Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 97 The "Test" of Both Sides

An hour ago!

Not long after Zhang Chen left, Bai Zhantang took the ingredients he had bought from outside to the back kitchen, let Dazui start cooking, and he brought Guo Furong, who was waiting by the side, back to the hall.

In the hall, only Xiucai and Tong Xiangyu were sitting at the long table and whispering something. Seeing that only the two of them came back, they couldn't help but say:
"Where is Xiaochen!"

Guo Furong heard the words and said carelessly:
"Xiaochen, he went out to tune..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Bai Zhantang's bright eyes, and quickly covered his mouth to indicate that she was not talking.

Bai Zhantang looked clear, he knew that Guo Furong couldn't hide the matter, and luckily Hu Shiniang wasn't in the hall, otherwise something bad would happen.

He gave her a few ruthless nods, indicating that he would punish her in the future. Xiucai looked at their interaction with a puzzled expression. Usually, if Guo Furong was scolded by Lao Bai like this, she would have turned her face and ruthless. How can she be so guilty and silent?
After educating Guo Furong, Bai Zhantang gathered the two together and whispered to them about Zhang Chen's movements, Hu Shiniang's doubts and their guesses.

The scholar was still surprised that Hu Shiniang might have a problem, but Tong Xiangyu replied with a smile:
"I thought she had a problem before!"

Thinking that she might be a dangerous person, he hurried to Bai Zhantang's side.

Bai Zhantang said in a deep voice:
"I'm talking about it now so that you are prepared so that you won't be overwhelmed in case something happens. As for the big mouth, don't tell him yet. He can't hide things and is even worse than Xiao Guo."

Seeing Bai Zhantang say that his mouth is not as good as his own, Guo Furong hummed a few times, as if to say that it is not an obvious thing.

She even had a smug expression Tong Xiangyu patted her head helplessly, signaling that she should be happy, and everyone left the lobby one after another to adjust their mentality.

The night is getting darker!

Dazui was turning on the big stove in the kitchen, stirring different ingredients with his hands nimbly, and the smell was constantly wafting from the kitchen to the house, attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone came out of the house and gathered around the long table to wait for the dinner. Bai Zhantang smelled the strong fragrance in the air and said:
"Da Zui is good at cooking! Just the smell makes people drool"

The rest of the crowd nodded wildly in agreement.

Tong Xiangyu pointed to the upstairs and rolled his eyes and said:
"People ask you to deliver the food yourself, and the rest of the people can't"

Seeing that Tong Xiangyu's tone was dissatisfied, Bai Zhantang sneered and didn't speak up, so he calmed down, of course he knew what Tong Xiangyu meant.

Then he stood up and walked upstairs, knocked on the door and said:
"Miss Hu, do you want your food delivered upstairs or eaten downstairs?"

After knocking on the door for a long time, there was no answer. Bai Zhantang frowned, and just about to knock the door open, the door creaked open.

Seeing her open the door, Bai Zhantang secretly looked at Hu Shiniang and found that there was nothing unusual. He just wanted to enter the room and continue talking, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Hu Shiniang. She was very happy to stay in Bai Zhantang before.

Her reaction let Bai Zhantang know what she definitely did in the room, so she didn't enter right now. Seeing Bai Zhantang's puzzled expression, Hu Shiniang quickly said:
"Didn't you say dinner is ready? Let's go down!"

"Let's go down for the food! The lobby is spacious and well decorated!"

Bai Zhantang pretended to be puzzled and asked:
"But you asked me to..."

After closing the door, Hu Shiniang put her finger on Bai Zhantang's mouth and smiled ambiguously, and then said nothing to let him understand that Bai Zhantang couldn't help but sigh for such a clever method.

Immediately, he stopped asking the reason and helped her down the stairs very attentively.

When Bai Zhantang went upstairs, Dazui was filled with food one after another. After the two went downstairs, Dazui also came out with the last dish, shouting in his mouth:

"The last one, stir-fried yellow beef!"

Bai Zhantang led Hu Shiniang to sit upright and introduced to her:
"The inn's chef Li Dazui, he will be in charge of your food these few days"

Waving hands with big mouths and foolishness are all trivial things.

