Hanzhou County, Fengyang City. Hanzhou Mu worked hard to govern, and Hanzhou has become a prosperous state and county in the Central Plains. Fengyang City is the main city, and singing and dancing are flourishing.
Xiaoyu traveled south here, thinking that he could reach the Yangtze River two hundred miles further south, and then take a boat to the boundary of Dinghu Mountain. He estimated that he would be able to reach Dinghu Mountain on the eve of the martial arts competition on the fourth day of May.
Thinking of this, he slowed down. Fengyang City was very busy, so he had to find a storyteller in a teahouse or a restaurant, where he could listen to the story for an afternoon before leaving.
Fengyang City Nancheng, Shangyang Street West Street. There are mostly teahouses and restaurants here. Xiaoyu found a teahouse facing the lake. There was a storyteller inside who was telling stories. He led his horse over.
The words "Husheng Winery" are hung in front of the door. The restaurant is laid out from east to west, with the restaurant's kitchen on the east and the lakeside greenhouse built on the lake. On the side facing the lake are three pavilions in the lake, with corridors connecting the greenhouses.
Three lake pavilions surround the greenhouse. On the side of the greenhouse facing the lake is a large stage, which faces west to east.
To the north are three Huzhong pavilions dedicated to receiving distinguished guests, which are private seats. To the south is a greenhouse, which is the restaurant hall. There are more than a dozen small square tables for passing individual guests to listen to books, drink wine and drink tea.
"Sir, would you like tea or wine?" The waiter looked at Xiao Yu, a 'gongzi brother' wearing a brocade robe, and felt that he was an 'expensive' guest, so he smiled and came up to lead the horse.
There are also small teahouses on both sides of the wine shop, and there are people calling for customers in front of the door. Seeing Xiaoyu, the 'gongzi brother', he also greeted him vigorously, but Xiaoyu saw the elegant pavilion of this wine shop at a glance, and stopped with a smile on his horse. .
"As a reward, tie the horse up and feed it some good fodder." Xiao Yu threw a couple of silver coins over and continued with a willow stick picked up from the roadside in his mouth,
"After the fodder money is deducted, the rest is all yours."
"Okay! Sir, please come in!" The second brother accepted the money and smiled happily. After all, the straw to feed the horse is only three coins. If the rest is considered as a reward, it will make a lot of money!
He has a folding fan with a jade pendant in his hand and a good sword at his waist. Looking at his outfit, he is indeed not an ordinary person, but a generous man!
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged fat man. He had already caught a glimpse of Xiao Yu playing with the money in his hand and hurriedly greeted him.
"Master, please come in!" The fat shopkeeper smiled with a smile on his face, and the flesh on his face almost squeezed out.
"Are you from the shopkeeper?" Xiaoyu glanced at him. He was dressed in brocade clothes and holding a bunch of Buddhist Bodhi seeds in his hand. He was extremely fat and asked with a frown.
"Come back to me, I am Lin Fang, the shopkeeper of this store. You can call me Fatty Lin." The fat shopkeeper replied.
Xiaoyu looked at the bustle of people in the hall, standing or sitting, serving tea, or drinking, all listening to the storyteller on the stage telling stories, and everyone cheered happily, making it lively.
Looking at the three lake pavilions on one side, there was no one inside. Xiaoyu pointed to the pavilion in the middle, frowned and said: "Fat Lin, I'll sit there! Make arrangements for me!"
"Hey, I know you are not an ordinary person, young master. That is a private seat in our store, so it is only suitable for you with your status." Fatty Lin said flatteringly.
"No, how much does one room cost?" Xiaoyu asked with a smile. Fatty Lin stretched out three fingers and replied with a smile: "It's not expensive! It's only three taels of silver." Xiao Yu secretly cursed, this is not expensive!
Forget it, just think that the son is cheating on his father! Who said he was a 'rich young man' now... Then he took out a five-tael silver ingot from his arms, threw it to Fatty Lin, and muttered: "Come to a room and prepare two side dishes and a pot of tea." , I want to listen to a book."
"This..." Fatty Lin took the money, looked at Xiaoyu with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and said with a smile: "Sir, the tea in my private room is naturally not the coarse tea in the hall, but the best tea. Yes, the water for making tea is also morning dew, and a pot costs one or two cents. The side dishes are naturally carefully prepared, so they are naturally more expensive!" Xiao Yu heard this, and the five taels of silver for love was not enough. No wonder this shop None of the people go to the private seats, it’s so expensive!
This damn fat guy knows how to steal money! Xiaoyu took another five taels of silver from his arms and handed it over, muttering: "What kind of tea do you have? What kind of dishes?"
"Snow buds on peaks and mountains, green flowers before dawn, golden eyebrows at the end of winter..." Fatty Lin reported them one by one.
"Okay, okay, just a pot of snow buds." Xiaoyu waved her hand, walked towards the lake pavilion in the middle, and asked as she walked,
"What are the side dishes? Do I have enough five taels of silver?"
