Kaifeng Bistro

Tan Zhifeng listened carefully, and it seemed to be Chen Qing's voice coming from the next door.They have been sitting in the house for half a day, and the lunch time is almost over.Tan Zhifeng didn't want to answer the door at first, but Cai Zhanzhao's instructions suddenly sounded in his ears: "...those people... I'm afraid there are still fish who slipped through the net...don't let them know Xu Gan's whereabouts..."

"Start work, start work!" Tan Zhifeng stood up slowly, and said to Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo: "There should be quite a few people coming to the tavern for dinner later, we have to go and make preparations immediately."

"Why? Can't the door be closed for a few days?" Zhuo Zhuo also stood up: "Look at one person lying in this room, are you still in the mood to open?"

"It must be opened, at least these two days can't let others know, Xu Gan... A Yuan... their affairs, in short, hey, let's go!" Tan Zhifeng knew that he couldn't explain it to Zhuo Zhuo for a while, so he could only He pulled the two of them together and dragged them to the kitchen next door.

Zhuo Zhuo reluctantly walked to the front and opened the door to have a look. Not only Chen Qing came, but also Zhou Yanjing, Lu Yang and a few young people. Except for Zhou Yanjing who didn't take the exam today, the others all looked like A look of relief.As soon as Lu Yang entered the door, he took out a string of money and threw it to Zhuo Zhuo, and said to her, "Miss Zhuo Zhuo, please go and get us a drink, the more the better... Finally the exam is over, we will not return today if we are not drunk!"

"Oh, the Huangjing pancake you brought us last time is made by this shop?" One of the young men said to Lu Yang, "It tastes really good, even my father said it was good after eating it. Second brother, you are familiar with the shopkeeper. Let him make two more boxes for me, and we will take them back to honor the uncle, and let him have a good word with the gentlemen of the Imperial College, at least... at least save us some face..."

"Okay!" Lu Yang looked at the back kitchen and agreed, "Hey, I'm done with the exams, what do I want to do so much, come, let's have some tea and some snacks, and I'll start cooking later. We invited a few Le Niangs to sing the tune at the Pig Lane, this month has been exhausting, let's have a good rest for a few days before we talk about it!"

At this moment, Zhuo Zhuo also came back from fetching wine outside. As soon as everyone smelled the aroma of the wine, they immediately became excited, and Zhuo Zhuo poured the wine for them, and they began to exchange glasses and talk loudly.After a while, other scholars who finished their exams also came one after another. Like Chen Qing and Lu Yang, these young people also untied their money bags one after another, and wanted Zhuo Zhuo to buy them good wine. There is a posture of getting drunk.

Seeing this, Tan Zhifeng ordered Zhuo Zhuo to serve the ginger and spicy radish, sliced ​​apricot, plum ginger, lettuce, mustard melon, and crystal pickle that he had prepared earlier, and served them with wine.Zhuo Zhuo went back and forth between the tables of the new arrivals, busy, Tan Zhifeng himself brought the wooden plate, and sent the cold fruit made with Huang Jing a few days ago to Chen Qing's table.

Those young people who followed Lu Yang and the others heard that the handsome young man in front of him was the shopkeeper of this tavern, and their eyes showed a look of surprise. Their repeated praises made Tan Zhifeng more and more embarrassed: "You are all the distinguished customers of 72 stores in Kaifeng City on weekdays. My small foot store is very simple, and most of the things I make are just from the countryside. The preparation is not very delicate, and the ingredients used are not so good It's very normal, the reason why you don't dislike it is probably because the daily meals are rich, and occasionally you want to change the taste."

Zhuo Zhuo watched curiously, and asked Yi Yi in a low voice: "Why is Tan Zhifeng so modest, who are those people?"

Yi Yi glanced at her disdainfully: "Those are all candidates who took the Imperial Academy exam together with Lu Yang. How can they say that the official positions of their fathers are also above the seventh rank? Besides, haven't you heard how Lu Yang and them are called? I think , They should be the descendants of the Lu family, even a servant in the prime minister's family should give him some face, Zhifeng can be more polite to them." He still looked puzzled, and couldn't help teasing He said: "To entertain the children of the aristocratic family, your behavior and behavior will naturally not be on the stage, so Zhifeng has no choice but to do it himself."

"What nonsense!" Zhuo Zhuo at least understood the last sentence, and with a stern face, he grabbed the green radish leaf on the counter and ruthlessly pulled it: "I'll let you see what it means to be able to go to the kitchen and go to the hall, hmph! "

Zhuo Zhuo was about to show off his singing skills, but was stopped by Tan Zhifeng and asked her to prepare some tea for the scholars who didn't plan to drink. "Let Miss Zhuozhuo order a cup of tea for me too." Zhou Yanjing smiled wryly and said, "Hey, I can't compare to these young people when I get older, I can only drink two cups of alcohol, otherwise I will feel dizzy the next day , can't do anything."

"Brother Zhou, you have been admitted to Taixue, so naturally you can't understand the hard work of us people today." Chen Qing said from the side: "This year, the number of people who came to Taixue and Guozijian to take the exam was several times higher than in previous years, and there were actually some Taking advantage of the opportunity to set fire, this is too unbelievable...I don't know what happened to the Imperial College, most of the scholars on our side didn't know it beforehand, when the guards opened the secret door and let us leave, everyone was terrified..."

