Chapter 349: Meeting an acquaintance at the theater
Lihua glanced at the guest room, signaled another maid to serve some snacks, and then pulled Zhang Juexia to the yard.
"Mrs. Ye, I'm speaking from the heart. I've served the old lady the longest, and I know best whether she's happy or not.
The old lady is really happy today."
Zhang Juexia was naturally happy after hearing what Lihua said.
"Miss Lihua, you've been traveling all morning, why don't you take a turn to rest?"
Lihua thanked Zhang Juexia politely again before letting him leave.
Zhang Juexia also took special care of Li Yun and Yang Zhi, and paid more attention to them over the past two days.
The two nodded solemnly.
"In the shop ahead, we'll do what we have to do. Remember, keep your mouth shut. No matter who asks, just say you're a distant relative. Got it?"
"Don't worry, ma'am. I'll take care of it for you. If anyone dares to say a single word, I'll pull out his tongue."
With Yang Zhi's words, Zhang Juexia felt relieved.
After waiting for Mrs. Shen to wake up, Zhang Juexia accompanied her to drink a pot of tea, and then the two of them prepared to go out.
"Madam, please leave your carriage at home and take mine. I have already made it ready for you, and I promise you will be comfortable."
Old Madam Shen understood Zhang Juexia's intention. "You are really smart. I will listen to you. So, where are we going first?"
"I will accompany you wherever you want to go, old lady."
"Then let's just wander around and then find a theater to listen to a play."
"As you wish."
Zhang Juexia knew that Old Madam Shen liked to listen to operas, and had already booked a superior box at the theater. They were not in a hurry, and only went to the theater after they were tired of shopping.
"The hustle and bustle of life is the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people! I haven't felt so at ease in years.
Juexia, after we finish the opera, I want to go have a bowl of mutton noodles, is that possible?"
"Of course. If you get hungry after watching the opera, we can have them deliver the noodles to the theater."
"No, no, noodles are still delicious when they are freshly cooked."
When Zhang Juexia and Old Madam Shen arrived at the theater, they were welcomed by the waiters and taken to the superior box. Before they sat down in the box, they heard a noise outside.
"How come they have a place to go when they come? And it's your first-class box."
"Exactly? How can a singer be so judgmental of others?"
"No, this young master must listen to this play today."
The theater owner was sweating profusely, "My dear gentlemen, the two distinguished guests just now reserved a private room in advance.
Our theater is indeed full today. How about you come tomorrow? I'll give you free tickets tomorrow, okay?"
Then there was the sound of things being smashed. "Does this young master look like he's short of money? Do you want your ticket? This young master must listen to Xiao Yunshang's play today, or else?"
The theater owner begged and said nice things.
Suddenly the theater was in chaos.
The more Madam Shen listened, the tighter her brows furrowed. "I never thought the public security in Shunhe County would be like this?"
Zhang Juexia stuck his head out to look down. It turned out to be an acquaintance. "Xu Yanchen, how long have you just been spanked? Do you want to be spanked again?"
Xu Yanchen was also shocked when he saw that the person who came out of the box was Zhang Juexia.
"Why is it you?"
"Why can't it be me? I'm telling you, if you dare to mess around here again, I'll give you a beating."
Xu Yanchen touched the place where he was hit, and it still hurt a little. He thought about what his father had said to him recently, and turned around to leave with a few playboys. "I didn't check the almanac before going out today, it's really bad luck. Since the theater won't let us in, then this young master will take you to Baihua Tower to have fun."
The theater owner saw Zhang Juexia and said a few words. The young men left and bowed solemnly to Zhang Juexia upstairs, "Thank you for your kindness, Madam!"
Zhang Juexia waved his hand and said, "I have a very important guest today. If you just sing well, that will be the best reward for me."
"That's natural."
Zhang Juexia entered the private room. Madam Shen raised her head and asked, "Whose young master is this one causing trouble?"
"The Xu family in Shunhe County."
"The Xu family? How come they haven't made any progress in all these years? Sigh, with such a family tradition, it's no wonder..."
Zhang Juexia asked in surprise, "Old Madam, you actually know the Xu family."
"Not only do I know, but we even had some unpleasantness due to business matters back then."
Zhang Juexia became interested and asked Mrs. Shen questions for a long time. Finally, he told her what he had encountered.
Madam Shen praised her and said, "You did the right thing. Back then, when our Shen family came to Shunhe County to open a shop, we were also ostracized by the Xu family.
However, I am not afraid of him at all. On the contrary, I am excited that someone wants to fight me!
In the end, I beat him into submission. Now, when people from the Xu family shop see people from my Shen family shop, they dare not even fart. "
"The old lady is majestic."
Madam Shen glanced at her and said, "So, let me tell you, when you are a person and do things, you can't just tolerate them blindly and they will let you go.
On the contrary, you should dare to fight back and let them know how powerful you are.
They just tucked their tails between their legs.”
Zhang Juexia nodded seriously, "Thank you for your advice."
The sound of gongs and drums rang out outside, followed by the sound of opera singing.
Old Madam Shen soon became intoxicated by it.
Although Zhang Juexia didn't understand, he was infected by Old Lady Shen and listened with great interest.
During the intermission, the owner of the theater brought the best tea and snacks to express his gratitude to Zhang Juexia.
Madam Shen waved her hand and said, "Reward."
Lihua understood and asked someone to take out twenty taels of silver and put it on the tray.
The theater owner was secretly surprised. He felt that he had really met an important person today. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Shen.
Old Madam Shen waved her hand and asked him to leave.
After the song ended, Mrs. Shen was still not satisfied.
Zhang Juexia told her, "If you like listening, I will accompany you to listen again."
"You heard this, and I've taken note. Neither of my two sons likes to go to the opera with me.
The old man was even more so. He fell asleep as soon as he accompanied me into the theater.
After all, no one is as considerate as you.
Alas, I regret that I didn't have a daughter!"
Zhang Juexia repeatedly promised that whenever he was with Old Madam Shen, he would accompany her to watch operas.
The theater owner respectfully sent them to the carriage, and Zhang Juexia asked Lin Yuan to take them to a mutton noodle restaurant.
Old Mrs. Shen stared at a bowl of mutton noodles and said with emotion, "I have been thinking about this for many years. When I came to Shunhe County to check the accounts, I was probably tired that day.
I went out and had a bowl of mutton noodles from Shunhe County. It tasted... really delicious!"
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