When the woman opens her mouth, her voice is like the cry of an oriole, her voice is melodious and very beautiful.
The fat girl spread her palms, turned to look outside, thought for a while, and changed her tone: "Boss Chen, please take us to the cheongsam shop. As long as the clothes are well made, we will be grateful."
Chen Baoxiang was amused. When the little maid changed her tone, she turned her back to the door, gritted her teeth, and her voice was very gentle. Apparently she was afraid that the young lady would scold her, so she had to change her tone.
He walked out and led the way to Yuqian Cheongsam Shop on Furong Street.
After entering the store, the two tailors in the store warmly welcomed me.
The woman looked at several pieces of silk and satin and remained silent.
"Miss, this is a material from Hangzhou, the only one available in Jinan. All the families of dignitaries in the city choose this material!"
"What I want is Huanxi yarn. Li Qingzhao said that when the rain hits the bananas, they will become green, fat, red and thin. What I want is that kind of fine satin."
Chen Baoxiang was surprised. This woman did not show her true face and could not see her facial features clearly, but her opening of her mouth proved that she was no ordinary person.
When ordinary women go to a cheongsam shop, they will listen to the tailor's introduction and will not over-select.
Besides, Yuqian cheongsam shop has such a good reputation that it has gone to the extent of bullying customers.
The woman dismissed the thirty pieces of satin on the counter and directly mentioned "Huanxi yarn", which was a jargon only understood by big customers from all over the world.
Before washing, the colors are bright, the flowers are clustered, and the patterns are realistic.
After washing, it will not shrink, lose shape, fade, or be damaged at all.
Only in this way can it be considered top-notch "Huanxi yarn".
The two tailors looked at each other and raised their thumbs at the woman at the same time: "Experts, I'm sorry."
They walked behind the gauze curtain, opened two cupboard doors, and carried out a four-foot-square, three-foot-high gray-white camphor wood box.
The lid of the box was opened, and inside was a piece of cloth wrapped in linen.
Two waiters helped, spreading the cloth on the counter, and then unwrapped the fine linen to reveal the true color of the satin.
The woman did not come closer to take a closer look, but directly ordered: "Make two pieces of each piece of satin, one for autumn and one for winter."
The two tailors raised their thumbs again, without saying a word, directly opened the glass door of the VIP room on the right and asked the woman to come over and measure the clothes.
From beginning to end, Chen Baoxiang didn't say anything.
The conversation between the woman and the tailor is like a battle between masters in the world of martial arts.
Others stand aside, unable to read or understand, so how dare they express their opinions?
Chen Baoxiang sat on a chair by the door, face to face with the fat girl.
"Boss Chen, Miss said, your rice and meat are the best in Jinan?"
Chen Baoxiang didn't expect the other party to ask such a question and couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at? The lady said that Jinan is the place where Shandong cuisine flourishes. When I get here, let me eat as much as I can. I just walked along the street and didn't see many big signs. Shandong cuisine. I don't know when the lady will
After you finish your work, can you treat me to dinner?"
Chen Baoxiang felt strange. This fat girl was just a servant. She mumbled and asked the lady to treat her to dinner. How could there be such a rule?
"Your lady invites you to dinner?"
"Yes, I followed her from the capital. It was a bumpy ride, the horse was tired, I couldn't sleep well, and I couldn't eat well. I just wanted to have a good night's sleep, and then I accompanied her to make clothes. Oh, I'm really exhausted!"
Chen Baoxiang couldn't help but ask: "What do you call your young lady?"
The fat girl shook her head: "Why do I have to tell you?"
Only then did Chen Baoxiang realize that this fat girl looked innocent and silly on the surface, but at the critical moment, she was actually very clever.
He tried to trick him, but the other party didn't fall for it at all.
As soon as the outer door opened, Lian Chengbi walked in carrying a small gray bag.
Without stopping in the lobby, he walked straight past the counter and back.
Chen Baoxiang's heart sank suddenly. The woman and the fat girl were introduced respectfully, which would definitely be detrimental to Liancheng Bi.
He looked out of the window and saw that there were not many people on the street. They were all passing by in a hurry, and they didn't look like they were being watched.
"Are you really a cook?"
Chen Baoxiang nodded and looked at the fat girl.
"I've seen many cooks in Peiping, wearing white aprons, white hats, and leather shoes... Some of them even wear white gloves when serving food. But you--"
She looked Chen Baoxiang up and down, curled her lips, and shook her head in disappointment.
Chen Baoxiang felt suffocated. Rice Shop is not a big hotel, so there is no need to wear a white apron.
When he gets to the Grand View Garden, he will be like the chefs in Peiping, who will prepare the food in style first.
"The lady said that the people in Jinan are very honest and very polite to the Japanese. Therefore, the Japanese also like Jinan and immigrated here from Peiping and Qingdao. The lady has many Japanese friends, and she likes to eat and chat with them and share the Chinese culture.
Introduce them to..."
Chen Baoxiang snorted. Chinese people like to hang out with Japanese people, which is very shameless in itself.
No matter how beautiful she is, she is a traitor and a lackey.
The woman walked out of the VIP room, followed respectfully by two tailors.
"All winter clothes should be half a size larger than the measurements we just measured. There are so many delicious foods in winter. After a meal of Prince Gong's hotpot, I will gain weight."
The two tailors smiled and complimented each other as they walked.
"Xiao Rong, shall we go?"
The woman waved her hand and led Chen Baoxiang and the fat girl out of the cheongsam shop.
"Boss Chen, thank you for your guidance. The craftsmanship of Yuqian's cheongsam shop is very good, and I am very satisfied. Xiaorong, watch and admire!"
