"Yes, sir."
Wufu promised, but he hesitated to move his feet, looking straight at Magistrate Zhou.
He pinched a few big coins in his purse and thought to himself: Master, are you asking me to go and settle the bill, are you asking me to embarrass myself? Do you know if we still have money in our wallets
The waiter in the shop had already heard the words and rushed over, smiling and extending his hand to Wufu.
"Thank you, sir. The total cost of the two tables of food and drinks is seventeen taels."
"What! Seventeen taels!"
Wufu trembled and couldn't help but scream, his eyes widened: "Your restaurant is a blackmailer. A meal costs seventeen taels! Do you know how much the county magistrate's salary is per month! One day!" The food on the table is actually more expensive than the magistrate’s salary!”
The waiter's face darkened, his smile disappeared, and he said coldly: "Guest, please be careful what you say. This restaurant is a century-old restaurant. When has it ever blackmailed people? If you think we are blackmailing people, go to the Yamen and sue us. All these dishes The prices are all clearly marked! If you can't afford it, why don't you order so many expensive dishes? It's not up to you if you want to refuse to pay after eating! "
Wufu was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he shouted: "What do you want? Do you want to hold us here? You know who my young master is!"
"I don't care who your young master is. I only know that if you can't pay the bill, you can't even think of walking out of my restaurant!"
"You! You!" Wufu pointed at the waiter's nose and shouted loudly: "My young master is Zhou..."
"Wu Fu, shut up!" Magistrate Zhou frowned and scolded.
Shen Ning took out a hundred-tael silver note from Zhui Feng's hand and stuffed it into the store's waiter's hand.
"Take it to checkout."
When the waiter saw the banknote, his eyes lit up, and he smiled happily at Shen Ning and said, "You are still a generous girl."
He turned around with a smile. When he passed Magistrate Zhou and Wufu, he rolled his eyes and muttered.
"He dresses like a dog, but he turns out to be a poor guy who can't pay his bills..."
"You... bastard! Stop!"
Wufu was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He waved his fist and tried to rush over and beat someone, but Magistrate Zhou stopped him.
"Don't be rude."
Magistrate Zhou turned around and smiled awkwardly at Shen Ning: "I made the girl laugh. Although Zhou is the head of a county, he is so strapped that he can't even afford to treat the girl to dinner. I'm really ashamed. I'm so ashamed."
He was able to laugh at himself, which made Shen Ning look at him with admiration.
"I think that Mr. Zhou's lack of money is not something to be ashamed of. On the contrary, it proves that Mr. Zhou is an upright and good official."
Magistrate Zhou was stunned by Shen Ning's words and couldn't help but ask, "How do you say this?"
She said with a smile: "As the saying goes, after three years of clearing the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver will be spent. Officials are never short of money. An official like Mr. Zhou, who is the parent of the people in the county, can't even afford more than a dozen taels of silver." , doesn’t it mean that Mr. Zhou is a good official who loves the people like a son and is as pure as water?”
County Magistrate Zhou felt ashamed and happy at the same time, and said: "The girl is really ridiculously complimentary. Zhou is really ashamed to deserve it. Compared with the girl's wisdom, quality and heart, Zhou is far inferior to her."
Shen Ning pursed her lips and smiled: "There is no need to say more polite words. Let's go and see the deceased Mrs. Wang first."
Magistrate Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although this girl was young and dressed in rags, she behaved and spoke gracefully. Even a lady from a wealthy family could not match her grace.