Open a milk tea shop in the martial arts world

At some point, the sky became gloomy, and it seemed that it could rain at any time.

The man in official uniform held Gu Xichao's book, flipped through it casually, and said in a slow tone, "I heard that someone stopped sedan chairs to offer books recently, so it must be you?"

Gu Xichao bowed his hands and apologized, "There is no way for the late student to repay you, so that's why I made such a bad plan. Please forgive me if I offend you."

The man smiled noncommittally, and then said, "Soldiers are a major matter for the country. There are many who can mobilize soldiers, but those who can know how to use them are rare. It is always easy to get three armies, but hard to find one general."

Hearing these words, Gu Xi had a faint and imperceptible light of hope in his eyes. He restrained his joy and expectation, and cupped his hands again, "Your Excellency is a lesson."

The man didn't raise his head, as if he didn't see the person standing in front of him, he just read the book in his hand, "It really is a good book, a good book, haha."

His laughter meant something, as if it meant something other than genuine joy at getting a good book.

The look of anticipation in Gu Xichao's eyes grew a little bit, he didn't say anything else, he just called out, "My lord..."

Tan Xiao has heard about him to some extent. His background and underappreciation are well known in Beijing. It seems that this time he finally met someone who can appreciate him, and Tan Xiao is also happy for him.

What happened next far exceeded her expectations.

The man finally closed the book and raised his head, glanced at Gu Xichao, and said with a leisurely smile, "They are all generals without dogs. Now it seems that the jokes written by the sons of whores are really fresh, hahaha."

Gu Xichao clenched his fists, with a suppressed anger on his face.

The man continued to humiliate him, "Gu Xichao, it doesn't matter if Tanhua gets kicked out, you're so clever, it's more than enough to come to my house to have a good meal."

The crowd of onlookers suddenly became noisy, talking a lot.

"Ah, it turns out that he is the Tanhua who was kicked out of fame."

"It turned out to be him. He is a good-looking talent. It's a pity."

Someone who didn't know what was going on asked, "Why was he removed from the name of Tanhua?"

Someone on the side replied, "I heard that it's a matter of parentage, but his mother...you understand."

The speaker made an obscene gesture, with an ambiguous and obscene smile on his face, everything was said in silence, and the listener naturally understood.

Dark clouds overwhelmed the city, and the sky was a little darker than before. Many of the onlookers were worried about getting caught in the rain. Many people had dispersed, but there were still many spectators.

Gu Xichao said angrily, "Sun Shu'ao is held in the sea, and Baili Xi is held in the city. In ancient times, there were poor and lowly people who were feudal lords and ministers. Now that the court selects talents and talents, how can they stick to their backgrounds?"

The man laughed and said with a nonchalant smile, "Of course, of course, who said that Mr. Gu is not allowed to be a general? I can help you inquire about Cai Taishi's birthday next month. If the troupe's "Empty City Strategies" The absence of Prime Minister Zhuge is a good opportunity for Mr. Gu to go to Qingyun."

Then he threw the book to the entourage at the side, "You can also take this book and read it. Although it's boring, it's quite refreshing to read it as a joke."

The entourage responded to him and said, "What the master said is true. It's a pity that the villain is illiterate, so he can only use it to paste the wall, or it can be used when going to the toilet, hehe."

Before the two could continue talking, Gu Xichao couldn't bear it anymore and snatched it away, his anger could no longer be suppressed.

"Instead of being ruined by you guys, I'd rather destroy it with my own hands!"

After saying that, he turned around angrily, strode forward a few steps and stopped, lowered his head and stared at the book in his hand, his eyes were sore and red, the hand holding the book seemed to be trembling faintly, his grip was getting tighter and tighter, the book was not thick Clenched into a ball in his palm.

Tan Xiao yelled inwardly when he saw it, and immediately rushed out to hug his arm, and said in a low voice, "Brother Gu, calm down, don't do stupid things, it's not worth it for this kind of person!"

Gu Xichao's action of tearing up the book was abruptly stopped, but this interruption made him come out of the hopeless and resentful mood.

"Miss Tan, why is it you?" Seeing Tan Xiao, he was a little surprised.

