Shen Xiang stood outside the gate of the courtyard where he lived alone, and saw the apprentice accompanying Xie Tian and Pang Yuan along the stone path by the lake, and stepped forward with a smile on his face, hugging his fists from afar: "Director Pang, Commander-in-Chief Xie, under Shen Xiang, the two of you deign to move, forgive your sins." ”

Pang Yuan thanked the sky and returned the salute with a fist, Pang Yuan said with a smile: "Wen Zhi should have come to visit Mr. Shen a long time ago, but he was too busy with government affairs to get out of his skills, and he was guilty of sin." ”

Xie Tian smiled: "The polite words are all over, right?" After that, let's get down to business, we haven't eaten dinner yet, Mr. Shen, you should be prepared for inviting us over, right? ”

Shen Xiang was stunned and laughed: "Commander-in-Chief Xie is quick to talk, I just stewed fish soup, Mr. Xie will eat some together if he doesn't dislike it." ”

Shen Xiang's courtyard is too shabby compared to the courtyards such as Magnolia Garden and Lilac Garden in front of him, and the bamboo hedge grass hut is not much better than the farmhouse, standing outside the courtyard, you can have an unobstructed view of the yard, and you can even see a few chickens in the yard.

Walking into the courtyard, Shen Xiang invited Xie Tian Pang Yuan to sit on the ground around the wooden table in the pavilion in the courtyard, the floor of the pavilion was paved with wooden planks, clean and clean, Shen Xiang usually drank tea and read books, and occasionally entertained guests here.

Shen Xiang invited Xie Tian Pang Yuan to sit down, looked at the apprentice and ordered, "Xiao Qi, go and bring the fish soup, I have a jar of good wine in the house, bring it too." ”

Xiao Qi answered and walked into the kitchen, Xie Tian looked at Xiao Qi's back and smiled: "He is the famous fast gun Xiao Qi on the rivers and lakes, and he is really a young hero." ”

Shen Xiang said with a smile: "Children are fooling around, and friends in the rivers and lakes are screaming nonsense, which makes Mr. Xie laugh." ”

Xie Tian looked at Shen Xiang with a smile and said: "Mr. Shen, we don't need to say more polite words, to be honest, I don't want to provoke you, but today is also a coincidence, Brother Pang and I are working in the Yan Mansion, but you will go gun, there is no way, even if I bite the bullet, I have to come and walk this circle, and the result is really fucking slapping in the face, shooting, fighting, all fucking is my person." ”

Shen Xiang laughed: "Mr. Xie, why do I think you are talking about me." Since you blew up Yoshio Shinozuka, I have only begun to pay attention to you, I have watched you fight Qizhou and Taiyuan step by step, caught Kita Seiichi, scared away Okamura Ningji, and successively recovered Yangquan Niangzi Guan Pingxingguan, I will tell you the truth, and I don't want to provoke you, so I hid in this small courtyard and stayed at home, so as not to cause your misunderstanding. ”

Pang Yuan on the side showed a smile on his face, this opening statement was good, both of them expressed full sincerity, and it was positive sincerity.

During the Republic of China, the power of the gangs also reached its heyday, and the tentacles touched all walks of life, only in Shanxi, there were dozens of large and small gangs, and there were more than a dozen of them, and the large and small gangs were more or less inextricably linked with Hongmen, even if it was the periphery of the periphery, the side branches of the side branches, and they had to find ways to have a little relationship with the Hongmen, and they responded to the orders issued by the Hongmen.

Here, you can understand Hongmen as the leader of the martial arts alliance in the rivers and lakes, and Shen Xiang is one of the leaders of Hongmen.

First of all, he is a closed disciple of Zhang Renkui, the predecessor of Hongmen, and secondly, he is still in the rivers and lakes, unlike other disciples under Zhang Renkui's name, who have become high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and still maintain the true colors of the rivers and lakes.

At the beginning of Xie Tian's occupation of Taiyuan, he and Pang Yuan discussed the matter of Shen Xiang very carefully, and the final result was that it was best to maintain the status quo and wait and see what happened.

