Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 114

After the three of them went back, the jailer no longer dared to make things difficult for them. They all knew that these three were evil stars that could not be provoked, and even Mr. He couldn't do anything about them.This is the first time I have seen it, and I can come down again after going to court.

It is more than 1000 miles from Zhending Mansion to Bianliang, Tokyo, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and it would take five or six days to get there.

Li Ce wrote a letter in prison and dragged it to Yu Xian'er, explaining his situation and asking her not to worry.

Early the next morning, the three of them set out on the road, and the five yamen servants escorted them all the way, just like the one in "Water Margin", they had to walk to the capital with only one pair of legs.

Li Ce originally thought that He Ruinian and Xu Shan would come to make things difficult, but he didn't expect to see them all the way out of the city, which is really strange.

As soon as they left the city, the three of them took off their ugly prison clothes. The yamen servants wanted to stop them, but after Guan Zhen performed a show of breaking boulders with his bare hands, the five yamen servants shrank their necks and obediently followed behind. How dare they say no.All of a sudden these five yamen servants became the attendants of the three of them, and the three of them walked in front with their hands shaken, with all the packages on the back of the yamen servants.

The three of them chatted and laughed from time to time, pointing and pointing all the way. They didn't look like half-criminals, they were obviously out for a trip.Ever since Li Ce traveled to the Great Song Dynasty, he hadn't had the chance to leave the Zhending Mansion. This time, he had the opportunity to go to the capital, and he happened to be able to see the beautiful scenery of the Great Song Dynasty along the way.

They set off in the morning, and all three of them traveled lightly. They walked fifty or sixty miles in four or five hours. This was the first time for Li Ce to walk such a long distance. It was almost noon, and his heels were already hurting. Di Qing He Guanzhen still acted like nothing had happened.

Even the yamen servants who were carrying the parcels did not feel tired at all. Li Ce thought to himself, it seems that they have all practiced. In this era, except for carriages, they all rely on walking. These people have been like this since they were young, and they have long been used to it.

At noon, the three of them had arrived in the town, so they rested and ate.

"Huh? Tianranju? This restaurant is not bad, and the name is elegant, why not just this." After Li Ce finished speaking, he dragged Di Qing into it.

It's just that as soon as they sat down, the three of them became worried. They didn't have any money on them, and the yamen servant didn't have much money on them. Why can't the yamen servant invite the prisoner to eat?
According to the usual practice, when they arrive at the restaurant, the prisoner asks for money to buy wine from the guards, so as to save him from being tortured on the way. The servants are never polite. Today, these three evil stars will burn incense instead of making trouble for them. How dare you ask them to treat you.

Five yamen servants sat alone at a table, they ordered some side dishes and a jug of wine, and ate on their own.

The three of Li Ce looked at each other, and finally Di Qing and Guan Zhen looked at Li Ce eagerly, waiting for him to make up his mind.

The waiter was used to this kind of scene, knowing that the three were prisoners, he didn't even come up to greet them, and just waited at other tables.

Guan Zhen's stomach growled loudly. The boy looked at Li Ce sadly. Li Ce knew that everyone was hungry. After driving all morning, who wasn't hungry... He should find a way to get some money, or else he would be hungry later. Don't you have to suffer in the past few days?There was some dry food in the bag, but the hard buns were not for human food at all.

After learning a lot of skills, he can still make a meal difficult, "Little Er!" Li Ce shouted.

"Guest officer, what are your orders?" the shop waiter trotted over.

"Why don't you order for us?" Li Ce said with a straight face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, guest officer, what do you guys want to eat?" The waiter in the shop smiled apologetically.

"What's your signature dish?" Li Ce asked.

Guan Zhen secretly gave a thumbs up, senior brother is really a veteran...

"Our Tianranju's signature dishes are goose with apricot cheese and roasted quail with honey. Would you like some of this?" The waiter's eyes lit up. Hearing this old-fashioned question, he looked like a wealthy owner, but he actually looked away. Eye.

"Okay, let's have one of the same, and then make two random side dishes, and a jar of wine." Li Ce ordered casually.

"Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment, I'll bring it to you in a while." After the shop waiter finished speaking, he hurriedly ran towards the back kitchen.

"Brother, do you have any money? I... I am penniless." Di Qing blushed so hard that he whispered in a low voice.

"No." Li Ce took a sip of tea and answered neatly.

"No?!" Guan Zhen and Di Qing looked at him in surprise.

"Then what should we do when we pay the bill later?" Di Qing was in a hurry, he hadn't done the business of eating the overlord's meal, if he was caught and yelled later, it would be really embarrassing.

"It's okay, you two just eat, I have a way to pay the bill." Li Ce smiled at the corner of his mouth, comforting the two of them, and the corner of his eye seemed to glance at the east wall inadvertently.

Just as he was talking, the shop waiter brought the dishes to serve, and the three of them quickly stopped talking.

"Oh, what is this apricot goose, it tastes delicious when you ask, come here, try it quickly." Li Ce couldn't help but praise when he saw the big plate of goose, the cooking skills of the ancients are still certain.

As soon as Guan Zhen saw this kind of delicious food, he lost his scruples, so he gave up early, tore off a large piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

A few yamen servants over there looked at each other and hid their purses one after another. Damn it, these poor ghosts will have no money to pay the bill after eating, so don't blame us. If you pay the bill for them, you can go back. He was laughed at by his brothers.

