Chapter 174: Two or two wines in the life of a hundred flavors
Wenshan City.
Old tavern.
Liang Du and the other two were drinking.
Shopkeeper Chen has his story.
If the wine is enough, the story remains the same.
Shopkeeper Chen didn't give in and continued to tell.
Later, as time passed, shopkeeper Chen no longer called him uncle, but directly called him Erliang.
The second and second sons were also happy after hearing this, saying that shopkeeper Chen thought highly of him.
Five years ago, it was the 30th anniversary of the old tavern.
Shopkeeper Chen wanted to treat the regular patrons of the old tavern to a drink and thank them for their support over the years.
That day, drinks were free in the old tavern. When the second son came, he was very happy to see the bustling tavern.
"Shopkeeper, your business is booming."
Shopkeeper Chen smiled cheerfully: "Brother, you are here. I am treating you today, so of course it must be lively."
The two elders were stunned when they heard this.
"Why the treat?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "It's to make everyone happy, and also to thank everyone for supporting the old tavern over the years.
Come on, come on, brother, come in first and I'll find you a seat."
At this time, the second and second sons quickly grabbed hold of shopkeeper Chen and waved their hands repeatedly.
"No, no, no, no reward for no merit, no reward for taking advantage, big loss for taking advantage, these are the rules, I can't do this."
After saying that, the two children walked out of the door. No matter how hard Xiao Liuzi and shopkeeper Chen tried, they couldn't hold them back.
This is the first time in the past few years that Lao Erliang has not drank in the store.
Shopkeeper Chen felt helpless. He was really a stubborn old man who had his own strength in his heart.
Fortunately, the next day, these two guys came to the old tavern again, some time earlier than before.
Xiaoliu was happy from the bottom of his heart when he saw him.
"Uncle, you are here, please sit down."
"I can't help it. I didn't drink yesterday. I'm addicted to alcohol. Of course I have to arrive early."
Xiao Liuzi helped the second brother sit down, and then walked to the counter. Shopkeeper Chen went to buy four ounces of wine himself.
He was very happy when he saw Lao Erliang coming into the old tavern again today.
As soon as the second brother picked up the wine bottle, he frowned.
"Shopkeeper, you drank too much."
Xiao Liu smiled and said at this time: "You didn't drink yesterday. This is to compensate for yesterday. There is no charge. This is what the shopkeeper said. You can drink."
The second child looked up and saw shopkeeper Chen's smiling face, but the second child shook his head.
"Yesterday was yesterday, and today is today. We must not break the rules. You'd better give me two taels of wine, otherwise, I won't come here again."
Xiao Liu had no choice but to look at shopkeeper Chen. Shopkeeper Chen had no choice but to ask Xiao Liu for twenty taels of wine.
Only then did the two of them happily start drinking.
But in the middle of the process, the second child suddenly seemed to have an urgent need to urinate, so he went to the back yard for convenience.
At this time, a drunken regular customer saw the empty wine bottle in front of the window, his eyes moved, and he came up with a bad idea.
He quietly picked up Lao Erliang's wine flask, poured the wine out, and then added water to it.
After he finished doing this, he sat back in his seat and waited to watch the show.
Xiao Liu saw this, so he found shopkeeper Chen and told him what happened.
At this time, the second child came back, picked up the wine bottle and continued to drink, his face did not change at all, he was content.
Xiao Liu said: "Shopkeeper, Lao Erliang's wine was watered down by that regular customer, and Lao Erliang didn't taste it.
In the past, when I saw the two of them drinking vigorously, I thought he was quite drunk, but I didn't expect that it was just for these two moments."
The shopkeeper looked up and said helplessly: "Satin eyelids are too frivolous to look at people, isn't it?"
"Are you saying that the second child has been released?"
Xiao Liu glanced at Lao Erliang and wondered why he was so calm even though he had tasted it well.
"What a kind and stubborn second son."
At this time, shopkeeper Chen walked out of the counter and came to the regular customer who was mixing water.
"I'll buy your drink today. From now on, please don't come to the old tavern again."
When the old customer heard this, he became a little angry and said, "What do you mean?"
As he spoke, he looked around and said, "Did you see that, hey, the old tavern has kicked out customers?"
Shopkeeper Chen didn't get angry at all and his tone remained calm.
"You are not welcome in the old tavern. You just watered down our guest's wine."
The regular customer felt that he was being kicked away and lost face, so he said: "I was joking with that pauper.
You see, I'm not bragging. The money I spent on drinks and groceries this day was enough for that poor guy to come here for a month.
You said you didn't protect me, but you still protected him. Shopkeeper, I think you made a miscalculation."
Shopkeeper Chen was still unhurried at this time: "Everyone who enters the old tavern is the guest of the old tavern.
A penny of wine is friendship, and a pound of wine is friendship, no matter how thick or thin it is.
The old tavern does not turn away guests, but it will never let in those without good drinking habits."
The old customer felt that he had been humiliated, his face turned red, he tossed his sleeves and left with a cold snort.
"I'm rich, but I don't have a place to drink?"
Unexpectedly, other drinkers in the old tavern also spoke up.
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't dirty this place."
Seeing that he had offended the public, he could only leave in despair.
Shopkeeper Chen raised his hands and went around to apologize, and the drinkers were also very generous.
Isn't this the human touch of drinking in this old tavern?
This is also the reason why the old tavern has not collapsed even after thirty years.
We do not refuse anyone who comes, we are all guests, regardless of whether we are rich or small.
Lao Erliang's eyes were red at this time, but he lowered his head and continued to drink.
Shopkeeper Chen walked next to him.
"Brother, I'll change the wine for you."
"No, no, I've already drank two ounces of wine and had a great time. Let's go now."
Leaving a few coins behind, Lao Erliang left. The drinkers vaguely saw that his eyes were red.
