When Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang arrived at the door of the wine shop, the owner of the wine shop hurried out to greet them, bowing in salute and calling "Liu Jun" at the same time.
Liu Jing said with a smile: "Deng Gong, there is no need to be polite." This person was Deng Gong, the owner of the wine shop who once forced Cai Sheng to pay off his debts. In the end, he paid a thousand dollars to relieve Cai Sheng.
The owner of the wine shop, Mr. Deng, felt excited after hearing this. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "The so-called 'Deng Gong' is just a random name from the ignorant people in the city. Mr. Liu must not call him that."
"Deng Gong is over fifty, isn't he? As an elder, why not be a duke?" Liu Jing smiled and asked, "Deng Gong, have you completed all the things I asked you to do yesterday?"
In this era, wine shops are still in a relatively primitive stage. In addition to drinks, they only provide simple, convenient and quick foods such as brisket and dried meat. Preserved meat is dried meat, and dried meat refers to raw meat. Changsha is near the water.
The most common one is sashimi.
Liu Jingshen knew the dangers of river fish parasites and would never touch such things. Therefore, yesterday he specifically asked the owner of the restaurant to buy a dog in the market and make dog soup. In addition, he also bought some biscuits, melons and fruits.
Snacks and the like are served as a side dish with wine.
The owner of the wine shop replied: "Follow Jun Liu's instructions and everything will be fine."
Liu Jing nodded and said, "This is not the place to talk. Mr. Deng, please take us upstairs."
"Nuo." The owner of the wine shop bowed and personally led the way, leading Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang through the wine shop and into the back room, which is the residence. It is a double-story building with a wooden structure and transparent north and south.
It is mainly used to store wine and receive drinkers.
Liu Jing climbed up to the second floor slowly and found that the food and drinks were ready, and nodded with satisfaction.
After the owner of the wine shop resigned, Liu Jing walked to the window and looked at the market while saying to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, I invited two people today. They are both older than me. One is named Du Xi and Du Zixu, who is from Yingchuan."
The descendants of the Du family in Dingling, my great-grandfather Du An and my grandfather Du Gen were both well-known in the world, and he himself was also a famous scholar in Yingchuan. In order to avoid Liu Jingzhou and move to Changsha in the south, I treated him as a brother, and Kong Ming should do the same.
Another one is named Huan Yi, Duke Huan. He is a native of Linxiang and his family has been in Dianzhou County for generations. Like his brother Huanjie and Huan Boxu, he is a famous scholar in Changsha. We have the same official residence and are next to each other, although we have not known each other for a short time.
, but we get along quite harmoniously and are worthy friends.”
Zhuge Liang had a look of surprise on his face. He had always known that Liu Jing was talented and had lofty ambitions. The people he interacted with were definitely not ordinary people. The result was a bit beyond his expectation. A famous person like Du Xi and Huan Yi could compete with his uncle.
Zhuge Xuanping communicated with each other.
In Liu Jing's mind, his status is equal to that of the two celebrities.
In fact, Zhuge Liang had a vague feeling from the beginning that Liu Jing seemed to be particularly fond of him for some unknown reason. Now this suspicion has been further confirmed.
Liu Jingke didn't know Zhuge Liang's psychological activities, so it was quite legendary when he talked to him about his interactions with the two people, especially the process of getting to know Du Xi.
What the world doesn't know is that everything that happened that day was a "plot" carefully designed by him to achieve fame.
Of course, this matter will be rotten in his stomach forever.
Du Xi and Huan Yi seemed to have discussed it in advance. They arrived at the door of the wine shop at the same time, almost in no particular order. The two knew each other before and started chatting immediately after getting off the car.
Liu Jing hurriedly took Zhuge Liang downstairs to greet him.
When Du Xi saw Liu Jing coming to greet him, he stopped talking and looked at Zhuge Liang beside him. The latter was worthy of being born in the land of Qilu. He was young and had the same figure as an adult. His appearance was handsome and his gestures were extremely graceful.
Standing next to Liu Jing, he is no less impressive. He is a young man with excellent manners.
Du Xi and Liu Jingdao said: "He is the Zhuge Kongming you mentioned many times the day before yesterday. He is indeed a talented person."
Zhuge Liang took out two famous thorns from his sleeves, handed them to Du Xi and Huan Yi respectively, and said: "I, Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, pay my respects to Du Jun and Huan Jun."
