I wish for a long time

Xihetang.

Ye Jiu raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Lin who was sitting upright and Bai Jian who was walking slowly, feeling a little embarrassed.

She took a few casual bites, then put down the bowl and chopsticks, "I'm done."

Mrs. Lin's chopsticks froze, and she looked at the food she hadn't touched much, "Just eat these?"

Ye Jiu nodded quickly, "Well, keep eating, I won't bother you..."

"Jin'er wait a minute."

Seeing Ye Jiu talking, Bai Jian was about to stand up and stop her hurriedly.

Ye Jiu tried to escape, his brows twitched, he had no choice but to turn around, "What's wrong, Uncle Bai?"

Bai Jian put down his chopsticks, smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous, Jin'er, I won't eat you again."

Ye Jiu felt a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and realized that he was a bit of a loser, so he sat down obediently.

"Jin'er asked me to find restaurants a few days ago, and I found a few, why don't we go and have a look later?"

Ye Jiu regained his energy when he heard it, "So fast!"

Seeing that Ye Jiu was not as vigilant as before, Mrs. Lin also relaxed, and smiled, "Your Uncle Bai was a tiger and wolf under your father's command back then and joined the army. Naturally, such a small matter can't be difficult for him."

Bai Jian stroked his beard and smiled, waving his hands again and again, "A good man doesn't mention his bravery back then, but Ma'am really broke me."

He turned his head and said to Ye Jiu: "It happens that His Majesty doesn't have time to take care of your lordship these days, so you can do whatever you want. If you enter the imperial court in the future, you will be too busy."

Ye Jiu shrugged, "Don't worry about that, I don't know a hundred Chinese characters, and my military strength is scumbag, the emperor won't take a liking to me."

Mrs. Lin and Bai Jian were taken aback when they heard the words, and then laughed out loud.Madam Lin shook her head again and again, pointing at Ye Jiu's shoulder, "I haven't seen you for a few years, but you are getting more and more poor."

Bai Jian looked at her with more gentle eyes, and he stroked his beard, "Then let's go now, and see if Uncle Bai's choice suits your wishes."

……

Ye Jiu stood on Xizhong Street, his jaw dropped for a moment.

"Uncle Bai, did the Hou Mansion take advantage of this?"

Hearing the words, Bai Jian turned his head and blinked, "Huh?"

Ye Jiu pointed to the restaurant next to him with a dazed expression, "If I remember correctly, this should be the most prosperous commercial street in the capital."

Bai Jian touched his sleeve, looked around, "That's right, what's wrong?"

Ye Jiu put his hand on his forehead, "Sure, it's too good. With the price here, it's too much for you to buy a restaurant from here."

Bai Jian went in without knowing, waiting for her next words.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu sighed, and asked quietly: "The Hou's Mansion still receives the imperial salary every month?"

Bai Jian thought for a while, "Madam, as an imperial order, still has a salary."

Ye Jiu grabbed Bai Jian's shoulders, walked into the restaurant, and persuaded him: "I heard that the court is very stingy, even if Mrs. Lin has a salary, we have to save some money."

She snapped her fingers, "Look, the Hou's mansion is so big, artificial water and electricity, no electricity, and eating and drinking, all need money. Even a restaurant in a small place in Yuncheng costs 5000 taels, if it is here ..."

Ye Jiu showed a finger, "It's no matter what."

Bai Jian shook his hand, but looked behind Ye Jiu, "Shopkeeper Wang, long time no see."

Ye Jiu was taken aback when he heard the words, and turned around quickly, only to see a middle-aged man walking towards them with a smile.

"It turned out to be Mr. Bai. I also said that some wealthy businessman wanted to sell my shop, but I didn't expect it to be you."

Shopkeeper Wang cupped his hands and noticed Ye Jiu, "Mr. Bai, this is..."

Bai Jian introduced with a smile: "My son."

"Young master??"

Shopkeeper Wang subconsciously made a sound of surprise, and kept looking at Ye Jiu.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu cupped his hands and saluted, "I've seen the shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly supported her, "This is impossible! Young master and Mr. Bai, please come this way."

Following shopkeeper Wang all the way to the private room on the second floor, Baijian saw that Ye Jiu was still confused, so he kindly explained, "I met shopkeeper Wang many years ago, and recently I heard that shopkeeper Wang intends to resell the restaurant, so I came here to have a look. "

Shopkeeper Wang made tea for the two of them, and then sat down, "That's right, not long after my store opened, some sons came to make trouble, and it was Mr. Bai who helped me out."

