Chapter 46 Zhou Xiucai

He ordered a few young men to search the streets, but they couldn't even find the skinny old horse, so they had no choice but to give up.

The world is so big, we will meet again, no rush!
After returning to Yunlai Inn, the boys started to get busy. Zhou Cai was wiping the tables and chairs inside, Chen Xie was soliciting customers at the door of the inn, and Zhu Wuliu and Zhao Hengjiang were preparing food in the kitchen.

It was a boring day, so Zhang Fan thought about taking a bunch of hairy crabs to the kitchen and asked the two boys to split them and cut them into pieces. They also gave them some hot pot oil. The spicy crabs were soon out of the pot. The two boys also added some dried tofu and bamboo shoots. It was so delicious!
I was just amazed, wondering where the shopkeeper got such big crabs. Even the Yunyang Lake couldn't raise such big crabs.

I specially chose a large porcelain plate to serve it. When the hot oil was poured on it, it sizzled and paired with coriander and green onions, it was so refreshing and comfortable!
If this is sold, the business of this inn will soar. I have to find time to mention it to the owner. Zhu Wuliu swallowed his saliva as he thought about it.

Zhao Hengjiang watched from the side, smiled, and urged Zhu Wuliu to serve the dishes. Zhu Wuliu quickly realized that the shopkeeper was still waiting, so he picked up the dish and went.

As soon as Zhu Wuliu left, Zhao Hengjiang came to the door and took a look. He also rubbed the bottom of the pot with his fingers. It smelled really good! So he added water, boiled the water and cooked the noodles. When Zhu Wuliu came back, the pot had been cleaned!

Zhu Wuliu took the spicy crab to the second floor. As soon as he went upstairs, he saw Zhang Fan sitting by the window, almost finishing his pot of tea, so he immediately brought the dish up.

Before he could say anything, Chen Xie came over with someone.

"Boss, Mr. Zhou is here," Chen Xie led the visitor over and left after he finished speaking. After all, he still had to go and attract customers.

The man was wearing a blue shirt and a square scarf. He was nearly 30 years old but still had a handsome face. He was holding a book in his hand. His hands were not like those of other scholars. They had some calluses and thin mouths. He was the teacher Zhang Fan had hired.

There is no way Zhang Fan can be considered illiterate in this world. Each country has its own characters. You can't let Zhang Fan start a campaign to popularize simplified Chinese characters in this world!

"Shopkeeper Zhang!" Mr. Zhou clasped his fists and bowed!
"Mr. Zhou, please take a seat!" Zhang Fan also imitated Mr. Zhou and returned the greeting.

Well, the less likely a scholar is to succeed, the more particular he is. Mr. Zhou is no exception. It is said that he passed the examination for a student at the age of 12 and became a scholar in the provincial examination at the age of 16. However, he failed in the following 12 years and had to take the examination every year. He relied on his wife's subsidy from farming and sericulture to support him.

Seeing that he was almost 30, Mr. Zhou was beginning to feel discouraged. He had wanted to spend the rest of his life farming, but his wife stopped him and insisted on going back to study for the exam. He also learned that there was a shopkeeper named Zhang at the Yunlai Inn in the city who wanted to learn how to read and write. With the help of many people, he was able to get Zhou hired. It has been nearly half a month since he left his job as a teacher.

"Mr. Zhou, have some too!" Zhang Fan pushed the pile of spicy crabs towards Mr. Zhou!
"You're too polite, boss. Why don't we start today's study while eating?" Zhou Xiucai didn't refuse. He and Zhang Fan had become familiar with each other in the past half month. In fact, after facing the reality, he didn't care about so many things.

"Okay." Zhang Fan took a bite of the crab leg meat. He was enjoying the delicious food when he was caught off guard by something sudden.

"Manager Zhang, let's start learning the word 'crab' today."

After studying for a while, it was almost noon, and Zhou Xiucai stopped when he saw Zhang Fan looked absent-minded.

"May I ask if Shopkeeper Zhang has any troubles? You may as well tell us and let us discuss it. Who knows, we may find some solutions!"

