It's late at night, and the vendors in Lin Mansion are packing up their stalls one after another, preparing to end the day's hard work.
At this time, a young man's figure appeared leisurely at the far corner of the street. He had a wine gourd on his waist and was humming a somewhat unpleasant tune. His steps were blurry and his figure was swaying. Every step he took seemed to trip over himself.
He staggered over like this, seemingly exhausted, and sat down next to a vendor.
The white-haired old man who was packing his things to go home heard the noise. He quickly put down the things in his hands and stepped forward to help the young man who was lying on the ground. He smelled the strong smell of alcohol on the young man and moved the tables, chairs and benches he had just packed away. He put it down and asked the young man to sit at the table. The old man walked to his stall, poured a bowl of warm water and gave it to the boy.
Perhaps the father-in-law was old and his eyesight was dim. When the young man raised his head to thank him, he didn't realize that he was the eldest son of the Lin family.
Lin Yuan's eyes were wandering. He took out some broken jade from his Qiankun sleeve and handed it to his father-in-law with his own hands. He said vaguely: "Old man, you may have to delay closing the stall. I have a guest to entertain. Please prepare some for me." Here’s some food and wine.”
The old man was actually not in a hurry to pack up and go home, but it was late at night and there was no business. Now that a small guest came, he went to prepare some simple dishes to go with the wine.
After a while, common ingredients were served on simple plates. Perhaps because Lin Yuan gave him too many jade tattoos, his father-in-law even cut him two ounces of beef.
When the dishes were all served, the old man stood by the table holding a small jar of wine. He still didn't put down the wine jar, and said earnestly to the young man who was covering his forehead: "Young man, drink less wine. This thing may be able to relieve your pain for a while." It’s annoying, but ultimately not a good idea.”
It seemed that the old man had seen through Lin Yuan's depressed mood. After putting down the wine jar, he pulled out the cork for him, patted Lin Yuan's back a few times, then walked back to the stall with hunched waist and sat down, waiting for Lin Yuan to eat. over.
The pungent aroma of wine drifted into Lin Yuan's nasal cavity, causing his stomach to churn, and he quickly covered his mouth and nose to prevent vomiting.
After calming down for a while, Lin Yuan picked up the cork on the table and plugged the mouth of the jar. When the aroma of the wine dissipated, he picked up a piece of beef with his bare hands and threw it into his mouth to chew. Before it was chewed, he let it down to calm down. With the burning feeling in my stomach.
At this moment, a figure sneaked up behind Lin Yuan, tinkering with something furtively.
This behavior looks like a thief no matter how you look at it. When the old man sitting in the stall saw this, he picked up the discarded vegetable leaves and threw them at the man mercilessly. He also cursed: "Where did the little thief come from? He took advantage of someone's drunkenness to steal like this." Menstruation!”
Lin Yuan also felt a strange movement in his waist at this moment. He turned around and glared, and found that the owner of the wine gourd was quietly "stealing" the wine gourd from his waist.
Lin Yuan noticed his little move. The sloppy man smiled awkwardly at him and let go of his hands.
But at this moment, the white-haired old man had already rushed to Lin Yuan's side with his cleaning tool in the air, intending to punish this "rat" for stealing in the middle of the night!
"Well... have a good evening, young master..." The drunkard stood there with some restraint.
Lin Yuan stared at him for a long time without knowing why, and asked blankly: "Why are you here?"
The old man listened to the conversation between the two. After scanning the two of them a few times, he found that they seemed to be acquaintances, so he put down the broom in his hand and asked, "Sir, is this your friend?"
Lin Yuan smiled awkwardly at his father-in-law. After nodding, he stood up and thanked his father-in-law. The old man then gave up the idea of teaching the big man a lesson, but still glanced at him with disdain before going back to sit down again.
While Lin Yuan was thanking his father-in-law, the big man saw the food and wine on the table with his peripheral vision, then moved to sit down opposite Lin Yuan, laughed loudly and said: "I was scared to death when I woke up just now, and I caught someone in your house. It took a long time for the elder brother to figure out what was going on. I heard that you and an old gentleman went out, so I went out to look for you. No, I just happened to catch up."
The sloppy man took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube and headed straight for the beef with a clear goal.
At this time, Lin Yuan also took off his wine gourd from his waist and placed it in the big man's hand.
"Then there's no need for you to be so sneaky..." Lin Yuan looked at him wolfing down the food in amusement.
The big man continued to swallow the food in his mouth. Without looking, he opened the stopper of the wine gourd, took it and took a swig. After finishing the drink, he wiped the remaining wine around his mouth with his worn sleeve, and then he looked at Lin Yuan at eye level, and said sheepishly: "Isn't this because I'm afraid that Young Master Lin will ask for my accommodation fee and wine money... so... I want to sneak away quietly."
