It's the morning in Luoye City, and the weather is very good.
Li Datou always gets up early. He is diligent in the restaurant and prepares the ingredients for the day very early. As the shopkeeper of Sihailou, he naturally has to set an example.
In fact, Li Datou didn't come from a good background. Even though he rose from a boy to the position of shopkeeper, he was always not looked down upon by others. Later, he gave his sister to Su Sihai as a concubine, and everyone respected him on the surface.
Yes, but what is said behind the scenes is a bit unpleasant.
It wasn't until Su Sihai's first wife died and his sister became the first wife that his status was considered to have improved.
Now Su Sihai is seriously ill again, and his health is getting worse and worse day by day. If Su Ying can be driven out of Luoye City, the Su family's vast wealth will have to be named Li from now on.
In the future, I can also have the status of a member of the public, sit with the nobles in the city, eat flowers and wine, and brag.
Things were going smoothly at first, but Su Ying bought a restaurant that was on the verge of bankruptcy, and now it seems that there is no place for her in Luoye City.
But she somehow got some money to renovate the restaurant and reopen it today.
Open for business! Humph, does a little girl know how to add water to wine, how to sell inferior goods as good ones, and how to deduct wages from workers!
"Secretary, go to the opposite side and borrow some stools. Just say that our business is very good today and we don't have enough stools. Please lend them a few stools first."
"Then they probably won't lend it to us."
"It doesn't matter whether you want to borrow or not, you just need to remember to say a word." Li Datou paused: "Tell them, you have no business anyway."
The sun is gradually turning south, and it's lunch time. Sihailou's business has been very good these days. The main reason is the chili pepper, which is the only one in the world. If the nobles in the city want to eat, they can only go to their own shop.
Come. Taking this opportunity, Li Datou also made friends with a group of distinguished people, making him feel happy and happy all day long.
"Executive member Zhang, please come inside. I'll be waiting for you early today."
A middle-aged man with a beard and his friends walked into Sihai Tower. He waved his hand: "I want a private room and serve some of your specialties. My friends from Waifu are here to meet you."
From Sihailou."
With that said, Zhang Yuanwai turned back to his friend and said: "The chili peppers in Sihailou are outstanding. Although you have traveled extensively and have seen a lot, I guarantee that you have never tasted them."
"Ha, I've heard people say it a long time ago. Is it true? Today I have to listen to it and see it to believe it."
"Please invite me to the second floor. I'll have the kitchen ready immediately."
As the manager of a restaurant, he was always a little proud when he heard his customers say this. At this time, the waiter on the side winked at him and pulled him to the kitchen.
"What's going on? Didn't you see that I was busy?"
"Big shopkeeper, there's something..."
"What's the matter? Tell me, don't hesitate!"
"The pepper is gone."
"What's gone?" Li Datou heard clearly, but still asked.
The chili peppers in Sihailou were all brought back by Su Ying, and there were not many in total. They were like gold, but they couldn't last long.
"Shopkeeper, please think of a solution quickly. Many customers come here just for the chili peppers."
Cold sweat had already flowed down Li Datou's neck, and he cursed fiercely: "Little girl, you are so cruel!"
Then, he hurried to Yuan Zhang's box.
"Why, Datou, the food is ready, why don't you, the shopkeeper, deliver it yourself?"
"This...that, Yuan Wai, the store has run out of chili peppers. Do you want to change to other dishes?"
"It's used up... Ha, I understand. I've heard that this chili is your only one in Sihailou, so it's only sold to people with status. But look at me, you can't afford the money."
, come up quickly, money is not an issue.”
"To be honest, Grandpa Yuan, he is really gone!" Li Datou.
Zhang Yuanwai frowned and looked a little embarrassed. The people at today's banquet were all gourmets who came from far away from other places. They came here specially after hearing his boast. But now that they are here, they can't eat the food.
This makes you lose face.
"Oh, your Sihailou is doing great business!"
Zhang Yuanwai said neither yin nor yang, but it made Li Datou sweat like rain. He didn't hate anyone in his heart now, but Su Ying. She must have thought about it a long time ago, so she used chili peppers to lift the Sihai Tower, and then waited.
When you run out of peppers, the higher you lift it, the harder it will fall.
What a cruel woman!
Zhang Yuanwai suddenly sniffed and said with a smile on his face: "Ha, Li Datou, you are kidding me. Isn't this the smell of chili? You still want to fool me."
Li Datou also sniffed, and there was indeed a smell of chili pepper floating in the private room.
"This smell is not from our store?" Li Datou.
"Where could that come from?"
With that said, Zhang Yuanwai stood up and walked slowly to the window. Suddenly he pushed the window open, and there was a bright sunny day outside. In the sunshine, a red signboard on the street opposite shone brightly.
"Lake Bottom Fishing"
That smell came from the restaurant opposite.
"Come on, brothers, let's go to the other side and have a look."
"Executive Zhang, please don't leave. I'll give you a try of our specialty vinegar fish."
Li Datou chased Zhang Yuanwai out of the private room, and suddenly found that the guests were leaving one after another. The waiter was so busy that he couldn't keep the guests.
These people all went to the opposite side. They came for the chili peppers in Sihailou. Since they were not available here, they naturally went to the opposite side. In fact, the other guests did not like chili peppers very much, but people's curiosity is strange. Seeing such
Many people went there, so naturally they also wanted to see the excitement.
In such a situation, Li Datou watched helplessly as all the guests left. He tried his best to keep the guests away even though he had eight arms.
I could only watch from the door as these guests entered the restaurant opposite. Liao Yi, dressed in black, stood there like a black iron tower at the door.
According to Li Datou, they are called security guards.
"Go on, go on. If you don't enjoy the meal anymore, I'll smash your shop."
Not long after, Xiaodie walked slowly from the opposite side and stood in front of Li Datou. They both worked in the Su family and knew each other.
"What are you doing!" Li Datou had a feeling that he was coming with bad intentions.
"I'd like to borrow some stools from you. Our store's business is so good that we don't even have enough stools."
Li Datou gasped, and the waiter beside him lowered his head. These were exactly what he said when he went to the other side in the morning.
"I will never lend it to you!"
"If you don't want to borrow it, then I won't. Why are you so loud?" Xiaodie curled her lips and said, "You have no business anyway."
"Uh..." A cold breath came out, and Li Datou's vision went dark, and he almost fell over. This was what he asked the waiter to say in the morning.