Tofu Xishi: General Mo ran

Chapter 53 Decui Tower ([-])
For several days in a row, Miao Douer had to go out to work during the day, and while Miao Douer was away, An Qihe was always dealing with official business.

Beidi is a nomadic people in the north of the Great Zhou Kingdom. They are violent and bloodthirsty.At the junction of the two countries, the Beidi people often harassed with cavalry.

Twelve years ago, An Qihe's father personally led an army to meet the enemy. After 12 days of bloody battles, Beidi was finally defeated.Although the Great Zhou Kingdom was the victor in this battle known as the "Battle of Frost's Fall" in history, it also suffered heavy casualties.

The prince with a different surname at that time——An Qihou also disappeared during that battle. Everyone searched for him for half a year before finally confirming that he must be dead.

After that battle, the two countries signed an agreement not to fight each other for 20 years, so that both sides would have time to rest, raise their population, and increase their national strength.

And this 20-year agreement needs to be signed once a year to be effective.

But this year, An Qihe, who signed the agreement on behalf of "An Qihou" of the Great Zhou Kingdom, was ambushed and his whereabouts are still unknown.

Although Beidi people are suspicious, they are not ambushers.

An Qihe understands that if the agreement between the two countries fails to be signed, it should not be Da Zhou who fears the most, but Bei Di.

This Beidi country is barren and sparsely populated. The great battle 12 years ago had severely damaged their vitality.

Compared with the prosperity of the Great Zhou Kingdom in the past 12 years, today's Beidi, compared with 12 years ago, has no strength to fight against the Great Zhou.

Since they are not from Beidi, who wants to obstruct the signing of the "20-year armistice agreement" between the two countries?
This is not only about his An Qihe, but also about the safety of the Great Zhou Kingdom.At this time, An Qihe must get better as soon as possible, but he cannot expose his position so quickly.He wants to use this time to investigate some things.

During this day, An Qihe finished explaining the matter to his subordinates, and seeing that the time was almost up, he asked them to leave.

Sure enough, within a short while, Miao Douer's chattering voice sounded outside the door.

"...I think the building should be neatly arranged. Anyway, our main focus is vegetarian food, so it's better naturally. What do you think of the little dumplings?"

Miao Douer opened the door and came in while talking.

Seeing An Qihe, Miao Douer's eyes showed joy.

"Sanggong! We have rented a storefront!"

An Qihe remained calm, but smiled slightly: "Oh? Where is it?"

Miao Douer came in, sat at a table beside her, poured herself a cup of tea, drank it all in one go, and then continued.

"It's a coincidence. The shop I was looking at last time was originally a restaurant. It has everything from the kitchen to the lobby. It wasn't that the owner said he was leaving the place, so this shop only Do you want to sell it or rent it? This time, for some reason, the owner of the shop didn’t leave, so he agreed to rent it to us, and the rent was not high, 30 taels less than we expected!”

An Qihe listened patiently, and nodded: "That is to say, the rent for a year is 170 taels?"

"Exactly. In this way, we can have more money to renovate the store."

Miao Douer looked happy and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Sir, what do you think is the name of our restaurant? I thought, we mainly serve vegetarian food, so we should have an elegant name."

An Qihe saw Miao Douer dragging her cheeks, muttering in her mouth, blinking at the ceiling with a pair of smart almond eyes, with a pensive look on her face, she couldn't help feeling cute in her heart.

"It's rare to find good jadeite since ancient times, and there are thousands of emeralds in the world. Since you sell vegetarian food, why not call it Cuilou?"
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