Chapter 120: Repairing the Tavern
Just as he was in a daze, the gray-haired Grandpa Lin pushed the door open and walked out. Seeing Ye Qing, he looked at him for a few more times before shouting in surprise, "Qingzi."
Ye Qing nodded and said, "Grandpa Lin, it's me. It's been almost two or three years since we last met."
Grandpa Lin nodded and said, "Yes, definitely."
"You rarely come back after you get into college, and I'm in the city with my son."
"It wasn't long ago that I came back."
Ye Qing pointed to the for sale sign and asked, "Grandpa Lin, our dock is crowded now, why are you closed?"
Grandpa Lin shook his head, pounded his lower back with his hand, and sighed, "I'm getting old, I can't drive anymore."
Ye Qing suddenly felt it was a pity.
Grandpa Lin’s tavern carries many memories of him, the people in the village, and even most people on the island who make a living on the sea.
When I was a child.
He loved coming to the tavern the most and listening to the fishermen and merchants chatting. When he recalled the interesting stories from all over the world, they seemed still vivid in his mind.
It makes people miss it so much.
If Grandpa Lin hadn't opened the tavern, these memories would have come to an end.
He said with some regret: "I won't be able to eat the seafood soup you made in the future."
Grandpa Lin laughed and said, "That's easy. I'll teach you. Are you interested in taking over my tavern?"
“No transfer fees.”
"Just give some money."
Ye Qing shook his head and said with a smile: "I can't do it."
The food he cooks is just edible. If he opens a pub, it will only destroy everyone's feelings and filter about pubs, and it will be ugly.
Let’s talk about it later.
He doesn't have much energy to run the tavern now.
He came to the tavern to find Grandpa Lin, not for the tavern, but for Grandpa Lin's unique technique in making hooks!
He didn't mind this night fishing for cuttlefish, but Kangzi and Zhang Jun were exhausted.
Using a row of hooks saves time and effort and yields great rewards. It is definitely a must-have "artifact" for fishing at sea.
Grandpa Lin joked, "When we were little, you kept pestering me to pass on the tavern to you."
Ye Qing scratched his head and said with a smile, "I was ignorant when I was little."
"Grandpa Lin, since the tavern is for sale, what are you busy with?"
Grandpa Lin looked back at the dilapidated tavern, his old eyes showing a complicated expression, and said, "The house is too old."
"Since it's for sale, it needs some repairs."
"You can't just sell someone a dilapidated house that's about to fall down."
He, like the house, is old.
There is no successor.
My children all have jobs in big cities and are unwilling to return to Longwei Island.
He just doesn't like living in a big city. It would be so nice to live on the island, drinking with a bunch of old friends, basking in the sun, and even fishing when he's bored.
Unable to stay any longer, he made an excuse that he had to deal with the tavern, and only then did his children let him come back.
The tavern is indeed to be dealt with.
But he had no plans to go back to his children. Big cities were simply not places to stay.
Ye Qing immediately shouted: "Then I will help you."
Grandpa Lin shook his head: "I have nothing to do anyway, so I can just take my time. I heard that you are making a lot of money at sea now, so go get down to business."
Ye Qing said, "The clouds are getting thicker and thicker. I predict it will rain heavily tomorrow."
"I can't go out to sea for a while."
"When I was little, you let me play in the tavern and made delicious food for me. Now I'm helping you a little, that's what I should do!"
If you want to take something, you must first give it.
Seeing Ye Qing so enthusiastic, Grandpa Lin didn't say anything else.
He has been running the tavern for many years and has seen all kinds of people and encountered all kinds of things. It is no exaggeration to say that his eyelashes are completely blank.
He saw through Ye Qing's little thoughts at a glance.
Ye Qing wanted to ask him for something.
Ye Qing didn't just work on his own, he called Kangzi. When Kangzi learned that Grandpa Lin's tavern was also being renovated, he came without saying a word.
He quickly ran over and shouted happily, "Grandpa Lin is going to reopen the tavern."
"That would be great."
"I've been craving seafood soup and soju for a long time."
For fishermen, after returning from the sea, they can sit in a tavern, eat some seafood, drink some soup, and have a glass of old liquor, and all the hard work will be in vain.
Ye Qing shook his head: "Grandpa Lin renovated the tavern with the intention of selling it to the public."
