At the beginning of the lanterns, it should be the busiest time for the restaurant's business, but the Taihang Building is quiet and deserted.

The business of Taihanglou Restaurant has entered the countdown, and the guests chatted, and the anxious eyes of the stone couldn't help but look out.

In the corner, Li Le sat there and poured himself a drink.

The stone walked over, and his resentful gaze rested on the three hundred and eighty-one bottles of thirty-year-old bamboo leaf green. Complaining: "Business has faded out of a bird, and you still have the heart to drink here." ”

"If I don't drink it, you can sell this wine?" Li Le stretched his waist, exhaled comfortably, raised his glass and said: "There is wine today and drunk today, let him drink swill in the Ming Dynasty, come and drink a drink with me." ”

"When are you going to implement your plan to open a hotel?" The stone is a person who can't hold back things, and the things discussed yesterday will force Li Le to make a move today. Stretched out his big hand to settle accounts with Li Le: "This restaurant needs a day's cost for one day, water, electricity, wages, and ingredients that can't be sold, everything is money, how can I be in the mood to drink with you here." ”

"Is it useful for you to be in a hurry when business is sluggish?" Li Le raised his glass and drank it all, raised his eyes and glanced out the window, with an unconcealable loneliness between his eyebrows. It was the time when the moon was on the willow tops, but unfortunately the girl didn't know where she was after dusk.

The night is as cold as water, but it is not as cold as the coldness in people's hearts. The sweet, slightly bitter, thick and warm bamboo leaves entered his throat, and Li Le's body seemed to be warmer, and he waved his hand to signal the stone to sit opposite him. said: "Do you remember that year, and at this time, the two of us and her first time secretly drank in this room?" ”

Shi sat down, nodded, and asked, "How did you remember to talk about this?" I don't have the heart to 616161616161 right now."

"Do you have any news of her?" Li Le suddenly raised his head and looked at the stone intently, the chill in his eyes was palpitating.

Shi subconsciously tilted his head to avoid this gaze, and hesitated: "After the old man dismissed her father because of the two of you, their whole family moved away, and I heard that they went to SH to join their relatives, and I don't know if it's too specific." After a slight pause, he sighed and said: "You should understand that their family was reluctant to leave at the beginning, and An Yani paid so much for you, but in the end, the whole family was driven out of Taihang Building by the old man in that way 616161616161"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Le interrupted the stone's words, poured himself three more glasses in a row, and the wine was dry, until the bottle was empty, he put down the glass, and said calmly: "In the final analysis, this matter is still a sin made by me, I want to know now if the rumors of her disappearance are true, if you don't want to tell me, I will ask Chen Hui." ”

Shi got up and brought another bottle of wine, poured a glass for Li Le and himself, raised his glass and drank it all, sighed for a long time, and finally said: "Anyani is indeed missing, her sister Anyana also went back to the ancient city a few years ago, as if she was inquiring about her whereabouts." He added: "At that time, I heard her sister say that Anyani had sent money home. ”

"As long as it's not a no-brainer." Li Le nodded and sighed: "Being able to send money home at least proves that she has no worries about food and clothing, she is a strong and independent woman, I believe she will live well, the incident hurt her too much, with her personality, it is unlikely that she will forgive me in this life and this life." ”

Shi sighed, took out another bottle of wine from the counter, Li Le waved his hand to stop: "Just drink it here, there will be guests coming in a while." ”

"You made a date?" Stone was surprised and asked, "Who?" ”

Li Le raised his hand and pointed outward, and said, "Well, people have come." ”

The stone shook his head and glanced out, a Hummer jeep with rough lines was driving into the parking space, without looking at the license plate number, the stone had already recognized whose car it was, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You made an appointment with Bao Rilong?" ”

"Wrong!" Li Le shook his head and said, "It's me who he made an appointment." ”

Because of Zhao Fengbo's relationship, Shi has always had no good impression of the so-called ancient city gangsters, and he couldn't help asking: "What is he here for?" ”

Li Le said: "I don't know very well, before you entered this house, this Bao Rilong has to come to the door every year to pay New Year's greetings to the old man, and the Mongolian Gang also gave a heavy gift at the old man's funeral a few days ago, and people took the initiative to invite, this face must be given." ”

As he spoke, the majestic Bao Rilong had already pushed the door and walked in, followed by the fierce Buturile.

