Dou Zhi didn't dare to hide it, and said truthfully: "I know a little bit about my humble position, this Meng Ge is from Shunyuan, and he was once one of the five tiger generals under General Chang Yuchun. Because he is good at making fast knives, this person is nicknamed 'Knife Tiger'. This person has a rude and bold personality, because he was drunk and drunk during the battle, he killed General Chang's BMW to present King Wu, so he was dismissed as a commoner. ”

Da Kui laughed when he heard this: "There are such people in the world?" Dou Yu continued: "King Wu originally wanted to kill him, but General Chang Nian fought bravely and brilliantly in Meng Ge, so he tried his best to protect Meng Ge's life. Da Kui asked puzzledly: "Why didn't General Dou invite him to serve in the army?" Dou Zhi blushed and said: "The lowly martial arts are ordinary, how can he recruit such a hero? "Da Kui pondered for a long time and made up his mind that he must go to meet this man-in-law tiger. Da Kui got up and said with a smile: "Since General Dou is here today, it is better to meet by chance." It's noon, so let's go to the front building and have a light meal together. ”

Dou Zhi bowed down and arched his hand: "Don't dare to bother." Da Kui smiled: "Hey, since there is a fate to divide up and down, come and come, and follow me." Seeing this, Dou Zhi had to surrender his hand again: "It's so humble and presumptuous." Da Kui took Yang Xiaohu out of the door, and Dou Zhicheng followed behind with fear, accompanied by Xu Yuan. There is no way, Da Kui's guards are all from the fifth grade, and the Dou title is only from the fifth grade. Although Yang Xiaohu is a personal follower, he is Da Kui's righteous son, so he is also a guard.

The four of them arrived at the front building, and Da Kui and Dou were seated in priority and priority. Da Kui saw that Dou Zhi was very restrained, so he beckoned Yang Xiaohu and Xu Yuandao: "Today is a family banquet, you don't need so many courtesies, just sit down." Yang Xiaohu and Wishing Wenyan also chose the last seat to accompany them. Da Kui is a second-class master, no matter where he stays, the store needs to treat customers, so there is no diner here.

As soon as the four of them sat down, a shopkeeper came to greet them. Da Kui asked, "What General Dou likes to eat, you might as well say it directly." As he spoke, he motioned to the shopkeeper to inquire about Dou Title. Dou Yu hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be humble, Lord Zhang will invite you first." Da Kui rolled up his sleeves and said: "A crispy duck, a stewed chicken, and two osmanthus elbows, and the rest are casual." The shopkeeper flattered: "There are new deer lips, lambs, suckling pigs in the store... Do you like it?"

Da Kui waved his hand: "Go, go, come up." "Dou Zhi heard it sweating, and said in his heart: 'This adult is really similar to that Meng Ge. ’

The four of them sat together, drinking tea and laughing. Dou Zhi has always been restrained, which makes Da Kui very uncomfortable. This Dou title is a person, Da Kui knows a little bit about it, and he was originally a carpenter. Later, he was forced by life to follow Tang He's subordinates to fight and kill, and when he arrived in Jiangnan, he was sent to Shunyuan to be a lieutenant general. Da Kui is courteous to Dou Title, the key is to look at Tang He's face, Brother Tang's subordinate Da Kui naturally wants to be close.

After a while, the wine and food came up one by one, and Da Kui picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, General Dou." The official will first toast you with a glass, you are the host and I am the guest, and this wine is naturally to be toasted. Hearing this, Dou Yu hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Don't dare to be humble." Da Kui motioned for him to sit down, and Dou Zhi said: "I don't dare to hide it, I haven't drunk alcohol for many years." Da Kui was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked the reason. It turned out that it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the Tang and Army, and Tang He also set an example and never drank alcohol in the barracks.

This Dou title is gentle by nature, and he has no family around him, so he has rarely gone out in the army, so he has developed the habit of not drinking. Da Kui laughed when he heard this: "My eldest brother Tang once said: A good man has ambitions in all directions, how can a true hero not drink much? At this moment, he is in the post house and not in the camp, he comes and comes, and drinks three cups with the official. ”

Seeing Da Kui say this, Dou Zhi picked up his wine glass and said: "My lord, there are still military affairs in the lowly army who dare not drink more." It's only three cups, what do you think?" Da Kui laughed: "Okay, this official will only drink three cups today, please." Da Kui raised his glass and drank it all first, and Dou Ling hurriedly drank a cup with him, but he choked and turned his head and stretched out his sleeves to hide his repeated cough.

Da Kui felt that this wine was very sweet and fragrant, and he couldn't help but praise: "Good wine, what kind of wine is this?" The shopkeeper hurriedly came over and said: "This is the local wolf-sauce wine (Kweichow Moutai)." Da Kui nodded and praised: "Well, this wine is sweet and not palatable, powerful and mellow, good wine and good wine!" (Kweichow Moutai is the national wine of China, so Feng Lang wrote it into the novel, this is not Feng Lang advertising purely to express a little patriotism.) ）

Da Kui and Dou Zhi talked happily, and drank three glasses of spirits, and Dou Title's face was already flushed. Seeing this, Da Kui smiled and said, "This official doesn't want to break Brother Tang's rules, so he only has three cups." Dou Yu drank the wine, and his mind was no longer restrained. The four people at the table talked and laughed loudly, and the meal lasted for nearly half an hour before it dispersed.

When Dou Zhi went out, Da Kui muttered: "The matter here is over, and the official wanted to get the news and rushed back to Longping." Listening to General Dou's words today, this official is going to meet that Meng Ge. Hearing this, Wishing asked: "My lord, Shunyuan is short of grain and grass, but how can you say it?" Da Kui smiled: "King Wu took the gold, silver and jewelry, and he must pay attention to this place, and there is Brother Tang beside him, so the official expects that there will be nothing to do." ”

Da Kui said to Xu Yuan: "Go find a civilian dress for the official, and the official will go and meet that Meng Ge." Xu Yuan took the order and left...

In the early winter afternoon, the breeze and warm sunshine are bustling with people on the streets of Shunyuan City. There are rich merchants, peddlers and pawns, and of course commoners and beggars. Now in the year of the great famine, there are not a few hungry people who lack food and clothing and are mixed in the big city. Speaking of beggars, there is one coming from the east. This man was unkempt and ragged, holding a bamboo pole in one hand and a huge wine gourd in the other, and he looked like he was crazy while walking. In such a year of calamity, but there is not enough food and rice to eat, why does this beggar have the money to drink and drink?

The beggar walked a few streets, staggered to his feet, and headed north. The beggar smelled of moldy urine on his body, and pedestrians on the street avoided it. The beggar walked for a while, and when he saw a butcher shop in front of him, he laughed and said, "It's a big pity to have wine and no food, and see me begging for some pork to drink." As he spoke, he walked to the butcher's shop.

When I arrived at the butcher's board, I looked inside and saw that there was no one. The beggar couldn't help but be furious, and the meat case that he reached out to slap made a 'snap' sound: "People, come out quickly." Meng Ge was eating inside at this time, and when he heard someone shouting outside, he took half a bowl of porridge in his hand and came out to check, and when he saw that it was a beggar, he raised his voice and said, "You wait, I'll go and get the bread for you." So saying, he went into the inner room and put down his rice bowl, took out the half of the bread he had leftover, handed it to the beggar, and said, "I have only this half of the bread here, and you can take it to cushion the hunger." ”