Me and my Jianghu Tavern

"Then, how long do you plan to be the Azure Dragon Envoy?" Yu Linglong asked.

Gu Qingshan was slightly taken aback, raised his head to look at Yu Linglong, but was attracted by the bright moon behind Yu Linglong, he came back to his senses and said: "I don't know yet."

When is it boring to stay, when is it not right?

Yu Linglong was about to speak, but Gu Qingshan interrupted her.

Gu Qingshan took the gourd, handed it to Yu Linglong and said: "Miss Linglong, I brought wine. You haven't been to the tavern these days. Brother Zhang has released a new wine, which is allowed to be taken out of the tavern. You can try it."

Yu Linglong was stunned, then smiled slightly, took the gourd, and said, "Then Linglong has to taste it."

Yu Linglong opened the wine cork, looked at Gu Qingshan, raised the gourd, and slowly closed her beautiful eyes.

The wine flows out of the gourd, reflecting the moonlight and stars.

Gu Qingshan was a little crazy, he had never seen Yu Linglong drinking like this.

Such Yu Linglong is more chic.

"It's so beautiful..." Gu Qingshan murmured in his heart, if Yu Linglong was always like this, then it would be fine, but unfortunately not.

The stars were slightly bright, bright and round, and there was a breeze blowing. All the candles in the east of the city had been extinguished, and only the watchmen shouted on the street and did not fall asleep.

Yu Linglong put down the gourd in her hand, wiped the corner of her mouth lightly, and looked at Gu Qingshan.

"Young master...Young master?"

"what?"

"What's the matter with you, son?"

"No... nothing."

Chapter 123: The Boatman Zhan

Put down the gold wire folding fan, take off the gold hairpin, and take off the gold clothes.

Shu Zihan took a deep breath, and stood in the medicine barrel, which contained not only medicine, but also various spices and flower petals.

This time, she acted like a woman, how can a man use spice petals in the bath.

Shu Zihan touched the swollen part of his face, and said with a wry smile, "I'm so sorry..."

He was originally the second son of the Shu family in Xuzhou. He liked to read books when he was a child, but when he grew up, he saw the chicness of a knight-errant in the rivers and lakes, and fell in love with the gangsters since then.

He wants to be the most romantic son in the world, wear the most romantic clothes, and want everyone in the world to call him son.

This time I came to Jian'an, I was entrusted by Uncle Jiang's family, and I had nothing to do, so I agreed.

The last time I saw Miss Jiang's family was last year. He knew each other, so he came here excitedly. Who knew that he met Brother Stone halfway, and such a thing happened.

Jiang Rou, he recognized it, and Zhang Bo also recognized him, but at that time, he didn't dare to recognize each other, it was too shameful.

"Speaking of which, that wine is really fragrant." Shu Zihan smacked his mouth, and there was severe pain on his face. He couldn't help covering his face again, and muttered: "Gu Qingshan, when I recover from my injury, I will beat you like this too!"

.........

It was August, and the weeds in front and behind the tavern began to turn yellow, and the slanting sun reflected on it, adding a bit of depression.

In the past few days, the number of people in the tavern has increased.

It was mainly because of the monkey wine that attracted countless people, some who could drink it, and some who couldn't.

Those who can afford to drink are nothing more than some people from the rivers and lakes or rich men, and there are also people who can't afford to drink but stay in taverns all day long.

I have to talk about one person. I still remember that on the day of the poetry meeting, Zhang Ming gave half a pot of fermented glutinous rice to the boatman who punted the boat, but now he found it.

The boatman who punted the boat was named Zhan, and everyone called him Boatman Zhan on weekdays. He bragged with Gu Qingshan and the others from time to time, so he became familiar with him.

Boatman Zhan didn't just sit around, he usually brought a gourd with him.

Several people in Gu Qingshan wanted to invite him, but he didn't want to, he wouldn't even drink it even if he was beaten to death, he didn't dare to drink such an expensive wine.

