I'm waiting for you in the wind and snow

Chapter 19

I'm not a person who likes to bow my head easily. It's impossible for me to contact Yang Sisi without determining who is right and who is wrong... It is even more impossible for me to let go of the heroism in my heart and take the initiative to apologize to an extremely headstrong woman.So I decided: If this is anger, then I will fight with her until the day I die...

Back at the inn, only Tie Nan was there. He cooked a pot of dried noodles, and he didn't bother to use a bowl, so he ate directly from the huge iron pot.Seeing that I came back, he asked me: "How did you solve the girl's matter in the end?"

"Don't mention it...I'm holding back my stomach."

While I was talking, I walked up to Tie Nan, moved his iron pot off the table, and said, "Let's go, go to the ancient city to find a bar to have fun... My friend treats you."

"Don't mind, wait until I'm full."

"Have you heard of beautiful food? Don't eat it..."

"Come on, just those little coquettish () bastards in the bar, if you don't make them feel good first, can I eat them for you?"

I was speechless for a while, and then replied after a while: "Beer can always fill you up... Dude wants to get drunk today."

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When night fell, Tetsuo drove me to the ancient city on his broken motorcycle.This is the first time I visited the ancient city after I came to Dali. Compared with the tranquility of Erhai Lake, it is full of restless hormones, and the density of tourists is more concentrated than Erhai Lake.

The men in the ancient city seem to like to wear braids and ride motorcycles, and the women never leave their cigarettes. They are not at all like those people I have come into contact with before. They always wear neat suits and speak serious business terms.

People here also like to keep dogs, and golden retrievers and Alaska are the most popular, so you will see many dogs lying on the ground on the streets of the ancient city. They squint their eyes lazily and live a more leisurely life than humans.

Tie Nan was coquettish like a bustard, as if he knew everyone, he parked his motorcycle behind the Erhai Gate, and did his best to greet people along the way.And I thought he was slow, so when he chatted with another smoking woman, he started to wander alone.We made an appointment to meet in the bar where Director Ma sang in an hour, and at that time, it happened to be Director Ma's personal performance in that bar.

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After shopping for two streets, I sat down at the door of a shop selling silverware, and obliquely in front of me was the most famous bar street in the entire ancient city: Red Dragon Well.Director Ma sang in the bar on this bar street.

Although I haven't walked in yet, the explosive sound has already spread from the bar street with a sweeping momentum.And this kind of powerful appeal seems to make me see through the lights the lead singers who are tearing apart on the stage, as well as the backup dancers who don't wear much clothes, and even the tourists who stop to watch follow the strong rhythm and change. It looks like it can jump up and down at any time.

No wonder there are so many people who like Dali. When you want to be quiet, you can find an inn by the Erhai Lake to stay in. It will be so quiet that you will not feel your own existence.When you want to make trouble, then come to the Red Dragon Well in the ancient city, where the crazy DJ will blast your soul out of your body with explosive music.

But, is this really the Dali that Wang Lei imagined he liked so much?

I'm a little disappointed for her, because until now, I haven't seen the kind of love she said that doesn't care about material things, nor have I seen the kind of man who can make women happy while riding a broken motorcycle.

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After sitting in a daze for a while, I finally put out the cigarette in my hand, and followed the surging crowd into the Red Dragon Well.Red Dragon Well is a completely commercialized bar street. The street here is full of soliciting guys. They enthusiastically extend their hands to every passing tourist, regardless of whether others are disgusted or not.All they care about is how many customers they can attract in one night, and how much wine these guests will drink after they go in.

I can’t say I despise them, because they are just making a living in a society where competition is extremely cruel. I can really see a hunger for life in them, just like me in Shanghai.

Dodging all the way, I finally came to the bar where Director Ma sang. Although this bar is called "Women's Flower" in the bustling Red Dragon Well, its location is much worse than those performing arts bars in the center of the street.This bar is located in an alley behind the main street. Although this alley is also in the area of ​​Red Dragon Well, there are more inns than bars in it, so compared to the main street of Red Dragon Well, this place looks extremely clean.

I stood at the door and looked inside, and found that the decoration of the bar was very simple, with only a very large table and a few long benches around it, and there were not many people inside, about a dozen of them, all of them women who also drink and smoke...

Director Ma was sitting on the concert stage in front of them, adjusting the guitar, but it seemed extremely uncoordinated.However, if it weren't for him, I might not have the courage to enter this "daughter country" in Dali.
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I knocked on the window, and after getting a response from the horse guide, I walked in.What greeted me was a mature woman in a backless dress. She wore a headband on her head, but it couldn't hide the fine lines left on her face by the years. It seemed that she was at least in her thirties.

