"Okay, sir, wait a moment!"
The shopkeeper was so happy that he collected his money and went to the kitchen to prepare a bowl of noble milk tea for the distinguished guests.
Zhou Ji's office and Yan Dashan became increasingly confused. What did Su Xian mean by this move?
Su Xian smiled and said:
"Don't be impatient, you two, we'll find out later."
Seeing that he was trying to pass things off, Zhou Jishi and Yan Dashan both suppressed their doubts and waited for the follow-up.
Zhou Ji's office was okay, he was sitting there drinking tea calmly, not in a hurry.
Yan Dashan didn't have this kind of Qi-nurturing skills. He scratched his head and scratched his head. He wanted to speak but stopped talking several times. He wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask.
"Sir, please wait, the milk tea you requested is ready!"
Not long after, the shopkeeper personally delivered a bowl of milk tea. He was extremely attentive. With a rag on his shoulder, he actually started to work like a waiter in the shop. His hands and feet were quite agile.
Su Xian nodded and gently stirred the milk tea with a spoon, with a serious and scrutinizing look on his face.
He looks quite like a "milk tea tasting master"!
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat and his smile froze slightly. He was afraid that Su Xian wouldn't like it and asked him to refund the money, so he made a bunch of introductions with a smile... all of which were self-proclaimed.
Finally, Su Xian took a spoonful and put it into his mouth, savoring it carefully.
Hmm...this taste is indeed not suitable for the tastes of Central Plains people.
Su Xian frowned slightly.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper's smile slowly disappeared, and he secretly held the ingot of silver tightly, which was a full ten taels. Once it was in his hands, he couldn't even think of giving it back.
"good!"
Su Xian put down the spoon, but stopped drinking. He said "it's okay" barely, as if he didn't care about the ten taels of silver.
"Actually, I'm quite curious, what kind of milk is used in this milk tea?"
Su Xian looked at the shopkeeper with a curious look on his face.
The shopkeeper's face relaxed. He was also a human spirit. While secretly holding on to the ten taels of silver, he deceived and boasted about Su Xian, making extravagant remarks.
In fact, Su Xian was not interested in what the shopkeeper said at all, but he did not stop him. Instead, he looked like he still had unfinished thoughts.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he was extremely happy. He had already seen that as long as he took good care of this generous young man, he would not ask him to get back the ten taels of silver.
As a result, the shopkeeper's chat box opened up completely...
After chatting for a long time, the shopkeeper suddenly said casually: "...but strangely enough, the cheese used to make milk tea is becoming less and less available on the market..."
"..."
Su Xian, who was interested on the surface but almost dozed off in reality, suddenly felt something in his heart after hearing these words, here he comes!
He was shocked and asked seemingly casually: "There are less and less crispy cheeses on the market. Why is that?"
The shopkeeper was stunned, a little surprised that Su Xian was interested in this topic, but without thinking too much, he said thoughtfully:
"I don't know the specific reason, but over the past few days, many dairy products have become increasingly difficult to buy and the prices have become higher and higher..."
"Since when?"
"About...three and a half months ago, right? That's right, three and a half months ago!" the shopkeeper was sure.
"Three and a half months ago..."
"..."
Su Xian's expression changed. Three and a half months ago, that was a critical time!
I still remember that dozens of days ago, Yang Zhilan helped Tang Shujing catch the flower picker. When she came back, Yang Zhilan brought back a small wooden box.
The contents of the small wooden box were secret letters sent by the inner guard Anzi. They were collected together and stolen by the flower picker...
Half a month ago, after Su Xian took over the case, Yang Zhilan carefully read through the secret letters and came to two conclusions.
First, the anzi who wrote these secret letters belonged to the Neiwei Youzhou Hall, that is, the anzi under the poisonous lady.
Secondly, the secret letter began to mention the time when Neiwei Anzi disappeared, which was exactly three months ago!
Half a month has passed now, which coincides with the three and a half months mentioned by the shopkeeper!
"Shopkeeper, has it ever been difficult to buy dairy products before?" Su Xian thought for a while and asked.
"Let me think about it for a moment..." The shopkeeper tilted his head and fell into deep thought. He didn't know how many brain cells he had spent on those ten taels of silver.
"Yes!" the shopkeeper said with a certain look on his face, "Since the opening of 'Ping'an City', our store has been opened here. After so many years, our store has been selling milk tea..."
"Only during the initial period when Ping'an City opened as a port, dairy products were in short supply. Over the years, dairy products have never been difficult to buy!"
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"..."
"That's it!"
Su Xian showed an expression of satisfied curiosity at the right time, and then asked some other questions.
The shopkeeper was also a talkative person, and Su Xian learned a lot from him.
For example, how the dairy products in Ping'an City are transported in and how they are "distributed" have been explored.
Finally, Su Xian, Zhou Jishi, and Yan Dashan stood up and left.
The shopkeeper took a sip of tea, and his voice was already a little hoarse, but for the sake of the ten taels of silver, any discomfort disappeared instantly.
After walking out of Ping'an City and returning to the restaurant where he stayed, Su Xian waved goodbye to Zhou Ji's office.
Just now, Su Xian focused on asking about the sales of milk tea. Although Zhou Ji's office did not ask explicitly, with his alertness, he had already noticed that Su Xian had grasped a direction.
Although Yan Dashan was not stupid, his thoughts did not have so many twists and turns. He followed Su Xian into the restaurant where he was staying, and then to Su Xian's room. On the way, he kept hesitating and scratching his head.
He hasn't figured it out yet.
Su Xian chatted with the shopkeeper for so long, what exactly were they talking about...
Back in the room, Su Xian dismissed the accompanying maids, leaving only an ordinary-looking maid. Together with Yan Dashan, there were only three of them in the room.
Su Xian glanced at Yan Dashan, then looked at the maid and ordered:
"Go and ask your hall master to come over. I have something to explain."
"yes!"
The ordinary-looking maid saluted and opened the door and left.
In fact, this woman is not a real maid, but a subordinate of the poisonous lady, who stays with Su Xian to serve as a liaison.
Yan Dashan watched the maid leave, turned back and looked at Su Xian, feeling moved and hot in his heart.
It was obvious that Su Xian was about to plan something big, but he didn't avoid Yan Dashan... He was treating him as one of his own!
Putting aside his identity and working as a slave by Su Xian's side for three years, Yan Dashan was serious.
Of course, it would be best if Su Xian was willing to treat him as a "peer" and a "deputy general".
Gaining Su Xian's trust is one of his goals.
Because only in this way can we better repay his kindness and bring out his value...
Now it seems that he has achieved his first goal!
Yan Dashan was very happy and couldn't help but grin.
"Mountain."
Su Xian suddenly faced him.
"Master?"
"Can I trust you?" Su Xian looked scrutinizing and his eyes were burning.
"..."
Yan Dashan was confused at first, what do you mean?
After hearing this, Su Xian still doesn't completely trust him!
The corners of his mouth that were grinning suddenly froze.
But Yan Dashan quickly reacted, clasped his hands in his fists, knelt down on one knee, and said with an extremely serious face:
"Young master, you can trust me completely!"
"My family duty comes first and loyalty is my foundation. I can swear to heaven that as long as I follow you for one day, I will never betray you. If I violate this oath, I will be struck by lightning!"
"..."
