Chapter 314: Getting More Depressed

Everyone turned around and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a middle-aged man pointing at Feng Qi with a look of surprise.

"Oh, boy, it really is you!"

“…………”Feng Qi.

He looked at the middle-aged man in front of him in confusion, then looked at his master and the others.

He looks so familiar, how come I can't remember who he is!

Moreover, I was in disguise today, yet I was still recognized.

While thinking about it, he touched his face. It seems that Uncle Liu's craftsmanship needs to be improved.

While he was thinking about it, the middle-aged man came up to him and smiled brightly at Feng Qi.

"Young man, don't you remember me? I used to run a roast chicken shop here. Last year, you and a lady bought five roast chickens at once in my shop!"

"Roast chicken?"

Feng Qi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and asked why he couldn't remember who this person was!

It turned out that I had bought things from him before. There were so many places where I had bought things from. Seeing how enthusiastic he was, I thought he was very familiar with me.

"Yes, I run a roast chicken shop, and now I sell wontons. How about you try a bowl?"

The middle-aged man smiled and pointed to the shop behind him. As he spoke, he had already stepped aside to make way, as if inviting people to come in at any time.

“………………” Several people looked at each other.

After hesitating for a moment, they all got off their horses. They had gone through so much trouble just to get them to patronize his business. They could eat anywhere anyway, so they might as well take care of his business.

Seeing several people dismounting, the middle-aged man was so happy that his teeth were showing.

"Please come in!"

Feng Qi couldn't help but ask when he passed by him.

"The boss is quite smart. He still remembers me after all this time!"

"Of course I remember. You were holding this same sword then. I haven't seen you for over a year, so you must have darkened up a bit."

The boss said this with a smile as he welcomed the few people in.

Feng Qi looked at the sword in his hand. No wonder he didn't recognize the princess. It turned out that the sword gave him away.

A few people entered the shop and found it was very quiet. There was not a single customer inside. They chose a secluded corner and sat down.

"Boss, give us four bowls of wontons."

"Okay, everyone, please wait a moment!"

The boss smiled and nodded, then went to the kitchen to cook wontons.

I thought it would be ready in a while, but I didn't expect that the boss only brought four bowls of rice and wontons after I had already poured several bowls of tea.

"Boss, you're too slow in serving these wontons!"

Feng Qi pointed at the wontons he was holding with dissatisfaction. It was getting late and he would fall asleep soon. No wonder the shop was so deserted. At this rate, many customers would have left.

"I'm the only one in the store. Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

The middle-aged man put the wontons on the table with an apologetic look on his face.

Seeing his forehead covered in sweat, it seemed he must have been very busy just now.

"Don't you even have a helper here?" Feng Qi looked at him.

When the boss heard this, his face immediately fell.

"So my wife is here to help. Since the spring drought is severe, she went to the mountains with my mother and the others to dig wild vegetables."

"Digging wild vegetables?" Feng Qi looked at the boss, then looked at his deserted shop.

Could it be that even businessmen will not have enough to eat?

Seeing the doubt in his heart, the boss sighed again.

"Alas! Ever since the tax was raised three times last year, life has become difficult for every household. Coupled with the drought that has plagued us for years, it's almost impossible for any household to make ends meet.

My shop doesn't make much money a day, so I'm thinking of asking my family to go to the mountains to dig up more wild vegetables and store some food. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive this winter. Sigh!"

The boss became more and more depressed as he spoke. He originally ran a roast chicken shop, but later when business ran out, he was forced to open a wonton shop. Now it looked like the shop was going to close down.

Qin Chuchu, who had been hungry for a long time, lost her appetite for the steaming wontons in front of her after hearing what the boss said.

The feeling of guilt rose in his heart again. If he had not emptied Han Mulei's treasury, Zhou Quan would not have increased taxes on the people several times, and their lives would not have been so hard.

“…………”Han Muchen didn’t say a word from beginning to end.

He lowered his head and ate the wontons, but his hands holding the chopsticks were tightening.

If they can’t even make ends meet to do business, let alone the lives of the common people.

Feng Qi, who was originally complaining that the wontons were served late, now lost his temper.

"Boss, these wontons are delicious. Give us another bowl each."

I can't help with anything else, but I can still take care of his business.

"Okay, wait a moment."

The boss's eyes immediately curved with joy. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran to the kitchen.

It’s a pity that I said one more word today, otherwise I would have been in trouble again. I sold eight bowls of wontons in one go, which is enough to cover the profit of several days.

In fact, there weren't many wontons in a bowl, but Qin Chuchu still left more than half.

The main reason was that I wasn't in the mood to eat. I had come out to relax, but I didn't expect to feel more depressed the further I walked.

The old woman with a haggard face, the little girl who wanted to sell herself, and the deserted shop in front of her, none of them made her happy.

Seeing the stupid woman unhappy, Han Muchen knew what she was thinking, and his mood was not much better.

Although I knew before that the people's lives were hard, I didn't expect it to be so difficult. It seems that some things must be done as soon as possible.

After dinner, several people walked out of the shop and Feng Qi pointed forward.

"Madam, the one ahead is..."

"No!" Qin Chuchu interrupted him.

Since I left home this morning, I've been feeling more and more depressed the more I walk. I'll get depressed if I continue walking around. I want to go home early.

"Oh, okay." Feng Qi nodded.

Several people were leading their horses and preparing to turn around and go back, but before they got on the horses, they heard a loud roar in the distance.

"You damn bastards! Let my daughter go!"

"You stinky bitch, you even followed me here? I think you are tired of living!"

“…………” Several people frowned and looked towards the sound, and saw a woman struggling with several men.

I don’t know if it was what I was thinking, but I felt that those people looked very familiar. I didn’t get on the horse and walked towards the crowd.

When he got closer, he saw clearly that the people in front of him were the group of people who were knocked unconscious by him in the woods.

At this moment, he was pulling the little girl who was about to sell herself and fighting with her mother.

Seeing that the woman was holding on to the girl's hand tightly, the man became anxious.

"If you don't let go, I'll chop off your claws!"

As he said this, he touched the sword at his waist and was about to raise it when Qin Chuchu stopped him.

"stop!"

"Hmm?" The man looked up.

When he saw Qin Chuchu in front of him, his eyes suddenly became furious.

"You little bitch, I haven't even looked for you yet! And you show up at my door!"