On the second floor of the Huibin Restaurant, Qian Baimo, who was sitting by the stairs, looked at the four dishes and one soup, a pot of wine and a big bowl of rice on the table, and asked puzzled while eating: "Uncle Xie, didn't you say that you should keep a low profile when walking the rivers and lakes, why do you order so many good wines and dishes in front of the public now." ”

"That's what I'm going to teach you the basic skills you must be able to walk the rivers and lakes. Xie Kun poured himself a glass of wine as he spoke, and then smelled the wine, and then smiled mysteriously: "That's rice." ”

"Rubbing rice?" Although Qian Baimo often ordered good dishes when he was in Xiangge Academy, he never imagined that the various chivalrous and righteous rivers and lakes in the novel would still learn to rub rice.

Looking at Qian Baimo with a puzzled face, Xie Kun took a sip of wine, then picked up a tablecloth on the side and helped Qian Baimo wipe off the grease stains on his mouth and said with a smile: "You'll know later." When Qian Baimo heard Xie Kun say this, he couldn't help but eat with curiosity.

A moment later, Qian Baimo saw a middle-aged man in a blue cloth suit and a long sword in his hand go upstairs, and after scanning the surroundings, he walked in his direction.

After the middle-aged man approached, he held the sword scabbard in his hand and saluted: "Qu Yi of the Sword Sect in Xia Danshan, I don't know what Brother Tai is called?" Saying that, the middle-aged man also deliberately shook the sword spike to show his status in the sect.

"It turned out to be the Qu Daxia of the Danshan Sword School, and he admired it for a long time. Xie Kun then also stood up, picked up the sword on the table and said in the same way: "Lu Youren from the Yunshan Sect in Xia Tianling County, this is my junior brother Mo Youwu, it is rare to meet in Qu Daxia here, it is better to have a few drinks together." Xie Kun said and shouted to Xiao Er not far away, "I'm adding a cup and bowl here." ”

Lu Daxia said seriously. Qu Yi said and put the long sword on the table, and then arched his hand again and said: "It's rare that the rivers and lakes have the fate to meet a fellow Daoist of the Yunshan faction here, and they will chatter below." After speaking, he sat down in front of Xie Kun.

At the same time, Xiao Er also came to the table with a pair of cups, bowls, chopsticks and spoons, and after a quick sweep of the three of them, he put the cups and bowls in front of Qu Yi, and then turned into a sentence and said "Slow use of the guest officer" and left in a hurry.

At this time, Xie Kun stood up and poured a glass of wine for Qu Yi, and then sat down and said a polite word to Qu Yi; Qian Baimo on the side also put aside the speed of eating, quietly observing the two of them; and after Qu Yi had two or three cups of stomach, he and Xie Kun instantly became friends for many years, and Xie Kun talked nonsense.

For Qian Baimo, who has undergone orthodox education, for the first time he saw the two middle-aged uncles all kinds of nonsense and gossip without a lower limit, his three views were instantly impacted like never before, and his whole brain only felt a blank for a while, as if only two weird uncles were touting each other.

About an hour later, the table full of food was finally swept away, Qu Yi returned to his heroic appearance at this time and said a few polite words to Xie Kun, and then got up and said: "It's rare to have a good conversation with Brother Lu today, but it's a pity that the younger brother still has important things to do and is inconvenient to stay for a long time." ”

Brother Qu said seriously. Xie Kun also got up and hugged his fists and said: "Today's conversation with Brother Qu has benefited the younger brother extraordinarily, since Brother Qu has something important to do, the younger brother doesn't dare to nag more, so I have to invite Brother Qu to get together next time." ”

Brother Lu said seriously, the next time Brother Lu arrives in Nanling City, the younger brother will sit in the east and invite Brother Qu to taste the famous vinegar fish in Nanling. ”

"Then the little brother will thank Brother Qu again. ”

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After waiting for Qu Yi to reluctantly leave the second floor, Qian Baimo squinted at Xie Kun with disdain and said, "Cut, Uncle Xie didn't expect you to be this kind of person." ”

"Haha, what kind of person is Uncle Xie? Xie Kun, who sat back in his seat, smiled and kneaded Qian Baimo's little face and smiled: "This is a feeling that belongs only to mature men, and you will naturally know it when you grow up." ”

"Hmph. After Qian Baimo struggled to break free of Xie Kun's hands, he sat aside with a small mouth; Xie Kun smiled and leaned over to Qian Baimo's side and said, "This rubbing rice, it's also exquisite, look over there." Saying that, Xie Kun touched Qian Baimo.

At this time, although Qian Baimo was still sulking, he couldn't help but look curiously in the direction that Xie Kun's eyes were pointing at, and saw three men in silk clothes sitting at a table not far away. Then I listened to Xie Kun preach: "People in the rivers and lakes rub their food, and they pay attention to one look, two look at clothes, three look at weapons, and four look at the number of people. ”

The richer and higher the status of the people in the rivers and lakes, the better the hair will be maintained, and the shorter and messier the hair, the lower the status of the person in the rivers and lakes, such as short hair and flat head, that must be the outlaw in the rivers and lakes. Therefore, look at each other's hair before eating and avoid people with rich status and short hair, so as not to embarrass and lose face or cause unnecessary trouble. ”

Xie Kun said and took a sip of wine to moisten his throat and said: " This two look is to see whether the other party's clothing is too ostentatious or weird, this kind of person is either strange and difficult to get along with, or which foreign pagan religion; three look at the weapon is to hold the sword can only find the sword, the knife can only rub the knife, if you take the sword to rub the knife, it is equivalent to provoking the other party, if the other party does not put a weapon on the table, it means that the person refuses to rub the rice; look at the number of people, the rice can only find no more than two people at the table, if there are more than three people, there may be someone rubbing the rice, at this time it is very embarrassing to get in。 ”

"Oh. After listening to Xie Kun's speech, Qian Baimo pondered for a moment and asked, "Even if all the conditions are met, how can you be sure that person will definitely let you eat?"

