Looking at the angry Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er laughed so hard that she imitated Yuan Xudong's previous expression and said:
"Pan'er, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have. Hahaha!"
"Just laugh as hard as you can, sooner or later you will cry!"
He rolled his eyes at Zhao Pan'er who was laughing so hard. After a moment, Yuan Xudong stretched out his hand, held Zhao Pan'er's fingertips through his sleeves and said seriously:
"Pan'er, seriously, what kind of person am I in your heart?"
He stared into Zhao Paner's eyes and smiled slightly:
"I want to hear the truth!"
"True?"
Zhao Pan'er raised her head and glanced at Yuan Xudong. Her fingertips felt the warmth of his palm, and a warm current flowed through her heart. She looked into Yuan Xudong's deep eyes, raised a slight smile at the corner of her mouth and said:
"In my heart, you are just a scheming, lustful and beautiful person. Of course, you are also a good person. You are good to me, Yin Zhang, Sanniang and Yin Ping girl!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er evaluating himself so simply, Yuan Xudong was dissatisfied and said:
"Gone?"
"Gone!"
Zhao Pan'er nodded, looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
"I already praised you as a good person, what else do you want from me?"
"Who wants to be a good person?"
Looking at the smiling Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong exerted a slight force on his hand. He grabbed Zhao Pan'er's fingertips, pulled her into his arms and said with a smile:
"I want to be a bad person in this life and bully you every day, okay?"
"Okay, then you can bully me, if you are willing!"
Being hugged by Yuan Xudong, Zhao Paner puffed up her chest slightly, raised her eyes and looked at him and smiled:
"Are you willing to?"
"Of course I'm willing to give it up!"
Looking at the arrogant Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong smiled and joked:
"I'm willing to bully you in bed and make you cry!"
"No nonsense!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's dirty talk, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but glare at him. She snuggled into Yuan Xudong's arms and murmured:
"Sometimes you are a very good person, but sometimes you are very bad. I often tell Yinzhang that the people in this world are like the cakes made by Sanniang. They all look the same on the surface, but on the inside they all look the same.
There are thousands of layers, and you can’t know what it’s like until you taste it yourself!”
"Yeah?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er showing her true feelings, Yuan Xudong raised her chin with the fingertips of his right hand and said with a smile:
"Then after you tasted it, did you find out what I taste like? Do you like it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but roll her eyes at Yuan Xudong, stared at him with a pair of big black and white eyes and said with a smile:
"You are a shortbread made last night. It tastes so bad, okay?"
"You still dare to scold me?"
Looking at the charming Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong turned her face, kissed her lips twice and joked:
"If it tastes bad, it tastes bad. As long as it tastes good, it's fine. I like to eat cherries the most. They are not only fragrant, but also smooth and tender!"
After staying with Yuan Xudong for a long time, Zhao Pan'er would understand immediately when he started to speak dirty words. At this time, she couldn't help but curse softly:
"Bah, you stinky scoundrel!"
"What's wrong with me? Can't I eat cherries even if I like them?"
After taking a look at the pretty and blushing Zhao Pan'er, and then at the empty tea house, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:
"Forget it, I won't argue with you. Seeing that your tea shop business is so bad, how about I extend the bet for another month. After two months, if your shop can make back its capital, I will
I will listen to you. On the contrary, you will listen to me from now on and be an obedient little woman. Is that so good?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was sure that he would lose money, Zhao Paner looked up at him and refused to admit defeat easily:
"Stop pretending to be a good person here. I, Zhao Pan'er, am also a well-known tea seller in Jiangnan. You just have to wait and see. Within a month, you will have to line up at my place!"
"Okay, I'll wait and see!"
The sun was setting, the twilight was hazy, and the business of the tea house was still very poor. From early morning to now, there were only a dozen guests in total, and the vast majority of the guests still drank loose tea, which cost a penny for a penny.
A big bowl of money, with a total income of less than 200 yuan. Excluding the tea fruits made by Sun Sanniang and the rent of the shop, Zhao Pan'er lost more than 200 yuan in one day today, although Zhao Pan'er and the others almost
One of them was still cheering themselves up, still looking confident, but their eyes betrayed them, the frustration and annoyance in their eyes were clearly visible.
There was no business, so Zhao Paner closed the door early and planned to go back and think of a solution. Sun Sanniang and Yin Ping girl packed some fruits in a basket to take back to eat. The rest of the tea fruits were given to the children playing nearby. Please take the opportunity.
They help promote the teahouse, which is better than nothing.
