In the early autumn afternoon, the sun is not as hot as in summer, but it is still bright.

Sky blue, no wind.

On the lively Huayang Street, the customers in front of the shops on the street are continuous, and the big umbrellas of the vendors on both sides of the road are connected one by one, like the continuous lotus leaves in the pond, and the middle of the road is full of traffic, and the river is endless.

Hai Canglan was a little bored and sat alone on a table near the corridor on the second floor of the Dusk Rain Building, and there was a valuable Linjiang Spring in the big bowl in his hand, but such a good wine could only be drunk alone, which seemed to live up to the strong and mellow aroma of the wine, and the interest in drinking had also decreased a lot.

He suddenly missed the old beggar who drank Linjiang Spring with him in this building two days ago.

Although the old beggar spent all his wine money that day, so that he had to run back to Jinghai City, it took a day to collect some five-colored Ganoderma lucidum from the cliff of Buzhou Mountain, and now it has been sold, and the silver taels exchanged for it are quite sufficient, at this moment the whole altar of Linjiang Spring is placed on the table, but the old beggar who is greedy for wine cannot be found.

At this time, the guy who ran the hall came upstairs with a plate of side dishes.

Hai Canglan stopped him and asked, "Little second brother, do you still recognize me?"

"I recognize, I recognize, two days ago, the hero came to our store to drink, and he asked for Linjiang Spring, and he also called the old man downstairs to drink it together. The little second brother said with a smile.

Hai Canglan smiled and nodded: "Little brother has a good memory. But why didn't that old man come to beg for wine today?"

"Hehe, the hero's demeanor is extraordinary, I naturally remember. The young man smiled and agreed.

"You say that the old man is called a flower? He hasn't been here since the fight between the hero and the two guest officers with powerful palm skills that night, probably because he is afraid of causing trouble. And today, he definitely won't be able to come. The young man continued.

"Oh, why?" Hai Canglan asked with some curiosity.

"There is not much wine on the counter, I just went to the winery on the front street to get a few jars of wine back, when I passed the street, the door of the Yue's treasure building, surrounded by a lot of people, I also went to see the lively, just saw the old flower, he seems to have caused trouble in the shop, surrounded by seven or eight thugs of the Yue family, it is estimated that it is inevitable to suffer some hardships. Alas, you said that as soon as he was called Hanako, what was he going to do in the Treasure Building? Isn't this looking for a fight?" the young man sighed and said.

Hai Canglan heard him say this, his expression moved slightly, and then he said to the young man: "Little second brother, please help me put away the wine that has been opened in this jar first, I will go out for a while, and I will come back in a while." ”

The little second brother nodded, and seemed to be a little moved: "The hero is going to help that old man Hua out of the siege?"

Hai Canglan glanced at him and nodded.

The second brother chuckled lightly and said: "This old man is really lucky, not only did he ask you for the most expensive Linjiang Spring drink, but also a noble person like you took care of him so much! ”

"Come with me, I'll show you the way to the door. At his age, if he was beaten by those stout men again, it was estimated that his life would be difficult to protect. The young man said.

"Isn't the little brother also a warm-hearted person?" Hai Canglan said with a smile.

The young man smiled, led Hai Canglan downstairs, came to the street, and showed him the way.

Hai Canglan crossed a street in the direction he pointed, and as soon as he turned the corner, he saw many people surrounded in front of a luxurious shop at the corner of the street, and there were also men's shouts and curses from the crowd.

"You stinky begging for food, and you don't even look at what kind of place this is, you dare to go to our biggest treasure building in Mufeng City to make trouble, are you the richest man in our Yuejia City's reputation in vain? Let you know today that in Mufeng City, our Yue's family not only has the most silver, but in addition to Mufeng Villa, our Yue's family's fists are also the hardest!" The shopkeeper of Yue's Mansion in fancy clothes scolded loudly.

