Section 4: Drinking chrysanthemums

The scholar poured the wine and said, "Girl, please sit down, this is chrysanthemum wine, Chongyang Fang will spend a day, and it is okay to drink." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Luo Cailing saw that the wine was light yellow, slightly translucent and fragrant, and it was very good. But the ground was dirty, and she didn't want to sit down, so she threw the scholar on the white shop on the ground, and then sat down.

She didn't know how to drink, but she saw that he drank a glass first, to show that it was not poisonous, and she couldn't stop the fragrance of the wine, so she took a sip, only to feel cool and sweet, and unconsciously took another big sip, and exclaimed, "It's delicious!" The scholar smiled and said, "There are still some melons and fruits here, please use them, girl." Then he took out a small dish from his bosom, a handful of peanuts, a handful of candied fruits, and a handful of green beans.

"What else are you hiding in your arms, why do you have everything?" Luo Cailing asked. The scholar snorted, "No, no." That's all. "I don't believe it! Say it quickly!" Luo Cailing said angrily. "It's really not, do you still have to see for yourself?" finished speaking, and pulled the placket of his shirt slightly. Cai Lingden turned around: "If you don't tell me to pull it down, the girl won't look at it." ”

"Haha, I haven't introduced myself yet, my surname is Xu, the breeze is Xu, and I forgive you for hearing a lot. What is the name of the little girl?" asked the scholar as he picked up his glass and drank another glass, ate two green beans. Luo Cailing replied: "You are the little girl, I won't tell you." Xu Liang glanced at her, wiped his nose, and said, "Yes, you are not a little girl, but a little Taoist." The Taoist priest has a law name, no name, it turned out that Xu asked the wrong question, and he should be punished, so it seems that he has to call you Brother Dao. Ha ha. Hello little Taoist!" He was uninhibited, and he didn't care at all.

"My name is Luo Cailing...... Wang Yang Lu Luo's Luo. Luo Cailing snorted and said slowly. She knew that she was competing with the other party, whether it was martial arts or civil fighting, she was all inferior, and she was angry in her heart, so she didn't need to say much. Xu Liang bowed his head and said: "Luo Cailing, Cai Ling, it is really to collect the spirit of the world, so that there can be such an aura as a girl." ”

"You don't praise me, my name is very simple. Tell me, what are you messing with?" Luo Cailing also ate a few peanuts and green beans, which were crisp and delicious, a little more fresh than the big fish and meat eaten at the Wang family.

Xu Liang saw that she was bright and cute, and at first sight, he had a good impression, and he went from fighting wits and courage with her at night to now, which made him more cordial. He drank another cup, a pot and a half, and said: "You have also heard what the neighbors said about this Wang Shande Pingsuli's actions." "Yes, you have a grudge against him?" "No, I don't know him, how can there be any enmity?" He saw Luo Cailing's curious expression, and continued: "But we are from the rivers and lakes, naturally the road is uneven, and we are chivalrous and righteous, right?"

"Then you don't need to say!" Luo Cailing said proudly.

"This Runing is in the west of the Yinghe River and close to Huai, there are often floods, the rich and noble families are not afraid, but the ordinary people are often displaced, miserable. The people wanted to raise money to build a dam, but they were too weak to scrape together a number......" he said, smiling in the direction of the king's house. Luo Cailing said: "So you started the idea of this king?"

"That's not it. Wang Shande, in vain he called him a good name, good virtue, but when did he do good deeds and accumulate virtues? It is better for Xiaosheng to help him and let him do good deeds and accumulate virtues. He moved his body, changed his posture, and said: "I gave him a salute before the soldiers, quietly entered the house, sent him a black letter, and asked him to do good, but he refused, hehe, then I have to play some small tricks." ”

His eyes blinked: "The next thing, you must have guessed, I stole his antiques, and then sold them in other provinces, making a thousand taels of silver." He opened a pawnshop and pawned it, and all that rolled was interest, just like ill-gotten gains, so I burned his pawn ticket again. I wanted to go to the gambling house to make trouble, but I thought that the gambling house was full of people, but I was afraid that I would show my feet, so I gave up. After that, I was quite happy, but his wife was frightened and lay sick, but I was shocked, although they were not good people, but they did not do evil, if I lost my life, it would be my sin. ”

