Chapter 21 third quarter

Now that Masagoro had come, Heishiro asked him to do another thing: invite Kiichi from Tsuruya to meet Masagoro's wife at the soba noodle shop in Motomachi, Honjo. Xi Yi is usually quite busy, and Hei Shiro asked him to come here without telling his father-in-law and Ah Qiu, so it took three days to see him. The appointed time was in the morning, and Kiichi, as honest and serious as he was, arrived much earlier than Heishiro from the appointment.The soba shop hadn't opened yet, and when Heishiro arrived, he was smiling gently and chatting with Masagoro's wife. Heishiro wiped his sweat and apologized, but Kiichi interrupted him and said, "It's very hot and humid today, like summer has turned around." But he didn't feel hot at all.He was wearing a kimono with thick and thin stripes, with anti-fouling sleeves sewn on the cuffs, looking like a craftsman.There are many knife wounds on both hands, which seem to be old wounds, presumably left over from the time when he was studying art.

After drinking water and taking a breath, Heishiro immediately said: "Okabiki interviewed you, you must have been shocked." Xi smiled, and the laughter was sweet.He is not a handsome man, if you want to classify him, he is probably closer to Heishiro, but farther away from Yumonosuke.What's more, now there is a needle eye that makes Ah Qiu worry, and the lower right eyelid is swollen.Even so, the voice is still very pleasing. "Since I heard that it was the old man who wanted to ask questions, I didn't panic too much. Maybe he wanted to ask about the small restaurant Ah Feng?"

Now that he knew, Heishiro could speak up. "I asked your husband." Xi shrugged his shoulders. "I'm really sorry, Miss Ade." "Don't take it to heart, you didn't expect Ah Feng to be so messy in business, did you?" "That's right... What I heard originally was that there was going to be a lunch box shop, not for retail sales, and it would be made after someone placed an order. Ah Feng was originally the proprietress of the restaurant, so I believed her..." Heishiro understood. "Sure enough, she has been doing this business before. So she took over the original business and moved to Xingbei Zain. Is there any reason?"

Xiyi raised his eyebrows in embarrassment, and Heishiro said: "I will not reveal what I heard here today. I will neither tell Ah Feng himself, nor tell your wife and father-in-law." Xiyi was even more embarrassed. "Master, it doesn't matter if you tell Ah Qiu, she knows." Heishiro smiled. "It couldn't be better. To be honest, I was a little skeptical at first. Because Ah Feng is really pretty, I was afraid that you might have something to do with her." "Absolutely not!" Kiichi really panicked now, his small eyes wandered, and for some reason he looked behind Heishiro.Heishiro also glanced back.It was in the corner of the store, and there was a small decorative shelf with odd mascots on it.A beckoning cat, a treasure ship from the Seven Lucky Gods, a beautiful Chiyo paper mat with insect repelling charms, and a paper puppet praying dog with a small bamboo basket on it.

Xiyi turned his eyes back from the shelf and said: "Afeng and her husband originally opened a restaurant called 'Corner House' on the west side of the Xiguo Bridge. They are famous for providing banquet dishes for fireworks cruises. The summer before last year, the small owner's banquet for customers was to ask them to do it. That was the fate." "So she has a husband?" "Yes, there were originally. About this spring, I heard that they were divorced." The details are unclear. "The couple have two children and seem to be quite happy and happy."

Ah Feng kept the child with her husband, and asked for a sum of money when they broke up, and the husband also paid. "Because the corner house is presided over by Ah Feng, it can be regarded as a division of property." In fact, once Ah Feng left home, the corner house couldn't last, and the ex-husband had to close the shop. "She's really good at cooking." Ah Feng, who was single again, stayed at a relative's house for a while, doing nothing, but soon mentioned that he wanted to open a lunch box shop.That's why I came to Xiyi and asked if there was any good rental house on this side of the Ryogoku Bridge, near Fukagawa, my office.It was early summer.

"Did Ah Feng know that your father-in-law is the manager of the courtyard?" "No, this..." Xi Yi hesitated. "A Fengfeng entrusted you, so it can be seen that you have a good friendship, right?" Xiyi looked at the decorative frame again, with bitterness in his eyes for some reason. "Ah Feng is not only good at doing business, but also very good at taking care of people. There are a lot of people in the restaurant... So, it was not the younger one who started it, but the younger friend asked Ah Feng." Hearing these few words, Heishiro was at a loss.Perhaps seeing this, Xiyi went on to say:

"It's like this, the little one discussed with Ah Qiu and wanted to adopt a child." Thus, the mystery of the decorative frame was solved.What Xiyi looked at with bitter eyes was a blessing dog with a small bamboo basket on it. It was a mascot for exorcising demons for children. "The proprietress here said that the blessing dog was a gift from someone." Xi Yi smiled slightly. "I've also seen it at the stalls on Miaoqian Street and the night market. I don't have children in my family, so I haven't bought it yet." Adopting a child is not as easy as picking up a cat or dog.Besides, both Xiyi and Aqiu hoped that it would be best to adopt a newborn baby, which was even more difficult.

