Ji Yuan looked at the man in the resting pavilion. Even though his appearance was blurry in his sight, the specialness of the beard was still clear. Ji Yuan couldn't help but be interested in this man. After the other man said this, he bent down and said: A hanging leather bag was taken out next to a wooden box beside him.
The leather bag shook twice in the man's hand, and there was a slight sound of water inside, and then the man threw it towards Ji Yuan.
"Sir, take the drink!"
Seeing the leather bag flying towards him, Ji Yuan quickly took two steps forward to catch it with both hands. Then the bag hit the bottom of his neck and bounced back into his hands. Judging from the situation, Ji Yuan could stand still and reach out without taking those two steps. Catch the leather bag.
Although Ji Yuan's actions were not considered panic, they somewhat disappointed the man in the pavilion, but he did not show it and pointed to his side.
"Sir, you might as well come in and take a rest."
Ji Yuan took the bag, pulled out the stopper and smelled it. A strong aroma of wine came to his nostrils. Judging from the smell, it should be some kind of strong liquor.
Ji Yuan lifted the bag directly from his lips and poured a sip of wine with one finger, savoring the taste before swallowing.
"Yes, it's good wine!"
With that said, Ji Yuan took the bag and walked into the resting pavilion, then sat down on the side, picked up the bag and drank several times, then handed the bag back to the man in the pavilion.
The latter took the bag and took a sip, looking Ji Yuan up and down.
"Sir, you have a good drinker. If you can drink this wine for a few sips without changing your expression, Gan will begin to believe that you can fight a thousand times without getting drunk."
The man was very generous. After drinking, he handed the wine to Ji Yuan again. The latter did not refuse. He said thank you and drank a few more sips.
"I have ten kilograms of spirits in this bag. Don't you, sir, have a liquor bottle? Just fill it up."
"Haha, a strong man is quite generous, but Ji will just take a few sips. Besides, such a small amount of wine is not enough."
The man smiled, thinking that Ji Yuan meant that the bag of wine was not enough for him to drink. Without saying anything, he looked at a funeral procession that was passing by at the moment. He looked at the figures wearing sackcloth and mourning in the crowd outside and asked in a low voice. One sentence.
"Sir, you came back from Tomb Hill, drinking alone and singing lamentations. Did you go to pay homage to your relatives and friends this morning?"
Elegy? What kind of sad song am I? Ji Yuan felt that what he had just chanted might not be happy, but it was not sad.
Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh, but he couldn't say anything, so he didn't reply. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the box at the man's feet. Although it looked blurry, it was roughly similar to the structure of a back box, similar to a scholar's book box. , some people carry baggage, and some people carry this kind of backpack, which is especially convenient for individuals to bring tributes to worship.
"Have you just finished paying homage to the strong man?"
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, the man sighed.
"Hey, Gan hasn't been here for a few years. Unexpectedly, my friend has passed away. When I come to Lianyue Fucheng in the future, there will be no one to drink with me. Oh, by the way, I am Gan Qingle and the people of Shangrong Mansion are now at home all over the world. I think Sir, you are very kind. Can you tell me your name?”
As the man spoke, he cupped his fists and saluted. Ji Yuan grabbed the wine bag and slightly cupped his hands before replying.
"It's fate, it's fate, it's fate, thank you for the wine."
Ji Yuan stood up and handed the bag back to Gan Qingle. The latter took the bag and stood up to return the gift. When he saw Ji Yuan walking out of the resting pavilion, he suddenly felt that the weight in his hand was wrong. He shook it and found that the wine in the bag was gone. After drinking most of it, it seemed that Ji Yuan didn't drink too much, but it was obvious that he didn't drink so much. Seeing that Ji Yuan's expression remained unchanged when he went out, Gan Qingle couldn't help but nodded.
"What a drinker!"
Gan Qingle thought for a moment, hung the wine bag back on the side of the trunk, then bent down and lifted the trunk with one hand, carrying it on his back, and chased Ji Yuan not far away from the pavilion with brisk steps.
"Mr. Ji, if you don't mind me, let Gan go with you. Although this Dajiao wine is not very famous in Lian Yue Mansion, in Gan's opinion it is not inferior to some famous wines. The original brew has been roasted for ten years and has the best taste." Chun, I can take my husband to buy it.”
Ji Yuan didn't dislike this person, and was even more interested in the wine he just drank. Since the other person mentioned the place where he bought the wine, he was of course happy to go with him.
Lianyue Fucheng is actually not that far from Tomb Hill Mountain, and the resting pavilion just now was already in the middle of the two places, so even if he didn't use any magical powers, Ji Yuan walked briskly along with Gan Qingle. An hour later we arrived at Lianyue Fucheng.
Before they entered the city, the bustling sounds had already passed through the city gate and reached Ji Yuan's ears from afar. When the two entered the city, all the hustle and bustle of the city flooded into Ji Yuan's ears. He could hear it through the sound. In the hot market atmosphere, it seems that you can see the traffickers and all kinds of people in the distance.
Although Gan Qingle, who was traveling with him, was not from Lianyue Mansion, through chatting along the way, Ji Yuan knew that this person was quite familiar with Fucheng, and after more than half an hour of familiarity, Gan Qingle's initial impression of Ji Yuan became clearer. , knowing that this was a person with extraordinary knowledge and bearing, it made people want to get close to him. Gan Qingle happily agreed to such a person who wanted to ask him to help lead the way.
"Mr. Ji, do you want to go directly to Hui Mansion to visit, or go get a drink first?"
"Let's go get a drink first. Ji is never short of wine. It's hard to feel without it now."
"Haha, sir, you are such a sweetheart. Let's go, Gan's treat!"
