After hearing what the man said, the woman dropped the window grilles in her hands and jumped off the kang.
She came closer to the man, glanced at the portrait and whispered: "Are you sure the person coming is the person in the painting?"
The shopkeeper said: "I have been running the store for sixteen years. I have seen so many people of all kinds from all walks of life. How could I admit my mistake? It is absolutely true. That young and heroic young man is the person in the painting."
After hearing this, the woman's reaction was completely opposite to that of the man. She seemed very excited.
The woman said: "Since it is the person in the portrait who has come to our store, this is a good thing. We are just in time to take action. Why are you so scared?"
The shopkeeper said with a bitter look on his face: "Based on my eyesight, this person's eyes are flashing and his cultivation is unfathomable. Such a person is not someone to be trifled with. If this fails, our family will be doomed. Mother, how about we
Just pretend that he has never been here. Let’s live a good life..."
"Cowards!" the woman scolded: "You know who we are. Since the higher-ups have ordered us to find ways to get rid of this person when we see him, we must not disobey the order. If we turn a blind eye, do you really think we can?"
Can you hide it from the higher ups? If you don’t obey the orders of heaven, you will die even more miserably. Except for this person, we can make great achievements and get generous rewards. In this way, we will use carrier pigeons to report to the higher ups. Let them send people again. Let’s wait for the opportunity first.
They drugged them."
The man said: "These people are not newbies at first glance. They are in a foreign place, so of course they know how to eat and drink. It is too dangerous. Let's wait for someone from above to come."
The woman poked the man on the head with her finger and said, "You are really cowardly and stupid. You won't wait for them to be drunk before drugging them. That way it will be difficult for them to notice."
The man hesitated for a moment, then patted his thigh and said, "Go ahead. Mother, I'll deal with them. You can release the carrier pigeon quietly in a while. By the way, send the child to my sister's house in the village. It's safe this way."
After the couple discussed it, they went their separate ways.
The shopkeeper suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and acted as if nothing had happened, and then asked the people to quickly cook the vegetables and stew.
It didn't take long for the food and wine to arrive one after another, filling a large table.
Then the shopkeeper observed at the counter and saw that Lin Yi and the others were not in a hurry to use their chopsticks.
Indeed, as the shopkeeper expected, Lin Yi and his entourage were away from home, and the conflict between the North and the South was full of twists and turns, making it difficult for people to guard against it. How could Lin Yi and the others not be on guard against it.
Lin Yi made a gesture to the little boy.
The little boy took out a box from the package and opened it. There were two needles in the box. One was a silver needle and the other was a jade needle. There was also a small bottle of potion in the box. Zeng Xiaotong first used the silver needle to taste the food and wine on the table one by one.
Then he dipped the jade needle into the potion and tried the food and wine again. This set of poison testing items was given to the little boy by Xiao Lianqin.
After the little boy tried it and confirmed that there was nothing abnormal, Lin Yi and the others started eating and drinking with their chopsticks.
The shopkeeper sighed secretly when he saw this situation. If he administered the medicine now, it would really lead to death.
Because it was New Year's Eve, Lin Yi and the others were very happy, and everyone was full of beautiful visions for the new year. So they exchanged glasses and played guessing games and drank happily. They also kept toasting and wishing each other during the banquet.
The other party will be better in the coming year.
After a while, two pots of mutton stew were brought out, and the dishes were all ready.
Zeng Xiaotong tested the mutton again, and then everyone had a great time drinking from large bowls and eating large pieces of meat.
After drinking, Zeng Tengyun even sang a pornographic song at the top of his voice. Lin Yi and the others laughed, clapped and praised Zeng Tengyun for his good singing.
When they were half drunk, Lin Yi and Zeng Tengyun went out and set off Liang Gua firecrackers to ward off bad luck in the new year.
The smell of gunpowder fills the air, which is also the smell of the New Year.
Lin Yi took a big breath of the air full of the smell of gunpowder. Looking back on the past year, he was filled with emotions. Lin Yi hoped that in the new year he could conquer Beifu and settle all the grievances.
In this way, he can be completely relieved and do what he really wants to do...
