Chapter 528: Celebration Banquet
Li Gongfu, as the head snake of Qiantang, is really not a difficult thing to find a place to drink at this time, and in this Great Song Dynasty, the curfew court has turned a blind eye, and the management is not too strict, so even if Xu Xuan and others are busy and come out, it is already late at night, but Li Gongfu took everyone around and came to a dock.
At this time, although it was late at night, but the dock was still brightly lit, from time to time there was this ship docking, a lot of coolies were busy unloading from this ship, looking at this lively scene, Xu Xuan couldn't help but be a little surprised, he didn't expect that a small city like Qiantang would be so busy at night, and it made him feel like he was back in the port of the city.
Li Gongfu saw that Xu Xuan and the other guards were surprised, and smiled, "Since the official family regards Lin'an as a temporary stay, how can the several ports in Lin'an City be enough for millions of people to eat and drink?" Besides, so many goods, Lin'an City can not be put down, so the surrounding cities, such as our Qiantang, have become the warehouse transit of Lin'an goods, Lin'an's daily demand is so much, we Qiantang these docks can eat these goods around the clock, but in this Qiantang City, if you want to find a tavern that does not close in the middle of the night, there is only this one. ”
He said, with everyone to this dock, familiar with the way to a tavern, although late at night, this tavern is still brightly lit at this time, at this time the coolies have not yet worked, sitting inside, most of them are the stewards and supervisors of the wharf, at this time I saw Li Gongfu with a bunch of people coming, all with guys, everyone in the tavern was stunned, and then the overseer came up, and said with a smile, "Master Li, is this a case investigation?" Why did you bring so many brothers here? A few of you here look a little raw, let's sit down and get to know each other? ”
Li Gongfu sneered, "I said Hei Dalang, don't be close, what are you doing at this dock for a living, don't think that I don't know, it's just that you kid is usually a bit of a bottom line, you know what to do and what not to do, our brother didn't trouble you, if you dare to do anything wrong at this dock, hum!" ”
This black man is so frightened that his forehead sweats, most of them are gangsters in Qiantang City, where can they be so clean, even if they are as "law-abiding" as him, there are also one or two life lawsuits on his body, and now the Qiantang Wharf is booming, he has a flexible brain, he bought the official master in the city early, and became the supervisor on this wharf, to put it bluntly, it is to contract this wharf and work for the old men in the city, in the final analysis, it is just a dog, if Li Gongfu really wants to find trouble for himself, he can't keep those masters, He dared to sell himself, and at that moment he hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Master Li, don't worry, the food and clothing of our bastards on this dock are more stable than those bastards before, how can the brothers still do that kind of traitorous thing?" If this person does this, there is no need for Li Ye to say, I will be the first to tie him up and send him to the Yamen! Today, Li Ye brought so many brothers over, just to give me Hei Dalang face, so that all the brothers eat and drink in our tavern, and I should take care of it,"
As he spoke, he turned around and shouted at the proprietress who still had the charm in the tavern, "Sanniang, the brothers brought by Li Ye are well served with delicious food and drink, and all the expenses will be recorded in my account!" ”
Seeing this, the proprietress responded crisply, but the voice was much better than that of the yellow bird.
Li Gongfu frowned, "Hei Dalang, who are you?" ”
Hei Dalang hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Knowing that Li Ye is selfless and extremely fair, my brother just thinks that Li Ye is too tired to take his brother on a night patrol in the middle of the night, so I invite everyone to have a meal." Oh, I still have important things to do at this pier, you eat and drink well, and Heida will be out of company."
Saying that, he smiled and exited the tavern, and the other stewards and supervisors also hurriedly withdrew from the tavern. At present, only the people brought by Li Gongfu are left in this tavern.
Xu Xuan looked at Li Gongfu with a smile, "Hey, I didn't expect that a person like you, brother-in-law, would also rip off bamboo."
There was an errand officer next to him who laughed, "Doctor Xu, is it still called ripping bamboo poles?" This black big is not a good person in Qiantang City, but it is better than others, so we don't want to deal with him, just for this, it is what he should be honored. You haven't seen a servant in other places, it seems to be a dock like this, come here every day to arrest a few people, every time you let the dock assist in investigating and handling the case, you can't do it a few times, the dock has to close, the person in charge has to dredge up the relationship, the cost is bigger than this, we are just a meal. ”
Li Gongfu coughed, "Your brother-in-law, I don't want to do the pickled chores of eating the plaintiff and the defendant, and I don't want to go to those merchants in the village, the little money in the yamen is enough for us to eat and wear, so our family is poor, and even the brothers of the yamen are living in poverty, if you don't find some extra money, the brothers will starve to death, and you can't let the brothers sell their lives, and they will starve again." Okay, let's not talk about it, let's hurry up and eat, and everyone should go back to rest early! ”
On the side, there are often come to this tavern to catch fast, long ago the need to eat ordered, but a moment, a few girls from the surrounding civilian families, with dishes up, but some beef and mutton and other food, and then a jar of wine was served, everyone began to toast each other, eat and drink, because this is next to the canal, so the dishes are mostly fish, Xu Xuan hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of meat, but he couldn't eat enough, watching everyone drink is lively, he is not good to go back, but in this lively atmosphere, He always felt a little out of place, and everyone bullied him for being young, and they asked him to pour wine.
Although the alcohol content of Da Song is not high, similar to beer rice wine, but it is not possible to drink too much, Xu Xuan drank a stomach of wine, and was also a little dizzy, in order to dodge, he carried the wine jar and quietly retreated.
He sat on the stone slab at the door of the tavern, and at this time the night was dark, and a cool breeze blew, which made Xu Xuan, who felt a little hot, sober his mind.
In the tavern behind him, Li Gongfu was drinking with the high guards, Xu Xuan listened to Li Gongfu's tricks, and couldn't help but smile slightly, he didn't know that after his brother-in-law was drunk, it turned out to be like this, and the high guards, those who drank did not refuse, at the beginning Xu Xuan thought that the other party was not drunk with a thousand cups, but after drinking not much, his brain was already confused. Looking at the wine fight with those soldiers, Xu Xuan smiled slightly, this group of people.
Xu Xuan took a sip of wine and sighed, he came to this Great Song Dynasty, studied medicine, started a family, and opened a medical hall all day long, he had forgotten the era he came from. The relatives of that era, the friends of that era, the impression is becoming more and more blurred, I don't know if it is the memory from the future that affects Xu Xuan of this era, or the Xu Xuan of the Great Song Dynasty who affects Liu Zuozhou from the future?
However, even if he can't remember it now, why does he still think about his relatives in that era?
On the roof ridge diagonally opposite the tavern, where Bai Suzhen sat on her knees under the moonlight, looking at Xu Xuan at the door of the tavern, he drank silently, as if he remembered something sad, drinking more and more, after a while, he leaned against the door frame of the hotel, closed his eyes, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes.
Bai Suzhen couldn't hold back any longer, flew down from this roof, and came to Xu Xuan, only to find that at some point, Xu Xuan had fallen asleep, Bai Suzhen was a little distressed, reached out and touched Xu Xuan's cheek, and sighed softly.