For a while, the tavern became quiet, and there was a touch of unspeakable human touch.
Later, Lao Erliang still came to the door, and Liu Shaotou left on the moon.
Life seems like nothing has changed.
Several more years passed.
Lao Erliang suddenly didn't come to the old tavern.
It's been two months since he disappeared.
Xiaoliu would look outside every day at midnight, wondering if Erliang would show up.
Shopkeeper Chen was also a little worried about Lao Erliang, and discussed with Xiao Liu the reason why Lao Erliang had not come in the past two months.
"Xiao Liu, it seems that you really care about your second wife and you can't let go.
If you have nothing to do these days, just check to see if the second child is here, right?"
"Isn't it the same for you, shopkeeper? The two of us have been coming to our tavern for so many years, and we don't talk much, so we get along pretty well.
This means that there is no shadow, and he doesn't even say hello.
To be honest, the shopkeeper didn't realize it when he came here, and he didn't care too much.
I feel bad if he doesn't come, I really miss him."
Shopkeeper Chen sighed.
"So, we have to treat every guest well."
At this time, shopkeeper Chen looked at the heavy rain outside and no guests inside or outside, so he thought it would be better to make some samples and take a rest early today.
"Xiao Liu, there are no customers today, so let's close."
Xiaoliu nodded and prepared to put up wooden boards and close the door in advance.
Just then, a familiar voice sounded.
"Is this going to close early?"
"Lao Erliang?"
For a moment, Xiao Liu cried out in surprise, and shopkeeper Chen also hurriedly ran out.
I saw the two of them wearing raincoats. They were coming to the tavern in the heavy rain.
Shopkeeper Chen was overjoyed, this was really a surprise.
Shopkeeper Chen hurriedly helped the second child into the tavern with Xiaoliu.
Shopkeeper Chen looked happy at this time.
"Old man, you're here, but you miss us so much."
The second child's eyes were still a little suspicious.
"Shopkeeper Chen, are you going to close the store early?"
"Look, isn't it raining outside? There are no customers, so I thought of closing the shop early and taking a rest early."
At this time, the second child suddenly became serious, a little unhappy.
"Should we close if there are no customers?"
This is the first time in so many years that shopkeeper Chen has seen his second son lose his temper.
"It seems that I came at the wrong time today, so I'll go."
Shopkeeper Chen quickly grabbed the second child.
"If there are no customers, we will close the door. If customers come, we will open the door. You can sit down."
The second child and the second child seemed to still feel a little dissatisfied.
"Should we close early when there are no customers? Shopkeeper Chen, you...what are your rules? Isn't it true that old taverns follow rules?"
Shopkeeper Chen looked ashamed when he heard this.
"Old man, I was wrong. I'm sorry. I won't do this again."
"No, I'm just afraid of causing trouble, so I have to follow rules in everything.
If I have annoyed you with anything I said just now, just bring it up and I will leave immediately without any complaints."
At this time, Xiaoliu also quickly grabbed the second child, and shopkeeper Chen kept apologizing.
"No, no, no, no, I didn't follow the rules today. If you leave, my intestines will turn green with regret. Xiaoliu, hurry up and pour the wine. It's the same old rules."
"Yes, the old rule is, although it rains, I will leave immediately when the moon rises."
Since there were no customers, the old shopkeeper accompanied the second two.
"Old man, why are you here in such a rainy weather today?"
"Let the wine take your breath away. I'm hungry for these two ounces of wine from the old tavern."
Shopkeeper Chen heard this and asked with a smile.
"Old man, where do you live?"
I haven’t asked for so many years, but now I asked naturally.
"It's Laogou Ferry outside the city."
Xiao Liu opened his eyes wide.
"That's twenty miles of land? You keep walking back and forth like this. You are tired after so many years."
Shopkeeper Chen was even more moved. Walking so far for so many years was really a show of care for the old tavern.
He didn't say any words of gratitude, there was no need, everything was kept in silence.
"Old man, why haven't you been here these past two months?"
"I had a stroke. Didn't I just come over as soon as I regained my energy?"
"Then you have to pay attention. If you don't feel well in the future, please send someone a message and I will ask Xiao Liu to deliver wine to you personally."
"No, I'm afraid of troublesome people, and besides, will it smell like alcohol?
I just came here because of your passion for physics.
However, there shouldn’t be a chance to drink again in the future?”
"ah?"
At this time, Lao Erliang drank the last drop of wine and licked his lips with his tongue, as if he was reluctant to part with it.
"Shopkeeper, just finish the drink and I'll go back."
"Don't be too busy leaving. If you don't mind the heavy rain, you can stay here for one night."
The second child shook his head.
"This breaks the rules. I'll go back. Don't worry, it's just a little rain."
No matter how much they tried to persuade them, they both insisted on going back.
They could only watch the two boys disappear in the rain.
At this point in the story, shopkeeper Chen toasted Liang Du and Liang Du with another glass of wine.
"So, the reason why you haven't closed the door yet is because you're afraid that the two of you will come over?"
Shopkeeper Chen nodded.
"Indeed, I can't break the rules. What if the second child comes?"
At this time, Xiao Liu glanced outside the door again.
"Uncle Erliang has not shown up for another month, which is really worrying."
Liang Du put down his wine glass at this time and said something.
"One hundred flavors of life, two ounces of wine, you can only know the warmth and warmth of the world. Don't worry, the second ounce will definitely come back tonight, but don't be scared."
"ah?"
Shopkeeper Chen and Xiaoliu looked surprised.
Fang Xiu raised his head at this time and looked out the door.
At this moment, the sun has completely set and the sky has become completely dark.
Fang Xiu didn't know whether Lao Erliang would come, but at this moment a fierce spirit appeared outside the door.