Ma Qiao was sitting on a table in the hall of Zuixianju, sneezing nonstop. He had been ashore from the river for almost half an hour, but he was still wet all over. He looked towards him with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Li Qi, who was closing his eyes and concentrating on the side, said: "Master Li, at least get me some hot water and let me wash myself. I'm almost freezing to death."
Li Qi didn't open his eyes and said calmly: "I told you, there is only one bathroom here. If you are willing, you can take a bath with your junior sister. I have no objection." He is still thinking about how to spend these two living treasures.
Feeling troubled..
A gleam flashed in Ma Qiao's eyes, but he hummed, "How could I, a man like Ma Qiao, do such a nasty thing?"
"Then just wait." Li Qi said, tiptoeing, but thinking in his heart, you damn well deserve it if you dare to jump into the river because you can't swim.
Ma Qiao stepped back and said, "Then you can find a room and give me some dry clothes!"
"upstairs."
Ma Qiao looked up and saw the uncles and aunts upstairs who were cleaning. He was extremely depressed and said, "Pretend I didn't ask, I owe you."
After a while, Lu Meimei finally walked out of the backyard, her wet hair tied on her head, her bronze skin showing a hint of rosy.
Needless to say, the guy from Maqiao must have been stunned.
Li Qi opened his eyes, tilted his head and said, "Sit down."
"Yes, Master." Lu Meimei said respectfully.
"Don't be too busy calling me master yet."
Li Qi raised his hand and asked: "Let me ask you first. Are you so anxious to become my teacher? It seems that you are not just trying to learn how to cook?"
Li Qi didn't believe that Lu Meimei was more obsessed with cooking than Zuo Boqing, and that she was willing to jump into a river for it.
Lu Meimei was startled, lowered her head and said, "I came to learn cooking because I actually want to avenge my father."
Li Qi said expressionlessly: "Revenge? Then you should also learn martial arts. It doesn't seem right to come here to learn cooking."
Before Lu Meimei could speak, Na Maqiao rushed to the front and started talking.
It turns out that Lu Meimei used to be the eldest lady of a small restaurant in Yangzhou. Her father, like Cai Minde, was originally a cook. He later became the boss, and Lu Meimei was an only daughter. Originally, he wanted to teach Lu Meimei cooking skills.
.However, Lu Meimei was born with a fondness for martial arts, and was only perfunctory about cooking. Later, she became a disciple of a local master, and she and Ma Qiao became brothers and sisters.
Until last year, a man named Huang Sanyuan suddenly came and opened a restaurant opposite her restaurant. This Huang Sanyuan was even more shameless than Cai Minde. He asked some local gangsters to go to her restaurant to cause trouble all day long.
Her family's business was going from bad to worse. Her father went to the county government to file a complaint, but who knew that the county had already colluded with Huang Sanyuan and would not accept the complaint at all.
When the complaint failed, her father became angry and went to Huang Sanyuan to argue. As a result, her father was so irritated that he agreed to compete with Huang Sanyuan in cooking skills, and each of them used his own restaurant as a bet.
As you can imagine, Lu Meimei's father was defeated, and her father fell ill in anger. He died not long after.
Lu Meimei, who had lost her mind and was eager for revenge, went to assassinate Huang Sanyuan with Ma Qiao. It turned out that Huang Sanyuan had been prepared for a long time. Not only did the two of them fail to assassinate, they were almost surrounded. Fortunately, Ma Qiao was very strong in martial arts and brought Huang Sanyuan with him.
Lu Meimei escaped.
Seeing that Lu Meimei was too stubborn, she wanted to learn cooking to avenge her father. After discussing it, the two decided to go to the capital to study. It happened that they met Li Qi during his most prosperous period. People in the streets and alleys were talking about Zuixianju.
So she wanted to become Li Qi's teacher.
As for challenging Li Qi, this fool Ma Qiao paid attention. He said that he was afraid that Li Qi was a person seeking fame and reputation. He also said that this would also allow Li Qi to see what they were capable of. Lu Meimei believed it to be true, but the result was like this.
Once out.
After listening to this, Li Qi pondered for a long time and said: "Let's do this. We have just recruited a group of new bartenders. They are currently training in the western suburbs. There is still a shortage of cooks there. You can go there first and help take care of them. Wait for a while.
Let’s talk about the day. Oh, it’s you again, Ma Qiao, you have to escort Xiaoyu and the others back at night, just enter the city gate, and you must not appear within the confines of Zuixianju.”
Yu and the others come back very late every day, and the world is not peaceful now. Li Qi is also worried that they will encounter some bad people. Although Ma Qiao is a bit crazy, he is very skilled. This is also making the best use of everything. Li Qi
I don't like raising idle people.
Ma Qiao said angrily: "What? You actually asked us to go to the present?"
"If you don't want to do it, get out of here."
Li Qina's anger, which had been suppressed all night, suddenly burst out. He slammed the table, stood up and yelled at Ma Qiao: "You idiot, you don't have much ability, and you still imitate others and don't follow the ordinary path. Look at it."
What bad idea did you come up with? Challenge me? Can’t afford to kneel down? Jump into the river? md, if I let you stay in Zuixianju and others see you, and you don’t come here and jump into the river every day, will I be able to save you? Please do your work.
Before, I had to use my head first and don't cause trouble for me, okay, Uncle Ma."
This scolding made Ma Qiao blush as red as a monkey's butt, clenched his fists, and glared at Li Qi.
Lu Meimei glared at Ma Qiao, and then said to Li Qi: "Master Li, we know what to do."
"Well."
