Crown Sword

Zhangji Restaurant is the closest wine inn to East Lake, and there is a crooked-necked willow in front of the door.

I heard from the older generation that when Zhang’s family set up the shop, they felt that Feng Shui was not good. They wanted to shovel it out and replace it with a Fuguilan or a new money orange. It would be a good luck in business. , The wind was strong, and an alchemist came from nowhere, saying that the willow had gathered spiritual energy for a hundred years, and all the people who came and went in the shop were heroes.

Doing business is the most dreadful thing about mediocrity. Since you have opened a Jianghu inn, it is natural that the more capable the person who comes to the door, the better you can brag about it.

The Zhang family left for that old Liu.

Shu Dong, the waiter in the shop, is a native of Lujiang. He has been working here for three years. When there were few customers, he squatted under a tree to wash dishes. The latrines ran one after another, so that there was really no room for hospitality.

"Help me up."

The tablecloth was thrown over, and Dongzi was pushed out.

The time has passed and it’s too early to feed. Most of the people who come here at this time are foreign visitors who are resting here. Dongzi is very polite. He took the teapot, prepared his words, cleared his throat, and opened the bamboo curtain that partitioned the private seat: "How many days?" Is the master passing by, or traveling in the mountains and rivers? It is cloudy and rainy outside, and I am afraid it will pour down. If you are not in a hurry, why don't you try the whitebait unique to Lujiang River."

Someone patted the table: "Okay, two more! More hors d'oeuvres and fine wine!"

Dongzi explained in a low voice: "Silver fish is one finger wide, not counting by strips..."

"Then have two dishes!"

There were three people in the room, and the one who made the final decision was the man seated on the right. He was a strong man eight feet tall, dressed in loose clothes, with rings on his earlobes, and gold bracelets on both arms. In the dog days, there is a chill on the face.

His intuition told him that this person is a mighty man who is often said in the scriptures, but any such person's temper is like a firecracker in the first month, and he cannot be provoked.

So, Dongzi hurriedly responded, and filled the teapot for several people without saying anything more.

When he got involved with the one in the middle, the man stopped him in a gentle voice: "Little brother, I'm feeling bored before the rain, can you light a furnace of incense for us, and put it next to the cloud bamboo under the window?"

Oh, so particular!

In the past, people who came and went were all rough people, even the literati and refined scholars were all vagrants, and they didn't have the money to ask for it. Dongzi began to believe that maybe Lao Liu could really gather a group of heroes.

He replied with all his mouth: "It's easy to say, easy to say!"

When he raised his head, he met eyes like springs under the moon. Otherwise, the worries of the world were so clear and clean that there was no glitz. Dongzi was so amazed and envious that he lost his mind and forgot to carry the pot in hand.

Seeing that the tea was about to overflow, the young man in Tsing Yi with a green belt and tied hair supported his elbow and turned his sleeves, the water flowing from the spout fell back intact, and the green tea in the cup on the table and the edge of the mouth Even, not more than one point, less than one point.

Dongzi vaguely remembered what the Jianghu said, that kind of magical ability is called internal force.

Surprised by that technique, Dongzi froze in place, even forgetting that there was one cup left.

The indigo-clothed man on the left smiled and took the teapot over and filled it up for himself. Dongzi realized it later, so he rushed to it, said "Sorry" from the left, and said "I'll do it".The man in indigo threw the empty jug back into his arms, then took out a money bag and pushed it over: "I have more demands than all of them, so my sincerity first."

Dongzi's eyes widened, and he saw the weight of the bag. Unless it was filled with stones, there would be a lot of money.

Seeing this scene, the big man with the armband waved his hand to chase him away: "Brother Su, aren't you embarrassing me? Kid, don't listen to him, hurry up! Be careful and trouble chase your ass!"

"Old Pei, what you said is not kind. Opening the door to do business is naturally based on your love and my willingness." The man in indigo clothes said while putting the money bag in Dongzi's hand.

Dongzi blushed and nodded his head like garlic: "Guest officer, please tell me."

The young man in Tsing Yi couldn't help laughing, and the big man with the armband shook his head and sighed, only to hear the man in indigo take a deep breath, and said: "All the chopsticks and dishes must be boiled with boiling water for a cup of tea, no more, no less, Do not place chopsticks on the bowl, and the pattern on the bowl should not face people. Take a pot of hot water and wipe the table three times, no more, no less. Wine should be simmered slowly in a small red clay stove for half a stick of incense, no more, no less ..."

He took a sip of tea, put the cup away, and said the last request: "I have to eat food before three quarters noon, and you still have two full quarters."

