Chapter 17: Elder Hong of the Beggar Gang
When it was time to leave for the East China Sea Immortal Island to participate in the martial arts conference, Xiong Zhuozhuo took his eldest disciple Deng Zichong, daughter Xiong Xiaoshan, little apprentice Xiaobai and Shi Niang and others to say goodbye.
"Daughter, the outside is not as good as Huashan's own home, don't be willful in everything. Here are some clothes, coiled, take care of yourself on the road!" Mrs. Xiong took her daughter Xiaoshan's hand and said reluctantly.
"Mom, my daughters have grown up, don't worry about me, not to mention that there is still a father and Brother Deng to take care of me?" Xiao Shan said.
"Okay, good, my daughter has grown up......"
Xiao Yi also came to say goodbye: "Little white boy, here are a few clothes sewn for you, and this ...... A few pairs of shoes ......" wanted to say something, but he was too embarrassed to speak.
Xiaobai took the package, "Thank you!"
"Okay, everyone, don't grind, it's less than two months before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. We have to hurry up and get on the road!Zichong, Shan'er, Xiaobai, let's go. Fellow apprentices, as well as Gu Tianlei and a few of you, take good care of your master and mother, and practice kung fu well. Xiong Zhuo couldn't help but say when he saw everyone's scene.
"Obey the master's orders!" all the disciples of Huashan said.
So, Xiong Zhuo set off with the three of them. The four of them planned to go east along the Yellow River first, and then go south across the plains to the East China Sea, and find a boat to ferry to Xiandao in the East China Sea.
After many days by boat, the four of them came to Luoyang City. And behold, the wall was tall and majestic, and there were soldiers standing at the gates. Although this Luoyang City is already where the former imperial palace is located, and now it is gradually declining, but "the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse", the city is still very large, and the business is also very developed. In addition, the city is an important military location, with a large number of troops stationed all year round, and the law and order is good, which also makes more young people willing to settle here. In Luoyang City, you can often see tourists from the frontier and even overseas, some come to do business, some come to study......
At that time, it was noon, and the four people of Huashan sent all the way to eat some dry food and drink some river water, and they worked very hard, seeing that there was such a prosperous city, they all wanted to find a good restaurant to enjoy.
"I haven't drunk for a long time, and the bird is fading out of my mouth!" Senior brother Deng Zichong was hungry again.
The little junior sister Xiong Xiaoshan pursed her lips and laughed, took her brother's arm, and walked towards the city. Xiong Zhuo stroked his beard and followed the two. It was also the first time for Xiaobai to see such a prosperous city, with all kinds of shops, including those who eat, those who drank tea, those who stayed in the city, those who sold pottery, those who sold dim sum, those who sold local products, those who sold silk silk, and those who sold swords and weapons...... It's dazzling!
When the four of them walked to a restaurant, someone shouted at the door of the restaurant: "Delicacies, fine wines, herbal teas, small shops are available, if you don't come in and sit down, it's your loss!"
"Senior brother, why don't we do it. Looks pretty good. ”
"Okay, junior sister, listen to you. ”
Saying that, the two walked in first, only to see that the store was exquisitely decorated, with corals and bonsai scattered, and there happened to be a crystal clear river outside the store. The two of them picked a private seat on the second floor, and Xiong Zhuo and Xiaobai also arrived.
Randomly ordered flower chicken, boiled beef, Buddha jumping over the wall, peanuts, Shaoxing rice wine and a few green stir-fried vegetables, and Huashan master and apprentice ate it. Except for Xiong Xiaoshan, who doesn't drink, the other three people drank one by one.
At this time, there was a man named Hanako who wanted to climb to the second floor, only to see that his hair was scattered, half of his hair was gray, and he was holding a green bamboo stick in his right hand and a porcelain bowl in his left hand. The shopkeeper hurriedly shouted, "Go, go...... Beggars. Go downstairs and get rice, don't dirty our stairs!" said the shopkeeper who opened his arms to stop the old man. But I saw that the old man dodged and walked up to the second floor.
