There is an abandoned mansion outside the south gate of the city, and Dong Qingshan set up Hong Xing's base here. After he defeated Li Ergou, this south of the city was already Hong Xing's world, and his income was just self-sufficient. Dong Qingshan obeyed his elder brother's teachings and spent all his money on Hong Xing's training and building a good relationship with his brothers.
At this time, Hong Xing actually had about three hundred people in the three halls, with a backbone of about a hundred people. Dong Qingshan found a few brothers who had been martial artists to teach them some practical fighting skills. In this kind of street fighting, whoever has more experience and more means can win.
Both Lin Wanrong and Luo Yuan were delighted to see it, but Luo Yuan couldn't bear his temper even more, and even wrestled with Li Beidou, which was naturally horrible.
Luo Yuan is also a lively person, although he lost to Li Beidou, he didn't care at all, instead he got along with Li Beidou and the others.
Lin Wanrong nodded secretly in his heart, this Luo Yuan should not be underestimated, he has a heart and means, if he uses it well, it will be a big help. I heard that Ms. Luo, the governor's daughter, is the most talented and beautiful woman in Jinling. Although I haven't seen it before, she must not be too bad. This Luo Yuan is born with such a character, and that Jiangsu governor, Luo Min, doesn't know what kind of person she is, but she can cultivate her. There must be some skills in raising this pair of children.
Lin Wanrong remembered that alcohol was needed to make perfume, so he asked Dong Qingshan to find a few breweries and find some fermented distiller's mother to filter out impurities and bring them back.
It was already noon when the three of them returned to the restaurant, and the woman Dong Qiaoqiao called Sister Ning was still there. Lin Wanrong smiled at Qiaoqiao and said, "Qiaoqiao. We are all hungry, what do we have to eat?"
Qiaoqiao carefully patted the dust on his body and said: "The food and wine have been prepared for you a long time ago, and we are waiting for you to come back."
Lin Wanrong's heart warmed up and said. This girl was really indescribably kind, so she took her little hand and said with a smile: "Let's go up together."
The restaurant is about to open, and the kitchen utensils have already been prepared. The hired chefs have already started to come over to test their hands, and it is no problem to make a banquet.
Today, Dong Qiaoqiao was shy and joyful in the lingering with her elder brother, so she was generous, not afraid of spending too much money, and made the banquet very sumptuous.
Qiaoqiao carefully prepared some side dishes. Most of them are Lin Wanrong's favorite food. Seeing more and more love and affection in her elder brother's eyes, she feels that no matter how hard it is, it is worth it.
According to the rules of this era, men and women have different seats. Lin Wanrong didn't care about this, and took Qiaoqiao's hand, insisting that she sit down.
Qiaoqiao was surprised and delighted, but she didn't dare to break the rules. Lin Wanrong took her hand, and called "little baby" frivolously in her ear, Dong Qiaoqiao felt sore all over, and sat obediently beside him. She just felt that by her elder brother's side, there would be more bad rules in one day than in a lifetime. It's just the elder brother's act of loving him, and I am infinitely happy in my heart.
Lin Wanrong said to the woman again: "Miss, please sit down too. We are destined to be together. Since you and Qiaoqiao are friends, they are also my friends. With me, you can talk about anything. Don't be polite."
Luo Yuan and Dong Qingshan both burst out laughing, the woman gave Luo Yuan a look, and Luo Yuan stopped laughing.
The woman said with a big smile, "Since Brother Lin is kind enough to invite you, it would be hypocritical for the little girl to decline." She sat down gracefully, next to Qiaoqiao.
This chick is a familiar one. He didn't even know his name, but he called me Big Brother, Lin Wanrong secretly laughed in his heart. But he didn't know that the girl was on good terms with Qiaoqiao, so she called him "big brother" in Qiaoqiao's tone, but he would think of Pianpian.
Dong Qiaoqiao wondered: "Brother, you have been meeting Sister Ning for a long time, but you still don't know Sister Ning?"
"If you see each other, it's destiny. Whether you know each other or not is the next thing." Lin Wanrong raised his glass and smiled heartily: "Today is the first time for us to have a banquet with a guest, and it's still a distinguished guest, so we will do it together. Let's have this cup. Qiaoqiao, you can drink a little too, it's okay to have big brother here."
Dong Qiaoqiao hummed lightly, took a sip of the spirits, a blush appeared on her face, her skin was as crystal clear as snow, and she was extremely glamorous. Lin Wanrong gently took her hand and smiled at her.
Luo Yuan did it all, and said with a smile: "Brother, is this restaurant called Shiweixian? This name is suitable for all ages, it really has a taste."
Dong Qingshan also drank it all in one gulp, and said: "This is the name chosen by the eldest brother, and it has not yet been listed. I also thought of a name that day, but I am too embarrassed to say it."
"What's your name?" Dong Qiaoqiao looked at her younger brother and smiled affectionately.
"It's delicious, how about it, how about this name?" Dong Qingshan said triumphantly.
Several people laughed, and Lin Wanrong said: "Okay, Qingshan, if we open a second branch, I will use this delicious name as the name."
