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Zian didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.Aunt Kong acted resolutely. After signing the contract and paying the money, the construction team she introduced came in mighty force.The foreman is a little old man in his fifties. He doesn't talk much, but he is experienced. In this old house, he knows where it can move and where it violates the policy.

Zian almost lived in the shop.Entering December, the temperature is getting colder every day, but there is no heating in the house, and the air conditioner cannot be turned on. Zi'an hides in the circle surrounded by three "little suns", shrinking his neck and discussing the plan with the contractor.The hot wind made his face red and dry. Even if he drank water all day, he still felt a ton of dust in his throat.

On this day, the water, electricity and coal were all laid, and the garbage was cleaned up. Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief, and went to the pool in the backyard to wash his face thoroughly.The cold water hits the skin, and it hurts sharply.He took off his military overcoat and shook his arms and legs in the yard, dust was flying everywhere in an instant.Zian wiped his nose and scolded: "Damn, my face is washed white."

When he was putting on his coat, he heard some movement in the east room, and he was taken aback: "Is Aunt Kong's son at home?"

He wanted to say hello, and after taking two steps, he heard silence inside.Zi'an thought again, isn't he sleeping?

Kuizi told him about the situation of Aunt Kong's family. The two elders had a daughter and a son.The eldest daughter is married abroad, and the youngest son is still by their side. "Aunt Kong loves him the most, and she won't let him go anywhere, even girlfriends from out of town. After the college entrance examination, his grades are worse than mine, so send him to Hai Pao studied for two years, what did he study? English, German or Burmese, I forgot, anyway, he spoke Chinese as if his mouth had been waxed. After graduation, he has a Doing odd jobs every now and then, the family has no worries about food and clothing, and I don’t expect him to make money.”

"Aunt Kong regards him as a treasure, why let him live outside?"

"It doesn't count as living outside. Brother Liang's work and rest are unstable. Sometimes he gets up early, and sometimes it's already dawn when he comes back. If he comes back late, Aunt Kong will have to accompany the big eagle, and he won't sleep a night. You know, Aunt Kong has a broken mouth, nagging in her ears, who can bear it? If nothing happens, he will just make do at a friend's house."

"Didn't come back until dawn? Where did he go?"

"Nanluo, you know, there is Bingmasi Hutong in it, and opposite the public toilet, there is a dirty and messy bar with a funny name-Grandma. Brother Liang sees the sky hanging around there, mention his name, draft beer [-]% off and free popcorn.”

Zi'an knew in his heart that he was a gangster in the alley, unlearned and incompetent, and unfocused in his work, but he was quite familiar with nightclubs.He made up the image of "Brother Liang" in his brain: loose and loose, he looked like he didn't wake up all day long, his face was pale after staying up drinking, and the most authentic Ge Youtan automatically appeared in his mind...

Zi'an looked at the cotton curtain in the east room, thought about it, and decided not to do anything unnecessary.He doesn't have much interest in "Brother Liang", and he has a different outlook on life, so he probably has nothing to talk about.

What's more, now his whole mind is on the restaurant, and nothing can divide his mind.

Zian walked back to the store.After tidying up, the store looked much more spacious, and he cleared out all the exaggerated tables and chairs. It looked poor and empty, but it was filled with the vitality of "just about to start".

He took out a torn newspaper from his luggage and pasted it on the wall.His photo was printed in a rather eye-catching position, even more eye-catching than Joss, and there were more reports on him than Joss.Zian read this newspaper countless times, but he still couldn't understand the editor's intentions—maybe, the stories of losers are more attractive?

Zian looked at himself in the photo and suddenly felt strange.In less than a month, his life has turned around and headed in another direction.

He took a few steps back and turned his head to look at the blue sky outside the door, feeling refreshed and feeling reborn as a human being.

He went outside and sat on the steps.The alley is quiet, even Uncle Ma has gone back to take a nap, right?Zian looked at the straight gray wall and sang happily:

How can I stay safe day and night.

Crossing the Yellow River and killing Qin Qi, the road meets Wenyuan,

Cut six generals along the way and break through five levels.

Dang Long Dang Dong Dang Dong Qiang

The Qinglong Dao straddles the saddle bridge diagonally.

