Chapter 227 No need to change
The shopkeeper and the owner are still at the Yamen and have not returned, but the service in the inn has not been affected at all. On the contrary, it is more thoughtful and enthusiastic than before.
The waiter deliberately went upstairs to ask about the approximate time for lunch. He said that he noticed that he had eaten a little late in the morning, so he came to inquire whether the lunch time should be postponed a little bit.
Hong Xiaoduo asked around and confirmed that lunch was postponed for half an hour.
Lunch is served downstairs, and the waiter has already set up a table.
Stewed chicken, beef in soy sauce, stir-fried kidneys, braised pork ribs, fish bone and tofu soup, fish balls, and several vegetarian dishes filled the table.
"Little brother, the food standards we mentioned before for each meal are a bit too high, isn't it?" Hong Xiaoduo looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table and couldn't help but ask the waiter.
Although I have no shortage of money, I can't eat like this.
"Hong, Miss Hong, you can just eat. This is what the boss has told us to cook in the kitchen, and we won’t charge you any extra money. And, Miss, you don’t have to worry about the heavy rain and not being able to supply the ingredients, even if the sky rains a knife. , we can also ensure that you can eat fresh meat and vegetable dishes every day," the waiter told with a smile, and ran away after that.
Tianshu and the others looked at Hong Xiaoduo, waiting for her to speak.
"Now that everything is done, let's eat. I'll tell them later when their boss comes back. I want to thank you. This meal is almost done." Hong Xiaoduo said quickly.
Everyone started eating with their chopsticks. I have to say that the chefs in this inn are better at cooking than the chefs in those big restaurants.
Hong Xiaoduo felt that it was a waste of talent for the chef to work not in a well-known restaurant but in an inn.
While eating, the rain outside waxed and waned. It stopped for a while and then started to rain again.
Anyway, the people in the house were very calm. They knew in advance that it would rain continuously. They had a place to stay and food to eat. They just wanted to wait calmly for someone to say that they could continue their journey.
After noon, the innkeeper and the host came back and deliberately invited Hong Xiaoduo and others to drink tea downstairs.
Feiyan and her seven children sat at the table next to them, eating dried fruit snacks. Quan Jinghuai accompanied Hong Xiaoduo and sat with the inn owner and shopkeeper.
The old boss stood up tremblingly, very excited, and his old eyes were filled with tears as soon as he said the words: "Thanks to you two for what happened today, I would like to thank you two with tea instead of wine, otherwise I don’t know how long I can spend time with him in this inn.”
Seeing the old man acting like this, Quan Jinghuai and his wife couldn’t continue sitting, so they stood up quickly, and Quan Jinghuai looked at Hong Xiaoduo.
Can you respond too? After Hong Xiaoduo glanced at Quan Jinghuai, he picked up the tea cup in front of him and responded: "My boss doesn't need to be like this. They just happened to run into our hands. It was a smooth thing.
Moreover, boss, you don’t need to regard us as benefactors, and don’t be in a hurry to thank me and others. When we are out there, there are also people we can’t deal with, and we might even get in trouble with you. "
After hearing this, Mr. Hou and Shopkeeper He saw that her expressions were not joking. After looking at each other, Mr. Hou said: "Anyone who opens the door for business will encounter anything. Please feel free to worry. Just stay.
No one else can help, but there is something we can do, just ask. "
"You don't need any help. If a fight really breaks out, just pretend you didn't hear it and don't come out. "Hong Xiaoduo took the opportunity to remind.
If things are damaged in the fight, you can pay them money, but it's not good if you hurt someone.
"Okay, I will explain it later." Hou Dongjia responded seriously.
“We still have food for three meals, and there is no need to give us extra food. The business of your inn has been stagnant for more than two years, and it is not easy to maintain it. Moreover, the shopkeeper said that you, boss, have been here all these years. Do good deeds, so you should keep the money to help those who really need help. We admire your boss's kindness and pay tribute to you with flowers." After that, Hong Xiaoduo drank the tea in his hand.
With that posture, those who didn’t know it would have thought that what she just drank was wine!
What she said deeply touched the hearts of Mr. Hou and his own shopkeeper. They were both straightforward people and did not say anything more. They raised their teacups and drank in one gulp.
Hong Xiaoduo remembered and asked how things were going.
Shopkeeper He told me that because of Lou Wu’s cooperation, Meng Jinxin could not admit it even if he wanted to.
The prefect ordered Meng to compensate the inn for two years of losses, and asked the Hou family to come back and take stock of the previous accounts, and then go to the Yamen to give a specific amount as the standard for compensation.
As for Meng and Lou Wu, the verdict will be announced in three days.
Both of them will be imprisoned, but they are not sure how long they will be sentenced.
Hong Xiaoduo thinks this result is okay.
Although the other party's behavior is bad, it is not worthy of being sentenced to death or execution.
After the serious topic, the atmosphere immediately became relaxed because Hong Xiaoduo talked about the chef's cooking skills.
Outside the inn, as the rain subsided, there were more people hurriedly going out to do errands and shopping. When a man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat passed by the inn, he listened to the bursts of laughter inside and walked slightly. After a pause, he raised his feet and walked forward.
In the next few days, although it was not the violent storm before, it stopped day and night.
The inn case was also settled, and Lou Wu was sentenced to one hundred canes and one year in prison.
Originally Meng Jinxin was the mastermind, but he had a good attitude towards compensation, so he was sentenced to one hundred canes and one year in prison, plus compensation for two years of income from Feng'an Inn. However, when he heard about Meng Jinxin's arrest, almost everyone who had used the same method to annex the shop at a low price went to the Yamen to beat drums and complain, suing Meng Jinxin for buying by force.
As a result, Meng Jinxin’s case had to be tried separately, convicted one by one, and sentenced separately.
Hong Xiaoduo is not curious now about how many years Meng Jinxin will be sentenced to prison. She is waiting for when Hei Wuchang will show up. However, that bastard didn't show up until he left Fengzhou City on the eighth day.
This time, Hong Xiaoduo let Feiyan sit in the carriage. After all, the carriage's compartment was covered with copper.
Then, she drove Tianshu into the carriage and sat on the shaft, looking like she was driving the carriage.
If Hei Wuchang is really targeting him, there is no need to leave any child outside as bait.
Xiao Hei, who was pulling the cart, didn't have to drive at all. Hong Xiaoduo was sitting on the shaft of the cart, with a leather bag sewn around his waist, which was bulging and heavy.
This bag was sewn by Feiyan for her, and it still contained stones. Originally, she wanted to buy some iron nails to replace the stones, but when Quan Jinghuai found out, he sincerely told her that there was no need to replace them. , if she takes action, the stones will be more powerful than nails.
After thinking about the penetrating power of throwing stones at the tree trunk, Hong Xiaoduo felt that what he said made sense, so he gave up the plan of using iron nails.
Twenty miles out of Fengzhou City, faintly looking at the woods on both sides of the road ahead, Hong Xiaoduo glanced at the man on horseback. Of course Quan Jinghuai understood what she meant...
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