At night, Tongfu Inn.
Different from the sparse passenger flow on weekdays, every table in Tongfu Inn was full of guests at this time, but this was not because the business in the store was so good that the seats were packed, but because. . .
"Where's my dish?" A customer who had been waiting for a long time but still didn't see his dish finally couldn't help but yelled, slapping the table.
The other guests also looked at him, they had wanted to shout for a long time.
In the lobby, the three Lao Bai people sitting on the old elm table with an ash top were busy with their own business and were completely indifferent to the shouts of the guests.
On the contrary, in the backyard, the shopkeeper holding a broom and a rag rushed out after hearing the shouting.
"Come on, come on." The shopkeeper looked at the angry customer and asked with an apologetic smile while pouring the wine. "What orders do you have, sir?"
Seeing Shopkeeper Tong like this, the customer temporarily suppressed his anger. After all, they all belong to neighbors, but he still said a little dissatisfied.
"Shopkeeper Tong, where is my steamed pork? I've been waiting for more than half an hour for one steamed pork. Are you killing a pig?"
"Oh oh oh, I'm sorry!" Shopkeeper Tong apologized quickly after hearing this, but before she could say the second sentence, the customer at the other table also spoke.
"Where's my fish-flavored shredded pork? Are you still fishing?"
The other party spoke too quickly, and the shopkeeper didn't quite understand the last sentence, so he could only say apologetically.
"I'm sorry, could you please say it again? I didn't hear you clearly just now."
This man also had a good temper and hurriedly repeated every sentence to the shopkeeper.
"My fish-flavored shredded pork, are you still fishing?"
The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this and blurted out. “Where is the fish in the fish-flavored shredded pork?”
But when he saw the fierce look in his eyes, the shopkeeper immediately reacted and quickly changed his words. "I'll fish it for you right now... No, no, no, hurry up and hurry up."
Hearing this, the other guests also urged him one after another. "Hurry up, don't get up if you don't get up."
"that is..."
"I've been waiting for more than half an hour..."
. . .
All the guests were dissatisfied, and the shopkeeper quickly comforted them one by one. "Come on, come on, come on, please wait a moment!"
As he said that, the shopkeeper saw three clerks sitting around the long table, busy with their own business.
"Zhantang, come here!" The shopkeeper first called his lobby manager.
However, at this time, the four of them, Lao Bai, had already decided on an offensive and defensive alliance, and they had to take good care of the shopkeeper.
"I don't have time right now. I'm busy studying the terrain for the eldest lady! You see, from here to the academy, we have to pass through two small bridges, three alleys, five tombs, and seven huts..."
Before Lao Bai finished speaking, he was shouted by a customer with sharp ears. "What did you say?"
"Ah, ah, I'm sorry. Stop talking and just stay here." The shopkeeper apologized quickly and pulled Lao Bai away from everyone.
Seeing that Lao Bai had lost hope, the shopkeeper looked at Xiao Guo again.
"Xiao Guo?"
"The thread is in Xiao Guo's hand, and the bag is wrapped around Xiao Bei's body. We will sew closely before leaving, hoping that she will score high." Xiao Guo also turned a deaf ear to the shopkeeper's words. She muttered while sewing the schoolbag in her hand.
I don’t know what she was sewing on this brand new schoolbag. She was sewing it, taking it apart, and sewing it again.
"Phew, stop sewing!"
The shopkeeper was so angry that he blew out the lamp in front of Xiao Guo.
However, the shopkeeper had something to say first, and now Xiao Guo only needs to serve Xiao Bei well.
So now she has nothing to do with Xiao Guo. The shopkeeper can only look at the most honest and obedient scholar.
"Xiucai?"
The scholar was uncharacteristically different at this time. "I'm busy preparing lessons for the eldest lady."
As he spoke, the scholar quickly folded a book, folded it and put it aside. The pile of books he had marked was as large as the winter and summer vacation homework handed in by the entire class.
"You're not a gentleman, are you preparing some random lessons?" the shopkeeper asked depressedly.
"That's wrong. As a professional book boy, preparing lessons is the most basic professional ethics." The scholar said with a matter-of-fact expression.
Seeing everyone acting like this, the shopkeeper was so angry that she couldn't see that these guys were using this method to force her to have a wife.
"Hurry up!..." At this time, the customer on the side saw that the shopkeeper still made no progress, and quickly urged again.
"Right away, right away." The shopkeeper quickly comforted him.
"Go, who will find Big Mouth for me?" the shopkeeper said angrily.
But how could anyone be afraid of her at this time? The scholar said calmly. "He can't come."
"Why?" the shopkeeper asked puzzledly.
"He is busy training the eldest lady's biceps." The scholar continued to say calmly, while he was still preparing lessons quickly.
"What kind of chicken?" The shopkeeper was also stunned when he heard the word biceps for the first time.
"Biceps!" Xiucai stretched out two fingers and said again.
The shopkeeper still didn't understand, but at this time Lao Bai on the side made a joke.
"Two-headed chicken, a chicken with two heads? Oh! Chicken spirit! Monster!"
Xiao Guo also joined in. She pointed to her other arm and told the shopkeeper.
"Biceps, either here, or here, here. Big Mouth said, this practice makes them strong. You can lift the sedan without shaking!"
After listening to Xiao Guo's explanation, the shopkeeper also understood, but she still said depressedly.
"Oh, when can't we practice this? Really, the guests are still waiting for the food to be served."
However, when she was a bearer, Big Mouth already had words, but she didn't pay much attention to it at the time, so she can't use Big Mouth now.
"Hurry up! Will the food be served yet?" The guests on the side couldn't sit still when they saw that the shopkeeper didn't say anything after asking for so long.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he quickly ran over and explained with a smile.
"I'm really sorry. There's something going on in the store today. I'm afraid we won't be able to serve the food in time."
Everyone was really angry when they heard what Shopkeeper Tong said.
"Really, if you didn't serve the food, you should have told me earlier. Wouldn't it be a waste of time? Let's go! I won't come back next time."
It was already dark at this time, and everyone could only go to Dengshi Street to see if there were any stalls that were still open.
"I'm so sorry. Come back next time." The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and sent everyone out.
At this time, around the corner, Xiaoliu was walking towards Lao Xing step by step.
Today, Lao Xing ran to all the surrounding villages except Heifengling and Beikou Village. He was very tired. Even his ligaments that had improved were starting to hurt again.
Xiaoliu supported Lao Xing and planned to go to Tongfu Inn to sit down and solve the dinner problem.
As they walked slowly, they could only hear the customers cursing and cursing as they passed by.
He said that when Yihonglou opens, he will never come to Tongfu Inn again to see if they dare to be so arrogant.
Lao Xing looked at this scene, and he was also a little confused. He didn't know what happened in Tongfu Inn.
Xiao Liu was somewhat enlightened. He thought about the scene he saw at noon, but he didn't pay much attention to it. After all, this was a family matter in the store. He believed that Lao Bai and the others would work together to teach the shopkeeper a good lesson.
Although the shopkeeper is indeed a nice person, she also has many shortcomings, such as being greedy for money, loving to compare, being obsessed with face, and sometimes imposing her will on others.
But the good thing about Tongfu Inn is that everyone is a whole. When one of them gets confused, several others work together to pull her back on the right path.