"I didn't expect to go around for more than ten years and come back again."

Bai Jian shook his head, "Then why did Shopkeeper Wang sell the restaurant again?"

Shopkeeper Wang sighed when he heard the words, "These days, business is getting worse and worse, and I can't make ends meet for several months of the year. Besides, my hometown has suffered a catastrophe this year. I have no children here, and I have nothing to do. .It's better to go back to my hometown to build a piece of land, but to be at ease."

Ye Jiu thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "The shopkeeper Wang's house is along the Wei River."

Shopkeeper Wang nodded quickly, "Exactly, Linjiang County south of the Wei River, have you heard of it, my lord?"

Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't tell me, I've heard of it."

Bai Jian took a sip of his tea, "Treasurer Wang can really charge a cheap price when he goes back now."

Shopkeeper Wang frowned. He thought for a moment and realized, "Could it be that the disaster is so serious? Why is there no news in the capital? I thought it was just an ordinary disaster."

Ye Jiu shook his head lightly, "The current situation is unstable, and the communication between the central government and the local government is disconnected. The top has no time to take care of it, and the bottom does not suppress it. I am afraid that only when there is an uprising, these things will be like falling beans. , spread out in front of people in an instant."

Shopkeeper Wang sighed heavily, thought for a while, and finally decided to leave for his hometown soon.

A golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as one's own doghouse. The fallen leaves return to their roots, and they are soft thorns that penetrate deeply into the bone marrow of people.

The restaurant was finally knocked down at a price of 9000 taels, and Bai Jian didn't even blink when he took out the money.

Ye Jiu was bleeding in his heart, but Shopkeeper Wang is a real person, 9000 taels is really not that high, and even discounted because of Bai Jian's relationship.

"Uncle Bai, I want to renovate this restaurant."

Ye Jiu sat on the table in the middle of the lobby, and said something indifferent.

Bai Jianhuan looked around, "I think this restaurant is quite neat, although it's a bit old, it's okay."

Ye Jiu shook his head, "I need to widen the walls of the second and third floors, open up the entire first floor, and dig a basement."

As she said that, she jumped off the table, looked around for a few times, and turned her head, "By the way, can Uncle Bai find a craftsman who can make copper pipes?"

Bai Jian became more and more confused as he listened, "Copper pipes? Basement? Is it a cellar?"

Ye Jiu nodded, then shook his head again, "Yes and no, I have my own uses."

Bai Jian took a deep look at her, "Jin'er, it's not as simple as just opening a restaurant."

Leaning on the handle of the stairs, Ye Jiu raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth lightly raised, "It must be worth the money spent."

……

Ye Jiu and Bai Jian came out of the store, they didn't go back to the house directly, but walked casually along the middle street.

"Jin'er, how did you go about my exam?"

Ye Jiu's eyes fell on the various snack shops beside him, without turning his head, he replied casually, "Well, you can ask."

Bai Jian stopped in his tracks and looked in one direction, "Jin'er, who does that carriage belong to?"

Hearing the sound, Ye Jiu reluctantly averted his eyes from the row of pastries, and looked along.

She looked at it for a while, then clicked her tongue, "Hey, Mrs. Xiangye really loves tea, so she came to the tea house in person."

There was a hint of a smile in Bai Jian's eyes, he turned his head and asked, "How can you see that?"

Ye Jiu was not in a hurry to answer, but walked to the pastry shop, pointed out a few snacks, then turned around and explained, "The roof of the car is made of silver, so it is excluded for those below the third grade. The curtain is such a pink girl, it must not be a gentleman."

Ye Jiu took the package of cakes from the store, paid the money, and continued: "To sum up, this is the wife or lady of a big civil official's family. And I remember you once said that the wife of the prime minister's family is addicted to tea. Fate, it is probably her."

Baijian smiled while stroking his beard when he heard the words, and patted Ye Jiu's shoulder happily, "Jin'er is really smart."

"However, Uncle Bai will teach you a little more. Look at the curtain at the back of the car. The Prime Minister's Mansion looks like plum blossoms. Take a closer look."

Ye Jiu squinted his eyes, and saw that on the hanging tassels, there was indeed a small wood carving in the shape of a plum blossom.