Although Cao Mengde treated me with kindness and righteousness,

Get on the horse, get off the horse with gold, silver, wine and red robe.

The official title is Hanshouting Hou...

"Second Brother Guan, it's so easy to sing." Someone said something behind, and Zian's libretto was abruptly cut off.He turned his head and saw that Aunt Kong led the people and walked over from the back door of her house through the yard and the storefront.

"Yeah, didn't you say he was from Shanghai? This "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" is sung very well. Dude, have you ever studied Peking Opera?"

Zi'an said: "No, it's singing and playing. Are you?"

Aunt Kong introduced with a smile: "This is Brother Li, our old neighbor, who has made a fortune and just moved to the building."

"Look at what you said. In our area of ​​the Bell and Drum Tower, who doesn't know that you are the richest man. I just want to get rich. I pick up some food from you. You eat big meat, and I'll just drink some soup."

Aunt Kong couldn't hide her smug face: "None of us should be polite. It's not easy to earn money here in a place with good geomantic omen?"

Zi An heard the wrong words, and asked, "Brother Li also wants to do business in this alley?"

Aunt Kong immediately responded kindly: "Isn't it? Your appearance is not too big, but it is not too small. I thought about it, and opened a lottery station with a small half, which is just right!"

The implication is to ask Zian to give up part of the store to this "Brother Li" to open a lottery station!Zian immediately stood up, without thinking about it: "No way!"

Aunt Kong and Brother Li were stunned for a moment, and looked at each other.Aunt Kong Yanyue said: "The lottery station doesn't take up much space. Look, isn't there a cashier in front of the hotel? You have a total of several tables here, and there is no need to line up at the cashier. I thought about it, so I split half of it out and sold sports lottery and double-color balls." , isn't killing two birds with one stone?"

"There is no cash register in front of my restaurant." Zi'an's face turned green.

"Yo, that would be even better. I can rent out the whole thing up front. My rent will be cheaper, and I will reduce it by [-] yuan a year. Is it okay?" Aunt Kong felt that she was cutting flesh.

"No! Aunt Kong, how did we sign the contract, the size of the area, and the duration, all in black and white. Are you going to break the contract?"

Aunt Kong immediately took a step forward, as if she had been wronged by Dou E, "You are right, the contract is signed, and the area is also written, but this does not include the first three square meters. The square meter of this courtyard house, It was written into the deed decades ago, and the country has registered it; but this storefront was expanded later, as for the square meter, I’m not very good at arithmetic, so I probably made up a whole number.”

Probably all? !Zi'an was dumbfounded, he didn't expect to be able to play like this!He knew that the catering in the courtyard touched many legal blind spots, so he didn't carefully consider each contract, but Aunt Kong made one.Who should I ask for reason?

Zian felt that the firepower accumulated by the "little sun" on him suddenly burned up.He can't compromise on this matter!

"I don't agree! This store, or it belongs to me completely, or no one wants it!"

With a cold face, Zi An stopped arguing with them, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley.Zi'an usually speaks softly and kindly, but when he started it, he was very creepy. Aunt Kong and Brother Li looked at each other, not knowing how to end it.

Zian walked to the entrance of the alley, but saw Uncle Ma, who had not been seen for a long time, was playing chess with someone at the base of the wall.His opponent, Zi'an also knew, was Aunt Kong's wife, Eryou Dacheng.

This man is said by the uncle to be the head of the family, but usually he doesn't care about anything, whether it's walking birds and fighting crickets, or drinking tea and playing chess.People are cheerful, they are nice to everyone, their appearance is not bad, and their temper is extremely good, but no matter their appearance or personality, they have no characteristics. The whole person is like the background of this courtyard, because they are too integrated. There is no trace, there is not much difference between existence and non-existence.He usually takes a little help to bring a bun for Zi'an, and throws out the trash, so he gets along well.

Uncle You: "Anzi, have you eaten yet?",

Zian was in a fit of anger, and this anger was caused by them at home, so they didn't want to talk to him right now.Later, he thought for a while, stopped, and said to him: "I thought the people here were as straight as the alleys. Who knew there were so many twists and turns behind it. I rent your house, from After signing the contract, the money that should be paid has been paid, and the responsibility that should be borne has been taken, so you can rent it to someone else after changing hands, is there any reason for that?"