Dongzi suddenly understood why his boss was always worried, saying that the business was getting worse and worse. He swallowed, and fled, leaving only the swaying bamboo curtain behind, whispering softly in the wind.

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"Guest officer, your fish."

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Dongzi didn't care about being prudent and dignified, and rushed over in a panic, copying the food boxes and plates. When I was human, I couldn't stop, but I was anxious to avoid it, so I slid towards the bamboo curtain.

In the private seat behind the curtain, the man in indigo heard the call, and said: "... I heard that the whitebait in East Lake is fresh and tender, and there are four kinds of food, such as dry frying, boiling soup, steaming, and stewing tofu. Just smelling it is already delicious. Salivating..." After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, kindly giving him a hand.

However, as soon as the curtain was raised, Dongzi rushed in quickly.

The big man with the armband was impatient, thinking of doing the opposite, he stretched out his leg and kicked the food table, hitting Dongzi on the calf, and pinning him out.

Dongzi was in a hurry and couldn't even hold the plate. Seeing that he bumped into an innocent diner, he was about to throw himself into the water.The shopkeeper Zhang Ji, who was doing the accounting at the counter, had sharp eyes. Hearing the wind, he clapped his hands and cursed: "Polai, if you dare to startle the customers today, don't even want this month's money!"

Dongzi was so anxious that he was about to cry, his eyes swept around, he was either dumbfounded, or gloating, without a helper, just when he was so desperate that he poured the hot soup on himself, he saw green clothes with leaves, The shadow in the seat moved like the wind to rub shoulders with him, supported his back, at the same time turned the whale knife in his hand, and leaned forward to catch the splashing hot soup.

"Don't panic."

In just three words, it was the most touching words Dongzi had ever heard in his life.

Dongzi buried his head in his thanks, and hurriedly hid back, not taking off the accessories that the man in Tsing-clothed had hung on his robe. A few green beads rolled all over the ground, and he quickly crouched on the ground, picking them up with his hands.

"I'm really sorry..." Dongzi offered it with both hands, his palms were full of dust, and his face was as red as blood, "It's very precious."

The man in Tsing Yi took it from him as if nothing had happened, and smiled slightly: "It's okay, it's inconvenient to hang the pendant on your body." Then, he murmured to himself, "Maybe after I get the crown, I can make a beam crown or a crown. Put a hat on it and put it on a string."

"Little brother, I'm sorry."

The big man with the armband chased after him, and slapped Dongzi's waist bar carelessly. When he found that he could still jump three feet, he scratched his head and laughed.

At this time, the shopkeeper came over and gave him another pinch: "Hurry up and invite the guests in!" Then he greeted the back kitchen and sent another whitebait soup.

The man in indigo lifted the curtain and remained silent.

The big man with the armband followed behind the young man in Tsing Yi, took a step back, and looked in the direction where Dong Zi was about to bump into the guest officer and left, his thick eyebrows were extremely low: "That person..."

The man in indigo moved his nose: "It smells very bloody."

Young Master Tsing Yi paused, then turned around, but unfortunately he had long since disappeared, so he only hesitated to ask, "Is it... Gongyangyue?"

The big man with the armband had a wide heart, and pushed him back to his seat: "Oh, definitely not, he used a knife. I just glanced at it, and I saw it right!"

Young Master Tsing Yi felt uneasy, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded to the two people beside him: "You should pay attention to this person here, I can deal with the matter at night alone."

"But you..."

The big man with the armband was just about to refuse, but was stared at by the man in indigo, who nodded in response: "Yes, young master."

Young Master Tsing Yi only took the tea bowl on the table, without touching the mellow wine, he wished the two of them, and said comfortingly: "You don't have to worry, I can handle it myself, although he is in the limelight, he is still just a fledgling."

Speaking of this, he paused, with helplessness in his eyes, took a sip of tea before continuing: "All the people in 48 village came to me crying, so naturally they have to give an explanation, these villains must be eliminated Quick, I just don’t know if his dual swords are stronger, or my Whale Drinking Knife is better.”

The big man with the armband nodded: "That's true, but it's better to be cautious."

The man in indigo immediately took out the map and spread it flat in front of Young Master Tsing Yi. The three of them sat close together, pointing at the map, their voices gradually suppressed: "...According to the information we got, if he doesn't stay, he will be in the Pass the East Lake around midnight."

Dongzi waited outside, peeping in through the gap between the ups and downs of the bamboo curtain. The person in the seat lowered his eyes in thought, and sometimes nodded in response with a smile. The green feather-like eyebrows, the bright eyes, and the snow-like skin made Dongzi lose his mind.

