The autumn rain lingered, with a little autumn cold, the bustling pedestrians on Xining Street couldn't help but shrink their bodies, and the cries in the street market seemed to be more unreliable than in the past. Yin Ji followed closely behind the master with an umbrella, but from time to time he caught a glimpse of the prosperity on the side of the road out of the corner of his eyes, and when he saw the owner of the stall along the street tempting him with all kinds of playthings, he would look happy and laugh, but he followed the master closely, for fear that the master would be wet by the raindrops.

After walking a few steps along the street, I came to the Xinghua Restaurant next door. Leaning on the shopkeeper next to the door, he saw Mr. Lu coming from a distance, and quickly straightened up and waved his hand.

Lu Zuo came downstairs and said with a smile: "Young man, you have done this business early!" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, you also came early, why are you so early today?" ”

"It's nothing, can I rent a carriage from you?" Lu Zuo said politely.

"Where Mr. Lu speaks, of course it's convenient!" The shopkeeper greeted warmly, "You wait, I'll go and lead the horse for you!" The shopkeeper rushed into the rain and ran around the restaurant to the stables inside the side door to lead the carriage.

Yin Ji saw the shopkeeper walking away, and asked the master strangely, "Master, didn't you say that you were looking for the second brother of the high school?" Why don't you wait at Xinghua Restaurant, this carriage is coming, but where are you going to meet him? ”

"It's not convenient here!" Lu Zuo said in a low voice, "This place is too close to Ning Wang's Mansion, and if Gao Yun runs here often, it will be easy to be suspected by others, so it's better to change places." ”

"And where is this going?"

"Gao Yun and I made an appointment a few days ago to meet at the 'Kun' brand name of the Furong Wine Shop." Lu Zuo replied in a low voice.

"But isn't it time for him to go to the early dynasty now?"

"It's been two days of martial arts competition, so today the emperor is specially allowed to take a day off."

At this moment, the shopkeeper smiled and led the carriage slowly, "Mr. Lu, the carriage is here!" Do you want to call a driver to catch you in the car? ”

Lu Zuo beckoned, "No need! He then signaled Yin Ji to give the shop a second car.

Seeing that Yin Ji wanted to pay for it, the shopkeeper hurriedly pulled the horse and handed the reins to Yin Ji's hands, "You don't have to give this money, we said on behalf of the boss, as long as this restaurant is Mr. Lu, you are not allowed to collect money!" ”

"Oh!" Lu Zuo suddenly smiled, "Where can you afford this?" ”

"Mr. Lu doesn't have to be polite, this is what the acting boss ordered, we don't dare to disobey!" The shopkeeper said and bowed to Yin Ji and Lu Zuoyi, "If the two of you are fine, the younger one will go to greet the guests first, you two be careful on the road!" ”

"Driving the ......" The whip in Yin Ji's hand was whipped on the horse, and the carriage moved slowly, passing through the flow of people and drowning in the streets.

The gatehouse of the Furong wine shop is tall and magnificent, and the momentum is extraordinary, before coming to the wine shop, before Lu Zuo's master and apprentice got off the carriage, two people dressed as shop guys enthusiastically embraced him, one enthusiastically helped Yin Ji lead the horse, and the other beckoned Lu Zuo to invite inside.

In front of the lavishly decorated lobby, Lu Zuo stood at the door and looked at the layout of the restaurant, observing whether there were any suspicious people among the guests. After making sure that there were no suspicious people, he came to the counter unhurriedly.

The shopkeeper behind the counter saw that he was dressed neatly, dressed in brocade and Confucianism, and thought that he was a rich scholar, so he quickly nodded and greeted, "What does this master command?" Our restaurant has everything to eat, drink, live and play, you see, what small ones are there to serve you? ”

"Did a man with the surname Gao come here in the morning to open a private room?" Lu Zuo asked politely.

The shopkeeper replied without thinking, "No!" ”

Lu Zuo was taken aback when he heard this, it shouldn't be, according to common sense, this place is closer to his house, and he is also riding a horse, it should be much faster than our carriage, why is it too late?

"This master ......" the shopkeeper called twice, and Lu Zuo reacted before he continued to ask, "Look at this ......"

Lu Zuo didn't talk nonsense, and said in a light tone: "'Kun' is a private room." Then he put a brand new ingot of five taels of silver on the table.

The shopkeeper saw that he was so cool, and he didn't want to let him go, so he only smiled, "This lord, our son is broken today, you see ......" The shopkeeper meant to ask again if he wanted to find money immediately, but he said tactfully, "Do you want to go to the right store to grind some broken silver back for you?" I'm afraid you're waiting! ”

Lu Zuo also felt funny, it really looked like a market, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to wait when he came here, so he said coldly: "Don't bother, the rest of the money will be rewarded." ”

"Hey...... Thank you! The shopkeeper seemed to be waiting for his words, and then opened the store book, and immediately turned to the front and asked, "Master, your name and surname can be registered, this is about to start a war with Fanbang, the recent investigation is strict, there are officials to check the store book every day, it used to be checked every month, and now it is changed to a daily check." Dare to ask this lord your name? ”

Lu Zuo said, "I'll just come here to sit, do you want to be named?" ”

"Master, I'm sorry, I have to ask for it now." The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly, "Master, I see that you have a good face, if it is really inconvenient, you should come to sit." ”

"It's okay!" Lu Zuo smiled and nodded, "I'm Gao Kun." ”

The shopkeeper arched his hand, "Master, this name is good!" ”

"My friend will come back here to find me in a while, he is my brother, if he asks where Master Gao is, you just have to bring him to the 'Kun' character room." Lu Zuo commanded.

"Good ......," the shopkeeper nodded again and again, "You can rest assured!" Upstairs it's all ready early, and I'll serve it to you in a moment! ”

At this time, Yin Ji also put the carriage into the lobby, and the shopkeeper hurriedly called the shopkeeper just now and asked him to lead the two guest officers upstairs.

Master Lu Zuo came to the private room and sat down, and the shopkeeper then served the breakfast and placed it on the table, and respectfully said "Please use it slowly" and withdrew.

The four or five breakfast items on the table are all the characteristics of this sake shop. Yin Ji, who had already been unable to hold back his hunger, had already begun to devour it, and after taking a bite of a steamed bun in his left hand, he picked up the spoon with his right hand and sucked it up on the bowl of meat soup in front of him, and while eating, he did not forget to greet Master, "Master, are you not hungry?" Eat it! Wait for ......" swallowed a mouthful of food and continued, "When the second brother comes, there will be no part for you!"

Lu Zuo saw Yin Ji's feast, and he also felt interesting, so he bowed his head silently, "You eat!" Grow! Then Lu Zuo thought to himself, "It shouldn't be, why hasn't it arrived yet?" ”

"Master, what...... No? Yin Ji said and ate.

"Why hasn't Gao Yun come yet? It can't be some kind of fork, right? Lu Zuo began to wonder. There's been so much going on lately that I can't help but think about it.

There was a soft knock on the door outside the house, "Big brother, it's me!" ”

"Here, Ji'er go open the door!" Lu Zuo knocked on the table twice and motioned Yin Ji not to eat.

Seeing the master's urging, Yin Ji quickly wiped the oil stains on the side of his mouth, swallowed the food in his mouth in one bite, and then went to open the door, muttering, "It's really timely!" ”