Chapter 1 The Witch Makes Trouble in Mingfang Pavilion and the Drunken Beggars Apprentice to Longtan Temple (1)

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The sun is shining, the spring breeze is warm, and the Mingfang Pavilion is crowded.

Mingfang Pavilion is the largest tea house in Xiangyang, the building is three floors high, every day people come and go lively, whether it is to drink tea, or to listen to history, are full of expectations to come, satisfied to go. Even if the Yiqing Building, which was famous for Wu Yue back then, I am afraid that it does not have such a grand scene.

A place with a lot of people, naturally noisy, at this moment in the Mingfang Pavilion is really full of people. With a few crisp bamboo sounds, everyone quickly stopped talking, and countless pairs of eyes were glued to the high platform in the patio.

I saw an old man with a somewhat rickety figure, holding a bamboo board in his hand, and slowly walked towards the stage. He walked up the steps and sang in his mouth: "Tang lost its deer and chased the world, Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou." Chai Rongbang suddenly established the young master, and Taizu should seek the people in the world. The hateful swallow thief will start at that time, and divide Liaodong and Youzhou. Long live the thunder and anger, and the life of the traitor is over! ”

As soon as his finale poem fell, there was a burst of thunderous applause in the Mingfang Pavilion, and they knew that the old gentleman continued to tell the story of Murong Yanyun, the leader of the martial arts alliance who had dominated the rivers and lakes in the past, and their expressions became nervous and expectant.

The old man cleared his throat, picked up the book and said, "Yesterday we talked about Murong Yanyun fighting Murong Zhang, the head of the evil path, in order to protect the righteous path everyone in Xianshui Rock. That battle was really a battle, and the sun and moon were gone. Xiao Lao'er was fortunate to participate in person, and his battle is still unforgettable! After the war, the four factions of Shaolin, Zhengyi, Beggar Gang, and Shenlong thanked him for his kindness and publicly recommended him as the leader of the martial arts alliance. It's a pity that Murong Yanyun's ambition swelled, and he soon embarked on an evil path. In the name of recovering the country, he openly summoned people in the rivers and lakes to rebel against the Great Song Dynasty and became the number one rival of my Great Song Dynasty. If it weren't for the fact that my Celestial Empire is full of talents, I'm afraid that I would really die at the hands of this thief! You want to know the details, and listen to the old man slowly! ”

A rich boy under the high stage smiled maliciously when he heard this, "Hey, old man, you have been patronizing Murong Yanyun these days, and you are also talking about his good Zhao Chanxue!" I heard that she was the first beauty of the Great Zhou back then! ”

The old gentleman smiled slightly, nodded and said, "That's right, this son is really knowledgeable." Zhao Chanxue is the daughter of Taizu and the sister of the Eight Kings Chitose. When Taizu was not yet the emperor, he intended to marry her to the founding father Murong Yanzhao, but she refused to live or die, and even did not hesitate to escape marriage and wander the rivers and lakes. met Murong Yanyun in this way, and at that time, both of them concealed their true identities for some reason, which led to a tear-jerking love story......"

Everyone was listening interestingly, when they suddenly heard a shouting from the door of the teahouse. Everyone present turned their heads to look at the door, and even the old gentleman who was telling history looked curiously. I saw a ragged and unkempt little beggar holding a bamboo stick in one hand and a broken porcelain bowl in the other, arguing loudly with the guy in front of the cabinet.

The little beggar waved the bamboo stick in his hand at the man and shouted loudly: "Hey, don't look down on people!" This young man didn't come to Mingfang Pavilion to ask for food, but to listen to history. You ask for money to drink tea here, and you don't want to listen to history, why don't you let Ben Shaoxia in! ”

The guy in front of the cabinet sneered: "Hahaha, look at your virtue, are you embarrassed to call yourself a young man?" If you are a young man, Lao Tzu is still the leader of the martial arts alliance! ”

A guy who ran the hall smiled and said, "Huzi, are you still in the mood to joke with Xiaohuazi?" I was so sick that I almost vomited just by smelling him! Let's just do it, give him two copper plates, and send him away, otherwise with him here, how can there be a guest who is willing to take care of our business? ”

The guy in front of the counter nodded, reluctantly took out two copper plates that had been damaged, threw them in front of the little beggar, and muttered: "Stinky food, Uncle Ben has always been kind-hearted and soft-faced, and I will reward you with two copper plates today." But get out of here after taking the money, don't be an eyesore here, make the uncle anxious, be careful of me pumping! ”

