The bicycle drove slowly in the alley, Zheng Zhendong and Lin Chengliang chatted a lot along the way, and the old classmates who reunited after a long time must have endless words.

Many shops at this point are open, Zheng Zhendong originally planned to find a high-grade restaurant and ask Lin Chengliang to have a good meal.

However, he did not agree, and after several discussions, he finally came to the tavern in front of the big front door.

Zheng Zhendong has been to this place twice, and he has a relationship with many people.

For example, the old and young Niu Ye, the film master who pulled foreign films before, Xu Hesheng, a primary school teacher, Chen Xueru, who opened a silk and satin village, and Cai Quanwu, Qiangzi, who pedaled a tricycle, and so on.

Park the bicycle at the door of the tavern and walk into the store with Lin Chengliang's shoulder.

At this point in time, the tavern had not yet begun to be mastered, only the old man He who was the shopkeeper was lying on the counter, looking at the door expectantly.

"Two comrades, you are here, what do you have to drink?"

Seeing Zheng Zhendong and them pushing open the curtain and walking into the door, Old Man He hurriedly greeted with a smile.

"One person first comes half a catty of white, then a plate of pickles, a plate of peanuts, a plate of skin belly, and finally a plate of flour sausages." Zheng Zhendong came to the counter, nodded at the old man with a smile, and then reported the things he ordered.

"Well, I'll get it for you." Old man He saw that Zheng Zhendong had ordered so many things, and knew that this was a big customer, so he hurriedly greeted him warmly.

"Shopkeeper, how much?" Zheng Zhendong took out the money from his pocket, asked directly, and then observed the store.

Old man He pulled the abacus and calculated for a while, and then said with a smile: "The wine is one dollar, and the four side dishes are two yuan a piece, a total of two yuan two." ”

Seeing that Old Man He was smiling like a flower, Zheng Zhendong suddenly deliberately said to Lin Chengliang: "Chengliang, let me tell you, I know this good wine as soon as I drink it, if the wine is mixed with water, the wine will directly have a sour taste, and I can't put it in my mouth at all." ”

Old man He suddenly had a pause in his hand, and seeing that the two of them didn't look this way, he hurriedly opened the drawer and took out two new wine jugs from it.

"Hehe, I believe what you say, when we were still in school, you were quite able to drink, and now this amount of alcohol is estimated to be even stronger."

Lin Chengliang deeply agreed with this, after all, he had seen Zheng Zhendong's drinking, and when his family encountered something, his own son had never drunk him.

Although Zheng Zhendong's gaze shifted, the corner of his eye always looked at Old Man He, seeing that he hurriedly changed the wine, so he smiled casually, then picked up the wine jug and side dishes, and found an empty table to sit down.

"Come, how about you taste this wine."

As soon as he sat down, Zheng Zhendong poured the wine with a wine jug, and then raised his glass to greet Lin Chengliang warmly.

Lin Chengliang touched Zheng Zhendong, then took a sip of the wine glass to his mouth, then nodded with satisfaction and praised: "The taste is good, the boss is a real person, and he is not mixed with water." ”

When Zheng Zhendong heard him say this, he couldn't help but show a crying and laughing expression, this old man is a real person, are you afraid that there is some misunderstanding about real people, right?

If it weren't for the clever buddy, would you have been able to drink such pure wine?

Glancing at Old Man He as if he was nothing, seeing that he looked like he was nothing, Zheng Zhendong secretly admired in his heart, he really deserved to be the master who had been in business for many years, and this cheeky man was indeed thick enough.

Not long after the two of them drank, the door curtain was lifted again, and the old customer of the tavern, Niu Ye, walked in.

The table that was facing the counter was where he often sits, and when he saw that someone was occupying it now, he couldn't help but glance at the two of them.

When I saw Zheng Zhendong, I was slightly stunned, I felt that this person was a little familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen it.

Zheng Zhendong was really chatting with Lin Chengliang, and suddenly felt that someone was looking at him, so he hurriedly turned around and looked back, and found that the person who came was Niu Ye, so he nodded and smiled at him slightly.

After all, the two sides are not familiar with each other, and meeting is also a nodding acquaintance, just say hello.

Niu Ye saw Zheng Zhendong greeting him, and nodded with a smile, but he didn't say anything, and then walked in the direction of the counter.

