Since that day, Li Xiaomin never saw the girl in white again when she went to wash clothes with Uncle Lu.
For several days, Li Xiaomin stopped paying attention.
Just as Manager Jin and the others had said, someone from Jinchenglou really came on the third day and said they wanted to discuss cooperation with Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin.
At the beginning, Li Xiaomin signed an exclusive contract with Feiyunlou, which meant that during the three-month contract period, she could not cooperate with other restaurants.
So Li Xiaomin decisively refused.
But the people of Jincheng Tower did not give up.
Instead, he wanted to book an exclusive contract with her for three months later, but Lu Changge, who was sitting next to her, rejected it outright.
Three months later, in early June, they had to leave Jincheng.
However, in the eyes of the people in Jincheng Tower, this man named Lu Changge just doesn't give face to Jincheng Tower.
The cooked food cooperation talks failed and the people from Jinchenglou looked unhappy.
But he quickly put on a smile and talked to Li Tugen about vegetable cooperation.
Vegetable supply: Li Tugen’s daily vegetable harvest is only enough to provide to Fuguilou.
No matter how much more he wants, he doesn't have the time or energy.
So Li Tugen also refused.
Seeing that these people's smiles were a bit forced, Li Tugen tried to be more tactful.
However, no matter how politely you try, it's still a rejection.
The people in Jincheng Tower's expressions changed instantly.
Jinchenglou, who had always been praised, was rejected for the first time, and the people who did it were two and a half grown kids.
The people from Jincheng Tower threatened them directly and told them to be careful in the future.
Hearing this, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin's faces turned pale.
Lu Changge on the side directly ordered Dahei and Erhei to drive them out.
"Uncle Lu, they're not really going to do anything, are they?" Li Xiaomin asked worriedly.
"I don't think so... After all, they are the number one restaurant in Jincheng." Li Tugen said uncertainly.
[Why not? Young man, you are still too young.] said the food system.
"Be careful these days." Lu Changge reminded.
In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Lu Changge did not let Tuanzi and the others go out for the past few days.
Even when he went to wash clothes or fetch water, he would not let the kids follow him.
During the day, Dahei and Erhei guard the house, and at night, Dateng and Erteng patrol the streets.
For seven days, everything went peacefully.
However, some accidents happened in Feiyun Building and Fugui Building, and they were all caused by Jincheng Building.
When they came over 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 small matters could be resolved quickly.
However, the next night, someone sneaked over.
It was already past two in the morning, and everyone was feeling very sleepy.
Er Teng, who was sleeping soundly on his little master's bed, suddenly sensed that someone had touched his warning line and woke up instantly.
Er Teng climbed down from the bed and quietly slipped out through the crack of the window.
Just now I saw a few men in black climbing up the wall of their house.
[Da Teng, how many people are there?]
[Eight, three of them are quite skilled.] Da Teng said.
[Eight. The people at Jincheng Tower are really generous...] Erteng said as he quietly slipped under the wall, planted his main roots in the mud, and then began to stretch his vines to silently climb all over the wall.
Tonight's moon is blocked by thick clouds, which is a good opportunity for the men in black to take action and for Da Teng and Er Teng to capture people.
The vines of the second vine have already climbed up the wall and are now waiting quietly.
Da Teng was lying in ambush in the yard.
The main root is planted in an inconspicuous corner, and the roots spread all over the soil and cover the entire yard.
Three men in black jumped down from the wall, and after investigating, they gestured for action.
As soon as the gesture was made, the man in black on the wall and Da Teng and Er Teng lurking in the dark moved at the same time.
Five thick vines tied up the black-clad man's legs at the same time.
Under their horrified gazes, vines quickly crawled all over their bodies and leaves covered their mouths.
Then, five rattan snares were hung upside down on the wall.
The same thing happened to the big vine. After wrapping the man in black like a coffin, he was dragged to the wall of the courtyard and placed there.
By the time Dahei and Erhei were awakened by the small movement, the men in black had already been dealt with.
Dahei and Erhei ran lightly to the place where the snares of the men in black were piled, sniffed them one by one, and then lay down beside them to sleep.
[These two stupid dogs, they are sleeping so soundly even though there are thieves in their house.] Er Teng used his vine leaves to whip Er Hei's buttocks, feeling very sorry for the fact that they could not make a good relationship.
Erhei, who was spanked, just moved and continued to sleep.
[This shows that they trust us.] Nido smiled.
[That’s true. They are considered as the ones who know the appearance.]
Hearing what Da Teng said, Er Teng also recalled the month after they went back with their owner.
These two silly dogs bark non-stop whenever they hear any noise.
Then he was scolded by his master.
After the master finished training, Erteng would give them a cane regardless of whether they had done anything wrong or not.
After the painful training, Dahei and Erhei were deeply impressed by them.
The next morning, Lu Changge got up early.
He passed by the man in black who had been tied up all night, without even looking at him, and went straight into the small kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Er Teng followed his master into the kitchen, put wood on the stove to heat water, and told his master what happened last night.
[Master, what should we do with these people?] Nido asked.
[Wait.]
[Huh? Oh.] Er Teng didn't understand what his master wanted to do, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Not long after, Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin also woke up.
