Food for the people

The door clicked lightly, and Lu Jincheng frowned. He woke up from his sleep, and without opening his eyes, he asked first, "When is it?"

Qiao Yu didn't expect that his soft steps would be heard. Now that he was awake, he no longer deliberately lightened his steps, and said, "It's early, we just arrived at Maoshi."

Lu Jincheng opened his eyes suddenly, and realized that he was not in the palace. What happened last night went through in his mind. He stood up abruptly, and pulled Qiao Yu who had walked to the bedside to him.

Qiao Yu was staggered by him, almost fell on him, supported herself in a frenzy, raised her head and met Lu Jincheng face to face, and said, "You are still drunk ?”

Lu Jincheng curled his lips into a smile, his eyes slid from Qiao Yu's eyes to his bright red lips, his eyes gradually deepened, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Well, I haven't woken up yet, I'm drunk."

It was the first time Qiao Yu saw someone so frankly saying that he was drinking like crazy, he struggled with his wrist twice and didn't move away, he turned his head and glanced at the door and said, "Let go, wait until Xia Xiaoling comes in."

Only then did Lu Jincheng reluctantly let go of Qiao Yu's wrist and said, "I was so happy to see you when I woke up."

The words were puns, which were quite interesting. Qiao Yu wondered why this person started to flirt just after he woke up, and he didn't dare to answer. He forcibly changed the subject and said, "You woke up very early, and you didn't go to bed so late last night."

Lu Jincheng glanced at him from top to bottom, and said, "I only woke up when I heard your voice."

He didn't say that he always woke up at this time, and it didn't matter when he fell asleep.

"Then don't sleep anymore? Get up if you don't sleep. Xiaoling has already cooked porridge in the kitchen. Drink some to nourish your stomach after getting drunk."

Lu Jincheng wasn't really drunk last night, and he didn't have a hangover reaction. On the contrary, he slept well that night. Although he only slept for less than three hours in total, his spirit was uncharacteristically good. Now The mind is quite clear, and every part of the body is quite active.

One place was even overly active.

He let out a "huh" to indicate that he was not going to sleep, but he didn't move.

Seeing that he was not moving, Qiao Yu thought he was going to lie on the bed for a while, so she walked out and said, "Then take it easy, and come out to wash up after cleaning up."

Then he exited the room and closed the door. When he walked to the door, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Everyone was a man. He didn't expect Lu Jincheng's reaction just now, but now he understood it all of a sudden. The roots of the ground ears turned red.

Qiao Ling came out of the kitchen and saw his brother standing motionless at the door, and asked, "Brother, what's the matter?"

Qiao Yu repeatedly threw out the messy things in his head, and said calmly, "It's okay, what do you want for breakfast?"

Qiao Ling did not doubt that he was there, and when Qiao Yu entered the kitchen, he glanced in the direction of Qiao Yu's room and asked, "Brother, has Mr. Yan woke up?"

Qiao Yu nodded and didn't say much.

Lu Jincheng came here suddenly yesterday, and he didn't ask much. When he went to sleep with Qiao Ling at night, he moved lightly and didn't wake Qiao Ling up. When Qiao Ling woke up in the morning, he found that his brother was sleeping Next to me, after asking, I found out that it was Mr. Yan who came to their house last night.

Although Qiao Ling wondered why Mr. Yan slept in their house, he didn't ask if Qiao Yu didn't say anything. After all, Mr. Yan was his brother's friend, not his, and last night was the first time Qiao Yu had talked to him in a long time. He slept together, he was happy in his heart, and he felt a little grateful to Mr. Yan, and he would not chase after Qiao Yu to ask what happened to Mr. Yan.

"Brother, Mr. Yan is at home. There are not many things at home. I'll go out and buy something to eat."

Qiao Ling was careful, and knew that Lu Jincheng was a distinguished guest and Qiao Yu's rare friend, so he thought about entertaining him well, and told Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu really didn't have much to do, the porridge was cooked in the pot, and a few cakes could be baked, but there was nothing else, so she nodded and asked Qiao Ling to take the money and go out to buy something else thing.

Qiao Ling stirred the porridge in the jar, put the lid on halfway, went back to the room to get the money, opened the door and went out of the yard.

Then he was startled by the person who was leaning towards him at the door, and suddenly jumped back a long way.

Sanqi was dazedly woken up by someone bumping her head, and when she turned her head, the door finally opened, her mouth deflated, and she almost cried out.

"Finally someone opened the door!"

