Before dark, everyone finally found the Tang Ji Inn, the Tang Ji Inn is in the outer city, located in a small street called Baijing Lane, very close to the famous Zhou Xiwa House in Bianjing, it is the smallest of the thirteen inns of the Tang family, covering an area of only one acre, almost no yard, only a small patio, three floors, more than 20 rooms. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it occupies a small area, this inn has cost the Tang family nearly 10,000 yuan to purchase, it is extremely important to Tangyin County, it is also the hometown hall of Tangyin County in the capital, from the shopkeeper to the guys, almost all the guests are Tangyin people, and it is as if they have returned to their hometown when they enter the inn.

Even Tangyin County officials who went to Beijing to do business lived here.

Li Yanqing and the four of them were warmly welcomed by the innkeeper and his men, their rooms had been prepared in advance, the hot water had been boiled, and a sumptuous meal had been packed for them.

Although the shopkeeper's thoughtful arrangement made them tired from the journey, it also eliminated their plans to go out for a big meal, and after eating and bathing, the four of them climbed into bed tiredly, and fell asleep.

At five o'clock the next day, Li Yanqing was awakened by the precise biological clock, he simply combed his hair, put on a robe and quietly went downstairs, but in the guest hall, he met Yue Fei who had just gotten up, the two looked at each other and smiled, walked out of the inn gate, and ran on the street of the capital that had not yet woken up........

When I returned to the inn, the sky was already bright, many guests had gotten up, sat in the lobby to eat noodles, the mutton noodles made by the inn themselves were very distinctive, the taste was very delicious, and then with a few dishes of side dishes, as long as a dozen dollars can be a full meal, it can be described as good quality and low price.

Li Yanqing washed his face, then sat down at a small table with everyone, and after a while, the shopkeeper personally brought them four large bowls of hot mutton noodles and a few plates of side dishes, Li Yanqing ate a few bites of mutton noodles and asked, "Are you going to the martial arts school today?" ”

Yue Fei nodded, "Registration starts on the first day of February, and the eighth day of February ends, and today is the fourth day of February, so I have to go." ”

"Lao Li, what are your plans for today?" Wang Gui asked vaguely as he ate the noodles in his mouth.

"Of course I'll go to my father!"

Li Yanqing turned back and asked the shopkeeper, "Does the shopkeeper know where Lianchi Street is?" ”

Shopkeeper Luo looked up and thought for a moment, "It seems to be in the north of the city!" ”

A fellow businessman next to him said with a smile: "It is indeed in the north of the city, just below the Tianbo Bridge, and the road close to the south of the Jinshui River is called Lianchi Street, which is the territory of the people of Chenzhou. ”

"Why?"

"Notoriously messy! That area was originally the resettlement place of the displaced people in Chenzhou, and the government built thousands of simple sheds as public housing for rent, and the people were mixed, and there were fights and brawls almost every day, but the monthly rent there was very cheap, and each public house was 100 wen lower than that in the south of the city. ”

"Thank you!"

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After breakfast, Li Yanqing cleaned up a little and rode north alone, and the shopkeeper told him to walk north along Weizhou Street, about four or five miles to Tianbo Bridge.

Weizhou Street is a thoroughfare that runs through the north and south, both sides are densely packed with houses, along the street are all kinds of shops, the Song Dynasty has no Sui and Tang Dynasty walls, shops and houses are mixed together, so that the commerce of the Song Dynasty has been greatly developed.

When you arrive in Bianjing, you have the feeling that almost all the people are businessmen, and the merchants here include commerce and handicrafts, and the people living in the capital are integrated into the extremely developed business in various forms.

Because there were too many pedestrians on the street, Li Yan had to slow down his horse, walk slowly, walk for half an hour on a four-or five-mile road, pass through the Big Buddha Temple, and a big river appeared in front of him, that is the Jinshui River, it came in from the northwest water gate, connecting the three moats inside and outside, the houses in this area are obviously low and dilapidated, the sewage flows sideways, very dilapidated and dirty, and all kinds of rude and harsh shouting and scolding are endless, so that Li Yanqing has a feeling of falling into the slums.

Li Yanqing frowned, he didn't understand, how could his father choose the business address of the business house here?

He walked all the way to the river, which was a street parallel to the Jinshui River, and also the edge of this slum, this was Lianchi Street, which was slightly better than the dirty shantytowns inside, and there was a row of big trees by the river, which made the area a little more vibrant.

At this moment, there was a loud shout in front of him, and I saw a dozen ruffians holding wooden sticks and ropes in their hands, chasing two young men with wild screams, and the two young men stumbled, one of whom was covered in blood, and they were all terrified.

"Pillars!"

Li Yanqing suddenly recognized one of them, it turned out to be Gu Tiezhu, the son of Gu Sanjiao, and although the other person was covered in blood, Li Yanqing still recognized it, it was Li Dayin's son Li Yanbiao.

The two also saw Li Yanqing, and shouted at the same time: "Brother Qing'er save us!" ”

Li Yanqing was furious in his heart, he did not hesitate, reached out and took out a dozen stones from the horse bag, and hit them like a series of bullets, he hit a little harder, and hit a group of ruffians with their heads broken and bleeding, and they fell to the ground one after another, screaming and wailing.

