The shopkeeper didn't hear Yi Shengge muttering quietly, talking to himself. Out of professional concern, I was worried that he wouldn't understand what he said just now, so he couldn't help but ask.

"This guest officer, do you have any other questions, you can say them directly, it's okay, I will help you answer them."

Hearing that the shopkeeper was still politely asking, Yi Shengge slowly raised his head and smiled at the shopkeeper.

"Uh, I'm sorry, when I went out today, it seems that I forgot to bring money, can you help with this?"

"Guest, are you kidding?"

Yi Shengge's tone was very weak, but the appearance of the shopkeeper made people look a little strong.

Yi Shengge didn't rush to answer him, he still lowered his head and continued to rummage through his clothes, although he already knew that he must not have brought it.

The shopkeeper didn't have any overreactions, seeing that Yi Shengge was still trying to find it, he should always find it.

Yi Shengge was sitting, and the shopkeeper was standing aside, and the two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and did not continue to communicate.

However, as the number of customers in the store gradually increased, it was impossible for the shopkeeper to spend time with him like this.

"This guest officer, do you want to eat the overlord meal, or do you want to pay on credit in the small shop?"

The tone of the shopkeeper was no longer as gentle as just now, but he still asked Yi Shengge patiently.

Because Yi Shengge's every move, word and deed, it doesn't look like a person who wants to eat an overlord's meal. After all, those who don't want to pay for their meals can't still sit here. They would have run away a long time ago after eating, and they wouldn't have spent it here like Yi Shengge.

However, this does not mean that Yi Shengge is a good person, paying for meals is a matter of course, and there is nothing to discuss.

"No, no, I changed into a dress before I went out today, so the money fell at home and I didn't bring it with me."

Yi Shengge hurriedly explained seriously, but the gradual change of the shopkeeper's expression made Yi Shengge obviously feel that his pale and weak explanation had no substantive effect.

"This guest officer, if you really don't have any money, it's okay, it's not impossible. According to the rules of the shop, then you have to be wronged to use your more valuable things as collateral, and after you go back, you can take the money and redeem it again. ”

"But I don't have anything very valuable with me, and I usually go out empty-handed."

"That."

The shopkeeper's gaze gradually became more fierce than just now, although it was not lethal, but there was still a bit of a threat to Yi Shengge.

"If the guest officer didn't have something of equivalent value as collateral, you might not be able to leave this store today."

Yi Shengge looked at the shopkeeper with some astonishment, but he didn't expect that although this store was open on Fanyincheng Street, it was a black shop.

"Not really. This benevolent brother, you can help me pay it first, and when I go back and get the money, can't I come and pay it back to you? Why bother? ”

"Then how can I be sure that you'll come back after leaving this store, and what if you run away by then?"

"Run? If I want to run, I'm still here talking nonsense with you for a long time? I want to run a long time ago, okay? ”

The shopkeeper's expression suddenly became much more serious, and Yi Shengge also reacted to this, and it was indeed inappropriate to say this on this occasion.

"Hey, hey, I didn't mean that, I didn't want to run, it's just half a tael of silver, why bother running?"

"That's right, it's only half a tael of silver, so why can't you take it out?"

When the shopkeeper said this, his tone was still a little yin and yang, and he immediately touched the fuse of Yi Shengge.

"Oh no, what do you mean? I'm the hall master of the Singing Medicine Hall, Yi Shengge, how could I lie to you just for this meal? Do I need this? Go and smash your own signboard. Besides, even if I'm just an ordinary guest, do you talk like that? ”

Hearing Yi Shengge suddenly report to his home, the man who was still staring at him just now suddenly had his eyes shining and was about to get up.

The shopkeeper didn't have any intention of stopping, although half a tael of silver was not much, but their store was not easy to provoke.

"Guest officer, with all due respect, if you are really the hall master of the Hege Medicine Hall, wouldn't you have half a tael of silver with you? You don't need to say a tongue twister to prove that you're not bad. As long as you come to the restaurant to eat, you have to pay. ”

The tone of the shopkeeper was a little more joking than just now.

Yi Shengge was really completely enraged by the shopkeeper, and stood up directly.

"I've already said it, I didn't bring money, I didn't bring money, it's not that I don't give money, don't you understand? I didn't come here on purpose to eat, and I didn't come here to play on credit when I had nothing to do. I've already said who I am, don't talk in a weird way here. ”

The man saw that Yi Shengge's mood gradually became a little unstable, and he got up from the stool and walked this way.

The shopkeeper was not intimidated by Yi Shengge's momentum at all, after all, Yi Shengge was at a loss, and he didn't say anything wrong.

"So, since you don't pay, why don't you tell everyone who you are and see who is willing to help you?"