Luo Cailing saw what he said, and when he talked about the excitement, he drank a cup, and when he talked about Mrs. Wang, he showed regret on his face, as if he regretted that he had done too much. She thought to herself: "This person is also a very 'bad' person. ”

When the mouth is already ugly, the starlight does not disperse, but the thicker it is, the breeze comes slowly, and the sound of blowing bamboo and shaking makes it look very pleasant. Xiao Sheng wanted to scare him one last time, and then pretend to be an exorcist and drive himself away, so as to earn him an exorcism fee. Xu Liang said, pointing at Luo Cailing and said, "How do you know that you are one step ahead of me, little girl." ”

"What's the matter, haven't I been scared away by the little female ghost like the previous monks and Taoists?" Luo Cailing glanced at him, with an angry face, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, like anger and laughter. Xu Liang laughed: "No, no, no, this time it is, 'Little Taoist priests drive away female ghosts, and the king is happy to get rid of the big trouble', I want to know what will happen, and listen to the next decomposition!"

"Break down your size, you have stolen other people's antiques, pretending to be a ghost to scare people uninvited, and asking people to spend money to invite you away, it's really blackmail, I don't think they are profiteers, you are a big profiteer!" Luo Cailing scratched his cheeks: "No shame, no shame!"

"Mencius said: 'A gentleman can be deceived in a way that can be called a bullshit gentleman by Wang Shande? To be precise, Xiaosheng is treating others in his own way, stealing is stealing, bullying is also cheating, and deception is naturally cheating, but it is all his own means. It's a pity that his robber met my thief grandfather, and all his means couldn't be used. ”

Luo Cailing couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard him be humorous. Xu Liang said: "The way of business is to make up for the deficiency with more losses, and the way of heaven is also to make up for the deficiencies with more losses. Humanity is not, the damage is insufficient, and the sacrifice is more than enough. Hey, you're a Taoist priest, but that's what your Taoist ancestor Lao Tzu said. ”

"Go, go, I'm not a Taoist priest! You are so shameless, you actually claim to be the ancestor of Taoism, taking advantage of Lao Tzu. Xu Liang knew that she was joking, but still explained: "This Lao Tzu is not his Lao Tzu, ouch, I can't say it clearly for a while, hahaha." ”

The two clinked glasses to each other, Xu Liang was unabated, and Cai Ling's face was red, but it was even more beautiful. "Li Er's five thousand words are completely good, but unfortunately, in the hands of these rich merchants, the law of business has become the way of those who have lost enough and made up for the surplus. The more money they amass, the bigger their business becomes, and the more oil and water they have. ”

"In this way, you are still the way of heaven?" Cai Ling teased with a flat left eye and a slight glance in his right eye.

Xu Liang was stunned, only to feel that this little girl was not only quite heroic, but also very endearing. He smiled and said: "Don't you dare to do the way of heaven, even if it is on behalf of the way of heaven, the kid is afraid that he is not worthy, but he is in the rivers and lakes, he acts recklessly, and he is worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, what else does he care?"

"That's a good saying, I like it! Cheers!" Luo Cailing's wine glass was empty, and when Xu Liang poured it for her, she found that a pot had been exhausted. "Hey, damn it, it's done. Ordinary self-pouring, only half a pot, today is not enough, what a disappointment!"

Cai Ling smiled: "Haha, don't you have everything in your pocket? Why don't you change it into a pot again?"

"Hehe, I'm empty-handed, even if I want to change, I have to be in a place where there are goods? There is no village in front of here, no store in the back, how do you let me change?" he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go find a restaurant and drink." ”

Luo Cailing suddenly felt that something was wrong, she was a woman, drinking with a man in the middle of the night, it was already shocking, if she went to the restaurant with him again at this moment, she was seen by others, and the selfie caused criticism. Xu Liang saw her hesitation, knowing that she was worried, and hurriedly said: "Damn it, damn it, it's Xiaosheng's fault, I didn't think about the girl, so let's wait for Xiaosheng for a while." After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Hey, this guy is not bad. When Luo Cailing saw it, he suddenly felt that his body was much more sensitive than when he was fighting, and said in his heart: "He shouldn't have let me from the beginning, right?"

After an appointment of incense, Xu Liang came back with a baggage.

Everyone's life, there will be a period of solitary time, long or short, is an unavoidable process, only through loneliness, in order to see through loneliness, understand life.

