Entering the city early in the morning, the two country girls were as excited as tits flying on the branches, chattering endlessly.
Bai Song originally intended to go to the drug store in the south of the city first, but he remembered what happened at Shangyuan Restaurant last night and rushed to check it out in the afternoon, so he temporarily changed his itinerary.
They entered through the north gate. The Xia Family Liquor Shop house they had exchanged for the Wuliangye formula last time was still in the north of the city, and the deed and keys were with Bai Song.
The group of people stopped by to take a look at the shop.
Since the Turkic prince was killed in the bombing, most of this house was destroyed. Niu Da and the others did not dare to show their faces here anymore, and they didn't know what happened.
When we arrived at the door of the shop, it was full of dust. It was probably because no one had been there for half a year.
The two girls followed Bai Song, watching Bai Song take out the key and open the door, and chased after him curiously.
"Brother Bai, is this your house?" Sangsang looked at the empty counter in the shop and asked doubtfully.
Bai Song nodded: "That's right."
Then he dug out the house deed from the baggage and gave it to Sangsang.
"Leave it well."
Sangsang was stunned: "Brother Bai, this..."
"You stay here today and clean the house. I have something to do in the afternoon."
After saying that, regardless of Sangsang's eyes, he left the house deed and the baggage behind and turned around to find the Shangyuan Restaurant.
Sangsang looked at Brother Bai's back, her face slightly red, and thought to herself, what does this mean?
The house deeds in Mang County are under my control, and the house deeds in Ji County are under my control...
Is it possible that I will help Brother Bai manage the house in the future?
Sangsang stood at the door in a daze, thinking wildly.
Unexpectedly, the house deed in his hand was suddenly snatched away by Bai Rou.
"Hey! What are you doing? Give it back to me quickly, don't break it."
"Let me see, is this really the deed?"
"How could Brother Bai lie to us?"
"Oh!" Bai Rou excitedly slapped the empty counter, "My brother is really capable. I heard that shops in Jixian County are very expensive, and look at the big courtyard behind them. I guess it's worth not saying anything.
One thousand taels of silver."
Sang Sang lowered her head, feeling warm in her heart. She secretly took pleasure in not letting anyone see it, and quietly put away the house deed: "I've never been to Jixian County, how do I know how much this shop is worth?"
"Hey! What do you think our shop will sell in the future?" Bai Rou pinched her chin, full of longing.
Sangsang replied subconsciously: "It should be potatoes."
"Potato, potato, potato, why are you thinking about potatoes? Such a good shop doesn't sell some gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, etc. How can potatoes be on this table? From now on, I will welcome guests outside, and you will be in the store.
I'm settling accounts here, and my brother is sleeping in the backyard. I feel so happy just thinking about it."
"Yeah." Sangsang blushed and responded softly.
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Juyuan Restaurant is located to the south of the main street of Jixian County, and is the most prosperous area of Zhengzheng.
Facing the street is the Weihe Flower Street, and behind it is the governor's mansion, which is also the prefect's mansion.
Bai Song searched all the way and saw the signboard of Juyuan Restaurant at noon.
The entrance of the restaurant was crowded, and before I even entered, I saw many familiar faces, all of whom had been listening to a book outside the city last night.
But it seems that there are many people outside and few people entering.
Bai Song was still confused. When he got to the door, he saw a table of customers paying their bills, and what they took out was broken silver.
It can be seen that the consumption of this restaurant is so high that ordinary people cannot enter it or dare to enter it.
"Sir, please come inside..."
The waiter at the store welcomed him warmly, and Bai Song took advantage of the opportunity to enter.
The waiter walked all the way and asked: "Sir, do you want to listen to a book or eat?"
"How about listening to a book? How about eating?"
"Listen to a book for free and pay for a cup of tea. Eat for free."
This string of money is a common saying in the community, that is, it is one hundred wen.
A cup of tea costs 100 Wen, which would scare a person to death in Mang County. No wonder so many people stopped outside and some were waiting at the window.
"Two meat dishes, whichever one your family specializes in, and half a jug of warm wine."
The waiter in the shop became more energetic after hearing this and became more enthusiastic: "Oh, uncle, please sit by the window, and I will arrange it for you right away."
Bai Song took a seat by the window in the hall. He glanced around and saw that there were quite a few people holding benches and cups of tea. It seemed that there were fewer people eating and more people listening to books.
There was a writing desk in the lobby of the restaurant, and not long after, the storyteller I met last night came.
There was a commotion among the guests, and someone shouted loudly: "Mr. Xie, why are you here? Hurry up and tell a story!"
"That's right!"
The old gentleman cleared his throat: "Ahem... Everyone, please be patient and wait for me to moisturize my throat."
"I didn't expect this old gentleman to be so popular in the city?" Bai Song was a little surprised and muttered to himself.
Unexpectedly, a young scholar at the window answered the conversation and said, "You don't even know that Mr. Xie, the most eloquent person in Qingmen?"
Bai Song turned his head and asked, "How do you say that?"
The young scholar was so proud that he reached into the window, took the two boiled green beans on Bai Song's table and threw them into his mouth: "They are from outside, right? This Mr. Xie is a well-known storyteller in Youzhou.
Everyone in the big family who wants to listen to books has to come in person to invite them. Even when they arrive at the prefect's mansion, they are still treated as honored guests. If an actor can get into this place, there will be no one else! But, the old man is right.
, other gentlemen can’t compare to it, the stories are many and new, I’ve never seen anyone finish them.”
The scholar was talking vigorously, and he came to get Bai Song's green beans. As soon as his hand came in, he was slapped hard.
The waiter in the shop was holding the dish and stared at the guy fiercely: "You poor man, go and die! If you dare to reach out again, I will treat you as a thief and get arrested."
When the young scholar saw this, he stepped away angrily.
The waiter then looked at Bai Song with a smile, placed a portion of donkey lips and a portion of braised lamb tenderloin in front of him, and finally poured a glass of warm wine: "Why don't you close the window for me?"
"No need."
"Yes, there are three taels of silver in total."
Three taels of silver is really expensive.
Bai Song hurriedly handed it to the waiter and asked him to come down.
As soon as the waiter left, the book started talking.
Today I made a special trip to listen to the old gentleman's lecture. Bai Song listened attentively.
I have to admit that this old gentleman is very good at telling books. He can tell mediocre books so well that people around him will not find them boring. It is no wonder that he is so popular in Jixian.
Bai Song was holding the book of the Three Kingdoms, thinking that if he teamed up with this old man and published the book himself, and let him talk about it, he didn't know how many times he would have to read it given the popularity today.
Even if you follow their current method of charging money for tea, you can still make a lot of money.
Bai Song had a plan in mind, and was going to wait for the old gentleman to finish talking about today's book, and then go and visit him alone.
Just as I was thinking about it, a boy's voice suddenly came to my ears: "Mr. Xie, you said that the second master Guan was accompanied by only a dozen people, so how come he was able to pass through the pass without any hindrance? No matter how powerful that person is, he can't defeat hundreds of thousands of people.
, the key point is that Prime Minister Cao’s guard is not a barroom meal bag. How come you said that none of them can beat Guan Erye’s move? This is obviously unreasonable! I didn’t believe it when I heard it! Could it be Mr. Xie?