You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Shi Xiaoliu went to the counter and discussed the matter of reserving a table with the boss.

After the host flipped through the registration, he pointed to the tables near the middle and said, "Those tables are empty. Which table do you want to choose? How many people?"

"Boss, is there a table in the corner?"

After checking it out, the host pointed to a table in the corner and said, "There are only three of you. That table is temporarily empty. How about that?"

Shi Xiaoliu nodded and gave the boss a deposit, explaining that he would come to the teahouse late.

The owner smiled and said, "Okay, our teahouse will be open until tomorrow morning, and then we will be closed for the day."

"Okay, we will leave the teahouse around noon tomorrow."

When Shi Xiaoliu turned to leave, the host whispered, "Young man, the city is very lively tonight, but you should also be careful about the precious things you wear."

Shi Xiaoliu turned around and smiled at the boss: "Thank you for the advice."

The host was dazzled by Shi Xiaoliu's smile and said in confusion: "This young man looks pretty when he smiles."

But later someone came to reserve an empty table with him for the evening, and he quickly forgot about this feeling.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two drank tea in the teahouse and went to a vegetarian restaurant for dinner. After that, they went to the street to admire the lanterns and looked at the lantern riddles in various shops.

It was getting late at night and the streets were bustling with people. They followed the crowd and walked outside the city, where they saw a street full of snacks sold by stalls at the city gate.

The officers were walking back and forth nearby, and Shi Xiaoliu and the other two were walking from one end to the other. The three of them were only interested in the rice cakes.

The three of them packed up the rice cakes and turned back into the city.

The soldiers at the city gate looked at their household registration cards and let them enter the city.

The household registration tags of Shi Xiaoliu and the other two were replaced with those of people from the nearby mountains, and they still covered up the details on the tags.

The three of them entered the city and were about to go to the South City when they heard the sound of fireworks. They looked up and saw the sky full of brilliant fireworks.

The fireworks that bloomed like flowers made many people stop in their tracks, and then everyone exclaimed: "This is so beautiful."

After a burst of fireworks, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two waited for a while like everyone else. Seeing that no one was setting off fireworks, the three of them continued to walk towards the south city.

It was late at night and some people were already walking back. When the three of them went to the teahouse, half of the people were already there.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two asked the waiter to bring a pot of tea and asked him, "Will you always provide hot water?"

The waiter smiled and said, "We will refill the water, but after the tea has been refilled three times, we will not refill it again."

"Can we order new tea then?"

"Sure. We will all stay in the teahouse tonight.

If you three have anything to say, just tell me. "

After the waiter left, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two drank tea.

Shi Xiaoliu smiled and said to Xia Yu, "Shall we play a round of hand-to-hand?"

Xia Yu turned and looked at Shi Zelan: "Who will come first, you or me?"

Shi Zelan smiled and said, "Come on, I'll have some tea."

Shi Xiaoliu called the waiter over, whispered something, and then stuffed another piece of silver into his hand.

The waiter quickly brought over the chessboard and chess pieces. When Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu were playing chess, several people quickly gathered around them.

In terms of chess skills, Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu were evenly matched, so the people watching the game became nervous.

Shi Zelan felt that the people watching chess in the teahouse were all gentlemanly. They clearly wanted to speak up and give some advice, but they all held back. After a stick of incense and a game were over, the people watching sighed, "It's hard to tell who's better at chess between the two guys. It's so exciting."

Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu packed up the chess pieces and called the waiter to bring the chessboard.

There were two or three customers among them. They immediately called the waiter over, and the chessboard and chess pieces were moved to a new place, and then the spectators followed.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two exchanged glances. Shi Xiaoliu closed his eyes and rested, while Xia Yu and Shi Zelan whispered.

"After it gets light, let's walk around the city and take a look at the morning city scenery, okay?"

Shi Zelan suggested, and Xia Yu agreed: "Okay, after a night like this, I'm afraid the streets will be very stained."

"No, when we came here, the fronts of the shops were already being cleaned."

Shi Zelan and Xia Yu turned around and saw that in just a short while, the teahouse hall was already full of people.

The person who was speaking had obviously just rushed in from outside, and he was using his fingers to straighten out his loose hair.

Xia Yu asked curiously, "Brother, did you go to the most lively place?"

The man looked at Xia Yu, pointed at his hair, and said, "This is the busiest place tonight. There are guards at every corner of the street, but nothing happened.

I was on my way here and someone almost had my hairpin pulled out.

It’s because we have so many brothers that he didn’t dare to continue pulling out my hairpin.”

The people at his table laughed and said to Xia Yu, "We told him to walk faster, but he insisted on walking slowly at the back.

As a result, others thought he was the only one there, so they reached out to pull the thing off his head."

"That thief has bad taste. This is a gold-plated hairpin, not worth much money."

"Haha, you told me last time that you spent half a tael of silver to buy such a gold hairpin."

"Can you buy a gold hairpin like the one in my hand for half a tael of silver?"

Shi Zelan and Xia Yu exchanged glances, and Xia Yu smiled and said, "The fake one is much brighter than the real one."

Shi Zelan listened to his words and smiled with narrowed eyes: "You told me before that you and your uncle accidentally walked across the same street.

The women on that street were dressed very differently, but each of them was extremely beautiful. "

Xia Yu covered her face with her hands and said softly, "Don't mention it. You are young and ignorant. My uncle is also a very simple person.

He also told me that some crooked women are like this and act seductively, so I should avoid such people in the future.

Later, when he found out what kind of street it was, he told me not to let my father know where he and I had gone.

Shi Zelan's eyes were full of smiles: "I think your father knows your uncle very well."

"Yes, my father pretended not to know in order to save face for my uncle.

But my father later told me that it would be okay for me to go to a place like that to broaden my horizons.”

Shi Zelan looked at him enviously: "Tell me, when my father comes back, will he indulge me like your father did?"

Xia Yu looked at Shi Zelan sympathetically and said, "I heard that your father was quite naughty when he was young.

But as he got older, his temperament became more serious.

I think he won’t indulge you too much for your own good.”

Shi Zelan sighed in disappointment: "Alas, I want my father and mother to indulge me unconditionally." (End of this chapter)