The boss counted the money and deducted the first three coins of the boss's small lottery, totaling fourteen taels and seven coins.
The boss frowned and looked at Xiao Yu, with helpless hatred in his eyes. The two curls of beard at the corners of his mouth were bent upwards as usual. He said "congratulations" with a smile, and then presented the money to the two of them.
Xiaoyu pulled Yu Liufei and signaled him to collect the money.
Yu Liufei quickly took the bag of silver with both hands and smiled broadly.
Xiaoyu patted his shoulder, took out five taels of silver from it, and shouted to everyone: "Fellow folks, my eldest brother and I will keep our word. We are very lucky. Since we all won, this time Five taels of silver will be distributed to everyone!"
At that moment, all the onlookers shouted and applauded.
The boss who was playing lotteries behind him frowned and was about to pack the box and leave. These two people were not easy to deal with. If they made trouble like this again, I don't know how much they would have to pay.
Seeing that the boss behind him was about to leave without saying anything about dividing the money, Xiao Yu hurriedly turned to look at the boss and said with a smile: "Boss, are you...?"
The boss had to apologize again and said with a smile: "Brother, you have caught all this luck. Today's lottery draw is naturally over. If you still want to draw lots, it will take a few days. I am a small business and the time is uncertain. Say your goodbyes!"
Xiao Yu weighed the five taels of silver in her hand and replied with a smile: "Thank you then. Boss, please go slowly. Otherwise, you see, I have made money from you. I originally planned to use these five taels of silver." I'll give it to you guys, but there are really too many people, there are twenty or thirty people. Why don't you go to the restaurant next door and chat with two tables?
Let’s just eat the wine and the food. How about we divide it? Boss, are you the host and you want to eat and drink before leaving? "
The boss frowned, waved his hand, and replied: "Sir, you're welcome. You earned the money based on your ability. I'm not the host. It's up to you to decide how you want to deal with it. You are the host. As for the food?" I won’t eat anymore, I’ll see you later!” After he finished speaking, he hugged the box and felt dejected.
He squeezed through the crowd and left. After exiting the crowd, he greeted the eighteenth generation of Xiaoyu's ancestors in his heart and left with gritted teeth.
Xiao Yu still had a smile on her face, which made her feel friendly, but there was also a hint of evil in her face.
Xiaoyu looked at everyone and asked, "What do you guys think of my proposal just now? There must be almost thirty of us here, and the five taels of silver are not evenly distributed. Why don't we eat and drink?"
Everyone was naturally happy, and several men standing nearby cheered: "Okay! My little brother is a bright man! Let's go and eat it, but we are disrespectful!!"
Naturally, there were a few people in the crowd who had not won the lottery just now. They looked ugly, but they thought they could have a free meal, which gave them some comfort.
...
On the attic on one side, the old man Erhu and the old man in coarse white clothes and short beard were drinking and reminiscing. When the old man Erhu wanted to say something, the old man in white raised his hand and pressed it down, indicating that he should stop talking for the time being and look at the excitement below. .
Ever since, Xiao Yu's every move was seen by him.
The old man Erhu took a sip of his wine and said with a naive smile: "Sir, this boy is somewhat similar to you back then."
The old man in white smiled slightly and replied: "Haha, not bad, quite clever. Come on, Lao Xu, have a drink. Let's go home after drinking and take a look."
When the old man Erhu heard this, he almost burst into tears and choked with sobs: "Master, after so many years, you are finally back."
The old man in white frowned and glared at him, and replied: "What do you look like when you cry like a real man? Hold it back for me and drink well. I have only been gone for seven years and I am not dead yet. Why are you crying!"
The old man Erhu wiped away his tears of joy, squeezed out a smile on his wrinkled face, and said sadly: "Master, it will be good if you come back, it will be good if you come back."
The old man in white took a big sip of wine, then took a mouthful of peanuts, put it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, "Well, not bad, Mingshui Town's Xinghuazui and this Laojiang peanuts all still taste the same." .”
The old man in white looked at the night outside. There were still lights on the street and pedestrians were still coming and going, but he was no longer young.
Watching the two young men downstairs leading a crowd of lively onlookers into the tavern downstairs just to spend the five taels of silver they had stolen, I felt inexplicably happy and nostalgic for those days of sword fighting. .
The mountains and rivers are one journey, and the sword art on the clouds is only one person.
The old man Erhu toasted to the old man in white and said, "Sir, please eat more."
"Old Xu, how many times have I told you, you don't have to be polite to me, don't call me master, just call me second brother." The old man in white shouted earnestly.
