The next day, Master Ma drove a ox cart to the county.
Song Yuehua boarded the ox cart early, and Zhang Dandan and Zhang Rushan went with her. Unexpectedly, Huo Minggui was also on the ox cart.
"See you again after a year. Miss Song is still as charming as ever!" Huo Minggui greeted her familiarly.
Zhang Dandan and Zhang Rushan sat nearby and watched the show.
Song Yuehua forced a fake smile and said, "It's so cold, Master Huo, you are not afraid of freezing your tongue."
"Thank you for your concern," Huo Ming gathered his cotton coat, "If I hadn't run out of pens and ink at home, I would definitely not go out at this time. By the way, the wind is really strong today, it's chilly."
It was unclear whether this man was pretending to be stupid. Song Yuehua turned away and didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Zhang Dandan started a conversation with him. "I work in a shop in the county town. If Mr. Huo needs any writing materials, you can come to my shop and have a look."
"Then I'll trouble you, brother. I'm new here and I'm unfamiliar with the place. I feel a little worried." Huo Minggui said, touching his chest.
The corners of Song Yuehua's mouth twitched, but he was not sad at all.
Several people chatted all the way on the ox cart.
Song Yuehua also learned that Huo Minggui used to make a living by writing storybooks in his hometown, and now that he has come here, he is also preparing to write storybooks.
Zhang Dandan was interested in the storybook he wrote.
After learning that Zhang Dandan was not only literate but also well-educated, Huo Minggui couldn't help but sigh, "Taoyuan Village is really full of talented people!"
After listening to crosstalk along the way, we finally arrived at the county town.
After getting off the ox cart, Huo Minggui came forward and said, "Miss Song, I heard that you opened a chess hall in the county. When I come back after shopping, I will definitely go to support you."
"You can also play Go." Song Yuehua asked.
Huo Minggui laughed and said, "I wanted to say that I know a little bit, but I was afraid that the young lady would think I was lying to you. Chess is one of the six skills of a gentleman. I am such a graceful gentleman, so of course I know it."
"Then I will wait for you, Mr. Huo, in the chess hall." Song Yuehua cupped her hands.
Tianyuan Chess Hall.
As soon as Song Yuehua arrived at the chess hall, Zhao Xiaofu asked, "Sister Song, school started yesterday. Isn't the school busy now?"
"I have classes today, there is nothing to do."
Song Yuehua looked around the chess hall and saw several old men sitting around a chess table, pointing and talking.
"What's this?" Song Yuehua whispered, "Is the county busy again?"
Xiang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Boss, look who is that in the middle."
Only when Song Yuehua walked to the side did she see Qi Juncai, who had a look of deep resentment on his face.
"Qi Juncai brought the chess manual to Xiaobao, but he was seen by Zuo Siye and Mu Ye. They asked him for the manual and started to figure it out, and it turned out like this."
After Xiang Xiaoyu finished speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed.
"You just love to see others make a fool of themselves, so don't let the guests find out." Zhao Xiaofu also whispered.
Xiang Xiaoyu looked at Song Yuehua embarrassedly, then rubbed his face and went back to work.
Song Yuehua looked at the chess records she had collected behind her counter and asked, "Why aren't our own chess records this good?"
Zhao Xiaofu didn't understand either, so Song Yuehua called Xiang Chen over and asked him about the doubts in her heart.
"Master Miaoshou has collected four books of endgames, and the one that Young Master Qi brought is one of them."
Xiang Chen looked at the chess books behind the counter and said, "Most of the chess moves in these books have been solved. They are not that mysterious."
I see.
Song Yuehua thought that when the time comes, she would ask Zhang Dandan to pass a letter to Ji Ming, asking them to collect more chess records of famous people when they are outside.
This matter cannot be resolved in a short time. Looking at Qi Juncai's chess book, it would be inappropriate for me to take it away from him.
I'll ask him later if I can borrow it for a few days. It would be good to copy it down.
The food allowance for the past two days in the account book suddenly became much less.
Zhao Xiaofu explained, "Recently, several small restaurants have introduced set meals, priced at 15 cents per serving, and many customers have been attracted to them."
"15 cents a copy?"
Song Yuehua smiled and asked, "What kind of dishes do you eat?"
"I heard that it tastes good, with both meat and vegetables, and the rice in the porridge is thick enough." said Zhao Xiaofu.
Song Yuehua asked again, "Did Zhou Xiaohu say anything?"
Zhao Xiaofu shook his head and said, "Brother Xiaohu didn't say anything. I asked him if he wanted to change the dishes, but he said he didn't plan to change them.
"That's all." Song Yuehua said.
"Sister Song, I don't understand?"
Song Yuehua explained, "Xiao Hu's cooking skills are only 50-50 compared to those of the restaurants, and he doesn't have a big advantage. His advantage lies in the chess hall."
Zhao Xiaofu thought about it, but still didn't understand.
"15 cents, and they still want to make the same dish. That restaurant is losing money to attract customers. Do you understand?"
Zhang Rushan and Zhou Xiaohu did the math and found that after deducting the cost of food, labor, and commission, the profit was not that big.
So, when 5 cents were suddenly missing, Song Yuehua knew what trick was used as soon as she heard it.
Unless the customers he brings in can bring in greater profits, it won't last long.
Secondly, the guests who play chess come to play chess while having a meal, and they also have enough patience to wait for a dish, which means the quality of the dish is guaranteed.
Therefore, Song Yuehua said that the biggest advantage of Zhou Xiaohu’s set meal is the chess hall.
Zhao Xiaofu understood and asked, "So, we are not going to do anything now?"
"No need to cook, just wait." Song Yuehua said, "Everyone likes to try new things. It's normal for us to have fewer set meals in the next few days."
After a while, Xu Ji came over and gave a vegetable steamed bun to Xiang Xiaoyu, Xiang Chen and Zhao Xiaofu respectively.
"Sister Song, this is for you." Xu Ji handed out a vegetable steamed bun from the basket.
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