After crossing the alley, we came to another street. Compared with the street here, this street is narrower and quieter. The night is also darker. There are only scattered stalls with lanterns on the street.
The boss was taking a nap behind the fire when he heard footsteps and stood up, rubbing his eyes.
"What do you guys want to eat?" he asked, looking at the four men who had already sat down at the table.
"Fruit, cut a plate of meat and get a pot of wine." One of the men said loudly, stroking the thick beard on his chin.
The boss responded and went to work. He took the braised pork out of the pot and quickly cut it, made some wine, put a plate of stuffed fruits on it, and brought it over.
Sitting among them was a bearded man who was ordering food, his face full of smiles under the lamp, and he was rubbing his hands eagerly.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted this brewed fruit.” He said, smiling at the people at the table and extending his hands, “Quick, try it, everyone. Although you are from Kyoto, I’m afraid you don’t know this brewed fruit.
The fruit is the most delicious.”
The boss laughed in surprise and joy when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, that's a great compliment," he said.
I originally wanted to talk a few more words, but the other three people at the table looked a little impatient.
"Go." One of them waved his hand and said.
The boss hurriedly backed away.
The bearded man who praised the delicious fruit was different from these three people. He was happily eating with chopsticks and pouring wine at the same time.
"Eat, eat, drink, drink." He greeted enthusiastically, "I'll pay for it today."
It's really rare for him to pay.
But the three people at the table didn't feel very excited, nor did they feel happy. They all frowned and looked a little dull.
"I asked you, do you have any accurate information from your superiors?" A short, fat man in his forties said in a low voice.
The bearded man who was chewing braised pork drank the meat with a bowl of wine.
"You are looking down upon people by what you say." He said, "Who is our leader? Once he makes a promise, it is difficult to follow up. If you say you chop eighty sticks of firewood today, you will never lose one stick tomorrow."
The boss squatting by the fire thought to himself, is he cutting wood?
But now wood cutting has become a business that needs to be negotiated?
It was obviously big business, at least for the three people sitting at the table, their expressions were very solemn.
"We have given you all the money, so you should be safe with the goods we want." Another man said, "Don't delay for too long."
"I said I wouldn't." The bearded man clicked his tongue and said, "Who is our leader? How could he do such a dishonorable thing?"
"Who is your leader, and you admire him so much?" Another man couldn't help but asked curiously.
The bearded man looked full of admiration.
"He is the most powerful person in the world." He said solemnly.
"I don't care whether he is the best or the second best, as long as he gives me what I want as scheduled." The short, fat man said with a frown.
"Liu Si, look at your little belly. Make a deal and be generous." The bearded man held the chopsticks and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.
Before the man called Liu Si could speak, he saw the hand on his shoulder suddenly raised in one direction.
The two chopsticks flew into the night like sharp arrows.
There were a few snapping sounds, like hitting the wall on the street.
"Come out." The bearded man said, and he turned around.
He didn't get up, he just sat there with a straight face and looked in one direction.
"It's ugly to be sneaky, but it's not so clever to hide." He continued.
The other three men sitting at the table stood up nervously.
who?
Miss Jun, who was standing behind a door, also tensed up and looked at the two chopsticks that fell not far away through the dim night.
The chopsticks were broken and scattered.
It can be seen how hard the throw was. If it were a human, it would have penetrated the flesh.
She held her breath and remained motionless. Just when she was suffocating, a small sound finally sounded in her ears, and five or six people suddenly appeared in the night on the street.
Miss Jun sighed inwardly, but she still held her breath and remained motionless.
"Who?"
Seeing these people gathering around, the three men standing behind the bearded man asked in horror.
"Who else can show off their weapons as soon as they meet? It shows that he is not a good person." The bearded man said.
There was a snapping sound over there, but it turned out to be the owner of the stall running away.
At the same time, the other two stalls that were on the street also turned off their lights, and in an instant, only the two of them were left confronting each other on the street.
