While Huang Wanxi was eating and drinking, Xiao Ran happened to be in the restaurant at this time.
This time he came to the restaurant, of course, it was not just as simple as coming to drink.
It would be a lie if the Xiao family said they were not greedy for this guest building, which was making a lot of money every day.
But without finding out who was behind this restaurant, Xiao Ran would never act rashly.
Looking at Huang Wanxi who was bossing around and being very arrogant, a sneer appeared on the corner of Xiao Ran's mouth.
He was worried that there was no way to find out the reality of this restaurant, and this guy came. It was a god-sent opportunity.
In the past few days, Xiao Ran had carefully studied the business environment of Huating County.
If you want to bully others based on your status, you will only face ruthless suppression from the capital city.
The status of the Xiao family, a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, was not easy to use in Huating County.
Although the Xiao family is deeply rooted in Jiangnan, they dare not break the rules here easily.
Although Xiao Ran thought that with the strength of the Xiao family, there was no harm in walking sideways in the city.
However, the elders of the Xiao family were afraid of getting hurt in Huating County, so they always told Xiao Ran to act with caution.
After half a pound of Erguotou, Huang Wanxi was a little too drunk.
Because I ordered too many dishes, and saw the servants salivating, I had to invite the servants to eat the remaining dishes at another table.
After all, these servants are his thugs. To protect his safety, it is natural to give them some sweetness.
These servants are also greedy for the delicious food and wine.
Usually I just hear other people bragging about how good the wine and food in Yingkelou taste.
Now that they had the opportunity to taste it, several servants were naturally overjoyed.
Although it was just leftover after Huang Wanxi tasted it, it was still a delicious dish!
A few servants unceremoniously sat at the table next to them and began to feast.
Under the stimulation of drunkenness, Huang Wanxi looked particularly generous.
He even let these servants drink as they pleased.
The servants who usually serve as Huang Wanxi's thugs are naturally strong men.
Normally a person who eats and drinks well, the six servants drank five kilograms of wine, and a large table full of dishes was also wiped out.
When the accounts were settled, Huang Wanxi was shocked!
Because the food and wine he ordered cost 5,100 yuan.
Seeing Huang Wanxi's unhappy look, the shopkeeper of the restaurant hurriedly explained: "Sir, Erguotou weighs six kilograms in total. Each catty costs 200 guan, which is 1,200 guan. In addition, the dishes you want are all the restaurant's signature dishes. The value is nearly 4,000 guan, totaling 5,100 guan. Since this is your first time here, we will give you a discount. You can erase the change and only pay 5,000 guan."
If it were in other places, the shopkeeper might still be concerned about the other party's gorgeous clothes.
But this is Huating County, where the governor's office is located. Who dares to cause trouble?
Besides, merchants from all walks of life are willing to do business in Huating County because of the protection Huating County provides to merchants.
It can be said that as long as the guests make trouble unreasonably, the soldiers maintaining public security will immediately protect them.
What's more, the shopkeeper knows very well that this restaurant is originally the property of the Governor's Mansion, so the shopkeeper is not afraid of the other party eating the King's meal.
But Huang Wanxi didn't know this.
As the saying goes, drinking makes people brave.
What's more, the loser who followed Huang Wanxi always felt aloof.
Now when faced with the shopkeeper asking for a huge amount of money for food and drinks, they thought that the other party was deliberately asking for excessive prices, so they all pulled out the knives at their waists, ready to kill the shopkeeper if they disagreed.
Seeing this, Xiao Ran felt that the time was right. He came over and looked at Huang Wanxi, looking surprised, and asked: "Hey, isn't this Brother Huang? What's going on? Is he deliberately making things difficult?"
When the shopkeeper told the story again with a grimace, Xiao Ran suddenly said with enlightenment: "Is it possible that after Brother Huang handed over the stolen money, he couldn't even pay for the food and drinks? Although Xiao is not rich, he can't afford a meal We still have money, if Brother Huang doesn’t give it up, Xiao is willing to advance it on his behalf, what does Brother Huang think?”
Hearing Xiao Ran's sinister words, Huang Wanxi's expression immediately dropped.
I wanted to tell the shopkeeper his identity and pay for the food and drinks later.
But Xiao Ran actually used the stolen money turned over to make trouble.
Once their identities are revealed, wouldn't it mean that others would know that the Huang family had colluded with pirates who did all kinds of evil?
"Huh, I'm disappointed Brother Xiao. Huang can still afford this amount of money. It's just that he was in a hurry to go out today and didn't bring so much money. I accepted your kindness." Huang Wanxi snorted coldly.
