Chapter 57

It's going to be late, and the moonlight comes down one layer after another, wrapping the whole Puyang County in a piece of silver frost. June and July are the hottest days. Many people who can't sleep because of the heat sit at their own door, shaking the Pu fan, enjoying the coolness brought by the night.

Jin Xiaoxiao has just calculated the amount of ingredients needed in two days, and suddenly he hears someone ring the door of the club.

She put down the wolf's hair, got up, went to the door and opened it.

Outside the door stood a man dressed in blue cloth and dressed as a little boy. He bowed respectfully to Jin Xiaoxiao: "boss Jin, I'm the little boy of the Li family."

Jin Xiaoxiao welcomed the boy into the door: "but what else does your master have to charge?"

He shook his head and said, "my master asked me to bring a message to boss Jin. We don't need boss Jin to organize the banquet two days later. He... Invited bazhenlou to buy a banquet at home."

Bazhen building!

When Jin Xiaoxiao heard the words, he frowned suddenly, and his heart was filled with chills.

Tang Ningyu is really dishonest.

But on his face, Jin Xiaoxiao still said with a smile, "it doesn't matter. I believe Master Li must have a problem."

With that, Jin Xiaoxiao took out the silver prepared by Master Li from under the counter, added five Liang silver, and handed it to the boy: "this is master Li's prepayment. Please give it back to master Li for me."

"My master said, please accept the money," he said

But Jin Xiaoxiao didn't take it back: "if business doesn't work, benevolence and righteousness exist. There's no reason to take money if you don't work."

She took out a bucket of money and put it in the boy's hand. She said with a smile, "I'm sorry to bother my brother to come here on such a hot day. I'd like to ask him not to give up this idea and buy an ice bowl to eat."

The boy wanted to be polite, but he was sent to the door by Jin Xiaoxiao.

As soon as he left, Jin Xiaoxiao's face became extremely cold by the way. She stood at the door and looked at the gate of Bazhen building. After a long time, she watched the hexagonal lantern at the door go out. Then she turned and returned to the club.

This business, not only did not make money, but also lost a hang of money.

The next morning, Caizhi was the first to wake up. She walked into the hall and was startled by Jin Xiaoxiao who had not slept all night.

"Young lady, why did you get up so early?"

Caizhi knows that Jin Xiaolai has the habit of sleeping in. It's rare to see her get up so early.

Jin Xiaoxiao rubbed his astringent eyes and slowly stood up: "I didn't sleep."

Caizhi thought that she was sleeping all night for Master Li's Banquet: "we have not all discussed what we are going to prepare to eat..."

Before her words were finished, Jin Xiaoran opened her mouth: "we don't need the banquet of Li family."

"What Caizhi is surprised. It's a big deal for anyone to get such a big deal. But now... She gets closer and looks at Jin Xiaoxiao. On her face, Caizhi only sees the tiredness of staying up all night. Besides, there's nothing unusual.

Jin Xiaoxiao rubbed her cerebellar pouch and said with a smile: "it doesn't matter. I don't believe that Tang Ningyu can use her grandfather's county magistrate hat to suppress the rich families in the whole county."

It has been a long time since Tang County decrees oppressed the good people in Puyang County.

Over the years, many people have already complained, but they just dare to be angry.

Just like the Li family, there are no officials in the family, and a lot of the money they earn every year goes into the pocket of the county master. This time, Tang Ningyu uses the relationship of the county master to make the Li family change the restaurant where they buy banquets.

Even if master Li wants to give the county magistrate face, now he has to watch a little girl's face.

It's only a matter of time before the magistrate of the Tang family gets angry.

Jin Xiaoxiao is not in a hurry. What she wants is to take a long-term view. This idea is petty and she still looks down on it.

But in Caizhi's eyes, such a large sum of money is astronomical: "little lady, what else can we do to recover it?"

"There is no way, there is no need."

Jin Xiaoxiao's face was cool, and he didn't care about it at all: "don't worry, someone will come to the door to apologize in a moment."

Caizhi stares at Jin Xiaoxiao suspiciously, but she doesn't know there is such a thing.

Sure enough, after a while, Mrs. Li came to the door with a carriage of good things.

Jin Xiaoxiao orders Caizhi and gives Mrs. Li tea. He takes Caizhi's steamed buns and eats them.

Mrs. Li told her maid and mother-in-law to send the cloth, rouge and gouache into the club.

Gold small mouth said polite words, but let color Zhi according to single all accept down.

Mrs. Li blushed with shame and made a small compensation.

Jin Xiaoxiao wiped her mouth after eating the steamed stuffed bun and said to Mrs. Li, "you are too polite."

Mrs. Li didn't think so. The Li family had decided that Jin Xiaoxiao would hold a banquet for them, and also paid Ding Yin. But as soon as she turned around, she invited Bazhen building to do it. This was against the credit of the merchants. What's more, Jin Xiaoxiao didn't make a public announcement, and returned all Ding Yin.

The little fellow even praised Jin Xiaoxiao and told her about the reward she gave herself.

Master Li blushed immediately. A businessman like him would not have been so rebellious if he had not been forced to do so.

Jin Xiaoxiao sipped a sip of tea: "in business, if it was not for Master Li being suppressed, it would not be so."

"You'd better think that." Mrs. Li sighed: "we, the county master, are very fond of the Miss Tang family. We wish we could pick the stars and the moon if we want them. Otherwise, our family would not pay for this little thing..."

"I understand." Jin Xiaoxiao continued to fill the empty tea cup in front of Mrs. Li: "let's not talk about this, but talk about the affairs in the mansion."

Mrs. Li's face changed slightly when she heard the speech.

"The seventh aunt in my family often persuades the master to have a good relationship with the Tang family. No, she has something to do with it“ Mrs. Li shook her head helplessly and sighed: "this banquet not only costs money, but also uses the cooks and ingredients of our family. You go out to inquire. In Puyang County, there is no such thing."

Jin Xiaowei frowned and seemed to be thinking about something. After a long time, he asked Mrs. Li, "madam, I don't know if tomorrow's banquet will be divided between men and women?"

Mrs. Li is a smart person. She blinked and seemed to understand what Jin Xiaoxiao thought: "do you want..."

Jin Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "I'd like to open three tables for my wife, and all of them are free. I wonder if my wife can help me with this?"