Going down to the hotel

  Su Hao didn't know that he had inexplicably become the dream lover of the county magistrate's daughter. Okay, even if there was another sentence "pitiful and uncertain by the riverbank". After all, he was a transmigrator, in later generations, 17-year-old boys who fell in love were considered to be in puppy love, let alone getting married. He didn't have high hopes for the young lady, but instead thought that taking Lu Xiuer, this little loli, out for a stroll was a rare pleasure.

  "Brother, look, that person's sugar people are so beautiful..."

  Lu Xiuer held onto Su Hang's sleeve, walking on the bustling streets of the county town. Her eyes were wide with wonder. This poor country girl had only been to the county town less than five times in her life. Occasionally going to nearby market towns like Shitai or Xiaogang was a rare treat for her, and she would be as happy as if it were New Year's. Now, being able to leisurely stroll around the county town with her brother and fiancé, and having him buy whatever she wanted with the over 8 taels of silver in his pocket, made her feel so happy that she almost cried.

  In the morning society, after a long period of peace, especially in the Jiangnan region, the products were rich and abundant. Generally speaking, the people's lives were quite prosperous. In Fengcheng County, along the streets were flat bluestone slabs, with stone bridges spanning the river from time to time. On both sides of the street, shops stood tall, taverns rose high, each shop had a long eave extending outwards, on rainy days, pedestrians didn't need umbrellas, just walking under these eaves could stroll through the whole city at ease.

  In the slightly open places by the roadside, there are various performing venues selling art, performing various acrobatic performances such as flying fork, middle flag, flower plate, double stone, pole, magic, and mouth skills. Around the venue, there are many street vendors calling out to sell all kinds of food, pushing carts and carrying poles.

  "Come on, I'll give you this sugar figure, only 5 cents, really damn cheap." Su Hang heard the voice and moved, soon he came back with a sugar figure resembling Zhu Bajie.

  "It's five wen! It's so expensive!" Lu Xiuer clicked her tongue, she was not like Su Huan, that bookworm who didn't know the value of money, she knew how precious five wen were.

  "Lo sui lo!" Su Hao said with a flourish, using the Cantonese he had learned from Hong Kong movies. "Brother is now an official and has money, you can eat whatever you want."

  "Brother, have a bite." Lu Xiuer handed the sugar figure to Su Hao's face. Although she liked the appearance of this sugar figure, on such a hot day, the sugar figure would melt away in a moment, and it was not possible not to eat it. She took a bite first and felt that it was sweet to her heart, then handed it to Su Hao, letting him have a taste too.

  Su Hao didn't hesitate, took the sugar figure from Lu Xiuer's hand, stuck out his tongue and licked it once. Lu Xiuer took back the sugar figure and licked it again herself, but she was completely unaware that the place she had just licked was exactly where Su Hao had just licked...

  "Xiū ér, don't eat these things without nutrition anymore, it's almost noon, let's go have lunch." Su Hào smelled the fragrance of dishes wafting out from the restaurant and his stomach growled with hunger. Having been in the countryside for several days after crossing over, even eating an egg was a luxury, he was really starving. When he saw a large building with the sign "Tiān Wài Tiān", Su Hào couldn't take another step and turned to Lù Xiū ér saying:

  Lu Xiuer's eyes landed on a small stall selling flatbread, and she swallowed her saliva, saying: "Okay, brother, how about we go eat some flatbread?"

  Bian food is actually dumplings, a thin piece of dough wrapped around a small amount of meat. In the south, wheat was not produced, so noodles were already a luxury for rural people, let alone with meat inside. To Lu Xiuer, this was simply an exquisite delicacy. She remembered that she had only eaten bian food once, many years ago when Su Hang's father was still alive and took her and Su Hang to Shi Tan Town to eat it. The whole family ordered a portion of bian food, and she ate three of them. The delicious feeling has been etched in her memory until now.

  But who would have thought that such a wonderful wish was bluntly rejected by Su Hang with a disdainful tone: "Street stall? I've finally crossed over once, and it's still the first time I'm treating you to a meal, but you want me to take you to eat at a street stall?"

  Lu Xiuer didn't understand what Su Hao meant by "crossing over" and wasn't interested in asking further, she just muttered: "Didn't you say you'd take me to eat something delicious? A bowl of flatbread is only 10 cents, can we have a good one?"

  Su Hao knew that Lu Xiuer had misunderstood, so he smiled and patted Lu Xiuer's shoulder, saying: "Brother isn't stingy with money, brother wants to take you to eat even better food. Let's go to a restaurant."

