Chapter 162
"Is this the Yonghe Restaurant?"
Shen Jiao looked at the messy words on the plaque and was afraid to recognize them for a moment.
Ma Qianli nodded as he sat on the shaft of the cart and said, "It's right here. Miss, look at the plaque above. There's also Hall Master Zhao's personal seal."
Shen Jiao stared for a long time before she found a small square black stamp at the "foot" of the building. If you weren't careful, it would be no different from an ink dot.
"Yeah~ It seems like Hall Master Zhao has a pretty good relationship with them."
Shen Jiao sighed.
Ma Qianli waved his hand: "No, I bought it. Each character is five hundred taels. There are only four in the town. There are Yonghe Restaurant, Taihe Casino, Sishixiang Dye Shop and Weixiangzhai. Only the Lin, Ma and Liu families are wealthy and well-connected. Others want it, but Master Zhao won't sell it to them."
Shen Jiao couldn't help but look at him when she saw that he spoke so clearly.
Ma Qianli smiled at her wearing a brand new cloth dress.
His fierce face looked like a blooming flower, and he appeared to be extremely honest.
It was he who came up with the idea of blocking people at the restaurant.
According to him, Lin Changxi, the young master of Yonghe Restaurant, is now learning to manage the family business. The restaurant is a place he must visit every day. However, every time he comes, a group of idle men in the town will also come. These people play toss pots, finger-guessing games, cockfighting and dog racing in the restaurant, and have fun all day long. They treat this place as a small gambling house, and they also buy a group of singing and dancing girls to accompany them. Because of the novelty of the place, many people from the town really come here.
The business probably didn't lose money, but it just looked less and less like a restaurant.
"Miss, be careful. No matter what this place looks like now, it will always try to cheat outsiders. We'd better not move anything and just catch the people and leave. Otherwise, we will be detained."
Ma Qianli looked at the four people following the carriage with some concern, and whispered, "Why don't you wait a little longer, girl? Don't go in yet. I'll go back and call some people over. Those people are unreasonable. If they start fighting without any regard for the consequences..."
"Then their fate is bad..."
Shen Jiao just can't use spiritual power, not that he has no fighting power.
However, Shen Jiao was very grateful for what he said. She patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Ma, there is no need to go in. Just take care of the carriage here and wait for us."
"Oh, okay, as long as the girl knows what's going on."
He jumped out of the car and was about to put the step stool away when Shen Jiao jumped down lightly and walked in with the disguised Li Yan and the four disciples.
As soon as we arrived at the door, the waiter came to greet us with enthusiasm.
"Sir, please come in and have some tea or dinner. You all look unfamiliar. Are you distinguished guests from afar? It's a relief to be here. Our restaurant is famous for its food in this town."
"Famous for what?"
Shen Jiao asked as he walked inside.
He didn't feel guilty and said loudly, "It's good. It's famous. Anyone who passes by and tastes it will never forget it. The vegetables here are all freshly picked, and everything is freshly slaughtered. It tastes so fresh."
"Including guests?"
"Oh! Miss, what are you talking about? Our store has always clearly marked prices and is fair to everyone. We have a good reputation, but we never do business that kills the living or the dead. If you heard anything, it must be malicious slander from other restaurants. In today's world, the morals are declining and people's hearts are not as good as they used to be. We are doing business with integrity. Who have we offended? Why are there people who are jealous?"
When the waiter talked about this, he blinked his eyes and almost shed tears.
Shen Jiao understood him, really, that's what she did when she couldn't squeeze out tears.
Dry.
"Don't be sad. People are jealous, but you are sharp-tongued. You won't suffer any loss."
What Shen Jiao said didn't sound like anything good.
The waiter seemed to understand and smiled, "You are a sensible person, young lady. There is no need for us to say more. Would you like a private room or a seat of honor?"
"Six in the lobby."
What a poor bastard!
The waiter's smile almost froze.
He saw Shen Jiao dressed in proper clothes, sitting in a carriage, with a strange-looking man following her, a guard, and a lady from a certain family. After much persuasion, he ended up with six people in the hall.
Well, let’s just call it the lobby.
He drawled out, "Alright, six people in the lobby, please come in!"
Compared to the energetic appearance just now, this shout seemed a little lifeless.
Shen Jiao didn't care. Listening to the bustling noise on the second floor, she looked at the lobby where only a few people were, and asked, "Why is it so noisy here?"
"Oh, the noise just means we're popular here. There are a lot of guests upstairs, so please bear with me. If you want to play a few games, please take a seat."
He raised his chin upwards, but from his tone it was clear that he didn't hold out much hope.
Shen Jiao didn't go up with them either. He sat down leisurely and asked, "Can you guys still gamble here?"
"Yes! There's so much to do. As long as you have money, anything is possible. Why are you interested?"
"No." Shen Jiao said decisively.
"Okay, what would you like to order? Do you want to see the menu or let us make some recommendations?" The waiter went straight to the point.
Shen Jiao: "Get me a recipe. I'll take a look at it. First, bring two pots of water."
"Okay, two pots..." The waiter suddenly paused, "plain water?"
"Yeah, what's wrong with plain water?" Shen Jiao said confidently, "Isn't it okay for us to drink plain water? Don't you think your store doesn't have any plain water?"
"Yes, of course we have. Alright, two jugs of water!" he shouted, adding, "Just watch them first. We'll get them for you."
"Go ahead, go ahead. By the way, Baishui is free, right?" Shen Jiao asked expectantly, as if she had just remembered.
The waiter's attitude was quite good. He didn't say anything else, but just said with embarrassment: "This, my lady, it's not that I don't want to spend it, but boiling water also costs firewood. You still have to give me some money."
"Who told you to burn it?" Shen Jiao was horrified. "I like to drink it cold. Why did you burn it? Are you trying to find fault with me and extort money from me?"
"Using two jugs of water to extort money, how novel!" The waiter was a little fed up, but he didn't want to argue with her, so he resigned himself to his fate and said, "Forget it, I won't take your money, okay?"
"Why don't you accept it? You treat us like beggars," Shen Jiao was unhappy again, and fumbled around to get out two coins. "We'll still give you what we owe you, but don't take any of what we don't deserve. Don't think we're easy to bully just because we're outsiders! Here, here, this is money for your pots and bowls. Hurry up and bring up the water. What's this? You have to talk for so long just to get a pot of water in such a big restaurant. What a shabby place."
She was mumbling with resentment. The waiter looked at the two coins on the table and was so angry that his teeth were about to break. Where did this poor person come from? He was sulking for a while before he stepped forward and picked up the wine and said, "Sir, please wait a moment. Two jugs of water will be right up."
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