Thirty miles outside the city of Hangzhou, next to the nameless post road, there is a tea pavilion, the past businessmen rest here, over time has gradually formed a scale, because there is a half-day journey from Hangzhou Mansion, the martial arts hawkers also rest here, and go on the road again after having lunch and tea.

Now it is the autumn wind season, although the fiery sun is still in the middle of the sky, it is not so **. At this time, there were already several tables of people gathered in the tea shop, and it was very lively for a while, driving away the desertion on the way without a trace.

In the innermost room of the teahouse, the three of them sat on the north, west, and east sides, leaving the seat on the south side empty, and the young man sitting in the north said: "Brother Ding, Brother Shi, have you not seen the scenery outside Hangzhou Mansion for many years?" ”

The middle-aged man known as Brother Ding spoke: "Brother Lin is smiling, don't talk about the scenery outside the city, even in Hangzhou, I haven't been to it much." ”

"Yes, I have lived in Hangzhou for more than ten years, but I have never really appreciated the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou, which has the reputation of heaven, and I have had a good time with Brother Lin in the past two months." Another person surnamed Shi also said.

It turned out that these three were none other than Lin Han, Ding Jian, and Shi Lingwei, who had stayed in Hangzhou for a long time after leaving Meizhuang, and rested here after leaving Hangzhou that day. Lin Han said: "When the two brothers leave Meizhuang, it is like a tiger out of the box, the mountains and forests are at your disposal, how can you have the 'monkey' who is the overlord to swagger through the market." ”

Shi Lingwei waved his hand again and again, and said: "Brother Lin has won the award, there are many heroes in the rivers and lakes, and I am afraid that half-old men like Brother Ding and I will not be able to eat it." ”

"Brother Shi is right, I just hope that after being able to support myself and Songshan, I can be stable for the rest of my life." Ding Jian said.

Lin Han said with a smile: "The two brothers are only fifty years old, it is the year of fighting, compared to immature people like Lin Han, they are much older and stronger, and my Songshan faction is also famous in the rivers and lakes, and I will definitely be able to protect Brother Ding and Brother Shi without worry." ”

"Then borrow the good words of my brother." Shi Lingwei said with a smile.

Ding Jian raised his wine glass and said, "Come, I'll wait for the first one." ”

Lin Han and Shi Lingwei raised their glasses to greet each other, and after picking up a piece of beef and drinking, Shi Lingwei said: "It's a pity that Brother Lin doesn't drink, it's a pity." ”

"Yes, my generation walks the rivers and lakes, how can there be a reason to eat meat in a small piece and drink wine in a big bowl." Ding Jian also complained. After a few months of getting along, Ding Jian and Shi Lingwei gradually let go of their attitudes, since they knew that Lin Han never drank alcohol, they talked about it from time to time, and always hoped that one day they would be able to say that Lin Han drank the same thing in the cup.

Lin Han shook his head and said: "Although the things in the cup may not be misleading, it is better to avoid it, and Lin Han has developed the habit of drinking tea for more than ten years, and he can also be as sweet as wine." ”

Ding Jian and the others were also helpless about Lin Han's theory, and they had already learned it when they were in Hangzhou City, and they still couldn't shake him in the slightest after two months, and they really didn't get a drop of alcohol. I had to point to the beef in the dishes and say, "Come, since Brother Lin refuses to drink in a big bowl, let's eat meat in a big piece." ”

Picking up a piece of beef and putting it in his mouth, chewing it carefully, Lin Han said: "This beef is cooked very hot, it is not erosive and retains its chewiness, it is really not simple, I am afraid that the imperial chef in the imperial city is nothing more than that." ”

"Mm-hmm" Ding and Shi nodded again and again, and they only cared about tasting the delicious food for a while and had no time to answer.

Just as the guy came over to pour tea and water, and after filling the tea bowl in front of Lin Han, the guy smiled and said, "The guest officer is really a good eye, and Master Yu of our tea shop is really an old man in the imperial dining room of the Imperial City." ”

"Oh, then little brother, you have to tell us how the owner invited the imperial chef to this barren mountain." Lin Han said with interest.

The guests at the other tables also listened with their ears pricked up, and some martial arts high-rollers said loudly: "That guy can talk quickly, so that you can relieve your boredom." ”

Seeing the interest of the diners, the guy was very happy, put the white towel on his shoulder, stood in the center with half a pot of tea in his hand, and said loudly: "Don't look at this is just a small tea shop, but it is also the only one outside Hangzhou. Some friends also advised the proprietor: 'Wouldn't it be better to transform a tea shop into a large restaurant?' But the proprietor did not agree, saying: "Although there are many merchants here, the tea shop should have the appearance of a tea shop, what does it look like to build a restaurant in the barren mountains and mountains." ”

A group of martial arts high-rollers didn't wait for the guy to finish, and shouted again and again: "Okay, it makes sense, the tea shop should have the appearance of a tea shop." ”

The guy said: "The owner said again, although the tea shop is no longer bigger, but it is still okay to invite a good chef to come, I happened to meet Master Yu who retired from the imperial dining room and returned to his hometown in Hangzhou to rest, the owner hurriedly went to invite, Master Yu is also a good person, saying that he wants to serve the past businessmen, so he turned down the invitation of several large restaurants to come to our small tea shop." ”

"Okay, Master Yu is good." Everyone applauded again and again, and they all admired it.

Lin Han just smiled and thought to himself: I'm afraid it was the owner's silver that played a role, otherwise how could Master Yu be willing to succumb to this barren mountain and wilderness.