Lao Zhaohua walked to the table of the master and apprentice of the Huashan faction, and said with a smile: "Heroes, can you give Lao Huazi a taste of this called flower chicken and wine?"
"Go away!" Xiong Xiaoshan said angrily, especially when she saw the dirty clothes of Hanako.
Lao Minghua was not angry, but only looked at Xiong Xiaoshan in a daze, and after a while, he smiled and said: "It's amazing, it's really like!" and turned to look at Xiong Zhuozhuo: "Xiong Zhangmen, this girl was born to you and Xiaoyu, right?"
Deng Zichong and Xiaobai were all surprised!
"Elder Hong, I haven't seen you for many years, sit down and have a drink together. Xiong Zhuo said with a smile, and explained to the other three: "You three, don't see Elder Hong of the Beggar Gang yet!"
"Beggar Gang Elder Hong?" Deng Zichong had heard of this person in the rivers and lakes before, but he had never seen it, and he couldn't imagine that the famous Beggar Gang Elder Hong would be so unkempt!
"See Elder Hong!" the three of them could only bow and say, in fact, they were extremely refusing in their hearts.
Elder Hong was not polite, he sat down with a smile, grabbed the flower chicken and ate it in a big gulp, and his saliva flowed unscrupulously. As soon as Xiong Zhuo poured him full of wine, he drank it cleanly, drank five glasses in a row, and praised: "Xiong Zhangmen, the rice wine you ordered is good! ”
Xiong Xiaoshan couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "Senior brother, it's boring here, you can take me outside for a ride!"
"Then Master, Elder Hong, the juniors will take their leave. After Deng Zichong finished speaking, he took the little junior sister downstairs and went to the street.
Xiao Bai watched Xiong Zhuo and Elder Hong drink more and more, listening to them reminisce about the past.
"Old Xiong, this girl of yours is exactly the same as Xiao Yu (Xiong Zhuo's wife, named Yang Yu) when she was young!" Elder Hong drank a little too much, and he didn't call him "Xiong Zhangmen" anymore.
"Lao Hong, I also know that for so many years, you still miss Xiaoyu. After all, you two were childhood sweethearts back then, and you didn't guess. Later, you insist on joining the beggar gang and being a sloppy Hanako. Xiaoyu's parents strongly oppose the two of you being together, after all, no parent in the world wants their daughter to drink the northwest wind with a woman named Hanako!"
"Old Bear, don't talk about it...... If I hadn't met you, my name Hanako wouldn't have been drinking for months. ”
"Senior Hong, I also respect you!" Xiaobai said.
"This young man, interesting! and patient to drink with my bad old man, haha...... Not bad. Old Xiong, you have taken in a good apprentice!"
"By the way, Lao Hong, aren't you going to participate in the martial arts conference?"
"Go, I'll go and join in the fun, and I'm definitely not as good as you are the old bear." ”
"Lao Hong, you are too humble. Why don't you see your Wang gang leader?"
"Gang Master Wang has something to do now, when he is busy with the meeting, he will go to the East China Sea Immortal Island to participate in the martial arts conference!" Elder Hong was full of wine and food, "I am so dizzy, I have to find a place to sleep, old bear, thank you for your hospitality, and say goodbye!" With that, Elder Hong jumped up and flew directly from the second floor, and then staggered and disappeared into the sea of people on the street.
"Xiaobai, the wine talk you just heard, just take it as a joke!" Xiong Zhuo said in a low voice.
"Understood, Master!" It turns out that Master also has secrets that no one knows, and Xiaobai naturally won't share them with others.
After a long time, Deng Zichong and Xiong Xiaoshan came back, "Master, look. How about this knife I bought?"
"Yes, a good knife. ”
"It turns out that my broken iron knife was thrown to collect the tatters, but this knife is still easy to use. Fortunately, there is a junior sister by his side, otherwise he would have spent money in vain. The blacksmith asked for five taels of silver before he was willing to sell the knife, and the little junior sister bargained to three taels!" Deng Zichong looked at the little junior sister. The little junior sister was also full of pride.