Huangsha Tavern is famous in the town for its relatively cheap Huangsha wine.
At this time, there were many customers in the tavern carrying flasks to buy wine at the counter and sitting in the tavern drinking and eating. It was quite lively, but most of these customers were people from the small town, and there were few outsiders.
"Ms. Su, please serve the Jinsha wine!" At this time, Zhong Wu strode to an empty table in the tavern and shouted to Mrs. Su who was selling wine at the counter.
His voice was high and broad, and he seemed to have confidence.
"Jinsha wine is the most famous wine in the tavern! Jinsha wine is not as cheap as Huangsha wine..."
Did Mr. Zhong Wu, a poor man, make a fortune? Some people who knew about Zhong Wu's plight looked at the somewhat arrogant Zhong Wu with an inexplicable light in their eyes and thought this way.
Madam Su fiddled with the account books, looked up at Zhong Wu, and asked, "Are you rich? First, settle the debts you have owed over the years."
When Zhong Wuyi heard this, he was like a defeated rooster. His original arrogant and high-spirited aura instantly withered, "I...I don't have any money yet..."
Madam Su glanced at the man in white walking behind Zhong Wu and understood something in her heart.
"Old Qin, give them a pot of Jinsha wine." Madam Su said in a calm tone to Old Qin who was working.
"Okay!" Lao Qin walked past He Yidao, glanced at Zhong Wu and smiled at He Yidao.
"Let's go to the altar." He Yidao looked at Zhong Wu in front of him and said to the proprietress.
Madam Su said without raising her head: "One gold coin."
"Pay the bill first, then serve the wine. One gold flower is worth a hundred snowflakes."
A piece of gold is spent, which is not a small amount! A jar of gold sand wine can be sold for this price. I don’t know if it is a good wine, but it can be regarded as an expensive wine.
Mrs. Su's last words were a reminder to He Yidao. If you don't have money, don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf.
Facing this price, He Yidao was quite surprised. He took out a gold coin from his arms and placed it on the counter.
At this time, the proprietress looked at He Yidao with some surprise, because what he took out was indeed a gold coin.
Gold money is different from snow money, but it is not that common. It can be said that few people in this tavern have seen real snow money.
"Old Qin, what are you doing standing around here? Why don't you serve the wine quickly!" Madam Su scolded Old Qin who was standing aside.
"Okay!" The answer was loud.
A group of people in the tavern looked at the man in white and had a lot of thoughts in their hearts. More people were speculating on the identity of the man in white.
Zhong Wu, on the other hand, just glanced at He Yidao casually, and then his eyes fell on Lady Su.
It wasn't until Lao Qin put the Jinsha wine on the table that he reluctantly looked back.
"Take it easy, you two." Lao Qin smiled and left.
"Come, brother He, let's drink." As he said that, Zhong Wu first picked up the wine jar and filled himself a bowl of Jinsha wine.
He Yidao saw that Zhong Wu had finished three bowls of wine in a row, but there was not a drop of wine in his own bowl. He couldn't help but admired in his heart that Zhong Wu really didn't treat him as an outsider.
"Brother He, don't be stunned, don't treat yourself like an outsider, come and take a sip." With that said, Zhong Wu held the wine jar and filled himself another bowl of wine.
Gulu gulu!
"It's cool!" Zhong Wu put down the bowl and shouted happily.
"Brother Zhong..." He Yidao looked at Zhong Wu bowl after bowl, showing no sign of a gentleman, so he couldn't help but remind him: "Brother Zhong, I heard that you are a gentleman."
Hearing this, Zhong Wu puffed up his chest and said proudly: "That's natural. I am a genuine gentleman in the academy! There is no gentleman in the academy who is better than me!"
"Do you know what a gentleman in the academy represents?"
He Yidao shook his head. In fact, he really didn't know much about the gentlemen in the academy.
"A gentleman, in the academy, refers to those who have outstanding talents and virtues. Moreover, the status of a gentleman in the academy is very high. Every scholar and disciple has to carry luggage when they see me."
He Yidao nodded, "I wonder which academy Brother Zhong is a disciple of?"
"Hey, you didn't know this, right? Gentlemen in the academy don't distinguish which house they belong to. Gentlemen are recognized in all seventy-two colleges. And if you want to be a gentleman, your own talents and learning abilities are undoubted.
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He Yidao nodded. Although he still didn't quite understand the criteria for being a gentleman, he knew the status of a gentleman in the academy.
Gentlemen are a small group of people in the Seventy-Two Academy, not too many.
But if Zhong Wu is a gentleman, He Yidao is still more or less suspicious.
