Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 277 What should come is important to come (second update)
Jin Xi lifted the curtain of the car and glanced at the small slope not far from the official road, where the crooked field ridges extended to. Several trees were planted around the slope. The low houses of the coming families are covered with straw and thatch, and the sound of dogs barking can be heard from a distance.

"Master, why don't you stop by my nanny's house for a cup of tea and a rest?" Hua Naozi asked again.

Jin Xi shook her head and said, "Thank you, no need, you go, we have to hurry."

"Then, I won't force it, we will meet later." The man in white said, Jin Xi nodded, and retreated, A Cai jumped into the car, and A Wang was about to raise his whip, when suddenly the man in white said urgently: "You said It’s been a hundred years of cultivation and I’m on the same boat, and I’m in Cangyun, and I haven’t asked the girl from my host’s name?”

In this day and age, it would be abrupt to ask a stranger's name casually, so the man in white only asked Jin Xi's surname.

Jin Xi smiled faintly, and said: "Your surname is Liang, there will be a date later." After finishing speaking, she lowered the curtain and told Ngawang to drive.

The carriage drove away quickly. On the edge of the official road here, the man in white looked at the direction of the carriage with his hands behind his back, with a smug smile on his lips.

The redness on Lingbao's face due to running away has not completely faded, looking at his young master, he asked puzzledly: "Master, didn't you say that you wanted to catch that girl and threaten Wending to show up?" ? Our people are stationed in Hu village in disguise, as long as you give an order, won't they be caught?"

Cang Yun shook his head slightly, and said, "You can't use force at this moment!"

"Why can't you use force? Could it be that, young master, are you afraid of the skills of the two attendants next to that girl?" Lingbao asked, before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the forehead.

Cang Yun stared at Lingbao, poked his finger at Lingbao and said: "With my young master's skill, Wending doesn't pay attention to it. How can I be afraid of these two followers? You stupid, I don't need to be strong, I don't want to Shock the grass and startle the snake!"

"Lingbao understands that the young master wants to gain Miss Liang's trust, so that he can follow the vine and catch everything." Lingbao quickly changed his words.

"Well, that's it!" Cang Yun withdrew his hand, looking at the carriage gradually turning into a small black spot on the official road, his phoenix eyes narrowed, and a flash of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

"Master, have you gained Miss Liang's trust? When did you find out the whereabouts of Wending from her?" Lingbao asked again.

"The big-footed girl surnamed Liang, I haven't figured out her depth yet. Since she got into the carriage, she has been sleeping in the back and snoring. I can't find a chance to talk. I can see her greedy and money-gathering nature." Seriously, you didn't see how she was when she came to pick the copper coins in my blind man's hand, her mouth was crooked when she smiled, an ignorant girl in the country is superficial!"

"Young master, two copper coins can buy a big meat bun. It's not unusual for those ordinary people to make money. But you, young master, don't bite your teeth anymore, and if the thing falls on your face carefully, it will reveal your secrets! " Lingbao said helplessly, the young master's face was stuck with that horrible and disgusting thing, and now he is still making such a gnashing of teeth, it is really ugly, ugly and hurts the eyes, Lingbao can't help reminding One sentence.

"I got a lot of information about the big-footed girl's family from the mouth of the driver Awang, where she lives, how many people are there, what kind of shop the family runs, and the purpose of going to the county town this time, hehe!"

"That's great, our young master is amazing!"

"Hmph, what's the point? Anyone who has dealt with me knows that I am good, but that old fool of grandpa is blind! Well, let's not talk about these troubles, let's go to Hu Village to rest tomorrow. Also go to the county town early in the morning! After sleeping in Tongbu for two days, I will return to the county town tomorrow, so I have to find two girls to rub my shoulders and back..."

Hearing this, Lingbao's face immediately collapsed. Where a girl squeezed her shoulders and rubbed her back, it was naturally a brothel. Hey, it seems that tomorrow is going to a brothel again...

When Jin Xi and his party arrived at Wanghai County, the sun was already in the west, so after a brief discussion, they decided to go to the shop at the Xiaobei Gate today, and wait until tomorrow morning before going to the main hall of Mingshan Pavilion.

After seeing her uncle Sun Yubao after a while, Jin Xi's first impression was that he had lost a lot of weight, and what's more, his height had also grown.Wearing a sky-blue straight dress, black hair tied with a white ribbon, handsome eyebrows, and a tall figure, there is a gentle and scholarly air in his words and deeds.

Because of what Sun Yuxia told Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Sun the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Jinxi paid more attention to Sun Yubao when she came to the county this time.I found an excuse, went to his house, and found that there were books on the table, in the drawers, even in the bed, beside the pillow.

Jin Xi can read, and notices that those books are not the kind of short story books she likes to read, nor are they travel notes, but official books like Four Books and Five Classics.Jin Xi casually flipped through a few pages, and found that some places in the book were underlined and marked, and a few words of explanation or experience were written on the side in block letters. Jin Xi recognized this font as Sun Yubao's.It seems that he has been studying these books, and he is also very attentive.

