Ming's Pawnshop

I also bought the colored one.

"Ah, Brother Ah Cheng?!" Ah Cheng was just about to pay the bill when he heard a greeting coming from behind him. He turned his head and looked, but he didn't recognize him at first glance. It was Liang Zhongchun.

Fifteen years have passed, and Liang Zhongchun is nearly half a hundred years old, his temples are white, and his face is also showing a bit of old age. A beautifully dressed young woman is carrying him, and seeing Ah Cheng's face burst into joy He seemed to be in high spirits, and seemed to be doing well.

Liang Zhongchun whispered a few words to the woman beside him, took out a card from the wallet and handed it over, she took the card and left happily.Seeing that she was gone, Liang Zhongchun approached cautiously. Over the years, Liang Zhongchun was well-known in the city, and he was not surprised when he saw Ah Cheng's still young face, which seemed to have not changed. "Brother Ah Cheng, is it really you? I haven't seen you for many years." , you are still... still the same as before. You are shopping, boss, and this one will be charged directly to me. Hehe, Brother Ah Cheng, this is a rare coincidence. Let me treat you to a good meal, brother?"

A-Cheng was about to refuse when he heard Liang Zhongchun's ringtone. Liang Zhongchun smiled a little embarrassedly, took out his phone and hung up the phone without even looking at it. He looked at A-Cheng expectantly, "Brother! Absolutely full of sincerity! Brother Ah Cheng, don't be polite to me!"

Half an hour later, the two sat down at the corner of a small bar at the end of the street. There were no customers in this bar in broad daylight, and the waiters were not very attentive. After the two glasses of drinks were brought to the table, there was no one there anymore. It seems very clean and secretive.

When Ah Cheng sat down, he felt regretful in his heart. As in the past, if he met a pawn, even if he recognized him, he would ignore him, cast a spell to erase his memory and go his own way.Now he was dragged into the bar for a chat, just because he remembered what Minglou said at the time, so he was a little curious, but thinking about it now, he felt that it was a waste of time.

"Boss Liang, oh, no, it should be Director Liang, right? How are you doing now? It looks quite busy." In just half an hour, Liang Zhongchun's cell phone rang no less than six times. Until he completely turned off the phone, Ah Cheng couldn't help but joked while watching, and walked back thinking of a few perfunctory words.

"Hey, my family called, and they must be urging me to go back. Brother Ah Cheng laughed at me. What kind of director is just an idle job." Liang Zhongchun was very emotional about the days of these years, but he couldn't even get close to the pawn shop. No one dared to bring it up, these past events were kept in their hearts and no one knew about them, so when they saw Ah Cheng, they couldn't wait to talk about it, "Then... after that time, there should be no shortage of money and power, but after a period of comfort Life. But after a long time, it will be meaningless. Now, it’s just a false name and taking care of grandchildren at home.”

"Oh, this person, just feel comfortable, but don't be too greedy. Hey, the woman just now is the second sister-in-law, right? You are really young and beautiful."

"That little girl is my distant niece. This group of relatives are also blind to money, and they don't learn well at such a young age... Sigh, your second sister-in-law..." Liang Zhongchun paused, picked up the wine on the table and slammed After taking a sip, he was choked by the force of the foreign wine and coughed straight. Ah Cheng looked a little startled, and just wanted to help him calm down, when Liang Zhongchun waved his hand at him and straightened out his breath, "You The second sister-in-law has been with me for so long, and I still can't give her a title. I don't have much life left, so I can't let her follow me like this all the time. I thought, after all, I owe her the first half of my life , gave her a lot of money and property, and let her find her own happiness, I hope she will not be misled in the rest of her life."

"That's it..." Ah Cheng hadn't finished answering, when Liang Zhongchun raised his head and took a few more gulps of wine, his face turned red all of a sudden.

"Brother Ah Cheng, I have not lived a hard life in this life. I have money and power, but I am most sorry for my wife and son! The eldest grandson is gone, and the second grandson is... again like that. In recent years, medical institutions have been all over the place." , They all said that the cure can't be cured. Seeing him like this makes the whole family feel heartbroken! Since the medical treatment has lost hope, I have been... I have always wanted to enter the pawn shop again, and I can exchange it for anything, whether it is money or power. I thought about getting my eldest grandson back, or curing my second grandson's illness. But, but, since then, I have walked on that street countless times, countless times! I can't find the door of the pawn shop again I, I really regret it...Brother Ah Cheng!"

Ah Cheng saw that Liang Zhongchun was drinking so boldly, and he was also the director. He thought that entertainment must be indispensable in weekdays, and he didn't have time to stop him, but he didn't expect that Liang Zhongchun was actually completely overwhelmed by alcohol, and he became drunk after only two sips. Regardless of the fact that it was a public place, the whole person straddled the small table and grabbed him and began to vomit bitterness.

