Chapter 43 (Beef Noodles)

After eating and drinking, several people left.

Because she was worried about Ah Heng's identity and what if the uncles did something bad to him, Yan Qiushu didn't take him outside to play. They just took him for a walk to digest his food and then went back.

But on this day, Dongdong seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and often asked the servants to buy chicken feet, fried chicken and other things to eat.

I always think that food sold outside tastes better than food cooked by my own chef.

Of course, the premise is that it cannot be compared with Yan Qiushu's.

However, in order to eat like this, he also paid a big price, that is, the amount of exercise increased. Xiao Wai Ting and his mother were not at home, so there was no one to teach him.

When Xie Qingyun learned about this trouble, she directly invited Xiao Huaiqi to come over.

So Yan Qiushu could hear Dongdong's crying every day from then on.

The young man looked gentle and refined, but in fact he was ruthless and cruel. He would not let go until Dongdong was completely exhausted.

Yan Qiushu felt very sympathetic when she saw this, but she didn't say a word.

Being too fat is indeed not good, especially for children, as it affects their health.

At this time, Yan Qiushu also received the first month's dividend.

Dividends!

Although she invested in the company through technology and didn't have to worry about anything, she still got 20%!

But it wasn't much, because the money was used more for opening branches. Eighty percent was invested in the initial expenses and subsequent branches. In the end, this store with small profits but quick turnover gave her only five taels of silver in the first month!

It doesn't seem like much, but it's only the first month, and Yan Qiushu is very satisfied.

Just after getting the money, Yan Qiushu also counted her recent money.

Adding up all the little things, at first glance, it comes to six hundred taels!

I want to buy a farm at this time, but I wonder if I can buy one?

Yan Qiushu was eager to move. Although she lived well in the Xiao family's house now, it was not her own house after all. Her initial view of the Xiao family was that it was a job with food and lodging provided, and she could go home occasionally after work.

For example, during the Chinese New Year, it is not good to always spend the New Year at someone else's house. The other party is enthusiastic, but she is not able to reciprocate.

Therefore, from time to time, Yan Qiushu would go out for a walk and ask the real estate agents about the surrounding conditions and prices.

Ask around first.

If you see something you like, just write it down and when you have enough money, you can just buy it.

Yan Qiushu thought so, so she didn't show it when she saw the manor she liked. The real estate agent thought she was not interested and persuaded her, "Although our price is expensive, the location is good. If you really want it, I can give you a small amount, 800 taels, the title deed and everything, and I will take you to get it, and give you two servants."

Yan Qiushu looked at the suburban villa in front of her. Although it looked a bit run-down, the front and back yards were huge. She tried to keep her mouth shut and said calmly, "It's OK, but I have to take another look and compare it."

Again no success.

The housekeeper took her back to the city in disappointment.

Yan Qiushu left the house and asked excitedly, "Shui Yu, what do you think of this manor?"

Shui Yu thought about it and nodded: "It's OK, the location is big enough, but it's in the suburbs, so we need to hire more servants, and a few good fighters, otherwise it's easy to get into trouble."

Yan Qiushu also nodded: "You are right."

This brings us to the question of buying servants.

If she wanted to have capable servants, that would cost a lot of money, not to mention such a big farm. She also wanted to buy land, hire people to farm it, buy some sheep, etc.

One thousand taels as a base?!

Got to keep saving money.

Fortunately, the housing prices in Kyoto are stable, unlike modern times where the prices change every day. In her previous life, she worked as a social animal for several years, thinking that she could earn enough for a down payment by saving money and working for two years. However, two years later, the housing prices went up, and she needed another two years to earn enough for the down payment!

Yan Qiushu was sighing when Shui Yu suddenly touched her, pointed to a noisy crowd in front of her, and said, "Miss, is this Mr. Xue whom I met last time?"

Yan Qiushu looked over and saw Xue Guangxiu's uncle whom she met two days ago, blushing and being pulled by a woman. The woman said fiercely, "You said you wanted so much, and now you tell me you don't have enough money? Fine, pawn your jade pendant to me!"

"This is too expensive. You didn't say it was that expensive at the beginning. I don't want it. Here's the fifty cents for you!" The young man wanted to struggle, but he was carrying a lot of bags in his hands, so he didn't dare to move too much. He didn't struggle, feeling helpless.

The two were still struggling when Yan Qiushu approached.

