Chapter 45: The Cold Knife (2)
Li Qing's residence has been replaced, moved to the most high-end single courtyard in the whole inn, there are three upper rooms in the courtyard, white walls and tiles, beams and pillars are vermilion, but in front of the house is a delicate garden, but see the mountain and stone are strange, the corridor pavilion is clear, a bay of clear water flows under the exquisite small bridge, there are several old cinnamon trees in the corner of the courtyard by the wall, the branches are luxuriant and in the flowering period, the golden yellow is full of branches, exudes a rich fragrance, in the gap to the sun, but there are eighteen peonies of various colors growing in the seams, The layout style of the whole courtyard is very similar to the eighteen mandala flower pavilions in the Humble Administrator's Garden of Gusu.
After dinner, he called Yang Zhao to his room and simply told him Xian Yu Zhongtong's decision.
"Lord Xianyu mean let me be his deacon first?" Yang Zhao took a long breath, extremely disappointed filled his face, he didn't want to be a low-status businessman anymore, it was his long-standing wish to be an official in politics, he had passed the year of not being confused, this was the last chance, but it still disappointed him, he lowered his head silently, and Yang Zhao didn't say a word.
Li Qing understood his thoughts, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I understand Brother Yang's thoughts, I have promised it, and I will definitely do it, being a deacon of Lord Xianyu is just a temporary transition, although I have praised your talent, but Lord Xianyu is cautious as an official, he needs to personally observe before recommending you, you have to work hard, don't let me down." ”
Li Qing saw that he was depressed, and thought about whether to properly reveal some inside information to him, but he immediately felt that it was inappropriate, if he let him know too early, it would be self-defeating, and maybe he would make his own claims.
"You go over tomorrow first, and I will take good care of my sister-in-law and nephew." Li Qing suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell you one thing, Wangjiang Restaurant has been a small part of my order, and my sister-in-law will be in charge of the slush counter in the future." ”
Yang Zhao's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Li Qing in disbelief, "God! It's Wangjiang Restaurant! Chengdu's No. 1 Restaurant was actually ordered by him, how much money did he? ”
Yang Zhao's heart was like an ant, envy, jealousy, and hatred were all intertwined in his eyes, Li Qing saw it in his eyes, and immediately understood Yang Zhao's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Didn't you hear clearly?" Not all of them, just two percent, the proprietor of Wangjiang Restaurant is Li Lin, he is going back to Beijing, he was going to sell me fifty percent, but I don't have that much money, so I pay one percent, and the rest will be deducted from the share in the future. ”
Yang Zhao's jealous eyes slowly converged, thinking about it, he had only sold slush for three months, how could he buy Wangjiang Restaurant, thinking of this, he was relieved, and remembered that he was about to have an income of fifty yuan a month, and it was not necessarily worse than him, Yang Zhao's heart became excited again, and he was a little more grateful to Li Qing.
"You are not strong enough now, you are a little greedy for Wangjiang Restaurant, the Hai family in Chengdu, and the underworld, don't you know, will they let you go easily? Have you thought of a solution? ”
The jealousy and hatred are gone, Yang Zhao is also faintly worried about Li Qing, he was mixed in Chengdu when he was young, how deep the water in Chengdu is, he knows clearly in his heart, the world only looks at the prosperity of Chengdu, but does not know that there are turbulent undercurrents under this prosperity.
Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "I naturally have a countermeasure, so you can rest assured!" He stretched his waist for a long time, moved his muscles and smiled: "What I want to do most now is to learn to ride a horse, and when will my eldest brother be free to teach me." ”
Early the next morning, Li Qing went to Wangjiang Restaurant to go through the transfer procedures with the archdeacon sent by Li Lin, and since then, the first restaurant in Chengdu has belonged to Li Qing.
The shopkeeper of Wangjiang Restaurant is surnamed Xi three times, is an old man who follows Li Lin, starting from a buddy, for 20 years, step by step to become the shopkeeper, although he has a long smiling face, but at this moment he is a comfortable smile, the new proprietor of Wangjiang Restaurant is not the Hai family, this is as if his child did not embark on the evil road, and the new proprietor turned out to be the young man who was almost insulted by Hai San yesterday, there is gossip that he may be a child of the clan, and the next person dares to insult the royal family? Xi Sandu suddenly felt very dizzy, and he seemed to be unable to keep up with the changes in this world.
"Proprietor, when do you think our restaurant will reopen?" Xi asked in a low voice three times, this is what he cares about the most.
"It's better to open sooner rather than later, choose a good day and an auspicious day to open, try to be as simple and low-key as possible."
If a deed of assignment can be compared to a marriage certificate, then the opening ceremony is a wedding ceremony, which can be simpler, but it must not be done.
"And those guys, I want to treat everyone to a meal tonight, you go and arrange it."
"Yes!" The shopkeeper hurried away.
Li Qing looked at his slightly bloated back and nodded, this person is loyal, but it is a fortune.