With such rogue words and rogue behavior of eating and drinking, Lin Yuan really found the big man in front of him interesting.
"Last time we said goodbye at Qifeng Mountain, I didn't ask my brother for his name." Lin Yuan cupped his hands and asked.
The big man who was chewing beef grinned. He raised his hands in a pretentious manner and said: "I can't talk about my surname. My name is Xie Changfeng. I am a ranger. As long as the young master doesn't mind calling me brother!"
After saying this, he did not pause and continued to attack several small dishes, finishing them all with the momentum of wind and waves.
Lin Yuan looked at the empty plate, wondering if the person opposite him was a starving man. After all, Lin Yuan didn't call him brother. He looked at Xie Changfeng opposite him, who was probably five or six years older than him, so he called out "Brother Xie."
But Xie Changfeng didn't care about the title. After eating, he smacked his lips, raised his head and put all the remaining flower wine in the wine gourd into the five internal organs. After drinking, he didn't forget to burp, and patted himself to become mellow. He smiled and said, "Don't be offended, young master. I'm just a rough guy. I don't look good in photos. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Lin Yuan didn't feel sorry for the food and wine, but the person he was waiting for didn't show up. Instead, Xie Changfeng came.
Lin Yuan shook his head indifferently, and he began to look around, wanting to see if anyone was peeping nearby.
Xie Changfeng didn't care what Lin Yuan was doing. The wine worm in his stomach had been aroused by the pot of flower wine. He stared at the jar of wine on the table with evil eyes. He hurriedly took it while Lin Yuan wasn't looking. He took it, pulled out the cork and took a sip.
"happy!"
He yelled happily after drinking, but it frightened Lin Yuan.
When he turned around, he found that Xie Changfeng was pouring the jar of wine into his own wine gourd, which made Lin Yuan shake his head and chuckle.
After looking around a few more times, Lin Yuan still couldn't find the figure he wanted to see. At this moment, Xie Changfeng had also filled up the wine and was raising the wine jar with his head raised, trying to pour the remaining contents into his mouth.
Lin Yuan really couldn't understand this temperament that loved wine as much as his life. He ignored Xie Changfeng and packed up a few plates and bowls and chopsticks and gave them to his father-in-law. He also gave him some broken jade as compensation for delaying his closing time.
Of course, the father-in-law tried to shirk Lin Yuan again and again, but Lin Yuan's attitude never changed, so the father-in-law had no choice but to bow and thank him.
Lin Yuan walked back to the table. Xie Changfeng finally let go of the jar of wine. He tied the wine gourd around his waist. When he saw Lin Yuan approaching, he also stood up. He held his hands in front of Lin Yuan and smiled: "I rubbed the little one again." Young Master, please do it once, and I will make up for it when I have money in the future!"
Lin Yuan smiled indifferently and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Brother Xie helped me yesterday, so these food and drinks will be regarded as a thank you gift. Then where does Brother Xie plan to go next?"
Xie Changfeng scratched his head in distress, and said: "As a ranger, of course I have a home all over the world, but I will definitely not leave Beiliang Territory in the short term as I still have unfinished business."
"If my brother has any difficulties in Beiliang in the future, you can come directly to the Lin Mansion to find me. If I can help you, I will definitely help you with all my strength." Lin Yuan said to Xie Changfeng again.
Xie Changfeng was not polite, he laughed and said: "Yes, young master, if I have nothing to eat, I will definitely come to the Lin Mansion to find you!"
This was the first time Lin Yuan had seen such a shameless person, but he only found Xie Changfeng quite interesting.
"Then, the mountains will remain green and the water will flow forever. We will meet again in the future!" Lin Yuan said.
Xie Changfeng was used to being carefree. He bowed slightly to Lin Yuan and then turned around and left, not forgetting to raise his hand and wave a few times.
Watching Xie Changfeng leave, Lin Yuan also said goodbye to his father-in-law, then wrapped his clothes tightly and walked towards the door of his house.
Lin Yuan's drinking capacity was really bad. When he was halfway through, he was blown by a small breeze, and the nauseating feeling swept through his esophagus again.
Lin Yuan quickly moved his legs and ran into the dark alley. He found a corner and started retching continuously.
This uncomfortable energy made Lin Yuan secretly swear that he would stay away from the word "wine" in the future!
After holding on to the wall to relax for a while, there was a sound of landing behind Lin Yuan. He did not turn around, but still faced the alley. He rolled up his sleeves and covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and said like this: "I thought you wouldn't come out today."
A familiar laughter sounded from behind, and a man's voice said: "There are always people around Mr. Lin, how can I dare to show up?"
Lin Yuan suppressed the discomfort in his stomach and the dizziness in his head. When he put down his palms, he turned around with a smile and looked at the black-robed man in front of him who he had met once.
