Chapter 324: The Almighty Second Master
They didn't have to wait long for a table to be vacated inside, and by the time eight people had filled a table.
According to the rules, Ji Chang and the three guards should eat and drink at another table, but there is only one table freed up here, so they have to break the rules.
The guy brought the menu, and everyone looked at Zhuo Maolin, meaning to let him order, only he was most familiar with this place, and no one else knew what was delicious in the local area.
Zhou Dingcheng waved his hand and said: "First everyone will have a jar of wine, and the dishes will be ordered slowly, so there is no hurry." ”
"A jar per person?" The guy was a little frightened, look at these eight people, they don't look like drunkards who can drink.
These guys have very poisonous eyes, and when a customer comes to the store, he can roughly estimate the amount of alcohol a person drinks at a glance, but none of these eight people seem to be gluttons.
People who have been drinking for a long time will have some characteristics on their faces, and people like Zhou Dingcheng, who soak in wine every day, should at least have a rosacea nose, but when he gets home from martial arts practice, alcohol will not leave traces on him at all. Needless to say, the others are not so alcoholics, Xiaojun only drinks at night when he is with Zhou Dingcheng, and the drink is just a pleasure.
"Yes, one person." Zhou Dingcheng stared impatiently.
"A few masters, the wine in the small shop is not allowed to be taken out of the store." The guy looked at the appearance of several people, especially Ji Chang and the three guards, and he was also a little stunned, but he had to declare it in advance.
"Don't worry, we all know the rules of your store, and we guarantee that we will drink it all in the store, and we won't take a drop away if we can't drink it." Zhuo Maolin also showed displeasure.
"That's good, it's good that you know, so as not to make it difficult for the villain." The guy ran to tell the boss to serve the drink.
After ordering the wine, he and Xiaojun looked around, and then they realized why the guy was surprised.
The wine ordered by the guests at the table next to the table was in porcelain bottles, not jars, which looked very elegant. Those guests scalded the wine, drank it in small sips, tasted it, and gave a thumbs up from time to time in appreciation, which is really what wine tasting looks like.
"Are we going to be treated like cows?" Jun smiled bitterly.
"Needless to ask, of course the forum drinks is a cow drink." And it's also a wry smile.
"Brother Zhou, how many jars can you drink alone?" Zhuo Maolin didn't know how much Zhou Dingcheng drank, so he was also startled and asked him secretly.
"Isn't there him? You can drink as much as you want, so don't worry. Zhou Dingcheng pointed to the situation.
"Brother? Is he really that much drunk? Zhuo Maolin didn't believe it.
"I'm just a jar, each of the four of them has a pot of wine, whoever wants more will drink it up, I'm not responsible." Besides, he said with a smile and pointed at Ji Chang and the four people.
"And then there's him." Zhou Dingcheng pointed at Xiaojun again.
"Don't beat my mind, I'm not going to steal wine from you." Jun waved his hand hurriedly.
"What is stealing wine, is it good to buy wine with our own money." Zhou Dingcheng whispered.
This was Zhou Dingcheng's idea, wanting Xiaojun to use his unique skills to carry the unfinished wine out of the tavern, and then take him away. Of course, Xiaojun refused to do this, and if he wanted to do this, he wouldn't have to wait outside, let alone come in to drink, just carry it outside the store.
A few men came over with jars of wine and placed them behind this table, and the scene was amazing.
The guests who were close to a few tables looked at them dumbfounded, several of them were regular customers, and they had to come here several times a month to drink, and they had never seen anyone order wine by the jar.
The two men lit the charcoal stove at the table and began to boil wine, although this wine has the nature of liquor, it must be scalded before it can be drunk, and drinking it cold will be the root of stomach pain.
The so-called drinking cold wine and spending stolen money sooner or later is a disease, and that's what it says. In later generations, wine could be drunk without being hot, but it was hundreds of years later.
Moreover, he took this opportunity to look at the guests around him.
Datong is prosperous, the people's living standards are not much worse than the capital, here is not like the coal bosses in later generations, but there are many Jin merchants who are as famous as Yangzhou salt merchants.
The Jin and Hui merchants each represent an era in China, and they are also a luxurious epitome of the commercial culture of each era.
Moreover, in this tavern, many Jin merchants were found, and they did not come here to look for wine, but to look for business opportunities in the process of accompanying guests to drink, and this is how the wine culture was slowly formed.
"Seeing the red-faced person on that table, he is a famous person who passes inside and outside the customs, claiming that there is no goods in his hands that cannot be bought, and he is called Quan Erye." Zhuo Maolin said in his ear.
"Does he really have that much ability?" And some don't believe it.
"Almost, it is said that his origin is very mysterious, and the backstage is particularly hard, so that he can eat it all in black and white." Zhuo Mao Lin Road.
Moreover, looking at the person Zhuo Maolin pointed to, on the second table to his right, there were several people who looked like Jin merchants next to him who were advising him to drink, and they were very complimenting him.
