Chapter 2208 2210 [The soul of migrant workers]

   "Let go of her~" Xiaoqing shouted to Bai Zhantang.

   "Let go of her~" Lao Bai also said to Xiao Qing.

   "Let go of our lady!"

   "Let go of our shopkeeper!"

   "Xiaoqing: Let go of our Furong!"

   "Old Bai: Let go of our Xiangyu family!"

   "Let go of our gorgeous Guo Furong!"

   "Let go of our charming Tong Xiangyu!"

  The two were negotiating one by one, as if they were talking about Spring Festival couplets.

   "Okay, don't challenge me, I'll call one, two, three, let's put it together." Xiang Nan rubbed his arms and said, in fact, he was just pretending.

  Xiaoqing's palm didn't even count as skin trauma to him, it was just to help him gain impression points in front of the shopkeeper.

  Both Lao Bai and Xiao Qing nodded their heads. Such a deadlock is indeed not an option.

   "One, two, three~" Xiang Nan began to count.

   "Wait, wait, don't let go, they are male and female!" Tong Xiangyu said suddenly.

   "It's a double female now, right?" Lao Bai sneered.

   "Definitely and definitely." Guo Furong also said coldly.

   "Let them go, what if they harm the people in the town?" Tong Xiangyu reminded.

   "Who harmed the people in the town?" Guo Furong was puzzled.

   At this moment, the beggar Xiaomi was passing by the door, and when he saw Guo Furong being held hostage by Bai Zhantang, he was very excited, "It's you!"

   "Hey, aren't you the fat beggar from Shibalipu?" Guo Furong recognized him immediately when she saw him.

   "It's really eye-opening, the male and female demons have been caught." Xiaomi shouted happily, and then rushed out to tell everyone the good news.

   "Why is he like this?" Seeing this, Xiaoqing couldn't help complaining.

   "It's not because of you." Bai Zhantang said coldly, "otherwise his rheumatism would have been cured."

   "What does his illness have to do with us?" Guo Furong was puzzled.

   "The cupping was done well, it was you who jumped out and beat Dr. Xue..." Xiang Nan explained.

   "Huh?! I didn't know it was cupping." Guo Furong was suddenly embarrassed.

"There is also Miss Zhao from Zuojiazhuang, who finally got married, and now I let you stay at home. Uncle Ge from Xiliang River, from Baishiqiao..." Bai Zhantang counted the "great achievements" of both male and female. Every piece of pile is appalling.

   "Enough!" Guo Furong couldn't listen anymore, "So those people I saved all blamed me instead?"

   "It's not just a strange thing, it's a hatred." Tong Xiangyu corrected.

   "We're raising money now, and we're arresting you two." Bai Zhantang said coldly.

   "How did this happen, Xiaoqing?" Guo Furong was overwhelmed when she heard this, and was greatly shocked.

  Xiaoqing was also shocked, and took back the sword that was hanging on Tong Xiangyu's neck.

   Seeing this, Bai Zhantang also took back the sword.

  Guo Furong immediately turned around and entered the backyard.

   "Miss, why are you going?" Xiaoqing asked with concern.

   "I'm too confused, I want to be alone for a while." Guo Furong said without looking back.

  …

  After Guo Furong left, Xiaoqing looked at Bai Zhantang and Tong Xiangyu with embarrassment.

  Tong Xiangyu is a businessman after all. Seeing this, he smiled and said, "Girl, please sit down first, it was all a misunderstanding just now. Zhantang, go make a pot of tea~"

   "Shopkeeper, I'll fry the pancakes." Seeing that he had nothing to do, Xiang Nan said.

   "Go, go." Tong Xiangyu nodded.

  Xiang Nan immediately went back to the back kitchen to fry oil pancakes.

  At eight o'clock, Tongfu Inn officially opened, and guests came to eat breakfast one after another.

  The oil cakes are golden and crisp, the rice porridge is sweet and delicious, and served with crisp and refreshing pickles, every guest has a great time eating.

   At nine o'clock, after the first wave of guests left, the people in Tongfu Inn also began to eat breakfast.

   "Well, Dazui fried pancakes today is pretty good." Tong Xiangyu said with satisfaction.

  Before Li Dazui fried pancakes, he always couldn’t control the heat well. Either they were under-fried and not crispy enough; or they were over-fried and had a faint burnt smell.

   Today, the pancakes are fried very well, golden and crispy, with a very good taste.

   "Thank you shopkeeper for your compliment." Xiang Nan laughed.

  With his cooking skills, deep-fried pancakes really don’t need to be too simple.

  …

   After breakfast, everyone is busy preparing for the lunch market.

  Xiang Nan went out to buy vegetables with a basket on his shoulders.

  Generally speaking, Li Dazui would report the expense account when buying vegetables, so as to get a few pennies cheaper.

  But Xiang Nan disdains to do such sneaky things, even if he wants to make money, he still makes the shopkeeper willing to raise his wages.

  When I came to the vegetable market, I saw that the local prices were still very expensive.

   Carrots cost five cents and two catties, eggs cost one penny, chickens cost twelve cents a catty, fish cost ten cents a catty...

  The salary of everyone in Tongfu Inn is 2 qian silver per month, which can be exchanged for 200 Wen copper coins, which is enough to buy 20 catties of fish, 80 catties of radishes, and 200 eggs.

  To be honest, the wages are really not high, so it's no wonder that everyone in Tongfu Inn wants to raise their wages.

   But having said that, Tongfu Inn includes food, lodging, and medical treatment when sick.

  Especially as a chef, Li Dazui can cook himself chicken, stewed pork, stir-fried vegetables, and drink a little wine, and the shopkeeper never said anything.

   And I can take several days off in a month, almost in time for weekends. So overall, very happy.

  Xiang Nan walked around Qixia Town while selling vegetables, trying to find the old man who painted.

  But he searched all over Qixia Town, but still couldn't find him.

   Xiang Nan was really disappointed.

  …

  Xiang Nan then returned to the inn to prepare for the lunch market.

  Around eleven o'clock, the inn starts picking up guests one after another.

  Xiang Nan also returned to the kitchen and started working.

  Although in the play, the shopkeeper said that Li Dazui can't cook, but in fact Li Dazui can cook a lot of dishes. There are as many as 30 dishes of cold dishes and hot dishes.

   It's just that there is no change, and it is easy to get tired of eating it often. In addition, the amount of salt is not well controlled, and it is always too salty, so people always complain about their poor cooking skills.

  However, this is not a problem for Xiang Nan. With a little skill, he can make customers smile.

   Sure enough, at noon, Xiang Nan served the diners with the dishes they wanted to prepare one by one according to the menu.

  Fish-flavored eggplant, crispy pork slices, oily pork, beef tenderloin with pepper, steamed pork, Yangchun noodles...

   "Hey, today's dish tastes good." Shopkeeper Ge nodded in satisfaction while eating beef tenderloin with sharp pepper.

   "Hey, Lao Bai, tell Dazui, you've gotten better at your craft recently, it's really good." Mr. Chen also said with satisfaction.

   "Xiao Pao Tang, the ten coins will be given to the cook." Mr. Zheng said as he handed out the ten coins.

   "Thank you Mr. Zheng." Bai Zhantang took the money with a smile, "You are done eating, go slowly~"

  As soon as Mr. Zheng left, Tong Xiangyu immediately stepped forward and stretched out his hand towards Bai Zhantang, "Bring it~"

  (end of this chapter)