Volume 1: The Rise of the Western Regions Chapter 112 The Two Heroes [I]
Zhao Rang's words sound very reasonable at first glance, the boundary between friends and guests is not clear, and they can be exchanged with each other. It's a pity that Archie and Hydier don't understand this truth, the reason why they specifically avoid it and don't say it thoroughly is to leave each other with the last bit of decency.
Regardless of the negotiation status, Hedier runs the "Green Shirt Guest" in order to make friends. Aqizi hopes that there will be an endless stream of guests in Chunhua Building.
Just as well water does not interfere with river water, although it is all water, each has its own method and name, and it must not be mixed up.
At this time, Zhao Rangming said it in a flash, Archies and Hydier glanced at each other, but when they saw that there was only calm and indifference in each other's eyes, they withdrew their gazes.
Hediye said to Zhao Rang and the others:
"Either way, you're my friends first, and then you're guests here."
Then he turned to Akiz and said:
"Now I'm going to entertain my friends in your Chunhua Building, so I'm also your guest. The shopkeeper of Archie will not refuse a guest's request, right? ”
If Zhao Rang must give these two people a high or low, he will probably still think that Hediye's skills are superior. It's not because he owns the Sunset Racecourse that Zhao Rang already has a good impression of him, but because he knows what it means to mess around.
Obviously, Zhao Rang Fang said that there is really no difference between a guest and a friend, and Hedier's later words sounded high-sounding, but in fact, he changed the concept and returned the problem to the sequence.
He and Archie had come up one after the other.
After Zhao Rang and the others came to the King City of Single Night, the Tsing Yi Ke and Chunhua Lou also went back and forth.
No one can deny that, and everyone has to.
People can do many things at the same time, but only in one place at the same time!
So far, Zhao Rang has never seen a person who can drink in a liquor store and laugh with a girl in a brothel three streets away.
So Hedier's words are actually useless nonsense.
But this sentence made Akiz helpless the most.
As a shopkeeper, the visitor is a guest, and there has never been a reason to refuse a guest. No matter who this guest is, how much enmity he has with himself, as long as he can come, he will be a cheer, as long as he spends money, he is an uncle! Gotta be careful!
The two hadn't seen each other for twenty years, and when they first met, they were still on their own territory, but they had a bad meal, and Archie was very angry, but he still had to hold his temper, pretend to be patient, call his buddy, and let him clean up the top box as quickly as possible.
This box is rarely used by outsiders, and it is basically only when Archie entertains his friends that he sits in. And this friend must be qualified enough, not just any cat or dog can be counted as a friend.
There are roughly three kinds of people in Chunhua Building.
The first is those who stood up and saluted when Archy first came up. The second type is the one who came up to talk later. The third is to be invited to the box.
Now Zhao let them go to the box, but they are not the third kind of people.
Akiz's instructions to the men were in the Western Regions, specifically for the entire second floor, and he hoped to listen to them through their ears and then spread them throughout the royal city with their mouths.
A pair of enemies who have not seen each other for 20 years, at first meeting, there is no sword and sword, no blood, only a peaceful smile, and the highest standard arrangement.
Once such a thing spreads, it will undoubtedly bring Akiz's reputation to a new level. Although he no longer needs to be the lord of the dark street, he feels that it is worth it to be able to overpower Hediye.
The guy cleaned up quickly, and in less than a cup of tea, he came down from upstairs to resume his life.
Archie made a generous "please" gesture, and Hydier bowed slightly, which was considered a return gift, and then walked upstairs under the guidance of the man.
The third floor was empty, there was no one and no lights, only one room.
The room is not big, and it can only fit ten people when squeezed.
This shows that in Akizi's eyes, there are not many "friends", but fine. In addition to myself, it is already very good to have nine. One more comes in, and one will go out, and this is his rule.
Today is an exception.
Of the seven people who entered, Hedier was the one who had "gone out" of the house, and the rest were all new guests. Judging from what Zhao Rang said before, they, the guests, are still far away from their friends.
Hediye was the east, everyone sat down, and Zhao Rang sat on the top of his right hand.
He didn't order the food, because he knew that Archie would arrange everything.
However, he brought wine, because he knew that the wine in Chunhua Building was definitely not as good as what he brought.
The four girls with flasks followed them into the box, and stood in a row against the wall, waiting to meet their master's needs.
"Dear friend, I was interrupted by the shopkeeper of Akiz just now, so I will continue to punish the wine for now!"
Without waiting for Zhao Rang and the others to respond, the three girls were already lined up, holding wine jugs, and walked to him.
Zhao Rang visually inspected this wine jug, which could probably hold about three catties. Three wine jugs are nine catties of wine. Even if the wine is not as strong as the Spring of the Western Regions, it must be very difficult for a person to drink nine catties of water in a short period of time, let alone this is nine catties of wine.