Li Qi nodded, and called an aunt to take them to Wu Furong's house to stay for one night, and then ask someone to take them to the western suburbs tomorrow. He himself rushed back to the Qin Mansion. He was really exhausted today.
Fortunately, he had just said hello to Wu Xiaoliu and the others, saying that he would go to the suburbs to see the bartenders tomorrow and would not come to Zuixianju, leaving the kitchen to them.
This made Wu Xiaoliu so excited that he couldn't help himself. Damn it, he finally turned over and became the master.
The next day.
Li Qi slept until he woke up naturally. After breakfast, he prepared to rush to the western suburbs and came to the front yard. Just as he was about to go out, he suddenly saw Mrs. Qin and Bai Qiannuo walking out of the house talking and laughing.
"lady."
Li Qi first said hello, and then said to Bai Qiannuo: "Qiniang, why are you here?"
Bai Qiannuo smiled and said: "The emperor recently rewarded my father with some silk and satin. I saw that it was quite good, so I sent some to Sister Wang."
Sweat! Why don't you help me make some clothes?
Li Qi felt a little unhappy.
Mrs. Qin glanced at Li Qi and suddenly said: "Li Qi, don't you want to rush to the suburbs to see the newly recruited bartenders? I think it's getting late, so you should hurry up."
What are you doing? You want to beat the mandarin ducks. Madam, madam, why are you pretending to be cute in front of me?
Li Qi secretly despised Mrs. Qin, and then heard Bai Qiannuo say: "Brother Li, do you need my help?"
This is not a good idea. Male and female partners work together, so they are not tired.
Li Qi nodded hurriedly and said: "I am in need of a helper. If Qiniang can help me, that would be great."
"Okay, I'm fine anyway, just think of it as helping Sister Wang." After all, Bai Qiannuo hasn't been dazzled by love yet and knows how to use Mrs. Qin as a cover.
But little did she know that the woman standing next to her had already guessed everything about her and Li Qi.
Mrs. Qin frowned lightly and said: "Qiniang, you are the prime minister's beloved daughter after all, and you are staying with those refugees. What are you talking about? If Uncle Bai finds out about this, he will have to come to him. I think
Just don’t go.”
In fact, Bai Qiannuo really wanted to go with Li Qi. After all, there were not many opportunities for the two of them to be alone together. But she was afraid that if she forced herself to go, Mrs. Qin would find out something, so she was confused for a while.
extremely.
Li Qi's eyelids twitched, he nodded and smiled: "What Madam said is true, but I do need a helper, Madam. How about you come with me? Anyway, you have nothing to do all day long, and this is not me.
You have a share in one person's business, but don't worry, Madam, I heard from Xiaoyu yesterday that the people she hired this time were basically orphans, with only three or four uncles, so it won't have any impact."
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a moment, with a look of fear in her eyes. She sighed softly and said, "Li Qi, it happens that Qiniang is going back, so you can send her back for me." Then she promised to Bai Qian, "Qiniang, I suddenly
If you feel unwell, I won't send you off." After saying that, he turned around and went in.
Bai Qiannuo was completely stunned, her eyes full of doubts.
Fight, madam, you are still a little young.
Li Qi felt happy and said to Bai Qiannuo: "Qiniang, hurry up and leave."
Bai Qiannuo was slightly startled, responded, and followed Li Qi out of the Qin Mansion.
As soon as the two of them entered the door, one turned to the left and the other to the right.
Li Qi hurriedly shouted: "Qiniang, where are you going?"
"Go home."
"What kind of home are you going to? Aren't you going to the suburbs together?"
"But Sister Wang."
"Madam goes to two places in one day, Qin Mansion and Zuixianju. How could she know where you were?"
"But?"
"Stop it, let's go quickly."
Li Qi came over anxiously, ready to take Bai Qiannuo's hand.
Bai Qiannuo was so frightened that she retracted her hands behind her back and stammered: "I'll just go with you."
It should have been like this a long time ago. You had to wait until I acted like a gangster before you would give in.
Li Qi smiled proudly.
On the road.
Bai Qiannuo seemed to be still thinking about what happened just now, and muttered: "Sister Wang seems to have something on her mind today."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said randomly: "I think Madam most likely misses her deceased husband."
"What you said does make some sense."
Bai Qiannuo nodded slightly, sighed softly, and said: "Sister Wang, your life is really hard, alas."
Li Qi said with a gossipy face: "By the way, madam, why did her husband die, and why did madam marry a businessman?"
"That's why you ask?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Curious, just out of curiosity."
Bai Qiannuo rolled her eyes at him, unwilling to discuss this topic, and said, "Are you hiring a bartender this time to open a bar with Xiaojiu and the others?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Half, the other is for Grand Master Cai's grandson's birthday party."
Bai Qiannuo sighed: "Brother Li, I know you want to make more money, but you really shouldn't take this business?"
"Why?"
"I heard from my father that for this first-year anniversary banquet, the Grand Master's Mansion has invited all the first-rank officials of the imperial court. My father will also go there. I'm afraid if something goes wrong then."
It turns out she was worried about me.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I dare not say anything about other aspects. I am still somewhat sure about the banquet. You will see when the time comes, I will have to make some noise for him."
Bai Qiannuo smiled helplessly and said, "You are a bit of a pushy person."
Li Qi pursed his lips and said aggrievedly: "Actually, I have tried my best to show my shortcomings. You see, I dare to hang my name on the main entrance of Zuixianju. What else do you want from me?"
Bai Qiannuo smiled and said, "The name of your dish and the price alone are enough to attract people. Who cares about your words?"
Li Qi nodded in deep agreement and said: "That's true. Why are my shortcomings always easily overlooked."
Bai Qianuo rolled her eyes and was speechless.
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