There is a row of river houses on the bank of Jinling River, built along the water, half on the water and half on the ground. There is a wind lattice and water sill hall in the back half of the house. These halls are connected by floating corridors, with winding corridors and light curtains hanging down. It's romantic.
The most famous one is called Zangchunwu.
Zangchunwu is in the serious business of catering and drinking, but it has a cooperative relationship with the painted boats on the river.
The girls on the boat attract customers to Zangchunwu, and Zangchunwu provides customers for the girls. Mutual benefit, win-win.
Today, Zangchunwu is about to welcome a big shot, and the boss told Chen Sanniang in advance that she must send the most beautiful girl to accompany the guest.
This is also the reason why Shen Yizhi and Huazhu were chosen.
The boat stopped leisurely in the back hall of Zangchunwu.
Huazhu held a beauty fan in her hand, and Niao Tingting got off the boat and reached the shore. From behind the fan, a wave of eyes came across: "Follow me later, don't make trouble, you know? If you hurt me, my mother will forgive you. I can’t make it easy for you either.”
She spoke softly and softly, and her eyes were even smiling, but the cruelty in her words was unmistakable.
Shen Yizhi remained silent.
Everything she was experiencing now made her feel like she was in an illusory dream, leaving her without a sense of down-to-earth reality.
So she just watched quietly and didn't speak if she could.
"Hey, sister Huazhu is here? The guests have just arrived, and you are here by chance."
A rather smart-looking guy came over quickly, bent down and smiled at Huazhu.
Noticing Shen Yizhi following behind her, he took a quick look and his mind wandered. He didn't dare to look more and was busy leading the way.
While passing through a corridor, Shen Yizhi saw a middle-aged man circling anxiously.
"What should I do! Why did Lao Yu fall ill after being so good! Today, he is not here, and Master Qin has to kill me! Alas! None of the boys in the back kitchen can take over at the critical moment. It's really frustrating! "
This person is none other than the boss of Zangchunwu.
He was so anxious that he hit the wall when a very graceful female voice suddenly came from behind him: "My ancestor was an imperial chef, and I also have good cooking skills. You might as well let me try it."
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In the elegant room.
Sitting above him was a man wearing a black gown. He was very young and had a very handsome face. Wearing this kind of gown, he would have looked nondescript at first, but his calm and dignified temperament completely supported the gown.
Clothes and people complement each other.
Sitting next to him was a stocky man, about fifty years old, with one eye lame.
It is Qin Zhenglin who is the host this time, a well-known wealthy businessman in Huating, who knows both black and white, and is known as Mr. Qin. It's just that compared to the young man next to him, both his reputation and status are far inferior.
Huazhu made wine with green plums and poured wine for the two big men with a jug.
The wine falls into the cup and makes a clear dripping sound.
Qin Zhenglin's cloudy eyes wandered over Huazhu's body, and his stubby fingers touched her chin from time to time. When Huazhu turned to his side, he reached out and pinched her buttocks.
The smile lines at the corners of Huazhu's mouth remained unchanged, and the hand when pouring the wine was still steady, without spilling a drop of wine.
“Come on, brother Xueting, let me give you a toast!”
Qin Zhenglin picked up the wine glass and faced the man next to him.
A pure white hand picked up the wine glass on the table, touched it with him, and drank the wine in one gulp.
“Haha, so happy!”
Qin Zhenglin picked up the dish with chopsticks and chewed it, "Well, this stir-fried kidney flower is pretty good, it goes well with wine."
He also tasted the steamed pork with rice flour. It was delicate, fragrant and had a wonderful taste.
only-
“How do I taste it? The food on this table doesn’t look like Lao Yu’s cooking. His dishes are very flavorful and he likes to add peppercorns. Every time I eat it, I have to bite my tongue."
The waiter standing next to him immediately smiled and said: "Master Qin, you are indeed a long-time gourmet. Your tongue is very powerful. You can taste it as soon as you taste it. I am not satisfied with you two. Today, I have an old habit. There is nothing I can do about it." Working for the two gentlemen, our boss found a girl from nowhere, and she cooked this table. "
“Girl? That’s really strange. What’s your name?”
"It's called Fengzhu. It looks so handsome."
"Oh? How handsome is she? Can she compare to our Hua Zhu girl?" Mr. Qin pinched Hua Zhu's face.
The waiter glanced at Huazhu and said, "Hey, Fengzhu girl and Zhuzhu girl are both equal in their own merits. I originally thought that Fengzhu girl looks like a lady from a wealthy family, and I'm afraid she might even mess with the pot. Can’t get up? Guess what?”
“Hurry up and say it! Don’t rattle me!”
Qin Zhenglin used to be a horse bandit, and he would easily act like a father to others when he got excited.
The waiter hurriedly apologized and smiled: "That girl Fengzhu is really beyond her appearance! She showed off her skills as soon as she came up. Look at this squirrel fish, it is as thick as a root. Even Lao Yu may not have this skill."
"Hearing what you say, I want to take a look at that Fengzhu girl. Go and call her over. Tell her that her cooking is good, and I want to reward her." Mr. Qin waved his hand.
In fact, it has another meaning.
This Gu Xueting seems to be obviously not interested in painting beads. If the phoenix beads are really as handsome as the waiter said, maybe he will be attracted to them, and when the time comes to talk about things, it will be smoother, right?
Perhaps Gu Xueting will agree to him just for the sake of the beauty?
In the kitchen, Shen Yizhi didn't know that the waiter was so cheating.
She thought she had escaped disaster by going into the kitchen to cook, and was trying to sneak away secretly by talking to the waiter in the kitchen.
“Hey, Miss Fengzhu, come with me quickly, Master Qin wants to see you!”
The guy ran in excitedly.
Shen Yizhi: “…”
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Shen Yizhi smeared a handful of black ash on the chimney, followed the waiter to the private room, and applied a thin layer of black makeup on himself.
With her painted like this, Master Qin must not have any sexual interest, right?
“Master Gu, Master Qin, I brought him here.”
The guy let Shen Yizhi in behind him.
The moment he saw Shen Yizhi, Qin Zhenglin almost cursed. No matter how high his expectations were, he would be disappointed. For this black girl, the guy actually told him that she looked good? Is it on par with painting beads?
He saw that it was not him who was lame, but the guy!
“Go, go, go, it’s really off-putting!”
Shen Yizhi felt happy and turned around to leave without raising his head.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Huazhu, who had been quietly acting as a beauty vase, suddenly laughed and said: "Fengzhu, why did you paint your face so black? Even Master Qin misunderstood."
"Darkened your face? Don't go away, turn around and raise your face."
Qin Zhenglin squinted and took a closer look at Shen Yizhi. Upon closer inspection, he found many flaws.
“Hey, there are actually people who pretend to be ugly on purpose. This Fengzhu is a bit interesting, don’t you think so, Brother Xue Ting?”
Xue Ting? Isn't her fiancé's name Gu Xueting?