The three of them feasted on it, and the juice splashed all over the place. The servants looked at the big meal they ate, and then at the vegetables in front of them, and they felt so angry. Damn, the prisoner is still so arrogant, just eat it, and it’s still like this Zhang Yang... Let me let you go wild, and see what you will do if you have no money to pay the bill later!Several people thought angrily, lowered their heads and chewed the steamed buns vigorously.

There are seven or eight dishes at a table, and the three of them ate nothing left. The food tastes really good, not worse than that of star-rated restaurants in later generations, but the wine is far worse. It is muddy and astringent, which is good for Li Ce who is used to drinking. It's hard to swallow for people who drink alcohol.

"Guys, have you had enough food and drink? It's time for us to go on the road." The leader of the yamen servant stepped forward and said. His surname was Xue, and his name was Xue Xingsheng. Everyone called him Xue Tou.

"Okay, let's go." Li Ce rubbed his round belly and laughed.

Seeing that a few people had finished eating, the waiter hurriedly came up to prepare to pay the bill.

"Guest officer, are you satisfied with your meal?" the waiter in the shop laughed.

"Well, it's okay." Li Ce gritted his teeth.

"Then settle the money for the food and drinks?" the waiter stretched out his hand and said.

"Uh... Xiao Er, let me ask you, you have couplets hanging on that wall, look, that one, the one above, but as long as they match, you will get... 100 taels of silver?" Li Ce pointed to the east wall The couplet hanging above said.

Several people followed his gestures and saw couplets hanging on the east wall, some with upper couplets, some with lower couplets, and there was a notice in big characters next to it: Anyone who can match the above couplets, as long as they fit neatly, Whoever it is, pays on the spot.

There are different price tags marked next to the different couplets, some more than a dozen taels, some dozens of taels, Li Ce said that the most expensive one is 100 taels.

Looking at this couplet again, it is a pair of Shanglian, and I saw that it said: "The guest lives in the natural place, but the guest in the sky".This is an absolute picture, but the difficulty lies in the fact that the next sentence "A guest from the sky" happens to be the reverse of the previous sentence "A guest from Tianranju". What's even more rare is that the name of this restaurant is called Tianranju. Embed the name of the restaurant, Tianranju, into it.It is precisely because of this pair that Tianranju's reputation in the local area has greatly increased.

This pair is said to be that a wandering Taoist priest passed by here, had a fast meal, and left such a pair.Over the past few years, this pair has stumped countless literati, so its value has also risen again and again. Now it has reached 100 taels, and it has become the signboard of this store. Many famous talents have pondered after seeing it For a long time, I could only leave with a long sigh.

The shopkeeper is also a well-educated person, as soon as he heard that someone was going to be absolutist, he rushed to greet him, and the news of Tianxianglou's absolutist challenge spread like wildfire, and people began to enter the restaurant in an endless stream .

When Li Ce saw this formation, he felt ashamed in his heart. His B pretense was a little too big. Why he would show this pair was because he participated in the pair competition when he was in college. Of all the absolutes so far, this Keshang Tianranju is impressively listed, and there are many ways to deal with them.

"My lord, may I ask that you want to deal with this pair?" The shopkeeper is a man in his fifties, with a slightly fat body, a clean face, and a long gray beard. There is a bookishness.

"Oh, yes, can I say the second line?" Li Ce bowed his hands and returned the salute.

"Of course, please listen carefully, my lord." The shopkeeper was very polite.

"Okay, I have the next couplet. People have passed through the Great Buddha Temple, and the Buddha in the temple is greater than human beings." Li Ce looked around at the crowd and said loudly.

"People have been to the Great Buddha Temple, and the Buddha in the temple is greater than human beings!" After listening to it, everyone tasted it carefully.

"Absolutely! You are a genius!" All kinds of praises were heard for a while.

Li Ce tried his best to resist the urge to laugh, and deliberately put on a calm and calm look.

The shopkeeper's face changed, and he coughed a little under the excitement. He took a breath and said, "Master, you are so talented! People have passed the Great Buddha Temple, and the Buddha is superior to others! Well, it's good to go to the Great Buddha Temple alone! Dare I ask you what to do?" call?"

Li Ce smiled calmly and said, "My name is Li Ce."

"It turned out to be Mr. Li. This old man has learned something today. Mr. Li is really a young talent. This pair has been hanging here for a full ten years. In the past ten years, countless talented people have tried hard to find it. The ones on the table are not very neat or the artistic conception is too bad, but today's young master is both neat and coordinated, and you are a great talent." The shopkeeper was obviously very excited, he had waited for this pair for ten years, and today it finally came. How could he not be excited when someone confronted him.

"Oh, I just happened to be right, luck, luck, hehe..." Li Ce felt a little embarrassed that the shopkeeper was so polite.

"My lord, don't be humble. This old man keeps his word, so I'll go get the money now." The shopkeeper was quite bold, seeing Li Ce's match, he immediately wanted to get the money.

Li Ce was delighted, just now he was thinking that the old man was talking endlessly, why did he ask for money, and he was still waiting to go on his way, what he really wanted, this old man actually brought this up on his own initiative, what a nice man!

(End of this chapter)