Heishiro understood.Afeng has a wide range of people and loves to take care of others, so he is indeed a good person to entrust this kind of work. "So that's why, so you went to ask Ah Feng to get acquainted with her. Then, how is the child's matter? Do you have any clues?" Xi shook his head. "not yet……" "Does your husband know about this?" "I don't know. If the old man finds out, he won't have a good face, so we didn't mention it." That's all for Ah Yuan, Xing Bingwei is stubborn, and his words to his unrelated grandson will inevitably be sour and thorny.Otherwise, the manager's job is more about connections, and Xiyi and Aqiu would not entrust outsiders.

"A Feng said, being adopted by such a good couple like you is good for the child. I will definitely try my best to make it happen, and it will be on me. It is a good thing to be able to have children, but some people can't afford it after they are born, or they are pregnant. I don't know what to do with a shameful illegitimate child, rather than being raised by such an irresponsible woman, it's better to let you take care of her, and the child will be happy." Kiichi's voice became smaller. "I know it's not an easy task, and there's been no news, but Ah Feng still agreed. It's really hard for us to refuse to help you find a house for such an embarrassing thing."

Xi Yi is really an honest person, and Ah Feng must be well aware of this. "So, you only introduced her to rent a house, and you don't know anything else?" "Yes, I'm sorry I can't help you." Xi and his party saluted. "No need to apologize, these words alone will help a lot." Heishiro said that, but Xiyi thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said: "There are some things that I don't dare to say indiscriminately..." Xiyi said that A Fengfeng did the business without hesitation to win word of mouth as soon as possible, so that the news of such a small restaurant in Yanagihara Town would spread far and wide. "After the matter of the house was settled, Ah Feng told Xiao'er that in order to let the whole office, Fukagawa, know that there is such a new shop, can you specially invite a famous painter to draw on two papers. Xiao'er told her that in this way It will cost a lot of money to hire a famous painter to paint, and the price of the finished product itself is also very high, which will not help the reputation of the shop, so I advise her not to do this." But Afeng said that she has the money, and insisted on winning word of mouth as soon as possible no matter what.She gets a share of the property from her husband, and it doesn't matter if she runs out of the money. "I'll mention the small ones. In this case, as long as the things are sold cheaply. If you can buy exquisite and delicious things at a low price, you don't need to do anything, and the customers will naturally spread the word of mouth. Let alone the Shenchuan area of ​​our office. Edo will know." Ah Feng was overjoyed and clapped his hands.It turned out that Xi Yi had instigated Ah Feng, so he felt extremely sorry for Ah Tak. Heishiro folded his hands in his sleeves and nodded slowly. Earn word-of-mouth first - of course, this is the goal of a small business.However, if you just want to win word of mouth, the current approach is too much.It doesn't have to be that cheap, as long as it's better than other stores, and you don't need to mess around, you can get a good reputation.Edo Aberdeen pays attention to food, even artisans with low income, everyone is interested in food.Once the eye-catching shop opens, Edo Aberdeen will never miss it. However, Ah Feng was so fanciful.In other words, Ah Feng was in such a hurry.There is obviously something hidden in this, but Xiyi did provide a good clue. "Thanks, I won't bother you anymore." Xiyi was visibly relieved. "It's just that, let me babble one more time. I know it's a cock... just forget about my own business!" "What's the matter?" Heishiro smiled. "Don't be too attached to adopting a child. A child is a gift from God, and so is an adopted child. That needle eye of yours that can't be cured," he said, pointing to his right eye, "maybe it's because of depression about adopting a child. Turned into a disease and sent out." Xi Yi looked like he had just woken up from a dream, and then he blinked in frustration and smiled, "Yeah... maybe the uncle is right." Leaving Masagoro's soba noodle shop, Heishiro made a detour to Kawaiya in Saga Town.After all, Heishiro was the owner's brother-in-law, and he came back from Dingmachi. The shopkeeper made a fuss when he showed up, and tried to persuade him to "sit inside", but finally refused, and asked Yumisuke to come out. "The Kidoban in front has started selling roasted sweet potatoes in jars, I'll buy them for you." "Uncle wants to eat it himself, so use me as a cover." Although Gong Zhisuke said so, he still followed excitedly. "What were you doing just now?" "Practice the abacus." Really good, worthy of being a merchant's child. Gongnosuke is wearing Komon Satsuma's