Jianghu people have rivers and lakes.

Zhang Xiaolei has been with Lianjiaban for many years, and at best he can only be regarded as a handyman, and he has never been in contact with Lianyuntian's daily life.

At the level of rivers and lakes, he has never reached it.

At the moment, Lian Yuntian said that he was going to the rivers and lakes to whistle, which made him quite curious, and he didn't know what Lian Yuntian meant.

In order to hurry as soon as possible, Lian Yuntian asked people to bring two horses.

Zhang Xiaolei knew that these two horses were brought from a large family when they were performing in a village.

On weekdays, the two horses are used by Lian Yuntian and Lian He, and no one else in the circus can touch them.

Lian Yuntian jumped on the horse, Li Fengwu also got on the horse, and then stretched out his hand to Zhang Xiaolei: "Come on." ”

Zhang Xiaolei grabbed Li Fengwu's hand, and his first reaction was to feel that his hand was very delicate.

The men in the circus have thick calluses on their hands, but Li Fengwu's hands are delicate and smooth, with slender fingers, like women's hands.

Zhang Xiaolei secretly sighed in his heart, it turned out that Li Fengwu was not a man.

If you are a man, how can you not even have a cocoon?

He tried to climb up, but he couldn't get up on the horse's back because one leg was not sensitive.

Li Fengwu simply used his strength to help pull him up, and after sitting down, the two horses headed towards Cloud City.

"Have you ever been to a tea bathhouse?" While riding, Li Fengwu suddenly asked.

Zhang Xiaolei shook his head, he felt that the tea soup house sounded a little familiar, the name seemed to have been heard in the circus, but he couldn't remember when he heard it.

"Those who go to the rivers and lakes like to go to the tea soup house the most," Li Fengwu said with a smile, "It is a place where the three religions and nine streams gather, and you can buy a big bowl ......of tea for a few pennies, and sit down in your leisure time to chat with friends." If you are not used to drinking tea, there are also simmering soups, wine, and side dishes. ”

Zhang Xiaolei thought about it and said, "I only heard about the teahouse. ”

Li Fengwu said softly: "The teahouse is a place where ordinary people go, there are teahouses everywhere, I will take you to take a look today, maybe you will be able to use it in the future." ”

The three of them rode for two quarters of an hour and arrived at Cloud City.

Cloud City is bustling.

Li Fengwu told Zhang Xiaolei that there were 15,000 families here, divided into three major clans, Chen, Zhao, and Shao, with a population of 80,000 or 90,000.

The three major clans are united with each other, and the surrounding areas of Yuncheng are mostly woods, and on weekdays, the Chen and Zhao families cut down and plant, and handed over the goods to the Shao family to transport the goods to the outer city for sale.

The world is not peaceful, there are many thieves who occupy the mountain as the king, the Shao family bleeds every year to transport goods, the family is mostly a dart martial artist, and the people who walk the rivers and lakes nearby know the banner of the Shao family.

And the Shao family also gave face to their friends in the rivers and lakes, and they opened the tea and soup house in the city.

The tea soup house is different from the ordinary tea house.

Ordinary teahouses usually hang a flag at the door with the word "tea" written on it.

The teahouse also hangs a banner with a teapot painted on it, but it does not write.

Li Fengwu took Zhang Xiaolei off the horse and said to him: "This is the tea soup house, some people who don't know how to read and write, so they draw a teapot." ”

Zhang Xiaolei suddenly realized, and when he entered the hall, Xiao Er saw the three of them, and hurriedly said enthusiastically: "Three guest officers, do you want to sit down and eat tea?" Five pennies for a bowl of tea. ”

Lian Yuntian replied: "Tea soup house, sit down and eat tea." ”

Xiao Er said again: "Sit down, a bowl of tea for three cents." ”

Zhang Xiaolei couldn't understand what the two were saying, so Li Fengwu smiled with him: "This is jargon, people who walk the rivers and lakes, some people have heads and faces, and some people are penniless." The tea soup house does business on weekdays, charging ordinary people five cents for a bowl of tea, but it can treat people in the rivers and lakes, different people are different money. ”

Zhang Xiaolei was curious: "What's the difference?" ”

Li Fengwu explained: "If you go through the streets and alleys to sell goods, and you don't have much money on you, just tell him - tea soup house, give a bowl of tea." This means telling him that you don't have much money, so he will sell you a bowl for a penny, and you will stand and drink, listen to what people are talking about, and occasionally interject. ”

"If you say a tea bathhouse, sit down and eat tea. It means that you have some money, sit down to eat, sit down to talk, and people will sell you at your normal price. ”

"There is another kind of tea soup house, which wants a place to eat tea. It shows that you are a character with a head and a face, then you can get a private room, sit in it and eat tea and drink, whether it is the money for tea and wine, or the money for side dishes, it is more expensive than outside. ”

Zhang Xiaolei was puzzled: "Why is it more expensive than outside?" ”

Li Fengwu said with a smile: "That's the money for sending tea to friends in the rivers and lakes, and it is for sending tea to friends in the rivers and lakes." The tea soup house overcharges you money, and it will be used on others. It's like a poor man who spends a penny for a bowl of tea, which is deducted from the rich man's tea money. It's like asking for a private room, and when the bill is settled, they'll write down my name. And you come to ask for a bowl of tea, guess what they will say? ”

"Say what?"

"When the tea is handed to you, they will say, "I deceived the fairy Li Fengwu for the tea, which means that I invited you to drink a bowl of tea. They won't say anyone else's name until I run out of extra money. ”

"Then what if no one asks for a private room and no one gives money for tea?"

"Then they will say the name of the boss, as if this is the Shaw family, and they will say that it is the tea invited by the Shao family."

Zhang Xiaolei suddenly realized that there were so many foils for those who walked the rivers and lakes.

No wonder it is always said that the rivers and lakes are in trouble, and all directions come to help.

At this time, the three of them sat down, waiting for Xiao Er to serve tea, Lian Yuntian suddenly shouted angrily: "Invite friends to eat and drink, fifty yuan per person, the banquet will be held at noon, the more friends, the better!" ”

When the people in the seats next to them heard this, they all walked out one after another, and the second child of the tea soup house heard this and hurriedly ran into the back kitchen.

Li Fengwu told Zhang Xiaolei that this is to ask friends in the rivers and lakes to help, blow a whistle, and invite everyone to dinner.

It didn't take long for people to walk into the tea soup house, and whenever someone came in, they would shout, "Who invited the wine?" ”

Lian Yuntian would stand up and say, "Old man, me." ”

Shake each other, and the man will be seated.

At noon, the tea soup house closed the door and began to serve wine and food to the table, there were about six people at a table, 50 yuan per person, and 300 yuan for each table.

What to do, a few meat dishes and a few vegetarian dishes, the tea soup house is measured.

Lian Yuntian stood up and shouted: "Old man, my surname is Lian Yuntian, I went south and north to run a circus, and I came to Yuncheng today, please help my friends on the road." ”

Li Fengwu knocked down the bowl with chopsticks and asked, "What help?" ”

"Help me find someone who killed my only son. He is forty-five years old, with a square face and thick eyebrows, a mole in his left eye, lean as a dog, seven feet two inches tall, and his name is Zhao Dahai. ”

Li Fengwu knocked on the bowl again: "What is the reward?" ”

"Twenty taels of silver!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately stood up and said, "I'm sorry friends, I'll take these twenty taels, I saw this person at the dock before, and he was about to get on my brother-in-law's boat and go to Maicheng." You only care about drinking and eating, I'll borrow a small boat and chase that man back! ”