The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 56: Thank You and You’re Welcome
The name of the restaurant is nice, it's called "Just Drink Wine", and the wine they serve is nice, it's called "Shaodaozi".
In fact, people in many places throughout the Great Chu have heard of the Shaodaozi from Jizhou Prefecture, but in reality, there is only one restaurant that sells the real Shaodaozi. It’s not that other restaurants don’t sell Shaodaozi, but that the Shaodaozi from other restaurants doesn’t taste right.
Yu Jiuling's words were just a joke. Everyone knows the business of businessmen. If your Shaodaozi becomes famous today, there will be dozens of restaurants and hotels selling Shaodaozi in this place tomorrow, and all of them will be century-old shops.
If your sesame seed cakes become famous today, you don’t know how many Ximen officials will come to buy them tomorrow.
In Tang County alone, there are more than a dozen or so shops that put up signs claiming to be authentic century-old shops selling Shaodaozi. But there are not so many century-old shops. In most of the shops that hang up signs claiming to be century-old shops, the one that is closest to a hundred years must be the old man in the family.
There is only one word to describe the wine-drinking Shaodaozi: strong.
It was really strong. Although Xiahou Zhuo was not very old, he was proud that he had no rivals in drinking. He could drink three to five kilograms of ordinary liquor without even a blush on his face. However, after this drunkard drank a bowl of liquor, he felt a fire burning in his chest and abdomen.
The most delicious taste is to pinch a piece of soft and glutinous cooked meat in your hand and put it into your mouth, then take a sip of strong liquor. The rich aroma of the meat and the sharpness of the liquor are a perfect match.
Xiahou Zhuo felt that he had a good alcohol tolerance, so he drank the whole bowl directly. Then a smell of alcohol came out of his stomach and his face turned red instantly.
"readily!"
Xiahou Zhuo couldn't help but praise.
He looked at Li Diudiu: "Do you want to try it?"
Li Diudiu shook his head and said, "Master said I'm still young and not old enough to drink."
Taoist Changmei nodded approvingly and said, "He is still young. Drinking too much will damage his brain. He is already stupid. What will happen if his brain is damaged further?"
He picked up the wine bowl, took a sip, and made a "tsk" sound.
"Diu'er, your share, I will drink it for you."
Li Diudiu sighed: "Master, you are truly righteous."
Just at this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door. This was the first time for Li Diudiu and his friends to come to this restaurant. They didn't react when someone knocked on the door. The food and drinks had already been served, and they had been told not to disturb them. So who else could it be if it wasn't the waiter?
Li Diudiu stood up and opened the door. He saw that the person outside the door was the middle-aged man he had just met, the one who had helped the old man get off the carriage before .
The man smiled apologetically, clasped his fists and said, "I'm really sorry to bother you all, but I just want to ask you something, please forgive me."
Xiahou Zhuo was a man of high spirits. He asked, "What's the matter?"
The man's name was Gu Weishan. He was quite famous in Tang County. He opened a martial arts school and had dozens of disciples.
He looked at Yan Qingzhi and asked, "Is this gentleman from the Four Pages Academy?"
Yan Qingzhi nodded: "I am."
Gu Weishan walked in and closed the door. He looked at Yan Qingzhi instead of others. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Sir, do you know who the child was at the door just now?"
Yan Qingzhi shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it, what's wrong?"
Gu Weishan immediately laughed and said, "It's nothing, it's just that my younger brother also wants to study at the Four Pages Academy. He went to the Four Pages Academy once but was rejected because it was against the rules. So I asked the teacher if he knew him. He was too embarrassed to ask, so I came here on his behalf to ask how to get into the Four Pages Academy."
This statement is full of loopholes, and not a single word of it can be believed.
Yan Qing said: "If you feel that your knowledge and character are acceptable, you can go to the Four Pages Academy in Jizhou City for an assessment. If you pass the assessment, you can enter the academy to study."
"Thank you very much."
Gu Weishan clasped his fists and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you. Today's meal is on me. Please give me this face as an apology for disturbing you rashly."
Xiahou Zhuo was not satisfied.
"How much money do you have?"
Xiahou Zhuo asked.
Gu Weishan frowned, but still said politely: "I don't have much money, I just feel a little sorry, so..."
Xiahou Zhuo said, "We will have our own drinks and pay the bill. We don't need you. Please go back if you have nothing else to do."
"Okay, okay."
Gu Weishan clasped his fists again, then opened the door and walked out.
He returned to the private room he had been in before, his face already looking a little ugly. He looked at Tang Shen and said, "Master, those people are indeed from the Four Pages Academy in Jizhou City. Although they said they didn't know anyone to fight against, I can tell that the instructor must have lied."
Tang Pidi nodded: "The gentleman's surname is Yan, and his name is Yan Qingzhi. He is a famous teacher in the academy. I have met him several times before. He should recognize me."
Gu Weishan said: "Master and Pi Di encountered people from the academy as soon as they arrived here. This is my fault. I shouldn't have arranged it so ostentatiously, so leave this matter to me."
Tang Shen said, "Wei Shan, don't mess around. Just arrange a carriage to send us away later."
"Master, don't worry."
Gu Weishan said: "If a disciple cannot protect the master and his enemies in Tang County, what kind of man can he be called?"
Tang Pidi also advised: "Brother, we really can't meddle in other people's business. We are not vicious people. We can't hurt people's lives casually."
Gu Weishan didn't care, he smiled and said, "I have my own way, don't worry."
On the other side, Yan Qingzhi looked at Xiahou Zhuo and said, "You and the Taoist priest will walk in front, Li Chi, you will walk in the middle, and I will walk at the end."
