Mei Zi eats noodles very quickly, of course it has something to do with her being a former soldier. Before the small Ge Qiu's water sleeves had fallen, she had already finished eating. And after finishing, she smiled.

  A bowl of Yangchun noodles, made with pure chicken broth, topped with a layer of fresh and tender vegetables, and a circle of quail eggs. Where can you buy this for just five copper coins? If they really put it on the menu, Wang Qiulou's restaurant would surely go bankrupt and have to close its doors soon.

  But Mozi didn't intend to disappoint Cen Dazhu's good intentions, and couldn't just go tell Qiu San Niang that she had clearly ordered a bowl of noodles for five copper coins, but ended up eating a bowl worth five taels of silver.

  About two moments later, the dancer got off the stage and the singer was ready. Lying on the windowsill, the warm sunlight made her half-close her eyes, drowsy. Suddenly, she heard a voice saying "Second Brother". She said "Please come in". Looking back at the door, it didn't move, but there were several people's shadows moving outside.

  Thinking he had spoken too softly, he rushed towards the door, cleared his throat and shouted, "Second Brother, come in, I've been waiting for you."

  At this shout, her drowsy eyelids also sprang back to normal. She turned around and leaned against the wall, one hand on the windowsill and the other turning a white porcelain cup.

  "Second Brother, you've made an appointment with someone, why didn't you say so earlier? We've been waiting downstairs for half a day." A man said with a smile.

  "No..." was all he said, his voice low and heavy.

  "If I had known this earlier, why bother arguing with these fools. I clearly heard a girl's voice in there, could it be that Ge Qiu has been called already? Erlang, we're delighted, but afraid sister will get angry and leave." Another man said with a smooth tongue.

  "Why must we leave?" a soft yet arrogant female voice, "I've long heard of the three beauties of Wang Qiulou. It's not easy to get out with brothers like you, and I must see for myself whether Ge Qiu has talent or if Fifth Sister is even more exceptional."

  "Who said that?" with a tone of sarcasm and mockery, "You're just a yellow-haired girl, I'm afraid even the little Ge Qiu on that stage has better piano skills than you."

  "Seventh brother and fifteenth sister, be careful with your words. We are guests, how can we be on familiar terms with the singing girls and dancing girls?" Similarly in a female voice, this one was cold and unapproachable.

  Amethyst listened and realized it was her own mistake.

  But to her surprise, the door opened again, and two attendants led the way. Suddenly, more than a dozen people entered the room one after another. Five men in fine clothes, two ladies with sparkling jewelry, wearing exquisite hundred-flower skirts, and others were maidservants and attendants, all dressed exceptionally well.

  Mozi didn't give up, carefully looking at each one, but still couldn't find Xun Erlang's thin face, so she sighed. Getting distracted had almost become her habit. She got distracted and nearly exposed the illicit affair between Qiu Wu and someone else. She got distracted again and was sent to perform in front of Qiu Si. This time it was interesting, getting distracted brought out a large group of completely unfamiliar people, and she didn't know what to do.

  Those who were in charge looked at her and were also stunned one by one.

  "Not Ge Qiu." The oily voice matched the person's face, with sunken cheeks and unsteady eyes.

  "Second Master, isn't that your servant?" The first voice was giggling. The master's appearance was passable, but compared to the man with a bun and high hat beside him, he was slightly inferior.

  The young man called out by the laughter was extremely handsome. Although Qiu Si and Qiu Wu could be considered average good-looking men, this person was definitely above average. He wore a white luohan robe with a purple gold coral belt around his waist, hanging down a small bronze knife ornament engraved with ancient characters, with golden and silver beads on the handle. His facial features seemed to have been carefully carved by the best craftsmen, with sharp eyebrows, inkstone-like eyes, and a nose like a mountain rock. His forehead was wide and high, his face neither too big nor too thin, and his cheekbones and jawline were perfectly proportioned, making him a pleasure to behold.

  The two beside him were slightly older, with elegant clothes and hairstyles that matched his noble air. The three of them had an aura of natural pride between their eyebrows, possessing a captivating charm that men from Luozhou did not have.

