Xiaofeng and Ding Hu rested in the hall, because they were tired from the road, they slept late, and they got up at three o'clock the next day, washed up, and went downstairs for breakfast.

Xiaofeng said to Ding Hu: "After breakfast, you and I will ride around this Daliang City, and then go to the east gate to visit my brother Hou Sheng." ”

Ding Hu said: "Didn't he say that he would spend half a day with us?" ”

Xiaofeng said: "I look at Hou Shengsheng as a person, true and sincere, and a promise." Such heroic people, if they are a little opportunistic, can earn wealth. However, my brother Hou Sheng is a person of noble character, and he is willing to stick to poverty in order to keep his word. He is doing things in the official mansion, if he delays half a day, he will lose half a day, I can't bear to wait for Brother Hou for me. ”

So Xiaofeng and Ding Hu finished breakfast and settled the hotel expenses. Then he and Ding Hu led the horse to look at the Liang Yimen, and the east gate was also.

When Hou Ying was still on duty at the east gate, there were many people entering the city at this time, if there were cars and horses carrying goods in and out, Hou Ying needed to check and check, and he was busy for a while.

Xiao Feng saw it, so he and Ding Hu waited under the city wall for a while, about half an hour, Hou Huan was busy with his work, and at this time there was another old man, Hou Huan handed over the key to the old man, and entrusted the old man to help guard for half a day. This old man used to be a doorman, and sometimes when there was a shortage of manpower, he could come to help replace him, but he also had to collect money.

After Hou Huan finished explaining, he was ready to come to the inn to visit Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng and Ding Hu had already come from the city wall to greet Hou Huan.

Hou Huan was surprised: "Why did the virtuous brother come by himself? Let the foolish brother not go away in his heart. ”

Xiaofeng said: "It's okay, I'll wait for nothing now, just take a break after dinner." My brother is busy with business, how can I bear to let my brother spend this effort? ”

Hou Huan said: "Since the foolish brother promised, he will definitely fulfill it." You must know that if you don't come, how can you make the foolish brother feel at ease? It's just that there are a lot of things today, and it's only over now, and the foolish brother is worried that the time is late, so the virtuous brother will come over first. ”

Xiaofeng smiled: "You and my brother, why do you want to see the outside like this? Then he asked Hou Huan: "It's noon, my brother hasn't eaten wine and dinner yet!" Let's go and eat first! I've got the store ready. ”

Hou Huan hadn't eaten breakfast yet, and she was hungry and thirsty. Seeing that Xiaofeng was so thoughtful, he couldn't help but be greatly moved, and he didn't know how to speak for a while, Xiaofeng laughed, carried Hou Huan's hand, and approached a hotel on the street.

It turned out that when Xiaofeng was resting and waiting for Hou Huan under the city wall, he guessed that Hou Huan had not had breakfast, so he ordered wine and food for Hou Huan in a nearby hotel, and came to eat after he was busy with his work.

Hou Huan had no choice but to enter the store, the wine and food had already been served, and Xiaofeng said: "I have already used it, my brother will use it for himself." ”

Hou Huan obeyed Xiaofeng's orders and ran out of wine and rice. Xiaofeng asked Ding Hu to take out ten taels of silver, and said to Hou Huan: "If my brother does not give up, this ten taels of silver will buy some clothes and meals for my brother's high hall, so as to show my foolish brother's heart." ”

Hou Huan hurriedly waved her hand, with a look of displeasure on her face, and said, "How can you do this?" Let the virtuous brother break the bank everywhere? Does the virtuous brother dislike my family's poverty? Only to give alms with this silver tael? ”

Xiaofeng said: "No, this is for my brother Gaotang, since you and I are brothers, the old and the old, respect the brother Gaotang, is the high hall of the foolish brother." Hereby a little filial piety, there is no other intention. ”

