The two of them quickly left the street they were on and returned to the market.
It was currently afternoon, and the hot and scorching sunlight was making the ground feel hot and stuffy like a steamer. The hair next to Hemai's ear was drenched in sweat, and her face was flushed red from the sun's heat.
Liulang found a tea shop and asked for two bowls of cold tea, then he bought two sweet plums to eat.
The bamboo mouse in the cage also shook for the next day, but it was currently lying in the cage without any food. After Hemai fed some water to the bamboo mouse, she sighed: "I'm afraid that today's trip was in vain. There are only two or three game restaurants in the town, and all of them are gathered in one place … …"
Next to the Hundred Mountains Wild Foodie Pavilion was the Clear River Town and two other famous wild foodies.
They had only created such a big commotion just now. At this moment, the people from the Hundred Mountains Wild Foodie Club were already gnashing their teeth in anger. If the other two restaurants knew about this, they probably wouldn't have accepted their Bamboo Rats.
With such a situation, the Liulang didn't have any other choice. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I can't come here for nothing today. We'll send these two Bamboo Rats over to the Mastery in a bit, and then we'll come back and visit the market. "
Hemai thought about it, then agreed with a smile.
After they finished their cold tea, the two of them felt cooler and prepared to leave with the Bamboo Mouse. Just as he was about to pay for the tea, he bumped into someone and started chatting with Liulang.
Hemai thought that the person looked familiar, but he could not remember who he was. After listening to his conversation with Liulang for a while, he realized that this person was an attendant of County Garden Restaurant. Last time when he went to County Garden Restaurant to sell Bear Palm, he was the one who received the two.
The shop assistant's name was Wang Liang, and when he saw the bamboo mouse cage in Liulang's hands, he asked, "This is the bamboo mouse you two are raising?" He looked carefully at the fur of the two Bamboo Mice and smiled. "They are well-kept. Their fur is glossy and smooth."
Hemai's heart was moved, and she hurriedly asked: "Big Brother Wang, do you want to accept the Bamboo Mice? "The bamboo rats we raise are very fat. Whether it's fried, fried, or steamed, they're all delicious."
Wang Liang seriously thought for a moment and said, "A day ago, we said that we were going to find a new source of food. However, I don't know if this Bamboo Mouse is willing to accept it or not." "If that's the case, I'm going back to the restaurant now. Why don't you come with me and ask what's the meaning of this?"
Hemai was overjoyed, and immediately thanked: "Then I'll be troubling Big Brother Wang!"
The two of them followed Wang Liang and returned to County Garden Restaurant, just as Purchaser Soong was about to leave his house.
Wang Liang explained the purpose of their visit. Purchaser Soong's eyes lit up when he saw the Bamboo Mouse in Liulang's hands.
Seeing that there was hope, Hemai immediately looked towards Yang Liulang.
Yang Liulang's expression was extremely calm, he told Purchaser Soong about the number of Bamboo Rats he was keeping and the grounds outside, and then the Purchaser Soong led the Liulang and Hemai to the private rooms to discuss the situation in detail.
Hemai held onto Liulang's arm and softly said: "I'm not too familiar with these things, so I won't go in. You and Purchaser Soong should chat properly, I'll wait outside for you."
"Alright." Liulang patted her hand, "I'll be out in a while."
There were quite a lot of customers in the restaurant, so Wang Liang invited Hemai to sit on a small chair at the back of the stairs before he went to greet the guests.
In the hall, the waiters served their dishes, and those who left the tables were all busy and bustling. As for the second floor, they seemed to have been taken care of by someone, and amongst the group of young masters, there were occasionally two or three young ladies with servants on them.
Not long after Hemai sat on the small chair in front of the door, she felt that the restaurant was truly a mess. The air was filled with the smell of wine and meat, and as the steamy air steamed, she left the restaurant in a flash.
At this moment, a few young women walked out from the restaurant's door. Two of them were dressed delicately and had maidservants beside them. They should be the young miss of a famous restaurant. As for the other ordinary girl, although her clothes were clean and elegant, it was obvious that she was of a much lower class than them.
These few people rushed past Hemai and went directly under the eaves of the house at the side of the restaurant.
The two maidservants covered the sun with oil-paper umbrellas as they stared at the ordinary girl in the middle with unfriendly gazes.
"Damned girl, you really overestimate yourself!" The maidservant looked at the girl and ridiculed her, "After a few days of studying, you forget where you came from? Pauper! My entire body is filled with acid, disgusting to the point of death! "
"That's right. Do you even know what kind of person you are to dare to come to Young Master Song's restaurant for a meal? Who gave your permission?" "I heard that your parents are all farmers in the countryside. It seems like your best future home will be to marry a pig-raising chicken, and you will smell like sh * t and piss all day. Hmm – disgusting just thinking about it!"
"Humph, his birth is like flying up a tree to become a phoenix. Dream on!" The servant girl scolded, "Go back to where you came from, don't wander around in front of our young miss! Dirty eyesore! "
The two maidservants' words were both vicious and unkind, but their two masters did not stop them. They allowed the two maidservants to talk amongst themselves, their faces flashing with a carefree look.
Although Hemai could not see the ordinary woman's face, he could still see her trembling fingertip and face that was as white as snow due to anger.
"Ladies, I was only invited to attend Master Song's birthday. I don't have any other purpose." Even though she was so angry that her entire body was trembling, the woman tried her best to remain calm. "I've only met Master Song and I once. There's no other relationship between us. The two ladies have misunderstood …"
"I've only seen you look at him once, so don't take it that I didn't see him!" "How come I didn't know that a woman from the Qiangshan Valley could seduce people?"
The girl was startled, then lowered her head and explained: "Miss Wang really misunderstood. I know that Miss Wang and Master Song are engaged, so how could you take away someone's love? I advise Miss Wang not to measure others with her own heart. It's yours, it's still yours, not yours … "
Before she finished speaking, a palm landed solidly on her face.
The girl was beaten senseless. She covered her face and stood there foolishly.
"When is it your turn to talk about our young lady?" Young Miss Lu's servant girl glared at her. "Damned girl, don't you know what you're worth? Who do you think you are? You aren't even fit to carry our Miss's shoes! "
The master and servant then insulted the woman a few more times, then turned around and left. The other master and servant also coldly ridiculed the woman.
After they had left for quite some time, the woman was still standing blankly by the side of the restaurant with her head lowered. It was hard to see the expression on her face.
When Hemai heard the conversation between the few girls just now, she roughly understood what kind of relationship they had.