Chapter 44: Qinglou
The rabbit ran very fast and hit a big tree hard, then fainted.
Xu Miaomiao laughed, thinking that her luck was too good.
Putting the fat and tender rabbit in the frame, Xu Miaomiao turned and went into the mountains.
Originally, all the herbs in the space were ripe, but because she had opened a clinic before, some herbs that were hard to find in ordinary pharmacies were wasted by her, so she had to go into the mountains to pick some more.
Xu Miaomiao hummed a little tune as she wandered around the mountains searching for things. Soon the backpack was filled to the brim.
Carrying the heavy things, Xu Miaomiao walked towards home.
After replenishing the things in the space for several days, Xu Miaomiao followed Song Weiwei and Gu Yuanniang to Qinglou on the street.
The decoration in the building is unique. The original wooden frame and solid wood doors have been replaced by light gauze. The white gauze alone gives it a unique flavor. There are also several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. Xu Miaomiao took out the calligraphy and painting that she had treasured for a long time from the space and hung it on the wall before waving her hand with satisfaction.
It was like a restaurant but quite different from a restaurant. The whole place was filled with the fragrance of ink. As soon as Song Weiwei came in, she was shocked by the scene in front of her: "Our restaurant is so unique, it will definitely attract many scholars and writers."
"Yes." Xu Miaomiao looked at Song Weiwei and said, "If you, Weiwei, can play the piano in the building, it will definitely be more interesting."
Song Weiwei nodded: "That's good, firstly, I can hone my piano skills, and secondly, I can attract more customers for the restaurant."
The two reached an agreement, and before Xu Miaomiao took off the red cloth on the plaque, a man walked in swaggeringly.
"I heard a few days ago that a brothel opened here. Today I'm free, so I hurried out to take a look." He spoke while shaking the folding fan in his hand. His greasy cheeks and obscene smile gave Xu Miaomiao goose bumps.
Seeing that no one responded for a long time, the man looked at the two of them curiously and asked, "Which of you is the mother here? Why are there no girls?"
"Haha." Xu Miaomiao stepped forward to explain: "My husband, you must have misunderstood. Our Qinglou is different from other brothels. Ours is the Qing of three drops of water, the Qing of clear stream, and we just took a homonym. It's just a restaurant for eating, drinking and having fun."
"So that's how it is. What a bummer." The man shook his head and walked out of the house: "I'd better go to Nuanxiang Pavilion and take a look."
Watching him leave, Xu Miaomiao and Song Weiwei smiled at each other.
"Everyone, I, Xu Miaomiao, have reopened my business here." As he spoke, Xu Miaomiao pulled off the cloth on the plaque, and the words "Qinglou" came into view.
Xu Miaomiao bowed and said, "My brothel is different from other brothels. It is a place for people to study calligraphy and painting. There are exquisite things in the house for everyone to appreciate. I hope you will come and do me a favor."
"Hey, that sounds interesting. Why don't we go in and take a look?" A scholar called out to everyone curiously and followed his companions into the Qing Tower.
Since it was the first day of opening and the purpose was different from other Qinglou restaurants, there were countless customers on the first day.
"Madam Xu, your calligraphy and painting are really good. Even the snacks and fruits have a unique flavor."
Xu Miaomiao walked forward with the fruit and heard the man suddenly say this. She laughed and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, young master."
"Ms. Song's casualness is truly unique in the world." The man waved his fan and nodded at Song Weiwei on the stage.
The man beside him quickly echoed: "Yes, this piece of music should only be heard by people in heaven and on earth a few times. It's really unfair to Madam Song to let us ordinary guests listen to such music."
Following their gaze, Song Weiwei was plucking the strings of the piano on the stage, making everyone in the audience mesmerized.
Suddenly, Qinglou became famous, and many people rushed in, fearing that they would be late and miss out on a good seat to listen carefully to Song Weiwei's piano playing.
"Oh, it's you." The man patted Xu Miaomiao's shoulder curiously and said to her.
Xu Miaomiao immediately recognized that this was the young man she bumped into on the rainy day before: "I am so destined to meet you again."
"Haha." The man looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Your Qinglou is doing very well. We are even discussing whether to move our reading club to your place. There is also the sound of the piano accompanying us. It's wonderful, wonderful."
"Thank you for the salary appreciation." Xu Miaomiao said slowly: "If you hadn't told me at that time, this restaurant would not have been opened."
The man bowed and said, "Ms. Xu, you are too polite."
After talking to the guest in front of her, Xu Miaomiao hurried back to the kitchen to prepare snacks.
In just a few days, Qinglou's reputation spread throughout the market, and many people rushed in, but most of them were men.
Seeing a familiar face, Xu Miaomiao immediately went up to her and said, "Mother Zhang, why are you here?"
When she saw that it was Xu Miaomiao, the woman's vicious look suddenly changed: "I originally came here to see who is trying to steal my business. The number of customers in my building has been decreasing. However, when I came in, I found that it was full of calligraphy and paintings, and there was not even a girl in sight. Only you, Miaomiao, could come up with such an idea."
Xu Miaomiao said with a smile: "Mother Zhang, you are too polite. It's because the customers appreciate it. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to open the store."
"Where is Xu Miaomiao!"
Before I could finish talking to Mrs. Zhang, there was a roar at the door.
Hearing the voice and realizing that the person coming had bad intentions, Xu Miaomiao immediately said goodbye to Mother Zhang and walked towards the source of the voice.
A fat-looking woman followed by several other women were blocking the entrance of Xu Miaomiao's shop.
"I am Xu Miaomiao. What happened?" Xu Miaomiao asked the person in front of her.
The woman looked her up and down, and said without hesitation: "Is my husband here with you?"
"Madam, you are looking for someone. I will help you find his name."
Hearing this, the woman frowned in dissatisfaction and pushed Xu Miaomiao's shoulder: "Why are you pretending? You have the nerve to open a Qinglou here, but you don't even know who my husband is."
"It seems that the lady is not here to look for anyone today. I'm afraid she is here to cause trouble." Xu Miaomiao lowered her eyes and asked.
"So what?" The woman's voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing in the house for a long time: "Since you opened this Qinglou, my husband has not even returned home. He has been thinking about running to your place all day long. I want to see if there is any vixen here who is attracting people."
As she spoke, the woman rushed into the house with a group of women behind her, rummaged through the calligraphy and paintings, threw them on the ground, and stared at Song Weiwei on the stage without taking her eyes off.
Song Weiwei was startled by this sudden change. She immediately stopped playing the guqin and looked at the people in front of her: "What happened?"
"I was wondering what's so attractive in this building? It must be this little vixen." The woman said as she stepped forward to grab Song Weiwei, but Xu Miaomiao stood in front of Song Weiwei.
"We are just a restaurant that is a little different. She is just the musician of this restaurant. If you have any problem, come to me."
"Haha." The woman laughed and looked at Xu Xu Miaomiao mercilessly and said, "I just want your harmful store to never be able to open again!"
(End of this chapter)
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