Smiling Proud Floating Life

Shang's entrustment. "If it was in the past, his wife would have called Linghu Chong over long ago, and asked him carefully, but at this moment, many estrangements had unknowingly arisen between the master and the apprentice, and both of them knew that it was not the time to ask Linghu Chong.

Mrs. Yue thought that Linghu Chong's injury could not be healed by the No. 1 doctor in Jianghu, saying that she only had a hundred days to live, she felt sad and couldn't help crying.

No.20 Returning to the rivers and lakes, there are many strange personnel

The wind is smooth and the boat is traveling very fast. This night, the berth is not far from Fengfeng.The boatman cooked the food, and everyone was about to eat, when suddenly someone on the shore said loudly: "Excuse me, are the heroes of the Huashan School on this boat?" Before Yue Buqun could answer, Taozhixian had already grabbed Said: "The Six Immortals of Taogu and all the heroes of the Huashan School are on board, what's the matter?" The man said happily: "That's all right, we have been waiting here for a day and a night. Quick, quick, bring it here .”

More than a dozen big men came out of a thatched hut by the bank in two lines, each holding a red lacquer box in their hands.An empty-handed man in a blue shirt walked up to the front of the boat, bowed and said: "My superior learned that Young Hero Linghu is not in good health, and I am very worried. I should have come to visit him in person, but it was too late for me to return. Flying pigeons pass on a letter, and I am very concerned about it. Please send me some gifts from the Philippines, and please young hero Linghu accept them." A group of big men walked up to the bow of the boat and put more than ten boxes on the boat.

Linghu Chong wondered: "Your Majesty, I don't know who it is? Linghu Chong is ashamed of such a generous gift." The man said: "Young Hero Linghu has great blessings, and he will recover as soon as possible. Please take care of yourself." He saluted and led a group of big men to go alone.Linghu Chong thought to himself: "I don't know who gave me the gift, but it's really weird."

The Taogu Five Immortals couldn't bear it long ago, and said in unison: "Open it first and have a look." The five hurriedly lifted the lids of the vermilion lacquer boxes, and saw that some boxes were filled with exquisite snacks. , some are smoked chicken and ham and other drinks, and there are precious and nourishing medicinal materials such as ginseng, deer antler, bird's nest, and white fungus.The last two boxes were full of small gold and silver ingots, obviously for Linghu Chong's flowers on the way, they were said to be "Philippine gifts", and they were quite a lot of money.

When the Taogu Wuxian saw candies, candied fruit, and fruit snacks, they grabbed them and stuffed them into their mouths, shouting: "It's delicious, it's delicious!"

Linghu Chong rummaged through more than a dozen boxes, but there was neither letter name thorn nor pattern mark, and there was no clue to find out who the gift-giver was, so he said to Yue Buqun: "Master, this disciple really understands this matter." Without the slightest thought. The person who gave the gift doesn't seem to be malicious, nor does he seem to be joking." As he spoke, he picked up some snacks, respected the master and wife first, and then distributed them to the younger brothers and sisters.

Yue Buqun saw that the Six Immortals of Peach Valley had eaten the food, and there was no abnormality, and the food did not seem to be poisoned, so he asked Linghu Chong, "Do you have any friends from the world who live in this area?" Linghu Chong pondered for a while , shook his head and said: "No."

Only the sound of horseshoes was heard, and eight horses came galloping along the river. Someone shouted: "Is the young hero Linghu of the Huashan School here?" The six immortals of Peach Valley shouted happily: "Here, here! What good things are there? Send it?"

The man shouted: "The leader of our gang learned that Linghu Shaoxia came to Kaifeng, and also heard that Linghu Shaoxia liked to drink a few cups, so he ordered the little man to buy sixteen altars of old wine, and came here specially, please Linghu Drink it in the young hero's boat." Eight horses galloped closer, and they saw two jars of wine hanging on each horse's saddle.Some of the wine jars are written "Extreme Tribute Wine", some are written "Chen Nian Jiafen", and some are written "Shaoxing Zhuangyuan Red". The sixteen altars of wine seem to be different.

Linghu Chong was more happy when he saw so many fine wines than any gift for her. He hurriedly stepped onto the bow, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, I don't know which gang you belong to? What's your name, brother?" The man laughed. : "The leader of our gang has repeatedly asked not to mention the name of our gang to Young Xia Linghu. The old man said that this small gift is too meager, and it is really embarrassing to mention the name of our gang again." With his left hand With a wave, the passengers immediately moved down a jar of fine wine and put it on the bow.

Yue Buqun stared intently at the eight men in the cabin, and saw that all of them were nimble, with a wine jar in each hand, and jumped onto the bow of the boat with a light leap. None of the eight men had any great martial arts skills, but obviously they were not. The same sect, it seems that they are members of the same gang, which is true.After the eight people delivered sixteen altars of wine to the bow of the boat, they bowed to Linghu Chong and then got on their horses and left.

Linghu Chong said with a smile: "Master, this matter is really strange. I don't know who played a joke on this disciple and sent so many altars of wine." Yue Buqun pondered, "Could it be Tian Boguang? Could it be the monk who didn't quit?" " Linghu Chong said: "That's right, these two people act strangely, maybe they don't know. Hey! The Six Immortals of Peach Valley, there are a lot of good wine here, do you want to drink?" The Six Immortals of Peach Valley said with a smile: "Drink Drink! Is there any reason not to drink it?" Taogenxian and Taoganxian took up two jars of wine, patted off the mud seal, poured it into a bowl, and it was really fragrant.The six of them were not polite to Linghu Chong, so they just gurgled and drank.