Tan Xiao pulled him into the store, "My store is here, you forgot, Brother Gu, this is not a place to talk, let's change to another place."

Gu Xichao seemed unable to think and let her pull her away without any resistance.

The onlookers were curious about her who ran out suddenly, and some recognized her, so they gathered together and whispered.

"Isn't this the shopkeeper of Yunshang? She also knows Gu Xichao. Where are they going?"

"Oh, Gu Xichao saw that he had offended a high official, and Miss Tan walked with him, so I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."

"If you ask me, what Mr. Shao Zai said is too much. Mr. Gu has real talents and learning, so why can't he be used anymore, and his background is not something he can choose."

"Shut up, you don't want to live anymore! Master Shaozai's sedan chair hasn't left yet, how many lives do you have if he heard it!"

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Tan Xiao turned a deaf ear to these words, she dragged Gu Xichao through the crowd of onlookers, walked to her shop, closed the door, and cut off all curious prying eyes.

As soon as the door was closed, heavy rain fell suddenly, and people on the street ran away screaming.

She led people all the way to the lounge, there were no extra people around, escaped from all kinds of gazes, Gu Xichao relaxed visibly, her body was not so tense.

Gu Xichao lowered his head and remained silent, Tan Xiao opened his mouth, "Brother Gu..."

She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say. He looked extremely frustrated and depressed, and he didn't have the calmness of the past at all.

It's impossible to say "don't care about those people's eyes, if you don't keep your master here, you will have a place to stay with your master", that is impossible. In a feudal society where imperial power is supreme, being a general and a minister is the highest ideal of a scholar. There is no room for him here. The world There was no room for him anymore.

Tan Xiao substituted himself for being blacklisted by the education system, unable to take the university entrance examination, postgraduate entrance examination, and public examination for the rest of his life. Without a graduation certificate, he could only do odd jobs for the rest of his life, so he could understand his feelings at this time better.

Gu Xichao gave a wry smile, "Miss Tan, I've shown you a joke."

Tan Xiao shook his head, "Brother Gu, don't say that, it's not your problem, it's the court's problem. Randomly erasing a student's fame because of his birth, it can be seen that from the emperor to the officials below, they are all the same as the man just now This kind of imperial court is already rotten, and it is not worth you doing this for it."

Gu Xichao was surprised by her bold speech for a moment, and then sighed, "It is said that learning written and martial arts is like the emperor's family. I have been familiar with various classics since I was a child, and I want to be famous and do something for the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, wouldn’t my hard work of studying hard for more than 20 years be in vain.”

The raindrops slammed on the window, Gu Xi opened the window towards the past, under the rain all over the sky, pedestrians who had no time to hide from the rain were fleeing with their heads in their arms, and one person slipped and fell down, he was in a panic.

"The city of Bianjing is crowded with people, I don't want to be drowned in them."

A low voice came, loneliness, frustration, frustration, all kinds of complicated and difficult emotions were contained in these words, raindrops drifted in through the window and splashed on his face, he seemed to be unaware of it, just in a daze looking out the window.

He said again, "But what's the difference between me and them? They're still the same. I've been hit so badly..."

Tan Xiao didn't persuade him anymore, she quietly went out and closed the door, went to the bar to pour a cup of hot cocoa, and went to the kitchen to get a piece of matcha mille-feuille and chocolate mousse.

When people are sad, they should eat some desserts. Sweets are one of the easiest and most effective ways to heal sadness.

Seeing her coming in, Mrs. Liu asked concerned, "Shopkeeper, is Mr. Gu okay?"

"It's okay, I'll give him something to eat and let him relax."

As he said that, Tan Xiao thought of something again, and told him, "By the way, Aunt Liu, when you meet in the future, it's best not to mention today's matter to him."

"I know the shopkeeper, don't worry." Aunt Liu nodded knowingly, and then sighed regretfully, "Young Master Gu is such a good person, why are those officials... Sigh!"

A commoner like her would not dare to say a word about those officials, even if it was behind her back.

Tan Xiao pursed his lips and smiled without saying a word, picked up the plate and left.

She opened the door, and Gu Xichao was still in the same position as before she came out, looking out the window motionlessly.

