Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 6 Promotion Celebration
"Liu Tuantou didn't let me wake you up!" Sancho replied with some grievances: "He said that as long as the sun is lower than the treetop, it will be fine!"

"Damn it!" Wang Wenzuo looked outside, the sun had already set halfway down the mountain, he cursed in a low voice, quickly got some well water to wipe his face, and took Sancho all the way to the wine shop.

Like the residences of most local residents, the wine shop is a long house, half of which is below the ground, with small windows to better keep warm.Wang Wenzuo lifted the heavy curtain and got in the door. A sour smell mixed with a pungent alcohol smell came to his nostrils. He subconsciously covered his nose and stopped walking.

The wine shop was larger than it looked from the outside. There were a dozen large wooden barrels against the wall on the right hand side, and a stove on the other side. Several waiters were running around with trays.The proprietress is scooping out a barrel of acrid-smelling liquid, a birch sap and corn liquor favored by locals.The long tables were full of seats, most of them were Tang costumes, there were warriors and businessmen, they sat on stools, whispered to each other, and laughed loudly from time to time.

Wang Wenzuo felt his sleeves being pulled twice, and when he looked back, he saw Sancho staring pitifully at the proprietress—to be exact, the wooden spoon in the proprietress's hand, with saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth come out.

"Okay, okay!" Reluctantly, Wang Wenzuo took out a piece of meat (commonly known as five baht coins in the Sui Dynasty) from his purse, and stuffed it in Sancho's hand: "I can only drink two cups. !"

Sancho nodded quickly, made an unidentified sound, grabbed the copper coins and ran towards the proprietress.Wang Wenzuo looked around, finally found his friend's table, and walked over there.

"Sanlang, you're finally here!" Liu An enthusiastically waved his hand: "Get out of the way and make room for Sanlang, this stewed rabbit meat is good, Sanlang, you have to try it!"

Wang Wenzuo smiled at his companion who made way for him, and sat down. Liu An said it was right. Although this stewed rabbit meat didn't look good, it tasted really good. It was brown rabbit meat with hot soup, mixed with With large pieces of turnips, radishes and mushrooms, the original earthy taste of rabbit meat is removed.He ate a few pieces and suddenly felt his body warm up.

"Sanlang!" A wooden cup was stretched out from the side. Wang Wenzuo took the cup and saw a flattering face: "I heard that you have made great achievements this time, and you have been awarded the honor twice. Seriously?"

Wang Wenzuo could feel the envious gazes from all around him. He was a little excited and a little upset at the same time. He took a sip of wine and laughed, "Oh, it's just a fluke!"

"Sanlang, don't be too humble!" Liu An who was next to him interjected, "There were so many people present at that time, and you were the only one who saw the key point. How could this be a fluke?" Wang Wenzuo found clues of intelligence from the wooden stick that Xizuo carried with him and told about it. Everyone at the long table was full of admiration for Wang Wenzuo.

"You guys don't know yet!" Liu An said with a smile, "Sanlang is from the Wang family of Langya, and he is a family friend with Liu Duhu. Just now, Liu Duhu gave him a seat and talked with him very happily!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes on Wang Wenzuo changed from envy to awe.It turned out that the Southern and Northern Dynasties were only a few decades away, and the imperial court also selected scholars based on their family status. The top-ranking clans could keep up with the public officials, while the low-ranking clans were not as successful as the prefectures and counties, and the humble people were even worse.There are many sources of the top-ranking family: there are "overseas Chinese surnames" in the south, Wang, Xie, Yuan, and Xiao are the big ones; the "Wu surnames" in the southeast, Zhu, Zhang, Gu, and Lu are the big ones; ", Wang, Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng are big; Guanzhong is also the "county surname", Wei, Pei, Liu, Xue, Yang, Du Shouzhi; Daibei is the "Ku surname", Yuan, Changsun, Yuwen , Yu, Lu, Yuan, and Dou Shouzhi.The above "overseas Chinese surnames, Wu surnames, county surnames, and captive surnames" are collectively referred to as the "four surnames". ".Although after the unification of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, these aristocratic clans no longer had the same prestige as before, but the centipede is dead but not stiff, and it is still a superior existence in the eyes of the public.

"It turns out that Sanlang is from the Wang family of Langya, no wonder—"

As soon as the words fell, he heard a sound coming from the door, and then heard the angry scolding of the proprietress, Wang Wenzuo looked back, and it turned out that Sancho was clinging to a wine barrel, sticking his head into it and drinking wildly. , completely disregarding the punching and kicking of the proprietress.He hurriedly got up and walked to the door, blocked the landlady's fists with one hand, pulled Sancho's head out of the wine barrel with the other, and said with a smile: "Don't beat him, he belongs to me, how much I will pay for it?" It's with you!"

"Your man?" The proprietress looked Wang Wenzuo up and down. The man in front of her was tall and tall, with high cheekbones, a thick beard connected to his temples, and a pair of bright black eyes that were bright and energetic. He swallowed again, glanced at his mouth and said: "A shepherd is worthy of my good wine! Forget it, just take ten five baht!"

Wang Wenzuo counted the money and put it in front of the proprietress, pointing to Sancho who was lying on the ground: "Get some cold water to wake him up!"

"Just now Sancho drank too much wine, and it has been dealt with!" Wang Wenzuo returned to the table: "I made everyone laugh!"

"Sanlang, you really don't look like a middle-aged man!" A person next to him sighed: "You treat a Sanhan shepherd so well, but if it were me, I would have whipped him dozens of times to wake him up! "

"Because I'm not from the Langya Wang family!" Wang Wenzuo slandered, but laughed: "We are in a foreign country, and we are surrounded by enemies. It's better to be more generous to the subordinates. Maybe it will be used at any time." Get on them!"

"What San Lang said is true!" Liu An nodded: "Judging from the secret letter that Xi Zuo carried yesterday, I'm afraid An's life will not be better for a few days!"

There was silence at the long table, and people stared at the remaining wine in the glass before them, speechless.Baekje is a mountainous country, full of mountains, valleys, swamps and large tracts of forests. Villages and towns are scattered among them. Unlike Datang, these forests are so dense that the sun at noon cannot penetrate, as if since ancient times None were disturbed.The gloomy north wind blows the pupils of the tree shadows, like hideous creatures. Outsiders can feel that they are being stared at by a cold and malicious inexplicable thing, making you just want to turn around and leave quickly, but this is absolutely true. An idea that cannot be said in front of the Shangguan.

(End of this chapter)