Zhao Rang couldn't remember when he fell asleep last night.
Lying on the table and tilting his head, his neck hurt terribly.
He stretched his arms and saw that the candle was almost burnt out. It happened that the sky was already bright outside, and Zhao Rang blew out the candle that was about to burn out.
He spent the whole night last night in the old man's study reading information about Southland. Strong wind
He had been there once with his family when he was a child, but he was too young to remember it clearly. I just remember that in the summer, the humid heat in the south made my whole body sticky, and I wanted to take a shower eight times a day. But now that it's autumn, the weather there will probably be much more comfortable.
In addition, he also carefully examined the Zhao family's account books in the past few years, especially the purchases from the Southland.
These dry words and numbers gave Zhao Rang a vague framework for Nandi. More specific concepts will have to be accumulated and filled in in the future.
But what Zhao Rang wanted to see most was related to the Dragon Sail Club. But he searched through the files related to the Southland in the study, but found no records about the Dragon Sail Society.
This pirate-turned-chamber of commerce seems to be very low-key. It is nowhere to be seen in the big deals spread across the South. If this is the case, then entering Suluo City and buying Evergreen Garden should be their first move.
Zhao Rang also felt a little more cautious.
Sometimes you don't have to take more shots to become a veteran.
On the contrary, we should pay more attention to these people who rarely take action.
The fewer shots they take, the more prepared they are. As long as you take action, you will almost never miss.
Even though nothing is foolproof in this world, the possibility of failure can indeed be continuously reduced through planning.
Just like the cunning fox back then.
After Li Xiu's death, it took them nearly twenty years to finally split Dawei into two.
For something as big as this, you only have one chance to take action.
Zhao Rang suddenly remembered that after the split of Nandi, many of the backbone of Cunning Fox crossed the Taishang River and went there. The people punished by the northern court were nothing more than miscellaneous people, and many of them were not even members of the Cunning Fox at all, but only helped them with the work of copying and excerpting.
If there was a cunning fox behind Long Fanhui's back this time, Zhao Rang felt that relying solely on his own mind and ability would undoubtedly be a drop in the bucket.
A man may be able to fight a fox, but he can never fight a group of them.
The combination of the cunning fox's scheming and the ruthlessness of the Longfan Society pirates makes one's scalp numb just thinking about it...
"Master, are you awake?"
Yu Xi's knock on the door rang out, pulling Zhao Rang out of his thoughts.
He was about to answer when he suddenly remembered that he had been in the study and never went out. How did Yu Xi know that she was asleep? If she didn't know, why did she ask herself not if she was done, but if she was awake?
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Rang said:
"What's the matter?"
Yu Xi opened the door but did not come in. She stood at the door and said to Zhao Rang:
"Master Ximen got up and asked where you were. I said you had been busy in the master's study last night."
Zhao Rang stared at Yu Xi's eyes for a while and asked:
"Have you eaten breakfast?"
Yu Xi was startled for a moment, then shook her head.
"That's just right. Go call him, and then we'll have breakfast together!"
There is a room in each courtyard of the Zhao family that is used as a restaurant. According to Zhao Rang's past habits, he likes to have food brought into the house to eat.
Outside the study, Yu Xi had already led Ximen Dazhuang over.
"How did you sleep last night?"
Zhao Rang asked.
Ximen Dazhuang replied:
"It's great! I found that during this period of time at home, my grandma forced me to go to bed early and get up early, and my whole spirit became better!"
“Go to bed early and get up early, don’t drink, and live to ninety-nine easily!”
Zhao Rang said jokingly.
Ximen's big head shook like a rattle:
"That won't work...that's too boring! I don't want to live to be ninety-nine either."
The three of them returned to Zhao Rang's house while talking and laughing.
Yu Xi arranged for someone to bring breakfast.
Three side dishes, plus steamed pumpkin, corn, soy milk, and preserved egg porridge.
"Tell the cook to add some side dishes. These three plates are not enough for him to eat in one bite."
Ximen Dazhuang retorted:
"Brother Rang, just make a cushion for breakfast. Don't you want to have a banquet at noon?"
"We paid for the banquet ourselves. Wouldn't it be a loss if we eat less? Don't eat so much for breakfast, leave some food for lunch."
As soon as Zhao Rang took a sip of milk into his mouth, he choked and coughed violently when he heard Ximen Dazhuang's words.
"You really deserve your family's wealth!"
After the tension passed, Zhao Rang pointed at Ximen Dazhuang and said fiercely.
"What, what do you mean, Brother Rang!"
Zhao Rang beat his chest and said:
"What kind of noodles have you, Ximen Dazhuang, never eaten before? Why do you need to pick at them like this? Don't give me this useless thing... Yu Xi, go and add vegetables! Let the cook make some meat buns. I If I don’t watch you eat eighteen meat buns today, this breakfast won’t be complete!”
What Zhao Rang didn't expect was that Ximen Dazhuang actually ate eighteen meat buns! Plus two bowls of preserved egg porridge, two bowls of milk, and one bowl of soy milk. The three plates of side dishes were all eaten cleanly, with not a single shred of vegetable left.
"Yuxi, are you full?"
Zhao Rang felt that she couldn't defeat Ximen Dazhuang, let alone Yu Xi, so she drank a small bowl of preserved egg porridge.
