Unparalleled Double Harmony

After Sun Yixie finished speaking, Xue Tui and Tang Weizhi both agreed, turned and left.

Although Murong Ji and Liu Ming didn't know what "that" Sun Yixie was talking about, but judging from his tone, it should be something used to punish Xue and Tang.

Murong Ji also knows this way, and the general process is: two gangsters are negotiating, and one of them, in order to put pressure on the other party, finds a random reason and asks his younger brother to play bitter tricks in front of the other party; If the party that exerts pressure is willing to go down this step, they will watch it for a while, and then when the younger brothers are about to be unable to hold on, they will say something like "Forget it, forget it, have something to say, don't embarrass the little ones." "Well", and the party that exerted pressure also took advantage of the situation and followed up with two nonsense such as "Brother, you are so kind", and then asked the younger brothers to stop self-harm and carry them down for medical treatment.

After such a back and forth, the previous conflict between the two sides can be regarded as "resolved", and both sides can get along with face, and then they can talk about things.

As for those younger brothers who are in charge of playing bitter tricks, don’t feel wronged by them. These people have been promised in advance—in case you play yourself dead and disabled, you will definitely not be treated badly in terms of settling expenses, and if You survived in the end, and you can still continue to work for the boss, then you will be able to take the position as soon as you recover from your injury.

In fact, since ancient times, this task of "replacing the boss in battle" has been an excellent way for many incompetent minions to rise to the top.

To sum up, this kind of bad habit based on gangster culture and shared by green forests and rivers and lakes can be regarded as a "triple win" from a certain perspective. Each party gets what it needs, and does not feel that it has lost.

Of course, right now it's just Murong Ji speculating that Sun Yixie wants to play this game with him, isn't it actually?
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After a while, there was another sound of footsteps in the corridor outside the house.

The three people in the room heard the sound and looked towards the door together. In the end, it wasn't Xue and Tang who came, but three assistants.

"Young master, the pot is here." The leader of the staff stopped outside the door first and reported.

"Go to the table." Sun Yixie replied casually.

"Hey." The guy responded, then stepped into the room, then went straight to the table, put his hands on the edge of the tablecloth, and continued, "Three masters, please take a step back."

When Sun Yixie heard this, he lifted his hands off the table, and moved his body back a little bit; Murong Ji and Liu Ming saw this, although hesitant, they soon followed suit.

After their bodies and hands were off the table, the guy shook his wrist and removed the tablecloth covering the table.

Because of his very fast speed, after the tablecloth was pulled away, the teacups and teapots on the table were not poured, and even the tea in the cups did not spill a drop.

As for this move... It's not difficult to say, most ordinary people can do it after practice, but generally speaking, it's rare for someone to use it on this kind of occasion, because if it fails, the tea will be spilled in front of the distinguished guests What, the consequences are quite serious.

But the ordinary guy in front of him took off the tablecloth very confidently and calmly, which made Murong Ji and Liu Ming have to give this West Lake elegant seat a high look.

"Everyone, please watch your feet." After putting away the tablecloth, the guy said again, and leaned over to get under the table.

I don't know what mechanism he moved, anyway, after three seconds, there was a "squeak" sound, and a plate-sized tabletop in the middle of the round table fell down.

After finishing all this, the guy went back to greet the other two people outside the house to bring in a special copper cooking pot that was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, widening at the top and deep at the bottom.

Apparently, the base of this pot just fits into the depression of the table top.

After the guys set up the pot, Murong Ji and Liu Ming could see clearly that the cooking pot on the table had already contained a large amount of base ingredients, ingredients, and a very large, half-cooked tuna head.

Immediately afterwards, these guys went to bring a large copper pot full of broth, and while igniting the base of the cooking pot, they poured the hot soup into the pot.

The fire below is together, and the hot soup is poured on the top, and the fresh aroma of the ingredients swayed in the room instantly.

Even though Murong Ji and Liu Ming had eaten it before, they couldn't help but dilate their nostrils and produce fluid in their mouths when they smelled the aroma.

"You two, let's stew this pot first. Let's eat other dishes first. After drinking three or five cups, the taste of the pot ingredients in the middle will come out." While Sun Yixie was speaking, several waiters came one after another Several plates of exquisite cold cuts and warm wine were brought.

The dishes in those cold dishes are also fish. Except for the sashimi that is spread on ice and shows off the knife skills, Murong Ji and the others have never heard of or seen the other fish.

Of course, this is also normal. Based on Sun Yixie's wonderful creativity of the time traveler, and then based on the cooking skills of Yuan Fangzhi, who has studied "The Secret Biography of Taihe Gong" hard, these dishes are naturally unique in this world. Unique.

