"Miss, I..." Xiang Chen followed beside her, afraid to disturb her.
Song Yuehua said seriously, "What I want here is the shopkeeper, do you know?"
"I know, I know." Xiang Chen said nervously.
Song Yuehua asked curiously, "If you don't study, why do you want to be the shopkeeper here?"
Xiang Chen then explained the reason.
Before the drought, Xiang Chen was just an ordinary scholar. Because his father had a premonition of a disaster, he fled to the south with his family.
But along the way, the food they brought was stolen, and their mother died of illness that had no cure.
In order to protect his sister's innocence, his father was injured by criminals and died.
I finally found my eldest sister's home who had married far away in the south, but her life was not going well either.
After the first rain after the New Year, Xiang Chen took some dry food, dressed his sister up as a man, and went back to the county town away from people.
There was no property left in the house. The doors, windows, and stoves were all smashed, except for the chessboard he had hidden.
"I am a scholar, weak as a chicken, and no one wants me to do heavy work. It just so happens that the girl opened a chess hall, and I happen to be good at it..."
Wei Da was still boiling water. Song Yuehua glanced at him and then said to Xiang Chen, "What the chess hall needs is a shopkeeper. He should be the kind of person who can solve problems when I'm not around and entertain guests when they come."
Xiang Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Girl, I will learn it as soon as possible."
"Let me give you an example," Song Yuehua whispered, "Now someone doesn't want to pay, what can you do?"
Xiang Chen lowered his head and dared not say a word.
"If you can't solve the problem, why should I look for you?"
Song Yuehua also couldn't understand how this person could be so lacking in self-awareness.
But after all, he is the first winner of the Tianyuan Prize, so he has some merits. Song Yuehua changed the subject and said, "In addition to the lack of a shopkeeper, I am also lacking a chess player."
"A chess player wants to play chess with a guest. If you meet a guest whose chess skill is lower than yours, it costs 50 coins to teach him chess for an hour. The chess hall takes 40 coins and the remaining 10 coins belong to you. If you stay in the chess hall for a whole day and no one teaches you chess, then the chess hall will give you 10 coins a day. What do you think?"
As long as they play chess, he doesn't have to worry about anything else. Xiang Chen said happily, "Then when we're not playing chess, is there anything you need me to do?"
Song Yuehua thought about it and decided that although the money was calculated based on profit sharing, she had given him a backing and he could still be given some work to do.
"When you have nothing to do, you can help collect the chess pieces, serve tea, and talk to illiterate guests about the rankings and how to upgrade. I don't have much stuff here, so just help me clean it up."
Xiang Chen said happily, "Thank you, young lady. I...I..."
The water was boiled, and Wei Da brought it over to make a few pots of tea. Xiang Chen hurried forward to help, and Song Yuehua let him do it.
"Help him carry the rice back home later." Song Yuehua said to Wei Da.
Wei Da nodded and asked, "Is he a clerk now?"
"Chess master."
After figuring out what a chess master does, Wei Dacai said, "This job is quite suitable for him."
"you do not say."
Song Yuehua carried the tea to Xiaobao's table.
Xiaobao and Yu Duocai reviewed the game between Xiang Chen and Liu Sandiao, while the other three students stood or sat aside, analyzing the game together.
Seeing Xiaobao's thorough analysis, Lu Cheng asked, "Miss Yun, I would like to ask you for advice on a game. Is that okay?"
Xiaobao glanced at him and nodded, "What if you lose?"
Lu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "What do you want to do?"
"A pack of Baihua Cakes." Xiaohua stretched out a finger and said.
Lu Cheng looked at the tender little white hand stretched out in front of him and said with a smile, "Okay."
Yu Duocai: "..." He also wanted to play another game with Xiaobao.
After hearing this, Song Yuehua served a pot of tea to the group and asked, "Xiaobao, you haven't told me what to do if you lose."
"Sister, why don't you believe me?" Xiaobao said with a pout.
Song Yuehua didn't indulge her, and just said, "There is always a loser in a game of chess. It's fair to say it in advance."
"Boss, there's no need to be so serious..." Lu Cheng said with a smile to smooth things over.
Xiao Bao immediately understood what his elder sister meant, and stood up and said, "I want Hundred Flower Cakes, what do you want?"
Lu Cheng then stopped smiling and said seriously, "If I win, you should also buy me a pack of Hundred Flower Cakes."
"Can."
The two of them rearranged the chessboard, and Song Yuehua poured the tea and left.
Luo Guo, who was standing next to him, felt a little itchy and patted Yu Duocai, "Shall we play a game too?"
"Go to the counter and get the chess pieces." Yu Duocai said.
"good."
Luo Guo agreed and stood up. As soon as he turned around, he felt something was wrong and turned around to ask, "Why do I have to pay every time I come with you?"
Yu Duocai said calmly, "If I lose, I will pay for your chess board and tea for a month. If you lose..."
"I will also pay for your chessboard and tea expenses for one month." Luo Guo said with his neck raised.
"Can."
Master Yu, who was standing aside, looked at the people facing each other, and he himself was at a loss as to what to say.
Just at this moment, Xiang Chen was carrying a teapot to add water to the guest next door. Master Yu called him and asked, "Would you like a plate?"
"50 cents per hour." Xiang Chen said respectfully.
Master Yu: "..."
In the evening, Zhou Xiaohu came to deliver the meals and brought 5 extra meals. On the way, he was wondering if he could sell the extra meals.
It doesn’t matter if it can’t be sold. Song Yuehua can eat it all, so it won’t be wasted.
"Is anyone going to have dinner?" Song Yuehua asked.
A few old men came over and asked, "Boss, what's the dish today?"
Zhou Xiaohu opened the lunch box and said, "Green peppers and preserved eggs, fried preserved vegetables, pickled radish and bean sprouts."
"Give me one."
"I want one too."
Just like that, 6 copies were sold out at once.
Zhou Xiaohu quickly took the lunch boxes from the bottom and said, "I won't sell these. I made too little. Don't let you guys go hungry."
"It's okay, eat there a few times first, and when they trust you, make an order first and then have the food delivered next time."
Song Yuehua took out one of the portions and said, "It's not a problem for us to eat it later. Xiaobao gets hungry quickly, so let's keep hers for now."
The smell of food soon spread throughout the chess hall. Zhang Rushan came over and said to Song Yuehua, "You can eat my portion. Master Wen and I will go to Fu Man Lou."
"Do you have enough money to pay the bill?" Song Yuehua knew that Fumanlou was not cheap, and the price might have increased a lot now.
Zhang Rushan thought about it and felt a little guilty. Song Yuehua sighed and took out 20 taels of silver and said, "I'm lending it to you. Return it to me another day. If it's still not enough, ask the waiter to come to the chess hall to get the money."
"Sure enough, no one is as thoughtful as you." Zhang Rushan smiled ingratiatingly.
Song Yuehua smiled and waved her hand, not bothering to pay attention to him. The two of them could have gone directly to Fumanlou, but they chose to come here. Their intention was self-evident.
Song Yuehua also quickly stood up and saw Master Wen off.
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