Fisherman

As expected, the BBQ shop of the Qiu family was closed before the end of the month, and even the gambling shop was at the end of its rope, and the local snakes in the market only came here.

Since the opening of Riri Fresh, Zhao Qian arranged for someone to vacate a bedroom here. It took two days to complete the work. He and Zhou Geer moved here to live. The shop here is much wider and can accommodate The room is also big, and finally the two of them don't have to squeeze into the small bed where their legs can't be stretched straight.

After moving here, Zhou Geer stayed at Ririxian to work on weekdays, and there were other staff at the barbecue shop, which saved him from running back and forth.

When he got up in the morning, he wiped the table and swept the floor with the rest of the boys, working harder than the other boys.After working for a while, the restaurant has been cleaned up, just waiting for the guests to come.

Huang Er sat on one side with his legs crossed, took a sip of cold boiled water, looked at Brother Zhou who was still busy, and said, "Wipe the table back and forth twice, it's clean enough, if you wipe it again, your skin will be bald."

Brother Zhou rubbed the rag in the water basin, but did not answer, Huang Er said again: "Brother Zhou, why are you working so hard?"

As he said that, he lowered his voice and leaned closer: "Is it because Boss Zhao paid you more, you are a little brother who is more fierce than a man in doing things?"

"I'm a villager, and I'm used to working." Brother Zhou cleverly avoided the topic of wages, because he was afraid that telling the truth that he was in charge of the money would make Huang Er feel too disappointed, and it would be even more difficult to work in the future. Seriously: "Hurry up and get to work, don't think Brother Zhao can be lazy if he is not here."

After speaking, he took the dirty water basin to the back kitchen.

Huang Er grumbled, "It's more lenient."

The rest of the mistresses also came over and said together: "Yeah, why do you think he is so honest, last time I sneaked some food in the back kitchen, he also said it?"

"Don't make wild guesses. People should be lenient. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Don't provoke Zhou Geer." The speaker was Sun Xiong, who was dug by Zhao Qian from the restaurant.

The little girls were puzzled, raised their eyebrows, and looked ambiguous: "What's wrong? Could it be that he has some unclear relationship with Boss Zhao?"

Sun Xiong rolled his eyes and went out: "The relationship between people is clear and clear. Let me tell you exactly, we have to be Zhou Geer, the boss Lang! So keep your mouths tight, and don't lose it when the time comes." I don’t know what’s going on after I lost my job.”

The little girls gasped and stared.

Who would have thought that the brother who usually works with a dull head is the boss's husband, he doesn't like to talk, and no one likes to talk to him, just know that he used to work with the boss.

Everyone only knew that Huang Er and Sun Xiong were the stewards of the No. [-] Middle School, and they had known the boss for a long time. They usually cling to each other and flatter them. Unexpectedly, Zhou Geer, who has been unknown all along, is the boss!

I don't know if I have said anything to offend Brother Zhou before, but such a good job as Zhao Qian Restaurant can't be found outside with a lantern, the salary is high, and the job is easy.

Huang Er was also anxious, pulled Sun Xiong and asked, "How do you know?"

Speaking of which, there is a reason why Huang Er didn't know, Zhao Qian only set up a barbecue stall, and introduced Brother Zhou when there was no shop, and Sun Xiong went to introduce the business at that time.

After Sun Xiong said it, Huang Er touched his nose and said inwardly, "Brother Zhou won't go to Zhao Qian and say that I don't do anything!"

"Who knows, after all, if you sleep on the same bed at night, even if you don't want to say something, you might say something casually." Sun Xiong shrugged.

Huang Er had a bitter face: "Why is my life so hard! I don't want to go back to Huaxian Tower to run errands again, Sun Xiong, you are too heartless, you are only talking now!"

"How did I know that you didn't know, I didn't hide you at all when I saw you before, I thought you weren't afraid of Brother Zhou."

Everyone wailed.

Zhou Ge'er didn't know that they had such a conversation, but felt a little strange. After he went in, everyone was different.

"Come on, Brother Zhou, wipe off the veil for me! This is not what you should do."

"I'll tidy up the bench, you go and drink."

He tightened his brows and looked at Huang Er, Huang Er hurriedly rushed to the back kitchen with guilt.

"What's wrong with everyone?"

Sun Xiong smiled, and spread his hands innocently.

He glanced at everyone who was busy working hard. For some reason, his work was taken away by them. Just when he didn't know what to do, a guest happened to come to eat. Everyone liked this guy because the guest was happy. He will give rewards, but he is not good at words, let alone please the guests, as long as they don't make the guests angry, thank God.But now everyone has something to do, and he is the only one who is free. In desperation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up.

