ca-book Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Meishui Town is different. In the county town, bullock carts can directly enter the city gate.
After paying the entry fee of two Wen per person, Qu Zhong drove the ox cart to the chariot and horse station next to the city gate, and then led the children to Yingjun Pavilion.
Yingjun Pavilion is located in the most prosperous street in Binchuan County. It is a three-story small building with black tiles and red walls.
Such bright colors can be seen at first sight as soon as you walk into this street.
There are a few boys in green clothes and blue hats standing outside the restaurant, as long as a guest enters the door, one of them will walk out and lead the guest into the restaurant.
As soon as Qu Zhonggang walked over with the children, a square-faced servant immediately came up to meet him.
"Whether the guests sit in the lobby or upstairs, I will show you the way." The servant asked them with a smile.
After thinking about it, Qu Zhong gave up the plan to sit in the lobby, and said, "Come to a smaller private room."
He had never appeared in Yingjun Pavilion with great fanfare, so the boys didn't know that he was their boss.
As soon as he heard his request, he immediately led several people from the stairs on the left of the gate to the second floor, and dutifully told them about the extra items that the restaurant could provide.
This Yingjun Pavilion can not only provide food, but also listen to books, ditties, and even pinch your feet.
"There are guest rooms in the backyard of the store for all the young scholars who are rushing to take the exam."
The boy pushed open a door at the end of the corridor, turned his head and glanced at the people carrying the bookcases.
"Trouble brother, forget about it. There is a house to live in in Xia County, so you don't need to stay in a hotel." Qu Zhong smiled back, bent down to pick up Ling Mo who was about to run up the beam after entering the door.
Surprised, the servant looked at Lingmo Dog suspiciously, and began to be a little curious about the identities of these people.
Just now when Qu Zhong bent down, the servant saw the jade ring on his hand, the material was not ordinary jade.
In addition, the animal raised by the few people who did not know whether it was a fox or a wolf made him affirm his guess.
The few children didn't realize that they had been regarded as rich sons, and they were still excited about entering this high-end restaurant for the first time.
As soon as he stepped into the room, Liu Song opened his mouth wide and looked at the famous painting hanging on the private room: "This is the picture of plum and snow made by Mr. Xishan."
"The table and stools are also made of high-quality huanghuali."
Having already sat down with Qu Zhong, Liu Yong rubbed the table and pondered.
The servant hurriedly complimented: "The young masters have good eyesight, this is exactly what Mr. Xishan did."
"Okay, you guys sit down and order first." Glancing at the painting on the wall, Qu Zhong's eyebrows flickered a few times, remembering the origin of the painting.
Who would have thought that the famous Mr. Xishan was actually a poor and poor scholar.
But this person is poor, with a vicious and tricky mouth, and he doesn't like the person who gives money to buy paintings, so he insulted others with a mean mouth.
This offended many people, and one day, he was blocked in an alley with a sack and beat him severely.
If Qu Zhong hadn't happened to pass by, this fellow would have been beaten and disabled long ago.
Qu Zhong, who accidentally saved someone, not only didn't get any thanks, but was even raped by this person, insisting that he accompany Yinzi or have a meal with him.
Seeing the bruised and swollen face still thinking about food, he thought about the restaurant he was about to open soon, why not let this glutton taste the food for him.
So Qu Zhong took people back to Yingjun Pavilion smoothly, and Qu Zhong asked the cook to pick up the signature dishes in the building and make a big table.
He was satisfied with the meal, but he didn't want to leave. After the meal, he wanted to stay for Qu Zhong as the shopkeeper, which scared the shopkeeper at that time half to death.
In the end, Qu Zhong couldn't help it, so he thought about asking him to draw a few paintings for himself, and each painting would be used as a meal fee.
One month later, the day before the opening of Yingjun Pavilion, Qu Zhong received hundreds of paintings, enough to hang the entire wall of Yingke Building.
Finally, a guest found out who made the painting, and Qu Zhong knew that it was Mr. Xishan.
The paintings that can be seen everywhere in the building are estimated to be able to buy ten Yingjun Pavilions, and all of them have become decorative paintings in the restaurant just because of one meal.
A few people sat down as they said, ordering dishes absently, their attention was already focused on the decorations in the room.
Especially Liu Shi, who couldn't do without his eyes glued to that painting.
When the dishes were ready, Qu Zhongcai asked with a smile: "Please help me find Liu Shi and Liu Zhou, and say that their cousins are here."
The boy was taken aback for a moment, and immediately became uncertain about his guess just now.
But even if he was more curious in his heart, he still kept a smile on his face, bent over and cupped his hands at several people: "Those guest officials drink tea first." Then he backed away.
crunch--
The door was closed, and the boy hadn't left yet, when he heard strange screams of excitement coming from the room, which should be made by those children.