When she got home, she saw that Song Yinzhang was still sleeping in the room. Zhao Paner couldn't help but become a little worried. In the morning, she thought that Song Yinzhang had been spoiled since childhood and couldn't bear hardships. But now it seems that she may be really unwell. Yuan Xudong naturally
He knew what was wrong with Song Yinzhang, but he couldn't tell Zhao Pan'er that your sister was fine, she was just tired from sleeping during the day, right?
Zhao Pan'er and others went to Song Yinzhang's room to see her. Yuan Xudong did not follow her, but went to his alchemy room to continue studying those magical elixirs and how to reduce the cost and efficacy of the elixirs.
Take Shui Yun Dan and Huo Qi Dan, for example, they require the use of many precious medicinal materials, such as century-old ginseng, Tianshan snow lotus, etc. Although they are expensive, the efficacy of the medicine is unexpectedly good. For Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang,
Yuan Xudong had unprecedented satisfaction and pleasure, so much so that he didn't dare to sell it to others without reducing the efficacy of the medicine. What if it was used by bad guys to hurt a lovely girl?
In addition to Shui Yun Dan and Huo Qi Dan, there are also Beauty Pills and Life Extension Pills, which are even more effective. The former can make men handsome and women beautiful. Of course, you still need to have a certain foundation. If you are too ugly,
If so, taking beauty elixirs will have no effect. You need to take magical elixirs with even more powerful effects. That requires thousand-year-old ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old polygonum multiflorum and other medicinal materials, which are hard to come by.
The latter can make people live for more than ten or twenty years. If you want more, you can't do it. There is also the elixir of immortality that the emperor and generals want to request. The raw materials for refining the elixir of immortality are even more exaggerated, including the feathers of the phoenix and the five claws.
The golden dragon’s reverse scales and so on, it’s better to take a bath and sleep.
In addition to these powerful elixirs, there are also some general elixirs that have the effects of nourishing yin and replenishing yang or detoxifying and beautifying the skin. They can be sold as general health care products. In addition, there are some forbidden elixirs.
Yuan Xudong is very interested in medicines, such as medicines that can make girls feel hot all over. He doesn't have any bad intentions. He just wants to test it. Can human will overcome the effects of medicines?
They say true love lasts forever, but what if you take powerful medicine?
Just when Yuan Xudong was refining the elixir and wanted to use Gao Hui to test the forbidden medicine that made girls feel hot all over, Zhao Pan'er was sitting on Song Yinzhang's bedside and said softly:
"Yinzhang, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? How about I ask a doctor to come over and take a good look at you?"
"Sister, don't worry. I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. I'm completely fine now!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, and Yin Ping girl gathered around her bedside, Song Yinzhang couldn't help but blush slightly. She walked out of the bed wearing a white singlet, and said with a blushing smile:
"Look, I'm fine now. By the way, how's the business in the tea house today? Are you busy?"
"Business was not very good, so we just spent the whole day in the teahouse, basically doing nothing!"
Sun Sanniang said, as she spoke, she glanced at Song Yinzhang, whose face was moist and shiny, and saw that she had a lazy look, her eyes were gentle and watery, and a smile couldn't help flashing in her eyes. She was not feeling well, she was clearly greedy.
Is it okay to steal a big meal?
As if she felt the smile hidden in Sun Sanniang's eyes, Song Yinzhang lowered her head in embarrassment. While she was getting dressed, she said with concern:
"Weren't you fine yesterday? Why can't you be fine today?"
"It's okay, I know why business is not doing well!"
Looking at the soft and weak Song Yinzhang, Zhao Pan'er also understood at this time. It must have been in the morning, after he, Sanniang, and the girl Yin Ping went out, Yuan Xudong took Song Yinzhang and played wildly all morning.
That weird pill, Song Yinzhang's frail body, after Yuan Xudong's rude treatment like a bull, it's strange that he didn't stay in bed all day. This bad guy didn't know how to pity Yin Zhang, just like a bull
As if he only knew that he was comfortable and thinking about the interesting things in these women's boudoir, Zhao Pan'er looked at Song Yinzhang and said jokingly:
"Yinzhang, did Fanlang bully you when I was away?"
"Sister~~"
Hearing Zhao Pan'er expose his embarrassing story, Song Yinzhang blushed with shame and said:
"You are laughing at me, I won't tell you anymore!"
"Okay, let's talk about these things in the boudoir later!"
Compared with Song Yinzhang's greedy eating, Sun Sanniang is more concerned about why the business in the teahouse suddenly went bad. After all, she is much older than Zhao Pan'er and Song Yinzhang, and has long passed the age of youth and ignorance and knowing the taste of the marrow. She
He looked at Zhao Paner and asked directly:
"Pan'er, why do you think this business is not doing well?"