Standing in front of the counter, Niu Ye did not ask for wine and food directly, but turned his head to Nunu's mouth and whispered to Old Man He, "Who?" ”

Old man He shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't know him either, and obviously didn't recognize Zheng Zhendong.

This is not to blame them, after all, Zheng Zhendong does not come to the tavern often, and everyone is not deeply contacted, and it is normal to be forgotten.

Seeing that the old man He didn't know him, Niu Ye had to nod in disappointment, and then began to order a pot of wine and a plate of pickles, and after finishing the matter, he hung up the account as usual.

Since there were still many empty tables next to him, Niu Ye did not make do with Zheng Zhendong, but sat down alone.

Zheng Zhendong took a sip of wine, picked up two pickles and put them in his mouth, and then persuaded Lin Chengliang: "You try this little pickle, it tastes great, the pickles in our own home can't be compared with this at all." ”

Lin Chengliang picked up one suspiciously, then put it in his mouth, chewed it, his eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again and praised: "It's really delicious, I didn't expect this pickle to be so delicious, this is really a long insight." ”

Being recognized by others, Zheng Zhendong felt a little proud in his heart, then took a sip of wine, and then asked with some curiosity: "You will work in Jinmen in the future, will you not come back?" ”

Lin Chengliang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I can come back when I am on vacation, and if I want to stay in Sijiu City for a long time, I'm afraid it's no fun, after all, my job is too limited, even if I want to come back, there is no suitable work unit." ”

"Yes!"

Zheng Zhendong nodded, took another sip of the wine glass, and then said with some regret: "It's better to learn to drive with your father, the job of a driver, not only has a high salary, but also a high social status, which is much better than your current job." ”

Lin Chengliang didn't dare to agree with Zheng Zhendong's words, after all, the job of a driver is not easy, his father does this job, how can he not understand the difficulties of this job.

Not to mention that this job needs to come and go in the wind and rain, as long as there is a transportation task, even if the weather is bad, the goods must be transported to the destination on time.

The road is unsafe enough, it is enough of a headache, after all, out of the car, any accident may be encountered, sometimes meet people with bad intentions, whether you can come back safely is a problem.

Maybe he didn't treat Zheng Zhendong as an outsider, or maybe it was because he drank alcohol, Lin Chengliang directly said these things.

After Zheng Zhendong listened to him, he suddenly felt that he was too narrow-minded before, and he had never had a detailed understanding of this matter at all, so he dared to point fingers and criticize his head, just like a toad at the bottom of the well, which was really a bit of a sitting well and watching the sky.

The two of them were drinking and chatting, and the tavern gradually began to get into people.

At this time, the door curtain was lifted again, and another old customer of the tavern, the film master Qiu Spectrum, came.

After he walked in the door, he greeted everyone all the way, and when he came to Zheng Zhendong's table, his face was immediately full of surprise.

"Hey, Comrade Zheng, you're here too!" The film master hurriedly greeted respectfully.

Seeing that people were so polite, Zheng Zhendong quickly stood up and responded with a smile: "Comrade Qiu, you are also here, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?" ”

The film arched his hand, with a smile on his face, his tone was respectful, and he smiled heartily: "Thanks to you, I am much better now than before, I have always wanted to thank you, but I can't always meet the right opportunity, today is also a coincidence, we can meet here, I must thank you well!" ”

Looking at the person in front of him who looked similar to the three masters, but had completely different personalities, Zheng Zhendong hurriedly waved his hand and refused with a smile: "You are so polite, Comrade Qiu, I didn't do anything, you really don't need to be like this." ”

Pian Ye resolutely refused to agree, he shook his head excitedly: "That's not good, you gave me a job to make a living, if this is put on hold, it will be a life-saving grace for me, I must thank you well." ”

Seeing that the film master said this, Zheng Zhendong had no choice but to invite him to sit down and everyone have a drink together.

The film master hurriedly came to the front of the counter, asked for two pots of wine, and ordered a few side dishes.

Zheng Zhendong was a little embarrassed, and followed him to the counter, and he had to settle the account when he took out the money.

But how could the film master agree, he stopped Zheng Zhendong with a push, and ordered Old Man He not to accept money.

At this time, Old Man He, how can he still have time to take care of them, he is worried at this moment.

After all, the two pots of wine that Zheng Zhendong just gave were not mixed with water, and if two more pots were mixed with water at this time, it would be a fool!

