Chapter 166: The Puzzle [I]
Zhao Rang couldn't remember when he fell asleep last night.
Lying on the table, tilting his head, his neck hurting terribly.
I stretched my arm and saw that the candle was about to burn out. It happened that the sky was already bright outside, and Zhao rang blew out the candle flame that was about to burn out.
Last night, he spent the whole night in the old man's study reading information about the Southland. gale
When he was a child, he went there with his family once, but he was too young to remember. I just remember that in the summer, the humid heat in the south made my whole body sticky, and I wanted to take a bath eight times a day. But now that it's autumn, the weather there will be much more comfortable.
In addition, he also carefully inspected the account books of the Zhao family in recent years, especially the part purchased from the south.
These dry words and numbers gave Zhao Rang a vague framework for Nandi. More specific concepts will have to be slowly accumulated and filled in later.
However, what Zhao Rang wants to see most is about the Longfan Club. But he searched through the files about Nandi in the study, but he didn't find any records about the Dragon Sail Society.
This pirate-turned-chamber of commerce seems to be very low-key. The big business that has been passed down in the south has not been seen. If that's the case, then entering Suluo City and buying the Ivy Garden should be their first shot.
Zhao Rang also added a little more caution in his heart.
Sometimes it's not about making a lot of shots to become a veteran.
On the contrary, we should pay more attention to these people who rarely make a move.
The fewer shots they make, the better prepared they are. As long as you shoot, you will hardly miss.
Although there is no such thing as a foolproof thing in this world, it is true that the possibility of failure can be continuously reduced through planning.
It's like the fox back then.
After Li Xiu's death, it took them nearly twenty years to finally split Dawei in two.
For a big event like this, you only have one chance to make a move.
Zhao Rang suddenly remembered that after the division of the southern land, many of the backbone forces in the fox crossed the Taishang River and went there. The punishment of the northern court is nothing more than some miscellaneous hair, and there are even many who are not part of the fox at all, but just help them do some copying and excerpting work.
If Long Fan will be on his back this time, and there is a fox behind him secretly making suggestions, Zhao Rang feels that relying only on his own mind and ability is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
One person may be able to fight a fox, but he can never fight a group.
The cunning fox's mental planning, coupled with the ruthlessness of the group of pirates of the Long Fan Society, after the two are combined, just thinking about it makes people feel their scalps tingle......
"Young Master, are you awake?"
The sound of Yuxi knocking on the door sounded, pulling out Zhao Rang's thoughts.
He was about to answer, when it suddenly occurred to him that he had been in the study and had not gone out. How did Yu Xi know that she was asleep? If she doesn't know, why ask herself if she's not done, but if she's awake?
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Rang opened his mouth and said:
"What's the matter?"
Yuxi pushed open the door, but did not come in, she stood at the door and said to Zhao Rang:
"Mr. Simon got up and asked where you were, and I said that you had been busy in the master's study last night."
Zhao Rang stared at Yu Xi's eyes for a while, and asked:
"Have you had breakfast?"
Yu Xi was stunned at first, and then shook her head.
"That's just right. You go and call him, and we'll have breakfast together! ”
Each courtyard of the Zhao family has a room that is used as a dining room. According to Zhao Rang's previous habits, he likes to have people bring food into the house to eat.
Outside the study, Yu Xi had already led Ximen Dazhuang over.
"How did you sleep last night?"
Zhao Rang asked.
Ximen Dazhuang replied:
"That's good! I found that during this time, my grandmother forced me to go to bed early and get up early at home, and my whole spirit improved! ”
"Go to bed early and get up early without drinking, and easily live to ninety-nine!"
Zhao Rang said jokingly.
Simon's big head shook like a rattle:
"That's not going to work...... That's so boring! I don't want to live to be ninety-nine. ”
The three of them laughed and returned to Zhao Rang's house.
Yu Xi arranged for someone to bring breakfast.
Three side dishes, plus steamed pumpkin, corn, soy milk and milk, and preserved egg porridge.
"Tell the cook, add a few more side dishes. These three plates were not enough for him to eat in one bite. ”
Simon Da Zhuang retorted:
"Brother Jean, it's good to have a mat for breakfast. Don't you have to eat at noon? ”
"We paid for the banquet ourselves, wouldn't it be a loss if we ate less? Don't eat so much for breakfast, save some stomach for lunch. ”
Zhao Rang had just drunk a sip of milk into his mouth, and when he heard Ximen Dazhuang's words, he choked and coughed violently.
"You really deserve your family's money!"
When the strength passed, Zhao Rang pointed at Ximen Dazhuang and said viciously.
"What's the matter, what do you mean, Brother Jean!"
Zhao Rang hammered his chest and said:
"What kind of noodles haven't you eaten Ximen Dazhuang? Do you still need to pick and search like this? Don't give me this useless ...... Rain pity, go, add vegetables! Ask the cook to get some meat buns. If I don't watch you eat eighteen meat buns today, this breakfast won't be over! ”
What Zhao Rang didn't expect was that Ximen Dazhuang really ate eighteen meat buns! Plus two bowls of preserved egg porridge, two bowls of milk, and a bowl of soy milk. The three plates of side dishes were also eaten cleanly, and there was not a single shredded vegetable left.
"Yuxi, have you eaten enough?"
Zhao Rangdu felt that she couldn't snatch Ximen Dazhuang, let alone the rain, so she drank a small bowl of preserved egg porridge.
