Chapter 20: Wandering around Jinling City
After a few days of arduous trekking, the master and apprentice of Huashan finally came to Jinling City. Verses like "Jiangnan Beauty, Jinling Imperial State" describe Jinling very well. Jinling City is located at the intersection of the north and the south, with beautiful women like clouds, and it is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. The most lively place in Jinling City is the Qinhuai River, most of the dignitaries live here, and the banks of the river are full of commercial atmosphere, restaurants, teahouses, snacks, and green buildings are readily available.
The four masters and apprentices strolled along the banks of the Qinhuai River, and when they were hungry, they bought some Jiangnan snacks, steamed dumplings, fennel beans, salted duck, stinky tofu, and kraft candy to taste. Xiong Xiaoshan is particularly fond of stinky tofu and kraft candy. Deng Zichong likes to use fennel beans and salted duck for wine. Xiaobai and Xiong Zhuozhuo are not so picky, and they think everything they eat is delicious.
The banks of the Qinhuai River were crowded with people, and a young man walked in a hurry and bumped into Xiong Xiaoshan. Xiong Xiaoshan shouted: "Who doesn't have long eyes? dare to bump into this girl!" The young man stopped and looked at Xiong Xiaoshan, such a fresh and refined woman, and was stunned for a moment. Xiong Xiaoshan: "Look at what! Hurry up and apologize to this girl." The young man was also more polite: "I'm sorry, I just walked too fast and accidentally bumped into the girl, did it hurt?"
"Little junior sister, are you okay?" Senior Brother Deng Zichong also came over and said with concern.
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, forget it. Xiong Xiaoshan said, "Be careful next time you walk." ”
"Well, thank you, girl!" the young man walked away.
Deng Zichong said: "Master, we have been shopping for a long time, why don't you go to the restaurant for a few drinks?"
"I don't agree, when you're thirsty, drink tea, what's the point of drinking! I suggested that we go to the teahouse. The little junior sister refused to agree to Deng Zichong.
I saw that there was a teahouse in front of me, and the plaque in the middle of the teahouse said four words: Youpeng Teahouse. "There are friends from afar, and they don't say it. "The name of this teahouse is also very elegant.
"Let's go, let's go to the teahouse in front. Xiong Zhuo led everyone into the Youpeng Teahouse. Although Deng Zichong was not so reluctant, he could only follow his junior sister.
The four of them came to the teahouse, found a vacant seat and sat down. The shopkeeper walked over and asked, "Guest officials, what kind of tea do you drink?" Our store has West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lushan Yunwu Tea, Lu'an Gua Pian, Junshan Silver Needle, Xinyang Maojian, Wuyi Rock Tea, Anxi Tieguanyin, and Qimen Black Tea!"
"That's right! Then let's bring us a pot of Huangshan Maofeng. Xiong Zhuo said.
"Okay, the guest officer will be here in a moment. ”
Not long after, the shopkeeper brought a pot of soaked Huangshan Maofeng and four teacups, "Please use it slowly, this is the best Huangshan Maojian!"
After several brews, seeing that the bottom of the hairy tip leaves was delicate and soft, fat and bright, Xiong Zhuo Zhuo said: "Sure enough, it is the best hairy tip tea." ”
Deng Zichong, Xiaobai, and Senior Sister Xiong didn't understand the truth of tea, so they drank it as if it was hot and white.
"Dad, there's a place here, let's sit down. Xiong Xiaoshan looked up and saw that it was actually the young man who had recklessly bumped into her on the street! At that time, the young man also looked at Xiong Xiaoshan and said, "Girl, what a coincidence!" Xiong Xiaoshan also smiled: "Yes, what is this called." Right...... It's called a narrow road, haha!" the young man smiled awkwardly.
After the young man's father sat down, he looked at Xiong Xiaoshan, then at the others in Huashan, and said in surprise: "Senior Brother Xiong, why did you come to Jinling?"
Xiong Zhuo smiled and said, "Who am I, it turns out to be Senior Brother Shen Mai! It's really been a long time." ”
Xiaobai vacated his place and asked Shen Mai to sit down, and he asked the shopkeeper to add two more seats, and let Shen Mai's son also sit down, and the six of them were at the same table and chatted.
"Senior Brother Shen, this handsome young man is your son, right?" asked Xiong Zhuoyue.