After a short while of greeting, after a forced smile, half of the vest was covered with sweat.

At noon, the hall was full of people. Zhao Qian was at the barbecue shop. He was working here while checking to see if there was anything going on in the restaurant. There were people from the gambling house guarding him. I'm not afraid of someone daring to make trouble.

"Why are there so many people, is there still room?"

He brought out the dishes and looked at a very delicate and beautiful sedan chair parked outside the door. After staying in the market for a long time, he often saw sedan chairs, but he had never seen such a good-looking sedan chair.I was wondering who the master was, when I saw a young man stepping out of the sedan chair, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with delicate features, he was a very good-looking young man.

This is the first time Zhou Geer feels ashamed when he sees a young man. He has heard that those pampered young men look better than girls, and they are very popular with rich and powerful people. Seeing this young man today , is an eye-opener.

"Hey, you are the second child, is there any room inside?"

The handsome little brother opened his mouth as if a little barbaric and arrogant.

He nodded quickly: "There is a private room."

"That would be great, lead the way."

Brother Zhou led the younger brother through the hall to go upstairs, and the younger brother walked into the hall and began to look around, talking to the man next to him who looked like a slave.

After arriving at the private room, Brother Zhou asked, "What would you like to order?"

"Come here for all the signature dishes."

"Do you want sour soup, or spicy pot bottom?"

"All………"

Before he said everything, Brother Zhou said: "There can only be one pot."

The little brother pursed his lips: "Then it will be spicy."

After ordering the dishes, Brother Zhou went to order the kitchen to bring out the dishes, and put them on the table one by one. The younger brother looked at the dishes with his face propped up. It is really rare to see such an amazing little brother in the market.

Noticing the sizing eyes, the little brother frowned and cursed: "What are you looking at! Look at it and poke your eyes!"

When Brother Zhou came in with the dishes, he heard the son scolding. After the dishes were all served, he let the other waiters go out, and the younger brothers kept cursing, but they still couldn't close their mouths: "Hey , are you a brother?"

He froze for a moment, and tightened his hand holding the plate: "Yes."

The little brother shrugged his nose and looked him up and down: "This is the first time I have seen such a tall brother."

Then he asked: "Are you married or not?"

Brother Zhou said patiently, "It's done."

"You can't show your face like this when you're married, right? If you're still here as a mistress, does your husband care about you? Or is your family so poor that you can only come out to earn money to support the family? Or is your husband crippled and inconvenient?"

Standing beside him was a man who had been silent all this time, tugged on the little brother's clothes, and called out in a low voice, "Master."

"What are you talking about! I just care about the voice of the people!" As he said that, he pushed away the servants beside him in dissatisfaction, and looked at Brother Zhou with an inquiring expression: "You are talking!"

"The food is ready, eat slowly." Brother Zhou took a deep breath, and after uttering these words, he hurriedly retreated from the private room, closed the door, and looked himself up and down. ask?The mood isn't pretty.

At noon, Zhao Qian walked over from the barbecue shop, and was going to have lunch with Brother Zhou at Ri Ri Xian. As soon as he left the alley, he hurried over on Friday.

"Boss Zhao, the members of the Qiu family have escaped."

Zhao Qian didn't care too much, now that the Qiu family's business can't continue in the market, they will definitely be suppressed if they stay here, running away is the best choice, he is not surprised.

"Run and run."

On Friday, he said in a hurry: "I didn't even take care of the gambling house and ran away. Now the Qiu family's gambling house is a mess, and the wages that should have been paid have not been paid. When I ran to the Qiu family, there was no one else. Today I saw the gambling house. People in Fang are fighting among themselves."

"Where's Boss Di?"

"The gambling shop is busy, the boss has to keep an eye on it and tell me to come find you."

Zhao Qian hesitated for a moment, and a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Call the brothers from Ririxianli, and follow me there."

Seeing that he had agreed, he hurried into the restaurant on Friday to call for someone. Zhou Geer heard the sound and followed him out. Looking at Zhao Qian standing outside, he put aside his emotions for a while: "Brother Zhao, what happened?"

"It's not a big deal, you take everyone to dinner first, don't wait for me."

Brother Zhou was anxious, but he also knew that he couldn't help with the man's affairs, so he nodded sensibly.

There are not many people on Ri Ri Xian's side, only five or six people, plus Zhao Qian and eight people on Friday. When the group arrived at Qiu's gambling house, they were arguing inside, accompanied by the sound of benches being smashed together.

