Four in the same order

The 24th annual Chengxu Grand Ceremony has attracted many tourists from all over the world to come to Taiyi. Half a day after the Tiansheng Festival, most of the tourists have not yet returned, and the streets are still bustling.

Ranheng walked on Huihui Street openly, without worrying about being recognized by anyone. Although there were many people watching Qingyang's Chengxu ceremony, only a few could see her face clearly. Most people remembered It's her eye-catching hair color, not her looks.

There are peddlers and women everywhere on Huihui Street. The cakes they yell include glutinous rice cakes, bean cakes, leaf rakes, and corn cakes; cakes include rice cakes, red bean cakes, mung bean cakes, and osmanthus cakes; Leaf cakes, pumpkin cakes; crisps include chestnut cakes, rose cakes, orchid cakes, and crabapple cakes; fried dough sticks, siu mai, Yangchun noodles, Qibao soup, lotus seed soup, green dumplings, candied haws... everything you expect to find is available.

But in the face of such a rich variety of street food, the hungry Ranheng still refused to stop. She had already decided where she was going, so she didn't want to stay for a moment.

Xu felt ashamed, Xuedai became very quiet after getting off the car, although she kept looking around for the special snacks, she followed Ranheng cooperatively - until she saw the street with other vendors. There are different sugar painting stalls.

The owner of the sugar painting stall is an old man with dark green hair. The old man's clothes are simple but neat. No matter how noisy the surroundings are, he still concentrates on painting. Therefore, his stall is quieter than other street vendors who are shouting hard.

Painting with syrup is beyond the imagination of Xuedai who can't even write well with a pen, not to mention that the old man can swipe freely, which is better than splashing ink.Xuedai didn't want to miss any details, so she concentrated on watching the old man's paintings, and didn't even notice that she was still standing in the middle of the street, obstructing other pedestrians.

Ranheng walked dozens of feet before realizing that Xuedai had fallen behind.They like to move around during the day and noon, and Qingyang and Zhu Mingguo, who are full of yang energy, are both tall and strong, proud and upright. Even Ranheng, who is already tall among female Yangkun, has no advantage in perspective when facing them. Not to mention Xue Dai, who is still considered petite among female Yin Kun.

But Ranheng still found Xuedai in the crowd without any effort—her small figure and focused appearance aroused the pity of passers-by around her. In order not to disturb her watching the sugar painting, everyone came from behind her She made a detour, and there was an abrupt empty path in front of her.

A simple person's mind can be understood at a glance, Ranheng immediately turned back, walked to Xuedai's side, and asked by ear: "What shape of sugar painting do you like?"

Under the scorching sun and against the backdrop of the lush forests, Ran Heng's dark green eyes and hair glowed with a different kind of luster, which made Xue Dai, who had just recovered from her senses, look sideways and couldn't help being dazed.

"What shape of sugar painting do you like? I'll ask the stall owner to draw it for you."

Seeing that Xuedai was silent for a long time, Ranheng repeated it softly.

"I...I like...lights...lanterns!"

Xue Dai was inexplicably flustered, and quickly looked away. On the way, she caught a glimpse of a hanging ornament next to the signboard of a certain shop, and she yelled out.

"it is good."

It was daytime but asked for a lantern, Ran Heng thought it was interesting, nodded, then walked to the sugar painting stall, asked the old man for a painting, Xue Dai followed closely after seeing this, and returned to the street as normal.

The old man's exquisite and smooth sugar painting skills quickly caught Xuedai's attention again. When she took the sugar lantern from the old man, Xuedai had forgotten all the things she had done just now, and only felt the joy brought by the novelty candies.

Seeing that Xuedai's mood had risen a lot, Ran Heng felt relieved and asked Xuedai to walk side by side with her, continuing to move towards the original location.

I thought it would be safe and sound all the way, but in the summer time, the umbrellas are full of fire and the syrup is easy to melt. Halfway through Xuedai's meal, she finds that most of the sugar lanterns left in her hand start to drip sweet tears, blocking Ranheng's way forward. Lifting the corner of the soap gauze, he brought the candy to Ranheng's mouth: "Ranheng, it has melted! Help me eat some!"

