Chapter 37: Him?
At noon, Si Jianming ordered a pot of Huadiao tea, sat by the window of Zuixianlou, and sipped it slowly.
He looked handsome, his eyes looking out the window, as if he was thinking about something.
Next to him was a winemaker with a fire monkey in his pocket.
"Hey, I told you you're not done yet"
At this moment, Wang Ye came to Si Jianming's side and tapped the table with his fingers: "You practiced swordplay early in the morning, and now you're sitting here drinking..."
"Do you have to bring trouble here?"
As he spoke, Wang Ye pointed at the drunkard beside Si Jianming with a look of impatience.
"Manager Wang, I will stay here for a few more days until my friend arrives. I will not stay any longer!"
Si Jianming raised his wine glass, took a sip, and spoke.
At the same time, he stretched out his hand and placed ten taels of silver on the table: "This is today's money, and the rest is considered as an apology for disturbing Manager Wang's sleep this morning."
"You are a man of good manners."
Seeing the silver, Wang Ye muttered, “Wait until your friend leaves early, don’t cause me any trouble!”
As he spoke, he picked up the silver and money on the table, turned and walked towards the counter.
"That old miser is just like that"
As soon as Wang Ye left, Aji came to Si Jianming's side and said, "He is timid and only cares about money. You don't need to care about him..."
"Brother is joking"
After hearing what Aji said, Si Jianming put down the wine glass in his hand and said, "I think Manager Wang has a broad vision, extraordinary insights, and a master's demeanor."
???
Hearing Si Jianming's words, Aji was slightly stunned.
Immediately, he stretched out a palm towards Si Jianming and asked, "What is this?"
"five!"
Looking at Aji's leader, Si Jianming smiled.
"What now?"
As he said this, Aji put away his two fingers.
"three"
Looking at Aji's appearance, Si Jianming said with a smile: "Brother Aji, I'm not drunk..."
“That’s weird.”
Hearing this, Aji scratched the back of his head. He looked at Si Jianming and said, "No one is not drunk here, so why are they talking so much?"
"It seems that Brother Aji has a deep prejudice against Manager Wang."
In response to Aji's reaction, Si Jianming spoke up.
"Do I still have a prejudice against him?"
At this time, Aji said in shock: "You really don't understand this old money-grubber."
"This old miser has only two hobbies in his life, collecting money and visiting brothels. You have already seen him collecting money. If you stay for two more days, you will definitely see this old miser go to Yihongyuan with a wretched face..."
As he spoke, Aji revealed all of Wang Ye's past.
"But Shopkeeper Wang doesn't look like that kind of person..."
Si Jianming's eyes flashed with confusion: "He taught me martial arts this morning!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, Ah Ji's eyes widened: "Teach you martial arts? Him? "
"Don't make fun of me, that old miser is so weak that he has a hard time getting on the bed."
"He was kidnapped and taken to a dilapidated temple while visiting a brothel a while ago. If I hadn't intervened in time, he would have died!"
Aji's words were full of disbelief.
He simply didn't believe that this greedy and lustful Wang Ye could teach Si Jianming, who was at the grandmaster level, martial arts.
"it is true"
Looking at Aji, Si Jianming shook his head and said firmly: "Manager Wang's body is weak and frail, and he does not look like a martial artist, but he has a wide range of knowledge..."
As he spoke, Si Jianming told Aji what Wang Ye had advised him to do.
"Hi!"
After hearing what Si Jianming said, Aji slapped his thigh and said, "This is what you call guidance!"
"So, if you walk along three streets to the south, you will find a Wanlong teahouse and a storyteller."
"If you give him ten taels of silver, he can talk until his lips are dry!"
"This old money-grubber is probably trying to deceive you with some storytelling joke he heard from somewhere!"
At this time, Aji said Wang Ye was worthless .
“But I’ve also heard storytelling.”
After hearing what Ah Ji said, Si Jianming said, "What Shopkeeper Wang said doesn't sound like a storyteller's script."
"This is how high your realm is!"
Looking at Si Jianming who looked confused, Aji patted Si Jianming on the shoulder and said, "Buddhism says that if you have Buddha in your heart, everything you see will look like Buddha. If you have shit in your heart, everything you see will look like shit."
"You have martial arts in your heart, so you think that this old money-grubber's words are like martial arts advice."
"That old miser's mind is full of money, so he wants to take advantage of everyone he sees. Do you understand?"
At this moment, Aji spoke to Si Jianming earnestly.
"Aji!"
Just as Aji was trying to persuade Si Jianming earnestly, Wang Ye's voice came from the side: "Where are you slacking off again? Why don't you get out and greet the guests!?"
"Wang Ba Pi!"
Hearing Wang Ye's voice, Aji muttered something.
He patted Si Jianming on the shoulder and said, "I'm going to get busy now. In short, don't believe the words of this money-grubber!"
"Aji!?"
At this time, Wang Ye's voice continued to be heard: "Do you still want your wages, kid?!"
“Hey, here it comes!”
Aji responded and quickly ran towards the counter.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, I just know how to hurry!"
Arriving at the counter, Aji threw the sweat towel over his shoulders and asked, "What's going on?!"
"You little bastard, I told you twice but you didn't come over!"
Seeing Ah Ji's look of wanting a beating, Wang Ye raised his hand and slapped him: "You came over with a deadly look on your face, you're so sorry!"
"Go, that man has been standing in front of the door for a long time, go and ask him what he wants to do?"
"If you want to stay in the hotel and eat, please come in. If you want to beg for food, tell him to get out as soon as possible!"
As he spoke, Wang Ye raised his hand and pointed at a man in gray cloth and a hooded head in front of the inn.
The man stood there motionless, his body covered tightly, looking quite weird at first glance.
"knew!"
With a lazily reply, Aji walked out of the house.
As he walked, he muttered, "You just hide behind the counter and keep talking. Would it tire you to death if I took a few more steps and came up to ask in person?"
Aji, the complaining colleague, came up to the man and said, "Sir, are you staying in the hotel or are you busy? You are standing in front of the store like this, which affects our business..."
However, after saying this, the man ignored Aji.
He just stood there with his head down, like a sculpture.
"Hey, sir, I'm talking to you!"
As he spoke, Aji stretched out his hand and was about to touch the man.
The moment Aji touched the man, the man seemed to be aware of something, his body moved slightly and he raised his head.
It would have been fine if he hadn't looked up, but when he did, he saw that the man's face was covered with scars like burns.
The scar was extremely red and swollen, with a large mass of pus and blood inside, making it bulge and burst as if it would burst at any time.