Shen Mai replied, "Yes." It was Shen Tian, the dog below. ”
"Shen Tian see Uncle Xiong!" Shen Tian said politely.
"What do you call these people?" Shen Mai asked.
Xiong Zhuozhuo: "This is my eldest apprentice, Deng Zichong, this is a young apprentice who has just started, Xiaobai, and this is my girl, Xiong Xiaoshan." ”
"I've seen Senior Brother Deng and Senior Brother Xiaobai...... and Senior Sister Xiaoshan. Young man Shen Tian said.
"Hey...... I've got another little brother!"
"Shan'er must not be rude!"
Xiong Xiaoshan's face turned red and muttered. Shen Tian looked at Xiong Xiaoshan, only to feel even better-looking. Although Jinling is as beautiful as a cloud, there are really not many innocent sisters who are as naturally carved as Senior Sister Xiaoshan. Xiong Xiaoshan found that Shen Tian was secretly looking at her, and glared at him. Shen Tian had no choice but to look at the others, but his heart was also pounding.
"Senior Brother Shen, I heard that you came to Jinling after going down Huashan to open a dart bureau, how is the business?"
"The Jinling Dart Bureau is taken care of by the Jianghu brothers, and the business is quite passable. It is expected that they are also looking at the face of the Huashan faction! And every time they move darts, there are very few bad people who do evil. Therefore, the dart game can make more money and lose less, and it can continue to operate. Shen Mai said with a smile.
It turned out that in the early years, Xiong Zhuo Zhuo was not the head of the house at that time, Shen Mai and Xiong Zhuo worshiped the former head as a teacher, and the two were brothers in the same school in Huashan. Later, Shen Mai went down to Huashan and went to Jinling to open a dart bureau, and also dug up a lot of talents from the Central Plains sect. At that time, Xiong Zhuo had just gotten married, and Xiaoshan had not yet been born, so she didn't know Shen Mai in front of her. It all happened eighteen years ago!
"Senior Brother Xiong, this time you passed by Jinling, presumably to attend the martial arts conference on Immortal Island in the East China Sea, right?
"Yes, Senior Brother Shen, you are also going to the conference this year?"
"Senior Brother Xiong smiled, how can I be qualified, junior brother! We are running around the world, and we have only heard some rumors in the rivers and lakes. And I also heard that five years ago, Senior Brother Xiong was the third in the world, which is really amazing! I think that now Senior Brother Xiong's kung fu should be more sophisticated, and this martial arts conference wishes Senior Brother success and become the first in the world!"
"In the past five years, I have never wasted the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, I have practiced to the ninth layer, and I don't count on the tenth layer. But the number one in the world is really uncertain!" Xiong Zhuo said.
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Xiong for practicing the ninth layer of the Divine Skill! Our ancestor Xiong Tianyi is only the ninth layer of the Purple Cloud Divine Skill, and he is the first in the world. ”
"I don't know how your Purple Cloud Divine Skill has been practiced, Senior Brother?"
Shen Mai was slightly embarrassed and said: "It's not a secret, since I ran the dart game, I haven't practiced well as my junior brother, plus my comprehension is not high, and the Purple Cloud Divine Skill has only learned the fifth layer." It's a shame to have insulted the teacher!"
Shen Mai said again: "A few days ago, I was still thinking about whether to send the dog to Huashan to learn some martial arts! First, I was afraid that Senior Brother Xiong would not take it in; second, this kid was obsessed with taking the test all day long, and he didn't ask anything about the dart game, and he couldn't take Lao Tzu's class if he wanted to!"
Xiong Zhuozhuo: "Everything is inferior, only reading is high! Shen Tian Gongzi has the determination to test his fame, and he will definitely be better than the old man of our generation." Since this is the case, then Shen Gongzi will come to Huashan to have fun when he has time. Are you interested in learning two Huashan knife techniques for self-defense. How?"
"Thank you, Uncle Xiong!" Shen Tian bowed.
"There are still more than ten days before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, and it is not very far to go to the East China Sea, why don't the four senior brothers Xiong go to our mansion to stay for a few days?" Shen Mai invited.
"Then there is Senior Brother Lao Shen, let's stay for a while, and set off for the East China Sea tomorrow. Xiong Zhuo said.