Xu Fengnian went to Liuliu City to kill people, but he came to Feihu City to find someone. Because Xu Xiao wanted His Royal Highness to bring a word to that person, but Flying Fox City said it might not be big, but it was definitely not small. Xu Fengnian was not familiar with the place, so it was so difficult to find a needle in a haystack.
The business of the restaurant was deserted and quiet. Xu Fengnian caught a glimpse of the innkeeper who was watching the beautiful women outside the window. Tired of watching, he sat on the next table and dozed off, with his head sideways and a wet wipe on his face to cool off the heat. Xu Fengnian was thinking whether to come again I asked for a pot of tea before I could ask questions. Unexpectedly, the fat shopkeeper took the initiative to bring a new pot of tea over and sat down. He said with a smile: "The visitor is a guest, and the meeting is a fate. I will treat this pot of tea as a gift to you, sir." Yes, no money is needed, the tea is Mingqian tea brought from the old Southern Tang Dynasty, I usually don’t want to drink it, so I only have eight or nine taels left, but no matter how reluctant I am, it still smells musty when I put it down. , drink two cups together?"
The shopkeeper Bai Pang spoke half-white and half-literate, and Xu Fengnian quickly smiled and said some polite words of gratitude. Although Tao Manwu, a pretty good-born girl, was afraid of strangers, she was not lacking in etiquette. Moving the bench, the shopkeeper felt more comfortable. After sitting down, he poured three cups of tea, not forgetting to share a portion for the sensible girl. Tao Manwu carefully looked at Xu Fengnian, and after seeing him nodding, he held the cup carefully. Tasting the tea carefully, the shopkeeper saw her skillful posture, and knew that the couple, one big and one small, were not ordinary people who only regarded tea drinking as arty, but maybe they were scholars from Longyao Prefecture who went out to visit relatives or traveled with relatives to do business. He also pays attention to long-term fishing for big fish. The shopkeeper knows this well. The reason why the inn and restaurant are able to hang on for a while is that they are supported by those regular customers who are not short of money but have a good face. I have already gone to drink the northwest wind, there is not much else in Feihu City, except that there are many green-skinned bastards, and any household that opens the door to welcome customers to earn money has to bite off a piece of meat. In this business, I can't bear six or seven forces who come to cut flesh and pluck hair every month. These naughty brats who show off their power behind the Lord of the Underworld, take care of them. If you don't remember to be kind, if you don't serve them well, you will be in trouble. It's a scourge, and it's tiresome. If it's a lawsuit, the God of Wealth has said that he wants to make money with kindness. Who really has the courage and financial resources to deal with the official who is cold-faced and even cold-hearted? In the past, there was a restaurant opened by a foreigner on the next street, making money every day, relying on the backing, it is said that it was a fellow villager of the concubine's nephew's nephew of the sixth-rank guerrilla general in the frontier, the business was so good, it was not I would like to take out the ten taels of filial silver between the teeth, and then there are dozens of bastards squatting at the door every day, can there be guests? The owner of the restaurant is young and energetic, and he goes to the government to appeal for grievances, and the people of Feihu City gather to bask in the sun without breaking the law, who is willing to talk to you? Later, he and his family moved out of the city in desperation, and were beaten severely with sacks by a group of masked men.
The shopkeeper took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Listen to the accent, isn't your son a local?"
Xu Fengnian nodded and said: "The people from Gusai Prefecture came to visit. They told their family that it was a study tour. In fact, they were looking for an opportunity to see the world under the guise. It happened that there were no elders nagging around. When they heard the name of Flying Fox City, they secretly chased them away. coming."