Being able to make Jiyuan, Gan Qingle's sadness has faded a lot because his friend has passed away long ago. In addition to many proud moments in life, it is also a great pleasure to make all kinds of friends who like each other.
Tianbao Kingdom also has a state capital system, and Lianyue Fucheng, as the capital of a state, is certainly not a small town. Ji Yuan and Gan Qingle walked around in the city, walking through the streets and alleys to escape from the bustling avenues, and finally turned into a relatively deserted small street, and then Entered a spacious but deep old alley.
Looking from a distance, in Ji Yuan's blurry sight, there is a storefront at the end of the alley, which is also the entrance at the other end of the alley, with a large pennant hanging outside. Ji Yuan's sight, even if it is a little far away, can Even those who looked and guessed knew that it was the word "cellar".
"Sir, we are here."
Gan Qingle laughed, his steps speeded up significantly, and before he even approached the store, he shouted with a loud voice.
"Old Yao, do you have some good Dajiao wine? It needs to be mellow for ten years!"
"Master Gan is here, of course you can get as many as you want!"
An old man over there leaned out into the alley and responded with the same loud voice. His smile and voice were as strong as the big cellar wine.
Ji Yuan followed Gan Qingle to the front of the store. It was a small store with a side door on one side and a counter facing the outside. There were some vertical wooden boards on the side. Apparently when closing at night, the wooden boards would be inserted one by one from the inside. There was no such thing in the store. The other waiter was an old man who looked very tall and strong. Just standing at the door of the store, a strong aroma of wine hit his nostrils.
"This is Mr. Ji. I brought him here specifically to take care of your business. You can't pass off defective products as good ones!"
"Looking at what Mr. Gan said, even if I still want the signboard of Dajiao Wine, let alone you bringing it."
The old man saluted Gan Qingle and Ji Yuan across the counter in the store, and the two of them returned the greeting slightly. Amidst the smiles of the three of them, Ji Yuan suddenly turned to the other side of the alley. A team passed by, including cars and horses, and many maids accompanying them, not to mention guards riding tall horses. Among them was someone familiar to Ji Yuan.
Gan Qingle was also looking outside at the moment and looked back at Ji Yuandao.
"Mr. Ji will drink here first. Gan will come back as soon as he goes."
"But there is something different about this team?"
Gan Qingle looked back at the team that had passed by, and then looked at Ji Yuan again. He knew that Ji Yuan was a smart man and had no intention of hiding it.
"There was a female official on horseback in the team just now. Her name is Lu Qianyan. She is an outstanding woman from Tingliang Kingdom. He appeared with the team. It is not easy to join this team. Gan Mou followed him to see if there is anything interesting. , I’ll share it with my husband when I get back!”
Of course Ji Yuan also saw Lu Qianyan, and also knew that Chu Ruyan, the eldest princess of Tingliang Kingdom, was also in the team's carriage, and even monk Huitong was also in the team, but he did not tell the truth and just nodded to Gan Qingle.
"Just go ahead, Master Gan. I'll just buy some wine here first."
"Okay, I'll just go with you for a while and I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Gan Qingle walked out of the alley, and then walked naturally in the direction the team just left.
"He is also a person who loves to join in the fun..."
Ji Yuan murmured with a smile, and the old man on the side obviously heard it and echoed with a smile.
"Master Gan has always been like this. By the way, sir, how much wine do you want to drink? Do you have a container? I have already filled Master Gan's wine bag."
Ji Yuan looked back at the old man at the counter of the store, smiled and took out the white jade Qian Dou pot from his sleeve.
"Pretend... Well, let's have a big altar."
Ji Yuan originally wanted to say that it was full, but after looking at the large and small wine jars in the shop, the total amount did not amount to a thousand dou, and he could tell from the smell that many of them were not old enough. Ji Yuan was not very picky about his drinking. , but if you have a choice, of course buy good wine.
"Okay, I have a jar of Dajiao wine. Sir, you still know the goods. This jar of wine is so fragrant that it covers the whole floor. You see, this jar must weigh four kilograms. They are all more than ten years old..."
"Not this kind of altar, but that kind."
Ji Yuan interrupted the old man's words, glanced at the small jar that the old man put out on the counter, and pointed to the back of the store, where there were two rows of wine jars as high as an average person's thigh.
"ah?"
"Why are you standing there? Don't you want to sell it?"
"Sell, sell, sell, of course, sell, of course, this jar is a bit big, uh, sir, where will you stay? I can load the truck and help him deliver it?"
"Calculate how much it costs first. I will take the wine away myself."
Seeing Ji Yuan's smile, the old man was stunned for a moment, then looked happy and said more politely.
"This big jar holds sixty kilograms of wine, just a little more. I'm a good boy. I count it sixty kilograms, sir. If you give me one thousand two hundred coins, it will be enough in silver and copper coins."
Twenty cents per catty is quite reasonable considering the quality of the wine.
A moment later, the broken silver coins that had just been weighed were still placed on the counter of the shop, and the old man stared blankly out of the alley. He had just moved the wine jar to the door on one side, and then saw Ji Yuan, who had paid off the money, directly with one hand. He grabbed the wine jar and left the alley with it.
This scene made the old man dumbfounded. The big wine jar weighed a hundred kilograms even with the jar in it. He couldn't even move it. This elegant gentleman actually had such strength. He was worthy of being brought by the hero Gan.
Then the old man suddenly realized something and quickly put his head towards the alley where Ji Yuan could no longer be seen and shouted.
"Sir, Master Gan told you to wait here~~!"
The voice came out, and Youji Yuan's calm voice came back after a moment.
"Don't worry, Ji can find him..."