Outside Yangzhou City, Yu'an Ancient Town.
At the intersection of the three forks, there is a small thatched hotel. The lantern outside the yard has been corroded by the years, leaving only a few skeletons and no one has taken care of it. There is a piece of rotten wood standing on the side of the old locust tree, with the word "Tavern" carved on it.
A tavern is a tavern. If it really had a name, it would be Liushu Tavern.
Because the shopkeeper is an old man of fifty, his surname is Zhang, and he is called Zhang Liushun. He has no children and is a widower. The nearby villagers call him Uncle Liu.
There is only the word "Tavern" on the plaque of the tavern, but when people from a few miles around ask for directions, they all refer to Liushu Tavern.
In the hazy drizzle, a young man entered the yard carrying two barrels of wine.
Under the eaves, there are drizzles of rain.
There was no one in the tavern.
Uncle Liu handed over a coarse cloth kerchief, and Ji Ruge reached out to take it. No, Ji Ruge was not Ji Ruge at this time, it should be Xiao Yu.
Xiaoyu reached out and took the handkerchief handed over by Uncle Liu, wiped the raindrops on her eyebrows, dropped two buckets of good wine covered with lotus leaves on the stone floor under the eaves, put away the bamboo poles and stood them up.
"You brat, I went here for half a day just to get a drink. Fortunately, it rained all morning and there was no business. Otherwise, there would be no wine for sale in this pub, which would have been a huge delay." After Uncle Liu finished speaking, he looked at the wet man Light rain.
"How are you? You're not wet, are you?" Uncle Six looked at Xiaoyu with a smile on his simple face.
Xiao Yu smiled slightly, "Uncle Six, no, I'm taking shelter from the rain in the city. I came back only after the rain has lightened up, but I haven't wasted a moment."
Uncle Liu wiped the raindrops from the back of Xiaoyu's head and said with a smile: "You brat, don't be poor. I'm sure you're hanging around and listening to books. Bring the wine in quickly. The rain will stop soon. It's time." There’s business.”
"Dele, go right now."
Xiao Yu picked up the pole again and carried two loads of wine into the inner room of the tavern. After setting it up, he casually threw the bamboo pole with the Nirvana Sword hidden inside to one side.
The yellow bamboo pole is leaning against the wall, as if it is an ordinary pole.
After cleaning up, Xiaoyu walked out of the wine room, went to the counter covered with rotten wooden boards, and placed five pieces of silver in front of Uncle Liu, who was taking care of the teapot.
"I gave it to the old man who was fishing. It happened that when I was out of town, he was still fishing by Xiyun Lake. I sold him some money." Xiaoyu looked at Uncle Six with a smile.
Xiaoyu clasped her hands on her chest and stayed on the counter, watching Uncle Liu clean the teapot.
Uncle Liu frowned and looked at Xiaoyu, frowned and muttered:
"That old fishing man, his name is Uncle Liu. He wants to stay with us for a while! No, I gave him all the money when I went fishing in the morning, so don't neglect him."
Xiao Yu frowned and asked doubtfully: "Uncle Six, we don't have guest rooms for people to stay in the hotel? There are only two thatched houses for sleeping. When he comes, there is no place for people to sleep?"
Uncle Liu glanced at him and replied:
"That's what I said, but this old man said he couldn't get used to living in restaurants and inns in the city, and he liked sleeping in thatched houses. He gave him several taels of silver, but it was more than what he paid to live in a restaurant. He insisted on living here, saying he wanted to If you fish in Yangzhou for a few months, you will leave when you catch the fish.
I was curious, apart from Xiyun Lake, what kind of fish can be caught in Yangzhou? Besides, what kind of fish can be caught for how many months? Is he going to catch a big fish weighing several dozen kilograms?
I asked at that time, 'Big brother, what kind of fish are you fishing for and how many months can you catch it? '
Unexpectedly, the old man really replied, "This place is closer to Xiyun Lake. If you catch big fish weighing tens of kilograms, you can leave immediately." '
After he finished speaking, he gave me five taels of silver, saying that this was a deposit, and everything I ate, drank, and drank would be deducted from it. If it was not enough, I would ask him for it.
These five taels of silver must be the income of our tavern for most of the year. He is happy to sleep here in the straw hut and suffer, and I am also happy to earn him a few taels of silver. "
Uncle Six knew that this boy was smart and his hands and feet were clean. He put the money into his arms with a smile and glanced at the rag on one side.
"Didn't he stay at the inn in the town a few days ago? Why did he stay at our shabby tavern today?" Xiaoyu asked with a frown.
Uncle Six gave Xiao Yu a cold look. He was happy to talk about this tavern himself, but Uncle Six would still be wary of it when it came to other people's mouth.
"Do you care where people live? As long as they make money, you don't care where they suffer! Oh, you brat! Go and clean the tables in the store. Suddenly the rain stopped, and you still expected to be able to There are a few passing customers."
Xiao Yu curled her lips, took the rag, turned around and muttered, "This is a bad tavern, this is a bad tavern".
He thought to himself that Yu'an Ancient Town leads to Sanhecha Road Town in Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Wuxi. There is no inn nearby. This tavern is next to the countryside and woods, and it is the branch road from the other three places outside the town. .
The tavern was under a few old locust trees at the intersection of the road. He didn't believe that Xiyun Lake, where fishermen fished every year, could catch a few dozen kilograms of big fish, nor did he believe that the old man stayed here just to fishing.
As a killer, his intuition told him that this old man might be more than just fishing, so he had to be careful.
When he came out of Zuiyulou, a brothel, in the morning, the old man thought he had gone to visit a brothel, but he didn't seem to have any suspicion about him.
The old man wanted to stay in the tavern, which made Xiao Yu a little more defensive and curious about what the old man wanted to do.
While he was thinking, the work in his hands did not stop, and he seemed a little careless.
"Xiao Yu!!"
"Little rain!!!"
Uncle Six called him from the counter. He came to his senses and responded quickly: "Uncle Six, what's wrong?"
Uncle Liu frowned and said, "Don't waste time, tidy up your room, make room for it, and make a bed for Uncle Liu so that he can sleep when he comes back at night."
When Xiaoyu heard that he quit, there were only two sleeping rooms in the whole tavern. If his own room was vacated, where would he sleep?
"Hey!! Hey! Hehehe!!" Xiaoyu frowned and said: "Uncle Liu, the old fishing man is here, how can you let him sleep in my room? He sleeps in my room, where can I sleep!!! No way! !!”
"Go, go, what are you yelling about??!! You kid, move your quilt into my room and make a bed for you. From tonight on, you will sleep in the same room with me, and your room will be given to Uncle Liu. Wait until he leaves, then move back."
Uncle Liu pointed to the side door and said, "Go quickly and clean up."
Xiaoyu curled her lips and whispered, "Humph, I hope Widow Li won't let you in today..."
Uncle Six seemed to have heard what he said and scolded him sternly: "Little bastard, what are you talking about? Do you believe I will let you sleep under the eaves tonight?"
When Xiao Yu heard this, an elf ran to the backyard to clean up, and shouted: "I said Uncle Six, you are really wise!!"
Uncle Six in the front yard was cursing something, but he couldn't hear clearly at this time.
As he was packing, he thought to himself: I'm afraid I'll have to leave in a few months, so I won't have to go back to sleep in that thatched hut. Fortunately, Uncle Liu really thought he didn't have any financial obligations, so he settled here and waited for his earnings. A poor traveling boy who doesn't leave until he's done with his travels.