"I'm sorry nephew, I'm late!" Bao Rilong strode in front of Li Le and sat down, not polite at all. The roughness and straightforwardness of the Mongolian man are fully displayed. Glancing at the back of the stone who got up to serve the food, he said with emotion: "This kid has been in Taihang Tower for eighteen years, right?" I haven't been to this door for 18 years. ”

Li Le nodded and said, "Shi entered the door at the age of six, and this year is twenty-four, isn't it eighteen years." ”

Bao Rilong glanced at the black yarn on Li Le's arm, and sighed: "The years are urging people, the old man is finally gone, and he owes him more in this life." ”

Li Le said: "Even if you are still there, you don't have a chance to pay it back." ”

Bao Rilong nodded, "You're right, but fortunately there are still you behind him, and the old man must have explained the aftermath to you before he leaves?" ”

Li Le said: "The most important person in his heart has been handed over to me. ”

"That's all?" Bao Rilong was slightly stunned, and asked again: "He didn't explain anything to you?" ”

Li Le's heart moved, he looked directly into Bao Rilong's eyes, and asked rhetorically: "Should he have anything special to explain to me?" ”

Bao Rilong pondered for a moment, a flash of relief flashed on his face, and he waved his hand and said, "Oh, it's nothing, it's me who is too careful." ”

He obviously said something just now, but Li Le didn't intend to break the casserole and ask to the end. People like Bao Rilong don't have to ask and say things they want to say. If you don't want to say something, it's in vain to ask. Li Le firmly believes that no matter what secrets are kept between Bao Rilong and his grandfather, sooner or later he will find out.

In my memory, the so-called Mongol gang has been in the ancient city for many years.

Li Le heard his grandfather say when he was a child, during the Manchu Dynasty, Bao Rilong's ancestor was once the iron hat king of the ancient city of Yongzhen, and in the Republic of China, Bao Rilong's grandfather took the initiative to give up his identity as a prince and recruited troops to set up the largest horse thief gang on the Northwest Plateau. The uncanny crisscrossing the northwest caused a headache for both the then Nationalist government and later the Japanese. After liberation, this team of horse thieves suddenly disappeared from the grassland. At the same time, there was a group of Mongolian men begging for a living in the ancient city. This is where the Mongol gang comes from.

"Say whatever you need me to do." Bao Rilong looked around and said: "The times are changing, the business mode of the catering industry is also changing, Taihang Lou should also keep pace with the times and make some changes, some people are determined to win Taihang Lou, both official and private, you are so the top is not a way." ”

Li Le responded indifferently: "Don't worry, I have my own plans." ”

Bao Rilong frowned slightly, and sighed: "Both of your ancestors and grandchildren have a temper, presumably Chen Hui has already told you about the gold?" ”

Li Le said: "It's just a matter of soldiers coming to block, since I promised the old man that he would guard this family business, I will definitely do my best." He added, "I don't plan to ask about the affairs between you, and he didn't ask you anything in return when he was alive, and I won't ask you for anything." ”

"There are four walls of wine-colored wealth, it's not that the gods can't jump out." Bao Rilong looked at the half-empty wine bottle on the table, and said: "Even if it is a big hero like the old man, he can't play without money, if you want to guard Taihang Tower, I'm afraid you can't do without money." The implication is that there is obviously a plan to support Li Le financially.

Li Le smiled slightly and said, "Chen Hui also told me this. ”

Bao Rilong stopped talking. Chen Hui's money may not be more than him, but it is enough for Li Le and Taihanglou's current predicament.

Stone came over with a few stir-fried dishes, and happened to hear these two lines of conversation.

Buturile behind Bao Rilong hurriedly helped, and placed everything on the table.

I saw the eight-color dishes, the color and fragrance are good, and they are all the essence of Lu cuisine.

Li Le beckoned Bao Rilong to dine. The Mongolian prince got up and said with a smile: "Tonight, Zhou Xingyu's family of the People's Bank of the ancient city is holding a homecoming banquet in Chunfeng Tower, and it is not appropriate not to show his face." Then he took his leave.

President Zhou of the People's Bank of Gucheng has always been known as the God of Wealth by the Gucheng business community, and has great influence in the Gucheng business community. Several loans from Taihang Lou were obtained by him, and it was also him who forced Taihang Lou into a desperate situation on the issue of repayment. There are some unknown secrets here, Li Qianjun often said when he was alive that this old boy gave a loan to Taihang Lou was actually not good.