"Young master, I'm full."
Yu Xi hadn't eaten with Ximen Dazhuang for a long time, and she was a little scared when she suddenly saw him so able to eat......
"Brother Jean, I'm also full!"
Zhao Rang said with a wry smile:
"You should be full, too...... If you can't eat enough, you go home and eat. My Zhao family can't afford to raise your mouth and belly. ”
Yu Xi called someone to clean up the table, and she went to prepare something else.
Knowing that Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang will definitely go out for a while, the weather is a little gloomy today, so you have to bring an umbrella and be prepared.
Counting the time, Luoyuelou has just opened the door at this time, passing from Zhao's house, and the time is just right.
In fact, Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang don't have to go on a trip in person.
With the relationship between the two of them and Luo Yuelou, as long as they let someone pass on a message, the shopkeeper will arrange it properly.
But yesterday, because of Lao Guang, who sells roast meat, the two of them didn't go into Luoyue Building, so they thought about going early today, just to eat on the way, and then wait while drinking tea in the private room.
The door of Luo Yuelou was still ajar, and the guys inside had just finished cleaning, and they were taking down the chairs that had been set up on the table board last night in the hall one by one.
Zhao Rang pushed the door in, and the group of guys looked at him blankly, and said:
"Guest officer, you're early, and there are still two hours to entertain you!"
The guys who get up early and do chores are all new faces, and they don't know Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang.
"I know, is your shopkeeper here?"
The guy nodded.
The shopkeeper is in the back kitchen to explain today's matters.
Every day before the stove, he has to go to the back kitchen to pick up some orders. This rule has existed since the establishment of Da Luo Yue Building.
After doing one thing for a long time, it is easy to get tired. The shopkeeper dragged the thread of everyone's spirit in his hand, and pulled it every day, so that everyone was riveted, and the dishes were delicious, so as to be worthy of the golden sign of Luoyuelou.
"What is your surname?"
The shopkeeper is not something that can be seen by sight.
When encountering ordinary customers, the guy directly blocked it, and he wouldn't do it on his behalf at all.
"My name is Zhao Rang!"
As soon as the guy heard this, he ran towards the back hall, and the rest of the people hurriedly beckoned Zhao Rang to sit down, boil water and make tea, and did it in one go.
"Zhao Gongzi, Ximen Gongzi! Came so early today? The fire in the back hall hasn't started yet! ”
The shopkeeper walked out with a smile and said with his hand.
"Shopkeeper, I want to order a table!"
As soon as the shopkeeper heard this, he knew that he was going to make a big move today, and the smile on his face was piled up with a few more layers, and he said:
"You say! How many people, a few dishes, I'll match you. When you're done, look at the menu, is there anything you need to order? ”
Luo Yuelou's menu, the shopkeeper has always carried it with him.
As he spoke, he took it out of his sleeve, opened it and put it on the table.
Zhao Rang didn't even look at it, and said directly to the shopkeeper:
"You just look at the combination, I want the best. You don't have to care about how many people there are, you can only care about the good ones, the delicious ones, the long-face ones, just the ones! ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly responded, and then took the menu and asked a guy to record it, but he said eighteen dishes in one breath!
"Zhao Gongzi, do you think this is okay?"
Zhao Rang glanced at it and saw that they were indeed the main dishes of Luoyuelou, and there were all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.
"There are a few cold cuts, add a few more."
"Okay! Then let's have a few more cold dishes with hot and sour wine! ”
A table was quickly prepared, and Zhao Rang asked again:
"Shopkeeper, do you have an invitation?"
The shopkeeper's reply:
"Yes! There are several, I'll show you them all! ”
There are more than a dozen kinds of invitations, and the lower right corner of the cover has the words "Luoyue Building" in gilding. Zhao Rang chose the most decent one, wrote an invitation, left his and Ximen Dazhuang's names, and asked Yuxi to send them to Changchun Garden.
When the shopkeeper heard that Zhao Rang was going to invite the people of Changchun Garden to dinner, he suddenly became curious and asked:
"I don't know which girl is so convinced, and she can let Zhao Gongzi and Ximen Gongzi come to book a banquet so early and send invitations!"
Zhao Rang smiled and said:
"Haha, I'm practicing for an old friend."
"Is she going to go far away?"
Zhao Rang thought for a while and said:
"People who have gone far away will come back, but I don't think she will come back...... Well, this should be a send-off, not a practice. ”
Zhao Rang thought as he spoke.
The shopkeeper thought that Zhao Rang, the girl in the center of Ivy Garden, was leaving, so it was like this.
Although he wanted to know the specifics, it would be rude to ask any more, unless Zhao wanted to say it.
"By the way, do the people of the Nujiang Gang come to you often?"
Zhao rang the conversation for a moment.
He suddenly thought that since Jiang Lang could take the people of the Longfan Club to Changchun Garden, he would definitely bring them to Luoyue Tower.
The best food and fun in Suluo City are none other than these two places.
In front of the Dragon Fan Club, the Nujiang Gang is not a fart. To be able to use them is nothing more than to take a fancy to them for a long time in the city and to be familiar with all places. 1
On the contrary, Jiang Lang must be courteous and hold his thighs firmly! Even if there is only a little soup residue to eat, it is enough for the little Nujiang Gang to eat a belly. 1