The popularity of the Gnawing Chicken continued. On the second day, when the western market opened, many people went straight to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. In less than a quarter of an hour, all the seats in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant were taken. Those who couldn't enter the restaurant began to line up outside.
"Brother Wang, are you also here to eat the chicken?"
A short youth in white in the line saw that the person in front of him was an acquaintance and began chatting with him.
"Yes. Yesterday, after Chen Erhu ate the chicken from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, he bragged to me the entire afternoon. His Chen family is just a nouveau riche, yet he dares to come to my house and show off. It's not like I can't afford to eat this chicken." The one surnamed Wang had a face full of arrogance.
"Ah, we came so early. How come there aren't any seats left? This Drunken Immortal Restaurant is really too small."
"I heard that the chicken is only limited to two hundred servings a day. We should be able to get in with our position. Those behind us are miserable. Today, we'll have a taste of what the chicken that everyone talks about tastes like."
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Two hours later, the two hundred servings of chicken from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant were all sold out. However, there was still a line of at least a hundred people outside. Those who did not get in immediately became unhappy and began to make a ruckus. The order was in chaos, even alarming the Marquis of Chang'an.
Helpless, Shopkeeper Liu could only announce that the supply of chicken for the day would be increased by a hundred servings. Only then was the chaos resolved.
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Taiji Palace.
The old eunuch Zhao Song was reporting to Li Er everything he had found out about Li Zexuan's background. He also presented a piece of paper to Li Er.
After hearing this, Li Er stood up and walked two steps with his hands behind his back. He said, "According to what you said, Li Zexuan did not intentionally get close to Chengqian and Changle?"
Finished speaking, he picked up the piece of paper and said with interest,
"This Li Zexuan is actually proficient in mathematics, and even better than Xu Hongzhi. I didn't think that this kid would have so many skills. But what are these squiggly words on the paper?"
If Li Zexuan was here, he would definitely recognize that the piece of paper was the financial statement he made at the ready-made clothing store that day. He didn't expect that the old eunuch would even get this.
"This old servant doesn't know either. According to the servant who was present at the time, Xu Hongzhi didn't know what the word was either. Li Zexuan didn't explain either."
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While Li Er was still confused by the Arabic numerals, Li Zexuan was lying on a recliner in the west courtyard of the Li Residence, flirting with two servant girls. Ah, no, he was telling a story. This recliner was made by Carpenter Zhou from the east of the city by San Bao two days ago. The blueprint was naturally drawn by Li Zexuan. Such a simple thing was a piece of cake for an engineering student like him.
Li Zexuan told them "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". In fact, he didn't have many stories in his head. He only remembered some TV dramas that he had watched many times when he was young. He basically didn't watch TV dramas during his university days. He felt that they were all the same, and it was heart-wrenching to watch. If he wasn't playing games every day, he would be chatting with his little girlfriend online. Being in a long distance relationship was also very tiring.
"Young master, this Liang Shanbo is so stupid. He slept with Zhu Yingtai for so long, yet he didn't know that she was a girl. How is this possible? Young master, you are making things up again." Not long after, Xiao He protested.
"How is it impossible? How am I making things up?"
Li Zexuan wasn't convinced. How could the love classics in his previous life be made up?
"Young master, a girl is a girl. Even if she is dressed as a boy, she can still be seen through. Young master, you must have watched too many TV dramas." Xiao He said as if she was very experienced.
"Who said that? Some girls dressed as boys can be easily seen through. For example, Xiao Xi. But for a girl like you, if you dress as a boy, it will be very hard to see through you. Hehe."
After Li Zexuan finished speaking, he looked at Xiao He's small chest with some bad intentions.
"Young master, you … you … hmph!"
Xiao He followed Li Zexuan's gaze and looked down. She instantly jumped up and blushed. She mumbled something to Li Zexuan for a long time, but she didn't know what to say. She stomped her feet in embarrassment, turned around, and ran away.
Xiao Xi's face was also red. She didn't dare to raise her head to look at Li Zexuan again. She thought in her heart, "Did young master just compliment my big chest?"
The more she thought about it, the redder her face became.
At this moment, Li Zexuan noticed a tall servant girl in green walking into the courtyard. Li Zexuan recognized this servant girl. She was his mother's servant. She seemed to be called Qing 'er. Seeing that she was almost here, Li Zexuan stood up and said,
"Why is Sister Qing 'er here? Is my mother looking for me? "
Qing 'er nodded with a smile and said, "Madam invites young master to the front hall."
After a while, Li Zexuan came to the front hall and saw his mother sitting in front of the hall. There was also a skinny old man in the hall. This person was the Li Residence's Housekeeper Wang. Li Zexuan had met him a few days ago.
"Xuan 'er, you're here. Come sit with mother."
When Madam Li saw her son coming, she quickly smiled and waved her hand.
Li Zexuan walked over and sat down. He said, "Mother, why did you ask me to come over?"
Madam Li handed a small booklet to Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan took it and flipped it open. It seemed to be an account book. He asked curiously, "Mother, what is this?"
Madame Li smiled and said, "This is the rent account that Steward Wang just sent over from the Han Manor in the eastern part of the city. Originally, the rent should have been paid a long time ago, but last year's harvest was not good, so Mother gave them a few more months. Originally, they should have been charged fifty percent of the rent, but Mother only charged them forty percent. Isn't this because my Xuan 'er is good at reading? Mother asked you to come over and help Mother do the reading. In the past, every time Mother collected rent, Mother had to do it for a few days. This year, Xuan' er happened to be here, so Mother saved a lot of trouble. "
Madam Li was very gratified when she said this. Her son could now help her share her worries.
After Li Zexuan heard this, he smiled and said, "Yes, Mother. In the future, leave these things to me. Mother, just relax and enjoy your life. Mother's heart is really good. You reduced the rent for those farmers by 10%. But then again, those farmers don't have it easy. "
After saying this, he asked with some doubt, "Mother, why does our family still have so much fertile land? Why haven't I heard Father mention it? "
Madam Li unhappily rolled her eyes at him and said, "These are all land that Mother bought in the past few years and rented to those farmers. Mother saw that there was so much spare money at home and couldn't just leave it lying around, so she took out a portion and bought some land. "
Tsk tsk, he didn't think that his mother's awareness was so advanced. Even in the Tang Dynasty, she knew to invest money to buy land. He asked curiously, "Then Mother, how much land have you bought in the past few years?"
"Not much, only about three thousand mu. Your father's shop often needs a lot of money, so Mother only bought this much."
"Pu!" Li Zexuan almost knelt down in front of his mother. Three thousand mu wasn't a lot, but he didn't think that he could be considered a big landlord.
"Mother, then I'll take this account book with me. I'll give it to you after I finish the reading tomorrow." Li Zexuan said as he flipped through the account book.
"Yes, then Xuan 'er will have to work hard. Mother will make something good for you at noon to nourish your brain!" Madam Li smiled and said.
"Mother, it's not hard. In the future, let me do these things. Actually, it's really easy for me. I don't want Mother to waste her energy on these things."
"Yes, Mother knows. Xuan 'er is so filial. Go quickly!"
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