Chapter 1 The Witch makes a big fuss in Mingfang Pavilion, and the Drunk Beggar Apprentices to Longtan Temple (I)

Author: Fu Jiangshan

Chapter 1 The Witch makes a big fuss in Mingfang Pavilion, and the Drunk Beggar Apprentices to Longtan Temple (I)

The sun is shining and the spring breeze is warm, and the Mingfang Pavilion is crowded with people.

Mingfang Pavilion is the largest teahouse in Xiangyang. It is three floors high and there are many people coming and going every day. Whether it is for tea or listening to history, they all come with expectations and leave with satisfaction. Even the Yiqing Tower, which was famous in Wu and Yue back then, was probably not as grand as this.

In the crowded places, it is naturally noisy. At this moment, the Mingfang Pavilion is really crowded. With a few crisp sounds of bamboo boards, everyone quickly stopped talking, and countless pairs of eyes stared at the high platform on the patio.

I saw an old man with a hunched body, holding a bamboo board in his hand, slowly walking towards the stage. While walking up the steps, he sang: "Tang lost his deer and chased the world, Liang, Tang, Jin and Han were from the beginning to Zhou. Chai Rong was suddenly exiled to the young master, and Taizu followed the world to plan for the people. It is hateful that the Yan thieves will seize Liaodong and Youzhou from then on. Long live the thunder and angry hearing the news, and the barbarians and traitors will be killed!"

As soon as his finale poem ended, a burst of thunderous applause came from Mingfang Pavilion. They knew that the old man would continue to tell the story of Murong Yanyun, the leader of the martial arts world who was once powerful in the world in the past, and his expression became nervous and expectant.

The old man cleared his throat and followed the last book, saying: "Yesterday we talked about Murong Yanyun fighting against Murong Zhang, the leader of the evil path in Xianshuiyan. That battle was really a battle that made the sand and stones go away, and the sun and the moon were gone. The old man was fortunate to participate in it personally, and his battle situation is still unforgettable! After the war, Shaolin, Zhengyi, Beggars' Sect, and the Dragon Sect, thanked him for his kindness and publicly recommended him as the leader of the martial arts world. Unfortunately, Murong Yanyun's ambitions expanded and soon embarked on the evil path. In the name of restoring the country, he openly summoned people from the world to resist the Song Dynasty and became the number one enemy of our Song Dynasty. If it weren't for the full of talents in the Celestial Empire, I was afraid that he would really die at the hands of this thief! If you want to know the details, please listen to me slowly!"

A rich young man from the high platform smiled maliciously when he heard this, "Hey, old man, you have been talking about Murong Yanyun these days, and also about his good looks Zhao Chanxue! I heard that she was the number one beauty in the Great Zhou Dynasty back then!"

The old man smiled slightly and nodded, "Yes, this young man is really good at seeing. Zhao Chanxue is the daughter of Taizu and the sister of the Qiansheng of the Eight Kings. When Taizu had not yet become emperor, she intended to betroth her to the founding father Murong Yanzhao, but she refused to do so, and even wandered around the world because of escaping from marriage. She met Murong Yanyun in this way. At that time, both of them concealed their true identities for some reason, which led to a tear-jerking love story..."

Everyone was listening interestingly, and suddenly heard a shouting sound from the entrance of the teahouse. Everyone present turned their heads and looked at the door. Even the old man who told the history looked at it curiously. He saw a little beggar in ragged clothes and unkempt face holding a bamboo stick in one hand and a broken porcelain bowl in the other, quarreling loudly with the guy in front of the cabinet.

The little beggar waved the bamboo stick in his hand to the clerk and shouted loudly: "Hey, don't be humble! This young hero is not here to beg for food in Mingfang Pavilion, but to listen to Shi. You are asking for money for tea here, but listen to Shi, why don't you let me go in!"

The guy in front of the cabinet sneered: "Hahaha, look at your virtue, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a young hero? If you are a young hero, I will still be the leader of the martial arts world!"

A guy from the hall laughed and said, "Huzi, are you still in the mood to joke with the beggar? I was so disgusting that I was about to vomit when I smelled his body! Let's do it, give him two copper coins and send him away. Otherwise, if he is here, how could the guest be willing to take care of our business?"

The guy in front of the counter nodded, reluctantly took out two copper plates that had been damaged, threw them in front of the little beggar, and murmured: "I'm a stinky beggar. I have always been kind and soft-faced. I will reward you with two copper plates today. But if you take the money, get out of here. Don't be upset here. If you make the uncle anxious, be careful, I'll slap you!"