The old beggar was forced to the front of the shop by seven or eight big men, but he was not convinced, the beard on the corner of his mouth jumped angrily, and he scolded the shopkeeper in fancy clothes: "Hmph, even if he is the richest man in the city, he is just a profiteer, and he makes black-hearted money! The lotus leaf and grass bottle in the front hall of your house is clearly a fake! Although the imitation technique is extremely high, it is by no means something burned out of the Xicui kiln of the Netherworld!"

Hai Canglan pushed aside the crowd, walked closer, looked up, and saw a few gold-inlaid characters on the magnificent plaque in front of the shop: "Yue's Treasure Building." ”

Look at this big shopkeeper again, he is also very angry, fat head and big ears, with a greasy face, and he yelled at the old beggar: "You still dare to talk nonsense, bad the reputation of our treasure building! Everything in our store is genuine, you can't afford to eat a meal called Hanako, where do you know a real baby, and dare to talk nonsense here, guys, call me!"

Before the words fell, seven or eight strong men immediately rushed forward with their fists in front of the thin old beggar.

"Eh, this old man is miserable...... the onlookers talked a lot, worried about the old beggar, and some of them covered their eyes.

Suddenly, I saw a dark green figure flashing in the air, and in the blink of an eye, several big men had been kicked away, and they fell to the ground one after another, next to the crowd watching the excitement, shouting that it hurts, and no one dared to rush up again.

Hai Canglan stood in front of the old beggar and asked, "Old man Xue, what's the matter?"

Old man Xue looked at him, first stunned, as if he didn't know him, and then said very politely: "Thank you Shaoxia for saving me." ”

"Huh?" Seeing him so polite, Hai Canglan was also taken aback.

"I didn't say nonsense, the lotus leaf grass bottle in his store is really fake. Old man Xue continued.

The shopkeeper of Huafu saw that several thugs were kicked to the ground by Hai Canglan, and he didn't dare to rush up again, so he only said angrily: "Hmph, I'll just say, how can a person named Huazi come from so boldly, it turns out that there is a backstage! You set fire together to calculate our Yue family, but your peers came to make trouble? You say that my bottle is fake, but what evidence is there?"

Hai Canglan thought about it, and the shopkeeper's words were indeed reasonable, so he turned his head and wanted to ask the old beggar.

Before he could speak, Old Man Xue, who was hiding behind him, slowly poked his head out: "The bottle burned out by Xicui Kiln has the seal of Xicui Kiln at the bottom of the bottle, you take it out, everyone will know it at a glance." ”

The originally arrogant shopkeeper seemed to be a little panicked, and stammered: "Bottle...... There is a seal in the bottle, and the bottle can only be seen if the bottle is broken, and my baby's treasures are guaranteed to be genuine, and if they are broken, they will ...... You can't afford to pay for your poor and sour appearance! Wouldn't you ruin the baby, forget it, forget it...... Our Yue family is a big family with a head and a face, for the sake of your good friend, I won't worry about you today, let's go, let's go......"

"Folks, let's disperse too...... said, signaling a few strong men around to disperse the crowd.

The old beggar behind Hai Canglan said anxiously over there: "The seal is at the bottom of the bottle inside, you only need to take a bright candle to shine it, you don't need to ......."

It's a pity that his voice is too small, few people can hear it clearly, in the blink of an eye, the crowd of onlookers has dispersed, and the shopkeeper in Chinese costumes came to the front and whispered to Hai Canglan and the two: "Come is indeed an expert." ”

"The porcelain vase in the front hall is indeed a little flawed, but our Yue family is famous, and the brothers with good skills are far more than just unsuccessful, hum...... Please also ask the two of you to know some measure, and give yourself some convenience in this Mufeng City. The shopkeeper said in a strange manner, and then took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the old beggar.

The old beggar, though poor, did not stretch out his hand.

Hai Canglan grabbed his arm and walked around in front of the shopkeeper in Chinese costumes, came to the front of the Zhenbaolou shop, pointed to a porcelain bottle on the ancient shelf at the door and asked, "The bottle you are talking about is this one?"

The old beggar nodded.