Xiahou Zhuo snorted coldly: "We don't want to meddle in other people's business, but they want to meddle in other people's business... If they really dare to make any noise, I don't mind making it a little louder."
What is he afraid of? He has never been afraid of anything.
The meal tasted different. After everyone finished eating, they went downstairs and left. Yu Jiuling was thinking about going to the northern border to join the army, so he kept seeing them off, with a look of earnestness in his eyes.
Xiahou Zhuo told him to wait patiently, he would definitely come back in five or six days.
The four people went out, got on the carriage and headed towards the city, trying to find an inn to stay in. They all knew that there must be someone following them secretly. The man looked like a local and had some strength.
However, Xiahou Zhuo still didn't care. He didn't really come out by himself, and he was still injured. How could there be few people sent by Prince Yu to protect him secretly?
They found the largest inn in the area and stayed there. Li Diudiu and his master Changmei shared a room, and Yan Qingzhi and Xiahou Zhuo shared a room.
In the late night, Gu Weishan led 20 to 30 disciples to the outside of the inn. He looked around and ordered, "Send a few people to block the back door. I have already informed the innkeeper. After those people moved in, they did not receive other guests. Just do what you want."
A group of people responded and followed Gu Weishan towards the main entrance of the inn.
As soon as they reached the door, the group of people stopped. They found a young man who looked to be in his twenties sitting on the steps at the door. He seemed to have something in his mouth and was looking at them with interest.
"Who are you, brave man?"
Gu Weishan asked.
The young man replied: "Cheap bodyguards, hired by the people you are looking for."
Gu Weishan was silent for a moment and then said, "How much did they pay you to hire me? I can give you more, just leave."
The young man took out the thing in his mouth and shook it: "A lollipop, it's a pity that you don't have any and can't give me more, otherwise I would really be willing to accept your conditions. This little delicious thing is quite something."
Gu Weishan was stunned for a moment, then said with some regret: "I'm sorry, I can only restrain you first."
The young man hummed: "You're welcome."
A moment later, more than twenty people lay down at the door of the inn, including the arrogant Gu Weishan, who claimed to be invincible in Tang County, but he couldn't even withstand a single move from this young man.
Xiahou Zhuo came out of the inn leisurely and handed Ye Zhangzhu another lollipop: "Reward."
Ye Zhangzhu smiled, took it and said, "After receiving the reward, I want to play it again to express my gratitude."
Xiahou Zhuo walked up to Gu Weishan, who had been hit so hard that he could hardly get up. He lay there with a frighteningly pale face, which looked even paler under the dim light.
"Why bother?"
Xiahou Zhuo said: "I recognized the child but didn't provoke you. I have already given you enough face."
Gu Weishan gritted his teeth and said, "They are my closest relatives. I will protect them even if it costs my life. I accept being in your hands. You can kill me or cut me up as you please, but I only ask that you don't make things difficult for them."
Xiahou Zhuo was silent for a moment, then squatted down, looked into Gu Weishan's eyes and said, "Are you here to kill us?"
Gu Weishan didn't answer.
Xiahou Zhuo asked again: "Are you here to kill us?"
Before Gu Weishan could answer, a young man came running over from a distance, rushed over in one breath, and knelt down with a thud.
"Senior Brother Xiahou!"
Tang Pidi shouted.
Xiahou Zhuo said: "So you know me too."
Tang Pidi knelt there and said, "Brother Xiahou, I don't know you. When I was in the academy, I rarely interacted with people and rarely went out. I just remembered that I only recognized Mr. Yan. Brother, this matter is all because of me. Please let these people go. I will go back to Jizhou with you. No matter what the consequences are, I will bear them."
Xiahou Zhuo looked at him and then at Gu Weishan, then sighed and said, "Did you see that? If you hadn't come, nothing would have happened to him. I know how many unjust, false and wrong cases there are in local government offices. I felt sorry when Tang Pidi was taken away from the academy. It was because of you that he came here to cause trouble that he had to face something he shouldn't have faced."
Tang Pidi said, "Brother Xiahou, stop talking. I will go back with you and let him go."
Gu Weishan endured the pain and sat up, taking out a dagger from his arms. Xiahou Zhuo stood up and stepped back, but Gu Weishan pointed the dagger at his heart.
"Can I use my life to exchange for his safety ? Just nod your head and I'll give you my life!"
Xiahou Zhuo frowned.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Gu Weishan smiled miserably and said, "Whether I did something wrong or not, I will come here today. You asked me if I came here to kill you. Now I tell you, I am here to kill you. I will accept it even if I am struck by lightning in the future! I will take responsibility for my own affairs. Can you not catch him for one day? Give him one day to leave here!"
After saying this, he stabbed the dagger into his heart.
With a bang, two people hit Gu Weishan's right arm at the same time, one was Tang Pidi next to him, and the other was Li Diudiu who rushed over from behind Xiahou Zhuo.
The two men hit each other at the same time, and Gu Weishan's bones were broken, and the dagger fell to the ground due to the shock.
Li Diudiu glanced at Tang Pidi, who was also looking at him. After a moment, Tang Pidi knelt back and clasped his fists, saying, "Thank you."
Li Diudiu felt a little awkward when he saw him kneeling, so he quickly knelt down and clasped his fists: "You're welcome."
This time, Tang Pidi was stunned.
Ye Zhangzhu, who was standing next to Xiahou Zhuo, covered his face and thought to himself, Xiahou, where did this little brother you know come from... It was a very serious matter, and his kneeling didn't make it serious at all.
