After pushing through the crowds, Jinxi supported Minrong and finally stepped into the lobby of Xiteng Tea House.
In the lobby, apart from a few tables of patrons drinking tea and chatting, there were a few spectators blocking the door waiting to watch the show. On the stage in the middle of the lobby, several teahouse staff were cleaning up, with no intention of starting the Yue opera show.
"What's going on?" Jinxi grabbed a waiter who was yelling at the onlookers to leave the teahouse and asked.
"Ah! The master is here!" Although the waiter has only been here a few months, he has already met Jinxi and recognized her at a glance. He hurriedly leaned into Jinxi's ear and explained in a low voice: "Master
, the shopkeeper has not come back yet from going out to do some business, but..." He pointed to the two women sitting at the table in the middle of the lobby, drinking tea leisurely with their backs to the teahouse door, "these two girls said, these snacks in our house are...
They came up with it and asked us to pay them a fee for using the formula. They also said that if we didn't pay, they would sue the government. But the chef also said that he didn't know them. The two aunts refused to leave no matter what. One of them was
He was so fierce that he smashed a stool when he couldn't agree... With this commotion, except for a few tables of old customers who were still sitting, other guests were scared away, and the stage simply couldn't open... No, Hua Qin had just left the house.
I went to find the shopkeeper. Master, what do you think we should do about this?"
Jinxi suddenly had a strange feeling. Could this girl, who seemed very aggressive, be another "same kind"?
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Do what you should do, don't let people crowd at the door." Jinxi nodded and motioned to the waiter to disperse the theater guests, while he supported Minrong and walked to the two
Coming to the teahouse is like being in front of girls who are causing trouble.
"It's you!" Jin Xi raised her eyebrows in surprise. Isn't one of them Xiang Longyu who fainted in Xiangji Teahouse due to hypoglycemia due to over-starvation at the beginning of the year?!
"Oh, you are the young lady who saved my life with that young master last time, right?" When Xiang Longyu saw Jin Xi, she smiled brightly, stood up and thanked Jin Xi.
"It turns out that this young lady saved my roommate." The woman sitting next to Xiang Longyu also stood up with a smile. She took Jinxi's hand very familiarly and explained: "I am Longyu's sister.
, called Keyu. Later, my sister and I went to Xiangji Tea House to look for you. Unfortunately, that shop was closed, which disappointed us for a while. We didn’t expect that we would meet you here by such a coincidence, and you would also come to have a drink.
Is it for tea? Let me tell you, this teahouse is so unauthentic that it actually makes a lot of money using the dim sum recipes I came up with..."
"Ahem..." Jinxi withdrew the hand she was holding, pretended to cough a few times, and interrupted the other person's narration, "I'm sorry, girl, I am the owner of this teahouse, what do you want to say?
, you two follow me to the private room upstairs to talk."
Without waiting for any reaction from the other party, Jinxi raised her hand and motioned for the waiter to go upstairs and open a private room. Then she took Minrong's arm and said softly: "Eniang, why don't you take Dong'er to Xunfang and wait for me?
After talking to these two girls, will I come over to you?"
Knowing that staying here can't help her daughter, Minrong could only nod: "That's fine. You should be more careful." Then he took Dong'er to leave the teahouse and go to the "Xunfang" fabric art shop. Before leaving, she also pulled
Zhu Feng gave a few careful words before leaving with peace of mind.
"I didn't expect you to be a Manchu princess." Xiang Longyu looked at Jinxi thoughtfully and smiled.
Jinxi didn't take it seriously either. She and Yinzhen had found excuses for all the shops they opened. Why were they afraid of a girl who was only a few years older than herself?
"You two, please come upstairs." Jin Xi extended her hand to signal.
Xiang Keyu did not refuse, and took her younger sister Xiang Longyu and followed Jinxi to the second floor. After arriving at the private room dedicated to Jinxi, she first praised her loudly. Then she chose a seat on the soft and comfortable sofa chair.
Xiang Longyu took a seat and sat down. At the same time, he took a pillow and hugged it to his chest. It seemed that he was in endless reverie or missing something. In short, Xiang Longyu hugged the pillow and closed his eyes for a while before slowly opening them.
, Jin Xi, who was drinking tea at Chaowu, smiled sweetly: "I'm so sorry, seeing these furniture and furnishings makes me a little homesick."
Jinxi naturally showed a curious expression and asked with a hint of confusion: "Where is Miss Xiang's hometown?"
"Oh, haha..." Xiang Keyu laughed a few times and quickly added an explanation: "Our hometown is in Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. You must have heard of it, right? It is a paradise-like city on earth. Last year, my mother suffered from typhoid fever.
, he died of illness after not being able to survive the winter. Before his death, we sisters were asked to come to the capital to join our uncle. What was depressing was that on the way here, our money was stolen by thieves again. When we entered the city, we were separated from Longyu by the crowd and were groped.
It took me a long time to find my uncle's house, and later, Longyu was also found... Fortunately, they didn't dislike us and treated us fairly. However, I thought that I should support myself and create a career. I can't keep doing this.