  Lu Xiu'er was dazed and led by Su Hang into the Tianwai Tian Da Wine House. Looking at the sign on the door, which was even bigger than the one at her own home, Lu Xiu'er's legs went weak: "Brother, you're crazy, things inside are very expensive."

  "Hey, brother, you're a civil servant now, when have you ever heard of a civil servant complaining that a restaurant is too expensive?" Su Hao said with a grin, these kinds of jokes he could only make in front of Lu Xiuer, if it were someone else, they would definitely ask him a million questions and he wouldn't be able to handle it.

  The shopkeeper looked at Su Hao and the two of them, their attire clearly that of country folk, especially Lu Xiuer's timid expression on her face, which was simply a pictorial representation of the words "no money". He pointed to the large hall downstairs with his hand and shouted loudly: "Come on, you two customers, this way please!"

  Su Hao looked at Xiao Er again and then raised his eyes to look upstairs, asking: "Xiao Er, is there no room available upstairs?"

  "This gentleman, the upstairs are all luxurious seats, you see..." The shopkeeper smiled and reminded him. The owner of the store would not easily speak coarsely to customers, even if they were sure the other person was poor, they would still treat them with kindness.

  Su Hao smiled and said: "What's this? Does your VIP room have a minimum consumption?"

  "...Sir, I don't understand what you mean," said the shop assistant.

  Su Hao said: "I'm saying, is it that when eating at Ya Zuo, you have to spend a certain amount of money or it's not okay?"

  The little servant smiled and said, "It's not that, but the people who eat in the luxurious rooms are all wealthy and noble guests. The wine and dishes they have cost at least three to five silver coins. We'd better not watch them enjoy their food and feel unhappy ourselves."

  "Haha, the young waiter's professional quality is not bad." Su Hao sincerely admired the waiter's eloquence. He didn't say that Su Hao and his friend were too poor to sit in the luxurious seats, but instead dissuaded them from a considerate perspective. Isn't it true that when others have chicken, duck, fish, and meat on their tables, you order stir-fried potatoes with rice, which makes you feel uncomfortable? It's better to stay downstairs in the lobby and eat with other poor people to balance your mind.

  "This is three mace of silver, you take it first, your family's signature dish, give me a few more portions for two people." Su Hao tossed out a piece of broken silver, the shopkeeper caught it with a standard slam dunk motion, pinched it in his hand, and his expression immediately became sugary sweet, his voice rising several decibels:

  "Welcome, gentlemen! Please go upstairs to our elegant private room. There's a table by the window that suits you two perfectly!"

  "Brother, you gave him three silver coins!" After sitting down face to face in the elegant room upstairs by the window, Lu Xiuer widened her eyes and stared at Su Hang, asking in a low voice.

  "Didn't you see?" Su Hao turned his head to look at the bustling streets outside the window, and chuckled in response.

  "You can't splurge even if you have money! The two of us can't finish 300 yuan worth of food!" Lu Xiuer felt her heart aching, thinking that 300 yuan was enough for their family to live on for many days.

  "Don't worry, you have to spend money to make money. Once we settle down in the county town, I'll start making soap, brewing wine, and glassmaking. Within a year, I'll become a millionaire, and when that happens, even if 3 silver coins fall on the ground, you won't bother picking them up." Su Hang told Lu Xiuer about his wonderful ideals.

  In the past, in the geological team, there were several young people who would hold their mobile phones and watch online novels. Su Hao also followed to read a few chapters. In those online novels, which of the transmigrators didn't have a majestic aura, with tens of thousands of taels of silver coming rolling in? Who would worry about 3 coins of silver?

  Lu Xiu'er was about to give her brother a good education on the difficulties of life, when the shopkeeper had already brought out the dishes like flowing water. There were three-cup chicken, stir-fried fish, Huang Ya Tou's tofu, and瓦罐soup. Lu Xiu'er's open mouth couldn't close again as she stared at the fragrant dishes in a daze.

  "Hurry up and eat, hey, hey, drooling! Su Hang looked at Lu Xiuer's appearance, couldn't help but laugh, and felt a little heartache. Alas, poor girl, growing up like this, probably never had so many good things to eat."

  "What's so delicious?!" Lu Xiuer came back to her senses, her face red as she denied it, "Brother, are these all our dishes?"

  "That's right, eat it while it's hot." Su Hao said.

  "So many dishes..." Lu Xiuer muttered, seeing Su Hang pick up his chopsticks, she also started serving herself. The high pile of dishes in the plate collapsed at a visible speed, soon, only empty plates were left on the table.