Chapter 154 Xiao Ye, I'm afraid of you!
An autumn rain fell for half a week, completely dispelling the last bit of summer heat left in the capital.
It seemed as if overnight, the cool autumn air enveloped the world.
Lunar September 12th, suitable for: moving, moving into new house;
Taboo: opening a business, opening a warehouse, setting up the bed, and burial.
Li Ye got up early, ran outside, and then went to Zaojun Temple to meet Jin Peng.
Today is the day when his younger brother Wang Jianqiang moves into a new house, and Li Ye, as the eldest brother, must be there to congratulate him.
When he arrived at his yard, he found that a lot of people had gathered there. Old Song, who had not been seen for a long time, was cooking porridge in a large casserole.
"Master Li, you came so early? Have you eaten yet?"
"I haven't eaten yet! Give me one portion."
This old fellow's way of addressing Li Ye became more and more feudal. Sometimes he called him "Top Scholar", sometimes he called him "Young Master Li", neither of which sounded serious.
"Hey, this is the authentic lotus seed, wolfberry and barley porridge. Master, please try it."
Jin Peng and Tan Min next to him both curled their lips, showing great contempt for Old Song's attitude.
Li Ye said helplessly: "Old Song! Now is a new society, you can just call me Li Ye from now on. I am not used to hearing the words "young master" and others will laugh at me if they hear it."
But Old Song bared his yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Hey, you have your habits, I have mine, it doesn't matter.
Besides, habits are something that changes with time. Maybe in a few years, the young master and the old master will come back again!"
“.”
Li Ye actually admired this guy Lao Song very much. It had to be said that it was impossible for him to have no idea that he had gone from being a Japanese to being alive and kicking today.
In a few years, won’t many of the old things come back again?
"Okay! But don't cause me trouble in front of outsiders in the future."
"Okay, try this porridge."
Li Ye tasted it and it tasted really good. However, when he drank half of it, he suddenly felt that the big bowl in his hand was even better.
"Old Song, where did you get this bowl?"
Old Song narrowed his eyes and smiled proudly, "Master, you have a really good eye. This is an authentic product from Daya Zhai in the late Qing Dynasty. I usually clean it once a day, just waiting for you to use it!"
Li Ye smacked his lips, savoring the flavor of the lotus seed, wolfberry, and coix seed porridge. He then looked at the bowl from Dayazhai and finally squinted his eyes and smiled.
"Old Song, have you spent all the 50,000 yuan?"
Li Ye originally gave Lao Song 50,000 yuan in capital, and Lao Song took his team to the courtyard in Dazhongsi.
Although there are still some tenants in that courtyard, Lao Song has promised that he will get rid of those people within half a year.
Li Ye didn't know how much he had collected these days, and whether he had filled up the yard in Dazhong Temple.
"Master, you are wise," Old Song gave a thumbs up and said without any guilt, "We have worked hard these days to select the best for your great cause."
"Stop, stop, stop," Li Ye quickly interrupted Old Song and said disdainfully, "Tell me! How much do you want?"
Old Song chuckled and held up two fingers.
Li Ye put away his disgusted expression and asked seriously, "You want 200,000?"
Old Song nodded, and stopped flattering and laughing. He said calmly, "We are late. Things that cost tens of dollars two years ago now cost hundreds of dollars.
If the capital is too little, it will be difficult to turn around. I can't just spend money for the young master without making money for him!"
Li Ye put down the bowl of porridge and asked seriously: "How do you want to make money?"
Old Song responded very quickly: "Good things, we can't just take them away, we can't let them flow overseas.
But some old things with average craftsmanship can be resold. If you can fool those people, hehehe,
I'm getting old, I have to have some fun, otherwise life will be meaningless, right?"
It seemed like Old Song's true nature was exposed in just three sentences, and in the blink of an eye, he became that cunning and treacherous old man from the Black Five class again.
