Rise From the Humble

When Zhu Ji picked up the pot, the smell of braised meat filled the city.

Qihuamen Pier is not far from Zhu Ji, and those who are near the water are first to get the moon. They are the first group of people to smell the aroma of braised pork.

At first, it was only people with sharp noses like Er Niu and Er Lengzi who smelled the mouth-watering aroma of meat. Gradually, as the aroma of braised meat became stronger and stronger, all the people on the dock smelled this mouth-watering aroma. Meaty aroma.

Although the greedy person drooled, under the stimulation of the meaty aroma, all the cells in the body were excited, as if a martial arts master had opened up the Ren and Du meridians, and the whole body was full of strength.

one two one

one two one

coming and going

Sweat like rain

Without any encouragement from the foreman, the laborers quickly moved a boat full of porcelain.

Every time the laborers carry a box of porcelain, they will receive a bamboo stick. In the end, the foreman will settle their wages based on the number of bamboo sticks.

After the steward accompanying the cargo ship confirmed that there was no defect in the porcelain, he readily gave the wages to the foreman surnamed Liu.

"Don't crowd, come one by one."

The foreman surnamed Liu stood on a pile of bricks at the dock, maintaining order while distributing the morning's wages to the laborers according to the bamboo sticks in their hands.

"Okay, it's all over. You've done a great job, and I keep my word. Let's go to Sihai Restaurant. I'll treat you to a drink. Open your bellies and drink. No matter how much you drink, it's all on me. "

After the worker surnamed Liu received the money, he jumped down from the pile of bricks, patted his chest and shouted to everyone.

"Good!!! Liutou is awesome."

"It's still a bright head."

"Liu Tou is angry."

The crowd applauded and cheered.

After working all morning and working up a sweat, we went to Sihai Restaurant to order two dishes and drink two bowls of wine. It wasn't too beautiful.

For a long time, the tantalizing scent of human flesh wafting in the air above the pier stimulated their taste buds. If they didn't go to the temple of five internal organs, the gluttons in their stomachs would tear it down.

Although Sihai Restaurant is extremely expensive, there are a lot of people at a table. Seven or eight people at a table can pool their money to order five or six dishes. When divided evenly, it is about twenty or thirty cents per person, which is within the acceptable range.

Although Sihai Restaurant sometimes looks down upon others, and sometimes the dishes they cook are too salty or too bland, no matter what, the dishes cooked by the chef are much more delicious than those cooked by the mother-in-law at home. At least the chef is willing to Put the oil in. Unlike the mother-in-law at home, there is not even a hint of oily smell in any dish.

The key is, the drinks are free, and the foreman covers all the drinks.

Who doesn’t like to take a few sips if he works hard?

But usually I am not willing to drink.

For a table of seven or eight people, at least two buckets of wine will be required, one bucket of wine will cost three to four hundred cash, and two buckets of wine will cost six to seven hundred cash. If the foreman hadn't paid for the drinks, everyone would have paid a hundred cents less.

Indeed.

Liquor in ancient times was not cheap, as can be seen from the poet's poems.

Li Bai: "Ten thousand gold bottles of wine are worth ten thousand yuan, and jade plates of delicacies are worth ten thousand yuan." Wang Wei: "Xinfeng fine wine is worth ten thousand yuan, and Xianyang rangers have been there for many years." Bai Juyi: "A total of ten thousand yuan is worth a bucket, and we look at each other for seventy Three years owed.”

Of course, it is possible that Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Bai Juyi were all rich and handsome men in ancient times. They had high consumption levels and the wines they drank were all good wines.

Compared with them, Du Fu, who "howled in the autumn wind in August and rolled up the triple thatch on my house," could be considered a proletarian and was closest to the lives of ordinary people. Du Fu wrote a poem called "Liu Xingxing Bi Si Yao". In this poem he wrote: "The price of wine on the street is often expensive, and the drunkards outside are often drunk and sleep. If you are quick, you can drink a bucket, and you will have three hundred bronze coins." ."

A bucket of wine costs 300 yuan, which is about the same price as the cheapest shochu in restaurants all over the world. This shows that wine in ancient times was expensive.

That's why everyone was so excited when the foreman surnamed Liu invited him to drink.

"Haha, let's go to Sihai Restaurant." The foreman surnamed Liu smiled heartily and took the lead to walk to Sihai Restaurant.

"Walk."

"Let's go. The twice-cooked pork at Sihai Restaurant was delicious last time. I want to order another plate today."

Everyone agreed.

However, at this moment, a discordant sound sounded.

"Ahem, Liu Tou, um, uh, I won't go to Sihai Restaurant this time."

The voice was not loud, but among the echoes, it was unusually obvious.

Who?

Are you being silly if you don't go to someone's invitation for a drink? ! If you don’t take advantage of a hundred cents, is your head filled with water? !

Everyone turned to look at the speaker, curious to see who the idiot who didn't go was.

Swish Swish Swish

Dozens of eyes were all focused on the speaker.

Seeing everyone looking at him, the fat fool stretched out his big hand like a cattail fan and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and the flesh on his fat face trembled.

"You idiot?!"

"Aren't I dazzled? The person who just spoke was actually a fool?"

"Er fool, aren't you sick?"

Everyone screamed in surprise when they saw the speaker. This idiot was usually the greediest. You could tell by his size, he was easy to take advantage of, and he was more addicted to alcohol than anyone else. On weekdays, let alone inviting him to drink, if any of the eight neighboring villages had weddings or weddings, these two idiots would shamelessly go there without being invited, just to eat and drink together.

But today Liu Tou invites you for a drink, and this idiot doesn’t come? !

Could it be that the sun is coming out in the west? ! Everyone was stunned, with their mouths open for a long time without regaining consciousness.

"Ahem, um, Liu Tou, I won't go to Sihai Restaurant today either."

When everyone was surprised that Er Lengzi didn't go to Sihai Restaurant, they heard another loud sound.

Well?

Another one? !

What happened today? Everyone looked at the source of the sound in surprise again. Their eyes opened wider and their mouths opened wider.

Iron pillar? !

Tie Zhu didn’t even go. Isn’t this true? Tie Zhu is a bachelor. He can eat enough for one person and the whole family is not hungry. Tie Zhu doesn’t like prostitution or gambling. He is also willing to work and has great strength. Incomparably, one person can work better than others, but his pocket is always cleaner than his face, because he spends all the money he earns on eating meat and drinking wine.

However, Liu Tou invited everyone to drink at Sihai Restaurant today, but Tie Zhu didn't go? ! He has never fallen behind once before! ! !

"Ahem, I'm not going either."

"And I."

"Me too."

When everyone was in Tie Zhu's frightened state, they heard four or five more voices expressing their refusal to go.

All right!

Everyone was already numb with surprise.

what is it today?

Usually when Liu Tou invites him to drink, everyone is eager to do something, and no one is left behind. But six or seven people didn't go today? !