Chapter 87 Chapter 87 The Qingyu Inn has a new owner
Liquor is expensive, and people rarely drink it unless it is a wedding, funeral, or festival. Qin Dashu and his teenage friends have never touched this stuff.
I'm afraid I'll fall down after just one glass.
Usually in such cases it is the matchmaker who steps in to stop it. After all, you have to give the matchmaker face, and she is good at talking, and can say nice things without hesitation, and will not easily make people lose their temper.
Qin Dayou and the others are unreliable, and they even forgot to bring the matchmaker. I'm afraid it won't work if we rely on them to liven up the atmosphere.
Xu Yunfan had no choice but to stand up, pick up the glass of wine in front of him, and clink his bowls with Fang's father and several uncles. "Uncles, we are the younger generation and this is our first time to welcome the bride. We don't know how to say anything, so I won't say anything. Everything is self-explanatory. Everything I want to say is in this glass of wine. I'll drink it, you can do whatever you want."
"Oh, you little boy, you can't talk. Come, let's have another drink." Father Fang saw Xu Yunfan drink it in one gulp, smiling, very satisfied.
Xu Yunfan felt that the white wine was extremely spicy, and his throat seemed to be on fire. The wine that he swallowed into his throat seemed to be coming back up.
As the crown prince, Xu Yunfan had never drunk such a high-proof liquor. After he became an adult, he would occasionally taste a glass of red wine, which cost hundreds of thousands of yuan per bottle. Naturally, the alcohol content of red wine was not as high as the liquor on the wedding table.
There are two types of liquor sold in restaurants. One is pure liquor brewed.
One type is liquor with a lower alcohol content after being mixed with water.
Adding water can make the liquor turbid and affect the taste of the liquor. This is because trace substances in the liquor, such as fatty acids, can be dissolved in alcohol but not easily dissolved in water. Adding water will cause these substances to precipitate, thereby affecting the clarity and flavor of the liquor. Therefore, liquor diluted with water is often defined as a substandard product.
If someone buys liquor diluted with water for a wedding or funeral, even if the person who drinks it doesn't say anything, they will at least think that the family is stingy.
The Fang family valued their marriage with the Qin family, so they would never buy white wine diluted with water. The white wine Xu Yunfan drank was so spicy that it made him drunk, and he refused to have a second glass no matter what.
Xu Yunfan shook his head. "No, uncle. We can't drink like you. Let's do it another day. Another day, when Dashu and his wife are back home, you and your husband can have a couple of drinks. We can't do it today. We have an important mission. His wife is getting married to my brother Dashu today. We are so happy. When the matchmaker came to propose marriage, we were looking forward to seeing his wife and our brother Dashu get married. Uncles, you must fulfill our wish."
The elders who heard this were so happy.
If they continue to urge me to drink, that would be unreasonable.
The more Lin's mother and the other aunts looked at Xu Yunfan, the more satisfied they became. Although they knew that this young man was not their son-in-law, they could not resist his ability to deal with things.
Qin Daqian and his companions breathed a sigh of relief and thought to themselves, it’s a good thing Xu Yunfan came, otherwise they really wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
There was no way around it. How could the boys and girls not be nervous when they were standing by? Once they were nervous, their brains became confused and they couldn't do anything.
Halfway through the meal, Fang's mother's sister-in-law suddenly shuddered and whispered to Fang's mother beside her: "No, sister-in-law, have we forgotten something? Where is the matchmaker? Why can't we see her?"
"Yes, where is the matchmaker?" Fang's mother was also stunned. Her brother-in-law was here, and she was so happy, but also busy, how could she forget about it in an instant.
As for Fang's mother's sisters-in-law, after they finished their work, they followed Fang'er into the house with a few boys and girls. They discussed and touched the bouquet of flowers they had never seen before for a long time. They didn't even remember the matchmaker at all.
The boys and girls had little experience, so they didn't pay attention to whether the matchmaker came or not, and they never thought that there should be a matchmaker.
The elders all took it for granted that at such times, apart from the groom, no one could be missing without the matchmaker. After all, they had never seen anyone forget to bring a matchmaker when welcoming the bride.
Who would be so unreliable?
They saw it today.
Fang's mother paused for a moment, then stood up and patted Qin Dashu on the shoulder, "Dashu, where's the matchmaker? Why can't I see her?"
Qin Dashu: “…”
You only remembered there was such a person as a matchmaker when you were almost done eating?
