A knife in love

Chapter 955

Li Qiufeng naturally knew that the arrester was worried that he would go out with a knife, and since he was not a member of the government, he would inevitably have some disputes when he was met by the people in the inspector's yamen.So he nodded and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I'll go back and rest right away."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng promised not to run amok again, the arrester was relieved and said with a smile, "Hero Li doesn't need to go back in a hurry. It's just getting dark and those bastards are drinking and eating meat. Waiting for them to come out, why don't you go back?" It will take half an hour. In front of us is the most famous Gaojia Braised Meat Restaurant in Xiuwu County. Li Daxia might as well buy some wine and meat and go back for supper. The long night can also relieve the depression a little."

Li Qiufeng hadn't had dinner yet, and he didn't want to bother Miao Zhu to prepare appetizers for him, so he nodded.The policeman said "offended", and led the policemen to continue patrolling the streets.

Li Qiufeng walked forward slowly.Sure enough, he only walked more than ten feet, but saw a house facing the street not far ahead that was actually brightly lit.There are two big red lanterns hanging at the door, swaying in the wind, making the two red shadows swaying on the street in front of the house.

Suddenly, Li Qiufeng had a strange feeling.As if he was in front of the old Gu's shop in Yong'an City again, the shadows of Yu Changyuan, He Yi, Zhuang Hengyun, Tang He, Liu Kang, Yun Feiyang and others passed by his eyes one by one.

He shook his head vigorously, and the shadows of these people disappeared without a trace.

Only then did Li Qiufeng walk forward, and when he reached the gate of the house, he saw a large black plaque hanging on the door, on which were written "Gao's old shop" in four flamboyant characters.It's just that the surface of the wooden plaque seems to be covered with a layer of gray dirt due to the passage of time and the addition of oily smoke, which is somewhat unclear under the light of the lantern.

Li Qiufeng walked into the store, but found five or six people around the counter, waiting for the waiter to cut the meat.Li Qiufeng lined up behind everyone, and in a short while, three or four people came behind him.Li Qiufeng thought to himself, no wonder the policeman recommended him to come here, it seems that the stewed meat in this shop must be good, otherwise there would not be so many customers after dark.

When it was Li Qiufeng's turn, he ordered two braised pig's trotters, plus a pack of big ribs. Just as he was about to leave, the shopkeeper standing aside suddenly said, "This guest officer looks unfamiliar, I'm afraid it's not us A local, right?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "The shopkeeper has good eyesight, I am indeed not from Xiuwu County."

The shopkeeper smiled slightly, and said: "I don't have good eyesight, it's just that I have stood behind the counter for many years, and the customers who come to the shop every day to take care of business have already remembered it by heart. Looking at the guest officer today is a bit unfamiliar, this I just asked one more question. If the guest officer eats well and returns to his hometown, he will have to say a few good words for the small shop, and everyone in the small shop will be grateful."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself that this shopkeeper really knows how to do business, so he said some polite words, and was about to turn around and leave, but the shopkeeper said: "Guest officer, I have one more thing to say, I hope you don't worry too much when I say it."

Li Qiufeng was startled, turned around and said: "The shopkeeper has something to say, just say it, and I will listen carefully."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "The guest officer is too polite. As far as the taste of the stewed meat sold in the small shop is concerned, I dare to assure you that it will definitely satisfy the guest officer. It's just that the old stewed soup ingredients used are slightly salty. It was the first time for the officer to take care of the business of the small shop, and he ate it at night, so he might feel hungry and thirsty after eating it. If he could drink a cup of fragrant tea after the meal, it would relieve the salty taste of the stewed meat and prevent him from waking up thirsty in the middle of the night. "

Li Qiufeng didn't expect the shopkeeper to be so thoughtful, and he was quite impressed, and said, "Thank you for the reminder, shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "We are next door to Weijia Teahouse. His Shuoyuechun tea is roasted in the best way in the world, and it is the best to melt the taste. You might as well buy a pack, and soak it after supper at night. A cup of Shuoyuechun tea is best for digestion and quenching thirst, so you can have a good night's sleep tonight."

When he said this, he smiled to himself, and then said: "I am so wordy, guest officer, don't be overwhelmed, think that I have some collusion with the Wei family, and deliberately cheat your money. In fact, between our two families, It's quite discordant, although they live next to each other, but they never get in touch with each other. It's just that the Shuoyuechun tea from his family and the stewed meat from the small shop are really a perfect match, so I recommend it to the guest officer with an old face."

