Jinghu Lake is very large, with an endless surface. When the spring breeze blows, the water sparkles.
There are more than a dozen cruise ships of various sizes cruising on the lake, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from the boats.
Among them, the largest, most spacious and most magnificent cruise ship can carry a hundred passengers, and this cruise ship is where the Jinghu Poetry Club is located.
In front of the lake is a square paved with bluestone slabs.
At this time, there was still half an hour before the Jinghu Poetry Festival, but the square was already crowded with people, and there were still people walking towards the square.
Outside the square are all kinds of vendors, and people with a little bit of business acumen have already pushed the vendors to guard here.
So when Su Shi came to Jinghu Lake, he felt a headache.
There was an endless stream of people walking back and forth, making Su Shi dazzled.
Su Shi originally thought about whether he could meet Qin Nan before the poetry meeting started. As long as he understood Qin Nan's true wishes, it didn't matter whether he participated in the poetry meeting or not.
However, Su Shi looked at the crowd of tourists and sighed in his heart, knowing that his hope had been dashed.
Trying to find Qin Nan among so many tourists was like trying to find a needle in Mirror Lake.
But Su Shi was not without gain, because among the many vendors, Su Shi saw a familiar figure.
Chen Xiaolan set up a stall in the northwest corner of the square. There were only a few people standing in front of the stall, which seemed a bit deserted compared to other vendors.
Because of this, there was an anxious look on her face.
Su Shi slowly walked through the crowd and walked to her.
Chen Xiaolan was hanging her head in a daze when she felt someone approaching. She quickly stood up and asked, "The guest needs..."
Before she finished her sentence, she froze on the spot and looked at Su Shi blankly.
She never imagined that she would meet Su Shi here.
When she woke up, a trace of blush appeared on Qingli's face, and then she said softly: "Xiaolan has met the young master."
"Why did you set up a stall?"
Chen Xiaolan lowered her head and replied: "I had nothing to do at home. I thought there was a poetry meeting here today, so I went out of the stall."
Su Shi looked around, but did not find her father Chen Ang, and asked, "Alone?"
"My father helped push the stall over. Because someone had to guard the house, I asked him to go back."
Su Shi looked at the stall. The cart had been carefully taken care of and looked clean and tidy. The rough porcelain bowls had also been replaced with blue and white cups. It was obvious that Chen Xiaolan had made careful preparations.
"How's business?"
Chen Xiaolan shook her head. Although she was very attentive, the competition was too fierce. There were only 11 or 2 soup stores, and the black plum soup had no advantage, so the business was really not good.
"How many cups were sold?"
"Fifteen cups." Chen Xiaolan's voice became even softer.
"How many preparations are there?"
Chen Xiaolan smiled bitterly and said: "Two barrels can be sold for two hundred cups."
Originally, she thought that there were many tourists in Jinghu Lake and there was a poetry festival being held, so the two barrels of black plum soup would be sold out soon.
However, she had been setting up the stall for an hour and had only sold fifteen cups. She was afraid that she would not be able to sell out the two barrels of plum soup until the end of the poetry meeting.
At this time, two more people came towards Chen Xiaolan's stall. She was about to go forward to greet them, but when she saw them clearly, her face suddenly turned pale.
Because his back was turned to the visitor, Su Shi thought he was just an ordinary tourist, but when he saw Chen Xiaolan's face change, as if he was seeing a poisonous snake and beast, he immediately turned around and couldn't help but reveal a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"It turns out that Young Master Bai also likes to enjoy spring outings. It's quite a predestined relationship."
Although Su Shi didn't smile, it gave people the feeling that he was smiling.
"Even Mr. Su is so elegant, how can Mr. Bai not be arty?"
Although Bai Jiangchuan was smiling, he gave people a cold feeling, and he deliberately said the three words "Master Su" very strongly, and after speaking, he glanced at Chen Xiaolan.
"Master Su?" Chen Xiaolan was confused at first, but when she understood, she couldn't help but look at Su Shi in surprise.
Although his identity was revealed by Bai Jiangchuan, Su Shi remained calm and said calmly: "It's much later than I thought."
Bai Jiangchuan smiled and said, "It's not too late."
Although Chen Xiaolan was shocked, she returned to normal after half a moment. She smiled and said to Su Shi, "Young master has been shopping for a long time. Let's first have a cup of black plum soup to quench your thirst."
Su Shi looked at her happily, nodded, and said, "Two drinks." Then he said to Lin Mo, "You also have a drink."
"Okay." Lin Mo replied.
Bai Jiangchuan looked at Chen Xiaolan in surprise. He didn't expect that Chen Xiaolan would return to normal so quickly and trust Su Shi so much. Even if she found out that Su Shi had lied to her before, she still believed in him.
But then he smiled and said: "I want two cups too. Since this black plum soup is even good to Mr. Su, how could I miss it?"
Then he said to Du Heng: "Du Huyuan, do you think so?"
Du Heng replied hurriedly: "That's natural."
Bai Jiangchuan said calmly: "Don't forget to pay. It seems that Mr. Su has lost a lot today."
Chen Xiaolan looked at Su Shi helplessly. She really didn't want to entertain these two people.
Su Shi just smiled and said, "Everyone who comes is a guest. Since they like it, we naturally won't refuse. But..."
Chen Xiaolan looked at Su Shi blankly: "Just what?"
Su Shi said: "Sell out and close the stall early." As he said that, he glanced at Bai Jiangchuan, and then sighed: "There are not many good people in this world, but there are many bad people."
Bai Jiangchuan wasn't angry either, because Su Shi told the truth.
Instead, he smiled and said: "If Mr. Su wants her to close the stall earlier, I can help."
"Master Bai, how are you going to help?"
Bai Jiangchuan said: "It's only two hundred cups. I can cover it so that Miss Xiaolan can close the stall and go home to rest early."
Su Shi shook his head: "This doesn't require Master Bai to spend any money."
Bai Jiangchuan said with some regret: "It seems that Mr. Su can't understand my good intentions, but if this happens, Miss Xiaolan will have to go back very late."
Su Shi suddenly looked at Bai Jiangchuan and said deliberately: "Really?"
"Isn't it?" Bai Jiangchuan asked.
A mysterious smile appeared on the corner of Su Shi's mouth, and he said lightly: "Then Master Bai, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Bai Jiangchuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It turns out that Mr. Su is really a gambler. Our gambling game is not over yet, and now he actually wants to gamble again."
"It's said that small gambling makes you happy, but big gambling hurts your health." Su Shi said, "Let's make a small gamble this time, one hundred taels."
Bai Jiangchuan also became interested: "What are you betting on?"
"Let's bet on whether Miss Xiaolan can sell out all these two hundred cups of black plum soup within an hour."
"An hour?"
"Yes, one hour."
Bai Jiangchuan laughed and said, "Since Mr. Su wants to give me money, how can I refuse?"
Then he said coldly: "Okay, I'll bet."
Chen Xiaolan was extremely anxious on the sidelines, because she knew that she would not be able to sell out all the goods within an hour.
She was about to say something to stop Su Shi from being stupid, but Su Shi turned to her and said, "Do you have a pen?"
"Pen?"
"Yes, writing pen, if I add a few words to your sign, these two barrels of plum soup will be sold out within an hour."