Although the shopkeeper was calm, his voice was no lower than that of Yi Shengge, and some of the customers around him looked at their table.

"You!"

Yi Shengge directly raised his right hand and pointed at the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper had an indifferent expression on his face.

Yi Shengge was just thinking about saying something, when he saw a thick and powerful hand on his arm. The man didn't even use much force, he pressed Yi Shengge's outstretched hand down, and only let go of it until it was very obediently placed on the side of his body.

"I'll pay for it."

A magnetic voice sounded around Yi Shengge. But for some reason, Yi Shengge can more or less feel a trace of coldness and depth from this voice, this voice is like an echo of its own, passing through many years, with traces of time.

The man stood on the right hand side of Yi Shengge, and the shopkeeper was a little surprised, and someone would suddenly come out to relieve Yi Shengge.

But as long as someone pays, it doesn't matter, the shopkeeper thought, just opened his mouth to say how much it was.

"Is that enough?"

The man's right hand was like a spell, just spinning out of thin air, and when the fist he was holding opened in the air, there were suddenly a few more silver ingots in the palm of his hand.

The shopkeeper was stunned, and he didn't think that someone would hide all the money in his sleeve.

"Give."

The man stretched out his hand in front of the shopkeeper, as if he wanted him to take it all.

The shopkeeper is not stupid, if he takes all of them, not only will the reputation of the store deteriorate, but even his own life may be lost. But the value of these silver ingots in the man's hand was completely higher than the price of this meal, and he didn't know what to do.

The shopkeeper reacted very sensitively, took the smallest one directly from the man's hand, and then held it tightly in the palm of his hand.

"Wait a minute, this guest officer, I'll go to the counter and help you get change."

"Wait."

The shopkeeper heard the man suddenly call out to him, and his steps towards the counter also stopped. I don't know if this man will come to the small shop to embarrass them like some dignitaries and dignitaries, and the heart of the shopkeeper is hanging in his throat.

The man withdrew his hand and put it behind his back.

The shopkeeper walked in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and didn't dare to look at him directly, for fear that he would find his own fault.

"Guest, what else do you have, just ask."

"It's okay, I told you to stop, I want to tell you, you take it, you don't need to look for it. The rest of the excess, just take it as a tip I give you, seeing that you are busy in the store every day, there is no time to rest, blame the hard work. ”

Not only the shopkeeper, but even Yi Shengge widened his eyes and looked at him in disbelief after hearing the man's words.

"Thank you so much, you are such a good person, a good person has a safe life. You still need something to eat, just ask me to do it. ”

The shopkeeper spoke a little incoherently excitedly, and kept bowing to the man to thank him. This kind of windfall, if it happened to Yi Shengge, it is estimated that he would wake up laughing when he sleeps and dreams at night.

The man's expression was a little more serious than before.

"I have a small piece of advice, though."

"Guest officer, you said, as long as you tell me, the small one can help, I will do my best to help you do it."

Hearing the shopkeeper say this, Yi Shengge's face was full of surprise.

Of course, Yi Shengge knows how important money is to a person. But now the second child of this shop has not been more than half an hour, because of the change in the attitude of a silver ingot, it really makes Yi Shengge look at him with admiration.

Sure enough, even if gold is not omnipotent, if a person does not even have gold, it is absolutely impossible.

"I think your patience and service attitude are still very good, which I see in my eyes and deserves praise."

"You're too much of a prize."

"But just now, when there is a problem with the guest, whether it is the tone of your voice or the change in your attitude, it will make people feel a little uncomfortable. It feels as if all the praiseworthy aspects of your previous praise are pretended. ”

"You're right."

"The extra money is both a tip I gave you and a chip that you can choose to trust when you meet the next person who is in the same situation as this guest today. It would be better to have a minimum of trust between people. ”

"That's a good point."

Yi Shengge stood aside, watching the conversation between the strange man who had paid for his meal and the shopkeeper. It's like a big official is lecturing, and his subordinates are echoing on the side, which really makes Yi Shengge feel that they are more pretentious than himself.

The man saw that the shopkeeper was already obedient to what he said, so he felt that there was no need to continue preaching.

"Now that you know what I mean, I won't say more. You must know that the power of being kind and sincere to people can help you retain guests and opportunities, so as to help you go further and further. Alright, you go get busy. ”

"Yes, guest officer. Thank you for your teachings, I will step back first, you eat slowly, and call me whenever you need to. ”

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the man again before leaving. When he left, he didn't forget to hold the silver ingot in his hand more tightly, and Yi Shengge could even feel the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Seeing the shopkeeper leave, Yi Shengge's eyes were filled with a hint of contempt, his mouth was pursed together, and he whispered.

"Shhhh Sure enough, money can make ghosts grind, what kind of kindness and sincerity are nothing more than relying on the power of money. ”