The little beggar looked at the two copper plates thrown in front of him, and his eyes shone with golden light, as if he saw not two worn copper plates, but two newborn suns. He hurriedly bent down to pick up the copper plate, and then asked with a smile, "Hey, how much is the cheapest wine you have here?" ”

The guy in front of the counter said without thinking: "The cheapest wine is a penny and a half." Why do you ask this, can you afford it, seeing that you are so poor that you can afford it? ”

The little beggar smiled and nodded, "Ben Shaoxia couldn't afford it originally, but now he can afford it!" As he spoke, he shook the two copper plates in his hand, and then generously threw them back at the man in front of the cabinet, as if he was throwing not two worn-out copper plates, but two hundred taels of gold!

The guy in front of the counter was so angry that his nose was almost crooked, and he pointed at the little beggar and said angrily: "Stinky and begging for food, you ...... You ......" he said "you" for a long time, but he couldn't say anything else.

The little beggar laughed and said, "What am I? Do you want to ask Ben Shaoxia, do you need to make change? Well, Ben Shaoxia is in a good mood today, and that half of the money will be used as a reward for you! ”

The guy in front of the counter was so angry that he really wanted to beat him, but it could be seen that the customers in the teahouse were looking at them, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief and entered the store helplessly. Soon, he took out a coarse porcelain bowl and handed it to the little beggar impatiently, "Hey, you want wine!" ”

The little beggar smiled and nodded, and reached out to pick up the porcelain bowl, but deliberately missed it a little, and the rice wine in the bowl spilled. He smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was blue, and he said angrily: "Hey, how did you serve the wine to Ben Shaoxia, I spilled half a bowl without taking a sip." I've already paid for this drink, how are you going to pay for it? And my clothes, although they are a little dirty, are also good materials, how are you going to pay for them? If you're reasonable, I'm a big man, so I don't have the same knowledge as you. But if you dare to bully the small, I will stay in front of the teahouse today! ”

The little beggar said as he wiped and wiped his hands on the torn clothes that were riddled with holes, and he was stretched to the brim with a tattered shirt, when suddenly a golden thing fell out of his bosom.

The guy in front of the cabinet had sharp eyes and hurriedly reached out to pick it up. He saw that what fell was a Ruyi made of pure gold, and his hands involuntarily caressed Jin Ruyi, and the corners of his mouth grinned in an arc that he couldn't even imagine, as if he was the owner of Jin Ruyi.

The little beggar was not annoyed when he saw that the guy had picked up Jin Ruyi, and even smiled, "Hey, do you want Jin Ruyi?" If you want, get me twenty bowls of good daughter red. No, you have to pay me two more bowls, that's twenty-two bowls! ”

The guy in front of the counter smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll give you ten more bowls, a total of thirty-two bowls." If you can't finish it today, you can come back later, and the shop will never pay the bill! He said and said to a few guys around him: "Several, this guest's wine money is all in my account!" ”

Seeing him like this, several people couldn't help laughing, and went into the store to get the wine with a smile. After a while, the men brought out several wooden trays, on which were thirty-two porcelain bowls. The bowl is full of the best daughter red, and the aroma of wine wafts in the wind, which is enough to make people feel intoxicated.

The little beggar smelled the wine, and the tip of his tongue quickly pursed around his lips, swallowing back the saliva that had almost flowed down. He snatched two bowls of wine, one tilted his neck, and he drank not a drop of the bowl of wine, and the other bowl of wine was also drunk. After two bowls of wine, the little beggar was not only drunk, but more energetic. He stared at the remaining thirty bowls of wine, his eyes shining, as if what was in front of him was not wine, but an inexhaustible treasure.

I saw that he kept serving wine, tilting his neck, and drinking it all, a series of movements were skillful like flowing water, and it was natural, and thirty-two bowls of aged wine were drunk by him in an instant.

Everyone present was amazed and applauded! The old gentleman who told history was even more dumbfounded, and praised stupidly: "Good amount of wine, really good amount of wine, is Wan Mengsheng who was known as a thousand cups on the rivers and lakes ten years ago, but I am afraid that the amount of wine may not be able to beat him!" ”

After the little beggar had drunk thirty-two bowls of wine, his eyes became a little misty, he burped, wiped his mouth contentedly, and turned to leave. At this time, there was a sudden angry shout of a young girl at the corner of the street, and at the same time there was a sound of several hidden weapons breaking the air, and the lively crowd scattered and fled when they heard the sound, and only the little beggar was left on the huge street in an instant.

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