In the hall of the Yiyang Gang, amidst the laughter and laughter, Jiang Zhixian and the four members of the Yiyang Gang were drinking wine together, while Zhu Shuo was sitting upright in his seat, occasionally moving his chopsticks to pick up some food on the table. meals. Looking at these people drinking and having fun, I wondered when they could start talking about business.
Guo Renjie said: "Zhixian Jiang, how come you, the master, don't drink or talk?"
Jiang Zhixian's face turned slightly red and he said: "As a master, I am usually a bit silent and talk little, but I can get things done! That's all!"
Guo Renjie said: "It's a good thing to be able to do things, but this man is away from home. How can he do it without drinking some wine? Come on, Master Zhu, I'll pour it for you." He picked up the wine jar and put it in front of Zhu Shuo. The bowl emptied. Zhu Shuo stretched out his hand to stop him, but Guo Renjie used his quick skills to pour a full bowl of wine into the bowl in front of Zhu Shuo. This bowl of wine was poured very levelly, and the wine in the bowl was exactly level with the rim of the bowl. If there was an extra drop of wine, it would overflow.
Zhu said looking at the bowl of wine in front of him and said: "Gang Leader Guo, I don't know how to drink. I hope Gang Leader Guo won't take offense!"
Qian Fufei said: "Master Zhu, no one is born with the ability to drink. Since you came to our Yiyang Gang today, it is fate. It just so happens that we are here to drink our first bowl of wine today!"
County Magistrate Jiang quickly helped: "Master Zhu doesn't know how to drink. Gang Leader Guo, if you want to drink, just respect me. I will drink with you."
Guo Zixiong said: "The difference between these words is that since Master Zhu is here, he is a guest, and we must treat him warmly."
Zhu Shuo said firmly: "I am here with Magistrate Jiang today. As a subordinate, it is my business to stay awake at all times and help you handle your affairs."
Jiang Zhixian said: "Yes, yes, Master Zhu is here to help me deal with things, so I won't let him drink. If I drink too much today and live on the street, is there anyone who can call me back to the county government office?"
Guo Renjie said: "Jiang Zhixian, what are you talking about? Since you are a guest of our Yiyang Gang, there are so many people in our Yiyang Gang. Don't worry, no matter how much you drink today, Jiang Zhixian, you will definitely be treated as a guest." He was sent back to the county office safely. Why bother Master Zhu! Besides, if word of this gets out, I, Mr. Guo, will think that I have not treated you well!"
Yamen servant Lao Zhang said: "Yes, Lord Magistrate, and I are here too. How can you live on the street when you have a humble position! Besides, Master Zhu is also a member of our county government. From now on, there will be a lot of drinking. Take advantage of this. Now, let’s take him to practice!”
Zhu said that he was 17 years old and had never drank before. He had never seen such a scene before. Facing these people's attempts to persuade him to drink, he felt a little timid and had to wave his hand to signal that he would not drink. Seeing this, Guo Renjie drank all the wine in his bowl in one breath, then tipped the bowl in his hand to indicate that the wine was finished, and said: "Master Zhu, I'll do it first as a token of respect!"
Guo Zixiong, Qian Fei, and the yamen servant Lao Zhang saw this and drank the wine in the bowl with Guo Renjie. Afterwards, several people looked at Zhu Shuo in unison. Zhu said that he was as green as iron and was unmoved.
Guo Renjie said coldly: "Master Zhu, you are not going to give me Guo some face, are you?"
Yamen servant Lao Zhang said: "That's right, Master Zhu! It's against the rules if you don't drink when someone else is offering you a drink!"
Jiang Zhixian hurriedly smoothed things over, picked up the food in front of Zhu Shuo, and said, "Gang Leader Guo, don't be angry! I'll drink this wine for Master Zhu!"
Guo Zixiong quickly stopped him and said, "Master Magistrate, we all have our own drinks. My brother is honoring Master Zhu. What do you mean by drinking for him?"
Guo Renjie said: "Huh! I knew it, Jiang Zhixian! As soon as Master Zhu entered the door, I could feel that Master Zhu looked down on us Jianghu people! So, I didn't want him to stay! But still, because of It's because of your face that you let him stay! But now, you won't even drink my toast! Yes! We Jianghu people are rough people with little education and are not worthy of drinking with Master Zhu! So be it!" Guo Renjie said again He filled his bowl with wine and said, "I'll drink three bowls in a row. Let's exchange one bowl for Master Zhu!" Then Guo Renjie drank the wine in the bowl again. Facing Guo Renjie's aggressiveness, Zhu said he gritted his teeth and did not dare to say a word. Guo Renjie poured another bowl, walked up to Zhu Shuo, held out his hand with the wine bowl, and signaled that he wanted to clink glasses with Zhu Shuo!
Zhu Shuo turned his head and pretended not to see it. The yamen servant Lao Zhang said: "Master Zhu, Gang Leader Guo has come to you in person to toast you. If you still don't drink, I'm afraid that the Yiyang Gang will Everyone, I can’t stand it any longer!" Zhu said looking around, all the members of the Yiyang Gang were looking at him with ferocious looks.
Guo Renjie held the wine bowl and said, "Master Zhu, are you going to drink or not? My hands are sore!"
Guo Zixiong said angrily: "Brother, forget it! If Master Zhu doesn't give you this face, don't try to get involved! If you offend others, they will slap you with some unwarranted hats in the future. Where can we reason with you?" ! Anyway, let’s drink together!”
