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Chapter 11 Charcoal Grilled Prawns

It's almost dusk.

Tong Xiangyu, who had been hungry for a day, sat weakly in the hall. Lu Xiucai was so hungry that his hands were trembling. He pulled the abacus beads with difficulty, and said, "Shopkeeper... we only have five cents in our account these days..."

Tong Xiangyu was so hungry that she couldn't cry anymore, and said dejectedly: "Just five words?"

Lu Xiucai smiled bitterly and said, "I sold two eggs to Captain Chen in the morning, totaling five cents. If we count the money for buying medicine for Lao Bai, we will have to pay one or two silver dollars for the damage caused by Xiao Guo in the kitchen."

Tong Xiangyu sighed with a frown: "This inn can't be opened anymore. When we pay you wages tomorrow, we will go our separate ways."

At this time, Captain Xing swayed in, sat on the chair, and shouted: "Roasted chicken, elbow, two taels of wine, and a plate of peanuts!"

Tong Xiangyu asked curiously: "Old Xing, are you getting rich?"

Captain Xing smiled and nodded: "The yamen's meal supplement has been paid, I'll have a good meal! You don't know that Saidichan from Yihonglou took his account book to the yamen to complain, saying that you were a black shop. When Magistrate Lou looked at the account book, he found that the account book was from Yihonglou, and it was written on it with details about Saidichan's tax evasion.

The money in the yamen was tight, and finally caught someone who came to her. Magistrate Lou was so angry that he slapped his hand and fined Yihonglou three times the tax. He also gave Saidi Chan twenty boards on the spot, beating her so hard that she cried and called her mother. That was so miserable!"

Tong Xiangyu immediately became energetic, threw down her handkerchief, and smiled happily: "The Russian inn has a reputation in Qixia Town, how could it be a black store? Thanks to the wise magistrate of the county, she is called self-binding!"

Captain Xing nodded: "She just got beaten to the board today. I have to avoid suspicion. It is difficult to go to Yihonglou for dinner, otherwise it will affect your career, so I came to your store. Less nonsense, hurry up and bring the wine and food!"

Tong Xiangyu immediately collapsed: "If you want meat, you have to drink and make a pot of wine. There are some pickles in the kitchen, and you will get a plate for free."

Captain Xing said disbelief: "You open the door to do business, don't even have meat?"

Tong Xiangyu sighed: "Stop talking about meat, now I can't even find a vegetable in the inn..."

Captain Xing looked at Tong Xiangyu twice, clasped his fists and said, "Goodbye!" As he said that, he got up with a swish, ran quickly into the Yihong Building opposite him, not afraid of affecting his career...

After a while, Captain Xing walked out with fish scales hanging on the corner of his mouth, with a look of doubt on life, and murmured: "My dear mother, this is the first time I have eaten braised fish scales in my life. This indescribable taste, vomit..."

At this time, Chu Liuxiang pinched her nose and followed Chen Mang and Qing'er back from the opposite side with a resentful look on her face.

Tong Xiangyu looked at Captain Xing who was vomiting on the wall, and was so shocked that his eyes were about to pop out. He asked Chen Mang with a strange look: "Did you become a chef in Yihong Building?"

Chen Mang was amused by her expression and nodded, "Not only is the big mouth, but also Xiao Guo has become a chef. The situation inside is so terrible. By the way, Zhangguan Tong, I feel that you can make a fortune by changing the inn to a clinic tomorrow!"

Tong Xiangyu said with a sad look on his face: "Russia can't see a doctor..."

Chen Mang said regretfully: "Then there is nothing we can do."

Tong Xiangyu looked at Chen Mang and suddenly remembered that he was a master of kitchen art. He smiled flatteringly: "Captain Chen, you haven't eaten yet, right? There are still a few potatoes and some green onions in the kitchen. Otherwise, you can make two dishes together?"

Chen Mang smiled and said, "Qing'er and I have eaten it. We brought some donkey jerky when we were on the way."

"Donkey jerky? Russia doesn't dislike it!"

Tong Xiangyu's eyes suddenly burst out with a green light and rushed towards Chen Mang. Chen Mang easily dodged away, and threw himself to the ground, stretching out his hand without tears: "Captain Chen, you are so good, give him some taste..."