"I do not love……"

Ranheng's face was full of astonishment, not to mention whether she likes to eat or not, this is the first time she has met someone who gave her what she had eaten without any scruples in her life.She really wanted to refuse directly, but looking at the pair of crystal eyes in front of her that were still as clear as water through a layer of soap gauze, she always felt guilty that telling the truth would kill the girl's innocence.

After all, he misinterpreted the facts first, and he didn't want to stop for too long to block the traffic on the road. After struggling for a while, Ran Heng swallowed what he hadn't finished speaking, took the bamboo stick and took a bite.

"Eat the rest yourself." When returning the sugar lantern to Xuedai, Ran Heng also sent a clean cotton handkerchief, "Wipe your mouth after eating."

After saying that, Ranheng walked around Xuedai, chewed the candy in her mouth and looked at the scenery ahead, but there was some frustration in her green eyes looking at the scenery.

Dingshixuan at the end of Huihui Street is the most famous restaurant in Lingdi. Unlike the white-tiled guesthouses on Linlang Lane in West Market, all the restaurants on Huihui Street are made of wood, and Dingshixuan is not only a restaurant on the street The most magnificent wooden building is made of sandalwood, which is more expensive than other shops.

Whenever the king of the country changes, Ding Shi Xuan will also undergo a personnel change.Being able to work in a restaurant like Ding Shi Xuan, no matter how hard the work is, there is no need to worry about food and clothing. What's more, compared with other restaurants, it is not hard work, and the source of customers is much more, so people who come to apply for positions far away from their hometowns There are also countless.

Jiang Kunzhong was one of the members who came to Taiyi City from Yifeng County, Jizhou, Qingyang State to apply for a job after hearing about Dingshixuan's reputation and with the idea of ​​starting a family and starting a business.

His hometown, Yifeng County, is rich in flowers and plants. Although it is called the "three counties of Qingyang business and trade" together with Dachen County in Xinzhou, which is rich in fruits, vegetables and grains, and Dongwei County in Weizhou, which is rich in valuable wood, it is the top three counties in these three counties. The last one.

After all, compared with the fruits, vegetables and grains that are closely related to daily life and the precious timber that can win hundreds of businesses, the flowers and plants produced in their hometown are either not so necessary or not so high in income.

Even though staying in his hometown has no worries about food and drink, Jiang Kunzhong insisted on coming to Taiyi despite the opposition of his relatives. Among other things, being able to broaden his horizons is more important to him than anything else.The four countries have become more and more closely connected, and his background is extremely ordinary. If he lives in a corner and stands still, he fears that one day in the future he will be eliminated by the times.

Fortunately, he has been helping his family with the flower and plant business before. Not only was Jiang Kunzhong lucky enough to pass the position assessment of Ding Shi Xuan, but he also became the second position of this year's Ding Shi Xuan - accountant in spring and summer.

Today at Chunyinshi, Jiang Kunzhong changed into accountant clothes with the characteristics of Dingshixuan—an Aiqing-colored Hui pattern gown with two chopsticks embroidered on the neckline, and borrowed the pen-holder-sized psychic that was placed on the account table in the main hall. Mu reported safety to his relatives who were guarding the psychic tree at the county chief's house, and then he officially took office as accountant, transferring from Chunmao to Xiasi.

Ding Shixuan has seven floors, each floor has different halls and target customers, and there is no waiter outside the building, so Jiang Kunzhong, who is the first to contact each customer, also has the duty of guiding the way.

The reciprocating hall on the first floor is the main hall. There is no table or chair for dining in the hall. The counter for seeing off guests and two wooden ladders for different purposes——"Lin Xia Companion" and "Deng Xian Yin".

Linxiaban on the right side of the counter is a circuitous wooden escalator leading to the second to fourth floors.The second to fourth floors are used by ordinary people for meals and banquets. Each floor has four sub-halls, and different hall names are used to distinguish them——

The second and third floors are for meals, and the names of the halls are shallots, salty soy sauce, fresh garlic, astringent peppers, sour bamboo shoots, sweet dates, bitter tea, and spicy ginger; the fourth floor is for banquets, and the names of the halls are respectively Eat pine, eat cypress, boil willow, braise locust tree.

