“Welcome...”
A woman heard the sound of bells on the door curtain and turned around happily, seeing a group of burly men with weapons strapped to their waists walk in.
The smile on her face froze for a second, then she said, “Welcome, gentlemen, please come this way.”
In the capital city, only those in the military could carry standard weapons and be so physically fit.
As she spoke, the woman saw the leader of this group, a man so handsome that just seeing him made her want to name her child after him.
Tall and muscular.
He was the most masculine man she had ever seen.
Not even the top scholar was as handsome as this man, especially the aura he carried.
“Bring us the best thing your shop has besides tea, three tables worth.”
The teahouse offered not only tea, but also a variety of snacks.
It was the smell of the snacks that attracted him to this teahouse.
Even the best tea leaves wouldn’t quench their thirst as well as plain boiled water, in the eyes of these rough men.
“Gentlemen, you only want pastries?” The woman was taken aback. Come to a teahouse just to eat pastries, no tea?
“Just a few pots of ordinary tea will do, we can’t tell the difference between good and bad tea.” Jia Yu said honestly: “It’s best not to waste it.”
As they spoke, they were already sitting at empty tables, three tables full.
The people in the teahouse, upon hearing Jia Yu's words, showed disdain on their faces.
These barbarians don't know anything about tea.
They just dared not say anything more, seeing the swords at the waists of these burly men.
These barbarians’ only talent is to chop people.
What a pity that the young leader, with such a handsome face, didn't study the classics properly, but went to be a barbarian instead.
If a face and physique like that were mine, I wouldn't even have to pay to go to the brothel!
“Our good pastries might be a bit pricey.” The woman hesitated a little: “The better ones are three hundred wen per box, the cheaper ones are still one hundred and fifty wen.”
It wasn’t intentional on the woman’s part, but the raw materials for their pastries were expensive.
And the people who came to their shop were mostly literati and scholars, and they were generally well-off.
This amount of money was nothing to them.
“Three hundred wen?”
Jia Yu, who had just sat down, looked at the guard leader beside him: “Old Three, three hundred wen, how much silver is that?”
His memory of money was very limited, and besides, from childhood, the people in the manor outside the city only ensured he ate and dressed well, he never had pocket money.
After his transmigration, he learned more about money, knowing how many taels and ounces of silver.
“Re-…Boss, one tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand wen.” The guard leader almost let the words slip out: “It’s three ounces of silver.”
“My brothers have followed me for so long, and only today have they had a good meal back home.” Jia Yu's guards were all descendants of the two dukes' personal soldiers outside the city who had become his own.
They fought alongside him in battle, life and death, every one of them worthy of trust.
All this time, they hadn’t enjoyed themselves properly.
Jia Yu said to the woman: “Order four different kinds of pastries for each table, and one pot of your most thirst-quenching tea.”
“Old Three, pay the shopkeeper ten taels of silver first, we’ll settle the difference later.”
The guard leader nodded, took out two pieces of five-tael silver and handed them to the woman: “Shopkeeper, please keep it.”
The woman saw the silver, her eyes lit up with joy: “Okay, gentlemen, please wait a moment, the pastries and tea will be right up.”
The surrounding literati and scholars saw Jia Yu casually throwing out ten taels of silver, and their contempt subsided.
Being able to casually spend ten taels of silver at a teahouse was no ordinary soldier.
With that kind of money, they might as well find a restaurant and eat and drink to their heart's content.
Jia Yu looked at the decoration of the teahouse. The second floor was not open, it must be accommodation.
The surrounding decoration was very exquisite. He didn't dare to wander around, afraid of ruining the things.
Ever since his strength was upgraded to super level, the strength in his body had been growing and increasing without a moment's rest.
Fortunately, he could control this power perfectly.
But the things in this teahouse were too delicate, he was afraid he would break them accidentally.
The shop’s business was very good, it was almost full.
The smiling woman went back to the kitchen, where a beautiful woman, like a heavenly fairy, was busy.
Seeing the smiling woman come back, she teased: “San Niang, you're smiling so happily, did you meet someone you like?”
“Pan’er, look at this.” San Niang showed off the ten taels of silver: “Thirteen soldiers came from outside, they are very generous.”
“They took three tables, each with four different kinds of pastries and a pot of our best tea.
This ten taels of silver is a deposit, we’ll settle the difference later.”
Ten taels of silver, converted to copper coins, is ten thousand wen.
In the early days of opening, their first day’s total revenue was only a little over seven thousand wen.
Now their daily turnover has reached eight thousand wen, deducting costs, they can make two thousand wen, which is two taels of silver, per day.
“So much!” Zhao Pan’er was surprised, quickly calmed down: “Ten taels of silver, this shows that these people are not ordinary soldiers.”
“Choose pastries that are as big as possible, these soldiers have big appetites.
They give us their silver, we can’t overcharge them....”
Zhao Pan’er talked and at the same time picked out different pastries and a more thirst-quenching tea.
Soon, four different kinds of pastries and tea were ready.
The price of four types of pastries was nine hundred wen, three tables was 2700 wen.
The tea was thirty wen, three pots was ninety wen.
Altogether, it was only 2790 wen.
The two came out of the kitchen, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the teahouse.
They came to the teahouse to drink tea partly because the tea and pastries were good.
On the other hand, the two owners of the teahouse were both beautiful.
Especially the major owner, Zhao Pan’er, who looked like a heavenly fairy.
She was no less beautiful than the number one courtesan in the brothel, Li Shi Shi.
Li Shi Shi was difficult to see, but the half-masked owner of the teahouse could be seen easily.
The value for money was amazing.
When he saw Zhao Pan’er, Jia Yu’s eyes went wide.
This…
This is the Heavenly Fairy Sister!
Even though he’s a bit of a fool now, his past memories are still there!
It’s too similar!
And she’s a Heavenly Fairy Sister in her nineteen or twenties.
Her youth has faded, her charm is blooming.
Jia Yu fell into a daze as he thought about this.
Zhao Pan’er came out, she saw Jia Yu’s gaze. She had seen this kind of stare too many times.
But, this man is handsome!
Jia Yu’s appearance was handsome with an air of heroism, coupled with his muscular build, he was more attractive than a pretty boy.
But, what’s with this daze?
Zhao Pan’er walked forward a few steps and noticed that Jia Yu was actually in a daze, he looked at her for a second and then fell into a daze again!
“Sir, this is our teahouse's special pastry...”
Zhao Pan’er came to Jia Yu's table and put down the plate of pastries.
Each plate had five small pastries.
Normally, a plate only had four.
She added one extra, considering Jia Yu had five people.
This was a big customer.
Hearing Zhao Pan’er’s gentle voice, Jia Yu snapped out of his daze.
Rip!
The door curtain of the teahouse was violently pulled open, soldiers in the uniform of the Five Cities Patrol entered in a steady stream…