Liu Xianglian is actually a side branch of the Liu family of Liguo Gong.

He could have been a rich idler, but unfortunately in his father's generation, there was no one to slaughter the officials, and the people withered and were already ruined.

After the death of his parents, his family's situation became even more dire.

But his habits as the son of a family have been inherited very comprehensively.

For example, cockfighting, lackeys, blowing, playing, singing, sleeping flowers and staying in willows, these miscellaneous plays, Liu Xianglian knows all of them, and is proficient in everything.

It stands to reason that in order to make a living, Liu Xianglian should go to the Liguo Mansion to get an errand.

But Liu Xianglian loves face and is reluctant to go to her relatives' house to whisper.

So he found another way and entered the Rongguo Mansion to become a helper, specializing in playing with his son's buddies.

Liu Xianglian's personality and behavior are full of contradictions.

He is not willing to be low, and he is willing to please others.

He also retains the self-esteem of the children of the family and refuses to bow down and be small.

Although he was doing idle things, he didn't be servile and slap anyone. Just a loose person who comes and goes freely.

With a proud attitude, he mingled with the wealthy and maintained his poor self-esteem.

For such a person with a complex personality, extremely arrogant on the outside, but extremely inferior in his heart, if he is accepted with gold and silver, I am afraid that he will feel humiliated.

Only by influencing him with the righteousness of the rivers and lakes and brotherhood and forming close friends with him can he sincerely serve him.

For now, I want to find an opportunity to make friends with him.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Baoyu and Liu Xianglian have a similar temperament and have a very close personal relationship, you can ask Jia Baoyu to be a middleman, matchmaking, and meet with Liu Xianglian first to see if he and himself have a contract?

Jia Chen acted vigorously and resolutely, never dragging mud and water, and did it when he thought of it.

He immediately found Jia Baoyu and asked him to ask Liu Xianglian to come out and have dinner together at Lumingxuan Restaurant.

When it was nearly noon, Jia Chen first sent lunch to Lin Daiyu, and then rushed to Lumingxuan Restaurant.

When he saw Liu Xianglian in the box, Jia Chen's eyes lit up, he was a handsome and extraordinary cold-faced gentleman.

The sideburns are like a knife, the sword eyebrows are starry, the eyebrows are long, the eyebrows fly obliquely into the temples, the eyes are sharp and angular, and the edge is full of anticipation.

Jia Baoyu smiled and introduced:

"Brother Chen, this is Brother Liu Xianglian and Liu Shi."

For this kind of lonely and arrogant person, don't wait for the other party to say hello first, so as not to let the other party misunderstand that you have taken a big one.

Jia Chen took the initiative to bow and said:

"I've seen Brother Liu Shi below!"

Liu Xianglian also hugged her fists and saluted:

"I've seen Brother Chen."

Jia Baoyu smiled:

"Brother Liu likes to send love to mountains and rivers, wandering between heaven and earth, springs, rocks, mountains and forests, pleasant and elegant, and I have a similar temperament and a very personal relationship."

Jia Chen greeted:

"I have heard that Brother Liu is bold and heroic, and he is brave and righteous, and I am fortunate to see it today, which is really a blessing for three lives."

People praise people more and more, Liu Xianglian has low self-esteem in her heart, and she needs the recognition and respect of others.

"I have also heard that the Chen brothers are both civil and military, and they also wrote the famous Mengxue book "Disciple Rules", which is famous in the capital, well-known in the literary world, and is enviable.

Liu Xianglian saw that Jia Chen's words were heroic and his temperament was sparse, and she couldn't help but feel close, and her title for Jia Chen changed from "Brother Chen" to "Brother Chen".

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Jia Chen and Liu Xianglian chatted while eating, and the relationship between the two sides gradually became familiar.

Liu Xianglian's face was cold and hot, and the wine was surging, and she gradually opened up the conversation.

Jia Baoyu was young and couldn't drink enough, and it didn't take long for him to get drunk.

Jia Chen and Liu Xianglian helped him to rest in the guest room next door, and the two of them had a confidant and felt that they had endless words, so they returned to the box and continued to drink.

