Time went round and round, as if drawing a circle, Shi Qiu didn't expect that she would be able to meet Su Zhi, he rode on a tall horse, walking in front of the victorious army, accepting the cheers and gratitude of the people on both sides of the road.

Shi Qiu originally stood in front of the door of the restaurant and watched from afar, but when the team approached, she also clapped her hands with the neighbors, and saw the pioneer officer on the horse from a distance heroic and upright, and when she got closer, she found that the face was the one she once knew.

Shi Qiu looked at it in a daze, forgetting to clap his hands for a while, and Su Zhi smelled a smell of wine on the noisy street, as if he was guided by something, he looked in the direction of the restaurant, this time, seeing the person standing in front of the restaurant, the expression on Su Zhi's face was also stunned, and then he smiled and continued to walk forward.

For no reason, Shi Qiu looked at his smile, and felt a little apprehensive in his heart, thinking that he had been injured and she was in trouble when he had avoided the rain in the old temple of Yue, and she was in trouble, and she was when she was vulnerable, she told him about her grievances and sadness, and he also told her about the pain he had experienced.

Now that everything has passed, the sun is still shining, just like the sky at the border, although it is biting when it is cold, but when it is sunny, it is also warm.

Shi Qiu thought that he might not remember her, after all, after so many years, the time of acquaintance was short, and her appearance and size had changed slightly, he may have never reflected her in his heart, or he had already forgotten her.

When she thinks of this, Shi Qiu will secretly feel a little lost in her heart, a little pity, for so many years, she has always remembered him in her heart, I remember that he was hearty and sunny when he smiled at her, his voice was full of gentleness, and when he was seriously injured and the pain was unbearable, he gritted his teeth and was still extremely strong.

That night, if it weren't for him, Shi Qiu thought, she might have been caught by her uncle, forcibly stuffed into a sedan chair, married to the fat man who was lazy and had married many women in the backyard, and she might have been tied there for the rest of her life, no more self-possession, no dreams, no wine.

So whenever he thinks about it, Shi Qiu will thank Su Zhi from the bottom of his heart, whether he remembers her or not, now that he has met, if there is a chance, she still has to be solemn and say thank you to him in person.

Shi Qiu began to inquire about Su Zhi's news, some people who came to sell wine, said that he was a pioneer officer just sent by the imperial court, a few years ago when he was a soldier in Liangcheng, he was promoted to the captain, but he was brave and strategic, and the last time he led a team to raid Beidi's camp, and killed the generals of the Beidi army, and obtained a great achievement, he himself was injured and returned to his hometown, presumably after the injury, he was transferred to another place by the imperial court, and now he met Beidi again, he is familiar with the terrain of Liangcheng, and has experience first, was sent by the imperial court.

After thinking about it for a long time, Shi Qiu didn't know what gift to prepare to send it to look appropriate, it was precious, he was in an official position, it was inevitable that he would be suspicious, if it was light, and he was afraid that it would be insincere, when Shi Qiu was embarrassed, more tangled things came to the door.

One day, someone drank too much wine and made trouble in the restaurant, saying that it was because the fish was not fresh, and the wine was mixed with water, and the new man was young, and after a few words of defense, the man lifted the table and threw the stool, and splashed it.

The person who made trouble, Shi Qiu, knew that he was a well-known second-rate person in Liangcheng, and Shi Qiu also knew that this person had no moral bottom line at all, as long as someone was willing to give money, he would do it even if he lost his conscience and hurt nature. This person has been buying wine and drinking in the shopkeeper's wine shop where Shi Qiu's wages are deducted before, and he has never been to her, but now not only did he come suddenly, but a person who had no family background, and ordered a table of chicken, duck and fish, which was a very strange thing, and now that there was trouble, Shi Qiu realized that the pit of her emotional opponent was dug here for her.

People who open the door to do business, sometimes they are also incomprehensible, and they have worked hard to save a reputation for many years, and suddenly there is a person who says that the wine is not good, and it is mixed with water, and the people who don't know it will spread ten or ten hundred times, and the discussion will be whether her family's wine is mixed with water, and no one will inquire about it, and the first person to say this sentence is not a person who is untrustworthy.

After seeing many things, Shi Qiu was not afraid, and ordered a few guys in the store to catch the spoon and press him on the stool.

