It used to be a pair of happy and interesting eyes, but now they are gray and empty, without a trace of life, I wonder what was the last thing in his eyes at the moment of death? Is it despair, anger, or nostalgia for life, but all this has no meaning, Li Qing gently wiped his eyelids, didn't say a word, and turned around and walked into the room.

Li Qing pushed open the window, the icy cold wind wrapped in a slight drizzle rushed towards him, the sky was gloomy and melancholy, and the yellow leaves were swept down with the wind, revealing the gloom of early winter.

Li Qing's lips were bitten white, and his cold eyes stared straight at the dead leaves floating in the air, a dead leaf fell in front of him silently, picking up the leaves, the leaf surface was scorched and complete, the veins were clear, it spent its life calmly and happily, and what about people? Li Qing's ears seemed to echo Liu Ye's joyful cry when he received his salary for the first time, and his bright smile resided in front of him, only one night later, this fresh life disappeared suddenly.

The dead leaves are kneaded, crushed, turned into flakes, turned into powder, and the palms of the hands are opened, gradually drifting away with the wind.

"Lin wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, Curtain, what you said is right!"

Breathing slightly, the curtain had been standing behind Li Qing for a long time, she didn't dare to disturb Li Qing, she only looked at his lonely back from a distance, her eyes were full of endless pity.

"I only know that this evil man in the world is arrogant but has to be rewarded, honest and kind people will only be bullied, grandpa has been kind all his life, and finally died on the street, almost without a place to be buried, let me do something for my son!"

Li Qing was silent, he shook his head slowly, "You will send Liu Ye's ashes back to Langzhong for me, hand them over to his sister, take good care of them, and take Xiaoyu with you by the way, and live in our old mansion for a few months." ”

"Childe, you—" Curtain suddenly understood what Li Qing meant.

"Curtain, I want you to go back because I'm afraid that the Hai family will attack you, Liu Ye will be arrested, I'm worried that the Hai family already knows my true identity, and if you go back, I won't have any worries."

Seeing that the curtain looked worried, Li Qing gently hugged her to his chest: "Don't worry about going back, I won't do stupid things, my strength is too weak, and I can't fight him now." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Qing sent someone to see off the two of them, and he immediately visited Zhang Qiu and Qiong, asking him for help on the grounds of Liu Ye's death, and Zhang Qiu and Qiong agreed to Li Qing's request and sent a small team of officers and soldiers to temporarily station in the Deyue Inn to ensure the safety of the others. He also ordered the Chengdu county magistrate to investigate the case within three days, but the Chengdu county magistrate was Li Daofu's confidant, and after receiving his instructions, he actually disobeyed the yang and the yin, and arrested some people indiscriminately to deal with the matter, Zhang Qiu and Qiong were furious and removed from the post of county magistrate, but Li Daofu urgently reported to the imperial court, and bitten Zhang Qiu and Qiong's personal vendetta, Li Linfu then rejected Zhang Qiu and Qiong's dismissal order, reinstated the county magistrate, and finally only removed the Chengdu county lieutenant who was in charge of public security.

Let's say that on the third day after Liu Ye's death, in the area of Chengdu East City, many Haijia restaurants suddenly launched slush, the same taste, the same packaging, the same price, and even the same elegant name, the guys of the Hai family shouted desperately at the door, the streets were full of leaflets, and the streets and alleys were pasted with all kinds of propaganda posters, but passers-by were in a hurry, disdainful, and the slush did not seem to achieve the same effect as Wangjiang Restaurant, and did not make the restaurant business hot as expected in advance. He wants to go to Wangjiang Restaurant to see in person, where is his difference?

That night, it was drizzling, Hailan's carriage slowly drove into the parking lot of Wangjiang Restaurant, and immediately came up with two small soft sedan chairs, parked next to the carriage, two guys in green short shirts carefully helped him get out of the carriage, and an umbrella came to cover the drizzle overhead.

"This master, there are still two hundred steps from here to the main entrance of the restaurant, the road is slippery after dark, we will send you over"

Hailan gloomy face on the sedan chair, although the soft sedan chair is not big, but it is extremely soft and comfortable, the two guys walk steadily, but the guy with the umbrella walks like flying in front, holding a lantern to guide the way, the lantern reveals a red light, reflecting a drizzle around, and the word 'Wangjiang' on the lantern is particularly conspicuous.

After turning a corner, he reached the main entrance, and the man carefully pulled him out, and then retreated silently, Heilan looked up, and suddenly a brilliant light appeared in front of him, illuminating the front of the huge foyer as if it were day, and dozens of beautiful orchids dressed in colorful grenade skirts stood neatly in four rows, smiling like flowers to welcome the guests who came to dine.

"This lord, this is your first time dining?"

A middle-aged woman in a black dress greeted Hailan with a smile when she saw Hailan looking around.