If you want to calm someone like Murong Ji, you have to use these "strange" things, after all, "expensive" things have long been used by the other party.

To make a long story short, when the food and wine were served, the three of them ate and drank first.

Anyone who has been to the wine table knows that when talking about things at the wine table, can we talk without having a few drinks first?
And after they had a few drinks, Xue Tui and Tang Weizhi also came back.

"Master, we are here." Xue Tui said when he walked to the door.

Sun Yixie, Murong Ji, and Liu Ming all looked at Xue Tui immediately, only to see that Mr. Xue and Tang Weizhi were standing at the door with their heads bowed. There was only one change in their appearance compared to when they left—— — Around their necks, each had a big gold chain.

"Brother Sun, this is..." Murong Ji didn't quite understand, how could this be sung.

Sun Yixie immediately reassured him: "Brother Murong, can't you see this? I'll ask them to 'plead guilty with money'!"

"Negative..." Murong Ji was just about to repeat these four words when he realized something.

Immediately, he secretly said in his heart: "This kid... Jin Jing doesn't know the difference, right..."

"Brother Murong, don't be polite to me. You were right just now. These servants just want to 'teach me a lesson. "As long as you don't say anything today, I'll let them keep 'paying money' forever, and it's useless for anyone to persuade you!"

"Who the hell will come to persuade you?" Murong Ji scolded in his heart at that time, "Don't you just wear a gold chain? You wear it until you die and no one cares about you! It's not just the illiterate who co-authored your surname Sun, Still a fool?"

But, after calming down a bit, Murong Ji thought again: "No... If he is really a fool, how could he be so big in the business field and gain such a reputation in the world? Not to mention... Let’s just talk about his West Lake Seat, from the decoration layout to the staff and food...it’s definitely not something a foolish boss can set up, I think...he’s just pretending to be stupid.”

Thinking of this, Murong Ji also understood the actions of Xue Tui and Tang Weizhi—to put it bluntly, Sun Yixie was reluctant to use these two people to play tricks on him, so he pretended to be stupid, pretending to be true, thinking Let the opponent mess up.

"Heh..." After a breath, Murong Ji took a sip of his wine and chuckled, "Forget it, it's over, let them take it off, won't your neck be sore?"

He is also a person who has seen big battles, and he doesn't want to waste too much time with the other party on this kind of matter, so he exposed this article lightly.

"Brother Murong, that's the end of it?" Unexpectedly, Sun Yixie didn't give an order immediately, but tilted his head, winking at Murong Ji and asked this question again.

Murong Ji knew what this meant, so he sighed and continued weakly: "Oh, of course it's true, and besides... now that I think about it, even though they were wrong, there was something wrong with me. I was so angry at the time. , smashed Brother Sun’s storefront and signboard, I have to compensate you.”

"Hey! Brother Murong, what are you talking about?" Sun Yixie said, "My people made mistakes first, how can I make you spend more money?"

When Murong Ji heard this, he thought to himself: "You're fucking finished, almost finished, I'm tired of talking about this hypocritical thing."

But on the surface, Mr. Murong still held back, and continued: "It should be, it should be..."

In this way, after some hypocritical prevarication, Xue Tui and Tang Weizhi no longer needed to wear their big gold chains. After the two retired, Murong Ji promised that someone would send 200 taels of silver to compensate Sun Yixie .

Perhaps someone who understands the purchasing power of taels of silver in our book will say at this time, is 200 taels too much?
But in fact, if you calculate carefully, in addition to the money for the refurbishment of the first and second floors of the restaurant and the soup and medicine expenses of the shop assistants, this West Lake Lounge has also lost all its turnover from the first day of May to today, and there will also be a loss here. It won't be able to reopen in a short time... In this way, 200 taels is still a step back from Brother Sun.

"Brother Murong, let me tell you something from my heart..." After talking about the restaurant's compensation, Sun Yixie was about to move on to the next topic, "I think we have a lot in common... You see, we are the same age. It's similar, it's all about sharing the family's worries and coming out to ask for money... It's just that I have a little foundation in Hangzhou, but Brother Murong, you are a newcomer, and I was not there when you first arrived, so it is inevitable that there will be some misunderstandings and conflicts. Just clear up the misunderstanding."

Murong Ji heard it: Well, this is to say that I broke his fish market and other business affairs, right?

And Sun Yixie also did as the other party expected, and then said: "I'm putting my words here today, as long as Brother Murong is willing to befriend me in the future, and everyone can make money together, then in the past few days... my fish market I can pretend that everything that happened in the mouth and other transactions didn’t happen.”

As soon as this remark came out, it seemed a bit out of character.