This mother-in-law is really generous. She is just like the Qin family. They should become relatives.
Qin Dashu said embarrassedly: "Mom, this is our first time to welcome a bride. We have no experience and forgot about the matchmaker."
"What?" Fang's mother and the others didn't know what to say. After Qin Dashu and the others left, Fang's mother and the other women burst out laughing.
These young men are really amazing. If Xu Yunfan didn't know someone, they would probably not be able to find the door today.
According to the rules of the Dayan Dynasty, the bridegroom had to send Fang Ge'er to her husband's home before returning.
The ox cart was spacious when we came, but it was crowded when we went back.
Xu Yunfan was squeezed to the side, and could only sit halfway. In front of him sat his cousins Qin Dayu and Qin Dayu, completely blocking the possibility of other boys and girls coming into contact with him.
Since the two sides didn't know each other, naturally they had nothing to talk about.
Xu Yunfan drank a glass of white wine and didn't eat much at the dinner table, so he felt very uncomfortable in his stomach.
As soon as he arrived at Qin Dashu's house, Xu Yunfan seemed to have lost feeling on one side of his butt. There were many people coming to the wedding. The yard and the roadside were filled with tables, about twenty in total.
Qin Run took a break from his busy schedule and heard the sound of the ox cart. He hurried out with Dashu Niang and the others. When they saw the newlyweds on the ox cart, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Run'er, help me up." Xu Yunfan jumped off the ox cart. His long legs, which had been bent for a long time, suddenly became weak and he almost fell down.
Qin Run hurried forward, knowing that Xu Yunfan's legs were numb, and quickly helped him sit aside. "Have you been drinking?"
Xu Yunfan's face was abnormally flushed, and with the faint smell of alcohol, Qin Run immediately felt distressed. "I'll make you a bowl of soup and then take you back to bed, okay?"
"Okay." Even though he wasn't drunk, Xu Yunfan nodded obediently and made a request, "Run'er, I'm hungry and want to eat."
He didn't eat well at Fang Ge'er's house this morning. The pork on the table was extremely fatty and the chicken skin was greasy. Xu Yunfan knew that everyone here liked to eat fatty meat. If he spit out the chicken skin, not only would it be a waste, but what would the host think?
He simply ate a few bites of tasteless vegetables and a bowl of rice, which was not even enough to fill his teeth, and then came back. For someone like him who had at least three bowls of rice for every meal, he must be starving at this time.
Inside the house, the elderly matchmaker said a few nice words to Fang Ge'er and his wife, then walked away with her waist twisted.
She wanted to chase after him that morning, but there was only one ox cart in Dali Village. She was an elderly woman, and her legs were not as fast as the ox cart. By the time she arrived in the town, the auspicious time had passed.
Qin Dayou comforted him, "In that case, you don't have to go. With Xu kid following you, I don't believe that those guys can't even find the door to your house."
After returning, Dashudi and the others realized how messy the alleys on the east side of the town were. If Xu Yunfan had not asked someone to lead the way, they might still be wandering around the town.
Dashu's mother was so grateful to Xu Yunfan that when she heard Xu Yunfan say he was hungry, she immediately served a bowl of pork and a bowl of chicken on the table in front of Xu Yunfan without Qin Run having to do anything, and then she also filled a big bowl of rice for him.
The dishes on other tables were not as high as the one on the table in front of Xu Yunfan.
After all, at a village wedding banquet, it would be great to have two meat dishes on the table.
Xu Yunfan looked at the fat white pork, then at another bowl of chicken, the chicken skin of which was also a bit fat.
Knowing that Xu Yunfan doesn't eat fatty meat, Qin Run wanted to use a pair of chopsticks to pick off the chicken skin, but Xu Yunfan picked up a piece of chicken and handed it to Qin Run, his eyes shining, and the meaning was self-evident.
Remembering Xu Yunfan's reaction when he ate his leftovers, Qin Run subconsciously stared at the chicken and asked, "Don't you feel disgusted?"
Xu Yunfan said as a matter of course: "Disgusting? What's so disgusting about it? We've already kissed, and I'm disgusted by you chewing chicken skin for me. That's really hypocritical."
Our mouths have already touched each other with saliva. If he minds, how can he kiss me?
Qin Run smiled and ate the chicken skin with Xu Yunfan's chopsticks. "Okay, you can eat it."
Having meat to eat, Xu Yunfan said sweetly, "My dear little husband is so good."