Isn't this the man in black robe who said he wanted to take Lin Yuan's life on Qifeng Mountain?
Lin Yuan looked this man up and down curiously, and he was still in the mood to joke: "Why, are you here to take my life again today?"
"What do you think?" Hei Pao seemed to be laughing too.
Hearing such an answer, Lin Yuan snorted a sneer in his nose. He wrapped his arms in front of him and said slowly: "Since that day, I have been repeatedly scrutinizing your strange menstruation."
"Oh? I didn't expect that I would make Mr. Lin miss me so much? I'm really flattered." Hei Pao agreed.
Lin Yuan ignored his joke and continued: "After I came down from the mountain, I don't know who released the news that I had the Weeping Blood Fruit in my hand. It's not important. What's important is that I went out alone many times and you didn't show up."
"In other words, you didn't come to kill me that night, but your purpose wasn't the Weeping Blood Fruit either."
"This makes me really curious, but there is only one possibility left."
Having said this, Lin Yuan looked directly at the hood of the black robe, as if he wanted to see through the expression underneath.
Lin Yuan paused for a moment, then stood on the spot and said righteously: "You are giving me a step, a step for me to go down the mountain!"
The black robe was silent. He stood motionless. After a long while, he waved his hands and clapped his hands and said: "Young Master Lin is really smart and courageous. He actually dares to test my intentions by putting himself in danger." .”
"Yes, I did want to force you to go down the mountain!" Black Robe stopped pretending and admitted his purpose that night.
"May I ask if your Excellency forcing me to go down the mountain will do you or your master any good?" Lin Yuan asked.
"How do Mr. Lin want me to answer such a straightforward question?" Black Robe asked with a chuckle.
"Of course, answer truthfully." Lin Yuan rolled his eyes and said.
"Then you are really drunk!" Black Robe said unceremoniously.
"..." Lin Yuan was speechless.
The black robe put his hand into his loose robe and took out two thick notebooks in just a moment. He threw them to Lin Yuan casually, regardless of whether he could catch them.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan's mind was not too confused. He took the thrown thing in the air with both hands. After holding it firmly, with the only moonlight in the alley, he saw two big words written on the cover: Ledger!
Lin Yuan raised his head curiously, waved a book in his hand, and asked, "What is this?"
"What you want." Black Robe said lightly.
"The Lu family's account books?" Lin Yuan was stunned.
"Strictly speaking, it's Lu Hao's account book." Heipao corrected.
Lin Yuan's eyes were full of disbelief. He quickly lowered his head to open the account book and found what seemed to be fresh handwriting.
Heipao also guessed Lin Yuan's worries, and he said: "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. I copied this while you were stalling for time this morning. Lu Hao won't find out."
In this way, Lin Yuan felt relieved. If these two books were the original ones, wouldn't Lu Hao be going to rebel if he found out? Fortunately, the black robe's brain was quick, so Lin Yuan didn't have to worry about Lu Hao causing trouble in a short time.
After roughly browsing a few pages, Lin Yuan asked without raising his head: "Why did you give me this?"
Lin Yuan asked the key question, and the black robe took two steps forward to approach Lin Yuan and whispered: "Maybe I have the same purpose as you?"
"You also want to investigate my father's affairs?" Lin Yuan asked immediately.
But the black robe stopped answering the question. He turned around and walked to the wall, ready to jump up the high wall and leave.
"Is this how you plan to leave?" Lin Yuan put away the account book and asked with his hands behind his back.
The black robe standing under the wall looked back and asked, "Is it possible that Mr. Lin has other matters?"
"You have helped me so much, why don't you come with me to the Lin Mansion and have a pot of hot tea?" Lin Yuan invited with a smile, but there was still a cruelty hidden in his smile.
"Save it for later..." Before the black robe could finish his words, he stopped speaking and raised his head to slowly look in the direction above his head.
On the high wall, a fiery red figure squatted. He carried a long knife on his back, looked at the black robe below with cold eyes, and said: "He invites you to drink tea!"
The black robe lowered his head and shook his head slightly, and said, "Is this how Mr. Lin repays his benefactor?"
"It's not too late to sit down and drink tea when we get to Lin's house and talk about repaying our kindness!"
As soon as Lin Yuan finished speaking, the black-robed figure burst out instantly. He did not rush towards Lin Yuan, but stepped directly out of the alley and ran towards the distance.
Lin Sanli's reaction was also very fast. The moment the black robe disappeared, he also left from the wall and chased after the black robe.
Lin Yuan slowly walked out of the alley. He watched Lin Sanli jumping continuously at a high place, and he did not intend to stay any longer. He continued to hum the unpleasant tune and went straight to the house.