The old man Erhu said cheerfully: "Master, this can't be done. You saved this old slave's life. You are the master and I am the servant. We can't mess up. As the saying goes, 'When etiquette and customs are first established, the master comes first, knows the etiquette and observes the rules. , is the foundation of being a human being...'..."
Seeing that Lao Xu was trying to reason again, the old man in white got a headache. He quickly picked up the wine glass and shouted: "Stop it, stop it, drink! Okay, please try to reason with me. You can scream whatever you like!"
"Okay, sir." Lao Xu still held up his wine glass respectfully.
...
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei entered the tavern, which was the same tavern where the old man in white and the old man with erhu were drinking.
It's just that the old man in white and the old man with erhu are on the second floor, and they are on the first floor.
The tavern has no elegant rooms, only upstairs and downstairs. The upstairs is just like the downstairs, with a few square wooden tables placed, making it look spacious.
Erhu old man Lao Xu and the old man in white were sitting on the side facing the street. There were no windows on the second floor, supported only by a few large simple pillars. It was considered the second floor of a tavern with ventilation from all sides.
Although it can't block the wind, it is enough to block the rain. Besides, the weather doesn't mean it will rain. It's quite pleasant to drink a drink on the second floor with the breeze.
Xiaoyu called the waiter downstairs, gave the five taels of silver, and shouted: "Second brother, five taels of silver, three tables of food and wine, that's enough, take care of the good food and drink, there are only so many people in our group." , I looked around and saw that there were three tables, greetings, five taels of silver and not a penny left."
"Well done, you are so generous!" The second brother received the money with a smile, turned around and went to the kitchen.
Most of the villagers in this group knew each other, and the leading men were also familiar with each other. Only a few of them were passing merchants.
When the food and wine arrived, several local hospitable men picked up their wine glasses and said to the crowd together: "We are eating and drinking for free today, and it is all the credit of these two little brothers. Come on, everyone, respect him." Two cups.”
Yu Liufei and Xiao Yu also picked up their wine glasses, and Xiao Yu replied with a smile: "My brothers passed by the treasure land and had better luck. It's because of you outstanding people! Guys, eat well and drink well."
Everyone was in a good mood. You drank and I drank. We exchanged names. Several local men took Yu Liufei and Xiao Yu to drink a lot of wine. It was nothing more than polite words. Xiao Yu agreed.
Traveling all over the country in these years, I have a lot of fair-weather friends, but there are really few whose names I can remember. Treating everyone to drink is nothing more than earning money from that guy's dirty tricks, which can be regarded as 'taking from the people and using it for the people'.
Maybe after drinking the wine, the birds and beasts will disperse. I'm afraid that within a few days, after leaving this place, they will forget these friends who only met once.
When Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei were drinking happily, the old man in white had already walked down the stairs with the old man with erhu, ready to leave.
Several men recognized the old cripple Xu who often sang on the street, and they came forward to discuss. One man said: "Mr. Xu, today we took advantage of this little brother from out of town, and he won the lottery. Caitou, let’s treat you all to a meal and drink. We hope that the old man will tell you a story to cheer up the fun. As for the money for the story, we’ll all chip in as a return gift. You can eat and drink the meat and wine on the table as you like? What do you think?”
Lame old Xu waved his hand, pointed to the old man in white beside him, and apologized: "Everyone, it's not that the lame old man doesn't appreciate it, it's just that I am an old friend who has just returned to his hometown. We haven't seen each other for many years, so we have to catch up."
The man was a local and was familiar with the lame old Xu. He smiled and asked, "I didn't expect you, old man, to have friends from other places in the countryside."
Lame old Xu glanced at the man and said: "You brat, this is not a foreigner. This is the master I said. The house I live in belongs to the master. I have only been guarding it for him all these years." That’s all.”
The local man looked at the old man in white and said with a smile: "My eyes are clumsy, my eyes are clumsy. I have seen this old man before."
The old man in white smiled slightly and simply held his hands in return.
The local man looked at the lame old Xu and muttered: "I didn't expect that the master you always talk about actually exists. It must have been seven or eight years ago. I have met several times and never spoken to him. I thought it was your distant relative who came to visit, okay, I won’t disturb you old man and reminisce about old times.”
Lame old Xu laughed and said with an apologetic smile: "Okay, everyone, eat and drink well. I will tell you stories about Laqu'er another day."
After sending lame old Xu away, the man came back and spread his hands, indicating that everyone had seen him. Old Xu had no time to continue his storytelling tonight.
Everyone understood and continued to do the usual things until the evening.
Xiao Yu and Yu Liufei packed up a cage of food for Uncle Liu, but there was nothing interesting about it, so I won’t go into details.
