A knife in love

Chapter 2400
As soon as the girl's voice fell, Bai Wei laughed loudly and said, "Jin'er, you are not only looking more and more beautiful, but you can also speak smartly. Bai is busy collecting herbs these days, leaving early and returning late every day. Don't talk about drinking at your house, even if the clothes are torn, there is no time to go to Cai Wuye's house to mend them."

After Bai Wei finished speaking, the girl covered her mouth with a smile, and said, "Uncle Bai can leave it to his niece to mend clothes. Why bother to ask Cai Wuye? Although Cai Wuye is unparalleled in the world, it's just that he is greedy. , seeing that Uncle Bai has gone, he will definitely extort more than a dozen taels of silver from Uncle Bai. With this money, why not go to our Xinghua Village and drink a few jars of good wine, wouldn't it be fun?"

Bai Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "It's a child's talk. The wine in Xinghua Village looks bland and tasteless, but it has a lot of stamina. Although Bai is conceited that he can drink a lot, he can only drink two bowls at most. If he drank three bowl, you will have to get drunk for a day or two. If you want Bai to drink a few jars of Xinghuacun wine, don't you want Bai to die here drunk?"

When Bai Wei said this, he suddenly remembered something, put away the smile on his face, and said to the girl: "Today, Bai also brought a good friend to drink, please trouble Mrs. Li to cook some dishes for drinking."

The girl agreed, then glanced at Wu Xiucai secretly, and said: "Uncle Bai's good friend, I guess this is the gentleman?"

Bai Wei said in a deep voice: "Exactly. This gentleman is surnamed Wu, and he is a scholar with great knowledge."

Wu Xiucai felt embarrassed when Bai Wei praised him so much, hurriedly waved his hands, and said: "Mr. Bai's words are exaggerated. Wu is just a failed scholar, how can he compare with Mr. Bai's full of splendid articles? "

After the girl heard Wu Xiucai finished speaking, an envious expression suddenly appeared on her face, and she said in her mouth: "It turns out that Mr. Wu is a scholar, and Jin'er is disrespectful. No wonder there was a big magpie calling at the door early this morning. It didn’t stop, it turned out to be an early morning announcement.”

Hearing what the girl said, Wu Xiucai became more apprehensive, and hastily said a few words of humility.Bai Wei said to Wu Xiucai: "Mr. Wu, this girl's surname is Li Mingjin. Her father was a county magistrate in Ruyang. Several big families in Ruyang County. These big families colluded and spent a lot of money to bribe the officials of the prefect of Luoyang. It is really a sigh that a good official loyal to the court ended up like this.

"Although Li Zhixian died, the villains who killed him still refused to give up. They wanted to kill all his family members. Fortunately, a teacher in the magistrate's yamen was righteous and quietly informed Li Zhixian of the villain's conspiracy. Mrs. Li had no choice but to escape from Ruyang with her only daughter. Unexpectedly, when passing by the foot of the West Mountain, she met a group of robbers in the green forest and was almost taken away by these robbers. At that time, Bai and some friends passed by. They rescued Mrs. Li and Jin'er. Everyone knew that they were loyal family members, and they all admired them very much. Thinking that the two weak women were tossing and wandering around, it was not easy, so they pooled some money and built a small house in Xishan. The small tavern gave them a place to stay. Mrs. Li was born in a family of poetry and etiquette. She is not only proficient in female celebrities, but also knows a thing or two about tea and wine. The apricot blossom wine she made seems bland, but in fact The incense is hidden inside, but it is a first-class wine. After only a few months, the elegant people who live in seclusion in various places in the West Mountain know the name of Xinghua Village, and they often gather here to drink, recite poems, write and paint."

When Bai Wei said this, he shook his head and brushed his long beard lightly, with a very chic expression.Li Jin smiled and said, "If it wasn't for Uncle Bai's care, I'm afraid Jin'er and mother would have turned into a pile of dead bones in the weeds and bushes. Since the establishment of Xinghua Village, Uncle Bai often brought friends to take care of the business. Those who It's all thanks to Uncle Bai that the elites came to our small tavern for gatherings."

While talking, Li Jin glanced at Wu Xiucai out of the corner of his eye.It's just that the eyes of the two collided, and Li Jin hurriedly turned his head to Bai Wei, and then said: "Uncle Bai and Mr. Wu, please come in quickly. My niece will prepare wine for the two gentlemen."

Li Jin let Bai Wei and Wu Xiucai into the house, and then went into the inner hall.Bai Wei took Wu Xiucai to choose a table by the window and sat down, and then said to Wu Xiucai: "This tavern is a bit simple, but the food and drinks are very good. Mr. Wu will know after tasting it. Don't think that Bai is hiding something. , deliberately brought you to such an unremarkable shop to hang out."

Wu Xiucai hastily cupped his hands and said: "Where does Mr. Bai say anything? Wu looked at this tavern, although it is not big, but it has an elegant layout. It takes advantage of the favorable location and mountains, and is integrated with the nearby mountains and forests. If you are not a great sage, you will never There will be such a mind. Mr. Bai and Mr. Wu drink in such a beautiful place, which is a blessing only for gods."

Hearing what Wu Xiucai said, Bai Wei patted the edge of the table lightly with his right hand, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Mr. Bai did not misunderstand the person. Mr. Wu has extraordinary knowledge and is definitely not an ordinary person! Today, Mr. Bai must have a drink with Brother Wu , If you don’t get drunk, you won’t return!”

Just as Bai Wei finished speaking, he heard footsteps, and then someone walked in.Wu Xiucai turned his head to look, and saw a woman who walked into the room, about thirty or so years old, dignified appearance, graceful and luxurious.Wu Xiucai was taken aback, thinking that this woman's extraordinary appearance must not be an ordinary person.How could there be such a character in this small tavern?

When Wu Xiucai was surprised, Bai Wei stood up, cupped his hands towards the woman, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Li, Mr. Bai is here to disturb you again."

The woman hurriedly bowed her body and said, "Mr. Bai, you haven't been to Xinghua Village for a while. This morning, the slave family was still talking about this matter with Jin'er. Unexpectedly, when Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived, Mr. Bai actually came to Xinghua Village." Hanamura, what a coincidence."

Wu Xiucai heard the woman speak and knew that she was Li Jin's mother, Mrs. Li. She thought to herself, this Mrs. Li was worthy of being born in an official family. Although she was forced to flee and became a village woman selling wine, she spoke calmly. Generous, yet graceful and luxurious.

When Wu Xiucai was thinking about it, Bai Wei said with a smile: "Madam, today Bai brought a good friend to drink. Madam, please cook four side dishes and a pot of apricot blossom wine."

After listening to Bai Wei's words, Mrs. Li turned her head to look at Wu Xiucai, bowed slightly, and said in her mouth: "It turns out that there is a distinguished guest here. The slave's family is going to cook now, please wait a moment, gentlemen."

After Madam Li finished speaking, she hurried into the back hall.Then Bai Wei sat back on the chair, sighed, and said to Wu Xiucai: "This Mrs. Li is from the Huaiyang family, and she is a proper lady. If there is nothing wrong, she must be well-dressed and well-fed. It's a pity that the situation changed suddenly, and I had no choice but to flee for my life in a hurry, hiding in the wilderness and saving my life, which is really regrettable."

(End of this chapter)