"Don't, don't, don't say that. I was blind to save you back then. I borrowed money from you to open this business. Now let's settle the account." The bald man waved his hand and said.
"Fifth Lord, your words are slapping me in the face. Today, because of your words, I will find a tree to hang myself when I go out, but you have to tell me why." The shopkeeper's face was full of sorrow. He really regarded the bald man as his savior, and he had never regarded this business as his own. From the beginning to the end, he had always regarded the bald man as his boss. He only had one purpose in running this business, and that was to repay the kindness.
However, he didn't expect that today, his benefactor would be so angry. This made the shopkeeper feel very wronged.
"Do you want to know why?" The bald man glanced at the shopkeeper.
"If I want to know, even if you want me to die, I have to know why I die, right?" The shopkeeper said.
"Okay! Then I will let you understand. " The bald man nodded and then said to the shopkeeper, "I'm the one who paid for your business, right?"
"Yes! This money was all paid by you, Fifth Lord. "The shopkeeper nodded.
"You said that this business was mine. You are helping me to keep an eye on it, right?" The bald man said again.
"Not to mention at the beginning, I still say the same now. This business is yours!" The shopkeeper said.
"Your restaurant has been open for five years, right?" The bald man asked.
"Five and a half years." The shopkeeper replied.
"In these five and a half years, have I ever taken a penny from you?" The bald man asked.
"No, although I send you the account books every year, you have never looked at them, nor have you taken a penny from the store." The shopkeeper said.
"In all these years, I have never asked you for anything, right? I only asked you to do me a favor. "The bald man said.
"Yes, yes, you asked me to buy Big Brother Qin's fodder. In the name of buying, it is actually to help. Didn't we agree at the beginning? Not to mention sending a pick of fodder, even if he brings a strand of grass, I will still pay. I can't let them starve. "The shopkeeper said.
"Hehe, so you haven't forgotten!" The bald man sneered.
"How could I dare to forget your instructions?" The shopkeeper smiled. At this time, he had already guessed that today's matter most likely had something to do with Big Brother Qin.
"Humph! It's true that you haven't forgotten, but what you've done isn't human! "Then, the bald man told the whole story in detail.
"How is this possible? I've already warned the waiter. Who would dare to do such a thing? "The shopkeeper was dumbfounded.
"Do you have a second brother in your shop?" The bald man glanced at the shopkeeper.
"Second Brother? No, why is there a second brother in the shop? " The shopkeeper had a blank look on his face. He was usually busy in the front, and the backyard was mostly about gathering firewood and feeding the animals. He usually didn't ask much.
Previously, the shopkeeper had indeed warned the waiter in the backyard, who also knew about Big Brother Qin's matter. Therefore, when someone came to sell fodder, the waiter didn't even look at him and just paid him directly. Anyway, they didn't pay for it.
But recently, a shop assistant quit his job. The shopkeeper asked the manager of the backyard to recruit a random person. As a result, Buttface was recruited. Buttface used to be a half-ruffian. He saw that Qin Haodong could earn a lot of money by selling a bundle of grass, so he was very jealous. Now that he had a chance, he tried his best to make things difficult for Qin Haodong.
"Lao Wang, where is the second brother in the backyard?" The shopkeeper turned around and asked the supervisor of the backyard.
"Second brother? Could it be Buttface? "The supervisor thought for a long time and finally remembered Buttface.
Following the supervisor's gaze, he saw Buttface huddled in a corner. He was sweating profusely.
Buttface was not afraid of the shopkeeper. If he offended the shopkeeper, he could quit. However, the bald man sitting in the corner was not someone to be trifled with.
Although the bald man was very kind to the shopkeeper, who not only saved his life but also gave him money to open a restaurant, the Fifth Lord was quite a big shot in the town. Before Huang Renxian appeared, the Fifth Lord was the overlord in the town.
Buttface, who had been in the world, knew the Fifth Lord's temper very well. Now, if he offended the Fifth Lord, he would get off lightly with one leg broken.
"Get over here!" The shopkeeper shouted at Buttface.
"Alas! Alas! "Buttface's arrogance was totally gone now.
Slap! When Buttface approached the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper gave him a big slap. Blood flowed down from the corner of Buttface's mouth.
"Useless thing!" The shopkeeper scolded angrily. Then he said to Buttface, "OK, from now on, you don't have to work here anymore. Get out of here!"
"Alas! Oh! "Buttface ran away, covering his mouth, as if he had been pardoned.
Speaking of which, the shopkeeper's character was really not bad. Even though Buttface had caused him so much trouble, he still found a way to let him go. Even though he had slapped Buttface in the face, if he had waited for the bald man to make a move, Buttface would have lost half of his life.
"Fifth Lord, it's all my fault. I didn't discipline my staff well." The shopkeeper bowed to the bald man.
"Alas! You are too kind! " The bald man sighed. He didn't want to let Buttface go so easily. However, since the shopkeeper had done so much, he couldn't call Buttface back and beat him again.
"Fifth Lord, please forgive me. I will comfort Elder Brother Qin." The shopkeeper didn't waste time talking nonsense with the bald man. He walked out of the backyard with the money.
"Elder Brother Qin, Elder Brother Qin, it's all my fault. I didn't discipline my staff well. My staff hurt you!" The shopkeeper came up to the farmer with an apologetic smile.
"I can't sell my grass …" Elder Brother Qin was also an honest man. Although he had just been kicked, he was more concerned about the pile of grass beside him.
"It's OK. I will still buy the grass." After saying that, the shopkeeper shouted toward the backyard, "Come here and carry the grass back."
"Yes! Shopkeeper! " Several staff came out and started to carry the grass back to the backyard. Because the bundles had been untied, they had to carry the grass back one by one. As they carried the grass, they cursed Buttface in their hearts. If it weren't for this guy, they wouldn't have been in so much trouble.
"Elder Brother, this is your money." The shopkeeper gave a bag of money to Elder Brother Qin.
"This … this is too much …" Elder Brother Qin saw that the money was more than ten times the price of his grass.
"There is also some money to treat your wound and for me to show my filial piety to the old lady," the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Is this appropriate?" Elder Brother Qin hesitated.
"It's appropriate. Elder Brother, take it." The bald man walked out of the yard.
"Oh!" Seeing that the bald man had spoken, Elder Brother Qin didn't hesitate and put away the money.
(End of this chapter)
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