Chapter 1 The Origin of Xiao Yaju

Sichuan is also known as Shudi, there is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west, the overlapping of the dangerous peaks of the Three Gorges in the east, the Bashan Qinling Barrier in the north, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Gongwei in the south, and the reputation of "the land of abundance" since ancient times. The land of Sichuan and Shu is vast, the people are outstanding, the silk is world-famous, the ancient city of Chengdu is the bright pearl in the "country of abundance", the important town of the capital for several generations.

Chengdu is an ancient city, surrounded by the city wall gatehouse is tall and majestic, making people look solemn and solemn, the city market is very lively, antique silk shops, brothels, restaurants, tea shops are readily available.

It was noon, and the sounds of the market's merchants were not ringing in the ears. A father and daughter walked in the crowd, dressed in coarse cloth clothes and covered with wind and dust. My father was about fifty years old, wearing a bamboo hat on his head, carrying a three-foot-long broadsword behind his back, his square face was slightly dark, a few wrinkles on his forehead were slightly vicissitudes, his beard was thick, his thick eyebrows and big eyes looked old but more majestic.

The girl walking in front of her was only fifteen or sixteen years old, her hair was flowing freely like a waterfall, and a rotten silver hairpin was inserted in her back bun.

The father and daughter walked on the street, the father had been to Chengdu several times, but the girl had gone out for the first time, and it was natural to see that it was a novelty when she came to such a big capital.

The girl ran around in front of her, and her eyes were dazzled for a while, and her father couldn't help but shake her head secretly. But it's to blame his daughter for not having the reserved appearance of a girl, a tomboy alive, how can she find a husband, and she is not only embarrassed when she thinks of the lady who died prematurely.

To say that this old man is still very famous in the rivers and lakes, he is known as Qilu Sanying. Because of his superb swordsmanship, and can make all kinds of hidden weapons, can be hit and connected, the people of the rivers and lakes give the nickname "Tongjian God Ape", which is actually the head of the three Ying, and a famous hero in the five northern provinces.

When he was young, he specialized in chivalrous things, loved to fight unevenly, since the middle-aged widow, the old heart has become more and more quiet, has seen through this world, not one or a few people can change, this is the old friend Qilu Sanying and the second Qi Zhouchun to go to Emei Mountain to hide.

It's just that the little girl in front of her is only sixteen years old, and she can't bear to go to the deep mountains and forests to let her accompany her to die alone. I wanted to find her a family affair, but with the support of myself, I can rest assured, whether it is the mountain or the temple, I can see it. It's just that this family affair is not easy, the old man has walked the rivers and lakes all his life, what kind of people have never seen it, what kind of things have not been experienced, so what can be entered into the eyes of other people is not one in a hundred.

And he himself knows the temperament of his daughter, she has a fierce temperament, she never refuses to convince people easily, she is good at martial arts when she is young, but the old man never refuses to teach.

One is the body of a daughter, the old man thinks that when the girl is older, she will marry one day, and it is better to be a woman and a mother to abide by women's morals, and learn some skills to fight and kill, but to cause trouble.

The second is that the old man himself has also realized that he has been crawling in the rivers and lakes for so many years, although he has also made a lot of fame, casual pleasure and hatred, and comfortable walking, but he also feels that he has lost a lot of warmth, and he doesn't want his daughter to wander around like himself.

A cry of "Daddy, I'm hungry!" interrupted the old man's chaotic thoughts, and saw his daughter's pretty face, with her eyebrows furrowed, her mouth pursed, her hands covering her stomach, and she pretended to look pitiful, which couldn't help but make the old man feel both comforted and helpless.

My daughter has grown up with herself since she was a child, and she is particularly dependent on herself, which is gratifying, but she has also learned to be manly, and she has lost the reserve of the girl's family.

Although he has also taught some literacy, it's just that the old man was originally born in martial arts, and he only understands two or three points at most in the books, and he can teach everyone who knows how to read and reason. On the contrary, the old man often walks in the rivers and lakes, and most of them say that they are chivalrous and righteous, and punish evil and promote good. Gradually, she developed her daughter's jealous and hateful character, which completely changed the old man's original intention, and he could only sigh secretly, and the will of heaven often went against people's wishes.

The old man stroked the girl's head, looked at his daughter's face, and felt a little distressed. Since he came out of the house, he has mostly walked mountain roads, driven boats and rivers and lakes, and stayed overnight, he himself has nothing, and it is common to walk in the rivers and lakes, and his sixteen-year-old daughter has indeed suffered a lot.

The girl herself felt nothing, not only did she not complain about being tired, but she was excited, and it is no wonder that when she went out for the first time at the age of sixteen, she was suddenly confused by the outside world. And the girl was born with divine power, one or two hundred pounds of stones, lifted to throw three or five zhang away, bold and anxious, along the way let the novelty dazzle, but also forgot the hard work.

Today can be counted as Chengdu, no need to spend the night in the wild, the old man smiled heartily, "These days are hard for my beloved daughter, since I came to the city today, we will go to the restaurant to have a good meal, and then find an inn to live in a change of clothes, in two days your Uncle Zhou will arrive, we can leave to Emei together." ”

"Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou, whose name is Qilu Sanying, is the same as Daddy?"

Seeing his daughter screaming happily, the old man smiled and patted her head twice, "Exactly, I heard that he also has a daughter, and he may bring it this time, but you have to be honest, a bit like a girl, don't embarrass your father!"