The man was holding his arm, unable to move, and scolded Shi Qiu again: "You black-hearted mother-in-law, why, you found out that your wine was mixed with water, and you want to kill people?" ”

Shi Qiu knew that if he continued to debate with this bastard, there would be no result, and the matter would only be described by him more and more black, so he said to the guests eating in the lobby: "Everyone, someone is making trouble in my restaurant and slandering my wine with water!" I have already sent someone to report to the official, whether it is unfair or not, let the official send someone to test, and I hope that everyone will go out at that time, and say a fair word for my wine. ”

"Good!" People who love to drink are cheerful people, and immediately someone in the restaurant slapped the table, stood up and said: "The boss lady is a refreshing person, since she dares to let the government test, it means that she has a clear conscience, and when the time comes, we will go out, we will correct the name of the boss lady, and thank the boss for this wine money." ”

"I testify too!"

"I testify too!"

For a while, the voices in the restaurant came and went, as if there were people taking the lead, and they all became righteous and awe-inspiring.

"You, you!" The troublesome second-rate man saw that the wind direction had changed, and hurriedly said: "The official master is busy with official business, how can he send someone to check your wine, you obviously expected this and pretended to be a poser." ”

Shi Qiu was not sure whether the government would send someone at this time, just like this person said, even if the government gave a small matter like water in the wine, it would be regarded as a small case as light as garlic, and pushed it back and again, and it would not necessarily send someone over in time, and in the Liangcheng of Nuoda, fights and brawls were not uncommon, as long as there were no casualties, the government generally rarely intervened, this person obviously had experience and a deep understanding of this.

And Shi Qiu's purpose is indeed to take this opportunity to make this matter, so that many people in this store who have seen her dare to let the government inspect it become a medium to promote her wine, but it is so exposed, Shi Qiu is not afraid.

"If the government doesn't come, then we will find a fair person in this cool city to judge, and we must give everyone an explanation!"

The man said scoundrelly: "Except for the official, I don't accept anyone's words!" ”

"What about my words?"

Suddenly, a clear voice came from the door, and people looked towards the comer, and saw a handsome man standing at the door, although he was dressed in civilian clothes, someone immediately recognized it, it was the pioneer officer who had returned from victory that day.

Shi Qiu didn't expect Su Zhi to come at this time, his face suddenly turned red, and somehow, it seemed that he could always appear when she was in trouble, God intentionally or unintentionally, always let him see her embarrassed and depressed side.

Su Zhi approached and sat at a table at random, and there was a man with quick eyes on the side, who hurriedly poured a bowl of wine on the table for Su Zhi.

The slender and powerful hand picked up the wine bowl, raised his head and took a sip, Su Zhi held the wine in his mouth for a moment, then swallowed it slowly, nodded, and then slammed the black-glazed bowl in his hand in front of the second-rate son, and asked: "I remembered that you were not a good thing three years ago, why are you not even a thing now?" ”

When someone in the restaurant heard this, they didn't hold back and laughed. Shi Qiu couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips, and didn't show it too much.

That second-rate son can bully the villagers on weekdays, but when he saw the person who really killed people on the battlefield, he couldn't help but be frightened, and when he saw Su Zhi's sharp eyes, he nervously shrunk his neck.

"You said there was water in this wine?"

"No, no." The man immediately shook his head, not daring to admit it.

"You didn't mix the water, so what are you doing to make trouble? Or did someone instruct you to come? ”

When the second-rate man heard this, he thought about the advice of the shopkeeper who instructed him, so he shook his head and said, "No, no." ”

Su Zhi nodded, laughing as many years ago, "Then no one instructed you, you are the mastermind?" You must know that slandering people will be imprisoned. ”

When the man heard that he was in prison, his legs were a little weak, and he hurriedly said: "It's not me, it's the shopkeeper Li in the east of the city who gave me the silver and instructed me to do this, wanting to discredit the female shopkeeper." ”

"Oh, shopkeeper Li." Su Zhi nodded, "You get out, go to the yamen to explain your crimes one by one, and explain it positively, maybe you can be dealt with lightly, if you let me know that you ran away, I will arrest you and go to the army!" ”

"Got it, got it, my lord." The man knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Su Zhi tremblingly, because he had also heard that there were people who made mistakes and were captured to serve in the army, and those people would also be looked down upon in the army, with endless hard work, and there were no comrades to help them on the battlefield, so it was better to die.

Kowtowed, the man crawled towards the door, and when he was about to step out of the door, he was stopped by Su Zhi and said: "Remember to let the yamen arrest the surnamed Li before entering the cell, let him pay for the broken things here." ”

The man nodded continuously, and hurried outside, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, where there was still an arrogant appearance.

A small turmoil passed like this, and the guys in the restaurant were busy cleaning up the things that had been broken before.

After Shi Qiu comforted the guests present for a few words, he turned his face and just wanted to solemnly thank Su Zhi, when he saw that he turned around and had already gone upstairs.

"Miss Shiqiu, I sent someone to book a private room here before, the deposit has been paid, go to the bar."