After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Xiling ghost market will resume normally. As the saying goes, first suppress and then promote. During the month of the market break, those old customers were suffocated, so there was a continuous boom market after the holiday, and the market was hot and profitable on several ghost market days. Boss Lin received a soft hand every time he collected money, and Ma Xiaostool and I also ran to the takeaway until our feet were soft. Ma Xiaostool couldn't bear the hardship, and complained in front of his master. Lin didn't pick the chopsticks, and simply increased everyone's salary, which was naturally a cheer again.

However, the dissonant tone remains. Fat Lu was scolded by Boss Lin a few years ago, and his salary was deducted, so he was a little more restrained. But after a year, he reverted to his old ways. Lu Fat Man is a good drinker and a good gambler, according to the gossip found out by Ma Xiaostool, the last time it was because he was drunk and went to play mahjong with others, so he simply lied and said that he was sick. In fact, he didn't have any illness that day, just played mahjong all night.

This night, Fat Lu was late again. As soon as he walked into the stall, everyone could smell the strong smell of alcohol on him. Boss Lin was unhappy, called Fat Lu over, and said a few words to him. When Fat Lu returned to the stove, he deliberately made those spatulas and pans "clang" and used kitchen utensils to vent his anger.

After that, Fat Lu also had a black face all night, either scolding Uncle Yang for serving dishes and serving dishes slowly, or scolding Aunt Hu for not washing the dishes cleanly, and even Ma Xiaostool and I were inevitably yelled at by him, thinking that we were packing too slowly, hindering him from frying the next pot. When he made such a fuss, he infected everyone with a bad mood, making everyone unhappy, and Boss Lin had nothing to do about it.

Lu Fatzi himself was in a bad mood, and he didn't care much about the fried dishes, which caused a lot of complaints from the old customers. Boss Lin had no choice but to run over to apologize, and at the checkout, he also discounted several regular customers, so that people were exempted from complaining. But when it was time to close the stall, it finally caused a ** trouble!

"Uh-huh! Hmmm! ”

"Oops! What is this? Phew! ”

The two old starving ghosts were gobbling up their heads when suddenly one of them shouted loudly. We all turned to see that one of them was so frightened that he jumped up from his seat, spitting out the fried noodles in his mouth, all the while staring at his other companion. The more unlucky old guest blushed, his mouth propped up, and there was a large ball of fried noodles inside...... No! It's not just fried noodles, there's something else!

The old guest pulled out a black thing from his mouth with his hand, and it grew longer and bigger, and it was bigger! It's actually a rag!

"Gross!" The two old customers bent down together and threw up. Then, it caused a chain reaction, and the old customers at the adjacent tables also vomited collectively!

Oops, that scene is disgusting! We couldn't stand it anymore, and we turned our heads and didn't dare to look at it again. But Boss Lin can't do it, he still has to run over to appease him, and keep bowing and apologizing.

"I'm sorry! Everybody! Everyone's spending is free tonight! It's all free! ”

"Is it all over for free?" The old man who had been tricked was so polite that he jumped to his feet, pointed to the big rag on the plate, and scolded: "You also use this kind of thing as vermicelli for us to eat?" Do you really think that we ghosts are all Kaizi who are easy to fool? No way! We want to complain! We want to compensate! ”

"That's right! We want to complain! We want to compensate! Now, not only the two old customers, but also the old customers at other tables also followed suit and shouted loudly.

Such a shout can attract the living and ghosts in the ghost market. Who doesn't love to watch the excitement? Especially this kind of big buzz! After figuring out the situation, the onlookers also shared the same hatred and strongly condemned us "unscrupulous traders", and their outstretched fingers were like javelins, constantly poking at us!

And some other stall owners, although they did not follow suit, were secretly gloating. In this Xiling ghost market, there are many sects, and the competition is extremely fierce. If there is a stall or sect that has been swept away because it has made a mistake, there will be no sympathy, after all, it is always good to have one less competitor.

Boss Lin was so frightened that he apologized everywhere, and almost knelt down. Fat Lu knew that it was his own fault, and the wine was completely frightened at this time, so he hid behind the stove and held his head silently. The other few of us who worked were also nervous, and no one had ever seen such a big battle!