When he left, Luo Cailing repeatedly fought in his heart, and he knew that if he drank with him again, if his father and brother knew, he would be scolded for it. If she was to leave, she would not be reluctant. She walked with Yang Ling all the way, and she never cared about the defense of men and women, but at this moment, this thought lingered in her heart for a long time. As everyone knows, people are sometimes like this, when they care, they don't care, and when they don't care, they are unforgettable.

Talking to this nerd for a long time made Luo Cailing feel very pleasant, and it was completely different when he was with Yang Ling. Yang Ling is silent and calm by nature, not smiling, although he cares about her, he does not dare to exceed the slightest in etiquette, his words are never in moderation, he is simply a Taoist gentleman, and chatting with him always seems to be separated by a ditch. And this Xu Liang is just the opposite, the three religions and nine streams know everything, can talk about everything, easy-going by nature, know the etiquette law but regard the etiquette law as nothing, and even has an appetite for her, uninhibited words and smiles, and has a feeling of bosom friend.

Xu Liang didn't know that heaven and man were at war in her heart, but she felt that such a little girl was still sitting honestly, and she didn't move, not like her style, so she asked: "Yo, why are you so well-behaved, sitting honestly?"

"Well, I'm tired, sit a little longer. Hey, where did you steal these?" Luo Cailing saw him take out a jar of wine, a few side dishes, and some pastries from his baggage. "Don't talk about stealing, how ugly it is, Xiaosheng borrowed it. Xu Liang smiled secretly, he had rushed to the town inn to steal the wine and food, but he also left the silver. If you take it without telling it, you will steal it, and if you leave the silver and take it, it can be regarded as a forced purchase and exchange. He didn't say anything, and immediately said, "Where did we talk about it just now?"

"You say, people in the rivers and lakes, act recklessly, and be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth!" Luo Cailing remembered very well and repeated. "Yes, yes, yes! ”

The two of them are talking, drinking and eating, time flies, and before they know it, another hour has passed, Cai Ling only thinks that this person knows a lot more than Yang Ling, the most important thing is to talk and speculate, and his personality is very appetizing. Xu Liang also asked about Cailing's life experience and origin, Luo Cailing did not hide it, he ran away from home, looked for Yang Ling, and found his brother, fled again, and also told the Taihu Qinglong Gang, the grievances of the Cangnan faction, and the Dongchang Wei Zhongxian's Southern Martial Arts Alliance.

When Xu Liang first heard that she had run away from marriage, she was slightly surprised, and when she heard the name of Yang Ling, she called him Brother Yang again, so intimate, she thought it was the man she liked, smiled slightly, but did not speak. When he heard about the case of Zheng Tiannan of the Golden Dao Zheng family, he felt curious and couldn't help but ask more about the reason and the process of solving the case.

This case was originally solved by Luo Cailing and Yang Ling, at that time she was still pretending to be a little flower, and Yang Ling did not recognize her, she was quite proud, and immediately told the whole thing in detail. "Hey, look, Brother Yang's intelligence is not below you! This girl is also very smart!" Cai Ling finished speaking, and chuckled.

Xu Liang looked solemn, as if he hadn't heard her words, and seemed to be thinking about something. "Hey, I said, nerd, what are you doing in a daze?" Xu Liang waved his hand and shook his head. Luo Cailing was surprised, but didn't ask again. The two sat for a while, and Xu Liang suddenly said, "There is something wrong with this case! The murderer is not He Lian." ”

"What? How is that possible? He confessed it himself. Cai Ling was very shocked and sorted out the incident from beginning to end, but still didn't know what the problem was.

Xu Liang saw that she seemed to have a look of disbelief, paused, and said: "Although I didn't come to the scene in person, I heard you relay that this case is by no means as logical as you said." The murderer I am talking about is not He Lian, but I am referring to the fact that He Lian is probably just a chess piece in the hands of the real murderer! There is by no means more than one murderer. "Ah!?Who else is the murderer?" Xu Liang said slowly: "In this case, there are still many doubts that cannot be explained. If you don't blame me for my speculation, I'll say it. "Bah, why do I blame you?" I just beat you up if I don't treat you for a while!" "Haha, then I can't say more?" "Say it quickly, don't mother-in-law!" Cai Ling scolded.

