The afternoon sun was still glaring, and I felt hot and uncomfortable after walking for a while.
Most of Su Yunxia's body was leaning on Lin Mo, and Lin Mo just felt stuffy and anxious. The street was crowded with people, and all kinds of food vendors were shouting and hawking their wares.
Lin Mo had been to the county town several times, but he didn't stay there for long. He didn't know which restaurant in the town had better food, so he simply took everyone to the Xinrui Restaurant branch in Angui County.
"Boss, are we going to Xinrui Restaurant for dinner?" Fugui looked at the towering and magnificent restaurant, his eyes full of surprise.
Lin Mo is familiar with the owner of Xinrui Restaurant in Qingshui Town, and the employees are all aware of it. They can occasionally eat the cakes that Lin Mo brings back from the restaurant from time to time, but they have never been there to eat.
Lin Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the various small restaurants and eateries in the town. "I haven't been to the county town often, so I don't know what good food there is. The dishes in each branch of Xinrui Restaurant are almost the same. The weather is too hot, so we can go for some iced drinks."
When everyone heard this, they showed anticipation and joy. They had been in Qingshui Town for a while and naturally knew that the food in the restaurant was not cheap. Although they wanted to eat, they were reluctant to let the boss spend money.
Several people looked at each other, and it was Fugui who spoke first: "Boss, let's just find a stall to eat something. The prices in the county are higher than in the town, and the food in the restaurant must be expensive too!"
Fugui and Cheng'an were waiters hired by Lin Mo in the town later. Both of them were born in the slums of Qingshui Town and had the clearest understanding of the prices in the town and county.
"It's okay. We've been busy these past few days, so we should all have a good meal."
Lin Mo's face was full of joy as he looked up at the restaurant not far away. The Xinrui Restaurant in the county town was located next to the ferry, with a large flow of people and many foreign businessmen coming and going. So in addition to Xinrui, Lin Mo also saw several large restaurants that were built no worse than Xinrui Restaurant.
But because there are so many people at the ferry, even though there are many restaurants, almost all of them are full. Especially now that it is almost dinner time, there are queues outside several small restaurants.
Lin Mo led everyone towards the luxurious and towering ancient building. A flag embroidered with the golden characters "Xinrui Restaurant" fluttered in the wind. As soon as they entered the door, a waiter greeted them warmly.
They looked extremely disheveled, with almost all of them having bandages wrapped around their faces and bodies. As soon as they entered the lobby, people kept looking back. Those who knew them thought they had just come out of the county government office to report a case, while those who didn't thought they had just been in a fight.
Seeing that the gossips in the group were getting more and more gossipy, many people's gazes became more and more unrestrained. Wang Gangtie and his friends were entering such a luxurious restaurant for the first time, and they were all hunched over with their backs hunched and their heads hung.
Seeing that they were becoming more and more uneasy, Lin Mo asked the waiter to arrange a private room on the second floor. As soon as he sat down at the table, Lin Mo started ordering dishes, such as Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Roasted Deer Meat, Braised Pig's Trotters, Braised Chicken, and Braised Duck. He also ordered a lot of seafood, such as Boiled Prawns, Grilled Prawns, Stewed Seaweed, and Fried Crispy Fish.
These are the signature dishes of Xinrui Restaurant. Lin Mo was very hungry after drinking white porridge with pickles every day in the county government office these days. He ordered a large table of meat dishes in one go and a cup of iced milk tea for each person.
After he finished ordering, he clearly saw the waiter's face froze, his flickering eyes became more fiery, and the way he looked at Lin Mo and the others was even more enthusiastic than at the beginning.
He really didn't expect that such a group of sickly, bruised, and poorly dressed country folk could be so arrogant. It really is true that appearances cannot be judged. He smiled broadly and said even more respectfully, "Gentlemen, please wait a moment. I will arrange for the kitchen to serve the dishes."
The waiter ran out with the order and soon returned with two people, one carrying tea utensils and the other carrying two plates of cakes. "It will take some time for the kitchen to cook. Please have some tea to moisten your throats. These are our restaurant's specialty cakes, presented to you for a taste."
After putting the things down, the waiter smiled and poured each person a cup of tea before closing the door and leaving.
"Sanlang, aren't you ordering too much? This restaurant doesn't look cheap at all. The tables, chairs, benches, and even the wine jugs and plates look more valuable than our entire wardrobe."
Su Yunxia was a little uneasy. He glanced nervously at the menu in front of Lin Mo. His hands were clenched tighter and his palms were sweating.
Lin Mo's shop had just been opened for a short time. He also had to pay wages for building a house at home. There were expenses everywhere, and he was a little worried that Lin Mo could not come up with the money.
Lin Mo smiled faintly and said slowly, "Don't panic, everyone. Eat with confidence. I have enough money on me. Besides, even if the money is not enough, we still have the compensation given by the Zhou family today."
The food in this restaurant is really expensive. Many dishes cost several taels, and the cheapest one costs over a hundred wen. After this meal, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave without spending more than ten taels.
However, many of Xinrui Restaurant's signature dishes are not available every day. Take Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, for example, which is only served every few days in Qingshui Town. Although the cost of this meal may be more than the annual expenditure of ordinary people, Lin Mo thinks it is worth it when he sees these dishes.
Su Yunxia immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He touched his purse awkwardly and then remembered the twenty taels that the Zhou family had given him.
No matter how expensive a meal is, it shouldn’t be more than twenty taels. At worst, you can just eat it all!
"Okay then, let's try the delicious food in this big restaurant today. Come to think of it, this is my first time eating in a restaurant, so I have to enjoy a good meal today." Su Yunxia grinned, ignoring the pain in her body, and began to look forward to the meal.
This might be the most luxurious meal he has ever had in his life.
The others also nodded. It was their first time to eat in a restaurant. With Lin Mo and Su Yunxia's nod, everyone was not so restrained anymore. They whispered to each other and started chatting enthusiastically.
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