Most of the people who came to the courtyard to attend the wedding were from Qin's side, and the rest were from the village and relatives from Dashu Niang's side.
A group of people watched with their own eyes as Xu Yunfan even had to share a piece of meat with Qin Run. Some people thought that they had a good relationship and were happy for them, while others could not bear to watch and were heartbroken.
Xu Yunfan didn't care what others thought. He finished two bowls of rice in a row before putting down his bowl with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
When Qin An, Xiao Ye, and three other people came to eat, they saw Xu Yunfan. The little guys were overjoyed and surrounded Xu Yunfan, shouting, "Brother, Brother Xu."
"Hey~what are you doing?" Xu Yunfan touched everyone's head one by one, smiling gently, looking like someone who was easy to talk to.
When Qin Dashu came back, everyone who came to the wedding banquet saw the changes in Qin Dashu. Naturally, they knew that this was the work of Xu Yunfan.
Aunt Fang looked at Qin Dashu who was toasting with Fang Ge'er. The more she looked, the more her heart burned. She moved closer to Xu Yunfan and asked, "Xu boy, are you full?"
"Aunt Fang." Xu Yunfan nodded. Even if he was not full, he felt embarrassed to ask for a third bowl. He had already eaten all the chicken, and the dry rice would not taste good without meat.
Aunt Fang laughed twice. "Xu boy, how did you put on Dashu's makeup this morning? Oh, it's even better than the makeup artist we hired in town."
For a girl or a boy, getting married is a major event in one’s life. It may only happen once in one’s life. At this time, who among the boys and girls doesn’t want to marry beautifully?
Families that could afford it were willing to spend twenty or so cents to hire a makeup artist from the town to dress them up so that their future husbands would be more satisfied.
However, the skills of the makeup artist in this town are really worrying. Originally, this person looked like a human being, but after being in her hands and being messed up by her, the human appearance turned into a ghost.
Therefore, Aunt Fang said "good-looking" instead of "good-looking".
Aunt Fang has a niece who is going to get married in a few days. Except for one bad thing, her niece is good in every way.
Seeing the changes in Qin Dashu today, Aunt Fang noticed that Qin Dashu's eyes had become much bigger. As a village woman who had never been to school and could not read a word, she didn't know how to describe it. In short, she felt that Xu Yunfan was amazing. He could make Qin Dashu's eyes so big, which was an amazing skill.
Xu Yunfan said modestly, "No, no, Aunt Fang, is there something wrong?"
Aunt Fang said embarrassedly, "I have a niece who is not bad looking, but her eyes are too small, almost like a slit. If you stand far away, you won't be able to see her eyes. Look, she is getting married in a few days. I saw you showing off your skills today, so I wanted to ask you if you would like to be a makeup girl."
"Sure." If you don't make money, you will be struck by lightning.
Aunt Fang was happy to get Xu Yunfan's agreement. After agreeing on a time with Xu Yunfan, she went to do it.
After this incident, everyone knew that although Xu Yunfan was young, he was very capable, knew a lot, was good at talking, and was absolutely reliable in doing things.
There is such a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It would be wonderful if their future husband could give them such a bouquet when they get married.
Xu Yunfan took the opportunity to do some publicity, saying that the product would be available in the store in a few days and anyone who wanted to buy it could go there.
Before Qin An and Xiao Ye go to school, the two little guys can help fold them. Even if they can't do it, Xu Yunfan can consider finding someone else. He has decided to do this business.
And there is the job of a makeup artist. Even a small piece of meat is still meat. Xu Yunfan does not intend to give up this lucrative job. For this reason, he begins to think about who to teach makeup techniques to. When the time comes, he can open a makeup artist shop, which is another way to make money.
In the past, Xu Yunfan had many ways to make money, but he had some concerns and never implemented them. Now, if he goes to Qingfeng Academy to be a teacher, he should be able to keep several shops.
With a cosmetics shop, a flower business, a dessert shop and a canteen, the teacher's income should be enough to support his life.
It seems that everything has been planned, but it still takes time to implement it one by one.
What you need to open a shop is, of course, money.
If you want to run a shop well, in addition to ensuring product quality, do you need to increase product visibility, market promotion, etc.?
Therefore, before the shop was opened, the first thing he had to do was to build up his reputation and publicize it as much as possible so that people in the surrounding villages would know what Xu Yunfan had and what he could do. By then, when the shop was opened, would he still have to worry about not having customers?