Qiao Yu heard someone talking outside the courtyard, went to the door to look, and was startled by the disheveled Sanchi, and said, "Why are you here?"

Hearing the words, Sanqi was really sad, why is he here, he has been here all night, okay?

He waited outside and waited for his prince to come out. He knocked on the door in the middle of the night and no one answered. He couldn't stand it any longer, so he leaned against the door and slept for a while. Fortunately, it was spring now, otherwise he might have been frozen. Dead outside!

Sanqi stood up in grief and indignation, but found that her feet were numb, her face was wrinkled into a bun, and she asked, "Mr. Qiao, where is my master?"

Seeing him like this, Qiao Yu was surprised and said, "You won't be guarding the door all night, will you?"

In the courtyard, Lu Jincheng had already put on his clothes and went out. He suddenly realized that he had been left outside the courtyard last night when he heard the movement outside. He walked quickly to the courtyard door, and sure enough, he saw a face that was about to cry Notoginseng.

Lu Jincheng: ...

As soon as Sanqi saw him, he wanted to get closer to him like Ruyan throwing himself into the forest. Lu Jincheng took a step back calmly, with a not-so-obvious dislike on his face, but Sanqi could clearly see it.

He looked down at his dusty coat that he had rubbed on the ground all night, and this time he really wanted to cry.

"Master, the new clothes that the family made for me a few days ago, I just wore them for the first time."

Lu Jincheng rarely felt sorry, and said, "It's okay, I will ask Uncle Chen to cut you two new ones when I get back."

Hearing that she had two new clothes again, Sanqi felt that her legs were not so numb, but her body was still a little cold, so she turned her head to look at Qiao Yu, blinking her eyes and asked pitifully, "Young Master Qiao, can I Can you go in and get some water? I'm still feeling a little cold."

Qiao Yu really didn't expect that Sanqi actually waited outside all night. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment, and hurriedly brought him in, poured water to wash his hands and face, lit a brazier for him to bake, and went back to the room to look for him. She took off her clean clothes and wanted him to change.

Sanqi didn't want to say anything, insisting that she could just wear this dirty one.

Just kidding, those are Mr. Qiao's clothes, even if you lend him a hundred courage, he wouldn't dare to wear them casually.

Qiao Yu knew the crux of the matter as soon as he thought about it. Looking at Lu Jincheng, Lu Jincheng pondered for a moment, took off his coat and put it on Sanqi's head, then took Qiao Yu's coat and put it on. on himself.

Qiao Yu: ...

Sanqi: ...

Sanqi opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but was blocked by Lu Jincheng's eyes, and then closed his mouth cowardly, his nose itched, and he sneezed loudly.

Qiao Yu felt that the two masters and servants were more fun than the other, and said with a smile: "There is ginger in the kitchen, I'll make a bowl of ginger soup for you, it will be darker at night, and you will be in trouble if you are sick."

Sanqi sneezed and burst into tears. Looking at Qiao Yu, she felt that Mr. Qiao was really kind and kind. There was nothing wrong with being their princess, and she couldn't help but began to envy Chen Cong.

After Qiao Yu cooked the ginger soup, Qiao Ling also bought the things back.

The four of them set up a table, Sanqi's eyes were blackened from hunger, and he drank a thick bowl of ginger soup before eating, which warmed his whole body.

After they had finished their breakfast, it was time for Aunt Qiufeng to come.

Although Lu Jincheng left early yesterday, he still had to go to the palace today. He couldn't stay longer with Qiao Yu. After asking Sanqi to wait outside, he stayed inside and had a few words with Qiao Yu.

When going out, Sanqi noticed that Mr. Qiao's ears were red with sharp eyes. He laughed a few times in his heart, but he didn't dare to make any more expressions on his face. He tried hard to keep his eyes straight and pretended that he didn't see anything. Jincheng left behind.

Not a while after Lu Jincheng left, Aunt Qiufeng came. She was a little surprised to see that they had finished their meal early, and she was about to go up to wash the dishes with her sleeves rolled up. Qiao Yu stopped her and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I will I have something to ask you."

When Aunt Qiufeng heard him asking for advice, she waved her hands again and again, thinking that there was something she could ask him to ask for advice, so that he could speak directly without being polite to herself.

Qiao Yu pondered for a while and said, "I want to open a restaurant on the street."

Aunt Qiufeng was taken aback when she heard the words, then gave him a thumbs up vigorously, and gestured with a smile on her face: This is a good thing.

