"One hundred and twenty-three, one hundred and twenty-four... one hundred and thirty-eight..."
Inside the Delicious Pastry Shop, the little palace maid Xier tilted her head and counted on her fingers, but no one knew what she was counting.
"What are you counting?"
Just when the little palace maid Xier was counting attentively, a voice without a trace of emotion sounded faintly behind her.
Along with the faint voice, Princess Ning'an appeared behind the little palace maid Xi'er with a gloomy face. Another little palace maid beside her wanted to remind Xi'er that it was the princess who was asking questions, but when she saw the princess's gloomy face, the little palace maid immediately put her hands down and stood aside obediently, as quiet as a New Year picture.
"I'm counting the number of people eating at Zhu's. The restaurant across the street just opened not long ago, and there are so many people in their restaurant... This is more than we have had in the past six months combined..."
The little palace maid Xier had a relatively slow reaction time, and because she was concentrating on counting the number of people in the Zhuji shop opposite, she did not recognize Princess Ning'an's voice at first. When she heard someone ask her what she was counting, she subconsciously answered everything in detail. She even put herself in other people's shoes and lamented the poor business of her own shop based on the booming business of the Zhuji shop opposite. There was envy and jealousy in her voice, and she was extremely stimulated.
While answering, Xier turned her head and Princess Ning'an with a dark face suddenly appeared in her sight. Xier's voice of emotion stopped abruptly, like a stupid duck being strangled by the neck.
I was coughing because I was holding it in.
My heart was trembling even more, I was doomed.
If I had known that this question was from Princess Ning An, I would never have answered like that even if I were beaten to death.
Ever since Zhuji opened the shop, the princess had been in a bad mood, especially when wave after wave of customers came into Zhuji fast food restaurant. The princess became as jealous as a rabbit and her face turned blue.
"Oh, there are 138 guests on the other side, and you are watching so carefully." Princess Ning'an looked at the little palace maid Xier with a smile, but the smile on her face was fake.
It's like a dark cloud pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.
"Uh..." Although the little palace maid Xier was not very smart, she had been with Princess Ning'an for so many years, and she could still tell whether Princess Ning'an was happy or unhappy. When she heard what Princess Ning'an said, she trembled all over and didn't know how to answer.
"What's that? You're playing the game of being in Cao's camp but your heart is with Han. I've told you many times to take good care of the store and attract business, but you've put all your attention on Zhuji across the street. Haha, it seems that my temple of Delicious House is too small to accommodate a Buddha like you. Well, since you're so concerned about Zhuji, and I see that the business across the street is also so busy, I might as well send you across the street to be a cook."
Princess Ning'an looked at the little palace maid Xier with a forced smile, slowly stretched out her little hand, made a small gesture with her fingers, and pointed opposite.
"No... don't do it, Princess. I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again..." The little palace maid Xier turned pale with fright after hearing Princess Ning'an's deterioration.
"Hmph! If it happens again, you'd better watch out!" Princess Ning'an snorted coldly, turned around and left.
The little palace maid Xier survived the disaster and breathed a sigh of relief, her chest rising and falling.
Princess Ning'an sat in the store, looking at the endless stream of customers coming and going at Zhu's store across the street, feeling extremely envious and jealous.
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Are these people blind? There is a stall selling broken pig offal right across the street, why are they rushing in
yes
Yes it tastes good.
But no matter how delicious it is, it is still pig offal! I heard that the chef across the street is a country cook.
The snacks in my shop are all made with great care by the imperial chefs. The flour is ground from high-quality wheat that is tributed from all over the country. Every ingredient is carefully selected. Only the nobles in the palace are qualified to enjoy them.
This princess is so kind and respects you, but you don’t appreciate it. You ignore the royal snacks and eat the pig’s offal instead!
They are a bunch of blind people!
Um
Princess Ning'an's eyes became redder and redder, like a pair of rubies.
In fact, it wasn't just Princess Ning'an. The shopkeepers of nearby restaurants such as Sihai Restaurant and Shili Xiang also had eyes as red as rabbits.
After hearing the news about Zhuji Fast Food's opening, these shop owners put down their work and appeared near Zhuji Fast Food without any prior arrangement, silently paying attention to the opening of their new rival.
As for the store, they would not go in. They would not contribute to Zhu Ji's business.
In fact, in the past, they would not have regarded a small shop like Zhuji Fast Food as a rival, but after tasting the braised pork offal provided by Zhuji for free last time, they had to pay more attention to Zhuji.
The braised pork offal made by Zhu Ji is really delicious.
They had been working hard these past few days, hoping to steal the unique recipe and cooking method of Zhuji's braised pork offal. However, Zhuji had obviously been prepared and kept a close eye on the braised pork offal. There were people guarding the stove day and night, so they couldn't even get close and had to give up the idea of stealing the recipe.
After seeing the endless stream of diners coming to Zhu's, the shop owners' eyes became redder and they couldn't help but get more and more angry.
"Haha, Master Ma, I heard that Zhu Ping'an's shop selling pig offal is just in front. Why don't we go over and take a look to see how 'hot' the top scholar's business is..."
Ouyang Zishi appeared on the street where Zhuji Fast Food was located, holding a folding fan in his hand. He smiled and talked to an official beside him. When he mentioned the word "hot", a sarcastic smile appeared on Ouyang Zishi's lips.
Zhu Pingan!!!
Humph, he stole my top scholar position, stole my Imperial Academy, and is still entangled with my fiancée!
These days, there have been memorials to the emperor, checks on the treasury, and lectures. He has been very busy and in the spotlight.
I've been annoyed with you for a long time, but I have no good solution, and my uncle has told me to keep a low profile in the near future.
hehe
I didn't expect that greed would blind your mind. A top scholar like you actually went into business, and did the lowly and dirty pig offal business, becoming a laughing stock in official circles.
I just passed by and watched a joke. I shouldn't go against my uncle's advice.
hehe
I can already imagine the scene of Zhu Ping'an's shop being smelly and deserted. It will be very interesting when I go back and tell you about it.
"Haha, OK, but just take a look. If I want to eat, I will definitely not go to Zhu's. My teeth may not be as good as Zhu Ping'an, but I can't afford pig offal."
The official beside Ouyang Zishi replied with a smile, "Oh." When he looked up, he found that this official was also an acquaintance of Zhu Ping'an—Ma Huating, the lecturer in the Prince Jing's Palace.
Yes, after Ouyang Zishi passed the imperial examination, he was assigned to observe government affairs in Prince Jing's Palace, and Ma Huating happened to be the lecturer in Prince Jing's Palace, so it was normal for the two to know each other.