"Don't make any noise! What the hell is going on? ”

A loud roar drowned out everyone's voices, and a large middle-aged man in a yellow robe squeezed into the crowd. The man was tall, with curly hair that was messy, and his robe was yellow and red and red and black, and there were many grease stains on his sleeves and chest. When he squeezed in, the people and ghosts next to him covered their noses and dodged away, lest they get too close to him. The smell of this person's body is too strong!

I secretly asked Ma Xiaostool who it was? Ma Xiaostool stuck out his tongue and said, "This is miserable! He is the leader of the Fire Dragon Gang and one of the members of the Ghost City Management Committee: Long Dayong! ”

Oh! This person mentioned it to me two days ago, when Donald held a birthday banquet and invited him but didn't go. I asked again, "Why are you so miserable?" ”

"The Fire Dragon Gang has always been at odds with our Yuanbaomen, and they don't like each other in the committee. This time, let him seize the opportunity, and don't kill us! Ma Xiaostool shook his head with a flat mouth, with a resigned expression. Over there, Boss Lin's face was not much better.

"Dragon Gang Master! You're going to have to do justice for us! The two starving ghosts suddenly cried out again.

Long Dayong walked to their table, directly picked up the black rag with his hand, and asked Boss Lin with a sneer: "Lin Da Chopsticks, what kind of new dish are you?" Fried vermicelli turned into fried cloth strips? ”

Boss Lin's face was pale, but he still gritted his teeth and admitted his mistake: "This is indeed our mistake, it should be that the rag used to wash the pot fell into the pot." ”

"Mistakes?" The old customer who swallowed the rag was very excited, and shouted: "I'm almost in my stomach, you tell me that you made a mistake?" Otherwise, you can eat too! If you can put this rag in your mouth as well, I won't pursue it! ”

"That's right! If you have the ability, you can eat it! ”

"Is this rag something to eat? It's just bullying the 'ghost'! It's too much! ”

"Eat, eat, eat! Hurry up and eat! Let him taste it himself! ”

The onlookers were furious again, accusing Boss Lin of his excuses and scolding him with all kinds of ugly words. Boss Lin couldn't tell the difference, so he had to bow his head and admit the punishment.

Long Dayong pressed down with his palm, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said to Boss Lin: "You have also seen it, it is not easy to end up causing such a big disaster!" I can't punish you! ”

Boss Lin bowed his head and said: "If you make a mistake, you have to admit punishment, I understand this rule." Tell me, how are you going to punish me? ”

"Is that so?" Long Dayong thought about it for a while, but asked the onlookers again: "Tell me, big guys, how to punish them to be fair?" ”

When Boss Lin heard him say this, his face turned dark again. I can also see that this Long Dayong, as a committee member, can directly punish the stalls that violate the rules, but he doesn't make decisions himself, but deliberately asks the onlookers, obviously to incite the masses and put Boss Lin to death!

Sure enough, the old customers were all watching the excitement and were not afraid of big things, and all kinds of exaggerated opinions were shouted.

"I punished them for eating the rag! The owner and the cook eat half each! ”

"Usually their things are so expensive, they sell 100 billion and 100 trillion at every turn, and this time they will be fined 1 trillion! Renminbi! ”

"What other punishment? Just drive them out of the ghost market! They're not allowed to do business here! This kind of black-hearted shopkeeper, do you still want them to pit other 'ghosts' next time? ”

In the end, this opinion immediately resonated the most, and the old guests shouted together with their fists: "Get out!" Get out! Get out! ”

Boss Lin's face was like ashes. Long Dayong sneered: "Lin Dachopsticks, you also heard it, it's not that I want to drive you, it's the old guests who want to drive you!" The wrath of the people is hard to do! ”

Boss Lin trembled, and still argued unwillingly: "Dragon Gang Master, you can just fine!" I'm afraid that the disqualification from the market will have to be discussed by the committee, right? ”

"What else is being discussed?" Long Dayong saw that Boss Lin still dared to defend, so he said angrily: "This situation like you is really too bad!" No, no, no! Isn't it true? ”

"Yes!"

