Chapter 77 Free Drinks
Xue Changcheng made a sincere invitation: "Wait for your father to have a day off and come to Uncle Xue's house for dinner."
"good."
Since the other party invited her sincerely, Su Ruojin didn't act pretentiously and agreed straightforwardly.
The big and the small then separated with smiles on their faces.
Hua Ping walked her to the door and only turned and left after seeing the young lady go in and close the door.
When he arrived at the door of Mr. Xue’s house, he turned around and looked at the Xue family’s door for a few seconds.
The Dayin Dynasty had been peaceful for a long time, and was prosperous and wealthy, with well-developed scholars, farmers, merchants and industrialists. The small countries on the northern and southern borders had long been jealous of it, especially the four small countries in the west, which were said to have sent people to Bianjing City to study, but the Honglu Temple did not receive any letters from the diplomatic envoys.
So are these people here? If so, where are they?
When they got home, Cheng Yingzhen had already prepared dinner. Su Yanli had also finished his shift and was testing Su Dalang on the lessons he had learned during the day in the corridor. Xue Wulang was also there.
Su Ruojin tiptoed up the corridor from the other side of the stairs, entered the kitchen, and whispered softly: "Mom, it's time to have dinner!
"I'm ready. I've been waiting for you." Cheng Yingzhen was urged by her daughter to have dinner. She reached out and tapped her head, gave her a glare, and asked with concern, "Who sent you back?"
"Mao Ya stayed over there to help, and Uncle Hua Ping sent me back."
Hearing that Hua Ping sent it, Cheng Yingzhen felt relieved, "Wait until your father finishes your brother's homework, then we will have dinner."
Su Ruojin told him about the time she came back and met Xue Wulang's father who invited her to dinner.
"Master Xue has sent a note. The tenth day is a day off. Let's go over and have dinner."
Oh, it turns out the adults had already discussed it!
Su Ruojin was hungry, so she stuck her head out of the kitchen door and looked towards the corridor.
Su Yanli also finished the test and invited Xue Wulang to have dinner with him, but he refused. The young man went home with his school bag. When he saw Su Erniang at the kitchen door, he grinned, stretched out his hand and waved at her, "Ajin, Agan, see you tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow."
The eight-year-old boy is always so polite and serious like a little adult, which is really funny.
The weather was hot. After dinner, the Su family took a shower and sat in the corridor to cool off. Before they knew it, they were talking about Mr. Xue's promotion.
"Dad, he is now an official of the fifth rank." Several levels higher than you.
Su Yanli said calmly, "Not everyone likes to enjoy the pleasure of superiority brought by holding power and being in a high position."
Yes, her father is a man who has no desire for power. He concentrates on teaching and comes back to raise children. It’s a simple and good life.
Hua Ping did not return to Su's shop, but went to their special courtyard. Unexpectedly, the young master was there.
"Hua Ping has met the young prince."
Zhao Lan sat in the main seat of the study, and Mr. Shen sat across the table, and the two seemed to be talking about something.
Seeing Hua Ping, Mr. Shen smiled and said, “Hua Ping, the young prince wants to learn martial arts from you.”
Hua Ping was stunned, "Didn't the prince hire a good martial arts master for the young prince?"
"The young prince said that you are better at fighting."
Hua Ping shook his head, "Being good at martial arts doesn't mean you are a good teacher." He bowed and said, "Young prince, if you want to learn, I have someone better to recommend to you."
Mr. Shen frowned. It was a rare occasion that the young prince wanted to deal with people like them, but Hua Ping did not seize the opportunity and pushed the prince away.
"who?"
"Huang Shun!" Hua Ping said, "He has traveled a lot and has a wide range of knowledge. He is more suitable to be the master of the prince."
Zhao Lan agreed: "Well, then it's him."
So the master and servants discussed the time period for learning martial arts.