The people under his command surrounded Zhao Qian in the middle, and they went in first on Friday. Just as they broke through the threshold, half of the bench flew out: "Get out of the way!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhao Qian went up two quick steps, pushed Friday away, and caught the rotten bench by himself, and Friday, who was almost hit in the head, broke out in cold sweat.

Zhao Qian threw the bench onto the floor of the gambling house, with a lot of force, the bench hit the ground, and broke into several pieces with a bang.

The people in the room were suddenly as quiet as a pool of water, Zhao Qian clapped his hands and walked into the casino, and the people behind him stood in two rows, aggressively.

The last time I came to the Qiu family gambling house, it was a big and orderly gambling house, but now all the tables, chairs and benches are smashed, like a utility room.

"What do you want to do here?"

The person who spoke was Zhong Jiu, the former steward of the Qiu family's gambling house. The people in the two gambling houses had been fighting each other for so many years, and they knew each other more or less.

"Let's see what you guys are going to do after Qiu Guisheng ran away." Zhao Qian pulled up a bench that was still intact and sat down, his tone was blunt, showing his old ruffian air, he had always treated different people differently look.

"I think you are here to beg for a beating!" A gloomy roar sounded, and then he greeted Zhao Qian with his fist.

With a sweeping kick, the subdued man knelt down on the ground. After he let go of his hand, he said lightly, "The wound is healed. You don't remember me so soon?"

He patted the face of the man on the ground, this man was Zhang Ma, the leader Qiu Guishang sent to the barbecue shop to make trouble last time.

The hands on the ground hurt so badly that they gritted their teeth. The brother who followed him had been beaten up last time, so no one dared to go up now.

The people in the gambling house saw that he was savage, and they didn't dare to do it again, but Zhong Jiu understood the situation, and was very polite: "What's the matter with Boss Zhao? Now that Qiu Guisheng has run away, no one is in charge of the gambling house." , although the brothers work in the gambling shop, they still live on wages, if you have any grievances with Qiu Guisheng, you can only go to find him elsewhere, he is not in the gambling shop, we are also looking for him."

"I know he's already gone, and he's not here." Zhao Qian sat down on the bench again, his eyes scratching: "I'm here to collect the casino."

As soon as the words were finished, the quiet casino became noisy again, everyone looked at each other and talked a lot.

Zhong Jiu tightened his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Qian took out a land deed from her arms and showed it to Zhong Jiu. This land deed was sold to a businessman in the market before the Qiu family could not continue to operate the gambling house. Said, and bought it from him again, this businessman doesn't know how to open a gambling house, so he sold him a favor: "The meaning is obvious, now that the Qiu family has collapsed, only the gambling house in the market is left. The Di family is the only one big, since it wants to be big, of course we have to take over this gambling house together."

"At that time, I will expand this gambling house, come up with new ways to play, and make a name for myself. Then the guests who come will not only be people from the market, but also high-ranking officials in the county, and they will earn more money. It's not just a small gambling house, it will gradually develop into a gambling house!"

He raised his eyebrows, and the breathing of the people present stagnated with his tone. At the beginning, the two gambling houses in Qiudi were fighting to the death, but they wanted to grow stronger and make more profits. By then, they would have a face in this circle. Listening to his words, involuntarily, the image of the gambling house when it was booming appeared in the mind, which aroused everyone's yearning.

Zhang Ma on the ground got up and shrank to the side, cursing: "Fart, Qiu Guisheng didn't have this ability before, but you still dare to think about it, a brat who doesn't know the heights of the world, but he is just a small stall selling barbecue, and his tone is not so good. Small!"

"Shut up! How dare you call us Boss Zhao!" Wu Wu jumped up, wanting to beat Zhang Ma again, but was stopped by Zhao Qian.

"He's right. I, Zhao Qian, used to be a stall operator. I didn't even have a shop. I'm just a countryman. But I can open daily fresh food, and I can also sell Qiu Guisheng. Naturally, I have confidence. Make the casino bigger."

As he spoke, he patted the hem of his clothes and stood up: "I will send someone over to clean up the shop and reopen it in a few days. You are Qiu Guisheng's old subordinates. I didn't want to keep it, but I think everyone is here to make a living, so am I." I understand that it is not easy to get up from the bottom. I will give everyone a chance now. Those who want to stay and follow me, Zhao Qian, can stay. When the time comes, they will be used as old subordinates, and the wages will be double that of Qiu Guisheng. Don’t do it. I don’t force it, I can go now, but from now on, I’m not allowed to take half a step here.”

Everyone hesitated immediately, discussing in twos and threes.

