Start with a Siheyuan

Chapter 126 Tavern

After leaving the steel factory, Li Lang walked towards the Qianmen Building in Sijiu City.

The so-called Qianmen Building is Zhengyangmen, also known as the Great Front Gate.

This place should be one of the nine gates of the Forty Nine City.

The people coming and going here are even more bustling, and it was almost dark when Li Lang came here.

Li Lang looked for a nearby tavern, for some reason Li Lang always felt that this tavern was somewhat familiar.

"Could this be the tavern under Zhengyangmen?"

Just when Li Lang was wondering, he suddenly heard a shout from the alley beside him.

"You little bastard stole from me."

I saw a figure rushing out of the alley quickly.

Hearing that shout, Li Lang knew that this kid was a thief.

Taking advantage of the man not noticing him, Li Lang strode forward and held the boy down with his backhand.

"Grandpa, please take it easy, take it easy, I'm just eating."

"I said you kid can run fast enough."

An old man with a wide body and a fat body ran out of the alley unsteadily.

"Grandpa, I said that your speed is already gone." Li Lang couldn't help but said with a smile.

The old man clasped his fists at Li Lang and said: "This little brother is righteous, thanks to you, otherwise my treasure will be stolen by this little thief."

The old man stepped forward to hold the thief's hand and opened Li Lang's palm, and a piece of white jade suddenly appeared in front of Li Lang.

The uncle blew at Yu, raised his head and looked at Li Lang with vigilance in his eyes.

"Master, don't look at me like that, I don't know anything about this old thing and I'm not greedy."

"Look at what you said, I'm judging the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

Li Lang seemed a little embarrassed.

Li Lang clasped his hands and said, "My surname is Zhang. The neighbors in the neighborhood all call me Master Zhang. If you don't mind, you can call me that."

"Master Zhang?"

Looking at the fat old man in front of him, an image appeared in Li Lang's mind.

Master Zhang is not a character in the little girl under Zhengyangmen.

"Little brother, do you recognize me?"

"Master Zhang, let me ask you if there is a tavern near here whose owner is surnamed Xu?" Master Zhang looked Li Lang up and down with keen eyes.

"Did you come here out of curiosity? Haven't I seen you at this big front gate?"

"The place where I live, Mr. Zhang, is actually not far away. The main reason is that I used to be outside and only came back recently."

The courtyard house where Li Lang lived was not far from the Qianmen building, it was about ten minutes away.

After reporting the address, Master Zhang became interested.

"It's not far away, haha, forget it, you're going to that tavern, I just happen to be walking with me." Master Zhang laughed.

I still thought about Li Lang many times.

"I said there isn't a tavern or anything near you?"

"It's no better than not, haha, it's not easy to find a safe and clean tavern." Li Lang laughed.

Hearing this, Master Zhang immediately gave Li Lang a thumbs up.

"Don't tell me, you are a sensible master. I have been going to the tavern often since I beat the little emperor. I didn't dislike it when it was mixed with water."

Master Zhang talked about the past while leading the way, but he didn't regard Li Lang as an outsider.

No matter how far you go, you can see the sign of Daqianmen Bistro.

It was quiet all around, only the lights in the tavern were on.

From time to time, some laughter can be heard from inside.

"Although it's your first time here, don't worry, the proprietress here is a real master."

Master Zhang was flattering, but Li Lang naturally understood.

Xu Huizhen is definitely a strong woman. She runs the tavern by herself and fights with those people. Even if she marries a husband, she is also a person who is honest on the outside and has a lot of money on the inside.

If Li Lang remembers correctly, it seems that Cai Quanwu and Li Lang's father are the same actor.

I just don't know if the two of them look alike in this world.

It's not just about running this tavern in a decent way during special times.

In the end, relying on the family business established by the tavern, he trained his sons and daughters, several nieces and sons-in-law into good talents.

"Master Zhang, why are you here so late today?"

As soon as he entered the door, someone greeted Mr. Zhang.

Master Zhang is the oldest and most experienced person in this area. It is still useful for Master Zhang to speak about some things.

"Master Liu, you came early today." Master Zhang smiled at the man.

Silly Zhu looked towards Master Liu, and his appearance was somewhat similar to that of the third master.

But it's not like in the TV series, the appearance of the same person is only slightly similar.

"Master Zhang, why did you bring a junior here today?"

A heroic woman's voice came from the counter.

Li Lang looked there and saw a beautiful woman in her thirties looking at Li Lang.

"Boss Huizhen, you've missed your mark today. This is not my junior, but my savior." Master Zhang laughed.

