"Thank you for frequent visits to the shop, this cold dish is even a gift from the shop, and it is even more refreshing with fritters!" Li Zhang smiled and delivered a cold dish to the old man in the store, and at the same time looked at the other party carefully.

I saw that the old man's clothes looked ordinary, but the hairpin on his head and the jade pendant on his waist were not ordinary things. In addition, there are not many tables in the store, and the other customers are sitting at the same table, but there are two strong servants standing next to the old man, blocking the guests who want to share the table, which looks quite domineering, and even when Li Zhang approached, the two strong men showed a look of vigilance.

"Thank you, brother, did you open this store?" The old man saw that Li Zhang also showed a kind smile again and asked, but he obviously had nothing to say, after all, he came to eat every day during this time, and it was impossible not to know who this shop was.

"Yes, my husband's accent doesn't look like a Tokyoite?" Li Zhang smiled again at the moment, it was inconvenient to communicate in ancient times, almost every region had its own dialect, and this old man obviously spoke with an accent from other places, and he knew that he was not from Tokyo when he heard it.

In addition, there is a very interesting thing about the dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, don't look at Kaifeng is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, but Kaifeng dialect is not the official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty, the real official dialect of the Great Song Dynasty is actually Luoyang dialect, although the two are somewhat similar, but there are still some differences, so if you listen to a person speaking Luoyang dialect in Tokyo City, eighty percent can conclude that the other party should be a person who mixes in the officialdom, not an official or an official.

"Haha~, the old man used to be a Shu person, and he came to Tokyo to make a living when he became an adult, although he has been in Tokyo for most of his life, but the local accent is difficult to change, which makes the little brother laugh!" I saw the old man laugh at the moment.

"I see, my ancestors were originally from Hangzhou, and later my ancestors also came to Tokyo City to make a living like my father-in-law, and we are all southerners!" Li Zhang also smiled at the moment.

The regional dispute in the Great Song Dynasty was very fierce, mainly the dispute between the north and the south, for example, Zhao Kuangyin looked down on the southerners, and even set up the rule that the southerners should not be the same, and Kou Zhun despised the southerners even more, and thought that the ancestors attacked the political enemy Wang Qinruo, and when he was in power, he also vigorously suppressed the southern scholars, which also intensified the struggle between the north and the south.

"No wonder your family made so delicately early, I also went to Hangzhou when I was young, the food there is small and fine, and the taste is relatively light, compared to the northern diet, I am still a little unaccustomed to eating for so many years, but this soup dumpling of your family is quite suitable for my appetite!" The old man smiled again at this time, every time he came, he asked for a bowl of eight-treasure porridge, plus a basket of steamed buns and two fried dough sticks, which was already quite a good appetite for an old man.

"It's good if my husband likes it, if you still have any needs, just ask!" Li Zhang immediately smiled again, and after speaking, he arched his hand and went back to busy with his own business, and the other party did not keep it, but both of them knew it in their hearts, after all, it was the first contact, and it was not a good thing to behave too much.

In the next few days, the old man still came every day, and Li Zhang often took the opportunity to send things to chat with the other party, and slowly collected some information about the old man, the other party claimed to be surnamed Liu, and the place where he lived was not far from here, so he would come here every morning to have breakfast, and by the way, he also took a walk, and his life was quite leisurely.

Early this morning, Mr. Liu came to the breakfast shop again for dinner, and Li Zhang also sent a cold dish of vegetables as usual, and then chatted a couple of words and was about to leave, but he didn't expect Mr. Liu to stop him at this time and said, "Brother Li stays!" ”

"Is there anything else to do?" Li Zhang also turned around in surprise when he heard this.

"If the little brother is not busy, why don't you sit down and talk to me for a few words?" I saw Uncle Liu laugh again.

Li Zhang laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, this Uncle Liu has been here for so long, and he finally can't help but have a showdown today, so he also nodded immediately, and asked the two sisters and brothers to greet business, and then sat opposite Uncle Liu and said, "I don't know what Uncle Liu wants to talk about?" ”

"Actually, it's nothing, I see that you are so young, you have to open a store to support your family, I heard that the braised meat shop next to you is also yours, and you have to support two stores at a young age, it must be very hard, right?" I saw that the old man looked at Li Zhang with compassion at this time.

"It's not hard, compared to the time when I was hungry before, I'm actually quite satisfied with my current life." Li Zhang replied with a smile.

"It's really terrible to be hungry, but you can support two stores at a young age, it's really surprising, I once heard that there are many prodigies in the Great Song Dynasty, what three years old can write and five years old can poetry, but like you can do business so prosperous at a young age, in the old man's opinion, it is no worse than those so-called prodigies!" I saw that the old man spoke again at this time.

