Chapter 39: Come on, fellow pub owners!
A short period of time passed after that, and Zhang Daye's life did not change much.
Through daily exercise, lottery draws, and shop openings, I received a lot of tables, chairs, and benches from Tom's family, as well as pots, pans, and utensils from Emiya's family.
Now he can wield a sword quite well. He has learned through actual combat (getting beaten), and his progress is obvious.
Since the pub raised its prices, the number of customers has not decreased much, and the eight tables are still often occupied as before.
Although the sales volume of wine decreased slightly, the profit was more.
These days, there were occasionally some people who came to ask Tom about the price, but they were all rejected by Zhang Da one by one.
Some, like the Bizenis, were polite enough not to say anything more.
Of course, some people smashed their cups on the spot, and when they were about to make harsh remarks, they were beaten up by Zhang Da.
That’s right, it was Zhang Da who did it. He hadn’t been beaten for nothing during those days. It shouldn’t be a problem for him to take care of one or two small thugs.
During the sparring with Altria, Zhang Da also found that his ability to respond had improved a lot. When faced with enemy attacks, he could calmly think about how to counter the attacks and how to fight back.
Especially when using plug-ins, his fighting style suddenly became abnormal.
For example, if the enemy punches him, Zhang Da can quickly take out a frying pan from the inventory and block his face, and then take advantage of the enemy's hand to hit the enemy in the face with the frying pan.
For example, now:
"Hey, kid, don't even think about drinking a few glasses of bad wine from you. I never ask the price when I eat at restaurants in illegal areas!" A fat man said viciously, reaching out to give Zhang Daye a big slap in the face.
What answered him was a folding stool, which hit his fat face hard with such great force that he screamed and fell to the ground.
The fat man cursed and tried to get up, but Zhang Da also flipped out from behind the bar, stepped on his belly, and hit him with a stool:
"Bad wine, huh?"
"You don't ask the price, right?"
"You want to hit me, right?"
He kept hitting him with bangs for more than ten times, and only stopped when he dared not to talk back or resist.
I have to say that the people in this world are really strong. After such a beating, they only had a few bruises on their faces, a big bump on their heads, and two lines of nosebleeds, but they didn't even lose a tooth.
Moreover, Tom’s folding stools are of very good quality and very easy to use.
Zhang Daye was not worried at all about scaring other guests, because those people were having fun watching the show. Although they all smiled while drinking, they were much more ruthless than Zhang Daye in fighting. Many of them had faced pirates directly. For example, the incident where the tavern owner beat up a guest who ate and skipped a meal was a small scene, just right for drinking.
"Do you have money or not?" Zhang Da also felt that he must look like a villain when he stepped on people to ask for money.
"Yes, yes!" The fat man thought he was a reasonable man. Now that the young boss was willing to reason with him, he hurriedly took out his wallet.
"So why do you guys always want to eat and drink for free even though you have money?" Zhang Da also counted out a few banknotes. Anyone who caused trouble would be beaten up and charged three times the amount, which was considered as making some extra money.
After collecting the banknotes, Zhang Da picked up the folding stool again and prepared to put it away. This thing was so useful that he couldn't bear to throw it away.
However, the fat man heard his question and obviously misunderstood his action. He thought he was going to fight again, so he quickly covered his head and said, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
Zhang Da was also stunned. Is there an unexpected gain?
He put down the folding stool, helped the fat man up, straightened his collar, and gently patted the dirt off his body. He smiled kindly and said, "Come on, talk slowly, there's no rush. Do you want something to drink?"
“No, no!” The fat man was frightened. This smile was even scarier than when he was beaten!
"Actually, I just took other people's money to come here to cause trouble." The fat man glanced at the folding stool next to him and told the whole cause and effect.
"I was picking watermelons at a fruit stand that day, and suddenly a man asked me to follow him, saying he wanted to discuss business with me. He was about this tall, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask that covered his face tightly. I could tell at first glance that he was not a good person, so I followed him..."
"Wait, wait, wait... Why did you follow him when he obviously wasn't a good person?" Zhang Da didn't understand the cause and effect relationship for a moment.
The fat man was a little embarrassed, with a blush on his face: "Look at what you said, little brother, I'm not a good person either..."
Why are you blushing ? But that's right. It's because the person who came to him was not a good person. That's what's good for him. "Go on."
"Then he gave me some money and asked me to come here and cause trouble, saying that this pub had taken away his business and asked me to make as much trouble as possible."
Is there such a big hatred among colleagues? Zhang Da also continued to ask: "Aren't you afraid of offending a ruthless person?"
The fat man laughed awkwardly: "I asked around, brother, you have not been here for long, at most you only know a few boatmen, you don't have much power, and... and he gave too much..."
"Oh~ That's too much~" Zhang Daye's smile became more friendly, "Then do you know who he is?"
"I can't tell. They should be the big bars and restaurants on the nearby islands. Ordinary small restaurants wouldn't be willing to spend so much money on a small thug like me."
"Very good, I forgive you." Seeing the joy on the fat man's face, Zhang Da also shouted, "Tom, get to work!"
Tom rushed over, took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on, saluted Zhang Da, grabbed the fat man by the collar and dragged him to the door, and kicked him away in the expectant eyes of the pub guests.
The tavern's door opened and closed, the fat man's screams were heard outside, and the sound of guests clinking glasses was heard inside.
Tom took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, then handed the stack of bills he had just taken out to Zhang Daye.
"Wow, you're really willing to spend money." Zhang Da also smiled happily, patted Tom's head and shouted to the guests, "I made some extra money today, I'll give everyone a 9.9999% discount!"
"Wow..." The guests praised Zhang Daye for his generosity.
Ignoring those drunkards, Zhang Da returned to the bar. "I thought they were plotting against Tom, but it turned out to be malicious competition from our peers. However, given the size of our pub, it shouldn't go to such an extent, right?"
Altria asked, "If it is competition among peers, will there be more of these things in the future?"
Zhang Da also thought about it and said, "Well... I feel that even if there is no competition from peers, there will be no shortage of people causing trouble. There is no need to be afraid, but it is very annoying."
Zhang Da also touched the stack of bills in his pocket and it seemed... not that annoying?
"Anyway, let's have an extra meal tonight!"
Not only could he get more food, but if five or six more people like this came, he could pay off the debt he owed to old Bob.
Come on, fellow pub owners!