"Let's go. ”

Hai Canglan looked at the porcelain vase from afar, smiled slightly, and said softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he rolled his sleeves, pulled the stunned old beggar and turned his head away.

The bottom of the sleeve was windy, and the robe of the shopkeeper next to him shook, still disdainful.

After a while, the shopkeeper of the treasure building watched the two turn the street with a proud face, disappear into the long street, turn around and return to the front of the shop, one foot just stepped into the store, only to hear the sound of "呑——", and the lotus leaf grass bottle on the shelf in front of him was instantly shattered to the ground.

The smoke is wantonly rendered in the sky, and the restaurant teahouse is gradually lit up.

On the side of the promenade on the second floor of the Dusk Rain Building, Hai Canglan sat in the same position as last time, drinking with the old beggar.

But this time, the old beggar sat opposite as if he had changed, talking very little, and the amount of wine seemed to have decreased a lot, Hai Canglan had already drunk half of the jar, but the old man had only drunk half of the wine in his bowl.

"Old man Xue, what's wrong with you? This is your favorite Linjiang Spring, why can't you drink it?" Hai Canglan asked puzzled.

Old man Xue shook his head lightly and smiled: "Hehe, today, I don't really want to drink." ”

"Oh, this doesn't look like you! Last time, you drank all my money. Hai Canglan smiled.

"What's the point of you drinking like this, like a woman? Besides, I just helped you out of the siege, shouldn't you drink with me? Eh, you can't have a good relationship in this city, and you are not allowed to drink?" Hai Canglan said with a smile.

"You...... What are you talking nonsense!" Old Man Xue said hurriedly.

"As soon as I saw you today, I smelled a smell of incense powder on your body, and I dare to say that it wasn't? In addition to the luxurious Furong Building in this Mufeng City, the Xiangxiang Building on West Street is also famous, Old Man Xue, which girl in the building did you fall in love with?" Hai Canglan teased.

"What kind of girl is not a girl? Don't talk nonsense, that kind of place is only for you young people with silver, don't make fun of me!" Old Man Xue said a little angrily, raised his hand, and drank the wine in the bowl in front of him.

"It's good that I have enough money to drink, and besides, I'm a rough man, and I can't stand the pleasures of those rouge houses. Hai Canglan said.

He watched Old Man Xue drink all the wine in the bowl at once, his face was immediately full of smiles, he picked up the wine jar, filled a bowl for him, and said, "That's right, this is like my confidant in the wine of the sea." Come on, let's him three bowls together......"

Three bowls of wine went down, but the old man Xue, who had a lot of wine the day before yesterday, suddenly fell on the table and couldn't get up again. Hai Canglan looked at him in confusion and called softly, "Old man Xue, old man Xue...... Okay, I'll invite you to drink, the wine money has already been paid, what are you still pretending to be drunk? Oh, I know, you want to rub my place again, don't you? No problem, I promise you, you get up quickly, there is still a lot of good wine!"

He screamed for a long time, but Old Man Xue seemed to be very drunk and motionless.

When the restaurant closed, Hai Canglan had no choice but to drag the drunk old man Xue out of the restaurant.

It was late at night, and the long street that was lively during the day was rarely pedestrianized, and it became silent.

The lights were dim, the cool breeze in the night was blowing, and as soon as Old Man Xue woke up, he fell on the side of the road and vomited.

Hai Canglan squatted beside him and was afraid of his back: "Are you okay? I haven't seen you for two days, how did your body become so bad, if you knew this, I wouldn't have wanted you to drink!"

After vomiting and standing up, Old Man Xue didn't seem to be drunk, and he didn't answer his words, reaching out and scratching his cheek and scalp vigorously.

Suddenly, his hand stopped in his ear for a moment, and then the whole face was torn off, revealing the face of a girl as delicate as a drunken peach blossom.

Then, the gray hair like hay fell from the back of his head, and in his place was a beautiful long hair that poured like a waterfall.

Hai Canglan was taken aback.