Volume 1: Jade Festival Chapter 89 The Shopkeeper's Old Strategy
In the white clothes, the yellow paper is flying, and in the billowing smoke, the lost life is light dust, drifting away with the wind.
Lu Pei was not killed in battle, so he had no qualifications to save the military number, so he could only end hastily in the mourning of the non-commissioned officers. Five-seven-three died like this, but as a soldier, he passed away in such a bizarre and slightly funny way, which always makes people feel absurd and ridiculous that cannot be described.
The dramatic story is the one that attracts people's attention the most, and the incident naturally began to spread very quickly in the town of Yujie, and in an instant it fermented into a very interesting conversation, filling the after-dinner pastime of the townspeople.
However, the heat of this topic actually did not last long, and a new rumor that was implicated in this matter once again grabbed people's attention, and the focus of public opinion shifted to the female official in the peony red robe: The left post chief next to Lu Pei turned out to be a restaurant servant woman dressed as a man, which is ridiculous! It's ridiculous!
(It's not that women in Huazhou Country can't be officials, and there are also a lot of female officials in the government of Yujie Town.) It's just that Fu Min's official position is not right, and this post is built according to the military camp, which is originally dependent on the garrison, and fighting is a matter for the men, because there are very few female officials in this system who can legitimately climb to such a height, and if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. )
Plum blossom, this Fu Min was originally just a random 'flower name', although it was only used briefly in the Mingyue Tower, but now it is well remembered by the visitors with all kinds of gossip at the fastest speed.
More and more people began to use this title in their discourse to refer to the Fu Yi Chang who 'always showed people with his nostrils facing the sky', and the most frequent smearers were often those who had interests with Lu Pei.
This group of people who originally talked about Lord Yicheng all the time seemed to be showing such absurd contempt and contempt that they had completely distanced themselves from this woman who was destined to be liquidated.
The overwhelming rumors immediately made the entire town begin to re-recognize and pay attention to this woman who had been hiding behind Lu Pei.
With the further fermentation of the Yujieyi Cheng's drunken death, Fu Min's past began to be dug into by good people in various ways overnight, and the bizarre twists and turns in it were like a story, which immediately attracted the obsession of leisure guests.
Her peculiar pasts, such as being a restaurant servant counterattack, being deceived into begging, and her uncle forcing her to divorce her sister-in-law, were soon spread all over the city. Her story seems to be the most intriguing mystery in the world, and it arouses the curiosity of the viewers.
All kinds of rumors are rampant.
"Have you heard, Lu Pei was killed by the woman he raised." has passed the influence of the dead man's turmoil, and now in the Mingyue Building, which is still extravagant and noisy, there are often some drinkers who start talking like this.
If someone speaks, someone will say: "You mean Meihua'er, I heard that she was originally just a servant woman in this Mingyue Restaurant." ”
"If you want to talk about this plum blossom, you have to mention that she used to be the top Oiran lady in this building: Miss Lan Zhi." After saying that, the drinker raised the pot and poured it halfway, pretending to mysteriously pick up a crisp bean and throw it into his mouth.
Another old drunkard smiled and raised his glass to drink, his expression full of nostalgia: "I know Lan Zhi Lady best, at that time, it was really glamorous, and the fragrance was famous. I think that at the beginning, I was also in this restaurant, and I saw the beautiful dance of the lady from afar, but unfortunately I heard that I was abandoned by a negative man at the end, trapped by love, and I couldn't think about it for a while, but I went crazy, and there has been no whereabouts since. ”
This old man's interface is undoubtedly a catalyst for the increase of volume, and it instantly seduces countless pairs of ears that are half-pricked up and listening intently.
And the man who was chewing crispy beans was obviously waiting for this moment, and when he saw that the time was ripe, he was already impatient to speak: "I once heard a domestic servant in the building whispering, saying that this Lan Zhi Oiran has a mysterious technique to charm sentient beings. And this plum blossom who killed Lu Yicheng was cleaning up back then, and he found a hidden evil book from the abandoned Oiran boudoir and learned some fur.
Everyone was stunned, or someone said to themselves: "No wonder, I said that this girl is already such an age, how can she hook a dignified post man so confused, it should be so." ”
Suddenly, another person grabbed his mouth and said: "That Fu Min's family has an old relationship with his parents, but I have heard the elders in the family mention that it was a blind diviner who told this woman's fortune at the beginning, and the lonely star of the heavens." ”
"Yes, yes, according to the people of Gengjia Village, this woman was born with a fox, and she seduced a pair of brothers in the village to death, and the family was ruined, which was miserable."
The casual and debauched drinkers began to have a heated discussion again, and the opinions were really lively.
"I wonder if the two guest officers need to add some food?" In front of the guest seat on the side of the atrium, a small restaurant with a smile on his face spoke respectfully, but he interrupted the two Tsing Yi guests who had just taken their seats and were still listening to the discussion at the moment.
The two men seated were quite burly, their eyebrows were even more heroic and upright, and they sat upright, and the discerning people knew at a glance that they must have been trained in the army for many years.
Before the guest could say yes, the guy had already served a plate of crispy beans, and cleverly filled the cup with the guest's tea. It's just that the pair of eyes that are usually cunning are now a little dodgy, and they have been quietly narrowed into a slit by the little guy himself, as if he is a little timid, and refuses to look at the two guests in front of him who need to be served.