"Qu Hongyu, sit down first." With his left hand, he pulled Qu Hongyu, who was going to chase the Lingmo dog, and Liu Yong, with his right hand, immediately grabbed Liu Shi, who was about to reach out to touch the painting: "Don't touch this painting randomly."
Liu Yong's eyelids twitched, feeling very ashamed of his younger brothers who had never seen the world.
Fortunately, the quiet fifth child next to him didn't yell, so it's still...
Turning around, he saw Liu Song stuffing a mouthful of walnuts, this time Liu Yong felt his eyes start to twitch.
"Sit down, or double the dictation tonight."
In the end, Qu Zhong snorted coldly, knocked the lid of the teacup lightly, and the few people sat back to their original positions honestly as if they had returned to their souls.
Scanning around, Qu Zhong, a "bumpkin" who couldn't hide his excitement, had a plan in mind.
After all, they grew up in the village. Although the children have good talents and good temperaments, they have poor vision and narrow minds after all.
It is not just a saying that traveling thousands of miles is worse than reading thousands of books.
After only being quiet for a while, Qu Hongyu turned his eyes and thought of other things: "Father, can we listen to books while eating?"
He just wanted to see whether the storyteller in this restaurant or Qu Zhong could tell a good story.
"Then can I hit your hand while eating?" Qu Zhong replied.
"I think it's better to concentrate on eating when eating."
Looking at Qu Zhong seriously, Qu Hongyu quickly lowered his hands and covered his hands with his cuffs.
"Hmph!" Sipping his tea, Qu Zhong raised his eyes slightly, glanced at the ruler stuck in the frame of his eyes, and asked again with a smile, "You don't want to listen to books anymore?"
"Don't talk when you eat and don't talk when you sleep, it was you who taught us, Dad."
Qu Hongyu smiled flatteringly at Qu Zhong, and quickly put his hands behind his back.
The one-foot-long ruler appeared mysteriously every time, and he didn't know how many times he suffered because of it.
When mentioning this ruler, Liu Yong asked what he had always wanted to ask: "Teacher, do you know kung fu?"
Although he had never been slapped by this ruler, every time his younger brothers were beaten, Qu Zhong's technique was very elegant, and it was hard to figure out when to strike.
Looking up at Liu Yong, Qu Zhong didn't hide anything, just nodded casually, and then replied: "I know a little bit."
"No wonder!" Liu Yong sighed.
No wonder Qu Zhong has been able to come and go freely in the back mountain all these years, without being injured by wild animals once, and he can occasionally bring back some wild rabbits and the like.
"No wonder what?"
Seeing that Liu Song ate deliciously, Qu Hongyu quickly grabbed the peanuts and peeled them carefully, and piled the peanut kernels on the plate in front of Qu Zhong.
"teacher."
"teacher."
Liu Zhou's loud voice sounded outside the private room, interrupting Qu Hongyu's question.
crunch--
The door was pushed open, and Liu Shi and Liu Zhou appeared at the door panting and sweating profusely.
"Big brother."
"Second Brother"
"Third brother."
The few people who were sitting greeted each other indiscriminately, and stood up excitedly. You punched each other randomly, which was regarded as a formal greeting.
The two smiled and nodded, walked up to Qu Zhong first, and bowed together to salute: "Teacher."
"You're welcome, sit down first." Raising his hand to the two of them, Qu Zhong pointed to the empty seat.
He was also looking at the two of them. The last time they met was before the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. The Chinese New Year restaurant was too busy and neither of them could go home.
Compared with the few people who are still studying, Liu Shi looks much more mature.
He is only 13 years old, but he looks about the same age as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy. He is dressed in short brown and bulging, and his body is full of tendons.
And Liu Zhou looked much younger.
In addition to a pair of black and white eyeballs rolling around, the dark face since childhood has become even darker.
At the beginning, Liu Shi came to learn running and Liu Zhou came to learn cooking.
But when the two entered the building, they realized that their choice was not suitable.
Liu Shi is honest, always slow to respond to the difficulties and demands of the guests, and can't react at all.
Liu Zhou loves to eat, but learning to cook requires perseverance and boredom. This kid can't stand it after a year of learning.
Later, Qu Zhong asked Liu Zhou to greet the guests with the shopkeeper, and asked Liu Shi to go to the back kitchen.
Only then did the two of them seem to have found their proper positions, and gradually began to show their talents.
"Teacher, I've been promoted to accountant." Liu Zhou immediately began to report to Qu Zhong as soon as he sat down, with a look of begging for praise.
Liu Shi also hurriedly reported to Qu Zhong: "Teacher, I can finally cook."
"You guys did a good job, but this is the first step, so don't be proud." Nodding with a smile, Qu Zhong praised the two without hesitation.
The two of them felt even more proud when they were praised. The younger brothers were still spending the teacher's money, but they were already able to earn money.