Then the two of them went back to the shop to continue drinking and having fun. They drank until midnight, and then they made preparations as they entered the new year.
Except for the little boy and the three southern masters who had to be on guard at night, they did not drink too much. Lin Yi and the others really drank a lot. Lin Yi was so drunk that his face turned red and his ears were red and his head was heavy. Zeng Tengyun was even drunker than Lin Yi.
Zeng Tengyun shouted "happy", he staggered up and put his arms around Lin Yi's shoulders and said: "Okay... good brother. We really drank from the old year to the new year. Tonight we two brothers will sleep together hugging each other. I treat you as
Shuang'er, you think of me as Jin'er. Haha..."
Lin Yi also breathed alcohol and said: "Good brothers have agreed that we can only sleep in each other's arms. You must not touch 'guy'!"
After saying that, both Lin Yi and Zeng Tengyun laughed.
The little boy and the others also laughed heartily.
At this time, the shopkeeper asked his brother-in-law to bring another basin of soup. Lin Yizui looked at the shopkeeper's brother-in-law and said, "We didn't ask for soup."
The shopkeeper's brother-in-law said: "This is the sobering soup given by our shopkeeper. It's a little thoughtful gesture."
Lin Yi looked at the counter. The shopkeeper was drinking in front of the counter. When he saw Lin Yi looking at him, he smiled at Lin Yi and then quickly lowered his head.
Zeng Tengyun said: "Haha, the shopkeeper is so smart. We just laughed at it. We all drank the soup, and after finishing it, I hugged my 'Shuang'er' and slept on the hot kang."
The little boy said: "Master, I have tried it first..."
Zeng Tengyun waved his hand and said: "Just test it, there is nothing wrong with this store. The owner is a good person."
After Zeng Tengyun said this, he scooped out a bowl of soup and poured it into the bowl to drink.
Several southern border experts also went to ladle soup.
At this time, Lin Yi suddenly said: "Slow down!"
As soon as Zeng Tengyun's bowl was brought to his mouth, he stopped and looked at Lin Yi in confusion.
Several southern border masters also stopped and looked at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi waved to the shopkeeper: "Come here."
The shopkeeper's head buzzed, and he suddenly felt dizzy.
The shopkeeper pretended to be calm and said: "Sir, it's getting late. I also have to spend time with my children and my wife. If anything happens, just tell me, my brother-in-law."
Lin Yi shouted to the little boy: "Pull him over here!"
As soon as Lin Yi said these words, the boning knife in Zeng Xiaotong's sleeve had slipped into his hand. He ran towards the counter with the boning knife and a southern expert in his hand.
Another master from the South took out his steel sword and put it on the neck of the shopkeeper's brother-in-law. The shopkeeper's brother-in-law was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Zeng Xiaotong dragged the shopkeeper over.
Lin Yi stared at the shopkeeper with half a smile. This made the shopkeeper even more frightened.
The shopkeeper said with a mournful face: "My lord, in order to let you eat and drink well, I have not had a good year this year. My lord, what else are you dissatisfied with? I am a good person in my own right..."
Lin Yi pointed to the soup and said to the shopkeeper: "You drink it."
The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly, so he scooped out a bowl of soup and drank it, but there was no difference.
Lin Yi said to the little boy again: "Test!"
The little boy first took a silver needle to test the soup, and found nothing unusual. Then the little boy dipped the jade needle in the medicine and put it into the soup again. This time, the little boy took out the jade needle and immersed the part of the jade needle in the soup.
Changed color.
The soup is poisonous!
Now it was finally difficult for the shopkeeper to hide himself. His whole face changed color. His legs were shaking. His brother-in-law also looked extremely ugly.
The faces of the little boy and the southern masters also changed. They became angry. They unsheathed their swords one after another.
Zeng Tengyun even poured the soup from the bowl on the shopkeeper's face with a sense of resentment that he had been deceived.
Zeng Tengyun cursed: "Damn it! You actually plotted against me! I've cramped your muscles!"
Suddenly, a lazy voice sounded outside the store.
"Hitting his muscles is nothing. If you are able to hit my muscles, you can't."