Zhao Zhengli seems to have misinterpreted the word "Xiaoyao". No matter how you look at Chen Xiaoyao, he is not as carefree as Jianghu people say. Although he is not as handsome as himself, he has an older and middle-aged charm, but he has exactly the same mentality as a money lover. , he only took over one hundred taels and talked about it all morning. It’s not like he didn’t return it to him, and he was looking for death and survival all the way.
On the surface, the two of them are brothers, but in fact they are speculating on each other's behavior. Sometimes they chase each other, and sometimes they compete with each other. When they are interested, they perform a move in the sea of flowers in the mountains and wild flowers, causing the petals to fill the sky. They have been fighting like this all morning, and they are huge. The two of them didn't even take a breath even after the energy was consumed, but their breathing was still long, which showed that they were equally matched in strength.
At a certain moment, Zhao Zhengli was thinking, could this guy not understand his own strength, so he used the pretense of "making friends" to test him, and then found an opportunity to plot against him, and finally took it to the court in exchange for a reward and a hereditary title?
After all, how could this guy, who looked so good, lend himself money so generously? Guaranteed to give up a small amount of money to get a big money!
As he thought about it, Zhao Zhengli became wary.
Chen Xiaoyao roared from the front without knowing it: "When I get to Taojia Town, I want to drink peach blossom wine, and the money for the drink is yours!"
Zhao Zhengli did not answer.
Then he asked: "Brother Zhao, I heard that the three saints of the temple went to the East China Sea to find the fairy island, and asked for the magic herb and elixir to prolong the life of the old emperor! Do you want to make trouble so that the old emperor can burp his farts earlier? If the new The emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world, so brother, you have escaped this disaster!"
Zhao Zhengli was shocked. It seemed feasible, but he still did not answer because he was thinking about detailed strategies.
"Hey! I said, are you mute? Are you pretending to be serious at a young age? By the way, there are rumors in the world that you entered the Wulu Temple. Tell me, what does the mysterious Temple of Luck look like? How does it compare to you? Is it a fairy who is playing chess? Have you done something indescribable with a fairy? Tell me in detail! Is there any martial arts secret book in the Wulu Temple, a way to become an immortal?"
"..." Zhao Zhengli was speechless. This guy turned out to be a chatterbox.
Chen Xiaoyao didn't find it boring to talk to himself, so he picked up the wild flowers and sniffed them: "Brother, I'm not a talkative and curious person, but I have exhausted all the money I made from "Dream Xiaoyao". To start a different Jianghu book, the mysterious Black Heron Temple is a good starting point..."
Chen Xiaoyao was talking to himself, but Zhao Zhengli ignored him. He was thinking in his heart that with this guy's brain, he could only write about "Meng Xiaoyao", a story about gratification and revenge. Those twists and turns of intrigues are scary. It's to twist his "free" heart into a twist. In this case, he shouldn't be able to think of a complicated conspiracy to deal with him, right?
Zhao Zhengli looked at his free and easy back, and seemed to be confused about what Jiang Hu meant by "free and easy". If he thought simply and his heart was naturally at ease, he would naturally be free and easy!
Perhaps; this is Chen Xiaoyao's "Xiaoyao"!
So, is it true that he borrowed money? Is it true to make friends? Not a fisherman who spreads bait in a very deep city?
What answered him was a handful of petals thrown by Chen Xiaoyao!
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Taojia Town is also called Peach Blossom Town, named after the peach blossoms that stretch for dozens of miles. Most people in the town have the surname Tao, so there is no distinction between "Tao" and "Peach".
There are hundreds of varieties of peach trees here, and the flowering period lasts throughout the year, which is completely extraordinary. Peach trees generally bloom in March and May and mature in June, July, and August. The varieties include hairy peaches, nectarines, yellow peaches, flat peaches, and honey peaches. wait.
It blooms in June and July, and matures in September and October with green peach and longevity peach.
There are also repeated graftings that allow the white peaches, beauty peaches, and hawkbill peaches that mature in June and July to bloom in October and mature in December.
The second half of the year in the Northeast is cold and frosty, and the colder the fruits, the sweeter and crisper they are. Except for grapes and jujubes, they belong to the cold-resistant peach series in Taojia Town. However, when the frost is everywhere, the purple peaches and snow charm peaches have just passed their flowering period. The whole process of growing up is in the extremely cold ice and snow climate, so it is crispy and sweet, and also has its own strange fragrance. It is regarded as a tribute by the court all year round, especially the purple peach, which is completely purple. The place of origin, Taojia Town, is in the east of Qing Dynasty, which means that the purple air comes from the east. , deeply loved by the royal family.
