
Duan Shaoqing was very impatient to talk more to this niece who was becoming more and more perverse, but at this time, it was impossible to pretend not to see this place.
Seeing Xin Yu's face, Duan Shaoqing made sure that he didn't recognize the wrong person, frowned and asked, "Why are you here?" β
Xin Yu actually met Duan Shaoqing unexpectedly, but she suppressed this surprise in her heart, blinking and showing a surprised and aggrieved expression.
"Uncle, I was about to go to the yamen to look for you, but I didn't expect to meet you!"
Duan Shaoqing's eyebrows tightened: "What's the matter with looking for uncle?" β
The three people who were with Duan Shaoqing already showed curious eyes.
Xin Yu pursed her lips: "I have no money." β
Duan Shaoqing: !
How can this girl say that she has no money so bluntly!
Xin Yu didn't care how much impact these words had on Duan Shaoqing, and continued: "I really didn't expect to invest so much in running a bookstore, and spend money like waterββ"
Duan Shaoqing's face was so embarrassed that he hurriedly stopped Xin Yu from saying, "I'll talk about family affairs when we eat." β
Xin Yu cooperated and closed his mouth.
Duan Shaoqing subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and bowed his hand to the three colleagues: "My niece came to me, I will take her to have a light meal, and I won't be with you." β
The three of them smiled and returned the salute: "Brother Duan is at his own convenience." β
Duan Shaoqing saw the fire of Tengteng gossip from the eyes of his three colleagues, and he didn't have the heart to eat at Yuelai Restaurant, so he walked to the teahouse opposite.
actually took her to this teahouse......
Xin Yu's heart moved, and he suddenly had an intuition: He Qingxiao is afraid that something happened today.
Different from the bustle of the wine shop, the teahouse is quiet and elegant, and the sound of silk and bamboo is endless.
The upstairs room was already fully booked, so Duan Shaoqing had no choice but to take Xin Yu to sit in the corner of the lobby, trying not to attract attention.
The guy brought tea and snacks, and when the guy retreated, Duan Shaoqing lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you short of money again?" Didn't your grandmother just give you 2,000 taels? β
"Uncle didn't know that Qingsong Bookstore had been in deficit for too long, and it owed a lot of wages to the craftsmen, and some of the money from my grandmother was used to pay wages, and part of it was used for the operation of the bookstore, and it was spent all at once......"
Duan Shaoqing's eyebrows twisted into Sichuan characters: "Uncle heard that the "Painted Skin" launched by Qingsong Bookstore is very popular, and there should be a lot of benefits." β
Xin Yu did not deny it: "It's a lot, but I bought the lower part of "Painted Skin" from Mr. Songling, and I also have to invest a lot in stereotypical printing, and there are some books that sell well to reprint, and I have to find suitable new books to print...... As a result, the money will be stretched thin. β
Looking at his niece's pitiful appearance, Duan Shaoqing took a deep breath.
He suspected that this girl was just trying to ask for money, but he couldn't find a flaw in his words.
"Even if you are short of money, go back and tell your grandmother that you little girl ran to the yamen to ask your uncle for money, so that people can see that she wants to make jokes." Duan Shaoqing decided to kick the ball to the old mother.
He is a man who wants to save face, and his niece came to him to ask for money, and spread what it looks like.
Since there was a fate, Xin Yu was not ready to let Duan Shaoqing kick the ball away: "Uncle also said that I only paid two thousand taels from my grandmother." Qingqing is also a person who wants face, so I'm embarrassed to ask my grandmother for money again, thinking that my uncle loves me, so I came to you. β
With that, she took a sip of tea.
The tea entrance is sweet, worthy of the elegance of the tea house.
"Qingqing calculated, it doesn't take two thousand taels, one thousand taels should be enough."
Duan Shaoqing's temples jumped suddenly, but fortunately, there was no one else, so he said the prevarication: "Qingqing, the income of our officials in Daxia is not high, and one thousand taels is my uncle's income for several years." You came to your uncle, but he couldn't take it out. β
Xin Yu smiled: "Uncle misunderstood." I was thinking of asking my uncle to help me open up to my grandmother, and I was paying the money that my grandmother kept for me. Oh, there's no hurry today, I'll come back to my uncle tomorrow to get it. β
When Duan Shaoqing heard that he would come again tomorrow, his face darkened suddenly, and he endured his anger with a smile on his eyes: "Don't run around as a girl, go back to your uncle today and tell your grandmother, send someone to send it to you." β
"Thank you, uncle."
Duan Shaoqing was afraid that it would be endless after opening this opening, so his tone was warning: "Only this once." Qingqing, that money was left to you by your parents, but you are still young, if you mess with it now, what will you do in the future? That's why your mother entrusted your grandmother to keep ......."
Xin Yu listened to Duan Shaoqing's tirade and did not change his face, and when he finished speaking, he nodded obediently: "Qingqing knows." β
Suddenly, the tea room was quiet, and Xin Yu's voice was obviously not high, but it suddenly seemed abrupt.
Then, the greeting of the man sounded: "My lord, please." β
He Qingxiao's eyes turned to the place where the familiar voice came from, and collided with Xin Yu's sight.
He was a little surprised, and when he saw that it was Duan Shaoqing sitting opposite Xin Yu, he put away his surprise and bowed lightly at her.
Xin Yu nodded in response, and watched He Qingxiao walk up the stairs with two of his men under the guidance of his men.
Looks like it's today.
Seeing that his niece had been staring at the stairs, Duan Shaoqing's heart sank.
This girl shouldn't be interested in Changle Hou, right?
(End of chapter)