The night is already deep,

The lights were still on in the inn's bedroom.

Zhao Tianming's face was flushed, obviously he had drunk too much.

The housekeeper Li Zhong lay on the table, holding his chin with his hand, and listened to the old man quietly.

Zhao Tianming sighed and said: "Li Zhong, Li Zhong, even if you are buried in the Zhao Mansion in this life, I, Zhao Tianming, will be a loss to you."

The housekeeper Li Zhong staggered to his feet, walked to Zhao Tianming's side, knelt down on his knees and said.

Master, you are a villain, since I came to Zhao Mansion at the age of eighteen, it has been forty years, the old man treats me like a relative, and he has never regarded me as a person, I Li Zhong is fortunate to meet a master like the master in this life.

It is not easy for people to live in this troubled world, and it is the greatest honor of my life to live in the Zhao Mansion and meet the master.

For so many years, thanks to the trust of the master, let me be a housekeeper in this Zhao Mansion, Li Zhongcai was shallow in his studies and did not take good care of his son, so that a tragedy occurred, Li Zhong felt guilty all the time, and now that he and Bailian are missing, how can it not make people heartbroken.

Li Zhong shed tears of sadness and remorse as he spoke.

I, Li Zhong, worked diligently in the Zhao Mansion, worked day and night, and carefully took care of all affairs, just hoping that the Zhao Mansion family business would prosper and prosper for a long time, in order to repay the kindness of the lord and the care of the lady, but in the end it still caused a tragedy, committed a heinous crime, and did not take care of the young man Yinglong, which brought disastrous consequences to the Zhao Mansion.

The old man is loyal, not only does not blame Li Zhong, but treats Li Zhong as a brother, so how can I repay Li Zhong in this life.

The more the housekeeper Li Zhong said, the more sad he became, the more he said, the more sad he became, and they all said that heroes don't flick when they have tears, but because they didn't reach the sad place, Li Zhong snatched a lot of tears out of his eyes, and crawled in front of Zhao Tianming and kept crying.

Zhao Tianming hurriedly got up and helped up the housekeeper Li Zhong who was lying on the ground.

Without saying a word, the two men hugged each other and cried.

Maybe silence is better than sound at this time, and it is even more sorrowful to use wine to eliminate sorrow.

The two hugged and cried for a while, and Zhao Tianming patted the butler Li Zhong's shoulder and said.

Come, sit down and continue drinking, today we two have a good drink, drink and rest.

After speaking, he picked up the wine jug and was about to pour the wine, only to find that the wine jug was empty.

The housekeeper Li Zhong looked at the empty wine jug and said.

I'm going to ask for wine.

He staggered out the door and shouted downstairs, "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper heard the shouting and hurried to the guest room.

Hurriedly asked: "What is the matter with the guest officer, please command."

Li Zhong said drunkenly: "The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, take two more jars of wine, and ask for a big altar, with two catties of beef and two plates of side dishes."

When the shopkeeper rubbed his ears, he thought to himself: "I heard me right, these two uncles have already drunk like this, and they are still drinking."

He said cautiously, "Hehe, that ...... That one...... Guest officer, you two have to hurry tomorrow, I see that it is getting late tonight, you two better rest early, so as not to delay tomorrow's trip."

Li Zhong listened to the shopkeeper's words, a little unhappy, and said loudly: "You are afraid of a bird, grandpa is not afraid of missing the trip, you are very afraid, hurry up and get wine for grandpa and me, no matter how much nonsense there is, be careful grandpa is unhappy and beat you."

The shopkeeper snorted angrily twice, went out without saying a word, and said in a squeaky whimper when he left: "It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I don't know the hearts of good people, if you want to drink it, drink it."

The shopkeeper went downstairs, took two large jars of good wine, cut two catties of beef, made two side dishes, walked in with a smile, and put them on the table.

Li Zhong opened the wine jar, took out two large bowls, filled them with wine in a panic, got up and said to Zhao Tianming: "Master, Li Zhong has failed your trust and made amends to you here."

Li Zhong respects you a bowl, I will do it first, after speaking, I picked up the big bowl on the table and drank it all in one go.

Zhao Tianming said: "Brother, what are you guilty of, between you and me, you are the master and servant, but in fact you are brothers, all this is the will of God, and it is destined in the dark, so you don't blame yourself."

You are loyal to the Zhao family, with hard work and resentment, and take care of the Zhao Mansion in an orderly manner, I, Zhao Tianming, will toast you today.

After speaking, Zhao Tianming also picked up the wine bowl, drank the wine in one go, and put the bowl heavily on the table.

The housekeeper Li Zhong got up and poured wine again.

Zhao Tianming looked out the window, it was time for Hua Deng to set off, he talked for a long time and said: "You and my brothers have been together for a lifetime, and now it is time to separate, master, I wish you to be reincarnated in a good family in the next life, and then enjoy glory and wealth."

Li Zhong listened to Zhao Tianming's words and felt that there was something in his words.

Hurriedly asked: "Master, what do you mean by this, how do you say that we have reached the moment of separation?" ”。

Zhao Tianmen sighed and said, "Li Zhong, Li Zhong, to be honest, I, Zhao Tianming, don't want to be reincarnated."

You see Zhao Yinglong, this kid is lonely, there is no helper, his personality is very upright, he doesn't know how to make a detour, he will be hard, I am afraid that he will make a mistake in the future.

So I want to find Zhao Yinglong to accompany him, and know to withdraw my old bones to him.

