After Zhou Shi got dressed, as soon as he entered the front hall, he saw a middle-aged man and two strange waiters standing in the store, with a load at his feet.
"Mr. Xu?" He recognized the middle-aged man as Xu Cong, the accountant of Yueqing Building, who was Meng Xingyuan's deputy. "What wind brought you here?"
Xu Cong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Our shopkeeper heard that Fengde Tower had started selling meals on the pier, so he sent me a few home-cooked dishes to whet the appetites of everyone in Fengde Tower.
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Oops, this is the arrival of the shabby people! Doesn’t this mean that “Fengdelou has been reduced to selling food on the dock”!
Zhou Shi felt unhappy, but he couldn't break up in front of Xu Cong, so he could only smile and said: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Meng, for worrying about it. We are just thinking about multiple ways to make money."
"Haha, shopkeeper Zhou is so humble. Fengdelou has a great reputation among the coolies at the dock. In the next step, even the Jiangdu Beggar Gang will also look at your face." Xu Cong smiled heartily while observing.
Their reaction.
"Hey, who do you think is..." Xiaosi couldn't stand it anymore and fought back, but Zhou Shi stopped him sternly.
Hearing the commotion in the front hall, Agui walked out from behind the curtain and was dumbfounded when he saw that it was someone from Yueqing Building.
"Oh, I didn't see you just now. Isn't this Mr. Agui? We haven't seen each other since you left Yueqing Building." Xu Cong said with a smile, "Oh, it's true that our shopkeeper doesn't recognize talents, so he didn't notice
Unless Mr. Agui has the ability to hawk on the street, otherwise the front hall of Yue Qing Building would have gone to the pier!"
He took a sneak peek and found that Agui beside him had a pale face and clenched his fists. It seemed that he couldn't stand Xu Cong's ridicule.
This guy spoke so harshly, it must have been the old guy Meng Xingyuan who asked him to provoke him... A little impatience can lead to big plans. Zhou Shi gently touched Agui's hand, signaling him to maintain restraint.
"Our shopkeeper also said that everyone from Fengde House is invited to come to our Yueqing House for dinner. The boat-running Liba has a strong taste, and some of them always eat together with them, fearing that they will have gastrointestinal problems."
Zhou Shi said with a smile: "Thank you so much, Shopkeeper Meng, for your kindness. Gui, call Xue An out later."
"Ah?" Agui, who was originally furious, didn't react for a moment when the shopkeeper said this.
"Didn't you hear? Go and call Xue An quickly, we can't let Shopkeeper Meng wait."
"Ah?" Xu Cong, who was originally very proud, didn't react for a moment when Zhou Shi said this.
Zhou Shi stepped over the burden brought by Xu Cong, patted his shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Meng is too thoughtful. In fact, why bother to ask Mr. Xu to lead the way? It's not like we don't know where the Yueqing Building is."
!Xue An, let’s go out to eat tonight.”
Xue An, who was still wearing an apron, looked confused. He looked at the people in the room and wiped his hands on the apron aimlessly.
"Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry. The business in the store has been good these two days, and everyone from the waiter to the cook can't leave. Agui, Xue Anquan and I will act as representatives and go to Yueqing Building to broaden our horizons! Please!"<
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Xu Cong was dumbfounded. What he said about inviting them to dinner was just what Meng Xingyuan told him as a humble person. He just came here to laugh at Fengdelou, who was selling food at the pier, and to sow discord. Who knew that this would happen?
The man named Zhou climbed up the pole and really wanted to eat!
But no matter what, he proposed to invite people to dinner after all. Now that they took it seriously, he had no choice but to break his teeth, swallow it, and lead them towards Yueqing Building.
After walking all the way north for half an hour, the gold-lettered signboard of Yueqing Tower came into view.
Completely opposite to the simplicity of Fengde Building, the facade of Yueqing Building can be called a beautifully decorated building. First look at its plaque. Next to the three golden characters are colorful reliefs, including bats, carp, white deer, Jiahe, etc.
Auspicious things surround it; look at the cornice above the plaque, there are several macaques riding on the cornice, with different postures, and they are very naive.
In comparison, the couplet on the door seems plain. However, the couplet is signed by Feng Changqing, a popular calligrapher in Jiangducheng. If you want to invite this man to come out, you don't have to pay a thousand taels of silver as a meeting gift. I'm afraid you won't even have his door.
I can’t even knock it open.
In short, everything Zhou Shi could see was the word "rich".
"It's strange that this couplet was also written by everyone. Why, after I read and copied it, I can't feel any literary flair..."
Xu Cong said to the three of them: "Please wait here for a moment, I will ask the shopkeeper to come and greet you in person."
He stepped through the door, leaving Zhou Shi and the other three standing on the street.
"Shopkeeper, what are you thinking about? This is obviously a trick played by Yue Qinglou to ridicule us. Why do you want to jump into the hole he dug?" Agui couldn't help but said, he was always cautious in his words and deeds, Binbin
He is polite and unable to keep calm when it comes to issues related to Yue Qing Lou.
"What kind of trick? Could he still poison the food?" Zhou Shi said nonchalantly.
"But..."
"Shopkeeper Zhou!"
A sharp greeting interrupted Agui's questioning. Meng Xingyuan appeared at the door and gave a shallow salute to the three of them, with a subtle smile on his face.
"You guys are so happy to come! Please come quickly!"
The three of them followed Meng Xingyuan into the door and passed through a small courtyard.
Although the yard is small, it is surrounded by small bridges, running water and green shade. To enter the front hall, you have to pass over the bridge.
"Sit down, everyone. I'll ask the chef to hurry up and serve the food."
Finally sitting down, Zhou Shi looked around and found that the front hall of Yueqing Building was larger than that of Fengde Building. Plus the yard in front, how much would it cost...
Moreover, the decoration in the front hall is also very particular. On one side is a wall full of murals of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and on the other side is a great poem with thousands of words, also signed by Feng Changqing.
"I can't feel any literary flair at all. It seems that Feng Changqing just has a false reputation."
It was almost dinner time, but there was only one table for them in the huge front hall. I don’t know what was going on.
At this time, Zhou Shi realized that the atmosphere at the table was so awkward: Xue An didn't like to talk at all, and Agui returned to the place where he was marginalized, and even lowered his head and remained silent.
Zhou Shi had no choice but to pick up the teapot himself and say hello: "Come, come, come, drink tea, drink tea, try the tea from Yueqinglou."
After pouring tea for the two of you, no one said anything. Zhou Shi was angry and funny, thinking that he was your boss, so there was no need to be so disrespectful, right?
He didn't care about the two of them, and took a sip of tea leisurely. It didn't matter if he didn't drink it. After drinking it, he realized how good the tea was - it left a fragrance on his lips and teeth, and made his mouth salivate. This was the most high-end tea he had ever drunk.
He said casually: "It's so luxurious here..."
At this time, Agui spoke for the first time: "Shopkeeper, you didn't bring me here just to taste tea, right?"
Zhou Shi put down the tea cup, shrugged and said, "Of course, drinking tea alone can't fill your stomach."
He looked at Xue An and Agui in turn and said, "We are here to eat."
Xue An was thoughtful, but Agui didn't seem to understand what he meant.
While talking, Xu Cong had already served the first dish.