Chapter 55: A Lively Tavern
The voice of the shopkeeper Liao came: "Li Xin, has the food of the couple in the upper room been delivered?" ”
The couple who went to the room had been here for three days. Their behavior is very bizarre.
Why do you say that? That's because three days ago, they registered the names of "Jiang Dechun and Xiang Chuanming", and after throwing a gold ingot at the counter, they never went downstairs, and the two of them were locked in the room every day, and they just sent food up once in the morning and evening. Sometimes Li Xin delivered food, and the woman's coughing could be heard.
Li Xin brought the food of the two to the door of the couple. The doors were closed, the windows were closed, and the sound of "ahem......" came out again.
Li Xin knocked on the door, and a crack opened in the door, and a man in black took the plate.
Li Xindao: "Guest officer, is your wife sick?" Would you like to ask the best doctor in our town to take a look? ”
The man in black paused and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, no need." ”
Li Xin couldn't bear it, and continued to persuade: "Guest officer, the doctor in our town is very powerful, and your wife coughs like this, which is easy to hurt her lungs." ”
The woman on the bed said, "Little brother, thank you." I'm fine. ”
Li Xin saw the darkness and depression of the room through the crack in the door, and when he heard this, he no longer persuaded him. It's just that I wonder in my heart, why don't I heal if I have a disease.
The night was hazy, the lights of Tianhe Town flickered, and the red lampshade added a touch of joy to the vast snow.
There are only three places in the world where business is best and most lively at night: where to eat, where to have fun, and where to play, and where to gamble.
Hu Kee Tavern is not only a place to eat and drink, but also has foreign women's performances, so it is impossible to live here. Many people have watched it many times, but they never get tired of watching it. I came to the tavern early, found a good seat, and ordered a few snacks and a pot of wine, just to watch the Hu Nu performance up close.
Those who have money like to go up to the second floor, those who have little money can only be on the first floor, and those who don't have money are embarrassed, you can only stand outside the window.
Most of them are neighbors, greeting each other and talking and laughing. What happened in the tavern in the afternoon didn't affect everyone at all, but it added to the conversation.
"You know what? Today, the Lin family was thrown out of this position. ”
"Really? You see it. ”
"I sat there with Lao Wang in the afternoon and witnessed it with my own eyes. If you don't believe it, tomorrow you ask Lao Wang. ”
"I heard that the little girl is a relative of Boss Hu, and now that Boss Hu has gone to Lin's house, I don't know what happened?"
"This is not something we should pay attention to, the big boss's business, not something we can understand."
"Hehehe, yes, drinking, drinking, drinking, ......drinking,
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At this time, it was Li Xin's busiest time. Xiang Shiyong's four brothers, Ye Siquan, Xiang Shouchao, Liu Liqiang, and Wan Jin, saw so many guests, and consciously ran out to help serve food and wine.
There was a rush of music, the hall fell silent, and a pair of exotic girls in red dresses and masked faces came out.
This is a Persian dance, Li Xin has seen a lot before crossing, the lighting, music, environment, costumes, etc. are a hundred times better than this, but the first time I saw it in the tavern, I still felt quite shocked, after all, there were too few entertainment activities at this time, and there were even fewer performances by foreign women.
People who watched it for the first time off the field couldn't help but be amazed and applauded loudly; People who have seen it a few times can't help but despise the rare and strange in their hearts, but they still can't help nodding and smiling, and inviting friends here is very face-saving.
Behind the pillar stood a tall bearded man, holding a Persian scimitar in his arms, closing his eyes and recuperating. Li Xin has been here for more than two months, and he has wanted to make friends several times, but that person is always so cold that no one is in his eyes. The only one who can talk to him is Boss Hu. He usually protects the two Hu girls and lives in an independent courtyard next door.
I heard the shopkeeper Liao say that the three of them were brought back by Boss Hu when he went to Guanwai two years ago to do business.
The two bearded girls performed two dances and sang a Persian song, and although no one could understand it, the applause and applause never stopped.
