Tong Xiangyu's eyes were fixed on the gold in Su Xuan's hand, and she subconsciously gulped.
The pupils in her eyes were about to turn into the shape of copper coins. If it wasn't for Lao Bai holding her arm and the old woman present, she would have pounced over.
"My master likes peace and quiet. That day, I have troubled Manager Su to not receive other guests.”
The old woman's gaze swept across the rest of the people, especially Tong Xiangyu, before speaking in a deep voice.
Su Xuan pondered for a moment and shook his head." In that case, I'll have to add a deposit. After ten days, two tables have already been reserved. Furthermore, the inn is Manager Tong's. I can't make the decision.”
"When did you book two tables? Why didn't I know?”
Tong Xiangyu asked Lao Bai softly.
"Just now, when you were not around.”
Lao Bai lied through his teeth. His face was not red, and he was not panting.
"Big mouth, don't you think so?"
When he asked, he gave Big Mouth Li a look. The latter immediately understood and agreed,"Yes, yes, yes. Moreover, they even gave a deposit. They traveled thousands of miles just to taste Little Su's cooking.”
The old woman's face was expressionless, but the night was too blurry. Otherwise, it could still be seen that it was much darker than before.
"Money is not a problem."
The old woman took out another three ingots of gold and said," Two of them, Manager Su, can be used to compensate those two people. If they refuse, this old woman will naturally go and discuss with them. The other ingot can be considered as the cost of renting an inn for Manager Tong for a day."”
"Good, good, good."
Before Su Xuan could agree, Tong Xiangyu said excitedly,""Old man, don't worry. When your master comes, there won't be even a fly in the inn, let alone other guests.”
"Farewell."
The old woman turned around and left. She turned around the corner and disappeared without a trace.
Tong Xiangyu returned to the inn and sat at the long table. She was in a daze and could not come back to her senses for a long time.
"Zhantang, tell me this isn't a dream.”
She pulled Old White's arm and spoke in a trembling voice.
"What dream?"
Lao Bai picked up the gold ingot on the table and weighed it in his hand. He said with absolute certainty,"Genuine gold."
"Shopkeeper, anyone who sees it will have a share."
Li Dazui came over and Mo Xiaobei stared at her sister-in-law.
"Go, go, go. Go play somewhere else."
Lao Bai said angrily," You didn't even do anything, and you still want to see it? You're rebelling."”
"You only know how to bully me."
Li Dazui was indignant.
Lao Bai shifted his butt and approached Tong Xiangyu. With a fawning smile on his face, he whispered,""Shopkeeper, I just saw a pair of shoes and a set of clothes at the tailor shop a few days ago. Do you want to lend me some first?”
"Old Bai, you're being unreasonable."
"Big Brother Bai, is this how you behave?”
Mo Xiaobei and Li Dazui's sinister voices came from behind, giving Lao Bai a fright.
"What do you want?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly put away the gold and put it in his pocket. He covered his chest with both hands and looked at the three of them vigilantly.
"Tsk, boring, stingy."
Seeing this, Mo Xiaobei stopped scaring her sister-in-law.
"Stingy."
Li Dazui also went back to continue eating melon seeds.
"You can be stingy."
Lao Bai sighed.
"Sister Xiangyu, this is yours."
Su Xuan took out an ingot of gold and placed it on the table.""The two of us are doing business together.”
"I don't want to."
Tong Xiangyu's head shook like a rattle-drum. Although she liked money, she was never greedy. She would not take money that did not belong to her, and she would not take money that she should not take.
"Keep this money well."
" Let's not talk about anything else," she said earnestly." Just the food you and Mystic Tiger eat every day is not a small expense. Although you have a lot of money, you can't stand this kind of method of living on nothing."”
"Shopkeeper, this isn't your style.”
Lao Bai teased.
"Sigh, I was going to give you guys a raise next month.”
"It seems like there's no need for that now."”
"Shopkeeper, it's necessary, very necessary.”
"Sister-in-law, increase my pocket money a little too.”