Ding Hu also said: "Xiaofeng has always acted recklessly, not for hypocrisy. My brother will accept it, Xiaofeng admires and admires my brother's noble conduct, so he made friends like this. However, the high hall has food, clothing, and housing, and the total cost, please don't see my brother outside. ”

Hou Huan listened, and then said happily: "Since this is the case, the foolish brother will not be seen." ”

So he took ten taels of silver, and hid them in his sleeves. After a pause, he said: "I specially took some time to borrow a horse from the government today, and I came to accompany Brother Ding and Brother Xu Xian to view Daliang City, and by the way, there is a story." ”

Xiaofeng said: "How dare you delay my brother's daytime things? ”

Hou Huan said: "It's okay, the foolish brother has already explained, and there is nothing to do for half a day." In addition, the virtuous brother is the leader of Liangzhou, and now he comes to Daliang City, he must not just come to see the scenery. The foolish brother has something important to talk to the virtuous brother today. ”

When Xiaofeng saw this, he was also happy to have Hou Huan as a guide. I didn't know what happened to Hou Huan, but Hou Huan didn't say it, and it was not easy to ask. The three of them went out of the store, and Hou Huan went to the stable of the official mansion in the city to borrow a horse.

The three of them led the horses to watch in Daliang City first, and Hou Huan first took Xiaofeng and others to several important viewing places in Daliang City and took a look. About the end of the hour, Hou Huan whispered to Xiaofeng: "Brother Fool has a brother, and he is also Brother Fool's brother-in-law, named Jiang Jia, who is now over forty years old, and is originally from the Qi country. This person has courage, acts quickly, makes a promise, loves to make friends, and now lives in the northern suburbs of Daliang City. The foolish brother heard that the virtuous brother wanted to make friends with the heroes of the Central Plains, and this person should not be missed. ”

Xiao Feng couldn't help but be surprised: "What my brother said, is it true?" ”

Hou Huan said: "When the foolish brother saw that the virtuous brother came to Daliang City, it was not for businessmen to sell, but to hand over the heroes. How can a foolish brother deceive a virtuous brother? It's just that my sister-in-law offended the powerful in Qi in the early years because of his chivalrous deeds, and was hunted down and killed. The foolish brother saw that the virtuous brother was righteous and thin, so he recommended this person. ”

After that, he whispered to Xiaofeng: "My sister-in-law's real name is Zhu Shen, and after coming to Daliang, I changed my name to Jiang Jia, and it has been more than ten years. ”

Xiao Feng was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "If there are such heroic characters, the foolish brother has the heart to make friends." In that case, my brother will lead me to visit him. ”

Hou Huan was overjoyed and said to Xiaofeng: "My sister-in-law sells pig and dog meat in the Daliang City Market in the morning on weekdays, and goes home to rest at noon. When the time came, he got up again and got busy. At this time, I can meet you. So he took Xiaofeng and Ding Hu to the northern suburbs of Daliang City to see Zhu Shen. So the three of them turned over and got on their horses, went out of the north gate, and looked at Zhu Shen's house.

On that day, Zhu Shen was at home in the northern suburbs of Daliang, and he had just bought two pigs and came back to be slaughtered, which would be transported to the Daliang City Market tomorrow morning to be sold. His wife was spinning, and his child Zhu Hai was eight or nine years old, with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain, playing with a small iron cone made for him by his father. Suddenly, seeing Hou Huan leading two strangers to come on horseback, Zhu Hai lost the small iron cone, hurriedly ran into the yard, and said to his father, who was busy in front of the soup pot: "Uncle is riding a horse!" And bring two guest officers! ”

Zhu Shen was slightly surprised, so he looked back, at this time, the three of them were almost at the gate of the courtyard, and saw two people immediately behind Hou Huan, one was beautiful and tough, and the other was majestic and burly. hurriedly lost his work and got up to greet him.

