Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter [-]
Zheng Xian held up her chopsticks, picked up a bit of the dishes on the plates in front of her, tasted a few mouthfuls respectively, took two mouthfuls of soup with a spoon, then nodded and said:
"That's right, the juice has the right amount of juice, good color and shape, and it tastes smooth and delicious. It's different from the salty and fragrant food of the previous two days. Whose craftsmanship is this?"
"Returning to the master, the person who cooks this meal is not a man, but a 37-year-old woman, surnamed Yuan, who has a unique cooking skill. It is a pity that many restaurants refuse to use her as the chef because she is a woman. After tasting the food she made, I hesitated again and again, because it was entrusted by a friend, I agreed to let her cook in the kitchen, but I still dare not make decisions without authorization, so I came to ask you, should I let her be in charge in the future? "
"It's rare to have someone with such high culinary skills, why should we abandon them? I don't think the guests will refuse to taste the unique delicacies of this inn just because the person in charge is a woman! But don't say anything about the new chef at the inn It’s a woman, and it won’t be too late to make it public after the guests have tasted the dishes she cooks.”
The shopkeeper smiled and said:
"If you say that, I'm relieved. I'm afraid that you will have concerns because of the 'Fortune Inn' incident!"
"'Fortune Inn' closed down because its shopkeeper did not manage well. What does it have to do with the inn chef? But people always like to blame women for the reasons first, and find a grandiose excuse to shirk all their faults, while outsiders So I thought it was the cook who brought bad luck to his inn."
The shopkeeper responded and said:
"That's what you said, then I'll keep her here."
"Have you eaten?" Zheng Xian asked him.
"I've already eaten it, so take it easy and I won't bother you."
"it is good."
Zheng Xian agreed, and watched the shopkeeper leave the room before using her chopsticks to eat again.
Yi'an returned to her room feeling unhappy, she felt her own humbleness, and also a sense of loss of not being trusted.
Since leaving home, she has also experienced many hardships. Now when she finds out that a person she respects and trusts so much doesn't trust herself, she feels that her actions are unnecessary and unintentional.
But she really wanted to thank him well, even though this kind of gratitude was insignificant, but in the situation of being helpless, there was only this woman, who hoped to help her find her father.
Because of her promise, her own heart was a little more relaxed.This is also the reason why she has been able to endure the suffering for the past two days, but now she feels even more hopeless and helpless.
"Miss!"
Her maid Xue Lian, seeing her coming back, looked uneasy, walked up to her and asked with concern:
"Miss, what's the matter? What does Miss Zheng say, is there any news from the master?"
Yi'an lazily sat on the mat and said weakly:
"not yet!"
"Miss, don't worry, according to Miss Zheng's ability, she will help us find out the news of the master." Xue Lian also sat on the mat.
"Although Ms. Zheng promised to help us, I just stay here foolishly and can't do anything. Do I have to rely on others to help me find my father?" Yi'an leaned on the table, frowning.
Xuelian thought for a while and said:
"Then let's go to the Huo family by ourselves. After finding my uncle, let them help to find the master. It's better than asking outsiders to help."
"What are you talking about? Didn't we go to the Huo family and didn't find it?"
"Last time, we went to find the old address of my uncle's house with the master. Didn't the people there say that my uncle's house moved to the west of the city? We can go to the west of the city to find it."
"The west of the city is so big, where can we find it? Besides, Dad didn't leave any silver for us before he left, and I don't have any valuables with me anymore. We can't even walk very far outside the door of this inn. A few days ago , the two of us went out to look for dad, didn't we almost get lost and couldn't come back? Alas, we are trapped here, if dad doesn't come, I might have to go to the street to beg for food!"
"Miss!" Xue Lian suddenly cheered up, "Don't you know how to sing? Along the way, we also saw many performers, begging for money from passers-by with knives and sticks on the street. We will also go to the street tomorrow. , you sing a few songs, beg some money from passers-by, and then collect enough money, let's hire a car and go to the west of the city to find my uncle first, do you think it's okay?"
After hearing this, Yi'an sat up straight and asked:
"Go to the street to sing and beg for money?"
