chapter Five
He Xiangu held a three-foot-long smoking pot, put her hands behind her back, lifted up her long legs, and took long steps like a man, to Guo Shanren's medicine shop. Mr. Wang, who was sitting in the hall, was dim-sighted and did not see who was coming.
Asked: "Sir, what do you feel uncomfortable about?"
The waiter who took the medicine knew He Xiangu and hurriedly said hello: "It's rare for a Bodhisattva to be here today."
He Xiangu sat down opposite Mr. Wang, took out a note and presented it in front of Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang raised his glasses and saw that the note said: Please pay the visitor twenty yuan.
.The signature is: Guo Shuangyou.
Mr. Wang repeatedly verified that the receipt was indeed written by Guo Shuangyou, and his hands began to tremble. You must know that Mr. Wang's annual salary is only twenty-four silver dollars, and the annual income of the entire drug store is only one hundred and ten silver dollars.
.What kind of trouble did the eldest young master of the Guo family get into outside? Was he kidnapped by bandits? The waiter has to negotiate.
After looking at it, an imperceptible sneer appeared on his face. You must know that Guo Shanren's every move is completely under the control of the waiter. Mr. Wang asked the guests to wait and went to the back room with the waiter to discuss. The waiter said: "
"The person who came here is not good, and He Xiangu is definitely not a person who takes things easy, so she still paid the money and sent the person away."
Mr. Wang has been working in the drug store for decades and is infinitely loyal to the Guo family. The daily income and expenses of the drug store are all under the control of Mr. Wang. He carefully put away the receipt and asked the waiter to sit with the customer in the front hall for a while, and then he answered the question.
With the key on his lower body, he opened the cabinet, took out a package, opened the package, counted twenty silver dollars, and stacked them into two piles.
, locked the package into the cabinet again, and sat in front of the table, still hesitating. He Xiangu couldn't wait any longer, and went straight to the back room. She saw twenty silver dollars on the table, and without saying hello, she put her pipe on
Pinned to the waist, he grabbed the silver dollar with both hands, put it into his pocket, walked out of the medicine shop, took long strides, and walked out of the east city gate, kicking up dust from his heels.
As soon as He Xiangu left, Li Mingqiu followed him into the medicine shop. Mr. Wang saw clearly that the person coming was something special, and hurriedly got up to greet him. But Li Mingqiu didn't even look at Mr. Wang, and just said to the waiter: "Come to my house.
one time".
The waiter didn't dare to be lazy. He walked out of the medicine shop, rubbed oil on the soles of his feet, followed Li Mingqiu closely, and came to Li Mingqiu's courtyard. He stood outside the courtyard and watched Li Mingqiu enter the main room, but he didn't know whether he should follow him in or not.
Li Mingqiu turned around and saw that the waiter had not come in, so he shouted in the room: "Come in, I, Li Mingqiu, am not a tiger, and I will not eat you."
The waiter entered the back room tremblingly. Li Mingqiu pointed to the chair in front of the Eight Immortals table and said: "Sit down and talk." The waiter rubbed his hands, nodded and bowed: "I'm used to standing, and I will listen to the master's instructions." Li Mingqiu suddenly asked: "Guo
Where did the good man take Peony Hong?"
The waiter was shocked. It seemed that Li Mingqiu had taken control of the whole incident and there was no need to hide it anymore. So he poured walnuts into his pocket and told him exactly what he had seen about Guo Shanren and Mu Danhong's quarrel.
At the end, he pretended to be mysterious and rolled his hands into a trumpet shape.
He took a step forward and said to Li Mingqiu: "He Xiangu went to our drug store this morning. She took a note written by Guo Shanren in her hand, took out twenty silver dollars and left. I guess-" The waiter wanted to sell a
Guanzi, but Li Mingqiu said: "Okay, it has nothing to do with you, you can go."
After the waiter left, Li Mingqiu went directly to Tie Abacus. Li Mingqiu refused to accept anyone on Fengqi Street, so he only obeyed Tie Abacus. In fact, Tie Abacus was the leader of Li Mingqiu's generation, and he was originally a brother of Li Mingqiu's father. Before his death, his father called Tie Abacus to the kang.
, entrusted his son Li Mingqiu to Tie Suan
In the past few years, Li Mingqiu has encountered many difficult situations, and Iron Abacus has helped Li Mingqiu avoid danger. In Li Mingqiu's view, Iron Abacus is his "strategist", just like Xiang Yu and Xiang Bo. The first thing Li Mingqiu said when he saw Iron Abacus was:
"I want to destroy that Guo Shanren!"