But if he continued to take out the unmixed wine, in front of everyone, he had no way to start, so he could only smile bitterly and watch the two of them push.

Seeing that Old Man He was standing there without moving, the film master urged: "Shopkeeper, hurry up, we are still waiting to drink, what are you grinding?" ”

"Master Pian, look at you, what's the hurry?" Old man He had a flash of inspiration, and immediately said, "You go over and sit down first, and I'll send you something!" ”

"Huh?"

Pian Ye was a little surprised, after all, there are rules for drinking in a tavern, and the guests finish ordering at the counter and find a place to sit by themselves, but there is no such thing as the shopkeeper's running hall, Old Man He suddenly did this, which obviously did not match the previous rules.

Seeing Old Man He's difficulties, Zheng Zhendong didn't want him to be difficult, so he opened his mouth and said to the filmmaker: "Okay, since Shopkeeper He said so, let's go back." ”

Although the film master didn't understand a little, Zheng Zhendong had already spoken, and he could only go back and sit down.

After sitting down again, Zheng Zhendong introduced Lin Chengliang and Pian Ye to get to know each other.

After the two greeted each other, Zheng Zhendong opened his mouth and asked the filmmaker: "Comrade Qiu, how are you doing in the grain store?" ”

"It's good."

Seeing that Zheng Zhendong took the initiative to ask about his work, the film master nodded with satisfaction, and then explained: "I am not tired from work, I have weighed and calculated every day, and this day has passed." ”

"Hmm."

Hearing him say this, Zheng Zhendong was somewhat happy for him, and then asked, "Then have you turned positive now?" ”

It's no wonder that Zheng Zhendong would ask this, after all, the treatment of temporary workers and regular workers is not the same, if the film master can be converted to a regular worker, then he will have a guarantee in his life.

"Not yet."

The film master said nonchalantly: "I am already very content to be able to do this temporary job, after all, I used to live by pulling foreign films, and I was hungry and full all day long, which is not comparable to now." ”

Hearing that he was not enterprising at all, Zheng Zhendong looked at him with some anger.

"Lao Qiu, you can't do this."

Zheng Zhendong said bitterly: "Can this regular worker be the same as a temporary worker?" ”

"Hey, hey!"

The film master grinned: "I think it's all about the same, although the monthly salary is a little less, but this money is enough for the two of us to spend, how much do you earn?" ”

Zheng Zhenguan smiled, feeling that the film master was a little ignorant and didn't understand the importance of this matter at all.

In order to make him pay attention, Zheng Zhendong said earnestly: "It's different, this is not the same thing at all, don't blame me for speaking straight, this temporary worker is completely different from a regular worker, I tell you the truth, if your leader looks at you one day unpleasantly, he can fire you with an excuse, if you are a regular worker, as long as you don't make a mistake of principle, even if he is unhappy, he can't say that he will fire you." ”

Hearing Zheng Zhendong's words, Pian Ye smiled bitterly, picked up the wine glass, took a big sip directly, and said in a gloomy tone: "I also know this, but I can't help it, after all, there is no one above us, how can it be so easy to become a regular?" ”

Yes, this question is very realistic, and it is also very helpless, it is too difficult for ordinary people to do something, and the quota of regular workers is not cabbage, how can someone who is a leader give it to you for no reason?

Hearing the explanation of the filmmaker, Zheng Zhendong suddenly became a little silent, maybe his work was too easy, and he had a relationship with his family, and gradually forgot how difficult it was for him to live as an ordinary person in his previous life, and he tried all his best to get a good life.

Time froze at this moment, Zheng Zhendong picked up the wine glass and was silent for a long time, as if he was paying tribute to the messy self.

"Comrade Zheng, are you okay?"

The film master asked cautiously: "Did I say the wrong thing and make you unhappy?" ”

Looking at the cautious filmmaker, Zheng Zhendong felt a little uncomfortable, after all, he was so old, if he didn't work hard to survive in this society, why bother groveling to a young man like himself?

"Master Piao, I'm fine, you're worried."

Zheng Zhendong waved his hand, and a bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "When I have time one day, I will go to your grain store to have a look, if possible, it is best to contact your director, after all, maybe I will have to deal with him in the future." ”

Although it seems that nothing has been said in this statement, it seems that everything has been said, and people in the tavern can understand what it means, and if they don't understand it, they can only understand it as the meaning in the words.