Nuan Xin pursed her lips and smiled: "Madam, you have run far enough today. Senior Ouyang is right. It is time to go back. Otherwise, I will be blamed by Alang."
"me……"
Madam Mu was still about to argue, but Daxia Ouyang refused to argue. He hugged her waist and walked away. Nuan Xin smiled at us and chased after us.
I was astonished: "Jiajia, what's their... relationship? Isn't Ouyang the master of County Lieutenant Mu? Why did I hear Mrs. Mu call him senior brother?"
Wang Jiajia scratched her head: "I have been to Mu's house several times, and their relationship is quite complicated. It is said that after sister Mu met her grandfather four years ago, her grandfather personally taught some kung fu. As for senior Ouyang,
Sister Mu was the only disciple adopted by her maternal grandfather more than 40 years ago. Therefore, they can be regarded as brothers and sisters. As for Mu County Lieutenant, he was raised by Senior Ouyang and taught martial arts, so of course he should be called master."
I thought about it carefully and found that although it was a little awkward, it made sense. I just didn't know how Madam Mu usually called Captain Mu. Did she call him brother or nephew?
"Haha, although they are so many years apart in age, I didn't expect them to have a good relationship. It's just... Ouyang Daxia hugged Madam Mu like this. Aren't you afraid that Li Dongsheng would be unhappy if he knew about it?" I thought in my heart.
It's hard not to ask questions.
"What is this? When I went to see Sister Mu in the morning, she was washing her hair in the yard."
"What's wrong with washing your hair?"
"Butler Qian washed her hair himself." Wang Jiajia's face was full of disbelief: "I also found it difficult to accept it at the time, but Sister Nuanxin said indifferently: 'What's wrong with washing her hair? Every night, Butler Qian also helps her wash her hair.
Wash your feet.'"
When I heard her mention Butler Qian, I couldn't help but laugh: "That's okay, Butler Qian is just a little eunuch. I guess Madam Mu doesn't think of him as a man, so he can just be used as a maid."
"Ah? That steward Qian is a eunuch?" Wang Jiajia covered her mouth, shocked: "I mean why he speaks so softly, haha.
Sister Nuan Xin is a palace maid, steward Qian is a eunuch, Brother Jianghu, shouldn’t these palace maids and eunuchs all live in the palace? Now it’s interesting, Mu’s Mansion is not a palace, but they are gathered here.”
I thought of Madam Mu's words and said, "Madame Mu once mentioned to me that in fact, palace maids and eunuchs are also very miserable. If they leave the palace and live among the people, they will be lucky."
"Yes, Sister Nuanxin said the same thing. I really want her to tell me about the things in the palace, but every time Sister Nuanxin says: Don't mention the errands of serving people."
I helped Wang Jiajia straighten her messy hair: "Okay. Actually, I think there are still many secrets in the Mu Mansion, but this is other people's lives, and we have no right to interfere. You can go to Nuan Xin to play and be guests every now and then.
, but don’t inquire too much about other people’s privacy.”
Wang Jiajia pouted: "I understand this, am I such a boring person?"
"Haha, that's good. After admiring the plum blossoms for a long time, are you hungry? Let's go eat!"
Wang Jiajia touched her belly: "Where are you going?"
I suddenly thought of the task assigned to me by Magistrate Xu, so I pointed forward: "Jianghu Inn."
…
As soon as I walked to the door of Jianghu Inn, I was shocked by the sound of a quarrel.
I just heard Li Dongsheng pointing to the door and saying loudly: "If you can't wait any longer, go eat somewhere else! Did you see it? Yuelai Restaurant has such a big sign, but are you afraid that it doesn't have the food and wine you like?"
I was stunned at first, but then I couldn't help but laugh, and whispered to Wang Jiajia: "This Li Dongsheng has a really bad temper. This is the third time I've seen him drive guests out of the house with confidence."
Unexpectedly, the guest in Jinyi was not convinced and cursed: "Do you know how to do business? I'm eating at your place today! It's not like I won't pay you!"
Li Dongsheng kicked a bench over: "Then just wait quietly and don't yell around here!"
"You..." The guest in Jinyi angrily pointed to the table next to him: "You really don't know what's good or bad. I'm treating you today. Just a table of food and drinks without even one tael of silver is worth 800 yuan! Just a few of them, three yuan
Why do you have the nerve to sit at the table and eat for such a long time? If I were the owner, I would hurry up and send the waiters away to welcome the distinguished guests. There is still someone like you who can’t tell the difference between high and low! Look, this inn is probably not far away from closing.
Got it!"
I looked around and saw that the hall was full of guests again today. In addition to the usual ten tables, three tables were added to the side of the place where I used to sell tofu. I looked at Ah Wu and Shitou running up the stairs with a tray. I guess it was Ya on the second floor.
There was also a guest in the room. The grumpy guest in front of him probably couldn't wait any longer and wanted the four people eating noodles around him to free up the table, which led to a commotion.
"This is my inn, and I am the host. Visitors are treated as guests, regardless of high or low status. This is the rule of the inn!" Li Dongsheng said still sternly.
"Holy crap, these are bullshit rules! Are you trying to get into trouble with me? I just want to sit at this table today!"
There was a trace of contempt in Li Dongsheng's eyes: "Who is afraid of whom? I want to see it today. I won't do your business. What can you do to me! Uncle Fu!"
"Hey, boss." Uncle Fu was standing aside, looking like he wanted to break up the fight but didn't know where to start. He was anxious, and when Li Dongsheng called him, he hurried to his side.