Hearing the sound of the door, he turned his head, the depression between his brows made him almost merge with the world outside the window.

Tan laughed and called him, "Brother Gu, sitting still is boring, why don't you come over and eat something? This is a new product that will be launched in our store soon, and it hasn't been delivered yet. No one else has eaten it. You are the first one." Those who have eaten it, would you like to taste it for me?"

She thought to herself, I'm not wrong, Wuqing is not someone else, he is a friend, and I'm not lying to him.

Where does Gu Xichao have the mind to eat, he just wants to drink, drink ten altars and eight altars, get drunk, and forget about these unhappy things.

But he is a considerate and considerate person. Tan Xiao said so, and he would not lose face to her, so he sat down and ate slowly with a spoon.

The person who wanted to eat two bites perfunctorily, slowly put more thoughts on the chocolate mousse and matcha mille-feuille in front of him.

The rich and sweet taste fills the whole taste buds, and the unique aroma of hot cocoa slides into the esophagus, warm and ironing.

Gu Xichao ate very seriously, he felt this thoughtful kindness, the corner of his mouth couldn't help evoking a bit of a bitter smile, his eyes were a little hot, as if something was about to come out of it.

Tan Xiao picked up the military book he threw on the table, and smoothed out the wrinkles on the book little by little.

She couldn't understand what was written in the book, but even though the person humiliated him like that just now, he also said that it was a good book, and all Tan Xiao could do was to save it, so as not to be destroyed by his master's momentary anger.

Gu Xichao suddenly said in a low voice, "When I was young, I was studying, and the book said that princes and generals have kindness, and I have always regarded it as a standard. Later, my teacher told me that my fate is up to me, but now it is. You are born with talent, and the sky is not with you."

Tan Xiao sat next to him, thought for a while, and said, "Brother Gu, I don't have your ambition and knowledge, I just read a few books at random. But in my hometown, everyone believes in one truth, that is fate It can be controlled by ourselves. The future may be temporarily dark and we cannot see the light, but all our efforts now will not be in vain. Before the opportunity comes, what we have to do is to be patient and improve ourselves, so as not to let Opportunities slipped through our hands."

Gu Xichao shook his head with a wry smile, and murmured, "But, how many chances are there, and how long will I have to endure it, one year, three years, five years, or ten years or twenty years? God is always unwilling to favor me... "

Tan Xiao racked his brains thinking about the chicken soup for the soul that he had seen, and he didn't care about whether it was gross or not. He poured it out, as long as Gu Xichao could listen to a few words and stop being so depressed.

"Brother Gu, my teacher also said that a person will encounter many difficulties in his life, some people can overcome them and come out to live a better life, and some people will be depressed after a setback.

People can fail, but they must never give in. The imperial court is not full of officials like Cai Cai, but there are still good officials with real insight.Mr. Bao and Mr. Zhuge are definitely not that kind of person, perhaps, you can try to find them. "

Hearing the names of Bao Zheng and Zhuge Zhengwo, Gu Xichao felt a glimmer of hope again, and he said gratefully, "Yes, I should look for these two adults, Miss Tan, thank you for reminding me."

Tan Xiao walked over to close the window, threw him a towel, and said with a smile, "Be happier now, wipe it off quickly, your hair is dripping, it will be bad if you get sick."

Gu Xichao wanted to say that he practiced martial arts since he was a child, so he is physically strong, so how could he get sick because of a little wind and rain.

But the kindness of such ironing made him feel hot inside, so he couldn't say no to refuse, took a towel and lowered his head to wipe the rainwater from his hair and clothes little by little.

The rain didn't mean to stop at all, and Tan Xiao was worried that it would be inconvenient for the four of them to go home late, so he thought about paying their wages quickly and going home early from get off work.

She looked at the people beside her and said, "Brother Gu, you can write and count, how about doing me a favor?"

Gu Xichao had already sorted out his emotions, he raised his head and asked, "What can I do, as long as I can help, Gu will definitely do my best."

Tan Xiao said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. I will pay a few employees soon, and I have to calculate how much each of them is. This must be a piece of cake for you."

