novelhk Chapter 116: Half fat and thin can't stop 1 ocean
Chapter 116: Half fat and thin can't stop 1 ocean
"Hey, you!"
The man wanted to say something else, but Uncle Jiu interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"No need to say more. I am speaking the truth. It's up to you whether you believe me or not. I am going to have dinner with my disciples now. Please don't disturb us."
"Okay! I don't believe that, besides you, Lin Jiu, there is no one else around here who can help me!"
The man gritted his teeth, stood up and left, returning to his seat.
"Hmph! I don't know how to appreciate it!"
"Hey! What's wrong? Uncle Jiu won't help you?"
The smile on the face of the young man with the slicked-back hair was a bit playful and a bit gloating.
He saw everything that just happened.
"That bastard, I just wanted to help him with his business because he's a junior, but he turned out to be so shameless."
"Let's not talk about him anymore, it's such a bummer. Tell me, how much are you willing to pay for this winery?"
The man with slicked back hair smiled, raised his palm, and gestured with five fingers.
"Ah! My entire winery is worth five thousand dollars!"
"That's not the way to bargain! Be careful or you might give birth to a son without skin inflammation!"
"I'm just talking business. Besides, it's up to you whether you want to sell it or not!"
"Besides, your winery is haunted, and everyone in town knows about it now. I'm already being very kind by giving you five thousand dollars."
"Now, apart from me, there is absolutely no one else in the entire Jiuquan Town who can offer this price."
"Hey, don't listen to other people's nonsense. They say my winery is haunted. You studied abroad and have a lot of foreign education. How can you believe in ghosts?"
"Whether I believe it or not is my business. Besides, if there were no ghosts, why would a stingy person like you want to sell the winery and take care of Uncle Jiu's business?"
"Alright, you're taking advantage of someone's misfortune. I won't sell this winery!"
……
"Master, who was that idiot just now?"
Lin Yi fiddled with the teacup and asked Uncle Jiu.
"Oh, that's Mr. Zhao. He's very senior in the town, but he's a very bad person, especially stingy."
"Yeah, he often calls Master Jiu, and behind Master's back he calls Master Goudan. He's really mean!"
Ah Xing and Xiao Yue lowered their voices and complained quietly.
It can be seen that they have a very bad impression of Zhao Taigong.
"Oh! This old thing is so hateful!"
"Master, do you want me to help you teach him a lesson?"
Lin Yi looked at Uncle Jiu eagerly.
I am tired of living if you bully my master!
I don’t know how the master tolerated him for so long.
"Let's not do it. It will be very troublesome if he dies in our hands."
Jiuquan Town is not big, and the family forces are very united. Zhao Taigong is of high seniority and is a rich man. In this place, he can call the wind and rain, but he can also cover the sky with one hand.
No one will care about the bad things done behind the scenes, and if they see it, they will help cover it up.
Imperial power does not extend to the countryside, and the same is true for royal laws.
Here, clan etiquette is above everything else, and if you have a high seniority, you can really do whatever you want!
Lin Yi blinked his cute little eyes.
No, I just wanted to teach him a lesson. Master, what are you talking about? It will be very troublesome if he dies in our hands.
Good guy, Uncle Jiu is worthy of being Uncle Jiu, he is already thinking about beating the other party.
"Master, don't worry. This matter will be handled cleanly."
Lin Yi raised his eyebrows, which looked quite cute, but it didn't mean anything funny at all.
Uncle Jiu picked up the cup and drank tea, and stopped talking.
But the meaning is clear, just do whatever you want.
"Come here, let's talk about the mission now!"
Lin Yi waved his hand and asked everyone to lean over.
Uncle Jiu didn't move, but his ears pricked up, wanting to hear what these little guys were discussing.
"Brother Axing and Sister Xiaoyue will go and try to trick that old man. They'll tell him they can help him exorcise the evil spirits at night, and they'll insist on a hundred dollars for it!"
I guess this stingy guy is reluctant to give too much money, and one hundred dollars is just the price he wants.
"and then?"
"Then tonight, we'll liven up his winery. I'll secretly go and empty it out. He's a stingy guy, right? I'll make him so heartbroken that he'll vomit blood. How do you think that is?"
"Okay, that's a good idea!" Uncle Jiu was the first to nod in agreement. When he heard that the wine had to be moved out, his eyes lit up.
Ah Xing and Xiao Yue, who were still a little hesitant, nodded immediately.
The master has agreed, what else can they say?
"Master, then you go home and wait for news. Brothers and sisters, you go ahead!"
"it is good!"
Uncle Jiu took out two silver dollars from his pocket, thought about it, and put them back.
"Let that Zhao guy pay!"
Since I’m “helping” him catch ghosts, of course I have to treat him to a meal. This makes sense.
"Don't worry, Master. We will pack another one for you."
Lin Yi and Uncle Jiu looked at each other, then the corners of their mouths tilted at the same time, and they nodded and smiled.
"I suddenly remembered that I have some things to do in the ancestral hall, so I have to go back first."