After the discussion, Mr. Shen asked with a heavy face: "Little Prince, don't you ask Huang Shun why he wants to be a small shopkeeper in Su Ji?"
Under the dim light, Zhao Lan was so beautiful that she didn't look like a real person. She looked like a painting, making it impossible for people like Shen Mingqing to touch or see through her.
Mr. Shen, Hua Ping and others waited silently for a long time, and finally heard Zhao Lan ask, "Why?"
Mr. Shen replied solemnly: "The two companions who were with him died in this arrest."
"Has the person been caught?"
"No, he ran away." Shen Mingqing looked tired, "I didn't get the list either."
Zhao Lan looked indifferently as he glanced at the people in front of him. They were hiding in the crowd with various professions and were unknown, serving him as a tribute to the Dayin Dynasty.
The wind blew through the corner of the window, the flame of the oil lamp flickered, and suddenly, the light crackled, breaking the silence of the people.
Zhao Lan stood up and left. He was wearing a loose brocade robe with dark gold threads. It sparkled brightly under the lights as he walked, making the eyes of ordinary people like Hua Ping hurt.
After a while, the yard returned to silence.
Hua Ping sighed, "In a few years, we will be forgotten by the public and eventually forgotten by the court."
"No." Mr. Shen sat down dejectedly, stroking his face with both hands, not knowing whether he was trying to persuade himself or others, "No... I believe it won't happen..."
The days passed slowly.
Mrs. Fan used free drinks to attract customers. When the drinks were put out on the first day, many people came to the store to eat barbecue. The popularity and turnover of the store increased immediately.
The shopkeeper was afraid that the business would not be enough to pay for the drinks, so he quickly settled the accounts after the first day of business. In the end, he not only did not lose money, but he even made dozens of taels of money.
The waiter was so shocked that he couldn't believe it. "How is it possible?"
The shopkeeper couldn't believe it, wondering how he could make so much money. He paid special attention the next day and found that most of the people who came in to eat barbecue were patrolmen from the Bingmasi and minor officials from nearby government offices. Compared to ordinary people, they had more money than ordinary people. They ordered dozens of skewers of barbecue and were so busy that they could hardly keep up with the supply.
From ancient times to the present, men have always been good at drinking, otherwise why would tobacco and alcohol be sold exclusively? If you put out wine that attracts men, are you afraid that they won't come into the store to consume it?
Mrs. Fan finally earned enough money to buy barbecue. Su Ruojin was happy for her, but wondered how Lu Ji’s family property was divided up.
When we arrived at Uncle Hua Ping's cabin, the weather was hot. He lay on a bamboo chair under the shade of a tree, looking as relaxed and comfortable as a turtle that had crawled ashore to bask in the sun.
Su Ruojin rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle Hua Ping, you promised me that you would add fuel to the fire. Have you added fuel to the fire?"
Hua Ping placed an old palm-leaf fan on his face and lazily uttered three words, "Almost!"
"real?"
Hua Ping was not happy that the young master doubted his ability. He took away the fan and sneered, "When have I, Hua Ping, ever fooled anyone?"
That's true.
"After this is done, I will treat Uncle Hua Ping to a feast."
"Whether it's a good meal or not, let's talk about it later. First, give me an ice cream to try."
Lazy people call it Hua Ping, and now we have to add four more words: greedy people call it Hua Ping.
Hua Ping got to eat the ice cream as she wished, and Su Ruojin waited for Lu Er to come to see her again.
He rubbed his hands shyly, "Su... Su Xiaodong, you... said you could help me, do you still mean it?"
Su Ruojin didn't hide anything and said straight to the point: "Of course."
"Then... then I'll go back and buy the ingredients for the skewers now." Lu Er ran away happily without even asking for a deposit.
Su Ruojin asked Shu Tongshu to stop him, "Who told you to hang out?"
"Ah!" Lu Er was dumbfounded, "I... I knew that the young master must have found someone to seduce!"
(End of this chapter)
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