Chapter 131 Chaos in Qinzhou
"I didn't expect that the newly built Yuxianlou is so grand. Grandpa Chen, we are also going to live in a new house!"
Qiao Datou held Chen Laoshi's hand and pointed at Yuxianlou in front of him, with an excited face.
Chen Laoshi narrowed his turbid eyes, looked in the direction pointed by Qiao Datou, then lowered his head and just walked. He didn't care about the new house or the old house, but he was about to live in the wooden house underground.
Taiping County also opened Yuxianlou. This time, it was returned to the Yongzhou Minister's Library from the very beginning, which was considered a chain industry. When the new restaurant was opened, it was inevitable that some people would be transferred from the old restaurant. Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou came to Taiping County like this. They were able to get the doorkeeper's care, and Xu Ping rarely went to Yongzhou City in the past two years, and they were kicked out whenever they had the chance.
Those who come to Taiping together are experienced supervisors, cooks, and the worst ones are good at flattering people. Only Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou are useless. They are the burdens that have been dumped, and no one pays attention to them. If no one pays attention, no one pays attention to them. The two of them enjoy themselves and do not bother others.
In terms of organization, both of them belonged to the sergeant army of our province. Some procedures were required to be handled when transferred to Taiping County, but they neither understood nor were too lazy to pay attention to it. They just packed up their bags and followed others over.
When we arrived at the restaurant, local people came up to contact us. The supervisors and the chefs were in power, and many people gathered around to flatter us. Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou were no one to care about him, and they stood aside stupidly.
Manager Duan from Yongzhou City had just handed over. When he saw the two of them, he shouted: "You two haven't gone out to look at the door, just stand there and do whatever you are doing!"
Qiao Datou looked at Manager Duan, and when he saw others, he looked at him. He shrank his neck and pulled Chen Laoshi out of the door. He went to the door and saw that there were no stools. The two of them squatted by the wall and watched the people coming and going on the road ahead.
Taiping County is a newly-established town. The pedestrians on the road seem hurried than Yongzhou, and the streets look even more chaotic. In Qiao Datou's eyes, everything is so strange that he feels panic for no reason.
"It's a pity that the young official is not here." Qiao Datou muttered.
Chen Laoshi didn't say anything, and looked at the streets with old eyes blankly. I don't know if I could see clearly.
There was a colorful building at the door, and there were groups of female prostitutes in the colorful building, constantly greeting pedestrians on the road. When they saw the young and handsome young man walking by, they laughed and laughed and joked together.
This scene seems to be no different from Yongzhou, but Qiao Datou just feels that the taste is different, feels flustered and helpless.
Opposite the restaurant is Zuojiang. A white wall stands under the willow trees on the river bank. Several half-aged children get off school. They gather in front of the white wall and read the above list. They can't recognize the words and chatter intermittently.
"Jiaozhi people are really not a thing! They ran to our Song Dynasty to grab people and things. What's the matter? Dad Chen, do you think the court will send troops to fight Jiaozhi? It's like when you were young?"
Chen Laoshi suddenly raised his head, but still said nothing, and returned to his former appearance.
Qiao Datou muttered himself: "If I get married, I will go to transport food too."
The evening wind blew gently, causing the willow branches on the bank of Zuojiang to float in the wind, bringing the long-lost coolness and the breath of autumn. As September comes, summer is quietly slipping away.
On the way along the riverside, Huang Tianbiao took the lead and muttered: "Yuxianlou, this is the first golden signboard in Yongzhou opened by the government! It will be full of customers when you open today. You can go faster and don't have a seat there. That's so embarrassing!"
Sun Qilang said: "Prince Huang, you are one of the best members in Taiping County now. If you invite us brothers to drink, have you not positioned yourself in advance? There is no sincerity at all!"
"I came back from Ningming Town in the afternoon, so where can I find time to locate it? Oh, Brother Qi, please go faster, don't stare at the young lady for no reason! This time I came back from Bozhou, didn't you bring a good friend? Why did you feel more and more happy!"
Seeing that the eyes of the people around him were a little wrong, Sun Qilang couldn't help but blushed: "Your boss is a member of the country, when did you learn to arrange people? The family of Mrs. Liu was killed by people from Guangyuanzhou. I saw that she was pitiful and brought to Taiping. Why did she become a lover?"
Huang Tianbiao said: "We are not blind. You and that woman can't see it even if you don't know what you know? That is, now that the official is not here, you will be kissed, otherwise you will get tired of it! By the way, can you only use your eyes to see that you can't eat your mouth, and then you can't get angry and tease the little lady everywhere?"
After hearing this, Shen Chengrong laughed with Huang Tianbiao, and even Gao Daquan's face dissipated.
Talked and laughed to the restaurant, Gao Daquan saw Chen Laoshi and Qiao Datou at a glance, and exclaimed: "Why did these two wing soldiers get here? Didn't the officials let them be kept in Yongzhou?"
Huang Tianbiao then noticed and said, "That's right, aren't these two wing soldiers guarding the gate in front of the Immortal Tower in Yongzhou? Why did you come here? Once the officials are not here, will anyone in Yongzhou rebel?"
Qiao Datou saw Huang Tianbiao and others pointing at him, and poked Chen Laoshi with his arm: "Dad Chen, those people who usually follow the officials are talking about us."