"My husband praised me falsely, I'm only a small businessman, where can I compare with those who read!" Li Zhang smiled again and said modestly, but this Uncle Liu praised him vigorously, although he was telling the truth, Li Zhang always felt that something was wrong.

"What about scholars, they can't carry their shoulders and can't lift their hands, and they can't use their farts on the battlefield!" I saw that Mr. Liu pouted and smiled at this time, as if he was very disdainful of readers.

"Oh? My husband has also been on the battlefield? Li Zhang couldn't help but ask with more interest when he heard this.

"Of course, when I was in Jiazhou, the old man personally led his soldiers to fight with the Tubo people in the west a few times, although I can't say that I have made any military achievements, but I haven't lost the face of our Great Song Dynasty!" I saw that Uncle Liu said again with a proud face at this time.

Li Zhang was shocked when he heard this, this Liu Laozhang actually led the army to fight, so the other party should have been an official, but I don't know if he is a civil official or a military general, after all, the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty can also lead troops to fight?

"I didn't expect that Uncle Liu was also a general, it's really disrespectful!" Li Zhang deliberately called the other party a general at this time, if the other party is really a military general, he will not say it, if it is a civilian official, he will definitely argue for himself, after all, the status of military generals is too low, and civilian officials have always disdained to be with them.

"The old man is not a general!" Sure enough, Uncle Liu immediately shook his head when he heard Li Zhang's words, but when he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and immediately laughed again and said, "Forget it, don't talk about the past, I think Brother Li is also a rare talent, I don't know if you can get married?" ”

"Huh?" Li Zhang's mouth opened wide in surprise when he heard this, he didn't expect the other party to change the topic so quickly, and he opened his mouth to ask about his marriage, could it be that he was talking about kissing again?

"Brother Li, what's wrong with you, do you mean that you are already engaged?" Seeing that Li Zhang was stunned and silent, Uncle Liu also frowned and asked at the moment, but as far as he knows, Li Zhang used to be a poor boy, so he shouldn't be engaged, right?

"There is no engagement, do you plan to marry your granddaughter to me?" Li Zhang was depressed for a while before asking, his peach blossoms are inevitably too prosperous during this time, why are they all here to say goodbye to himself?

"I have a granddaughter, but the age is not suitable, but I have a youngest daughter who is about the same age as you, I am old, and their mother and daughter have nothing to rely on, I am worried that after my death, their mother and daughter will be bullied by my unsuccessful son, so I want to find her a good husband before I die, I think Brother Li is a good person, so I want to rub you and the little girl!" I saw Uncle Liu open his mouth with a smile.

"Daughter?" Li Zhang couldn't help but look at Uncle Liu when he heard this, looking at his appearance, he must be at least sixty, but his daughter is about the same age as himself, which means that he was almost fifty when his daughter was born, and he is really old and strong!

"This ......" Li Zhang hesitated for a moment, and then said with an apologetic smile, "Don't hide it from my father-in-law, I don't plan to get married now, and I still have a young sister to take care of at home, and I don't plan to think about my marriage until she grows up!" ”

"Little Brother Li, don't be in a hurry to refuse, my little girl is not only talented and beautiful, but also has a gentle temperament, and many young talents in Tokyo City want to be the son-in-law of the old man, so I think you still have to think about it carefully!" I saw that Uncle Liu spoke again at this time to persuade.

"Thank you for my father-in-law's kindness, but I really don't have the idea of getting married, so I still don't delay Ling Ai!" Li Zhang excused himself again, this old man's origin is suspicious, and Li Zhang has not figured out the identity of the other party now, so naturally he will not accept the other party's daughter in a daze.

Seeing Li Zhang's attitude so resolute, Uncle Liu couldn't help frowning, with his identity, the requests he put forward were rarely refused, let alone marrying his daughter, in fact, just like he said, there are many people in Tokyo City who line up to marry his daughter, but this Li Zhang in front of him refuses himself without knowing what to do, which makes him a little unhappy in his heart.

"That's it, since you don't want to, then the old man won't force it!" In the end, Uncle Liu frowned and said, after speaking, he didn't even eat breakfast, stood up and left the breakfast shop.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Li Zhang also shook his head helplessly, and in the next few days, Mr. Liu did not come again, it seemed that he was really angry, which made Li Zhang secretly regret, after all, there was one less frequent customer in the store, but it was okay to do so, because he always felt that Mr. Liu's purpose was by no means so simple.

Originally, Li Zhang thought that Uncle Liu would not come again in the future, but he underestimated Uncle Liu's determination, and on a morning a few days later, as soon as the shop opened, he saw that Uncle Liu had come again, and he was still sitting in the original position, but this time in addition to the two servants who usually acted as bodyguards, there was one more person next to Uncle Liu.