"Is it different in every official mansion?"

Bai Jian stepped forward and said as he walked, "That's true, but it's only those high-ranking and powerful people in the court who have this kind of elegance, and others are generally not willing to show such limelight."

Ye Jiu nodded, "He's quite self-aware."

Bai Jian walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and sighed softly: "In official affairs, life and death are short-lived, and the surface is glamorous, but who doesn't live with his head pinned to his trouser belt and a hundred thousand cautions."

"Especially those people around the top, it's not something others can see through at a glance."

Bai Jian suddenly turned his head: "Jin'er, although I brought you to the capital, I didn't ask you to contribute anything to the Marquis Mansion, and if you had to put yourself in danger for what I asked, I would never agree. "

Ye Jiu looked into his deep gaze, and finally nodded, "Thank you, Uncle Bai."

……

"Miss, are you all right?"

Once out of Ziru Garden, Wei Yu immediately supported Qi Shao'an.

Qi Shaoan took a deep breath, slowed down, shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Wei Yu gritted her teeth and stomped her feet angrily, "That Nanny Peng is really a bully, she made the young lady do it for more than half an hour with just a half-length salute! I don't know what kind of heart she has!"

Qi Shaoan quickly covered her mouth, "It's raining lightly, please keep your voice down."

She looked around, but fortunately, there was no one beside her.Seeing Wei Yu blinking again and again, she let her go.

"Wei Yu, don't tell Ajiu what happened in Ziru Garden, do you remember?"

Wei Yu's eyes widened, her face full of surprise, "Miss, why is this? Why don't you tell Big Brother Ye, let him talk to Mrs. Lin, you don't have to learn such lame rules anymore."

Qi Shao'an shook his head lightly when he heard the words, "No, Ajiu has just returned to the Hou's Mansion, and Mrs. Lin is in high spirits. If Ajiu and her have a dispute now, it will do us no good."

She then smiled faintly, "Besides, Mrs. Lin didn't stop me from getting married with Ajiu. It was just a little embarrassment. If I make a mess right now, it will be even more difficult to end in the future."

Wei Yu understands what Qi Shaoan said, but she still feels uncomfortable, "Who knows when this will be a joke, if Mrs. Lin is not happy all the time, then Miss, will you continue to act with her like this?"

Qi Shao'an thought for a while, and just when she raised her head, she saw a dark blue figure in the distance, she quickly waved her hand to stop Wei Yu's words.

Seeing Qi Shaoan standing outside the bamboo garden from a distance, Ye Jiu was refreshed. She said hello to Baijian, and then ran over bumpily.

Seeing the star-like luster in her eyebrows and eyes, Bai Jian shook his head amusedly, turned and left.

With a smile on the corner of Qi Shao'an's mouth, looking at the flying figure, it seems that the fatigue of the day has disappeared, and his body is much lighter.

Ye Jiu hugged Qi Shao'an without notice, and slapped her in the face, forcing Wei Yu to roll her eyes and almost hit the bamboo pole.

"Ajiu!"

Qi Shaoan was not as thick-skinned as her, so he gave her a shy and angry look.Ye Jiu didn't take it seriously, and raised the oil-paper bag in his hand, "Shao'er, I bought some dim sum, it smells delicious, come and taste it."

Ye Jiu dragged Qi Shaoan into the room, spread out the things in a hurry, and explained enthusiastically: "Shaoer, this is Furong Cake, this is Jade Jade Cake, what is this called... Horseshoe Cake!"

Qi Shaoan was already hungry, but she also pretended to be calm. Under Ye Jiu's gaze, she gracefully picked up a piece and put it to her mouth.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu turned around and poured water for her. There wasn't much hot water in the kettle, so she shook it and poured it into the copper kettle on the charcoal brazier.

Qi Shaoan took advantage of her turned away and couldn't see, stuffed it in one gulp, chewed it quickly a few times, and quietly reached out to take another piece.

So when Ye Jiuduancha came over, he saw from the corner of his eye that a small layer of snacks was suddenly missing from the table, and his eyebrows twitched:

"Shao'er, did Mo Wan come here just now?"

The author has something to say: Mo Wan: I will not recite this pot!

I made a mistake this time. I posted the brief without deleting it, and then I couldn’t save the number of words when I changed the text.