On the left side of the ledger, Dengxianyin is a hanging wooden ladder leading to the fifth to seventh floors.There is no difference between meals or banquets on the fifth to seventh floors, only the difference in status——

The fifth floor is dedicated to the spirits and dignitaries of the Four Kingdoms. The names of the halls are Zhuogu, Jinjin, Xiangzhao, and Yanyun; the sixth floor is dedicated to the elites and famous families of the Four Kingdoms. , Wu Yecry; the seventh floor is dedicated to the lords of the four kingdoms, holy statues, and four pillars. Each division has corresponding nationality restrictions.

But whether it is Lin Xiaban or Dengxianyin, they don't rely on manpower to operate, they rely on the spiritual power of those Qingyang spirits who sit in the tractor house and guarantee the internal work of Dingshixuan.

Jiang Kunzhong was busy for two hours, pointing to Lin Xiaban on the right side of the counter countless times, but he never pointed to Deng Xianyin.It's not that Dingshixuan is not welcomed by dignitaries and famous families, it's just that today is the first ten-day holiday for accompanying family members, and most of the nobles are new officials who have just arrived with the new king, so there is no entertainment, and there is no need to go out for dinner.

The morning meal time has passed, and there are still many guests in Dingshixuan, but the number of guests outside the building has decreased visibly.Because of this, Jiang Kunzhong gained a moment of respite. He is not a spiritual man. Even in the summer when he is also nourishing the sun, he has to wear a bamboo hat to dare to walk under the bright sun. Dare to take a step.

Fortunately, another accountant lady from Shukou County, Bizhou, Baizang State will take over his position in autumn and winter. If he persists for another two hours today, he will be able to take the carriage outside the back door of the restaurant and return to his rented room.

Just as he was thinking, the wooden bell hanging on the eaves of the main entrance rang again. Jiang Kunzhong got up quickly, looked forward, and greeted politely: "Welcome two guests."

Entering the building were two women in green clothes, one tall and one short.The taller one was on the same level as Jiang Kunzhong, who was seven feet five inches long, with dark green eyes, and one could tell he was from Qingyang. Although he was young and dressed in plain clothes, he had clear features and good manners square.If it weren't for her full of student spirit and spirit seal, Jiang Kunzhong would have almost called out the word "girl" rashly.

As for the other...

Jiang Kunzhong lowered his eyes and moved his eyes slightly, trying to see clearly the face of the short woman wearing a veil behind the soap gauze, but before he could take a closer look, he found a large area suddenly appeared in front of the gauze. Made of pine and cypress green fabric, I was startled, looked up again, and met a pair of dark green eyes that were as quiet as a deep pool but inexplicably oppressive: "Shopkeeper, can you let us go upstairs?"

"Yes... yes," although it is his responsibility to judge the identity of the visitor, but if he offends others, he will put the cart before the horse. After all, there are spirits, and there is no mistake in going to the fifth floor... After thinking about it, Jiang Kunzhong opened the hall Book, solemnly asked: "The four halls on the fifth floor are all empty, which one do you two guest officials like?"

On the wall behind the counter hangs a wooden sign with the name of each hall. When a branch hall on the second to fourth floors is full or a branch office on the fifth to seventh floors has a distinguished guest, Jiang Kunzhong will send that The wooden sign of the branch hall is removed to remind the later guests that this hall is full of guests or has been occupied by other dignitaries first.

"Xianzhao Hall."

The green-haired woman seemed to have plans, and blurted out without thinking.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Jiang Kunzhong turned his back, and was about to reach out to remove the wooden sign engraved with the words "Xianzhao Hall", so that the spirit man in charge of running the Dengxian Yin could sense the transmission location information, but he was surprised to find that the wooden sign was next to the tripod. The secret door inside the restaurant was opened.

"Kunzhong, the sign you want to take should be this one—"

A square and hard object suddenly appeared in his hand, and Jiang Kunzhong subconsciously looked down, and saw four big characters he hadn't expected - Song Sheng Chao Ying.