She smiled, then took out a drink list and asked me, "What would you like to drink?"

"Give me two dozen romances first."

She took the note and asked, "Do you want anything else?"

"Let's have some snacks like melon seeds and peanuts."

At this time, Director Ma, who had been bowing his head and tuning the piano, said to her, "Bai Lu, this is my friend. Everything I drank tonight will be charged to my account."

I know that it is not easy for Director Ma to live in a place like Dali, otherwise I would not be squeezed into Tie Nan's youth hostel, so of course I don't want to let him treat me, so I said to the bar owner Bai Lu: "Tonight I will count I’m here to pay respects to Sister Bailu’s mountain, so I’m sure I’ll invite this guest, and I hope to have a chance to have a drink with all the beauties later.”

"If your grandson is here to pick up girls, then you can treat him."

I smiled, then took out 400 yuan from my wallet, and put it in the wine list that Bai Lu handed me.But Bai Lu returned the money to me, and replied: "There are not many people who can be regarded as friends by Xiao Ma. Since he calls you a friend, then I, the boss, will invite this guest for him... You don't have to be polite. Just introduce more businesses to our bar in the future.”

I have been in Shanghai for so long, so I dare not say that I am good at dealing with the world, but I still understand a little bit.So of course I didn't believe it. In just two days, Director Ma recognized me as a friend.The reason why Bai Lu said this was to improve the image of Director Ma and his favorability in my heart, and to sell me a favor by the way.There is nothing wrong with this, on the contrary, it is more reflective of her being a mature woman who is good at sociability.

I thanked Bai Lu for her enthusiasm, and then started to smoke with the women present one by one. In the process, I discovered something new. They not only smoked and drank, but most of them also had tattoos. , and it seems that they have not seen too much oppression given to them by life. They seem to enjoy themselves now.

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After chatting with these women and Bai Lu for a while, I found a corner and sat down alone, and Director Ma also started his singing.Although the atmosphere here is not as good as that of Red Dragon Well, it is suitable for drinking and thinking about something to pass the time.

After drinking a bottle of "Fenghua Xueyue", Tie Nan finally came to the bar. He should be a regular customer here, so he can call every woman sitting in the bar by name.It can also be known from this that the main customers of Bailu's bar should come from the circle of friends, and it does not target tourists very much.

Tie Nan sat down across from me, I opened a bottle of beer and handed it to him, he took a sip and said to me: "Didn't you always want to build an inn here, I called Bai Lu to meet you Talk, she has a way here."

In the past two days, I have been feeling anxious because I couldn't find the clue to open an inn. Hearing what Tie Nan said, of course I couldn't wish for it, so I replied: "It would be great if she has the resources in this area, you call her here Well."

"Bai Lu, come and talk to you about something."

Holding a wine glass, Bai Lu sat down opposite Tie Nan and me, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tie Nan looked at me and replied: "My buddy doesn't believe in evil, and insists on opening an inn in Dali... Do you know any friends here who want to sell the inn?"

Bai Lu Xiaoxiao was startled, then turned to me and asked, "Do you really want to open it?"

"Well, if you don't open an inn, your life will not be settled, and the feeling of being idle all the time is quite uncomfortable!"

Bai Lu and Tie Nan looked at each other, then smiled, and said, "In Dali, there are not many people who think like you... You just came from a big city, right?"

"I have worked in Shanghai for four or five years, and I have only arrived in Dali these few days."

"No wonder... But let me tell you the truth, the risk of opening an inn at this juncture is still quite high. The current market situation is really hard to say, because the government's attitude has not been clear enough."

I nodded and asked: "Then there should be a lot of people transferring the inn now, right?"

"Those who can't make it through, or the original business is not good, are being sold, but the price/performance ratio of these inns is not particularly good. Those who are really capable innkeepers are still waiting for the government to introduce new policies, so they were very expensive before. Inns that make money won't be transferred...and that's where your risk lies."

Bai Lu's words gave me a sense of crisis, I subconsciously took a sip of beer, and then fell silent for a while...

After a while, I asked Bai Lu again: "These inns to be transferred are all at a loss, right?"

"Well. So now is a good time to buy the bottom...Anyway, I think there is no difference between being an inn and being a gambler at this time..." At this point, Bai Lu paused, and said to me as if remembering something: "I really have a sister who wants to transfer the inn... If you are interested, I will call her and ask her to come and talk to you... You should first understand the transfer price and market conditions."

(End of this chapter)