Chapter 1102

Li Qiufeng saw the shopkeeper's trembling look, and naturally knew that after he chased him out of the tavern, he asked a group of people named Lou about his origins and recognized himself as Dongchang's fanzi, which was why he became so frightened. Thinking of this

Li Qiufeng felt slightly apologetic, not wanting to disturb everyone here, so he stood up and said, "Excuse me, shopkeeper. I want some food and wine, are they ready?"

The shopkeeper calmed down for a moment. Seeing Li Qiufeng's kind words, he carefully recalled the situation in the shop just now. He didn't say anything to offend the court, so he calmed down a little. He nodded and bowed to Li Qiufeng and said, "Young man!

Just go and urge...the uncle, please wait a moment..."

When he said this, he suddenly remembered that he had not arranged a table for Li Qiufeng, but only asked him to sit outside the counter. He couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself that he was treating this official from Beijing like this, for fear that he would hold a grudge against him.

After returning to the pier, he brought his people back to take revenge, and they had to smash the bonus hall. The tavern that he had worked hard for three generations would not be able to escape this catastrophe. Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

I couldn't speak anymore.

The drinkers in the tavern didn't pay attention to what the shopkeeper said to Li Qiufeng. They fist-bumped, made noises, and laughed loudly. Seeing that the shopkeeper's face was ashen, Li Qiufeng felt more and more sorry, and hurriedly said to the shopkeeper: "I just stopped by to buy something."

The shopkeeper doesn’t need to worry too much about these passers-by who are drinking and dining.”

The shopkeeper nodded reluctantly and forced a smile on his face, but it was uglier than crying. He said in a trembling voice: "Yes, yes, I will go to the kitchen to urge you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the curtain of the corner door leading to the kitchen was opened, and the waiter walked out quickly carrying a roast chicken wrapped in paper. The shopkeeper, as if he had been granted an amnesty, took three steps at a time to grab the small chicken.

In front of Er Er, he stretched out his hand and took the roast chicken from his hand. He turned around and trotted all the way to Li Qiufeng. He handed the roast chicken to Li Qiufeng with both hands and said, "I'm sorry for delaying you, sir. I hope you will forgive me."

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Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly, took the roast chicken, and said, "The shopkeeper is too polite."

The waiter picked up another jar of wine from the counter, tied a hemp rope around the jar with a cross, then handed it to Li Qiufeng and said with a smile: "Everything is ready, sir. If you want more,

Wine bowls, I’ll pack a few more for you.”

Li Qiufeng took the wine jar, shook his head and said, "I don't want the bowl. Thank you for taking care of me."

After he finished speaking, he smiled at the shopkeeper, turned around and left the Huahong Pavilion. However, after he had walked more than twenty steps, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps behind him. Li Qiufeng turned around and saw a group of drinkers.

He crawled on the ground and escaped from the Huahong Pavilion. As soon as he left the tavern, he immediately dispersed. Li Qiufeng knew that Zhang Shui had revealed his origin to the drinkers. When everyone heard that he was an official from the capital, they were frightened.

Then he scattered and fled. He smiled helplessly, but had no choice but to turn around and walk away.

When Li Qiufeng was in the capital, he had many dealings with Dongchang and knew that these fanatics were vicious and cunning, but when he revealed his identity as Jin Yiwei, the fanzi must have had scruples. If he took a detour back to the dock, he would not know the way.

, I don’t know when I can get back to the ship. It’s better to go back the same way, and I don’t think these things will embarrass me.

He made up his mind and walked back along the road he came from. When he reached the intersection where the officers and soldiers were guarding, the military leader saw Li Qiufeng arriving and hurriedly ordered his sergeants to get out of the way. Li Qiufeng did not hesitate.

With no effort, he swaggered through the defense line of officers and soldiers and walked straight to the pier. He knew that there were countless Dongchang gangsters lurking in the darkness around him. However, he was not worried and still walked towards the pier unhurriedly.

We walked. When we passed by the tavern where Dongchang Fanzi had set up an ambush, we saw that the lights were still bright in the tavern. It seemed that these Fanzi were still waiting for the person they were looking for to fall into their trap.

Li Qiufeng walked back to the dock and jumped onto the boat with a wine jar and roast chicken. The boatman and the two boatmen had already finished dinner and were sitting on the bow of the boat chatting. Seeing Li Qiufeng coming back, the three of them hurriedly stood up and talked with Li Qiufeng

Chilling. Li Qiufeng had something on his mind, so he casually said a few words and got into the cabin.

