The small restaurant run by Xu Ping'an and Xu Yucui opened on Zhuque Street. Although the location of the restaurant is not very good, it is already in the place where Zhuque Street flicks, but this kind of place is more expensive than other places. There are far better restaurants in out-of-the-way corners.
The people who come to eat in their restaurant are usually those who have little money and are reluctant to go to a big restaurant for daily meals. Xu Pingan's restaurant is just right, the environment is good, the price is quite reasonable, and the taste of the key food is also appetizing. So after a long time, I have accumulated a lot of regular customers.
Nobles would not come to small restaurants like theirs, especially those in Tianzhuwei who wished to raise their noses to the sky would not come to this kind of place, so in these small restaurants When the diners spoke, they became a little outspoken.
Xiao Qi came out of the back kitchen with the cooked food, and when he got to the table, he heard them mention Tianzhu Wei, Xiao Qi put the food on the table, but after setting the food, he Without leaving, he asked casually, "What did Tian Zhuwei do?"
These people also often come to Xu Yucui's house for dinner, and they have a good impression of Xiao Qi, a hard-working guy. Hearing Xiao Qi's question, the man with a big mole on his face smiled and said: "Xiao Qi, Tian Zhu You dare to inquire about Wei's affairs, are you not afraid that they will arrest you?"
Xiao Qi said solemnly: "I'm not afraid, I'm not a demon, and I haven't done anything bad, why would people from Tianzhuwei come to arrest me? And I'm just a small person, people from Tianzhuwei won't follow me I'm fussy, Lord Tiger, tell me quickly, don't whet my appetite."
The man Xiao Qi called Lord Tiger laughed loudly, he patted Xiao Qi's shoulder vigorously, and said: "Xiao Qi, I didn't expect you to be young but courageous. Unlike other people, it’s good that your legs go limp when you hear Tian Zhuwei, I’m optimistic about you.”
The man who Xiao Qi called Lord Tiger started to praise Xiao Qi while talking, and those who were sitting at the same dinner table with him saw that he had just half-spoken and stopped talking Everyone became anxious, urging him to continue talking.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Tiger, can you sort out the priorities of the matter, we all know that Xiaoqi is a good person, isn't it about Tianzhuwei now?"
"That's right, Mr. Tiger, you're not interesting now, isn't this just playing for our appetite?"
There are also people who use aggressive methods and deliberately speak ironically.
"Master Tiger, you don't know about Tianzhuwei, so you deliberately use this as an excuse to coax us? Even if you don't know, we won't talk about you. Everyone is so familiar, who would Argue about these things with you."
After hearing what this man said, Master Hu rolled his eyes, and his eyes swept over him.
"Er Gouzi, do you think I don't know you're motivating me? No, Wei Hutou never tells lies. Listen carefully. I heard this from my friend. It's true. .”
Speaking of this, Master Hu raised his head and looked around, seeing that no one in the small restaurant noticed this, Master Hu breathed a sigh of relief, and deliberately lowered his voice and said.
"You all know about the loss of the eldest son of the prince's family, right?"
Everyone nodded in unison, only Xiao Qi was confused, he couldn't help asking: "The eldest son of the prince's family lost, when did this happen? Why didn't I know?"
Although Xiaoqi looks ordinary, he gives people a very good feeling. When staying with him, people will feel very relaxed. Master Hu was not angry when he interrupted him, and opened his mouth Said.
"Xiaoqi, you are not from Chang'an City, are you? Just came to Chang'an City?"
Xiao Qi nodded and said, "I'm from another place, and I just arrived in Chang'an City not long ago."
Master Hu said: "That's no wonder. You just arrived in Chang'an City. It's nothing unusual if you don't know about this matter. There was a lot of trouble a while ago. There is no one in the entire Chang'an City who doesn't know about the eldest son of the Prince's family." Thing that was lost."
The eldest son of the prince's family was born to the princess. It is said that when the eldest son was born, the sky was full of red clouds, and there seemed to be the sound of dragon and phoenix singing in harmony, which was a sign of great auspiciousness.