He Yidao did not choose to continue talking about this matter, so he changed the topic and asked: "Brother Zhong, do you have someone you like?"
When Zhong Wuyi heard this, he hugged the wine jar with his arms and paused, then slowly poured a full bowl of Jinsha wine into the empty bowl that He Yidao had left years ago, "Brother He, why did you say this?"
"I think that although Brother Zhong is a wild man, he is a sweet-tempered person."
Zhong Wu smiled and poured himself a large bowl of Jinsha wine, "It seems that Brother He and I are really destined."
"Let me guess which girl Brother Zhong likes?" He Yidao joked.
Zhong Wu looked embarrassed, "Brother He, why do you need to tease me? Hey, falling flowers are careless, and flowing water is ruthless. It's really sad!"
Instead, He Yidao said calmly: "Brother Zhong, why don't you chase after him boldly?
Of all things in the world, there are few things that can be gained without hard work.”
Zhong Wuyi showed a sad face and did not agree with what He Yidao said, "After all, there is still something, right?"
"If you're in love, it's better to be bolder." He Yidao picked up the Jinsha wine in front of him and took a sip.
The entrance is natural, and the sweet feeling is fleeting. I only feel a line of fine sand brushing my throat, followed by a heavy feeling of earth hitting my chest.
"Good wine!" He Yidao couldn't help but praise.
"Brother He, why are you here?" Zhong Wu suddenly asked.
"I just want to go to Broken Sword City and pass by here." He Yidao said.
Zhong Wu asked again: "What is Brother He going to do in Broken Sword City?"
He Yidao said: "I have a fellow disciple who is practicing swordsmanship there, and I want to take a look."
"Brother He turns out to be a sweetheart."
Zhong Wu heard He Yidao say the word "Jianjie" and asked again: "Brother He is a swordsman?"
He Yidao shook his head and said: "I am not a swordsman."
After hearing He Yidao's negative answer, Zhong Wu didn't say anything else.
"By the way, I have something to ask Brother Zhong." He Yidao suddenly asked.
Zhong Wu put down the wine bowl he had just picked up and said boldly: "Brother He, just ask, Zhong will tell you everything he knows."
He Yidao smiled and said, "Brother Zhong doesn't look like a gentleman, but more like a heroic man in the world!"
Zhong Wu learned from He Yidao the etiquette in the world and bowed his hand to He Yidao.
"Why is Brother Zhong here?" He Yidao asked.
Zhong Wu said: "My husband kicked me out of the academy and asked me to come here."
"Why?"
"He said that I have an opportunity here and asked me to stay here and not leave for a hundred years." Zhong Wu said it very casually.
"How can there be any chance in this poor place?" Zhong Wu looked disdainful.
Hearing these words was different to He Yidao's ears. At this moment, Zhong Wu seemed to be truly a gentleman.
Naturally, He Yidao didn't know why Zhong Wu's husband asked him to come here. Judging from Zhong Wu's appearance, he didn't believe his husband's words.
"I am now certain that Brother Zhong is a gentleman in the academy."
Zhong Wu rolled his eyes, "A gentleman is just a name. In fact, if I hadn't been deceived by the old man, I wouldn't care about being a gentleman."
"Your husband lied to you?"
"That's not the case."
"Then don't you want to be known as a gentleman?"
Zhong Wu said: "Are you really a gentleman? You want it if you want it, and you don't want it if you don't want it?"
"The name Gentleman... Oh, forget it, I won't talk about it anymore, but the name Gentleman made those guys in the past have to bow obediently when they saw me and didn't dare to make mistakes. It has some use, but it can't be said that it has no benefits at all.
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"Hey, by the way, I didn't ask, why do you want to invite me to drink?" Zhong Wu was still a little confused.
He Yidao said with a smile: "I saw you teaching children to read and read by the river today. Unlike other teachers, you focus on inducing children to learn and are not rigid at all. I think you can come up with such a teaching method.
Sir, he is definitely not the ordinary poor scholar that some people in the town think he is, at least he is not the kind of pedantic gentleman who only knows what is wrong."
"But now it seems that my guess was correct."
"Pedantic? Yes, you are right, it is pedantic!" Zhong Wu laughed, probably because He Yidao knew him better, "Haha, you and I are really destined. I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Well, I didn't expect to meet a hypocrite like you during this trip to the west."
"Hypocrite?" Zhong Wu tasted it carefully, and then said: "Yes, this word really suits me."
"I am a gentleman, but I am neither a true gentleman nor a villain. I can only be regarded as a hypocrite."