Zhu Wuliu, who had been serving tea to the two of them, waited for the opportunity to come: "Look, Mr. Zhou, it's almost noon, and there is only our table on the second floor of our Yunlai Inn. There are also two or three cats on the first floor. My master and senior brother are also resting?"

"Is Shopkeeper Zhang worried about this business?" Zhou Xiucai thought for a moment and before Zhang Fan could answer, he continued, "Shopkeeper Zhang must also know that I have failed in the exams many times. It just so happens that Huayan Temple has a poetry gathering recently, but it is also here..."

Zhang Fan understood what the two meant, but they had no idea that this was not what he was thinking about.

One is the master and servant of the Prince of Beiliang, and the little Xianxian who is everyone's dad; the second is that although the world he traveled through is a fusion world, he doesn't know whether the Qingcheng Sect that Lin Lin is going to is Yu Canghai or Zhao Yuzhen, and he also doesn't know what the fusion of so many worlds is for. There can't be a modern base under the North Pole, right? The thought of nuclear energy martial arts is really worrying.

I have to find a way to ask Brother Doom to find some radiation detection tools to try. I heard Brother Doom mention it a few times when I entered the abandoned city before.

He had been discharging nuclear waste water a few months ago, and when he was riding the elevator, he saw a merchant restocking the water, so he had to try it out.

Absolutely not!

Don’t even want to die!

No Godzilla method, radiation ascension!

Zhu Wuliu, who was standing by, saw Zhang Fan's face turn pale and blue, but he didn't say anything. He looked at Zhou Xiucai and was confused. He said, "Shopkeeper! Shopkeeper!"

"Is that so? We won't do business in the afternoon on Friday or Saturday!" Zhang Fan came back to his senses and said.

"No! Boss, we rely on this little monthly salary to support our families!" Zhu Wuliu became anxious when he heard this. He thought Zhang Fan was going to close the store and didn't want to work there anymore.

"What are you thinking about! I want you to clean up the store. First, call some carpenters to make a new set of dining tables and chairs for us. Then, you guys go and clean up the warehouse in the back. Discard what should be thrown away, and divide what can be divided among you. Go quickly!"

When Zhu Wuliu heard this, he immediately ran down to tell the others, and his expression changed so fast, it was like he was changing his face!

Zhang Fan also thought, where did this acting genius come from? He keeps adding drama to himself!
However, Zhang Fan really wants to renovate the store and change the business. Hotpot is not very realistic at the moment, but maocai and malatang are still possible.

Zhang Fan also understood what Zhou Xiucai meant just now. It was nothing more than going to the so-called class reunion to promote something. Zhou Xiucai would inevitably be ridiculed if he went there. However, there was another thing that Zhou Xiucai could help with, and by the way, he could also supplement the family income.

"I wonder if Mr. Zhou is good at arithmetic?"

"Of course I can, Manager Zhang, but is there anything I can help you with?" Mr. Zhou replied.

"Mr. Zhou, I just heard that my store is going to be renovated, and I would like to ask you to take care of the money!"

It's impossible that Zhang Fan has to do this kind of thing himself. Can Zhou Xiucai be trusted?

"Convenient! Convenient!"

Mr. Zhou was beaming with joy. He knew that Zhang Fan was always generous. Even if he didn't get paid this time, it was okay. The money he earned from learning calligraphy every month was enough to pay his tuition for a year!

After finishing his talk, Mr. Zhou did not continue teaching. After all, Zhang Fan's heart was all on his face. He just mentioned some interesting things happening in the city recently, such as which young man was cheating, which young man was visiting a brothel, and which fisherman caught a fish weighing more than ten kilograms. Zhang Fan did not want to think about it any more.

After all, according to the schedule, he will have to wait for a few nights before he can see Brother Doomsday, and Brother Doomsday may not have it. These people have been practicing for so long and there is no problem, so there should be no problem too!

But when Mr. Zhou mentioned Huayan Temple again, Zhang Fan became interested. Huayan Temple, what a familiar name! The house I bought in my previous life was not far away from there. I don’t know what happened to it now. I miss it!
But what I am more interested in is the poetry reading given by Mr. Zhou. I have to go and see it!
　Come on! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)