When the uncle heard it, his eyes were wide open, as if he had used all his strength to express his surprise, and he couldn't utter a word.

Zian originally wanted to vent his anger, but seeing You Dacheng's appearance, it seemed that he was bullying an honest person.He sighed, intending to leave You Dacheng an angry back, and find another place to vent his anger.

But I heard Uncle Ma coolly said: "Our alley is straight and straight, why don't you just come in and play wild? Boy, let me tell you, there are ways outside, and there are reasons for this alley, don't think you understand The law will go to heaven, but here we have to be reasonable.”

Zian was stunned, not knowing how to refute him.He didn't want to refute either, he was just angry.

This Uncle Ma has always treated him badly. Although his colleagues are like enemies, those who come to eat steamed buns in this alley will definitely not change to French food. What kind of competition between the two?

Maybe it has nothing to do with what he does, but Uncle Ma just simply looks down on outsiders, just like everyone in this alley, who looks kind on the surface, but is actually just like the layout here, with a small door and vertical walls in the middle. There is a screen wall, and once the street gate is closed, a group of people will surround themselves. In fact, no one will accept it.

All kinds of cynical anger surged up, and Zian felt that his whole body was smoldering, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.He was too lazy to argue with Uncle Ma, so he strode to the square behind the clock tower.

Two weeks ago, he found peace here, and now he hopes to find some comfort under the big locust tree to help him reduce the fire.

He saw the locust tree, looked up, and couldn't help crying out.

Shoes gone? !

The broken shoe with the instructions from the gods is gone? !

Zi'an felt cold all over, walked around the locust tree, and looked again, the shoes were still there, placed neatly on a wooden platform at the top of the tree trunk.

Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief, but he was even more puzzled in his heart: Are these shoes really good? I'm tired from swinging, so I climbed up a tree to take a nap?

Zian also wondered why his shoes appeared in the Bell and Drum Tower.At first he thought that the man in the mask who took the shoes away should live in this area, but Zian paid attention to it for a long time, but he didn't see any trace of the man in the mask or the pancake stand.Moreover, it is impossible for people who live in the second ring to set up stalls outside the fourth ring.Maybe the man in the mask threw away the shoes, and someone picked them up and hung them on the locust tree?

Zian intends to climb up to see what this wooden platform is.But he geared up for a long time, and finally squatted down under the tree.

He has fear of heights.

Zian squatted down, and his anger was almost gone.He thought, how to deal with the current bad situation?Money was spent, thought was spent, and he liked the store, no matter what, he would not give it up.

What if the lottery station also insists on not letting it go?Zian has seen high-end restaurants that sell red wine, truffles, and desserts, but he has never heard of one that sells color balls!

In any case, he can't let this kind of Internet celebrity physique happen to him.If not, throw your money at it.

Thinking of this, Zian suddenly felt enlightened.Yes, what does Aunt Kong want?Of course, she didn't buy the double-color ball for convenience. After all, she just set the price on the ground in a disguised form.Over the years, he has quite a lot of savings. If it is not enough, he can find friends to make up for it, and it won't be a big problem.

Zian took a breath and stood up.Only now did he realize how big a bet he had made.This matter, he gave everything he had, and he must do it.No matter what the price!

Thinking of this, the anger that subsided, burned up again.He felt neither standing nor sitting, as if his heart was bubbling.The fire couldn't be dispelled, Zian suddenly bent down, picked up a stone, took a few steps back, and threw it at the shoe!

The shoe was hit by a stone, slipped to the edge of the slab, lost its support, and fell backwards.Like a disturbed grass snake, the rope that tied the shoes twisted a few times in the air, and was finally straightened by the weight of the shoes.A veil of thin and light objects fell on Zian's face.

Zian blinked, his nose retracted, and he froze for a moment.He finally knew why the shoes were tied here.

Ashes fell on his face.

It turned out that Shenyin's shoe was an ashtray.

The author has something to say:

cei, means extremely bad in Beijing dialect

Haipao, Beijing City University, the level of this institution, you can search the Internet to feel it for yourself.

Having lived in Beijing for many years, I feel that Beijingers are not exclusive.However, because of the strong cultural personality, outsiders may find it difficult to assimilate.What is written in it is Zi'an's momentary grievances, not the author's original intention.