In the antique business, if you only collect and don't sell, then it's pure collection. What Lao Song means is that some things that have no cultural value can be circulated, or in other words, can be used to cheat people.
Li Ye stared at him for ten seconds, and Lao Song kept his eyes on Li Ye for ten seconds without blinking.
Neither dodging nor evading, neither avoiding nor giving way, the old man's eyes were completely inconsistent with his appearance.
"Okay, I'll give you three hundred thousand, but there are too few people in your group. Ask Uncle Hong to bring another person with you. Be sure to pay attention to safety."
Li Ye picked up the bowl and drank the porridge again. While drinking, he added: "Don't forget, Old Song, you still have a grandson!"
Old Song grinned and said, "I can't forget that. In two years at most, I will have a great-grandson in my arms!"
Just when Li Ye was about to finish his lotus seed, wolfberry and coix seed porridge, Wang Jianqiang also came out from the side room.
Li Ye almost spit out his mouth.
Wang Jianqiang’s suit was fine, as the styles of suits nowadays were just average, and Li Ye could understand that.
But what the hell is that half a pound of hair oil on his head?
Even mosquitoes that stick to it can't fly away, and it can't even stand still, so it can only do the splits!
Wang Jianqiang felt Li Ye's strange look and felt very embarrassed. He didn't know whether to smile or not. He felt very awkward.
"Brother, I'm having a happy event today, so I'm wearing new clothes."
Li Ye said nothing more, and pointed at Wang Jianqiang's head: "Wash off the hair oil for me."
Wang Jianqiang blinked, nodded, turned around and walked into the house, but as he left, he grabbed Ma Qianshan and dragged him in.
Soon, Ma Qianshan's wailing voice was heard from inside the house: "Brother Qiang, Brother Qiang, I see many leaders have this kind of head, it's not my fault!"
. . . . . .
Ma Qianshan sat in the driving seat of the 130 passenger and cargo vehicle with a sullen face. He got beaten for nothing, so letting him drive for fun was considered a sweet treat.
This Beijing 130 is the training car for Jin Peng and his gang. Everyone is vying to drive it every day. Ma Qianshan has the least experience and usually hardly gets to drive the steering wheel.
"Yeah, Lao Song, you're not going?"
When everyone was present, Li Ye discovered that Lao Song had not gotten on the bus.
This slick guy is so good at dealing with things, how could he miss the opportunity to get along well with Wang Jianqiang.
Old Song said quickly: "I showed my face at Kita-ni-jo last time, so it's not convenient for me to go there, so as not to make a fool of myself for Brother Qiangzi."
"Kitanijo? Oh."
Li Ye nodded and thought about it.
Lao Song had just arrived in Beijing for a few days when he got into a fight with someone. He fought one against two people and left the other person with minor injuries. It seemed that the fight took place in Kita-ni-jo.
We drove all the way to Kitanijo and when we arrived, Wei Jiaxian had already brought several tricycles loaded with furniture and was waiting at the door.
Li Ye looked at the furniture on the tricycle, there were both old and new models, the main feature was a mix and match of practicality.
Wang Jianqiang went up to take out the key to open the door, then took off his suit and started helping the rickshaw driver move the furniture.
No matter how this child dresses, his kind and warm heart will never change.
Jin Peng touched Li Ye's shoulder and nodded towards the road outside the alley.
"Do you see that alley over there? Huang Gang's house is over there, just over 200 meters away. Qiangzi can get there in no time. It's like the saying goes: Those who are close to the water get to see the moon first."
"Brother Peng, your culture has improved."
“Hehehe~”
“Hahaha~”
Li Ye and Jin Peng couldn't help but touch their chins and smiled slyly.
Although Wang Jianqiang thought he had kept the secret tightly, in fact, after Jin Peng's investigation, there were basically not many secrets.
After a while, Huang Gang's entire family came over, including Huang Gang's mother and sister whom Li Ye had met before, and even Huang Gang's father, whom Li Ye had only heard of but never met.
