Go back to ancient times to engage in sideline business

The smoke from burning medicinal herbs rises slowly from the incense burner, turning into gossamer, lingering on the needles of the silver needles.

A big, powerful hand rubbed it carefully for consideration, then removed the silver needles in the patient's abdomen and put them into the bag one by one.

Yang Yu stood by the bed and covered Qi Ambo with the quilt again.

Several hours passed, and he didn't dare to relax at all. Seeing the beads of sweat oozing from Qi Amber's forehead, he felt even more anxious.

"Doctor Chu, what's the matter?"

Dr. Chu packed the silver needle bag into the medicine box, and took out three more paper bags.

"The most critical moment has passed. Don't turn off the incense burner. If you sweat again, you will probably wake up. Here are the pills. Take them with warm water after meals. Take two pills three times a day. Don't forget."

Yang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly got up to salute.

"Thank you, Doctor Chu, I will never forget your life-saving grace!"

Dr. Chu gathered the medicine box and carried it on his back, but there was no trace of joy on his face.

The so-called doctor's parental heart, he has treated dozens of patients in the city these days, but none of them are as dangerous as Mr. Qi.

"Be sure to tell him after you wake up, don't be so greedy in the future. There are many people who suffered this time, but usually they just vomit and have diarrhea, but he almost poisoned his lungs! This is how much he ate!"

Yang Yu thought of Qi Anbai's unrestrained appearance in Fuxing Restaurant that day in order to save enough points to exchange for nail clippers, and couldn't help secretly regretting it.

Knowing this earlier, he should have tried his best to dissuade him at that time, instead of leaving in a fit of anger, leaving Amber to suffer alone.

Seeing that Dr. Chu was about to leave, he hurriedly called the boy over.

"Changfu, get the money quickly! Doctor Chu, the meager fee for a consultation is not enough to show respect. I will definitely come to the door to thank you some other day! Come, I will personally send you out!"

"My lord, you don't have to be polite." As he said that, Dr. Chu glanced at Tang Zhong who had been waiting in the hall, then turned around and said, "You still have important matters to discuss, so don't bother me."

Yang Yu bid farewell to Dr. Chu, recalling Tang Zhong's words when he came, unconsciously frowning again.

He strode to the table and asked, "You said Mr. Qi was poisoned? What's going on?"

After waiting for two hours, I finally got to the point.

Tang Zhong rubbed his aching buttocks and lowered his voice: "My lord, you know what it means to be incapable of yourself, and you can't see others well..."

In the evening of the next day, the sky was dark, and it was less than an hour after the curfew in Lixu, but there was a scene of purges under the East City Gate.

In order not to be known as an imperial court ordering official to curry favor with wealthy businessmen, Lin Zhixian specially took off his official uniform and changed into a sapphire blue gown. Together with the county magistrates behind him, he shrunk his neck and looked out of the city gate.

The master secretary came forward with a lantern: "Master, instead of waiting at the gate of the city, why don't we go directly to the pier by the river, where they can see it as soon as they get off the boat. It also shows that we are more sincere, doesn't it?"

"What do you know! The Yang family now bears the love of the magistrate, and won't remember the kindness to us! Just make some appearances and show it to the steward of the state government office!"

The night wind suddenly picked up, blowing bone-soaked coolness into the city through the open city gate.

Lin Zhixian shuddered, shrank his neck even tighter, and continued: "Besides, going to the pier to guard at this time, is it because you want to freeze me to death?"

"My lord is far-sighted, and he is really thoughtful!"

Under the city gate, Tang Zhong and Zhao Li were neatly dressed, holding tasseled spears and standing close to the gate, one left and one right, while Hu Touer stood outside the city gate, acting as a lookout.

"I'm coming!"

Hu Tou'er wrapped up his leather jacket tightly, and trotted to report to Linzhi County with his hands in his hands.

"Here we come! I see the lantern coming!"

"Quick, quick! Bring out the tea, as well as the fruit refreshments! Let the bearers get ready and be ready at any time!"

After the county magistrate greeted them, everyone waiting on the east side of the square cheered up and looked eagerly at the gate of the city.

Clack, clack...

The crisp sound of horseshoes hitting bricks and stones, from far to near.

Lin Zhixian put his head out of the warm collar and squeezed out a smiling face to greet him.

When the sound of horseshoes sounded at the gate of the city, he looked up, but what he saw was not a tall carriage, but a group of men on horseback.

"Everyone is so far away that you are guests, and you have worked hard all the way. I will prepare a little tea for you..."

"Follow the wind and wash the dust" hadn't been said yet, the men had already galloped away, as if they hadn't seen them at all.

"Did I just have a low voice?"

The county magistrate shook his head: "My lord's voice is thick and deep, and I can hear it two miles away!"

