His eyes fell on the shopkeeper's face and he said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, you are very good at talking. Your shop is indeed the best inn in Lingao. [Read the latest chapter]"
The waiter smiled and said: "Thank you for your honor, sir. I haven't asked Ye Tai for his last name yet."
"My surname is Zhuo and my first name is Yifan."
"I've admired you for a long time. Master Du, please come with me. Just call me Li Xiaoliu."
"Don't you dare? I'm done." Zhuo Yifan said very politely.
As they were talking, everyone on the carriage here had also gotten off. But there are several female relatives. Dressed gorgeously, surrounded by maids, servants, and servants, he looked like someone from a wealthy family.
The waiter knew that such a wealthy family was most afraid of having its female relatives looked at. For this reason, General Manager Li hired a female waiter to serve him, so he kept greeting Zhuo Yifan and his party without even turning his head.
As soon as they arrived at the store door, there was a sudden scream inside the store, and a figure fell out of the door. There was a loud "peng" sound, and he fell heavily to the ground, rolling twice before coming to a stop.
It was a big man in black. He fell into disgrace and screamed "Ouch!" and struggled to get up.
Dark shadows flashed across the door of the store, revealing a plump, gorgeous woman in her prime, with picturesque eyebrows, cherry lips, and short black hair. He was wearing a police black uniform, with a belt slung across his waist, making his waist look slim.
The female policeman rushed out quickly, raised her eyebrows, nodded her hands and shouted: "Do you think this place is the Ming Dynasty? Are you still trying to show off your power? I tell you, I am in a good mood today, otherwise I will count you as an attacker based on your arrest just now." The police will directly shoot you and cause your Tianling Gai to bloom!"
The big man was struggling to get up on the ground, and his face seemed very dissatisfied.
The girl scowled. He sneered and said: "This girl has given face to Mr. Li by coming to register for your master's household registration. Since you dare to talk glibly and talk nonsense, you also want to take advantage of the Senate officials. Don't blame us for doing business. Just call Your master and his whole family will come to the police station tomorrow to register their household registration. No matter whether it is the eldest wife, the youngest wife, or the daughter-in-law who has just married, they will all stand on the street waiting for their number to be called to register! Don’t blame me if you fail to register after the deadline. ——You earned this for your master."
The strong man rolled his eyes and did not dare to say another word.
The policewoman patted the dust on her hands, and several servants and the shopkeeper ran out. A man who looked like a housekeeper had already rushed out, holding a red seal in his hand. He quickly stuffed it into the hands of the policewoman and said with a smile: "My lord, please calm down. He is blind and has offended your honor..."
The female police officer did not buy this face at all. He threw the red seal aside and sneered at himself. Even the shopkeeper who wanted to catch up and explain did not dare to come forward.
The housekeeper looked sulky, picked up the red envelope, stamped his feet, and cursed the unfortunate guy. The strong man's face was ashen, and he followed the housekeeper through the door without saying a word, and fled like a rat.
A group of people outside the street shop were gesticulating and talking. Zhuo Yifan was also quite surprised: he had never seen the girl's simple and fast striking technique before. It was not fancy but very practical.
Zhuo Yifan whispered to the waiter: "Who is this?"
"They are policemen from the Dongmen City Police Station, responsible for the security of this area."
"Police. Do you want to do justice?"
"Yes, the local police will be called. Register at the store, register your household registration, and get your ID card. It's all under their jurisdiction."
"In that case, why is this man so bold? A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local coward, not to mention he is a public servant!"
"Your Majesty, that's right. It's just that there are no women out there who take it seriously? This man is new here and I don't know the details - he is the servant who came to Mr. Guo's house yesterday, and he knows how to do three-legged cat skills - Mr. Guo's third concubine often goes out. Call him a retinue. Mr. Guo used to be an official in the capital. Every time a picture is taken from home, all the government officials will buy it. He is used to being domineering in the local area. He just drank a few more glasses. As soon as the wine got to his head, he stabbed the master. It’s time to get into trouble.”
Although the waiter lowered his voice, there was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone. It seems that this family's reputation here is not very good.
"This female princess is really skilled..."
"The guest officer is wearing a sword, so he must be practicing martial arts."
"The harp, sword, and book case are a must-have for scholars. Being able to dance a few times will strengthen your body and ears. It's not like practicing martial arts."
The waiter chuckled and led him towards the door.
Qiong'an Inn takes great care of these "gods of wealth" who come across the sea. It has offices in several ports with large shipping lines and liner routes: Haikou Port and Bobu Port, equipped with special lounges and horse-drawn carriages. After disembarking, the wealthy merchants could rest locally and then transfer to a carriage to reach Dongmen City.
Because women from wealthy families generally don't want to be seen in public, it will be difficult for them to get used to the "queueing number" in Lingao. Li Xiaopeng specially invited his grandfather to speak to Chief Xiong, and finally received "preferential treatment" from the police who came to register his household registration.