The young man in Tsing Yi seemed to have sensed it, raised his eyes to glance over, raised his chin slightly, and only responded with a smile, without scolding him harshly.

Dongzi felt dizzy and joyful, so he hurried to the back kitchen to help serve the dishes.

"Dish, here comes the dish."

As if to show himself, Dongzi brought all the dishes with both hands, and placed them neatly on the table. While tossing and turning, he was excited and diligent like a tireless rabbit.

Young Master Tsing Yi saw that he had worked hard all year round, and his palms and backs were cracked, so he enthusiastically gave advice: "Autumn is coming soon, autumn and winter are dry, or you can try to apply chicken and duck oil. I used to be on the beach... I often used this to protect my skin from fishermen. hand."

Dongzi didn't expect to be cared about by others, so he knelt down suddenly, kowtowed and thanked, the young man in Tsing Yi seemed to be shocked too, and stayed there for a long time, and finally thought that he was poor and scared, sighed and left He took some money from his pocket, stuffed it into his hand, and helped him up himself.

All three of them wrote rooms to stay in the wine inn, and Dongzi was full of joy, knocking on the door from time to time to deliver hot tea.

I ran back and forth a few times, no matter how hard my ears are, I also heard some things that I shouldn't have heard——

This business is neither for fun nor visiting relatives. From that tone, it seems to be an investigation?Could it be someone from the government office, or a heroic and daring tycoon?Could it be to catch Jiangyang Bandit?This place is close to the Jianghuai three no-regarded land, but there are many villains, the most ruthless.

In the evening, the master who was in charge of the spoon cooked wine balls, he saw that there was more than enough, so he secretly kept a cup, and quietly served it to the young man in Tsing Yi when the other guys were resting. Then I saw someone put on a single coat and went out with the whale knife.

Dongzi felt it was a pity, so he turned his head and walked back. He only took two steps, and saw the swordsman who frightened him in the daytime also followed him out. For some reason, he felt stuffy and panicked, fearing that something big was about to happen.

Would you like to take a look?

Fortunately, he was still clear-headed, he hesitated and knocked on the doors of the two rooms on the left and right first, wanting to inform his companion, but no matter how he called, no one in the room answered.He put down the food plate, quietly opened a crack for the window, the inside was empty without any smoke, obviously the oil lamp hadn't been lit since it got dark.

Dongzi was standing at the bottom of the steps holding a tray, staring at the sky in a daze, when a black shadow flashed past in the sky, he was so startled that he shrank behind the pillar, and only poked his head out from the shadow of the vegetation when there was no movement.

The tip of his nose suddenly itched, he reached out and wiped it, and he grabbed the five-petaled plum blossom.

Weird!

It's only August now, how can there be Dongmei?This is a vision from heaven, and great things are about to happen.

Dongzi threw all his belongings on the ground, and then slipped out through the side door. There was an amulet on the bluestone board behind the threshold. Thinking about it carefully, it must have fallen from the cuff of the young man's sleeve while he was gathering his clothes while walking. .

Since Emperor Xiaowu extensively built the Garan Buddhist Temple and invited eminent monks to spread Buddhism to the east, the number of believers in Jiangzuo has increased day by day. Said, quickly pick it up, chase after him and want to return him, it is best to keep him.

In the past, those people who traveled far away broke their bowls and dropped their chopsticks before going out, and most of them would postpone the day by one day.

The greatest convenience for the locals is fully reflected in the shortcut road. Dongzi catches up, and the people have not gone far.

Young Master Tsing Yi saw him for the first time, his face was serious, he was vigilant because he didn't expect it, and he was relieved when he made it clear to him, and thanked him warmly.

Dongzi wanted to speak a few times, but with his ability to observe words and emotions in the waiter, he knew that what he had to do was urgent. As an outsider, he didn't know how to persuade him properly. When he recovered, he had already gone a long way .

He was at a loss, and finally followed secretly.

Before following two streets, the man was lost. Dongzi slapped himself lightly, but felt angry: his kung fu is at its peak, if you can keep up, you will be damned. The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry!

Thinking of this, he walked back dejectedly, strayed off the road, not only did not take a closer approach, but accidentally took a detour, he muttered, and kicked his toe against the stone wall.

The moonlight hit the wall, and suddenly a shadow flickered.

As soon as Dongzi raised his head, there was a man in white on the fly, wearing a curtain on his head, and a long thin-bladed knife on his body, with his hands behind his back, standing facing the direction of the East Lake.

Dongzi swallowed, and was so frightened that he fell down on the spot and pretended to be dead, not daring to move.

"It's my turn."