The little beggar looked at the two copper plates thrown in front of him, and his eyes shone with golden light. It seemed that he saw not two worn copper plates, but two new suns. He quickly bent down and picked up the copper plates, and then asked with a smile: "Hey, how much is the cheapest wine here for you?"

The guy in front of the cabinet said without hesitation: "The cheapest wine is a half a dozen. Why do you ask this? You can afford it if you are so poor that you can afford it?"

The little beggar nodded with a smile, "I couldn't afford it, but now I can afford it!" He said, shaking the two copper plates in his hand, and then threw them back generously at the client in front of the counter, as if they were throwing out not two worn copper plates, but two hundred taels of gold!

The guy in front of the cabinet was so angry that his nose almost turned crooked. He pointed at the little beggar and said angrily: "You are so stinky beggar, you...you..." He said "you" for a long time, but he couldn't say the following.

The little beggar smiled and said, "What am I? Are you trying to ask me, do you need to make change? Well, I am in a good mood today, so I will use half a penny as a reward for you!"

The guy in front of the cabinet was so angry that he wanted to beat him up. It was obvious that the customers in the teahouse were watching them, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief and entered the store helplessly. Soon, he brought out a thick porcelain bowl and handed it to the little beggar impatiently, "Hey, the wine you want!"

The little beggar nodded with a smile, reached out to pick up the porcelain bowl, but deliberately took a little bit, and touched the rice wine in the bowl. He smiled secretly, but his face was ashen, and he said angrily: "Hey, why did you serve me the wine? I spilled half a bowl without drinking it. I have paid for the wine, how do you plan to pay for it? And my clothes, although it is a bit dirty, are also good materials. How do you plan to pay for it? If you are reasonable and I have a lot of it, I will not be as knowledgeable as you. But if you dare to bully the young, I will stay in front of the teahouse today! "

The little beggar said as his hands wiped the torn clothes with holes and rubbed them again and again. He pulled them away from his ragged clothes and suddenly a piece of gold fell out of his arms.

The guy in front of the cabinet looked sharp-eyed and quickly reached out to pick it up. Seeing that what fell down was Ruyi made of pure gold, he couldn't help but caress Jin Ruyi gently, and a curve that he could not even imagined was grinding at the corner of his mouth, as if he was Jin Ruyi's master.

When the little beggar saw that his friend had picked up Jin Ruyi, he was not annoyed, and even smiled, "Hey, do you want Jin Ruyi? If you want it, get me twenty bowls of the best daughter red. No, you have to pay me two more bowls, that's twenty-two bowls!"

The guy in front of the counter smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll give you another ten bowls, a total of thirty-two bowls. If you can't finish drinking today, you can come to drink again in the future. The shop will never be deductible!" He said to several servants around him, "You guys, the money for this guest's wine is all my account!"

Seeing him so arrogant and respectful, the few people couldn't help laughing and went to the store to get the wine with a smile. Soon, the guys brought out a few wooden trays, and there were thirty-two porcelain bowls on them. The bowls were filled with the best daughter red, and the fragrance of the wine drifted in the wind, and it was enough to smell it and it made people feel intoxicated.

When the little beggar smelled the aroma of wine, his tongue quickly sucked the saliva that had almost flowed down. He snatched two bowls of wine, and raised his neck, and drank a bowl of wine without a drop. After raising his neck, the other bowl of wine was completely drunk. After two bowls of wine, the little beggar was not drunk, but became more energetic. He stared at the remaining thirty bowls of wine, his eyes glowing, as if the one in front of him was not the wine, but the inexhaustible treasure.

I saw him keep holding the wine, tilting his neck, drinking it all in one go, and a series of movements were as skillful as flowing water, which was natural. Thirty-two bowls of aged wine were drunk by him in an instant.

Everyone present was amazed and applauded repeatedly! The old man who told the history was even more stunned and praised: "Good alcohol, really good alcohol content. Even Wan Mengsheng, who claimed to be a thousand cups in the world ten years ago, was afraid that the alcohol content might not be better than him!"

After drinking thirty-two bowls of fine wine, the little beggar's eyes became a little confused. He burped, wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and turned around and left. At this time, a girl's angrily shout came from the intersection of the street, and at the same time, there were also the sound of breaking through the air from several hidden weapons. The crowd who had just watched the fun ran away and ran away in all directions when they heard the sound. In the huge street, only the little beggar was left.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!