Subsequently, he began to look at the restaurant layer by layer, the restaurant is huge, there are five floors, of which the first floor and the second floor are the hall, each hall can put down a hundred tables of banquets, from the third floor is the elegant room, according to various styles of arrangement, or fresh and elegant 'Qujiang flowing drink', or the rich and brilliant 'Zhumen jade steps', or the bold and unrestrained 'Guanshan Wu Hook', or the atmosphere is elegant, or the small bridge and flowing water, a table and a chair, a painting and a scene, all reflect the taste of a six-star hotel.
The fifth floor is empty, but there is a badly struck card hanging on the staircase: The warehouse is heavy, and idlers are not allowed to enter!
Li Qing tore off the sign, pushed the door and entered, the fifth floor was clean, but it looked a little messy, and he saw a few large bamboo baskets full of cups, plates and dishes, but the most spectacular thing was the spare tables and chairs, stacked on top of each other, like the rehearsal ground for acrobats.
"Here you can set up an administrative district, the chairman's office, and what kind of financial department and personnel department!"
Li Qing's imaginary wings unconsciously stirred, imagining himself half-lying behind a boss's desk that was bigger than the director's table in his previous life, giving orders, shaking his majesty.
"It's better to have a beautiful little secretary, there are too many things to do, and I can't do it alone." The more he thought about it, the more beautiful it became, and he actually laughed.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps on the stairs, which cut off his dream of beauty, and Zhang Wang pushed the door in.
"The proprietor, the Zhenwei Dart Game you asked me to make an appointment with, they have already arrived, and they are waiting in the lobby downstairs."
It was like a basin of ice water pouring down from his head, suddenly dragging Li Qing back to the cruel reality, the Hai family was still watching from the sidelines, and he would pounce on him at any time to bite off his neck, or his life was important, Li Qing immediately kicked Xiao Mi away.
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The night is dark, Chengdu gradually quiets down, the hustle and bustle is transferred from the street to the interior, the night in early autumn is a little deserted, the fog is foggy, the fog shrouds the street, the familiar houses during the day also become blurred, the long cornices are like the fangs of monsters, revealing a bit weird and hideous, the night belongs to the people who can't see the light, countless cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have dispatched under the cover of the night.
In an alley near Wangjiang Restaurant, the chief butler of the Hai family found a small gang mixed in the area of Xima Bridge: Daorentang.
Chengdu's underworld gangs and its economy are generally developed, there are all kinds of them, no less than 100 branches, but the largest is only two, Emeitang and Mingang, Emeitang is rampant in Chengdu, but outside the city is the world of the Mingang, one represents the city, one represents the countryside, Daorentang is dependent on Emeitang and was born, there are thirty or forty members, and they live by extorting merchants and vendors on weekdays.
Daorentang's eldest brother is nicknamed Skeleton, his name is obtained by people, he looks extremely thin, like a number of corpses, but **** is extremely vigorous, and the means are cruel and perverted, so the prostitutes in Chengdu Qinglou mentioned this person, and they all heard of it.
But he is only a small role in the underworld in Chengdu, I heard that the Haida housekeeper has something to trust, and there is a warrant from the boss of Emeitang, the skeleton just wants to have a softer waist, and lie on the ground to make a stool for the Haida housekeeper.
"The reason why I am looking for you is because it falls on your territory, the matter is not big, Wangjiang Restaurant has changed owners, and it may be about to open, you keep an eye on me, wait for it to open on the day it opens, and then harass it every day, until the day it closes, do you understand?"
Haisan breathed a gentle tone and tried to keep things as small as possible.
The skeleton breathed a sigh of relief, he came to him so earth-shatteringly, he thought he wanted him to pick up a knife and go to fight with the Min Gang! It turned out to be that he was asked to harass Wangjiang Restaurant, but he immediately reacted, it sounds like a trivial matter, I'm afraid it's not that simple, he is not stupid, the sea housekeeper only said that the proprietor has changed, but he didn't tell him who the new proprietor is, can afford to buy Wangjiang Restaurant, which is not a rich ancestor, if it is a hard person in the background, wouldn't it be a little more terrifying than that hard work, otherwise, why did he Hai family not come forward, thinking of this, the skeleton's face has changed slightly.
"Business is bleak these days, the brothers have left a lot, I'm afraid that my ability is limited, and I missed the housekeeper's big thing, and besides, the one who is really close to Wangjiang Restaurant is the Horse Gang, and they have more people than us, why don't the big housekeepers go to them?"
It was a matter of life and death, and the skeleton's waist gradually hardened, tearing its face.
Hai San was furious, grabbed him by the collar, and yelled viciously: "Are you discussing with you?" I see that you are giving you face, if you dare to say no words, Lao Tzu will blow you to the bone, so that you can't even make a skeleton! ”
The faces of the two were less than a foot, Haisan's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he smiled gloomily: "Don't worry, it's not just your family, but if this matter is successful, I will help you with the horse." ”
Then he went to the Horse Gang, where he said the same thing: 'If this is done, I will give you the Daorentang.' ’