Ah? The ladies I stabbed have come true.

Chapter 42 Malicious Competition from Peers

After cleaning up and returning to your room, you told Guo Lin, who was doing the accounts, about this strange incident.

Guo Lin grew up in the general's mansion and is very knowledgeable.

After asking you about that person's specific characteristics, I immediately remembered a book about strange things I'd read before.

[The book of strange things once said that a gray rat became a spirit, with a yellowish-gray complexion and a hoarse voice.]

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a gray rat spirit. But it can drink so much wine without revealing its true form. It must be very powerful."

"But it's been a long time since there have been rumors of demons harming people in the Song Dynasty. This gray rat spirit shouldn't have any malicious intent."

When you heard Guo Lin say this, you felt relieved. If you were really targeted by a demon, even if you had nine lives, it wouldn't be enough for the demon to kill you.

[Then, you put the account book in Guo Lin's hand aside.]

"My lady, it's time to rest..."

In the video, Guo Lin's eyes rolled back and she fainted...

……

[You left at four o'clock the next morning to buy food for the entire day.]

Because your food is delicious and your drinks are cheap, the door was crowded with repeat customers who had eaten at your restaurant yesterday.

Everyone wants to have another meal of the mixed fish pot stickers you made yesterday.

But you haven't opened yet.

【Then he called out to everyone.】

"Everyone, everyone, the shop is not open yet,"

[Because she was too tired last night, you first sent Guo Lin some medicinal food to replenish her qi and blood, so that she wouldn't faint on the way again...]

After serving Guo Lin, you had a simple breakfast with the two cooks, the maid, and the two waiters, and began a busy day.

"I don't know if your fortune has arrived, but for the next month or so, you've been incredibly busy. Besides Dou Qianli, who frequently comes, there are also some gentry, officials, and scholars who come here out of admiration for you."

【After eating your food and drinks, everyone praised you.】

[Some scholars were so inspired by poetry that they wrote many poems directly on the screen you bought.]

[The most famous of these is "Deng Yuelai Tower."]

……

Climbing the stairs to the tower makes me feel leisurely, and the delicacies and fine wines intoxicate my eyes.

The fragrance fills the room and makes you hungry, while the taste lingers in your intestines and leaves a refreshing feeling.

The cups are filled with shimmering liquid, and the table is filled with delicious food.

This kind of feeling is hard to describe, I wish I could turn into a Kun fish and swim in the ocean.

……

[Once the poem "Climbing Yuelai Tower" was performed, your Yuelai Tower became famous in Qinglin County, and even spread to several nearby prefectures and counties.]

You feel tired yet happy on such days.

[However, your booming business has hindered the business of the nearby "Chun Ke Lai". Chun Ke Lai has been experiencing a dismal business situation over the past month.]

[Hua Zixu, the owner of Chunkelai, has given up his business and spends his days strolling around the streets.]

Hua Zixu has been hanging around on this street for years. Now he sees that his restaurant has very few customers, while yours is bustling with activity, even attracting people from other counties.

[This made Hua Zixu feel even more uncomfortable than if he had killed him.]

[During this time, Hua Zixu also constantly had his staff come to your restaurant to purchase various set meals, attempting to find flaws and loopholes in them.]

[But he couldn't find anything, and finally he started to feel itchy if he didn't eat the food you cooked for a day.]

[This situation made Hua Zixu burn with jealousy.]

[I almost lost my mind.]

But after eating your food, I worry that I'll ruin your business and end up with nothing to eat.

[However, after struggling for a month or two, Hua Zixu made up his mind: to make your business so bad that it would fail, but not so bad that it would not fail.]

[Finally, Hua Zixu gathered all the beggars, big and small, in Qinglin County and instructed them to go to your Yuelailou to beg for food every day. They were to drive away any customers they encountered and absolutely not allow any customers to enter your restaurant.]

[Under Hua Zixu's instructions, beggars began to beg for food at the entrance of your restaurant, leaving the once clean and tidy ground covered in feces and urine.]

Guo Lin has never been subjected to such humiliation before. She will immediately drag you to the government office to file a complaint and seek justice.

[And yet you guessed it was Hua Zixu who did it.] [What do you choose now?]

[Option 1: Agree with Guo Lin's suggestion and file a complaint with the government.]

[Option 2: Find Hua Zixu and testify against him face to face, then drive all the beggars away.]

[Option 3: Go find Dou Qianli and ask him to help you resolve this matter thoroughly.]

……

Su Mo looked at the three options in front of him and was extremely confused. For a moment he didn't know how to choose.

The first one.

Hua Zixu has been doing business in Qinglin County for many years, and the network of contacts he has accumulated cannot be underestimated. He has contacts with powerful local gentry and officials.

The self in the simulation was a rootless duckweed, a newcomer, and in this respect he could not compare with Hua Zixu at all.

Even if you accumulate some fame for a while.

But the government is not necessarily fair and just.

The second one is even worse.

If you go directly to confront Hua Zixu, you will definitely be humiliated for no reason. If he simply denies his guilt, you will have no way to deal with him.

As for the third item...

Su Mo still didn't want to choose.

He went to find Dou Qianli. Although he believed that Dou Qianli could help him solve this problem, the other party was a demon after all.

Humans and demons are involved in cause and effect, and no one knows what will happen next.

Maybe good, maybe bad.

There is also the possibility of being doomed.

Thinking of this, Su Mo couldn't help but press his eyebrows. If he wanted to obtain the talent of the God of Food this time, this might be the most critical choice.

At last.

Think about it.

Su Mo still chose the third option.

Go to the Huiyan Pavilion to find Dou Qianli and let him know how to break this situation!
……

You stopped Guo Lin, who was about to report the case to the authorities, and began to tell her your thoughts.

"Madam, we have only a shallow foundation in Qinglin County. The officials there may not necessarily be on our side."

"Doesn't Dou Qianli often come to our restaurant for dinner?"

"If the restaurant goes bankrupt, he will lose his place to eat."

"So I also want to ask if Dou Qianli can help us."

【Guo Lin's eyes were filled with worry after hearing what you said.】

"That book of strange things says that humans and monsters should avoid any involvement if possible, because it will change their fate. Once their innate fate is changed, their destiny will move in an unknown direction."

【You didn't take it seriously after hearing it.】

"Don't worry, my lady, nothing will happen."

"For now, let's get through the crisis right now."

"Moreover."

"It's so cold in the middle of winter. It would be unlucky if a few more beggars froze to death at our doorstep, wouldn't it?"

Hearing your repeated insistence, Guo Lin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing and let you go to the ashtray.

This Huiyan Pavilion is located at the lowest point in Qinglin County. Nearby is a pond with many weeping willows beside it. However, since it is winter now, the willows are covered with snow.

[As if sensing someone's arrival, Dou Qianli opened the door to the Gray Smoke Hall before you even knocked.]

[Dou Qianli looked a little surprised when he saw it was you.]

"It's you?"

"Come to me, what's the matter?"

　Thanks to Brother Ximen Qing for the 15 monthly tickets. This is the first time I have seen so many monthly tickets. I was really surprised. I would also like to thank the other brothers for their monthly tickets. I will add two more chapters today!

　　
　
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