One wanted the jade pendant, but the other couldn't bear to give it up, so he held it tightly and refused to give it to him.

During the struggle, he seemed to see Yan Qiushu, his body stiffened, and then relaxed.

The woman took a quick look and tried to snatch the jade pendant away.

Yan Qiushu hurried forward and quickly snatched the jade pendant the next second before she tried to pull it away.

The woman saw that the fat sheep she had caught was gone, and she immediately glared at him: "What do you mean?! You stole my things!"

"What do you mean yours? This belongs to this young master!" Yan Qiushu's face was gloomy. She always wore a veil when she went out, but when her eyes turned cold, they were quite scary and frightened the woman.

But she quickly came to her senses, looked around, beat her chest and stamped her feet, and shouted: "Hey, I'm just running a small business, you can't wrongly accuse me like this, he bought my cakes and said he had no money, I was afraid he would run away, so I asked him to mortgage the jade pendant, what did I do..."

The boy panicked even more, as if he had fallen into water and was being boiled. He wanted to speak, but couldn't say anything at this moment. He could only helplessly say, "Forget it, forget it..."

Yan Qiushu pushed him aside, glanced at the stall next to the woman, and said, "Your cakes are at most thirty cents a pound. How much did he take?" Then she turned to look at the boy: "How much?"

"So many." The boy stretched out his hand.

A palm-sized oil paper package was delivered.

Yan Qiushu looked at the woman and said, "So much, how much silver do you want?"

The woman said angrily: "You are talking nonsense! I made this with the best ingredients and sprinkled a lot of sugar on it. It's very precious..."

Yan Qiushu interrupted her: "In that case, let's report to the police!"

Woman: “…”

Her face changed slightly and her eyes rolled around. Originally, she wanted to make some money from this innocent young man. If Yan Qiushu hadn't come, she would have at least gotten one or two taels of silver. But who knew something would happen now.

The young men in Kyoto who are more gentle, look like scholars, are fair and clean, wear nice clothes, and are basically rich and will not care about a few taels of silver.

She could get a lot of money by taking the jade pendant. Even if the other party had to pay the bill, she could still get a lot of money.

They would never report to the police because they couldn't save face, and the most appropriate thing to do was to spend a few taels of silver to get rid of them. The woman had done this many times and had never failed.

Who would have thought that she would meet such a little girl who said she would report to the police right away. She stared at her in surprise and suspicion.

Yan Qiushu walked away: "I will report this to the police now. Master Xue, you just watch here. I will let the adults come and see how many shameless people this man has cheated!"

The woman could no longer hold her composure, so she quickly slid down to her knees and pulled Yan Qiushu to her side: "Wait a minute, girl. Let's talk it over!"

Yan Qiushu looked at her coldly.

The woman smiled flatteringly: "Miss, I was wrong, but we are all trying to make a living, don't report it to the authorities, I will treat you to these cakes!"

Yan Qiushu shook off her hand and said coldly: "If that's the case, then do business honestly. Otherwise, if you hear about it again next time, I will definitely ask the prefect to send someone to arrest you."

The woman's face turned pale and she quickly stepped back, not daring to say another word.

Upon seeing this, Yan Qiushu handed the jade pendant in her hand to the young man standing aside.

He came back to his senses and took it with both hands. He didn't notice that the things in his hands fell again. He hurriedly picked it up. Yan Qiushu helped to pick it up and held it for him. He was sweating all over and said in a hollow voice: "Thank you, Miss Xiao. I am Xue Jiahe."

Yan Qiushu did not deny the title and nodded: "Mr. Xue, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Xue Jiahe shouted hurriedly.

Yan Qiushu looked at him.

Xue Jiahe wanted to bow, but he had too many things in his hands, so he apologized: "Today's matter is largely thanks to Miss Xiao's help. It's time for dinner, why don't I treat Miss Xiao to a meal?"

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "Do you still have money?"

Xue Jiahe looked away in embarrassment, and suddenly said, "If you don't mind, there is a shop selling delicious beef noodles over there. I can afford it for now. Would you please give me a favor?"

"Beef noodles?" Yan Qiushu was also hungry. Hearing this, she subconsciously followed the gaze and saw the stall owner making noodles. His technique was quite smooth. The noodles were smoothly pulled into long pieces and put into the pot.

She... wants to eat!

Yan Qiushu nodded decisively: "Okay!"

Xue Jiahe was pleasantly surprised: "Okay, please come this way, young lady."