Hearing what Li Lang said, the people who were drinking in the tavern all looked this way suspiciously.

"Don't dare to do it, Mr. Zhang is not a life-saving benefactor, it's just a matter of convenience." Li Lang said modestly.

Master Zhang invites Li Lang to sit down.

Li Langren was curious and asked what happened to Mr. Zhang.

Master Zhang told the whole story of what happened just now.

Before Li Lang finished his story, a thin man stood up abruptly.

"What age is this, and there are still people doing this kind of thing? It's courting death."

"Look at what you said, there was no such robbery in those days, but fortunately, Master Zhang met a good man today"

"This is really a thrilling incident. Mr. Zhang, you have to thank this little comrade well today."

"Who said no."

Master Zhang is not a stingy person, Li Lang asked Li Lang to sit down to invite Li Lang to drink.

Unexpectedly, before Master Zhang opened his mouth, a thick and strong man had already walked over with a drink.

"Master Zhang, little comrade, this wine is given by the proprietress."

"Boss Huizhen, one or two drinks now cost [-] cents, are you willing?" Master Zhang asked back.

"If there's anything you're reluctant to do, I'm happy to see you bravely." Xu Hui smiled heartily.

Li Lang shook his head with a broken smile, thinking of Xu Hui, he thanked him.

"The proprietress is being polite. I said she was helping me. I have to pay for this wine."

As he spoke, Silly Zhu took out [-] cents from his pocket and handed it to the burly man.

The big man didn't dare to say anything, and looked at Xu Huizhen.

Seeing Xu Huizhen wink at Li Lang, Li Lang took Li Lang's money.

"I said Cai Quanwu, you can't get over your wife-phobia, can you?"

The man deliberately teased, but just after he finished speaking, someone refuted Li Lang's words.

"Look at your words, it seems that you are not afraid of Chen Xueru, if she is here, you dare to fart."

"Bullshit."

"Hey hey hey."

Seeing that there was going to be a quarrel, Xu Huizhen knocked on the counter and everyone fell silent instantly.

"Looking at your virtue, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others." Master Zhang snorted.

"By the way, Mr. Zhang, just now you said that your stolen item can be revealed?" Mr. Liu came over.

"You are interested, but you can't afford three melons and two dates."

It's not that Master Zhang looks down on Master Liu, but mainly because Master Liu really doesn't have much money.

But Li Lang was interested.

Li Lang knew that Master Zhang's house had a lot of good things, and Master Zhang had a good eye, so the things he collected were of great value.

"Master Zhang, although I don't know how to do it, I also want to palm my eyes."

"I can't shirk that, Mr. Zhang, but this thing is not something ordinary people can afford."

As he spoke, Master Zhang took out a small bundle from the inner pocket of his clothes.

Opening the bag, there lay a jade pendant with a flawless white jade pendant and a dragon pattern inside.

"I heard that this object is from the palace. Mr. Zhang, I missed three yuan and bought it. Look at the fineness of this jade, which can't last for hundreds of years."

As soon as this jade came out of the tavern, the eyes of many people in the tavern were straightened.

Master Liu on the side gasped.

The tavern was completely quiet for a while.

In this era, there are not many people who can easily say that they have given out 200 yuan.

Let’s just say that this tavern may not be able to earn 200 yuan a month.

He stared at Li Lang as if he was thinking about something.

"Do you really want to spend two hundred for this piece of jade?"

Master Zhang looked at Li Lang curiously.

Li Lang said before that he didn't understand this old object, and now he has to spend money to buy it.

200 yuan is not a small amount. How many people don't eat or drink to get 200 yuan for a year.

"Master Zhang, although I don't know much about this old thing, I know that what came out of your hands is definitely not a simple thing. If you want to sell it, I can give you money now."

Master Zhang didn't doubt Li Lang's words.

After all, there were so many people in this tavern, if Li Lang was really a liar, he wouldn't be able to get out of this tavern.

"I think this little brother is sincere. I think 200 yuan is about the same." Cai Quanwu said.

Li Lang stared at the piece of jade in Master Zhang's hand, but he was also greedy.

Cai Quanwu is also a well-informed person.

Although just looking at Li Lang like this, he still couldn't tell the specific value of this jade.

But it can also be seen that it is a good thing.

Master Zhang hesitated, after all, this jade was picked up by Li Lang, and he didn't intend to sell it, but wanted to collect it.

And if it is to be sold, I am afraid that no one can afford this price.

He didn't expect to meet Li Lang.

