On both sides of the street are teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops. Strange to say, there is no hawker with an umbrella on a sunny day, but he has to hold a big umbrella at night.

The two walked side by side, like brothers, and after walking for a while, Zhuo Yifan found a teahouse and was about to go inside, but Meng Kang stopped him and said: "It's better to drink tea than in my house, my family has good white tea, and there is good stone spring water, this is all river water, and there is a smell of earth when you drink it." ”

Zhuo Yifan couldn't help but smile and said, "I didn't expect the little brother to be so proficient in the tea ceremony, I'm going to test you, where is the best water?"

He thought that he could stump Meng Kang, but he never thought that Meng Kang did not hesitate and blurted out: "The Gulian Spring in Lushan should be the first. ”

Zhuo Yifan saw that he was answering fluently, and admired Meng Kang a little in his heart, but he intended to compare himself with him, and asked again: "Where is the second place in the world?"

Meng Kang said: "Huishan Spring should be the second. ”

Zhuo Yifan saw that he answered, and he was not as surprised as Shicai, but he couldn't help but praise: "It's really Lu Yu's reincarnation." ”

Meng Kang waved his hand again and again, and hurriedly said: "How dare you, how dare you, I am still much inferior to the Tea Sage." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and began to look for a place to drink tea, which can be said to be a Meng Kang can evaluate its water quality as too poor, or the taste of tea is weak.

Zhuo Yifan saw that he couldn't find a satisfactory place after walking for most of the street, so he patted Meng Kang's shoulder and said, "You and my brothers, since you can't find a good place to drink tea and talk about Taoism, why don't you get drunk and rest?"

This was right for Meng Kang's thoughts, Meng Kang didn't think twice, and said: "There is a restaurant here called Renhe, where is the wine extremely sweet, why don't you go with the next one?"

Zhuo Yifan naturally did not shirk, and only said: "Lead the way in front of the head!"

Meng Kang walked in front of his head, pointed forward, and said, "It's not far ahead." ”

Zhuo Yifan looked in the direction he pointed, and just saw a high-rise building in a courtyard, with two doors open, and a stone lamp on the left and right.

Just by standing and looking at it from a distance, you can see that the food and drinks here are not cheap.

Zhuo Yifan knows the most about etiquette, and when he met Meng Kang for the first time, he naturally had some concerns, and couldn't help frowning, and said: "When we meet for the first time, how can I let the little brother spend so much money for me, just find a foot shop and drink two cups." “

Meng Kang grabbed Zhuo Yifan's sleeve, dragged him forward, and said as he walked, "It's just a meal, you and I are already brothers, today I invite my brother to drink a meal, how can I twist and pinch, I don't look like a big husband!"

Zhuo Yifan couldn't resist him, so he had to let him spread his sleeves and promise to go with him.

The two walked to the door and stepped into the courtyard, there were many guys in the courtyard to pick up the osmanthus in the basket, Meng Kang saw this and smiled: "This flower is very delicate, only a light touch will fall a piece." As he spoke, he spread out his palm and pushed the trunk of the tree a few times, staggering, and a rain of flowers fell.

The two watched for a while, then walked into the house side by side, Zhuo Yifan looked up, and the beams were carved with strange patterns.

The more Zhuo Yifan looked at it, the more he felt that the prosperity here was not inferior to that of the Fan Tower in Tokyo.

The loose tables were full of traveling merchants, and there were not many orders for meals, and the wine jugs were one after another.

There are also many wine jars with red paper pasted on them, and the name of the wine is written in ink, and there are many types, all of which are a little dazzling.

Meng Kang was also not polite, and shouted loudly: "Find a private room, no guests are allowed upstairs, and no idle people can come up." “

The little guy threw the scarf on the table with a snap, opened his mouth and scolded: "Who, dare to lie ...... here" Only half of the words were spoken, this time he looked up and saw that it was Meng Kang, his face immediately changed, and he hurriedly ran to Meng Kang's side, nodded his head, and asked respectfully: "Meng Daguan, the private rooms upstairs are all prepared for you!"

