Every family has its own rules, and the Gu family's own rules are considered very unscrupulous in the Tao.

Gu Chenghua lit up the pipe again, and after he lay down comfortably, the fat boy gave him another beating.

His whole body was curled up on the floor tiles, emitting a stinking odor, and his trembling body was covered with dirt on the ground.

At this time, he was completely confused. Apart from the constant twitching of his arms, legs and feet, there was not even a trace of shouting.

"He peed his pants..."

"Keep your voice down!"

"Shopkeeper, this..."

The three waiters in the store were a little scared when they saw this situation. Gu Chenghua stood up from his seat at this time.

"Being beaten is very merciful. Just wrap him up in a quilt and blast him out at the fourth watch!"

Reduced to the lowest level, they don’t always know what they want, and most of them have trouble even eating. As soon as Gu Chenghua said these words, the dying fat boy suddenly stretched out his bloody hand

Hugged his ankle.

"Shopkeeper...don't...I won't do it again...give me...just give me...a bite of food, I...I don't want anything..."

At the same time, the other three waiters also stopped, and they seemed to be asking for help one after another. After hearing this, Gu Chenghua immediately softened his heart.

"When I was sixteen, I followed my father from Hecheng to Mincheng. Once, in order to get a job in Guanzhong, the accountant hired by the teahouse first devoured a batch of goods that my father had obtained from the Meishan horse gang.

Then he sold it to the tea seller at half the price to buy a sinecure!"

At this moment, Gu Chenghua couldn't control his emotions when he talked about this. After being choked for a long time, he continued: "My father let this person go because he thought he was from the same hometown, but later I vaguely remembered

What happened that night was that the accountant brought five government servants and broke into the door. In order to preserve the blood of the Gu family, my father urgently stuffed me into the cupboard. From the cupboard, I saw with my own eyes my father kneeling on the ground and drinking human urine. I

I will never be able to wash away that humiliating past even if I try my best in my whole life!”

Gu Chenghua had never mentioned this incident to anyone. When a similar incident happened to him for the first time, the fluctuations in his heart were unprecedented.

The clerks in the store never thought that the steady and righteous shopkeeper Gu actually had such a past. Seeing this, the three of them did not dare to say anything more. While expressing sympathy, they also became more profound about the sophistication of the fickle human heart.

"Lift him up!"

Suddenly, Gu Chenghua breathed a sigh of relief, and his voice seemed to be much gentler than before.

"Shopkeeper, this is..."

Gu Chenghua took out a piece of silver from the cabinet and put it on the table. "At dawn, go next door to buy some gold sore medicine."

"Shopkeeper...I...I don't want any money. What you...given...the wages...is enough."

In a moment of excitement, the fat waiter immediately woke up. When he was still conscious, he repeatedly declined the money for medicine given by Gu Chenghua. For him, it was already a blessing to be able to stay.

Gu Chenghua looked at the other three waiters, then softened his expression and smiled slightly, "August is busy with the autumn harvest, and many people come to drink tea every year. You four should divide this ingot of silver, and treat it as my old Gu."

I’m going to reward you all, and I believe that Fatty will definitely change his ways today!”

"Shopkeeper, this..."

"Take it!"

"Shopkeeper... I... I can still... still... run the hall..."

"You, eat more and work harder. It would be nice if you could be smarter. Without further ado, you three will work harder in the past two days. Fatty will rest for a few days!"

The screams of beatings disappeared, and the kitchen was quiet. Seeing them playing and coming out of the kitchen made Qiao Zixiao confused.

Originally, when he saw this, he was about to go up and try to persuade him, but now not only was there no need for that, but he was actually peaceful.

"I was a little late in handling my affairs tonight, and I neglected my tea-drinking brothers. I would like to apologize first, and I will ask the guys to give you some snacks later!"

Being able to get freebies is great for frequent customers. A plate of peanuts and a plate of melon seeds also silence the mouths of criticism.

Qiao Zixiao can be regarded as seeing the reason why he should not fail even though he is small.

The teahouse instantly returned to the lively scene before. After finishing what he was doing, Gu Chenghua took another pot of wine, looked at it, and came over to Qiao Zixiao.

"Oh...", he sighed and sat down, placing the two empty glasses on the table and filling them with wine, "Long time no see, how many drinks would you like?"

Qiao Zixiao smiled knowingly, and when he picked up the small cup, he also had a question. Yihuashe was located at the entrance of Mincheng, and there were many people coming and going. How did he know that he was a regular customer?

After three glasses of wine, the two of them gradually became familiar with each other. At this time, Qiao Zixiao took advantage of the toast and asked: "The shopkeeper is so late that we met each other, but there are so many customers here, how did you recognize that I am a regular customer?"

?”

"Hahaha, it's really yours!" Gu Chenghua took his time and did not respond to Qiao Zixiao's questions. He rolled up his sleeves slowly and said while toasting Qiao Zixiao: "The world is so big, heroes

The Han people never worry about where to stay, so why did they go round and round and return to Mincheng?"

"Oh, I don't know many people in other places. I am only familiar with Mincheng. After all, my home is here. By the way, Shopkeeper Gu, I don't understand the method you used to sell tea bowls today?"

"Why do you pretend to be ignorant when you are a man of great influence?"

Gu Chenghua laughed as if he understood, took a peanut and threw it into his mouth while shaking his head, "From the moment you came in, I knew you were not simple. After thinking about it again, isn't it the Deacon Qiao who came here often?

"

Qiao Zixiao felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and toasted: "Mincheng is no longer the Mincheng of the past, and Deacon Qiao is not the deacon of the past. He has lived in confusion for the rest of his life, but Shopkeeper Gu seems to me to be very free and easy!"

"What kind of free and easy method?"

"You were in trouble in the old days but you are merciless today. I can see from this that you, Shopkeeper Gu, see things clearly."

Gu Chenghua suddenly paused when he heard this. He suddenly looked at Zixiao and asked, "Did you hear what I taught the waiter in the kitchen just now?"

"Hey! It was an unintentional mistake, but the only one with a good ear in my body was my ears, so those idle guys at the gate of Mincheng gave me the nickname Long-eared Joe, haha!"

Qiao Zixiao deliberately laid out the seemingly sharp question just to find out who this hidden shopkeeper Gu was.

When these relatively obscure questions were put on the table, Gu Chenghua also took off his guard, and with an aggrieved face, he drank three or four glasses of wine before saying: "Know people and their general principles, I

The clerk in the store is not corrupt in nature, but the accounting clerk is different!"

“How are similar matters different?”

"One was an honest mistake just because the reward was so attractive, and the other..."
Chapter completed!