Chapter 28: Pride

Wanjia Liquor Store is a small tavern, just at the turn of Luzhu Street, the owner's surname is Wan, and legend has it that the wine sold in the store is said to be the thyme brewed by the official brew of the city capital. No one knows, anyway, the wine is very delicious and cheap. Although it is a remote place here, it has also attracted many young and old drinkers in Meizhou City. Most of them are just ordinary people, and rich people don't come to such small shops. Some of the guests who come here only come to buy wine, and some simply want to serve a plate of braised pork, a few dishes of side dishes, and eat a few bowls with three or five friends.

The reason why I chose this place is that the wine here is good, and second, it is close to Liu Yong's inn. The main thing is that it's cheap. The high-end restaurant is not where Lin Hualang's group has the money to go, and of course, it is not where Liu Yong can go.

The six of them plus Yingying found a private room to sit down, saying that it was a private room, but in fact, it was simply separated by a one-person-high wooden board. Liu Yong changed into civilian clothes and sat in the first place. Zhao Siyi couldn't help but be disappointed when he saw that Yingying was still a child who had just taken his head.

The utensils in the store are all made of bamboo and wood, which is antique, and the smell of wine in the house is a new experience for Liu Yong. The drinkers are dressed in ancient clothes and talk eloquently in semi-vernacular language, this scene is a hundred times more real than in the costume TV series. Liu Yong couldn't help but have that illusory sense of confusion again.

Speaking of Zhao Si's great disappointment with Yingying, everyone only regarded it as a joke. But Yingying knew that there were still people who cared about her, so she didn't care about that. When she heard that she was going to eat in a restaurant, she was already very happy. She was not afraid of life, and seeing that these strange-looking people were obedient to her uncle, she was even more at ease. The little person sat on the chair, fiddling with the chopsticks in her hand, and her two little legs were comfortably swinging back and forth, just waiting for the restaurant to serve the food, and she was so gluttonous.

Hu Er, the boy in brown, is usually a little honest, and he always has the word unhappy written on his face, but as soon as he arrived at the wine table, he was like a different person, and began to dance with his eyebrows, and his honest energy was gone, so he asked Zhao Si'er with a smile: "Si'er, how is it?" Is our niece beautiful? Zhao Si's face was flushed, but this kid was excited, and then he praised Ying Ying endlessly, saying that it would be a blessing for him to have such a niece in the future, and he was like a river. The crowd burst into laughter.

Yingying didn't know what they were laughing at, but cheerfulness was contagious, and she giggled.

At this time, Xiao Er came to serve. Xiao Er knew Lin Hualang, so he was naturally polite. Lin Hualang naturally asked Liu Yong to order, and Xiao Er handed over the menu, but there were actually few dishes. Liu Yong picked up a few things casually and asked for a jar of wine.

These 10,000 liquor stores mainly sell wine, and most of the dishes are cold cuts. But you can also make some hot soup. Lin Hualang asked for another pot of broth. After all, this is the cold season of spring, and it is warmer to eat some hot soup.

The wine and food came up quickly, and the black porcelain bowl in front of Yingying instantly became a mountain, and each person was given a chopstick, so wasn't it fast? Ying Ying was happy, but she also smiled politely at everyone, and the smile was very sweet, she felt that her uncle was too great at this time.

A clever person has to pour wine, and Lin Hualang instructed Zhao Si. It seems that he has done a lot of work, and when he reached the circle of wine, the wine stuck to the edge of the bowl and did not flow out, and he did not spill a drop.

Liu Yong couldn't help but sigh at his good methods.

Lin Hualang said with a smile: "This bastard boy has been a junior in your family since he was a child, and he has practiced pouring wine all day long." ”

Liu Yong nodded, and said in his heart: "It seems that this Zhao Si is also a child from a poor background. Also, who is not poor and who is a gangster? I don't know what the situation is at Lin Hualang's house. ”

"Come on, come on, I'll toast my eldest brother together. You are big brothers. Lin Hualang deliberately emphasized.

The four of them said yes again and again.

"What big brother, big brother, come, let's drink." Liu Yong also picked up the wine bowl.

Several people did it at the same time.

This is the first time Liu Yong has drunk wine in the Song Dynasty, and it feels different from the liquor of later generations, it is not so strong, a little sweet and a little sour. The syrup is also pale milky white.

"This is the best rice wine, called thyme." Lin Hualang explained.

The wine bowl in front of Liu Yong was filled by Zhao Si again. Because of the fierce drink just now, it is like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit. At this time, he couldn't help but take a sip and taste it carefully. Well, there's still some spiciness. I just don't know how many degrees there are, it seems that it shouldn't be high.

Speaking of drinking, this is the only thing that Liu Yong can compare to his long-distance running in later generations. There is no problem with a pound of liquor at forty degrees.

During college, he was the god of wine in the dormitory and even in the class. At the classmates' dinner, if anyone has a drink that he can't drink, let him top. There was no way, for the sake of exposure, he had to sacrifice his life to accompany him. The main thing is that most of those who can't drink are girls. This is also the only chance for him to show in front of girls. Every time I drank desperately, the amount of alcohol I drank became bigger and bigger.

But what made him sad was that when he drank, the girls were happy and praised. But then he forgot all about him. It has become an insignificant grain of sand in the eyes of all women. Those handsome boys can always get the favor of girls. They were like flowers, and the girls were bees.

There is a handsome guy in their class, he can't drink alcohol, he can't fight, but every day there are always girls rushing to talk to him and surround him. And Liu Yong only laments but laments.