While drinking, Murong Ji thought in his heart, "Huh...'make money together'? Look at the meaning, this kid wants to cooperate with me, you are not a fool, you are very smart...Know that Pong It is far wiser to climb up the big tree of our Murong family than to be our enemy."

"Oh..." When Murong Ji put down his wine glass, he said, "But I don't know, what does brother Sun mean by 'good friends'?"

Sun Yixie also took a sip of wine, and said again: "It's easy to say... I know that Brother Murong wants to open Huanyi Pavilion to Hangzhou, but there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries here, and the power is complicated. There are many trivial things that you can't settle for the time being... "He said, stretching out three fingers, "I don't think it's better than this, let me help Brother Murong choose a geomantic treasure, and get rid of all the obstacles...you can open it within three months."

"So... Brother Sun, what are the conditions for helping me like this?" Murong Ji also followed Brother Sun's train of thought and asked this crucial question.

"Harm~ Our good brothers talk about loyalty, what are the conditions?" Sun Yixie first blurted out a false sentence, then he changed the subject and continued, "But... if Brother Murong's Huanyi After the pavilion is completed, I will be able to handle all the related business outlets around the casino... such as selling food, selling wine, and pawnshops, etc... Brother, I can count on you for nothing. no?"

When Murong Ji heard this, a stone in his heart fell.

If Sun Yixie behaved too smart, or too stupid and crazy today, Murong Ji would find it difficult, but right now, Brother Sun's performance, in Murong Ji's opinion, is the kind that "just can be grasped by this young master" Level.

Murong Ji is very clear that although the profits of "other businesses around the casino" are not as good as the casino itself, they are still considerable; as a businessman and local leader, Sun Yixie would covet this profit, which is reasonable and understandable.

If Murong Ji does not give up half a point, then Sun Yixie will continue to make a fuss by taking advantage of his impact on the fish market and other businesses, and what awaits them is a full-scale war.

Even if Murong Ji wins this battle, it is unlikely that he will completely eradicate the Sun family with a deep foundation in Hangzhou. After he opens the Huanyi Pavilion later, there will be no peace.

But if Murongji gives up this interest and "befriends" Sun Yixie, then Sun Yixie can not only help him clear many obstacles in the start-up stage, but also the surrounding area of ​​Huanyi Pavilion will have the umbrella of the Sun family for a long time. , can help them block many things.

After this account is calculated, it is a win-win situation.

After Murong Ji figured it out, he looked at Liu Ming beside him; as a bodyguard and counselor, Liu Ming could also figure these things out.

The two exchanged glances for a few seconds, and nodded to each other, and Murong Ji's confidence was in place, so he immediately laughed, raised his glass and said to Sun Yixie: "Hahahaha... Good! Brother Sun is a straightforward person, so I will also be your friend, and what you said... I agree. "

"Okay! Let's make a deal!" Sun Yixie also had a smile on his face, and took advantage of the opportunity to have a drink with the other party.

Afterwards, the three of them also had a very happy chat. Plates of exquisite delicacies were accompanied by pots of fine wine. Before they knew it, they chatted until midnight.

After drinking and eating, Murong Ji, who had already put down his guard, was [-]% drunk, and even Liu Ming was half drunk.

The two bid farewell to Sun Yixie, and drove the carriage back home with the twenty elite thugs who had been hungry for four hours.

On the way, Murong Ji even flirted with Liu Ming: "You see, young master, am I smart and capable? In just one meal, I took this Hangzhou Sun Yixie as a dog."

And Liu Ming also flattered a few words according to the young master's intention.

The two chatted without saying a word, and before they knew it, they had returned to the manor where Murong Ji lived.

This manor was bought by Murong Ji directly after he came to Hangzhou. According to the current view, it is considered a suburb, but because the "city center" was not very big at that time, it was not too far to come here.

When Liu Ming helped the drunk Murong Ji out of the car, one of their thugs had already walked to the gate to call for the door.

But what was strange was that the thug just reached out and slapped... the gate of the manor, and it was pushed open.

"Huh?" The thugs also felt strange, why was the door ajar and not closed in the middle of the night?
Just as he was wondering, the door in front of him was slowly opened, and the courtyard behind the door was pitch black, and there was no sound, and the servants who were supposed to be on duty nearby were also missing.

"What's going on?" Liu Ming had already supported Murong Ji and walked closer.

As soon as the thug heard this, he immediately turned around and said: "Mr. Liu, something is wrong, the gate is open, there is no one in the courtyard, and the young master didn't even leave a lamp."

"Huh?" At this moment, an ominous premonition quickly rose in Liu Ming's heart, and most of his alcoholism dissipated.

"You guys..." In the next second, Liu Ming hurriedly said to the surrounding thugs who were holding torches and lanterns, "Quick... hurry in and see if there are any living people in the village..."