Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 73: Every time you slaughter more dogs out of righteousness

Lao Qu's house is not big, because it is located in a corner of Qingshi Lane and is not suitable as a storefront for business.

So even though he had a big yard, the price he rented it for was not even as much as Lao Ji's small house which served as both a shop and a residence.

A rack was set up in the yard, and gourds were planted all over the yard.

The gourds have bloomed, with light purple eggplant-colored flowers and tender little gourds hanging under the female flowers.

There is an irregular stone table under the gourd rack, with a few wooden and stone blocks placed randomly next to it.

Old Qu was sitting at the table, deep in thought. He looked up when he heard Old Man Song's voice.

Lao Qu greeted him and said, "Lao Song is here, come and sit down. Fatty Ji hasn't arrived yet, let's wait for a while."

Old Man Song limped over, sat down next to him, and asked, "Has Xiao Gouzi arrived? Where is he?"

"Here, I'm adding some fertilizer to the ground."

Not far away, Uncle Gou came over with a wine gourd in his hand, smiling.

Lao Qu laughed and scolded, "Next time, go to the toilet and don't mess up my vegetable garden."

In the bluestone alley, Uncle Ji installed the last piece of his door panel, staggered across the stone bridge, and when he looked up he saw the door lintel of Uncle Gou's house.

One, two, three, four, five, five Bagua mirrors!

Humph! I'll remember this!
Fatty Ji spat at the door, sneered twice, and went straight to Qu Jianlei's residence.

……

Luxi held the ginger candy in her mouth. The soft and delicate ginger candy gradually melted, and the unique ginger fragrance and sweetness filled her mouth, sending a warm current into her heart.

Lu Xi said happily: "Second brother, you are much more generous than before. Here are hairpins and candies..."

She nudged Yang Yuan gently and said in a naive way, "Do you think she must be yours, so you're willing to spend money on her?"

Yang Yuan tapped her forehead and said, "You little heartless thing, didn't I buy some for you last month?"

"Huh? Really? I bought one last month. But my second brother is too stingy. He only buys one for me once a month."

Yang Yuan spread his hands and said, "You blame me? Who told you to only have an orgasm once a month? Of course I only buy it once a month."

"What do you mean it only increased in one month..."

Luxi suddenly understood, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she stood on tiptoe to pull his ears.

"How dare you say anything, you stinky second brother? How did you know? Tell the truth!"

Yang Yuan laughed and dodged, saying, "Every time you have that moment, you never touch the freshly drawn well water. Do you think I haven't seen it?"

It turns out... my second brother, who seems very careless, is actually so considerate and delicate.

Luxi wrinkled her nose at him, as if she was scolding him, but she felt warmer in her heart.

……

Uncle Ji finally arrived and his eyes met Uncle Gou's. Then they both looked away and snorted coldly.

When Old Man Song saw the behavior of these two people, he was furious.

"I say, you two, that's enough! You're all so old now, and it's been so long since that happened, but you're still not done with it, right?"

Uncle Ji glanced at Old Man Song and sneered, "Look at what you can do. When will it be your turn to teach me a lesson?"

He puffed out his chest and said proudly: "When I was under the command of Lord Yue, I was a regular official!
"You are just a small scout of the White Army, and you dare to yell at me? How rude!"

Lao Gou sneered, "You are showing off, right? You are still holding the official hostage, you should have been removed a long time ago, right?
"Brother Song, just ignore him. If you hadn't supported him, how could he have survived in Lin'an City?
"As soon as he stood firm, he turned his back on us. These little bastards from Bazhou are the most heartless."

"Chilao" was originally a derogatory term for soldiers in southern slang.

Because after joining the army, one must be included in the "Chiji", which is a roster.

In the southern dialect, "chi" and "chi" have the same pronunciation, and gradually it became "chi lao".

Uncle Ji was furious when he heard this, he rolled up his sleeves and went straight to Lao Gou: "Bullshit! If I don't retire, the government will have to support me in my old age.