And the eldest son lived up to his auspicious name, he was able to speak before he was one year old, he was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics when he was two years old, he was able to speak well at three years old, and when he was five years old, his knowledge had surpassed that of a scholar. It's not because he is too young, I'm afraid he already has the reputation of a scholar.
The eldest son was born with auspiciousness, coupled with his cleverness, appearance and personality, the emperor's love for this grandson has even surpassed that of the prince.
There are many princes under the emperor's knees, and there are also many grandsons and grandchildren, but no one can surpass the position of the eldest son of the prince's family. The emperor even said that the eldest son has the talent of an emperor.
Even the crown prince and the emperor did not praise such words, but the eldest son received such a compliment from the emperor, which is enough to show how much the eldest son is favored.
If there is no accident, when the eldest son grows up, he will receive more and more favors, and in the end he can even surpass the crown prince.
However, the prince didn't have any intention of rejecting this son who was favored by the emperor. On the contrary, he loved this son very much and doted on him very much.
However, a month ago, the eldest son mysteriously disappeared in the Prince's Mansion.
The disappearance of the eldest son is not a trivial matter. The emperor loves the eldest son very much. After learning about his disappearance, the emperor was furious, scolded the prince severely, and then sent someone to turn the prince's mansion upside down , wanting to find out the eldest son.
However, the emperor and the prince's subordinates plowed the prince's mansion several times, but no trace of the eldest son was found.
A six-year-old child, who was raised in a beautiful and precious way since childhood, was followed by countless people when he came out and went in. How could such a child suddenly disappear
This matter was too strange, the emperor ordered the people under him to torture the people who followed the eldest son, but they couldn't interrogate anything.
These people were carefully selected by the emperor to be placed next to the eldest son. There is absolutely no problem with their loyalty, and it is still possible for one or two people to betray, but it is not very likely for all of them to betray together.
The emperor thought it might be the work of a monster, so he immediately called the national teacher over and ordered the national teacher to look for the eldest son.
After the national teacher made a hexagram, his face became serious.
Ever since the emperor named him a national teacher, he has never seen such a solemn expression on his face. The emperor felt a little uneasy, so he asked the national teacher what was going on.
However, the national teacher told the emperor that the eldest son is a fairy boy from heaven and earth, that's why he is so smart. His soul is a great tonic for monsters. The young master snatched away, intending to devour the soul and flesh and blood of the eldest prince to strengthen his cultivation.
But fortunately, the Eldest Young Master is an immortal descended from the earth, with immortal energy protecting his body, so the monsters cannot devour him in a short time.
The emperor's face changed drastically after hearing this sentence. He had guessed that this incident might be caused by a monster. After getting the correct answer from the national teacher, the emperor's mood became extremely agitated.
The eldest son is the most beloved grandson of the emperor. He was born with auspiciousness and was extremely intelligent at a young age. What's the problem, if the gods condemned him...
After thinking of the consequences, the emperor shuddered, and asked the national teacher if there was any way to rescue the eldest son.
The national teacher told the emperor that the eldest son was captured by the evil nine-tailed fox left from ancient times. Disaster.
"Brother Hu, you said it was the nine-tailed fox that captured the eldest son?"
Just when Brother Hu was engrossed in speaking, Xiao Qi suddenly asked a question, and the atmosphere created by Brother Hu dissipated in an instant.
"Xiaoqi, you are really..."
Brother Hu was talking about the excitement, but was interrupted by Xiao Qi. He had a look of helplessness on his face, but he didn't feel angry at all. He sighed and said, "Xiao Qi, I've already It's very clear, it's the nine-tailed fox demon, if you don't think everyone asks, why don't you ask?"
Telling a story is most afraid of being interrupted one after another like this. After the story is interrupted, the atmosphere created with great difficulty before will dissipate. Brother Hu feels that he is really tired of telling the story today. Seven had interrupted him three times.
But seeing that Xiao Qi was young and came to Chang'an City from outside to seek a living, so Brother Hu and others didn't bother with Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi also seemed to know that it seemed a little wrong for him to keep thinking about others talking, a faint blush appeared on his face, he lowered his head guiltily, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it either, I never said anything before. I haven’t heard about this before, so I just want to hear it clearly. Brother Hu, you speak so well. Even the expressions of the emperor and the national teacher clearly said it, as if you were right next to you at that time. Brother Hu, you His eloquence is much better than Mr. Storyteller."
