Chapter 75: The Rare Goods Shop
Qin Huaisheng had been standing aside since he entered the private room and saw with his own eyes Xu Zhao sit down without any hesitation.
You have to know that in this era of strict hierarchy, the concept of hierarchy is deeply rooted in people's minds.
Before Shen Yu sat down, Xu Zhao sat down first.
Qin Huaisheng has been an official for many years and has risen from the bottom to his current position. Reading people's words and expressions is a skill he must learn.
He secretly glanced at Shen Yu's expression and saw that he didn't think it was wrong at all. It seemed that these two were used to getting along like this.
Qin Huaisheng was surprised, and then he asked about Xu Zhao's news, hoping to get close to him.
The prince attaches so much importance to this woman that he must have a close relationship with her. If he gets along well with her and then persuades her, he will definitely have hope of getting promoted and making a fortune.
Unfortunately, Xu Zhao did not answer him.
Under normal circumstances, he would have been furious with such an ignorant woman, but now he dared not say anything.
Seeing that the two nobles ignored him, Qin Huaisheng could only stand aside awkwardly.
In order to see more clearly, Xu Zhao stood up from the stool and walked quickly to the window.
She formed her hands into the shape of a telescope and raised them in front of her eyes, allowing her eyes to focus on the store she had discovered.
The waiter moved quickly. Not long after he left, he walked into the private room with a pot of freshly brewed tea. "Three guests, the snacks are still being prepared. Please wait a moment. I will serve you the tea first."
As soon as the waiter entered the room, he saw that only one of the three was sitting at the table. Although he was dressed simply, his noble temperament was extremely obvious.
He had just seen almost the same thing on the second floor as what happened at the door of Zhang's Clinic next door.
Naturally, he recognized that the noble man sitting there was the prince stationed at the border.
As for the county magistrate standing aside, the waiter was naturally very familiar with him.
However, the girl standing by the window must be an extraordinary person, judging from the strange and bizarre stories she told at the door of the clinic just now.
The waiter was very tactful. After the tea was served, he placed the three cups on the tray upright, brewed a cup of tea and handed it to Chen Yu. He brewed another cup and walked to the window with it, "Miss, try our fine tea."
Even though he didn't know how to appreciate tea, as the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you. Xu Zhao took the tea from Xiao Er and politely replied, "Thank you."
It just so happened that she was indeed thirsty at the moment, but she had a rough taste and could not tell the quality of tea.
Seeing the white eyes slowly rising to the rim of the teacup, Xu Zhao raised the cup to his lips, blew gently, and when he saw that it was almost cool, he drank the cup of tea in one gulp.
This operation directly confused the waiter beside him. This girl is really careless, but this is not the way to drink tea...
Seeing her drinking like a whale, Chen Yu just smiled dotingly. It seemed that she was really thirsty.
"Waiter, make another cup." Chen Yu ordered directly.
"Okay!" The waiter thought he was going to make tea for the prince, so he picked up the teapot and prepared to fill Chen Yu's cup, but he saw that the cup on the table was still full.
The waiter had a quick mind and understood what Shen Yu meant after just a glance.
He came to the window with the teapot, "Girl, I'll fill it up for you."
Xu Zhao once again took the cup handed to her by the waiter. This time, she was not in a hurry to drink it. Instead, she leaned against the window sill and looked out.
Qin Huaisheng, who was ignored at the side, coughed lightly. The waiter slapped his head, forgetting that there was another master. He hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him, only to be met with Qin Huaisheng's eyes staring at him.
The waiter shrank back, not daring to provoke, and hurriedly went to see if the snacks were ready.
Xu Zhao held up the teacup and drank it intermittently, "County Magistrate Qin, there is actually a rare goods shop in your city?"
A rare goods shop?
Qin Huaisheng pondered, is there such a store in the city?
Even though he is the official in charge of this city, it does not mean that he knows everything about this city. Especially in recent years, he has been negligent in management, and many people's affairs have been glossed over, and nothing serious has happened.
But being asked this question in front of the prince, he felt guilty and unsure.
He pretended to say, "Yes... there is such a family."
Qin Huaisheng prayed silently in his heart: Don’t ask anymore, he knows nothing!
But heaven just doesn't go according to people's wishes.
"So what are the things sold in this rare goods shop?" Xu Zhao asked curiously.
She just saw something very interesting. If she hadn't seen it suddenly, she would have almost forgotten something very important.
When asked this question, Qin Huaisheng almost couldn't hold the cup in his hand steadily, and his hands were shaking with panic.
During the years at the border, the city has changed several county magistrates. Most of them stayed here for a few years. Either they made mistakes and were demoted, or they climbed up the ladder and were promoted to other places.
Chen Yu was used to seeing these so-called officials who had power but did nothing. They were truly parasites in the court.
Seeing that he couldn't answer, Shen Yu was not surprised at all. He just smiled sarcastically and took a sip of tea.
This smile frightened Qin Huaisheng so much that he dropped the teacup.
The cup broke into pieces on the ground, leaving debris all over the floor.
Qin Huaisheng didn't care about anything else and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, please forgive me!" His voice was trembling, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead in an instant, and his back felt very cold.
"What happened to County Magistrate Qin? Why did he kneel down for no reason?" Xu Zhao pretended to be completely unaware.
The border city is not big, and it only takes about two hours to walk from the east to the west. The incident in front of Zhang's medical clinic caused a lot of buzz, and most people in the city came to join in the fun, curious about what happened.
Only Magistrate Qin arrived late, which showed that he didn't care about the affairs in the city. It is really disheartening to have such a caring official.
"I was just asking casually. If you really don't know, you can ask the waiter to come up and ask, or I can go there myself. It's just a small matter." Xu Zhao drank the last sip of water in the cup.
The cup was small and she could finish the water in it in two or three sips. It was not even enough for her to pretend.
It was explained so clearly, how could Qin Huaisheng not understand? He pinched his sleeves, wiped the dense beads of sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, quickly stood up and went out to call the waiter.
On the way, the waiter learned why the county magistrate called him, and as soon as he entered the private room, he quickly introduced himself to Xu Zhao.
"This rare goods shop has been open on the street in front for four or five years. We are located at the border, adjacent to Mobei State and Zhongjin State. Merchants from the two places often come here to sell some goods. What they sell are all things we don't have here, so the shop is named this rare goods shop."
The waiter has been working here for some years. Teahouses are places where information gathers, so he knows everything about what shops are open on this street and what they do.
"That is to say, if the other two items can be bought in this rare goods shop, then people from other countries can also buy things here? Or can people from Mobei Country also come into the city to buy things?"
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