"Enough for you to order three meat dishes and one vegetable dish." Fatty Lin replied,
"The side dishes we have here include coriander tender beans, scallion potato slices, and salt and pepper peanuts... As for our specialty dishes, there are crucian carp with rugosa, pickled pepper kidneys, and braised pork ribs..." Xiaoyu nodded,
"One crucian carp, and you can arrange the rest."
"Come on, Cui'er, come here and greet the guest." Fatty Lin called to a room with curtains on the west side.
"Yes, from the shopkeeper." A girl in green clothes came out of the room, dressed as a maid, and led Xiaoyu towards the lake pavilion.
When Xiao Yu saw this, he was stunned. He looked at the girl, who was twenty-eight years old. She was dressed in plain gauze and had an elegant manner. She must have been prepared by Fatty Lin specially for the 'distinguished' guests. She smiled and nodded, thinking, 'Hmm... .Sure enough, it’s expensive for a reason’!
In the middle of the lake pavilion is a table, and behind the table is a reclining chair. Xiaoyu can lie down and drink tea while listening to the storyteller on the stage.
The maid Cui'er was standing beside her. Not long after, the tea dishes were ready. Cui Er brought them one by one for Xiao Yu and spread them on the table. She also poured a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty, you can call me Cui'er. I will only serve you tea and water here. Of course, this also includes pinching your back and beating your legs." After Cui'er poured the tea, she gave Xiao Yu a blessing.
When Xiaoyu heard this, she felt pretty good and ordered: "Pinch your back first, then beat your legs."
"Go back to the guest officer, pinch one tael of silver on your back and beat two taels on your legs." Cui'er said again. After hearing this, Xiaoyu curled her lips, took out a ten-tael banknote from her arms, and handed it over.
"It's up to you, young master, I'm not short of money. Fatty Lin really doesn't know how to do things. He quotes prices one by one for everything." Cui'er smiled slightly and took the banknote, already feeling happy.
"Okay, sir, I'll hold your back right now." Xiaoyu was lying on the side, squinting his eyes, looking at the storyteller on the stage, taking a sip of tea, wiping the corners of his mouth, and then listening to the story that started on the stage.
"As a judge, let's continue the book from last chapter, let's talk about the man carrying the knife..." Comfortable, comfortable!
He nodded slowly. It was a bit expensive to listen to books here, but it was really comfortable. In a blink of an eye, the old storyteller had been talking for half an hour and had been talking about the book for quite some time.
Just as he was about to get to his point, everyone was cheering. The waiter brought in two more people. A middle-aged swordsman and an old man with two swords.
Behind them is a group of swordsmen, a group of swordsmen. The outside of the Husheng Winery's greenhouse is a wooden fence, and everyone inside can see the dark crowd of people outside.
Fatty Lin saw this and came up to him, thinking that big business had arrived.
"Two gentlemen, would you like to lead everyone to tea or wine?" Fatty Lin asked with a smile. Lan Sha took a five-tael piece of silver from his arms and handed it over, smiling slightly.
"Reserve the venue." Fatty Lin frowned and muttered: "Master, I'm afraid you can't do it with this little money..." As soon as he finished speaking, Ziyi's waist knife was already placed on his neck. Smile slightly,
"Damn Fatty, is this enough?" Fatty Lin trembled with fright, hurriedly turned the Bodhi seed in his hand, clasped his hands and bowed: "Enough, enough! I will clear the place for you two right now!" A person in the store said When the guests saw this, they were so frightened that they dispersed and ran away for their lives!
The hall was empty within a few breaths. Fatty Lin also cautiously invited a group of them to sit down.
Ziyi then put away the knife and sneered. At this time, there was only one person who had not left yet, that was the 'Rich Ranger' in the lake pavilion!
Fatty Lin hurriedly asked Cui'er to step back, then stepped forward and said to Xiao Yu, "Master, we have to clear the place. I'm really sorry."
"He doesn't have to leave." Lan Sha held the scabbard in his hand and smiled slightly. There's no way to avoid what's coming. Xiao Yu also waved her hand, indicating that he should lead Cui'er down first.
Lan Sha and Zi Yi sat at a square table in the corridor opposite Xiao Yu, one on the left and one on the right. The remaining swordsmen and swordsmen of the Sixth and Seventh Divisions each sat on one side behind them, waiting for orders.
"Shopkeeper, what kind of tea is he drinking? Give us two a bowl each." Lan Sha lowered his brows and did not look at Xiao Yu. He only pointed at Xiao Yu in the lake pavilion and said coldly.
Fatty Lin replied: "Okay, you two will wait a moment." After Fatty Lin finished speaking, he waved to the storyteller on the stage and motioned for him to leave as well.
The storyteller quickly put away the bamboo slips in front of him, rolled up his sleeves, and followed the shopkeeper to the backyard. Xiao Yu wrinkled and muttered: "It's really disappointing!" After saying that, he took his teacup, sat up slowly, and took a sip.
Lan Sha and Zi Yi's tea was quickly brought to them, and they each poured a bowl. The waiter ran into the backyard in a panic, not daring to stay any longer.
The current front yard of the wine shop. There was only one person and a group of people left.
