"Anyone want to order food?" Xia Qianqian's eyes lit up, like stars falling from her black eyes, so bright that her whole body seemed to glow.
"Yes, blow it up quickly."
“Okay, okay!”
It was the first time that Xia Qianqian received such a large order. She was very excited. She washed the burn ointment off her hands directly and started to roll the balls carefully.
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In the restaurant, Gu Changde invited his friends to sit down, poured tea for them personally, and took the initiative to introduce: "This is my third brother's restaurant. Please take care of the business in the future."
"Brother Changde, you are being too polite. The braised pork in Changsheng Restaurant is really delicious. We will definitely come here often. But, are the sweet potato balls you mentioned fried by the girl who has a stall outside the restaurant?"
"Huh?" Gu Changde was stunned. He came in from the back door and didn't know there was a stall selling fried meatballs in front of the restaurant.
"Don't you know? There's a pretty girl frying meatballs outside your restaurant. I saw her when I came in."
"I gonna go see."
Gu Changde got up and went outside, and sure enough, he saw Xia Qianqian frying meatballs. There was a little boy beside her holding a plate from Jingxia Restaurant, waiting to be served with the meatballs.
The corner of Gu Changde's eyes twitched, and he finally understood why Gu Changsheng insisted that he order sweet potato balls as well - this was to take care of Xia Qianqian's business!
"Mr. Lizhang." Xia Qianqian tilted her head to look at Gu Changde and handed him a bunch of meatballs with a smile, "Mr. Lizhang, try my cooking."
Gu Changde took the meatballs with mixed feelings. He was helping his brother to attract business, but his brother was helping Xia Qianqian to attract business.
"Is it delicious?" Xia Qianqian smiled slightly. Although she was only wearing a coarse cloth dress and had no makeup on, she was bright and charming.
"Delicious." Gu Changde praised sincerely. The food and clothing of the Gu family were the most exquisite in the town, but he had never eaten sweet potato balls. The skin was crispy and the inside was soft and glutinous.
"I will often sell meatballs here before the New Year. Please take care of me, village head!" said Xia Qianqian.
Xia Yu looked at Gu Changde curiously, thinking to himself: So he is the head of the village, he looks very educated. When he passes the imperial examination, will he be able to dress well and eat well like the head of the village
"Who is he?" Gu Changde also noticed Xia Yu. Although the boy was young, he looked mature and elegant with his delicate features.
"Mr. Village Head, my name is Xia Yu. This is my eldest sister." Xia Yu bowed and spoke in a polite and orderly manner.
Gu Changde laughed: "Have you studied?"
"Yes, my elder sister taught me." Xia Yu said.
Gu Changde looked at Xia Qianqian and thought of the petition she wrote. It was not only elegant but also well-written. He had never seen such pleasing calligraphy. Such a person must be well-versed in literature, right
Gu Changde's eyes changed when he looked at Xia Qianqian. He asked, "Miss Xia, are you proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics?"
"I haven't seen it." Xia Qianqian said while frying meatballs.
"Then what about women's rings? Women's virtues?"
"Have not heard."
Gu Changde was very surprised: "What kind of books do you study?"
"Chinese, mathematics, English, geography, history, biology, and politics." Xia Qianqian blurted out.
"What kind of books are those?" Gu Changde was stunned.
Xia Qianqian looked at Gu Changde with sympathy, and suddenly felt that she was very lucky to have taken seven courses. Her knowledge was quite rich... although she was not proficient in any of them.
"Miss Xia, please give me some advice." Gu Changde bowed and his attitude towards Xia Qianqian had risen to "respect".
(End of this chapter)