Chen Houshi just raised his eyelids and there was no movement anymore.
Seeing that there were many people walking towards the restaurant, Sun Qilang said to everyone: "Forget it, forget it, let's not care about the two wing soldiers for now, and get to the restaurant to occupy a seat. Let's talk to their supervisor later and take good care of these two wing soldiers, otherwise the officials will not be able to explain when they come back!"
After saying that, he became a restaurant with Huang Tianbiao.
Newly opened, Manager Jiang from the restaurant personally welcomed the guests at the door. When he saw Huang Tianbiao and his party, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "Prince Huang is here, please come in and invite him!"
"Well, it turns out that you are the supervisor here! Prepare a few pavilions by the window for us, and you can come up with all the specialty of good wine and good dishes!"
Huang Tianbiao said as he called everyone upstairs.
Manager Jiang had given instructions and was about to bring a few people to the seat, but Sun Qilang grabbed him: "Supervisor, the two soldiers guarding the door outside have been taken care of by officials, and they are well-fed and well-drink. Don't neglect it, otherwise the officials will not spare you when they come back!"
Manager Jiang didn't react for a moment: "Brother Qi, which official is taking care of him?"
"Of course, it's the official! Who else can I come here to join me!"
Manager Jiang then remembered that Sun Qilang was a servant called by Xu Ping from Kaifeng, and there was no second official in his mouth. He was shocked and said hurriedly: "How dare I slacken off the things that the officials have taken care of! Brother Qi, don't worry, I will treat them as my own father!"
While speaking, he led several people to the second floor.
When he got to the pavilion, Huang Tianbiao said in a loud voice: "Get a bottle of wine to rinse your mouth first, and all the good wine and food will come! Also, let's cook a fresh fish I cook today!"
Manager Jiang agreed and ordered the servant to prepare.
Everyone sat down, sent Manager Jiang away, and started talking about gossip.
Shen Chengrong asked Huang Tianbiao: "What are you going to Ningming Town to do? I haven't heard of business there."
Huang Tianbiao said: "I have recently had a way out. Huang Guanshou, a young yamen in Menzhou, came to me and wanted to do some business together. I went there to talk to his people. If the matter was done, I would build a cargo yard in Ningming Town to collect the unique goods in that area and transport them to the mountains for sale. In the past two years, many merchants from our Yongzhou came to collect the goods. There were people coming to Guangzhou to the east, Guizhou to the north, and even to Jinghu, which was very good for sales."
Sun Qilang said: "You don't lack money in your hands. You have to open the yard by yourself. Why do you have to bring some small Yanei from Menzhou? Menzhou is remote, and it doesn't seem like it is in the territory of the Song Dynasty."
"Brother Qi, you are an amateur when it comes to doing business. There are money everywhere in the world. How can one make money? Partnering with others is serious. Although the country is remote, the magistrate's family has been there for many years. With their cooperation, the things in that area can be collected."
Sun Qilang smiled and said, "You two have a blow to the same family. When it comes to business, they are very good at it. I am a ignorant person, but I can't tell you."
Shin Chengrong said: "Brother Qi is a person around the official, and some money is just a blush!"
A few people talked about some gossip, and the food came up. Huang Tianbiao raised his glass and said, "I'm going to be a party today, everyone must come back with fun! Gao Daquan, come and have a drink together!"
Gao Daquan didn't like to join in the fun, but after Liu Xiaomei's incident, he became even more taciturn. Everyone pulled him out to let him relax.
Everyone drank for a tour, ate a few bites of food, and then chatted.
Shen Chengrong put down his wine glass and whispered to Huang Tianbiao: "Have you ever felt that Zuo Jiangdao is having a big fight with Jiaozhi here and is about to fight?"
"You need to say this? Don't talk about us, even the children on the street feel it! I just don't know when to start and make a name for myself!"
After saying that, Huang Tianbiao was also a little depressed. Business people were afraid of war, especially when they couldn't get in and made money in the war, they were even more anxious. In theory, they had to think of ways to make money through the war. Unfortunately, Xu Ping and they didn't show any whims.
Shin Seung-rong said: "I want me to tell you that this matter is pros and cons for us."
Huang Tianbiao looked at him and said, "What do you say?"
"When the war comes, our business will definitely be affected. But once Guangyuanzhou is pacified and the area in Menzhou is stabilized, the future business will be much easier-"
When Shen Chengrong was talking about this, a sudden sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside. The street did not slow down and went straight to the Tijuan Yamen.
Several people leaned out to see, and Huang Tianbiao said: "The one who came to Yongzhou was an urgent delivery. If you are so anxious, is something wrong?"
As soon as the words fell, a voice came from the pavilion next to him: "It must be something from Su Maozhou! I recruited thousands of people at once, how could Jiaozhi give up? It seems that it is going to fight!"
Although this was not an answer to Huang Tianbiao, it pointed out that something happened in Qinzhou.
In September of the tenth year of Tiansheng, Qinzhou recruited more than 3,000 people including Wei Shaosi and Wei Shaoqin in Sumaozhou, and placed them in a leisure place in the prefecture. The local government of Jiaozhi sent troops to pursue him, entered Qinzhou, and was repelled by Song soldiers.
Chapter completed!