After Uncle Jiu finished speaking, he stood up and walked out. When he passed by Zhao Taigong, he pretended not to see him.
Zhao Taigong stared at Uncle Jiu as he left, feeling somewhat unwilling.
He also knew in his heart that the only reliable gentleman in this area was Uncle Jiu.
Otherwise, Uncle Jiu wouldn't have set up shop in several surrounding towns, rotating every now and then, and still have such a good business.
Because everyone trusts Uncle Jiu, any outsider who comes here will have no food to eat!
"Haha, Mr. Zhao, please think about it carefully. I will go back and wait for your good news."
The man with the slicked-back hair stood up and left with a smile, as if he had already defeated Zhao Taigong, which made Zhao Taigong, who was already in a bad mood, even more unhappy.
"Brothers and sisters, it's your turn!"
"Okay! Let's go!"
Ah Xing and Xiao Yue immediately walked towards Mr. Zhao with eagerness.
Mr. Zhao was sitting at the table feeling depressed. When he saw Axing and Xiaoyue coming over, he was too lazy to pay attention to them.
But he didn't expect that the two of them would sit next to him.
Zhao Taigong looked at the two of them and asked impatiently, "What are you doing here? Has your master changed his mind?"
"Oh, no, my master won't take your business, but we can!"
"Yes! My master can do it, my senior brother can do it, and my master can do it. If my master can't do it, my master can do it. Your winery is haunted, leave it to us. We promise to help you restore the winery to its original state."
"Just you?"
Zhao Taigong did not believe in the ability of the two men.
Just because you two guys whose hair hasn’t even grown out yet, do you think you can catch ghosts?
"Of course, if you don't trust us, just pretend we've never been here."
"That's right. Anyway, the winery is haunted, and the delays and losses are not ours."
Axing and Xiaoyue directly grasped Zhao Taigong's weakness.
For a stingy person, the thing he is most reluctant to part with is money.
The winery sold at a loss, which was a huge loss, but if it didn't operate for a single day, the loss would be even greater.
"Oh, okay, okay, then you guys come!"
Zhao Taigong compromised and stopped the two people who were about to stand up and leave.
Ah Xing and Xiao Yue looked towards Lin Yi, and they looked at each other with raised eyebrows.
The first step of the plan was successful!
Next is the second step of the plan, asking for money!
It's a hundred dollars.
"Hey! We can catch ghosts, but~"
"How is the wages calculated?"
Zhao Taigong was in a dilemma, as he couldn't bear to give too much!
"Five dollars!"
"You're dreaming! We won't do it for five hundred dollars or less!"
Xiaoyue's money increased a hundredfold.
When he heard the five hundred dollars, Mr. Zhao was so distressed that he almost crushed the teacup. His fingertips turned white and he gritted his teeth.
"Five hundred dollars! You are robbing me!"
"Hey! Mr. Zhao, that's not what I said. Five hundred dollars will guarantee that your winery will resume operations. This little money is not much."
"No, a hundred at most, not even a dollar more!"
Zhao Taigong bit off a hundred dollars!
Ah Xing was so happy that he almost flew up.
Xiaoyue looked embarrassed and nodded.
"Alright, one hundred is one hundred!"
Ah!
Zhao Taigong knew that he could have lowered the price, but it was a pity that he only mentioned one hundred dollars.
What a loss!
“Pay first!”
Xiaoyue stretched out her little hand in front of Zhao Taigong.
"What? You don't trust me? You have to pay first. You go catch ghosts first. Once you've caught all the ghosts, I'll pay you."
Zhao Taigong said while shaking his head like a rattle.
"No, we just don't trust you. Give us the money first, and then we'll catch the ghost. If we can't catch the ghost, we'll refund you the full amount, not a penny!"
Xiaoyue knew too well what kind of person this Mr. Zhao was.
If you don't ask for money first, this guy will definitely not give it to you afterwards.
He is of a higher generation and has no place to seek justice.
"Alright, alright."
Zhao Taigong felt like crying.
The thought of having to pay out a hundred dollars was like cutting his flesh.
Mr. Zhao took out a hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and used it to exchange for a hundred-dollar bill at the bank in town.
After Xiaoyue took it, she breathed rapidly with excitement.
The largest amount of money she had ever seen in her life was a one-yuan silver dollar.
How can I not be excited when I see a hundred-dollar bill now?
Ah Xing's eyes were gleaming with evil, and he wanted to touch the money, but Xiaoyue dodged him and stuffed it into her arms.
"Okay, now that we have the money, we'll go to your winery to catch ghosts tonight, but..."
"Ok!"
Zhao Taigong widened his eyes.
"Nothing!"
"I've already given you the money, so please don't play tricks on me!"
He was very familiar with this method. He often increased the price at the last minute.
When others were anxious to get the goods, he said he could get them. But when the delivery day came, he suddenly raised the price, making it impossible for the other party to get the goods from other places, so they had no choice but to accept the rip-off.
However, this kind of business is usually a one-time deal, and no one will come to him later.
