Because of the delay for Sai Gongzi, Qin Lang and I came out of the Salt Division, and it was already dusk, so we went to a nearby restaurant that looked good for dinner.

After ordering a few special dishes and a pot of wine, Qin Lang saw that my face was so hot that his face was crimson, and he specially ordered a bowl of osmanthus ice powder.

The two of us were drinking tea and other dishes relatively silently, when suddenly the door curtain opened, and Sai Gongzi walked in with a little maid who was also dressed as a man.

"Shopkeeper, the same old way! Bring me another bowl of ice powder, Malier's! ”

Her high-pitched voice instantly fell silent in the lobby of the restaurant.

Sai Gongzi was obviously very satisfied with his influence, and found a table not far from us and sat down.

I glanced at her with a little disdain, but saw the shopkeeper come over with a shy face, saying that there was only one bowl of osmanthus cake powder left, and we would see if we were willing to change the dish and give the ice powder to Sai Gongzi.

Girl, I was already made angry by this boy today, and this time I finally couldn't bear it, "Eating in a restaurant has always been a first-come, first-served, first-come, first-served basis, how can there be a reason for us to order first but give it to others?!" ”

The shopkeeper was busy making compensation, saying that the meal money was free for us, and he just begged us not to compare with Sai Gongzi for a bowl of ice powder.

I haven't opened my mouth yet, but I heard the "hehe" sneering of the Sai Gongzi not far away, "My Sai Gongzi has been walking in Huai'an for many years, and no one has dared to grab anything from me!" ”

Her very arrogant words made the girl and me completely angry.

Coincidentally, the guy in the back kitchen was bringing out the bowl of ice powder, so he heard Sai Gongzi deliberately raise his voice and order to the little girl: "Xiaoqing, don't bring it to me yet!" ”

But Xiaoqing, how can there be a girl, I have quick eyes.

Seeing that I grabbed the ice powder, Sai Gongzi's apricot eyes turned into peaches, and his tone became more and more unkind, "I see that you are toasting and not eating and drinking!" ”

I saw her get up and kick down the stool, draw a long whip from her waist, and whip her wrist at me like a wind......

I didn't even bother to lift my eyelids.

"When you go out, peace is precious, why should the son deceive people too much." Qin Lang's clear voice was unquestionable.

"You ......" The whip was grabbed by Qin Lang in his hand, Sai Gongzi struggled hard and couldn't break free, his face turned white with anger, he simply gave up the whip, took out a short knife from his waist, stretched his ape arm, and flew towards Qin Lang's door like lightning.

I couldn't help but roll my eyes: playing with a flying knife in front of Qin Lang is tantamount to getting a big axe in front of Lu Ban's door.

Sure enough, the short knife that broke through the air was easily clamped by Qin Lang with two fingers, and with a little force, the blades were broken in two and fell on the table, making two crisp sounds.

This powerful vajra finger kung fu won the four of them in unison in exclamation, and the initiator Sai Gongzi opened his mouth but couldn't speak.

Qin Lang, who finished showing off his kung fu, took an empty bowl disapprovingly, poured half of the ice powder into it, and then with a flick of his wrist, the half bowl of ice powder flew straight out and landed in front of Sai Gongzi.

"Count us in." He said to Sai Gongzi in a flat tone, stretched out his hand and pushed the other half bowl in front of me, and took a spoon thoughtfully, "Eat it." ”

I was greatly impressed by his method of using both soft and hard tactics before the soldiers, and secretly praised him under the table, and only after the praise did I realize: Aren't I angry with him?

Sai Gongzi silently finished the half bowl of ice powder without saying a word, got up and left, and glanced at Qin Lang meaningfully before leaving.

After the two of us finished eating, we were told that the meal money had been settled by Sai Gongzi.

I thought with some reluctance: this girl is obviously spoiled, and she is a master who eats hard rather than soft.

Previously, when we were handling the salt introduction in the Salt Division, Brother Hugua felt a little guilty about us, so he enthusiastically guided us before leaving, saying that there was a salt stack not far from the Salt Division, which was specially used for the accommodation of salt merchants who traveled to and from Huai'an.

Thinking that the gathering of salt merchants in the salt stack would also facilitate the investigation of the matter of official salt, Qin Lang and I lived in it in a good way.

It is a good time to eat after a meal at night, so the salt stack is very lively, and the salt merchants from the south to the north are in groups, chatting with various accents.

Qin Lang and I walked around the garden and found a hot topic that salt merchants were talking about a lot: birthday gifts.

"can make many salt merchants from the south to the north prepare for the birthday gift, this birthday star has a lot of face." As I rested in a gazebo, I couldn't help but sigh.

Unexpectedly, as soon as my voice fell, I heard a slightly greasy voice behind my ear: "That's nature, the birthday banquet of the Ping'an Marquis Mansion, who dares not to care?" ”

I was shocked by this sudden accompaniment, and turned my head to see a very greasy Xiaosheng pinched the fan out of the bushes, this unique way of appearance made me a little embarrassed, but when I heard him mention "Ping'an Hou", I still bowed his hand to him and said: "This brother is invited, in Jinling Bailan." ”

He arched his hand in a very exaggerated tone: "Long admiration, long admiration, in Xia Shanxi Jia Qi." ”

I was secretly thinking that you don't know me, what have you looked up for a long time, but I saw this greasy Jia Gongzi shaking his fan in a matter-of-fact manner, and a pair of small eyes quickly looked at me from head to toe, "Brother Bai Xian was born with a handsome appearance, fresh and refined, it is really a rare Pianpian Jia Gongzi." ”

