"It is also the earliest main street in Panlong City. There were so few shops fifteen years ago, and they are still so few now. There is not even one more shop!"
He poked the air in front of him with his index finger: "You can't buy it even if you have money, so you just say, is it popular or not?"
He Lingchuan smiled and said: "Tianshuang Restaurant?"
"Who goes to that poor place? His best wine is secretly mixed with water." Hu Min said disdainfully, "If you want to go to Yixiang Tower!"
The quality of Yixianglou is reflected in the environment, and the prices of food and drinks are twice as expensive as ordinary restaurants like Tianshuang Restaurant.
He Lingchuan touched his pocket. Fortunately, he had saved some money after completing patrol missions a few times before.
Xiao Maoliang was unavailable, so A Luo came as requested. He Lingchuan also invited Liu Tong, Men Pan, Fat Man and Liu Tiao. When these current teammates heard that he was serving wine at Yixiang Tower, they came without saying a word.
Only then did He Lingchuan know that the team had lost three people in the fierce battle eight days ago, and now there were only six living people left including him. This organization must be adjusted. Before new personnel are added, they can wait for a while. Take a break.
The sacrifice of a comrade-in-arms has always been a sad story. However, no one showed much sadness, and instead enjoyed drinking and eating.
He Lingchuan knew that these people were used to the life of licking blood from the blade of a knife, and had long been indifferent to life and death, enjoying themselves in time.
Even if you feel sad, it is only temporary.
If you live in Panlong City, you have to learn to look away.
After every major battle, business in the city's restaurants, restaurants, and red halls is always very good. The soldiers who have just received military merit awards don't mind going to the market to spend money and have some fun to promote consumption.
At noon today, Yixiang Tower was packed with people.
The door panel grabbed the wine glass and stood up, shouting around: "He Lingchuan is here, who wants to have a drink with him?"
The venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned around to look over.
Until the door panel reached out, pointed and pointed at He Lingchuan, and then shouted: "Ah? Who is coming?"
There was a loud bang, and a cloud of people responded.
A man who was stronger than the door panel jumped out of the bench first, stepped in front of He Lingchuan in two steps, and spilled less than half of the wine in the glass.
He raised his glass to his nose and said roughly:
"Good man, I respect you!"
What else could He Lingchuan say, he could only raise his glass and drink it down in one gulp.
The thin man quickly poured him wine.
Two more people came over, one of them was half a step ahead, and the wine glass almost hit He Lingchuan's nose: "You brought my fiancée back, I thank you!"
He Lingchuan was astonished, and everyone burst into laughter. Several people shouted: "They risked their lives to send your wife back, and you just say a few words? No, no, no, that's too shabby!"
The man grinned: "Do you want some advice from you guys? I gave them to you!" He asked He Lingchuan, "Do those jars of pickles smell bad?"
It turned out to be a gift from him! He Lingchuan couldn't answer for a while, so he hesitated and said: "It stinks... it stinks!"
The man immediately beamed: "Smelly is the right thing! Smelly makes good pickles!"
He took another step closer: "Let me tell you, every time my mother's pickles come out of the vat, others are rushing to buy them. They are no cheaper than the Chuntai wine in the south of the city!"
He gave it as a good thing, so He Lingchuan drank another drink with him: "Okay, I'll ask you for it after eating."
The man gave him a thumbs up and gave his place to others.
After a few more toasters passed, a woman came with a pair of short thorns hanging around her waist. She put the wine bottle in front of He Lingchuan, turned around and pointed at the man who brought the pickles: "I am his fiancée! If you
If he didn't jump into the monster hole, he might go to see the little girl now, thank you!"
Arlo was drinking and choked when he heard this.
He Lingchuan looked at the woman's big shoulders and round hips, and then at her fiancé, who was thin and tall. He coughed lightly and said, "I wish you a happy marriage."
The woman said to He Lingchuan: "I'll toast you three glasses, you can do whatever you want." After that, she poured three glasses of wine, drank it with her neck up, it was more enjoyable than drinking water, and then said, "My sister is not married yet.
I've been involved in several marriages, but I don't like them, and I have a very high standard. Do you want to introduce me to you?"
Before He Lingchuan could speak, someone next to him answered: "Don't look at me, don't look at her, her sister is also a bitch, you can't run away if you get her involved!"
Everyone laughed, and the woman also sneered: "Wu Laoliu, get up, let's fight!"
The focus was no longer on He Lingchuan. He simmered a glass of wine silently and turned around to see that there were at least dozens of people lining up behind him and hundreds of people watching. His scalp felt numb.
Just two-quarters of an hour later, he was half-cooked.
He lay on the table to hide from the wine, and the thin man patted his back and said to everyone: "I'm drunk, I'm drunk, stop toasting, and be early next time!"
He stood there for a while, and then the enthusiastic drinkers slowly dispersed.
He Lingchuan calmed down for a long time and used his strength to suppress his drunkenness.
In the Battle of Ghost Needle Stone Forest, everyone fought back-to-back in a desperate situation. He Lingchuan also sacrificed his life to blow up the demon nest. He immediately developed a firm revolutionary friendship with everyone. At this time, under the influence of wine, they became brothers again, talking and laughing as if they were old friends for many years.
