A knife in love

Chapter 1097

Yibin is located at the estuary where the Minjiang River flows into the Yangtze River. It is the only place for business travelers to go north and south.After the big ship stopped, the boatman ordered two boatmen to go to the shore to buy dry food and pickles, and invited Li Qiufeng and others to eat.The short fat man glanced at it, shook his head like a rattle drum, and said: "Boss Chuan, you rarely come to places west of Chongqing Mansion after seeing you. Yibin is a famous wine city, and you only eat these when you come here." Dry food pickles, but not a few jugs of Yibin fine wine, wouldn’t it be the same as entering Baoshan and returning empty-handed?”

The short fat man shook his head while talking, and couldn't help but glance at Li Qiufeng.Li Qiufeng naturally understood, cupped his hands to the short fat man, and said: "I have been sitting on this boat for a whole day, and I feel very uncomfortable, so I want to go ashore, so I ask Master for permission."

Before Humpty Humpty answered, the old man smiled slightly and said, "If you're going to buy wine, just go. Are you afraid we'll make fun of you?"

Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, and glanced at Humpty Humpty.The short fat man waved his hand and said, "In front of your Uncle Huang, you don't have to hide anymore. Go and buy me three jugs of wine, a fat chicken, and some steamed buns. You should be filial if you make a fortune in the capital." Honor me, Master."

Li Qiufeng smiled and cupped his hands before walking out of the cabin.He talked to the boatman and the boatman who were eating on the deck, and then he left the boat and went ashore.There is a long street beside the pier. Li Qiufeng looked around and walked slowly into the long street.

It was time to light the lanterns, but there were not many people on the long street.Li Qiufeng didn't care at first, but after walking more than ten steps, he stopped suddenly.

On the left side of this long street is the river, and on the right side are the houses facing the street. Almost every house has banners and signs hanging in front of it, and restaurants and shops can be seen at a glance.It's just that although the doors and windows of these houses are full of lights, the doors are locked, and no one opens the door to accept guests.

Yibin is an important thoroughfare for business travel, so it is naturally very lively on weekdays.The surrounding area of ​​the wharf is the traffic center of Yibin. When the lights first come on, it should be a place where pedestrians jostle and drink and have fun.But at this time it was Liao Luo who was a pedestrian, and the surroundings were so quiet that it made one's heart palpitate.This scene is absolutely unusual.

Li Qiufeng stood firmly on the long street, his whole body was like a taut bow, his eyes wandered around, trying to take in all the surrounding situations.It's just that although the surrounding area was frighteningly quiet, no suspicious person appeared.He was startled and uncertain, and after a while, he walked forward.It's just that he walked extremely carefully, every step he took would leave a footprint of varying degrees of depth or shallowness on the hard ground.

After he walked more than a hundred steps, there was a street not far ahead.The lights of the four houses gathered here, and a hazy light and shadow appeared in the center of the street.Li Qiufeng became more cautious, and walked more slowly, but more steadily.

Seeing that he was about to reach the intersection, he saw a small tavern on the right side with its door open.Li Qiufeng was taken aback, thought for a moment, then strode into the tavern.

There were only five or six tables in the tavern, and the waiter was standing at the counter with his chin resting on his right hand, dozing off.

When Li Qiufeng entered the tavern, he first smelled the aroma of wine.He was slightly startled, turned his head to look at the situation in the tavern, then walked to the counter, and patted the counter with his left hand.The waiter shuddered, and suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw Li Qiufeng standing in front of him, he was startled and backed away in a panic. With a "bang", the back of his heart hit the wine rack behind him.

The wine rack has six compartments up and down, and each compartment has four or five wine jars.It's just that these wine jars are only used to attract guests, and there is no wine in them.The wine racks shook violently, these wine jars were extremely light, and all of them were on the verge of falling.A jar on the top shelf happened to be on the edge, and at this moment it wobbled a few times and fell straight down.

Coincidentally, the shop waiter bumped his vest against the wine rack, his head was in a daze, and he stood still for a while.The wine jar fell from above, facing the head of the waiter.Although there is no wine in the jar, it is quite heavy, if it falls from a height at this moment, if it hits the waiter on the head, it will smash his brains.

