Volume 1 Little Things in the Big City Chapter 19 The Jar of Wine
Everyone walked out of the hall of laughter, Xiao Jinyan said with a smile, "I originally thought that the Golden Sword King would help, but I didn't expect that it would be Senior Jia who came to the rescue, it seems that when there is nothing to do in the future, I will invite the old master to drink more." ”
Jia Fuzi shook his head solemnly and said, "It's not because of drinking, it's because Li Qiuyi asked me to help." In return, I talked to him all night last night and told him all night. Xiao Jinyan said that it was really difficult for Senior Li.
"What's more, I still owe Li Chuntie a favor, if something happens to his junior brother, if I sit idly by, I will be embarrassed to give lectures to the students of Dengwen Academy in the future. ”
Xiao Jinyan said: "It's not easy to go to Dengwen Academy to give lectures, wait for the next time I see Li Chuntie, let him give you a doctor of Mengxue, let hundreds of people in Dengwen Academy listen to you, and let you talk at one time." ”
Jia Fuzi was overjoyed when he heard this, "Is this true?"
"That's what I'm saying. ”
Li Chengcheng suddenly asked, "When did you become Li Chuntie's junior brother?"
Xiao Jinyan smiled wryly, "I don't want to either." ”
Everyone returned to the Xiaoyao Inn and prepared to treat Chuanjian's wounds, but they saw that Mrs. Fan, Li Lihua, was wearing a strong suit and carrying a sword in her hand, ready to go out. Xiao Jinyan asked, "Mrs. Fan, where are you going?"
Li Lihua said angrily, "My husband was framed and imprisoned, if I, as a wife, don't go to the rescue, I will come to Jiuquan in the future, how can I have the face to see my in-laws?"
Xiao Jinyan said: "As far as I know, Shopkeeper Fan's parents are still alive?"
"I mean, in the future, after they're dead. ”
Xiao Jinyan comforted, "I think this matter should be considered in the long run, first of all, do you believe that your husband will be the murderer? Is he guilty?"
"Of course not! My husband is so timid that he doesn't even dare to step on an ant, so how can he kill someone?"
Xiao Jinyan said again: "But if you go to rob the prison, it will be a crime." ”
Li Lihua retorted: "Since my husband is not guilty, I will take him out of prison, then it is not a crime." ”
Xiao Jinyan was a little speechless, "If you have to say that, I can't help it." However, we still have a way, that is, to find a way to find the murderer, clear the charge of the shopkeeper Fan, and return him to a clean house. I wonder if Madame is reluctant?"
After Xiao Jinyan said it, Li Lihua also calmed down, knowing that if she made such a fuss, even if she was not charged, it would have become a capital crime of robbing the prison, so she said: "What's the matter of being wronged, I don't want my knife to be without a father." Besides, I am reluctant that my child can't catch a wolf, and I can't help my husband become a mother. ”
Jia Fuzi said: "This is a good word, the words are not rough, I have to write it down, what is it?"
Xiao Jinyan placed Mrs. Fan well, and told her that he had already gone to find the head of the Six Doors Su Zhu, and sent Zhao Lanjiang into the prison to take care of him, so he shouldn't be able to suffer too much. However, the king of Hades is good, the little ghost is difficult, Su Zhengyuan doesn't trouble him, but the head of the yamen still has to spend some silver.
When Li Lihua heard the flowers, she even said, "Actually, enduring hardships is also a blessing." My lord wants to know that I spent money outside, and after I came out, I didn't have a letter of resignation to give me a divorce. ”
Little Red Fish returned to the hall and told Xiao Jinyan that Chuanjian's wound had been treated. complained again, "This guy has a stinky and hard temper, I chatted with him kindly, and he scolded at every turn, if it wasn't for Brother Xiao's orders, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to him." Hmph, I'm!"
Xiao Jinyan appeased the little red fish and came to the guest room on the second floor. When Chuan Jian saw him, he closed his eyes and said nothing. Xiao Jinyan was a little displeased, "Anyway, I'm also your life-saving benefactor, don't you even say thank you?"
Chuanjian still didn't speak.
Xiao Jinyan said again, "This time Lord Wen came to Jiangnan, I'm afraid it's not as simple as investigating Su Jin or a certain dream of the emperor, right?"
Chuanjian frowned and said, "Why should I tell you?"