Seeing the looks of these people, County Magistrate Jiang was helpless. Zhu said that at this time, he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up, picked up the wine bowl, and drank it in one gulp! The hot liquor entered his throat, and Zhu said his chest felt like it was on fire. Because the drink was too intense, after finishing the drink, Zhu said he coughed unconsciously, looking at Guo Renjie and others, coughing. After a while, Zhu said he had stabilized and turned the wine bowl over to show them. Although there were still a few drops of wine left, he had basically finished the wine in the bowl.
Jiang Zhixian supported the shaky Zhu and whispered: "If you can't drink it, don't drink it. Don't force it."
Zhu Shui wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said angrily: "What can't you drink? In the past, Li Taibai had to drink three hundred cups at a time! Zhu Shuo, I just drank a bowl of wine!"
Guo Renjie clapped his hands and said: "Okay! Master Zhu is so happy! But next time you drink, don't spill too much!" Zhu said looking at the table, there was a wet patch, all from when he drank. Spilling the wine, he said: "Guang Leader Guo is too hospitable, and the wine he poured for me was too full. After all, I am not a martial arts practitioner, but I don't have as good physical strength as you."
Guo Renjie apologized: "I'm sorry, this is Guo's fault. I don't know how Master Zhu is doing now. Do you want to continue drinking together, or are you still too drunk? I want to arrange a few helpers to send you back!"
Zhu said he put the wine bowl on the table, stared at Guo Renjie, and said: "Guang Leader Guo is so kind! Of course I can't let Guo Renjie down!"
"Okay! Come here, serve the wine!" Guo Renjie waved and saw several gang members carrying several jars of wine and placing them next to the table.
Zhu said that the corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at the wine brought in again, but he still gritted his teeth. The matter had come to this and he could never back down. On the other hand, Jiang Zhixian looked at it and shook his head.
In the Guo Mansion, Li Yu and Jiang Hong discussed for a long time, but Jiang Hong just refused to let Li Yu go and insisted on letting Li Yu go back to the county government with him!
Li Yu was a little impatient and said: "Forget it! I won't save you! Do whatever you want! Just pretend I didn't see you!"
Jiang Hong had been tied up for a day and his arms were numb. Seeing that Li Yu was about to leave, he panicked and said, "Brother! You can't just die without saving me!"
Li Yu said angrily: "Since I can't explain it to you, there's nothing we can do. Otherwise, if you arrest me even after I saved you, wouldn't I be making myself uncomfortable?"
Jiang Hong sighed and compromised: "Okay. You let me go and I won't arrest you. But you must surrender to the county government in a few days!"
Seeing Jiang Hong change his mind, Li Yu said, "You could have said no earlier. It's a waste of so much time." Just when Li Yu was about to untie Jiang Hong's rope, Li Yu suddenly stopped and said, "I don't know how. After I release you, you will immediately repay kindness with hatred!"
Jiang Hong said angrily: "Who do you think I am! A man keeps his word! If I say I won't arrest you this time, I won't arrest you! But you have to keep your word. After you handle your affairs, go to the county Surrender yourself! If you are really wronged, I will help you clear up your grievances!"
Li Yu stopped talking and untied the rope from Jiang Hong. Jiang Hong stood up, stretched a bit, and rubbed his chest. The two hammers struck by Guo Zixiong were still aching. Jiang Hong asked: "Is there anything else you need? Do you need my help?"
Li Yu said: "No, you should leave quickly. By the way, you can leave!" Li Yu was somewhat doubtful about Jiang Hong's ability to escape.
Jiang Hong said disdainfully: "With the height of the wall in Guo Mansion, I could jump out in no time!"
Li Yu nodded. Just when Jiang Hong was about to leave, Li Yu grabbed Jiang Hong and said, "I really have something to ask you."
Jiang Hong asked: "What's the matter?"
"Take him away!" Li Yu pointed at Chen Dadong who was squatting on the ground.
Seeing this, Chen Dadong shook his head and screamed. Li Yu immediately covered Chen Dadong's mouth and said, "Brother Dadong, I already know which room it is. I'm alone, so I can do things easily. You and I, It may also become a drag on me. Don't worry, I will definitely meet you when I go out. Jiang Captou is not a bad person, he will not hurt you." Then Li Yu turned to look at Jiang Hong and said solemnly: "Jiang Captou He will leave it to you. One more thing, if there is no news from me, you should take people to this room and look for my trace in the second room on the left." Li Yu originally wanted to say, " "Corpse", but thought it was too unlucky, so he changed his name to "trace".
Although there was only this brief contact, Jiang Hong felt that Li Yu was a person who valued affection and righteousness, and admired him in his heart, and said: "Okay! I will definitely take him out! And you, be careful in everything. After handling the matter, you must Go to the county government office! I will definitely help you!"
"Okay!" Li Yu said.
Jiang Hong carried Chen Dadong on his back, but although Chen Dadong was still a little reluctant, he understood what Li Yu was thinking. He made a few gestures to Li Yu and babbling, seeming to tell Li Yu to be careful. Li Yu nodded to Chen Dadong. The three of them walked out of the room. Li Yu lay on the ground, and through the gap in the railing, he watched Jiang Hong carrying Chen Dadong on his back and jumping out of the wall of the Guo Mansion. Then he carefully returned to another room, opened the door and slipped in, and then quickly Close the door.
Jiang Hong carried Chen Dadong on his back and jumped out of the wall. When he was about to leave, a man suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Hong.