As soon as I walked out of the house, I saw one, two, three... eight men in black tied up and piled in the corner.
Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin were startled and quickly ran 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? Did the people from Jincheng Tower want to kidnap us?!"
Not long after, the shopkeepers of Fugui Building and Feiyun Building also came over.
When the two shopkeepers saw the man in black in the yard, there wasn't much surprise on their faces, as if they had known about it.
Finally, the eight men in black were taken away by the shopkeeper of Feiyun Tower.
I also took away some cooked food that I was going to buy today.
Before leaving, Shopkeeper Jin told them not to worry, they would resolve the matter.
Sure enough, five days later, the owner of Jinchenglou came to apologize with some gifts and promised that such a thing would never happen again.
After everyone left, Li Tugen opened the small box they had given him, and found ten gold ingots stacked inside.
Li Tugen was so scared that he quickly closed the box.
"Uncle Lu, why do I feel like something is not right? Isn't it said that Jincheng Tower has government officials as its backers?
They apologized to us so easily and gave us so many gold ingots. Are they plotting something bigger behind the scenes?"
"Because the backer behind Feiyun Tower is bigger than it." Lu Changge explained.
"Ah? Is this true?!" Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin were surprised.
"This matter has been resolved, go and get busy."
"...Okay." Although the two still didn't understand, they thought it was right to listen to Uncle Lu.
After Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin left, Er Teng came out from the corner.
[Master, who is the backer behind Feiyun Tower? It's even more powerful than the Jincheng government.] Er Teng follows his master and always likes to listen to gossip.
[The uncle and nephew who came to our house earlier.] Breakfast was ready. Lu Changge opened the lid and took out the steamed dumplings and sweet potatoes.
[They? They look so young, the oldest seems to be only about eleven years old, are they really that powerful?] Er Teng asked doubtfully.
[That guy's name is Feng Feijiao, and the country we are in now is called Fenglai Country. What do you think their identities are?]
Ever since Jin Bao made his bold speech, Lu Changge no longer called him by his name, but simply called him “boy”.
This shows how much Lu Changge dislikes him.
"Wow! Could he be a member of the royal family? In that case, we will become relatives with members of the royal family in the future..." Er Teng said bluntly.
However, before Er Teng could finish his words, he was trampled into the dirt by Lu Changge Tuanba Tuanba.
[Big vine, don't let it come out of the soil today.]
[Okay, Master.] Da Teng replied.
After the master came into the house with the food box and the door was closed, Er Teng dared to speak in a low voice: "I said I just spoke hastily, will the master believe me?"
[What do you think?] Da Teng smiled.
[I don’t think the master believes it…] Er Teng said with a bitter face.
Inside
Su Qingyun felt that her husband was in a bad mood, and couldn't help but wonder, "Husband, what's wrong with you?"
"It's OK."
Lu Changge put out breakfast and then called Tuanzi to come over for breakfast.
It was not until late March that the issue of Jincheng Building was completely resolved.
The vegetable seeds sown in the three vegetable plots in the yard have already sprouted and matured and can be picked and eaten.
The drought continued, but it had little impact on people in the inner city.
In the outer city, the water level in the large well began to drop.
In just seven days, the water level dropped a full half a meter from its original position.
This caused people in the outer city to fall into a brief panic.
In order to prevent the water in the wells from drying up completely, the government sent people to take control of the two large wells in the outer city.
Each household draws water according to the number of people in the household. Adults are allowed one bucket of water per day, while children under ten years old can only draw half a bucket.
To this end, the government even went door to door to count the population and age.
However, even so, the water level in the big well was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.
By mid-April, only a shallow layer of water remained in the big well.
By the end of April, the well had completely dried up.
At this time, every household still had some water stored, so they could get through for a while.
But no one knows when the drought will end.
A gloomy haze hung over everyone's heads, making the entire Golden City depressing.
There was no water available, and in order to avoid arousing suspicion, Li Tugen proposed to stop cooperation with Fuguilou in early May.
Fuguilou also understood the reason and agreed readily.
However, they requested to sign a half-month cooked food cooperation contract with Li Xiaomin as compensation.
Moreover, Fuguilou had already informed the shopkeeper of Feiyunlou in advance.
Li Tugen and Li Xiaomin did not give Manager Lin an answer immediately.
Instead, he only agreed after asking and getting a reply from the shopkeeper Jin.
On the second day of May, Jinbao and his uncle, who had been away for two months, showed up again.
"Tuanzi! Brother Jinbao is back!" Jinbao's baby voice was heard outside the door, accompanied by bang bang bang knocks.
Lu Changge, who was drying clothes in the yard, heard this and his face turned dark instantly.
"Brother Jinbao?" Tuanzi couldn't remember who Brother Jinbao was for a moment.
"Tuanzi, open the door quickly! Brother Jinbao has brought you a lot of gifts!" Jinbao's voice kept ringing outside the door.
When he heard the word "gift", Tuanzi immediately remembered it.
"Daddy, Brother Jinbao is here!" Tuanzi said happily.
"Yeah." Lu Changge responded, with no intention of opening the door.
In the end, Su Qingyun asked Li Tugen to open the door.
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