bookcurios Chapter 131 Inscription
Chapter 131 Inscription
Since the old man said so, we had no choice but to obey him and he invited us to the seat of honor in the hall.
When he saw us sitting down, he smiled and said, "Since you have come here, we should have invited you to sit in the elegant seats upstairs. Unfortunately, we opened the shop in a hurry, and the upstairs has not been cleaned up yet. So you, the master and the girl have to sit downstairs."
Tu Shanjing nodded: "It's okay, I just wanted to drink something hot when I was passing by, there's no difference between upstairs and downstairs. Please bring me a pot of Xishan Bailu, a pot of Mianzhou Songling, a plate of chestnut cakes, and a plate of almond crisps."
The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Okay, I'll be there right away!" After saying that, he waved his hand, and the smart guy who had been waiting there for an hour went to the back to prepare.
I noticed that since we sat down, there were indeed a lot more people in the store. When we first came in, there were a few empty tables, but in the blink of an eye, they were all full. There was even a queue outside the door, and the people in the queue were not standing in line, but were peeking into the store and whispering from time to time.
Tu Shanjing, who was the focus of attention, was calm and composed. He wiped his hands with the hot towel handed to him by the waiter, and wiped his snow-white hands until they were white and pink. Seeing that I didn't move, he handed me another roll of towel.
I quickly took the towel and wiped my hands in the same way.
At this moment, there was a clanging sound from the table next to us, which scared us.
I looked over and saw a pink-dressed lady with a flying swallow bun frantically picking up the fallen cup lid. She stole a glance at us and saw Tu Shanjing looking at her. Her face immediately turned red with shame and she raised her hand to put the cup lid back on. It was only when the waiter came forward to help her change it that she woke up as if from a dream and wiped the rim of the cup back and forth with her handkerchief.
At the table behind her, a middle-aged man in a green shirt, long beard and a turban on his head was pouring tea with his mouth slightly open. His eyes seemed to be fixed on Tu Shanjing. He didn't even notice that the tea had overflowed from the cup and flowed all over the table.
I couldn't help but laugh secretly, and couldn't help imagining that if Tu Shanjing cut off the corner of the table and ground it up and soaked it, I'm afraid everyone would follow suit and buy all the tables and chairs in the store.
The waiter brought the tea quickly and respectfully placed it for us one by one, then bowed and left. As expected, he was stopped several times along the way and asked what snacks and tea our table had.
Tu Shanjing reached out and tapped my teacup gently from the side, and said with a smile, "Stop watching the fun and drink your tea."
I chuckled, holding the cup to warm my hands, feeling it was a little hot, planning to drink it later, and replied, "The excitement is hotter than the tea, I haven't seen enough."
He snorted and said in a feigned anger, "You come to make fun of your young master again."
"No, no, I'm used to seeing this on a daily basis. This time, seeing everyone's reactions, I realized that I'm not grateful for what I have. I must be more grateful and try my best in the future!" I held the teacup and took a sip of the tea. It tasted refreshing and had a long aftertaste. It was indeed a good tea.
"You, you, why does it sound a little bit wrong to me?" Tu Shanjing also took a sip and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Miss Lanxiang has always been hard on the outside but soft on the inside! I had a headache and fever a few days ago, and she complained to me that I didn't listen to her advice and didn't wear enough clothes. She then turned around and brought me a cool towel to apply on it, and went to buy some medicine while we parked the car to rest. I, an old man, felt very embarrassed." Yu Xin said.
While my hand was still hot from touching the teacup, I reached into the blanket on my legs and touched Xiao Hui's fur on his back. He seemed very comfortable and stretched out his body under my hand.
At this time, the shop owner came up with a plate of something that was slightly glowing white, and said with a smile: "Sorry to bother you, my dear guests. This is the Yuling Immortal Pill that I accidentally found. It is useless for me to keep it in my mortal body, so I would rather borrow it from you and ask you to taste it. It will be of great benefit to the growth of your spiritual power."
Tu Shanjing returned the greeting and said, "Your Excellency has already treated me so kindly, and now you are offering me this treasure as a treat. I don't deserve it."
The shop owner blinked his eyes, moved a little closer, and lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, I actually have a selfish motive. I want to ask you for a piece of calligraphy and write a name for our shop, so that our shop can be famous. I am not afraid of you laughing at me, but I have nothing but some good tea leaves, so I can only take out these Yuling elixirs in a shabby way. If you don't mind, I will send it to Tushan Mansion as soon as I get good tea in the future."
Tu Shanjing smiled slightly, his hair moved slightly, and said, "I see. Thank you for your kindness. It's just a small favor. Where is the pen, ink, paper and inkstone? I'll write it right away."
The shop owner was overjoyed and quickly asked his waiter to get it.
Taking advantage of this gap, Tu Shanjing pushed the plate of Yuling Xiandan in front of me and said softly: "Eat it, it will increase your spiritual power to a certain extent, especially for our water system."
I took one tentatively and it felt cool to the touch, but there was nothing unusual about it, so I put it in my mouth.
At first I didn't dare to swallow it, so I swallowed it whole. I felt the coolness all the way down to my stomach, just like swallowing a frozen coconut, hard but soft, not that difficult to swallow.
Seeing Tu Shanjing stand up and write an inscription on the table prepared by the shop owner, I started chewing them one by one, with a crunching sound.
After eating most of the plate, there was a slight reaction in my dantian, like a wisp of water vapor rising from melting ice, slowly rising and surging from the bottom to the top.
It seems that this Yuling Immortal Pill does have a little effect.
By the time I had finished chewing a plate of elixirs, Tu Shanjing's masterpiece was finished. The old man first came forward to take a closer look, then lifted up the red-bottomed gold sandpaper. It was indeed a beautiful calligraphy with flying dragons and phoenixes and sharp strokes.
The people nearby had already stretched their necks, and when they saw the handwriting of Master Qingqiu, they all praised it, saying that the handwriting was just like him, equally handsome and extraordinary.
Tu Shanjing nodded around, took a step with his long legs, and walked back to our table.
At this time, there was a commotion at the door of the store. A woman in white clothes, holding a satin-wrapped zither, walked in like smoke and dust, followed by two men who looked like attendants and were dressed in stone-brown tights.
The customer waiting at the door was not happy and shouted, "We've been waiting here for a long time, why should she go in first?!"
"Yes, yes! It's so cold, are you going to follow the rules?!"
The woman didn't seem to hear anything and walked straight in. The shop assistant wanted to go forward, but was stopped by the two followers behind her with a glare, so he stood there timidly.
The shop owner was directing his staff to put the calligraphy away and frame it. Hearing the noise, he turned around and saw her, looking surprised. But he quickly calmed down and greeted her with a bow, "What's going on today? The nobles are coming one after another. I meet Miss Jiang Mengqiong."
The young lady raised her eyelids and nodded slightly as a return gesture.