"Oh, Xiao is just being sentimental, but maybe Brother Huang hasn't been out for a long time and doesn't know the rules of the restaurant. The restaurant here never does credit. Shopkeeper, am I right?"
Xiao Ran was just watching the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. He turned his eyes to the shopkeeper and said jokingly.
Before the shopkeeper could speak, Huang Wanxi said angrily: "Xiao Ran, don't go too far. Do you really think that I, Huang Wanxi, am afraid of being in trouble?"
During the quarrel, many diners from the restaurant were surrounded.
Anyone who can come here to spend money can be considered a prominent figure in Huating County.
Since the restaurant opened, no one dares to cause trouble here.
Now that they saw that Huang Wanxi had no money to pay the bill, everyone was still curious and couldn't help but talk about it.
"A certain person is from the Huang family. Because he went out in a hurry, he didn't bring enough money. I will order the servant to bring the money later..."
Seeing more and more people watching, Huang Wanxi had no choice but to soften his tone.
However, his tone was full of confidence.
In his opinion, as long as his identity is revealed, the restaurant owner will definitely agree.
The Jiangnan Huang family must still have some weight, who dares not to give him some face.
However, it was obvious that Huang Wanxi had overestimated his own weight. The restaurant owner smiled apologetically and said, "Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Huang. I'm sorry for my blindness, but Yinggulou never does credit. If it's inconvenient for Mr. Huang, you can ask a servant to go there." Bring it, we have good Longjing tea here, Mr. Huang can try it here first, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Huang Wanxi found it difficult to accept.
Although the Yingke Building looks very grand, it is just a restaurant after all.
As a son of a noble family, he has always been aloof. When did the restaurant dare not give him face?
The direct descendants of the Huang family come here to eat, which is already a great honor to the restaurant.
Besides, I didn’t say I wouldn’t pay the bill, I just asked someone to deliver it afterwards.
Seeing the people around him pointing and pointing, Huang Wanxi became angry and shouted: "How dare a small shopkeeper talk to me like this? Who gave you the courage to let the owner of your restaurant speak out?"
The owner of the restaurant was not afraid and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Master Huang, I'm sorry. My master only comes to the restaurant once every half month, so I can't invite him here. But the rules of the restaurant are rules. Please don't embarrass me, Mr. Huang." .”
Hearing this, Huang Wanxi couldn't believe his ears. He really didn't expect that the shopkeeper would not give him any face.
When the servants behind him heard this, they gathered around him one after another.
Originally, a meal of food and drinks cost more than 5,000 guan, which was more expensive than gold. They already felt very aggrieved.
Now that the young master has revealed his identity, the restaurant owner still doesn't give him face.
Huang Wanxi just invited them to drink wine and eat meat, which made these servants feel respected, so they naturally wanted to show off in front of Huang Wanxi.
Under the influence of alcohol, a servant stretched out his hand to grab the shopkeeper's collar and lifted it hard.
The restaurant owner's feet immediately left the ground, his face turned red from holding back, and he was obviously out of breath.
The servant said with some pride at this time: "Huh, if you don't have to drink wine as a penalty for toasting, it's okay now, right?"
Seeing this, Huang Wanxi did not stop him.
In his opinion, he was just a restaurant owner, a pariah.
Even if the servant kills the shopkeeper, the most he can do is pay the money. How can he still pay for it with his life?
Seeing that the shopkeeper was being challenged, a waiter from the restaurant quickly ran out of the restaurant.
Although it was the first time to encounter such a thing, the waiter in the restaurant was still very experienced.
As long as you find the patrolling soldiers in the city, someone will naturally make the decision for the restaurant.
Seeing this, Xiao Ran just looked at him coldly and did not say a word to remind him.
He wanted to see the identity of the person behind the restaurant.
Xiao Ran even deliberately said: "Oh, Brother Huang, it seems that your face is not easy to use."
How could Huang Wanxi withstand such stimulation? He gritted his teeth and said, "Break this old guy's hands and feet. Let's see if he still dares to stop me."
"No!" Huang Wanxi's servant looked excited and didn't feel any guilt at all. It was obvious that this was not the first time he had done this.
But before the servant could make any move, a group of soldiers ran over under the leadership of the restaurant boy.
"Sir, these are the people who couldn't afford to pay for the food and wine in the restaurant. Now they still have the boss. You have to make the decision for us!" The boy pointed at Huang Wanxi and his party and said.
The captain who led the team gently pushed the boy away, stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "This young man, I am Lu Yang, the captain of the patrol team in Huating County. Please put the shopkeeper down first, and we can talk about what we have to say."