The last scoundrel saw that the situation was not good, and turned around to escape, but Tie Zhu hurriedly shouted: "Brother Qing'er, you can't let him run away, Li Dongdong is in the hands of his eldest brother." ”

Li Yanqing hit a stone and hit the back of the person's head, only to hear a scream, the person stumbled, fell to the ground, and was knocked unconscious.

Tie Zhu and Li Yanbiao were anxious in their hearts, and rushed up to punch and kick this group of scoundrels to vent the anger in their hearts, Li Yanqing shouted to them, "Just tie up the people in charge, and let the others go!" ”

Gu Tiezhu found a rope and tied up the leader with Li Yanbiao, while the rest of the scoundrels groaned and got up, supported each other, and limped away.

"Pillar, what's going on today?"

Gu Tiezhu sighed, "Yesterday someone told Li Dongdong that the old Liu Tavern at Tianbo Qiaotou was going to be transferred, the shop was at Qiaotou, the location was excellent, Dongdong had already taken a fancy to it, early this morning, Li Dongdong took us to see the shop, and it turned out to be a trap, Dongdong was detained by Liu Da, who opened the tavern, and the two of us turned around and ran away, but we were chased and beaten by Liu Erji and a gang of scoundrels. ”

Gu Tiezhu pointed at the scoundrel who was tied up like a dumpling, "He is Liu Er, he ate and drank with us two days ago, and today he turned his face and beat people." ”

"Drinking together?"

Li Yanqing suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought, and asked, "What are they doing with Li Dongdong?" ”

Li Yanbiao had already washed the blood on his face by the river, and he came over and explained: "It should be that they want the formula of mosquito repellent and mosquito coils, Liu Da has looked for Li Dongdong many times before, and wanted to open a store with him to sell mosquito coils and mosquito repellent incense, but Li Dongdong refused." ”

"What about my father?" Li Yanqing suddenly remembered his father and hurriedly asked.

"The fifth uncle went to Caizhou a few days ago to invite the two incense craftsmen who worked together last year."

Li Yanqing was a little relieved, and said to the two: "Hold this person, let's go and change Li Dongdong!" ”

"Brother Qing'er, they're here."

As soon as Li Yanqing turned around, he saw a group of people walking briskly in front of him, led by a black fat man, fat and strong, with a face full of meat, Gu Tiezhu said in a low voice: "That black fat man is Liu Da, a famous scoundrel leader in this area." ”

After a pause, Gu Tiezhu added, "He is also Li Dongdong's brother-in-law, and he sold moonshine and squatted in the class room for several years, and he was only released last year." ”

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered, Li Dongdong once said that he was involved in selling illicit liquor and lost his family, it turned out to be this person, and he was actually Li Dongdong's brother-in-law, no wonder they were still drinking together before.

At this time, Li Yanqing saw Li Dongdong, who was pushed and followed behind, with a look of resentment on his face.

"This little official, we may have misunderstood!"

Liu Da looks very fierce, but he is very slippery, he snorted, and said with a smile on his face: "We don't want to beat people, but we are afraid that these two little guys will run to report to the official without knowing the seriousness, so we want to chase them back, Dongdong is my brother-in-law, how can I harm him?" Let's talk about it. ”

Li Dongdong spat on the ground fiercely, "Who is your brother-in-law!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled, "Since it's your own person, then let Dongdong go, and I'll give your brother back to you." ”

Li Dongdong was in a hurry and shouted: "Brother Qing'er, don't let go, as soon as he releases people, he will turn his face." ”

"I'm not afraid of him turning his face!"

Li Yanqing pointed to a dead small tree twenty steps away and said to everyone: "Do you see that little tree?" ”

Everyone looked at the little tree in confusion, wondering what this young man wanted to do?

Li Yanqing suddenly hit a stone, this blow was full of force, and it was hitting the trunk of the tree, only to hear 'click! With a sound, the small tree with a thick wrist was broken into two pieces and fell to the ground, everyone exclaimed, not to mention accurate, actually interrupted the small tree with a stone, what a powerful force, Liu Da's face turned white for a while, and his eyes showed fear.

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "In order to show sincerity, let's release people first!" ”

He waved his hand, "Let the people go!" ”

Li Yanbiao cut the rope on Liu Er's body, Liu Er glared at Li Yanqing, and ran back quickly, Li Yanqing took out a stone, checked it in his hand, and looked at Liu Da coldly.

Liu Da has seen a little of the world, he knows that he has met someone he can't afford to provoke, if he doesn't know each other, even if he doesn't die, he will be disabled, he hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Let the people go!" ”

Li Dongdong also glared at Liu Da fiercely, ran back, Liu Da hugged his fists and laughed: "It's really a misunderstanding today, why don't I set up a table of wine to make amends for Dongdong, please be sure to appreciate the little officials!" ”

"Another day! In the future, there will be time, and proprietor Liu will not have to be polite. ”

Seeing that he refused to appreciate his face, Liu Da clenched his fists and arched his hands, turned around and left with his brothers and a group of scoundrels.

Li Dongdong sighed, bowed down to Li Yanqing, and said apologetically: "I can't think of welcoming the little officials in this way, I'm really sorry!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "It's better to come early than to come by chance, don't you think it's providence Dongdong?" ”