"Uncle studied these books so hard, could it be that he intends to resume his studies and take the scientific examination?" Jin Xi closed the books, sitting at Sun Yubao's desk, thinking.

Sun Dahu and Sun Yuxia had already returned from Sunjiagou. At night, Jinxi and Sun Yuxia slept in the same room. They talked for a long time and chatted miscellaneously. They didn't sleep one after another until they were too sleepy to keep their eyelids open. go.

When Sun Yuxia woke up, Jinxi was no longer around her. After asking Sun Yubao, she found out that Jinxi had finished washing up half an hour ago and took the four Acai brothers to the main building of Mingshan Pavilion.

In the morning of early summer, the sun had just risen, and the street of the county government office was already full of people coming and going.

Jin Xi stood on the long street next to the county government office, looking up at the three-story restaurant across the street.On the lintel of the gate of the restaurant, on the black plaque there are three gilded characters: Mingshan Pavilion!

Years ago, for the sake of the Ma brothers, Jin Xi followed Wending to the prison of the county government, and when she came out, she went to sit in the main building of Mingshan Pavilion diagonally across the street for a while.At that time, I had other things in my heart, so I didn't pay much attention to this restaurant. After all, although this was the second time I came here, it was a completely unfamiliar place.

"It's almost there, let's go in too." Jin Xi greeted the four A Cai who were following behind, and took the lead in walking in front, heading towards Mingshan Pavilion on the opposite side of the street.

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The time Jin Xi chooses is that the morning meal has just finished, and there are still one or two hours before noon, and there are very few customers in the restaurant.However, it doesn't mean that this meeting is the idle period of the restaurant.

Because, many preparations for the back hall and the back kitchen will be carried out during this time period.During this period of time, the relevant stewards in the restaurant will usually be present, so Jin Xi wakes up early to choose this period of time to come.

Apparently, shopkeeper Dai from Changqiao Town should have sent a letter to the head office. When Jin Xi walked into the restaurant, he looked around and a group of people greeted him at the door. , walking in the front is a middle-aged man with fair skin and a long mustache.

"Dare to ask this girl, but is it Miss Liang who came from Changqiao Town?" The middle-aged man with a mustache had a smile on his face and asked Jinxi, clasping his hands.

Jin Xi smiled lightly and nodded, "I am."

The man with the mustache was overjoyed, turned his head and looked at the people behind him, turned his face excitedly and respectfully said: "My surname is Hu, and I am the manager of the restaurant. I would like to meet the new owner."

As Chief Hu said, he first bowed to Jin Xi and bowed his hands, and the people behind him followed suit, all with smiles on their faces, giving the impression that they were respectful and warm, and very welcoming.

Ah Cai and the others quietly looked at each other from behind, with a little relief in their eyes.

Director Hu then introduced several other men of different ages behind him to Jin Xi one by one.

In her mind, Jin Xi matched the surnames, physical characteristics of these people with the positions he held in the restaurant, and seated them as quickly as possible.

Hu Zhangshi, who has a mustache, is in charge of the scheduling of the entire restaurant.Li Guanshi, who is in charge of purchasing vegetables, fruits, rice, grains and wine in the back hall, is a middle-aged man who is short and fat as a ball.

The clothes are neat, the face is kind, and there is always a smile on his face. A tall and thin man about Sun Dahu's age is Zhang Guanshi who is in charge of the waiter.

The man with Chinese character face, black and red face, loud voice, hair wrapped in a clean cloth, and a big kitchen knife stuck in his waist is Chef Hong, the top chef of the restaurant.Standing beside Cook Hong, there was a scholar-like man in a blue long gown with shaking wide sleeves. He was the accountant of the restaurant. Everyone called him Wang Xiucai.

"I waited until I got a letter from shopkeeper Dai, saying that the new owner is expected to arrive in two days. I will wait here early in the morning. Shopkeeper Xie set up a banquet in the private room on the third floor to wait for the new owner and clean up the dust for the new owner. , this way upstairs, please!" After the big guys had recognized them one by one, Mr. Hu continued.So, a group of people surrounded Jin Xi and walked towards the stairs.

The lobby on the first floor is spacious and bright, and the second floor is a courtyard-style elegant room. The corridor at the entrance is covered with carpets, and lanterns are hung under the corridor. Because it is daytime, the lanterns are extinguished.The door of each elegant room is named after flowers and plants.

An elegant room on the third floor is very spacious, with a large screen erected in the middle of the room.In one corner of the room, sat two singers holding a pipa, apparently here to add to the fun.

A group of people walked around the screen, and behind the screen was a big Eight Immortals table.Jin Xi's eyes fell on the senior man in his fifties.

The old man was dressed in a gray-brown straight dress, and his appearance was thin. His brows and eyes were deep and sharp, and his temples were already grey.Sitting there, as if he was thinking about something, he was disturbed by the sound of footsteps coming in, and suddenly raised his head, the majesty between his eyebrows and eyes had not dissipated.

(End of this chapter)