Iron Abacus remained calm. Fengqi County is an area as big as the palm of your hand. Everyone knows what happens every day. When He Xiangu stepped out of the drug store, the rumors about Guo Shanren abducting Mudanhong started making a fuss. To be honest, Guo Shanren was the one who got rid of it.
Can't control my own chicken
Ba, he is still somewhat famous in Fengqi County, especially for his upright conduct. If you just count on your fingers, who has not taken Guo Shanren’s medicine? Which poor family has not owed Guo Ji Pharmacy for medicine? This
It's really not worth falling out with Guo Shanren over an actor. Besides, it's not worth it.
Tie Suanpan and Guo Shanren are still poker friends. They often get together to play a few rounds. Guo Shanren is very generous and doesn't care whether he wins or loses. The relationship between the two is not bad. Tie Suanman pondered for a long time and suddenly asked:
"Just for that peony red? My dear nephew, think about it, is it worth it?"
Li Mingqiu said viciously: "Guo Shanren deceived others too much"!
Iron Abacus asked, "Why did Guo Shanren bully you? My dear nephew, why are you so young? People always worry about you. How many heroes have fallen under women's skirts throughout the ages. How did Lu Bu die? Isn't that why?
I got a Diao Chan! That Peony Hong is a bad actress, is it worth the blood for her? There are not all women in this world dead. There are some who wear red and some in green. If you spend money to buy a young girl,
Much better than those tattered shoes."
Li Mingqiu was robbed by Tie Abacus. Although he could not argue, he was still unconvinced. He walked out of Tie Abacus's house and strolled to the Donkey Tavern. He saw a large group of idle men chatting, and the topic of discussion was still related to the red peony. I don't know.
Someone turned around and saw Li Mingqiu, coughed dryly, and everyone immediately fell silent. The donkey heard the sound and came out of the inner room. When he saw Li Mingqiu, he showed a charming smile on his face: "Brother, I'm here. I'm glad to see you. I have some freshly cooked meat.
Donkey meat, please have a plate"?
Although Li Mingqiu is a gangster from Fengqi Street, rabbits don't eat grass on the edge of their nests. He usually doesn't care about the locals. Although everyone is afraid of him, but that's because tigers don't eat people. He has a good reputation, and Li Mingqiu has never seen him.
Who cares? It’s just that travelers traveling from north to south passing through Fengqi Town must pay tribute to Li Mingqiu. As the saying goes, when entering Fengqi City, you must first pay homage to Li Mingqiu. If you don’t pay homage to Li Mingqiu, nothing will happen.
A few idle men who were chatting about the mountains saw Li Mingqiu's gloomy face and wanted to sneak away. As soon as they reached the door, Li Mingqiu called him back: "Please stay here, I, Li, am happy today and invite everyone to have a drink."
Li Mingqiu often invites people to drink at the Donkey Tavern, and most of the people he invites are prominent figures, but he has never invited these philistines. Many people stopped, with a hand stretched out from their throats, and stretched their necks to see how the Donkey had cut it.
Donkey meat is served on the table, and a wine bowl is placed in front of each person. This is a great scene.
Like those green forest heroes, the idle men did not use chopsticks and quickly finished the donkey meat on the table with their hands. It was a bit embarrassing to watch the donkey rubbing his hands and standing aside. Li Mingqiu had one foot on the stool.
, picked up the wine bowl, drank it down in one gulp, and yelled at the donkey: "If you have anything good to offer, feel free to do it!"
Calling the donkey to know what kind of maggots were in Li Mingqiu's stomach, he looked grimacing, spread his hands, and said: "Today we only have donkey meat and it's already finished. I'm really sorry." Then Li Mingqiu didn't say anything and went to the back hall to look at the braised pot.
There was also a freshly braised pig head inside, so he picked it up without cutting it with a knife, put it on a large plate, and put it on the table.
The idle men stretched out their hands and tore off a piece each, eating until their mouths were full of oil. After eating, they wiped their mouths, pointed to the medicine shop diagonally opposite and said to the donkey: "Go to the medicine shop opposite to get the drink money"! After that,
He put his hands behind his back and shouted: "I was a blacksmith back then, working with others to make axes..." He lifted up his long legs and walked away.
The donkey and Guo Shanren are related, so they can't help but worry about Guo Shanren. No matter what, he has to think about his daughter. Who among the people who hang out in Fengqi Street doesn't have those shameful and dirty things? But
This time the in-laws have really gone too far, it’s a bit like pulling out teeth from a tiger’s mouth. If Li Mingqiu eats people without spitting out the bones, how can Guo Shanren be Li Mingqiu’s opponent?
Chapter completed!