Fortunately, there was no one around at this meeting, and the drunk people did not know where the brute force came from. Ah Cheng exhausted all his strength to pull Liang Zhongchun away from his body in embarrassment, crying and laughing while lying on the table without support , Liang Zhongchun, who murmured "Brother Ah Cheng", groaned incessantly in his heart, and simply became cruel, erased his memory of this period, and threw him at the gate of Liang's house.

CH4

On the way back, Ah Cheng repeatedly thought about Liang Zhongchun's words and the information he revealed.The ultimate goal of Ming's pawnshop is to obtain souls. Once a soul is collected, it cannot be returned, so it is impossible for Liang Zhongchun's grandson to return to the world.But it is not difficult to restore his second grandson's sanity, and Liang Zhongchun has something more valuable than this in exchange.

Only Minglou, the owner of the pawnshop, has the right to keep valuable pawnbrokers out of the door, but Ah Cheng couldn't figure out why his eldest brother refused to let Liang Zhongchun out, wasting a pile of pawnshops in vain. Business.

When he got home and took a look, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Ming Lou was rarely sitting in the lobby waiting for him to return. Ah Cheng simply forgot about this episode and only pestered his elder brother to try on the newly bought clothes together. clothing.

Minglou stood in front of the full-length mirror and Ah Cheng served him. Ah Cheng's slender fingers danced nimbly around Minglou's neck, and he tied a perfect Windsor knot in a short while.

The dressing mirror clearly showed Minglou's almost gentle gaze looking at Ah Cheng intently, but this charming gaze dissipated when Minglou raised his eyes to look into the mirror, like an illusion.

Ah Cheng finished Minglou's tie, took a small step back, stood behind Minglou, looked at his elder brother up and down in the full-length mirror, and was about to tell Minglou that the size of the clothes was indeed a little tight, when they both sensed at the same time There are guests.

Ah Cheng didn't want to waste this rare and intimate time with his elder brother, so he curled his lips and pretended to ignore it, and picked up another shirt and gestured in front of Minglou, but started chatting nonsensically, "Brother, Don't stay at home all the time. Times have changed and there are many new things, so go out with me to see more when you have time."

Minglou saw that he was deliberately changing the subject in a childish manner, and did not expose it. He laughed and joked along with his words, "With you here, why do I need to go out? Could it be that you think it's boring to stay at home with me all the time?"

"You..." Ah Cheng was just about to complain that Minglou spent so little time with him, when he was interrupted by the noise from outside the door.

"Brother Ah Cheng! Boss! Is anyone there?! Brother Ah Cheng!" As soon as he heard the familiar address, Ah Cheng knew that it was Liang Zhongchun who was coming, and he didn't know what happened after we separated for a while, but he actually found him. Then, regardless of his status, he broke into the study with a yell.

Ah Cheng looked at Minglou's face and looked back at him with a smile. Discouraged, he found that he couldn't put it on any longer. In a fit of anger, he threw the shirt in his hand on Minglou's bed, and opened the door connecting Minglou's bedroom with the study outside. Angrily, he walked out, and saw Liang Zhongchun stumbling into the sofa full of alcohol, "What are you arguing about? Director Liang, what do you look like!"

As soon as Liang Zhongchun saw Ah Cheng appearing, he wanted to rush over excitedly, but at the last moment, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Minglou following him out of the bedroom, and he could only stop the castration, and finally leaned on the sofa legs pitifully. His buttocks sat on the ground, "Brother Ah Cheng, boss, I beg you, please help me!"

"Mr. Liang, speak slowly if you have something to say. No matter how anxious you are, you must explain the ins and outs first." Minglou originally wanted to help Liang Zhongchun, but he could smell the pungent alcohol smell on his body from a distance. Frowning, he waved his hand and recruited a servant, "Help Mr. Liang to the seat and serve tea."

The servant looked thin, but he was very strong. He moved Liang Zhongchun to the chair in front of the desk with only half support and half drag.

Minglou walked to the desk and sat down. Ah Cheng consciously stood behind Minglou. Seeing that Liang Zhongchun was still drunk, his eyes were wandering, and he hadn't responded in the chair for a long time. Thinking of the situation of being interrupted just now, his anger still remained in his heart. Impatiently urging, "Director Liang, what exactly do you want? You were so anxious just now, why don't you say a word now?"

"Oh...oh! Yes, yes! Please save the life of my son and grandson!" Liang Zhongchun couldn't care less about himself at this time, and his demeanor was completely lost. Pleading, "I made a fortune in the smuggling business in the early years, so I inevitably made some enemies. When I became an official later, I packed them into the prison all at once. I have forgotten these stupid things in the past ten years, but Who would have known... who would have known... that it would be reported to my children and grandchildren."

Speaking later, Liang Zhongchun fell on the table and broke down in tears, "I know, this is actually my fault. But my children and grandchildren are innocent, and now they are lying on the hospital bed with their last breath, I... ...I really can't help it, please help them