After drinking a few more glasses, Liu Xianglian smiled:

"I heard Baoyu say that the weapon used by Brother Chen is a long sword, coincidentally, I use a pair of mandarin duck swords, today I and Brother Chen hit it off at first sight, how about we have a competition?"

Jia Chen smiled and said:

"Of course you can, but the sword has no eyes, so let's use chopsticks instead of the long sword and try it on the street downstairs, how about it?"

"Good!" Liu Xianglian happily agreed.

Jia Chen took one chopstick, while Liu Xianglian took two chopsticks because of her habit of using double swords.

The two men went downstairs, walked to a small open space by the street, clasped each other's fists and saluted, and then fought together with chopsticks.

After a few rounds of fighting, Jia Chen was secretly surprised, this Liu Xianglian is really strong in martial arts, and he used to make moves with other people, and he needed three or five moves at most to win the other party.

But this time against Liu Xianglian, they attacked and defended each other more than a dozen times, and they still didn't know the winner.

The two of them fought inextricably, and their moves were exquisite, attracting many onlookers.

From time to time, there were one or two cheers and applause from the crowd.

After more than 30 rounds of fighting, Liu Xianglian swiped her left hand, and the chopsticks swept horizontally towards Jia Chen's throat.

Jia Chen hurriedly retreated half a step, but Liu Xianglian's left hand just now was just a false move, and then took a step forward, and the chopsticks in her right hand stabbed straight forward, stabbing Jia Chen's chest.

Just when he thought that a blow would be hit, Jia Chen suddenly made a wrong step, his body shook, and he dodged the blow, and at the same time did not retreat, but advanced, took half a step forward, and grabbed into the opponent's arms, and the chopsticks in his right hand were picked up diagonally.

In the next moment, the chopsticks pressed against Liu Xianglian's jaw.

The verdict is made, and the winner is decided.

Both sides took two steps back.

Liu Xianglian arched her hand towards Jia Chen and said:

"Brother Chen's martial arts are strong and their swordsmanship is exquisite, which opened my eyes and convinced me to lose."

Jia Chen said politely:

"Brother Liu Shi is also extraordinary in martial arts, and it is really a great pleasure in his life to be able to fight with Brother Liu Shi today!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and returned to the box.

As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, the relationship between the two has become a lot closer, and Jia Chen said tentatively:

"Brother Liu Shiwen is martial and strategic, erudite and talented, if he doesn't enlist in the army, he will be a marquis and a general, it will be a pearl and dust." Liu Xianglian smiled and said modestly:

"Brother Chen has a good reputation, my martial arts are average, and my strategy is mediocre, how dare I hope to be a general? I am now alone, relying on the Jia family to help make a living, and I can only eat enough for one person, and the whole family is not worried. ”

Jia Chen said step by step:

"Brother Liu Shi is still chic, as a side branch of the Jia family, my family is poor, and I finally made some money by selling books, and I am ready to open a dart game, hoping to make a living from it."

Hearing this, Liu Xianglian's eyes widened a little, he likes to dance with knives and guns on weekdays, so he is naturally interested in the martial arts of the dart game.

"The dart bureau is an industry, you need to escort the darts to all directions, I don't know how many bandits and robbers you have to encounter, and it is not easy to ring horses and water bandits!" Liu Xianglian sighed and sighed.

Jia Chen pretended to be a little bitter and smiled:

"What Brother Liu said is very true, I'm worried about where to find a kung fu master, but it's a pity that I haven't even recruited an executioner at present, let alone the backbone of the dart head and the dart master."

Liu Xianglian sighed lightly and said:

"I want to help Brother Chen, but it's a pity that I offended someone who shouldn't be offended, so I had to leave Shenjing City for a while to avoid the limelight, but I'm afraid I can't help it."

Jia Chen asked curiously:

"I don't know who Brother Liu offended? If you can trust me, you may as well tell me that although I am a soft-spoken person, I also know some friends, and maybe I can help you with everything. ”

Liu Xianglian frowned and was silent for a moment, then said with a wry smile:

"Brother Chen's kindness, I understand it, but I advise Brother Chen not to wade into this muddy water, the person I offended has an extraordinary identity."