Rebirth of the Forbidden City: The Troublemaker in the Courtyard

The six or seven people in the room watched Fatty Fan make a fool of himself, and they all laughed so hard that they couldn't stop.

Fatty Fan was stunned for a while before realizing that he had been tricked by Ning Yuan. He stood up and was about to hit Ning Yuan, but Ning Yuan pushed him down onto the sofa instead.

Everyone burst into laughter again!

After struggling for a long time, Ning Yuan finally subdued the fat boy Fan Xinhua and let him sit up.

"It's already noontime, damn, so let me make it clear. I can't afford to treat you, Old Mo, so you can have lunch at my house this afternoon! I have something to tell you later."

Ning Yuan saw that his brothers were ready to eat for free, so he simply agreed to it.

"Okay, Master. If you need us to help you with something, just ask!"

It’s that fat guy Fan again, making a weird fuss.

"Zoucheng, go get Yuemin and the others to come over for dinner. It's the same whether you herd one sheep or release two. I've finally figured it out. You guys won't give up until you've completely eaten me alive!"

Ning Yuan remembered that he had invited so many people to eat at Lao Mo's yesterday, and Zhong Yuemin stuffed all the money he had into his pocket, so he quickly asked Zou Cheng to call Zhong Yuemin over.

Zou Cheng responded and went straight out to Zhong Yuemin's house.

Ning Yuan then took out ten pounds of corn flour and three or four pounds of wheat flour from the cupboard and mixed them together, preparing to make a two-in-one meal of meat-sauced noodles. He happened to have three pounds of pork left over from yesterday.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let it eat well. I still have things that need your help, so it’s only right that I feed them a full meal!

There was no child these days who couldn't cook, so everyone started to work together, some kneading the dough, some picking onions and peeling garlic, some boiling water and washing dishes, and some adding firewood to the stove, all busy making a ball.

Ning Yuan cleaned up the meat himself.

We were busy here, and Zhong Yuemin and a few others also came here with Zou Cheng.

Zhong Yuemin, Yuan Jun, Zheng Tong, Ermaozi and six other people came in and started to help operate it.

More than ten pounds of two-in-one noodles were cut in a short while, and Ning Yuan was about to finish preparing the meat sauce.

Put the noodles in the pot and cook them for 14 bowls in 1 minute.

Ning Yuan's meat sauce is really unique. The fat is stir-fried in oil and diced tofu is fried at the same time. When the green onion, ginger, garlic and soy sauce are poured in, the aroma will instantly make you hungry.

Chop the lean meat into minced meat, add salt and chili powder to enhance the flavor, it smells so good!

A big pot of meat sauce was served, and the cooked noodles were rinsed with cold water.

These guys really know how to eat. The clean and crispy noodles topped with a spoonful of meat sauce really made everyone go crazy with their food.

Everyone couldn't wait to grab a bowl of noodles and started slurping them.

Those who usually couldn't stop talking didn't bother to praise the food at this moment, and just shoveled mouthful after mouthful of the delicious臊子面.

In total, each person had eaten more than a pound of noodles in less than ten minutes.

No one wanted to get up to clean up the dishes, so they just gathered them up and put them in the kitchen.

Everyone just lay down or sat there, burping comfortably.

Ning Yuan also rested for a while before he remembered the matter of the Buddhist monks. "Does anyone here know about the pigeon market outside Chongwenmen?"

"Oh, I know that pigeon market. There seem to be quite a few people there now, and the things sold there are quite complete. What's the matter, Ningyuan, what are you planning to buy?" Fan Xinhua was very excited when he said this.

"Why do you act like a know-it-all? You know everything?" Zheng Tong said to Fan Xinhua jokingly.

The last time Ning Yuan asked Ma Hongbing about the whereabouts of his group, it was Fan Xinhua who told him, so no wonder he was teasing him.

"I'm not buying shit! My money was stolen somewhere yesterday. I asked around and found out these guys live around Zhushikou Street. How about going for a walk there this afternoon?"

Ning Yuan interrupted their teasing of Fan Xinhua and said with a wry smile.

"Damn, I was just thinking about where to go this afternoon. Let's go! How dare a bunch of unremarkable Buddhas dare to cause trouble? Kill them!"

Zhong Yuemin was also half lying on the sofa, and finally came to his senses.

"Walking!" "Fuck them!"

The group of people started talking and making a lot of noise again. Young people are really energetic!

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Zhushikou is not a place for jewelry business. Originally, this place was called Zhushikou, which was the largest live pig trading market in the capital. Later, people felt that the name was not pleasant, so they changed it to Zhushikou.

The central axis of the city of Beijing begins at the Bell and Drum Tower in the north and ends at Yongdingmen in the south. Zhushikou, near Yongdingmen, is a key intersection on the axis.

From the front gate, from north to south, there are several important alleys, such as Bu Alley, Guozi Market, Jiangjia Hutong, Bingjiao Street on the east side, and Grain Store Street, Meishi Street, Wang Guafu Street, Shaanxi Alley on the west side... The southern entrance is all on Zhushikou Street.

South of Zhushikou are the areas of Tianqiao, Hongqiao, Wanming Road and Xiangchang Road, which gradually became lively in the late Qing Dynasty.

It can be said that this place is the most chaotic yet the most down-to-earth place in the old city.

Ning Yuan and Zhong Yuemin took into consideration that there was a mixed crowd on Zhushikou Street and many alley thugs were also active in this area.

So to be on the safe side, he called up a dozen of his friends, a total of 25 or 26 young men from the compound, and rode their bicycles to the vicinity of Zhushikou Street.

It was obvious that this group of young men were unruly and naughty, and people passing by avoided Ning Yuan and his group.

Ning Yuan and Zhong Yuemin took the lead and stopped directly in the middle of the road at the entrance of the street. The group of people were extremely arrogant and domineering, and they looked at the people passing by unscrupulously.

Zhong Yuemin leaned against his bicycle, took out a Daqianmen cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Ning Yuan, "Here, have one."

Ning Yuan took the cigarette with a smile, then took out a ten-yuan Great Unity note from his pocket and handed it to Zhong Yuemin.

Zhong Yuemin looked at the Great Unity that Ning Yuan handed over and took it without any pretense and put it in his pocket.

Ning Yuan also heard Yuan Jun complaining on the way, saying that Zhong Yuemin had already eaten two meals at his house. Only then did he remember that Zhong Yuemin must have spent all his money to treat him yesterday.

So he took advantage of this opportunity to take out a big unity note and handed it to Zhong Yuemin to solve the immediate problem of food and clothing.

Ning Yuan leaned over and lit the cigarette with Zhong Yuemin's match. He took a deep puff, exhaled the smoke and said.

"Waiting like this isn't a good idea. I couldn't even recognize those idiots' faces that day!"

Zhong Yuemin was about to respond when he suddenly raised his head and looked ahead, took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile.

"Well, we don't need to worry about it. Someone is coming. Look across!"