Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

Shopkeeper Liu and Wang Dali worked together to move two spare square tables and blocked the door of the dilapidated inn.

Yang Ge dragged a stool to the bottom of the stairs and slowly sat down with his back against the wall...

"Where are you hurt?"

Shopkeeper Liu walked up to Yang Ge with an oil lamp and looked at him carefully with a worried look on his face: "If that doesn't work, let's go ask the doctor. Anyway, the night watch officials have already taken care of it and won't embarrass us anymore!"

Wang Dali followed him timidly like a quail. The excitement and disapproval he had at closing time was gone now...

Yang Ge shook his head and said in a slow voice with difficulty: "I just received some punches and kicks, it's nothing. Just let me take a rest... Just take a rest."

After a pause, he said in an embarrassed low voice: "I have caused trouble to you again. Please calculate the losses in the store tonight and the expenses you just spent on those officials, and I will find a way to pay you back." of."

"What kind of words are these!"

Shopkeeper Liu chuckled angrily: "If you hadn't carried the thunder for our inn, how could you have caused such a fatal disaster? If you are still willing to recognize us as your boss, don't mention half a penny!"

Yang Ge smiled and did not dwell too much on this matter. Instead, he observed the various damaged items in the front hall and roughly estimated the losses of Shopkeeper Liu tonight...

This money...

It makes sense for him to come out.

It makes sense even if you don’t say it.

If shopkeeper Liu asks for it, even if he gives it, he will definitely feel unhappy in giving it.

But the more shopkeeper Liu doesn't want it, the more he wants to give it to him, and he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't give it.

Shopkeeper Liu was so worried that he didn't notice the change in Yang Ge's expression and said to himself: "After all the trouble tonight, is this matter over?"

After Yang Ge pondered for a few breaths, he said slowly: "According to common sense... yes!"

Shopkeeper Liu's old face was about to light up when he heard Yang Ge say again: "But seeing how impatient these people are who refuse to wait any longer all night, I'm afraid things won't be so easy."

As soon as these words came out, even though shopkeeper Liu had to admit that Yang Ge's words made sense, he still turned dark and angrily shouted: "Crow's Mouth!"

Yang Ge smiled and touched his nose.

Shopkeeper Liu wandered around the place twice with his hands behind his back, frowning, and then couldn't help but ask: "Then what should we do next?"

Yang Ge thought for a while and replied: "I should have transferred most of my firepower to that bad guy just now, and the rest of my attention should also be on me."

"In this way, the inn can be shut down, renovated and upgraded, and you and Dali, the shopkeeper, can go home with peace of mind. There should be no more trouble for you after being full!"

"I don't have to stick to the inn anymore, I can change my place to stay!"

"Maybe after a while, this matter will be over."

His words of comfort to Shopkeeper Liu were optimistic.

But in my heart, I am pessimistic about the future direction of this matter.

Otherwise, he wouldn't suddenly mention that he wanted to change his place to sleep... If trouble comes, he won't bother Yuelai Inn anymore, right?

Shopkeeper Liu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, feeling that Yang Ge was right.

At the end, he suddenly turned around and slapped Wang Dali's head crookedly: "Look at this little brother's brain, and then look at yourself. Are you growing your head just to look taller?"

Wang Dali blushed, but he covered his head and did not dare to say a word.

After teaching Wang Dali a lesson, shopkeeper Liu finally felt a little more at ease. He turned back to look at Yang Ge and said, "You said you wanted to change your place to live. Where? When you receive your salary, you will support your poor relatives, right?"

Yang Ge shook his head: "Don't worry about it, you won't have to worry about eating and drinking!"

Shopkeeper Liu: "We don't care? We don't care if you stay at the Jifei Store? Isn't that deliberately destroying the sign of our old Liu family?"

Yang Ge hurriedly argued: "I still have money. I still have part of the wages you paid me..."

Shopkeeper Liu waved his hand to stop his argument and said without refutation: "You are kind and righteous, but we can't be evil-hearted!"

"Over Chaimen Street, we still have a vacant small private courtyard that we haven't had time to clean up in many years. It just so happens that you can go over and tidy up the courtyard for us, so that we won't know if it collapses one day... "

"For the first two months, we won't charge you for rent. We'll treat it as your wages for tidying up the yard."

"If you continue to work here from now on, we will deduct forty cents from your wages for rent every month."

"If you stop working here someday, you will have to pay us seventy cents a month for housing. If you are short of a cent, we will take over the housing!"

"You're young, don't imitate the old ladies, just do it now. I'll take you over to look at the yard at dawn and find the right person to settle the contract with!"

Although the old man is not as delicate and astute as Yang Ge, he can sort out all the twists and turns.

But the steelyard in his heart understood.

Who has him at heart.

Who only thinks about themselves.

The old man's heart is like a mirror!

Of course, Yang Ge could hear the calculation in Shopkeeper Liu's words, but he was indeed grateful that Shopkeeper Liu could help him at this time.

He just wanted to pay off the favor he owed.

But favors...

Why does it seem like there are more and more?

…

The small yard is indeed small.

It can be said that apart from the only advantage of being a private courtyard, everything else is a disadvantage!

Not to mention the wooden house is low, simple, and old. The yard is also filled with all kinds of discarded debris. At first glance, it looks like a slum full of garbage.

The lighting is also not good, with only a little sunlight entering the house at sunset. If you want your normal life here not to be affected, you have to light up the lights during the day.

What's even more outrageous is that there is no latrine in this courtyard. You can only use a chamber pot and a toilet to go to the toilet. It is even difficult to take a bath!

But still, when Yang Ge put his name on the rental contract, he was still in a daze.

After bidding farewell to Shopkeeper Liu, he returned to the yard alone, closed the door and sat among the mountains of debris. He sat in trance for a long time... The unbridled emotions pulled his thoughts back and forth through time and space.

For a moment it was his warm three-bedroom apartment.

For a moment, he saw the dilapidated small courtyard in front of him.

It seemed that it was only at this moment that he finally came to his senses and asked himself: 'Yang Ge, Yang Ge, how did you get yourself to this point? ’

It wasn't until the sun began to move westward that a ray of sunlight filtered in over the courtyard wall and illuminated his eyes. Then he stood up and opened the door to go out.

When he returned to the small yard again, there was already a round-headed yellow-haired puppy in his arms.

He carefully closed the courtyard door and bolted it.

Then bend down and gently put the puppy on the ground.

The puppy looked at this strange place with its small black eyes, and timidly retreated to Yang Ge's feet.

Yang Ge gently stroked its fleshy little head, patiently encouraged it to move forward, and whispered in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, Xiao Huang, this is your home from now on..."