Kangzi was dumbfounded.
Grandpa Lin smiled and said, "Don't cook tonight, come and eat here with Grandpa Lin."
"I'm going to make a luxurious seafood soup today."
"Plenty of old liquor."
Ye Qing and Kangzi cheered immediately.
Just as they were about to start working, Cai Ya also arrived and greeted Grandpa Lin. When he learned that the tavern needed to be renovated, he rolled up his sleeves to help with the work.
Kangzi was unhappy: "Cai Ya, why are you joining in the fun?"
Cai Ya shouted, "Who's joining in the fun? I'm here to help Grandpa Lin. What's your business?"
Kangzi was suspicious: "Aren't you here to cause trouble?"
Cai Ya rolled his eyes: "What can I do!"
"Don't worry, if you don't let me be a boatman, I won't be happy to do it."
"My dad's sworn brother asked me to help out on his boat."
Kangzi and Ye Qing looked at each other. Cai Ya's father's sworn brother was not only a big gangster in Xicun, but also a celebrity on the island, and was notoriously unruly.
Kangzi whispered, "Maybe the one who followed us last time was Uncle Cai Ya."
Ye Qing nodded and said nothing.
Last time.
The fishing boat owner who followed him was badly beaten by the electric eel and must have learned his lesson.
Cai Ya is willing to help.
That's naturally good.
Grandpa Lin has already prepared the materials and tools for repairs.
It’s actually very simple, just some tiles and wood.
The three young men worked together without any tools. They just carried the wood. Fortunately, the beams of the tavern were very strong and still durable. They only needed to replace other wood used to support the tiles.
Hearing the noise, Uncle Ba and the others also came.
There is strength in numbers.
Before it gets dark, the tavern is already looking brand new.
After finishing their work, Uncle Ba and the others left without staying for dinner or anything.
Ye Qing and the other two young men were about to leave, but were stopped by Grandpa Lin. They had to drink the seafood soup today.
Half an hour later.
Grandpa Lin was standing at the bar, while Ye Qing, Kangzi and Cai Ya were sitting at a table by the window. They couldn't help but drooling as they looked at the steaming plate of seafood soup on the table.
Kangzi yelled, "Grandpa Lin, to be honest, I've been craving this for a year or two."
"My dad's cooking doesn't taste like that!"
"You have to make this seafood soup."
Grandpa Lin was tidying up the table, smiling from ear to ear.
Ye Qing invited him to come and eat together.
Grandpa Lin shook his head and refused, saying, "I already ate quite a bit when I was making it just now."
“When people get older, they eat less.”
"You guys eat."
"The shochu is chilled, drink it now."
As an old man, he didn't want to join in the fun, and the three young people were more comfortable without him disturbing them.
Ye Qing and the other two did not insist any longer.
Old Shaoxing liquor is blended.
It tastes good and is not intoxicating. Even if you drink too much, you won’t have a headache the next day.
"Ice-cold soju!"
"The more you drink, the more drunk you get!"
"Come."
Kangzi shouted and poured wine for the three of them.
Ye Qing raised his glass.
Cai Ya also raised his glass.
Speaking of which.
Even though the three of them grew up together, this was the first time they sat together and drank together.
Cai Ya was a little nervous.
Ye Qing smiled slightly and said, "Cheers!"
“Pah.”
The three of them clinked their glasses and drank it in one gulp.
"ah!"
The three of them shouted at the same time. Lao Shaojiu is not beer. It has a certain alcohol content and it feels hot in the throat. Looking at the three young people drinking one cup after another, Grandpa Lin also smiled.
He likes to be with young people and feels younger himself.
After three rounds of drinking.
Ye Qing approached Grandpa Lin and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Grandpa Lin, if you don't run the tavern anymore, what are you going to do next?"
Grandpa Lin shook his head: "I haven't decided yet, I'll just take care of myself in my old age."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing felt even more embarrassed to speak. Making hooks was a laborious job, and Grandpa Lin was old, so asking him to do it was a bit too much.
Seeing that he was worried, Grandpa Lin took the initiative to say, "Qingzi, if you have something to say, just say it."
When Ye Qing heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "First, I'll ask you to help me make the hooks."
Grandpa Lin raised his eyebrows: "This matter."
Ye Qing nodded.
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