Zhao Zhengli knew very little. These were introduced by Chen Xiaoyao, who had been wandering around the world for decades. He didn't like eating peaches, but he coveted peach blossom wine, so he introduced Zhao Zhengli to this town and enjoyed the wonders of various peach blossoms.
The two of them were more than ten miles away from Peach Blossom Town when they faintly smelled the fragrance of pollen. At the end of their field of vision, the peach blossoms were pink and white, as pink and delicate as a cardamom girl.
Chen Xiaoyao turned around and raised his head proudly and said: "How is it? It's spectacular! It's not in vain! There will be beauties in the future, you know where to take them."
His tone sounded like a big brother leading a country boy to expand his worldly horizons.
Zhao Zhengli, who was clothed in coarse linen, did not refute and nodded seriously.
Seeing that this guy finally reacted, Chen Xiaoyao was happy and quickened his pace: "I, Chen Xiaoyao, wandered around the rivers and lakes and drank a lot of fine wines, but I only like the peach blossom wine here. You can try it later. What does it mean to "smell a hundred flowers bloom?" It feels so soft when it enters the throat.”
Taojia Town is quite poetic and picturesque. It is built in the peach blossom forest. Except for the main street, which is slightly spacious, peach trees can be seen everywhere in the other streets and alleys. Some even sprout from the attics, walls and roofs. The town is crowded with people and very lively. There are all kinds of accents.
According to Chen Xiaoyao, the town has been like this all year round. It is full of tourists and knights from all over the world. Due to Zhao Zhengli's special status, the two did not go deep into the town and found a restaurant and teahouse in an alley. It was very shabby and old. , it is still a two-story attic, a dangerous building. In such an environment, the number of guests is pitiful. In addition, Zhao Zhengli and Chen Xiaoyao only have three tables in total. This business is really unique in the overcrowded Taojia Town.
Neither of them disliked it, so they found a remote corner to sit down and ordered two or three pots of peach blossom stuffed rice, three or two plates of peach blossom cakes, peach blossom gum, and other specialty pastries.
The owner of the wine shop is a man in his 40s, with a gentle appearance and a thick black beard. He is nine feet tall and wears a plain long gown, which makes him look extra slender. His hair is tied up in a white scarf and stands on top of his head, giving him a bookish look.
The 40-year-old boss has a leisurely look on his face. He is leaning on a wicker chair against the peach blossom tree by the door of the wine shop. He is holding a book in his left hand and a fist-sized teapot in his right hand. The book is unknown, but the teapot is made of fine blood-red purple sand with a light blue glaze. Under the white light, outsiders with no knowledge of the industry can see that it is of great value.
The small teapot spout was pecked by him from time to time, the wicker chair shook slightly, the peach blossom trees were full, and the breeze blew scattered petals, it was so comfortable and leisurely.
His mood was not affected by the dismal business at all.
The wine shop was very quiet, but Chen Xiaoyao was a restless person and taught Zhao Zhengli how to eat peach blossom cakes and taste peach blossom wine.
According to him, peach blossom gum is a crystalline gum secreted by peach trees. After picking, it is washed repeatedly, dried in the sun for several months, baked and stored over a slow fire, and soaked in mountain spring water. It sounds simple, but in fact the process is extremely complicated. , the difference between good and bad lies in the control of details, the extreme ones are even precise to the last minute.
He was talking while eating in his mouth, and kept demonstrating with his hands, dipping peach blossom gum into peach blossom stuffed rice, and then dipping peach blossom cakes into peach blossom stuffed stuffed with peach blossom gum, then putting it to his nose for a sniff, and then biting into his mouth, he revealed Intoxicated look.
Zhao Zhengli followed suit and tried, and it was really unique. The aroma of flowers and wine filled both the sense of smell and taste buds. The peach blossoms were crispy and sweet, and the peach blossom wine was fragrant. It just gave people endless flavor, as if they were drunk in the sea of peach blossoms. .
The guests at the other two tables, seeing how intoxicated they were, followed suit curiously. It was like opening up a new world, and they were full of praise.
The boss who was reclining on the wicker chair put down his book and glanced at Chen Xiaoyao in green robe and Zhao Zhengli in burlap. Then he stood up and walked slowly and sat down next to the two of them: "Are you two regular customers?"
Chen Xiaoyao answered vaguely: "I am, he is not!" Then he swallowed the peach blossom cake into his throat, looked at the dilapidated attic, and added: "This is the first time I have come to your house, but your peach blossom wine is very mellow. If it will be Loft renovations are definitely a booming business.”