This also caused his business to be up and down.
But generally speaking, his winery can be said to be making a lot of money every day.
Naturally, he was reluctant to sell off a chicken that laid golden eggs.
"What are you talking about? Originally, Master was going to bring us brothers and sisters out for dinner, but now you can see that Master has left for something. Shouldn't you be the one to treat us to dinner?"
"Why!"
"The emperor won't even starve his soldiers. I can't work for you without even offering you a meal!"
"I just gave you a hundred dollars!"
"Do you know what a hundred dollars means?"
One hundred dollars can buy you a comfortable life in Jiuquan Town for a year or two. You can have meat and vegetables every day, don't have to work, and even get married.
"So what? That's my wages! Mr. Zhao, you can't be so stingy. You can't even be so stingy as to treat me to a meal!"
"Hiss! Okay! It's my treat!"
Zhao Taigong was so angry that his stomach hurt, but he could do nothing about it.
Because he knew that in this area, apart from Uncle Jiu, perhaps only Uncle Jiu's apprentice had the ability to eliminate the ghosts in his winery.
"I hope you can really do it, otherwise I won't..."
Before Mr. Zhao could finish, Ah Xing excitedly called out to the waiter, "Hey, Mr. Zhao is treating us. Serve us some barbecued pork buns."
"Here we go!"
The shop assistant responded, then was suddenly stunned.
What the hell? Did I hear it right? Zhao Taigong is treating us!
The next second, the shop assistant looked out the window.
Does the sun rise from the west today?
Or am I still dreaming and haven’t woken up yet!
"Don't just stand there, get ready!"
The shop owner kicked the clerk on the butt and told him to get ready quickly.
"Hey, I'll go right away!"
The waiter quickly ran to the kitchen, but he still couldn't figure out what was going on today.
The stingy guy is willing to spend money to treat us!
Lin Yi brought his people to sit at the table of Mr. Zhao.
"Hello, Mr. Zhao!"
Several people greeted Zhao Taigong politely.
"Hey, hello!"
When Zhao Taigong looked at these skinny girls and the two little guys, he felt relieved.
How much can these people eat? They’ll be full of five trays of barbecued pork buns.
Only Ah Xing can eat a lot, so let's assume he can eat three trays. Add Xiaoyue, and that's two trays. I can still afford such a small amount of food.
But soon, Zhao Taigong realized that he was wrong, very wrong!
"Barbecued pork buns are here!"
“Steamed dumplings are here!”
“Shrimp dumplings are here!”
"Wonton noodles are here!"
“Barbecued pork buns are here again!”
“Steamed dumplings are here again~”
"Another tray of barbecued pork buns!"
"I want wonton noodles too!"
"I want another tray of shrimp dumplings!"
Lin Yi and Qingqing have already started the overeating mode, inhaling food like starving ghosts.
Ah Xing and Xiao Yue were also encouraged and ate a lot more.
If it can make Zhao Taigong bleed, how can he not eat more!
Duke Tai of Zhao: ???
Can anyone tell me how these kids can eat so much?
Why, no!!!
……
"Master, we are back!"
Uncle Jiu was sitting in the house smoking, waiting for his apprentices to come back.
Hearing the voices of his disciples outside, he stood up and walked out.
Just as I reached the door, it was pushed open.
Lin Yi walked in front holding Long Kui, while Qingqing held Hua Ling's arm and smiled happily.
Xiaoyue and Axing, both with big bellies, were struggling to move towards the house.
Uncle Jiu:? ? ?
"What's going on with you two?"
"Master, we, hehe!"
Ah Xing laughed embarrassedly.
Xiaoyue's face was also red.
"Master, we ate too much and are a little full, but it's okay, just turn around a few more times and you'll be fine."
"It's really worthless!"
Uncle Jiu curled his lips in disdain and said, "Now go walk around a few more times and eat. Remember not to run, or you'll get gastroptosis."
After Uncle Jiu finished speaking, he looked at the hands of several people.
Seeing that they were all empty, he then looked at Lin Yi.
"Ayi!"
"Oh, Master, here it is!"
As soon as Lin Yi raised his hand, a bamboo basket appeared in his hand, which was filled with barbecued pork buns, steamed buns, and shrimp dumplings.
Then a bowl of wonton noodles was placed on the table.
Finally, two bowls of steaming barbecued pork were placed on the table with a bang, and the pork was half fat and half lean.
"Master, Uncle Simu said you like to eat half fat and half lean barbecued pork the most, so I bought it specially for you."
Uncle Jiu swallowed his saliva as he watched, then rubbed Lin Yi's head with satisfaction.
"Good boy, Master loves you well."
"By the way, where's the money you got back? Master will keep it for you so you can use it when you immigrate to a big city."
Lin Yi's mouth twitched.
I thought the master would be so moved that he would cry, but in the end he still couldn't resist the temptation of a hundred dollars.
……
Little Taoist Priest Lingling has been sealed, woohoo, I hope she will be unsealed next week. It’s like adding insult to injury and the losses are heavy.