  Not native to Luoyang.

  But whose Erlang is this after all?

  Deep purple darkness entwines itself, involuntarily reaching out to stroke its forehead, thinking it's going to die.

  Er Lang heard Xiao Shun's words and his beautiful eyes scanned him lightly before answering lightly, "He is not someone I brought."

  Anyone can hear the lightness in his tone, as if he were a servant of Mozi, wearing a faded purple shirt, which is really a very embarrassing thing.

  He was pale, and the purple was even paler. With a man's attire and changed skin color, she had a more casual and relaxed posture, losing that self-protective "hump". Her lips were pursed in a slight curve, and she still had the mood to drink tea. It seemed difficult to ask the wrong person to leave again.

  "One person occupies such a large space, yet we've been waiting downstairs for half an hour." Fifteen Miss Ge Qiu pouted.

  Mozi heard it and thought it was funny, it turned out that her eating noodles was the direct cause of their waiting downstairs. I thought that Fifteenth Young Miss was young and didn't understand things, but unexpectedly, You Xuan and Xiao Hua also thought that their sister wasn't wrong, and they came to drive people away like this.

  The oily-tongued man said to the two men in front of him, "Look, there's only one bowl of soup on the table. You've given this kind of customer a big private room and left us aside, neglecting us. Don't you want to make money at Wang Qiulou?"

  Two partners looked at each other silently.

  "You, hurry up and leave after you finish eating." The smiling face said something unpleasant, "Don't hinder the boss of this house from making a fortune."

  "Eating a bowl or eating a table, it's all about spending money to eat. What does it have to do with earning more or less? If the boss can't handle your business, as long as he gets a few more customers like me, won't he still be making a fortune every day? Even a bowl of soup, you have to see what's inside the bowl." Mozi had just forgotten to change his voice and now lowered it.

  However, it seems like no one is paying attention, and they let Mozi say whatever he wants.

  "Besides, I can't enter this kind of private room, can my master? Dismiss the banquet, let me eat and pay the bill, wait for someone. Since I'm alone here, naturally I have my own reasons." Mozi had only lived in Luozhou for half a year and didn't know which family these arrogant people were from. "However, if you're willing to clear the two tables of bills for my master's house, I won't say another word and will leave immediately. A total of 57 taels of silver."

  "You! You're cheating!" Miss Eleven pointed directly at Mozi, "What are you eating that's worth fifty-seven taels of silver?"

  "Miss, if you don't believe me, call the waiter to bring the menu. According to the previous most expensive 20 dishes plus one more time, fifty-seven taels are not enough." In terms of mathematics and chemistry, Mozi believed that he could reach the highest level of scholars in this dynasty.

  "...at the age of ten or so, a little girl who can't even recognize many characters, was stunned."

  "Where did this poor-mouthed and cunning slave come from!" The oily-tongued one came over with an attitude, "Who is your master? Tell me, young master, so I can take note."

  The purple ink is placed as if it were unheard of, and the line of sight should be adjusted back to the outer flower stand.

  "You——" With an oily tone and a glance at Zi's attitude, he became even angrier.

  "I'm not your household servant, and my master isn't someone you can just summon at will. The bill hasn't been paid yet, so this private room should still be ours to use. I think I've spoken reasonably without any fault, why is this gentleman trying to pick a fight with me?" First come first served, isn't that a simple principle?

  The oil hole is clogged.

  Solved another one.

  "Hey little brother, may I have a word with you?" The man behind Er Lang took a step forward.

  Is it endless? Mu Zi thought so, but nodded anyway.

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  When I was away from home, the hard drive of my laptop suddenly broke down and couldn't be repaired, so all data were lost. Therefore, I couldn't update or write articles. Now that I'm back, I'll do my best to double post today.

  It's really frustrating, no backup at all, lost a lot of important documents and new article drafts, so stupid.

  Also apologize to everyone, and will double update in the next few days to make up for the missed updates.

  Very sad news: Lingzi has passed away. (I can no longer access QQ, so please inform the others in our group.)

  Thank you!