Once, he didn't want to drink for the girls who were unloading the mill and killing the donkeys, so he was counted from head to toe by them. He was sadly drunk that time, and it was the first time in his life that he was drunk.

Since then, no girl has asked him to substitute for wine, and he has become an insignificant speck of dust on the wine table. This was his intention to start a business later. He wants to prove, prove his abilities, just like his idol.

But now it's different, he can't help but change his appearance and become a pretty guy in the eyes of everyone. And also accepted the younger brother. At the moment, although there are only six people, he is the protagonist of this wine table. Thinking about some of the humiliations in the later life, and thinking about the thrilling and exciting future of the new world, I suddenly felt a sense of pride in my heart. He doesn't want to be a grain of dust, he wants to be a star, a star of the Great Song Dynasty, no, a star of the world.

He picked up the wine bowl, got up suddenly, and said proudly: "Come, I toast the brothers with a glass of wine, and we will be good brothers in the future." ”

Lin Hualang stood up with his four younger brothers.

"Good ......"

Several people drank together.

"Happy." This time, Lin Hualang personally poured wine for Liu Yong, "Big brother, you can rest assured that you are doing business on the street, if anyone dares to trouble you, it will not give me Brother Hualang face." ”

Liu Yong calmed down his excitement, gently pressed his hand to Lin Hualang, and said, "Brother, I do business in peace, and no one is troublesome for me." ”

Lin Hualang slapped the table and said, "Big brother, then you are wrong, guess who asked me to trouble you?" ”

Liu Yonghe smiled: "I don't guess, and I don't want to know." I have to thank him, how could I have known my brothers without him? ”

Zhao Si and the others laughed and praised Liu Yong for being right.

"Brother doesn't want revenge?" Lin Hualang asked.

"Revenge? Forget it, I'd rather offend ten gentlemen than a villain. Liu Yong took a sip of wine.

"Brother, you don't need to come out." Lin Hualang rolled up his sleeves, and the scar trembling at the corner of his mouth was extremely incongruous with his delicate face.

Liu Yong shook his hand and said, "Brother, have you forgotten what Wu Dutou said to you?" ”

"Ahem! If I was really afraid of him, I wouldn't be in this Meizhou City. Lin Hualang was obviously bragging. Liu Yong heard his weakness, and in order to save face, he said a few soft words and let him go down the steps. Revenge is not used. It's just a matter of paying more attention to yourself in the future. He thought to himself.

Yingying ate the high bowl and patted her little belly and said that she was full. Zhao Si'er was very discerning and asked the boss for a bowl of steaming slurry water for Yingying.

It was getting late, and after three rounds of wine, a jar of wine was drunk. The black-clothed king was a little drunk. The others were also drunk and hazy. Liu Yong was only a little dizzy. He guessed that the wine was only about 10 degrees, which was higher than the beer of later generations. It seems that Wu Song can't drink eighteen bowls.

Lin Hualang squinted his drunken eyes and wanted to drink, and Liu Yong stopped him when he saw that several people were almost drunk.

Liu Yong said to everyone that he would be here today, and he called Xiao Er to settle the bill. Lin Hualang said that he was not allowed anything, and Liu Yong had no choice but to let Lin Hualang. Said that next time I will ask him to please.

At this time, there are more drinkers in the hotel, most of them have been busy for a day, and they have some wine to relax in the evening.

Some drunkards knew Lin Hualang and knew that he was a ruffian, so they didn't dare to approach him.

Several people were swaying out of the door together, and a thin old man suddenly broke into the door, he looked panicked, and while looking back, he stepped into the threshold of the wine shop. crashed into Lin Hualang, who was going out.

Lin Hualang scolded the old man for not having long eyes and rushing to reincarnate. The old man already had a frightened look, but now he ran into a ruffian like Lin Hualang again. It's really a blessing, and the disaster is not a one-way street, so he hurriedly compensated Lin Hualang.

Liu Yong saw that the old man was carrying a box, and it seemed that he was a Langzhong, so he comforted Lin Hualang.

As he was talking, a fat guy came in outside the door, dressed in a gray linen short, with his sleeves rolled up and rushed in. The old man saw that he had nowhere to hide, so he had to hide behind Liu Yong.

When the fat man came in, he shouted to find Na Langzhong, and asked the people in the store if they had seen a little old man.

The people who ate and drank in the shop were all standing and watching the excitement, but when they saw that the fat man was a fierce god, they all sat down in a gloomy manner, and no one wanted to cause trouble.

I saw that the fat man had a bronzed complexion, and he looked at least one meter eight and a half a head taller than Liu Yong. Although he is fat, he is also sturdy, and he has a spherical bun on the top of his head, without a scarf. With a square face, a square nose and a square mouth, a pair of cow-like eyes covered with bloodshots, and tears seem to be hanging from the corners of his eyes. He held his belly, crossed his shoulders, and walked on his figure-eight feet, although his expression was full of fierceness, but with a bit of anxiety. He looked left and right, looking for things in the wine store.

Liu Yong deliberately blocked the old man and took the opportunity to take him to escape. Lin Hualang saw what Liu Yong meant, so he asked Zhao Si and the others to surround Liu Yong and walk outside the store.

"Stop."

As soon as Liu Yong and the others walked to the door, they heard the fat man shouting.

"You're still running." The fat man noticed that Lang Zhong had an arrow step and bumped into him. At this time, Zhao Si and the others were surrounding Liu Yong, but they were knocked to the ground by the fat man.

Liu Yong was also separated by the fat man's wave, and with the other hand, he grabbed Na Lang Zhong like a chicken, which frightened Na Lang Zhong and kept begging for mercy.