He led the way in front. As they approached, they could smell the aroma of noodles. There were already quite a few diners at the stall. When they saw them coming, the woman in charge of reception hurried over to help take the package from Xue Jiahe's hand and put it on the table. She wiped the table and said, "What would you two like to eat?"

"Five servings of beef noodles, with an extra serving of beef for this lady!" Xue Jiahe said generously, then bought a pile of copper plates.

This also includes Shui Yan and two servants brought by Yan Qiushu.

Yan Qiushu thanked her.

The stall owner responded and immediately went over to get busy. He looked at the girl sitting opposite him and smiled shyly, "This is a restaurant I loved to eat at when I was a child. When my mother went out for social events, I would sneak out with my servants to eat here. However, I went out traveling with my uncle three years ago and only came back during the Chinese New Year. I haven't been here for a long time. I just ate here yesterday and it tastes just as good as before."

"It smells nice and should be delicious." Yan Qiushu was also looking forward to it.

This smell really smells like ramen from later generations. She loves eating ramen, and the ones she makes herself lack that smell. She has to go to the store to eat it to feel comfortable.

Xue Jiahe's smile suddenly became wider, as if he had found a confidant, and he said enthusiastically: "I like to eat it very much. If Miss Xiao likes it, I can recommend a few shops to you. I just came back, and I don't know if the taste has changed, but it was really delicious three years ago. There is one in the west of the city..."

Yan Qiushu listened carefully, and soon the noodles came up.

Not only Yan Qiushu's noodles were filled with beef, Xue Jiahe's bowl was also filled with beef. The boss said with a smile, "Sir, you haven't been here for two or three years. I almost didn't recognize you."

Xue Jiahe thanked him awkwardly and exchanged a few words with the boss.

Yan Qiushu looked at the noodles in front of her and was somewhat surprised.

This is clear soup noodles, topped with half a bowl of beef, some green vegetables on the other side, and some chopped green onions.

The soup that just submerged the beef slices was clear and transparent, with a little bit of oil on it. There was no extra taste, and a faint aroma of noodles emanated from the whole body.

It looks delicious!

She picked up a strand first. The noodle had quite a bit of resistance when she picked it up. One of the strands was so broken that it bounced back. But when she put it in her mouth, she found that the noodle was still chewy and soft.

The noodles were covered with salty soup, which was light yet fresh, and the soup was very clear. After tasting it carefully, Yan Qiushu asked, "Boss, did you add mushrooms to this noodle?"

The boss smiled and replied: "Yes, my son is very good at growing mushrooms. We have mushrooms all winter..."

Yan Qiushu raised her eyebrows and made a note of it. She knew how to grow mushrooms. She just happened to like eating them!

I'll ask the Xiao family to come over and buy some. Mushrooms this delicious must be extraordinary.

As she thought about it, she held the bowl and drank some noodle soup.

The hot noodle soup became more and more delicious, and the light salty taste soothed the lips and tongue just right. The hot noodle soup went down the esophagus, warming the whole body from the stomach.

"It's delicious! I'll have to check out the shops you recommended!" Yan Qiushu put down the bowl with satisfaction and picked up another piece of beef.

Xue Jiahe blushed and nodded: "Well...if you can't find the location, you can come to Xue's house and ask me!"

"good."

The two of them talked quietly. Shui Xuan, who was sitting at the same table, looked around and drank a sip of soup without any taste. What was going on?

How dare this person to pry into the Sixth Young Master's corner? ! ! !

“A-choo!”

On the march to the Kingdom of Uta, the army moved forward quickly, hoping to get some supplies near the city before the sun sets today.

The general on horseback in front sneezed.

The personal guard Lei Shan hurriedly asked, "General, are you catching a cold?"

Xiao Huai Ting took out a piece of pork jerky from the bag hanging on the horse and ate it with gusto. Without even turning his head, he said, "No! Someone must be talking about me!"

Lei Shan was relieved, as long as it wasn't a cold. He looked at the delicious pork jerky with envy, swallowed his saliva, and said sourly: "Hey, who is talking about the general? Madam? The general never sneezed before."

Xiao Huai Ting sneered: "Anyway, someone is talking about it!"

After saying that, he slowly picked up another piece of pork jerky and put it into his mouth bit by bit.

The spicy taste made him squint his eyes in pleasure, and suddenly his nose itched: "A-choo!"