Liu Tang walked to the front of the store and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, most of the private houses in the back are where navy soldiers live, so these people will have a few drinks here if they have some spare money. Here. The price is not high and they all love to come.”
Liu Haojia said: "Then let's go to this one. Also, don't call me the second young master, call me the young escort chief!"
Liu Tang nodded and agreed, then opened the door and entered the tavern. It seemed that he was familiar with the tavern owner, so he shouted directly: "Old He, Old He, brother, I have made a fortune today. Good wine and good food will be served quickly!"
Liu Haojia followed him into the tavern and saw that it was still very deserted. It must be that it was not time to welcome the guests. At this time, the door curtain leading to the back kitchen was raised, and a lean man with two moustache walked out quickly. Liu Haojia estimated that this person was Lao He.
When he saw Liu Tang, he was so happy that his whiskers trembled! I just heard him say happily: "It turns out to be Brother Liu, why are you here so early today! You don't need to yell, brother, I don't have anyone here, there is plenty of wine and meat!"
Liu Tang took out a piece of silver from his waist and threw it directly, and said: "Old He, I am very lucky today, double happiness! First I won more than ten taels of silver at the gambling table, and then in the afternoon our young escort The head is here! So don’t bring out the pig food that we used to eat, and get some good mutton to make a tooth sacrifice!"
Lao He picked up the little ingot, which weighed about two ounces, and was so happy! The dozen or so people in front of him were eating at his place, and they couldn't eat for even two taels of silver! And judging from Liu Tang's generosity, he probably wanted to get close to the young escort leader, so he really had to get something good for him today!
He first bowed to Liu Haojia and then replied loudly to Liu Tang: "Don't worry, my brother will definitely get you something really useful today, and we will share in your joy!"
Liu Tang laughed and said, "Then you really have to thank me! Today when I went out in the morning, I made a fortune and said that everyone who is close to me today will have good luck! So I advise you to prepare more food and wine. I won't tell you later. The little shabby restaurant is full! If no one comes, all the money you get today will be yours!"
Of course Lao He didn't take these words seriously, but he still subconsciously followed Liu Tang's words and ordered the waiter to prepare more wine and meat.
Liu Haojia brought many people, so he pushed two tables together to barely fit them. But because Liu Haojia often eats like this with them, even though he hasn't done this for a while, he is still familiar with this feeling, and everyone feels very happy!
Soon the food and wine were served. The first ones served are local fresh food and seafood. These are easy to make and taste great! And just like Lao He said, the wine served to them was really good!
Everyone was eating and drinking, chatting like an escort, it was very lively! And not long after, the two people Liu Tang sent out each brought seven or eight people into the tavern and sat down next to them.
At this time, Lao He was carrying a large basin of mutton to serve Liu Haojia and the others. When they saw the mutton, the soldiers' eyes lit up and they all asked the diners to get some mutton to satisfy their cravings! The two servants themselves guided them to eat and drink well, and naturally they would not be stingy with the money, so they shouted loudly and asked Lao He to quickly give them a portion of mutton. The happy Lao He laughed so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes!
Lao He knew that the price of mutton was quite expensive. In the past, these soldiers could not afford mutton. If they could eat two sea fish, their lives would be improved! Today they actually asked for mutton, which shows that they have a lot of money! In this case, he was naturally happy to send it up!
Moreover, he saw that these people were all pot-bellied men, so he guessed that the mutton might not be enough. I asked the guy to go buy some and come back quickly! Lao He was still thinking about giving Liu Tang a discount when checking out, because he might really be happy with him today!
In this way, the people at the three tables began to eat large pieces of meat and drink from large bowls. They were so happy. Others who walked in one after another looked at the large pieces of mutton on the table with envy, and were extremely envious of the three tables! However, they were short of money, so they could only sit down nearby, ask for a few pots of bad wine, get some fresh food, and drink while smelling the smell of mutton!
Slowly, the atmosphere in the tavern became lively. The three groups of people became happier and happier as they ate. With a little more mutton and wine, the atmosphere became even more lively! Most of the soldiers were rude and uncivilized. After drinking, they gradually lost their ability to talk! Some soldiers began to curse Shangguan, and the obscene words poured into Liu Haojia's ears!
Liu Haojia also heard something. The reason why the soldiers cursed the Shangguan was because the superiors had clearly appropriated the money, but the Shangguan swallowed it! They are still receiving the insufficient salary before! At the same time, they also envied the soldiers who received a lot of extra pay.
Liu Haojia knew that the letter written by Li Wenliang had an effect, and his friends secretly contributed some extra money to the soldiers! This caused more dissatisfaction among the soldiers. As the saying goes, you don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality!
While Liu Haojia was listening to the words, he suddenly heard a man on the table on his left patting the table and loudly saying: "I just don't accept it! Why is it that the Yankee is getting double the salary, but we are not moving at all? These things are ridiculous." The official is too evil!"
At this time, someone next to him said: "Old Fang, they say that the navy in the north gets double the salary, but we haven't seen it either! Who knows if it's true?"
Lao Fang said loudly: "Lao Hu, it has been said since ancient times that there is no storm without fire. Do those merchants from the north still go out of their way to entertain me?"
Lao Hu took a sip of wine and said, "Maybe it's a rumor? Maybe the Shangguan just said to double the salary, but the merchants just heard the news and passed it on, so they can't do it accurately!"
A person sitting opposite said: "What Old Hu said makes sense! Since ancient times, there has been no official who is not greedy! So how can there be a general who does not drink the blood of his soldiers? Anyway, we, Old Liu, have never seen it. Who of you? Have you seen it?"
Because the three of them spoke so loudly, almost everyone in the tavern heard it, especially Lao Liu's words, which caused the soldiers in the tavern to agree. Everyone scolded the officials for drinking soldiers' blood and eating empty pay!
At this time, a soldier at the table on the right side of Liu Haojia stood up and said: "Brothers, I think the double pay thing should be true! We brothers are all subordinates of Mr. Hou, and Mr. Hou is considered a member of the navy. We are conscientious people, and in the past we had less deductions. So in the past few months, we have been given full wages, no deductions! Doesn’t this mean that the double wages thing is true!"
