Chapter 36: Recognize the Mother by the Well
"I like it!" Yu Qing said without thinking.
The two of them went all the way south and came to Zhaojiazhuang, Xinghua Village, Shanxi.
There are two treasures in Xinghua Village, one treasure is the apricot blossom Fen next to the ancient well is well-known in the world, and the other treasure is the weapon cast by the god iron here, one is brewed with the water of the well god, and the other is quenched with the water of the well god, so the two treasures of the apricot blossom are quite related. The most famous winery is none other than Xinghua Village's drunken immortal residence; The weapon is the best in Chenjiazhuang.
The two of them entered the village, Yu Qing was depressed, and was trying to borrow wine to kill his sorrows, when he saw a wine shop, he walked in directly without looking at it, and sat at the table of the eight immortals in the restaurant and shouted: "The store brings wine!" ”
The shopkeeper shouted: "Come on, do you want a big bowl or a small bowl?" ”
Yu Qing said: "Bring ten altars." ”
"Oh! Guest officer, this is going to be taken away? ”
Yu Qing was in a bad mood, but when he saw that the shopkeeper was so verbose, he yelled impatiently: "If you ask you to bring it, you can bring it, what are you talking about here?" ”
The shopkeeper said: "Guest officer, I'm sorry, one of our guests can buy up to three jars, you see?" ”
"Don't be verbose, tell you to take ten altars and take ten altars, why is there so much nonsense, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay for the wine?" Yu Qing said, snapping out a piece of gold. (Note: This kind of jar is a small jar packed with one catty, not a large jar.) )
Not to be outdone, the shopkeeper said, "Rich and amazing? This is the rule of our Drunken Immortal Residence, one person can buy up to three altars, and if you have more money, you won't sell it. "Sure enough, it's a good business, drag it.
Yu Qingzheng wanted to have a seizure, but Zhao Kuangyin said: "Forget it, Brother Yu, since it is the rule of others, don't embarrass the second brother." Then he said to Xiao'er: "Little second brother, first go to the three jars of good Xinghuafen, and then cut five catties of sauce beef." ”
The shopkeeper said: "This little brother is young, but he also knows the rules!" The implication is that Yu Qing, an adult, doesn't know the rules.
Zhao Kuangyin was afraid that Yu Qing would be angry, so he hurriedly pushed the shopkeeper in and said, "I'm sorry for you, little second brother, hurry up and serve the wine." ”
All this, two men at the adjacent table, an old man and a young man, watched silently while eating and drinking. The old man with his felt hat, his ermine fur, and his two barbed goatee were particularly eye-catching. The young man in his early twenties looked similar to Yu Qing's age, and his capable and resolute face had a sense of vicissitudes, but the bursts of heroism in his bones could not be concealed.
Xiao Er served three jars of good Fenjiu and five catties of beef in sauce. Zhao Kuangyin devoured it. And Yu Qing was depressed, and when he mentioned the wine jar, he grunted three jars in a row, because the restaurant didn't buy much wine for him, and he was also a restrained person, and he didn't like to cause trouble, so after eating a few bites of beef, he sat at the table and sulked.
Then the young man stood up, and the older man pulled him. The young man waved his hand to signal that it was okay, took two pots of wine and walked over and said, "Draw the knife and cut off the water, the water will flow more, and raise a glass to eliminate sorrow and sorrow!" This brother has a good amount of wine, come, I will send you these two altars. ”
Yu Qing was actually a little drunk, raised his head, and saw that the young man's attitude was sincere, and suddenly felt a little close, so he said: "Brother Tai and I have never known each other in our lives, and when we meet in Pingshui, we will have good wine to give away, then I am welcome, but it is boring to drink alone, why don't we drink these two jars of wine together?" ”
"That's great!" The young man handed one altar to Yu Qing, and opened the sealing mud of the other altar himself, "Come, do it!" ”
"!" Yu Qing and the young man touched the altar, and the two of them did it in one go.
The two shouted in unison: "Happy! ”
The young man shouted, "Son, bring me ten more jars of wine!" ”
Xiao'er ran out of the hall and said, "Boss Guo, you know, this doesn't meet the rules of our store!" ”
The young man said, "Why, I don't give face?" Do you want me to go to your boss myself? ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he said with embarrassment: "No, no, who doesn't know the relationship between Boss Guo and our Boss Guo, the little one is on the wine!" After saying that, he ran in and got the wine.
Yu Qing and the young man looked at each other and laughed.
After Xiao Er went to drink, Yu Qing and the young man did another altar. Yu Qing introduced himself and said: "Under Yu Qing, a person from the Western Regions. Haven't asked my brother for his name? ”
The young man arched his hand and said: "In Xia Guo Rong, a person from Xingzhou, Hebei, very lucky!" Thankfully! ”
Yu Qing also waved his hand and said, "Fortunately! Fortunately! ”
Guo Rong shouted: "Little Er, bring some more wine and food!" ”
The child responded, "Gotcha! ”
Guo Rong said: "I see that Brother Yu is depressed, is there something on his mind? ”
Yu Qing and Guo Rong hit it off at first sight, so they didn't defend themselves, and said, "Alas! To tell you the truth, I blamed an old man, she said goodbye, I want to apologize to her in person, but I don't know where she is, I'm worried about it! ”
Guo Rong said: "Oh! It seems that Brother Yu, the old man, must be a lovely man? ”
Yu Qing said: "Isn't it! But I never knew her identity, was it useless? ”
Guo Rong said: "There is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, but it is difficult to hold hands on the other side without a fate." A manly man, when he can afford to put it down, some things don't have to be too entangled, and some people will naturally appear when they are fated. ”
Through Guo Rong's persuasion, Yu Qing's mood suddenly brightened, but the strength of the wine went up, and he was a little drowsy.
