"Wait a minute...what did you say just now?" General Lou frowned and interrupted the waiter.
The waiter said unhurriedly: "We at Baiweixian have our own rules. Except for the downstairs hall, the seats upstairs require corresponding status. Officials are on the second floor, and merchants are on the third floor.
It’s on the fourth floor, and my friend is on the fifth floor. You can go upstairs if you want, and you can do so only by identifying yourself.”
"Officials are on the second floor and merchants are on the third floor?" General Lou frowned and walked aggressively in front of the waiter, "It's ridiculous, a mere businessman is ranked above the officials. Don't you want to hang out with me?"
General Lou has been in the army all year round, and he carries a fierce aura about him. The waiter in the shop was frightened by his aura, trembling with fear, and said hesitantly: "These are the rules of the boss, we are just doing things as ordered."
"You fucking dare to be so stubborn! Believe it or not, I will slap you to death!"
General Lou was so furious that he grabbed the waiter and wanted to beat him.
Xia Shang stopped him: "Don't do this nonsense."
"Sir, the waiter in this shop is so rude, and this Baiweixian is so arrogant! He doesn't even look at who is here today, but he dares to show off in front of you."
Qin Yuan walked to General Lou and lowered his voice and said, "My lord just said, don't stir up conflicts between the officials and the people. I'm afraid the general's approach is inappropriate."
After being reminded by Qin Yuan, Lou Mantian restrained his anger, threw the waiter away, and knocked over several tables in the store.
Hearing the commotion here, a lot of workers from Baiweixian came, and there seemed to be some thugs raised by the family.
"Who are you? How dare you make trouble in Baiweixian?"
At this time, a young girl came down from upstairs. This girl was very beautiful. She looked like she was no more than eighteen years old. She was very well-dressed and her appearance was very standard for a young lady. However, this girl was not as ordinary as everyone else.
Despite her shyness as a lady, her steps were windy and imposing. She was not afraid of the men in the two military camps, Qin Yuan and Lou Mantian. Instead, she stood in front of the waiter in her store with her head held high and her chest held high without giving in.
"Little girl, who are you?" General Lou asked.
"Xiao Ke'er."
"Xiao Ke'er?" Qin Yuan frowned and looked at General Lou.
General Lou's face changed slightly and he whispered: "It turns out she is Miss Xiao."
"I have exposed my family, so who are you?"
"The sky is full of general buildings in the left camp of the Xuzhou navy."
Xiao Keer's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a trace of disdain in her flashing eyes: "It turned out that he was a defeated general who was killed by a group of pirates and lost his armor, or he was just a partial general..."
"You are so bold! How dare you insult the generals of the imperial court?!"
"I have never insulted anyone. What I said is just the truth. Were you not killed by the pirates and lost your armor? Aren't you a defeated general?"
Lou Man was so angry that he almost went up, but Xia Shang stood in front of him, preventing General Lou from having an attack.
This Xiao Keer is really bold enough. She stared at Lou Mantian without showing fear. Instead, she became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke: "Don't think that just being an official of the imperial court can cause trouble in Baiweixian. Although our Xiao family is not a wealthy family,
, but there are also connections in the capital and localities. Let alone a small general like you, even if the prefect of Xuzhou comes here, you have to act honestly and according to the rules."
"The prefect of Xuzhou is nothing!" Lou Mantian said angrily, "You blind little girl, do you know who the adult is standing in front of you?!"
"Just this embroidered pillow?" Xiao Ke'er pointed at Xia Shang, her eyes even more disdainful, "I don't mind knowing where he came from."
Lou Mantian wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Xia Shang.
Xia Shang came to the front, looked at Xiao Ke'er with a smile, and looked him up and down: "Since we have to talk about the rules, let's talk about the rules. The reason for the previous conflict was mainly because I heard that Baiweixian
Putting the status of businessmen above officials, does Miss Xiao think this arrangement is reasonable?"
Xiao Keer felt a little uncomfortable with Xia Shang's eyes and replied hastily: "Of course it is reasonable."
"Why?"
"The city of Xuzhou is in danger now. What have you officials done? The soldiers can't beat the thieves. The officials left the people and ran away alone. On the contrary, we businessmen stayed and had to bite the bullet.
Open a shop. Tell me, how can your officials compare to our businessmen?"
It sounded like he was trying to catch the prefect and run away to tell the story.
Xia Shang smiled: "If the prefect ran away, he ran away, but if the prefect ran away, it would only represent him alone. But now there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Xuzhou City guarding Xuzhou City, and they have been holding on to this day to protect the people of the city. You know,
Most of these defenders are not local people in Xuzhou. Does Miss Xiao know what they did and why?"
"..." Xiao Keer was silent, not knowing how to answer.
"The same goes for the merchants you mentioned. You only use your own Xiao family as a comparison, but you don't know that most of the merchants in the city have abandoned the city and have long ago disregarded the life and death of others. Compared with the officers and soldiers stationed here, who are these merchants?
What’s better?”
"..."
"As for why the Xiao family is still in Xuzhou City, I'm afraid the more reason is that a large number of the Xiao family's properties are concentrated in Xuzhou City. It's not that the Xiao family is unwilling to leave, but that it is reluctant to leave, right?"
"We came here just to have a quick bite to eat. We chose to go upstairs because we were new to Xuzhou and wanted to see the scenery of Xuzhou from above. Although General Lou is a bit impatient, he is a loyal person after all.
, the soldiers still stationed in Xuzhou are all worthy of respect. For this reason, should Miss Xiao make a special case? Let us eat upstairs?"
"..." Xiao Ke'er was silent for a long time, gritted her teeth, "Okay, this time you are right! For the sake of Xuzhou City, Baiweixian will make an exception and let you go to the fifth floor. However, there is one thing
You must understand the matter clearly, our Xiao family did not choose to stay because we were reluctant to part with our family fortune!"
Miss Xiao seemed very angry. After finishing her words, she waved her hand and left.
My own lady had already spoken, so no one was trying to stop her. Under the leadership of another waiter, the three of them went to the top floor of Baiweixian.
In ancient times, the higher the floor, the smaller the space.
There are only two rooms on the top of this five-story attic.
There is only a wooden curtain between the two rooms. As long as the wooden curtain is pushed open, the two rooms can be connected.
After Xia and Shang sat down, General Lou was eager to order. He felt that it was a supreme honor to sit on the top floor of Baiweixian.