"Here's the thing."
Zhao Pan'er told Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang, and Yinping girl about the tea-drinking habits of Tokyo people that she had learned from Yuan Xudong. After listening, Sun Sanniang suddenly realized:
"So that's what happened!"
At this time, Sun Sanniang suddenly had an idea. She remembered that when she stayed at the Sanyuan Inn, every time Song Yinzhang played the pipa, many guests would stop and watch. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Song Yinzhang and said with a smile:
"Yinzhang, tomorrow you will take the pipa to the tea house and play it five or six times a day. You will definitely attract a lot of business!"
"Play the pipa for those tea guests?"
Looking at Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang felt unhappy. She was the best pipa master in Jiangnan and was proficient in music. She used to play pipa for dignitaries like Princess Qian. What's more, she is not short of money at all now.
She was rich herself, and Yuan Xudong gave her a lot of betrothal gifts. She was richer than an ordinary businessman. As far as the small business in the tea house was concerned, the people who came to drink tea were all peddlers who made hard money. She
She would not do such a dishonorable thing. These thoughts disappeared in a flash. She looked at Sun Sanniang and Zhao Paner and shook her head in rejection. She puffed her cheeks and said aggrievedly:
"I won't go. My music is for those who know music and rhythm, not for those traffickers and lackeys!"
"What happened to the traffickers and lackeys?"
Hearing that Song Yinzhang was unwilling to play the pipa in the store to attract customers, Sun Sanniang frowned slightly and said:
"Then you played the pipa at the Sanyuan Inn before. Besides, when the teahouse first opened, didn't you say you wanted to play the pipa for the guests?"
"But me"
Song Yinzhang was speechless for a moment. She had indeed said such a thing, but it was completely different from what she had originally thought. She wanted to be able to respond to everything like the courtesan Zhang Haohao, and the guests would have to wait half a month for a chance to listen to them after spending the same amount of money.
Instead of paying a penny for a big bowl of loose tea, and listening to her pipa music casually, wouldn’t her pipa music be worthless?
Zhao Pan'er was afraid that Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang would have a dispute, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over by saying:
"Yinzhang's status is different now. Playing the pipa again is indeed a loss of status. Although Fanlang said he doesn't care, if Yinzhang really goes to the shop to play the pipa in public to attract customers, he will definitely be unhappy!
"
Song Yinzhang said nothing, but Sun Sanniang was carefree. She patted her head and said with a smile:
"I almost forgot, you are the Xiao family's little daughter-in-law now, so you have to be more stable. A good husband-in-law like Mr. Xiao is hard to find even with a lantern, so you really have to cherish him!"
Saying that, Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Paner again and suggested:
"Pan'er, since the people in Ma Xing Street don't like to drink our tea, then we simply sell loose tea instead, which will save trouble!"
Hearing this, Zhao Pan'er was still thinking about Sun Sanniang's proposal, and Song Yinzhang next to him rejected it:
"I disagree!"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang both looking at him, Song Yinzhang explained weakly:
"Isn't selling loose tea catering to those traffickers? Our teahouse is so elegant, how can we do something immoral?"
Seeing that Sun Sanniang's face was not very good, Zhao Pan'er quickly smoothed things over and said:
"Of course quality is important, but you can't ignore the preferences of the tea guests. Otherwise, half of the loose tea and snacks will be sold!"
After listening to Zhao Pan'er's words, Song Yinzhang frowned slightly and said:
"But even if we add loose tea and customers don't come into the store, won't the business still be better? In my opinion, let's just move the store to the tea soup alley that Fan Lang mentioned, so that it can be solved once and for all!"
"Moving the store?"
Being rejected by Song Yinzhang twice in a row, Sun Sanniang became a little angry. She immediately retorted:
"We have only been open for a few days, so the money spent on renting the house has been wasted? Besides, you, you usually don't touch the sun, so you don't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt are when you are not a home owner!"
When Song Yinzhang heard that Sun Sanniang always used this excuse to choke himself, he couldn't help but raise his head and said:
"I have never done business before, but this time I paid the most money!"
"What's going on with you today? Why do you choke me when I say something?"
When Song Yinzhang mentioned the cost of opening the store, Sun Sanniang's voice lowered unconsciously, but the anger in her heart became even stronger. She came to Tokyo alone with nothing, and now she still lives in Yuan Xudong's garden.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but now that she heard what Song Yinzhang said, she just felt helpless and sad. This was probably the feeling of being dependent on someone else. She just felt uncomfortable in her heart and tried to hold back the tears in her eyes.
