Su Qi knew that Gu Beiheng would not let her participate, and besides, her presence would hinder his performance.
Thought for a moment.
He agreed to go to the inn with Baizhi and wait.
Here, Ying Shiyi and a few others were already cleaning up the battlefield.
In the yard diagonally opposite.
There were also a few people cleaning up the battlefield.
Su Qi called Bai Zhi and left with her.
The two of them went to Liu's Inn together. As for why it was called Liu's Inn, Su Qi didn't know.
I only know that it was named after the inn in Northwest City.
The innkeeper's surname is Huang, and he is only about thirty years old.
He is not tall and is thin, with a pair of small eyes that roll around. His nickname is Weasel.
As soon as Su Qi and Bai Zhi entered the room, the weasel squinted his eyes and took a closer look from behind the counter.
Then he stood up and slid along the counter to the front.
"Greetings, Madam. I am the shopkeeper here. Could you please take Madam and Miss Baizhi to the inner courtyard?" With a polite smile on his face, the Weasel extended his hand in a gesture of invitation.
"Okay. Make two light meals and send them over, but don't put any animal oil in them." Su Qi nodded.
"Yes, I'll do it right away. I'll send the account book to Madam later." The weasel had long known that the owner behind the Liu Family Inn had changed from Gu Beiheng to Su Qi.
The boss doesn't take care of things, only the boss's wife does.
The weasel personally led Su Qi and Bai Zhi through several corridors and walked towards the backyard.
After a while, they arrived at a quiet courtyard and opened the door to let Su Qi and Bai Zhi in.
Liujia Inn has a courtyard-style house with a total of three floors.
In addition, there are several independent small courtyards for wealthy and prestigious guests to live in.
Su Qi took a look and saw that there were three main rooms, a study, and two side rooms, which were probably for servants and maids.
The weasel was sent here and then left.
After a while.
Two maids brought hot water and asked Su Qi to wash up first.
Bai Zhi told Su Qi that the clothes in the room were all made according to the body shapes of Su Qi, Gu Beiheng, Dabao and Erbao.
Let them have clothes to wear at all times.
Su Qi went to wash and change clothes first.
When she arrived at the main hall, the maid informed her that Manager Huang was waiting outside.
Show Su Qi the account book.
Su Qi walked into the study.
She took the tea handed to her by the maid, a rose-baked black tea, and took a sip slowly, letting the weasel in.
After the weasel came in, he handed Su Qi an account book.
The inn is divided into two parts, with accommodation and a restaurant next door. However, due to the cold weather and the recent snowstorm and the disturbances caused by refugees, business at the inn and restaurant is not good.
Su Qi flipped through the account book and frowned:
"The restaurant is losing money this month, and the inn's business is not good either." If this continues, they will soon lose everything.
Alas, doing business is not easy.
Especially in this situation, it is even more difficult to open a store.
The weasel bent over and wiped the invisible sweat from his forehead. He was about to have a heart attack. How could he have imagined that doing business here would be more difficult than in Northwest City?
The dogs died after hearing this.
When I went back to check my account with Old Cui from Xibei Town, I found myself way behind him. Wouldn't he laugh at me for the rest of my life?
I came here from Northwest City with great ambitions to open a store, but from the opening till now, I have only made losses and no profit.
I've lost all my face.
"Madam, I am a fool. Please forgive me, Madam."
Su Qi closed the account book, picked up the teacup and said comfortingly:
"It's none of your business. Even if you're a skilled woman, there's nothing you can do about this situation. Let me think about what to do."
Su Qi put down the cup, pinched his brows and thought about the store's business.
According to the discussion with County Magistrate Zhou, we need to encourage businesses to operate normally. We also need to find ways to stimulate consumption and keep all businesses running normally.
Only in this way can we ensure that some people solve the problem first.
Su Qi's consciousness entered the space and he looked around the supermarket for inspiration.
When her eyes fell on the spicy hot pot base, she couldn't help but get excited.