The fat girl took out two oceans from her pocket and handed them to Chen Baoxiang.
Chen Baoxiang thanked him for the reward, and then accepted Dayang.
The woman and the fat girl went west, and Chen Baoxiang returned to the rice shop.
When he arrived at the courtyard, he was still confused.
There is obviously no need for him to come forward. The woman and the fat girl are both sophisticated people, but they just drag him into it. I don't know why?
He was doing things respectfully, moving east and west, which made his heart always hanging.
Although those two oceans were reward money, they felt awkward to hold in my hands.
Liu Yue'e came back and was shocked when she saw his appearance: "Master, did you not sleep well last night? Your eyes are sunken?"
She came back holding a mirror and asked Chen Baoxiang to look at it.
In the mirror, Chen Baoxiang's face looked very haggard, as if he had aged ten years, and even his back was stooped.
"I'm fine."
"It's okay, it's okay. Just say it's okay. Go back and lie down quickly. I'll kill an old hen on the street to make up for it first."
Liu Yue'e helped Chen Baoxiang to the kang, dragged the quilt over his heart, and then ran out without touching the ground with his feet.
Chen Baoxiang felt his eyes go dark, and the sky and the earth were spinning, and the beams of the room turned into Sun Wukong's golden cudgel, spinning around in the air.
When he closed his eyes, he felt that he was on the goods platform, surrounded by Japanese 38 caps and bayonets.
"Is this still Jinan? There are bayonets everywhere, there is no life anywhere, there are dead people everywhere, and there are mass graves everywhere..."
He didn't dare to close his eyes anymore and opened them all at once.
Outside, the bellows sounded, and soon the aroma of stewed chicken wafted to my nose.
He thought of Gu Lanchun and wished he could drink a bowl of chicken soup to replenish himself while she was in front of him.
Suddenly, the door opened, someone came in, and then closed the door.
"It's me."
Chen Baoxiang was delighted, that was Gu Lanchun's voice.
"Why are you here?"
"Someone visited the cheongsam shop, and the head of the sect said that he couldn't see his origin clearly, so he asked me to come out and find out. At that moment, I already knew that her surname was Zhang and that she was from Japan."
Chen Baoxiang sat up, his head started to feel dizzy again, his body was swaying and he couldn't get off the ground.
"Boss Chen, just lie down. Tell me, how did that woman get together with you?"
Chen Baoxiang repeated what Bi Gong had said, but the woman did not reveal any flaws, and he could not guess her origin.
"By the way, after she entered the cheongsam shop, she looked at the satin on the counter and asked for 'Huanxi yarn'. She is a lady who has seen the world."
Gu Lanchun took out four photos and showed them in front of Chen Baoxiang.
In the photo, there are four rich ladies wearing gold and silver.
"I can't recognize her. She always wore a veil and never took it off. Where was the tailor? Did they see clearly when they measured her clothes?"
"I can't ask them. No one on Furong Street is trustworthy. They have been in the cheongsam shop for several years, and the possibility of being bribed is too high."
Chen Baoxiang frowned. In this case, Gu Lanchun's investigation would be unsustainable.
"Boss Chen, beware of Bi Gong at all costs. The things he did outside the customs have disgraced the Northeast Army. People in the world say, Bi Gong, Bi Jing followed the Japanese and learned nothing else but ruthlessness.
And shameless. If you fall into their hands, you will never come out alive."
Chen Baoxiang also wanted to avoid Bi Gong, but the rice was spread out here and people could come whenever they wanted, so he couldn't turn them away.
Unless he closes his business and leaves Jinan, it will be difficult to escape Bigong's oppression.
"Boss Chen, the sect master said that when I leave Jinan in the future, everything in Wanhua Tower will be entrusted to you. You are not a money-grubbing person, but you have to spend money to do anything now. It is always good to have money.
Right?"
Chen Baoxiang was keenly aware of the key point in these words: "Boss Gu, are you leaving?"
"Yes, the Japanese are too cunning. On the surface, the cheongsam shop has not been exposed and can move freely. In fact, there are signs that we have been monitored by the Japanese. It is possible every day that we will not see the sun tomorrow."
Chen Baoxiang sighed helplessly, but there was nothing he could do.
He is not a big shot like Chief Han, who can single-handedly shade Gu Lanchun and make her happy and worry-free.
In the troubled and declining Jinan City, he was just a little cook.
The aroma of chicken soup became stronger and stronger. Liu Yue'e opened the door and came in. There was a large bowl of chicken soup on a wooden tray, and two sesame seed cakes next to it.
Gu Lanchun turned around and hid behind the closet, quietly and without leaving any trace.
"Head of the house, drink chicken soup while it's hot and take good care of yourself. You, you have been worried too much before and after the new year. Your heart is tired, your legs and feet are tired. Take a rest, take a good rest. You are the backbone of this family, and everyone in the family is tired.
It’s pointing at you!”
Liu Yue'e put down the tray and hurried out.
Chen Baoxiang suddenly felt that his wish had come true.
Before, when he smelled the aroma of stewed chicken, he thought of Gu Lanchun and wanted to give her some nourishing food. Now, the two of them were inside the house, while Liu Yue'e was outside, not disturbing each other and enjoying their own time.
"Boss Gu, let's have a bowl of chicken soup. You've been running back and forth for so long. It's time to take a rest."
Gu Lanchun stepped out of the shadows and looked at Chen Baoxiang.
At this moment, the eyes of the two people were equally complicated.
This bowl of chicken soup represents Liu Yuee's heart and Chen Baoxiang's heart...