Chapter 19: The Initial Determination of Heaven (3)

The largest restaurant in Yingtianfu should naturally belong to Li Laosan's Bafang Building.

When Li Laosan took over Bafang Lou from his father, Bafang Lou was still just a small hotel. But Li Laosan is a smart man, and he learned a set of winemaking techniques from somewhere. The wine he brews has a strong taste, and many people who drink a small amount of alcohol will get drunk with a drink. If you drink too much, you will get drunk for three days and three nights. So Li Laosan gave his wine a name, "Three days drunk." ”

Relying on this three-day drunken trick, Li Laosan spent 20 years to open a little-known small restaurant into the largest restaurant in Yingtianfu. In order to make the business of his restaurant better, Li Laosan also specially recruited a chef from Bianliang, Kyoto. This chef is very good and proficient in the art of stir-frying. The dishes are full of color, flavor and flavor. Far higher than the restaurant in the same city.

The wine is good, the food is good, and the business is naturally better. Bafang Lou didn't live up to the name, it was really Bafang Guest. The money is rolling.

When the chaos was rampant a while ago, Li Laosan saw that the situation was not good, and he came directly to close the door. His family led the cooks and men, dragged more than a dozen truckloads of three-day drunkenness, and hid in Li Bashao's castle.

He also witnessed the bravery of Yue Fei and others in the castle. Therefore, the one who has the most confidence in the training of the Protector Corps is Li Laosan. The day after the formation of the Protector Legion, his Bafang Building was reopened.

In order to attract new and old customers, Li Laosan also played the gimmick of half price for the first three days. Although Ying Tianfu suffered a little in this rebellion, his vitality was not seriously damaged. Many wealthy families have escaped the pain of breaking their homes. So as soon as the Bafang Building opened, the business was still good.

It was noon, and it was the hottest time for Bafanglou's business. The three-storey pavilion was almost full of guests. Guests in long coats sit leisurely on their chairs, take a slow sip of the three-day drunkenness, close their eyes and savor it. They are tasting wine, but also tasting the taste of happiness for the rest of their lives.

There is an open space in the middle of the hall on the first floor that is reserved for storytellers and singers. Sitting there at this time were the grandfather and grandson. The granddaughter pulled the erhu and babbled through the motions. The old man slapped the wooden board in his hand, and said in a loud voice, "It is said that Yue Feiyue's regiment trained one person and one horse, and a ten-zhang long big iron spear, and the 100,000 chaotic army of Ying Tianfu was killed by his old man alone." Someone is about to ask, no matter how powerful Yue Tuan's training envoy is, it is impossible for one person to be able to defeat an army of 100,000. But if you think about it, the spear in Zhang Fei's and Zhang Yide's hands is only eight feet long, and it can defeat Cao Apu's million-strong army, not to mention that Yue Tuan's ten-zhang long iron spear is ten times longer than Zhang Yide's gun. What a hundred thousand rebellious troops! Someone is going to ask again, what is the sacredness of this Yue Tuan's training so powerful? Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me in detail. It is said that this Yue Feiyue group training envoy is the reincarnation of the heavenly Dapeng bird, and was born in the ...... of Tangyin County, Xiangzhou Prefecture. ”

Most of the drinkers who dined in Bafang Building were wealthy households, half of them had seen Yue Fei himself, and the other half had not seen Yue Fei in the accounts of relatives and friends. They know that this old storyteller is talking nonsense. But no one came out to interrupt him. Storytellers, if they don't exaggerate, how can they attract people to listen.

Li Laosan listened to the story of his grandparents and grandchildren with a smile, and walked around the hall, and when he saw the regular customers who had just come to the restaurant today, he would go up to say hello and say hello to each other. Inadvertently looked outside the restaurant, Li Bashao's eyes suddenly straightened, and his chubby body instantly became extremely agile, and he rushed out of the restaurant in a few big steps, stopping in front of the two officers who had just walked through the restaurant.

Under the gaze of pedestrians and drinkers on the street, Li Laosan clenched his fists in his chest and said with a respectful smile, "Yue Tuan Lian Envoy, Deputy Zhang Tuan Lian Envoy, since you are passing by a small restaurant, why don't you go in and have two drinks?" ”

Yue Fei didn't know Li Laosan. However, Zhang Xian was careful and remembered that Li Laosan was one of the rich people hiding in Li Bashao's castle. It turned out that this man was the owner of a restaurant. However, Zhang Xian didn't know Li Laosan's name. After all, there were too many rich people hiding in the Li family's castle that day, and it was impossible for him to remember them all.

Li Laosan has been in business for decades, ushered in the send-off, and has already become a human spirit. He saw that Yue Fei and Zhang Xian were a little dazed, and quickly explained, "The little one forgot to introduce." My name is Li Laosan, and I am the owner of this Bafang Building. That day, Yue's regimental training envoy and Deputy Zhang's regimental training envoy saved Master Li Ba's family and the villain's entire family. At that time, my whole family took refuge in Master Li Ba's house. So I've been thinking about how to repay you for the past few days. I know that your Protector Army has been very busy in the past few days, driving away the rebels, reassuring the displaced people, and the small ones don't dare to go to the barracks to disturb without permission. Today, since it is rare for Yue Tuan Lian and Deputy Zhang Tuan to go on the street, it is better to let the little one express his gratitude and drink a cup of three-day drunkenness. I wonder what the two generals think? ”

Yue Fei glanced at Li Laosan and said with a smile, "It turns out that the three-day drunk is from your family?" I drank it once at General Liu Hao's place a month ago, and it was really good. ”

When Li Laosan heard Yue Fei praise his family's wine, he immediately smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth. He rubbed his hands together excitedly, and said, "Since the Yue Tuan Lian likes my family's wine, I will send twenty altars to the barracks for free today." ”