"Master Zhang, I think you'd better be careful, don't pay for it then."

The man said suddenly.

Li Lang knew that Fan Jinyou was a rascal who would take advantage of him at any time.

He also likes to make a fuss, this person's personality is much more shameless than Xu Damao's.

Sure enough, he came over and looked Li Lang up and down.

"This 200 yuan is not a small amount. I believe you can get it out of what you say. I just want to ask where you work. How can you spend so much money?"

"You're still looking for trouble, where the money comes from is none of your business."

Some people couldn't bear to see Fan Jinyou directly.

Fan Jinyou dismissed it, and Li Lang stared at Li Lang.

Master Zhang thought that there must be something wrong with Li Lang, seeing how young people could come up with so much money.

"You treat the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. No matter how you look at it, everyone looks like a bad person." Xu Huizhen frowned slightly.

She was worried that Fan Jinyou would cause trouble in her tavern.

The corner of Fan Jinyou's mouth twitched as he stared at Li Lang deeper.

Obviously Li Lang is the official manager of the tavern, but why is everyone talking to this stranger.

Li Lang chuckled lightly and said, "This comrade's suspicion is justified. Now, I'm the director of the factory office of Xiahongxing Steel Factory. I think there should be no problem with my savings of 200 yuan?"

"You are really the director of the factory office of Hongxing Steel Factory."

Fan Jin accidentally said this sentence too fast and bit his own tongue, tears flooded his eyes due to the pain.

The other Li Langren in the tavern all exclaimed.

"It looks like he's less than 30 years old, and he's actually the deputy director of a factory."

"I have a nephew who works in the rolling mill. It seems that there is a very young factory director."

"It doesn't look like it at all."

"This is the iron plate. The title of the director of the factory office is much higher than yours."

"Fan Jinyou has always been a master who bullies the weak and fears the strong."

Fan Jinyou's face was turning red and blue at the moment.

He still didn't believe it, and continued: "Pretending to be a cadre is no joke. I want to check your work certificate."

"Fan Jinyou, you will not finish it. Whether it will be sold or not is my business, Mr. Zhang, and you are nosy here."

Master Zhang's temper has also come up, Li Lang said that he is also a guest brought to the tavern by himself, Fan Jin has been embarrassed many times, this is not slapping Master Zhang in the face of Li Lang.

Seeing this, Xu Huizhen at the counter hurried over.

"That's all right, all right, Fan Jinyou, I think you're drunk, you'd better find some to go back, otherwise Chen Xueru should come over and drag you back later."

Xu Hui really gave Fan Jin a step down.

She looked at Li Lang with a smile on her face.

"Don't worry about Li Lang, Li Lang drank a little too much today, he's drunk."

"learn."

Li Lang nodded lightly.

Li Lang himself didn't intend to make trouble, if it wasn't for Fan Jin looking for trouble, Li Lang naturally wouldn't fight with Li Lang.

In fact, Fan Jinyou really didn't dare to check it out. It would be fine if it was fake, but if it was real, I'm afraid Li Lang would scare himself to death.

Li Lang, as someone said just now, is a bully.

"Are you selling that Zhang Yupei?" Li Lang asked with a smile.

"To be honest, I really like it, but this day is sad."

Master Zhang sighed. If it wasn't for lack of money, Li Lang would really be reluctant to sell this item.

200 yuan is enough for his family to survive this year in peace.

"I'll add two more twenty-jin food stamps."

Li Lang whispered something in Master Zhang's ear.

Others didn't hear it clearly, but Mr. Liu could hear it clearly, so he couldn't help but gasped.

If Master Zhang was hesitant before, then Li Lang has no hesitation now.

"It seems that you also like this object, so let's make a deal like this."

"We pay with one hand and we deliver with one hand."

Li Lang took out a stack of money from his pocket, all bits and pieces, and two twenty-jin food stamps were mixed in.

Master Zhang folded a handkerchief on the table and put the jade pendant on it.

This is the rule of antique shops.

Otherwise, it accidentally fell to the ground, no one can tell.

After waiting for Master Zhang to count the money, Li Lang put away the jade pendant.

"I don't even bat an eye for the 200 yuan."

"Master Zhang, you've gotten rich today, shouldn't you buy the big guy a few drinks?" Someone booed and said.

Master Zhang is also happy.

"Boss Huizhen, a drink or two for everyone will count on me."

There are seven or eight people in the tavern, and one or two drinks per person cost two or three yuan.

But Master Zhang doesn't care today, after all, everyone is a face-saving person.

(End of this chapter)