The window is above the main entrance of the restaurant, facing the street.
Zhang Rui's safety is related to the survival of the entire bandit suppression army and the anti-Qing cause. Therefore, Hu Huiqian, the captain of the guard, does not dare to be careless about any changes in the surrounding area.
The shouting and cursing coming from downstairs did not last long. After a lot of effort, Zhang Rui and others finally understood the general idea.
It turned out that a beggar wanted to enter the restaurant to ask for some leftover food from the diners, but he was kicked out by the waiter. There seemed to be some cynicism about the beggar from some diners.
Most people are not surprised by this kind of thing. If it were a local beggar, he probably wouldn't have gone in to beg for food out of boredom. I think it was a hungry beggar from outside who tried his luck.
Of course, this waiter is actually not to blame. After all, if you let a group of smelly beggars begging for food in a store, it will definitely affect the restaurant's business. And for the people at the bottom, food is always scarce, let alone delicious food?
If the leftover food from the diners is of good quality, it should be left to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper can earn some extra money by selling to people with low requirements. As for the leftovers that didn’t look that good, they were left to the waiters to pack them up and take them home for their families to enjoy.
So these shop waiters... where can they let beggars come over and beg for their own things? Even leftovers that cannot be eaten can be taken home and fed to chickens, ducks, etc. There is no need to "waste" them.
Listening to the diners' teasing and looking at the beggars stumbling away, Zhang Rui felt a little uncomfortable. Although he had obviously experienced this kind of thing a lot, he still couldn't pretend that he hadn't seen it at all.
"Huiqian, let someone send some steamed buns and dry food to that man! Tell him that life will get better after all." Zhang Rui ordered Hu Huiqian beside him.
"Yes, sir." Hu Huiqian answered respectfully, clasping his fists, and then under Hu Huiqian's arrangement, a guard hurried downstairs.
Looking at the leaving guards, Zhai Zhonglin, who had learned what happened from Zhai Xi, couldn't help but thought in his heart: "Brother Zhang is really kind and righteous."
After two pots of tea, the dishes on Zhang Rui's table began to arrive one after another, which made Zhang Rui quite impressed.
There are a lot of people eating here. Being able to serve food so quickly shows that the chefs here are indeed very capable and the management is relatively good.
The table full of chicken, duck and fish made Zhai Xi rub his eyes in disbelief. The aroma of the food on the table made her mouth water. She wanted to rush forward and pick up the meat and take a few bites.
"Thank you everyone, let's eat with chopsticks." Zhang Rui greeted everyone while looking at the dishes that were almost served.
Seeing Zhang Rui move his chopsticks, everyone also picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of them one after another.
At this time, Zhang Rui picked up a big chicken leg and put it in Zhai Xi's bowl. Looking at the big chicken drumstick that Zhang Rui brought over, Zhai Xi couldn't help but feel flattered and quickly said thank you.
Zhai Xi had probably forgotten how long it had been since he had eaten such fragrant chicken legs.
The alluring fragrance aggravated the hunger in her belly. How could Zhai Xi, who was still a child, still pay attention to the few etiquette at this moment? Seemingly insignificant in front of this delicious chicken leg, Zhai Xi stopped being reserved and hesitant. He picked up the chicken leg and chewed off a third of it. He swallowed it in a hurry without chewing a few more mouthfuls, for fear that others would snatch it away.
After Zhai Xi hurriedly took a second bite, he heard Zhang Rui's faint words: "Xier, you have to eat slowly. After finishing this chicken leg, don't eat the other meat yet. Your body has not yet been able to adapt to food that is too greasy. If you eat too much meat at once, your body will not be able to bear it."
Zhai Xi couldn't quite understand the meaning of Zhang Rui's words, but he could still understand it if he could only eat one chicken drumstick. Just when Zhai Xi was looking at Zhang Rui with doubtful eyes, he heard Zhang Rui say again: "I'll pack these meats for you to take home later, so Xi'er can have two more meals, okay?"
"Okay." Zhai Xi replied obediently.
Although Zhai Xi didn't understand why Zhang Rui wouldn't let him eat any food now, but after listening to Zhang Rui's words, Zhai Xi seemed to understand his elder brother's "painstaking efforts", which was so that he could take it home and eat it longer. .
Looking at the nearly chewed chicken leg in his hand, Zhai Xi regretted why he had eaten so fast just now. He hadn't had time to taste the taste of the chicken leg carefully. Moreover, there is a full bowl of rice in front of him that has not been touched yet.
Although Zhai Xi regretted it a little, after a slight thought, Zhai Xi, who was still a little sad just now, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly his face was full of smiles.
I saw Zhai Xi picking up the chopsticks on the table, quickly swiping the gravy on the plate onto his rice, then licking the chicken legs in his hands, and then smelled the rich flavor of the soup on the rice. I took several mouthfuls of rice in just one breath.
Looking at Zhai Xi's series of actions, Zhang Rui couldn't help but laugh, and then gave her some cabbage.
I don’t know whether it was because the food was delicious or because everyone was hungry, but the meal was finished quickly. The Taoist priest Yitian also rushed over to give Zhai Zhonglin some diagnosis and treatment.
Regarding Zhai Zhonglin's deafness, Yi Tianze said that as long as Zhai Zhonglin can give him careful treatment for a month, his deafness should improve.
………
It's night, and the breeze is blowing. The moonlight is bright in the sky.
In a rather spacious tiled house, a vegetable oil lamp with a pale yellow flame was burning on the table.
By the light of the oil lamp, it was clearly visible that four people were sitting inside. An old man, two middle-aged people and a young man. Looking closer, you can see that the young man is Zhai Zhonglin who had dinner with Zhang Rui today.
The room was unusually quiet. At this time, the old man picked the wick that had burned a little short, and the fire was bright, and the room was instantly brighter.
The room was still quiet. The three people sitting were looking at the old man, as if waiting for him to speak. I saw the old man slowly put down the bamboo stick used to pick out the wick, and then gestured to Zhai Zhonglin.
If there are people here who understand gestures, they will know that what the old man wants to say is: "Da Kun, as the new head of the Deaf and Mute Hall, what do you think of this Hanwang? Can it become a big thing?"
Dakun refers to Zhai Zhonglin. Zhai Zhonglin was his previous name. After joining the Deaf and Mute Hall, he changed his name to Zhai Dakun.
As the saying goes, if the sky is healthy, a gentleman will strive to strengthen himself; if the terrain is weak, a gentleman will carry things with great virtue.
But more importantly, Zhai Zhonglin wanted to avoid the name of the old man in front of him, the old master of the deaf-mute hall: Lu Zhonglin①.
Note ①: A character that netizens strongly request to join.