"That's right! Must be cancelled! ”

"If we don't cancel it, we'll strike the market! Don't come to the ghost market to spend! ”

The old guests shouted again, and Boss Lin spoke softly, and there was no way to explain it. Seeing that the public was angry again, Long Dayong showed a gloating expression, and immediately announced the punishment decision: "Then I will announce now that I will cancel Lin Dachop's entry ......into the market on behalf of the Xiling Ghost City Management Committee as a member on duty tonight."

"Wait!"

A timely voice suddenly came from the periphery of the crowd and the ghost group. The onlookers and ghosts also got out of the way and let the shouters in. It turned out to be Hou Da Basin! There is also a ghost next to him, which is the shopkeeper of Weng!

"Whew!" Everyone in the stall let out a sigh of relief and wiped their sweat. Help is finally here!

When Long Dayong saw that Hou Dapen was coming, he asked in a strange way, "What?" What everyone has approved, does Commissioner Hou still have different opinions? Are you going to protect your fellow disciples? ”

Hou Dapen ignored his ridicule, his face did not change, and said bluntly: "Although I am also a member of the management committee, one of the parties to this dispute is our booth in Yuanbaomen, so I naturally want to avoid it." However, since it is a problem in terms of dietary quality, does it have to be recognized by our Xiling Ghost City Food Supervision Committee before the corresponding punishment can be made? It just so happened that the shopkeeper Weng also came, so let's listen to his old man's opinion first. ”

Hou Dapen's "official remarks" were reasonable and well-founded, and Long Dayong couldn't refute them for a while, so he had to hand it over to the shopkeeper Weng to deal with it.

The shopkeeper first looked at the rag on the plate and the half plate of fried noodles left over from the meal, and then asked the hapless old starving ghost a few questions, and then turned to the stove to look. The fat man was squatting there with his head in his hands, and when he saw the shopkeeper coming over, he lowered his head in fear. The shopkeeper Weng snorted in his nose, and he didn't bother to take care of him.

After a brief investigation, the shopkeeper Weng walked to the middle of the stall again and said loudly: "This Lin Da chopsticks stall is a time-honored stall, and I usually come often." As for me, a 'person', I have always been fair and impartial, and at the same time, I also pay attention to the word "reason"! ”

The usual speaking style of the shopkeeper Weng is relatively slow and logical, which makes people anxious. But on such a serious occasion, his sentence by sentence reasoning was carefully analyzed, but it seemed convincing. "This Lin Da Chopsticks Lin Boss is usually honest management, and Tong Su is not bullied. The taste of the food is quite distinctive! He just said that it was the cook's mistake and that he dropped the rag for washing the pot into the pot, well, I think this statement is still acceptable! ”

As soon as the shopkeeper Weng said this, the crowd of onlookers was in a commotion, and they seemed to be quite dissatisfied. The shopkeeper pressed his palm, and explained aloud: "Don't get excited, and don't speculate!" Everything has its cause and effect! This kind of thing is a catastrophic accident for a food stall, and it can't be intentional! Because it's not good for them at all! Can't the guests eat such a big rag? ”

Shopkeeper Weng explained, hey, there are really many old customers who began to nod in agreement! That's right, a fool will use a rag as fried noodles to fool people, isn't that asking for trouble for himself?

"Therefore, I think!" The shopkeeper continued his characteristic, slow, and unquestioning way of speaking, and finally decided: "Based on their good track record in the past, I believe that this was just an accidental mistake!" A fine is enough! Is it disqualified to enter the market? Personally, I think it's a bit too much! ”

When Boss Lin heard the words of the shopkeeper Weng, his face finally eased. At this time, everyone's eyes and all the pressure returned to Long Dayong, who insisted on canceling Lin Dayong's qualification to enter the market. Now that the opinion of the shopkeeper Weng has been made clear, it depends on how Long Dayong decides.