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man in front of the counter who had just received the braised pork tongue said with a smile: "Shopkeeper He, you help the old Wei family sell tea without thinking, can people not suspect that you are secretly colluding with the Wei family? "

Shopkeeper He smiled slightly, and said: "Man is doing what he is doing, and the sky is watching. I will not deceive the sky above, nor will I deceive others below. I only do things according to my heart. Naturally, I am not afraid of people suspecting that I have selfish intentions."

The old man smiled and said: "That is, that is, in our Xiuwu County, who doesn't know that you, shopkeeper He, are a first-class good person? You are just a traveling merchant, and you don't know what your brother is like. Sometimes you are supercilious. Now is the end of the world, people's hearts No, I'm afraid that sometimes good intentions are taken as the liver and lungs of a donkey, and it's easy to get into trouble."

Shopkeeper He said: "Old Hou, if the yamen heard what you said, I'm afraid you will be charged with 'slandering the Holy Dynasty and inciting trouble' and you will be arrested and sent to prison. I have heard that today the Henan Provincial Police The senior official of the Department has come to our Xiuwu County. He is an official in charge of arresting thieves. It is a taboo for you to say this, and if these officials listen to it, I am afraid it will be very bad."

The old man naturally knew that shopkeeper He was joking with him, so he was not angry, but shook his head, and walked to the door while saying: "These days, everyone is telling lies. They keep saying that they are loyal to the emperor and love the people." , secretly gnashing their teeth and scheming against each other. Sigh, people’s hearts are not old, and the world is going down.”

Seeing the old man swaying out of the shop, several customers laughed at him as pedantic.Shopkeeper He shook his head and said, "Old Hou is a man of great wisdom and foolishness. Few people in Xiuwu County can match him. You must not underestimate him."

Li Qiufeng thanked the shopkeeper, and immediately left the store.He looked to the right, but saw that there was indeed a teahouse next door, and the shaky figure of the old man surnamed Hou happened to walk into the teahouse.Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, then followed.When he walked to the door of the teahouse, he saw that it was an old house with a big wooden signboard with a big word "tea" engraved on it.Looking into the store again, I saw that the door was open, and there seemed to be a few wisps of fog floating in the room, which was quite ethereal.

Just as Li Qiufeng walked to the door, a burst of tea fragrance rushed out from the room.Although he is not proficient in tea ceremony, but the fragrance of tea floats into his nose, he also knows that this is a rare good tea.Li Qiufeng's heart was moved, and he thought to himself that there is such a fragrant tea in this remote small county, it is better to buy some, drink a cup when you are bored, but it can also relieve loneliness.

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng raised his legs and walked into the teahouse, only to find that the room was very spacious. At this time, there were already five or six tables of guests sitting, drinking tea while listening to a middle-aged scribe sitting on the right. storytelling.Seeing Li Qiufeng coming in, the waiter hurried forward to greet him, and said with a smile, "Guest officer is here! May I ask how many of you there are?"

Li Qiufeng said: "I'm the only one." The waiter hurriedly bowed and invited him in, and led him to a table on the left against the wall, and said: "You and this old gentleman share a table, don't you know? how about?"

Seeing that the old man surnamed Hou who was sitting on the other side of the table was the old man surnamed Hou who he met in Gao's old shop just now, Li Qiufeng nodded.After the waiter asked him to sit down, he asked him what kind of tea he would like to drink.Before Li Qiufeng could answer, the old man surnamed Hou smiled and said, "Didn't shopkeeper He just say that the Shuoyuechun tea from Old Wei's house is the best. You must be right after listening to shopkeeper He."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said to the clerk: "Then bring me a pot of Shuoyuechun, and prepare a bag to take away."

The man agreed, and turned to prepare tea for Li Qiufeng.The old man surnamed Hou said: "You little brother is so strange."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "What does the old man mean by this? What's so strange?"

The old man said with a smile: "Ordinary guests from other places, after listening to shopkeeper He's recommendation, will often think that he is colluding with Wei's family behind the scenes to steal money from outsiders. Not only will they not come to Wei's house for tea, but even throw away braised pork Back to Shopkeeper He's face. Over the years, Shopkeeper He has suffered a lot of grievances because of this matter. Today, you don't care about it and go straight to the Weijia Teahouse to drink tea, isn't it weird?"

(End of this chapter)