However, today, since Xie Tian and Pang Yuan had already stepped into the gate of Xiangmanyuan, they were already mentally prepared for direct contact with Shen Xiang.

At this time, Xiao Qi brought a casserole of fish soup that was still boiling from the kitchen and walked quickly, and the pavilion was suddenly filled with the rich aroma of fish soup.

Shen Xiang smiled and picked up the spoon to divide the soup between the two: "Try my craft, the fish caught from the pond after dark is still alive when it gets out of the pot." ”

Pang Yuan took the fish soup handed over by Shen Xiang with both hands, thanked him, and said with a smile: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, Mr. Shen is a good skill." ”

Shen Xiang laughed and said: "Wen Zhi is going to lift me up and fall down hard, governing a big country is your business, cooking Xiaoxian is my business, these two things can't be put together." ”

Pang Yuan said with a smile: "Mr. Shen is modest, seeing that you have managed this fragrant garden in an orderly manner, Pang Mou knows that Mr. Shen must have the talent to govern the world, Pang just can't guess how long Mr. Shen will have to endure it." ”

A prostitute, you say he has the talent to govern the world?

Xie Tian couldn't help but glance at Pang Yuan, and saw that what Pang Yuan said was very serious, not joking.

Xie Tian was afraid of Shen Xiang, but he was only afraid of Shen Xiang's influence in the rivers and lakes, but he never considered what kind of talent Shen Xiang would be in the world.

Puzzled, Xie Tian took the fish soup handed over by Shen Xiang, blew the hot air and took a sip, it was indeed full of lingering fragrance.

Shen Xiang asked with a smile, "Commander-in-Chief Xie, how does it taste?" ”

Xie Tian smiled: "A little less pepper, a few more coriander leaves would be better." ”

Shen Xiang was speechless, the person who drank the fish soup he made with his own hands, thank God that this was the first to find fault.

Shen Xiang laughed and got up: "Wait, I remember that there are still a few peppers in the kitchen, wait for me to grind some powder." ”

Xiao Qi, who came out with the wine, hurriedly put down the wine and said, "Master, I'll go." ”

After that, Xiao Qi couldn't help but glared at Xie Tian, I was fortunate enough to drink the fish soup made by my master's father, and you still picked and choose, what kind of person.

Shen Xiang laughed and patted the mud seal of the wine jar, and said with a smile: "This wine was brought to me by Brother Pao's brother to taste, it is said to be more than ten years old, you can try it." ”

Sure enough, it was a good wine, the mud seal was opened, and a rich aroma of wine had come out of the altar, and even Pang Yuan, who was not greedy for a cup, couldn't help but stir his nose and take a few more sips.

Xiao Qi pounded some pepper with a stone pestle, pulled some coriander leaves, and sent it, Xie Tian took it, poured it into the crockpot, stirred it with a spoon, and handed it to Shen Xiang with a small bowl, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen, taste if it is different." ”

Shen Xiang smiled, but the small bowl blew hot air and took a small sip, raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Xie Tian and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Commander-in-Chief Xie to be good at cooking." ”

Xie Tian laughed: "How can I do any cooking, it's because when I was injured, my wife often made fish soup for me to drink, she was better at it, told me." Actually, Mr. Shen, the fish soup you made is already very good, but it lacks a little bit of flavor. I heard that Mr. Shen has not walked out of this garden for several years, walking thousands of miles, reading thousands of books, and locking himself up, his ears and eyes will be blocked, I suggest that Mr. Shen should go out for a walk, even if he doesn't go far, just walk around the market, I think you should be able to feel the different atmosphere. ”

Shen Xiang raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Tian and said with a smile: "Although I haven't been out of the garden for a few years, my ears are not deaf, and I know what is happening outside." ”

After Xie Tian Shen Xiang finished speaking, he said with a smile: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, sometimes what you see with your eyes is not necessarily true, are you so sure that what you hear is true?" Let's go out for a walk and look more with your own eyes to make the most correct judgment. ”

Hearing Xie Tian's words, Shen Xiang was stunned.