Guo Rong said: "Little Er, I have settled the wine money for this brother, arrange a room for him to rest!" ”
Zhao Kuangyin introduced himself and thanked him repeatedly: "Zhao Kuangyin is a friend of Brother Yu, thank you Brother Guo for taking care of me, my Brother Yu is drunk, I thank you for him!" ”
Guo Rong waved his hand slightly and smiled: "This Xinghua Village Fenjiu is famous all over the world, the wine is strong, ordinary people will be drunk unconscious when they drink one or two bowls, Brother Yu drinks nine altars in a row, it is really rare, such a bold person, Guo can drink with him in his life, it is really a happy thing in life, I originally wanted to stay here for a few more days, I can deepen some brotherhood with Brother Yu, but Guo still has important things to do, I want to go to Jinling, say goodbye here!" If Brother Yu wakes up, he will ask this little brother Zhao to tell me that if there is fate, he will definitely be able to see you again, and the future will be long! ”
"Okay, goodbye, Brother Guo!"
Guo Rong and the old man got up to say goodbye, Zhao Kuangyin sent them to the door, Xiao'er had already prepared the carriage and horses, and the two got into the carriage and drove away.
Zhao Kuangyin watched Guo Rong and the others walk out of the village, waved goodbye loudly, and returned to the restaurant, and together with the running hall, he went into the guest room to rest.
It's still early now, Zhao Kuangyin has nothing to do after being full of wine and food, and he has heard that this apricot blossom village is famous all over the world, so he went to the village to sneak around. He walked and walked, and before he knew it, he had come to Chenjiazhuang.
This Chenjiazhuang is famous for its iron art, and when you enter the village, you can only hear the sound of tinkling iron. There are two iron shops in Chenjiazhuang, one at the head of the village is called Chen Blacksmith Iron Shop, which is mainly engaged in weapons; One in the village is called Chen Ji Iron Shop, but the main business is agricultural tools.
Zhao Kuangyan arrived at the Chen blacksmith blacksmith blacksmith shop at the head of the village, and saw that his blacksmith was full of swords, guns, swords, halberds, and various weapons.
Blacksmith Chen was striking iron with his son, and when he saw the guests, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and when he saw that it was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and said whose son-in-law came out to have fun.
Zhao Kuangyin said: "It's okay, uncle, you're busy, I'll take a look!" ”
Blacksmith Chen said, "Look, I'm busy! With that, he went to pull the bellows again.
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the knife for a while, and looked at the sword for a while, but they were all exquisite and sharp, and this weapon from the hands of Chen Blacksmith really deserved its name. Zhao Kuangyin picked out a few more weapons that were not very suitable, and then his eyes focused on a strange-shaped copper stick, which was as tall as him, thick at one end, thin at one end, and short at the thick end, engraved with exquisite dragon and cloud ornaments. The thin end is long, except for two ring-shaped ornaments, the rest of the ladder is smooth and nothing.
Zhao Kuangyin held the copper stick in his hand, it was very heavy, but he also had some martial arts skills, he danced twice, and he was very competent, and he liked it very much, it was love at first sight, he asked: "Boss, do you want to buy this stick?" ”
Blacksmith Chen saw that he had a soft spot for this copper stick, and saw that he was gorgeously dressed (he was one of the people who sent the Khitan as a messenger from Hedong, so he was wearing a messenger's suit), like a noble son, when he heard that there was business coming to the door, he naturally said politely: "This young master, I really know the goods, this copper stick is a weapon specially designed by me, you also know, now the war is chaotic, there are many levels, and many other weapons have to be checked, maybe they will get into a lawsuit, my copper stick, at first glance, it is an ordinary pestle stick, in fact, You see, when you twist it like this, it sticks out all the way to the shuttle, and it becomes a javelin, and when you twist it, you see, it retracts again. Also, there is a button here, just press and hold this button and pull it out, and look, it becomes two sections, connected by an iron ring in the middle, so that it is easy to fold and carry. There is also this texture, are made of high-quality brass, and quenched with the water of the well god of Xinghua Village, not only the strength and toughness are just right, but also not very heavy, no one knows the weapon I built, so it has been placed here, today the master really has a vision, originally asked for ten taels of silver, I will give you a twenty discount, just eight taels! ”
Zhao Kuangyin played with this copper stick, and the more he played, the more he liked it, so he asked, "Boss, what is the name of this copper stick?" ”
The blacksmith looked embarrassed and said, "This, this, I haven't thought about it yet. ”
Zhao Kuangyin said: "This is tattooed with a coiled dragon pattern, and it can be coiled with two sections, so let's call him a coiled dragon stick!" I think it's a good name! ”
The blacksmith said, "If you buy it, you can call it whatever you like." ”
Zhao Kuangyin danced a few more times, and was very satisfied, so he said, "Okay! I bought it, eight taels for eight taels! Saying that, he paid the silver, took the dragon stick, and happily returned to the Drunken Immortal Building.