"Shopkeeper, can you increase our monthly salary to one tael? Five taels is fine too.”
In the end, the shopkeeper gave Big Mouth and Old Bai a raise of one silver each, while Xiaobei's pocket money increased by thirty wen.
"When we save a little more, we'll have enough money to renovate the inn.”
She pursed her lips and smiled." When the time comes, all the tables and chairs will be replaced with new ones. The stairs will also be replaced. The roof of the backyard will also need to be repaired. It's best if you can buy the two rooms next door and repair the door. In the future, you can directly visit Little Su's courtyard when you have nothing to do."”
"Ahem."
" Sister Xiangyu," Su Xuan interrupted," the two rooms next door are mine too.”
"Ah!"
Tong Xiangyu was surprised, and then she revealed a look of joy."It's very beautiful. It's very beautiful. It just saves the money to buy a house. It can be used with a little renovation.”
"I'll leave a separate floor for you, Little Su. It's specially used to entertain those guests who spend a lot of money."”
"Beautiful, very beautiful. This way, our Tongfu Inn will take both the high-end and low-end route.”
"I am confident that Tong Fu Inn will become the number one inn in Seven Hero Town, Zuo Village, and Eighteen Mile Shop.”
"No, it should be the First Inn of Guangyang Prefecture.”
Looking at Tong Xiangyu, who was immersed in her beautiful fantasies about the future, the few of them did not disturb her.
Su Xuan took out two gold ingots and placed them in the cash drawer.""Old Bai, this money is on the counter. Treat it as food for me and Mystic Tiger.”
"No problem."
Lao Bai patted his chest and said,"I guarantee that I'll make every meal for you obedient."”
"Oh right, Little Su, what materials should I prepare in advance?”
Big Mouth said,"I'll prepare the ingredients in advance. If I can't buy them in Qixia Town, I'll have to ask someone to bring them over from Guangyang Prefecture."”
"There's no need to go through so much trouble."
He chuckled." When I opened the inn, I knew a lot of people who delivered food. I just had to tell them in advance. When the time comes, they'll deliver it to my door."”
"They're both chefs, but why is the difference so huge?”
Lao Bai leaned against the door and blew at the copper coin in his hand. Then, he put it to his ear to listen, not forgetting to mock him.
"Yes, I am."
Li Dazui was smart." We are all Jianghu people. Little Su is famous all over the world, but some people are running errands. Isn't it embarrassing?"”
"Who are you talking about?"
"Find some."
"Sunflower Acupuncture Hand."
"Shopkeeper, Old White is bullying people.”
The two of them chased into the backyard one after the other, and soon, they heard a loud cry.
"Stop fooling around. Hurry up and prepare dinner.”
"Big mouth, add two more meat dishes." Tong Xiangyu shouted towards the kitchen.”
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"Big mouth bro, I want to eat chicken drumsticks!" Mo Xiaobei danced excitedly.”
The shopkeeper took the gold in his arms upstairs and put it away before walking down with light steps.
"Mystic Tiger, come quickly. There will be delicious food later.”
She waved.
Mystic Tiger's eyes immediately lit up, and he was about to drool. He ran to the shopkeeper and rubbed his head against her arm.
"You have no backbone."
Seeing this scene, Su Xuan laughed and said," I bought you over with a delicious meal."”
Not only did this guy not feel ashamed, but he even became worse. He lay down in front of the shopkeeper with his belly facing up and his four claws spread out, allowing her to pinch him.
"Time to eat."
Lao Bai came out with a large basin of fish.
Soon, the long table was filled with food. Everyone sat down. After eating and drinking, Xiaobei, who was yawning non-stop, went to the backyard to sleep.
Su Xuan and Lao Bai drank two jugs of wine before leaving. Big Mouth didn't dare to get involved.
His alcohol tolerance was far inferior to the two of them. After a few glasses, he would definitely collapse.
"I'm going home."
Su Xuan shouted from the entrance of the inn.