Meng Kang didn't care, just slapped two taels of silver on him, and scolded coldly: "Birds who don't open their eyes, recognize the voice of the master, do you understand?"

How dare that little guy argue, he praised again and again, accepted the two taels of silver, thanked Dade, thanked him a thousand times, and couldn't wait to kowtow to Meng Kang twice.

Meng Kang turned his head, his face changed, and he said with a smile: "Brother table, come upstairs with me." ”

The two went straight upstairs, Meng Kang found an upper room, pushed open the door and took a look, the house was neat and generous, the furnishings were exquisite, and it was carefully sorted out at a glance.

Meng Kang raised his hand to make an invitation, and said, "Brother Zhuo, please take a seat." “

Zhuo Yifan intended to shirk it, but he couldn't resist Meng Kang, so he had to be pressed on his shoulders and sat down.

The two were about to chat a few words, when they suddenly heard a knock on the door, and Meng Kang said, "Please come in." “

The man outside the door heard someone agree, so he pushed open the door and walked in, and the two looked at it, it turned out to be the hospitality guy downstairs, Meng Kang asked, "What's the matter?"

The little guy threw the towel in his hand to his shoulder and said with a smile: "I don't know what the big officials like to eat, and the villain doesn't dare to make his own decisions, so he boldly entered the door to ask." “

Meng Kang nodded, hummed, and then thought for a while, not knowing what to eat, then turned his head and asked, "I don't know what Brother Zhuo wants to eat?"

Zhuo Yifan clasped his fists, was very humble, and said: "Since it is Brother Meng sitting in the village, how can you be embarrassed to pick and choose, Brother Meng will order whatever he likes." “

Meng Kang knew that he was an upright person, he didn't want to be favored, and he wouldn't be as powerless as a mountain villager, so he didn't force him to order.

Meng Kang asked, "What kind of wine do you have here?"

The little guy crossed his fingers and pondered for a moment, then replied with a smile: "The shop has rice wine, bamboo leaf green wine, Jimo old wine, sorghum wine, Du Kang wine, pear wine, monkey wine, Baicao wine, wine, pear blossom wine, Xifeng wine, and the most famous in our store, which only produces one spoonful of Shanlan wine a year!"

There are thousands of strange types, Meng Kang blurted out without thinking: "There are many types, I don't know what kind of delicious, let's have a bottle of the same." “

The little guy saw him make a bold move, although his face was full of joy, but there was no surprise at all, and he didn't seem to be surprised.

The little guy was good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw that Meng Kang respected Zhuo Yifan very much, he seemed to be a distinguished guest, so he intended to say a few more things and let him pay them one by one.

The little guy made up his mind and immediately said: "Isn't it a pity that there is no wine and no food, the signature dishes of the small shop are eight-treasure roast duck, beef tongue and barilla soup, scallion oil and rabbit meat, fried crispy elbow, charcoal grilled crispy pigeon, water pufferfish, crab stuffed orange, drink wine and have some dessert snacks, and then a pot of herbal tea to clear the heat and fire to get tired, and the last plate to have a plate of four seasons steamed bread and sake?"

Meng Kang didn't ask the price, but only ordered: "Up." ”

The little guy is going to laugh, this table of dishes is not twenty or thirty taels, and when he mentions it to the proprietress, he will definitely be rewarded, he answered, turned around and walked out of the door happily.

Quickly ran downstairs, reported the wine and food that Shicai said again, and the cook didn't care about those individual customers, and only concentrated on making Meng Kang's banquet first.

Meng Kang is very happy, he loves the way of martial arts on weekdays, but unfortunately no one asks for it, and when he meets Zhuo Yifan today, he must ask for advice.

But Zhuo Yifan was full of sadness, and his heart was heavy, he didn't intend to say it, but he couldn't hide it, so he said to Meng Kang: "Little brother, you are the Lixing Qianhu here, how old are you?"