For Qiao Yu, this is indeed a good thing. Qiao Yu's craftsmanship is obvious to all, and they all said that if he is willing to open a restaurant, he certainly doesn't have to worry about bad business at all.Moreover, restaurants are no different than stalls, they can be open all day long. Although the investment is larger, the income must also increase, which is not comparable to setting up a stall anyway.

Seeing that she expressed support without saying a word, Qiao Yu felt much happier, and then said, "I mainly want to ask my aunt, if my restaurant opens, can you come and do me a favor?" .”

Aunt Qiufeng was overjoyed when she heard this, but then hesitated and pointed at Wen Sheng.

If she was alone, she would definitely agree without further ado, but now there is an extra Wen Sheng, and now she is working at Qiao Yu's house, Wen Sheng can arrange for him to play in the yard by himself, but if Since such a restaurant really opened, if she went again, it would be inconvenient for her to bring Wen Sheng with her, but Wen Sheng was so young, she couldn't bear to leave him alone at home.

Seeing this, Qiao Yu smiled, "Auntie, don't worry, Wen Sheng will definitely let you take him with you. He is just like Xiaoling here. I won't let you leave him at home."

Aunt Qiufeng waved her hand, and Qiao Yu asked her to bring Wen Sheng with her, so she was even more embarrassed.

Qiao Yu said, "Auntie doesn't want to help me with this?"

Of course Aunt Qiufeng didn't mean that, she didn't want to take advantage of Qiao Yu.

"Wen Sheng is so obedient, it doesn't matter if you take him with you. I didn't take care of family affairs before, and I don't know anything about business. If my aunt doesn't want to help me, I have to find an outsider." The pitiful words, Qiufeng couldn't bear it, and felt that he was so hesitant to take advantage of it, which was quite wrong, so he finally nodded.

Seeing her nodding, Qiao Yu felt relieved, but Aunt Qiufeng took his hand and asked Qiao Yu a question with gestures.

"You want to open this restaurant, do you have enough money?"

Qiao Yu didn't understand what she meant the first time, so she figured it out the second time. Before he could speak, Aunt Qiufeng gestured again: "Auntie has two taels of silver here, which I saved over the years. If you need it urgently, Just take it first."

Qiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly refused: "No, I have enough money."

Originally, he didn't plan to open any restaurant so early, because with the money he saved now, it was just enough to rent a shop, and it was a bit reluctant to buy things.

If he really opened this restaurant, he would have no liquidity at all.

But the reason why Qiao Yu should change his mind and decide to open the restaurant now is not out of whim.

It was because of Lu Jincheng.

He could see that Lu Jincheng was in a bad mood yesterday. Although he didn't ask any questions, he felt a little anxious in his heart. However, he realized that if there was something wrong with him, he couldn't help at all. of.

Although he still hasn't figured out what he really means to Lu Jincheng, even if they are friends in the future, he doesn't want to have to stand by and watch when Lu Jincheng is in trouble.

Of course, Lu Jincheng is a prince, even if he really opened the restaurant, it may be just a drop in the bucket in his eyes, but the meaning to Qiao Yu is completely different.

However, although the funds were tight, it was absolutely impossible for him to take the two taels of money from Aunt Qiufeng.

This is a little capital she has saved for many years. It is for Wen Sheng to go to school in the future. Even if Qiao Yu is short of money, he can't ask for it.

Anyway, it's a debt, if he really doesn't have enough money, he can ask Lu Jincheng if he can borrow it.

As for the 15 taels of silver owed to the Zhao family, it was still early, and if the restaurant opened, he would not be able to return it. As long as the Zhao family's aunt did not come to make trouble in advance, he was not worried.

Aunt Qiufeng saw that he was firm in his refusal, she just assumed that he really didn't lack her two taels of silver, and didn't say anything more.

Qiao Yu got rid of her and helped him keep an eye on the two smarter boys, and Aunt Qiufeng also agreed.

Qiao Yu now also knows that Chen Cong is Lu Jincheng's man, although he can use it easily, but it can be used for a while, and he can't really let Chen Cong be his errand boy.

This matter was put on the agenda. Although Qiao Yu was a little stressed, she also gained motivation.

Although he has made up his mind to open it, it is not something that can be done in a day or two. To find a suitable place, you have to be satisfied with the price, so you can only find it slowly.

But Qiao Yu felt that as long as he put his mind to it, it would definitely be done, and it would always be done, so he wasn't in a hurry.

As Lu Jincheng said, there is still plenty of time, so you can take your time.