Wu Li walked outside the wine shop, just waiting for Xiao Tang and Lei Ben to settle their old grudges. His subordinate Xu Wei walked up to him and said: "Master, there is no movement around, and the firewood and firewood have been prepared." ."
"Well... that's good." Wu Li nodded. Seeing that Xu Wei seemed to have something to say, he asked, "Xu Wei, what else do you want to say?"
Xu Wei respectfully replied to Wu Li: "Master, I just don't understand. The master lives in Weisheng with thousands of hectares of fertile land and is extremely wealthy. Although Xiao Tang is well-known on Heyi North Road, we heroes from Hedong are not afraid. Why should he deliberately sell things to him?
Moreover, Xiao Tang's wedding was about to happen, but the master intended to betroth the young lady to Xiao Tang. The young lady was young and beautiful, and had many admirers. The principal wife of that big house couldn't do it? Why should he have to be the Xiao family? The entry was free of charge. A dwarf?"
Wu Li waved his hand to interrupt Xu Wei's words, and shouted in a deep voice: "What do you know!? The situation in Hebei and Hedong is turbulent, and bandits are everywhere. I heard that rioters gathered in Ming, Ci, Xiang, and Zhaozhou on Hebei and West Road. It has merged with the grass bandits on Hedong Road. When King Beizhou started the uprising, it seemed that big families like us were enjoying peace and tranquility. However, when a large group of thieves and bandits attacked, we were nothing more than fat sheep in their eyes!
I have no more than a thousand warriors in Zhuanghu Township, and the only two people who can be used are you and Tang Xian. And the Xiaotang underworld has close contacts with Jianghu heroes, and the white road is a popular man in the hands of Liang Shijie, the left-behind prime minister of Daming Mansion. Taiping At times, all kinds of business can take care of each other, and during times of banditry, you can also rely on many people. Having a relationship with him is far more cost-effective than those state officials with insatiable desires and insatiable greed! As for my sister, as the saying goes: I would rather be a hero's concubine than a concubine. A mediocre wife. Her decent appearance can be put to great use, and it will not be a disgrace to her."
While Wu Li and Xu Weizheng were talking, they saw Xiao Tang, Yan Qing, and Shi Xiu walking out of the wine shop. Wu Li's face relaxed and asked: "Has Xiao Renxia already done it?"
Xiao Tang looked at Wu Li and said calmly: "Thanks to Brother Wu, this matter has been settled."
After listening to Xiao Tang's words, Wu Li made a gesture, and his followers piled the firewood that had been prepared around the wine shop and lit the firewood. However, after a while, the wine shop was engulfed in raging fire.
Xiao Tang saw that Wu Li acted carefully, so he obviously came prepared. This person actually intended to have a relationship with me, and after all, Wu Li offered this favor to him, so Xiao Tang could not refuse him thousands of miles away. After all, Wu Li is also a person on Hedong Road, and he will have to ask for help in the future. Thinking of this, he said to Wu Li: "Since the old things here are over, I would like to invite Brother Wu to come and come to my house." Narrative."
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Xiao Tang and others took Wu Li and his entourage back and forth. Several hours had passed. When they rushed back to Xiao Mansion, they saw that the huge courtyard and even dozens of steps around Xiao Mansion were full of people. There were countless tables, with seventy or eighty people gathered in front of the tables. Xu Guanzhong and Zheng Tianshou were there to receive the guests coming in and out. They saw that various fish, meat, wine and dishes were placed one after another. Some of the people in the group knew Xiao Tang. They all stood up and congratulated Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang, the direct teacher, was also dumbfounded.
Xu Guanzhong smiled bitterly and said: "Eldest brother has forgotten that? Manager Yang Xu said that in addition to dignitaries from all over the country, wealthy people from all over the world will come to celebrate the eldest brother's wedding day, including shopkeepers and employees of shops owned by eldest brother such as Daming Mansion, Zongcheng County, Xiaojiaji, etc. , and there are so many merchants with business dealings that it is difficult to accommodate everyone on the wedding day, so we will hold a grand banquet from today onwards and entertain the guests without causing any loss of etiquette."
Xiao Tang slapped his forehead and couldn't help but secretly scream in shame. He knew that getting married was extremely complicated, but fortunately there were countless people from all over the house who came to help. Among them, Yang Xu, Yang Lin and other stewards who were good at handling people contributed the most. .