"Master, I'm full."
Yu Xi hadn't eaten with Ximen Dazhuang for a long time, and she was a little scared when she suddenly saw how good he was at eating...
"Brother Rang, I'm full too!"
Zhao Rang smiled bitterly and said:
"It's time for you to eat enough... If you're still not full, go home and eat. My Zhao family can't afford your mouth and belly."
Yu Xi asked someone to clear the table, while she went to prepare some other things.
Knowing that Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang will definitely go out soon, the weather is a bit gloomy today, so they have to bring umbrellas to be prepared.
Counting the time, Luo Yue Tower has just opened its doors at this moment, and it’s just the right time to pass by Zhao’s house.
In fact, Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang don't need to go there in person.
Based on their relationship with Luo Yuelou, as long as they ask the servants to pass on the message, the shopkeeper will arrange it properly.
But because of Lao Guang, who sells barbecued meats, they didn't go into Luoyue Tower yesterday, so they decided to go early today. They happened to have eaten on the way, and then drank tea in the private room while waiting.
The door of Luoyue Tower was still ajar, and the workers inside had just finished cleaning and were taking down the chairs that had been placed on the table last night in the hall and setting them up one by one.
Zhao Rang pushed the door open and went in. All the waiters looked at him blankly and said:
"Sir, you are here early. We still have two hours to entertain you!"
The guys who got up early to do the chores were all new faces, and they didn't recognize Zhao Rang and Ximen Dazhuang.
"I know, is your shopkeeper here?"
The guy nodded.
The shopkeeper is explaining today's matters in the kitchen.
Every day before starting the stove, he would go to the kitchen to pick up some food. This rule has been in existence since the founding of Daluoyue Tower.
If you do something for a long time, you will get tired easily. The shopkeeper's hand pulls the thread of everyone's energy, and pulls it every day to make everyone energetic, so that the dishes they cook are delicious and worthy of the golden name of Luo Yuelou.
"What's your surname, sir?"
The shopkeeper is not someone you can just meet.
When encountering ordinary customers, the waiters would directly block them and would not pass the information on their behalf at all.
"My name is Zhao Rang!"
As soon as the waiter heard this, he ran towards the back hall. The other people hurriedly asked Zhao Rang to sit down and boiled water to make tea, all in one go.
"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Ximen! Are you here so early today? The kitchen in the back hall hasn't been turned on yet!"
The shopkeeper walked out with a smile, cupped his hands and said.
"Shopkeeper, I want to reserve a table!"
When the shopkeeper heard this, he knew that there was going to be a big income today, and the smile on his face gained a few more wrinkles, and he said:
"Tell me! How many people and how many dishes? I'll match them for you. When you're done, take a look at the menu. Is there anything you want to order?"
The shopkeeper always carries Luo Yuelou's menu with him.
As he spoke, he took it out of his sleeve, opened it and put it on the table.
Zhao Rang didn't even look at it and said directly to the shopkeeper:
"Just look at the combination, I want the best. You don't have to worry about how many people there are, just go with the ones who are good at it, the ones who are delicious, the ones who have good reputation!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly agreed, then took the menu and asked a waiter to record it, but he listed eighteen dishes in one breath!
"Mr. Zhao, do you think this is okay?"
Zhao Rang glanced at it briefly and saw that it was indeed Luo Yuelou's specialty dishes, with all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.
"The cold cuts are a little short, please add a few more."
"Okay! Then let's have some hot and sour cold dishes that go well with wine!"
The table was quickly set, and Zhao Rang asked again:
"Shopkeeper, do you have an invitation?"
The shopkeeper replied:
"Yes! There are several kinds, I'll show them all to you!"
There are more than ten kinds of invitations in Manchuria, and the three characters "Luoyue Tower" are gilded in the lower right corner of the cover. Zhao Rang chose the most satisfactory one, wrote an invitation, put his and Ximen Dazhuang's names, and asked Yu Xi to send it to Changchun Garden.
When the shopkeeper heard that Zhao Rang wanted to invite people from Changchun Garden to dinner, he immediately became curious and asked:
"I don't know which girl is so convinced that she can let Mr. Zhao and Mr. Ximen come to order a banquet so early and send invitations!"
Zhao Rang smiled and said:
"Haha, I'm practicing this for an old friend."
"Is she going on a long trip?"
Zhao Rang thought for a while and said:
"People who travel far away will come back, but I don't think she will come back... Well, this should be a farewell, not a practice."
Zhao Rang thought as he spoke.
The shopkeeper thought it was because Zhao Rang's favorite girl in Changchun Garden was leaving, that's why.
Although he really wanted to know the details, it would be rude to ask further unless Zhao Rang wanted to say it himself.
"By the way, do people from the Nujiang Gang come to your place often?"
Zhao Rang changed the topic.
It suddenly occurred to him that since Jiang Lang could take the people from Longfan Club to Changchun Garden, he would definitely take them to Luoyue Tower.
The most delicious and fun places in Suluo City are nothing more than these two places.
Before the Longfan meeting, the Nujiang Gang was nothing. Being able to use them is just because they have been in the city for a long time and are familiar with everywhere. 1
On the contrary, Jiang Lang must be very attentive and hug his thigh tightly! Even if you only have some soup dregs to eat, it will be enough for the little Nujiang gang to eat. 1