When he heard that the other party was just a squad leader, the servant didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he broke one of the shopkeeper's legs in front of the patrolmen.
The screams only made the servant excited, and he didn't take people like Lu Yang seriously at all.
A little captain is nothing compared to Mr. Huang!
Wasn't the former Huating County Magistrate like a quail in front of our young master?
Although there is a new county magistrate now, the servants who were used to being arrogant do not feel any difference.
When the soldiers behind Lu Yang saw this, they all drew out their weapons from their waists and pointed them at Huang Wanxi and the others.
Lu Yang waved his hand and shouted angrily: "The sky is clear and the sun is clear. You dare to openly commit murder. No matter who you are, if you don't catch us without restraint, don't blame us for our lack of sight."
As a member of the patrol force, Lu Yang had never felt so cowardly.
Although in the eyes of the people, these soldiers are kind, it does not mean that they have no temper.
They will abide by the eight disciplines for law-abiding people, and they will never show mercy to evildoers.
When the soldiers behind Lu Yang heard this, they immediately surrounded him.
Although the matter became more and more troublesome, Huang Wanxi remained unmoved. Instead, he snorted disdainfully: "Humph, I think you have taken advantage of the courage of a bear and a leopard. I just drank with the Governor and His Highness the King of Wei not long ago." For fun, if you let them know that you are making things difficult for someone like this, do you know what will happen?"
But what disappointed Huang Wanxi was that he did not see a trace of panic in the soldiers' eyes.
It seemed that his trick of pretending to be a fox or a tiger had no effect at all in the eyes of these soldiers.
But when the servant heard Huang Wanxi's words, his face was filled with pride.
In their opinion, the opportunity for their young master to drink with His Highness the King of Wei and the Grand Governor is an opportunity only given to people in heaven.
With such a backing, my son is still afraid of mere patrol soldiers.
Thinking of this, the servant who grabbed the restaurant owner became even more arrogant. He threw the restaurant owner to the ground and rushed forward with several accomplices.
They were used to being arrogant, how could they endure it.
Seeing that the soldiers did not give any face to his son, he waved the knife in his hand and went straight forward to kill him.
Although these people are servants, they are secretly the guards protecting Huang Wanxi.
The martial arts of these servants were not weak at all, and they were able to cut a soldier directly with one move when they were not expecting it.
Seeing this, Lu Yang drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, catch these people, life or death!"
The conflict caused the restaurant to panic.
At the same time, it also alarmed Xiao Ran who was observing from the side.
He heard clearly the conversation between these patrol soldiers and Huang Wanxi.
When Huang Wanxi used his identity as Yang Fan and King Wei to put pressure on these people, these soldiers did not flinch.
In his opinion, it does not mean that these soldiers have reached the point where they are not afraid of power, but it means that the identity of the owner of the restaurant is strong enough.
This also made Xiao Ran secretly glad that he had not impulsively planned to buy this restaurant.
As a rising star of the Xiao family, Xiao Ran has now made his mark.
Although he is still far from being able to take over as the head of the Xiao family, he now holds a lot of power in his hands, which makes him very satisfied.
There are so many children of the Xiao family, and many Xiao family members may not reach his level in their lifetime.
Moreover, he is very confident in his abilities. As long as he works hard to benefit the family, he is likely to go further in the future and become a pivotal figure in the Xiao family.
However, it also made Xiao Ran feel a little sad.
Once the backstage of this restaurant is very strong, even the Xiao family will not dare to make decisions easily.
It seems that I have to find another way in the future, and even take the opportunity to win over the relationship.
As Xiao Ran was thinking, the conflict had become intense.
The servants brought by Huang Wanxi are all very skilled.
After a fight, more than a dozen patrol soldiers were all injured.
On the other hand, only one of Huang Wanxi's servants was slightly injured.
The success made Huang Wanxi even more proud.
He commanded his servants to kill the two patrol soldiers lying on the ground on the spot.
This bloody scene immediately caused chaos in the restaurant.
Since Yang Fan took charge of Huating County, there have been bloody incidents except when he wiped out the wealthy families in the city.
After that, there were basically no homicides.
Unexpectedly, Huang Wanxi was so bold and dared to instruct his servants to kill the patrol soldiers.
Some people saw that something was not going well and chose to leave in panic.
Of course, there were many people left to watch the fun, including Xiao Ran.
He wanted to know what would happen to Huang Wanxi if he was so arrogant.
If Yang Fan just dealt with it lightly, then Xiao Ran would know how to act in the future!
Maybe someone tipped off the news, or maybe the commotion was too loud, and it soon alerted Zhai Changsun, who was in charge of the city's defense.
(End of chapter)