Yang Xu had mentioned this to him. It was calculated that in seven days it would be the wedding day of Xiao Tang and Su Jinniang. But today, Wu Song took Lu Da first, and Han Shizhong and others arrived suddenly, and then he went to Huaishu Slope. To settle that old grudge. In his complicated mood, he forgot that today was the first day that Xiao's mansion held a banquet to entertain his employees, as well as all kinds of merchants in the market who had dealings with Xiao's shop.
I heard Xu Guanzhong say to Xiao Tang again: "Executive member Lu has also arrived at the house and wants to ask my eldest brother what he needs to prepare on the day of the wedding."
Marriage in the Song Dynasty required three matchmakers and six certificates, among which the three matchmakers refer to the matchmaker hired by the man, the matchmaker hired by the woman, and the middleman who bridges the gap between the two parties.
Su Jinniang was in a special situation. During the wedding ceremony, she had already worshiped Mrs. Pan from Kongsongzhuang as her adoptive father. The woman's matchmaker was Pan Taigong, who hired a well-respected official from Qingyihe County.
Xiao Tang, the matchmaker on the man's side, thought about it for a while and decided that in terms of high status and low generation, Lu Junyi, who was also a wealthy man in Daming Mansion, was the most suitable. Although Lu Junyi was not an official, he was famous and powerful in terms of family background. He was a well-known figure in Hebei Province, and Xiao Tang and Lu Junyi were old acquaintances. How could he not agree? He readily agreed.
Due to the circumstances of Su Jin's mother's family, at Xiao Tang's repeated request, the wedding procedures were streamlined and shortened. Lu Junyi only accompanied Xiao Tang to Pan's house to go through the formal ceremony of accepting the betrothal gift, but he was no longer there. What's the matter? Seeing Xiao Tang's wedding approaching, Lu Junyi couldn't sit still. He came to Xiao Tang's house and asked if there was anything else he could do to help.
Here, Yan Qing saw Xu Guanzhong and Zheng Tianshou busy, and guests at the banquet inside and outside the Xiao Mansion kept coming. He said to Xiao Tang: "Brother, just go and greet Lu Tixia. Lu Yuanwai is waiting for brother. I will take care of you here." ."
"Since it's so helpful, Xiao Yi." After Xiao Tang said that, he invited Wu Li and others into the inner courtyard. But a moment later, another fat man with light eyebrows and no beard walked outside the door of Xiao Mansion. He looked around After walking around in a circle, he murmured to himself: "What a house, so elegant!"
When the rude man saw the tables and banquets set up inside and outside the Xiao Mansion, it seemed like a wedding banquet. He felt a loud bang like a drum in his stomach, so he ignored it and found a table. Da Ma Jin Dao sat down and just thought about it. Gobble it up...
When Xiao Tang entered the inner courtyard, Lu Da, Lu Junyi and a group of Xiao Tang's close brothers had also held a banquet and were drinking together. Xiao Tang heard Lu Da's few complaints and even said he was offended by neglect, so he looked to his right He looked around again and asked, "Why don't we see Brother Han and Brother Hua Rong?"
Lu Da smiled at Xiao Tang and said, "Brother Hua Rong of yours is indeed very capable! Po Han Wu competed with him on bows and arrows, and they were matched against each other in chess. The two of them were eager to compete, and they also had to test their riding and archery skills. They should be competing at the moment. Find a place outside the city to compete and don't worry about him."
Xiao Tang nodded and said to himself that in the official history of Han Shizhong, he improved the long-range weapon of the Song Dynasty, the Divine Arm Bow, into an enemy-defeating bow. He was also a fierce general who was extremely skilled in using bows and crossbows. He, the general of Zhongxing, and Hua Rong, the number one divine arrow general in the Water Margin, The discussion is also about complementing each other and bringing out the best in each other.
Then Lu Da said again: "Thanks to Brother Xiao Tang, it is a worthwhile trip for the Sa family to get to know people like Lu Junyi and Yuanwai Lu."
After hearing this, Wu Li was moved and said: "Isn't it Lu Junyi who is known as the Three Wonders of Hebei Province and the Jade Unicorn of Daming Mansion? It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Lu Junyi replied humbly: "It's just a compliment from colleagues in the Jianghu, and they laughed when they saw Wu Yuan."
