The greasy fat man complained incessantly, conveying the message that he was not Xu Wei, but a tenant who shared the house with Xu Wei.
Just a roommate
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes and looked at the greasy fat man again inconspicuously.
"You sleep until noon! And you still have the nerve to go out and make a living?! Fatty, aren't you ashamed of yourself? At this time every day, my young master has been up for more than two hours!" Liu Dadao had been unhappy with the fat man for a long time. After listening to the fat man's complaints, he couldn't help but sneer at him.
"What's the matter? Is it illegal for me to sleep?! What's wrong with me sleeping? Am I lying on your bed?! What's wrong with me being fat? Am I wasting your cloth? Which article or clause in the Ming Dynasty Law prohibits people from sleeping and gaining weight? !! Please point it out to me?! Also, don't be so fat, be respectful to my flesh, don't talk to it in that tone, every inch of flesh on my body is grown by my hard work!"
The fat man was not ashamed of it, but proud of it. He grabbed the fat on his face and left Liu Dadao speechless.
"My dear, I am really sorry for disturbing your sweet dream. Please forgive me." Zhu Ping'an bowed and apologized again.
The greasy fat man pinched his nose with his hand while looking at Zhu Ping'an, "You disturbed my sweet dream, and you're done with just an apology? How can such a cheap thing happen in the world? In my dream, I was about to have a feast, with drunken chicken, drunken crab, drunken shrimp, fermented bean curd, fennel beans, steamed three stinky dishes, Shaoxing three fresh delicacies, marinated duck, steamed mandarin fish, Xishi tofu, braised pork with dried vegetables, moldy amaranth stems, and that jar of rice wine..."
Hearing the greasy fat man announcing the names of the dishes with his nose pinched, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but blink his squinting eyes.
Zhu Ping'an has a special interest in food. In modern times, because of "A Bite of China", he has done a lot of research on delicacies from all over China. Drunken crabs, fennel beans, steamed three-stinky dishes, Shao three fresh delicacies, and moldy amaranth stems are all Shaoxing famous foods, especially the rice wine that the fat man mentioned at the end. Shaoxing rice wine is very famous.
This fat man always talks about Shaoxing cuisine, so he must be from Shaoxing. It is common for people who leave their hometown and miss the food from their hometown when they are away from home. It is also reasonable for a person from Shaoxing to come to Yingtian to make a living and be trapped in Yingtian and miss the food from his hometown of Shaoxing.
Haha, people from Shaoxing are interesting...
Zhu Ping'an looked at the fat man again and couldn't help but smile.
"Fatty, you are still asleep, right?! Can dreams be taken seriously?! What does it have to do with us if you are having a feast in your dream?! If you keep nagging me, do you believe I will knock you out with one punch and let you continue having the feast in your dream?!"
After hearing the fat man's unreasonable nagging, Liu Dadao couldn't help but laugh in anger, and raised his fist used as a sandbag and rushed towards the fat man.
"Haha, Dadao, don't get excited." Zhu Ping'an first patted Liu Dadao on the shoulder to calm his excitement, then smiled and looked at the greasy fat man, pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Haha, brother, I'm hungry because of what you said. If you don't mind, I'll treat you. How about going to the Kuaiji Restaurant at the corner of the street to have a drink? Kuaiji is the ancient Wuyue land, another name for Shaoxing. Kuaiji Restaurant, judging from its name, must be Shaoxing Restaurant. The Shaoxing delicacies you just listed must be available in Kuaiji Restaurant."
"Haha, that's right, that's right. Since you've invited me sincerely, I'll be merciful and do you a favor."
When the greasy fat man heard that Zhu Ping'an was going to treat him, his eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He wanted it very much in his heart, but he said it reluctantly.
"You are so shameless..." Liu Dadao couldn't help but said sarcastically.
"Your young master is too generous, and I am not good at rejecting people. My shortcoming is that I am too soft-hearted. Whenever someone asks me for something, I always agree and never refuse."
The greasy fat man clasped his hands together and sighed
"Bah!" Liu Dadao couldn't help but spit, then stared at the greasy fat man and said, "Didn't you say that you are too soft-hearted and always agree when others ask you for help?! Then I beg you, go bang your head against that wall..."
"Haha, I'm just too soft-hearted, not stupid." The greasy fat man rolled his eyes at Liu Dadao with contempt.
"Thank you very much for your honor." Zhu Ping'an bowed with a smile.
"Sure, sure." The greasy fat man laughed, his eyes narrowed into slits, "Wait for me to change clothes."
"Please come in, sir. I'll be waiting for you outside the door." Zhu Ping'an stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
"well... ... "
The fat man couldn't wait to turn around and change his clothes. However, he walked too fast and his clogs were not stable enough, so he almost fell on his butt.
"Sir, why should we treat such a lazy and greedy person with courtesy? I think he is a hopeless case... He even relies on us for the banquet in his dream. I think he is crazy. Sir, while he goes back to his room to change clothes, we should just leave and avoid being relied on by him."
Liu Dadao had no good feelings towards the greasy fat man. Seeing Zhu Ping'an treating the greasy fat man so courteously, he was puzzled. Finally, he suggested that Zhu Ping'an take advantage of the fat man going back to the house to change clothes and slip away with grease on his feet.
"Dadao, don't just judge a person by his appearance. This person is not simple. Besides, a gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold. Once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back. How can you go back on your word?" Zhu Ping'an shook his head slowly and smiled.
"Sir, he is not simple... I think his weight is not simple. We are not untrustworthy. It is the fat man who was unkind first and wanted to blackmail us. We just did not fall for his trick."
When Liu Dadao heard Zhu Ping'an say that the fat man was not simple, he couldn't help but curl his lips. Apart from his weight, he couldn't see anything special about the fat man. He couldn't bear to see Zhu Ping'an being blackmailed by the fat man, so he tried to persuade him again and again.
"Dadao, be patient, I will tell you in detail later." Zhu Ping'an said meaningfully.
"Young Master..." Liu Dadao wanted to persuade him again, but it was too late. The fat man had already changed his clothes and came out.
Now that everyone had come out, there was no point in persuading them any further, so Liu Dadao had no choice but to give up.
The fat man hurriedly walked out of the house, tying his belt, wearing wooden clogs barefoot, without washing his face or combing his hair, still looking as unkempt and decadent as before.
“Heh…” Liu Dadao couldn’t help but chuckled when he saw this.
This fat guy hurried out without even putting on his clothes. He seemed to be impatient for the feast. He is really useless.
"Haha, you haven't left yet. Not bad, not bad. I thought you guys ran away while I was changing."
When the fat man went out and saw that Zhu Ping'an and Liu Dadao were still there, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease. He even slowed down his hurried movements of tying his belt.
"When making friends, one should keep one's word. Since I have made an appointment with you, I will not break my promise."
Zhu Ping'an stood outside the door and replied with a smile.
"good!"
The greasy fat man smiled and praised.