Chapter 104
When Jiang Yanyi left the private room, she met Chu Shubao and his sisters on the stairs leading to the third floor. They each held a bowl of small dumplings in their hands and sat on the wooden ladder and ate deliciously.
Seeing Jiang Yanyi, Chu Shubao quickly greeted her: "Ayi, this dumpling is delicious, you can also scoop a bowl to try it."
It was already noon, because there were still many customers in the building who were eating, and the guys in the building were not idle. In order not to add burden to the kitchen, the Chu Shubao sisters would eat some pastries, sweet soup to make their stomachs when they were hungry.
Jiang Yanyi asked the kitchen to cook two large buckets of sweet soup served throughout the day, one was Tremella soup and the other was soft, glutinous and delicious small dumplings. Although they were cooked in a large pot, the taste was better than the cooks cooked by some people's homes.
Jiang Yanyi and Feng Shuo had just finished a hot pot and were not hungry yet, so he said, "You can eat it, I'll go downstairs to have a look."
By the way, make some delicious food for them.
Chu Jiabao suddenly asked: "Sister, why have you been in the bamboo private room for so long?"
At this location, you can see the bamboo private room. The two sisters have eaten half a bowl of dumplings here. They have to pass by the bamboo private room. They didn't see Jiang Yanyi passing by, so they could only enter the private room before they came here to eat dumplings.
Jiang Yanyi was embarrassed to say that Feng Shuo had come over and said evasively: "An old lady can't suck meat, so I'll help suck it for a while."
Watching her go downstairs, Chu Shubao held the bowl with one hand, put the elbow with the other hand against the knee, dragged his face with his palm, and looked at Chu Jiabao with his head, "Jiabao, I'll eat the pot later and you can help me with the meat."
Chu Jiabao ate the sweet, soft and glutinous rice dumplings, and said without raising his head: "Ched it yourself!"
Chu Shubao turned his head and happened to see the door of the bamboo private room open. The man who came out of it was wearing a long robe of ink-colored brocade and a thick fox fur cloak on his shoulder. Although he only saw half of his side face clearly, he could still bear the four words "face like a crown jade".
Chu Shubao was stupid. Is this the "old woman" that Jiang Yanyi said?
Before Feng Shuo came over, she quickly pulled Chu Jiabao to the third floor: "Go quickly and go quickly."
"What is this?" Chu Jiabao was confused and was lifted to the third floor by his cousin.
Chu Shubao and his cousin hid at the stairs on the third floor. Watching the man walk past the second floor, a guard behind him lowered his voice and reported to him something: "Prince, the side of Xing'an Hou..."
The guard had just started his words, and the man in a cloak seemed to notice something, and raised his hand to stop the guard from continuing. He looked up at the third floor. His eyes were deep and narrow, and it was obvious that he had just a look. The moment he was staring at him, the back of his neck seemed to have faced countless sharp blades.
Feng Shuo quickly withdrew his gaze and took Xing Yao away.
Chu Shubao and Chu Jiabao were so scared that they sat on the railing of the wooden staircase on the third floor, and their coldness filled their backs.
Chu Jiabao said with lingering fear: "Who is this... this person?"
Chu Shubao's face turned pale: "How many princes can there be in Xizhou City?"
Chu Jiabao shivered.
Chu Shubao couldn't help feeling sorry for Jiang Yanyi when he thought that Jiang Yanyi was just with Feng Shuo. No wonder Jiang Yanyi refused to tell the truth to them, because she was afraid that they would worry. This king of Liaonan just looked so scary. He stayed in the same room with him. If she were her, she would faint directly.
For Jiang Yanyi's reputation, she did not tell Chu Jiabao about this.
Chu Jiabao trembled and said, "The second sister's Ruyi Building has opened, and the kings of Liaonan are here to support us. Our three sisters are all here, why don't we see our second brother coming?"
Chu Shubao thought about it carefully and seemed to be the reason. His dissatisfaction with Chu Chengmao exceeded his fear of Feng Shuo. She said, "Don't embroider his purse this year!"
At this time, Chu Chengmao, who was missed by Chu Shubao's sisters, was still fighting with people in a restaurant. He was led by Chu Changping since childhood and grew up in the military camp. He knew better than anyone else about the virtues of the military gangsters.
He knew that the Chu family was weak in Xizhou and needed to gain a foothold as soon as possible. On the way back to Xizhou, he tried his best to get along with the soldiers at the bottom. So far, he has met many small leaders one after another.
A jar of burning knives was empty. Chu Chengmao kicked the empty wine jar under his feet, stood up shakingly on the table, pointed to a group of soldiers who were drunk and said, "You turtle grandchildren lost, you have to go to Ruyi Tower tonight for dinner!"
The soldiers who were so drunk that they didn't hear clearly, and just responded vaguely: "Go, go."
Chu Chengmao also knew that he was drunk. He shook his head, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a pot of cold water on his face before he woke up a little.
He kicked a little boss who was drunk on the ground and cursed: "How can you go to Ruyi Tower and play with me if you are so drunk?"
The waiter in the restaurant saw that he was still sober, so he quickly came to him to pay the bill with a smile on his face: "Master, the total amount of wine is five taels and seven cents, do you see?"
Chu Chengmao took out his waist seal, took out a handful of broken silver, counted out six taels and handed it to the waiter.
Seeing that he was dressed well and drunk, the waiter didn't plan to find any more money, he said happily: "Thank you!"
He turned around with the money in his arms and wanted to run away, but someone took him away and took him back.
Chu Chengmao practiced martial arts. Although his figure was not related to burly, he was more than nine feet tall and his arms were covered with tendons. He carried the waiter like he was carrying a little chicken.