When Xie Kun heard this question, he couldn't help but have a silence in his eyes, and after pouring the wine jug to confirm that there was no wine, he sighed helplessly and said: "If you have been walking alone in this river and lake for a long time, you will inevitably hope that someone you don't know can indulge in it; After Xie Kun finished speaking, he turned his head and looked into the distance thoughtfully.

After Qian Baimo saw the rare melancholy, loneliness and helplessness on Xie Kun's face, he seemed to feel something in his heart, so he didn't continue to ask more, lowered his head and silently drank the remaining soup in the bowl......

The next morning, Xie Kun took Qian Baimo to wander around a few markets, and seeing that it was about to be noon, Xie Kun and Qian Baimo came to a teahouse where a beggar was sitting at the door, Xie Kun first looked at the beggar and confirmed that it was a beggar gang, then took out 5 copper coins and threw them into the beggar's bowl, and then said to Qian Baimo: "We will listen to the music here in this teahouse this afternoon." ”

"Oh. After answering the voice, he turned his head curiously to look at the beggar, and was led into the teahouse by Xie Kun.

About two hours later, when Qian Baimo was looking through the traditional style comic books here with relish, a young woman in a light pink dress walked to the table, and then saluted Xie Kun with both hands in the shape of fists: "Under the exquisite jade sword Shu Niangzi, I don't know if Your Excellency is Lu Youren Lu Daxia of the Yunshan Sect." As she spoke, the young woman took out an intricately carved jade sword the size of her index finger from her waist pouch and placed it on the table.

Xie Kun picked up the jade sword and observed it for a while, then put the jade sword back on the table, then got up and saluted with his fists: "It was here, there was a Lao Shu woman who came in person, and it was Lu who was slacking." ”

"Lu Daxia doesn't need to be polite. Shu Niangzi said and sat down to put away the jade sword on the table, then picked up the teacup and poured herself a bowl of tea.

Seeing this, Xie Kun was not polite, and after sitting down, he took out a silver coin and put it on the table and asked, "I came to disturb Shu Nuxia this time to inquire about Zhang Minghe's bloody case twenty years ago. ”

"Zhang Minghe?" When Shu Niangzi heard this name, the whole person immediately looked at Xie Kun vigilantly and asked, "The father of the family is a little eyebrow about that bloody case, but I don't know why Brother Lu inquired about it?"

Xie Kun was prepared and said unhurriedly: "Even if Shu Niangzi knows about this case, she must also know that there is a victim named Mo Yunshan in this case, and that person is my senior uncle, and my little junior brother is my only grandson of Uncle Mo. Xie Kun took out a letter from his bosom as he spoke, saying: "A few months ago, this faction received a mysterious letter, if you want to find the family heirloom of the Mo family, you will take the descendants of the Mo family to the Anjiang Dart Bureau in Duyu City on the 20th of the next month. But my brother Mo's biological father passed away a long time ago, so the master asked me to take the only heir of the Mo family to the Anjiang Dart Bureau, and at the same time asked Shu Niangzi to check what happened to my Uncle Mo back then. After saying that, Xie Kun put another silver coin on the table

Shu Niangzi didn't look at the silver coin on the table, but took the letter and glanced at it quickly, then got up and said after returning the letter to Xie Kun: "This matter is far away, please wait a little time here, can you do it, I will come back and tell you." After Shu Niangzi finished speaking, she turned around and left.

And the curious Qian Baimo on the side hurriedly asked, "Uncle Xie, why is this Shu Niangzi's salute different from others?"

"This belongs to the public courtesy, the people in the rivers and lakes pay attention to the chivalrous style of the benevolent, so they also learn to behave as a gentleman; ”

"Oh. After listening to it, Qian Baimo turned around and continued to look at the comic book.

It wasn't until night was approaching that Shu Niangzi returned to the teahouse and picked up a silver coin on the table and said: "I took this matter, but because the case is complicated and the age is far away, I still need to go back to my father to check some things, Lu Daxia can go to the Anjiang Dart Bureau first, and before the 20th of next month, I will contact Lu Daxia." Shu Niangzi said and put a finger-long jade sword on the table, "This jade sword is my token, as long as Lu Daxia does not violate the rules of the road after arriving in Duyucheng, with this jade sword, the big and small gangs in Duyucheng will still give me some thin noodles." ”

"Thank you Lady Shu for your help. Xie Kun said and carefully put away the jade sword.

"They are all people in the rivers and lakes, no need to be polite, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. Shu Niangzi said and hugged her fist at Xie Kun, and after seeing Xie Kun also hugging her fist in return, she turned around and left.

After watching Shu Niangzi's figure disappear, Qian Baimo came to Xie Kun's side and whispered: "Uncle Xie, I think that although this jade sword is beautifully carved, it is just an ordinary miscellaneous jade after all, and it is worth four or five hundred copper coins at most, what if this Shu Niangzi takes the silver coin and does not do anything or pretends to be?"

"Your mind is full of these strange things. Xie Kun smiled and tapped Qian Baimo's forehead and said: "In these southeastern counties, if you want to pretend to be the daughter of a generation of gods, it is not the same as jumping into the prison cell; Xie Kun said and put away the remaining 1 silver coin on the table and said with a smile: "Okay, the business is done, Uncle Xie will take you to eat." ”

"Rub rice!" When Qian Baimo heard these two words, he instantly remembered the gossip of the two middle-aged men yesterday, and suddenly pulled together with Xie Kun......