Chen Mang laughed, took out an oil paper bag and put it on the table. The next moment, several figures that were difficult to distinguish between humans and beasts ran out wildly, and roared out from their mouths, surrounded them one after another. It turned out to be Bai Zhantang, Lu Xiucai and Mo Xiaobei.

"Old Bai, you have internal injuries. My son once said that donkey meat is a substance, and people who suffer internal injuries cannot eat it..."

"When I'm growing, I can eat it!"

"You are growing teeth with your teeth, eating something too hard will make you crooked!"

The three of them stared at the pack of donkey jerky meat. The inn was filled with a solemn atmosphere, and a battle was ready to go.

Tong Xiangyu climbed forward two steps, reached out to reach the donkey's jerky meat, but said in a weak way: "Split it equally..."

The three of them looked at each other a few times and nodded at the same time: "We three are divided equally!" After that, the three of them picked up the donkey jerky and ran to the backyard.

Tong Xiangyu fell into a head and lay motionless on the ground.

The next morning, Chen Mang cooked a big pot of porridge, Tong Xiangyu ate five bowls in a row, licked the bowl cleanly, and finally came back to life.

Soon, Saidi Chan limped in with Xiao Cui's support, with a basket of fruit on her hand. When she entered the door, she rushed towards Tong Xiangyu and shouted in a crying voice: "Shopkeeper Tong, you have a lot of them, so let me go..."

Tong Xiangyu dodged away in surprise, stretched out her palm and said, "Don't touch Russia, you can't afford to fall if you fall!"

Saidi Chan wiped her tears and said, "Come back the two guys in your store. Just one day yesterday, our store received more than fifty summons from the yamen, all of which were suing us for poisoning. There were more than twenty people who had suffered from trauma. I made up the bill and wanted to sell the restaurant to lose money just enough."

"I'm afraid I'll have to sell myself if I let them stay in Yihonglou for another day!"

Xiao Cui nodded in a crying voice: "I'll sell me too."

While they were talking, Guo Furong and Li Dazui chased after him with a plate.

"Saishouguan, look at my newly developed braised pork bristle!"

"Double your mouth, please go away. Shopkeeper Sai, try my charcoal-grilled prawns first!"

Chen Mang looked at the plate in Guo Furong's hand carefully. He didn't see the prawns for a long time and couldn't help asking, "Where is the prawns?"

Guo Furong waved her hand confidently: "The focus of this dish is charcoal grilling, it doesn't matter whether there are prawns or not!"

Chen Mang twitched: "So, is this simply a piece of red-burned charcoal?"

Saidi Chan, who was next to him, saw Li Dazui and the others chasing him, cried out with a wow, grabbed Tong Xiangyu and said, "Shopkeeper Tong, please take away the magical powers. I will never stumbling on your inn again. I will sell the restaurant tomorrow and take Xiao Cui back to my hometown. Please take away the magical powers!"

Guo Furong sneered: "Ha, do you know you're scared?"

Li Dazui said with a proud look: "If I had known today, why would you have thought I would have betrayed my friend for ten taels of silver? Is Li Dazui such a person?"

Tong Xiangyu said in surprise: "Xiao Guo, big mouth!"

Guo Furong gave Tong Xiangyu a blank look: "Although our shopkeeper is stingy and loves money as much as his life..."

Li Dazui added: "I often speak meanly!"

Guo Furong nodded in agreement: "But she also has many advantages, such as...for example..."

Tong Xiangyu smiled and said, "What do you mean?"

"Uh, in short, there are many advantages! In short, we are a family and will not betray our own people!"

Tong Xiangyu was moved and burst into tears. She hugged Guo Furong: "Russia knew you would not leave Russia alone, wuwu..."

Li Dazui rubbed his hands with a smile and came to the two of them with a shy face: "Shopkeeper, why did you exclude me alone? You see, this is a mess."

Tong Xiangyu pushed away his head that was coming over, glared at him and said, "Go and buy vegetables quickly, it's time to get in the customer right away!"
Chapter completed!
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