Chapter 13 Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Song Yunzhi naturally remembered.
She was spotted by Chaitou at the dock and a conflict ensued. After she tipped off the enemy, Chaitou blocked the outside of the teahouse and a fight broke out between the two sides.
Speaking of revenge, has she forgotten what she has done? The poisonous insect is still in him. Compared to those people, who is his real enemy?
However, Qian Tong ignored the young master's resentment. She came prepared today and was determined to avenge him.
The Cui family's restaurant, which is also connected to the pawnshop business, is run by Cui Yunfang, the second son of the Cui family.
Most of the people who came into the restaurant were outsiders who had just arrived in Yangzhou. The waiters were enthusiastic and provided attentive service. Horse-drawn carriages brought the guests back from the dock one by one. When they arrived at the door, there were special people to help them get off the carriages, carry their suitcases and baskets, and politely welcome them into the restaurant.
They provide good food and drink, and are also responsible for introducing jobs.
Beautiful Yangzhou, warm-hearted people, even the scholar couldn't help but sigh, "Yangzhou is wonderful, I really did come to the right place. What dishes do you have? Please give me some Yangzhou specialties."
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
The waiter who had brought him over continued to persuade him, "Young Master, please think carefully. The job at our restaurant is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you wait any longer, I'm afraid it might be gone..."
The young master insisted, "Give it to those who need it. I have a letter of recommendation, so I won't bother you with the errand."
"Sir, you're new in Yangzhou and don't know the rules here. A letter of recommendation is useless. It's not as quick as a word from our restaurant owner. Could you please let me take a look at the letter of recommendation? I'll weigh it for you."
The young man was cautious and declined politely, "It's not convenient."
The waiter's expression changed suddenly and he reached out to take his bag.
The scholar was stunned and hurried to protect her, "You, what are you doing?!"
The waiter stopped pretending and said coldly, "I don't think you can afford the food, so I'll deduct these things from the restaurant first. You can come back to collect them when you've paid your bill."
The scholar said angrily, "How do you know I can't afford the money?"
The waiter was not in a hurry. He held out his hand and looked at him with disdain. "Okay, one hundred taels. Young master, pay first."
The scholar stared in amazement. "One, one hundred taels? What kind of food costs one hundred taels?"
"The dishes you ordered are all very expensive, plus the escort and carriage fees, one hundred taels is too little for you."
The scholar got anxious and argued, "I, I didn't ask you to send me off!"
"Isn't the carriage you're riding in mine? Didn't I carry your bag?"
“But you didn’t ask for money…”
As soon as he finished speaking, several tall and strong waiters gathered around and looked at the scholar ferociously.
The waiter in front of him smiled and said, "You are a scholar, yet you are trying to take advantage of others. Just ask yourself, what in the world doesn't cost money?"
"I know, this is a shady place!" Before anyone could react, the scholar suddenly shouted, causing all the guests to look around. The waiter's face darkened, and he stopped being polite and ordered them, "Destroy him."
Unexpectedly, the scholar slipped away like a loach, slipping past the others and running downstairs while shouting, "Everyone, be careful! This is a shady shop. Don't be fooled! Run!"
The waiter bared his teeth in anger, "Damn it, if we catch him, I'll pull out his tongue first."
Several people chased to the lobby. Some of the people below also realized that something was wrong. After hearing what the scholar said, they all became alert and stood up to flee.
The waiter twitched his mouth and said, "Close the door!" No one can go out today.
Just as he finished speaking, two people walked in from outside.
The one in front is a young lady, wearing a moon-white cloud brocade shirt with a silk skirt. When she walks, a pair of gold-thread shoes embroidered with gold thread are exposed underneath. Two words are written all over her body: "precious".
The young man followed closely behind. He was no longer wearing the green coarse cloth of that day. His round-necked robe was made of rare floating brocade, and he wore a golden crown and jade belt. In a flash, he transformed himself from a down-and-out young man into the noble young master of Gusong Yushan.
The moment they saw Song Yunzhi, the waiters in the restaurant all changed their expressions.
Qian Tong glanced at the scholar who had fallen to the ground as if nothing had happened, and asked curiously, "What happened?"
The waiters opposite them looked nervous and called out to the middle-aged man in front of them, "Boss..."
"Go inform the Second Young Master."
"yes."