Xiao Tang saw a person sitting next to Lu Junyi, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes looked unfamiliar. He asked Lu Junyi: "Brother Lu, who is this?"
Lu Junyi introduced to Xiao Tang: "This man's surname was Li Minggu. He was originally from Bianliang, Tokyo. Because he came to Beijing to seek refuge, he didn't know anyone, so he froze and fell in front of my door. I saved his life and raised him at home. Seeing that he was diligent, I decided to Teach him to take care of family affairs."
Li Gu also saluted Xiao Tang and said, "Little Li Gu, I have met Xiao Renxia."
In the end, this white-eyed wolf ended up in Lu Junyi's mansion... Xiao Tang said meaningfully to Li Gu: "I have been close friends with Mr. Lu for many years in Daming Mansion, and his affairs are also my affairs. Li Gu There is no need for the manager to be so polite to me."
Li Gu hurriedly agreed, and Lu Junyi said with a smile: "Brother, why are you telling him this? You asked me to go out with Lu Tiha so that we can wait, but you haven't punished me with three drinks."
Xiao Tang drank the wine in one gulp and thought to himself: Li Gu later had an affair with Jia, his mistress, whom Lu Junyi married, and he colluded with Jia to frame Lu Junyi for having an affair in Liangshan, and even I bribed the police officer and tried to kill Lu Junyi on his way to assassinate him. Lu Junyi and I had a good relationship. Since I knew that Li Gu was such a ruthless person, how could I sit idly by and ignore him?
But it was because of Liangshan Wu's plan to frame Lu Junyi that he decided to kill Lu Junyi and seize his family property. Now Lu Junyi has not married the Jia family who Hongxing cheated on. He was loyal to Lu Junyi in Water Margin The courageous Yan Qing tried hard to persuade him, but Lu Junyi still didn't believe him. Now what reason did Xiao Tang have to kill his official?
According to the trajectory of the original work, Lu Junyi was rescued by the prodigal Yan Qing when he was assassinated by an official on the way to be married. Before he was about to be executed in Daming Mansion, Shi Xiu, a desperate man, went to rob the execution ground. But now both Yan Qing and Shi Xiu are his Xiao If Tang's confidant Lu Junyi is destined to suffer such a fate, even if it brings shame to him, he must find out the traitor Li Gu and the Jia family...
Yan Qing, who Xiao Tang was mindful of, was currently in the outer courtyard of Xiao Mansion, receiving merchants who had business dealings with Xiao Tang. Suddenly Zheng Tianshou walked up to Yan Qing and smiled at him: "Brother Yi, look at that "Sis."
Yan Qing took a quick look and saw a fat man who was just picking up the food. His mouth was full of soup, vegetable oil, and several empty bowls and plates were piled in front of him. The merchants nearby frowned and gave way, but the man didn't realize it and shouted. : "More food!"
While the rude man was shouting, he saw Zheng Tianshou pointing at him with a mocking look on his face. He glared and said, "What do you think of me?"
Zheng Tianshou became angry and cursed: "What kind of bird monster are you doing?! How can I not look at you? Where did you come from? Look at the way you eat, do pigs eat?"
Hearing Zheng Tianshou's insults, the rude man was filled with anger and retorted: "You pretty face is so unreasonable! The groom's official wedding banquet is to teach people to eat well and drink well, but you only care about what grandpa eats and drinks?"
Zheng Tianshou had a hot temper and hated people calling him a pretty boy. He was furious when he heard this. He pointed at the rude man and cursed: "Who are you calling a pretty boy!? Which store are you working for? Look at you!"
This guy doesn’t look like a businessman from Laoshizi, he’s just a prodigy who’s here to eat and drink!?”
The arrogant man retorted, "That's weird! Look at you, you're a fat-haired guy with a pink face. You're not a pretty boy, but you're a charcoal-headed one. You look at me, sir, and I look like you're eating and drinking, and I look at you like a rabbit in a beehive!"
Zheng Tianshou was so angry at the rude man that his white face turned crimson with blood. He rushed forward and punched him.
The rude man stood up, stretched out his hand and punched Zheng Tianshou. He looked at Zheng Tianshou and sneered: "Master Rabbit, take care of your sweetheart! It's not just a joke to compete with others!"
