The road into the square is neither short nor long.
Chen Changsheng looked carefully for a long time and saw that the weeds on the side of the road had changed. Fortunately, the road was always there.
So do people.
It's not as lively at dusk, but the leisure is always available.
The restaurant stands on the edge of the bridge, and there are many drinkers in the restaurant at dusk.
Some drank two ounces of wine and then sat under the tree outside the restaurant to chat, some sat in the restaurant and drank heartily, and some lowered their heads, as if they had encountered some kind of frustration. There are all kinds of faces, some happy and some sad, all in this restaurant.
The waiter greeted him attentively. When he saw a person stepping into the restaurant, he hurriedly greeted him. At first glance, the person seemed a bit unfamiliar, so he thought he might be someone from outside the country.
"Please come in, guest officer."
Chen Changsheng glanced at the waiter. In the blink of an eye, a few years had passed. The waiter now had a beard on his face and his voice was much rougher.
Chen Changsheng raised his head and looked over, only to see a pair of pen and ink hanging on the wall of the restaurant. It was the same pair he had left for Xiao Liu.
Chen Changsheng paused and asked, "Has the shopkeeper been changed again?"
After hearing this, the waiter paused and then asked: "Now my shopkeeper's surname is Fei. If it were in the old days, the shopkeeper of this restaurant would be named Zhang. I just don't know when the guest guest last came."
Chen Changsheng looked at him and said, "During the second year of Xinglong, Chen came here once, and you were there at that time."
The waiter immediately recalled it, but this made him a little embarrassed. It had been prosperous for eight years now, and he really couldn't remember the people and things six years ago.
The waiter didn't dare to lie and apologized: "Oh, sir, I'm really sorry. It's been too long. Now I can't even remember. I hope you can forgive me."
"I just said it casually, I didn't mean to blame you."
Chen Changsheng smiled and then asked: "Is there any more Qiuyue Brewing?"
After hearing this, the waiter shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry. There are still some other wines left, but this Qiuyue Niang..."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said: "Excuse me, waiter, go and tell your shopkeeper that someone is here to pick up the promised wine for the coming year."
The waiter was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions, and then he agreed and went to find the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Fei, who was calculating the remaining balance in the wine shop, didn't react for a moment when the waiter mentioned this.
"Wine for the coming year?"
Shopkeeper Fei frowned and asked, "What else did that person say? What does he look like?"
"He also said he came here in the second year of Xinglong. As for his appearance..."
The waiter said: "He looks very elegant. He is wearing a green shirt and looks like a teacher."
Shopkeeper Fei reacted immediately after hearing this.
"It's him..."
Shopkeeper Fei thought this person would never come again.
He asked the waiter to get a jar of Qiuyue wine stored in the warehouse.
"I'll go myself."
Shopkeeper Fei said.
The waiter nodded and then went to greet other guests.
Shopkeeper Fei came to the main hall carrying the wine and immediately saw the gentleman in a green shirt.
Chen Changsheng saw him walking towards this place, and when their eyes met, a slight smile appeared on Shopkeeper Fei's face.
But when he got closer, he was shocked.
This person...
It hasn't changed at all! !
Shopkeeper Fei didn't know if it was his own misunderstanding or what, but the person in front of him seemed to be no different from the one in his memory.
"Long time no see, Shopkeeper Fei," Chen Changsheng said.
Shopkeeper Fei came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you made it easy for me to wait. I originally said I would come to pick it up, but six years have passed in the blink of an eye."
"It's Chen who's late." Chen Changsheng smiled.
Shopkeeper Fei sat down and immediately placed the jar of Qiuyuefang on the table.
After sitting down, we started chatting.
"Speaking of which, sir, it seems that he hasn't changed at all."
"Haven't changed?"
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "It's just that the appearance hasn't changed much. Nothing in the world remains unchanged."
Shopkeeper Fei nodded and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense. After all these years, I have gray hair on my head, and my thoughts are not as thorough as before."
Chen Changsheng smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. Doesn't the shopkeeper still remember what happened back then? It means he just looks a little older."
"Yes, yes, yes." Shopkeeper Fei laughed out loud, then tore open the seal and poured wine for Mr.
Chen Changsheng took a sip and found that the taste was slightly different from before, so he asked, "Is this Qiuyue Brewing's wine improved?"
"No."
Shopkeeper Fei shook his head and said: "It's because the river water is different. There were floods a few years ago. Although Qiuyue Fang was not endangered, the rivers in some places were washed away. After flowing in, the taste was a bit worse. This matter …There really is no way.”
Chen Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If this is the case, there is nothing we can do about it."
"Forgive me, sir."
Chen Changsheng waved his hand. It was not a big deal. He turned to look at the calligraphy on the wall and asked, "Remember when I came here last time, there didn't seem to be this calligraphy in the restaurant."
Shopkeeper Fei turned around to look, then stretched out his hand and said, "Sir, you really have a good memory. This calligraphy was indeed hung later."
"The former shopkeeper of the restaurant asked Fei to hang it back, saying that the calligraphy had magical effects. I didn't believe it at first. Who knew that after hanging it back, the restaurant's business improved a lot, so I never took it off again."
Shopkeeper Fei continued: "Speaking of which, it seems that Mr. Zhang is an old acquaintance with Shopkeeper Zhang."
Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "Indeed, how is he doing recently?"
Shopkeeper Fei thought for a while and said, "It seems that things have not gone well for him since he came back, because he originally saved his life at the border, but now he is in charge of the Xiang people. He was also an army at the border. After he came back, He had no choice but to change his appearance, but he also lost his household registration."
"Without his household registration, he naturally encounters obstacles in his work. In order not to affect his wife and children, he can only pretend not to know each other on weekdays. He can only do casual jobs and barely make ends meet. His life is not good..."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng was stunned for a moment and asked: "I remember that he sold this restaurant to you. Logically speaking, all the money should have been left to his wife and children. Why is he living in such a miserable state?"
"It's a long story..."
Shopkeeper Fei sighed and said: "At the beginning, all the officials in Anning County were changed from top to bottom. After King Xiang put down the rebellion, he made people from Xiang take charge. The newly appointed official at that time checked the people of Qiuyuefang. Household registration, after learning that shopkeeper Zhang once opened a restaurant, he had evil thoughts."
"His house was ransacked on the grounds that he was part of the Jiujing Army, so his wife and children could only make ends meet by selling some cooking cakes in the shop. I often provided some financial aid, so I managed to make do these years."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng frowned and asked, "You're going to do something so extraordinary that you even have to change the owner of an entire county?"
"Who says it's not..."
Shopkeeper Fei shook his head and sighed, and said: "But there is nothing we can do now. Back then, King Xiang swung his sword south and killed an unknown number of people. The sword was so bright and bloody that everyone was in danger. Who dared to resist? Thoughts can only be like this.”
