Heidiye coughed violently a few times and put his right hand on his throat. Discomfort was written on his face.
Upon seeing this, a girl standing by immediately stepped forward, took his left hand and touched his pulse gate. In Zhao Rang's opinion, this is no different from a doctor's consultation.
Soon, the girl let go of her hand and said to Haidiya in Western dialect:
"Master, there is nothing wrong with your body."
Haidiya also stopped coughing at this time, waved his hand to signal her to leave, and then said:
"I know. It seems I shouldn't be here..."
Then he turned to Zhao Rang and explained:
"According to you Dawei people, this place is unlucky and does not match my horoscope!"
What can Zhao Rang say?
As a great nobleman of Shan Ye Kingdom, he naturally speaks freely and has no taboos. And Aziz, whom Haidiya complained about, was also the master of the underworld. These two people were beyond the reach of foreigners like Zhao who had no foundation, so they just laughed awkwardly along with them.
As soon as Heidi finished speaking, the door of the box suddenly opened.
The person standing at the door was none other than Aziz, who had just been called "unlucky" by Haidiya.
"I asked why my throat felt uncomfortable just now..."
Haidiya picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, as if he knew Aziz would come. If that's the case, then what he just said was intentional.
Aziz was not angry and did not come in.
He ordered his assistant to bring a straight double-layered iron bucket filled with ice cubes.
The waiter placed the ice bucket in front of Hediya, said nothing, performed a chest-supporting salute, and then walked out backwards.
Until he completely exited the box, Aziz didn't say anything and was even ready to close the door of the box with his own hands.
On the other hand, Haidiya couldn't hold his breath anymore. He fiddled with the ice cubes with the tongs next to the ice bucket and said:
"You're already here, what's the point of delaying a drink?"
Aziz closed the door for a moment, then finally pushed it open again and strode in.
The guy who had just loaded the ice bucket had already brought a chair and placed it directly opposite Haidiya, waiting for Aziz to sit down slowly.
The girl filled a glass of wine for him and was about to add ice cubes when Aziz politely thanked him but did not ask for it.
He picked up the wine glass and circled it three times in front of his nose. It was as if it was emerging from the mouth of the cup, forming rings one after another, and was inhaled into his nose. After closing his eyes and being intoxicated for a moment, Aziz brought the cup to his mouth and took a small sip.
“Your craftsmanship can’t be relinquished!”
Aziz opened his eyes and said.
Before paying the room fee for the "Qingshan Guest", Zhang San introduced to Zhao Rang that swords, wine, and horses were the three things that Haidiya loved most in his life. If there is a ranking among these three, it must be wine first, sword second, and horse third. Because he brewed the wine himself, he learned the sword from his master, but the horse farm was inherited from his father, and he only developed it in his hands.
The more effort you put into it, the more you love and cherish it. Among these three items, only wine is completely the work of Hediya himself, so it is understandable that he ranked wine first.
But as soon as Aziz opened his mouth, he said that his wine-making skills had deteriorated, and Zhao Rang couldn't help but feel nervous... He moved his body and sat back, leaning tightly on the back of the chair, for fear that if the two men got angry, the two heroes would fight. , causing disaster to pond fish.
Fortunately, the unexpected surprise that Zhao Rang expected did not occur.
When Haidiya heard this, instead of being angry, he smiled and asked:
"How long has it been since you drank the wine I brewed?"
His tone was very gentle, not like a sworn enemy at all.
Aziz obviously didn't expect Khaidiye to ask this.
He just said that just to gain some reputation. After all, when he was at the door, he could clearly hear what was wrong in the box.
"It's been a long time since I last saw you, and it's been a long time since I last drank."
His answer was to throw the question back to Haidiya.
Without understanding the other party's intentions, this is undoubtedly the wisest answer.
Heidiye nodded after hearing this and said:
"That's a long time. So it's not my wine that's slowing down, but your tongue."
He knew that Aziz was not lying.
A lot of things can change in more than twenty years.
But Aziz doesn't know how to make wine, so he doesn't know that the only thing that time cannot change is the aroma of wine.
This kind of thing even gets better and better as time goes by!
After Haidiya finished speaking, he felt a little lonely. He stared blankly at the melting ice cubes in the ice bucket.
The girl next to him mistakenly thought he was in need, but when he picked up the ice cubes, Heidiye refused.
"Dear friend, the wine I brought today was brewed in that year. As for which year, I think my friend's brain will definitely not be able to guess it, right?"
Halfway through his words, Zhao Rang realized that Haidiya was talking to him, and subconsciously asked:
"which year?"
The lonely expression on Haidiya's face was even more impressive.
Zhao Rang's rhetorical question gave him a big blow.
Similarly, Zhao Rang also realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. Relying on my memory, I recalled what Heidi said just now, word by word. He quickly came to a conclusion and said immediately:
"It seems that this is the year when you two don't see each other again."
Haidiya was overjoyed, stood up excitedly and said:
"My dear friend, I knew you could guess it!"
