At the gate of the town, Second Uncle Zhao's carriage could not be driven in, but could only be left outside, Second Uncle Zhao was worried and stayed outside the city to guard.
Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan took off their coats to reveal the ragged clothes inside, their hair was also messed up, and they lowered their heads and went inside. Simply their appearance is very common in the town, because beggars also have this appearance, and other people will dislike it and stay away when they see it.
Jinhua Restaurant is easy to find, because it is large in size and tall, so you can see it at a glance, as long as you walk in that direction. Fortunately, Changshun Restaurant and Jinhua are separated by a street, so they won't meet each other.
It was noon, and Jinhua Restaurant was bustling with people coming and going. Zhong Ziqi stood at the door watching for a while, then dragged Zhao Zhengan in.
"Guest officer, come here for the first time, what do you want?" The waiter greeted the two with a decent smile on his face, and did not look down on Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan because of their shabby clothes. At this point, Ziqi was very satisfied: "Where is your shopkeeper? I have something to discuss with him."
Xiaoer sized him up and shouted inside: "The shopkeeper, someone is looking for you."
"Here we come!" After a while, the figure of shopkeeper Jin slowly appeared in front of everyone: "Who is looking for me?"
The second-hand shop assistant pointed to Zhong Ziqi and Zhao Zhengan, then turned around to greet the others.
Jin Sheng narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?"
"Treasurer Jin really forgets things a lot, we met not long ago." Zhong Ziqi said calmly.
Shopkeeper Jin felt familiar when he heard the voice, after a closer look, he finally remembered who it was: "It's you guys, look at my memory, come in quickly, by the way, I don't know what to call you two." Actually, it's not the shopkeeper Jin's fault He didn't think of them, many days had passed since the last meeting, and the shopkeeper Jin thought that the other party was not willing to sell, so he forgot about it. He was still dressed like this when he first appeared today, it would be strange for him to recognize him.
"My name is Zhong Ziqi, and he is my husband Zhao Zhengan."
Jin Sheng took the two of them to a private room on the second floor, and ordered Xiaoer to serve some tea before coming over and sitting down. Somewhat dumbfounded, he looked at the outfits of the two of them: "Why do you two dress up like this?" He didn't think that Zhong Ziqi had no money to buy clothes, so is it possible that the business is so hot
Zhong Ziqi smiled wryly: "It's hard to describe in one word." Sighing, Zhong Ziqi narrated the incident of Changshun Restaurant. Shopkeeper Jin is not surprised, this kind of thing happens often, he is used to it, what interests him is that this brother is very special and feels very different.
"Then you found here today, did you agree to my proposal?" asked the shopkeeper Jin.
Zhong Ziqi smiled wryly: "I'm afraid there's nothing I can do if I don't agree, but if the shopkeeper Jin can agree to one request, then I can sell you two other dishes to ensure that you don't have any." This is his only bargaining chip, and it is also practical. chips.
"What conditions?"
"Let Changshun Restaurant no longer bother us."
Shopkeeper Jin smiled: "The backside of Changshun Restaurant is the magistrate of Fengyang City, how could I..."
Zhong Ziqi interrupted him: "The shopkeeper Jin was joking, who doesn't know that there is a more mysterious force behind Jinhua, if the shopkeeper Jin disagrees, it's fine, at worst, I won't do business, why sell Fangzi to other restaurants You can earn a lot, right?" Zhong Ziqi poured a cup of tea for Zhao Zhengan, watched him frown and drank it in disgust, Zhong Ziqi played with the teacup and smelled it and knew it was inferior tea.
Jin Sheng didn't speak, but put his hand on the table and knocked. Just like what Zhong Ziqi said, the county magistrates in Fengyang City didn't pay attention to them at all. In the words of their young master, if it is worthless, it is not worth their shot at all, it is too high-profile! Then the value of this white and tender little brother in front of him... Well, he admits that he can't understand him a little bit, but the request he made is quite tempting to him, so let's leave it at that.
"Okay, I promise you, and I hope you can do what you said." Zhong Ziqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on her face: "Don't worry about the shopkeeper Jin, I won't let you down."
Shopkeeper Jin got up and asked Xiao Er to bring a pen and paper, and Zhong Ziqi picked up the pen and began to write the recipe without pretense. This surprised Shopkeeper Jin. He thought he couldn't write, but unexpectedly he was able to read and write.
The writing in this world is not very difficult, but it is a little more cumbersome. Many of the characters are similar to modern characters. Besides, he has the memory of his original body.
"This is my recipe for two kinds of noodles, with a sour bamboo shoot as a bonus, so it's not a loss." Zhong Ziqi looked very generous.
Shopkeeper Jin picked up the two prescriptions, and what caught his eye was the elegant and majestic font, which didn't look like a country boy would write it. Looking closely at the contents, Shopkeeper Jin was even more amazed, because it was so simple! ! Don't know how he came up with it.
Shopkeeper Jin put down the formula and said sincerely: "It's amazing!"
Zhong Ziqi smiled modestly; "Where is it, I usually mess around."
The shopkeeper Jin took out a silver ingot from his pocket without pretentiousness: "This is ten taels of silver, and the remaining two prescriptions will be calculated separately."
Zhong Ziqi was very surprised when he saw silver for the first time, ten taels of silver was a lot, and he believed that the manager Jin would definitely not lower the price. In this country, one tael of silver is two pennies, which is two thousand copper coins. This shows how profitable the dishes are. It took him so long to get close to this amount.
"Can the treasurer Jin exchange some copper coins for me, so that it will be convenient to spend." Zhong Ziqi said shyly, the money is not leaked out, and holding the big silver ingot is too conspicuous, it's like telling people that I have money.
"It's because I didn't think carefully, Qin Zi?" Shopkeeper Jin shouted again.
The shop waiter came in: "It's the shopkeeper."
"Go and get five taels of silver, plus ten pennies."
"Yes." The clerk opened the door and went out, and came in again after a while with a tray covered with a cloth, and put it on the table.
The treasurer Jin waved his hand to signal him to go down, and lifted the cloth, and the money board for exchange was placed inside. Shopkeeper Jin pushed Zhong Ziqi: "You put it away, what do you write about those two?"
Zhong Ziqi carefully put it in her pocket, and thought for a while: "Tomorrow, I will come here in the morning." After finishing speaking, Zhong Ziqi pulled Zhao Zhengan up: "I'm going back first, I hope the shopkeeper Jin will take care of the next thing." Take it to heart."
Shopkeeper Jin smiled: "Don't worry. I, Jin, keep what I say."
Satisfied, Zhong Ziqi dragged Zhao Zhengan downstairs, and the whole restaurant was enveloped in a scent. Seeing Zhao Zhengan staring at the delicious food, he patted his head and said, "I'll buy you delicious food."
Zhao Zhengan immediately looked at his daughter-in-law happily.
The restaurants are too expensive, and besides Zhong Ziqi can cook those dishes, if Zhao Zhengan wants to eat, he can just buy the ingredients and cook them. He went into a pastry shop and bought a pack of pastries, which cost him ten Wen, which was really expensive. Fortunately, it tastes good, so don't care about those.
After going out, I went to the tailor shop and bought two sets of clothes for the two of them. The ready-made clothes were expensive, half the price of the materials. Zhong Ziqi gritted his teeth and had to buy them.
The moment he handed over the money, Zhong Ziqi couldn't help thinking, should he learn how to make clothes