"How do you, the shopkeeper, do your business? This is an inn, a place to eat! Why do you let a mad dog come in and bark? It disturbs the guests. Believe it or not, I will deduct your wages this month!" Li Dongsheng also got angry at Uncle Fu.
The living room was so quiet that I could hear my own heartbeat...
Mad dog! This...this word is used...Wang Jiajia and I looked at each other and felt a little uneasy.
The guest in Jinyi finally turned around and realized that Li Dongsheng was scolding him. His originally excited cheeks turned red and his eyes almost popped out. He kicked down the bench in front of him: "You...you have made it clear.
!Who did you call a mad dog just now?"
Li Dongsheng smiled slightly: "Whoever screams the loudest is the one!"
"Master. Haha, you can go back and have a rest. Just leave this inn to me. I will pay you the bill tonight." Uncle Fu said with a flattering smile, eager to send Li Dongsheng away.
"Master, please let your distinguished guest sit down. Haha... let's go to the door and squat down to eat. Madam, Dazhu, Xiaozhu, let's go." The uncle who was eating noodles at the table next to him couldn't sit still. He picked up the basin in the middle of the table and
The dishes and chopsticks are ready to be moved.
"Wait a minute! Do the guests want to leave before they finish eating?" Li Dongsheng stopped him: "The rules of the inn are that a clear noodle soup costs three cents. If you can't finish it, it's ten times the price. If you want to go out, take three cents.
Come out with ten cents."
As soon as these words came out, the originally ragged family of four did not dare to leave. They glanced at the guest in fine clothes in fear, sat down and ate the noodles quickly.
"Chen Xian, bring over a roast chicken." Li Dongsheng shouted again.
"Here we come!" Sun Chenxian responded, trotting over and bringing the roast chicken: "Master, which table?"
Li Dongsheng smiled slightly, picked up the roast chicken and placed it next to the basin: "This is a gift from our store, you can eat it."
"A gift? No, no, no... Boss, how... how can this happen?" The uncle stood up in panic and waved his hands.
"Yes, yes, we can't have this. Such a large bowl of noodles for only three cents is already a great gift. How can we ask for roasted chicken?" The aunt also refused.
But the two teenagers couldn't stand the temptation and had already reached out to the roast chicken.
"Dazhu!" The uncle slapped the child's hand and pointed at us: "Eat noodles quickly, there are customers waiting."
Dazhu swallowed, licked the finger that touched the roasted chicken in his mouth, and ate the noodles.
"This roast chicken is just for the children. Look at how thin these two children are. Why don't they eat some meat to replenish their body? Come on, you eat. I am the owner. What I say is a gift, and I don't charge more."
Your money." Li Dongsheng said boldly.
After hearing this, the two children couldn't hold back any longer. They slowly stretched out their hands. Seeing that the adults didn't refuse, they pulled off the meat and stuffed it into their mouths. Their mouths were immediately filled with oil and their faces were full of satisfaction.
Li Dongsheng turned to us: "Oh, Li Jianghu, Jiajia, are you here for dinner?"
"Yeah." Wang Jiajia nodded.
I smiled and said, "We're not in a hurry, we'll just wait here."
"Oh, then you guys find a place to sit for a while. There are many customers today, so I apologize for not taking good care of you." Li Dongsheng said with a smile, his tone was so polite that he seemed to have suddenly changed.
"Oh, okay, you're busy." I was a little flattered and pulled Wang Jiajia to sit down on the bench in front of the cabinet.
Jinyi's guest thought he saw hope, but when he saw that Li Dongsheng not only left a family of four eating noodles, but also gave away the store's signature dishes, and then treated Wang Jiajia and me with a pleasant look, he probably felt even more unbalanced.
He looked around and seemed to suddenly realize that there was no help around him, so he pointed at Li Dongsheng and roared: "Wait for me!" After that, he ran out angrily.
"Master, why are you doing this? Don't you still write this? 'Friendly anger brings wealth'! But...but you always quarrel with your guests...this..." Uncle Fu didn't know what to say for a moment, and there was written on his face
Full of helplessness.
Li Dongsheng was extremely excited: "Have you not noticed that since I became the owner, this inn has been packed every day? Look, there are so many guests, and there are still people waiting to eat, haha."
Uncle Fu smiled bitterly and said: "Seven of these ten tables are for noodle dishes. It's just a lot of people. In fact, we can't make much money."
"The private room upstairs earns a lot of money in one day, and what about my paintings and calligraphy? Didn't they hang them up for sale today? Isn't it possible to make a lot of money?" Li Dongsheng said, came to the cabinet, and put down a few scrolls on the table.
They were all opened one after another and hung on the wall.
I followed and looked at it. Two of them were Li Bai's "Yellow Crane Tower Presenting Meng Haoran to Guangling" and "Presenting Wang Lun" that I had seen last time. In addition, there were two new ones - "Looking at Lushan Waterfall".
” and “Early Departure from Baidi City”, as well as “Harmony and Prosperity” hanging on the wall. The signature was just written yesterday.
I looked at Li Dongsheng's serious look and praised: "Dong's calligraphy is really beautiful!"
"Really? Do you really think so?" Li Dongsheng became proud: "The Chinese New Year will be here in a few days. Have you finished writing the peach charms at home? How about I give you a couplet?"
"couplet?"
"Well, it can be posted on both sides of the door, just like the outside of our inn. It also has some auspicious words." Li Dongsheng explained.
It's a gift. It's auspicious words. Of course, don't give it up. I quickly clasped my hands and thanked him: "Well, thank you very much, boss."
"I'm very busy today. I'll write it for you after closing time in the evening. You can pick it up tomorrow." Li Dongsheng said, carefully admiring several masterpieces that he thought were worth a tael of silver.