The shopkeeper showed a knowing smile that any man could understand, probably amused by the customer's straightforwardness, and said: "Ha, young master is a man of temperament, not bad. We have four strange things in Feihu City, and one of them is , Flying fox bitch has a lot of love, this is very rough, but it is also the truth. There are at least seventy or eighty brothels in the city, all of which are bottomless pits of selling gold, but you get what you pay for. Ladies, they are all worthy of this price. We local men can’t afford to go. I went there a few times when I was young. Home, Jiangbo Tower is undoubtedly the most famous. It is easy to get a hundred taels of gold and silver overnight. The dignitaries and dignitaries of Longyao Prefecture all like to drink flowers and wine there. If you want me to say, the big brothels in Jiaqing Pingzi Lane are more affordable, the women are beautiful, they are proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but the music is small. Young lady, as long as there are good lyrics and good songs, and some scholars help to promote the momentum, maybe in a few years, you will become a celebrity in the Fengbo Tower. I know an old brother who spent forty taels with one six or seven years ago. The young girl in Pingzi Lane spent a night in the Spring Festival. Guess what, my son, she is now a red card in Fengbolou! Not to mention doing anything, just meeting a group of people and listening to a song will cost ten taels of silver, my brother Although the family is well-off, they can't afford her anymore. If the young master has an acquaintance to lead the way, it will only cost twenty or thirty taels a night. In short, if you want to take advantage of the fun and come back, the first choice is Pingzi Lane, after you have roughly figured out the way here, and if you still have money, it is safer to go to Fengbo Tower."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile on his face: "Brother Sun, just say these things to you, don't invite me for this pot of tea, I accept it kindly, but the money will be paid, just treat it as my brother who saved me a lot of money, How much should I pay?"
The shopkeeper declined politely, and stretched out his thumb in praise: "Young master is a kind man at first glance."
Xu Fengnian continued to ask: "Brother Sun, don't call me son, it looks like you are born. If you don't have your surname Xu, just call me Xiao Xu. My family is in the porcelain business, so it can be regarded as walking with you, brother. They are all businessmen. When I went out, I didn't dare to bring too much money. If I went to Fengbolou in a reckless manner, I would have suffered a big setback. If I wanted to go to East Jinzhou comfortably, Xuan. By the way, my brother said that Feihu City There are four strange things, and there are three more things?"
Shopkeeper Sun didn't try to sell Guanzi, and said: "Except that we have one side of the water and soil to raise the other side, the girls in the city are born with good embryos, and if the son enters the city through the main entrance, you can see a hanging sword pavilion. I heard that every Double Ninth Festival, you can hear Hundreds of swords blared, but I can't wait for the common people to go to the top of the city, so I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, that's what I said. The third thing is to let the old sun expose his faults. Flying Fox City, the men are all small Wealth is safe, but it is not up to expectations. The city has been built for a hundred years, and there has never been a high-ranking official who can shine in the family. They are all small officials who are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans. Look at the grandson, it is all caused by too beautiful women. Bai Nennen's little daughter-in-law, there are so many brothels outside the house, she has no strength to toss at night, how can she have the energy to compete with outsiders for an official position during the day. Brother Xu, look at my grandson, I will only I have to guard this family business with peace of mind, as long as I have no worries about food and clothing, and I don’t have the mind to earn a lot of money. I usually like to pick some good tea to taste for myself, and then have a drink with my old brothers and chat with women. The families in the neighborhood are long and the family is short, so what can we do. Outsiders say that we are not self-motivated, so we are not wronged."
Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly, nodded, and said softly: "It's good to be safe, and stability is a blessing."
This Flying Fox City is as large as the layout of the city, as small as the pavilions and pavilions. It is rare and exquisite in Beimang. The women here are far superior to other cities in Longyao Prefecture. His appearance also has the tenacious roots of Beimang, so he has neither the wind and the moon, nor the wind and dust, but he has a long-standing reputation in the entire eight states of Beimang. Local counterparts are more than twice as expensive. On the contrary, the men in Feihu City have always been unpopular in both the military and political circles. They have always been ridiculed as sissies, and their makeup is so thick that they make people tired. All over the city, you can see weak men who are boating and watching fish in Huagang, shaking ancient sandalwood fans, drinking tea and talking about themselves. As an elegant scholar, no one in Feihu City has become a frontier official above the third rank, let alone a brilliant close minister who can go to the royal tent to grab a embroidered seat and discuss matters with the empress. It is hard to imagine that it is In this feminine city without arrogance at all, there is an attic where nearly a hundred top swordsmen of the Spring and Autumn Period retreat as hanging swords. The famous sword and candle dragon that fought against Li Chungang's wooden horse and ox, there is a custom of planting a row of Fengshui trees in the southern villages in Spring and Autumn.
