On the ninth day of October, at noon.

The old yellow calendar reads:

Appropriate: Collecting, collecting money, and going out.

Don't: Marriage, burial, gathering, eating and drinking.

Avoid eating and drinking, write clearly. But for people who love to eat alcohol, they won't stop eating wine just because the old yellow calendar says to avoid eating alcohol today. Just as modern cigarette packs say "smoking is bad for health", it doesn't mean that you will lose a cigarette because of this sentence.

Therefore, there will be no shortage of people eating wine at Hu Kee Tavern.

Boss Hu stood in front of the window on the fourth floor and saw five people appear at the door of his tavern. Now it's cold, snowing heavily, and there are very few pedestrians on the streets. The appearance of the five people is not enough to attract attention.

A handsome young man, wrapped in a precious brocade robe, dressed in white and snowy, and with a lofty instrument. He was followed by four servants dressed as servants. At a glance, you can tell that it is a rich and noble family, and with this aura alone, it is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and cannot hold it up at all.

Of course, it was Lin Yiqiang and his four followers. Boss Hu has been here for ten years, of course he knows Lin Yiqiang, but he has never dealt with him.

Lin Yiqiang went to his tavern today, and he had a feeling that today was not a peaceful day. This feeling is very good for Boss Hu, he is very strange, the Lin family and Hu Ji have not been in contact since the negotiation a few years ago, why did the Lin family come here today?

At this time, Lin Yiqiang was already standing at the door of the tavern, looking at the plaque on the door with the four big characters "Hu Ji Tavern", these four words are vigorous and powerful, and magnificent. He also studied calligraphy for a few years, but he still thinks he writes well. In addition to these four words, the decoration of the gate is very ordinary, the whole building is a bit high, some stand out from the crowd, I really can't see any difference, frowned and said: "This is what you are talking about?" ”

Ye San took a step forward, bent down slightly, and said, "Yes, Qiang Shao, that's what I'm talking about." ”

"I don't think it's anything special, huh?" Lin Yiqiang shook his head, he was not optimistic about coming here to play. Oh, there's a bearded girl, so let's go in and have a look.

The lobby where you drink and eat in the tavern is divided into two floors. The entrance to the gate is the first floor, the left hand is the counter and the stage, the stage is three feet high, five zhang wide, two zhang deep, and some curtains are hung around, which is the place for performances. On the right-hand side is the hall, which is also a loose seat, with more than 20 tables, and the place is large, but it does not seem crowded.

The main door is facing the innermost wall, and against the wall is the staircase that goes up to the second floor.

The second floor is in a "U" shape, and there are a total of ten private rooms. The U-shape faces the stage, and each private room has a window that allows you to see the stage from the window, or you can draw the curtain up to make it a private place. The middle part of the "U" shape is suspended, and the whole pattern looks atmospheric and spectacular.

When Lin Yiqiang came in, there were not many guests. There are many people, and it doesn't matter to him who they are, he won't take these things to heart, unless there is a good-looking woman.

He glanced down the hall, and there were only two women in the hall, but unfortunately they were both average-looking and did not interest him.

When the shopkeeper Liao saw Lin Yiqiang and his entourage coming in, he shouted to Li Xin: "Your guest has arrived!" ”

Shopkeeper Liao said to Lin Yiqiang: "Young Master Lin, you are here, a rare guest!" ”

Li Xin hurriedly put a smile on his face and ran over. Guests must smile when they come, this is Boss Hu's request to the tavern staff. Of course, Li Xin understands that modern times are all about "smile service"? It seems that Boss Hu's business is doing well for a reason.

Li Xin came over and said to Lin Yiqiang: "Five, please upstairs?" ”

Lin Yiqiang looked at the second floor, shook his head and said, "Just sit downstairs, what's the point of going upstairs?" ”

Seeing that Lin Yiqiang was going to sit downstairs, Ye San quickly found a position by the window, swept the dust of the long wooden bench with his sleeves, and said with a smile: "Qiang Shao, come here to sit." ”

Although there was no dust on the bench, Ye San's actions made Lin Yiqiang very satisfied.

This location is good, not only by the window, can see the environment outside the window, but also can see the whole hall, not far from the stage, can clearly see all corners of the stage.

Lin Yi sat down with the momentum of Ma Jindao, and the other three sat at another table next to him.

Lin Yiqiang said to Ye San: "You also sit down, you stand, I sit, I feel uncomfortable." "Usually Ye San sits at the next table like everyone else, but today Lin Yiqiang let him sit at the same table, which is really overjoyed. I feel that my dedication to the Lin family and my loyalty to Lin Yiqiang are worth it.