Xiao Jinyan said proudly, when I was calling for wind and rain in Dengwen Academy, you didn't know which ravine you were trained in. After that, he reached out and took out a palm-sized black token from his arms, and wrote the words "Sword of Dengwen" in seal on the front, and "The Journey of the Great Road, the World is for the Public" on the reverse side.
Seeing this, Chuanjian's face was shocked, "How can you have a boarding order?"
Xiao Jinyan said: "If you see this token, if the dean comes in person and passes the sword, do you think I am qualified to ask you?"
Chuanjian hesitated for a long time, looked around, Xiao Jinyan said Don't worry, no matter what you say, no one outside can hear it. Chuan Jian said, "You are right, Lord Wen went to Jiangnan this time, in fact, he was ordered by the dean to go to Yangzhou to meet someone. ”
"Who?"
Chuanjian shook his head, "In the past few years, Dengwen Yuan and Yuwen dog thieves have been like fire and water in the court, and life is not easy. At the beginning of the year, during the emperor's birthday banquet, under the guidance of Yuwen Tianlu, Xichu sent envoys to offer a woman to the emperor. Three months ago, we received a secret report from the brothers in the courtyard that Yuwen Tianlu had secretly colluded with Western Chu to plot a rebellion, and made a document in exchange for the nineteen cities in the western region. Unexpectedly, on the way back to Chu, the envoy was killed by a gang of robbers, and the whereabouts of the letter are unknown. When Dean Li learned of this, he sent someone to investigate secretly, and got the news that the letter was in Yangzhou City, so he sent Lord Wen to go. ”
Xiao Jinyan asked, "If the letter is lost, will Yuwen Tianlu ignore it?"
Chuan Jian said hatefully: "In the past six months, Dengwen Academy and Yixiao Hall have secretly fought dozens of times, and we have killed dozens of brothers. Hmph, of course, they don't have a good time laughing. It's just that the two sides have not publicly turned their faces. ”
Xiao Jinyan suddenly realized that the struggle between Dengwenyuan and Yixiaotang had reached such a point. This time, the No. 2 person in Dengwenyuan was killed, even if it wasn't done by Yuwen Tianlu, it couldn't be done. With Li Chuntie's character, Dengwen Yuan and Yixiaotang are bound to have a fight. In the past few years, Xiao Jinyan has lived in seclusion in Suzhou, not wanting to get involved in these disputes, but now that Vancouver is dead, he can't ignore it in public or private.
So he said: "In this matter of Yangzhou, you tell me the time, place and person, and do the rest." ”
Chuanjian took out a two-inch square note from his arms, which read: August 15, Yangzhou Baihualou, peach blossoms as the matchmaker. Chuan Jian said: "This note was handed over to me by Lord Wen himself on the night of the accident. At that time, I wondered how he could give me such an important thing. Now that he thinks about it, most likely he has expected that something bad will happen to him. ”
Xiao Jinyan took the note and said in a deep voice: "August 15, Yangzhou Baihualou, peach blossoms as a matchmaker? No, this kind of weather, where do peach blossoms come from?" Xiao Jinyan made up his mind in his heart, "It seems that I am going to Yangzhou." ”
At that moment, Xiao Jinyan gave the Dengwen token to Chuanjian and advised: "You return to the capital immediately, see Li Chuntie, and help me with a word." ”
Chuan Jian refused, he had to stay in Suzhou City, to avenge Vancouver, Xiao Jinyan said, "Now the situation in Dengwen Academy is critical, and the lives of hundreds of brothers are in danger, you don't focus on the overall situation, what kind of righteousness do you have? This is an order!"
Chuan Jian said solemnly: "Yes." I don't know what to say to Dean Li?"
Xiao Jinyan stood up and walked a few steps in the room, then said, "Tell him, just say: Take out the jar of wine buried under the locust tree for me, I'm hungry." ”
Chuanjian looked dazed, "What?"
Xiao Jinyan knocked him on the head, "I didn't ask you to go back and pass the word, but I didn't ask you why." Pack your things and get out of town before it gets dark!"
Chuanjian came out of the window in the backyard, Xiao Jinyan picked up the teapot, poured a glass of water, and was about to drink it. Suddenly, Jia Fuzi appeared in front of him, so frightened that Xiao Jinyan almost choked, and said dissatisfied: "Senior Jia, please come out next time, can you say hello first, my heart is not very good." ”
Jia Fuzi said: "That jar of wine has been buried in Dengwen Courtyard for three hundred years, do you really want to touch it?"