"I will buy paper and pens for my teacher and younger brothers after receiving the moon silver." Liu Shi smiled honestly and scratched his head shyly.
What an honest boy, Qu Zhong told him five years ago that he ran out of savings and had no money to buy paper and pens, but Liu Shi did not expect to remember it until now.
"Then I'll buy it too. I buy a lot of meat." Liu Zhou hurriedly raised his hand to follow.
Speechlessly glanced at Liu Zhou, Qu Zhong lamented that this clever kid is not very smart.
I don't even think about the fact that they can sit in this private room to eat today, as if they can't afford meat.
"There is still work to be done!" Qu Zhong shook his head, holding his forehead with his left hand on the table.
Several people looked at each other inexplicably, not knowing what the teacher was talking about.
During the whole process, only Liu Yong saw Qu Zhong's eyes clearly, seeing several people looking at him as if asking questions, he could only cover up their smiles by drinking tea.
A meal ended with the chirping of several children.
Qu Zhong rubbed his tense forehead, and led the few people who were still chatting excitedly downstairs with a headache.
The shopkeeper downstairs kept his eyes glued to the stairs.
As soon as he saw the children appearing first, he immediately left the customers who were still paying and ran over.
When Qu Zhong's figure appeared at the end, he bent down and cupped his hands respectfully and called out, "Master."
"Treasurer...cabinet."
After shouting the last word with difficulty, Liu Shi froze in place, watching the shopkeeper pass him and walk towards Qu Zhong.
Although he never thought of hiding it from the children, Qu Zhong was still a little embarrassed to be exposed in this way.
"Shopkeeper Liu, what a coincidence!"
Glancing at the petrified children in front of him, Qu Zhong smiled and waved to the side.
People come and go here, it's not a place to talk at all, Qu Zhong doesn't want the whole county to know that he is the boss of Yingjun Pavilion tomorrow.
Shopkeeper Liu immediately understood, and hurriedly took two steps to the side, giving way to the stairs.
"You guys go to the lobby to listen to the book first, and I will come to you later."
"I'll immediately find someone to take the young masters there."
Before the children could respond, shopkeeper Liu responded first, summoned a servant casually, and whispered that he must greet them well.
"Teacher, then I will lead the younger brothers over there first." Liu Yong cupped his hands quickly, and turned around to hold Qu Hongyu's hand sensiblely.
Seeing that several people sat down under the leadership of the servant, Qu Zhong called the shopkeeper to go upstairs: "Just to talk about the county restaurant."
"Boss, please!" The shopkeeper bent down and respectfully asked Qu Zhong to walk in front.
What happened at the stairway was only a few words away, and not many people in the lobby noticed what happened here.
Except for a table of people sitting next to the stairs.
When Qu Zhong's face appeared on the stairs, the old man tightened his grip on the wine glass, and his eyes immediately began to scan around.
Until he saw a child with a white dog appearing in front of him, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Brother Hongmeng, who is this?"
Sitting next to him was an old man with serious expression and half-white hair. He had obviously seen Qu Zhong too.
I just don't know why my old friend showed such a surprised look, so I couldn't help asking.
Li Hongmeng looked up at his good friend Su Hanchi with a complicated expression, moved his lips, and said a word: "This is Qu Zhong."
"What?" Su Hanchi stood up in surprise, and wanted to chase upstairs.
"Wait." Li Hongmeng grabbed his hand and shook his head at him: "The child is over there."
After speaking, he stretched out his index finger and pointed to a table in the lobby closest to the storytelling desk.
When a young man at the same table heard it, he immediately understood what the two of them were talking about. Even if he was sitting, his legs started to shake at that moment.
He stiffened his head and turned to the direction Li Hongmeng was pointing at.
There was a table of children sitting there, and it wasn't immediately obvious who he was looking for at a glance.
But as long as he looked carefully, he immediately found the child holding a white dog. How could he not see that face that was [-]% similar to his own when he was a child.
"Father, I'm going to see the child." Su Pu stood up, only seeing the chubby child in his eyes.
"Calm down, have you forgotten that the child is no longer from the Su family?" Li Hongmeng grabbed one of the children with one hand, and pushed the two of them to sit on the bench.
"Yes, the child was abandoned by us." Su Pu sat down on the bench with a sad face, muttering: "His surname is no longer Su."
"This child's surname is no longer Su, and there is no such child in the Su family's genealogy." Li Hongmeng emphasized his tone, staring at the two with a serious expression.
The two people on the opposite side were visibly shocked, and their eyes couldn't help being attracted by the happy child over there.
作者有话要说：感谢在2020-11-1815:25:24~2020-11-2016:43:22期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: 30 bottles of Zhenyan; 5 bottles of whiteheads; 1 bottle of Qianqian and happy every day;