Long Dayong was a little embarrassed, whoever doesn't give face, Weng Shopkeeper's face can't be won't be given. Besides, he also knew in his heart that just because of this kind of thing, the disqualification of an old stall to enter the market, especially the stall of a sect that had a bad relationship with him, would definitely be criticized for personal vendetta by others. When the crowd was excited just now, he could also push out the responsibility, saying that it was to calm the anger of the public, but now that the shopkeeper Weng has given advice on how to deal with it, he insists on canceling it to take all the responsibility on his shoulders.

Long Dayong had no choice but to announce: "The opinion of the shopkeeper Weng is naturally fair. Then I will fine Lin Da chopsticks stall according to the regulations of the management committee. In view of the fact that the food hygiene accident was relatively bad, causing both physical and spiritual damage to the old customers, I decided to punish Lin Da Chopsticks! A fine of 10,000 RMB! At the same time, I also have to compensate this old guest with ten trillion coins as compensation! Lin Dachopsticks, do you have any comments on this? ”

Boss Lin's face still changed, and this punishment was a little too harsh! He hesitated for a moment, and did not immediately answer Long Dayong's words, but turned his head to look at Hou Da Basin and cast an inquiring look.

Long Dayong suddenly raised his eyebrows again, glared at Hou Dapan angrily, and asked gloomily, "Commissioner Hou, do you still have any opinions on this?" ”

Hou Da Basin still didn't change his face, and only said in a sullen voice: "I agree with the opinions of the shopkeeper Weng and the dragon gang leader. Seeing that his senior brother said this, Lin Dachopsticks had no choice but to admit the punishment, and took out a trillion coins on the spot to compensate the old customer who had eaten the rag. As for the fine of 10,000 yuan, he also promised to hand it over to the management committee tomorrow.

This is the end of this farce, and the onlookers and ghosts have dispersed. It was impossible for our stall to be open again tonight, so everyone started to close the stall early. Over there, Hou Dapen sent away the shopkeeper Weng and Long Dayong, and came back to say a few words to Lin Dachopsticks. Lin Da Chopsticks shook his head resolutely at first, but then Hou Da Pan said something again, and Lin Da Chopsticks was silent.

After Lin Dachopsticks came back, he directly called the fat man Lu over, scolded him fiercely, and vented all the anger he had just received on the fat man. Fat Lu didn't dare to talk back at this time, so he just lowered his head and was scolded.

Ma Xiaostool secretly said to me: "Look at it, this time Fat Lu will still not be expelled!" ”

I was surprised, "Wouldn't it?" He caused such a big incident, and even Boss Lin was almost kicked out of the ghost city, is this not fired? ”

Ma Xiaostool shook his head, grimaced, and said, "The more fiercely my master scolds, the less he will expel him." If you really want to fire him, you won't scold him a word. After all, my uncle's face is very big! ”

I thought about it, too. Later, if Hou Da Pan hadn't appeared in time and brought in the shopkeeper Weng to do justice, Lin Da Chopsticks would definitely not even be able to do business here. However, after this incident, I am afraid that the stinky temper of Fat Lu will have to be stopped for a while.

Sure enough, Lin Da Chopsticks scolded for a while, and finally took a breath before saying to Lu Fatzi: "The fine of 10,000 yuan will be deducted from your salary!" Including the money paid to other people's old customers, I will deduct your salary for a total of three months! Are you convinced? ”

"Three months to deduct it? Then I don't have to drink the northwest wind for these three months! Fat Lu immediately shouted.

"If you don't want to do it, don't do it! I'll be able to find someone else to take your place right away! Boss Lin stopped arguing with him, glared at him fiercely and walked away.

Fat Lu's face turned the color of pig liver, and his fat stomach fell along with the panting, but he didn't dare to say his resignation after all. He turned his head to look at us again, and the few of us who were still peeking quickly turned our faces back and pretended to continue cleaning.

But others dodged it, but I couldn't. Fat Lu walked past me intentionally or unintentionally, and said in a low voice, "Are you very happy?" Stinky boy! ”

I was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "No! ”

"Humph!" Fat Lu glared at me viciously again, and then walked away.

I felt very baffled. "What does this have to do with me?"