The beginning of the counterattack! The time-traveling boss is famous in Beijing

Hearing that Qin Ruo had made up her mind, Old Man Zhou was reluctant to try to persuade her any further.

Not to mention that the fish pond was unable to support fish, some villagers had tried to grow vegetables in the abandoned fish pond, but the vegetables simply wouldn't survive.

Since Qin Ruo has made up her mind, Old Man Zhou prayed from the bottom of his heart that Qin Ruo has a plan to deal with the abandoned fish pond.

After Qin Ruo and the Zhou family decided on the time to go to the headman's house tomorrow, the two families began to get busy again.

At this time, several carriages were entering Changhe Village one after another and heading towards the Qin family.

The first person to arrive was the owner of Qingfeng Restaurant.

Qin Ruo was a little surprised when she saw the shopkeeper getting off the carriage.

Although she had only seen him once, she had a very good memory and recognized him at first sight, so she smiled and walked over to say hello.

"Manager Lin, how are you? I wonder if you have anything important to do today?"

"Miss Qin, we meet again. I was entrusted by the old lady of the Xie Mansion to bring you a set of dishes from the Qingfeng Restaurant. Please take a look, Miss Qin."

Shopkeeper Lin got off the carriage and enthusiastically walked up to Qin Ruo to explain his purpose.

"Xie Fu?" Qin Ruo showed a hint of surprise on her face.

Speaking of which, ever since she met Old Madam Xie when she first came here, she has never been to the Xie Mansion again.

Firstly, she really couldn't spare the time, and secondly, after learning about the relationship between Si Heng and Old Madam Xie, she deliberately avoided him.

She had thought about managing Old Madam Xie's network before, but after Si Heng appeared, she gave up the idea.

The man surnamed Si was obviously very wary of him, and it was not a good deal for him to be so aggressive.

Although he signed a cooperation agreement for the sale of herbal medicine with Xinglintang, he also agreed to find the blood crystal grass for Si Heng.

But if you can avoid meeting, try not to meet.

Qin Ruo felt tired of dealing with people like old foxes.

The androgynous face flashed through Qin Ruo's mind again. Thinking of the other party's eyes that seemed to see through everything, her expression became much lighter.

"Miss Qin, Miss Qin..."

When Mr. Lin, the shopkeeper of Qingfeng Restaurant, saw Qin Ruo frowning and keeping silent, he immediately became nervous.

This is a distinguished guest of the Xie Mansion!

Shopkeeper Lin quickly reviewed himself to see if he had done anything wrong.

"I'm sorry, Manager Lin. When I heard you mention the Xie Mansion, I was distracted for a moment. It's freezing cold, and Manager Lin has troubled me to make the trip in person."

"Miss Qin, you're welcome. This is what I should do. Old Madam Xie has always been thinking about you, so she asked you to come to the Xie Mansion for tea when you are free."

Shopkeeper Lin's expression immediately relaxed and he smiled at Qin Ruo.

"Manager Lin, please come in. You've come all the way here, thank you for your hard work. Come in first and have some tea or hot water." Qin Ziyan made a gesture to invite Manager Lin.

Qin Ziyan didn't know when he came out. He didn't know Manager Lin, but he certainly knew Qingfeng Restaurant.

He took the initiative to take over from Qin Ruo and led the people into the house. After asking Manager Lin to take a seat and serving hot water, he took the initiative to step aside and hand the place back to Qin Ruo.

Shopkeeper Lin exchanged a few polite words with Qin Ziyan, then turned to Qin Ruo and spoke.

"Miss Qin, this banquet was booked in advance by Madam Xie half a month ago, and she asked Butler Ren to come to Qingfeng Restaurant. It just so happened that Butler Ren couldn't leave today. He repeatedly told me to come early today, and luckily I made it in time."

Qin Ruo felt mixed emotions as she watched her companions from Qingfeng Restaurant carefully bringing pots of dishes into the house.

It takes about two hours to go from Taihe County to Changhe Village and back.

In order to prevent the prepared dishes from getting cold, they are simmered in a charcoal stove underneath. Shopkeeper Lin is quite attentive.

"Shopkeeper Lin, please go back and tell Madam Xie to thank her for her kindness. I will visit the Xie residence in person someday." Qin Ruo said solemnly to Shopkeeper Lin.

Since Old Madam Xie arranged this, Qin Ruo knew that she really couldn't cut off her contact with the Xie family.

She and Madam Xie were not related in any way, but they had only met once. But Madam Xie remembered her and asked Qingfeng Restaurant to send her some food on the winter solstice. She appreciated the kindness.

When Shopkeeper Lin heard what Qin Ruo said, a stone fell from his heart and his smile became even wider.

"By the way, this time, on behalf of Madam Xie, I also brought some cloth for you, Miss Qin."

"Old Madam Xie said that the colors of these fabrics are too bright and not suitable for her. They are more suitable for young girls like Miss Qin. I hope Miss Qin will accept them."

After Manager Lin finished speaking, he ordered his servants to unload more than a dozen pieces of cloth of various styles from another carriage.

Qin Ruo recalled the first time she entered Xie's house and the look that old lady Xie gave her was full of love and pity. What else was there that she didn't understand?

Old Madam Xie was afraid that I would have a psychological burden, so she gave me gifts under the pretext that the colors of the fabrics were not suitable.

In her previous life, there were many people vying to give her gifts, but in the Great Sheng Dynasty, she became a small peasant girl with no power or influence.

Old Madam Xie, despite being a close friend regardless of age difference, sent gifts of silver, food and cloth.

At this moment, Qin Ruo truly felt Madam Xie's love for her.

"Miss Qin, thank you for your hospitality. I will go back and report to the old lady first."

"We have recently launched a few new dishes in our restaurant. When you are free someday, you are welcome to come and try them."

Shopkeeper Lin politely took his leave and left with the waiters from Qingfenglou.

"Sister... I'll help you register these things first. There are rules for dealing with each other, and these must be returned."

Qin Ziyan seemed to be afraid that Qin Ruo didn't understand these etiquettes, so he reminded Qin Ruo in a low voice.

"Okay, go ahead." Qin Ruo looked at Qin Ziyan, who seemed to have changed, and did not say anything in response.

Qin Ziyan was already prepared for Qin Ruo to say a few words to him. When he heard Qin Ruo's answer, his eyes lit up and he felt full of energy.

When the Zhou family members who were working saw Manager Lin and his party coming, they were tactful and did not go forward to disturb them.

As soon as the person left, they all gathered around.

"This cloth looks very expensive, it must be at least a few taels of silver per piece, right? Old Madam Xie is really generous!"

Old Mrs. Zhou looked at the dozen pieces of cloth piled aside and said in amazement.

These fabrics looked very luxurious. She had only seen them in the homes of wealthy families in the countryside.

Qin Ruo pursed her lips and smiled. Qin Ziyan was right. There was a rule in dealing with each other. These things must be repaid.

"Everyone, stop what you are doing and take a break. It's getting late, so why don't we eat first?"

The Zhou family looked at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, how could they agree to it?

Qin Ruo insisted on keeping them at Qin's house for dinner today. They had originally agreed to come to Qin's house to make dumplings together and cook two dishes.

For the Zhou family, this was already extremely rich.

As for dumplings alone, it is rare to eat them in the Zhou family unless it is a festival.

Not to mention that there was plenty of stuffing inside. Qin Ruo asked Qin Erlang to go to the village to cut several kilograms of pork for the stuffing.

Now, this feast of dishes that the Xie family specially sent to Qin Ruo must have cost several taels of silver, right?

This is almost as much as my family’s income for half a year.