The guy said again: "Master Yu's best thing is this 'simmering beef stew', which is really a must, and it makes people drool when you think about it." ”

There was an immediate sound of swallowing saliva below, and when I ordered the stewed beef, I hurriedly picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into my throat, and ate it squeaked; Those who didn't order it immediately shouted: "Damn, why didn't the man say it earlier, hurry up and serve us some 'simmering beef stew', and Lao Tzu will also taste whether the beef stewed by this imperial chef is really so delicious." ”

The guy nodded hurriedly and asked, "It's this master, this master, and this master who wants 'simmering beef stew', right?" Please wait a minute, it will be right away. ”

After the guy entered the kitchen, Lin Han asked with a smile: "This cow is used for farming, isn't the government strictly ordering that it cannot be slaughtered?" Why is it so popular to eat beef in the rivers and lakes? ”

"Ha, ha, haha......" Ding and Shi glanced at each other and laughed out loud.

"What? Is it that funny? Lin Han also laughed and said.

Shi Lingwei stopped laughing, shook his head and said: "Although Brother Lin is strong in martial arts, in the end he is still shallow in the rivers and lakes, as the saying goes: 'There are policies and countermeasures', of course ordinary people can't slaughter and eat beef, but you must know that the imperial court and martial arts have always been two distinct systems, for small things like people in the martial arts like to eat beef, the government will not care, and there are places for beef to sell, or such a remote and remote tea shop and wine shop, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, who has the leisure time to take care of it, Either the large restaurants in the city are covered by power, or they have a great relationship with the government at all, so is it difficult to check yourself? ”

Lin Han said: "So that ban exists in name only, and no one will take it seriously?" ”

"Correct." Ding Jian said: "If it was in a prosperous era, such as the period of Emperor Taizu of this dynasty, maybe it would be possible to prohibit it, but now, hehe." ”

Lin Han nodded, although he didn't know why there were no Japanese invaders in this era that should have been the flood of Japanese pirates, but the imperial court was still inevitably sluggish, and there was not much to do.

While Lin Han was pondering, a few more people came into the tea shop, all of them were carrying weapons, and under careful counting, there were as many as five people, four men and one woman, two of them carried long swords, one used the Emei thorn, the woman had a dagger pinned to her waist, and the other was a monk, carrying a Zen staff.

After the five people came in, they were guided by the men to sit on the table next to Lin Han and the three of them, so that the man with the Emei thorn sat in the west direction, the man with the two long swords sat in the east direction, the bald monk sat facing south, and the young woman with the short dagger sat down facing Lin Han. Seeing Lin Han staring at him, the woman's face flushed slightly, and after Lin Han nodded her head to say hello, she quickly turned her face away, turned to the bald monk, and asked, "Master Fang Sheng, is the news confirmed this time?" ”

The monk known as 'Master Fang Sheng' nodded and said, "It's true, it is said that Xiang Wentian has betrayed the Black Wood Cliff, and the Demon Sect has issued a notice to arrest this person. ”

Lin Han looked at the bald monk in surprise, he didn't expect that he was Fang Sheng of the Shaolin faction, and he could be regarded as the number one person in the big name, and he didn't know who the other people were.

Perhaps feeling Lin Han's gaze, Fang Sheng turned his head and looked back, nodding to Lin Han, Lin Han's heart sank: I didn't expect that this is not a brilliant monk's martial arts is not weak, originally thought that he and the other four people could work together to barely win Ren Yingying's martial arts, it must not be very good, it seems that this monk is not simple.

After Fang Sheng said hello, he turned to the young woman again, and said, "That Xiang Wentian is known as the 'Heavenly King Laozi', and he is the left envoy of the Demon Sect, and his martial arts are very skillful. ”

The woman surnamed Qiu complained: "Master is just making a fuss, how can I say that I am also the most outstanding young disciple of the Kongtong Sect, what is there to be afraid of, if it is Xiang Wentian, he will be stabbed to death with a dagger." ”

Xi Xiang echoed the young man: "That is, he asked the sky to call him 'Heavenly King Laozi', and he also asked me if the Emei thorn in Zhang Yihe's hand would agree." ”

Fang Sheng looked at the woman surnamed Qiu and Zhang Yihe with a headache, and said in his heart: This nanny's thing is really not done by people.

The middle-aged men who made the two swords to the east both smiled, and one of them said: "Master don't worry, there are a lot of fellow Daoists who went to round up Xiang Wentian this time, Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, Kunlun, Kongtong, Qingcheng and Wuyue Sword Sect have people to go, plus our 'Diancang Shuangjian' is not a vegetarian, even if he is 'Heavenly King Laozi', he can't escape from the palm of our hands."

Lin Han really couldn't listen to it anymore, and deliberately said to Ding and Shi: "The Demon Sect is a fart, tomorrow I will kill the Black Wood Cliff with a single sword, punch and let me go, kick the East undefeated, and destroy tens of thousands of Demon Sect members while talking and laughing, what do Brother Ding and Brother Shi think?" ”

"Great, that Demon Sect Light Right Envoy Qu Yang will leave it to Ding to deal with, and he will definitely beat him to cry and call his mother." Ding Jian heard the strings and knew the elegance, jokingly echoing, but the voice sounded weird.

Shi Lingwei reminded with a smile: "Qu Yang is dead. ”

Ding Jian pretended to be stunned and said, "Are you dead?" It's a pity, then the left envoy of the Demon Sect asks the heavens, it's all the same, you can't rob me of this one. ”

Fang Sheng's words didn't deliberately lower their voices before, and all the heroes in the tea shop also listened to their ears, and they had already stopped the boasting of a few people, and after listening to Lin Han's answers, they all laughed out loud, and the tea shop was not lively for a while.