It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, and the wine jar was about to hit the head of the waiter.Li Qiufeng put his left hand on the counter, and he jumped into the counter, and stretched out his right hand, holding the wine jar in his palm.At this time, the wine jar was less than three inches away from the Xiaoer's Tianling cover, and it was extremely dangerous.

The shop waiter's face changed drastically in fright, and he said in a trembling voice, "Many, thank you for saving my life..."

Li Qiufeng held the wine jar in his right hand, and slowly took it back from the head of the waiter in the shop.He looked at the shop waiter, smiled slightly, and said: "What kind of life-saving grace. With your martial arts, even if a big vat hits your head, it's probably like a piece of cotton, and it won't hurt you at all."

The waiter's expression changed, and his stooped body instantly stood upright.He originally had a flattering expression on his face, but now it also became extremely gloomy.I saw him staring at Li Qiufeng, and said with a sinister smile: "At first, I wanted to catch a big fish, but a small shrimp came. You are a clever little thief. In order not to show his flaws, Grandpa was forced to live in the capital. You have been a mistress in a small tavern for three months, but you have seen through your identity. Who are you, tell grandpa."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said: "You really look like a waiter in the shop. Although I thought this tavern was a bit weird at first, but when I entered the room and saw Your Excellency, I didn't even doubt your identity. It's just a pity, just now You pretended to be panic-stricken, and took a few steps back. You can’t even say that you are pretending to be a shop waiter, but you are really a shop waiter. It’s a pity that you pretended to be too realistic. When I jumped into the counter to save you, you were scared Cowardly and hid under the wine rack. If it wasn't for his martial arts, how would he know that there was a wine jar falling from his head?"

The man pretending to be the waiter in the shop intentionally made a look of sudden realization, and said with a sharp smile: "Monkey boy, you are really so careful, you don't look like a baby! Maybe we hit it by mistake, this credit is really true. Let us take it."

After he finished speaking, he looked Li Qiufeng up and down for a while, shook his head, with a little disappointment on his face, and said in his mouth: "You are not him. He is an old man, but you are a brat. Unfortunately, pity."

Li Qiufeng said: "Your Excellency is the disciple of a father-in-law in Dongchang, let's listen to it."

The man was startled, his face changed drastically, and he shouted sharply: "How do you know we are from Dongchang?!"

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "I have been to this Yibin several times many years ago, and the pier area is very lively. But today I am here again, it is so quiet, isn't it strange? I just walked from the street to Here, there are more than a dozen taverns, teahouses, silk villages and rice shops along the way. Although the lights are on inside, the doors are locked. It is obvious that they are in a hurry. With such power, the houses and shops on the whole street are all Only the government can close the doors and suspend business. It’s just that it’s not yet the curfew time, and I haven’t heard of any rebellion in Sichuan, so the Yibin yamen will not rush to clean the streets.”

When Li Qiufeng said this, he glanced at the person, and then said: "It wasn't until I caught the jar just now that I realized that you are not an ordinary person, so I took a closer look at you. Hehe, although you are dressed so well, you are a shop waiter. , but you don’t need a white face, and you have advanced martial arts. Thinking about cleaning up the pier like this, you are clearly a father-in-law!"

Li Qiufeng deliberately emphasized the word "father-in-law".After the man heard this, his face became even more ugly, but his face became calm again in an instant, and there was a smile on his face, and he laughed a few times like a night owl, and said in his mouth: "It's still a baby after all! I thought How can I force you to tell the truth, but this sentence of yours has left out your identity. Tell me, where is your master now?"

Li Qiufeng pretended to be surprised, and said, "Elder-in-law, I don't understand what you said. What master do I have?"

The man sneered and said: "Just now you showed your skills, and your skills are very handsome. We thought you were a figure in the world, and you accidentally fell into the big net we set up, and you still have the intention to win you over." But you actually realized that we are from Dongchang, so naturally we are also officials. In the officialdom, martial arts are so good, but in the middle of Sichuan, if we are not that person's servant, who else would it be? !"

When he said this, he slapped the counter with his right hand and shouted sharply: "Say it!"

(End of this chapter)