Dong Qingshan jumped up and said: "Really, big brother?"
Lin Wanrong deliberately put on a straight face and said, "Why, do you want to doubt what elder brother said?" Everyone also laughed.
The relaxed atmosphere infected Dong Qiaoqiao, leaning against her eldest brother again, she lost a little bit of shyness, and said with a smile: "Today is the first time for us rich and talented to entertain guests, will it be difficult in the future?"
"That's right, you'll have to rely on your skills in the future." The woman named Sister Ning glanced at Lin Wanrong and said with a smile. She is friendly with Qiaoqiao and talks about almost everything, and she often comes to accompany Qiaoqiao these days, so she naturally knows many things.
Luo Yuan was the only one in the room who didn't know about this incident, so Qiaoqiao told Lin Wanrong's agreement, Luo Yuan said in surprise: "Brother, in this way, we are still in your favor today. In the future, we will rely on you." Did you learn it?"
Lin Wanrong said hehe: "This hall is called Wealth and Talent. If you don't have talent, you can come up with a few gold leaves."
In the warm atmosphere, Dong Qiaoqiao suddenly grabbed Lin Wanrong and said, "Brother, you said that day that you would frame this rich and talented couplet. I wonder if you have thought about the couplet?"
Lin Wanrong pointed to his head and said, "It's all here. Qiaoqiao, go get my pencil."
When Dong Qiaoqiao brought the pencil, Luo Yuan and the woman felt a little strange. Sister Na Ning looked at the strange thing in Lin Wanrong's hand and said, "Brother Lin, is this also a pen?"
"Of course it's a pen, and it's much easier to use than a brush." Lin Wanrong chuckled, and wrote a few brush strokes on the paper that Dong Qiaoqiao found.
Sister Ning was sitting next to Dong Qiaoqiao, and when she looked around, she saw that the handwriting was very chic, and the font used was something I had never seen before, and it was unique.
"Yan Suo Pond Willow—" Sister Ning said softly, her brows furrowed, and she asked softly, "Brother Lin, is this a match?"
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Miss is so smart, this is a little pair that has been passed down in my hometown, and I'm going to show it off today."
Sister Ning pondered hard and pondered for a long time before she shook her head in embarrassment and said: "This couple implies the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and it seems simple, but it is actually extremely difficult, and I can't make up for it."
Lin Wanrong said inwardly, it's not surprising that you don't get along, China has been around for thousands of years, and there are only a few people who can get along.
Luo Yuan was taken aback when he heard the woman say that, even she couldn't match her, this couple is too perfect.
Sister Ning thought about it for a while, but still got nothing, so she shook her head helplessly, and said to herself, I have finally seen a lot today, so I stopped thinking about other things and continued to read.
The second line is another couplet—Yan Yan Yan Yan Yan Yan Yan. The seven homophonic characters mean that the smoke reaches the swallow's eyes along the gorgeous eaves.
Sister Ning is conceited that she is talented, the first sentence has already shocked her, and it is even more embarrassing to read this sentence. She thought for a long time, but she couldn't think of a neat second line.
Next to him, Luo Yuan is also very talented. Seeing these two couplets, he already knew that his talents were too far behind.
Lin Wanrong smiled at Qiaoqiao and said: "These two couplets have fewer words. Qiaoqiao, you can frame them and put them on the fourth floor." Then he wrote two lines: "These two couplets will be placed on the fourth floor." On the fifth floor, anyone who can match one of them will be invited to go upstairs to watch the beautiful scenery of Xuanwu for free."
Sister Ning hurriedly took the paper from Qiaoqiao's hand, looked carefully, and found that the first couplet hanging on the fifth floor was: "Up to Eight Bridges, Middle Eight Bridges, Down Eight Bridges, Three Eight Twenty-Four Bridges. "This is the allusion of the fourth bridge in the Lianzhong. The four bridges in the Lianzhong are all located in Yangzhong County, Jiangsu. With this as a couplet, the chants of the bridges are unique.
Sister Ning gritted her teeth and thought, I don't believe it anymore, I can't match any of them, and then look at the last couplet: "Baita Street, Huang Blacksmith, making a red furnace, burning black charcoal, emitting green smoke, flashing Blue light, quenched purple iron, hit things from north to south."
She thought about it for a while, and then she was completely discouraged. These four couplets are all equally difficult to deal with. She is empty of talent, and she doesn't know how many talented people she feels sorry for, but there is nothing she can do about these four couplets.
Seeing Qiaoqiao gazing at the couple, Lin Wanrong knew that the girl was also thinking, so she held her hand and said, "Qiaoqiao, how about it, can you have a neater second line?"
Qiaoqiao raised her eyebrows, looked at him with a shy smile and said, "Brother, how can I have a good relationship, but it's so difficult for my brother to get out. I think only Sister Ning can match up. Sister Ning is the number one in Jinling—"
"Qiaoqiao." Sister Ning's face was a little feverish, but she couldn't match any of these pairs. Naturally, she lost face and hurriedly interrupted her: "Any one of these four couplets is eternal. Absolutely, how could I be right?"