The chief secretary chimed in: "They must have done it on purpose! Unexpectedly, the rich family that the magistrate valued was so reckless and unreasonable! It is simply uneducable!"

After the two generals complained generally, the people guarding the city gate realized that the steward of the state government office did not seem to be in the horse team just now.

"Here, come again!"

After Hu Tou'er's words fell, a purple-covered carriage drove into the city, with the word "Yongning" written on the lantern of the carriage, obviously it came from the state government office of Yongning Prefecture.

"Quick, bring the tea!"

The magistrate of Lin put his smile on his face again, and behind him were the magistrate and the chief secretary holding teacups and fruit plates.

"My lord has worked hard all the way, please have some tea and snacks to relieve your hard work."

The reins of the carriage were tightened suddenly, and the horse neighed and raised its front hooves high, scaring Lin Zhixian back a few steps.

The window curtain was lifted, and the voice of the person inside was full of anger: "Magistrate Lin, look at your job!"

Feeling that his tone was wrong, Zhixian Lin sent the two people behind him to retreat, and went to the carriage by himself.

"The lower officials are ignorant, and I hope the adults in charge will show it clearly."

"What you have done has already reached the ears of the magistrate, how can you express it?"

"Master Zhifu spent a lot of thought recently, and finally persuaded the Yang family to come to Yongning Mansion to open a tea shop next year. This time I sent them here, but it was just a favor, to make it easier for the Yang family to travel. You are good! Someone poisoned and murdered Mr. Yang and his party. You detain everyone in the store without interrogation, and the poisoner is caught in the street, and you deprive him of it!"

"Lin Zhi County, Lin Zhi County, are you really stupid, or are you deliberately fighting against the prefect!"

Lin Zhixian's eyebrows twitched when he heard it, and he refused to admit it: "It must be some untouchable nonsense, there is absolutely nothing!"

"No? Mr. Yang's letter clearly states that I'm on the same boat today, and I'm too embarrassed to talk to the Yang family! Mr. Lin, if the matter of the Yang family's tea shop goes wrong because of this, and the magistrate blames it, you and I can't get rid of it." !"

"Yes! The next official will live up to the magistrate's entrustment, and will be promoted to the court for trial tomorrow morning!"

The big steward in the carriage was so angry that he lifted the curtain and pulled Lin Zhixian by the arm to the carriage.

"What are you dawdling about! Go to the county government now, and get promoted overnight!"

Seeing that there was no movement outside the city gate for a long time, guessing that no one would come again, Xu time had passed, Hu Touer ordered two subordinates to close the city gate.

When I turned around, I saw the county magistrate, the master secretary and others running westward along Baima Street, and even the bearers behind them were chasing desperately with their sedan chairs.

"What's the matter? Are you in a hurry to eat the feast?"

Tang Zhong and Zhao Li worked together to lift the bar and placed it on the iron frame behind the city gate. Hearing this, he also looked behind.

"I'm afraid it is, I can't eat and walk around."

"Let me tell you, the county government was very lively last night. The magistrate of Lin county was forced to try the case by the steward from the state government. You didn't see that face..."

"Hutouer played poker with us until the second watch last night, didn't he not see it? I heard about it from Catcher Qi this morning!"

"Zhao Li! You talk more and more now, if you don't know how to speak, just shut up for me!"

As soon as the city gate was opened, Hu Touer came to the East Tower with great interest, had a big pot meal with the city gate guards, and spread the news he had just heard.

Tang Zhong stayed at the gate of the city all night, unable to get any news from the county government, so he hurriedly asked: "How is it? Did the staff of Pinyaju confess?"

"Hey, you know quite a lot! That guy named Chang Man didn't hit the board yet, he recruited him when he came up, and admitted that he poisoned Fuxing Restaurant."

Hu Tou'er grabbed the steamed bun in his hand and threw it into the porridge, stirred it with chopsticks, opened his mouth to swallow it all, and reached out to grab the next steamed bun.

"However, it's very strange. I've never seen such a stupid thief. Even if he poisoned him, he went back to steal things. When he was caught, the evidence was tied around his waist. If all the criminals in Qingjiang County were like this Stupid, it's too easy for Qi catchers all day long!"

Seeing that Hu Tou'er gradually changed the subject, Tang Zhong didn't beat around the bush, and asked directly: "What about the people in Fuxing Restaurant? How are they dealt with?"

"Let's release him in court! Otherwise, he will stay in prison and continue to eat?"

"That's right, the craftsmanship of public chefs is getting more and more trendy, and there are not many meat stars in the dishes, and the cooking of Lailao's food is even worse."

"I see you want to eat out again!"