Gu Xichao smiled, "Such trivial things can't be called helping."

Tan Xiao asked him to sit first, then went out and called the four people in. When he said that they would be paid, they all looked excited and excited.

Lu Chen was a little puzzled, "Boss, didn't you say that the wages will be paid at the beginning of the month? Why are you paying them now?"

Tan laughed and said, "Isn't it because you are living a tight life and your family is in urgent need of money? We will pay you half a month's wages first. From next month, we will continue to pay wages at the beginning of the month as usual. Otherwise, we will be like this every month. It's not good either."

The two brothers of the Lu family rubbed their hands excitedly. Their family is not much better than that of Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wang, not to mention that there is a mother who is not in good health. , It has to be warmed slowly for a long time.

The two also thought about whether to open their mouths and ask for a few days' wages until next month, but the young people are thin-skinned, and they can't open their mouths after all, so they can only endure it like this, thinking that there will be another ten days. Salary is fine.

Tan Xiao took his accounting book, and in order to deceive others, she watched the amount given by the system and wrote it down every day in the account, and wrote the cost aside.

She told Gu Xichao how the wages were calculated, and Gu Xichao calculated how much money he could get based on the numbers she read.

"From the opening to the present, we have a total income of 35220 renminbi, minus the cost of 2400 renminbi, so the calculated profit is..."

She glanced at Gu Xichao, and Gu Xichao quickly gave the answer, "32820 texts."

Tan Xiao called out one by one, "Xiaochen, send yours first."

Lu Chen, who was called by name, straightened his chest a little more, and looked at her expectantly with his fists clenched.

"Your basic salary is 5 guan, plus the achievement increase is..."

Gu Xichao thought about the interface for a while, "5328 text."

Tan Xiao did the math, it was true, she secretly admired Gu Xichao, the speed of this mental calculation was not much worse than that of a person who had formally studied advanced mathematics.

She added, "However, this is calculated based on working for a full month. You have worked 19 days this month, so I will give you a [-]% discount, and the rest will be paid next month. No problem."

Tan Xiao explained it in great detail, and Lu Chen understood it after all, having studied for a few years.

He nodded back, "No problem."

Tan Xiao continued to count on the paper, and said, "So your salary this time is... 3357 Wen."

"3357 words."

The warm and clear voice sounded at the same time as hers.

She looked to the side, and Gu Xichao happened to look over, the two looked at each other and smiled, both were surprised at the speed at which the other was counting.

She took a pen and paper to calculate the formula by herself, but Gu Xichao did it purely in her mind, who can say that this is not a talent.

She counted 3357 Wen coins to Lu Chen. The copper coins strung together felt very heavy. He hugged his arms full and had to find a box to put them in. He couldn't just carry them through the market like this.

But Lu Chen didn't feel heavy at all, even if there were thousands more, he felt that he could handle them.

After the four of them happily received their wages, Tan Xiao asked them to go back early.

Looking at the backs of several people leaving, Tan Xiao said suddenly, "Brother Gu, I don't have such great ambitions, and I don't understand the important affairs of the court. But you always say that you want to serve the court, how do you want to serve the court, I thought, It is nothing more than to let the people live a life of peace and contentment.

I don't have that great ability to take care of everyone, but where I can get it, I provide them with a decent job, so that they can get money as long as they work, without being deducted, and No need to be beaten and scolded. "

After a pause, she continued, "I can only take care of the few people in front of me. One of them has a mother who is seriously ill in bed, one is a widow with only a young daughter left, one is too poor, and the man has a broken leg, etc. Then take the money and go back to get medical treatment.

But look, how happy they were just now, I did what I can, I gave hope to three families, I did something for Da Song, right? "

Gu Xichao remained silent, he quietly looked in the direction of the few people leaving, wondering what he was thinking.

The sound of raindrops hitting the window is getting weaker, and it seems that it won't be long before the rain will stop.

The author has something to say:

I can't say that I am short anymore, I have held back a chapter of 5000 words.

The phrases "everywhere in Bianjing city is crowded" and "broken head and blood" are from the online game Nishuihan, and the section of blocking the sedan chair to present the book also refers to the cutscenes of the game.

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!