The short fat man was talking to the old man in the cabin. Before Li Qiufeng entered the cabin, the short fat man could already smell the aroma of roasted chicken. He jumped up and rushed to the entrance of the cabin, almost colliding with Li Qiufeng.

When Li Qiufeng was about to speak, the short fat man stretched out his right hand and snatched the roast chicken from Li Qiufeng. Without saying a word, he tore off a chicken wing and put it in his mouth to chew. When he saw that Li Qiufeng was still holding the chicken with his right hand,

Holding a jar of wine, he was so excited that he stretched out his right hand and grabbed the jar of wine, regardless of the fact that he was still chewing chicken in his mouth.

Li Qiufeng felt funny when he saw how anxious he was, and let the short fat man grab the wine jar. The short fat man slapped open the mud seal of the wine jar with his palm, and a burst of wine fragrance floated out from the jar. The short fat man

Praising him repeatedly, he stuffed the roasted chicken into Li Qiufeng's hand with his right hand, held the wine jar with both hands, put it to his mouth, and started drinking.

Li Qiufeng put the roasted chicken on the table and asked the old man to eat it. The old man shook his head and said with a smile: "I have been a vegetarian for many years and can't stand the greasy taste. I just ate one wheat cake and I am already full. You master and disciple, please eat it."

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The short fat man put down the wine jar, wiped his mouth, then walked back to the table and sat down, saying, "Yibin Mansion is indeed the capital of wine. This wine is refreshing and delicious. It's rare, rare."

While he was talking, he drank wine and ate meat. In a short time, he had finished eating a roast chicken. After he drank a few more sips of wine, he remembered that Li Qiufeng hadn't eaten yet, and he felt a little embarrassed.

Said: "Feng'er, you haven't eaten anything either?"

Li Qiufeng was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he hurriedly said: "When we were on the shore just now, the apprentice had already eaten a few buns. Master, there is no need to worry."

The short fat man patted his belly and said with a smile: "After offering sacrifices to the Five Zang Temple and having a good sleep, you can return to Qingcheng Mountain tomorrow."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Master, I'm afraid there will be trouble on the road, so we must be careful."

He then recounted what he had just encountered on the shore. The short fat man and the old man were frightened when they heard that a large number of Dongchang gangsters were ambushing the shore. After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, the short fat man pondered for a moment,

He said: "Feng'er, according to you, who are these people looking for trouble when they come to Shu?"

Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, shook his head, and said: "The apprentice can't guess it. But he definitely won't be chasing King Ning. Back then, King Ning was defeated and captured, and he was sent to Nanjing to be punished. This is absolutely true.

The so-called King Ning is immortal is nothing more than a legend and cannot be taken seriously. From the tone of his words, it seems that they are indeed looking for a royal figure. However, the apprentice has little knowledge and really cannot guess who they are looking for."

The three of them talked for a while, but they couldn't get a clue. Finally, the old man said: "These gangsters are here to arrest people in Shu, and they have nothing to do with us. It's better to take the opportunity to pull anchor and set sail, rush to Leshan overnight, and leave this place as soon as possible.

The place of right and wrong is better.”

The short fat man smiled and said: "After years of separation, Mr. Huang is much more cautious. Feng'er, just follow Uncle Huang's instructions and let the boatman sail the boat."

Li Qiufeng agreed, walked out of the cabin in a few steps, found the boatman, and asked him to sail to Leshan overnight. The boatman was startled, looked troubled, and said: "I'll be honest with you, it's not that a villain is unwilling to do his best for you.

I really don’t dare to walk at night. Although I haven’t heard of any rapids or dangerous shoals from Yibin Prefecture to Leshan, I heard that although the current of the Minjiang River is gentle, the undercurrent is extremely powerful. You can still make a difference when sailing in the daytime with your eyesight.

Be sure. We are on the river in the dark. If something unexpected happens, the boat will be destroyed and everyone will be killed..."

Without waiting for him to finish, Li Qiufeng took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it to the boatman. He said, "It's really an emergency at home. I hope you can make it convenient for me. After arriving in Leshan, I would like to thank you very much."

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By the light of the lantern hanging on the mast, the boatman saw Li Qiufeng hand over a shiny silver snowflake, which looked like five taels of silver. He was surprised and happy when he heard Li Qiufeng said that there was another one in Leshan.

I felt more and more happy because of this favor, and thought to myself: "Although I have never walked through the waterway from Yibin to Leshan, even if the waterway is difficult, it is much better than the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. I have traveled back and forth to the Three Gorges many times, how can I be taken advantage of by this little person?"

The Minjiang River is frightening? Not to mention that there is a lot of money in hand. Even if there are really dangerous rapids, I still have to go there!"
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