one-piece narrow-sleeved kimono. It should be remade from clothes that his father doesn't wear, but for a child, it is excellent clothing. Coupled with his outstanding face, he annoys women on the road Regardless of age, look back frequently.They were first attracted by the beauty of Yumi, and then they were surprised that there was such a child with the official of the execution office, and they couldn't help guessing wildly in their hearts: Could it be that they were arrested while selling salad?Pitiful. Kidoban's urn of roasted sweet potatoes was unfortunately sold out, and they had to wait half an hour for the next urn, and the two sighed.Heishiro buys maltose for Gongnosuke instead.Seeing Gongzhisuke's overwhelmed appearance, a thought flashed in the corner of Heishiro's mind: He is indeed still a child, and it is too early to understand the love between men and women. Perhaps hearing that Kiichi wanted to adopt a child, Heishiro also suddenly remembered that he wanted Yumisuke to inherit the Izutsu family.This matter has not yet been settled, but Yumi nosuke's parents and Heishiro's son are very active, and Heishiro is also happy to see it come to fruition.However, considering whether to become a businessman or a small official with the support of the two of them, Heishiro hesitated.Other people's things are nice to say, "children are a gift from God", but when it's my turn, I feel very distressed.People are so capricious. After sitting side by side on the bench, Heishiro told Yumi's hearing aid about Mine. Gong Zhizhu happily sucked maltose, with a stick sticking out from the corner of his mouth, and asked inarticulately: "Then, according to Afeng's current practice, the more famous the word of mouth is, the more compensation will be paid?" Heishiro took maltose out of Yumminosuke's mouth. "Yes. And after the word-of-mouth has been established, when should the price be changed back to the market price? It is difficult to grasp the timing." At the beginning, you can buy good things at a low price, and then when you return to the regular price, customers will feel that they have suffered a big loss for nothing.This is human nature. If it is not handled properly, it will lose customers. "It must be a crime knowingly, but..." Gong Zhisuke turned the maltose, "In any case, it is not something that people who know business will do." "Well, I think so too." Although it is property stolen from her husband, since it is not a cornucopia, it will be exhausted one day. "This man named Ah Feng, did he not consider the future of this small restaurant from the very beginning?" Heishirou raised his unkempt eyebrows. "What's the meaning?" "She wants to get famous, and she wants to find someone, and she hopes to find someone as soon as possible. Ah, this is a random guess." However, Yukinosuke's random guesses are often correct. "Find someone?" "To be precise, it's not looking for her, but I want the other party to come to her. No matter what you do for this, as long as you build a reputation, it will be easy for people to find her, right?" Heishiro looked at Yumisuke.What exactly is in this beautifully shaped head?The only thing that is certain is that it is definitely not maltose. "I think that person must be familiar with Ah Feng's cooking skills, or it has something to do with the restaurant she and her husband opened before. Uncle, have you eaten a lot of her dishes?" "Yup." "Are there some rare dishes among them? I think Ah Feng probably came up with it himself. When an insider hears about it, he immediately knows that the shop is opened by Ah Feng." Maybe it's the grilled quail meatballs, or maybe it's the red leaf quarry bought in Kyoto.Heishiro had never eaten either of these before. "That's it..." If explained in this way, Ah Feng's original idea of ​​asking a well-known painter to paint his shop as a double-painted paper is completely consistent. "She knows that person is in the Fukagawa area of ​​our office." "Yes. Just think about the future of the small restaurant after the goal is achieved. As my uncle said, if the price increase fails, just move to another place and start a new one. As long as the money at hand is not used up, it shouldn't be difficult." "Hmm..." Heishiro pondered. "This plan must have something to do with the divorce of Ah Feng and his wife..." Anyway, the timing was too coincidental.These two things should be the same pile. Gongnosuke put the maltose in his mouth again, and said inarticulately: "I don't know that because I'm a child." At this time, the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes came. "Uncle." "What's the matter?" "Talk and chat, and the sweet potato will be baked." "Yes. By the way, where is Ah Feng? Did you come to play at your house today? Call her out when you come! Girls like sweet potatoes the most." "Sister Feng doesn't eat sweet potatoes." Gong Zhisuke said that Sister Feng is in the Mood for Love.It turned out that I was careless.Heishiro looked up to the sky and smiled.