Zheng Tianshou was aroused by the rude man again and again. How could he afford to be left here in front of everyone?
The rude man was also quite depressed. He often argued with others and showed no mercy to others. As a result, although he was good at sumo wrestling, he was unable to get anywhere. He wandered around Hebei Province.
, I went to Daming Mansion and saw someone hosting a wedding banquet, so I planned to take advantage of the meal to fill my stomach, but in the end, I got into a fight with this white-faced man. The more they talked, the more they became more and more tense. In the end, they ended up having another dispute.
That’s all! What’s the value of asking me to give you a good beating!?
The arrogant man turned sideways to avoid Zheng Tianshou's fist, hugged Zheng Tianshou by the waist and knocked him up into the air. When the arrogant man rushed forward and was about to hit him again, Yan Qingxing stopped him and punched him like a switch.
To that rude man.
The reckless man dodged away, and just as he was about to fight again, Yan Qing asked: "You are a man with a bad temper! Do you have a name?"
The man looked Yan Qing up and down and said, "Where did this pink and jade-carved doll appear again? Is it possible that this is really a bee nest business, and you can find some handsome young men to attract customers?"
Hearing the words of the rude man, Yan Qing became angry. He shouted: "Where did you come from? Today is the day when my eldest brother is hosting a banquet to entertain guests. Are you here to cause trouble?
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The rude man shouted: "You rich people are so stingy! I just want to eat your meal and then come to seek my own bad luck! I'll just leave!"
After saying that, the rude man lifted his legs and walked away. When he came to Yan Qing, he shouted: "Get out of the way!" and grabbed his shoulder. Unexpectedly, Yan Qing's right foot slipped and her body sank. She grabbed the man's clothes with both hands and tripped the man.
The reckless man fell down with his left leg.
The rude man exclaimed "Huh?". He staggered a few steps and was almost knocked down by Yan Qing. This rude man's sumo wrestling skills have been passed down for three generations. People praised him for his ability to ambush everyone in the sumo bush. His fists and flying kicks were like this.
Sword poison, have you ever suffered such a loss?
"Come again!" The rude man started to argue, and he went straight to grab Yan Qing with both hands. The two of them fought and tested each other for more than ten years. When all the guests saw the rude man and Zheng Tianshou making moves, they all wanted to hide in fear.
But when they saw the savage man and Yan Qing fighting brilliantly, they couldn't help but stop and watch the two fighting each other.
The reckless man thought to himself: I can't tell that this kid has some tricks up his sleeve. I'm taller than him, so he will definitely come to me on the third route. As long as I can't stop him and use my strength, how can he knock me down in a competition of strength?
Thinking that the man's hands were only focused on grabbing Yan Qing, Yan Qing saw that the man was getting anxious, and his movements were wide open and closed, and he also had concerns in his heart. He passed under the left side of the big man, and when the man turned around sharply, he was hit by Yan Qing again.
Qing leaped behind him, but when the brute man turned around, his steps were confused. Yan Qing's brute man's flaw was exposed, he rushed forward, twisted his hands, and then pressed his shoulder blades against the brute man's chest, using his strength to pull him down.
The reckless man held him up.
Swirling pigeons!?
The rough man thought in shock, Yan Qing's body was already spinning like a top. When the rough man was about to be thrown by Yan Qing, he suddenly used his strength to pull away, and then somersaulted in the air and grabbed it with both feet.
On the ground, Yan Qing grabbed him with both hands.
Yan Qing hurriedly withdrew his move and jumped out of the circle. He was surprised. He didn't expect to use his best sumo wrestling skills and failed to restrain the reckless man.
And the rude man almost collapsed under Yan Qing's hand, and broke out in a cold sweat. He saw many people rushing out of the Xiao Mansion, and thought to himself: I have no choice but to offend someone again, and it's this kid.
I almost died in his hands. I can't beat four hands with one fist. They relied on the strength of their numbers and they didn't know how to deal with me, so I better go early!
Thinking about this, the rude man turned around and started to leave again. Yan Qing thought that although this man was rude, naive and reckless, he was one of the best in boxing and wrestling. Wouldn't it be nice for Brother Xiao to have such a helper?
One thing?
Thinking of this, Yan Qing smiled at the rough man and said: "Hero, stay here! My eldest brother welcomes guests and is very polite. Why should this man leave when he has not had enough food and wine?"