Du Xi smiled and said: "Kong Ming doesn't have to be polite, just call me eldest brother like Zhongda."
Huan Yi nodded and expressed the same meaning.
Zhuge Liang was not a man who looked forward and backward, so he readily agreed.
Liu Jing was about to invite Du Xi, and when Huan Yi entered, he saw the two of them looking to his side at the same time. Out of curiosity, he followed their gazes and immediately knew the reason.
I saw a stunning figure walking slowly towards the wine shop. As he walked, his clothes were fluttering. He was in the bustling city, and he looked like he was out of the world. He was not his savior Liu Yan.
Who could it be?
Liu Jing greeted him and said, "Hello, brother Liu, would you like to drink some wine?"
Liu Yao's eyes quickly swept over Liu Jing and others, and he nodded in agreement.
Liu Gao is not only handsome in appearance, but also nearly eight feet tall. He has a free and easy expression and is carefree and romantic.
When Du Xi saw that Liu Jing knew him, he said, "Zhongda, why don't you introduce him to us soon?"
Liu Jing said: "Brother, you guys should know that because of the death of my brother, I was so sad that I accidentally fell into the Xiang River and almost died. The person who rescued me was none other than Brother Liu. Brother Liu's name is Wenlang.
A native of Dongping in Yanzhou, he is the queen of Liang Xiaowang."
"These three are all my best friends..." Liu Jing and Liu Yao briefly introduced the three people around them, and then sent out an invitation: "Today I am hosting a banquet at a restaurant to gather with a few friends. Brother Liu, if
If you have time, you might as well follow me upstairs to have a drink together."
Liu Jing sincerely invited him, and his friends were not ordinary people. The most important thing was that he had free wine, so how could Liu Yao disagree.
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask my ears."
Liu Jing asked the owner of the wine shop to add a dining table, and the five of them sat down respectively. He was the host today and took the main seat, followed by Du Xi, Huan Yi, Liu Yao, and Zhuge Liang.
When the wine was served, Liu Jing filled the lacquer fungus cup and raised it to invite a drink. The banquet officially started.
The most common drinks in the Han Dynasty are roughly divided into warm wine, rib wine, and rice wine. Warm wine refers to wine that has been repeatedly brewed many times, rib wine refers to filtered clear wine, and rice wine is glutinous rice wine. Today they
What he drank was rice wine.
The brewing technology in the Han Dynasty was very crude, far inferior to that of later generations. One bushel of coarse rice can brew more than three bushels of wine, and the alcohol content is so low that you can imagine. Therefore, there are many people who claim that "you can not get drunk with a stone of wine", such as the world-famous Confucian scholar
This is the case with Lu Zhi.
But just listen to this. Anyway, he doesn't believe that there can be such a drunkard in the world.
Thirty kilograms are Jun, and four Juns are stones, which means that one stone is equal to one hundred and twenty kilograms. Even if one stone of wine in the Han Dynasty actually refers to one dendrobium wine, the actual weight is almost sixty kilograms, let alone wine.
Even if you switch to water, you won't be able to drink so much in one day.
Regardless of whether he was in his previous life or this life, Liu Jing's drinking capacity was quite good. At least he felt that it would not be a problem to cope with the four people in front of him.
After three rounds of drinking, the five of them were red-faced and inevitably a little tipsy.
Holding a wine glass in his hand, Du Xi thought about the chaos in the world and the robbery of his hometown. He had to take his whole family, old and young, to hide in Changsha, a Yijun town with many scholars. He had no talent, but nowhere to put it to use, and he had no future.
Without the slightest hope, feeling melancholy in my heart, I sang in a sad tone:
"A sad song can be a time to weep, and a distant look can be a time to return home. I miss my hometown and feel depressed. I want to go home and there is no one, and I want to cross the river without a boat. I can't express my thoughts, and the wheels are turning in my intestines."
This is a folk song that is widely circulated in the Yingchuan area. It is called "Elegy". The full text neither narrates nor depicts scenes. Instead, it expresses the endless sorrow of a wanderer who is homesick and unable to return. It is deeply emotional and touching.
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Zhuge Liang and Liu Yao, two northerners, also heard this with concern.
After chanting three times, Du Xi's heart was still worried, so he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.