The bookish boss smiled and said, "I can't make much money. I haven't made any money from renovations for several years. Besides, the business is too busy and tiring. As long as I can get by, that's fine!"
The two handsome young men stared at the boss after hearing this. It was the first time they heard that they didn't like businessmen who did too much business!
It is true that he is "in the age of no doubt", thinking clearly and seeing clearly.
"Boss, your wine shop and teahouse are passed down from ancestors, right?"
"Yeah~ Theoretically speaking, yes!"
"how do I say this?"
"Because I drove it myself!"
"Boss, you are bragging. This shabby loft is older than you at first glance. It is estimated to be less than eighty or a hundred years old. How old are you?!"
"Well, I guessed it right. The wine shop will be 80 years old this June, and I opened it in my early twenties!"
"I'd like to ask... How old are you, boss?"
"Theoretically, thirty-eight or nine."
"..."
Chen Xiaoyao felt that he was bragging nonsense and couldn't live up to anything. He opened this store in his early twenties eighty years ago. Now he is thirty-eight or nineteen years old, which means he has been bragging for nineteen years. Where did he go for the intervening sixty-one years?
The boss, Xiao, was also confused and didn't bother to explain. He staggered back to the wicker chair holding an expensive blood-red purple clay pot.
The two of them had finished making cakes and wine, but the remote alley became inexplicably noisy. A dozen or so people were scattered in the alley, all of them were Jianghu people with knives and swords on their backs, watching the shabby wine shop from a distance in the alley.
Whizzing!
At the same time, several figures appeared in the attic and flew up from the eaves and roofs, overlooking the entire wine shop and teahouse. The quacks in the alleys gradually gathered around until there was no blind spot to stop.
Whoops!
The spring breeze blew by, and the peach blossom tree next to the wine shop gently swayed, blowing off dozens or hundreds of petals, which fluttered on the plain shirt of the owner who was reclining on the wicker chair. The uninvited guest did not disturb the middle-aged Buhuo, who was shaking his wicker chair with his eyes narrowed.
Several tables of customers in the store were already panicking. They had nowhere to retreat and nowhere to go.
Zhao Zhengli probably knew that someone was coming towards him, so he was not nervous and continued to eat peach blossom cakes and drink peach blossom stuffed wine as usual. .
The man with a knife on the roof said: "Jiangnan Chen Xiaoyao, do you know that the son of a rebellious minister is across from you?"
The handsome man in green robe finished drinking the wine, flicked his long sleeves, and a smile appeared on his handsome face: "I know! Will it influence me to have a drink with him?"
"..."
The man was speechless for a moment, and then someone else spoke: "The imperial court has offered a reward to the whole world. We are waiting for his life. Will you intervene?"
Chen Xiaoyao glanced at the handsome man in burlap who had been silent for the whole time, and then looked back at the roof: "It's hard to say! But you seem to overestimate yourself."
The man smiled disdainfully: "We are waiting for a group of grandmasters, eight at the first level and five at the middle level. Are we afraid that he will fail to become a master at the middle level? As long as you don't interfere, you will have to share the credit."
Chen Xiaoyao stopped answering, and instead poked the burlap-clad Zhao Zhengli with the scabbard on his waist: "Hey! You heard it, I have nothing to do with them."
"..."
Only then did everyone learn that Chen Xiaoyao was proving his innocence.
Zhao Zhengli didn't answer. He glanced sideways at the thirteen people in the alley and on the roof. Then he used his Qi with one hand to grab a handful of peach blossoms scattered on the ground. The petals condensed into a peach blossom ball that kept spinning in mid-air. He struck out with a palm, and the peach blossom ball shot towards several people in the alley like a shooting star.
Seeing that they were facing a formidable enemy, several people clenched the swords in their hands and slashed with luck. The collision of several strands of zhenqi caused the peach blossom ball to burst instantly with a loud "boom" sound. The peach blossom petals were like pink sharp blades, and "puff puff" exploded in all directions, each piece The petals are all filled with infuriating energy, and the speed is extremely fast.
Several people raised their knives and held their swords in a gesture of resistance. The petals that had been filled with zhenqi were stabbed all over their bodies. Their eyebrows, forehead, cheeks, eyes, throat, chest pain, arms, and thighs were all spared. The petals were deeply embedded in the body. The bleeding continued and several people died immediately.
The remaining people stepped back a few meters in shock and threw dozens of hidden weapons, hitting the old tables, chairs and benches to pieces. They didn't expect Zhao Zhengli to be so decisive and couldn't say a word.