"You see, this is the quality of people in the capital." The bearded man's voice was full of admiration, "Everything is done in the rivers and lakes. They don't get scared and yell when something happens. After all, big cities are used to seeing big people.
Scenery."
At this time, are you still in the mood to criticize others?
The three men standing behind him had complicated expressions, as if they didn't know how to respond.
"Friends, what do you want to do?" the short and fat man shouted tremblingly, "Is there any misunderstanding?"
Before there was an answer, the bearded man clicked his tongue again.
"Are you blind? What can you do? Use a knife to cut meat for you and serve you wine?" He said, glaring at the three people again, "I tell you to be careful. Have you been discovered when you enter the city?
Did you attract your enemy to follow you?"
Yes, yes?
"This kind of business is shady, but it's also tempting. I've told you before. Several companies are vying to do it. Who in your business is not a ruthless person? The problem is solved simply and crudely. I'll kill you. Business
It belongs to them." The bearded man said.
Yes, yes.
The three of them looked uneasy and even more frightened.
"Then, what should we do?" one asked.
"Fortunately, I am a person who respects rules and loyalty." The bearded man said, "Since we have done business, we are naturally on the same team."
As he spoke, he lifted his clothes and pulled out a knife from his back, and he stood up.
"I'll cut them down."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, but before they could speak, the bearded man turned around again.
"But you have to make some money," he said.
Miss Jun, who was standing in the corner, rolled her eyes in the night.
hehe.
She said in her heart.
Just know.
She knew, but the three people were obviously still a little unresponsive.
"Why, why?" the short, fat man blurted out.
Aren't we talking about rules and loyalty...do rules and loyalty also cost money?
"You also know our rules." The bearded man looked solemn, "Besides chopping firewood, we have to charge for everything else. I have to live up to my knife and the rules of our leader."
That's it.
"You can think about it again..." the bearded man said, putting the knife away as if he was about to insert it back into it.
Even if they yelled to attract the city patrol, there was no guarantee that the city patrol could rescue them from the sword in time.
Even if I run, I can't escape at all.
The three men felt their scalps numb as they looked at the silent and ghostly arrivals that were getting closer and closer in the night, especially the bright weapons in their hands.
This is not the time to think and consider.
"Okay, okay, give me the money," they said hurriedly.
"Then according to the rules, and these people..." the bearded man said, looking at the approaching men as if he were looking at a piece of merchandise, "The skills are good, the weapons are also good, although they are not top-grade, they are almost average, then
I’ll charge you five hundred taels each.”
After saying that, he turned back to look at the three men.
"Pay now or pay by note?"
Brother!
Please!
"Pay now!" The three men were almost crying. They said in unison, while tremblingly taking out the banknotes from their sleeves, "Pay now."
The bearded man took the banknote and pinched it, as if he wanted to look at the lamp.
"Brother!" the three men shouted in unison, and they also hid behind.
The five or six people were already approaching, and all the weapons in their hands were slashing at them.
The bearded man did not duck to dodge, he stuffed the banknotes into his arms, stepped forward to meet him, and slashed straight through with the knife in his hand.
There was a clanging sound, and the weapons collided in a flash of fire.
I still owe a lot after the leader rewarded me for adding more updates. I have been adding updates for ten days in a row. I will take it easy first and let the manuscripts be saved smoothly, and then I will pay them back. Please bear with me.
Thanks to Zixing Qiyue and Qingcai Bookworm for the reward of Heshi Bi.
The May double monthly pass ended, and everything was a gain that I had never thought of or dared to think of.
Thank you to Nanfang, thank you to Shitou, thank you to Little Bear, and thank you to Mu. There are too many red envelopes for me to look through. I apologize for the missing names.
Thank you to the managers, Doudou San Shaoyan, Sister Qingcai, and everyone.
The word "thank you" is too cliché to say so much, but apart from "thank you", there are no words that can express my gratitude.