Xu Yunfan is not a person who takes one step at a time. He takes one step at a time and looks ten steps ahead.
Today, with the help of Qin Dashu's wedding, his bouquet of flowers and his makeup skills can be said to have gotten a free publicity opportunity.
When he brought candies to Qi Xiu Ze and the others, he didn't give them the candies for free. It can be said that he did that on the one hand to make friends with Qi Xiu Ze and the others, and on the other hand to promote the products.
Xu Yunfan is not a kind-hearted person. When he encounters something, he can immediately analyze the pros and cons of it, as well as what benefits it can bring to him, what business opportunities there are, and what he can get with the help of this matter.
Whether it was the candies or roast ducks he made before, Xu Yunfan was not in a hurry to sell them. Instead, he "generously" distributed them to the Qin family. Firstly, he took into account the complicated power relations in the town. If he touched other people's cakes without power, he would probably not get any good results.
Secondly, although the villagers are not as wealthy as those in the town, you cannot underestimate their purchasing desire and publicity power.
When visiting relatives and friends, villagers love to share what they see and hear. Why would Xu Yunfan miss this free promotional activity?
He has no acquaintances at the Li or Sun families, so if he goes there rashly, they may not pay any attention to him.
Only after he had a few words with Qi Xiu Ze and the others and had established some friendship with them did he give the candies away. Then, if someone wanted his candy-making skills, he would be able to rely on them.
When they got home that night, Xu Yunfan asked Qin An and Xiao Ye, "Do you two want to learn how to fold flowers?"
"Pick flowers? Are they like the ones my big brother asked me to pick this morning?"
Xu Yunfan resolutely refused to admit that he was suspected of exploiting child labor. "Yes, An Ge'er, Xiao Ye, do you want to learn? You have nothing to do now, and you have to go to the academy with me and your eldest brother tomorrow. It might be boring to stay there. Having something to do can also help pass the time."
Qin An was obviously very happy, "I want to learn."
Xiao Ye on the side nodded, staring at Xu Yunfan with his round eyes. He used to be afraid of his brother-in-law Xu Yunfan, but now he is not so afraid anymore. He even thinks that this brother-in-law is very nice. He often gives him beautiful candies. His elder brother is also very nice to him. He will help him wash his little butt and remind him to rinse his mouth after he eats candies. In short, his elder brother-in-law is very nice, and he also wants to do something for this family to the best of his ability.
"Okay, my brother-in-law will teach you how to do it when we go back tonight." At this moment, Xu Yunfan was full of hope of making a lot of money.
He said that a man as capable as him was destined to do big things and make a lot of money. Even without his father and brother's protection, he would still be successful.
Sun Wu got up before dawn, drank a bowl of porridge cooked by his father, hitched his ox cart and headed to Xu Yunfan's house.
Not to mention that Sun Wu got up early, Aunt Qin and the others who were working on their first day were so excited that they didn't sleep well last night and got up before dawn.
When the group got on the ox cart, they were nervous but also full of hope for the future.
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"Have you heard? The Qingyu Inn has a new owner."
Early in the morning, before class time, groups of students walked out of the dormitory and couldn't help discussing this matter.
"Brother Zhao, your news is a bit delayed. Didn't you see the young masters of Class A1 and their men coming in and out of the Qingyu Inn during the break yesterday?"
"What's going on? Could it be that the Qingyu Inn was booked by those people?"
A student shook his head, "No, according to reliable information, the one who booked the Qingyu Inn was not them, but their brothers."
The student who told this story heard Xie Baizhou and his companions say as they cleaned the Qingyu Inn and prepared dishes, "Be gentle, don't break anything. Clean that area too. Put all these pots in the kitchen. Be careful not to break them. You must do everything my brothers have asked you to do carefully."
That whole day, even from such a distance, they could still hear the clanging sounds of the Qingyu Inn.
"Huh? These brothers? Who are they? Are they also students of our academy?"
"How would I know? Anyway, this guy has the protection of a few young masters. I don't know if we can still complain to him about the food in the future. If we offend those guys, we will probably be in big trouble."
Although Xie Baizhou and his friends have never bullied others in the academy, given their background, if they really make someone angry, how can they get away with it?
Just think about it and you will know it is impossible.
In the past, the innkeeper of Qingyu Inn had low-ranking employees who loved to do things shady and deceitful. Even vegetables would make a crunching sound when they bit them, and no one knew how many snail shells they broke with each bite.
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