Time flies, and before you know it, it is the end of the month.

"Xiao Wang, it's the end of the month, this is your salary for January, 40 oceans, take it. In addition, the owner sent a message, your monthly salary will rise to 60 silver dollars next month, and your salary will rise if you do well. ”

"Thank you to the owner, Brother Qiu, I just got paid, let's go to Fushoutang."

"When I help you rent a house, you don't want to see if you want to say this."

"That's okay, you look down on people, I'm thanks to you, I have a job to do, what you said."

"Okay, man, let's just leg."

"Hey, you're the first to go."

It was noon, the sun was hanging high, and when he came to a courtyard house with two entrances, Brother Qiu obviously told people before, a little old man with gray hair, with a small braid on the back of his head, and he greeted him neatly.

"Master Qiu, you are here, come, come, come, please come in, please come in."

welcomed us into the compound, got a cup of tea, and said with a smile

"You can order it first, drink some high foam."

"Fourth Master Zhao, you are polite, let me introduce you first, this person who is also following Second Master Chang like me, surnamed Wang, Wang Wenwu, you can be called Xiao Wang like me, I heard a while ago that there are not a few rooms to rent in your front yard, you see, give a price."

"Yo, I said why did the magpie call this morning, it turned out that a noble person came!"

"Fourth master, don't make fun of me, I also sincerely rent your house, and you can also tell the number."

"Then as soon as I say it, you will listen to it. I have three upside-down rooms in the front yard for rent, so you can come with me to take a look at them first. ”

As he spoke, he led everyone to the front yard, and there were three connected rooms in the front yard, all of which were about the same size. However, there is not a single piece of furniture, and the running mouse is small and thin. It seems that this fourth master is a child of the Eight Banners, and his home is empty.

"Fourth master, your house is a good house, how much do you calculate to rent?"

"The location of my hospital is also good, three rooms 9 fast silver dollars a month, two pay three, I also help you clean, laundry, if you have more than 4 fast silver dollars, you can eat here in our place"

"Yo, fourth master, this can be introduced by me, you give this price, you are slapping me in the face."

"Master Qiu, how dare I slap you in the face, borrow one, no, I don't dare to even ten."

"Fourth master, I'm a cool person, I see that you don't even have furniture, I need to buy a lot of things. It's not as good as this, the rent is 8 yuan, I will give 2 more silver dollars to calculate the food expenses, just two meals in the morning and evening, I will not pay the deposit, I will give you the rent at the beginning of each month, in the same rent situation, you have to give me priority to rent, do you think this is done? ”

"This, this, this," look at me, look at Brother Qiu, "Alas, for the sake of Qiu Ye, I agreed, and I asked Qiu Ye to be a guarantee." ”

"Okay, I'll make a guarantee, this thing will be done, come, let's make a statement."

Everyone returned to the courtyard, Zhao Siye went into the house and took out a pen and paper, and wrote: Today, I, Zhao Mingyang, am willing to rent out the three upside-down rooms in the front yard to Wang Wenwu, and pay the initial rent of 8 silver dollars per month.

Zhao Siye and I signed and drew the pledge respectively, and Brother Qiu also signed and drew the pledge as a guarantor, just waiting for the words to be done. Brother Qiu said:

"Fourth master, I remember that you didn't like this, what about the things inside."

"Master Qiu, do you think I want to, isn't this my daughter-in-law having a difficult birth, Wen Po said it was for a boy, and I will send Western medicine, okay, that price, tsk, you also know that the kid in my family, I am not surprised that he was beaten to death outside, fortunately, the Wen Po is right that it is a boy, and my family is also considered to be a queen, this is not my selling something, otherwise, I really don't know how to maintain this family, the Qing Dynasty is over, the hardcore crops are over, and I am almost finished."

"Fourth master, don't say anything, this is unlucky, don't you add a new little grandson, this is a new hope."

"Master Qiu, that is, you, I won't talk about others, just my son, alas, I won't say it, my daughter-in-law may run away at any time."

"No, she gave birth to a grandson for your old Zhao family!"

"Why can't a good family like my son be willing to marry in? I saw that he had been out of tune, so he planned to find him a daughter-in-law, but as soon as the matchmaker heard that it was for my son, he even said that there was no suitable girl, and then he himself didn't know what kind of one he brought back, if he didn't come with it, I wasn't sure if this was my Zhao family's species. ”

Speaking of this, Fourth Master Zhao's face was full of sadness, the handkerchief in his hand wiped the corners of his eyes, and when I saw this, I hurriedly said:

"Fourth master, let's not talk about this, you see last month, we took back the German concessions in Tianjin and Hankou, and took over the German merchant ships in Shanghai, Xiamen and other places, our country will not slowly take back the concessions, for the better, we ourselves will not develop for the better, and besides, the children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and your ancestors will bless them."

"Fourth master, what Xiao Wang said is not bad, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, Duan Dashuai said that he would declare war, and convened a meeting of the provincial governors in Beijing to discuss the issue of participating in the war, let's join the war, shouldn't we also be the victorious country, and we will also raise our eyebrows in front of the foreigners."

"Thank you, it's not that I don't listen to persuasion, isn't there an old saying, listen to people's advice to eat enough."

"Fourth master, you can think about it, it's really good" "Brother Qiu, fourth master, you see it's almost over, this noon, let's eat some first." ”

"Okay, don't go to Fushoutang, just go to Tonghetang in Xisi Baozi Hutong, we can get in, and we can go back after eating."

"Fourth Master, what do you see?"

"I'm still picking, you can think of me, I'm really blessed by you."

"I'm a blessing to both of you, please, please."

Although it is rented, it can be regarded as my own home, and it is beautiful when I think about it, and the pace is much lighter

The other eight halls have a stage, although there is no stage in Tonghetang, there are many courtyards, and the flowers and trees in each courtyard are sparse, and there is no vulgarity in the market. Tonghetang and Juxiantang are in the same place, competition is inevitable, Juxiantang's specialty dish is "fried bell double juice" business is booming, and Tonghetang is not showing weakness here. Tonghetang has a specialty dish called "Tiantai Duck Palm", which is to soak the duck palm stuffed with rice wine, smear honey with ham and spring bamboo shoots, tie it up with kelp silk, and steam it thoroughly to eat, this dish is glutinous and delicious.

I asked for a "casual seat" and called the specialty dish "Tiantai Duck Palm", and I went to Juxiantang to call Juxiantang's specialty dish "Fried Bell Double Juice", and I took the cup and got up

"Brother Qiu, I was really penniless when I first came, if it weren't for you, it would not be impossible for me to starve to death on the streets, I will enter you with this glass of wine." After speaking, I raised my head and took a sip, and then filled the cup, "Brother Qiu, if you don't introduce me and teach me so much, we can't gain a foothold in BJ, I can be regarded as a foothold in BJ, and I will enter you in this cup" After speaking, he took another sip.

Brother Qiu also stood up and said, "Being able to gain a foothold in BJ is your good ability, and it has nothing to do with me, even if you can do it anywhere else." ”

With a full hand of wine, he said: "That's your politeness, I still don't know, there are so many homeless people outside, without you, I am one of them!" After speaking, Brother Qiu took a sip again.

"Master Qiu, Xiao Wang is also sincere, you deserve it."

"Alas," Brother Qiu took a sip of the wine in his hand

"Fourth master, let's go too."

"Okay, you eat something first, let's pad first"

For a while, the guests and hosts were happy, pushing the cup and changing the lamp.