The young chef's angry scolding made Li Tian slow down slightly. He stopped and looked at the waiter in confusion.
"Hmph~! Wang Ping, what does this have to do with you?"
When the waiter saw the young chef, he shouted angrily and was very dissatisfied!
"It's really none of my business! But you've gone too far! You know very well how much the black fragrant bamboo is worth now, plus the store is in urgent need of it, and you have benefited a lot from it, and now you are giving back such a small amount.
Copper plate, are you sorry?"
Wang Ping came over and asked angrily.
"Huh, you don't have to worry about this. Li Tian and I are buying and selling voluntarily!"
The expression on the waiter's face was changing, his eyes were flickering, and he didn't dare to look at Li Tian.
"Li Tian, you have been deceived. These black fragrant bamboos can be sold for at least fifty copper coins. In addition, because of the urgent need this time, they are worth at least one tael of silver. From now on, sell your black fragrant bamboos to me.
I'll give you twenty-five coppers at a time!"
Wang Ping glanced at the waiter with contempt, then looked at Li Tian and said directly.
"Hmph, Wang Ping, you are so brave! Don't forget, I am a chef in this!"
Hearing what Wang Ping said, the waiter's expression changed instantly and he spoke angrily.
"Chef!"
After hearing what the waiter said, Wang Ping was also stunned, and the expression on his face also changed.
"Hmph, how about it! Do you still dare to collect the black fragrant bamboo?"
The waiter smiled disdainfully.
Li Tian stood there silently. He, who was usually taciturn, didn't know what to say at this time.
"Li Tian, don't listen to his nonsense. In fact, it's not easy for us. A lot of the black bamboo in the past was useless and was burned as ordinary wood. It can only be used now! I have my own reasons...!"
"I got it, Brother Xiaoer! You don't need to say anything, I know everything!"
Li Tian interrupted the waiter and said, "I will sell you the black fragrant bamboo from now on!"
"Okay! Good brother!"
The waiter patted Li Tian's shoulder with some excitement.
"Then I'm leaving!"
Li Tian nodded to the waiter, then gratefully forgot to glance at Wang Ping, and left lonely.
Behind Li Tian, the waiter looked excited and excited, while Wang Ping had an angry look on his face, but he suppressed it forcefully.
"Li Tian, what I said remains unchanged. Give me the black fragrant bamboo and I will give you twenty-five copper coins!"
Watching Li Tian leave silently, Wang Ping shouted loudly.
"Thank you!"
Li Tian's lonely voice came from the distance.
"Humph, I know that Li Tian will never change what he is sure of! You have no hope...haha!"
There was a proud smile on the corner of the waiter's mouth.
"You are so shameless! Hei Xiangzhu, you have made a lot of money from the restaurant, but I didn't expect that you would lower the price with Li Tian! And you also lowered it so low! You are so shameless!"
Wang Ping glanced at the waiter coldly, and then entered the kitchen.
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"Oops, I didn't take the rope!"
Li Tian, who had already walked outside the town, suddenly realized that he had forgotten to take the rope.
After something like this happened, Li Tian would obviously be embarrassed if he went back again.
After that, he sighed secretly and had no choice but to buy another pair.
If Wang Ping's words did not touch Li Tian at all, it would be false. In the past period of time, he had known the true price of black fragrant bamboo and had never sold it to others. This was also because the waiter had helped him in the past.
Own.
Although he bought Black Fragrant Bamboo from himself at a cheap price, compared to others, it did help him.
Back then, after Liu Huyuan was gone, the fields were confiscated, and Li Tian was penniless. If it weren't for the waiter who collected his black fragrant bamboo, Li Tian would have starved to death long ago. Even if he hadn't starved to death,
The only option is to sleep on the streets.
After buying a few steamed buns in the small town, Li Tian rushed to Daliu Village.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Li Tian hurried back to Daliu Village. In the small village, he did not meet Liu Yuanshan and the others. He breathed a sigh of relief and walked straight to the door of his house.
From a distance, Li Tian saw a person standing at the door of his house.
He was an old man with gray hair.
"Is it another month? Time flies so fast!"
Seeing this old man, Li Tian sighed secretly in his heart.
"Grandpa Liu!"
When he reached the door of his house, Li Tian shouted respectfully.
"Li Tian, you are back!"
When he saw Li Tian coming back, the old man said calmly. Although his words were calm, there was not much disgust in them. This was much better than other people in the village.
"Um!"
Li Tian nodded, and then took out a handful of copper coins from his arms. Finally, after losing fifteen coins, he took them in his hand and prepared to hand them to the old man.
"Grandpa Liu, this is this month's rent, fifteen copper coins!"
Li Tian handed over the copper coins.
This house belonged to Liu Huyuan and Li Tian himself, but since Liu Huyuan's death, Li Tian had to pay rent to the village every month.
"Hey! Liu Huyuan died, and the land left for Li Tian is gone. Even if he lives in his own house, he has to pay rent! But... now... hey!"
There was a hint of intolerance in the old man's eyes, but he did not accept the copper coins. Instead, he glanced at Li Tian awkwardly and said, "Li Tian! The village chief...the village chief said that this month's rent has been increased.
, I want... I want thirty... copper coins!"
In the end, even the old man himself was embarrassed to say it.
"Thirty?"
Li Tian's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and his whole body was stunned there.
"It's increased again! I just live in my own house, but I still have to pay rent, and now I still need thirty copper coins! The land is gone, do they want to take away my house now?"
Li Tian was very angry, but in order to live here, he had no other choice but to obey.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Li Tian took out all the copper coins from his arms and counted them. There were thirty-two copper coins in total.
"Grandpa Liu, here are thirty-two copper coins. Take them all, but... I just have a question that I don't understand and I want to ask!"
Li Tian's voice was trembling because of anger and grievance.
"Hey! You can ask me any questions. As for these copper coins, I only take thirty!"
The old man sighed lowly, with a look of reluctance in his eyes. He only took away thirty copper coins, leaving two for Li Tian.
Because he knew that these thirty-two copper coins were Li Tian's entire possessions. If he took them all today, he would not have enough money for tomorrow's meal.
You know, he is still just a child!
"Grandpa Liu, come into the house and talk!"
Li Tian let the old man into the house.
The door was unlocked, and there were only the simplest things in the room, not even tools to pour tea for the old man.
Li Tian was somewhat embarrassed.
"It's okay, if you have any questions, just ask!"
The old man didn't pay attention, but he felt a little sad in his heart.
"I want to ask Grandpa Liu, do you know why my surname is Li instead of Liu?"
Li Tian asked seriously.
"this……!"
The old man was startled, obviously not expecting that Li Tian would ask such a question.