Xiao Jinyan said, "Otherwise?"
"Can you give me a bite?"
"Why?"
Jia Fuzi was a little anxious, "I'll reason with you, first, I lectured in Dengwen Academy back then......"
Xiao Jinyan corrected, "Li Chuntie said it was a teaching accident......
"Whatever, anyway, I'm half of the Dengwen Academy, and we can't cheap outsiders if we have good things, right? Second, today, I also saved your life, and it's not too much to ask you for a drink. Thirdly, what about people?"
Xiao Jinyan is nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Jinyan arranged the affairs in the city, and that afternoon, before the city gate was closed, he left Suzhou City, rode Lu Gongzi, and went to Yangzhou alone. When Xiao Hongyu learned that Xiao Jinyan left Suzhou and did not take her with him, he was so angry that he stomped his feet, stood in the inn, and scolded Xiao Jinyan.
"Dead Xiao Jinyan, bad Xiao Jinyan, you secretly ran away, woo, leave one of my girls' family here, I hate you to death!"
Qingcao saw her crying sadly, stepped forward to comfort her, and was scolded by Xiaohongyu, "Dead Qingcao, who let you take care of me." You're leaving me dead. ”
Li Tingcheng sat next to him and drank, and said, "Qingcao, childe, I'll teach you an experience, don't provoke the woman who is crying." ”
Grass asks why?
Li Chengcheng asked, "Do you remember my sister?"
Qingcao said, "At that time, I was still young, and I didn't have any impression of the eldest lady. ”
Li Chengcheng sighed, remembering that Li Jinghong was so angry that he cried because he couldn't learn a swordsmanship, and he went to comfort her, but he was beaten up by her and angry.
Later, he learned that the move "Xiaguang Wandao" is one of the three great tricks of the Li family in Jinling, second only to "a sword in the city", even his father, is only after the age of forty to realize the essence of the sword move, Li Jinghong at the age of twelve, has made this move seven or eight mature.
As for the "Alluring City and a Sword", except for the ancestor of the Li family, no one in the entire Li family in Jinling has practiced it. Because of this, after Li Xiaohua gave birth to his son, he named him "Li Chengcheng", not because of his appearance, but because he hoped that one day, he could practice the Li family's "Alluring City Sword".
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Xiao Hongyu stopped crying and came to Li Chengcheng in a daze. Li Tingcheng pretended not to know and ignored her.
Little Redfish asked, "I'll ask you something." ”
Li Chengcheng did not speak.
"What kind of person is Xiao Jinyan?"
Li Chengcheng thought for a moment and said, "He is a noble person, a pure person, and a person who has detached himself from low-level interests. Of course, it's still my best friend. ”
He stared at Little Red Fish with both eyes, as if he wanted to see her through, but Little Red Fish couldn't stand this look and turned his head away. Li Chengcheng said lightly, "Xiao Jinyan has a good heart and a good personality, although I don't know what your purpose of approaching Xiao Jinyan is, please don't hurt my friend, otherwise, I will be unkind to you." ”
Little Hongyu smiled and asked, "Li Tingcheng, do you like men?"
Li Tingcheng laughed, stood up, and slapped the little red fish with one palm, the little red fish retreated again and again, and after a few moves, he was forced to the corner by Li Tingcheng, and the little red fish took out a double knife, and before he could make a move, he was pressed against the wall by Li Tingcheng.
Li Chengcheng showed a charming smile: "What do you think?"
The little red fish was held down by Li Tingcheng, his whole body couldn't move, his chest rose and fell, and he smiled and groaned: "Do you like me?"
Li Chengcheng said: "When you say this kind of thing in the future, remember to take a look in the mirror first." ”
Little Hongyu scolded, "Hurry up and let go of me, you stinky rascal, be careful that I go to Brother Xiao and say that you are bullying me." Also, don't think about me, friend's wife, don't deceive. ”
Li Chengcheng let go of his hand, turned around and went upstairs, and said, "I advise you to die of this heart." ”
"Why?"
"If nothing happened back then, he would be my brother-in-law by now. ”
The little red fish was gloomy when he heard this, and looked out of the door thoughtfully.