Chapter 183 Instigation

Qin Ping'an's hand tightly clasped Mrs. Jin Qin's arm, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Mom, let's go."

Mrs. Qin wanted to say something else, but Qin Ping'an dragged her directly outside.

Liniang stood at the door and watched the two people walking towards the city gate. There was no expression on her face and her eyes were equally calm.

Until the two people could no longer be seen, she collapsed on the chair at the door as if she was exhausted.

Finally, she smiled softly, but her eyes gradually turned red as she smiled.

She raised her head and looked at the sky, finally wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, then stood up and rearranged the goods in the grocery store.

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Li Mancang had been laughing at Qin Zhiyi's family for how sparse the restaurant was, but on August 15th, the number of people coming in and out of their restaurant could be counted on ten fingers.

He could only comfort himself because it was a holiday today, so everyone was having a reunion dinner at home.

But on August 16, there were still very few people coming in to eat.

Li Mancang was strolling in the alley with nothing to do, and saw that Qin Zhiyi's restaurant was back to its usual bustle.

There were many people chatting on the street, and most of them were complaining about the fact that they had free meals in the first two days of Fumanlou.

To sum up, there are two points. One is that their food is unpalatable, and the other is that he is stingy, saying that his food is small, tastes bad and contains no meat.

Li Mancang was almost angry to death.

Let them eat even if you eat, let them take what you take. In the end, all the good things will be taken away from you, and you will still say that others are not good.

The boy next to him immediately rolled up his sleeves and was about to go up and beat him up.

Li Mancang glared at him fiercely: "You bastard, why don't you restrain yourself quickly? Are you afraid that people won't know that we are from Fumanlou?"

The boy gritted his teeth and said, "But I can't stand it. These people eat our food, take our food, and speak ill of us behind our backs."

Li Mancang glanced at him and said, "Idiot, there are some things you can't do in person, but that doesn't mean you can't do them behind the scenes. You need to be smarter."

When the young man heard this, he immediately understood.

Li Mancang stood motionless in front of Chengyi Restaurant.

Then I saw that the signature dishes at the entrance of Chengyi Restaurant were stir-fried loach and stir-fried eel, and my brows tightened at this time.

"Have you ever eaten these two dishes?"

In fact, he has eaten it before. As soon as Chengyi Restaurant's signature dish came out, many people wanted to try it, and he also tried it.

Stir-fried loach and eel, the meat is fresh and tender, the taste is pure, it is enough for a big plate, and he simply can't eat enough.

But of course he didn't dare to say this and immediately denied it: "Of course I haven't eaten it. How can the food in other restaurants be as good as ours at Fumanlou?"

Li Mancang snorted again, took out a few copper coins from his arms and put them in his hand: "Take these copper coins and let them burn a plate for you at this price."

The boy looked at the seven or eight copper coins in his hand and felt a little puzzled: "Master, these few copper coins can only buy half a plate..."

"Half plate is half plate. Just ask him for half plate and go quickly."

As Li Mancang spoke, he kicked the boy on the buttocks. Xiao Si rubbed the place where he kicked and reluctantly walked in with the copper plate.

And this scene happened to be seen by Qin Zhiyi.

Li Mancang was smart enough. After asking the boy to go shopping, he immediately turned around and pretended to pick something up at the grocery store opposite.

After the boy entered, he puffed up his chest and looked at the people around him.

Chengyi Restaurant was full of guests. He glanced for a long time before he found a seat. Just as he was about to go in, the waiter had already led him up: "Sir, what do you want to eat?"

"Bring me half a plate of dry and stir-fried eel."

When the waiter heard this, he was also stunned for a moment: "Half a plate?"

"Yes, half a plate, why, you are leaving the door open and no longer doing business?"

The waiter looked confused: "Sir, it's not that we are open and not doing business, but we really haven't sold more than half a plate. You see, everyone who comes here orders a plate. My dry-fried eel is generous and delicious.

, if you feel you can’t finish it after ordering one plate, you can pack it up and take it home for your family to eat.”

The boy didn't know what to do, but when he thought that his boss was still waiting outside, he immediately yelled: "What? You look down on people, don't you? I said I ordered half a plate, so I want half a plate. Hurry and burn it for me."

Qin Zhi noticed this situation and was about to step forward when he saw one of the guests patting the table and saying, "If you don't have enough money, don't eat other people's dried eel. I don't know that this dish is only served in such quantities every day."

, it’s not enough for others to eat, so you’re still yelling here. Come on, you want to eat, don’t you? I’ll give you a few rewards, sir.”

The waiter at the shop next to him immediately understood and quickly found a small plate. The customer sitting next to him took a few pieces of stir-fried eel with his chopsticks, waved his hand and said: "Go, take it to him, let him have a taste."

The waiter smiled and said, "Thank you, sir."

When the boy saw the guest, he knew that it was Mr. Huang who could not afford to offend him. He immediately held his hands up and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Huang."

To be honest, it's a bit humiliating to give something to a patient, but the eel was so fried that it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Just looking at it made people drool.

He couldn't help but pinch a piece of it with his hands and put it in his mouth. He bit it down and the bones and flesh separated, making it crispy and delicious.

Seeing that the waiter was not here, he looked around and sneaked out with a small plate.

It wasn't until he sneaked up to Li Mancang that he lowered his voice and said, "I didn't buy anything, but I gave it to you. Boss, why don't you try it?"

Li Mancang felt humiliated, but then he thought about it, wouldn't this save money?

So he stretched out his hands and said, "Where's the money?"

The boy was a little reluctant, but he still respectfully put the coins into his hand.

Li Mancang put the copper plate back into his arms with satisfaction, then pinched a piece of dried eel and put it into his mouth.

After just one bite, he was stunned.

How could this Qin Zhiyi make such delicious food?

He has also eaten eels, but most of them are fried, braised, even steamed and stewed.

But I have never thought of deep-frying it. If you look carefully, the eel segments are wrapped in a transparent film, and you don’t know what they are. It also adds to the crispy feeling of the eel shell.

Most importantly, it has just the right amount of salt and just the right amount of crispiness.

The numbing and spicy feeling fills the mouth, making people want to eat more.

After eating a few sections, I still have endless aftertaste.

Li Mancang looked at Chengyi Restaurant, then touched his beard and said, "This woman is not simple."

After saying that, he looked at Liniang behind him.

Liniang was still sorting the groceries. His eyes narrowed slightly and he opened his mouth to ask: "Liniang, where is your shopkeeper Qin?"

Hearing this, Liniang paused while packing her things, and then said: "My husband-in-law has returned to the countryside, and something happened at home."

He had heard of this before, saying that an old lady came to the grocery store yesterday and made a fuss at the door. She seemed to be shopkeeper Qin's mother.

Shopkeeper Qin sighed again: "It's a pity. You don't behave like an ordinary woman. You are married to such an ordinary man. If you are willing, you can definitely achieve great things."
Chapter completed!