It seems that the "Hao" in Hedier's "Sword Hao" not only refers to his excellent swordsmanship, but also refers to his bold personality.
"Goo-goo" almost without respite, three pots, nine catties, Hedier poured into his stomach in a blink of an eye, and then sat down like a nobody, without even burping.
Ximen Dazhuang's eyes widened, Rao is he wanted to drink nine catties of wine in a short time, whether he would get drunk on the spot or not, it would definitely not be so easy, and he couldn't help but secretly say "monster" in his heart......
After the wine, Hedier was in a good mood. People who are already heroic will only become more heroic after drinking.
He waved his hand and motioned for everyone present to pour a full bottle of wine, and then glanced at everyone present, and said:
"You are all my friends of Heydiy, although you are from Dawei, I am from the Western Regions. But you see, my Dawei words are not bad, being able to communicate is the most basic thing between friends, are you right, Zhao Gongzi? ”
Zhao Rang's heart chuckled.
It seems that Hedier had done his homework before coming.
Not only himself, but everyone else must have known the names and identities of Hediyer.
Thinking about his ability, it is not difficult to do this.
The people who have recently entered the Western Regions, except for the merchants who are bent on making money, are the only ones left. And they started from the end of the Lan Dynasty, and they turned two places upside down in a row. As long as Hedier had the heart to inquire, he would have known about their previous "deeds".
After everyone toasted together, the dish was late.
The first dish was a cold dish, which Zhao Rang had never seen.
It looked like walnut kernels, but he had never seen walnuts as white as mutton fat.
Hediye picked up a piece and put it on Zhao Rang's plate, explaining:
"It's fresh walnuts."
Zhao Rang was puzzled:
"Fresh walnuts?"
In his mind, walnuts are a dried fruit, whether they are fresh or not.
"Is the walnut that my friend saw in Dawei with a shriveled hard shell? When you eat it, you have to peel it open! ”
Zhao Rang nodded.
The walnuts in Dawei are like this.
Some of the shells are thin, and two walnuts are held in the palm of the hand, and they can be broken when pinched. But some have to be smashed with a hammer!
"Fresh walnuts with a layer of green clothes on the outside. This layer of clothing keeps the moisture of the walnut kernels, making the shell inside soft, and also making the outer layer of the walnut kernels easier to peel off. ”
"You taste, fresh peeled walnuts, without a hint of sourness."
Zhao Rang cautiously picked up the white walnut kernels on the plate, put them in his mouth and chewed them, and the taste of Qingshun and sweetness instantly covered his entire mouth.
"Delicious! You can taste it too! ”
Busy clipping Yuan Mingkong a piece.
When the others saw that Zhao Rang's evaluation was so high, they all moved their chopsticks and ate them.
Only when she turned to Ye Sanniang, she didn't eat.
Zhao Rang cast a puzzled look, and Ye Sanniang explained that it was because she didn't like walnuts. Whether it's fresh or not, she doesn't like to eat it. Because the appearance of walnut kernels is too much like a human brain. Therefore, many people say that eating walnuts can replenish the brain, but Ye Sanniang doesn't want to become smart.
If you are too smart, you will complain too much, and you will become unhappy.
Hearing Ye Sanniang's reason, Zhao Rang didn't say a word, replaced the chopsticks with a spoon, scooped a spoonful of walnut kernels, put them on Ximen Dazhuang's plate, and said:
"From today onwards, you'll have to eat at least six walnuts a day!"
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.
During this period, Hydier didn't mention why he came to invite Zhao Rang and others to dinner, but he was just a friend and called him kindly.
Since the other party didn't mention it, Zhao Rang didn't mention it either.
This kind of drinking game, the competition is patience, just like chasing a girl, it is the kung fu of water milling, so you have to go around and around, keep drawing circles, and lean on the middle paradoxically.
A table of people from the river and the river fresh in the great way to the customs of the country of single nights, to the sunset horse farm in Hedier, and finally on the wine.
On this last topic, Hedier was most interested, and he gushed about it.
Suddenly slapped the door of the head:
"I just said that this wine tastes a little strange today, it turns out that I forgot to chill it!"
Then he complained in annoyance:
"Archie is such a bastard...... But every time I meet him, I become unlucky! I haven't seen each other for twenty years, I thought that even if this kind of thing happened, it wouldn't be so fast, who wanted to meet this time, it was me who was unlucky! ”
With a serious face, he asked the girl standing next to him to hurry back to the "Green Shirt Guest" to get Bingjian.
There was no chill or chill to neutralize the fire generated during the wine-making process, and by this moment Hedier was already feeling a fever in his throat, which gradually spread downward, and soon burned into his stomach.