Hu Shiniang didn't speak to her. She first observed the arrangement of the ingredients, then went to the table to smell the dishes, and finally focused on the last piece of stir-fried beef, and pointed to the dish to put it in front of her.

Everyone looked suspiciously at Hu Shiniang's operation. After placing the dish in front of her, Hu Shiniang said:
"The level of the cook is not bad. Although it is not as good as the master chef in the Yellow Crane Tower, it is enough here. Let's eat it alive!"

After finishing speaking, seeing everyone staring at her, Hu Shiniang couldn't help wondering:

"What are you looking at me for?"

Seeing this, everyone looked sympathetically at Big Mouth with flaming eyes. They couldn't help ignoring you this time and belittling your cooking skills.

As the eyes of everyone saw the big mouth, Hu Shiniang laughed coquettishly, explaining that she didn't mean to belittle the level of cooking skills, but that she usually ate the chef's delicacies, so she made such an evaluation.

When Dazui heard the words, the expression on his face changed instantly to signal Hu Shiniang to eat. Everyone's eyes changed from sympathy to speechless now. Was this bought?
After finishing the big mouth, under the stunned eyes of everyone, Hu Shiniang's subordinates kept eating Hesai with beef between them. The speed was amazing, but they didn't eat other dishes just like that.

Tong Xiangyu asked weakly while she was drinking water:
"Other dishes are not to your liking?"

Hu Shiniang finally put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped her lips and said:

"Don't know my rules? I eat meat and only eat beef, and it must be a two-month-old calf."

"Since you don't know, how do you make this dish just right?"

Of course Tong Xiangyu didn't know this rule because Zhang Chen didn't fully read it out, but she couldn't say anything now, so she stretched out her hand to signal her to continue eating.

Just like that, everyone didn't move their chopsticks, and watched her quietly finish a large table of dishes, leaving only the meat she didn't eat.

After eating and drinking, Hu Shiniang smiled and motioned for everyone to eat. Everyone looked at the devastated long table and the corners of their mouths twitched. Hu Shiniang waved her hands indifferently and went back upstairs to rest.

After returning to the room, Hu Shiniang carefully thought about whether there were any flaws in her actions at dinner. She was using Hu Shiniang's identity to test the tolerance of everyone for her. Only in this way could she implement the plan in the next two days. Now it seems Her tolerance is still very high.

Downstairs lobby!

Tong Xiangyu withdrew her gaze and looked at the food on the long table, and asked with heartache:
"Tell me how much this meal cost?"

Bai Zhantang lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Tong Xiangyu because he still needs money later, so he said in a low voice:
"Others are not expensive, but beef is a bit more expensive. After all, it happens that calves that died suddenly in two months are not easy to come across. You have to pay more to get some."

Although it was not his own money, it was agreed that the rest would be paid. Tong Xiangyu covered her heart and said:

"How much is left of the 500 taels of silver note I gave you?"

Bai Zhantang held out two fingers, and when Xiucai saw it, he shouted loudly:
"Ten taels?"

The other two were also very surprised, they spent 300 taels in just one day, no wonder shopkeeper Sai took out so much.

Bai Zhantang handed the list of expenses to Xiucai and motioned him to read it himself.

The scholar took the list, read it carefully, and said with red eyes:
"She's living the life I dreamed of"

"Buying such an expensive pen, ink, paper and inkstone, even the tea is top-notch Queue tea. I have never even seen it before."

"Compared to the above several food expenses, it is really not worth mentioning"

Bai Zhantang also nodded in agreement and said:

"If it weren't for this time, I wouldn't know that there are such expensive things in our town, and there are still many rich people! By the way, shopkeeper, I just paid a deposit for some things..."

Speaking of which, he looked at Tong Xiangyu and motioned for her to give the money, but Tong Xiangyu had to give it and said distressedly:
"It's all for you! It's bad luck!"

After throwing the silver ticket to Bai Zhantang, Tong Xiangyu waved her hands and went back upstairs to rest. Now only the bed can comfort her wounded heart.

Everyone in the lobby looked at the list and complained, and Xiucai stared upstairs, wishing to replace it. Which of these four treasures of the study is not the favorite of literati.

But the cruel reality stopped him, and he could only sit slumped at the long table and mutter to himself, "My Hubi, my Huimo, my..."

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