He looked at it and praised it this time, and he was stunned to praise the back of my neck, and it took me a long time to remember the matter: "I just heard from Brother Tai that the Ping'an Marquis Mansion is going to hold a birthday banquet, isn't it that the birthday of the Ping'an Marquis is approaching?" ”

"No, no." Jia Gongzi knocked on the fan and put on a posture that he thought was suave, "It's not Hou Ye, but Hou Ye's daughter Miss Fanghua is approaching." Hou Ye is the only one beloved daughter, regarded as the pearl of the palm, and her birthday is naturally celebrated with a birthday banquet, which happens to be tomorrow night. ”

Tomorrow night...... Qin Lang and I silently exchanged glances, but I made a yearning for Jia Gongzi: "The night banquet of the Hou Mansion is naturally extremely luxurious, which is desirable!" ”

"That's nature." Jia Gongzi's greasy face showed a hint of pride, but he sighed, "It's a pity that the threshold of the Hou Mansion is strict, and those who don't get the invitation are all declined, it's a pity." ”

"The birthday banquet of the Ping'an Marquis Mansion is a rare and good opportunity."

Back in the room, Qin Lang and I began to think about ways to infiltrate the Hou Mansion.

"I want to go in, but it's not too difficult." Qin Lang raised his eyes and looked at me, "It's just you ......"

I sighed depressedly: It's really hard to move an inch without martial arts in these years. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, pretending to be enchanting and throwing a flattering look at him with a fan half-covering his face: "I'll pretend to be a singer and dancer to go in, what do you think?" ”

Qin Lang was obviously stunned, and then categorically: "You dare!" ”

I know that Qin Lang is a person who has no room for maneuver when he makes a decision, if I really dare to do this again, I can't guarantee that he will tie me up in the house with a rope and go to visit the Hou Mansion alone.

is helpless, but I don't want to have a pie in the sky.

A man who claimed to be the housekeeper of the Ping'an Hou Mansion came to visit and sent an invitation to the birthday banquet of the Hou Mansion tomorrow night.

Looking at the red posts on the table, I couldn't turn around for a while.

"Why ...... They"

Qin Lang pondered for a moment, "Xu is because the Bai family has been an imperial merchant for generations, and he is also quite influential among the merchants, and this time he came to the Huai'an realm, and the Marquis of Ping'an intends to make friends, which is also reasonable." ”

As soon as he explained this, I also felt that it made sense, so I stopped thinking about it.

At the very least, I can go and meet this Marquis of Peace in a dignified manner.

The next day, Qin Lang called the housekeeper of Baifu who accompanied the ship and instructed him to buy some decent birthday gifts, and that night we took the birthday gift list into the Ping'an Marquis Mansion for a banquet.

Ping'an Hou Mansion is a well-deserved first family in Huai'an, so the Hou Mansion occupies a huge area, there are many pavilions and pavilions, strange stones and beautiful trees abound, and in the layout of the article, it shows the informal personality of the two generations of Ping'an Hou and the surprising aesthetic standards of mixing and matching.

In short, the entire Ping'an Hou Mansion is full of discord everywhere, which makes people look indescribably awkward.

I secretly slandered to myself, and walked into the main hall with all the guests, only to see Ma De, the Marquis of Ping'an, dressed in a purple piping group collar shirt, with two thick thighs, sitting on the main seat of the main hall to accept the guests' congratulations, and from time to time burst out with a burst of "wahahahaha" hearty laughter, which can be like thunder.

It was because I looked at this Ping'an Hou with swallow jaws and tiger beards, and I always had the feeling that the mountain bandit leader had gone to the wrong set.

And when the banquet began, I saw that the Yahuan of the Hou Mansion put a pot of whole chickens and ducks on the table, and this kind of strayed into Wagangzhai and the feeling of encountering Cheng Biting Gold became more and more obvious.

After three rounds of drinking, Ping'an Hou stood up with a wine glass, cleared his throat heavily, and spit out a mouthful of phlegm on the gold silk carpet, and the audience instantly fell silent.

The next opening remarks are still a series of heroic "wahahahaha." ”

"Today, all brothers and friends are fortunate to come to participate in the birthday banquet of the Little Women's Competition, Master Hou, I am very happy!"

I pouted to myself: I put the word "lucky" on the guest, and it was really the first time I saw you.

"The little girl is sixteen this year, she has grown up beside me since she was a child, she can bend the bow and lead the arrow when she gets on the horse, and she can play with a double knife and a long whip when she gets off the horse, which is quite talented ......and beautiful."

He paused deliberately at this point, and a pair of tiger eyes glanced around among the guests. The guests were collectively silent for a moment, and then echoed knowingly: Miss Ma is good at martial arts, and she is really a heroine among women.

This echo obviously reached the psychological expectations of Ping'an Hou, and then he was satisfied with a burst of "wahahaha", and then suddenly threw out the theme:

"As the saying goes, when a man is married, a woman should be married, and a young woman is also at the age when she should be married. Master Hou, I think there are a lot of young people today, the so-called day is better than hitting the day, so I simply give the little girl an embroidery building to recruit relatives! ”

As soon as he said this, all the guests were stunned again, obviously a little unexpected for this sudden recruitment.

Seeing that no one echoed, Ping'an Hou's eyes widened again: "What?" Isn't it good? ”

Everyone reacted and hurriedly applauded one after another, but the faces of the young sons among them were a little unsightly.