Chen Xiaoyao raised his hand to block the hidden weapon at close range with his true energy, and cursed: "Sir, take action and let me know, you're going to scare me!"
Zhao Zhengli drew the Purple Yang Sword from his back and said: "I'll give you the three on the left and the two on the right to me. If you're a brother, help me!"
Chen Xiaoyao was dissatisfied and jumped: "This is a threat, this is a naked intimidation! If I help you, won't I become an accomplice and will be wanted by the court!"
Zhao Zhengli had already climbed onto the roof: "Otherwise I won't pay back the money!"
Chen Xiaoyao helplessly spread his hands towards the people on the roof: "You also heard that I was forced to do so. Why don't you let him go for now? Will you kill him after you pay me back?"
Those people didn't have time to explain, Zhao Zhengli was already coming to kill with a sword, and everyone immediately surrounded him. Chen Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment, pulled out the thunder knife number 13 in the weapon catalog from his waist, and jumped onto the roof.
The trembling guests at the two tables in the house only heard a sound like cutting melons and fruits, "Puff, Puff, Puff", and then five or six corpses fell one by one, and thirteen corpses were lying in a mess. There was also a faint sound of "swishing" running water. There was no sound here. The stream is naturally filled with blood!
The boss, who was lying on the wicker chair from beginning to end, could not move. After everything was over, he raised his eyes slightly and said: "What a fast sword, what a fast sword!"
The two jumped off the roof, and he added: "Two tables and chairs, four benches, thirty-seven rotten tiles, and three broken peach blossom branches, totaling nine taels and eighty cents. You can dispose of the bodies by yourself. Of course, you can also find a small Clean up the coffin shop!"
The two of them were speechless. Is this boss a master? Or is he an old man who is used to fighting in the world? He is so calm and all the rules are clear!
It seemed that the price quoted was very dark. Chen Xiaoyao did not hesitate. He searched through the scattered corpses and took out dozens of taels here and there. He was very generous and gave the boss two pieces of the largest pieces of silver. He estimated that there were more than ten taels. , the boss was not polite, weighed it, put it in his arms, rocked the wicker chair indifferently, looked at the book, and pecked at the spout of the blood-red purple clay pot.
Chen Xiaoyao hurriedly put the remaining broken silver and copper plates into his sleeve robe. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Zhao Zhengli who was wearing burlap and burlap. He was afraid that someone would wipe it away again if he was not careful.
A plain old voice came from the alley: "The court's one hundred thousand gold is really hard to come by, and the hereditary title is really rare!"
Except for the forty-year-old boss, everyone was looking for a reputation. He was an old man over half a century old. He walked slowly down the alley, his cloudy eyes staring at the handsome man in burlap. Zhao Zhengli felt a strong pressure in an instant. Locked himself.
The bookish boss who was lying on the wicker chair stretched and said "Ah~", his muscles stretched and crackled, and the pressure that locked on Zhao Zhengli disappeared. At this time, Zhao Zhengli saw that this man in his forties had a shallow haircut. The stubble boss is a master. The coercion just now was that of a genuine Grand Master, which meant that this middle-aged boss was also above Grand Master. Why was Grand Master so worthless?
The old man, who was over half a hundred years old, showed surprise for the first time: "Are you Tao Yanghua, the owner of the Peach Blossom Village who can't cultivate his peach blossoms?"
The boss rubbed his stubble and said to himself: "No wonder the divination shows that it is not easy to open the door today! There are so many new things in the year!"
For the first time, the old man saluted the middle-aged boss Buhuo with a respectful tone, and his attitude was very humble: "I heard that the owner of Peach Blossom Village has spent two decades reincarnating to realize that the Peach Blossom Fairy will never fall. Now hundreds of kinds of peach blossoms bloom throughout the four seasons, and the flowers alternate, which is considered The "flowers don't fall" anymore, I wonder if I can gain anything from the "immortal"?"
"Not much! A small gain."
The owner of Peach Blossom Manor stood up from the wicker chair and patted the peach blossom petals falling on his body with the scroll in his hand.
Zhao Zhengli and Chen Xiaoyao were stunned. The peach blossoms blooming all four seasons for dozens of miles were planted by the boss? At the age of thirty-eight or nineteen, he couldn't do it at all. Listening to the old man's tone of exchange, it seemed that he was spending two months reincarnating to realize the Peach Blossom Fairy.
One period of reincarnation, two decades of reincarnation, two decades of reincarnation, and the boss is at least an old monster over a hundred years old. Why doesn't he have an immortal appearance just because he has been reincarnated for one period of time?
So, the boss is not bragging? Did he really open the wine shop and teahouse by himself?
