The two of them walked out of the Hongmei Pavilion. A carriage was already waiting at the door, and the driver was Lin Mo.
Seeing Su Zhou and Su Shi coming out of the Red Plum Pavilion, Lin Mo immediately jumped down and said respectfully, "I've met the eldest and second young masters."
Su Zhou waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be polite, but Lin Mo insisted on giving Su Shi a big gift and said respectfully: "Lin Mo, on behalf of Qingshu and the other twelve brothers, would like to thank the Second Young Master."
Su Shi's spirit had been in a trance. He came back to his senses after hearing Lin Mo's voice and saw Lin Mo standing solemnly in front of him, looking at him with respect.
"Come from a drunken place?"
"yes."
Su Shi looked at the sky and saw that it was probably after eight o'clock in the evening, and then asked, "Is Zui Foreign Country closed already?"
Lin Mo immediately replied: "When I left, there were still five or six tables of customers, but it should be closed now."
"How's the pay tonight?"
When this matter was mentioned, Lin Mo's expression became more respectful.
"The boss lady made changes to the dishes according to the young master's instructions. She sold them for sixty-two taels in one night and made a profit of eighteen or four cents. It was already half a month's profit from Zui Foreign Country."
Su Shi was not surprised by this result. He was more concerned about another thing.
"What about the kids?"
"They are all very sensible and can help." When he said this, he couldn't help but smile: "Without those children, the boss's wife would not be able to do it alone. No matter it is the boss's wife or those children, I’m very grateful to you, Master.”
Su Shi said: "Please help me tell the boss lady to treat those children well. I have a plan for Zui Foreign Country, and to implement this plan, these children are very important and indispensable."
Lin Mo said happily: "I will definitely tell the boss's wife." Then he paused and continued: "The boss's wife actually regards those children as her nephews, but the business was bleak before, so she was powerless. Now that the business is good, she will understand Take good care of them. I also paid wages to those children today, even the little snotty ones and the little sloppy ones."
Su Shi nodded and asked, "Where will those children sleep at night?"
"Actually, those children have been sleeping in Zui Foreign Country at night." Lin Mojia said.
Su Shi nodded and then stopped talking.
Seeing that his face was tired, Lin Mo immediately said attentively: "Young Master has had a hard day today, please get in the car and take a rest."
After saying that, he helped Su Shi get into the carriage.
Su Zhou stood aside, smiling bitterly in his heart, because Lin Mo seemed to have forgotten that the eldest son of the General's Mansion was standing next to him.
When Su Shi and Su Zhou both got on the carriage, Lin Mo whipped the horse in the air and the carriage moved forward slowly.
Su Zhou got on the carriage and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Do you really have any plans for Zui Foreign Country?"
Su Shi straightened his back, nodded again, and said, "There is indeed a plan, but it will not be carried out until Zui Foreign Country's business is stable and the children are familiar with it, so it is still early."
Su Zhou sat opposite him, looking at Su Shi who looked tired, feeling that his whole body was full of secrets.
His temperament suddenly changed drastically, and his talents and knowledge were beyond the reach of many talented people. More importantly, even doing business was easy.
Why can a person change so much in just a few days?
Although Su Shi was a little tired, something stuck in his throat and made him worried.
"Brother."
"What's up?"
"Is the secret Hui Niang left behind related to the royal family?"
Su Zhou didn't expect that he was still thinking about this matter. He was slightly startled, and then hesitated for a long time before slowly saying: "Yes."
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "Why do you want to get this secret?"
The royal family is ruthless, and the secrets of the royal family should never be involved. With Su Zhou's political acumen, he already knew it very well, so he should not get involved in this matter at all.
Su Zhou knew that Su Shi was worried about him. He smiled and said to Su Shi comfortingly: "Although the secret left by Hui Niang is related to the royal family, it is not as you imagined, and it will not offend the royal family. .The reason why I want to find the things left by Huiniang is just to verify some things."
The more Su Zhou explained, the more questions Su Shi had in his mind.
"Isn't that what I imagined?" Su Shi rubbed his forehead and sighed, "Isn't it because of this secret that Huiniang was put under house arrest?"
"yes."
Su Shi asked doubtfully: "If that's the case, why do you still take the risk to pursue this secret?"
Su Zhou smiled faintly and said: "Because a long time has passed and many people have forgotten it, so no one cares about it now. Haven't you seen that you can now come and go freely in the Red Plum Pavilion?"
This is what Su Shi couldn't figure out. In the capital, where every inch of land is at a premium, the Hongmei Pavilion can actually remain vacant until now, and it still maintains its original appearance nine years ago.
"Whose property is the Red Plum Pavilion now?"
"Zhou Xuan."
Su Shi was stunned. This answer surprised him. He vaguely felt that this mysterious Zhou Xuan seemed to be also interested in this secret.
He rolled his eyes and asked, "Who is Zhou Xuan?"
Su Shi had a good impression of Zhou Xuan and treated her as a friend, so even though she knew that her identity was mysterious, she never thought about pursuing it.
But at this time, he really wanted to know, because Zhou Xuan seemed to have a very mysterious relationship with his eldest brother.
"She is a good person." Su Zhou said lightly.
Su Shi sighed and said, "You know that's not what I want to ask."
Su Zhou smiled: "Why don't you ask her directly?"
Su Shi said angrily: "She's not here now."
Su Zhou thought for a while and said, "It's better to wait until she tells you personally."
"Will she tell me?"
"Yes. But..."
"But what?"
"It's just after you find what Hui Niang left behind."
Su Shi finally couldn't help but asked, "I have two questions."
"what is the problem?"
"First question, why are you so sure that I can find what Hui Niang left behind?"
"Because you're smart."
Su Shi sighed: "Brother, can you touch your Liangzi and tell me whether you believe this reason?"
Su Zhou asked back: "Don't you think you are smart?"
Su Shi could see that his elder brother was not willing to tell him, so he didn't get too entangled in the matter.
He immediately asked a second question.
"What exactly are you asking to prove?"
As Su Zhou said, so many years have passed since this incident, and many people have forgotten about it. Why is Su Zhou still obsessed with it?
If Su Zhou couldn't give him a reasonable and satisfactory explanation, Su Shi made up his mind to put the matter aside and ignore it.
Because he doesn't like being treated as a puppet by others, even if this person is his eldest brother.