Heilan nodded, and as soon as the woman in the black dress waved, a capable and nimble guy immediately came up.

The woman in the black dress smiled at Heilan again: "For the first-time guests, the shop will have someone to serve the whole process, this is the rule of the shop, even if you only buy one baked cake, it is the same." ”

"Master, my surname is Yang, you can call me Xiao Yang, please follow me!"

The guy smiled and led Heilan into the hall, "Our restaurant has four floors, the first and second floors can be sat at will, but the third and fourth floors must be booked in advance, I wonder if the master has booked?" ”

Xiao Er said more implicitly, in fact, after eating twice, you will understand that the third and fourth floors actually have to have a certain identity and status to go up, of course, businessmen and civilians are not impossible, but they have to spend money to buy this status.

"I didn't have a reservation, just on the ground floor."

Heilan glanced at him and said with a faint smile: "You go get busy!" I'll do it myself. ”

Heilan walked into the lobby, even the first floor was magnificently decorated, all the Nan wood tables and chairs, covered with embroidered linen cloth, and there were screens between the dining tables, and every two dining tables had a maid to serve.

"The proprietor of the sea is also here!"

Heilan just sat down at a small table by the window, and immediately stood up next to him, one tall and one short, and greeted him, Hailan recognized that these two people were also famous businessmen in Chengdu, and they each had a few shops in the East Market.

"It turned out to be Shopkeeper Zheng and Shopkeeper Wang, are you also here to taste slush?"

The two glanced at each other, and the tall shopkeeper Zheng smiled: "It's the first time for the sea owner!" Wangjiang Restaurant has some rules, although we have eaten slush, but we can't talk about the word 'product'. ”

Heilan was surprised, so he smiled and said, "It's indeed the first time I've come, can you tell me about the rules of this Wangjiang Restaurant?" ”

"How about the great proprietor sit with us?"

"It's good!"

The three of them sat down again, and the short shopkeeper Wang took out a small square bronze medal from the brocade bag, handed it to Heilan and said with a smile: "This is my famous brand in Wangjiang Restaurant, grade C, with my name engraved on the back." ”

Heilan took it, the bronze medal was very thick, the hand was heavy, the front was engraved with the word 'C4', and the top was No. 83, turned over, and engraved the name of the shopkeeper Wang in the lower left corner 'Wang Zunrong'.

"What's the use of that?"

The shopkeeper Wang took back the bronze medal, carefully put back the bag, and said with a smile: "This is a discount card, if the old customers will have a famous brand, mainly used for discounts, eat a certain amount of money will be upgraded to a higher level, get a greater discount, most of the guests of Wangjiang Restaurant are official eunuchs, they can go directly to the third and fourth floors to taste slush, and we are businessmen, but we can only eat slush in the hall on the first and second floors, but if I spend another twenty yuan in Wangjiang Restaurant, I will be promoted to Class B, so that I can also go up to the third floor to taste slush." ”

"Can you show me the bronze medal of Shopkeeper Zheng?"

The shopkeeper Zheng was drinking a glass of wine, and when he suddenly heard this question, he choked and coughed, and waved his hand again and again in a panic: "Don't ask!" Don't ask! I can't take it yet. ”

Shopkeeper Wang laughed, "He's only level 10, and he's still far from going upstairs!" His eyes were full of pride.

Heilan suddenly knew the answer, it turned out that this small discount card for businessmen with low social status has become a capital to show off, it satisfies the vanity of businessmen, and tasting slush here has become a status and status symbol, which can never be done by his own restaurant. Thinking of this, Hailan's heart sank, he smiled bitterly, got up and arched his hand: "The two of you use it slowly, I'll go first." ”

The sky is still drizzling, the air is cold and damp, this is a day to talk with the family around the fireplace, but in front of the gate of Wangjiang Restaurant, there is a flow of people, lively and noisy, one after another soft sedan chairs come in an endless stream, and the people who come out of it are either clear and stern officials, or graceful and rich ladies, or thousands of delicate young ladies, and a team of men and maids in the store, like a returning bee busy and not chaotic to lead and serve.

Suddenly, Heilan saw a familiar ugly face, a flat face like a pumpkin, two dark and thick nostrils, and a fat body rushing up the stairs, he seemed to be a frequent visitor here, and laughed with the middle-aged woman in the black dress, and flashed through the door.

Hailan was surprised in his eyes, and then this surprise turned into disdain and even anger, he pushed away Xiao Yang, who had given him an umbrella, strode down the steps, and disappeared in a moment in the dense cold drizzle.

The carriage was dark and cold, only two eyes were flashing with essence, "Obviously, my own restaurant can't go the same way again." ”

"Is the slush recipe you worked so hard to get so wasted?"

The carriage turned sharply, and the centrifugal force made Heilan's body shake violently, and he closed his eyes slightly.