People attached great importance to Wang Jianqiang's move into his new home. They brought gifts according to the customs of the capital city and helped to greet the neighbors, inviting them to Wang Jianqiang's house for dinner and drinks.
A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. When Wang Jianqiang, a foreigner, moved here, he was definitely completely in the dark. However, Huang Gang's mother was a local resident and was familiar with the place. She quickly arranged for many neighbors to come and show their support.
Of course, Wang Jianqiang is not stingy and will provide everyone with good wine and food to satisfy them.
"Hey, this little Wang is really good! Today's banquet is not bad."
"Have you heard? This Xiao Wang is some deputy manager and is going to settle down in Beijing."
"Deputy manager? He's so young, that's impossible. Gangzi's mother, you're talking nonsense."
"How can I talk nonsense? Look at that guy with a flat head. He's the manager, the kid's cousin."
"Oh~"
"Let me tell you, this Xiao Wang's company is the Pengcheng Seventh Factory that sells general merchandise on Xiushui Street."
"Pengcheng Seventh Factory, no wonder they are so generous, that company has made a fortune these days, and they are still open at 8 o'clock in the evening!"
It took Huang Gang's mother less than ten minutes to raise Wang Jianqiang's status. Although this was nothing in the capital city where "every family has a third-rank relative", it could at least make the relationship between neighbors better.
"My dears, I have to toast you a few glasses. If you hadn't helped me that day, I would have drank it."
After the meal started, Huang Gang, his two brothers, and their families came over to toast Wang Jianqiang, Li Ye, and Jin Peng, along with a long list of thanks.
This is truly a life-saving grace!
Huang Gang’s two brothers stayed in the hospital for more than ten days and were just discharged the day before yesterday!
Li Ye and Jin Peng accepted the toasts from several of them. If they were too polite at this moment, it would seem distant and would be detrimental to Qiangzi's future happy life.
However, when Huang Gang and his two brothers toasted Li Ye, Li Ye clearly felt their different attitude towards Wang Jianqiang.
Huang Gang and Wang Jianqiang have already become lifelong brothers, and they are very close to each other without any formality.
But when facing Li Ye and Jin Peng, he felt a little restrained. Li Ye even felt that Huang Gang seemed a little afraid of him.
Even when Huang Suwen wanted to come over to thank Li Ye, Huang Gang didn't even let her stay for a few seconds and pulled her away awkwardly.
Huang Suwen said unhappily, "Brother, why are you so rude? The three of them saved you, they are your benefactors, what's wrong with me going to thank them?"
Huang Gang shook his head and said, "I know that he saved me. If I were asked to repay him, I would do it without hesitation.
But sister, that guy is not the same person as Qiangzi, it is hard to tell good from evil!"
That night, Huang Gang was the only sober person among the three brothers. He was very sure that among the three brothers Jin Peng, Li Ye and Wang Jianqiang, the seemingly gentle college student was the most vicious and cruel.
Not only is there no general who can match him under the wooden spear, he is also extremely ferocious and cold-blooded, like a killing god possessed by him. It's scary just thinking about it.
Li Ye asked Jin Peng in annoyance: "Brother Peng, why is Huang Gang afraid of me?"
Jin Peng touched his scalp and said with a smile: "Don't say he is afraid of you. That night, I was afraid of you too!"
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After eating and drinking, Li Ye felt that he was a little drunk.
When he and Jin Peng went out, he resolutely refused to allow others to drive, so he left the 130 at Beier Street and asked Wang Jianqiang to drive back by himself the next day when he sobered up.
Several people went to the street outside the alley to wait for the bus. While waiting, Li Ye suddenly stepped back and shrank behind Jin Peng, Ma Qianshan and others.
Because he saw an acquaintance coming out of the alley near Wang Jianqiang's home.
Naoto Nakamura is a third-year international student at Kyoto University.
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