Yue Fei's face sank deliberately. "That's not going to work. Alcohol is strictly forbidden in the barracks. Violators will be beheaded. ”

Li Laosan hurriedly said when he heard this, "Then I won't send it." I'm not going to harm our Protectors. Those are all our sons and daughters. Yue Tuan Lian didn't know yet. I have two nephews who have joined your Protectorate. ”

Speaking of this, Li Laosan saw that Yue and Zhang were about to go forward again, so he quickly stopped them again, and said with a smile on his face, "Yue Tuan is a training envoy, it is forbidden to drink alcohol in the barracks, and it is always okay outside the barracks." Just don't drink alcohol, you can always eat. Look at the sun, it's time to eat. The two generals will give the little old man a face, and enjoy a meal, okay? ”

In the end, Li Laosan put on a pitiful face. Yue Fei and Zhang Xian were so careful with him, they were embarrassed to refuse him again. However, Yue Fei still stated in advance that he didn't have any money with him, and since Li Laosan invited them in for dinner, he could only pay for it as the boss.

Li Laosan grinned, and said while leading Yue and Zhang into the restaurant, "Yue Tuan Lian, Deputy Zhang Tuan, as long as you are willing, Xiao Lao'er invites you to eat and drink every day." Rest assured, it's absolutely free. ”

At this time, the old storyteller was talking about the climax, "That Yue Tuan Lian envoy received a fairy law from Taishang Laojun in a dream, with a divine eye, which can release divine light, and can subdue demons and eliminate demons, and help correct and dispel evil ......." ”

Yue Fei asked Li Laosan curiously, "Who is the Yue Tuan training envoy in this old man's mouth, who is so powerful?" ”

Li Laosan laughed, he looked at Yue Fei and said, "My Yue Tuan training envoy, isn't the Yue Tuan training envoy in my father-in-law's mouth just you?" ”

At this time, some drinkers who recognized Yue Fei hurriedly stood up from their seats and greeted Yue and Zhang with their fists in their hands. "Yue Tuan practiced well. Deputy Zhang's regiment practiced well. Come to our table, Li Laosan, and serve a few more good dishes. ”

Yue Fei and Zhang Xian actually didn't recognize most of these people. But in the face of their enthusiasm, they can only respond one by one. Li Laosan smiled and scolded the drinkers who invited Yue Fei over for dinner, "I said Zhao Laoliu, Ma Wuye, what do you two mean." Yue Tuan Lian and Deputy Zhang Tuan Lian entered my restaurant to give me face, not to give you face. Is there any reason for you to be treated? Today I am glad that all of your drinks today have been halved. Drink it with confidence. ”

At this time, the ancestor and grandson of the storyteller had already understood that the two generals who came in were Yue Fei and Zhang Xian, and he suddenly seemed a little restrained and uneasy. After all, the object of his nonsense is standing in front of him, and he is no longer embarrassed to pull it off. The little girl stopped pulling the erhu and looked at Yue Fei timidly. The old storyteller quickly stood up, and as soon as his legs were bent, he was about to kneel. At this time, a drinker stopped him and said in his ear, "Don't kneel, old man, Yue Tuanlian makes the most annoying people kneel." ”

When the old man heard this, he hurriedly imitated the others to clench his fists, and charged Yue Fei again and again, "Yue Tuan Lian, there was a lot of disrespect in what little old man said just now. He also asked Yue Tuan to practice forgiveness. Xiao Lao'er relies on this mouth to eat, and sometimes in order to increase the interest of guests, he has to make his own decisions and add some things. ”

Yue Fei waved his hand to stop the old man's accusation, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, old man. Although I am Yue Fei, I don't know any immortal methods. It seems that he is not the same person as Yue Fei that his uncle just said. Husband, please go on. ”

The old man saw that Yue Fei really didn't blame him, so he relieved himself. Quickly sit down and continue to tell the story. But this time, he didn't dare to say Yue Fei anymore, and began to talk about the deeds of Di Qing Di Wuxiang during the Renzong period.

Li Laosan led Yue Fei and Zhang Xian to a private seat on the third floor and sat down. Two of the dozen or so soldiers stood at the door, while the others stood downstairs. Li Laosan personally became the second shopkeeper, and he was originally going to get drunk for three days with two altars. As a result, Yue Fei resolutely refused to allow it. Li Laosan deliberately went to the kitchen, asked the chef to fry a few dishes, and personally served them to Yue Fei.

Yue Fei saw that Li Laosan had been serving carefully beside him, so he smiled and asked Li Laosan to sit down and eat with them. Li Laosan didn't expect that he would be able to eat at the same table with Yue Fei. So although he sat down as ordered, he did not eat the food, because he was excited to patronize.

You must know that although the merchant status of the Emperor and Song Dynasty was already very high compared with the previous dynasty, it was still not to the point of being equal to the officials and gentry. Only to the point of paying for the officials and gentry. That is, the official eats, the merchant stands, the official lies, and the merchant stands.

Li Laosan knew that Yue Fei was now the actual ruler of Ying Tianfu. Although Yue Fei is only in charge of protecting the people's army, he does not interfere in the affairs of heaven and politics. But Li Laosan knew that whether it was Li Bashao or Huang Zong, the current prefect of Yingtiandai, if something happened, he would have to report it to Yue Fei.

And the reason why Yue Fei went to Bafang Lou was, of course, not to have a meal. He just looked at the order in the market, there are many small traders and vendors, and it seems that it has returned to normal. And now he wanted to ask the Ying Tian businessman again about Huang Zong, the acting prefect. After all, these businessmen are the most sensitive to policy changes.