Jinbao deliberately blocked half of my body in front of me, glared at the vehicles trying to get in the way, and waved the kitchen knife in his hand. Those vehicles quickly stopped and let us cross the road first.
Arriving in front of the food stall, he said to a table of customers who were still eating: "I'll take care of today's meal. I won't do business anymore. My boss is here. You guys should leave quickly."
The guests at that table had already eaten half of their food, so they were happy to see that they didn't have to pay, so they each took their own things and left. Before leaving, I didn't forget to say: "The relationship is good, it will be better if your boss comes every day from now on. In exchange, we will come here to eat every day."
"Fuck you, I'm just the boss, get out of here, or I'll chop you to death!"
Jinbao was obviously very angry and waved his kitchen knife at the group of diners.
The group of diners left with laughter, and they were obviously regular customers. Jinbao asked me to sit down, opened a bottle of beer for me, and then said to me: "Brother Fei, sit down for a while while I cook a few dishes. It will be quick."
After Jinbao finished speaking, he ran to the stove and started busy. Looking at his busy figure, I began to look at him again.
If I remember correctly, Jinbao is not yet 30 years old this year, but there are already wrinkles on his face. It seems that he has not had a good life these years.
Jinbao's parents died early, and he didn't read much. He entered the society to make a living at an early age. He dared to fight, but he didn't make a name for himself. He is still alone to this day.
Jinbao quickly fried the four dishes and put them on the table. Seeing that I didn't drink beer, he looked at me in surprise, but didn't ask.
"I don't drink, never, not even beer."
I said with a slight smile.
Only then did Jin Bao react. He quickly brought a bottle of Coke, opened it, and handed it to me respectfully.
"I don't drink carbonated drinks either. I only drink fruit juice. You can also drink water."
I smiled and shook my head and said, I just noticed that he only has beer, liquor and cola here, and no juice, otherwise I would have done it myself.
"Well, how can you come to me to drink water? Boss, just wait a moment and I'll buy it for you."
Jin Bao glanced at his wine stall awkwardly, replied, and then quickly ran to the supermarket opposite, and returned soon with several kinds of juice.
Jin Bao and Sammo Hung are very similar. They are both fat, agile and have extraordinary skills.
No need to be polite, I drank the juice through a straw, and Jinbao drank the beer. We exchanged glasses and drank happily.
"Jinbao, what are your plans for the future?"
After three drinks and five dishes, I put down the juice and asked about Jinbao seriously.
Jinbao drained the beer in his cup in one gulp, thought for a while and said, "If you calculate it, it has been five years. These five years have been really frustrating. We are uneducated and our background is not clean. We want to find a serious job." No one wanted a job; my previous boss was a jerk, and I didn’t want to hang out with him anymore, so I thought about doing some small business.”
When Jinbao said this, he poured another glass of beer, drank it all in one gulp, and continued: "But we didn't have any capital, so we asked Guili Gao to get 20,000 yuan to set up this stall. This is how the business is, we can make a living. , but their bunch of short mules are still here to collect protection fees, and I can’t even pay back the interest, so how can I give them money? Brother Fei, you’ve seen it too, now all I have to do is work hard, how can I have any future plans?”
"You took out a loan shark?"
I looked at Jinbao and asked calmly.
"Well, I really have no choice but to borrow it. Gui Li is quite polite. As long as I pay the interest on time every month, he won't trouble me, but the principal is indeed not paid."
Jinbao replied helplessly.
"Would you like to follow me from now on?"
I lit two cigarettes, smoked one myself, and handed one to him.
Jin Bao excitedly took the cigarette I handed him, took a puff, and said to me: "If Brother Fei is willing to take me, I will go through fire and water from now on, no matter what."
I raised my glass and took a sip of the juice, and said to Jin Bao: "Times have changed, but they have not changed. It is necessary to do whatever is necessary, but there is no need to go through fire and water."
Jin Bao was stunned for a long time with his mouth wide open before he suddenly realized what he was saying. He extended his thumb and praised: "Boss, you are awesome. The words coming out of your mouth are getting more and more meaningful now. I can hardly understand them anymore."
I didn't want to explain too much to Jinbao, so I left my phone number and address and said to Jinbao: "Pack up your things and move to my place. We will take care of each other in the future. Give me a call before you come."
Jinbao happily said to me: "Boss, I have a brother, a distant cousin that I mentioned to you before. I'll ask him to come over in a few days, as long as he has something to eat."
I have an impression of this person. Jinbao once mentioned to me that his cousin is a bit slow-minded. I nodded indifferently, I was about to hire someone, and as long as my character was good, it would work.
The reason why I asked Jinbao to live at my place was because Jinbao said that he rented a warehouse, which was relatively simple, while my villa was a few hundred square meters, which lacked popularity. There were also four ghosts living there. I asked Jinbao to go there. It's also lively.
I looked at my phone and saw that it was already 10 o'clock in the evening. Jinbao and I broke up and took a taxi home. Jinbao saw me leaving, closed the stall happily, and went back to the warehouse to pack his luggage.
When I got home, I went to bed and slept until midnight, when I woke up from my dream.
I felt that the silver wire around my neck was hot. To be precise, the tiger-shaped metal pendant that Brother Yan gave me on the silver wire was hot together with the silver wire, as if it was on fire.
I felt like I was suffocating. I yanked the pendant with my hands, but the pendant and the silver wire seemed to be connected together. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't separate them.
My breathing became difficult, my eyes blurred, and I fainted.
When I opened my eyes, I found that I was in a dense forest. A dozen meters away, a magnificent manor stood there.
Standing at the door of the manor was a tall man with a beard. He had red hair, a burly build, and was nearly two meters tall. He was dressed as a general and was holding a gold-spiked jujube. He was looking at me with a smile.
"Are you the Second Grandpa? You are the Second Grandpa Shan!"
I concluded from his appearance, clothing and weapons that he was Shan Xiongxin, the ancestor of our Shan family.
"Xiao Fei, Second Master, when I first saw this tiger-shaped pendant, I knew it was not an ordinary thing, so I changed it and moved in. How about this newly built Erxian Villa? Is it still impressive? "
Mr. Shan did not answer me directly, but pointed to the manor behind him and proudly showed off to me.
This was also the first time I saw Shan Xiongxin. I knew he was not a human being, but I didn't feel scared. When I heard the second master calling me, I felt particularly cordial.
He is more majestic than the image in movies, TV series and portraits, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as extraordinary.
Seeing me stunned, the second master laughed and said, "Xiao Fei, we have found a treasure. Come, follow me into the village. I will tell you slowly."
The second master said that he wanted to come up and hold my hand.
