Chapter 164: Laughing Zhu Zi Banquet
After listening to Wang Hou's question, the silver-haired old man glanced at him: "Young man, don't underestimate this little juice, if it is smeared on a dart or arrow, it is enough to make fifty highly poisonous weapons, and no matter how high your martial arts are, you will die if you get one of them." ”
Only then did Lord Chen give a fist salute to Wang Hou and Fairy Lily: "Thank you two for your help!" I haven't asked for a name yet. The lily fairy responded: "I have heard the name of Lord Chen Helm for a long time, and I have never had the opportunity to see it, and this fairy is the palace master of Tianxiang Palace." "Lily fairy? …… Disrespectful, disrespectful! Lord Chen bowed again.
Wang Hou smiled and said: "It's the first time I've met Master Chen, and I haven't heard of it before, so I'm glad to meet it!" Taking out the jade again, Lord Chen's face changed, and he landed on one knee and put his hands together in front of his forehead: "I've seen the envoy of the helper!" Wang Hou helped him up, and said that he was not polite, not polite.
The silver-haired old man said to the lily fairy: "I have heard for a long time that the lily fairy is good at poisoning, to be honest, the old man has always looked down on people who make poison in his heart, but I didn't expect that if it wasn't for the palace master to save me this time, I'm afraid my old life will be put on hold here, from now on." The old man will never have the slightest disrespect for the poisoner. ”
The Lily Fairy looked for Zhang Yizhen several times before, hoping that he could cure the poison of the Ten Flavors of Heavenly Fragrance for himself, but he was either not at home or closed door, and I don't know if he was not sure of the treatment or did not want to be treated. The lily fairy smiled and said: "This fairy has also admired the master of a needle for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to see it, if it were not for the envoy of the helper this time, the slave family would not have made a move." ”
Although Wang Hou didn't know what the lily fairy and Zhang Yizhen had to do, seeing that they were talking frankly, it could be seen that there was no mustard, and reminded: "This is not a place to talk, there are still many people waiting on the road, Master Chen, let's go." Lord Chen Helm hurriedly said: "The special envoy is going to Fuzhou to divide the rudder?" Let's go. ”
Wang Hou nodded, returned to the convoy with the Lily Fairy, and said a few words to the seven sons of Wudang and the Yang gang leader, and the convoy set off again. The horses of Lord Chen were at the other end of the road, and several subordinates had already led the horses when they came out of the forest, and everyone did not say too much to each other, and hugged each other.
The convoy increased by more than 30 riders, reaching more than 100 people, and the lineup was strong, Yang Gang Leader looked at the front, and then looked at the back, and his heart was a lot, but he thought that there would be two or three days to go to Fuzhou, and he didn't know how Wanshihui and Dongshan Island would make a move, and his heart was apprehensive.
When everyone arrived at Youxi, the sky was already slightly dark, and although Master Chen was worried about Deputy Master Wu's injury, he couldn't hurry at this time, so he rested with everyone. Because they couldn't find an inn that could accommodate 100 people, everyone had to divide into two groups, Poyang helped live in one, and the other people lived in the other, fortunately, the two inns were not far from each other, and if there was really anything, it was convenient to take care of it.
After the break, Wang Hou introduced the seven sons of Wudang to Chen Duozhu and others one by one, both sides are big gangs, although they are far away from each other, but they have admired each other for a long time, and they are naturally polite when they meet here. There was no need for the lily fairy to be Zhang Luo for dinner, and the master of the Su hall was busy, and after half an hour, a table full of dishes was placed. The people sat down at five tables: three tables for the Salt Gang; Wudang's seven sons are at a table, and the master of Su Tang is accompanied; There are six people on Wang Hou's side, Chen Duozhu and Zhang Yizhen as accompaniment.
Before the meal, Chen Duozhu and Wang Hou had been talking, and learned that the envoy was not from the Yan Gang, but only met Li Gang Leader in Beijing last September last year and was highly valued, so he gave him the Gang Leader's token. Lord Chen Duo knew that things were by no means so simple, and seeing that Wang Hou was reluctant to say more, it was inconvenient to ask more. If he knew that the masked man in front of him was actually the first place in the Beijing Martial Arts Conference, and he still had the jade wrench finger and the tea horse golden order given by the saint in his arms, he didn't know how he would feel.
At this time, Chen Duozhu smiled and said: "Special envoy, fairy, it is rare for us to meet in Youxi, this is the birthplace of Zhu Xi, the literati atmosphere is very strong, the Youxi Zhuzi banquet we invite you to taste tonight is a major local feature, and every dish is exquisite." If you don't come to Youxi to eat the Zhuzi banquet, it will be in vain. ”
Chen Duozhu pointed to the dishes on the table one by one: Overlord Unloading Armor, Liuda Dashun, Zhuzi Painting Hexagram, Fish Leaping Dragon Gate, Fangtang Watching Fish, Group of Frogs Fighting Pond, Mother and Son Heart, Chopsticks into Bamboo, Wengong Xianghoof, Fangtang Xianglian, Zhumen Tofu, Kissing Xiaozui, Yuansheng Immortal Soup...... Every time he introduced a dish, everyone picked up a chopstick, and they felt that it was tender and delicious, and the aroma was overflowing.
