Settled in Qixia Town, started with Qingwen

Chapter 145 New Year's Eve Dinner

That night, Yihong Building was closed, and everyone gathered in Li Xin's house, and held a banquet in the courtyard, eating a whole feast of horse meat.

Two tables were set up.

Each large table is composed of four small square tables, because there is no habit of using large round tables here.

As for the guests, a few more people were invited.

They are Bao Zheng, Aunt Bao, Chang Yu, Gongsun Ce, and Ba Jiao and her father Blacksmith.

When Mrs. Bao came to see Li Yuanfang's internal injuries during the day, Li Xin invited her.

She readily agrees to bring her son Bao Zheng and Chang Yu, who lives in her home and is regarded as her future daughter-in-law.

Gongsun Ce was persuaded by Bao Zheng.

When Bao Zheng came to the door, he also apologized to Li Daoming, saying that he had made his own decisions, and of course Li Xin welcomed them all.

But Ba Jiao and her father actually took the initiative to invite Lei Li to celebrate the New Year together. After Li Xin learned about it, he asked Lei Li to invite the father and daughter over.

In this way, more guests appear more lively.

Just enough for two tables.

In fact, Li Xin went to the ancient tomb during the day and invited Xiaolongnu and Grandma Sun.

Knowing that they will not come, but still said, the main purpose of going this trip is to show that I have returned safely, and told the secret of the eight characters of Jiulongzun, telling them to be careful, there will be more and more people in the world.

Both of them were relatively calm after hearing this, probably because they had confidence in the concealment of the ancient tomb.

Sure enough, they declined the invitation, saying that they didn't like the excitement.

Even if Li Xin's guests were not many, they would not leave the ancient tomb, especially Xiaolongnv.

After the evening banquet begins, the maids will help in the kitchen or serve dishes.

Among the guys, Heizi has a family and was sent home on vacation.

Chai Jiu, Ali, and Ah Shui were left to guard the front and back doors of Yihong Building and the house respectively.

The meal will be brought to them by Xiao Cui and Xiao Ai, and they can also enjoy this meal of horse meat, the amount is guaranteed to be enough.

In the end, although Lei Li was also a fellow, he was treated differently. He was eating at the table, and he was drinking and talking with Blacksmith Ba.

Ba Jiao's face was red, and she sat on the other side of her father, watching her father "investigating" his future son-in-law.

And at the next table, Guo Furong's eyes implied a trace of resentment and loss.

"What are you looking at, come back to your senses!"

Tong Xiangyu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

"Nothing to see."

Guo Furong was looking at it out of the corner of her eye, so she pretended nothing happened.

"They are all in pairs, so you should let go of them all. When the new year comes and your mood changes, you can just find a better one."

Tong Xiangyu tried to persuade him again.

"Who, who said I didn't let go, if you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you!"

Guo Furong said, grabbed a large piece of horse meat on her plate, stuffed it directly into her mouth, bit down and chewed, and did not forget to drink a glass of wine and shout "refreshing".

"Oh, I believe it, I believe it, you eat slowly and watch out for choking."

Tong Xiangyu said in her heart that eating meat is no proof, but it's not good to provoke her anymore.

Moreover, Guo Furong's current tone and demeanor are indeed not sad, and she basically seems to let go.

It's just because Lei Li and Ba Jiao are going well, it's unavoidable to feel a little uncomfortable, which is human nature.

There are actually similar situations.

Aunt Bao, Bao Zheng, and Chang Yu were also sitting at Lei Li's table. Aunt Bao was trying her best to match her son and Chang Yu, but the progress was slow.

Because Gongsun Ce also likes Chang Yu, he deliberately came to Li Xin's table and sat face to face with Guo Furong. The two frustrated people were both eating and drinking.

"What's the matter with him? Also hurt by love?"

Bai Zhantang asked Li Xin.

"Maybe."

Li Xin always had a hard time telling the truth.

"Hey! A big man who loses his will for love, isn't that the same as a big mouth? Even the elites of Tianhong Academy, I think that's the case."

Bai Zhantang deliberately raised his voice.

"What do you know about me? If you don't know anything, just keep your mouth shut!"

Gongsun Ce heard it as expected, and started fighting with Bai Zhantang.

Li Xin understood the latter's intention, that is to let Gongsun Ce vent on purpose, and he felt better.

Sure enough, after a while, Gongsun Ce stopped arguing blushingly and clinked glasses with Bai Zhantang.

"The big dumplings stuffed with horse meat are here!"

At this time, Dazui came out of the kitchen with a big bowl of hot dumplings and a smile on his face.

It was he who offered to help in the kitchen.

According to him, how could such good horse meat be handed over to non-professional Sai Diaochan and the others.

It happened that he had been in charge of the Tongfu Inn since he officially became a chef, and he had never presided over a decent banquet.

And it is a special horse meat feast.

For him, it is a challenge, but also an honor, and an opportunity to shine.