"Isn't that right!" Lu Yang also said, "The people we went to were all the imperial guards, each of them was waiting in full force. It's really not peaceful now. Last winter solstice, someone took to the streets to assassinate, and this year, someone set fire to the hall test... This is What year is it... alas!"

"Second brother be careful." A dignified young man next to Lu Yang reminded him in a low voice: "Let's not talk about state affairs indiscriminately, so as not to cause trouble for father and uncle."

"En." Lu Yang stopped talking after hearing the words, and raised his glass: "Come, come, drink, drink..."

Tan Zhifeng was about to leave, but Chen Qing suddenly stopped him: "By the way, Zhifeng, why didn't I see Xu Gan? He entered the venue with me at the time. According to the sign we received at the door, his seat is I was in the fasting room next door, but when I came out, I took a look at the fasting room next door, and almost everyone had left, he... he should have finished his essay and left long ago, right?"

Tan Zhifeng's heart sank, and he quickly thought about how to answer.At this time, Yi Yi walked around the counter and patted Tan Zhifeng on the shoulder: "Zhao Zhuo said, your brother told you when he left in the morning that he might go to the south of the city to do something after the examination, so that we don't have to look around. he."

Tan Zhifeng said "Oh", and looked back at Yi Yi, who looked at him calmly: "Don't believe me? Go ask Zhuo Zhuo yourself."

Tan Zhifeng finally found a chance to escape, he and Yi Yi came to the back kitchen together, Zhuo Zhuo was appreciating the tea foam floating on the few cups of tea he just ordered, and Yi Yi whispered to Tan Zhifeng: "Be careful, You don't know if there are... those people out there."

Tan Zhifeng nodded: "Thank you for helping me out."

Yi Yi continued: "I was just thinking about it just now, you and I just came back this morning, and met Xu Yi before the Taixue. Under the eyes of everyone, he didn't say anything to you, so he couldn't tell you. His whereabouts. Also, you need to know that Xu Gan should be locked up in Kaifeng Mansion with those who set the fire now. If they believe that Xu Gan did not inform, then they should go to Kaifeng Mansion to rescue Xu Gan, and if they suspect that it was him Informant, they should search for his whereabouts now. All in all, we have to find a way to divert their attention as much as possible."

"I..." After hearing Yi Yi's words, Tan Zhifeng felt that it made sense in his heart, but many things that he had been thinking about in his mind did not come to light because of Yi Yi's words, and some doubts became deeper and deeper. .He raised his eyes and looked out, and the scholars were drinking wine and laughing, and the false alarm in the morning was being selectively forgotten by them.This is the most relaxed and carefree time for them. They don't want to think about the result of the library test for the time being. of.

However, in the gentle, happy and carefree smiles of these people, Tan Zhifeng faintly felt the dark tide turbulent, as if there was something waiting behind, he slowly looked away, and said to Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo: "We are looking for Yes, he is the real mastermind of all this, he has been hiding behind the scenes, but he knows Xu Gan's every move, he...he is right beside us, maybe, it was him who killed A Yuan with his own hands."

"Ah?!" Zhuo Zhuo turned pale with shock, squeezed out a pile of tea foam floating on the celadon bowl with a "poof", "Who is he?"

Tan Zhifeng's somewhat sober mind became confused again, he shook his head and said: "For the time being... I'm not sure yet. But I think something will happen tonight. Later, let Shangshang find a chance, Go to Kaifeng Mansion for me and report to Brother Zhan and Brother Bai..."

Thinking that Xu Yan had already fallen into a deep sleep, both Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo's faces became more serious.Tan Zhifeng raised his hand and patted them on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, we can handle it. How about it, Zhuo Zhuo, didn't you always want everyone to see your skills? Go and sing a few songs for everyone, let them have a good time." Enjoy it."

"Now... I, what am I singing?" Zhuo Zhuo asked Tan Zhifeng hesitantly, "Everyone is happy, you can't let me sing Phantom of the Opera, right?"

"God, we can't afford to lose this person." Yi Yi gave her a hard look: "Everyone now hopes that Toad Palace High School, if you want to sing, you can sing 'Zhe Dangui'."

Tan Zhifeng couldn't bear to listen to Yi Yi teach Zhuo Zhuo to sing, so he went out again with the wooden plate, Lu Yang was complaining to the attendants of his group: "What? Didn't you invite Le Niang? What time is it? Killing the pig Lane is so busy?"

"You don't know," one of them said, "Thousands of people are going to try Taixue, Guozijian, and other academies today. After the exams, many people went to those music halls to listen to the music, so... "

"Hey, if everyone wants to hear it, how about I sing a few songs for you?" While speaking, Zhuo Zhuo walked over gracefully, clapped her snow-white and slender hands, and looked at the people in the tavern with a smile. Scholars.Today, Zhuo Zhuo is wearing a newly made light crimson narrow-sleeved shirt, which looks like she has a slender waist, a slim figure, and a charming and charming figure.Just now she has been shuttling in the hall, many people did not take a good look at her face, this time she stood by the counter, immediately attracted everyone's attention, who would have thought that in the next moment, "Ah..." Zhuo Zhuo said, That loud and clear voice pierced the sky like a thunderbolt, scaring a porcelain bowl in Tan Zhifeng's hand to the ground with a bang, and it was so broken that it couldn't be broken again...