Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 274: Eating with Style

Thanks to the presence of Manager Fang, the meal was a very enjoyable one for both the host and the guests. Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin also behaved like adults and said some irrelevant polite words to Mr. Liu.

And because only Manager Fang and Mr. Liu were drinking, and Manager Fang was very smooth-talking, in the end neither of them drank much.

They were still sober when they walked out of the restaurant.

This meal was paid for by Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin. It was originally their business. Manager Fang was just an employee. They had already troubled him a lot, so they couldn't let him pay for the meal.

The meal cost fifteen taels of silver, and Zheng Yuan's hands were shaking as he took out the money.

What kind of crap could be worth fifteen taels?

The food tasted not as good as the one we had at Jinxianglou at noon, but the presentation was much more exquisite. This is probably because eating is about the environment and the style.

After sending Mr. Liu onto the carriage, Manager Fang wanted to take the two back to the courtyard.

The two did not refuse. After all, they had just arrived and were unfamiliar with the place. It would be troublesome if they got lost.

The driver had sent the carriage back while they were having dinner, so the three of them could only walk.

It’s just a county town, and even in two directions it’s not too far away, so walking there is just the right way to help digest food.

Judging from the sky now, it should be around the hour of Xu. The sun has just set, but the sky is still quite bright.

Zhaoming is located in the north and has a high altitude. As soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops sharply and it becomes a bit cold. The three of them can't help but quicken their pace.

"I'm really sorry, ladies. I've never met Mr. Liu before and didn't know he was such a person. From now on, you don't have to pay attention to him. I will handle all matters related to him and will not let him offend you again."

Manager Fang was still uneasy, fearing that the two men would take him to task again for Mr. Liu's offense.

"Manager Fang, you don't have to feel sorry. Today it's our sisters' turn to thank you. You've been running around for us, and in the end it was thanks to you that we got through." Duan Minmin thanked sincerely.

Zheng Yuan also nodded.

Manager Fang then dared to take a look at the two of them, and was relieved to see that they looked normal.

"That's good, that's good. It's what I should do."

The two of them found it a little funny. Could it be that they had given such a terrible impression to Manager Fang? But they clearly didn't cause any trouble to them last time.

Upon learning that the two were not angry, Manager Fang relaxed. Having drunk a bit of wine, he started to talk more and told them many interesting things.

Manager Fang's narration was not as purposeful as Mr. Liu's. He was just sharing without any emotion, and the two of them listened with great interest.

We chatted along the way and soon arrived at the courtyard.

Manager Fang did not follow them in, but stopped at the door.

"Madams, the bed sheets and other necessary items are already prepared. You can move in directly. Is there anything else you need?"

"It's okay, we can do it ourselves. Sorry to trouble you today, you should go back and rest early." Zheng Yuan waved his hand.

"That's fine. You two should get some rest early. I will send someone to assist you tomorrow morning. If you two ladies have any questions, just send someone to find me."

Manager Fang said goodbye and left.

The two of them entered the yard and locked the door, then hurried to the kitchen before it got completely dark. They had to light a fire to provide some light and also boil water for washing.

But they forgot that they dared not use the flint and steel of that era. Looking at the flint in their hands, both of them fell silent.

If I had known earlier, I should have asked Manager Fang to help them light the fire before leaving.

The other person had already gone far away now, and they felt embarrassed to bother him for this matter, and they also couldn't afford to lose this person.

They originally wanted to use cold water for the whole night, but the temperature at Zhaoming night was no joke. The two of them fetched a bucket of water from the well and gave up the idea of ​​using cold water the moment they touched it.

If they really use this water to wash, they might collapse tomorrow.

There was no choice but to bite the bullet and pick up the flint, suppressing their fear.

Fortunately, as long as the fear is overcome, making a fire is not that difficult. The two of them took over, and soon sparks appeared on the pine needles used to start the fire. After blowing twice, the flames grew stronger.

While the two were proud that they could finally make a fire, they also lamented that the children spoiled them too much. The children always helped them make a fire, which resulted in them still not being able to learn how to use flint and steel.

While waiting for the water to boil, the two went to the side room to see where to sleep tonight.

There were beds in two of the rooms, both covered with thick bedding, but the two were used to sleeping together, so they chose the room near the kitchen to put down their luggage.

The two also found several candles in the room, which were rare things.

In their original memories, this thing was not cheap. They didn't know how expensive it was, but it was definitely not a lighting tool that ordinary people could afford.

Anyway, they have never seen this thing since they came here.

I didn't expect that the manager was so generous and gave them so many older ones in one go.

After looking at the sleeping place, the water was about to boil. The two of them simply washed up and fell asleep. There were still many things to do tomorrow morning.

......

After moving to a new place, the two of them didn't recognize their own bed and slept until the next morning, probably because they had been so bumpy in the past two days.

I went to bed early and slept well last night. When I woke up, it was just dawn.

After a quick wash, the two of them lit the three stoves in the kitchen and prepared the three steamers so that they could distill the roses directly when they were delivered.

With the experience from the first time, this time I installed it without much effort.

This time they brought five steamers, three of which were used in the kitchen, and two more were needed in the yard.

The location was not difficult to choose, as this large firewood shed was tailor-made for them.

But they had to ask Manager Fang to find someone to build the stove. Before, they just played house when they built the stove, and they didn't dare to do it themselves. It was okay to use it once in a while, but now it has to be distilled every day. If it's not done well, the stove will be ruined.

There was also firewood. Although there was some firewood left by the landlord under the firewood shed, it was far from enough for them to use, so they had to find someone to buy some firewood.

The two were discussing their next plan when someone knocked on the gate.

It’s so early, it seems that the people sent by Manager Fang to assist them have arrived.

When I opened the gate, it was the guy named Shunzi whom I met in the store yesterday, followed by two women.

Seeing the two, Shunzi smiled and greeted them first: "Good morning, ladies. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Not bad." The two replied with a smile.

"That's good. Madams, our manager asked me to bring two people over to you. They will be here to assist you during the next few days, and you can use them if you have any problems." Shunzi stepped aside to let the two women come forward.

"Sister Luo, Sister Wang, these two are Madam Zheng and Madam Duan from Yongding. You will stay here for the next few days and follow their instructions."

"Yes! Hello, Mrs. Zheng! Hello, Mrs. Duan!" The two women bowed to Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin together.

No matter how much time had passed, the two were still not used to such a great gift and dodged sideways.

"Please get up, sisters-in-law. I'm sorry to bother you these days."

The two women hurriedly said they dared not, lowered their heads respectfully and stepped aside.