The night falls, and the cool breeze gradually rises. With the cool breeze, Yongzhou City also wakes up from its daytime sleep.

Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou sat on a bench, drinking the rough tea produced in the local mountains, blowing the cool breeze by the river, and squinting as the number of pedestrians gradually increasing on the road.

The Yuxianlou behind him has changed its appearance and looks fresh, like a newly built one. A Cailou is formed at the door, and four new servants in black and white socks are standing on both sides of the Cailou, full of energy. Behind the Cailou are two rows of female prostitutes, dressed up in colorful clothes. Because the weather is hot, the arms and legs are exposed, and the white skin under the colorful silk is particularly dazzling. The young man walking on the street can't help swallowing his saliva after a secret glance.

Qiao Datou couldn't control his eyes, and his eyes could not be separated from those female prostitutes, and he couldn't tell why. He just thought they were so beautiful, and every move and every inch of his skin had a fatal attraction to him.

The red lanterns ignited, and the crowd slowly gathered to the entrance of Juxian Tower, clamoring.

Qiao Datou said: "Everyone is here, why doesn't Manager Cai open the door yet?"

Chen Laoshi still looked careless: "The official hasn't come yet, how dare Director Cai open the door by himself? Of course, the official is in charge of such a big matter."

"That young official is really good. He changed our clothes, added wages, and gave us a ticket to sit in the city. Dad Chen, you can retire in Yuxianlou."

While saying that, Qiao Datou looked down at his new military uniform.

Chen Chen's eyes were still hazy: "The official said he wanted me to watch Yuxianlou reappear in the prosperous appearance of the past. It turned out that I didn't believe it, but now it may look real."

"Yeah, yeah," Qiao Datou nodded repeatedly, "The official also said that as long as we want, we will always be here to keep us in the door and support us for the rest of our lives."

When Yuxianlou was rented out, Bai Gan was going to arrange them to go elsewhere, but Xu Ping stopped him. What kind of business is more comfortable than guarding the door? The two veterans have not had many days, so why bother with them? They stayed and kept guarding the door, patrolling the night for a night. In addition to their salary, Xu Ping also paid them wages according to the standards of the servants in Yuxianlou. In addition to their food and drink, they could also have some change on hand.

In fact, there are so many people in Yuxianlou at this time that Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou are not available at all. Xu Ping just gave them a place to settle down.

"Here, come!"

Qiao Datou poked Qiao Chen beside him and stretched his neck to look at Xu Ping who was walking in the distance.

Yongzhou City is only the size of a palm, so there is no need to ride a horse when going out. I felt that the heat had faded, so Xu Ping brought Gao Daquan, Tan Hu and four accompanying soldiers to preside over the opening.

Manager Cai and Deng Yuhou, who were in charge of the restaurant, had already been sore in their necks. When they saw Xu Ping, they hurriedly came up together and said with a respect: "I have been waiting for a long time, and I have met the magistrate."

Xu Ping nodded and said, "I'm working hard."

Manager Cai turned out to be the yamen in front of the military-funded warehouse. His family had run a restaurant before, but was specially transferred by Xu Ping. The public servants who looked at the warehouse were one of the most terrible responsibilities in the local area. The family must first have money in case the warehouse lost things and compensated according to the price. After the unlucky one, all the property was compensated. It is precisely for this reason that Manager Cai's family had not opened a restaurant long ago, and his family business was transferred to his brother's name, so he was at ease to take the job.

Deng Yuhou was a professional public official and specialized in accounting under Xu Ping's subordinates. He was hired by the department. He was about the same as the section chief in later generations. He had a great status among the public officials. He was sent by Xu Ping to take charge of the accounts and restrained him from holding the money and property of the restaurant to prevent them from embezzling the money and property of the restaurant.

Looking at the crowd gathered in front of the restaurant, Xu Ping felt relaxed. It seemed that the momentum was being made. There were several trial openings a few days ago, and it was only one or two hours to test the popularity of several dishes.

Turning around and saying to Gao Daquan, "Go, set off two firecrackers with Tan Hu, it's lively!"

He also said to Director Cai and Deng Yuhou: "As soon as the firecrackers sound, you will open the door and make a good fortune!"

The two of them didn't know what firecrackers were, so why did they ask for good luck? However, Shangguan's words did not dare to ignore them. They hurriedly responded, said goodbye and ran back to the door.

Gao Daquan and Tan Hu came to Cailou, believing in their tall martial arts, without using bamboo poles, each carrying a string of firecrackers in his hands, and shouting: "It's open! It's open!"

The firecrackers were lit together, and they started to crackle.

The people of Yongzhou surrounded him did not see this thing, and they dispersed together, and strange screams started to spread.

Manager Cai directed the servant to open the store door and shouted loudly: "Yuxianlou officially opened today, and all the wine and food are 20% off. The quantity is limited, first come first served!"

After this shout, the people in front of the door rushed to the store without caring about the firecracker chips flying.

A 17 or 18-year-old boy was mixed in the crowd and squeezed into the Cailou. When he arrived at two rows of female prostitutes, he couldn't move his legs. His eyes were shining. He looked at him and said, "Sister, go upstairs to have a drink together!"

The middle-aged man following him grabbed him and whispered: "Yanei, don't cause trouble. We'll go up to eat and drink quietly. It's not a trivial matter to be discovered by the officials!"