After the song was sung, it went down, and it was replaced by local opera, juggling and other performances, during which many people began to drink and eat food and chat, although these performances are also good in other places, but they mainly come here to watch the Hu Nu performance, and these side dishes are not important. Finally, after the Hu Nu came up to perform another dance, she lifted her veil and left in a hurry. The whole show is a perfect curtain call.
It only took a few seconds to lift the veil, and many people didn't see it, and they had no choice but to come back tomorrow to see if they had the chance.
Ye Siquan, Xiang Shouchao, Liu Liqiang, and Wan Jin really went to the countryside as a hillbilly, and they were stunned by Hu Nu's performance, and finally caught a glimpse of Hu Nu's face, and their saliva was even more drooling. made Li Xin next to him laugh for a long time. The four of them also knew about the gaffe, and hid in Xiang Shiyong's room and were embarrassed to come out again. The four of them chattered about Hu Nu in the room, which made Xiang Shiyong regret not going out to see, and he hated it so much.
Not long after the performance ended, Boss Hu came back.
Li Xin looked at Boss Hu's expression, the matter of the Lin family should have been resolved, and he was secretly happy in his heart, Wu Xiangping's trouble was generally solved.
The tavern proofing, nothing happened, but it made Li Xin a little uneasy, this kind of uneasiness has never appeared, Li Xin shook his head and always felt a little wrong.
Everyone had eaten together, and it was already late at night. During the meal, Boss Hu didn't come, saying that he had eaten at Lin's house. Wu Xiangping secretly made fun of Yi Ying during dinner, which made Xiang Shiyong a little baffled. Yi Ying saw that Xiang Shiyong was there, in addition to blushing, he was unexpectedly quiet and shy.
Li Xin returned to his hut and began to think a little about Su Qi, Cui Jiu, Ling'er, Meixiu and Xiaoli.
Xiaoli had already returned to her home when he was eleven years old, and her aunt and uncle had followed. There has been no news from Xiaoli in five years, and when Xiaoli left, she said that she wanted Li Xin to remember her and let him go to him when he grew up, if he didn't go to her, she would hum. What will happen to her, she didn't say, maybe hasn't thought about it yet. Thinking of that snack goods, I don't know what fat I have become now.
Meixiu inherited Xie Hai's genetics, likes to dance knives and guns, and often rides her little red horse around, Xie Hai also specially selected eighteen little Miao people who are about the same age as Meixiu for her, and wants to train her "Miao Eighteen Horsemen" to protect her safety, Meixiu thinks it is very interesting, and accompanies them to train every day. Meixiu knew that Li Xin was going to come to Tianhe Town to work as a shopkeeper for three months, so she said that when the period was over, she would bring her guards to pick him up and let Li Xin see her majesty.
Su Qi's appearance hasn't changed much, Li Xin has been here for eight years, and she has grown from a small cowherd baby to a little fat now, but she is still so young and beautiful. She had already taught her all the words she knew, and she had also taught Li Xin some Taoist doctrines and thoughts. Li Xin thinks that Taoism is useless in the current troubled times, but lest Su Qi be angry, he also learns.
Ling'er basically follows Su Qi's side, but every year she goes to pay tribute to the mother-in-law who was killed in the broken temple. When Cui Jiu went to the ruined temple at that time, the murderer didn't know where he was going, which was Ling'er's shadow and regret all the time. Blame yourself for not being ruthless, and didn't kill the man at that time. Li Xin once explained her that the wicked have evil retribution, and he will die at the hands of others sooner or later. Let Ling'er feel better.
Li Xin sat on the bed, stopped thinking nonsense, and began to meditate and cultivate the fifth layer of the "Li Mind Method". Today, I have seen a lot of masters, so that Li Xin really understands the importance of martial arts, and the light skills and internal skills he is good at are still pediatrics at this stage. So there can be no slackness.
Not long after meditating, he heard someone jumping down from the third floor next to him, and his voice was very soft, but Li Xin's current hearing could hear even if a mosquito flew by ten feet away. Immediately after that, a figure flashed through his window.
Li Xin was startled, took a short knife from under the pillow in his hand, gently pushed the door open, and followed.