He took the initiative to fight for it, and after Li Xin agreed, he thanked him in return.

"This dumpling has a thin skin and a lot of stuffing. It's delicious!"

Xiao Cui also brought out another big pot.

"Thank you for your hard work, today you are a hero."

Tong Xiangyu praised, and then said to Xiaocui: "You have worked hard too."

"It should be, this is the duty of a slave."

Xiao Cui smiled politely.

"What's the matter, working in such a big kitchen is too late for me to be happy. Comparing it with this in our inn, it's just..."

The big mouth was a little carried away, and he almost couldn't stop talking. Fortunately, he saw Tong Xiangyu's face darken in time, so he shut up quickly.

"Big mouth, don't talk about begging for beatings during Chinese New Year, hurry back to the kitchen and continue working!"

Guo Furong's order seemed authentic.

"Hey!"

Da Zui was a little dissatisfied, but seeing Tong Xiangyu's expression, he still accepted it.

The banquet continues.

Li Xin talked a lot with Li Yuanfang and Zhan Zhao.

Qingwen and Xiaobei whispered the whole time.

Aunt Bao and Chang Yu were chatting with Mrs. Big Mouth.

Bao Zheng talked about homework with Lu Xiucai who was sitting next to him.

Bai Zhantang is the happiest, and he can say a few words to everyone in the audience.

Just when the atmosphere reached its peak, Ali suddenly walked into the yard.

"what's up?"

Seeing him, Li Xin beckoned him to come closer and talk.

"The head of the house, Chai Jiu said that someone was causing trouble outside Yihonglou, and he beat the door desperately and said something rude."

Ali walked over and said.

"Who is it? People who celebrate Chinese New Year come to your house to make trouble, isn't it disgusting!"

Bai Zhantang said displeased.

Ali glanced at Li Xin.

"Say."

Li Xin signaled him to go ahead.

"It's Detective Xing and Detective Yan. They are both drunk. According to Chai Jiu, they first yelled and knocked on the door of Tongfu Inn, but no one paid any attention to them, so they turned around and made trouble at the gate of Yihong Building."

Ali said truthfully.

"Lao Xing and Xiao Liu?"

When Bai Zhantang heard this, his expression became even worse, after all, he had been unhappy before.

Still very unpleasant.

"Zhantang, Mr. Li, I may be to blame for this."

Tong Xiangyu suddenly became embarrassed, and said: "These days you left, Lao Xing has become more and more decadent. I think I have been friends for so many years, so I held a meeting and let everyone think of an idea."

"What idea?"

Bai Zhantang Road.

"Didn't he lose his confidence? I just want him to regain his confidence. This idea is mainly thought of by Xiucai. You can ask him."

Tong Xiangyu saw that Bai Zhantang's face was not good, and he didn't want to bear it alone, so he immediately shifted the pressure.

Bai Zhantang looked at Lu Xiucai.

The latter hurriedly said: "It is to let Xiao Guo cover his face, pretending that the gangster lost to Lao Xing, so that Lao Xing thinks that he has realized drunken fist, and it is actually Xiao Guo who manipulated it."

Halfway through his speech, he pushed it to Guo Furong.

Bai Zhantang then shifted his gaze.

Guo Furong suddenly felt the pressure, and smiled apologetically: "I will know martial arts after you leave the inn, and he will regain his confidence after losing to Lao Xing, but we want him to learn drunken fist, but he has learned drunken sword. He always draws his sword to scare people, saying that he wants to catch thieves and improve his performance.”

"I also took Xiao Liu to practice drunken swords together, and Huo Huo Xiao Liu's money to buy wine also led him to ruin."

Tong Xiangyu finally added.

"So it is."

Li Xin understood what was going on.

He vaguely remembered that Yan Xiaoliu in the original play had a poor capacity for alcohol and was prone to drunken madness, and he might be even more difficult to deal with than Lao Xing after being drunk.

"I'm going to drive them away. Anyway, Lao Xing and I have broken faces, so it doesn't matter if we are black again."

Bai Zhantang glanced at Tong Xiangyu out of the corner of his eye and said.

I don't know if I think her idea is bad, or I'm a little jealous.

"Oh, don't hit too hard."

Tong Xiangyu said.

"Ok?"

Bai Zhantang glared at her.

"For those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, peace and harmony make money."

Tong Xiangyu said in a softened tone.

"Brother Bai, what shopkeeper Tong said is also reasonable. If Lao Xing Xiaoliu refuses to leave, we will report to the police and let other arresters come and arrest them. If we don't have to do it ourselves, don't worry about it. Let Chai Jiu be the villain."

Seeing that there was an unfavorable trend between the two of them, Li Xin immediately spoke to ease it up, niping the signs in the bud.

"Alright, if I don't make a move, I'll report to the officials! But I still have to go, Chai Jiu alone can't fight against two officers with official knives."

Bai Zhantang said and left his seat.

