Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 126 Thief
Yuehua Lane, where Dim Sum is located, is very close to Yuxiu Street and is also in the central area.Different from Yuxiu Street, Yuehua Lane is full of small shops, mainly food and grocery stores.Dian Dim Sum, located at the intersection of Yuehua Lane and Luocheng Main Street, is the largest shop in the entire alley, twice to four times the size of other shops.

The shop originally only had one floor. It was divided into two rooms and rented out. After it was taken back, the wooden partition wall in the middle was demolished and a second floor was added. It became the current dim sum shop.The first floor of Dim Sum is half a workshop and half a sales hall, while the second floor is a place for tea and refreshments. There are even five elegantly decorated private rooms. Not only do they provide Dim Sum pastries, but also all kinds of scented tea specially made by Dim Sum. It's like a teahouse.It's just that the teahouse doesn't have such exquisite, delicious and diverse pastries, nor can it make those beautiful and delicious scented teas.

It can be said that the location of dim sum is no worse than that on Yuxiu Street, and it is more suitable for a food shop.Zhiruo also owns a dowry shop on Yuxiu Street. He signed a three-year lease contract for selling antique calligraphy and paintings. There is still more than one year left on the lease. Zhiruo feels that there is no need to break the contract and pay compensation, but when the lease expires, If I want to take it back, I am planning to buy two or three more shops. Naturally, I will not leave such a good shop and only charge rent.

The decoration and layout of the dim sum are all designed by Zhiruo, and they are now preparing to open a branch. She has not seen it yet. She made a special trip today just to see how her design will work with this time and space. What are the needs? Areas for improvement.

Because he only planned to go into the store to look around and then come out, Zhiruo did not take Bai Xue into the store, but asked Ru Chun to wait outside the store with him.

As soon as the Zhiruo sisters entered the store, shopkeeper Guo, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them: "Master... Master, you are here. Have you had lunch?" Shopkeeper Guo is one of the stewards who bought them from Kaicheng. One of them had managed two or three shops in his previous owner's house. After observing him for a while, Qiangbo felt that he had good character, so he recommended him to Zhiruo and became the head shopkeeper of Zhiruo's first store.Shopkeeper Guo's daughter-in-law, Aunt Guo, is now the mother in charge of Nianmeiyuan. Their 8-year-old daughter is Xitao in the sewing room. She is shy but clever.

Zhiruo nodded and said with a smile: "Well, I have used it. Shopkeeper Guo, please ask someone to take Rudong to the workshop to have a look." The two female masters in the workshop are both apprentices brought out by Rudong, haha, but they will be I chose them because they are good at making traditional pastries.There are no outside employees at Diandian Sum, and everyone is a slave under a death contract, including handymen, clerks, and accountants.

Shopkeeper Guo quickly agreed and called a boy to come over and take Rudong to the workshop.There are not many people in the workshop, there are only two female masters, two apprentice maids, and a fire-making woman. Under normal circumstances, shopkeeper Guo will not call them out for fear of delaying the pastry making.Who told them that the dim sum business is so good?Demand exceeds supply every day.

The Zhiruo sisters were accompanied by shopkeeper Guo himself and looked around. There were not too many customers at this point, which was more convenient.Shopkeeper Guo said in a low voice: "Girl, I have chosen this shop. Not to mention the great layout of the place, the main street is connected to the official road. Many merchants and people passing through Luo City will come here to try it, and some of them will eat it directly." Yes, I took a lot of it with me as dry food when I left. Well, at this point, most of the people here are from out of town."

Zhiruo smiled: "Is that so? Mrs. Lin's contribution is indispensable." I heard that the guards guarding the city gate recommended some snacks to those who asked for directions.

"Exactly," Shopkeeper Guo echoed repeatedly. How else could he say that there was someone in the court who was easy to do things with?Businessmen with money but no power usually spend money to seek protection from people in the officialdom.Isn't it that the most gossiped thing in Luo City recently is the marriage between the Xu family, a wealthy businessman, and the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion?Although a lot of things have happened in the Qingyuan Hou Mansion and its reputation is now very bad, it is still a noble family, right?A skinny camel is bigger than a horse!
Fortunately, our young masters are protected by Prince Jing and Magistrate Lin. Moreover, since the bandits from Mengniu Village broke into Meizhuang on the night of New Year's Eve, all kinds of people who covet Meizhuang seem to have become more at ease. There are also various rumors, some exaggerating the mechanism of Meizhuang to the point of being unbelievable, and some saying that General Yin Zhao and General Qi Wang Zaitian are protecting the Yin Zhiruo siblings, including the father and son of the Yin family and the father and son of the Qi family. The powerful figure on the battlefield, even if he became a ghost, his momentum was enough to suppress the gangsters, and everyone in Baomei Village was safe.

Because of this, although the dim sum business has made many people jealous, there has been no incident so far.

Walking around downstairs and upstairs, I listened to some suggestions from the young waiters, and "accidentally" heard some comments and comments from customers, which made Zhiruo know what I was doing and sighed to myself that the trip was well worth it.

As Zhiruo went downstairs, he discussed with Shopkeeper Guo the placement of the pastry shelves. Shopkeeper Guo had put forward some different opinions on this issue before, and he was just waiting for Zhiruo to see it with his own eyes and decide. At this moment, the two of them were basically A consensus has been reached.