Shopkeeper Sun said with emotion: "Brother Xu's eight words have explained all the great truths clearly. He is worthy of being a scholar in a big family, unlike ordinary people like us who are greedy for money. In this case."
Xu Fengnian laughed it off, he no longer took this kind of innocuous flattery seriously, but asked curiously: "Brother Sun seems to have missed a strange thing."
Shopkeeper Sun came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes, it must have been more than 20 years before Feihu City. A suave swordsman came. At that time, it was sold for a scary price of a thousand taels of gold. I was still young at that time, and I remember that everyone in Flying Fox City was shocked. I saw this handsome swordsman among the crowded women from far away. He was indeed a rare handsome man. , Later, he used the gold he sold for swords to live in Fengbo Tower for a whole year, and it was a big event that caused a sensation in the whole city. What should the swordsman do if he was penniless after spending a thousand taels of gold? He became a painter, specializing in Portraits of women, earning money and spending it like splashing water. At first, they were happy and carefree. People have seen this man who is not a swordsman but a painter, but this strange story of selling swords and painting and sleeping in a brothel, even if it has been passed down."
Xu Fengnian asked: "What kind of sword can be sold for a tongue-smacking price of a thousand taels of gold?"
Shopkeeper Sun looked puzzled: "I don't know about this old grandson. I only heard that he was sold to Lord Cheng Mu, and later he was donated to that prince when Young Master Cheng Mu was crowned. Brother Xu, it's not old Sun Huran boasted that this young man of city shepherd is different from ordinary men in Feihu City. He is brave and brave. It is a great honor to go to the north court to be the bell-bearer of His Majesty the Emperor. The two daughters of Lao Sun, needless to say, are at the age of Sichun. Even the youngest daughter in her early ten years old, They are so envious of each other, every time they catch the opportunity of showing their faces, they will run to scream with their sisters, saying that he will not marry in this life, and make my grandson so angry that I am a smoker, you say you A little girl who is less than eleven years old, join in the fun, look as dark as your mother, and her face and figure will grow in the future. Even if the girl turns eighteen, she will be delicate if she dies. How can she climb up to the city shepherd? Brother Xu, do you think it makes sense? As soon as I mentioned her, she and my elder sister and my older wife, who are all old and young, also booed blindly and turned elbows together. Get together and get angry with me, there are three girls, they can ignore me for several days, alas."
The old man sighed from the bottom of his heart, how sad and desolate.
Xu Fengnian didn't agree, didn't look sideways, drank tea, just smiled and said to shopkeeper Sun: "Brother Sun, I don't think my niece is conspicuous now, and I don't know if she will come out in the future. Chengfu is definitely not a superficial majestic man, the world is unpredictable, who knows if my niece, who has never masked her face, may have a good marriage made in heaven."
Shopkeeper Sun was wondering, and when he saw brother Xu cast a dark look, he immediately came to his senses, and hurriedly nodded solemnly: "Indeed, that girl, Old Sun, don't look at me and always say that she is wrong, but in fact, I am a father." Yes, I feel very distressed, hey, I dare not say that I have to be the son-in-law of the city herdsman in the future, and at worst, I have to not lose to a man who is as indomitable as him, so that I can enter my house, otherwise I have to beat him out with a broom , Hmph, wronged my daughter, can't do it!"
Standing behind Shopkeeper Sun was a ten-year-old little girl who was already very angry, but after hearing the last words, her expression turned from cloudy and dark to bright and sunny. In the middle of the night, his little face was full of smiles, and he said: "Father, let mother cook your favorite Dongling pork tonight!"
Shopkeeper Sun, who escaped from death, wiped off his cold sweat, touched his little daughter's head with one hand, said good, then quietly extended a thumb to Xu Fengnian, thankful, and felt that he should not be charged for this pot of tea anymore.
Xu Fengnian smiled softly and said, "It's my niece, she really looks pretty, and she will definitely be a beautiful woman with a shy face when she grows up."
Xiao Nizi hummed heavily, then smiled happily: "It's a pity that you are too old, and you are not as good-looking as Mr. Tantai, I don't like you."
Xu Fengnian was silent.
His Royal Highness was pierced by thousands of arrows.