The old man Zhan took a sip of the wine he brought, and said with a smile: "During the poetry meeting, the shopkeeper got on the old man's boat and gave me a few taels of fermented glutinous rice. The taste, tsk tsk, I really can't tell."

"That's for sure, brother Zhang doesn't have much wine." Gongsun Yu praised.

As an old customer of the tavern, Gu Qingshan has the most right to speak, "Speaking of which, there are a lot of people here these days, and only Boatman Zhan came to chat with us. Those people are too boring."

"There, I just talk too much." Boatman Zhan said with a smile.

Gu Qingshan asked: "Where do you go boating on weekdays?"

"Chunyang Lake, there are quite a few people who want to go to the middle of the lake." Boatman Zhan replied.

"Every day?"

"Of course it is."

"No, boatman Zhan, don't you have any children? Can't you make a lot of money by punting?"

"What kind of children do you want? Old man, I don't have them to take care of me. I can still support myself by punting." Boatman Zhan waved his hand, as if he wanted to miss this topic.

"Don't they raise you?" Zhang Ming raised his eyebrows, hoping it wasn't what he thought.

Boatman Zhan took a sip of the wine in the gourd and sighed, "It's not easy for them either."

Everyone was slightly taken aback, of course they understood the meaning of these words.

Song Shusheng was the most annoyed, he slapped the table and shouted: "How can this be done?"

Boatman Zhan stretched out his hand to pull Song Shusheng down and said with a smile: "It's nothing, old man, I'm still not comfortable with punting every day, so please stop talking, come, drink, drink."

"But……"

"Drink."

With every word and word, the matter was distracted by the old man Zhan.

Everyone felt a little upset, and they didn't mention it again. It was obvious that old man Zhan didn't want to mention it himself, and it would be an unhappy thing to mention it at that time.

Gu Qingshan patted Gongsun Yu, leaned closer and whispered to him: "Go back and ask about it."

Gongsun Yu nodded, that's what he thought.

Old man Zhan didn't drink with them for a day or two. He was still a friend after all, so he couldn't be wronged.

Zhang Ming didn't say anything, just drinking with them.

Gu Qingshan and the others will definitely help with Zhan Chuanfu's matter, so he doesn't have to worry about anything.

The boatmen on Chunyang Lake love to drink, and when they are free, they will bring their hip flasks to the taverns outside the city to drink and chat. It is good to have friends in the taverns, regardless of seniority or seniority.

Zhang Ming was tired of serving wine these days, so he asked Gu Qingshan, "Did you tell me to introduce a mistress here last time?"

Gu Qingshan slapped his forehead and said: "I almost forgot, I will bring it to Brother Zhang tomorrow."

"Yeah." Zhang Ming is indeed a bit busy these days, and there are too many people coming to drink, so he won't be able to catch fish if this continues.

……

In the afternoon, everyone dispersed and returned to Jian'an City.

Zhang Ming moved a chair to the door. The evening sun is the most comfortable. He has been quite tired these days, so he should relax.

Xiaoqi was also lying in Zhang Ming's arms basking in the sun.

From time to time, there is a breeze blowing, but it is not cold, and it is a little refreshing.

Speaking of which, I have opened this tavern for two or three months, and I have nothing to do to write and write, basking in the sun, and it is quite leisurely.

According to Gu Qingshan, Jian Wu and Guo Xiao have already left Jian'an and returned to Chang'an, and they don't know when they will come to drink next time.

As a shopkeeper, the most happy thing to see is the guests who haven't come to drink for a long time, and Zhang Ming is the same.

Maybe it's a kind of sentimentality, as if he was waiting for them to drink every day, and he would feel uncomfortable without anyone.

"Meow." Xiaoqi suddenly stood up and looked towards the official road, as if there was something there.

Zhang Ming opened his eyes and saw Xiao Qi staring there, so he asked, "What?"

Xiao Qi ignored Zhang Ming, jumped out of his arms, and walked towards the clump of grass on the official road.

Zhang Ming was a little puzzled and followed.

"Meow." Xiaoqi turned his head to look at Zhang Ming, stretched out his meat pad and pointed to the grass.