"Brother Zhong, what do you plan to do? Do you want to stay or go? We were all under your care before, and we all listened to you."

"Zhao Qian's conditions are very good. Who do we follow? If there is no job in the gambling house, many of us brothers will have to go back to the village."

Zhong Jiu pondered for a moment, then went to Zhao Qian's side, everyone suddenly held their voices when they saw this.

"We stay on one condition."

"It's our boss Zhao who wants to take you in, not begging for you, and has the face to ask for conditions!" Friday shouted.

Zhao Qian raised his hand to stop Friday: "Let them talk and listen."

After Zhong Jiu glanced at everyone, he said in the earnest eyes of everyone: "First pay a month's wages to the brothers. Qiu Guisheng ran away, and everyone didn't receive the wages. The brothers all have a family to support, and they must be paid." money back."

Zhao Qian raised the corner of her mouth: "Go to Ririxian to have lunch first, and then pay half a month's wages to the housekeeper one by one. If I pay all the wages in a month, what will I do if someone runs away?"

"Don't worry, the brothers are very loyal. If you don't leave, you will do things in a down-to-earth manner, but it's okay for one person to take a half step back." Zhong Jiu turned his head and asked everyone: "Is it half a month?"

Everyone laughed together and said, "Success!"

Zhao Qian followed suit with a smile: "Anyone who wants to come should go to Japan Daily to report first."

After speaking, he walked back with Friday and others, and let the people from the casino stay where they were.

After the people left, Zhang Ma, who had been silent for a long time, sneered and said, "Zhong Jiu, your tricks are really eye-opening!"

"Hmph, Zhao Qian is determined to take over the gambling house, and he is sincere to the brothers, so why don't I take everyone to make a living. It's you Zhang Ma who offended Zhao Qian a lot, so stay here..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Ma interrupted: "Bah! Who the hell wants to stay, only you idiots are fooled by him!"

"What the hell are you talking about, do you want to fight again!" The people on Zhong Jiu's side started to roll up their sleeves after saying that, and the people on Zhang Ma's side also put on an air, just now the tables, chairs and benches in the casino were just smashed of.

Although the appearance was shown, Zhang Ma didn't dare to do it again. The old disease that was pinched by Zhao Qian relapsed. Let the people from the Di Family Gambler ride on their heads."

"Go away quickly."

After the people walked away, someone asked Zhong Jiu in a low voice: "Brother, Zhang Ma is right. Although we stayed, Zhao Qian also said that we would pay more, but when the time comes, we will be able to play with Di's gambling house." together, it is inevitable that they will be oppressed.”

In the past, because the two sides were opposite families, each of them faced each other tit for tat. How could they have thought that one day they would become a family.

Zhong Jiu's brows were furrowed, he understood this truth, but the situation cannot be reversed by himself, so he could only comfort everyone: "It's not easy to earn some wages, a man can bend and stretch, let's take a step first and then look at it."

"Okay, let's go to Daily Fresh first."

At this moment, Zhao Qian led the people to the entrance of the restaurant, and the waiter inside had lunch for a while, Huang Er held the rice bowl and said, "Where did those stupid big guys go today, why don't they eat lunch in the restaurant."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Qian came back with someone, Huang Er quickly covered his mouth, and rushed to the back kitchen with his rice bowl.

"Brother Zhao is back."

"Well, have you eaten all?"

Brother Zhou nodded.

"Order the back kitchen to make another table of dishes. If anyone from the gambling house comes later, call them upstairs." After finishing speaking, Zhao Qian went upstairs alone, and waited for the rest of the people to disband on Friday, like a swarm of bees. He rushed to the back kitchen to get the dishes and chopsticks to prepare for dinner.

Brother Zhou went to the back kitchen as he said, and ordered: "Cook some good dishes."

Usually they can be called upstairs to eat. According to Zhao Qian's temperament, he knew that he should be a valued guest. After watching the cook bring out a few sea fish, he turned back upstairs.

Just went up the stairs, the noble son in the private room just came out of eating, saw him wrinkled his nose, he didn't say anything, stepped aside and waited for him to pass, then saw Zhao Qian opened the door of the private room , he was about to go over, when the son at the side glanced back and said, "How can you, a little brother, greet guests alone, how indecent!"

Zhao Qian on the side heard this, came out of the private room, walked towards the three of them, and asked Brother Zhou: "Know you?"

"It's a guest."

Zhao Qian smiled softly: "This guest, is the waiter in our restaurant not entertaining enough?"

Zhuang Qingran glanced up at him: "Who are you?"