"So I want to trouble you with one more thing!"
Zhao Rang also picked up the wine glass, stood up and replied:
"Since we are friends, let's not talk about trouble. Friends are there to trouble each other anyway, otherwise we won't be able to be friends!"
He was just excited before, but after hearing what Zhao Rang said, Haidiya's expression turned into surprise!
"You're right, I was wrong, I'll drink as a penalty!"
Before the last word "wine" was uttered, the wine in the glass was already consumed.
Zhao Rang finally saw clearly that he did not really feel that he was wrong when he was punished with alcohol, but was just looking for an excuse to drink more and drink it himself.
"I want my friend to make a ruling."
Zhao Rang asked:
"What ruling?"
Haidiya pointed to the wine glass and said:
"Twenty years ago, he drank the freshly brewed wine and said it was very good. It has been stored in the cellar for twenty years, but now he says it is not good. My friend, do you think it is the wine or his tongue that has deteriorated?"
This question is difficult to answer, and there is even some ill-intentioned and coercive suspicion-Haidiye is forcing Zhao Rang to stand in line with the people who came with him.
If he said it was alcohol that caused the regression, he would offend Aziz. Similarly, the opposite answer would also offend another person. And with Zhao Rang's knowledge, it would be difficult for him to choose to regress in wine.
For someone who has drank wine in Dawei, Zhao Rang is one of the best wine connoisseurs in the North. Of course, this was thanks to Ximen Da Zhuang's blessing, but after all, he drank the wine by himself and accumulated experience by himself.
From the moment he entered, Zhao Rang tasted the wine brought by Haidiya, which was brewed with the best quality Cabernet Sauvignon. No one knows where this grape comes from, but it is said to grow naturally from the shaded places in the westernmost regions. In Dawei, this grape has a better name, called "Sauvignon Blanc".
Wine grapes are different from ordinary table grapes in that they have thick skin, less flesh, small berries, and a slightly sour taste. When I first arrived at Dawei, the old scholars at the academy felt that the taste was very consistent with the artistic conception of "lovesickness", that is, it is sour in the mouth, but sweet in the stomach. It makes people feel disgusted when they eat it, and they think about it again when they look back. At one time, all the scholars in Dawei Academy who were well-off had a plate of "Sauvignon Blanc" on their papers, in addition to the four treasures of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. When you feel sleepy, take one. It will not only refresh your mind, but also enlighten your mind! The sour poems and rotten lyrics that suddenly became popular in the literary world at that time were also caused by this.
Everything must have its growth. This kind of grape does not taste good, but it is a first-class good thing for making wine! Especially after the wine is made, it is filled into wooden barrels and stored underground. The longer it ages, the more fragrant and smooth the taste will be.
The barrels must be made of oak, and the cellar must be dug three feet deep, so as to ensure that the wine is slowly warmed in the best environment to achieve the ultimate taste.
The wine Zhao Rang is holding in his hand now has reached the limit of all these objectively possible conditions, impeccably.
After thinking about it again and again, Zhao Rang could not make up his mind. Yuan Mingkong beside him was also frowning and feeling very sad. Apparently, he could not think of a way to break the situation.
On the other hand, Haidiya and Aziz are very patient. Not only did he not rush Zhao Rang, he also gave him plenty of space.
The two of them were whispering in Western dialect to the girl who had just taken his pulse, smiling from time to time, very happy. Another person ate the walnuts on the table with relish, adding a walnut kernel and a spoonful of vinegar.
Seeing this, Haidiya taunted:
"He also said it's not a problem with his tongue. If you drink vinegar like this, in another two years, let alone drinking alcohol, even drinking water will be sour!"
Aziz was noncommittal, and it was well known that he was jealous. Especially when eating cold dishes, almost all the cold dishes in Chunhua Tower have vinegar, and this is what he ordered. Even if it is not poured in, a separate dipping dish will be placed on the side.
"Do you have the final say, or does this guest officer have the final say? Since you have asked someone else to make the decision, don't talk nonsense!"
Aziz showed no mercy.
What you drink is vinegar, but what you spit out is a knife.
Fortunately, Heidiye is a swordsman, so he is not afraid and just laughs it off.
After this bickering, both of their eyes were focused on Zhao Rang.
Enough time has passed. Even if he said something wrong, Zhao Rang still had to give an explanation.
When he was nervous, he felt his heart beating very violently. He closed his mouth and said nothing, and his ears could hear the sound of "dong dong dong", like a god beating a drum.
Unconsciously, he suddenly thought, why should he be so honest?
People who are too honest will bite the bullet and agree even if the other party is forcing others to do something difficult. In the end, they will help others and hurt themselves.
People who make such requests are already showing a lack of respect. When faced with such people, the more weak and compromised they are, the more aggressive they will become.
If you don't be tougher, then what can you do even if you can walk out of Chunhua Tower and leave the underworld without getting offended? On the contrary, it will make people look down upon it even more and take it for granted.