The man was drinking, and was suddenly alarmed by the movement of the table, he looked at the group, suddenly put down the wine glass, walked over and said with a smile: "A few brothers, but from the capital?" ”
Ji Chang said coldly: "How do you know?" ”
"This still needs to be asked, as soon as I hear the accent, I am also from the capital, we are fellow villagers." This second master didn't see the outside, sat next to Ji Chang and climbed up to the fellow countryman.
Besides, listening to this person is really an authentic Beijing film, but it doesn't mean that he is really from Beijing, Beijing dialect was the official language at that time, and there are more people who can speak Beijing movies fluently.
"When the fellow sees the fellow, the tears are in his eyes, let's have a drink."
This one was really a little too affectionate, as if they were really a fellow countryman who had been reunited with him for a long time, so he almost came up to bear hug.
"Then have a drink." Zhuo Maolin smiled and asked the guy to pour wine for everyone, and then raised his glass.
Besides, holding the wine glass, he was also laughing in his heart, could it be that this guy has a good ear and heard what Zhuo Maolin said to him?
"The heroes of Shuibo Liangshan are all drinking in big bowls, and they are divided into gold and silver on scales, but a few brothers are drinking in forums, so they must also be talking about gold and silver?" Second Master Quan said with a smile.
"Brother Tai, we are not heroes in Liangshan, you are looking at the wrong person." Ji Chang sneered, and wanted this uninvited guest to get out of the way immediately.
"Yes, we usually divide the silver according to the silver ticket." Zhuo Maolin smiled heartily.
"Then it's even more heroic, let's introduce myself, don't have a noble surname, a cheap name and a rich person, and everyone on the road is called a contemptible person." The man stood up, bowed slightly, and solemnly introduced himself.
Besides, several people laughed, this person is really good enough, and he didn't have any reason, so he came over and started to talk about friendship.
"Second Master Quan, please sit down, although we haven't dealt with each other, your name has been admired for a long time." Zhuo Maolin said with a smile.
"This brother, we've met before, it's familiar." Quan Er looked at a few people, but he didn't see any fame, and thought that Zhuo Maolin was the leader here.
Besides, he once laughed at himself for not being like the Son of Heaven when he wore a dragon robe, he did lack the momentum of the superior, he still guarded his true character as a talent, Zhou Dingcheng seemed to be a person who walked the rivers and lakes, and Xiaojun was more like a servant than a stranger. Among their group, the most powerful leader is undoubtedly Zhuo Maolin, the leader of the Salt Gang, but he is indeed the master who lives by training people.
Zhuo Maolin has really met this Quan Er, but he has seen Quan Er from a distance, and he has never dealt with him, let alone been officially introduced to him.
"I heard that Lord Qincha sent by the capital came here yesterday, and a few brothers should be the people in the Qinchaxing camp, right?" Jeonji said with a smile.
"Camp Chincha?" Zhuo Maolin was also a little confused.
"That's right, by the way, you may not know it yourself, I heard that Lord Qincha is stationed in the post house, and there is now the camp of Qincha." Jeonji explained.
Quan Er's guess is naturally reasonable, usually there are not many people from the capital here, and he basically knows all the people who come, and now there are eight strange people with a Beijing accent who suddenly appear here, he doesn't know any of them, and they are naturally the subordinates of Lord Qincha.
"Yes and what, and what is not?" Zhuo Maolin said with a smile.
"If a few brothers are people in the camp, the contemptible people have a way to make a fortune for you, if not, then they are all offended, and this table of wine is on my head." Jeon Er said generously.
"You don't have to worry about the wine money, since we are here, we won't care about these wine money. But what is the way to get rich? Zhuo Maolin pretended to be a fan of money and said.
"Then you are really the people of the camp?" Jeon Er asked cautiously.
Zhuo Maolin leaned sideways and showed him the waist tag under the placket.
Quan Er's eyes lit up suddenly, and he recognized it at a glance that it was the brand of the Jinyi Guard, and he even knew that this time Lord Qincha's guards were all personnel of the Jinyi Guard, because Lord Qincha was the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
Other brands may be fake, no one dares to fake the waist card of Jinyiwei, once the incident happens, no matter how hard the backstage is, it is useless.
If Zhuo Maolin had shown this waist card earlier, he wouldn't have to wait outside, the Jinyiwei brand was at least unimpeded in the mainland, and there was no bad place, let alone this small tavern.
Of course, if you take out the scepter in your sleeve, it will be a bad thing, no one will drink anymore, and everyone will have to kneel on the ground.
Moreover, carrying a scepter with you is not to prove your identity, but a rule, and the scepter must be carried with you, and it must be placed next to the pillow when you sleep, and you must not leave your hand for a moment.
"A few brothers, let's change places to talk about things in a while, it's not good here, there are many people, it's inconvenient." Jeonji got excited.
Besides, he was a little impatient, thinking to himself who wants to discuss with you what way to make a fortune, he has already paved the way himself, but seeing Zhuo Maolin's enthusiastic appearance, he didn't interrupt, Zhuo Maolin must have his reasons for doing this.
"Second Master Quan, you're not authentic, isn't this an appetizer? In this case, you should give a heads up. "Zhuo Maolin really has experience in the rivers and lakes, and he will never let people lead him by the nose.