The little guy in the Mingyue Restaurant must also have special training, and there are often officers and soldiers from the Yujie camp, there shouldn't be such rudeness, but now the abnormality is all because of the two people's rough look at the usual weird eyes. In their deep and waveless eyes, there were cold and indifferent but like wild beasts, and from time to time there was a faint bloodthirsty scarlet, which was somewhat gloomy and terrifying.
The business welcomes customers from all over the world, and the happy ones are all customers who can spend generously. As for the others, etc., smiley faces are okay, and white occupy a seat? It doesn't matter who you are, you have to take out some money first. The guy was also stubborn, he didn't want to be punished, he opened his mouth, his intestines had already gobled back and forth thousands of times, and there was only one thought in his mind: 'If this guest is mad, he will lie on the ground at any time.' Holding his belly and waiting for Ding Zhuang, crying so much that his father came to call his mother again. ’
But it didn't come to pass, although these two burly men were interrupted from their thoughts, they didn't start a nameless fire like the 'bandits' on weekdays, but one of the men who looked a little older smiled happily and took out a huge silver ingot: "Little brother, and arrange it for the two of us, you need to determine the box where Lu Yicheng had an accident." ”
The sturdy guest turned out to be such a relative, which was completely out of the original expectations of the restaurant guy. The guy secretly said in his heart: It's dangerous! The long-term training made him breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and his face was already instinctively smiling like a spring breeze: "This master, but he doesn't dare to go against your wishes, but after all, the side room is in vain, and the door has been locked by the shopkeeper, and it is not open to the public for the time being, do you think you will change a better private room?" ”
Since the purpose was denied, these two men in Tsing Yi naturally glanced at each other when they heard the words. It was the elderly guest who opened his mouth, took out a token from his belly pocket, and said kindly: "Trouble the little brother, and hand this sign to the shopkeeper, he will agree." The voice was unequivocal and confident.
These two guests have their own extraordinary bearing, and the little maid did not dare to slack off, bowed down to invite the metal plate engraved with a thin gauze and a moon style, and hurried downstairs.
After a while, the old shopkeeper had already walked to the front of the stage.
The old man has a childish face, full of kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and if it is natural, it has a kind of attraction that makes people unconsciously want to get close, and when he walks to the left, after seeing these two strong men in person, he is not impatient or impatient, and he humbly bows a little, and says politely: "The old man welcomes the distinguished guests." As soon as the voice was pressed, the control end was extremely measured, and it could only be heard clearly by the two people in front of him, "Dare to ask me the Xihe Order of the Yunmeng Immortal Sect, where did the two get it?" ”
At this time, the two Tsing Yi guests were listening to the gossip not far away, and they didn't answer Lao Er's questions, but they looked like the old gods were there, chewing the crispy beans sent by the little guy, and seemed to like this secret marinated flavor very much.
When the face on the other end came to an end, the kind-faced elderly guest was the last salty and fresh, and rubbed the greasy and saliva right hand on the linen cloth provided by the servant, and then took out a saber from his waist and abdomen, which was sheathed in exquisite calfskin, and placed it horizontally on the table.
The leather sheath is long, the workmanship is exquisite, and the texture is finely carved, but the whole body of the handle is a lot of spots in the copper Ze, the rope is black, and the inside is with some dark sauce red, although the blade is not seen, it is also a sharp blade.
The short knife is slightly cold, and the handle end is cut into a shallow seal to "catch the knife". The two words are seriously worn, and the handle of a ritual knife can be used so worn, which shows that the master's family exercises it frequently.
"Please come with me." Of course, the old shopkeeper was knowledgeable, and he had already turned sideways and led the two of them to accompany them to the room where the accident occurred.
The two Tsing Yi guests were also not in a hurry, stepped out of the chair with a golden knife, and followed in front of the shopkeeper who was standing beside him. At this time, another man with a slightly delicate face spoke: "Brother, most of the excitement of the few people in the hall is with your endorsement, and you have made a lot of silver taels in private, right?" The tone was sarcastic, but the edge of the unsheath flashed in his eyes, and only the little guy accompanying him was half sweating.
Regarding the questioning of the Tsing Yi guest, the old shopkeeper obviously had a fight, and he replied with neither humility nor arrogance: "Hui Ye's words, those idle talkers, are all old squires who have retreated from the Yiguang Mansion and have returned to their hometowns, if the two officials don't allow it, and let me talk to them afterwards." ”
'Cunning! The older Tsing Yi guest thought to himself, immediately waved his hand, and said, "Brother is polite, but you don't need it, but your business calculations are really just right." The words seem to mean something.
The shopkeeper has been running a restaurant for many years, and he is naturally an old man, and he said: "The two masters laughed, it is not easy to open a store to welcome people, if you are not so self-defeating, I am afraid that the business in my restaurant will come to an end." After all, there was such a white funeral involving Shangguan in my small building, which was too unlucky. If it weren't for the patronage of these explorers, I am afraid that we would have to close down at this moment. ”
In a few words, he got to the bottom of the Tsing Yi guest without a trace, and the source of Fu Min's rumors was here. As the place where the incident occurred, the restaurant always has to open its doors to welcome customers, so it is natural to shift people's attention from the death of Lu Pei.