Xia Haoran, who had just followed Xia Haode back to Xia's house from the official road outside the town before dawn, was dragged up from the bed by his eldest brother after sleeping for less than two hours.

"Come with me to the restaurant in the town in a moment. ”

Facing the sleepy-eyed Xia Haoran, Xia Haode, who had already finished grooming, shook his head helplessly, and after dropping a sentence, he turned straight out of Xia Haoran's bedroom.

It seems that the deterrent power of the Great Wei Dynasty is still very strong. Looking at the back of the eldest brother leaving, Xia Haoran, who yawned heavily, thought nonsense while getting up from the bed.

Of course, at this time, Xia Haoran, a countryman, did not have the idea of overthrowing the emperor and sitting on the dragon chair by himself. He would care so much about the dominance of the Great Wei Dynasty, just to see if there was an opportunity to knock on the 'meat' of the successor of the Ma family in the future. Yes, the meat of the Ma family is not easy for him Xia Haoran to move, but what about the family that eats the Ma family? (This is a foreign native, whose way of thinking or perception of the law is completely different from that of modern people in a civilized and legal society.) ）

When Xia Haoran, who was struggling, finished freshening up, it was almost noon, but Xia Haode, who was sitting in the front hall drinking tea, did not have a trace of impatience. Without waiting for Xia Haoran to walk into the front hall, Xia Haode, who was sitting on a chair, got up directly and walked out of the gate of Xia's house.

Horseshoe Town is not very large, and an official road runs through the entire Horseshoe Town. In the middle of the whole town are, of course, the mansions of the Xia and Ma families and some institutions of the Great Wei government such as academies and post stations, followed by restaurants, rice shops, cloth villages and other shops that provide daily necessities for the residents of the entire horseshoe town (including the residents of nearby villages). And Yingjiang Xiaozhu is only twenty or thirty meters away from the gate of Xiafu.

The two brothers of the Xia family, who were able to get out of the door, paced to the door of the restaurant in one breath, and the little old man sitting in the outermost room instantly lit up his eyes after seeing the two brothers.

Similarly, the two brothers of the Xia family also saw the little old man and Wang Tuzi beside him, and the two brothers of the Xia family, who had been taught by their father Xia Runji to be respectful to the little old man since they were children, hugged the little old man and bowed to the little old man at the moment they walked into the door of the restaurant.

Xia Haode knew very well why the old gentleman was waiting here, and Xia Haode, who bowed down to salute, couldn't help but be a little more respectful in his words: "Mr. Li has worked hard, Haode can't help Mr. Lao, and he has been waiting for a long time." ”

Li Bingtian, the little old man who sat on the chair and received a salute from the two of them, was very pleased, pulled his goate, and said, "It's good that you can understand the pros and cons." Okay, now I'm relieved to see you two, and I'm going home for dinner. After speaking, Li Bingtian, who had a cigarette gun on his waist, stood up straight.

Xia Haoran, who has always been a ghost horse, also became restrained in front of Li Bingtian, and after seeing Li Bingtian's movements, Xia Haoran hurriedly stopped him and said, "Mr. Li, let's go home for lunch and go back in the afternoon, the student still has a lot of questions, and I want to ask you about the questions in the books." ”

Hearing Xia Haoran's words, the little old man Li Bingtian smiled and pointed at Xia Haoran's forehead and said, "Little ghost, do you still need to ask my bad old man for advice on your schoolwork?"

Xia Haoran scratched his head a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said, "Life is full of knowledge, and the salt you eat is enough to solve my salty and light confusion." "It's not that Xia Haoran intends to make a fool of himself, but that he really has something to ask the other party about the Ma family.

It's a pity that Li Bingtian didn't eat Xia Haoran's set, and the little old man who walked out by himself waved his hand back casually and said, "My life experience is not applicable to you, let's understand my own life." ”

Looking at Li Bingtian's gradually disappearing figure, Xia Haode had time to greet Wang Tuzi on the side and said, "Uncle Wang, don't keep the store today, is there something wrong?" Xia Haode, who knew very well why Wang Tuzi came, still maintained enough respect for him, firstly, he was a friend who was close to his father after all (Xia Haode is not easy to describe as eating with Xia Runji), and secondly, five years ago, the uncles and brothers of the Xia family came to make trouble about dividing the family property, Wang Tuzi helped his family a lot.

This is also the capital that Wang Tuzi will come to get benefits today, in his opinion, he is the iron core of the Xia family, and the Xia family, who has revitalized his prestige, will inevitably be rewarded to him.

Of course, I want to think about it, but Wang Tuzi can't say this, and Wang Tuzi, who was asked the reason by Xia Haode, can only whimper embarrassedly twice, "It's okay, just come and see, come and see." ”

Mistakes must be punished, merit must be rewarded, this is the only way to win people's hearts. Xia Haode, who has been on an errand in the county government for three years, will not be cold in his hardcore heart, and the truth of a good man and three gangs is common everywhere. Without Wang Tuzi's gang, the Xia family would have been divided into family property by their uncles and brothers.

Without waiting for Xia Haode to speak, Xia Haoran on the side suddenly caught the other party's words and said, "Uncle Wang, I'm afraid it's not just here to come and see today." Speaking of this, Xia Haoran raised two more volumes and said, "Uncle Wang, you are my uncle, your business is our Xia family's business, why is there any difficulty?" Saying that, Xia Haoran also glanced at Li Bingcai, the shopkeeper of the restaurant standing behind the counter.

Although he can't eat the meat of the Ma family, Xia Haoran is still very willing to do it if he can help his own hardcore fight for benefits with a word. Didn't Wang Tuzi come here just to regain the right to provide meat for the restaurant? He was still very willing to do things that hurt others and benefit himself.

Compared with the atmospheric eldest brother Xia Haode, Xia Haoran, who is good at calculation, is undoubtedly more popular, although he is only fourteen years old this year. Of course, Xia Haoran also understood that Wang Tuzi's ultimate goal was not here, and winning (back) the supply business of demon beast meat in the whole town was his main goal. But you have to eat it bite by bite, don't you?

With Xia Haoran's words, the twisted look on Wang Tuzi's face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a look of excitement. Wang Tuzi, who had no cultivation qualifications, wanted to take back his exclusive right to supply demon beast meat from the hands of Zheng Butcher (Seven Forging Martial Artists) in the town, and the Xia family was his greatest reliance.

Li Bingcai, who could no longer pretend to be invisible, also jumped out from behind the counter, and saluted the two brothers of the Xia family with a respectful fist, "Uncle, second master, please inside." After bowing down and making a gesture of please, Li Bingcai continued: "In the future, the business of the store will also ask the uncle and the second master to come up with an idea." ”

Hearing Li Bingcai's words, Xia Haode glanced at the other party with an unhappy face and said, "It's really a joke, what does your Ma family's business have to do with me." After speaking, Xia Haode, who waved his sleeves, turned around and walked out of the restaurant directly.

Looking at Shopkeeper Li and Wang Tuzi, who were stunned by Xia Haode, Xia Haoran on the side first laughed twice, reminded the two of them to return to their souls, and then winked at the two and said, "I can't eat today's tea, let's go home and wait for lunch first." After speaking, he followed behind the eldest brother with a smile on his face and walked back to the Xia family.

As for the wink hint just now, how the two of them understand it is their own business. Of course, Xia Haoran still believes in Li Bingcai's ability to master the basic skills of observing words and emotions after being a buddy and shopkeeper for three years.