The waiter was almost scared to tears: "Master, what are you doing?"
Chu Chengmao stretched out his hand: "Find money."
The waiter looked for three cents of silver with a sad face and handed it to Chu Chengmao. Chu Chengmao then let go of him and took the back.
A servant from the Chu family stumbled in at the door and ran in: "Young Master Chengmao, the villain is looking for you!"
Several girls in the Chu family were doing business outside, and the old lady Chu was not at ease. She had already sent a servant to watch at the door of the store. If something happened, she could notify her family in time.
When several big men went to cause trouble, the servants of the Chu family immediately ran back to the Chu family to report the news when they saw that the situation was not good.
The Chu family is now the Xue family housekeeper. Chu Changping is in the army, so she sent the Chu family's guard to Ruyi Tower and asked the servant to find Chu Chengmao.
However, as soon as the Chu family's guard guard went out, he heard that the dispute had been resolved on Ruyi Tower, so he gave up.
The servant sent to find Chu Chengmao but did not retreat. The servant also ran to many places before finding out about Chu Chengmao's whereabouts.
Chu Chengmao's eyes were a little red by the smell of alcohol. He looked at the servant with a sad face and asked, "What are you looking for me?"
The servant said: "Someone is causing trouble in the second lady's Ruyi Building..."
Chu Chengmao rolled up his sleeves and raised his feet and was about to walk out.
The servant was so scared that he hugged Chu Chengmao's calves: "Master Chengmao, please listen to the little ones first. The person who caused trouble was taught a lesson by the county lord Xing'anhou. The young lady was worried and wanted you to go to Ruyi Building to see the ladies."
Chu Chengmao was seven points drunk, and now his mind was a little messy. He pinched his eyebrows and said, "I'll go there now."
Seeing that he was unsteady in walking, the servant dared not let him walk over, treating himself as a human-shaped crutch, and helping Chu Chengmao leave the restaurant to stop the ox cart.
A drunk little boss in the wine shop seemed to hear the servant's words, laughed twice, and said nonsense after drinking, "Brother Chu, the short sissy you saved that day was...the county lord of Xing'an Hou County..."
The birthday party during the day was a surprise. Except for the fact that Mrs. An broke her teeth outside her store, it was a bit unlucky. Whether it was the dishes or the service of Ruyi Building, the guests who came today praised it.
Jiang Yanyi and Mrs. An settled the money for the banquet. In order to express his gratitude, Mrs. An gave him ten taels of silver. Jiang Yanyi asked the kitchen to pack a box of flower cakes suitable for the elderly and handed them to Mrs. An to take them back.
Many wealthy families think that this birthday party is good, and there are six or seven people who come to ask for the price. Some old customers want to use local banquets to hold banquets, so they are much more neat and directly give a deposit. The banquet business in Ruyilou is full within three days.
When Mrs. An was about to leave surrounded by servants from An Mansion, Jiang Yanyi hesitated and called her, "I checked the accounts just now and found that there was a piece of money that had not been settled. Please follow me upstairs and recalculate it."
Mrs. An heard that Jiang Yanyi was trying to talk to her alone, so she told her servants: "You should put the birthday gift to your grandmother on the carriage first."
After receiving the news, some guests did not go to An Mansion again and came to Ruyi Tower directly. Naturally, they also received the birthday gifts from Ruyi Tower.
A very experienced woman said sarcastically: "Mrs. My wife has fallen and the general is not in the house. Everyone knows that you are filial. Shen Shi is almost over. You should go back to the house as soon as possible to see your wife."
Mrs. An was a little embarrassed. This woman was a person around Mrs. An. She said in her words that she would not go back to serve Mrs. An, which was unfilial to Mrs. An.
She said, "Mom Liu, I have sent someone to Xizhou camp to inform the general that my mother cannot live without you. You should go back to the house with the birthday gift to my grandmother, and I will come back later."
There is no reason why the servant left first and left the master.
But the old lady is someone around Mrs. An. The old lady knows what Mrs. An’s attitude towards Mrs. An’s young lady is very clear about it. She immediately smiled and said without a smile: "The old lady is worried about Mrs. The young lady said so, so the old lady will go back first."
The mother-in-law took the servants of the An family to leave with a arrogant attitude, leaving only Mrs. An's personal maid waiting for her.
Seeing that Mrs. An had red eyes, Jiang Yanyi sighed lightly, and said nothing, and took Mrs. An to a private room on the second floor.
"What does Miss Chu want to say to me?" After Mrs. An sat down, she didn't go around with Jiang Yanyi and asked straight to the point.
When Jiang Yanyi heard her name, she knew that Mrs. An must also know her current identity.
She poured a cup of tea for Mrs. An, "Madam, don't be nervous. This is Junshan silver needle from the past year. Mrs. try it."
Mrs. An said, "Thank you Miss Chu for her kindness, but I am very vulgar and can't taste these good teas. I won't waste Miss Chu's tea."
Every word she said was to belittle herself, but her real purpose was to not touch the tea here. Jiang Yanyi still appreciated this vigilance.
Jiang Yanyi didn't persuade him anymore, took a sip and said, "Although he was a little presumptuous, I still want to ask my wife, do you recognize Lord Lu Linyuan?"
Mrs. An changed her face almost instantly. She stood up and said, "I have to go back."
Jiang Yanyi's voice was still not anxious or slow, and she was very calm: "I know that there is a conflict between you and General An because of Lord Lu. Madam just needs to answer my question. I have a way to let you and General An unhappy past grudges."
Chapter completed!