Zhu Shen raised his eyes and saw that Hou Huan was immediately behind the two guests, and the older man was quite brave. Although the young man is of medium stature, he is not a burly man, but there is a chivalrous spirit hidden between his eyebrows, not angry and arrogant, and he vaguely has the image of a king. When Zhu Shen saw Xiaofeng's appearance, he was surprised in his heart: "This person is very human!"

So he bowed at the head of the door and said: "This morning, there is a magpie chirping on the branches, and sure enough, a distinguished guest is coming!"

Hou Huan turned over and dismounted first, approached Zhu Shen and whispered: "These two are heroes of Liangzhou in Chu State, who traveled to the Central Plains. The young man is Xu Xiaofeng, the leader of Liangzhou's heroes, who has already married his younger brother. Brother Jin specially came to introduce Yu to his sister-in-law. ”

So he said to Xiaofeng and Ding Hu: "This is my sister-in-law Jiang Jia."

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu dismounted, came to meet Zhu Shen as a courtesy, and reported their names. Zhu Shen asked Hou Huan to tie the horse, invited the three of them into the house and sat down, instructed his wife to prepare tea for guests, closed the courtyard door, and then said to Xiaofeng: "My name is Zhu Shen, and I am a Qi person, because I have avoided trouble so far, I have changed my name to Jiang Jia, and it has been more than ten years."

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu hurriedly got up and returned the salute, Xiaofeng said: "When I first arrived in the Central Plains, I heard that I was a hero in the world, hidden in the market. Admired by the younger generations! ”

When Zhu Shen heard this, he laughed heartily and said: "As the saying goes, it's not a family, you don't enter a family." Although you and I have never met in our lives, and there is a huge difference in age between each other, we are like each other at first sight, and we are also in the same way. ”

So he invited Xiaofeng Ding Hu to sit down, asked his wife to bring fruits to the guests first, and said to Xiaofeng and Ding Hu: "Today, Liangzhou Haojie is here, and he can't treat each other." It happened that two pigs and one dog were purchased yesterday afternoon, and they are ready to be slaughtered today. The two of them came to the Humble House today, so that Peng Sheng was shining, and sat down first, and slaughtered the pigs and dogs under Rong, so that the cheap ones cleaned up and cooked, so as to serve the distinguished guests. ”

Xiaofeng said: "I took the liberty to visit, it is already an unprovoked disturbance, how can it disturb my feet so much?" ”

Zhu Shen said: "If the two of you see each other, you won't give Zhu face." The person recommended by my brother Hou Ying must be a person of faith! Then he said to Hou Huan: "Uncle, let's help entertain the guests first, and Brother Rong is busy." I couldn't help but say, I took out the rare fruits at home, served good tea, and let Xiaofeng and Ding Hu sit in the hall and gossip, and went to slaughter the dogs by themselves.

Xiaofeng and Ding Hu were just hospitable, and the three of them gossiped at Zhu Shen's house, and after more than an hour, Zhu Shen was already busy with his work, and he went to the kitchen to help his son cook dishes. When the sun is about west, the wine and food are ready. The table was full of nights, and there were more than a dozen dishes, all of which were fresh meat from pigs and dogs slaughtered that day.

Zhu Shen personally went to the backyard cellar to bring out a jar of aged good wine, about dozens of catties, please Xiaofeng sat down, Hou Huandong sit, he accompanied him at the next table, everyone used a big bowl, Zhu Shen said: "This wine is treasured in the cellar, buried in the cellar has been several years, and now I meet the distinguished guests, it is the time to use this wine." ”

So he frequently persuaded the wine, and the four of them drank happily, and the wine was really a good wine. Eat meat in large chunks and drink wine in large gulps, showing heroic spirit.

After three rounds of drinking, the four of them gossiped about today's events, and said with a smile: "I would like to hear the story of Zhu Haoxia's life!" ”

Zhu Shen did not shirk, it was the wine that met a thousand cups of confidants, and after being dazzled, he made a treasure knife in three cups, and then talked endlessly, telling Xiaofeng and Ding Hu about his life.