In the afternoon, the diners dispersed, and a warm sun hung high in the sky.
As Shen Lie waited eagerly, at the empty alley, the beautiful man dressed in bright clothes and riding a horse arrived as promised. With the help of the guard, he jumped off the horse neatly.
Today she put on a new set of clothes, still in Confucian clothes, but in plain white. Her slim body wrapped in plain white Confucian clothes was full of vitality, forming a sharp contrast with her bright eyes and white teeth.
As Zhang Jingxiu got off his horse, straightened his clothes, he walked briskly with lotus steps, bright, elegant, and full of vitality.
"coming!"
Shen Lie's heart beat uncontrollably, and he jumped over, then showed a bright smile.
"Ouch... Mr. Zhang is coming here. I apologize for missing the welcome."
Zhang Jingxiu handed the reins to the guard and walked quickly with a folding fan in his hand. Looking at Shen Lie's innocent look, he pursed his lips and smiled again. This smile was charming.
When they met again, Shen Lie and the beautiful woman looked at each other and smiled, and they had settled their previous suspicions.
With a soft popping sound, Zhang Jingxiu opened the folding fan in his hand, fanned himself, and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, there is no need to be polite."
Such handsomeness and grace made Shen Lie's heart beat a few more times, and he took half a step aside to protect her as she walked inside.
It seems that he is really relieved.
Shen Lie turned around and said hello to the few noble sons of the Zhang family who were inseparable from her: "You guys, please come in quickly."
However, the attitude of these young masters who were traveling with Zhang Jingxiu was very cold today, and they responded indifferently, with that arrogant look...
The nose is simply not a nose, and the eyes are not eyes.
Shen Lie's hot face was pressed against Leng's ass.
"Why?"
Shen Lie was stunned for a moment and passed by these people. He couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart and said to himself... I don't seem to have offended you.
What kind of attitude is this?
With some suspicion in his heart, Shen Lie first let Zhang Jingxiu and several Confucian scholars into the store, then waved to Zhang Kui and said hello.
"Wei Zhang, please!"
No matter how he integrates into this era, Shen Lie still has the soul of a modern person and will not treat people as slaves, so he greeted him casually.
As the saying goes, don't be surprised if you are polite to many people, and don't hit someone with a smiling face.
Zhang Kui looked at Shen Lie's bright and honest smile and was stunned, and instinctively responded: "Hey!"
Seeing the sincere smile on Shen Lie's face, Zhang Kui felt a little warm in his heart at this moment. He quickly led the guards to tie up the horse at the entrance of the alley, and quickly followed.
Not far ahead, Shen Lie and the lady were chatting.
Shen Lie chuckled and said: "Early this morning, the magpies started chirping. I thought something had happened... It turned out that Mr. Zhang was here."
Upon hearing this.
Zhang Jingxiu covered his mouth with a folding fan and smiled gently: "Oh, is that right... Haha."
Seeing his young lady chatting and laughing with Shen Lie, Zhang Kui, who was following closely, couldn't help but touch his head, wondering in his heart, is the magpie's cry so funny?
Didn't hear it...
After a while, Bianyifang.
The diners have already dispersed, the scattered dishes and chopsticks have been removed, the tables, chairs and counters have been wiped down, making the shop clean and tidy again.
The sound of dishes being washed and cooking could be heard from the back kitchen.
After leading the distinguished guest to sit down by the window and asking Yun'er to serve a pot of tea, Shen Lie apologized and ran to the back kitchen to get busy.
It was still cooked in person, and each person still had a bowl of carefully cooked braised pork, a bowl of thin pork belly, and a barbecue in front of them.
Shen Lie wiped his hands with his apron and said softly: "Please use it slowly."
Zhang Jingxiu smiled slightly, closed the folding fan with a snap, placed it on the table, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating in small bites.
However, the young masters who were traveling with her still did not give her face. Some of them rolled up their broad and elegant Confucian robes and picked up their chopsticks, unwilling to eat.
Just stirring it in the bowl for a while, soon the bowl of delicious braised pork belly was stirred into a mess, and the soup spilled out.
Shen Lie looked at it and couldn't help but frown slightly. It was a sin for such good pork belly to be ruined like this.
At this moment, a thought flashed through Shen Lie's mind. Judging from the lukewarm and shady attitudes of these Zhang family's noble gentlemen, it seemed...
This was because the vinegar jar had been overturned, and a faint sour smell filled the air.
Shen Lie's heart opened up like a bright mirror. Can the person wearing Confucian clothes be an ordinary person? He must be a scholar at least, and he might even be a scholar.
These young masters of the Zhang family and Zhang Jingxiu are all cousins. They may have grown up together in the Zhang family's clan education, and they are all holding back their insecurities.
Childhood sweethearts!
Although Shen Lie was a little unhappy at this time, he couldn't say anything in front of Zhang Jingxiu. He had to pretend not to see these people's bad behavior of wasting food.
When Zhang Jingxiu finished eating, he took out a white handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then looked over with a pair of bright eyes.
Shen Lie hurried forward, threw the towel on his arm, and said with a naive smile: "Do you have any other instructions, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Jingxiu looked at his naive look and couldn't help but pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Do your business."
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Hey!"
After putting away the bowls and chopsticks in front of everyone, Shen Lie walked towards the kitchen and ordered again: "Yun'er, serve tea."
Not long after, Yun'er brewed a pot of tea and walked out of the kitchen with a tray. The tea was an ordinary wild flower tea, exuding a faint fragrance of the wild mountains.
This is also Shen Lie's ingenuity. Tea in this era is really too greasy.
Mountain wild flower tea is better than light tea.
Also elegant.
Yun'er gently put down the teapot and tea cups, and then poured them for the guests. A faint fragrance filled the air.
Not long after, Shen Lie finished his work in the kitchen, took off his apron and walked out, sitting aside and chatting with Zhang Jingxiu.
It's March in spring, and the afternoon sun is warm.
Zhang Jingxiu sat by the window and waved the folding fan leisurely. He looked around and couldn't help but praise the small shop, which was less than thirty square meters.
"I never thought that Brother Shen is not only a good scholar, but also proficient in economics. Now the reputation of your cheap shop is really famous. It must have made a lot of money."
When she said this, her bright eyes were shining, and it could be seen that her appreciation for Shen Lie was sincere and in her heart.
Shen Lie is at least a strange person among the people.
Although Shen Lie felt a little benefited, he quickly became humble and said a few polite words: "Don't dare, don't dare... I'm lucky."
The two were chatting.
At this time, suddenly a young man from the Zhang family at the next table suddenly stood up and started shouting: "Let's go, let's go, it's very boring."
The Confucian scholar complained to his companions: "It's stuffy and dirty here. It's a waste of a good time."
Several other people also agreed.
"Exactly!"
These noble gentlemen seemed to have suddenly reached an agreement and started making noises in the shop: "The sun is shining brightly today and the spring scenery is beautiful. It's time for us to go out for some fun in the city."
"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go!"
For a while, several young men were noisy and clamored to leave.
In the commotion, Shen Lie narrowed his eyes and didn't say much. He just picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip.
It seems that these young men are deliberately looking for trouble.
Shen Lie squinted his eyes and put down the tea bowl, accurately grasping the mentality of these young men.
When my childhood sweetheart's little cousin expressed a hint of appreciation for a strange man, and even chatted and laughed, she couldn't help but feel jealous.