Even the design of this gate is unique. Entering the gate, there is a screen wall. Going around the screen wall is the front yard. In addition to the cabinet house, there are three entrances. There is a long alley from the left and right entrances, and courtyards of various sizes are scattered on both sides of the alley. The entrance in the middle is also an alleyway, leading directly to the backyard: the kitchen, carriage shed and warehouse for storing large luggage are all located there. In order for the ladies to relax, a dedicated garden for the inn was built next to the inn.
The guys led a group of people into the alley on the left: there are high blue brick walls on both sides of the long alley, and it's cool and cool when you walk in. A narrow flower stand was built next to the wall, dotted with some green potted plants, adding a bit of vitality.
There are black painted courtyard gates on both sides of the lane, with signs hanging on them. The clerk led Zhuo Yifan to one of the doors, took out the key and opened the door - it was not a padlock, but the keyhole was installed on the door, which was very novel.
Two courtyards, one large and one small, have been prepared for them in the inn, small enough for the owner to live in, and large enough for the servants to live in. Although the courtyard is laid out in the form of a traditional quadrangle, the structural layout is completely different: firstly, it is a multi-purpose building, which increases the effective floor area ratio; secondly, it fully takes into account the differences between men and women, relatives, masters and servants in the housing allocation of traditional large families. No other inn in Lingao can do this. Naturally, not many people can afford to stay here. Fortunately, the guests who stay here can stay here for at least ten and a half months, and at most for more than six months, so they don't have to worry about running out of business.
Zhuo Yifan and the housekeeper took a quick look and felt very satisfied: not only was the house clean, but the various furnishings were also very elegant. Not to mention the legendary "Australian enjoyment".
Now that they are settling in, Zhuo Yifan, as the "eldest young master", is naturally responsible for running around and greeting everyone. When a wealthy family goes on a long journey, they bring their own spittoons, teacups, and candlesticks, not to mention bedding. On the one hand, they feel that the things outside are unclean and unsatisfactory, and on the other hand, they are afraid that the inn may not be fully equipped. So besides luggage, I brought a lot of scattered things.
Zhuo Yifan made arrangements and returned to the main room. There was already a fruit mat on the table. Six huge white porcelain plates were filled with sliced fruits of various colors. Although it was only late spring, there were already a lot of fruits. Good watermelon. There are also many unrecognizable fruits, ranging from red to red, green to green, yellow to yellow... They are so colorful that just looking at them and smelling them will make you salivate even if you don't eat them.
There are two more large glass jars, one filled with sour plum soup, exuding the aroma of osmanthus, and the other filled with red liquid, with a sour and refreshing aroma.
The maids hurriedly took out the teacups used by the masters and rinsed them with hot tea. Then they poured the masters a cup with new bamboo stems to cool down and quench their thirst. Then he soaked the brand-new towel Li Xiaoliu had sent him, wrung it out in the cold water and offered it to wipe the sweat.
Here, Li Xiaoliu was busy without touching the floor, taking care of himself before and after, showing the servants how to use various facilities in the courtyard. He finally arrived at the main room. He stood at the door without coming in and asked, "Sir, do you want your large luggage to be stored in the backyard or moved here?"
"Just send them all to the hospital."
"Yes!" Li Xiaoliu asked again, "I would also like to ask Uncle Zhuo to come to the counter and sign in the guest book."
Zhuo Yifan followed Li Xiaoliu to the cashier's office. He was an uncle, so naturally he didn't need to write the book himself. He had his own accountant to take care of him. But there were more than twenty people in their group, and it took a lot of time to report their names, identities and place of origin one by one. Wait until registration is completed. Li Xiaoliu smiled apologetically and said: "Tomorrow the police will come to register for residence, and they will have to disturb you all again. This is official business, so please bear with me for a while. This place is not as good as Ming Dynasty, Australians..."
"I can spare this. Don't worry."
"Yes, this is a sign of compassion." Li Xiaoliu asked again, did he bring a large amount of property with him? You can leave it in the counter temporarily, or you can ask someone from Delong to come over immediately to handle the savings exchange business.
"The silver has been remitted by Todelon, and there is nothing valuable. It's just that we only have silver, and we don't have much in circulation notes..."
"It's okay. The store can also handle it for you." Li Xiaoliu pointed to the wall behind the counter. Today's gold and silver exchange prices were written on the water sign. It also marked the exchange rates for various colors of silver and gold, and even The exchange price of copper coins.
Zhuo Yifan nodded noncommittally. With his status, he naturally didn't have to redeem it himself. After completing the formalities, Li Xiaoliu presented another "Guest Room Facilities User Manual" - equipment malfunctions due to incompetence in using them have happened many times since the store opened.
Zhuo Yifan took out a reward and rewarded the man, and then went to his yard. Passing by the gate of a courtyard, I heard someone begging for mercy:
"Third Madam, please spare your life! I will never dare to do this again. Ouch..."
If you listen carefully, you will hear the voice of an expert from a wealthy family. Mixed with the crackling sound of the board rising and falling is a woman's sharp scolding: "Hit him hard! Break his legs!"
Zhuo Yifan exposed himself and left. (To be continued...)
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