Mystic Tiger ran out of the kitchen with oil foam hanging from his mouth. It was obvious that he had gone in to eat.
The man and the tiger walked into the rain, allowing the cold rain to hit their bodies, bringing with it waves of coldness.
The last bit of tipsiness dissipated with the wind. He returned to his house, took a bath, changed his clothes, sat cross-legged, and breathed in Genuine Qi to comprehend the Way of the Sword.
Vajra Realm, Profound Finger Realm, Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and even the Land God Realm. The higher one advanced, the more one's mental state would be emphasized.
A strong mental state could unleash 120% or even 150% of one's strength. A weak mental state would only have internal strength, but it would be restrained and timid.
He placed both hands on the three-foot-long bamboo sword and activated the Seven Wedding Dress Technique. Rolling Genuine Qi roared out of his dantian and entered his meridians, enveloping the bamboo sword in the Great Heavenly Cycle.
He used his True Qi as a furnace, his sword aura as fire, and his sword intent as a hammer to continuously forge the Green Bamboo Sword, nurturing its sharpness.
Su Xuan's state of mind was very strong. Having lived two lives, his mind was much stronger than ordinary warriors.
First, he fought Zhu Yuyan and defeated the strong with the weak. Then, he escorted the Western Liang prince to the north. He won consecutive battles and killed the Celestial Phenomenon old priest of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. He also killed the son of the aristocratic families of three counties, Wang Qiuchan. He fought with his sword and thought of one heart. He then suppressed the Heyang royal family's Zhang Diao Temple.
He had won four battles and killed four top-notch experts. He had cultivated an invincible aura and forged an invincible sword intent.
of course
Invincibility didn't mean that he was truly invincible. It meant that no matter who his opponent was, he would dare to draw his sword and fight.
He dared to fight with the strong and defeat the strong with the weak. Even if the Second in the World of Wudi City was standing in front of Su Xuan, he would still dare to draw his sword and fight without flinching.
This was the aura of invincibility, the will of invincibility.
The heavy rain continued for more than two days and only stopped on the third night. The water level of the Xiliang River rose sharply. Fortunately, the embankment was built high and the river did not overflow.
Because of this torrential rain that lasted for several days, many merchants and pedestrians who went north had no choice but to stay in Qixia Town.
The inn's business immediately improved. Old White and Big Mouth were so busy that they complained.
Su Xuan was too embarrassed to stay in the residence every day. After all, he occupied 60% of Tongfu Inn. Thus, he brought Mystic Tiger to the inn at dawn and returned to the residence late at night.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. When the agreed time arrived, a closed sign was hung outside Tongfu Inn.
"Manager Tong, what's the matter? You're not doing business today?”
A regular customer asked.
"I have something to do today."
Tong Xiangyu explained with a smile,"Wait until tomorrow. I'll definitely open on time tomorrow."”
"Alright then."
After sending off these regular customers, she ran to the backyard. The kitchen was filled with all kinds of ingredients, and Lao Bai and Big Mouth were carefully washing them.
The fires in the two stoves were burning brightly, and the heat was raging. The Mystic Tiger lay on the stone mill and lazily basked in the sun.
Su Xuan placed a bamboo chair in the backyard and called out,""Xiaobei, go grab some melon seeds and make me a cup of tea.”
Xiaobei quickly went to the lobby.
He pointed at the wall beside the kitchen and said,""Shopkeeper, how about I open the door for you in the future?”
Tong Xiangyu stood on her tiptoes, but she couldn't reach the outside. She brought a ladder over and placed it on the wall before saying,"That's possible, but it won't be easy to serve the dishes like this.
I think it's better to open the door in the kitchen. It'll be much more convenient.”
"That works too."
Su Xuan nodded. The golden sunlight shone on his body, warming him up. He narrowed his eyes.
"Old Bai, the ginseng has to be washed clean.”
"Big Mouth, you must finish removing the sand in the abalone. After changing the knife, blanch it in water.”
"We'll kill the river fish later. Wash the mushrooms first.”
