Chapter 1757 Zhou Xiaoqing left, Taoyuan Village was destroyed

After dinner, two servants helped Alan's father to the east wing of the front yard to rest.

Alan then pulled Su Mingzhe aside and asked:
"Brother, this yard cost a lot of money, right?"

Alan grew up in a peaceful fishing village called Taoyuan, where there were only three or four houses and he was separated from his next-door neighbor by only a wall.

The couple next door were talking in bed, and I could hear it clearly if I pricked up my ears.

Now, Su Mingzhe has a large courtyard with two entrances and more than ten houses. This is naturally a surprise and astonishment to Alan.

In the afternoon, when Su Mingzhe went to buy maids and servants, Alan supported his father and walked around all the dozen houses.

"Don't worry about the money. I'm a man, and I won't let you and your son suffer!"

Su Mingzhe held his son in one hand and the woman in the other and went back to the backyard to rest.

The little maid had already prepared the bath water.

After putting his sleeping son down, Su Mingzhe held Alan in his arms and lay down in the bathtub.

Taking a bath in a tub was something Alan had never dared to imagine before.

Although Taoyuan Fishing Village is located near mountains and rivers, the houses and even the roads are made of wood.

For this reason, Mars is rarely seen throughout the fishing village.

……

After coaxing the excited woman to sleep, Su Mingzhe quietly got up and walked into the yard.

Under the pavilion in the courtyard, there was a graceful woman who had already set up a banquet.

"Master——"

When Zhou Xiaoqing saw the man finally come out, a hint of spring appeared in her eyes.

We haven't seen each other for a few years, and she was already wet from eavesdropping on what was happening in the corner just now.

"It's amazing that you still remember my taste, not bad!"

As soon as Su Mingzhe sat down, the woman sat lightly on the man's lap.

Under the broad daylight and moonlight, after a loving moment.

Zhou Xiaoqing still leaned tightly in the man's arms, unwilling to let the man leave her.

At this time, the night was dark and the yard was silent. The occasional chirping of insects could not break the tenderness between the two.

……

"If you don't get up, the food and drinks will get cold!"

The man's words made Zhou Xiaoqing pale in anger.

By the time she had cleaned them both and put on their clothes, she snuggled up to the man's shoulder again. The man had already finished all the food and wine on the table.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Xiaoqing chuckled:
"Sir, have you been eating sashimi in the fishing village all these years?"

"Why? Do you dislike me?"

Su Mingzhe observed the woman's expression and immediately realized that she was laughing at him for being greedy and having no manners when eating.

"Sir, how dare I dislike you? I just feel sorry for you."

Zhou Xiaoqing hugged the man and acted coquettishly for a while, and finally got the man to forgive her, then she chuckled again:
"Sir, you will not go back after leaving the fishing village this time, right?"

"It's over. I won't go back."

The man's words made Zhou Xiaoqing smile again:
“I heard that a river monster appeared in the fishing village. Is it true?”

Su Mingzhe didn't expect Zhou Xiaoqing to be so well-informed, and couldn't help but smile:

"It's true. Changgen was eaten by a river monster. Do you want to exorcise the monster?"

"I won't go!"

Zhou Xiaoqing still remembers that the villagers threatened her and did not allow her and the man to leave the fishing village.

So, even though she has lived in Taoyuan Fishing Village for nearly ten years, in fact, she has a very bad impression of Taoyuan Fishing Village.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xiaoqing continued:

"Sir, you left the fishing village this time because you don't want to get involved in this business, right?"

"you guessed right."

Su Mingzhe really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

In his opinion, killing someone means paying with one's life, which is only natural.

……

Among the four members of the Journey to the West, the predecessor of Sha Seng was a traveling scholar. When he passed by Taoyuan Fishing Village, he saw a child falling into the water. He wanted to save him, but he was mistaken for a child trafficker, beaten to death, thrown into the water, and left to be devoured by fish, shrimp, insects and beasts. In Su Mingzhe's view, those who wronged the scholar can pay him with their lives, such as Changgen, Gen's wife, and the village chief.

However, some people do not deserve to die, such as Alan and her children.

After all, Alan was just a child back then and didn't know anything.

……

the next day.

The village chief and his companions found a Taoist priest who performed exorcism and went to Taoyuan Fishing Village to perform an exorcism.

Su Mingzhe and Alan went to the city gate to see them off.

on the way home.

Su Mingzhe smiled at Alan and said:

"Alan, I thought about it yesterday. You're right. We really can't just sit back and enjoy our savings. So, I plan to open a restaurant. What do you think?"

"Brother, I don't know anything about opening a restaurant, but if you think it's okay, then it's okay."

Alan is a hardworking woman. In her opinion, as long as she and her man are not afraid of hardship, they are not afraid of any difficulties.

……

With the woman's approval, Su Mingzhe quickly bought a restaurant.

After a brief reorganization, the restaurant was opened the next day.

Due to the lack of publicity, the hotel initially did poor business after opening.

After all, there was a severe drought this year and the landlords had no surplus food, so even fewer people went to the restaurant to eat.

Fortunately, Su Mingzhe had a lot of money in his pocket and he also built an ice cellar to freeze the food, which greatly reduced the losses.

Compared with other restaurants in the city, Su's Restaurant can barely maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

……

Five days later.

After Alan and her son fell asleep, Su Mingzhe came to the yard and saw that Zhou Xiaoqing had filled the table with sumptuous food and wine again.

Seeing the man coming out, Zhou Xiaoqing smiled and said:
"Sir, this is ordered from your restaurant. Come and try it and see how it tastes."

"The food and wine in our house are definitely the best."

After Su Mingzhe opened the restaurant, he drove away the original chef. Now the chefs, waiters, and even the shopkeeper are all "mechanical puppets" made by himself.

Among them, although the puppet chef's cooking skills are not even one-tenth of Su Mingzhe's, they are on par with the imperial chef in the palace.

After the two had their meal, they were affectionate with each other.

Zhou Xiaoqing suddenly said sadly:

"Sir, I'm leaving."

“It’s not like I haven’t been there before.”

Su Mingzhe had long been accustomed to the separation of life and death, and did not show the slightest sadness about the woman's departure, which made the woman feel sulky.

Once this woman gets angry, the man will have no chance of having an easy time.

Zhou Xiaoqing gritted his teeth and tossed and turned until dawn.

Before leaving, she only cleaned herself up and didn't help the man clean up.

Seeing that the woman was still sulking, Su Mingzhe finally thought of their relationship of more than ten years and took out a talisman from his pocket and handed it to her:

"I made this myself. If you carry it with you, it will keep you safe."

Zhou Xiaoqing took the amulet and saw that the man had even put on the red string. Her eyes suddenly turned red:
"Sir, take care of yourself too!"

……

For Su Mingzhe, Zhou Xiaoqing's departure was like a stone thrown into a pond, which caused ripples.

However, as time passed, the man's mood quickly calmed down.

A few more days passed.

Some villagers came into the city, found Su Mingzhe's house, and told Alan that the river monster appeared again.

The village chief, Gen Sao, and Gen Sao's daughter Changsheng were all killed by the river monster.

Fortunately, a real female demon-slayer appeared and saved the fishing village.

Unfortunately, the fake exorcist who was invited back earlier actually told the King of Qinghe State the address of Taoyuan Fishing Village.

Early in the morning the day before yesterday, the ruler of Qinghe State surrounded Taoyuan fishing village and moved all the villagers out of Liangjie Mountain.