Chapter 36
Roushan! And it is also a Roushan wearing clothes! This was the first thought that flashed through Li Zhang's mind. He even searched carefully for a while before he found the big round head from the pile of meat. However, because there was too much fat on his face, his facial features were squeezed and almost disappeared, and his huge body was almost blocked by the door of the shop.
Perhaps due to the limitations of productivity in this era, people of the Song Dynasty rarely saw fat people. At least after Li Zhang traveled through time, he could only say that the fattest person was of medium level in later generations. Real fat people were very rare. As for those who were fat and unnatural in the United States in later generations, he had never seen any of them.
However, he didn't expect that the store had just opened today and suddenly saw such a fat man like a mountain. This surprised Li Zhang. When he had seen more fat men in his life, he quickly woke up. However, it was the first time that the children of Ugly and the others saw such a fat man, and they all looked at each other curiously with surprise eyes.
"What do you want to order? We have everything from braised sausage, braised liver, braised tummy, etc." Li Zhang greeted with a smile. Although the other party was a bit as fat, it did not exceed his cognition limit. When he was in Africa later, he had contacted people from various countries. One of them was fat, and one leg was thicker than Li Zhang's waist. The big fat man in front of him seemed to be one line worse than the other party.
"Come a pound of braised sausage!" said the fat man.
Li Zhang agreed to give the other party a quick comment, then cut it into slices and wrapped it in grease paper and handed it to the other party. However, he didn't expect that although the fat man paid the money after taking it, he did not leave. Instead, he was still blocked at the door. Several customers behind him who wanted to buy things could not squeeze in.
"Is there anything else to do with the guest officer?" Li Zhang couldn't help asking again when he saw that the other party was not leaving.
"Haha, didn't you say yesterday that you would meet someone who can make decisions, so I'm here!" A big fat man's face filled with fat flesh showed a smile. Perhaps it was because of the too much flesh on his face that made his smile look very kind.
"Are you from Kingsoft Casino?" Li Zhang couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
"I am Kingsoft!" The fat man smiled again. He seemed to smile first every time he spoke. Moreover, the smile on his fat face always made him feel that the other person seemed very amiable, making people unconsciously relax their vigilance.
When Li Zhang heard that the fat man was the Kingsoft who runs a casino, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression again. He didn't expect that the other party would come in person. He looked at the other party for a moment before speaking: "It turns out that Boss Jin is here, please come inside!"
"Don't call me Boss Jin, just call me Kingsoft!" Jinsoft said with a smile again at this time. After saying that, he actually nodded apologetically to the several customers who were blocked by him, and then he turned sideways into the store.
Li Zhang did not put down his words immediately, but instead weighed the braised pork for several guests who were wasting time, so that the beans could take over him. Then he went to the back to wash his hands first. It was difficult to wash it without soap. However, Li Zhang had a secret recipe. Just grab the ash on his hands and wiped it on his hands and quickly wash the oil.
After washing his hands, Li Zhang returned to the store again. He saw Jinshan find a stool and sit down, then open the braised sausage he just bought, and tasted it one by one. Although he was fat, he ate very slowly and seemed to enjoy the taste of braised sausage. Each braised sausage has to be chewed for a long time, as if he wanted to chew the last bit of deliciousness.
"Even pig intestines can be made so delicious, how did you do it?" Jinshan put a piece of braised intestine in his mouth again, and then looked at Li Zhang curiously and said that although it was his first time meeting with Li Zhang, his tone of speaking was not at all, just as if Li Zhang was his friend for many years.
"No, the best recipe for braised ingredients, coupled with long-term cooking, makes the braised food enter the meat." Li Zhang also smiled and sat opposite Jinshan, saying that Jinshan's image was very different from what he imagined. Moreover, the other party opened a casino and gave usury. When he was traveling, he didn't even bring a thug around him. Even his beard looked more majestic than he looked yesterday.
"I have eaten pork for so many years, and your braised pork is ranked first. No wonder your business is so good now!" Kingsoft knows how to make sense. When he heard that the most important thing about braised pork was braised, he did not inquire about the recipe of braised pork, but instead praised it again.
"Boss Jin..."
Li Zhang was about to get to the point and discussed with the other party about paying back the money, but unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Jinshan and said, "I said, just call me Jinshan, or Fatty Jin, I don't like others calling me boss!"
"Okay, Kingsoft, you must already know what I mean. Your interest rate is too high. I will definitely not accept it for two hundred coins. Please tell me a real number!" Li Zhang said again. Although Kingsoft is a very interesting person, Li Zhang did not want to have too many entanglements with the other party. He immediately got to the point.