The boy was not willing to do so, and he stood there and kept screaming.

Seeing that the young man had a thief and rude movement, the prostitutes felt a little disliked him, they started to cheer and said, "Don't call my sister here. Go up and find the servant to give you money and someone will sing a song for you!"

After hearing this, the boy hurriedly squeezed into the door and said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Then let's go faster and take a good seat upstairs. If it's too late, all the good sisters will be picked up by others!"

The middle-aged man kept shaking his head and followed the boy into the store.

Seeing that everyone had entered the store, Xu Ping walked forward and said to Gao Daquan and Tan Hu: "Let's go in and have a couple of drinks. Thank you for your hard work this day!"

After entering the restaurant, the hall below was almost full. The servants had no time to greet him and slapped the table and shouted: "White wine! White wine! Chop pepper fish head! Chop pepper fish head!"

Almost in unison.

Xu Ping asked Tan Hu around him: "The people here like to eat fish heads so much?"

Tan Hu smiled and said, "The fish head has no meat, who will eat it! They are all well-made chopped peppers from officials. Yongzhou is hot and humid, and the sour and sour tastes are not liked!"

Xu Ping suddenly thought and said, "If you take out the chopped peppers separately, can you sell them at a good price? You don't have to worry about buying them?"

"That's natural!" Tan Hu said, "I don't know how many people are asking what pickled pepper next to the fish head are these days, and everyone likes it!"

Xu Ping nodded. This is also a way to make money, so you can consider it in the future.

Upstairs, Superintendent Cai hurriedly came up, led Xu Ping and others to the pavilion that he had specially kept, and asked the servant to have tea, and said, "I didn't expect that the business was so booming, and the officials were responsible for it. I had to go over to greet the guests. I was really negligent. I hope to forgive the crime!"

Xu Ping waved his hand: "You are only here to go and do your business."

As soon as Manager Cai left, a young man on the table next to him stood up and whispered: "How come those people come so late, why do they have pavilions by the window, but they ask us to set up tables with others!"

The middle-aged man next to him pulled him to his seat and whispered: "You are trying to commit suicide! Yanei can see clearly. That is the magistrate of this state. Who dares to compare?"

The boy sat down and looked at Xu Ping, and still dissatisfied with his mouth bulging.

When Tan Hu saw it, he whispered Xu Ping: "Official, something is wrong with the boy over there."

Xu Ping didn't see anything and asked Tan Hu: "What's wrong? Something is wrong?"

Tan Hu said, "The expression was rebellious, neither scarf nor shampoo, and the robe was loose. The official looked at his feet again, and the heels were stomping under his feet, revealing half of his feet. If I was right, this barbarian could go up to the Immortal Tower and go to the second floor to occupy the elegant seat. I am afraid that he would still be a barbarian chief's son!"

After hearing this, Xu Ping turned to look at the boy, and it turned out to be as Tan Hu said.

The Chinese and foreign changes emerged again during the Song Dynasty. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, they were often guarding against other ethnic groups. Although there were many barbarians in Yongzhou, most of them were under the rule of local officials in various places, and were completely separated from the Han people directly under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and other ethnic groups that were directly under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and the Han people. Especially the local officials in various places, although they were all named magistrates, they were foreign officials. According to the Song Dynasty, the order of foreign officials was under the Han officials. Even if the foreign kings met the magistrate, they had to pay tribute, and the shift was below.

Local officials are not allowed to enter the city for no reason. They must report to the government when they enter the city, otherwise they will sneak into the city and rebel from the inside and outside.

Xu Ping disagreed with this system. History has long proved that isolation is not a solution. Slow assimilation can lead to long-term stability. The complete stability of the southwest region is entirely due to the later reform of land and return to the land.

He said to Tan Hu: "Go and call those two people over."

As Tan Hu came over, the boy immediately became honest and his eyes were dodging behind the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man walked forward and bowed to Xu Ping: "Student Li Anren, I have met an official."

"Oh, you have passed the Jinshi exam?" Xu Ping looked at Li Anren with great interest.

Li Anren said embarrassedly: "The student is from Guizhou. He studied Jinshi when he was young, but he has never been able to explain. In order to make a living, he has been doing business in several nearby states over the years, and his studies have been abandoned."

Guizhou is near Yongzhou, which was later Guizhou County. Xu Ping always confused with Guizhou Province, which felt a bit confused in time and space.

Looking at Li Anren, Xu Ping pointed to the boy behind him and asked, "Who are you?"

Li Anren looked a little flustered and replied, "This is my nephew named Li Xin, who will learn how to do business with me."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "He is obviously a barbarian, why has he become your nephew? Could it be that you are not a Han person? It doesn't look like it."

Lee Anren said embarrassedly: "The official is joking."

"Just? Do I look like I'm joking?" Xu Ping said with a stern face, "I'm happy today, I'm honest and I don't blame you if there is nothing. Otherwise—"

Li Anren was startled and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the official! To be honest, Li Xin is indeed not a Han person. He is the second son of Li Dong Zhidong, the governor of Guwanzhai, Benzhou. Because he admired the prosperity of the city, he specially asked me to bring me some experience in Yongzhou City. He just wandered around and nothing else, so he didn't report to the government that it was ours."

“Hang around?”

Xu Ping pondered silently.
Chapter completed!