Chapter 42
Chapter 42
Since that day, Li Xiaomin and Uncle Lu went to do the laundry, and he has never seen the girl in white again.
For a few days, Li Xiaomin stopped paying attention.
As shopkeeper Jin and the others said, on the third day someone from Jinchenglou really came, saying that he wanted to talk to Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin about cooperation.
At the beginning, Li Xiaomin signed an exclusive contract with Feiyunlou, that is, within the three-month contract period, he could no longer cooperate with other restaurants.
So Li Xiaomin refused decisively.
But the people in Jinchenglou did not give up.
Instead, he wanted to book an exclusive contract with her in three months, but Lu Changge, who was sitting next to him, directly refused.
Three months later, at the beginning of June, they had to leave Jincheng.
But in the eyes of Jinchenglou's people, this man named Lu Changge just didn't give them Jinchenglou face.
The cooked food cooperation couldn't be reached, and the people in Jinchenglou looked a little ugly.
But he quickly raised his smiling face and talked to Li Tugen about the cooperation of vegetables.
For the supply of vegetables, Li Tugen's daily harvest of vegetables is only enough to supply Fuguilou.
No matter how much, even if he wanted to, he didn't have the time and energy.
Therefore, Li Tugen also refused.
Seeing that these people were smiling a little forcedly at this time, Li Tugen deliberately tactfully.
However, no matter how tactful he was, he refused.
The complexion of the people in Jinchenglou changed instantly.
Jinchenglou, which has always been praised by others, was rejected for the first time, and it was still a kid of two and a half years old.
The people in Jinchenglou put down their harsh words and told them to be careful in the future.
Hearing this, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin turned pale.
Lu Changge on the side directly asked Dahei and Erhei to throw them out.
"Uncle Lu, they don't really want to do anything, do they?" Li Xiaomin asked worriedly.
"Probably not... After all, they are the number one restaurant in Jincheng." Li Tugen was a little uncertain.
[What's wrong with this?Young man, you are still too young. ] said the gourmet system.
"Be careful these few days." Lu Changge reminded.
In order to reduce unnecessary troubles, Lu Changge did not let Tuanzi and the others go out these days.
Even if he went to wash clothes and carry water, he would not let the little ones follow.
During the day, Dahei and Erhei guard the house, and at night, Dahei Erto patrols.
For seven days in a row, there was no incident.
However, some accidents happened in Feiyun Building and Fugui Building, and it was all caused by Jincheng Building.
When they came to move things, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin specifically asked about the situation.
People from Feiyun Building and Fugui Building told them not to worry, saying that these trivial matters would be resolved soon.
However, the next night, someone sneaked over.
It was already past two o'clock in the morning, when everyone was sleepy.
Nito, who was sleeping soundly on the little master's bed, suddenly sensed that a human being touched its warning line, and woke up instantly.
Er Teng climbed off the bed and slipped out quietly along the crack of the window.
I just saw a few men in black climbing up the fence of their house.
[Da Teng, how many people are there? ]
[Eight, and three of them are quite skilled. ] Oto said.
[Eight, the people in Jinchenglou are also very generous...] As Er Teng said, he sneaked under the wall, the main root was stuck in the mud, and then began to stretch the vines and climb the entire wall silently.
Tonight's moon is blocked by thick clouds, which is suitable for the men in black to go out, and it is also suitable for Da Teng Er Teng to catch people.
Er Teng's rattan had already climbed up to the fence, and he was waiting quietly at this time.
Big rattan was lying in ambush in the yard.
The tap root is rooted in an inconspicuous corner, and the roots crawl in the soil to cover the entire yard.
The three men in black jumped down from the fence, and after some investigation, they gestured for action.
As soon as the gesture was made, the man in black on the wall and Oto Erto lurking in the dark moved at the same time.
Five thick vines bound the legs of the man in black at the same time.
Under their horrified eyes, the vines quickly covered their bodies, and the leaves covered their mouths.
Then, five rattan cocoons were hung upside down on the wall.
It's the same with Dateng. After wrapping the man in black into a cocoon, he dragged him to the courtyard wall and put it there.
By the time Dahei Erhei was awakened by this small movement, the men in black had all been packed away.
Dahei Erhei ran lightly to the place where the black-clothed human cocoons were piled up, sniffed them one by one, and then fell asleep beside them.
[These two idiots are sleeping so soundly after their home has been broken into. ] Er Teng whipped Er Hei's ass with a vine leaf, hating that iron can't make a steel road.
Erhei, who had his ass pumped, just shifted his position and continued to sleep.
[This doesn't mean they trust us. ] Erto smiled.
[That's right, count them as savvy. ]
Hearing Da Teng say this, Er Teng also remembered the month after they went back with their master.
These two silly dogs barked endlessly every day when they heard something.
Then he was trained by the master.
After the master has finished training, Er Teng will give them a cane if he has nothing to do.
Under the pain training, Dahei and Erhei became more impressed with them.
The next morning, Lu Changge got up early.
Passing by the man in black who had been tied up all night, he went straight into the small kitchen to prepare breakfast without even looking at him.
Er Teng followed his master into the kitchen, and while putting firewood to boil hot water, he told his master what happened last night.
[Master, what should we do with these people? ] Erto asked.
[Wait. ]
[ah?oh. ] Erto didn't understand what the master wanted to do, but he didn't ask again.