"Okay, it seems that there are more and more customers. If you have any questions, we can discuss them after you return to Zhuangzi in the evening." Zhiruo was about to leave when he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside. He looked strangely at the door of the shop. From the current location and angle, it seems that a lot of people have gathered!
A waiter happened to come in from outside the door and saw shopkeeper Guo walking over quickly: "Uncle Guo, we caught a thief stealing cakes."

"Thief? Stealing cakes?" Shopkeeper Guo was stunned. There were quite a few people who came to try to steal the secret recipe. They were always wandering around the entrance of the workshop, looking for opportunities to sneak in and take a peek.However, they had already taken precautions and were not afraid even if someone did sneak in.

When Zhiruo and several others walked to the door, they saw a woman around 26 or seven years old kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, while Bai Xue was still biting the hem of her skirt.

It turned out that while the waiter was introducing pastries to other customers, this woman quickly took a piece of meat floss cake and stuffed it into her arms before walking out. However, she happened to be seen by Rudong who had just come out of the workshop, and she subconsciously exclaimed, " Catch the thief." The woman was so frightened that she ran away.I didn’t want to, I don’t know if it was because she was the only one running out of the store, or because Bai Xue heard Rudong’s shouting and rushed up to bite the woman’s skirt, causing her to fall to the ground with a “thud”. He was caught by the waiter who was guarding the door to greet customers entering the store.

Rudong asked the cleaning woman to take out the deformed cake from the woman. The woman did not defend herself or beg for mercy, she just kept kowtowing: "Give it to me, please, give it to me."

Zhiruo looked at the woman. Although she was thin and with a sallow complexion, her whole person, including the dress which was only [-] to [-]% new at most, was neat and clean. Even when she raised her head, Zhiruo had a look on her face. I saw a perseverance mixed with shame and begging. This is a woman with a story.But how could such a person be so greedy as to steal the cake?To put it mildly, if you are really hungry, it is not impossible to ask for some leftovers from others, or even ask for a steamed bun from a roadside stall. Even if you steal a steamed bun, it is better than "ordering some snacks". Doesn't she think it's easier to steal things in a high-end place?

An idea flashed in her head, and Zhiruo suddenly asked: "Why did you steal the cake? Who was it for?" It must have been her relatives, especially her children.

Sure enough, the woman was startled and burst into tears: "My son Xiaohu... he is very ill. He has never eaten good food since he was born until he is eight years old. I... I..." She I heard people say that these pastries are unique and delicious, and that young men and girls from wealthy families eat them every day.She was literate, and she had actually seen a cake with meat just now. When the waiter turned around, she gritted her teeth and took a piece and stuffed it into her arms.God knows, mother and son have not been able to eat enough corn dregs for many years. There is no such thing as white flour or meat in Xiaohu's memory.

Rudong said anxiously: "Your son is sick, why don't you find a doctor to get him some medicine? Can eating cakes cure his illness?"

Zhiruo shook his head. This Rudong was impatient and thought simply. Judging from the appearance of this woman, she must have no money for medical treatment. Seeing that the child was dying, she could only think of giving the child a good meal.

Sure enough, the woman cried even more miserably: "Our family can no longer afford a penny, and we still owe the doctor's medical fees. The people at the drug store rushed out when they saw me. Xiaohu has been feeling hot since last night, and the doctor said that he It’s useless to go, let me prepare for... the funeral... woo woo woo."

Rudong said grandly: "What kind of doctor is this? He makes people prepare for the funeral without even looking at it?"

Zhiruo turned to shopkeeper Guo and asked, "Is there any liquor store nearby?"

Shopkeeper Guo nodded and said: "In the past two houses, there was a grocery store that sold wine. There seemed to be quite a variety of wines." Why did the girl suddenly think of wine? No matter how good the wine outside is, it can't be compared with the wine in their Plum Village. ?Otherwise, why would the alcoholic master of the two young masters come to their Plum Village to ask for a drink on New Year's Eve?
Zhiruo hurriedly told the waiter to buy wine: "The stronger the better, it doesn't matter if it tastes good or not, just be quick."

After the waiter took the order and ran away, she said to Rudong: "Go in and get some rice and a few cakes. This aunt will go back to take care of her son later. You can help her ask a doctor to take him over, and then we'll see I'll help you cook some porridge, medicine, etc. In the evening, just go back to Zhuangzi with Shopkeeper Guo and the others." Ordering dim sum is not like a steamed bun shop where it's always open until dark, usually at [-]:[-] p.m., and at Youshi The door was closed around two o'clock, leaving only the two clerks who had their turn to guard the shop and a rough lady. Everyone else went back to Meizhuang.

As soon as the woman heard that Zhiruo asked someone to hire a doctor for her son, she started kowtowing and thanking him repeatedly: "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master. If Xiaohu gets well, we, mother and son, will work hard to repay you for our lives."

　The three missed updates will be made up starting tomorrow!Yaoyao should have his second surgery around May, so he is still unable to work before recovering from the operation. As long as his body is not particularly uncomfortable, Yaoyao also hopes to continue to have more and more.Please forgive me if you break your promise if you are in poor health.Under normal circumstances, Yaoyao will also send notices asking for leave.Thanks to Yanzhuoyu book friend for the pink ticket!Thanks to the 890 book friends for their pink votes!Thanks to the book friend with the last number 3659 for the pink ticket!Thank you!

　　
　
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