The waiter went to call for help, and the owner of the shop came forward with a smile and said, "Seventh Lady, why are you here today instead of going to the porridge stall to distribute porridge?"
Qian Tong asked doubtfully, "The door of your restaurant is open, so why can't I come?"
Although rumors were swirling outside that the Qian family was in trouble, they hadn't fallen yet and couldn't openly offend them. The owner of the store stepped forward and said with a smile, "You can come. What would Seventh Lady like to eat today? I'll cook it myself."
He was willing to do the operation himself, but Qian Tong was afraid that he would poison himself.
"I'm not here to eat." Qian Tong explained his purpose. "A few days ago, my son-in-law was beaten by your people."
She stepped back, letting the young man behind her pass so the shop owner could carefully identify him. She also helped him recall the whole process in detail. "Ten days ago, my son-in-law and his brother had just left the dock when your people rushed over. Because my son-in-law didn't want to go with you, you became angry and cursed at him, then blocked his way. More than a dozen thugs blocked the two outsiders in the alley and beat them up..."
Song Yunzhi's eyes jumped, and he withdrew his gaze from the restaurant and looked at her.
The shop owner's eyes widened. He was the firewood head from that day. As soon as the two came in, he recognized the young man next to Qi Niangzi. He was amazed that Qian Qi Niangzi's brother-in-law was the poor guy from that day. No wonder he couldn't find him.
Hearing her story, Chaitou's smile faded. Could she please stop confusing right and wrong? Who was the person who got beaten that day? "Seventh Lady, it's a bit unethical of you to say that..."
"Yes, yes, yes." The scholar had already climbed up from the ground and interrupted Chaitou's words. He looked at Qian Tong as if he had found a confidant and said to her hurriedly: "To be honest, my lady, I was also brought here from the dock..."
The people around gradually realized, "It really is a shady shop."
"Everyone, hurry up and see if anything is missing."
"What should we do? Can we still get out?"
"Let's report to the police..."
Chaitou's face turned green, and he wanted to tear the scholar's mouth apart. However, because Qian Tong was there, he couldn't do anything, so he could only send the man away first. "Seventh Lady, tell me, what do you want?"
Qian Tongdao simply said, "For the sake of your eldest son, call the man out and let me cut off his arm, and this matter will be over."
She said it calmly, as if it was an arm, just a branch that could be broken at any time. Although they often did such vicious things, it also depended on whose arm it was.
Chaitou's sunken cheeks twitched.
Qian Tong turned around and asked the young man, making up his mind, "Who hit you?"
Song Yunzhi looked at her indifferently.
"Seventh Lady, there's no need to look for me. It's me." Chaitou didn't want to play along any longer and said sarcastically, "If I had known that the poor warrior would become the future son-in-law of the Qian family, I would have shown some mercy."
"You hit him?" Qian Tong said, "Then have your second son come over and kowtow to me twice, telling me he was wrong and shouldn't have allowed his subordinates to do such unscrupulous things, and I will forgive him."
Chaitou understood that she came here today just to cause trouble.
Cui Liu Niangzi had already married into the prefectural government, and now she was looking for trouble without considering her own weight. The Qian family's headman sneered, "I remind you, Qi Niangzi, the Cui and Qian families have not yet torn their faces apart. If this matter escalates, the Qian family will suffer."
Qian Tong glanced back at the dull-looking young man, his eyes filled with heartache. He felt indignant for him and snorted angrily, "You mean, even a dog from the Cui family can beat up my son-in-law from the Qian family, and I can't ask you for an explanation?"
"Qian Tong! I advise you not to seek death..."
Before he could finish his words, a gangster in the restaurant suddenly stood up and said, "This is a shady shop. What are you all still standing there for? Do you want to die here?!"
"In broad daylight, the restaurant dared to blatantly cheat and extort the people. Does it have any respect for the law?"
"The prefecture doesn't care?"
"Let's go find the prefect now."
The crowd's emotions were stirred, and when they saw the strong and burly men leading the charge, they immediately felt emboldened and shouted, "Let's go, report to the authorities, and ask the prefect to make the decision..."
People from both sides started fighting.
Although he knew that all this was the plot of the evil woman beside her, when Song Yunzhi saw Ajin, who was wearing a skirt and was as strong as a bull, his eyes couldn't help but darken.
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