The large table of dishes delivered by Zhongyilou had been completely wiped out. Several plates looked as if they had been licked by cats, they were clean and even shiny.
Chai Yan leaned on the chair, sipping tea to relieve the greasiness, and asked everyone: "How is it? Have you eaten?"
Everyone nodded after hearing this, looking very satisfied.
Chai Yan put down his tea bowl, sat up straight and said, "In this case, it's time for me to meet this Chief Mengli!"
After saying that, Chai Yan stood up, left the table and walked towards the door.
"Wait, I'm going too!" Hang Baiqiu got up and followed.
Chai Yan looked back at Hang Baiqiu and thought to himself, are you following me to supervise me, are you afraid that I can't help but accept his bribes?
Hang Baiqiu saw Chai Yan's thoughts and immediately glared at him, as if to say: Yes, that's what I meant!
After going out, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu quickly came to the front hall.
When the shopkeeper of Gaopeng Inn saw Chai Yan coming out, he immediately went up to greet him: "Master Chai, Miss Hang..."
Chai Yan looked around and asked, "Where are you, Mr. Mengli? Why haven't you seen anyone?"
The shopkeeper immediately said: "When I came back to Mr. Chai, Mr. Meng had been waiting outside the door. I went to persuade him to come in and wait, but Mr. Meng refused at all, saying that he was afraid of spoiling the interest of the adults."
Hang Baiqiu suddenly felt strange and said, "You can't see this place from the inside, so what's the point of spoiling the fun?"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "You don't understand this. What Meng Lichang means is that if I see him or not, I have to nod my consent and let him come in before he comes in!"
"Hey..." Hang Baiqiu shook his head, thinking that this person's ideas were too roundabout.
Then, Chai Yan looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Please shopkeeper, please let Meng Lichang come in!"
"Yes, sir!" The shopkeeper bowed slightly, then picked up the hem of his clothes and hurried out.
At the same time, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu also went to sit down at a square table in the center of the hall and waited quietly.
Soon, the innkeeper led Meng Ruhu in.
Meng Ruhu became frightened when he saw Chai Yan's expression. He nervously came to the front of Chai Yan, knelt on the ground in front of the innkeeper and the waiter, and said loudly: "Sinner Meng Ruhu, pay your respects to Master Chai!"
Meng Ruhu's move of kneeling down to pay homage immediately shocked everyone present.
Hang Baiqiu was also stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that this Meng Ruhu was really willing to go out of his way to kneel down and pay homage as soon as he said so!
"Chang Meng Li, please get up quickly, everyone is watching!" Chai Yan stretched out his hand to signal.
While speaking, Chai Yan also glanced at Hang Baiqiu specifically, as if he didn't expect him to be so exaggerated!
"Thank you, Mr. Chai!"
After thanking him, Meng Ruhu slowly stood up, but his head was still lowered and his back was still bowed.
Chai Yan was a little curious, so he asked Meng Ruhu: "Meng Li, why don't you see your son?"
Meng Ruhu paused, and then immediately said: "Back to your lord, that unmotivated little brat is receiving his punishment in the ancestral hall at home... But don't worry, sir, after he is punished, he will be carried even if he can't walk."
Come and see the adults and let him apologize to the adults in person!"
"I wonder what Meng Lichang punished him for?" Chai Yan asked in a plain tone, but he was full of interest in his heart.
Meng Ruhu said: "Fifty sticks!"
"Fifty sticks?" Chai Yan suppressed his laughter and pretended to be surprised: "Then his butt is definitely blooming? Everyone in the country says that tigers are poisonous and do not eat their seeds, but you, a tiger, are too harsh.
Bar!"
Meng Ruhu immediately held up his hands and said in panic: "The dog is rude and offended the adults in the street. Fifty sticks can only be said to be too light..."
Immediately, Meng Ruhu added: "Originally, the villain wanted to hit him with a hundred sticks, so that he could have a long memory and calm down his temper. But unfortunately, Quan Zi has been weak since he was a child. The villain was afraid that if he was hit with a hundred sticks in one breath, Quan Zi would
Yes...that's why I made a private decision to give him fifty sticks for the time being, and then add another fifty sticks to him after the injury recovers in the future!"
"Meng Lichang, you are so talkative, hahaha..." Chai Yan laughed after finishing speaking.
However, Meng Ruhu did not show any embarrassment at all. Instead, he bowed his waist deeper and bowed his hands.
Hang Baiqiu hated Meng Ruhu's treacherous and slippery style. At the moment, he just shook his head secretly, his eyes showing contempt and shame.
Chai Yan saw that what he had said was almost finished, so he concluded: "Meng Lichang, you have sincerely apologized for the unpleasantness that happened yesterday, so why not stop here and let the story go! Haha...
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"Master Chai is really broad-minded, and the whole family is grateful!" Meng Ruhu held his hand again and bowed deeply.
Afterwards, Chai Yan stood up and said with a smile: "Meng Lichang, then we won't give it away!"
"Sir, please stay!" Meng Ruhu immediately called Chai Yan.
Chai Yan asked: "Is there anything else going on with Mr. Meng Li?"
When asking this question, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu couldn't help but look at each other. They both thought at the same time, could they be giving money to benefit?
Meng Ruhu said: "Sir, there will be a dance performance at Rouxiang Courtyard later in the evening. I boldly invite you to watch it. I hope you can..."
"Rouxiang Courtyard?" Hang Baiqiu immediately interrupted Meng Ruhu, his face also changed: "Isn't that a brothel?"
Chai Yan corrected: "That's called a brothel..."
"Isn't a brothel just a brothel? Isn't a brothel just a brothel?" Hang Baiqiu said with fury.
"Uh..." Chai Yan hesitated and defended: "Strictly speaking, there is a big difference between the two..."
Hang Baiqiu said angrily: "What's the difference? There is no difference at all!"
Chai Yan frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "Hey, why are you so excited?"
"I'm not excited! Where am I excited?" Hang Baiqiu said he was not excited, but his actual appearance said everything.
Chai Yan was too lazy to pay attention to her, so he asked Meng Ruhu: "When will the performance start?"
Meng Ruhu was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately said: "As soon as the adults arrive, the performance will start immediately!"
Chai Yan couldn't help but laugh, and made it clear that this dance performance was specially organized for me. If I didn't go, the performance would definitely not be held!
"Okay, I understand!" Chai Yan smiled and nodded.
Meng Ruhu immediately held up his hands and said, "Don't bother me, sir. I'll take my leave now!"
After saying that, Meng Ruhu exited the inn and disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Let's go back..."
Chai Yan said and turned around and walked to the private room, but after taking two steps, he found that Hang Baiqiu had not followed, so when he looked back, he found that she was staring at him unhappily.
"What's wrong with you?" Chai Yan asked.
Hang Baiqiu said angrily: "You can't go to Rouxiang Courtyard!"
Chai Yan was a little surprised and asked: "I have nothing to do at night. Isn't it okay to enjoy the dance and music performances? I'm not going to do anything else..."
This is indeed what Chai Yan is saying, because the nights during this period are too boring. If you can watch a song and dance to change things up, why not?
Hang Bai Qiuxin said that there was nothing else you could do if you wanted to, and then he became angry and shouted: "That won't work either!"
Chai Yan spread his hands and asked, "Why?"
"No reason!" At this time, Hang Baiqiu no longer wanted to reason.
Chai Yan took a breath and said, "Well, sir, if you are really worried, you can go to the show with me tonight. With you watching me, I can't do anything else, right?"
"Who wants to go with you? I don't even want to get close to a place like a brothel!" Hang Baiqiu said with great disgust.