Chapter 302: The Storm for Ships
Qingqiu Island is an artificial island about 10 acres in size, with hundreds of wooden stakes laid underneath, thick planks on top, and plank roads around it for boats.
Qingqiu Island has only existed for more than ten years, only one restaurant and one inn have been built on the island, although Qingqiu Island is not big, but all kinds of furnishings and wine and food in it are the top, of course, the price is also good-looking.
It costs 100 yuan to go to the island, and then the catering and accommodation are counted, and its selling point is that you can clearly see the activities of the palace maids in the Hibiscus Garden, and occasionally you can see the whereabouts of the emperor, and the emperor drinks and lives next to each other has become a magic weapon for it to attract customers.
What's more valuable is that it is a bright spot in the hierarchical Datang, as long as you have money, even if it is a low-status businessman, you can become a guest of honor, it undoubtedly aims at the mentality of businessmen eager for status, so that its business is very hot all year round, and you have to make an appointment if you want to eat.
The merchants of Chang'an are proud to have been to Qingqiu Island to drink, and they will say lightly when they meet, "I am tired of eating the wine and food on Qingqiu Island!" ’
Or if someone shows that they are not familiar with Qingqiu Island, they will be despised by others.
Of course, Qingqiu Island is not only loved by big businessmen, but also by relatives of the emperor and the country.
The painting boat slowly leaned on a trestle bridge, and a steward ran up, he recognized Zhang Lei, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be proprietor Zhang, just now the shopkeeper was still asking if proprietor Zhang is here?" ”
Zhang Lei smiled, "I made an appointment yesterday, four people, that's right!" ”
"That's right! That's right! Please come with me. ”
When they went ashore, they were curtsied by four beautiful maids, and then offered them water and dry towels.
Zhang Lei is obviously a frequent customer, he is very skilled in washing his hands and towels, and several maids also seem to know him, and smile sweetly at him, Li Wenyu's face began to be gloomy, she has never heard her husband talk about Qingqiu Island, how many things does her husband have to hide from herself?
Zhang Lei obviously didn't realize that the danger was brewing, and he introduced Guo Song: "Qingqiu Island is the property of the Dugu family, and the Dugu family has a building called Qingqiu Building, so it is named, the restaurant is called Furong Courtyard, the inn and the restaurant are together, how much do you guess it costs to stay here for one night?" and for silver, three hundred taels of silver a night. ”
He lowered his voice again and said, "There are also famous prostitutes in Chang'an to sleep with." ”
"Senior brother has lived here?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"Where do I have this blessed enjoyment, your sister-in-law has never allowed me to spend the night outside......"
He suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly turned around and said, "Lady, last time the owner of Wanzhu Tower had a birthday, and he invited guests to dinner here, I came here once, and I forgot to tell you." ”
Li Wenyu smiled and said: "I'm a woman, you don't need to tell me about this kind of thing, just be happy." ”
Zhang Lei suddenly shivered, and his back began to chill, he knew that he was going to have a hard time tonight.
Guo Song smiled dumbly, he remembered his master's evaluation of Li Wenyu, "That girl looks gentle, but she is actually very fierce, your senior brother married her, and there will be no day to turn over in this life." ’
Xue Tao was also secretly funny, she heard Guo Lang say today that Senior Sister Li was originally a female Taoist priest, and her martial arts were not weak, but she was abducted and eloped by the fat senior brother.
Zhang Lei became listless and led everyone into the Furong Courtyard.
The Furong Courtyard is actually a small garden, which is a miniature version of the Hibiscus Garden, and the various landscapes are extremely exquisite, making people feel as if they are in the royal garden.
"Guo Lang!"
Xue Tao walked a few steps quickly, walked with Guo Song, and whispered, "What do you think of here?" ”
Guo Song shook his head slightly, "I think it's average, it's just a fame, this kind of garden is found in many places." ”
"I also think it's not as beautiful as your garden!"
Guo Song corrected seriously: "It should be said that it is not as beautiful as our garden." ”
Xue Tao gave him a blank look, but his heart was very sweet.
"Please come with me!"
The steward led them into the main hall and into the first room on the left, called the narcissus room.
The room is very magnificently decorated, inlaid with gold and jade, and the couch is also a good nanmu, Xue Tao followed Guo Song into the room, and when he turned around, he didn't see Zhang Lei and his wife, she hurriedly pulled Guo Song, "Guo Lang, why didn't the senior brother and sister follow?" ”
Guo Song said with a smile: "It's okay, senior sister is a hot temper, I guess I'm looking for senior brother to settle accounts!" ”
"What's the account with Senior Brother?"
"You didn't find that Senior Brother is very familiar with this place, he must come often, it's not that he only came once as he said, I guess Senior Sister doesn't know anything."
"Actually, it shouldn't be anything for the senior brother to come here to eat, he is the proprietor of the Treasure Pavilion, and the necessary entertainment is still needed, and the senior sister is sometimes too ruthless."