"The murderer must not be wrong when he uses a knife. However, the location of this murder makes people have to be suspicious. ”

"Study, what's there to be suspicious?" Cai Ling asked.

"It's in the study, that's why it's the weirdest. Xu Liang's eyes reflected a fine light: "It stands to reason that Zheng Tiannan was injured by Fang Xu, and he should be in bed at night to recuperate, and his youngest son is frightened, or he should accompany his son, Fang is human nature, why did he go to the study? Healing with internal strength? I am afraid that Zheng Tiannan's martial arts have not yet reached this realm." ”

"yes, I didn't expect it at the time, and no one asked. ”

That can only show that Zheng Tiannan was not seriously injured at that time, and it can even be said that he was only slightly injured. Or ......" Before Xu Liang finished speaking, Luo Cailing had already rushed to say: "Wait, let me think about it, I remember that the old man Sun Baisheng said that Brother Zheng was injured by Fang Xu with a palm, and I don't know if he was seriously injured, but obviously his death from a serious injury is just a nice statement." ”

Xu Liang bowed slightly: "Whether he is seriously injured or lightly injured, if there is such a big incident at home, does he still have the leisure to leave his children, son-in-law, and old friends alone, and drink alone in the study? haha." ”

Luo Cailing said: "By the way, what did you just say or something?"

"Hehe, or maybe there's something big that he can't help but find out. And this matter must be related to Long Yuanjiang. Xu Luo glanced at each other, looked at each other and nodded, but Xu Liang was smiling, but Luo Cailing was biting his lower lip.

"No wonder the first thing Brother Yang did when he went to find Steward Zheng was not to go to the scene of the murder, but to ask for the account book of the congratulatory gift. Luo Cailing said. "Shine!" Xu Liang said loudly: "If you have an account book, you will naturally be able to find out if Long Yuanjiang has really been here." He ate a side dish, took a sip of wine and said: "Besides, why did the Jade Pearl disappear, and why did Zheng Tiannan immediately think of He Lian when he saw this Jade Pearl, and then asked Liu Shi to find his senior brother to come over, it was this series of reasons that caused the tragedy of Zheng Tiannan's death." So, little Taoist, as long as we figure out the first why, the next one, it's a matter of course. ”

"But why is the Jade Pearl missing, and why did Zheng Tiannan think of He Lian because of this Jade Pearl, Brother Yang and I have also checked, but there are no clues. ”

Xu Liang said and laughed. Luo Cailing looked at him quietly, as if he had been smiling since he saw him, some smiling, faintly smiling, slyly smiling, and some laughing heartily. It seems that he is always laughing, and he can never stop laughing.

People who love to laugh often live more easily than people who love to frown.

"Stop laughing!

"Haha, we might as well make a bold assumption, assuming that these three liters of Emerald Pearl ...... What's wrong with you, what do you keep watching me do, do I have a silver ticket on my face?"

"No, no, what assumptions do you say, go on. Luo Cailing's face flushed slightly, and she turned her face away.

Xu Liang said: "Hehe, okay, let's assume that this three-liter jade pearl itself is his Zheng family's thing!"

"This, that, why does Long Yuanjiang have those beads!?"

"What did Long Yuanjiang do? Robbery! The gifts given by the robbers were naturally all the stolen goods that he robbed. ”

"Recently, Long Yuanjiang has robbed only the treasures worth 200,000 taels of the Cangnan faction, so we continue to boldly assume that these three liters of jade pearls happen to be what Long Yuanjiang took from the Cangnan faction's property. Long Yuanjiang either wanted to use this pearl to befriend Zheng Tiannan, or he wanted to show something to Zheng Tiannan. ”

And Zheng Tiannan saw this bead that he thought of his own property, and he was afraid that there were thieves who kept stealing his family's property and selling it. So, he suspected Helian. Unfortunately, I didn't know what Zheng Tiannan and He Lian said at that time, and there was no way to know whether this pearl was stolen and sold by He Lian, or was it used to befriend the Cangnan faction, or did it fall into the hands of the Cangnan faction after several rounds......

He smiled and looked at Luo Cailing. Luo Cailing asked, "Which one?"

"Hehe, as the old housekeeper of the Zheng Mansion, isn't it strange that he doesn't know that this pearl is the Zheng family's thing?"

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