Shi Mu saw him leave, looked at the table full of fragrant but unpopular dishes, sat down angrily, put a piece of nine-turn large intestine in his mouth, and scolded while chewing: "They are all guys who tend to be inflammatory, where can the dishes made by those fast food cooks in Chunfeng Building compare to the taste of our family?" ”

"That sounds sour enough." Li Le smiled slightly, and then said with a straight face: "With Bao Rilong's prestige and status in the hearts of the Mongols, as long as you know each other, high-ranking officials are at your fingertips, so why do you need to look up to a person like Zhou?" The princes are as rich as dung, and after the old man leaves, the only person who is called the famous person in this ancient city is the Mongolian prince who is worthy of admiration. ”

Shi asked, "Why did I just hear what he meant by borrowing us money to help us get through the difficulties?" ”

Li Le corrected: "It's not borrowing, it's giving." The stone looked happy and asked. Li Le waved his hand and said, "But it's impossible for me to accept it." ”

"Why?" Shi Shi was puzzled and asked anxiously: "We're all about to burn our eyebrows, and you still refuse to come to help?" I didn't hear him pull you into the gang this time. ”

Li Le asked unhurriedly: "If you want to use his money, why should the old man go to the bank for a loan?" ”

Stone scratched his head and looked confused, "What do you mean 616161616161"

"This is actually what the old man meant, in fact, it is also following the ancestral teachings of our family."

Li Le said: "When I was a child, I heard him talk about the fact that the Li family moved to the ancient city for three hundred years, and since then they have befriended the ancestors of Bao Rilong, during this period, in order to make a living, our grandfather once did a red business for the Yamen, and when he caught up with the long-haired rebellion in his life, he cut three ghost head knives in a day, and no matter how difficult it was, he never asked for a big son with the ancestors of Bao Rilong, and now that he is here, how can he break the rules of his ancestors?" ”

Shi Shi nodded, but still with a puzzled face, asked, "Then do you know why the ancestor made such a rule?" ”

Li Le shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the old man left too quickly, and I don't know the specifics, I only know that the ancestors of the Li family were originally Qin criminals of the imperial court, and they were chased and killed by the masters of the Qing court and fled to the ancient city. ”

Shi suddenly said: "I didn't expect that we still have such a relationship with those Mongols. ”

Li Le said: "I actually don't know much about what else is going on here, but the two families have been dating for three hundred years, and our ancestors have never opened their mouths to ask others, can you break this precedent when you say that we can break this precedent here?" ”

Shi frowned and sighed: "This is not good, that is not possible, is it possible that we can only watch Taihang Tower close its door?" ”

"Of course not." Li Le got up and said, "Prepare two thousand yuan for me." ”

Stone is most afraid of spending money now, and is busy asking: "What are you going to do?" ”

Li Le smiled: "Didn't you listen to Bao Rilong? Tonight, the daughter of Zhou Xingyu, the god of wealth in the ancient city, held a homecoming banquet in Chunfeng Building. ”

"It's necessary to go there, and I'm going to ask him to help with the repayment, even if it's a grace period of a few days." The stone scratched his scalp vigorously and asked, "But is this money a little less?" Zhou Xingyu's family held a homecoming banquet, did you take 2,000 yuan? ”

The ancient city has a long history and abundant resources, not only the black gold in the ground, but also the developed tourism industry has brought a steady stream of money here. The per capita income level ranks first in the province, and the exchange of favors is naturally relatively high. Two thousand yuan is indeed a bit insignificant in Zhou Xingyu's network.

Shi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you an extra eight thousand, and you can pull Chen Hui and talk to him well." ”

"Beware of the crushed back molars." Li Le teased, got up and said: "I plan to get some tuition for my little aunt, two thousand yuan is what I use to buy clothes, it is definitely not appropriate to wear this green skin on that occasion, Zhou Caishen's appetite is too big, let's not go to stuff his teeth." ”

"Buying clothes and making up for tuition?" Shi was puzzled and surprised: "Brother Le, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" ”

Li Le was confident, but he didn't want to say anything to the stone at the moment, so he only smiled and said, "Of course, it's a dog skin plaster that sells knowledge." ”

The stone is honest but not stupid, and the only possibility comes to mind after a moment's thought. Suddenly changed color, and asked in surprise: "Are you going to sell those treasures of grandpa?" ”

Li Le didn't answer the question, smiled mysteriously, and said meaningfully: "I heard that Tang Rulin will also go." ”

PS: I have to ask for a collection, although I have been prepared for a protracted battle before the book opens, but it seems that the new book list in the city can't go up, it's a bit faceless.

Where are the 600 brothers of the Liberty Society? Do you dare to send me to Qingyun?