"That's right, now that we have the money, we can go to find my uncle first, and then my uncle will take us to find the master together. It will be more convenient and easy. Do you think it's okay?"
Yi An supported her forehead, thought for a while, and said:
"Let's wait another two days."
Seeing that Miss was still hesitating about her proposal, Xuelian stood up and walked to the bed. While spreading the quilt, she said:
"Miss, don't worry, Miss Zheng has been in business since she was 15 years old, and the two of us can survive. There is no limit to the road, miss, you want to open a little bit!"
Yi'an turned her head towards Xuelian, looked at her and asked strangely:
"How do you know that Ms. Zheng has been in business since she was 15?"
"When I took the dried bed to the guest room today, I met the shopkeeper and the tall man named Binghao under Miss Zheng's, who were drinking together in the shopkeeper's room. There was also a woman whom we met the day before yesterday. Yes, the woman who came to the backyard with her big belly in her arms. When I went to change the bed, I heard them talking about Ms. Zheng. They said that Ms. Zheng started doing business at the age of 15, and that her first business was to escape When she was out of the house and walking on the street, she came across two people who couldn't agree on a deal arguing with each other. She heard the deal and took the deal over. Ms. Zheng just went to find the goods. Later, the business was completed and she made a profit, and Ms. Zheng started her business from then on.”
"Then why did Miss Zheng escape from the house?"
"From what they said, it seems that Miss Zheng fell in love with a young man at that time, but her master didn't agree and wanted to marry her to another family, so Miss Zheng ran away because she didn't want to.
That woman with a big belly was the maid that Miss Zheng brought with her back then. Her fate was so good that Miss Zheng decided to marry her to the shopkeeper of the inn. "
"That's because she met a good master, unlike you, following me, there is no way out!" Yi'an said sadly.
"Miss, don't be sad, everything will be fine when we find Master and Uncle!" Xue Lian persuaded her again.
Yi'an put her elbows on the table, rested her chin with her hands, and became silent again. After a while, she let out a long sigh.
Snow Lotus sitting by the bed came over and asked:
"Miss, what are you thinking about?"
Yi An said sadly:
"If there hadn't been so many changes in the family, we should be sitting in the mulberry garden looking at the stars and listening to my sister-in-law telling us stories! Since my sister-in-law remarried, I haven't seen her again. I don't know what's wrong with her now. , and Axi, is he in the mulberry garden?"
"Yes, we used to have such a good life. If the master hadn't sold all the fields, houses and mulberry gardens, and came to Chang'an to find my uncle, we wouldn't have suffered so much!" Xue Lian also sighed deeply.
"Here now, father is missing, we don't know each other well, and it's so inconvenient to go out!" Yi An stood up sadly and walked towards the bed, saying: "Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow! "
"If only Ah Xi's brother was here, he would use his ox cart to drive us to find the master." Xue Lian blew out the lamp.
"This is Chang'an, and Ah Xi's brother is in the countryside!"
Yi'an took off her shoes and clothes, lay down on the bed tiredly and fell asleep.
A day and night passed quickly, Zheng Xian read the accounts for a while, stood up, walked to the window, and relaxed her body.The room she lives in has double windows on the north and south sides, the south side faces the street, and the north side faces the backyard side of the inn.
She stood by the window, leaning on the window frame and looking up at the blue sky. There were a few shallow clouds floating in the sky. Suddenly, a cloud came to this side and turned into a beautiful woman. Standing in the air and smiling slightly at her, she couldn't help calling "hunting phoenix".I blinked my eyes, and when I looked again, there were only a few clouds floating in the air soundlessly, gradually drifting away, dissipating, and then became very light and thin, and finally disappeared invisible.
She took a deep breath and looked down. In the yard below, Yi'an and her maid were washing clothes.
When Zheng Xian saw them, she frowned. When she opened the window in the morning, she saw these two people washing. It's already afternoon, why are they still washing?Haven't finished washing yet?
Seeing the servant girl talking next to Yi An, Zheng Xian left the window, walked out of the room, closed the door, and walked to the back yard.
"Why are you still washing?"
Seeing that it was Zheng Xian, Yi'an's master and servant hurriedly stood up and greeted her.
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