“I didn’t expect that the atmosphere in Banshanfang is even better than that in the inner city.”
A Hanlin scholar next to Yang Yingcai couldn't help but exclaim in praise.
But he quickly realized that he had spoken out of turn and quickly lowered his head.
Isn't this just boosting others' ambitions and destroying your own prestige?
Yang Yingcai also sighed helplessly. It was indeed true...but could anyone really do it so perfectly?
Yang Yingcai naturally didn't believe it, so he and his group continued to move forward.
After walking a few steps, I felt pain in my legs. There was a tea stall next to me, with some scholars sitting in groups of three or four.
The tea stall obviously can't accommodate too many people.
Yang Yingcai and others split into several groups and went searching on their own.
After we sat down, the waiter enthusiastically brought us a pot of tea.
Yang Yingcai stared at the hot tea in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly the waiter appeared again and brought a plate of melon seeds to the table.
Yang Yingcai was surprised and said, "This is not what we want."
The waiter smiled and said, "This is for you guys. It's free, so feel free to eat it."
"Uh... why do you want to send me off? Do you know me?"
Yang Yingcai is in high spirits!
Great, I finally found the flaw!
Someone comes here to show his courtesy, but a plate of melon seeds will reveal your true colors!
The waiter looked at Yang Yingcai's attitude with some confusion and explained, "Sir, you misunderstood. How could I possibly know you?"
"Each table will be given a plate of these melon seeds. If you don't believe me, just take a look."
Yang Yingcai and others looked at other tables, and sure enough, there was a small plate of melon seeds on each table.
Instantly he wavered again and asked, "Why are you giving them away for free? Don't you have the capital to buy these melon seeds?"
The waiter said, "Sir, you don't know this. You must have just arrived at our Banshanfang."
"The competition among tea stalls in the market is too fierce now, so this is a special service we launched to attract customers."
"Not only that, our tea is a few cents cheaper than other tea shops."
"A pot of tea at a regular tea stall would cost at least fifteen cents, but ours only costs twelve cents and we give you free melon seeds."
"Although it seems that we earn less, Ban Shan Fang is different from other places. Our place has good security and no one comes to ask for membership fees. In addition, with a large number of customers, we earn more than before."
"So, what we care about is word of mouth and long-term service. If you enjoy your meal, you will come back next time, right?"
Yang Yingcai pointed at the waiter and said in surprise: "Ah! You, the waiter, really know a lot."
The waiter smiled smugly: "It's nothing, every shop in the market does business this way. Please enjoy your meal, I won't disturb you, I'll serve you whenever you need anything."
After saying that, the waiter left.
The Hanlin scholars stared at each other in silence. They all picked up their teacups and sipped their tea in silence. For a moment, each of them had their own thoughts.
After drinking a cup of tea, the sound of several scholars reciting poems and composing couplets could be heard behind Yang Yingcai.
He turned around curiously and listened carefully.
"This poem is full of charming expressions. It is not made deliberately, nor can it be made deliberately. Brother Shen, I haven't seen your rapid progress in the past few days. We are far behind..."
"Haha, you're welcome, you're welcome, have some tea."
Yang Yingcai couldn't help but pat the person behind him on the shoulder: "You..."
Shen Yi turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and asked curiously: "Old sir, what can I teach you?"
Yang Yingcai said: "I am Yang Yingcai, I didn't ask for your advice..."
"Oh, it's sinking."
"I want to ask you why you are reading in the tea stall. Isn't there a study room in Banshanfang?"
Chen Yi smiled: "What are you talking about? Why do we need to choose a place to talk about poetry and lyrics? It's quite interesting to watch the pedestrians in this tea stall."
"And the people passing by along the way can listen to us talking about books and words, and maybe they can learn something."
"There is a saying that beauty is contagious, which is a wonderful saying... but I forgot who said it..."
"This has always been the custom in this neighborhood. The old gentleman must have come from another neighborhood."
Yang Yingcai felt a little disappointed: "From Dengjinfang."
Shen Yi looked disdainful when he heard this.
Yang Yingcai saw the clue and asked immediately, "Why? Do you have some complaints about Dengjinfang?"
Shen Yi said indignantly: "Opinions! Opinions are huge. They are all chicken-stealing and dog-stealing people, especially Yan Guoan. I was so blind to take this person as an example."
Yang Yingcai pointed at Shen Yi and trembled: "You...how can you say such a thing, Yan Guoan is the top scholar and the current Hanlin lecturer."
"So what! If he stands in front of me, I will scold him as usual!" Shen Yi was not afraid at all.
The scene of being forked out was still engraved in his mind.
He had been hanging around in Banshanfang for a long time, and he became bolder and more wild.
I probably wouldn’t have had the courage to do this in the past.
"Although he is the top scholar, I can see that he has not read books. What's the point of just reciting some words of saints? No matter how gorgeous his words are, they can't save the people from poverty."
"In my opinion, there is a world of difference between him and Mr. Sai and Mr. Li!"
Yang Yingcai was dumbfounded: "Who are Mr. Sai and Mr. Li?"
"I don't know what their real names are, but everyone calls them that. They are the real managers of Banshanfang."
Yang Yingcai immediately understood what was going on and asked, "Are you from Banshanfang?"
Shen Yi shook his head: "No, I am from Dengjinfang, but...I will move here soon."
Then he suddenly smiled and said, "Old sir, it is fate that we meet. I tell you that if you live in Dengjinfang, you should move here as soon as possible."
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