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Chapter 53 Get to know each other and eat happily

"Okay, Brother Bo, how can you help me? Let's just work together for a common dream!"

After Gu Heng said to Bo Jue, he then said to Guo Chen: "Mr. Guo, let's get to know each other formally. My name is Gu Heng. I am one year younger than you. From now on, you can just call me Xiao Gu like Brother Bo!"

"My surname is Gu Jiang, my courtesy name is Ningren, and I am from Kunshan. I am five years older than you, Mr. Guo. You can call me Brother Gu or Brother Ningren!" Gu Yanwu also introduced.

"My name is Bo Jue, courtesy name Zi Jue. I am from Changzhou. I am eight years older than Mr. Guo. You can call me Brother Bo or Brother Zi Jue." Bo Jue also introduced himself.

"You guys should stop calling me Mr. Guo. I'm not Mr. Guo. Just call me Guo Chen or Chen Xi. I've seen Brother Zijue, Brother Ningren, and... Young Master Gu here."

Guo Chen hesitated when he called Gu Heng because he saw that although Gu Heng was wearing a man's Confucian attire, he was petite and fair-skinned, much like a woman disguised as a man!

But then he thought that Gu Heng could let Mr. Bo Jue do things for him, and let Gu Yanwu and Gu eldest brother take her as the center, and he didn't put on makeup like other women when he went out. He should be a man, so Guo Chen still called out "

"Little Mr. Gu".

This made Gu Heng extremely happy. Finally, someone called her "Little Master Gu". Gu Heng said very happily: "Brother Guo, I like you to call me "Little Master Gu". I am very satisfied with this title. From now on."

Call me that!"

After hearing this, Bo Jue and Gu Yanwu, who knew Gu Heng's true identity, looked at each other, smiled, and then shook their heads, feeling that Gu Heng was crazy for wanting to be a man!

"Okay, Mr. Gu, I will call you that from now on!" Guo Chen, who didn't know what was going on, readily agreed.

"Brother Guo, let's take you to a nearby medical center to treat your wound first!" Gu Heng said while looking at Guo Chen, who still had a bruised nose and face.

"No, it's just a minor injury. I'll just go back and take care of it myself." Guo Chen said sheepishly.

"It's better to go to the hospital to deal with it. Don't worry, I'll pay for it and you don't have to pay it back. You just need to work hard for us in the future, okay?" Gu Hengdao.

Guo Chen was still about to refuse, but Gu Yanwu held his hand directly and said: "Come with us, go to the medical center to take care of things quickly, so we can eat early later. I'm already hungry, so don't wait any longer!"

After saying that, Gu Yanwu pulled Guo Chen towards the medical center. Guo Chen quickly turned around and said, "No, my calligraphy and painting, and the fortune-telling stall have not been cleared away."

"There's no need to keep your fortune-telling stall. Brother Bo and I will help you pack up your calligraphy and paintings and put them in the carriage! Just feel free to go to the hospital with Brother Gu to treat your injuries!" Gu Hengdao.

So Guo Chen was dragged by Gu Yanwu to treat the wound. Gu Heng and Bo Jue neatly packed Guo Chen's calligraphy and paintings one by one and put them in the carriage. Then the two of them walked to the teahouse, planning to go and see what delicious food there was and order some first.

Good food, so Gu Yanwu and Guo Chen can eat it directly when they come back.

Arriving at the door of the "Qie Stop" teahouse, Gu Heng was about to walk in when he found Bo Jue stopped and said, "Xiao Gu, look, the couplets in front of this teahouse are quite interesting!"

Gu Heng had no choice but to look in the direction of Bo Jue's gaze, and saw written words on both sides of the door of the teahouse: "It doesn't cost half a penny, and passers-by don't think the tea tastes bland"; "Stop your shoes and I advise you not to talk about the long journey."

After Gu Heng saw it, he thought in his heart: In ancient times, there was no convenient transportation, let alone trains and cars. It was really a chore to travel long distances.

Therefore, small teahouses on the roadside have become a good place for passing guests to rest. No wonder the protagonists in costume dramas always drink tea in streetside teahouses, which is a portrayal of ancient life.

So Gu Heng couldn't help but said: "This couplet considers that many people travel without carriages or horses and rely on their feet to travel all over the country and high mountains, so they say that the street teahouses are "light tea", but, light tea

The tea is not weak and has the wonderful effect of cleansing the soul. It is indeed good!"

"For passing guests, they can stop and rest in an ordinary teahouse and have a cup of light tea to quench their thirst. The taste is better than the fine teas in those luxuriously decorated teahouses."

"So I say, this couplet is actually very interesting. It is conceived from two negative angles: "Don't dislike" and "Don't say". It seems to be self-effacing, but in fact it is self-praising. It reflects the value of the teahouse and the passers-by's view of the teahouse.

I love it." Bo Jue said with emotion.

"Well, so Brother Bo, let's quickly see what's in this ordinary teahouse." Gu Heng suggested.

Bo Jue nodded and went into the teahouse with Gu Heng. The decoration inside the teahouse was relatively simple and plain. There were many people, but they were basically ordinary people. There were very few dignitaries or wealthy businessmen.

Gu Heng and Bo Jue asked for a quiet private room upstairs. Gu Heng asked an attendant to guard the door of the teahouse. When Gu Yanwu and Guo Chen arrived, they were led to the room upstairs.

Gu Heng then called the waiter and asked the waiter: "What kind of tea and dishes do you have here?"

"Replying to the guest, our tea house is small. Although we don't have Huqiu tea, Usnea tea, Wuyi rock tea and other precious teas from other places, we do have local tea that is unique to our Jinling city, such as Sheshan tea that grows in the famous mountains of Jinling.

, Tianque tea, cool mountain tea, Zhongshan Yunwu tea, Shiziling tea, etc., using our store’s unique tea-making skills, you will definitely be able to taste the aroma of green tea and the flowing charm of the South of the Yangtze River!”

Unexpectedly, the waiter in the shop was so eloquent, so Gu Heng could only say, "I'll try taking some camellias. What about you, Brother Bo?"

"I can do it all, I don't care about these things." Bo Jue said.

"The waiter in the shop will bring us a pot of mountain tea! Two more people will come later, remember to ask for four teacups!" Gu Heng said to the waiter.

"Okay, sir, I've made a note of it, and I'll tell you what kind of dishes our restaurant has?" the waiter said.

I asked the waiter to report the names of some dishes. Gu Heng picked a few dishes, and asked Bo Jue to choose a few dishes, including meat and vegetables. There were ten dishes in total, which was enough for four people, so he asked the waiter to step back and prepare.

Got it!

Not long after, before all the dishes were served, Gu Yanwu came back with Guo Chen. When Guo Chen saw a table full of delicious dishes, he was very grateful to Gu Heng and the others, and said a lot of words of gratitude.

Gu Heng felt that there was no need to do this all the time, so he said: "Brother Guo, don't thank us all the time. Let's eat quickly and eat happily. It's proper to eat with an open belly!"

The words made everyone laugh, so the four of them started to eat and drink tea happily. The tea here was really good and the food was delicious. Gu Heng ate a lot more than usual.

Gu Heng also asked the servants who came with him to go to another room to open a table for dinner, and Gu Heng said that everyone should have a happy meal in the new year!
Chapter completed!
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