Zongwu: The Days of Mixing in the Tongfu Inn

Chapter 69

Before Zhang Chen lay down for a long time, he saw Xing Butou smiling and walking towards a teahouse not far away. Zhang Chen quickly turned over from the roof and went down to chase Xing Butou, intending to join in the fun with him.

Zhang Chen caught up with Xing Butou in a moment and said with a smile:
"Uncle Xing, why don't you patrol the streets and go to the teahouse? Are you planning to be lazy and be careful? I'll tell the county magistrate Lou."

Xing Butou was obviously frightened by the sudden appearance of Zhang Chen, he patted his chest and said:
"Xiaochen? You, Uncle Xing, are too old to be so scared."

"And I'm not being lazy! There will be a game at the teahouse later. The local merchants entrust the county government to maintain order on the scene, and County Magistrate Lou entrusted me with this important task."

Looking at Catcher Xing's triumphant look, Zhang Chen thought to himself that the rest of the cops in Louzhi County should be busy with other important things, and only you are free so I gave it to you.

Seeing that there is excitement to watch, Zhang Chen begged Xing Tutou to take him to play as well. When he arrived at the teahouse, he found that although it was called a go game, it was actually just a backgammon game, and the sponsor was the Qiu family, a wealthy businessman in the town.

Looking at the dozen or so people sitting scattered in the teahouse, Zhang Chen gestured to Xing Butou with his eyes. Does he still need him to maintain order on the scene?

Catcher Xing sneered awkwardly, "It's more about being smart than you are, heh! Heh! Heh!"

Seeing that Catcher Xing couldn't say anything, Zhang Chen didn't continue to ask, but ate the free melons and fruits on the table in the teahouse. Catcher Xing also learned from Zhang Chen with his eyes brightened.

While the two of them were eating, the competition on the court also started. I saw a trembling old man and a child about ten years old walking on the stage. I am a national Go player in Ming Dynasty, and the one next to me is Qiu Xiaodong, the son of Qiu Yuanwai.

Hearing such a lineup, Zhang Chen swallowed the fruit in his mouth and thought, "I knew there was something tricky about co-authoring a play that Qiu Yuanwai spent money on."

Qiu Xiaodong won the backgammon competition without a doubt and won the championship. Master Qiu waved his hand proudly and said that he would go to their house to eat shark fin hot pot today.

Seeing the Xing Tutou below, he even invited him to come, and also asked Xing Tutou to spread the news of this grand chess event and tell others that they can eat shark fin hot pot.

Xing Tutou smiled and agreed to Qiu Yuanwai's request and took Zhang Chen along the street to inform the vendors and passers-by of this "big event in the chess world", and arrived in front of the inn after a while.

As soon as he entered the inn, before he could speak, he saw Tong Xiangyu's gaze on him. Zhang Chen quickly picked up the rag beside him and wiped it vigorously on the table.

It turned out that Catcher Xing, seeing Zhang Chen's skillful movements, coughed and focused the eyes of Tong Xiangyu and everyone in the inn on him, feeling that Tong Xiangyu's eyes left him, and Zhang Chen quietly exhaled.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Catcher Xing cleared his throat and shouted loudly:

"Just now there was a "great event in the chess world" in this town. Qiu Xiaodong, the son of Qiu Yuan's family, defeated the national Go player in the Go competition. Applause!"

Everyone joined in, surprised "Wow..."

Xing Butou once again motioned the audience to be quiet, and then said: "Although it is backgammon..."

After hearing the sound of "Che", everyone expressed their disdain.

Seeing everyone's disdainful expressions, Xing Butou quickly said to Fu Fu, "Although it's just backgammon, the champion is the champion. In order to celebrate this great victory, Qiu Yuanwai specially invited everyone to eat shark fin hot pot."

Bai Zhantang wiped his saliva when he heard that shark fin hotpot was available and asked:

"When?"

When Zhang Chen quietly pulled Bai Zhantang to the door and was ready to sprint at any time, Xing Butou said:
"It's not tomorrow, it's not the day after tomorrow, it's today and it's now, what are you waiting for everyone to run?"

When the diners heard about the free shark's fin hot pot, they rushed out the door and knocked Xing Tutou into the house. Zhang Chen also dragged Bai Zhantang and slipped away among the crowd.

Seeing the customer leaving without paying the bill, Tong Xiangyu hurriedly shouted: "Don't leave, the bill hasn't been paid yet."

Although Tong Xiangyu wanted to stop the guests, it was too late and he only stopped Xing Butou who had just been knocked into the house. Xing Butou looked at Tong Xiangyu who was pulling him and quickly persuaded:

"Why don't we go together! That's shark fin..."

Tong Xiangyu said disdainfully:

"No, gout from eating too much shark's fin!"

Immediately, everyone in the inn had a meal of popular science and nutritional knowledge. He didn't see Xing Tutou leaving quietly. When Tong Xiangyu found out that Xing Tutou left, he muttered:
"Unscrupulous guy!"

Turning around and looking around, she found that Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang were gone, and quickly asked everyone. Guo Furong pointed to the door and said:
"The two of them ran away with the crowd just now, and now they are probably sitting at Qiu Yuanwai's house eating shark fin hotpot."

Hearing again that the remaining scholars in the shark fin hot pot house, Da Zui and Xiao Bei swallowed their saliva, Tong Xiangyu asked with a smile on his face:
"You want to eat that shark fin hot pot?"

Seeing Tong Xiangyu's murderous smile, everyone shook their heads to express their reluctance. Tong Xiangyu shouted angrily:
"Eat while you're dreaming! Don't go to work now..."

Everyone fled in all directions, Tong Xiangyu leaned on the long table and muttered sullenly:
"Isn't it just a little backgammon! It's not a formal competition, as for being so ostentatious..."

In the evening, Zhang Chen and Bai Zhantang returned to the inn belching with a casserole in their hands, because the guests who were bored at the table saw the two come in and took the things with flying speed.

Scholar smelled the strong fragrance wafting from the casserole and asked curiously:
"Is this shark fin hotpot?"

Zhang Chen nodded and signaled everyone to open it, then said:
"Eat the ones specially reserved for you while they are hot"

Everyone hurriedly took out the bowls and chopsticks, poured the casserole into the bowls, slowly tasted it, and said with admiration:
"Fortunately, you two have a conscience and know to help us take it back, otherwise we will suffer the wrath of the shopkeeper for you in vain."

Guo Furong tasted the shark's fin and burst into tears. Zhang Chen asked curiously:

"Sister Guo, you won't cry when you eat shark's fin, you must have eaten these delicacies before."

Guo Furong wiped her eyes and said:

"I didn't think it was precious to eat these before, but after this period of exercise here, eating shark fin again feels extremely delicious"

After listening to Guo Furong's words, Zhang Chen's black hair co-authored because the food was too good in the past, but now the food is too bad to compare and feel that the food is good.

"It's best not to let the shopkeeper hear this, or she will definitely make you feel the warmth of spring," Zhang Chen pointed upstairs and said.

Guo Furong shrank her head and looked downstairs carefully, then turned around and drank slowly without saying a word.

Everyone was eating comfortably, and the shark fins leaned comfortably to the side, slowly savoring the deliciousness of shark fins.

At this time, Xiaobei walked into the inn with his shoes in his hands, greeted everyone, and then quietly walked towards the backyard. He was halfway there when he heard a roar behind him...

Mo Xiaobei...

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