The housekeeper Li Zhong clapped his hands when he heard Zhao Tianming's words: "Master, master, what are you singing, don't you find Ying Longgongzi, can I Li Zhong rest assured, don't you forget, this child has grown up with me since he was a child, you are his biological father, I can also be half a father."

Now you want to push me out and go to Yinglong Gongzi alone, are you worried about me, or you don't look down on me Li Zhong, and you want to drive me Li Zhong away.

No matter what, sir, you have to make this clear.

Zhao Tianming listened to Li Zhong's words, laughed and said: "Li Zhong, Li Zhong, how can you say such a thing, for so many years, I, Zhao Tianming, have not trusted you at all, where is the intention of driving you away, my Zhao Mansion owes you too much, I can't let you suffer with me anymore, you should go to reincarnation, it's time to think about your own future."

Li Zhong laughed when he heard the same laugh: "Master, master, since you say so, then I will not be outside, I am your person in life and your ghost in death, since the moment we met forty years ago, I, Li Zhong, have become the shadow of your Zhao Tianming, wherever you go, I will follow you, have you ever seen the body and the shadow separated?" ”。

Li Zhong's words deeply moved Zhao Tianming, and he didn't say a word.

Picked up the bowl and said, "Cheers, brother."

Li Zhong hurriedly got up, picked up the wine bowl, and also said, "Cheers, master."

The two of them drank it all and laughed heartily.

said in unison: "Reincarnated as a bird, go to Zhao Yinglong and take care of it."

After talking about the two of them, they chatted while drinking, chatted while drinking, and after a while, the two large jars of wine on the table bottomed out again.

Only the last two bowls remained.

Zhao Tianming picked up the chopsticks, ate a few pieces of beef, and said "delicious", and put a few pieces of beef in Li Zhong's bowl.

Li Zhong hurriedly said, "Thank you, thank you, master."

Li Zhong also picked up the chopsticks, finished eating the beef that Zhao Tianming sandwiched for him, and felt that the taste of the beef was very delicious, and also said: "Delicious beef, delicious beef."

The two of them picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, at this time the wine was already in action, and the two of them lay motionless on the table, and slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the shopkeeper knocked on the door from outside, shouting as he knocked: "Keai should go on the road, if it is too late, I will miss the time of the report, and I will have to wait another day."

Li Zhong replied in a daze: "It's okay, don't disturb grandpa sleeping, let's not disturb grandpa's dreams, do whatever you like, don't chirp like a bird in your ear."

After listening to Li Zhong's words, the shopkeeper was no longer embarrassed to knock on the door, and immediately went down the stairs without looking back.

I secretly thought in my heart: "These two old ghosts are really strange, they live in the hotel every day to eat, drink and have fun, they don't seem to be interested in reincarnation at all, what a hell, how can there be such birds and ghosts in this underworld"!

It's really a big forest, there are all kinds of birds, like this bird who doesn't want to be reincarnated, it's the first time in his life that he has seen it.

The shopkeeper's anger whispered to himself.

When Zhao Tianming and Li Zhong woke up, it was already the night of the second day.

Zhao Tianming got up and looked out the window.

The sun has set in the west, the sunset is slowly fading, and night is coming.

Li Zhong is still asleep.

Zhao Tianming picked up a quilt and draped it on Li Zhong's body.

After washing his face, brushing his teeth, he simply cleaned up, and sat on the stool waiting for Li Zhong to wake up.

After waiting for a long time, I felt that my mouth was dry, so I picked up a cup and made two cups of tea, one was placed next to Li Zhong, and a glass of wine was drunk for myself.

After taking a few sips of tea, Zhao Tianming felt much more comfortable.

I slowly walked downstairs and came to the lobby of the inn.

The shopkeeper was lying on the counter calculating his income with an abacus, his eyes narrowed into two tiny slits.

Zhao Tianming thought, and when he saw the expression of the shopkeeper, he knew that his income today was very objective.

Zhao Tianming saw that the shopkeeper didn't find himself, and deliberately coughed a few times.

The shopkeeper stopped the abacus in his hand, looked up, and found Zhao Tianming standing in front of him.

Hurriedly said with a smile: "Guest officer, you have finally woken up, I have been waiting for you for a long time, but I don't dare to disturb again, but it is a pity that you have missed the time to redress your grievances."

The shopkeeper shook his head and said helplessly: "It's all the fault of the wine, it's all the fault of this wine, but people can't live without this hateful wine."

Zhao Tianming looked at the shopkeeper's disappointed expression, knowing that he cared about him very much, and said with a pleasant face: "Thank you for the shopkeeper's concern, thank you for the shopkeeper's concern, it's okay, it's okay, I'm not drunk and everyone is drunk, everything is in silence, just like flowing water."

After listening to Zhao Tianming's words, the shopkeeper felt that what Zhao Tianming said also made some sense, sighed and said: "The world knows that beauty is beautiful, and evil is evil; We all know that what is good is good, and what is not good is good. Therefore, there is no mutual birth, and it is difficult and easy to achieve each other, which is to do what the saint does not do, and does not teach what he says, and he succeeds and lives in happiness."

The guest official is kind-hearted and kind-hearted, not intentionally procrastinating, and it is estimated that there are all kinds of helplessness.

Please forgive the villain for not speaking well and disturbing last night.

Zhao Tianming was very surprised when he heard this, this ordinary innkeeper: "How can you quote the Tao Te Ching so appropriately, and I can't help but admire the wisdom of the shop."

said: "Thank you for the compliment, now that's all there is to it, please bring me some snacks and other dinners, make do with a meal."

After saying that, he staggered up the stairs and came to the guest room.

The shopkeeper answered, and hurriedly went to cook.

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