Li Guolou was so angry that he couldn't speak, and never spoke to Ai Hai again along the way. But the carriage had arrived at the door of Yao Cuo's house in Bingmasi Hutong, and Li Guolou could only smile, jump out of the carriage and hug him to greet him.
Yao Cuo's eldest son Yao Shuangxi.
Yao Shuangxi, who was very articulate, shouted when he saw Li Guolou: "Little Uncle Li tells stories, Little Uncle Li tells stories."
Li Guolou picked up Yao Shuangxi and said with a smile: "Good little Uncle Li tells a story. If you want to listen to the story of the Three Kingdoms, it should be the story of the Bible."
Yao Shuangxi shouted: "I want to hear the story from the Bible."
Yao Cuo said angrily: "Xiao Lizi, look at the Bible stories you tell. From now on, my son will believe in Catholicism, and I will settle the score with you."
Li Guolou quickly distanced himself from the relationship and said: "Brother, how could it be? It's just a fairy tale, just like the story in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It also educates people to be kind and will not lead your son to bad things."
I was wondering if he had such great magic power? Was Ai Hai led astray by him? It seemed that they were incomparable. Ai Hai and Hong Gu looked at each other. No matter what the relationship was, he just assigned the task to Ai Hai.
He asked Ai Hai to solve the problem of Honggu being harassed by local gangsters. What happened next? He didn't know. Li Guolou justified himself in a moment and freed him from the predicament. He no longer worried about Wang Kuaizui and was dumped.
Dumped. He was dumped by Xie Yunfang, who was engaged to be married. He was not living a good life.
Gu Yongping smiled and said: "Xiao Lizi, look at the way you hold the child, I will know when the old man will hold his son."
Li Guolou laughed and said: "Sister-in-law, you can't mess with the rules. I haven't hugged my wife yet, how can I hug my son? Take it step by step, right? Big brother, second brother."
Wu Defu said: "Little Lizi, it seems that you don't follow the rules and became a father before you got married. People who break the rules will be severely punished."
The people on the side laughed together. Li Guolou was the person they were looking for fun. He was thick-skinned and would not get angry even if others made sarcastic remarks.
Li Guolou replied: "Second brother, you don't understand. This is called eating ready-made meals. You don't have this blessing."
Wu Defu smiled and said: "I don't want this blessing. I don't want to divide the family property in the future. I don't want to annoy my children to death. I won't do such a thing that will cause trouble in the future."
Gu Yongping spat at them and said angrily: "My son is still young, why are you talking about this? Be more serious as elders."
Wu Defu said cheerfully: "Sister-in-law, we are all serious people. If we don't listen to small songs, we can't lead my eldest brother into bad ways. One day, my eldest brother will marry the younger one and ignore our affairs. You should know who is making trouble inside."
How many rich men don't marry a young wife? Gu Yongping sighed: "I just hope everything goes well with my family, and I don't want to marry a vixen back and ruin the family style."
Yao Cuo still looked serious, as if he never did anything wrong, and the reason why he stayed up late at night was because he was busy with official duties.
Li Guolou shouted: "Why are you looking at me? I'm out working on cases all day long, and I don't hang out with my brother. Shuangxi, let's ignore them and tell stories."
Yao Cuo, Wu Defu, Li Guolou, Lu Haikong, Xingyunfeng, Ai Hai, and Wang Xiaocui gathered in the Chunfeng Teahouse. It was like an evening dinner among colleagues. For them, it was a secret club activity. One sleepless night after another
They spend the night here, hiding ulterior secrets here. This is their first stronghold, and there are not many main personnel now, but it is enough.
They are now dividing the territories and looking for spokespersons for each territory. Wang Xiaocui (Wang Wu) has already joined this society. He has started to do many things that are inconvenient for the yamen to do. He is now mixed in with several elder brothers,
Don't show off, just follow orders.
Li Guolou still hugged Yao Shuangxi. He couldn't escape the entanglement of the child until he finished telling the story. He had a good temper and liked to talk nonsense with children.
As soon as Li Guolou entered the Chunfeng Teahouse, he exclaimed: "Sister-in-law, you have changed everything in the house. It is such a big deal."
Chunfeng Teahouse is refreshing, with beautiful tables and chairs arranged neatly. It is not a teahouse for ordinary people, but is clearly the living room of a wealthy family.
Gu Yongping chuckled and said: "Don't worry, Little Liz, the price will remain the same. I still like to deal with my old neighbors. There are theater troupes in the afternoon and evening now. It's usually very lively here."
Li Guolou was shocked and said: "Ah, I haven't been here for three days. Who came up with this idea? I'm going to tire my sister-in-law to death. Isn't it a loss-making business if you still sing?"
Yao Cuo said with a bitter face: "I don't agree. There is nothing I can do. The wind on the pillow is so powerful that I can only admit it by pinching my nose."
Li Guolou shook his head, women are not at peace either. Men have a hard time making money, but Gu Yongping is having fun. Now that Yao Cuo has some spare money, he joins a theater troupe in front of his home. In the future, Gu Yongping will have an increasing appetite, and one day she will be with him.
Like those princes, they raised a troupe of actors. This was also a product of the times, and it was also the highest pursuit of people at that time. There is nothing better than having your own troupe singing and showing off your face during a banquet at home to earn face. Rich people give gifts, and most importantly
The most fashionable thing is to send a troupe, which costs a lot of money. It is something that princes and nobles do.