Let's rely on uncle. Who knows, today I went shopping with Longyu for the first time. I wanted to see what kind of business there was, but I found these snacks... It was obviously what I came up with a few years ago... By the way, you
Since you are the owner of this shop, do you know who sold you these snack recipes?"
After listening to Xiang Keyu's detailed explanation, Jin Xi also understood the general idea, but she didn't know how the chef got her recipe and was able to make Cantonese-style dim sum that was the same as a modern tea restaurant.
Thinking like this, Jin Xi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "The dim sum are all made by the chef. I heard that when he was young, he worked as a cook for several years in the home of a wealthy gentleman in the south of the Yangtze River, and several dim sum dishes were made like that.
Some of the things I learned later were discovered by him after he came to Xiteng. There are also a few dishes that I thought were delicious when I tasted them in other restaurants and teahouses. I asked him to make small modifications and develop them after I came back. I don’t know Miss Xiang Gu.
Are you satisfied with this explanation?"
When Xiang Keyu heard this, he was stunned and thought to himself: I didn't expect that the underage girl in front of me, who looked no more than 11 or 12 years old, would be so smart. But who is she? She is a college graduate from the 21st century.
As for the graduates, they just need to get their graduation certificates to find jobs. Are they worried that they won’t be able to compete with a little girl?
Thinking like this, Xiang Keyu said: "So that's it...Gege, do you know the name of the chef? In which wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River did you work as a cook before? To be honest with Gege, I worked in a wealthy family named Liu before.
She worked as a maid for several years, and later she saved enough money to redeem herself... During this period, she did give the cook some tips on how to make some snacks... Maybe it was that person..." It would be great if it was really that cook.
, she can use her previous kindness to poach people and open a teahouse herself, and the business should not be bad. As for the funds to open the shop, her uncle will probably lend it to her. At most, she can pay him back after earning it.
But after hearing this, Xiang Longyu moved a little unnaturally, and whispered into Xiang Keyu's ear: "Sister, didn't the cook already pay you silver coins? You still used them to redeem yourself.
Why now..."
Although Xiang Longyu's whisper was so soft that it was difficult for others to hear clearly except for Xiang Keyu, Jin Xi was no longer an ordinary person. After practicing the Art of Controlling Objects, although her other skills were not obvious, her hearing and eyesight had doubled.
Quite a few. At least Xiang Longyu's whispers were heard clearly by her.
"You are stupid. If you don't tell me what happened before, who knows! If we don't seize this opportunity now, where else can we find ways to make money? Do you really want to rely on your uncle for the rest of your life?" Xiang Keyu tilted his head.
He turned his head and glared at Xiang Longyu behind his back. He lowered his voice and warned, "Just listen, don't slap yourself in the face like you did just now."
Xiang Longyu curled her lips and nodded in agreement. In fact, as soon as she saw Jin Xi, she thought of an excellent way, which was to find the noble young master who saved her life. She could see that, then
The young master is definitely one of the best among men. If you get him, even if you are just a concubine, you don't have to worry about the food and clothing in the future. Maybe you can be like the princess in front of you, and you can take your maids to go shopping at any time.
Taking a stroll.
"Ahem... I'm sorry. My roommate just told me that she is feeling unwell. I wonder if she can borrow a room to rest? We can also have a good chat." Xiang Keyu immediately thought of a way, that is, to stay in bed first.
Don't leave until Xiteng Teahouse gives you an explanation. Even if it's just a few dozen or a hundred taels of hush money. Seeing that the capital is so lively and prosperous, you should be able to make money in anything you do, right? After all, I am also a modern person, and I used to be
Opportunities for personal development were blocked by the Liu family's selling contract. Now that I am free, of course I have to start something good.
"Since Miss Longyu isn't feeling well, it's better to go back home and see a doctor. I see that Miss Longyu's bones are a little weak, but I need to take a closer look to make sure she doesn't really get sick." Hearing this, Jinxi smiled.
Getting up means seeing off guests.
At this time, Qin Langyue happened to be back, knocking on the door with some snacks and coming in. Jinxi saw this and said with a smile: "It just so happens that shopkeeper Qin is also back. No, Miss Longyu is unwell and has to go back.
Shopkeeper Qin has wrapped these snacks for them to take with them to taste. It’s not too late to talk about anything in the future.”
Qin Langyue understood, and nodded with a smile, "Then I'll go down and pack the two girls first." After saying that, he spun out of the box, so fast that Xiang Keyu couldn't hold him back.
I didn't expect to see such a handsome and elegant man in such a small teahouse. Such a thought flashed through Xiang Keyu's heart, but he could only think about it because Jinxi was clearly chasing people away.
The Xiang sisters had no choice but to support each other and go downstairs. Who knew that Xiang Longyu was ill?
It's a pity that she missed the perfect opportunity to meet a beautiful man. Xiang Keyu thought in annoyance. However, there is still a chance. She can come here every day. If Xi Teng Tea House doesn't give her an explanation for one day, she won't leave. The big deal is
I spend three meals a day here, eating for free and appreciating beautiful men, killing two birds with one stone. Not bad, not bad. Xiang Keyu has already thought of an excellent idea in his heart, and he no longer hesitates to leave. He pretends to support Longyu and both steps out.