The other three could only show a look of envy, they didn't dare to be jealous, if they let Ye Sanye know, if they were jealous, it would be light if they didn't break their legs and drive them out of the Lin family.

Li Xin handed over the bamboo scroll menu, spread it on the table in front of Lin Yiqiang, and said with a smile: "I don't know what a few guest officers want to eat?" ”

Lin Yiqiang didn't look at it, waved his hand and said, "Young Master Ben has money, so he can serve your best dishes casually." ”

Ye San hurriedly said: "Our favorite braised beef, dry-roasted rock carp, and back pot meat must be served, and you can do the rest!" I heard that you guys are drinking here again? ”

"Yes!"

"A few pounds, too." Ye San waved his hand.

Hu wine is wine, this wine is less than the Central Plains, all of which come from outside the border, so the price is high, and few people can afford to drink it. Even if someone wants to try it, just have a half-cup cup. Lin Da has little money, of course, he has to calculate it in catties.

The best selling thing in Hu Ji Tavern is "100 days drunk", in fact, it is sorghum wine, but the purity is very high, the winemaking workshop that produces this wine was purchased by Boss Hu, only for Hu Ji Tavern, Boss Hu took a name called "100 days drunk", the price is also fair, people who love wine love to drink. This is a big factor for many people who come to the Hu Kee Tavern.

Lin Yiqiang said: "Brothers, eat as much as you like today, I'll treat you." "Usually Lin Yiqiang eats and drinks to his own restaurant, and he doesn't have to pay at all, so it's rare to come to a tavern opened by someone else, and I feel that spending some money is actually very interesting.

When the three people next to them heard this, they quickly stood up, hugged their fists, and said loudly in unison: "Xie Qiangshao." ”

The voices of the three made the surrounding diners turn their heads and look at this side, Lin Yiqiang felt very happy, and it was a pleasure to gather in the eyes of everyone.

The locals all know Lin Yiqiang, the biggest gentleman in Tianhe Town. When the boss of one of the town's cloth businesses saw Lin Yiqiang here, he hurriedly ran over and said to him, "Oh, Qiang Shao is here?" ”

"Hmph, do I know you?" Lin Yiqiang didn't look at the man, and directly turned his face to the side, leaving a big back of his head for him.

The cloth boss touched a nail, very embarrassed, what can he say about such a gentleman? can only be brilliantly returned.

There was a lot of talk around the people.

"Isn't that Lin Wanwan's son?"

"yes. Hey, Boss Liu too, wanted to go over and shoot the fart, but others didn't eat this set at all, and they were bored. ”

"Who's to say it isn't. His father, Lin Million, will also say hello when he sees us. Hey, young people nowadays, I really don't know how thick the sky is. Think you're great if you're rich? ”

"It's great to be rich, isn't it because you're rich?"

"Isn't it just to impress people by working so hard to make money?"

"Forget it, forget it, don't talk about it. Eat and drink, eat and drink......"

"Today's day is so cold, as the saying goes, Ruixue is a good year, it seems that there will be a good harvest next year."

"I don't know, Widow Zhao, tonight...... Hahaha......"

……

Slowly, everyone began to forget about Lin Yiqiang's existence, and they pulled up.

"Okay. Come soon, a few people! Li Xin agreed. Turning around to leave, Lin Yiqiang stopped him.

Lin Yiqiang said: "Hey, Xiao Er, what about your Hu girl's performance?" ”

At this time, a woman sitting in a corner of the stage was playing the guzheng, crisp and pleasant, like a natural sound, and many people shook their heads with the rhythm of the music, intoxicated.

However, Lin Yiqiang felt bored, his aunts, who were not versatile, proficient in blowing, playing and singing, had seen a lot of such performances at home, not to mention the Qinglou opened by their family - "Night Rain Building", there are many young ladies who can sing and dance in it. When he came here, he just wanted to see the bearded girl.

Li Xin explained: "Ladies and gentlemen, our Hu Nu performance is at night, and the time has not yet arrived. ”

Lin Yiqiang slapped the table, glared at Li Xin, and said angrily: "What? Do you have to wait to see a bearded girl perform? ”

Seeing that Lin Yiqiang was angry, Ye San also stood up and shouted to the woman on the stage: "That woman get down and let Hu Nu perform on stage." Don't wait for us to get mad. ”

"." Li Xin scolded secretly: "Isn't this smashing the field? He wanted to rush over and kick them a few times, but Cui Jiu kept warning that he was not allowed to use martial arts during these three months, unless he could protect himself between life and death.

Forbearance is also a hard thing.