Wang Xipei stood there in a daze. A waiter waiting for the food to be served at the door seemed to look inside curiously.
Jiang Tao stuffed the jade ornament in his hand into Wang Xipei's hand and said, "Now that I have taken it out, there is no reason to take it back."
Wang Xipei looked down at the warm and exquisitely carved jade pendant in his hand. On one side was engraved the word "Tao", and on the other side was a carving of a sail setting sail and riding the waves.
Wang Xipei looked up at him and said, "Do you know that I've been divorced..." And being trampled in the mud and humiliated...
Jiang Tao: "I am attracted to you, it's just you, everything else has nothing to do with me."
Wang Xipei lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to look up at him.
Then someone outside the door said, "Brother, are we here at a bad time?"
Jiang Tao whispered to Wang Xipei, "They are my two brothers, the second and third in command." He suddenly smiled slyly and said, "Yesterday I boasted that I would bring them a sister-in-law. Please don't let me lose face in front of my brothers."
Wang Xipei raised her head, the corners of her eyes still red, and looked at Jiang Tao in surprise, then she heard the two people opposite her say, "Big brother is so powerful, meet your sister-in-law!" "Meet your sister-in-law!"
Wang Xipei was confused for a moment, then remembered that she couldn't let Jiang Tao lose face, so she put on a smile.
The two people opposite were stunned. Oh my god, this is so beautiful, it’s even better than the painting!
The two of them rushed to sit next to Wang Xipei: "Where are you from, sister-in-law?" "Are you used to these dishes?" "Is there anything you want to do? Do you want to take a big boat?" "Do you have a younger sister?"
"Pa!" Jiang Tao slapped the man on the head.
Wang Xipei was really happy this time. Her smiling eyes seemed to be filled with stars. The two of them were stunned again.
Then Jiang Tao said, "Everyone go sit across from each other!"
The two of them sat over.
Wang Xipei then took a closer look at the two men. A sturdy man with dark red skin was smiling cheerfully, his white teeth bared.
Jiang Tao whispered, "He lost his father when he was young and was raised by the Three Rivers and Five Lakes. He lived on a boat since he was young, eating at many people's homes. He swims like a fish and is the leader of the fleet. As a captain, he sailed all the waterways in the Three Rivers and Five Lakes. After becoming the leader of the fleet, he has traveled almost all the waterways in the country."
The other person had a fair complexion and a slightly plump figure. He was also smiling, which made people feel close to him. Wang Xipei thought to himself: This person is really a happy person.
Jiang Tao whispered, "He's the head accountant for all the businesses in the Three Rivers and Five Lakes. He looks cheerful, but he's shrewd and tough in business, with a sharp eye and a variety of tactics. He's also steady, accurate, and ruthless when it comes to reviewing the accounts of the various shops."
The black man bowed to Wang Xipei and said, "Sister-in-law, my name is Yu Xiao. Since I'm the second in command, people from all over the country like to call me Yu Erxiao."
Bai Weipang also saluted and said, "Sister-in-law, my name is Peng Fei, you can call me Peng San."
Luo Qing hurriedly handed over two purses, each of which contained a gold ingot, a jade ring, and a mosquito repellent sachet.
Wang Xipei said, "Please forgive me, brothers. Your eldest brother didn't tell me beforehand. I was in such a hurry that I didn't have a suitable gift. I'll make it up to you next time we meet. Just consider this as a lucky gift."
Yu Xiao and Peng Fei hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, you're too polite. It's our fault for coming here so suddenly... If you really want to make up for it, I want a pair of shoes.
I want a short coat."
Jiang Tao said, "Get lost! Tomorrow I want the cargo volume of each fleet for the past six months, and the total income and expenditure of all businesses for the past six months."
The two said, "Actually, it's okay if you don't have shoes... It doesn't matter whether you have a small jacket or not. Brother and sister-in-law, we won't bother you anymore." They tied new purses around their waists and walked away quickly.
Before leaving, he said, "Brother, take sister-in-law out for a walk tomorrow, and don't worry about us. If you think we are an eyesore, we can just not show up." After saying that, he disappeared immediately.
Jiang Tao looked at Wang Xipei: "I don't have a wallet yet."
He added, "I want you to do it yourself."
I don’t have shoes or a jacket yet. They are just wishful thinking.
Wang Xipei took off the purse on her waist. It was light blue and looked like something a girl would use. She handed it to him and said, "Take it first. When I have something ready for you, bring it back and exchange it."
Jiang Tao was tall, and Wang Xipei lowered her head slightly when she said this. At this moment, Jiang Tao bent down and looked down at Wang Xipei. Just as he looked at her, his eyes lit up, and his face was full of smiles. He stretched out his long arm and took it: "Okay!"
The four waiters outside the door worked together to carry in a huge fish, which was almost as long as the girls were tall.
"Boss, the first boat has returned with a full cargo. This is the biggest fish on board. I present it to you as a gift according to the rules."
Jiang Tao looked at Wang Xipei and said, "How do you want to eat it? The fish head can be stewed in soup or chopped with peppers. The fish body can be braised, spicy, fragrant, with sauce, steamed, or cooked in kimchi and sour soup. Let them prepare the fish tail. If you want to have hot pot, the copper pot for fish offal and fish roe is also fine."
Wang Xipei said: "Since we are here, I want to try the copper pot of fish roe and fish offal, spicy fish fillets, and chopped pepper fish head."
Jiang Tao said to the waiter, "Go ahead and bring some more fruit juice bowls, sweet yogurt, and rock sugar sour plum soup."
Three dishes made with this fish were placed in the middle.
Wang Xipei's face and mouth turned red from the spiciness, but she was unwilling to put down her chopsticks. She relied on the ice bowl, sweet and sour yogurt, and sour plum soup to survive.
The girl, feeling dizzy from the spiciness, said to Jiang Tao, "It's okay. I ate a lot of delicious food in southern Yunnan, steamed chicken, lemongrass fish, ham, and whitebait... But Yunyan said the best thing was the poisonous mushrooms. They were so delicious! So delicious! I ate them, and there were so many little people in front of me. It's okay, don't worry. Now I feel a numbness in the back of my head from the spiciness, a bit like before I passed out from eating poisonous mushrooms."
Jiang Tao didn't allow her to eat anymore, and the little girl said pitifully: "Another bowl of rice."
"No, it's not good to have indigestion. I'll take you to eat puffer fish next time." Jiang Tao coaxed and ordered everyone to leave.
Jiang Tao thought she had come a long way and must have been tired, so he planned to send her back to rest first, and said, "I have a house here. You can stay there for the time being. It's more convenient than staying in a hotel."
On the way back, they saw a small shop selling buns with a long line of people. Wang Xipei secretly took note and planned to try it tomorrow.
The two of them didn't know that according to Xuanyuan Huaiyu's request, someone would record what Wang Xipei did and who he met every day and report it to Kyoto.
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