"Beef slices."
While drinking tea and munching on melon seeds, he commanded Old White and Big Mouth to work from afar.
"Little Su, do you know who came to eat today?”
Tong Xiangyu was curious.
"I don't know."
He shook his head." Besides, I don't care who he is. He'll pay for his meals. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, everything is negotiable."”
"But I have a feeling that the old woman knows you.”
she said.
"There are many people who know me in the entire martial arts world.”
Su Xuan's lips curled up." But it's useless to know me. I have to know him first."”
The few of them worked hard for the entire morning before they finally washed all the dishes. The stew had already been stewed, and the other stir-fried dishes could be cooked by others.
After lunch, they had nothing to do and gathered in the backyard to bask in the sun and chat. After all, such leisure time was rare.
In the evening, the sky gradually darkened. The setting sun set in the west, and the afterglow was like fire as it slowly faded from the ground.
A cool mountain breeze blew over from Cuiwei Mountain. When it blew over the Xiliang River, it carried a faint mist and blew away the hot air scattered on the ground.
"Coming, coming."
Tong Xiangyu, who was watching from the entrance, suddenly shouted. Ten breaths later, the old woman from that night walked into the inn.
She hurriedly went up to him and forced a smile on her face."All our dishes are ready and can be served at any time. When will your master arrive?”
"Let's stir-fry it first. My master will be here in an hour.”
The old woman sat down at an empty table in the hall.
"Little Su, you can prepare to eat.”
Lao Bai went to the backyard to wake Su Xuan up while Tong Xiangyu stayed in the hall to accompany the old woman.
"Big mouth, start a fire."
Su Xuan shouted.
The two stoves and the fire in the stove started to burn. He put on an apron and picked up the spatula to get busy.
A moment later, smoke drifted from the kitchen into the hall, accompanied by an appetizing fragrance.
The old woman's eyes could not help but light up. Tong Xiangyu observed her expression and hurriedly said,"Little Su's cooking isn't bad, right?"
"Manager Su's craftsmanship is indeed superb.”
"I've eaten countless delicacies before, but this is the first time I've ever smelled something so delicious that my appetite is aroused."”
One dish after another was served on the table. When all the dishes were done, Su Xuan removed his apron and walked out of the kitchen.
At this moment, a white figure walked into the inn. It was a young and handsome young master.
Behind him were two towering guards.
"Manager Su, it's been a long time, do you recognize me?”
She blinked and cupped her fists with a smile on her face.
"Everyone, my young master has specially invited Manager Su for a meal. Please do me a favor and go upstairs to make room.”
the old woman said.
"Sure, sure."
Lao Bai, Big Mouth, and Xiaobei ran upstairs in a flash. The old woman followed them upstairs. Two guards closed the door of the inn and guarded it on both sides.
"Naturally, I can recognize it."
It was the woman whom he had met once at the tavern in Anbei County. Although she was wearing a veil at the time, in front of an expert like Su Xuan, that veil was practically non-existent.
He nodded slightly.
At this moment, Mystic Tiger slowly walked out of the backyard. His mouth was open and he kept yawning.
"Tiger."
The woman was surprised. She looked at him and said excitedly,"You raised him?"
"Yes."
"I won't hurt anyone."
"Can I touch it?"
She showed an eager expression.
"Sure."
Su Xuan pulled out a chair and sat down. He poured a cup of 10-year-old Daughter's Red that he had specially prepared before the woman walked towards Mystic Tiger.
She stretched out her hand but did not dare to touch it. She was still a little afraid.
The Mystic Tiger raised his head and looked at her with disdain. Then, he raised his front paw and tapped her hand lightly before walking to Su Xuan's feet and lying down.
The woman retracted her palm, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She was actually being despised by a tiger. No one would believe it if she told others.
Putting away her thoughts, she sat down opposite Su Xuan and said,""It has been almost two years since we parted in Anbei County City. I invited Manager Su to have a chat, but you didn't give me face.”
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