Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Tired and Hungry Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Tired and Hungry Coachman Yu had never liked Lady Li, and as soon as he heard this, his face darkened and he said, “Every time Xuexue takes the carriage to town, she pays double the fare. If you also pay double, I can exclusively do business with you.”
Stifled by Coachman Yu, Lady Li dared not utter another word.
Indeed, she was notorious in Mo Family Village for always delaying her carriage payments. Hearing that she had to pay double, where would she have the courage to speak again?
In reality, Xuexue did not pay double the fare every time she went to town, only a bit more when heading to County Town. Coachman Yu mentioned this only to deliberately annoy Lady Li.
They had just settled when the bull cart started moving.
Lady Li had been thrown off the bull cart by Big Bull last time and had broken her leg. Now, she had learned her lesson and didn’t dare to provoke Big Bull when she saw him nearby.
The journey was smooth sailing, and soon, the bull cart reached the entrance of the town.
Xuexue and the others paid the fare.
Walking down the main street, they looked at the shops on both sides to see if there were any vacant stores unrented.
After half a day’s walk and seeing not a single empty shop, they were exhausted.
“Wife, look, it’s almost noon. Let’s go to Xiaohe Restaurant and have some lunch,” said Big Bull.
Xuexue looked up at the sky. The sun was shining overhead, exactly noon time. They were both tired and hungry. It was indeed time to eat. She then said, “Alright then.”
As they stepped into the lobby, they saw it was filled with customers. It was, after all, the peak dining hour, which meant many people were having their meals.
“No seats left?” Xuexue looked around and indeed, she could not see any vacant seats.
The restaurant’s waiters all recognized them and quickly came forward to ask, “Miss Mo, Master, does Shopkeeper Fan know you’ve come to the restaurant?”
Having frequented the restaurant, Xuexue was very familiar with the waiters. She smiled and said, “He doesn’t know. We’ve just come to eat today. Why is business so good today? I see there’s no space left in the lobby?”
“Don’t sit in the lobby. It’s crowded and stuffy. Hurry up to the VIP room on the second floor,” the waiter suggested.
Xuexue glanced at the lobby. Indeed, it was the height of summer, and they were already sweating profusely, not to mention eating hot food which made them sweat even more.
Xuexue agreed, and the waiter led them to the VIP room reserved for distinguished guests like the gentry and ladies.
No sooner had they sat down than the waiters brought up the dishes. Although Shopkeeper Fan was not present in the restaurant today, the waiters knew he highly valued them and dared not neglect them.
After serving the dishes, the waiters all left the room.
It was indeed more comfortable than outside, mostly because it was not as stuffy.
“Wife, I think we shouldn’t rush into finding a shop. Let’s take our time and see clearly,” said Big Bull as he picked some food with his chopsticks for Xuexue before slowly starting to eat himself.
Not being able to find a shop, they could only cope with this situation.
“Hmm!” Xuexue nodded.
“How is Qinger Building doing?”
“Pretty good,” Xuexue said without looking up.
“How do you know? I’ve never seen you go there,” said Big Bull, perplexed. He was with Xuexue night and day and couldn’t understand how she knew that Qinger Building was doing well.
“That’s because you’re uninformed, of course, you wouldn’t know,” Xuexue said with a smug smile.