Not long after, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin also woke up.
As soon as I got out of the house, I saw one, two, three... eight men in black were tied up and piled up in a corner.
Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin were taken aback, and hurried to Uncle Lu's small kitchen.
"Uncle Lu, there are a lot of men in black in our yard!"
"Did they come here last night? Could it be that the people from Jincheng Tower want to tie us up?!"
Not long after, the shopkeepers of Fugui Building and Feiyun Building also came over.
Seeing the man in black in the yard, the two shopkeepers showed no surprise on their faces, as if they had already known it.
In the end, the eight men in black were taken away by the shopkeeper of Feiyun Tower.
By the way, I also took away the cooked food that I will buy today.
Before leaving, shopkeeper Jin told them not to worry, they will solve this matter.
Sure enough, five days later, the shopkeeper of Jinchenglou came to the door to apologize with his things, and promised that this kind of thing would never happen again.
After the people left, Li Tugen opened the small box they gave him, and it was full of ten gold ingots.
Li Tugen was so frightened that he quickly closed the box.
"Uncle Lu, why do I feel that something is wrong everywhere, didn't you say that Jincheng Tower has people from the government as its backer?
They apologized to us so easily and gave us so many gold ingots. Could it be that they are plotting a bigger conspiracy behind their backs? "
"Because the backing behind Feiyun Tower is bigger than it." Lu Changge explained.
"Ah? Really?!" Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin said in surprise.
"This matter has been resolved, go to work."
"...Okay." Although the two still didn't understand, they were right after hearing Uncle Lu's words.
After Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin left, Er Teng came out from the corner.
[Master, who is the backer behind Feiyunlou, even more powerful than the Jincheng government. ] Er Teng follows its owner and always likes to listen to gossip.
[The two uncles and nephews who came to the house before. ] Breakfast is ready, Lu Changge lifted the lid and took out the steamed dumplings and sweet potatoes.
[them?They look so small, the big one seems to be about 11 years old, are they so powerful? ] Erto said with some doubts.
[That boy's name is Feng Feijiao, and the country we are in is called Fenglai Country, what do you think they are? ]
Since Jin Bao's bold speech, Lu Changge stopped calling him by his name, and called him that kid.
It can be seen how much Lu Changge dislikes him.
[Wow!Could it be the royal family?So, are we going to be in-laws with the royal family in the future...] Er Teng said bluntly.
However, before Erto could finish speaking, it was directly trampled into the soil by Lu Changge Tuan Ba Tuan Ba.
[Big vine, don’t let it come out of the soil today. ]
[Good master. ] Da Teng responded.
After the master walked into the house with the food box and the door was closed, Er Teng dared to whisper: [I said I was just talking quickly, will the master believe it? ]
[What do you think? ] Da Teng smiled.
[I think the master doesn't believe it...] Erto said with a bitter face.
inside the house
Su Qingyun felt that Xianggong was in a bad mood, and couldn't help but wondered: "Xianggong, what's wrong with you?"
"fine."
Lu Changge set out the breakfast, and then called Tuanzi to come over for breakfast.
It was already late March that the Jincheng Tower matter was completely resolved.
In the three vegetable plots in the yard, the previously sprinkled vegetable seeds have already sprouted and matured, and they can be picked and eaten.
The drought continued, but it had little effect on the people of the inner city.
In the outer city, the water level of the big well began to drop.
In just seven days, the water level dropped by half a meter from its original position.
This caused people in the outer city to fall into a brief panic.
In case the water in the wells completely dried up, the government sent people to control the two large wells in the outer city.
Each household gets water according to its population. Adults get one bucket a day, and children under ten can only fetch half a bucket.
To this end, the government also deliberately went door-to-door to count the population and age.
However, even so, the water level of the big well is dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In mid-April, only a shallow layer of water remained in the big well.
At the end of April, the wells were completely dry.
At this time, every household still has some water stored, and it can survive for a while.
But no one knows when the drought will end.
A haze enveloped everyone, making the entire Jincheng depressing.
There was no water to use. In order not to raise suspicion, Li Tugen and Fuguilou proposed to stop cooperation in early May.
Fuguilou also understood the reason, and readily agreed.
However, they asked to sign a half-month cooked food cooperation with Li Xiaomin as compensation.
Moreover, Fugui Building also greeted the shopkeeper of Feiyun Building in advance.
Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin did not give Shopkeeper Lin an answer immediately.
Instead, he agreed only after getting a reply from Shopkeeper Jin after asking.
On the second day of May, Jin Bao and his uncle, who had been away for two months, reappeared.
"Duanzi! Brother Jinbao is back!" Jinbao's milky shout sounded from outside the gate, accompanied by knocking on the door.
When Lu Changge, who was drying clothes in the yard, heard this, his entire face turned dark instantly.
"Brother Jinbao?" For a moment, Tuanzi couldn't remember who Brother Jinbao was.
"Tuanzi, open the door quickly! Brother Jinbao has brought you a lot of presents!" Jinbao's voice kept ringing outside the door.
Hearing the word gift, Tuanzi immediately remembered.
"Daddy, brother Jinbao is here!" Tuanzi said happily.
"En." Lu Changge replied, without any intention of opening the door.
In the end, it was Su Qingyun who asked Li Tugen to open the door.
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