People at a slightly lower level would spend tens of thousands of taels of silver on sending singers to make them famous in big cities. The rich people in the Qing Empire lived such a life of intoxication and dreams.
Li Guolou turned around and said, "Second brother, do anyone in your family have this preference?"
Wu Defu waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, Xiao Lizi still tells stories."
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Li Guolou struggled to preach the Bible. After coaxing Yao Shuangxi, Gu Yongping took his eldest son back to the backyard to prepare for the dinner. There were only a bunch of old men left in the teahouse, and they didn't talk much.
Be wary.
Everyone was waiting for Zhao Yao from Yipintang to come for dinner. It was nothing serious, they just met each other and paid homage to the mountain to recognize their eldest brother. They started talking about their mother-in-law and mother-in-law, mixing personal and business matters together to pass the time.
Wu Defu finally couldn't help it and said angrily: "Brother, it's all your fault. My sister-in-law led me to death. She became addicted to singing and opera. Now when I go out, she goes into the theater and talks in her sleep in the middle of the night.
They are all singing, what do you think we should do about this?"
Yao Cuo scratched his head and glanced at Li Guolou and said: "I have learned from experience that women cannot be left idle at home. I heard from Wang Wu that Xiaofang's Baozhi Room will be opened soon. When will Xiao Lizi open it?
?”
Li Guolou didn't think much and said casually: "The decoration is almost done. The Spring Festival will be here in less than a month. Aren't all the guests going back to their hometowns? There is no business, so I am going to let Xiaofang celebrate the tenth day of the first lunar month."
It will only open on the 5th.”
Yao Cuo pointed at Li Guolou and said: "This is the opening. Let's all go to support it and let my wife help. She also likes cooking. Anyway, you can sing opera there. You can learn to cook and listen to opera at the same time. Such a life
It makes sense.”
Wang Wu nodded and said: "Brother is right, I haven't eaten Xiaofang's food for a long time, and I'm feeling greedy."
Everyone clamored together and ordered Li Guolou to open Baozhifang as soon as possible. They all went to support it. During the Spring Festival, they could order food and so many families could get together to play mahjong.
Li Guolou disagreed. This did not mean that he would be exhausted during the Spring Festival alone while others ate, drank and had fun. Instead, he became a servant waiting for others.
Li Guolou argued: "Everyone, Xiaofang likes to open a restaurant. She can do whatever she wants. What do we, the elders, care about?"
Wu Defu asked: "Wang Wu, Xiaofang really knows how to cook."
Wang Wu chuckled and said: "Xiaofang's dead husband was from Shijiazhuang and a descendant of the Zheng family. You know, second brother."
The Zheng family has produced many royal chefs for several generations, and they were also the top chefs appointed by the Qing Empire. In other words, many members of the Zheng family have become eunuchs, so Wang Wu's expression became obscene.
Wu Defu suddenly realized, laughed and said: "That's it, little Lizi, don't be so coy, the big man promised that so many brothers will support you, what do you ask for, I will ask Mr. Bao to write an inscription for you, and then you can
Prosperous wealth."
Li Guolou couldn't laugh or cry. It's not the emperor's inscription. Who comes to eat to read the inscription on the package? But this face will be given to anyone, so he reluctantly nodded to the brothers' request and let Baozhifang open as soon as possible.
How could Li Guolou not know what Yao Cuo had planned? The eldest brother also wanted to open a restaurant. He no longer focused on a teahouse and shop, but came to his territory to steal his skills, and even called him, "Help!"
He has no other expectations. He only asks his sister-in-law Gu Yongping not to use the sign "Baozhi Fang" in the restaurant he opens in the future. The sign of a businessman is money, and it can be left to future generations. He is not willing to pay for "Bao Zhi Fang" in the future.
Litigation with other people's signs.
As soon as Li Guolou agreed, Wu Defu said: "Xiao Lizi, ask my wife to come and help, so that your Baozhifang can flourish in the future."
Now Li Guolou quit and said anxiously: "Eldest brother, second brother, build two more Baozhifang houses in the capital. Don't let this business plummet."
Wu Defu quickly defended: "Hey, my brothers, how can we kill the goose and get the eggs? My wife is from Tianjin, and it is a good place, the back garden of the rich."
Hearing that Wu Defu had abandoned his position in the capital, Li Guolou turned to Yao Cuo and asked, "Brother, what about you?"
Yao Cuo rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "You guys, it's just a small fight. I've already planned it. In the future, we will open a club where you can eat, drink and have fun. Baozhifang is just a restaurant inside. Let's take care of the world."
The font headquarters is placed inside, but the name has not yet been decided. Let's think about it together and see what kind of name is the most popular."
Wu Defu suddenly regained his energy and said, "Well, my eldest brother still has the courage to open a guild hall. From now on, the money will be made every day."
All the brothers cheered and made loud noises, all agreeing with the idea of eldest brother Yao Cuo and second brother Wu Defu.
Li Guolou drank a glass of water in one gulp and sighed: "You are all frogs in the well. How much money can a guild hall earn every day? I am not saying that you are short-sighted and cannot keep up with the times. From now on I will
I won’t let you get involved in the business I’m doing, and I’ll be bored to death by myself.”
With a shout, the place where Li Guolou was sitting was surrounded by all the brothers. Everyone was grateful to Li Guolou for their good life in the beginning, so how could they let this goldfish swim away?