"I found it with my nose," Li Ran pulled Zhang Xutang up to the second floor, then frowned and a sullen look appeared on his fat face.
It has been raining for days, and there are more and more people eating mutton. The whole upstairs is full, with only one table left.
The restaurant is inherently small, and it is extremely crowded when there are many people. Backs are pressed against each other, and it is difficult to turn around.
The bartender smiled apologetically: "I've wronged you guys a lot."
Li Ran ignored him, stood at the top of the stairs, and said loudly: "Everyone, you are all locals. You can eat whenever you want. We are outsiders. We may only taste this once in our lives. Everyone, please give up."
Seat? I’ll pay for today’s meal.”
Some tables recognized this group of dandies and quietly got up and left, while other tables did not move at all.
Li Ran sneered, ignoring the bartender's begging. He took three steps forward, put his hands on the edge of the table, and violently flipped the table over. Cups and dishes were all over the floor, and soup and water were spilled on everyone.
head.
A rough man with a scar on his face was beaten up by a sheep's head. He stood up from the table, picked up a bench and smashed it over: "Hozen! You opened up your grandfather's dining table, you deserve a beating, don't you?"
Several bad boys with slutty legs rushed forward to fight. Scarface was so tall that he flipped one over with one hand, smashing the tables and chairs to pieces.
Li Ran was stunned and waited for the man to come to him before shouting to Zhang Xutang for help.
The guards secretly following Zhang Xutang hurried over and rescued this group of dandies who were powerless but brave enough to cause trouble.
Scarface couldn't hold back for ten seconds, so he had six guards push him to the ground and cursed: "You scum, you are such a disgrace to me! Others are afraid of you, but I am not! Get out of Tanzhou!"
Li Ran jumped up angrily and kicked him: "In the whole world, you are not a king. How dare you tell me to get out! If you dare, say it again!"
The word "go away" was the first time someone said it to him.
Scarface received his kick without any pain, and sneered: "We Tanzhou people are afraid of heaven and earth, but we are not afraid of bullies like you! Even if you beat me to death, I will scold you! Get out of Tanzhou
go!"
Li Ran was furious and asked people to beat him. Six guards held Scarface down and beat him hard to the flesh.
Zhang Xutang sat on the bench, smiling, playing with the folding fan, and thoughtfully said to Zhan Shizhao: "Go and do something for me."
He would like to see how hard this man's bones are. Do the ordinary people who live like flies and dogs still have blood?
There were also many spectators gathered below the first floor, whispering to each other. Many people had been harmed by these people for a long time, and they were all filled with indignation, but they did not dare to speak out.
Li Ran was still shouting loudly upstairs: "I'm kind enough to treat you to a meal, but if you don't appreciate it, forget it, and you've even injured all my friends!"
Someone helped: "Brother, what are you talking about with him? Send him to the Yamen first and get forty stamps. Then he will be honest."
There was a burst of cursing, mixed with a beating to the man.
The impulsive person downstairs could not restrain himself and said loudly: "You son of Gaoliang, you are evil and shameless, go back to your mother's belly! Don't try to dominate our Tanzhou mansion!"
"Yes, go back to Kyoto!"
"People in Kyoto have always looked down on other people. I thought they were all well-educated men and battlefield heroes, but I didn't expect them to be inferior to playboys."
The people upstairs did not show any weakness and yelled curses at the people downstairs. The people downstairs were obviously even weaker, but more and more people gathered, blocking the street.
At this time, Zhan Shizhao and four others, carrying two baskets covered with red cloth, squeezed out of the crowd and arrived in front of Zhang Xutang.
The red cloth was uncovered, and inside were two baskets of golden copper coins.
Li Ran and others smiled knowingly, knowing that this was an old trick that had been tried many times.
Zhang Xutang inserted a folding fan and reached out to grab a handful of copper coins. He stood up and leaned on the railing to look at them. Then he stretched out his hand and dropped them.
The copper coins were hard and cold, with brilliant golden light. They fell into the crowd and made a pleasant sound of gold and jade hitting each other.
Li Ran laughed and followed, grabbing the copper coins and throwing them down.
The crowd is like a pot of porridge, and the handful of copper coins is the fire, which will boil the porridge until it boils.
The shouting and cursing suddenly stopped, and the sounds of clamoring, fighting, beating and scolding continued.
People who had shared the same hatred just now turned against each other in an instant.
The copper coins with the outer circle and the inner square show the meaning that there is no square circle without rules. As everyone knows, with these copper coins, the rules are gone.
Everyone showed their ugliness and became the playthings in Zhang Xutang's eyes.
Li Ran and others ignored the man who hit him. They threw the coins far away and closer, watching the people below being manipulated by them like waves. They all laughed and were extremely happy.
The waves of people were pressing on shoulders and backs, surging out layer by layer.
The carriage of Yue Huaiyu and his party was blocked and could not move, so they could only send people to find out the news.
Before the inquirer came back, Qi Yu got off the carriage and got into Yue Huaiyu's carriage.
"Did you hear that Zhang Yanei was throwing away money in front of me? People inside were rushing crazy. The Yanei is so rich. I heard that three baskets have been scattered."
"I thought it was some big deal." Yan Youwei was not interested in the big news from Qi Yu.
It’s better to talk about Song Huiyue’s marriage that ended disastrously today.
Qi Yu was puzzled: "Isn't this a big deal?"
Yue Huaiyu explained to her with a smile: "Second Master Zhang had a nickname in the capital, called the Wealth-Spreading Boy. I remember that one year he had sex four times a month. Later, whenever he went out, a large number of people would follow him, ready to go.
Pick up money.”
"Wow," Qi Yu held his chin in shock, "Then how much money does he have to spend a year? Does Mr. Zhang not care about him?"
"Who can control him," Yan Youwei yawned, "The imperial concubine loves him the most, sister-in-law, right?"
Yue Huaiyu nodded: "Later, the emperor called him into the palace and scolded him before he restrained himself. Empress Zhang felt sorry for him being scolded and rewarded him with two boxes of golden beans."
Qi Yu was speechless and envious at the same time: "If you marry him in the future, Empress Zhang will definitely love you very much."
As for Zhang Xutang's demeanor, hasn't it changed a lot now?
After hearing her words, Yue Huaiyu was not happy at all. He just smiled reluctantly, lowered his head and made a shy look: "I don't want to marry him."
Although both Qi Yu and Yan Youwei thought she was shy, her words were true.
Zhang Xutang's throwing away money seems to be a harmless dandy's game. He gets the pleasure while others take advantage. It seems like everyone gets what he wants.
But she was extremely disgusted.
She felt that Zhang Xutang did not treat people outside the Zhang family as human beings.
So others can use, cooperate, trample, and have fun.
After getting married, even if Zhang Xutang offered her as a gift, she would still be nothing more than an object.
The restaurant was crowded with people, and soon the government officials came, but they didn't even have a place to stand, so they could only stand outside and worry.
The farce lasted for two hours before it ended.
A group of busybodies and idlers refused to leave, and followed Zhang Xutang and his party around, trying to swipe some oil stars from Zhang Xutang's body.