After tasting the delicious vegetarian food, Ye Chen was naturally in a good mood.
Although the chaos in Guobei County is a bit messy, even more than half of these shops are doing some shameful deeds, but the vegetarian restaurant in this inn is indeed clean, and there is not even the slightest bit of meat and oil, which is surprising. To Ye Chen's surprise...
But at this moment, a figure who seemed to have known each other came to the inn counter in embarrassment.
Ning Caichen!
At this time, Ning Caichen was in rags, not to mention, there was still a lot of mud that had dried up into pieces of earthy brown on his body.
It doesn't look like a scholar, but rather like a beggar.
Noting that Ning Caichen entered the door, the shopkeeper changed his previous hospitality to Ye Chen, glanced lazily, and greeted lukewarmly.
"Master, do you want to eat or stay in a restaurant?"
Xiao Er on the side also leaned to Ning Caichen's side, seemingly intending to help him unload the bookcase behind him.
"No, no..."
On the other hand, Ning Caichen waved his hands again and again, and some only promised: "The shopkeeper, I am not here to eat or stay in the shop. My name is Ning Caichen and I was sent by Jibaozhai to collect the accounts."
This sentence is as if it is magical.
Regardless of the original lazy-looking shopkeeper or the previously somewhat enthusiastic shopkeeper, they all seemed to have changed themselves, and looked at the scholar coldly, as if they had met an enemy that had not been seen for many years, and his eyes were full of disgust.
"It turned out to be the collector—"
Some unlucky sips, the shopkeeper's face was also pulled down, and he unwillingly opened the drawer for the money, complaining: "I said...Why do you Jibaozhai send someone to collect the bills every time? Want to change someone?"
Ning Caichen smiled and said: "After the last time the person collected the account, he was killed by someone on the road, so now I am replaced by me..."
As he said, he shrank his neck unconsciously, as if he was afraid of what happened to his predecessor.
After all, he is here to collect the account this time, in case he did like the previous one...
The shopkeeper couldn’t help but smile:
Oh, anyway, you will be killed sooner or later when you collect the bill. It’s better to be cheaper than me!
He waved his hand as if to catch a fly. The same said to Ning Caichen: "Don't accept it, don't accept it!"
"How can it work!"
Ning Caichen immediately fought reason and hurriedly pulled out the account books from the bookcase.
He took such a big risk, isn't it just for this.
But it doesn't matter if you turn it over, Ning Caichen's face changed suddenly!
There was a torrential rain before, but Ning Caichen didn’t have much trouble. At most, his clothes got wet, but the bookcase he was carrying was not waterproof. After a soak in the rain, all the accounts on it were smeared with ink. In a ball, it is impossible to identify clearly...
How can this be used as proof of collection?
Ning Caichen flipped through a few pages of account books, and couldn't help but feel a little numb in his scalp, and said in secret, "Oops!"
Fortunately, he is quick-witted, and it is not in vain that Ji Baozhai's boss promotes him to collect the bill.
I saw Ning Caichen holding the account book in his arms, pretending to be nonchalant, and said to the shopkeeper: "The shopkeeper, can I take a look at your account book first?"
I was afraid that the shopkeeper would not believe me, so I deliberately added another sentence: "This is a new rule for Jibaozhai's collection of accounts!"
but……
Although Ning Caichen is a bit clever, but the shopkeeper is even more personal. From the expression of Ning Caichen's face, he has noticed that the other party seems to be something wrong, and watching his eyes flicker, he suspiciously said: "New regulations According to...Why haven’t I heard of it? Anyway, show me the ledger first!"
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and snatched the account book in Ning Caichen's arms!
Seeing this, Ning Caichen hurriedly blocked the sight of the shopkeeper with his hand, and said quickly: "No, you can't watch!"
It's a pity that he is just a scholar, who has no power to bind a chicken, and where is the opponent of the shopkeeper.
Not to mention that there is a young and strong shop assistant next to him.
In just a moment of effort, Ning Caichen was caught by Xiao Er, and the traces of ink contamination on the account books were also clearly seen by the shopkeeper, and angrily said, "What is this? What a mess, do you Jibaozhai collect the bills with this kind of stuff?"
After speaking, he threw the account book on the ground, his face full of disdain!
And Ning Caichen quickly picked up the account book, and said helplessly: "The account book was soaked in heavy rain, and the writing on it was also squandered... But if I don't receive the account, I have no money to go back..."
"What's wrong with me, don't want money if you don't have an account book, you should take your account book and get out!"
Seeing this situation, the shopkeeper also smiled triumphantly, and frightened fiercely: "If you don't leave again, I will send you to the Yamen!"
Winked at Xiao Er again.
The latter nodded, and immediately understood, smiled grinningly, came to Ning Caichen's side, and pushed hard.
Suddenly, Ning Caichen was like a ground gourd, and he rolled to the door of the inn. Even the contents of the bookcase were thrown beside him by Xiao Er and scattered on the ground.
"Hey--"
Getting up from the ground dejectedly, Ning Caichen patted the dust on his body and put the things on the ground into the basket one by one, feeling a little sad.
Having spent the account book, it means that he can't receive the money, and he can't return to Jibaozhai to pay the account...
Originally, Ning Caichen was a scholar in Jinhua Town. Unfortunately, after his parents died of illness, the conditions were not as good as each day, so he could only go to Jibaozhai to work as a clerk.
This accident was sent to collect the accounts, I thought everything would go smoothly.
But don't want to...
Such a twist happened unexpectedly.
And just when Ning Caichen's thoughts were lost, a faint Buddha's horn sounded.
"Amitabha Buddha, Ning Shizhu, I didn't expect you to meet again."
"Master Fahai, it turned out to be you!"
Looking along the voice, Ning Caichen's eyes lit up slightly, but he smiled awkwardly: "I made the master laugh. I was here to collect the accounts, but I didn't want to make any accidents. Now the accounts are not ready. It's..."
"If Ning Donor doesn't mind, you might as well have a meal with the poor monk."
"Thank you, Master."
At this moment, Ning Caichen was also hungry. When he came, he only brought a few steamed buns, and he almost ate on the road.
And those buns were cold and hard.
How can it be compared with this table of vegetarian dishes cooked quietly?
quickly……
Ning Caichen also gobbled up a pair of chopsticks from Xiaoer, disregarding his image, and almost half of the dishes on this table were digested by him alone.
Ye Chen didn't mind this.
With his cultivation level to his level, bigu is naturally not difficult. The so-called three meals a day are just to satisfy the appetite.