At this time, Song Yinzhang was also about to cry and said:
"I listened to you all before, but hasn't the business gotten better? Besides, I've paid for it and I can't say a word?"
"That's enough. You all should calm down. How can this business be without ups and downs?"
Seeing Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang arguing and even crying aggrievedly, Zhao Pan'er was angry and funny, admonishing from the side:
"It's only been a few days since we opened, and you're already bothering with trivial matters like this. Do you want to continue doing it? Otherwise, we'll break up now that there's less business?"
Although she was older than Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang still obeyed Zhao Pan'er habitually. When she heard Zhao Pan'er said that they wanted to break up, she couldn't help but raised her head, looked at Zhao Pan'er and whispered:
"Can't break up the gang!"
Although she and Sun Sanniang had a few quarrels, Song Yinzhang didn't want to really break up the gang, and she wasn't stupid. If the gang really broke up, it wouldn't be the twenty or thirty dollars that would be lost, but the few of them.
The relationship between sisters, therefore, she was too weak to speak. Seeing the two of them acting like this, Zhao Paner first criticized Sun Sanniang and said:
"You, why don't you say that you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are when you are not a family member? If it were me, I would have to stop you from talking!"
After criticizing Sun Sanniang, Zhao Paner naturally wanted to criticize Song Yinzhang. She glanced at Song Yinzhang who was still crying and said helplessly:
"And you, you burst into tears without even saying a few words. You made sense even if it didn't make sense. If Fan Lang saw it, he would think that it was me, the older sister, who bullied you!"
After being scolded by Zhao Paner, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang both calmed down. At this time, Sun Sanniang explained:
"Pan'er, you also know that I am a sharp-tongued person with a soft heart!"
"You are a mouthful but a bad person. If you tell others it's okay, but if you tell your friends, won't it hurt people's hearts?"
Zhao Pan'er took advantage of the opportunity to criticize Sun Sanniang. She was so-called, even if she was really well-intentioned, her words that hurt others are hurtful words. If she was hit with a stick, she would naturally give another sweet date a taste. Zhao Pan'er looked at it again
Song Yinzhang, who bowed his head in silence, said kind words for Sun Sanniang:
"Yinzhang, you too. You contributed the most to open the shop this time, but didn't Sanniang contribute? Didn't she make all the fruits in the teahouse by herself? Then you want to say, who paid for it?
Who has the final say? The governor of Kaifeng Mansion has been replaced by Chi Yanei. How much Sanniang has taken care of us over the years, have you forgotten all about it?"
These words spoke to the hearts of Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang. Song Yinzhang believed that she was not an ungrateful person. She only quarreled with Sun Sanniang out of her own temper. Thinking of how kind Sun Sanniang was to her in the past, she couldn't help but feel a little...
Ashamed, Sun Sanniang was also the same. She had always regarded Song Yinzhang as her own sister, but now she had a dispute with her sister. Thinking about it, it really shouldn't be. At this time, Song Yinzhang suddenly stood up, and she smiled slightly at Sun Sanniang and said sincerely
apologized:
"Sister Sanniang, I was wrong. I made the mistake of losing my temper again. I'm sorry!"
Saying that, Song Yinzhang actually wanted to kneel down and apologize to Sun Sanniang. Sun Sanniang quickly supported her and said:
"When you get up, it's all my fault. You blame me for not being able to keep my mouth shut!"
Song Yinzhang was helped up by Sun Sanniang. With tears in her eyes, she ran not far away and knelt down, kowtowed to Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang and said thanks:
"After so many years, I have never thanked my two sisters for their kindness. Thank you for taking care of me since I was a child. Thank you!"
"Yinzhang, what are you doing?"
Zhao Pan'er never thought about asking Song Yinzhang to be grateful to her. Her life was bought by Song Yinzhang's sister with her own life. It was natural for her to take care of Song Yinzhang and there was nothing wrong with it. She just wanted to teach Song Yinzhang to be grateful to Sun Sanniang.
That's all. Seeing Song Yinzhang kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to herself and Sun Sanniang to express gratitude, Zhao Pan'er felt distressed and inexplicably moved. For so many years, she had always thought that she was taking care of Song Yinzhang so much because of repaying her kindness, but now she really didn't.
She understands that Song Yinzhang is her biological sister!
Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang hurriedly ran to Song Yinzhang, who was still kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. Perhaps they were too impatient. Zhao Pan'er didn't pay attention and actually tripped over the threshold on the ground and was about to fall to the ground.