"Can there be a wine shop in this barren mountain?"
Sun Lei said in disbelief, because they were taking small roads to get around Gaotangzhou. Opening a wine shop requires customer flow, and it must be close to the main road. If you open a wine shop in a wilderness, do you sell wine to birds and animals? A lonely ghost drinking?
"That's it, don't worry about it, go over and have a drink first!"
The glutton in Lu Zhishen's stomach was aroused and he couldn't bear it anymore. He walked towards the wine shop. The wine fluttering in the wind seemed to be waving.
"Brother, I'm afraid this barren mountain is not a black shop. There are many black shops in this river and lake. What they like to do most is the business of killing people and selling goods!"
Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Lu Zhishen and said that although he had never traveled far and seen a black shop, he had heard too many rumors in the world. He was unable to guard against any sweat medicine or smoke, so he had to be careful when going out.
"Xiao Qi, you can relax while my brother and I are here. On the way to Tokyo, my brother and I also burned down two illegal stores. Today's store better be fine, otherwise the family will be on fire again!"
Lu Zhishen said nonchalantly.
"Let's go take a look and talk about it later."
Sun Lei looked at the wine shop and said, "It's not like a black shop is so obvious."
"Please come in, three guests!"
As soon as I arrived at the wine shop, I heard the warm greeting from the waiter. Although the shop was simple, it was clean inside. It was completely opposite to the ordinary black shops. The people who opened the black shops were cruel and reckless. Such people did not really run a business, so they didn't care about Wei. health.
"First serve a few plates of meat, then three jars of wine, and any fresh fruits and melons will also be served."
Lu Zhishen started ordering after he sat down.
"Later, guest!"
The waiter enthusiastically went to the kitchen to prepare the dishes.
"There is business!"
What surprised Sun Lei the most was that there were actually many drinkers in this wine shop. How could there be so many people drinking in such a remote place?
"My guest, your meat and wine!"
The waiter quickly brought the wine and meat.
"Boy, why is your store so open?"
Sun Lei looked at the waiter and asked.
"The guest officer must be from outside. This is all the fault of Gao Yan! Gaotang Prefecture used to be so lively, with countless wine shops on both sides of the official road. But after Gao Yan came, he imposed excessive taxes and said that wine shops outside the city were evading taxes. , we issued an order not to open wine shops on both sides of the official roads outside the city. All wine shops must enter the city, and the cost of opening a shop in the city is too high. We have no choice but to open in this remote place away from the official roads."
The waiter explained helplessly. Hearing the waiter's words, the other guests in the wine shop also sighed.
"There is no good person in Gao Qiu's family!"
When Lu Zhishen heard this, his anger welled up, and he remembered what happened in Tokyo. It was all caused by Gao Qiu's family.
Hearing Lu Zhishen's words, the diners who had been talking about it just shut their mouths. It didn't matter if they complained about Gao Lian, but it would be troublesome to scold Gao Qiu. Gao Qiu was now a famous person beside the emperor, and Gao Lian relied on him for everything. Gao Qiu, if these words reach Gao Lian's ears, he will be killed.
"Your Majesty, this country's affairs have nothing to do with us, the common people. I would like to send you some fresh fruits and vegetables!"
Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper put a plate of fruits and vegetables on the table and said with his fists clasped.
"My brother monk is outspoken, please don't take it to heart!"
Sun Lei nodded to the shopkeeper and then said to the diners, there must be many people scolding Gao Qiu. No one here is angry, they just dare not say it, in order to avoid encountering villains in the public. It's better to be careful when snitching.
The shopkeeper smiled and left, and the diners no longer looked over. They all drank and chatted on their own.
"Why don't you let the Sa family tell you? Does the Gao family have anything good?"
Lu Zhishen drank a bowl of wine and said angrily.
"What's the use of all this? If you have the ability, why don't you find an opportunity to kill Gao Qiu in Tokyo?"
Sun Lei poured another bowl of wine for Lu Zhishen. Lu Zhishen's temper got worse again and he drank more wine to calm it down.
"Master, come on, have another bowl!"
Ruan Xiaoqi also opened his mouth to persuade him to drink.
After three or five bowls of wine, Lu Zhishen forgot what to say and started drinking while holding the wine jar.
"Boy, is there a guest room in the back?"
Sun Lei looked at the waiter walking back and forth among the diners and asked. It was getting late now, and he would definitely not be able to make it in time.
"Sir, there are clean guest rooms at the back!"
The waiter replied with a smile.
"Give us a room!"
Sun Lei threw a broken piece of silver over.
"Okay, one guest room!"
The waiter happily caught the silver and shouted.
"Go and rest when you've almost eaten. We have to go on the road tomorrow!"
Seeing that Lu Zhishen and Ruan Xiaoqi had finished eating, Sun Lei stood up and said, "Of course they had no objection. Under the leadership of the waiter, the three of them went to the back hall."
Just after Sun Lei and the others left, a short, thin man with a deer-headed head and a rat-head was in the corner of the lobby. He quietly took a row of copper coins on the table and stood up to pay. He just glanced at the back hall and walked straight out of the restaurant.
At midnight, the waiter shouted a few times in the courtyard, "It's dry and everything is dry, be careful with the candles." It was considered that the business was closed.
"Brother, aren't you still asleep?"
Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Sun Lei who was not sleeping and asked. Lu Zhishen had been lying on the wooden bed and fast asleep.
"Turn off the lights and go to sleep!"
Sun Lei yawned and nodded. He took out a stone in his hand and hit it to extinguish the flame of the oil lamp. This was a skill he had practiced for a long time. He used to be a master at flying cards, but it would be easier if he changed it to a stone. almost.
Only a lantern at the door of the entire wine shop was still lit, shining on the front of the wine shop to indicate that this was a wine shop.
"It should be that person. You'll know once you go in and take a look."
A short and thin figure in black looked at the wine shop and murmured. After saying this, he climbed up the big tree next to the courtyard wall, jumped, and landed lightly in the courtyard. He rolled on the ground without making much noise.
Sun Lei was a bit confused about the bed. He slept very lightly in a strange place. The guest room in the hotel today was simple and simple. The bed was just a wooden board with some straw as a pad and a sheet as a bed. Sun Lei couldn't get used to sleeping in such a place.
Although the sudden movement in the yard was slight, it was still obvious in the silent night, except of course Lu Zhishen's thunderous snoring.
"Is there anyone?"
Sun Lei squinted his eyes slightly, but the man did not move, ready to see what the man was going to do.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
There was a squeaking sound of mice, which seemed to be mice running in the yard.
"interesting."
Sun Lei laughed in his heart, this man was pretending to be a mouse.
"It can't be that person!"
Sun Lei thought of Shi Qian, the best thief in the Water Margin. This guy used the noise of mice as a cover when he stole the Xu Ning family's golden goose feather circle armor.
A very thin sharp knife was inserted through the crack of the door, and it slowly approached the door bolt upwards. After encountering an obstacle, it opened the door bolt with a gentle move.
The door was silently pushed open a crack, and the wooden door didn't even squeak. A short and thin figure flashed into the room, and then quickly closed the door.
"There are fleas in the drum. You are brave. Do you want to assassinate me?"
Sun Lei's voice suddenly sounded in the dark room. Shi Qian was squatting on the ground, but when he suddenly heard Sun Lei's words, he was so shocked that he shrank into a ball and fell to the ground, like a mouse trying to find a crack in the ground to burrow in.