Isn’t the snowstorm the perfect time to enjoy skewers?
In the restaurant, put the stir-fried dishes aside and start eating skewers?
After all, on snowy days, skewers and restaurants are a better match.
My own charcoal kiln has plenty of charcoal, so the cost is lower than others.
Su Qi's brows relaxed when she thought of this.
"Manager Huang, I've thought of something fresh to eat. The weather is perfect, so send someone to the blacksmith shop to make some pots."
"Baizhi, grind the ink for me so I can draw the blueprint of the pot first." Su Qi set his eyes on Baizhi.
Bai Zhi bowed, walked to the desk and started grinding ink.
The weasel was surprised. Why would they even need to replace the cooking pot? Could they even replace the firewood in the stove?
Madam, are you serious or joking?
I have a lot on my mind.
I just don't dare to show it.
However, in the eyes of the weasel.
The lady is not very reliable.
Su Qi quickly drew the pot, and then drew the stove with a few more strokes.
The painting is a bit abstract, but Su Qi can understand it overall.
The weasel and Baizhi looked confused.
What is this painting about?
I don't understand and I don't dare to speak nonsense.
Su Qi pointed at the blueprint and said, "See? Follow this pattern to make pots at the blacksmith shop, and these furnaces can be customized in the cave where they are fired.
This is called a hot pot, and it's similar to the antique soup pot."
Baizhi and the weasel suddenly understood.
It turned out to be an antique soup.
This is not surprising.
"Madam, there's a shop that sells antique soup in Yun County. Business is really good. Just the hot pot mutton attracts a lot of people."
Su Qi chuckled:
"Our hot pot is a little different. We have several choices for the soup base."
Su Qi made a simmered hot pot, so she wasn't afraid of the soup base of the antique soup. She guaranteed that the spicy hot pot would attract a large number of customers.
The weasel didn't quite believe it, but he was loyal. Naturally, he didn't dare to delay Su Qi's request. "I'll arrange it right away."
The weasel took the blueprint and left in a hurry.
After a while, the maid brought three dishes and a soup.
Su Qi and Bai Zhi had dinner together. The food tasted ordinary. It wasn't even as good as Xia He's cooking. Su Qi knew that it would be strange if there were no problems with the restaurant.
This side.
Gu Beiheng and his men kicked open the door of the secret room that Su Qi was afraid of.
Inside the secret room, there were five people tied up with iron chains, which were passed through their limbs and nailed to the wall.
The area close to the skin is dark red.
Five skinny men, with disheveled hair, were half leaning against the wall. They couldn't stand up straight or sit down, as the length of the iron chain forced them to lean in this strange position.
Whenever you doze off, you pull at the chains.
When Gu Beiheng came in and saw this scene, he couldn't help but frown.
What a perverted punishment.
"Who are you?"
Gu Beiheng walked over and lit the oil lamp in the secret room.
The entire secret room was filled with a foul stench and the smell of blood and dirt.
Those people slowly tilted their heads with their eyes half closed.
One of them couldn't help but slide down a little, and the iron chain was immediately pulled.
The excruciating pain made him growl like a wild animal, tears streaming down his face. He murmured, "Give me a quick death, give me a quick death."
Death is also a luxury.
Gu Beiheng walked over to support him and let him lean on him. Ignoring the blood and stench on his body, he gently comforted him:
"Who are you?"
The man's cracked lips moved, but he said nothing in the end. A trace of determination and loyalty flashed in his eyes.
Gu Beiheng signaled Ying Shiyi and the others to cut the iron chains.
Ying Shiyi and Wei Dagou and a few others started hacking wildly.
In the narrow secret room, the sound of the knife cutting the iron chain and the flying debris all made people feel suffocated.
These people are obviously from the shadow guards.
Even though he was tortured like this, he still refused to reveal any information about his master. Ying Shiyi and the others couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when they saw this.
Shadow guards have long been trained to be emotionless.
But their presence with Gu Beiheng did not make them lose their feelings for him.
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