After roughly counting the spiritual stones obtained in this auction, Xu Qiuqian was extremely happy.
She said to Yunyi: "Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious!"
Yun Yi was infected by her joy and laughed too.
"Okay." He nodded obediently.
"I want to go too!" Chen Wei said quickly.
"Go, come together, I'll treat you to some delicious food!" If it weren't for Chen Wei, she wouldn't have been able to get so many spiritual stones in this auction!
If these spirit stones could be converted into points, they would be worth tens of thousands.
"Clan Chief Chen, are you going?"
Chen Zhuozheng smiled and shook his head: "I won't go. I have something else to do, so you can go."
After saying goodbye to Chen Zhuozheng, Yun Yi and Chen Wei followed Xu Qiuqian to a restaurant called Tao Linwan.
It was the restaurant where Yin Shijie went to when he invited Xu Qiuqian to dinner last time.
Since the last time she went there, Xu Qiuqian has been thinking that she has money this time, so she plans to treat herself to a good meal.
Arriving outside the building, Chen Wei was surprised.
"Is this the place?"
"What, you know him?"
Chen Wei nodded: "This is owned by the Zhao family. The food made by Tao Linwan of the Zhao family is one of the best in Youling City. There is an endless stream of monks coming and going every day. I heard that all the delicious food in Tao Linwan is made by one person."
Xu Qiuqian was curious: "Who?"
"I don't know either, but since this cook became Taojuwan's cook, Taojuwan has become more and more famous in the past twenty years. The reason why Zhaojiafu's restaurant can be so large is because of the restaurant's contribution Most of it.”
"I see."
Since it is the Zhao family, forget it.
She didn't recognize her last time. What if someone from the Zhao family recognizes her this time?
It's better to be careful.
"Then let's go to another restaurant to eat."
As soon as he finished speaking, something was thrown over, and Xu Qiuqian and others quickly got out of the way.
There was a huge "bang" sound, accompanied by endless screams, and it turned out to be a man.
The man had a beard, looked to be in his forties or fifties, was dressed in rich clothes, and screamed endlessly.
This movement naturally attracted the attention of people in the hall, and some people immediately became happy when they saw it.
"Hey! Isn't this shopkeeper Tao Juwan? Why is he still being beaten?!"
The man got up from the ground, waved his hands and smiled bitterly: "Don't mention it."
"I guess he pissed off Mrs. Li again." Someone speculated.
Chen Wei explained: "Ms. Li is the cook Tao Lingyuan."
At this time, a woman walked over from the backstage aggressively. She was holding a spatula in one hand, wearing dark clothes and a white apron in front of her body. She had her other hand on her waist and her beautiful eyes were wide open.
"Let me tell you Zhao Mingcheng, if you dare to pick and choose from my cooking again, it won't be that simple next time!"
Zhao Mingcheng was extremely embarrassed: "I'm doing this for you, okay? You keep the same dishes over and over again, and the guests are tired of eating them. It's time to study new dishes..."
"It's none of your business if and when I do research?!"
"Okay, okay, I'll never say it again."
Madam Li snorted coldly and turned around to enter the kitchen.
Zhao Mingcheng nodded and bowed to everyone: "I'm sorry for interrupting you, distinguished guests. Please continue, continue."
After saying that, he also entered the kitchen in despair.
Seeing that there was nothing to enjoy, everyone dispersed, but the discussion did not disperse.
Xu Qiuqian heard a monk nearby shaking his head and saying, "Ms. Li has indeed not studied new dishes for a long time. The last time she came up with new dishes was fifteen years ago, right?"
"Yes, I'm tired of eating these dishes. I see that fewer and fewer people come to Taolingwan recently."
"You can't blame her..." Someone suddenly said.
Others were immediately curious when they saw that he seemed to know something inside.
"How to say?"
The man sighed, and then said: "Do you know that Mrs. Li has a Taoist companion? Her Taoist companion was seriously injured after entering the secret realm twenty years ago, and needs many rare spiritual herbs and elixirs to replenish However, Madam Li and her Taoist companions were both casual cultivators and did not have that many spiritual stones to buy.
Mrs. Li begged people from several big families at that time, but they all ignored her. Only the Zhao family asked her to sign a hundred-year marriage contract after knowing that she could cook. "
"A contract to sell oneself?!"
Everyone was surprised, and Xu Qiuqian, who had not left yet, was also a little surprised.
Monks generally do not sign a contract of betrayal.
"Yes, the contract of betrayal. After Mrs. Li signed the contract of betrayal, the situation of Mrs. Li's Taoist companion improved. Mrs. Li also worked very hard for the Zhao family during that time, but her Taoist companion only lived for five years before he died. Since then, Mrs. Li has never developed any new dishes."
"I see."
Many people showed sympathy.
For the Taoist couple to be willing to sign a hundred-year contract of prostitution, it is enough to see that their relationship has many consequences.
But the Taoist monk only lived five years.
This tragic ending makes people sigh.
"But the Zhao family has a conscience. After all, although Mrs. Li signed a contract of sale, the Zhao family only let her cook and cook, and she was not responsible for anything else. Even the shop owner, a member of the Zhao family, was not willing to fight back when she beat her. "
"Nonsense, don't look at how many spiritual stones Tao Lingyuan has bought for the Zhao family in the past twenty years. If the store I open has a cook like Mrs. Li, I will definitely have to support her!"
"It's not that I'm reluctant, but that I don't dare." Yun Yi suddenly said.
Xu Qiuqian looked at Yun Yi after hearing this: "Xiao Yi, what did you see?"
Yun Yi nodded.
"When Zhao Mingcheng got up from the ground just now, I could just see his face. The expression on his face was very scary."
Xu Qiuqian was thoughtful.
He didn't dare to take action against Mrs. Li. If anything happened to Mrs. Li and she couldn't cook, he would definitely be held accountable by the Zhao family.
But these have nothing to do with her.
"Let's go, let's eat somewhere else."
Finally, at Chen Wei's suggestion, she chose another restaurant, but I don't know if it was psychological, but Xu Qiuqian felt that the food she ate this time was not as good as Mrs. Li's.
After eating, the sky started to get darker.
After Chen Wei said goodbye to Xu Qiuqian, Xu Qiuqian took Yun Yi back to the store.
Outside the store, Chen Wu was sitting there. When he saw Xu Qiuqian, he quickly stood up.
"Let's go in first."
Entered the store.
"Very well done!" Xu Qiuqian praised Chen Wu. If Chen Wu hadn't revealed the auction items to several major families according to her request, her auction plan might not have been so successful. "By the way, I didn't give up. How many major families have found it?"
Chen Wu said proudly: "No, I bribed the people in the City Lord's Mansion, so people from several major families will definitely not be suspicious."
With that said, he took out a middle-grade spiritual stone and thirty-two low-grade spiritual stones from his storage bag.
"This is the remaining spirit stone. It cost 700 spirit stones to bribe the people in the city lord's mansion."
"Take it, thank you for your hard work."
"Hehe, I'll accept it then. Thank you very much, Manager Xu! If there is anything else, Manager Xu, just tell me!"
Xu Qiuqian thought for a moment.
"Then can you help me find out about Lady Tao Lingwanli?"
"No problem, don't worry, Manager Xu, I will tell you as soon as I find out."
Chen Wu left.
Xu Qiuqian went up to the second floor and began to excitedly count the spiritual stones obtained from this auction.