When Meng Kang saw him say this, he didn't know why he asked, and said in his heart: "This old boy is fighting grievances on the rivers and lakes and acting chivalrous, is it possible that he recognizes me as a corrupt official?"

Meng Kang knew it in his heart, and he didn't break it, he answered whatever he asked: "Brother, I am from the six pins of Xing Qianhu, a monthly salary of thirty taels of silver, and other rewards, there is no fixed number, there can be three or five hundred taels all year round." “

Zhuo Yifan sighed and said bitterly: "Little brother, don't be a corrupt official and oppress the people, how do you know, good people don't deceive the sky, people are evil, people are afraid of the sky, and evil people have their own harvest." “

Meng Kang smiled when he heard this, Zhuo Yifan didn't know what he was laughing at, so he asked, Meng Kang shook his head, waved his hand, laughed hard, and then said: "Brother doesn't know, although I am a Lixing Qianhu in Xunyang County, but I am also a businessman here, and the little money that the people can make for their families, the little brother will never be greedy." ”

Zhuo Yifan was suspicious, Meng Kang had been in the officialdom for many years, where could he not see his face? Meng Kang took a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhuo Yifan.

Although Zhuo Yifan was full of doubts, he still took it, and only then did he dispel his worries, his frowning brows gradually relaxed, put on a smiling face, and got up to apologize: "Brother Meng, don't blame, I am too...... I'm also too worried, I have seen too many corrupt officials and corrupt officials on weekdays, so I am suspicious, no wonder!

What he looked at was not a side object, but a letter of 10,000 people obtained by Meng Kang when he was still a county lieutenant in the early years, with the names of many people in the county, and even a handprint, only Meng Kang's name was written at the end, and a sentence of living Lu Zhen was attached.

Although Meng Kang is murderous and usually does some evil things, he has never been a narrow-minded person, Meng Kang smiled: "If Brother Zhuo knows that I am a villain and still has a deep friendship with me, I still look down on you!"

He knew that Zhuo Yifan was jealous and hateful, if he said something hypocritical, he would definitely not like it, and he would feel that Meng Kang was real, Meng Kang was well versed in officialdom, not to mention people like Zhuo Yifan.

Naturally, he admired Meng Kang, Zhuo Yifan dispelled his worries, unloaded his defense, and the two chatted, from some trivial and miscellaneous things on weekdays, to this matter of the rivers and lakes, and listened to Zhuo Yifan talk about pacifying the horse thieves in the northwest, punching the four evils of the rivers and lakes, and talking about his junior brother and master, as well as the things of the Demon Sect.

Meng Kang's ears were erected, his eyes lit up, and just as he was engrossed, Xiao Er outside the door pushed the door and entered, bringing several bottles of wine.

When Xiao Er walked closer, Meng Kang smelled the smell of wine, and felt that this person's hands and feet were delicate, not like a handyman who served tea and poured water, and asked suspiciously: "What about the guy before? Why did you change people? What kind of cover do you wear? Could it be that you are a thief?"

The little second was a little raw, his clothes were extremely ill-fitting, his body was full of wine, he was wearing a mask and showing his nose, he was still a rosacea, and his hands were trembling, so Meng Kang was afraid that he would knock over his wine, so he hurriedly took the tray.

The little second trembled when he heard Meng Kang's question, coughed a few times, and said: "The little puppet feels cold, and he is afraid of passing it on to the two adults, so he brought a mask, and the previous person had unbearable abdominal pain, so he asked me to bring wine for him." “

Meng Kang heard what he said to be reasonable, but he was not suspicious, and told him to bring the door when he went out, and Xiao Er promised to retreat and walk out with a bang, and take the door well.

Zhuo Yifan talked about it happily, and he didn't look at it carefully, but when he saw the wine, he smiled and said: "The little brother is proficient in the tea ceremony, and I will not be convinced by this wine." ”

Meng Kang turned the wine jug one by one when he heard this, Meng Kang looked at the wine jug on the table, and said continuously: "Okay, good, but what's the fun of cow drinking?"

Zhuo Yifan naturally said yes, took the wine glass and poured it down.