"I am the owner of this store."

"Boss! Then I'm going to talk about you. Why do you want to recruit a little brother to be the second child, and show your face all day long? What do you want to say?"

Zhao Qian raised his eyebrows: "But our Brother Zhou can't entertain us well?"

"That's not it."

"Since there isn't one, and the law doesn't say that you can't recruit younger brothers to work, then what's your dissatisfaction?"

Zhuang Qingran groaned, looking dissatisfied but didn't know what to say.

"Huang Er, send the guests out." Zhao Qian put one hand on Brother Zhou's shoulder and went into the private room.

Zhuang Qingran let out a big breath: "What a shameful place! This little brother is too ignorant!"

Huang Er rubbed his temples, just now he was scolded bloody when he entered the private room for a second look, now he didn't say anything, he had to lower his head to lead the way.

The couple drank tea in the private room and waited for the people from the gambling house to come over.Zhao Qian smoothed Shun Zhou's hair on his forehead, it was already autumn, and he felt a little distressed looking at how busy he was in the morning and sweating so much on his forehead.

"Shaoyu, do some tiring work every day, and entertain all kinds of strange guests, isn't it too wronged?"

Brother Zhou quickly put down the teacup: "No."

"There are too many people in the restaurant, so you really don't need to be busy."

Brother Zhou lowered his eyes and looked ashamed. He couldn't read, couldn't manage accounts and collect money, and couldn't talk well, couldn't solicit business at the door, and he didn't have the courage to be a leader like Zhao Qian. In other words, he It's just a country man with a humble appearance and no ability. It's too wrong to be around Zhao Qian. If he is not allowed to do these jobs, he really doesn't know what to do.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhao Qian guessed that he had said the wrong thing, he held Brother Zhou's hand: "Don't think too much, I just don't want you to be troubled by making money, live a good life, there is no other meaning. "

Brother Zhou closed his eyes, he understood Brother Zhao's intentions, but he didn't want to be too useless, and in the end even he felt that he was not good enough for Brother Zhao.

Zhao Qian put one hand on his cold face, looking at it made him feel pitiful, and bent down to kiss the boy's face, but just as he leaned over, the door of the private room was pushed open.

Zhong Jiu froze at the door, and a group of men bumped into his back: "Brother, why don't you leave!"

Zhong Jiu coughed in embarrassment, if a man is really rich, he will be flirtatious! "This, this doesn't bother you, does it?"

Brother Zhou stood up with a bang, tripping over the bench, his face flushed, his eyes nowhere to rest, and hurriedly said: "I'm going out first!"

Zhao Qian grabbed his wrist: "Won't you eat with us?"

"I'm full." He left people behind and ran out as if fleeing for his life.

Several people from the casino followed Brother Zhou all the way down the stairs, but they were blocked by Zhong Jiu just now, and they didn't know what happened inside.

"My husband is thin-skinned, he's like this when he sees strangers, don't be surprised." Zhao Qian chuckled twice and helped up the bench.

Zhong Jiu swallowed, this man who smiled like a spring breeze, who looked like a fool in his eyes, was he really the one who came to the casino today?He laughed bitterly, and was at a loss for a moment, which completely interrupted his serious appearance of being unmovable by poverty, unyielding by might, and wholeheartedly working for the welfare of his brothers.

"Sit down. Stop standing."

Zhong Jiu sat down first, and the rest of them sat down scratching their heads and scratching their heads. Zhao Qian observed for a while, and they looked fierce when they were in the gambling house, but they were actually young men who wanted to support their families.

He ordered a few jugs of good wine, and when the dishes were ready, he served everyone with his chopsticks: "Eat, this meal will be treated as Zhao Qian's welcome to everyone."

"Now that I've come back, I've thought about it for a while. I have a good idea of ​​your errands. Don't worry, I won't separate you to arrange things. You are familiar with the casino here, and you will still be here when the time comes. Yes, I don't intend to transfer people from Di's Gambling House, Zhang Ma and the others don't want to stay, they just recruit new people if they don't have enough manpower, and they will still be as comfortable in the future."

Zhao Qian had thought of their worries a long time ago. Since he sincerely wants to keep people, he can't make people feel aggrieved. A slight inadvertence will create a gap, which will be harder to tame and cause more trouble. People followed him wholeheartedly.

The people in the casino didn't expect him to make such an arrangement, and their faces were full of disbelief. When they were excited, they raised their glasses: "Boss Zhao, we will definitely follow you in the future, and I will do this one first." Already!"

Zhao Qian also picked up the wine glass, stood up and touched a table with people.