"I am with you."

Li Xin also got up, and said to the rest of the people: "Everyone, continue to eat and drink, if there is a small problem, we will come as soon as we go."

After speaking, he and Ali followed Bai Zhantang.

Soon, he walked in through the back door of Yihong Building and came to the lobby, where he saw Chai Jiu sitting there alone, with two plates of horse meat dishes and a jug of wine on the table.

"The head of the house! Uncle Bai!"

When Chai Jiu saw the three of Li Xin approaching, he immediately put down his wine glass and got up.

"What's going on? Where's the troublemaker?"

Bai Zhantang spoke first.

"I fell asleep outside, but the people stopped, and the door was smashed by them."

Chai Jiu walked to the closed door and touched it for a while, and the door came loose. He immediately held it, and then pressed and pushed to the side, and then reinstalled it.

Then he went to open the other half of the door that was intact, and let Li Xin and Bai Zhantang see Lao Xing and Yan Xiaoliu who had fallen asleep outside the door.

"All, arrest all of them... affect your official career, affect your official career..."

"Take care of me... Uncle Seven..."

Both of them were talking in their dreams.

"It's so cold outside, if we spend the night like this, everyone will die."

Bai Zhantang frowned.

Although the two of them were wearing thick clothes, their faces would still be frozen. After a whole night, it was indeed not something ordinary people could withstand.

"Chai Jiu, Ali, drag the two of them in, and find some old bedding that you don't want, and put it on for them. Don't forget to ask them for the money to repair the door tomorrow morning. If they don't give it, you will report to the police."

Li Xin spoke.

Like Bai Zhantang, he would not stand idly by at such a time.

"Brother Bai, let's go back and continue."

The little trouble was resolved, and Li Xin greeted them, and the two returned to the house.

"How's it going?"

Tong Xiangyu asked.

"It's actually not a problem."

Li Xin briefly explained the situation.

It was a bit embarrassing to everyone's ears. Those who lived in Qixia Town basically knew Xing Yusen, and they felt a little sympathetic for him in such a state.

"Don't mention them, come, come, keep drinking!"

Bai Zhantang lifted the topic.

Everyone continued to chat.

Li Xin heard a lot of useful news from it.

For example, under the help of Aunt Cai, Zeng Jing and Jiang Asheng got married two days ago.

The wolf girl in the bamboo forest in the east was confirmed to have killed more than five people. Even the villagers collectively organized a group to kill them, but they couldn't do anything about it. Instead, one person was killed.

Another example is the Jia Mansion in the west, which is planning to vacate a yard to create "Juxian Village". Usually, the two heroes of the Jia family, You Ji and You Ju, are in charge of the management, and Xue Muhua, the genius doctor, is in charge of supervision.

There is also gossip, saying that Wu Dalang, who sells sesame seed cakes, and his wife, Pan Jinlian, seem to be involved with Ximen officials under the help of Mrs. Bao.

"How beautiful is Pan Jinlian?"

When he heard this, Li Xin still couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

It caused a few strange looks, but most people thought it was normal because they were also curious.

"I've met the old man once, and Mrs. Pan is really good-looking..."

Blacksmith Ba replied.

Then he described a few words in detail, and all the male compatriots listened carefully.

"Father, stop talking about this!"

Until Bajiao couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the conversation.

She mainly didn't want Lei Li to follow suit.

So the topic was brought up again.

About half an hour later, everyone was full of wine and food, and after expressing their gratitude to Li Xin, they started to leave.

Before Mo Xiaobei left, Li Xin called her to stop and gave her a small red envelope, which was regarded as lucky money.

That's ten copper plates.

"Thank you, Brother Li!"

She was overjoyed and turned to look at Bai Zhantang.

eagerly.

"Look what I'm doing."

This time it was Bai Zhantang's turn to feel guilty.

And what he was worried about happened.

Both Tong Xiangyu and Guo Furong remembered that he hadn't given a small gift for the New Year yet.

He had no choice but to say that he bought it a long time ago, and he will give it when he goes back.

As for whether he can fool the past, Li Xin will know tomorrow.

It is expected that with the matter of Xing Yusen just now, it is enough to deal with Tong Xiangyu.

……

In the next few days, Qixia Town gradually became turbulent.

People from all corners of the world began to gather in Qixia Town, both big and small forces.

But they were only sent to play outposts.

Only some members of the small gang were more impatient, and almost all of them were mobilized. After staying in the town for two or three days, they headed directly to the north.

As long as you pass through that wasteland, you will be within the scope of Daxue Mountain.

Although the snow is heavy, it still can't resist the enthusiasm of these treasure hunters. After trying every means, as a martial arts practitioner, they can barely overcome it.

But progress will be slow.

But Li Xin is not in a hurry, he thinks that treasure hunting is not that simple, and he would rather make more preparations.

Until this day, there was another big news in Jianghu.

(End of this chapter)