Zhao Li and Hu Touer continued to tease each other, but Tang Zhong couldn't wait to go to Fuxing Restaurant.

So I made up an excuse, saying that I would go around the square and think deeply about the details of advertising space rental.

Hu Tou'er stuffed the steamed buns in his hands, "Go, think while eating! Two days later is the investment promotion conference, it's all up to you!"

Lao Zhang, who was sitting at the table and couldn't get in a word, understood his current situation in Dongchengmen.

If you can't ease the relationship with Tang Zhong, I'm afraid that the share of the next advertisement will still not be shared with him.

After thinking about it, for the sake of money, he decided to find an opportunity to get close to Tang Zhong.

"Hu Touer, I'll go down and have a look, in case I can help!"

Hu Touer didn't even think about it, and directly refused.

"No! Someone has to guard the gate of the city, so hurry up and guard the gate after you finish eating, don't try to sneak around!"

Lao Zhang held back his breath bitterly, Hu Touer and Zhao Li both favored Tang Zhong overtly and secretly, and pushed the errands on him.

Isn't it because he had a conflict with Tang Zhong before?Now take him as a favor on the pole!

Putting on the tasseled gun again, Lao Zhang reluctantly walked down the stairs.In a blink of an eye, he saw that Tang Zhong had passed through the People's Square and was walking quickly towards the west city...

The restaurants and restaurants on Baima West Street have basically opened their doors to welcome customers, but Fuxing Restaurant is still closed.

In the lobby of the restaurant, the previous mess had been cleaned up, and everyone sat around together, with no vitality on each other's faces.

They are all ordinary people, and after entering the prison, after a lot of tossing, they were all terribly frightened.

Especially shopkeeper Liu, since he was released back to the restaurant last night, he hasn't closed his eyes for a moment.

The six guys sneaked back from the outside after hearing the news this morning. In comparison, he is the most energetic one.

"Shopkeeper, it's getting late, is the door still open today?"

Shopkeeper Liu recovered from his daze, looked at Liu Zi, and then turned to look at the others after a while.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, even Cook Sun, who had always been talkative before, drooped his head like a leek that had been frosted.

"Or don't..."

"Open! Of course open!"

A loud male voice came from behind, suppressing the half of the words shopkeeper Liu had left in his throat.

Everyone followed the sound and saw that Tang Zhong was lifting the curtain and entering the hall.

"Sorry, I saw that you didn't open the front door, so I came in from the backyard on my own initiative."

A few days ago, the six sons went to Tang Zhong for help and asked him to intercede with the county magistrate.But he has no way of knowing whether he will help or not.

I think you should have said something nice, right?

He hurriedly got up and greeted: "Master, look, we haven't packed it yet! Why don't you come back another day?"

"Let's go, you don't have to come these days."

Shopkeeper Liu also put on an attitude of chasing customers, because he didn't want others to think that he was too familiar with Tang Zhong;

Secondly, in this situation, it is really difficult to cheer up, and I don't know what to say to him.

Tang Zhong didn't care about it, he went in and took a seat near shopkeeper Liu and sat down, ordered to the cook and said, "Half a smoked duck, and stir-fry two side dishes."

There was no response from the crowd, Tang Zhong urged again, and then the cook muttered in a low voice: "There is no food in the kitchen, please go ahead."

"Go shopping if you don't have any food, go to other restaurants, Dongcheng Market, or outside the city with the helper. Wherever there is food, go there to buy food!"

Then, Tang Zhong looked at Liu Zi and another boy, "Go to Dongsheng Winery and buy half a catty of burning knives."

"This... poor man, there is no one who drinks and eats meat early in the morning, or..."

Before the six sons could finish speaking, Tang Zhong slapped the table with a slap, and took out the common servants in the county to make a pie: "Didn't you understand what I said? Hurry up and do it!"

Shopkeeper Liu had no choice but to nod slightly, and everyone managed to pull themselves together and went out from the backyard one after another.

Everything that needed to be paid was paid off, and there were only three people left in the lobby.

Tang Zhong came over, sat down next to Cook Sun again, and put his hands across his shoulders: "Okay, it's all over. Chang Man, who poisoned, was sentenced to six years in prison. At last, good and evil are rewarded, and you should too." Cheer up, so as not to worry Mrs. Sun and Auntie."

"How did it happen?" Cook Sun seemed to be poked in a sore spot, and his emotions immediately became agitated.

"It's all my fault! Shopkeeper Wu must have seen me being kicked out and then entering Fuxing Restaurant. So I felt resentful and ordered Chang Man to poison and frame me! Blame me, blame me!"

Shopkeeper Liu, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help it.