"Even if I retire from the army, I can still receive half of my military pay every month. If I start a business, the government will exempt me from taxes. Can't I support myself?"

Old Gou hid behind Old Man Song and said, "Look, look, this northerner has no conscience..." Mr. Qu frowned and said, "You two bastards, you are more than a hundred years old in total, and you are still so unreliable! Stop right there, I have something to say."

Uncle Ji stopped angrily. Old Gou poked his head out from behind Old Man Song, walked over humming, picked up a stool and sat down.

He pulled out the stopper of the wine gourd and took a big gulp of wine before squinting his eyes in satisfaction and said, "Old Qu, if you have to fart, just do it now. Don't waste our efforts!"

Qu Jianlei said: "I called the brothers here today to talk about one thing.

“Now, my storytelling has become popular and I’m making more money.

"So, don't pay me any money from now on."

Uncle Ji was surprised and asked, "What? You took all the money to support Mr. Yue's family? Are you making a lot of money now?"

Qu Jianlei said proudly: "What do you mean by making a lot of money? I, Old Qu, am now the most famous storyteller in Lin'an.

"All the shopkeepers of the big brothels, whoever sees me, Old Qu, must not respectfully address me as 'Mr. Qu'?
"You old fellows are the only ones who know nothing about me."

Uncle Gou was surprised and asked, "Old Qu, you are not lying, are you?

"I remember when you were a secretary in the army, you also read books to us when you had nothing to do.

"I don't think it's bad, it's just so-so. Is it really that popular now?"

Qu Jianlei was embarrassed for a moment and said, "That doesn't mean... the story we told before was not good?
"Old Qu is lucky. He got guidance from an expert. Now, his book has become famous all over Lin'an City."

Having said that, he looked at Old Man Song meaningfully.

This Old Song always looks down on Yang Jia Erlang with a cold eye.

You didn't expect it, did you? Erlang just gave me some advice, and a lot of money flowed into my pocket.

Old Man Song said enviously: "Old Qu is not bragging, I heard that Old Qu is very popular now.

"The old songs nowadays are not the same as those in the past. They are like thunder god's fart, which is extraordinary!

"Old Qu, who is the master who taught you? How come he is so powerful?"

Qu Jianlei laughed and said, "That master forbad me to reveal his identity, so I dare not offend him.

"If you and him are destined to be together, you will meet each other in the future."

Old Man Song snorted and stopped asking questions.

He sighed and said with emotion: "Old Qu, if you can really survive by yourself now, I won't be polite to you.

"I'm going to marry my daughter off in the spring of next year, so I really need to save up some dowry for her."

The other three were all shocked when they heard this. They had all watched Lu Xi grow up.

But suddenly, I didn't even hear about any matchmaking, but it's already decided that she's going to get married next spring?
The three of them immediately started asking questions at once.

Father Song thought that this matter could not be concealed for long, so he told the three of them.

After hearing this, Lao Ji and Lao Gou both praised Yang Yuan. They had a very good impression of Yang Yuan and were of course happy to see it succeed.

It was just Old Song. Probably from the beginning he had the filter of a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, and he just couldn't stand him no matter how he looked at him.

Qu Jianlei looked at Song Laoshi with strange eyes. This old guy has poor vision but good luck.

Qu Jianlei said: "I'm not being polite with you guys, I earn a lot now, I can support myself.

"Old Song needs to save some money for his child's dowry, and Old Ji, you are not in good health either, so you should save some money to take care of yourself.

"Especially Xiao Gouzi..."

Qu Jianlei looked at Uncle Gou who was drinking heavily, frowned and said, "You should drink less wine.

"You and Lao Ji were both elite soldiers in the Beiwei Army under Yue Xianggong. What has become of you now? You're still drinking!"

Lao Gou wiped his mouth and said nonchalantly: "If I can't drink, what's the point of living so long?"

He raised the wine gourd to his lips, then put it down again, looking serious, and asked, "Is everything okay with Madam Yue?"

(End of this chapter)