Liu Tong explained to He Lingchuan: "I reported your performance. The superiors appreciate it very much, but think that you have joined the patrol for too short a time and have insufficient experience, so you will not be promoted for the time being."
He Lingchuan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. If he was promoted to team leader, he would have a chance to be selected into the Gale Army, but now he has not even become the fire chief.
But as Liu Tong said, he lacks battlefield experience, so how can he command others?
Liu Tong blushed, patted his chest and assured him: "Brother He, you are brave and lucky. As long as you don't die in a few more missions, you will definitely be promoted!"
Liu Tiao drinks more than men, and has already downed two small bottles. However, she likes to laugh when she drinks too much, and she doesn't look like she usually looks like everyone owes her money.
She slapped He Lingchuan on the shoulder hard: "These men are so cowardly that they dare not personally hand over Sun Jiayuan's pension. They say they can't stand a woman crying, but they let me go. You tell me, I'm not familiar with the Sun family!"
She patted it again and lowered her voice: "After the pension was delivered, his sister Sun Fuling didn't cry at all and was very calm. I even chatted with her for a while. It turned out that Sun Jiayuan owed a lot of bad debts outside.
, it’s the so-called donkey-skin debt, and the interest has been rolled over many levels. The most recent time was when he stole Sun Fuling’s land deed and Xinruan to turn over the money, and lost again. He once chopped off the two little fingers of his left and right hands,
He swore he would never gamble again, and then...then he died before he started chopping off his ring finger."
No wonder Sun Jiayuan is determined to die. The only thing he can't owe in this world is his gambling debt. "He is regarded as a hero, can his gambling debt be written off in one go?"
"Of course. Although the creditor is unwilling, Panlong City stipulates that the families of heroes and martyrs have one opportunity to offset their crimes and debts. Not to mention not paying back the money, even murder can be offset. This is called clearing both merit and demerit."
"Is this okay?" He Lingchuan ate a piece of peanuts. The peanuts at Tianshuang Restaurant cost one penny a plate, but here they cost four pence a plate, and they didn't taste anything special. Well, they were very expensive. "I thought Panlong City
Gambling is prohibited.”
"Are you kidding? Of course gambling is prohibited in Panlong City!" said the thin man who had been busy drinking, "but gamblers will definitely find a place, just like cats can always smell fishy smells."
He Lingchuan shrugged. Sure enough, light and darkness always go together, and there are plenty of them here as well.
Liu Tiao patted He Lingchuan on the shoulder again, but he dodged it. This woman was drunk and her attacks were neither gentle nor severe.
After having enough food and wine, we went back to our respective houses, and the thin man even packed up all the leftovers. According to him, he was responding to the official frugal initiative and not to waste food, especially since it was so expensive.
He Lingchuan and Aluo both lived in wooden houses, and they found a donkey cart to go home together.
Arlo was confused and almost fell when he got out of the car.
He Lingchuan finally recovered and became much more alert. He paid the fare, helped him into the house, and then walked back to his home.
He stood in front of his house and sighed.
This kind of door is useless, and you can jump through it with one hand. However, all his rewards have been replaced by shops, so he can only save more credits and strive to change rooms as soon as possible.
In fact, military merit in Panlong City is not easy to earn. This time, he only got a chance to make a major contribution by himself. Like the usual patrol missions, he has to face crazy monsters, which is very dangerous. The accumulated military merits and rewards are only a few.
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Most soldiers can only climb up slowly within this system, like a snail climbing a tree, and they cannot break the law or make mistakes. It is difficult to accumulate military merit, but it is easy to lose it.
Didn't Arlo make a big mistake once and become a pauper living in a wooden house? He hasn't turned around yet.
Just as he was about to open the door and go in, a voice suddenly came from the side:
"Hello!"
Very close, right on the edge.
He Lingchuan turned around and saw a woman and a seven or eight-year-old boy standing four feet away.
She covered her face with a cloth, revealing her almond-shaped eyes, slender eyebrows, and skin as white as milk.
"What's up?"
As soon as He Lingchuan opened his mouth, the boy jerked away as if he was about to run away, but was restrained by the woman.
He originally thought they were a mother and son, but when he looked closely, she saw that the boy's shoulders were clasped by her hand. He was as thin as a monkey, but his expression was like a wolf cub, and he bared his teeth at everyone.
How is this going?
The woman spoke again: "What did you throw away?"
"How did you..." She was so confused that He Lingchuan took a moment to react, "One bundle of firewood and two crucian carp."
"This kid broke into seven houses nearby, including you. He came to your house for the second time and tried to steal something at the door, but he was yelled at by passers-by, so I chased him." The woman grabbed the boy and pulled him forward.
, "Well, I am also a sufferer."
"Where have I seen you before?" He Lingchuan felt that this boy looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he thought, damn, wasn't he the little thief he met when he first entered Panlong City in his dream?
At that time, the kid was about to steal the divine bone necklace, and He Lingchuan planned to show him off, but Hu Min happened to call him in the street. The two met in surprise and were busy reminiscing about old times, and the little thief took the opportunity to escape.
After going around in circles, the kid still stole his things. "So it's you!"
The boy turned his head but didn't look at him: "I don't recognize you!"