"Okay!" An Wuniang sighed with some disappointment and returned to the stove. This is what the tombkeeper next to him said: "Xiao Yi, that guy Hu Jiu has just lost face by you and holds a grudge. Although he doesn't dare to kill you in person, he will definitely find a way to retaliate against you. You have to be careful!"
"Thank you, Brother Chen Qi, for saving me!"
After thanking the tombkeeper, the evil boy continued to eat and drink, and the shop gradually became noisy again. New customers kept coming in, and people who had had enough wine and food went out, disappearing into the night. If anyone pays attention, they will find that whenever the door curtain is opened, Wu Xiaoyi will raise his head and glance at the door, as if waiting for an important guest.
Suddenly, two men appeared at the door of the hotel. The leader was tall and strong. Although his hair had turned gray, it added a bit of charm to his handsome face.
"Ah, Liu Wulang!"
"Brother Li, long time no see!"
"You've been well lately, Liu Wulang!" Voices came from all corners of Sasi at the same time.
Liu Weili is the owner of a cockfighting parlor, which is a very popular entertainment in Chang'an from the emperor to the vagrants. His father was from Guanzhong and a famous knight-errant. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when Emperor Gaozu raised troops from Taiyuan, his father summoned hundreds of evil young men to follow Princess Pingyang. They made many military exploits and became scattered officials of the Zhu Kingdom, settling in Chang'an City. .
Although he is considered a noble son, but perhaps due to the influence of his family, he still likes to hang out among rangers and evil boys. He was a regular visitor to the low-class inns, casinos, cockfighting houses, and wine shops in Chang'an City, and they were always noisy and having fun in these places.
It is said that although Liu Weili was proud of his background as a ranger and his close relationship with the villains of the rangers, this did not prevent him from reaping various benefits and making money: before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, his father had been secretly manipulated by Changsun Wuji. Entrusted, many evil young men from Chang'an were recruited. When Li Shimin and Yuchi Jingde led the soldiers of the Prince of Qin's palace to kill his younger brother and brother at Xuanwu Gate, forcing his father to give up the throne, Liu Weili followed his father and guarded the Palace of the Prince of Qin under the encouragement of Empress Changsun. , fought to the death with the prince and the soldiers of the Prince of Qi, among whom there were more than a hundred people who were later awarded titles with meritorious service.
After Liu Weili's father died, he inherited this reputation and connections. It is said that there are three to four thousand evil young rangers who are willing to obey his orders. He could intimidate the magistrates of Chang'an and Wannian counties over a certain business conflict or a project outsourced by the government, or directly interfere with something, and sometimes fight on his behalf to kill his competitors. Everyone believed that Liu Wulang had made a lot of money by hanging out with the Ranger villains.
But no matter what, Liu Weili is finally the friend and protector of the Ranger Villains, and is still very popular in a place like Fang Xiangguan, which is a lower-class society. So when he walked into the wine shop, everyone immediately cheered.
Wu Xiaoyi was one of the very few people who didn't say hello to Liu Weili. He just stared at the other person's eyes until Liu Weili winked inward, and he nodded knowingly.
"I'm so thirsty today. I cheered and cheered for the brothers from the North Gate Forbidden Army, and my throat was filled with smoke!" Liu Weili's loud voice resounded throughout the restaurant, and he patted An Wuniang's butt affectionately: " Wu Niang, bring me a bottle of Liulin wine. If you want it aged, don’t add water!"
"O Bodhisattva!" An Wuniang shouted while putting the rabbit meat wrapped in flour into the oil pan, "He also warned me in advance: "Chen! "I have already prepared the best wine!... I can't even think of it! - The wine of the 17th year of Zhenguan has been stored for thirty years! Come here, come here. I have asked someone to bring your wine Dinner is here. Please, please, Wu Niang will treat you with the best barbecue: this kind of rabbit meat can't even be eaten in the palace!"
"The seventeenth year of Zhenguan?" The man standing behind Liu Weili suddenly frowned. @
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Liu Weili asked.
"Have you forgotten? This is the year the late emperor deposed the crown prince!"
"Oh?" Liu Weili was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled: "It really was that year, what a coincidence!"
"Yes, it's a coincidence indeed!" The man sighed: "I'm a little hungry. There are many people outside, let's go in!"
Liu Weili nodded and entered the inner room. An Wuniang brought an amphora. She took off the seal on it and handed it to Liu Weili. Then, An Wuniang poured some of it on a pottery wine.
In the bottle, wine glasses were placed in front of each guest. Then, she placed a wine scoop in the middle of the bottle, which was used to scoop the wine into the glass.
Next, Liu Weili and his friends began to taste the roast rabbit meat she cooked, and they could also identify how old the Liulin wine was. Although the can of Liulin wine did not completely match the sealing date written on the bottle seal, the wine tasted quite mellow anyway, and it could be said to be a very good wine.
"Is anyone here?" the man asked, putting down his drinking cup.
"It's already outside, I'll let him in!" Liu Weili said. After that, he stood up and walked to the door, raised the curtain and winked, then returned to the table. After a while, a person came in from the outside, it was Wu Xiaoyi.
"I've met Mr. Liu!" Wu Xiaoyi cupped his hands in greeting.
"Sit down and talk!" Liu Weili pointed at Wu Xiaoyi: "This is Wu Xiaoyi. In terms of courage and martial arts, he is the most outstanding among this generation of evil boys in Chang'an."
"Oh?" The man looked Wu Xiaoyi up and down with great interest: "I am Liu Qi, a native of Hebei. I want to do a big thing in Chang'an, but I have no one. Brother Wei Li just mentioned Brother Xiaoyi's ability. Can you show me a little bit? two?"
Wu Xiaoyi looked around, picked up a bamboo branch next to the door that was holding the curtain, inserted the end of it into the gap in the floor, and said, "I'm sorry!" With a flash of the knife, the bamboo branch was broken into several pieces and fell on the ground. on the ground.
"One, two, three, four, five! Good skills, good swordsmanship!" Liu Qi held his palm and praised: "A certain family has been in Hebei for many years and has never seen such fast skills!"
"Xiao Yi is General Cao's disciple. Not only is he excellent in swordsmanship, but he is also a good crossbow shooter!" Liu Weili pointed at the small crossbow on Wu Xiaoyi's waist: "Within fifty steps, within a hair's breadth, you can kill someone! "
"Oh? I think this crossbow is not very big. Can it shoot fifty steps?" Liu Qi asked.
"The crossbow is not about size, but strength!" Wu Xiaoyi said: "This crossbow is made of yak horns, beef tendons, and tea pole bamboo master craftsmen stacked up. It can penetrate skin armor within fifty steps. If you don't believe it, you can try Try it!" After saying that, he took off the small crossbow from his waist and handed it over. Liu Qi reached out and took it, trying to open the crossbow, but found that the crossbow string was like iron, and the crossbow arm was only slightly bent when exerting force in his hand. Wu Xiaoyi took back the small crossbow, holding the handle of the crossbow with one hand, and the iron hook under the other wrist Hold the crossbow string, use your waist to string the crossbow, and put the short arrow into the arrow trough. .