The old man was not afraid at all, her head twisted, and she began to touch the restaurant again, and the old man had to shake his head helplessly.

Chengdu restaurant restaurant can be said to be the most, everywhere, and the father and daughter walk on the main street, you can see high-end restaurants everywhere, the little two in front of the door are also soliciting customers everywhere, you can vaguely hear the restaurant is full of people, so lively, it seems that these restaurants are not short of people in a day.

It is no wonder that Chengdu is a place where foreign merchants gather, some sell silk, well salt, tea, antique jade, some pour inside and some sell out, and everywhere is the sound of wishing you prosperity.

The old man frowned, these big hotels cost a lot of silver to enter. Although he still has some silver taels, he doesn't want to slaughter fat sheep for people. And he also knows that the food here is mostly flashy, and the price is often three or four times higher than that of other places. Besides, I don't like such a noisy place.

In this way, the two of them walked forward two more streets, and suddenly their daughter clapped her hands and shouted, "Daddy, you see, there is an ancient building there, but you don't know what to do?"

The old man looked at it and couldn't help but knock on his daughter's forehead, "What an ancient building, it's a restaurant, didn't I tell you? ”

The old man smiled, and it is true that this building looks ancient, but it is not dilapidated, especially in front of the door, I don't know where the living water flows from there. A small stone arch bridge on the river three or four zhang wide is like a pile of jade. Close-up, the water is the green lotus red carp, a row of weeping willows on the bank swaying with the wind, as if to make this small river, a row of green willows will separate the noise of the market, it seems that the ancient building is particularly quiet and elegant.

The old man smiled and said, "That's it, there can be such a clean place in the downtown area, and it seems that the shopkeeper is not a layman." On the other hand, the old man thinks that this ancient restaurant is not very big, and it is not as golden-clad as other restaurants, and the front of the door is also very deserted, and it seems that the fat sheep will not be slaughtered, and the strange thing is that there is not even a little second to welcome guests!

Look up, there is a white plaque hanging upstairs, entitled "Little Yaju", and there is a white bi under the window, and there are words on the wall, "There are Jiayu in the south, and the cover is bright." The gentleman has wine, and the guest swallow is happy. There are Jiayu in the south, and Shanshan is blazing. The gentleman has wine, the guest swallow is a gentleman, the south has a tree, and the sweet gourd is tired. The gentleman has wine, and the guest is Yan Suizhi.

The fluttering person is a bird, and he thinks about it. The gentleman has wine, and the guest thinks about it. ”

Neither father nor daughter is a well-educated person, so they can understand the meaning. Especially the girl frowned and pouted, and snorted, "Dad, look, this shopkeeper is a stingy person at first glance, and even the name of this store is called stingy, and "Xiao Yaju," Why don't I say it's called Da Yaju, this is enough atmosphere, majestic enough, Dad, what do you say?"

The old man also felt that the name of the store was a little stingy, and it was not as good as his girl's "Dayaju". However, the old man knows that these literati love everything in books, but I am afraid that this name is not given casually, and there may still be some origins. hurriedly told her daughter to shut up and silence her, for fear that others would hear and make a joke.

It was really guessed correctly by the old man, this "Xiaoya" is taken from the Book of Poetry, and the words on Baibi are the "South Youjiayu" in the Book of Poetry Xiaoya, which probably means that the host set up a banquet and the guests drank and enjoyed themselves.

When the father and daughter entered the door, they were greeted by a wide emerald screen, painted with strange flowers and colorful birds, and poems on the side. The father and daughter didn't understand this, so they simply didn't look at it, and after turning the screen, they couldn't help but make their father a little dumbfounded, thinking that there were few people in the store, but they didn't expect it to be full of friends.

The restaurant is very spacious, the window sill beams and pillars are red pine and fir wood, and there are different plants and flowers between the tables and banquets. There are not many seats, there are about more than ten tables, and then the tables and chairs are made of redwood sandalwood, and in addition to the wine banquet on the table, there is a jar of blooming strange flowers in the middle. This drinking is like appreciating flowers, and the banquet is like eating elegantly, which can really be described as the elegance of the elegance and the extreme of the banquet!

Looking at the diners in the banquet, although there are literati, merchants, and officials, they don't all seem to be rich and noble, but every table will whisper, which seems to be extremely high-level.

The old man has been wandering the rivers and lakes for decades, and it is the first time that he has a heartfelt feeling. Such furnishings, such utensils, just looking at this redwood-scented sandalwood table and chair is probably worth a lot of money, and it is estimated that this set will cost a thousand taels of silver to buy. The utensils on the table are all exquisite ceramics, although they are not inlaid with gold and silver, but even he, a layman, can see that the value is probably higher than real gold and silver.

At this time, the old man not only sweated profusely on his head, but also began to flush a little bit on his face. Even the girl who has always spoken loudly and loves to babble feels that the atmosphere is very depressing, and she knows that this is not a place for casual noise.

The father and daughter were indeed a little embarrassed in such a scene, and they had the heart to turn around and leave, but they were afraid that they would not be able to lose this person, but if they stayed here, they were afraid that this meal would cost all the old man's savings. At last the old man sighed in his heart, let's go! No one here will recognize who he is, and he is not afraid of being able to spread the word. Although this is the case, in the end, he felt awkward in his heart, and secretly scolded: "In the end, that bastard opened such a luxurious restaurant, and it looks so shabby from the outside, isn't this a deliberate wholeheart!"