"No, he came for me. In the past, Pinyaju and Dayimen were the best restaurants in the city, but now Pinyaju's business is sluggish, and my Fuxing Restaurant has taken its place. He wanted to hit me deliberately The signboard, if you talk about it, it's still my fault!"

After a while, the two of them lowered their heads again, sighing one after another.

How come the more you persuade me, the more depressed you become?

"Okay, no matter who it is for, the shopkeeper of Pinyaju has only one purpose, which is to tarnish the reputation of Fuxing Restaurant and ruin the business in the store. The more you blame yourself like this, the more you are playing into his hands!"

Seeing that Cook Sun stopped talking again, Tang Zhong patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Sun, think about it yourself. Is this the reason? Only by cheering up and starting up the business again can we have a powerful counterattack against Pinyaju."

Seeing that Chef Sun finally recovered a little anger, Tang Zhong pushed him to say that he was hungry, and sent him to the back kitchen to boil water.

In the lobby, finally only Tang Zhong and Shopkeeper Liu were left.

Shopkeeper Liu forced himself to straighten his back, to make himself look more energetic, and said: "There is no need to reassure me, the restaurant is my ancestral business. No matter what, I will stick to it, so don't worry."

"I didn't come to comfort you!"

Shopkeeper Liu?

Tang Zhong: "I'm here to discuss with you how to make a grand opening and create a grand opening and atmosphere!"

Shopkeeper Liu shook his head and sighed softly, "Why is that so?"

"It must be done this way! Everyone knows that Fuxing Restaurant has been investigated. We just want to let everyone know that Fuxing Restaurant is doing well and standing upright, and it has confidence and strength!"

At Sishi four days later, a dense burst of gongs and drums sounded in People's Square.

People living nearby rushed out of their homes one after another, and ran to watch the excitement.

In the middle of the square, more than a dozen men were holding a red dragon and dancing vigorously.

The sound of gongs and the continuous beating of drums soon attracted many people to gather around and clap their hands to applaud.

The long dragon chased the colorful beads, and after wandering around, it immediately ended and took hold.

"Send the plague god!"

As a dozen or so men shouted in unison, a lot of red envelopes were immediately sprinkled out of the faucet.

The onlookers had never seen this kind of "spreading coins" before, and they all exclaimed.

A little boy who came with his grandmother to look at the strange things happened to pick up a red envelope, opened it and saw that it really contained two copper coins.

"Look, grandma, you are really rich!"

Grandma looked at the dragon dance team that was slowly heading to the west city, anxious and happy, and pushed her grandson forward again and again.

"Quick! Follow up to pick up red envelopes!"

From the people's square to the west, every time you walk hundreds of steps, the red dragon will rise high and throw out a lot of red envelopes, which will cause everyone to exclaim.

When they got to the front of Fuxing Restaurant, before the men shouted, when they saw the red dragon entrenched, the people had a tacit understanding and cheered together: "Send the plague god!"

The rhythm of gongs and drums became more and more cheerful, and the red dragon soared and shuttled, leaping in the air in front of the restaurant, and the red silk and satin fell down, revealing the restaurant's brand new signboard: "Fuxing Restaurant!"

Shopkeeper Liu stood under the new signboard and waved to the people who came forward.

The common people cheered, and he felt more confidence in his heart, and put aside his original worries for the time being.

"Everyone, Fuxing Restaurant has shed its cocoons and has been upgraded to Fuxing Grand Restaurant. There are several Accords on the second floor, and a stage is set up in the middle of the lobby. All guests who come into the restaurant today will get a [-]% discount on meals and drinks! Everyone! ,please!"

Bang, bang, bang!Bang, bang, bang!

The gong and drum team took the lead to enter the door and went straight to the high stage in the middle of the lobby.

The rhythm of the drum beats changed, silk and bamboo gradually entered, and a piece of "The Song of the King of Qin Breaking the Array" was seamlessly connected.

People outside the gate filed in, vying to sit down.

The second floor used to be the rooms of the staff and cooks. Shopkeeper Liu rented another yard for them, cleaned up the upstairs, repainted it, and re-partitioned it into an accordion, which can accommodate many people.

After the renovation, the restaurant has more seats, but even so, in front of the enthusiastic diners, the upstairs and downstairs are quickly full of seats.

Shopkeeper Liu stood at the door, looking at the queue of people waiting in line again, he was in a daze for a while.

From business prosperity, to stigma, to resurgence.Less than ten days before and after, the situation is already different.

On the second floor diagonally opposite, behind a half-open window, a man was standing right now.

Shopkeeper Liu clenched his hands in his sleeves, straightened his waist again, and cast a calm look at the other party.

The window slammed shut abruptly, as if ignored.

Shopkeeper Liu snorted, and sent the God of Plague, the God of Plague, shopkeeper Wu of Pinyaju!