At this moment, Zhang Lei's roar faintly came from outside, Guo Song was stunned, and then his face changed greatly, "It seems that something happened to my senior brother, I'll take a look!" ”
He turned around and walked out, and Xue Tao hurriedly followed, "Guo Lang wait for me!" ”
Guo Song didn't worry about leaving her alone in the room, so he took her hand and walked out quickly, at this time, many people walked out, only to see that there were many people around the place where they got on the boat.
Guo Song pushed away the onlookers and pulled Xue Tao in, but saw that his senior brother Zhang Lei was confronting a man with a flying knife in his hand, and a man with a bloody face lying on the ground next to him turned out to be the boss of the boat they painted.
The senior sister also stood aside, pressing her shoulder, her face showing pain.
"Senior sister!" Xue Tao hurriedly ran over to support Li Wenyu.
Guo Song was furious, his eyes swept towards the other party, there were more than a dozen people on the other side, all of them were strong men, and among them sat a thin young man in a brocade robe, holding a whip in his hand, the whip was stained with blood, he should have used this whip to whip the boat boss.
Confronting Zhang Lei was a lean man, about thirty years old, dressed in a black samurai uniform, holding a short iron rod, and his eyes were as cold and sharp as an eagle.
Zhang Lei should have also suffered a loss, but his flesh was thick and rough, and he was not beaten down.
Guo Song stepped forward and pushed Zhang Lei away, "Let me come!" ”
Zhang Lei was almost unable to support it, and his junior brother arrived in time to let him breathe a sigh of relief, he took two steps back and sat on the ground.
Zhang Lei said hatefully: "These bastards wanted to rob our boat before, but they didn't grab it, and they happened to meet it just now, so they took revenge on us." ”
Li Wenyu next to him also hated: "Dead fatty, what are you doing with these useless?" ”
She said to Guo Song: "Senior brother, be careful, this person has a very powerful iron rod in his hand." ”
Guo Song slowly pulled out the black sword from his waist, and the pupils of the thin man on the opposite side suddenly shrank into a line, staring at the black sword in Guo Song's hand, the bladeless sword, this is the real terrifying weapon.
The young man said viciously: "A few businessmen dare to fight with this son, abolish them, and I will be responsible." ”
He suddenly saw the incomparably beautiful Xue Tao, his heart suddenly rose, and he said: "Don't hurt that little lady in a white dress, catch her for me!" ”
Guo Song's eyes were murderous, he shouted, the black sword in his hand slashed head-on at the other party, the thin man was shocked, the other party's move seemed to be mediocre, and the speed was not fast, but he just couldn't seize the opportunity to fight back, and he couldn't dodge, no matter how he dodged, this knife followed him, except for blocking this move, he had no choice.
The lean man knew that he had met a top master, and he roared loudly and raised his stick to separate him.
Seeing that the black sword was about to slash the iron rod, the black sword suddenly disappeared, only to see a black cold light flashing horizontally, and the strong man flew backwards more than a foot away, blood spurted out of his throat, and he struggled on the ground for a moment before he lost his breath.
The other dozen or so big men were stunned, this warrior named Chu Mad was the top warrior that their master had collected from Jingxiang, and he was invincible all over the house, but now he was slaughtered by others without even seeing him.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Guo Song, who was this person, it was terrifying.
Guo Song stepped forward and rested the black sword on the neck of the young man in Huafu, the blood on the sword flowed down his neck, Guo Song asked coldly: "Which family are you from, and you dare to commit murder?" ”
The young man trembled with fright and couldn't say a word.
The chief steward of Qingqiu Island next to him clenched his fists and said: "This son, please raise your noble hand, this is the third son of the Yuan family, it must have been a misunderstanding." ”
Guo Song glanced at him and said coldly: "You guys are not good things either!" I will charge 100 yuan for going to your island, have you collected any money for these people to go to the island? What should you give me an explanation? ”
The chief steward also broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "I will definitely return the money I received from you, and I implore Gongzi to be merciful and stop killing people again." ”
At this time, a twenty-five or six-year-old man in white arrived with several entourages, and the boy in Chinese clothes cried: "Second brother save my life!" ”
When the man in white saw the corpse on the ground, he was shocked, and he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "The foolish brother doesn't know what to do, and he is making trouble everywhere, I beg Guo Yuanjun to spare him once, I will definitely show his father and strictly control him." ”
Guo Song didn't expect the other party to actually know him, he was about to ask, Xue Tao suddenly said: "Guo Lang, spare him once!" ”
Now that Xue Tao opened his mouth, Guo Song put away the black sword.
The boy in white noticed Xue Tao at this time, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly saluted: "It turns out that Miss Xue is also here, I haven't seen Miss Xue for a long time." ”
Xue Tao walked to Guo Song's side and said coldly: "Yuan Gongzi, if you don't strictly control Brother Ling and let him run rampant, he will end up in a big disaster sooner or later." ”
Seeing that Xue Tao and Guo Song were very close, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes, and he immediately said very sincerely: "I must remember Miss Xue's teachings!" ”
He waved his hand, "Let's go!" ”
The subordinates lifted the corpse and quickly got on the boat, and the prince in the Chinese costume roared angrily: "He killed our people, is that it?" ”
"Shut up!"
The man in white slapped his brother hard, he saluted Guo Song with a fist, took a deep look at Xue Tao, and then got on the boat and left.