"Little brother is really direct!" Jinshan said while eating. His mouth was like a black hole. No matter how much braised pork was thrown down, it still did not affect his words. He ate a slice of braised sausage again, and then he looked up and smiled at Li Zhang, "It's rare to meet a little brother, a person who makes pork so delicious. I just like to eat pork the most. In fact, we are also destined to be a friend. Since that's the case, then let's forget about fifty taels, just be a friend."
When Li Zhang heard that Jinshan was going to waive his debt, he was stunned. Then he thought for a moment but shook his head firmly and said, "No!"
"Uh? Little brother, don't you?" Jinshan was stunned at this time. It was the first time he had lived for so many years that he had met someone who didn't have to pay the debt and the other party insisted on paying back the money.
"I don't like to owe others!" Li Zhang took a deep breath and said, Jinshan is a person who wanders on the edge of society. People like him seem to be glorious, but in fact, they will fall off a cliff if they are not careful. Li Zhang doesn't want to have too deep connections with such people.
"It's interesting, so interesting. It's rare to meet someone as interesting as the little brother, and I tasted such delicious food. It seems that my trip has not come in vain!" Jinshan looked at Li Zhang a few times, then he smiled. He didn't need to take action in person for a small matter like today, but it was involved in Lu Wu. He came in person for safety reasons, but he didn't expect to meet someone as interesting as Li Zhang.
"The capital is fifty guan, and the loan note was issued three months ago. I asked about the general interest rate for borrowing money of three cents, and the total interest rate was 65 guan. However, I don't have that much money now, and at most ten guan per month will be paid in seven months. Of course, if you think it's too long, I can add a few more guan to the interest." Li Zhang ignored Kingsoft's praise and spoke again.
In ancient times, there were no banks, and they could only borrow between private individuals. The interest rate was very high. Of course, no matter how high it was, it could not compare to usury. However, usury was not the darkest. All temples used the name of Buddha to lend money, and their interest rate was the highest. For example, all temples in Kaifeng City had special loans for longevity. They used the reputation of Buddha to intimidate lenders, such as going to hell without repaying, and never being reborn. In ancient times, people were superstitious, and this kind of intimidation was more effective than beating and threatening.
"Okay! Just do as you said, "Young brother, you're going to do ten stakes a month. As for other interest rates, you don't need to increase them. After seven months, we'll only settle down!" Jinshan seemed to see that Li Zhang didn't want to have a deep relationship with him, but he didn't care. He smiled angrily again.
Li Zhang didn't expect the other party to agree so simply. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and Jinshan didn't seem to have any plans to leave. He still sat there and ate the braised sausages one by one. However, although he ate slowly, he never stopped. So he finished eating quickly. Then he asked Li Zhang with interest: "The braised meat here is really good, but I'm not full yet. Do you have any recommendations for me?"
"Uh~, although braised sausage is delicious, the braised pork feet here are even more delicious. Do you want to try it?" Li Zhang was stunned for a moment before recommending. A pound of braised sausage is not small, and it is very oily and watery. After eating it alone, Jinshan said that he was not full. No wonder he was so fat.
When he heard Li Zhang recommending pig's feet, Jinshan immediately ordered two. As a result, when the fragrant and glutinous pig's feet came up, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed them and started eating them. As a result, after he drank two pig's feet, he ordered two more, and then he pressed the pig's liver, pig's face, and pig's waist. Li Zhang found that the bigger the oil, the more he liked to eat it. For example, pig's feet and pig's face were both fat and greasy, but Jinshan couldn't eat enough.
"You can't stand it if you eat like this." Li Zhang finally couldn't help but kindly reminded that excessive obesity is unhealthy, and three highs, fatty liver, etc. are definitely indispensable. But Kingsoft does not avoid food, and no one can stand it if you eat like this.
"There is no choice. When I was a child, I couldn't afford to eat meat. Now that I have money, I can't control my mouth." Jinshan smiled helplessly at this time. After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave. However, when he left, he asked Li Zhang to pack four pig's feet and two kilograms of pig's face to take it back, which made him speechless.
Kingsoft left, and the business in the store became better and better. People who tried or bought it were praised by the taste of braised meat, and the reputation began to spread slowly. However, at night, the business suddenly faded. Because the curfew was about to be about to be curfew, everyone rushed home, so naturally no one bought meat anymore. Li Zhang was also helpless. There was still a curfew in Kaifeng during this period, and it was not until the time of Emperor Yingzong that time, when Tokyo Bianliang was the real city that never sleeps.
However, just as Li Zhang and his friends packed up their things and were about to close the door, they suddenly saw a thin man breaking into the store with a few bags of things and shouting: "Son, I'm back!"
Chapter completed!