Xiao Qi said with a serious face, praising Brother Hu's ability to tell stories.
Seeing that Xiaoqi boasted so sincerely, the others thought about it and thought Brother Hu's story was good, so they all applauded together.
"Brother Hu, I can't see that you still have such abilities!"
"Brother Hu, if you can't get along in the future, even if you go to the bottom of the overpass and tell a book, you can still earn a living."
"That's right, Brother Hu, when you were with us in the past, you never showed such ability. If you showed it before, the brothers would have cheered you on."
Everyone was talking in a hurry, seeing the topic getting more and more crooked, and rushing towards a strange direction, Brother Hu gave them an annoyed look, and said: "You still don't want to listen? ? Don’t listen to me and stop talking.”
Seeing that Brother Hu seemed to be really angry, everyone hurriedly said: "Listen, how can you not listen? Brother Hu, don't be stingy, everyone is praising you? Hurry up and say that we are not talking."
After speaking, the big guy covered his mouth and did not continue talking.
Xu Yucui, who was sitting behind the counter, looked over and saw that Xiao Qi was also standing next to the customer, listening with great interest. She opened her mouth, intending to ask Xiao Qi to go to work.
But at this point, there are not many people in the restaurant, and there is only Brother Hu and the others at the same table, plus Xiao Qi has been working very diligently during this time, never delaying things, and his hands and feet are extremely nimble , one person can be used by two people, but the wages are paid by one person.
Anyway, my family is taking advantage of it, Xu Yucui is not that kind of mean boss, and there is no one around now, Xiao Qi is willing to listen to these stories, so let Xiao Qi stand there and listen, and wait for someone to come It's not too late to call him.
Thinking of this, Xu Yucui closed her mouth and didn't call Xiao Qi again. As for the stories that Brother Hu told, Xu Yucui didn't take it to heart.
The eldest son of the prince's family is indeed missing. There are countless versions circulating in Chang'an City about the disappearance of the eldest son. Xu Yucui has heard it many times before, and everyone has different opinions. She has heard it a lot. She was almost cocooned, and she didn't know what was going on after hearing it, but the matter became more and more confusing, and in the end Xu Yucui simply stopped listening to these rumors.
I'm afraid Brother Hu didn't know where he heard a version, so he said here, they are all ordinary people, how many noble people can they get in touch with? If people like them can know about the emperor, the national teacher and the prince's mansion, can they still eat in this small restaurant in her house
Xu Yucui shook her head, turned out the account book, lowered her head to pick at the abacus beads and began to calculate the accounts.
Brother Hu continued talking with the crackling sound of the abacus beads hitting after everyone around him became quiet.
The national teacher said that the eldest son was captured by the nine-tailed fox demon. It is not an easy task to rescue the eldest son. Even if the national teacher brings all the Tianzhu guards out, he may not be able to catch the nine-tailed fox. demon.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I do have a solution here, but the price that this method needs to pay is extremely huge. If the Emperor is willing to pay the price, I may have a way to bring your Highness back."
The emperor loves the eldest son the most, after hearing what the national teacher said, he spoke without any hesitation.
"As long as I can save Heng'er, I'm willing to pay any price."
After receiving the emperor's words, the national teacher immediately began to prepare people. With the emperor's backing and the power of the whole country, how could it be impossible to find the eldest son
"However, the nine-tailed fox demon is indeed an ancient monster, and it is indeed extremely difficult to deal with. Even if the national teacher has the emperor's spare no effort to support him, it will not be easy for him and his Tianzhu guards."
What is the price that the national teacher said, no one knows except the emperor and the national teacher, but even if the price is paid, the search for the eldest son is still not smooth.
"After a delay of about a month, the Eldest Young Master was finally found."
Speaking of this, Brother Hu sighed, and continued: "The emperor's favorite treasure has been found, and Tian Zhuwei has made great achievements. I don't know how much reward I will get in the future. Tian Zhuwei's status is really high." It's getting higher and higher."
Brother Hu said, his mood obviously depressed.