Qi Hongyu's vegetarian tea shop is located at the intersection directly opposite Zhouqiao, and the road next to it is Zhouqiao Market.
From the front of the vegetarian tea shop, you can not only see the market, but you can also walk there only a few dozen steps away.
The location here is excellent. If you are tired after shopping in the market, or have eaten too much, you can come and sit in the store and drink something like sour plum soup.
The name of the shop is called Hongyu Tea Shop. It was opened by Qi Hongyu and a little sister. The other sisters came to help out when they had free time. But it was not for nothing and the remuneration should be paid. Everyone had a good time together. Look after each other.
Naturally, if the relationship was not good or the character was not good, Qi Hongyu would not write down the person's name after Zhao Tong opened his mouth that day.
It is extremely difficult to get rid of Leji. Even though the Jiaofang Division is under the management of the Ministry of Rites, even the Minister of Rites does not have the right to deregister the people inside.
Tuoleji will receive a pardon or an order.
An amnesty is a large-scale pardon issued by officials out of various considerations when the country encounters major events, such as the accession of a new emperor to the throne, a century-old disaster, etc.
As for the favor order, someone goes to the official and asks for the official's mercy to leave the country. There are only two reasons for asking. The first one is more common, that is, there are singing and dancing musicians, and some people are interested in them and want to be included in the family. As concubines, these people were close to the emperor, or they begged someone close to the emperor to ask for permission to leave their country.
The second theory is that the request is somewhat inappropriate. In fact, the reason or reasons for joining the Jiaofangsi in the first place are no longer valid. Most of the time, the family has been rehabilitated, so the pardon is granted. However, the official family wants to save face and has to be raised by the ministers. This kind of comparison is more reasonable. It is rare, and only the family members of prisoners are like this, and not all family members of prison officers are in the Jiaofang Department.
When Zhao Tong opened his mouth, Qi Hongyu wrote down seven names in total, including seven of her own people who had resigned from the country. All seven of them were descendants of criminals, but in the Jiaofang Division, they were the kind who kept themselves clean and relatively innocent.
At this time, the Jiaofangsi was not as chaotic as in later dynasties. The musicians and performers in the Jiaofangsi at this time were mostly engaged in singing and dancing. Although the Jiaofangsi also had a brothel, they were deployed separately from the kabuki musicians.
Of course, there are also women who take the initiative to seduce officials and seek to quit their citizenship, and there are also women who give up on themselves and act randomly. After all, anyone can come in, but since Qi Hongyu can write down his name, Zhao Tong will not ask, he believes that Qi Hongyu Redfish eyes.
The little sister who opened the Red Fish Tea Shop with Qi Hongyu is called Zhao Paner. She is young but very smart. She came up with this business.
Of course, it is not easy to open a tea shop next to Zhouqiao, especially for a group of women. The city of Tokyo is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, especially in the city, where there are all kinds of forces and people with no background, Zhouqiao is a mixed bag. There is no way to get involved in this business.
On the first day of opening the shop, someone came to cause trouble, and asked the people from Suiyulou to break all the legs. They came again in the evening, but this time they saw the lives of people. Only then did they become afraid, but they knew that there was a group of desperate people behind the tea shop. disciples.
Jianghu affairs were naturally unofficial, and his reputation spread naturally. From then on, the gangsters in the Zhouqiao area were given face, and they did not have the courage to provoke him again.
Later, the business was booming, but the official came to trouble again. It was just that the land around Zhouqiao was like a cash cow. You couldn't get oil and water anywhere, otherwise you wouldn't be able to do a stable business. Officially, they didn't make trouble like gangs, but they wanted to find you at will. With the excuse of a law, people can be taken in, and the plundering is no more soft than the rivers and lakes.
The matter was naturally settled, and the fight went all the way to Kaifeng Mansion. Several levels of officials were involved, and more than a dozen people were arrested. Only then did they realize how powerful they were, and they could do business well from now on.
Lei San and Zhang Xian had both been here before. They were familiar with the road and arrived in front of the tea shop in a short time.
But the situation is not right now. The best time for tea shop business is in the afternoon or before dinner. It is empty at this moment, and there are not many people coming and going in the shop.
Lei San opened the store door, and Qi Hongyu hurriedly came out to see him. He smiled and said, "Young Master is coming, why don't you tell Hongyu in advance so that Hongyu can be prepared."
Zhao Tong said: "I'm well prepared. I've been shopping around the market and stopped by to take a look."
Qi Hongyu invited several people into the house, chose the best seats to sit down, and then said, "I asked Pan'er to come over and pay homage to the young master."
Zhao Tong looked inside the tea shop. Although it was not as big as the time-honored Dingjia Su Tea Shop at Daxiangguo Temple, it was no less generous, with twenty or thirty tables set up.
There were only a few tables occupied at the moment, and two young men were sitting by the window. They were talking loudly about major world affairs, but the topic went astray while they were talking. They actually talked about Xixia, saying that Emperor Li Qianshun of Xixia had a concubine named Xixia. As a mirror, she was so charming and graceful that she was unparalleled, comparable to Daji and Baosi in ancient times. She was so bewildered that Li Qianshun didn't go to court for half a year. Beauty is really a disaster.
The person sitting at the table next to him was a well-known scholar, not a poor one. He was well-dressed. He was drinking tea and eating snacks slowly, listening to the two young men bragging and talking, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips from time to time.
There was also a family of five, who seemed to be just an ordinary family. The couple and their three children only ordered two drinks and shared them among the three children, but the adults were reluctant to take a sip.
There was a fat man sitting there, well-dressed and with a big belly. He set a table for food and looked at the direction Qi Hongyu was leaving with a sad expression from time to time.
Zhao Tong and others sat at two tables, one for him and his wife, Zhang Xian, and one for Lei San, Wu Xiaodao, and Jiner. The tabletops were quite loose, with things bought at the market placed on the floor.
At this time, Qi Hongyu led a girl in blue over. Zhao Tong looked at it. The girl was beautiful, dignified, and elegant. When she came over, she knelt down and said, "Pan'er has thanked you for your great kindness. Pan'er doesn't know how to repay you. As long as the young master has instructions, Pan'er is willing to work as a cow or a horse to repay the young master's kindness."
Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "What's wrong with this? If you really want to repay me, just set up a table with delicious food and drinks."
He asked someone to help Zhao Pan'er up. Originally, he didn't want to see Qi Hongyu and the sisters, but he couldn't help it now that he was here. He also heard Qi Hongyu say that Zhao Pan'er had a smart temper, and he thought it would be okay for the two of them to work together to make a living together.
After Zhao Pan'er got up, he bowed again and said, "Master, please sit down for a moment. Pan'er will go and prepare the food, which will satisfy the Master."
After saying that, she turned around and went to the back to prepare. Seeing that she knew how to advance and retreat, Zhao Tong couldn't help but nodded slightly. At this time, the door of the store outside sounded and someone walked in.
But he is also a famous scholar. This scholar is not like the one sitting in the room originally, who looks a bit too student in temperament. I don't know if he skipped class or took a break today and sneaked here to drink tea in Zhouqiao.
The man who came in from the outside was dressed normally, without a hat, wearing a cotton bun, and a dark cotton gown. He looked handsome, but he was a little shivering from the cold.
After he walked in, he glanced at the cabinet with a puzzled look. Then he saw Qi Hongyu there and couldn't help walking over quickly and whispered: "Sister Qi, where is Pan'er?"
(End of chapter)