"Is there something inside?" Zhang Ming asked suspiciously.

Xiao Qi nodded, and then got in.

"Hey, don't..." Seeing that it was already too late, Zhang Ming immediately went to pick up the grass.

"rabbit?"

There was a gray rabbit in the grass, with messy hair and a thorn hanging from its hind leg. It seemed to be cut, but it was not dead, and its breath was weak.

"Meow." Xiao Qi stepped forward and gave the gray rabbit a hug. When the rabbit moved and was still alive, Xiao Qi turned to look at Zhang Ming.

Seeing Xiao Qi staring at him, Zhang Ming understood what it meant, looked at the gray rabbit, thought for a while, and said to Xiao Qi: "Let's take a look first."

Xiaoqi looked at the blood stains on the gray rabbit's hind legs, and stepped forward to hug the rabbit, but the gray rabbit was a bit heavy, so Zhang Ming had to hold it in the end.

Chapter 124: Remember to come back tomorrow

"Meow." Xiaoqi squatted aside, watching Zhang Ming wash the gray rabbit with water, and the blood on the hind legs was also cleaned.

In fact, Xiao Qi really wanted to keep it as a companion to him, but Zhang Ming didn't allow it, and he didn't know why.

After Zhang Ming washed the rabbit, he fetched the clothes. He was weak and wet with cold water, so he had to pay attention to keeping warm.

"Okay, it's okay." Zhang Ming said to Xiaoqi.

"Meow?" Xiao Qi didn't understand, he leaned into the rabbit and smelled its body, it was much better than before, and it didn't shake anymore, but it was still a little weak.

Xiaoqi raised her head and looked at Zhang Ming, still wanting to beg for mercy and let Gray Rabbit stay.

"No way." Zhang Ming explained, "It's just injured, and it might walk away after it recovers. Xiao Qi, you should know that not all wild beasts are as smart as you, and they also have wildness."

Zhang Ming would not find trouble for himself because Xiaoqi was with him through the most difficult time, and he intended to stay, but this rabbit was different.

After saying such a long paragraph, Xiao Qi seemed a little unable to understand, and sat there dumbly, thinking about what Zhang Ming's words meant.

After Xiaoqi understood a little bit, it nodded, it doesn't matter if it can't stay, it's just to have some fun.

"Meow." Xiaoqi nodded to express her understanding, but she still felt a little pity.

"Yes." Zhang Ming stroked Xiao Qi's forehead.

Xiao Qi's cleverness seemed a bit unexpected, it knew how to save the rabbit, Zhang Ming still hoped that Xiao Qi would be simple, knowing too much is not good.

.........

As usual, Gu Qingshan sat on the Purple Star Pavilion with a gourd in his hand, took a sip from time to time, and looked at the lights of Wanjia below.

This has almost become his daily life, as a Azure Dragon Envoy.

There was no one to accompany her, but Yu Linglong would sometimes come up to have a look and chat.

"I really don't know how he stayed here for 16 years?" Gu Qingshan shook his head and sighed.

From Gu Qingshan's point of view, this place is good, you can see the lights of thousands of houses, and the sky full of stars.

However, the stars will not change, and so will the lights of thousands of houses, which disappear at this time every day.

Sooner or later there will be times of boredom.

Gu Qingshan is not tired of looking at it now, he heard that the previous Azure Dragon Envoy stayed here every night for 16 consecutive years.

"It's very tormenting..." Gu Qingshan thought, for someone who has been able to watch for 16 years, it is definitely suffering, not a habit.

But now that person is gone, Gu Qingshan doesn't know who it is, but it's good to go, good to go.

"Step... pedal..."

"Huh?" There was some sound coming from below, Gu Qingshan looked down.

The golden clothes reflected the moonlight, Shu Zihan put his hands behind his back, stepped on the fence, his body was as light as a swallow, his toes were a few feet high, and he walked towards the top of the Zixing loft layer by layer.

"This person..." The corners of Gu Qingshan's mouth twitched, why is this person still wearing that golden dress, this is too coquettish.