Li Yan said goodbye to Luo Zhu and came to the dining hall again, and as soon as he stepped into the threshold, he realized that the atmosphere in the room was wrong.

Because he didn't hear Song San, Fan Er and the others shouting, he raised his head in confusion, only to see everyone standing in the corner, without saying a word, and in front of the table in the middle, there was an old man sitting in smoke.

Li Yan hurriedly poked his hands and walked over, squeezing out a flattering smile and said, "Ouch, grandpa is here, and no one has notified me, let you wait for so long, Sun Sun really deserves death." ”

I have been in contact with the old man for a long time, and I naturally understand the temperament of the old man, who looks serious on the outside, but in fact he is as stubborn as a child in his heart, especially like to listen to flattery, it doesn't matter how fake it is, as long as you say it, the old man can listen to it seriously.

But this time, Mr. Yan didn't rub his beard and laugh a few times as before, but pointed to the chair with a solemn face and said, "Sit down." ”

Li Yan sat down slowly, taking advantage of the time when he was bent over, he glanced around with the corner of his eye, trying to find Yan Jiuniang, and could read some information from his eyes.

It's a pity that Yan Jiuniang can only vaguely see her graceful silhouette in the curtain, and obviously can't convey any news.

His eyes continued to move to the right, and as soon as his buttocks touched the edge of the chair, he jumped up, his movements were extremely exaggerated, as if the chair was equipped with a spring, and he covered his mouth in surprise, and said:

"Five, fifth uncle?"

At this time, Yan Lao Wu looked like he had nothing to love, and his eyes were a little dim, because the 100,000 taels of silver he won were about to be handed over to "confiscate", how could he still be happy.

"Why don't you sit?" Old Man Yan said.

Li Yan said embarrassedly: "Grandpa, don't play dumb riddles, the fifth uncle is still standing, how can there be a reason for me to sit, what mistake did my son-in-law make, you Lao Ming said it, if you want to beat or scold, it's up to you, don't cut meat with a soft knife." ”

"Hey, you misunderstood, it was your fifth uncle who made the mistake. And they ......" The old man pointed to Chen He and the others: "I didn't let them stand either, they didn't sit down themselves." ”

Song San muttered: "You are always dressed so generously, who knows what you are doing, I thought the emperor was coming." ”

Ha ha......

The cute Song San inadvertently eased the atmosphere in the room, and everyone was amused by him and laughed, especially the old man who smoked, even showed his signature moves, stroking his beard and staring at Song San with a smile:

"The big man is pleasing to him, and the old man is pleasing to him."

Li Yan said with a smile: "He is the eldest brother of his grandson-in-law, he is born with divine power and sword skills, if it were not for his protection, my grandson-in-law would have died in the hands of Tan Yuan League." ”

"Well, it looks like a tiger general." Old Man Smoke praised.

Li Yan pointed at Chen He and said: "This is the second brother of the grandson-in-law, who is full of poetry and books, resourceful, and his grandson-in-law has something to decide about, so he asks him for advice, and is now in charge of newspaper publishing, and he has some achievements." ”

"Well, a Confucian scholar who is literate and hyphenated, but he has no bookish spirit, no, the old man looks down on people who read dead books."

……

……

Li Yan introduced everyone one by one, and the old man also commented one by one.

Of course, there is still something to hide about Li Jun, after all, their grievances and past cannot be explained in a few words.

So he only said that he was a good brother, and then deliberately highlighted the story of saving his life today.

After listening, Old Man Yan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Li Xiaozi can only make so many lifelong friends by exchanging sincerity for truth, but ......"

The old man changed his words and said: "It's okay in Yanggu County, but not in Kyoto, the sincerity of the people in Kyoto has been fed to the dogs, and there is only one black heart left." For example, your fifth uncle, he already knew that someone was unfavorable to you, but he kept concealing it, how could he be a little bit like an elder! ”

"Dad, I really didn't think about it that much, it was, it was all for the sake of relieving my anger." Yan Lao Wu glanced at Li Yandao.

"Who is bad for me?"

……

After listening to Yan Lao Wu's narration, Li Yan smiled and said: "This matter is really not to blame the fifth uncle, in fact, what I talked to Luo Tiju about in the study just now is also this matter, even if this matter has been known for a long time, there is nothing to be done, the water in the cyclamen building is too deep, and even the Imperial City Division can't penetrate it." ”

Old Man Yan sighed and said: "Yes, the business of the Yan family has never involved prostitutes and gambling houses, so the old man only hears his name, but he doesn't know the inside story, and you have to rely on yourself to find out this matter." ”

"Yes." Li Yan said respectfully.

It was getting dark, and a few little maids lit candles, and the soup in the golden pot was added over and over again, and the carbon was changed batch after batch.

More than an hour has passed, and there are more than a dozen people in the entire house, except for Song San, the others have not eaten a bite of hot food.

At this time, the words had been spoken, Li Yan asked the old man for instructions, whether he could eat it, and the old man smiled and just wanted to speak, he heard Geng Xiaosan'er's voice from the courtyard.

"Godfather, it's someone again!"

As the door curtain opened, the two walked in, entered the house, looked around, ignored others, walked straight to Li Yan, and saluted.

"Brother An!"

"Your Excellency."

Li Yan held them up one by one and quipped: "The old Taoist priest is getting fatter and fatter, and he must have swallowed a lot of fairy money." ”

Then, he patted another person on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Qi, my good brother, thank you for your hard work." ”

The person who came was the old Taoist priest Guo Jing and Fa Xiaowang Xiaoqi.

These two people didn't come together from different paths, but somehow they were able to come together.

The old Taoist priest came all the way with hundreds of Taoist children, sparing a lot of detours, so he was late.

And Wang Xiaoqi stayed outside the city, arranging a carriage to enter Beijing every day, thinking that today was the last trip, so there was no need to continue to return.

The two of them were very affectionate when they saw Li Yan, and they kept talking.

Li Yan interrupted in time and said, "I saw the old man cigarette first, and then chatted while eating." ”

"Don't talk about it, don't talk about it, let the poor do the math." The old Taoist priest pinched his fingers in a tricky way, muttering in his mouth that no one could understand the language, and said in surprise: "Oh, the old man and the poor Taoist have different paths." ”

Li Yan sighed and asked, "How do you say it?" ”

"Point to point, point to point." The old Taoist priest said mysteriously.

Li Yan turned his head to look at the old man Yan, only to see the old man looking at the old Taoist priest with disdain from the corner of his eyes, how high the corners of his mouth were raised, and with a disgusted expression, he immediately suddenly realized.

The meaning of different paths to the same end is that although the methods used are different, the goals and results are the same.

Just like Taoism and Buddhism, no matter what kind of practice you have, the result is to become an immortal after death.

And the old Taoist priest can cleverly see that the old man believes in Buddhism, this is his ability.

Li Yan laughed, leaned into the old Taoist priest's ear and said, "Bald tail dog." ”

"Oh, master." The old Taoist priest couldn't help but admire.

"Grandpa, can you eat this time?" Li Yan asked.

Coincidentally, just as the old man was about to speak, he heard Geng Xiaosan'er say with a crying voice:

"Dad, you go to the concierge and sit, this little three can't do it, why don't they rush in without waiting for the report!"