The lily fairy sandwiched four snails and put them in Wang Hou's bowl, and said with a smile: "This snail comes from the clear spring in the mountains, the meat is tender and delicious, and more than a dozen seasonings such as green onions and old ginger are added, and they are stewed over a simmer, and the helper can eat more." Wang Houlian said thanks: "I'll come by myself, one will do." Lord Chen Helm smiled: "When you eat, as long as you suck at the snail, you can eat the meat inside, so it is called kissing the small mouth." ”
The lily fairy chuckled, "So, the helper has to eat four, and each one tastes different." Wang Hou knew that she was taking the opportunity to talk about the four of Yan'er, so he deliberately forked: "Master Chen, is this group of frog buckets the sword frogs that were captured before?" Lord Chen was taken aback: "Special envoy, I don't dare to be the envoy if you say that, this is a non-toxic frog, using the frog to mock those who fight for power and profit, come, I salute the envoy." Wang Hou also dried the wine in the cup.
Liu Hanyan asked: "Master Chen, you said that every dish has an allusion, what is this called lotus seed, tell us about it?" "Hehe, this is called mother-son connection. It is said that when Zhu Zi was a child, his mother cooked two bowls of lotus seed soup, Zhu Zi drank a sip and complained bitterly, and his mother asked him to drink another bowl, but it was sweet and fragrant. His mother told him that the lotus seeds in the previous bowl did not remove the lotus heart, but it was the painstaking work of the poor son; The current bowl has removed the lotus heart, because there is the bitterness in the front, so it tastes sweet, which is the truth of bitterness first and then sweetness. ”
Liu Hanyan glanced at Wang Hou: "This dish is much better than that little mouth just now...... Nerd, if you like small mouths, eat more, let's eat lotus seed soup. Wang Hou said embarrassedly: "It's not that I like it, it's ...... Fairies like it. The lily fairy said, "How did I like it?" The slave family told you to eat the snails with tender meat and delicious taste, when did you tell you to eat small mouths? The crowd laughed.
After the meal, everyone chatted, Chen Helm saw that the convoy was crowded, walking slowly, for fear of delaying the injury of Deputy Helmsman Wu, according to Zhang Yizhen, there were only four days left, and the immortals could not be saved after the deadline. So he planned to let the master of Su Tang take more than 20 people and Zhang Yizhen to rush back to the rudder early tomorrow morning, and he would stay behind to accompany the envoys of the helper.
Master Chen Helm told Wang Hou about this idea, and Wang Hou naturally agreed, only saying that if Lord Chen Helm was urgent, he didn't need to stay to accompany him. Chen Duo hurriedly said: "The envoy of the gang leader comes to Fuzhou for the first time, and he must accompany him no matter what. Wang Hou smiled and asked about Vice Helmsman Wu's injury, Helmsman Chen didn't know who was the poisoner, and he had sent someone to investigate the day before yesterday, but he didn't know if there was any result.
"Lord Chen, how is the power of the Tea Horse Gang in Fuzhou?" Wang Hou is worried that with a force like the Yan Gang, if someone dares to poison him, will it be the Tea Horse Gang. "Fuzhou is a holy land for tea production, and the Tea Horse Gang naturally has a strong force, but they get along with us very well now, and I heard that it was mediated by the two generals at the Beijing Martial Arts Conference last year...... The envoy suspects the Tea Horse Gang? ”
Wang Hou listened to Chen Helm's words and made a lot of peace in his heart: passing by Hangzhou a year ago, Jiang Helm Lord and they still don't know about the reconciliation of the two gangs, it seems that after more than a month, the news has come, since it is not the Tea Horse Gang, then the matter is much less difficult to deal with, and asked: "How is Deputy Helmsman Wu usually behaving?" ”
"Vice helmsman Wu has no evil deeds, we are mainly engaged in salt affairs here, no different from merchants, and we pay attention to harmony and wealth." Wang Hou nodded, and secretly said that the other party knew that Deputy Helmsman Wu was the rudder of the Salt Gang, and he dared to poison him, he must have a purpose, and his power was not weak. The Lily Fairy suddenly asked, "Lord Chen, have you ever heard of the Alpine Snow Clan?" ”
Lord Chen was stunned and shook his head. Wang Hou asked, "Is it what you said before, the Yunnan Alpine Snow Clan who killed your uncle?" The lily fairy responded: "Alpine snow is very toxic, and people will be unconscious after poisoning...... Except for our Tianxiang Palace, there are no other sects in this square circle that use poison. ”
Wang Hou groaned: "I will go to Fuzhou in two days, and then I will ask the fairy to see the poisoning of Vice Rudder Wu, so that I can distinguish whether it is the work of the Alpine Snow Clan." Everyone couldn't come up with a clue together, so they went their separate ways to rest. Wang Hou was about to go to bed, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and Liu Hanyan's voice said, "Nerd, sleep?" ”
Wang Hou opened the door, saw Liu Hanyan and Zhou Qingzhu standing outside, and said strangely: "I'm tired for a day, and I still haven't sleeped?" Liu Hanyan pushed him away, walked into the room with Zhou Qingzhu, and said angrily: "It's not that I want to find you, someone is looking for you." "What is Sister Azhu looking for me?" Only then did Wang Hou notice that Zhou Qingzhu was holding a palm-sized flower pot in his hand, and the pot was planted with a newly sprouted purple bamboo.
Zhou Qingzhu swallowed: "Brother Wang...... Last time, last time you gave me acacia flowers...... I can't remember what to send...... It's good for you, I just saw this today...... Zizhu, it's very beautiful, just dig it out...... This flower pot is still from the inn, and the size is just right...... To you. With that, he stuffed the flower pot in his hand into Wang Hou's hand.
Wang Hou smiled: "Well, yes, yes, this purple bamboo is really good-looking." Liu Hanyan stretched out his hand, Wang Hou's Dao hat had been removed, and her ears were tightly screwed in her hands: "Nerd, is it just good-looking?" You don't want to think about the true meaning of Sister Azhu sending you this bonsai, Zhou Qingzhu and Zizhu are all bamboo," and said in Zhou Qingzhu's tone just now, "People, people want to ...... Pledge ......"