Linghu Chong also went to pour a bowl, held it in front of Yue Buqun, and said, "Master, please try it, this wine is really good." Yue Buqun frowned slightly, and said "Yes".Lao Denuo said: "Master, you must be on guard against others. I don't know who sent this wine, so how do you know that there is nothing weird in it." Yue Buqun nodded and said: "Chong'er, it's better to be careful. "

As soon as Linghu Chong smelled the mellow aroma of the wine, he couldn't bear it any longer, and said with a smile: "This disciple has not lived a long time, there is no difference between poisonous and non-toxic in this wine." Said: "Good wine, good wine!"

Someone on the shore could only hear people praising loudly: "Good wine, good wine!" Linghu Chong raised his eyes to look where the sound came from, and saw a ragged scholar under the willow tree, shaking a broken fan in his right hand, and raised his head vigorously. Smelling the scent of wine drifting away from the boat, he said, "It really is good wine!"

Linghu Chong said with a smile: "Brother, you haven't tasted it, so how do you know that this wine is good or bad?" The scholar said: "When you smell the wine, you should know that it is Sanguotou Fen wine that has been hidden for 62 years. Is there any reason?"

Linghu Chong is proud of the careful guidance of the Green Bamboo Man, and his knowledge in the wine industry is really extraordinary. He knew that it was about 60 years old Sanguotou Fen Liquor, but it was impossible to tell that it was exactly 62 years old. Most of the scholar was exaggerating, and said with a smile: "If you don't mind, brother, why don't you come over for a few drinks?" If you dare to talk about brother's good wine again, it is absolutely forbidden, absolutely impossible!" Linghu Chong said with a smile: "In the four seas, everyone is a brother. Hearing what brother said, I know that I am a senior in the country of wine. I am about to ask for advice, so please get off the boat You are welcome. My master, Mr. Yue, and my master, Mrs. Yue, are also in the boat."

The scholar walked over slowly, gave a deep bow, and said, "It turns out that it is the heroes of the Huashan School, please! Wansheng's surname is Zu, the ancestor of his ancestors. When Zu Ti heard the chicken dance, he was the distant ancestor of Wansheng. Wansheng has two names. Qianqiu, Qianqiu means a hundred years and a thousand years. I dare not ask my brother's name." Linghu Chong said: "My surname is Linghu, and each name is a Chong character." The ancestor Qianqiu said: "The surname is good, the surname is good. , That’s a good name too! In the Tang Dynasty, Linghu Chu and Linghu Xuan were both great figures who had been prime ministers!” Said, walking from the gangway to the bow of the boat.

Linghu Chong smiled slightly, thinking: "I invite you to drink, everything will be fine." Immediately poured a bowl of wine, handed it to Zu Qianqiu, and said: "Please drink!" He was in his fifties, with a scorched yellow skin , a rosaceous nose, dull eyes, a few sparse beards, the skirt of the clothes is shiny, two hands are stretched out, and the ten fingernails are covered with black mud.He was thin, but with a big belly.

Zu Qianqiu saw Linghu Chong handing over the wine bowl, but it was inconvenient to accept it, and said: "Brother Linghu has good wine, but no good utensils, what a pity." Linghu Chong said: "During the journey, there are only some thick bowls and cups. Just drink some, sir." Zu Qianqiu shook his head and said: "You must not, absolutely not! You are so sloppy with wine utensils, and you obviously don't understand the three flavors in the way of drinking. You must pay attention to wine utensils when you drink alcohol. What kind of wine do you drink? You can use any wine glass. When drinking Fen wine, you should use a jade cup. There is a poem in the Tang Dynasty: "A jade bowl brings amber light." It can be seen that a jade bowl and a jade cup can enhance the color of the wine." Linghu Chong said: "Exactly."

Zu Qianqiu pointed to a jar of wine and said: "This jar of white wine outside the customs has a very good taste, but it's a pity that it lacks a strong fragrance. It's best to drink it in a rhinoceros horn cup, it will be extremely mellow. , you must know that the jade cup increases the color of wine, and the rhinoceros horn cup increases the fragrance of wine, the ancients did not deceive me."

Linghu Chong listened to Luzhu Weng's discussion and explanation in Luoyang, and he already knew everything about the origin, smell, wine making method and cellar storage method of fine wine in Luoyang, but he knew nothing about wine utensils. A few sentences, some allusions, I felt a sense of enlightenment for a while.

Yue Buqun had been paying attention to what the ancestor Qianqiu had to say, and heard his exaggerated words, but they were not unreasonable. He saw Taozhixian, Taoganxian, etc. holding up a jar of fine wine with hundreds of herbs, pouring it all over the table, and didn't take it as very precious. fine wine.Although Yue Buqun was not fond of drinking, he could smell the aroma of the wine, it was very mellow, and knew that it was indeed the best wine, it was a pity that the six immortals of Peach Valley ruined it like this.

Zu Qianqiu said again: "The ancient porcelain cup used for drinking Shaoxing number one scholar's red beard is best to be the Northern Song Dynasty porcelain cup, of course the Five Dynasties porcelain cup is even better, and the celadon from the brother kiln of Longquan in Wuyue Kingdom is the best, but it is too rare. The porcelain cup of the Southern Song Dynasty It is barely usable, but it has been in decline. As for Yuan porcelain, it is unavoidably vulgar. As for drinking this Yulu wine, you should use a glass cup. The jade dew wine is like beads, and you can drink it in a transparent glass cup.