Mrs. Liu's son Liu Tong is waiting outside Xue Mansion!
In fact, his reputation in Jianzhou was not good. He said that he was studying in Chengdu, but in fact he spent all his time looking for flowers and courting famous prostitutes. He was also addicted to gambling, and he changed his ways to ask his mother for money every now and then.
Chengdu is next door to Jianzhou, and what he did in Chengdu has already spread to Jianzhou. The officials and gentry families in Jianzhou are not willing to marry their daughters to him. Otherwise, why would his brother be two years younger than him?
He got engaged first.
It was also because the Xue family had just arrived in Jianzhou and did not understand his situation, so his mother, Mrs. Liu, tried every means to settle the marriage. However, Xue Tao had a lover in his heart and did not pay attention to him at all.
Liu Tong is indeed good-looking in terms of appearance, with fair skin and handsome face. He also boasts that he is more beautiful than Pan An and has his own romantic methods to please women. He is also determined to win Xue Tao.
Liu Tong and a dozen of his servants were waiting boredly at the gate of Xue Mansion for news about his mother. At this time, one of the servants said anxiously: "Master, look, is that the young lady of the Xue family?"
Liu Tong became energetic and quickly sat up. He saw a graceful young lady coming out of the house. Who could it be if it wasn't Xue Tao? There were only two little maids around her.
Liu Tong rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of a hero's tactic to save the beauty, which would be perfect to conquer the little lady's heart.
Xue Tao was upset and didn't want to stay in the house, so he went out to relax. The folk customs in Jianzhou were simple and orderly. Xue Tao often went to the riverside to walk and enjoy the scenery.
Her father Xue Xun went to Jinshui County for an inspection yesterday. She was afraid that his father would be unsafe on the road, so she asked Kang Bao to accompany him. She only had Xiao Yu Niang by her side.
Xiaoyu Niang said to Xue Tao: "Girl, I have inquired about it. Liu Erlang is a lustful gambler. He is a complete prodigal. He has a very bad reputation in Jianzhou. No one is willing to marry their daughter to him."
A trace of boredom flashed in Xue Tao's eyes, and he said unhappily: "Don't mention that person again. It ruins my mood. What kind of person is he, and what does it have to do with me?"
"That's true. What kind of person he is has nothing to do with us."
Xiaoyu Niang was very happy. Xue Tao's attitude was firm, and the young master's affection for her was not in vain.
Yang'an County is close to Zhongshui, which is today's Tuojiang River. In the Tang Dynasty, the Tuojiang River was as clear as blue, with picturesque scenery on both sides, and small villages scattered among the lush woods.
Outside Dongcheng is the Dujiang Pier, which is quite lively with people coming and going. There are various stalls on the roadside, mainly selling various local specialties. Jianzhou bambooware is very famous, and there are many ingenious craftsmen.
Bamboo is used not only to make various daily utensils and furniture, but also to make various small handicrafts. They are exquisite and cheap and can be bought for a few pennies. Xue Tao often comes here to go shopping when he is tired from reading.
"Help me look for it. I didn't buy the bamboo pony last time and I regret it all the time!"
The three of them looked around, looking for the bamboo pony they missed last time at various stalls.
At this moment, a few naughty little gangsters came forward and said, "Hey! Whose little lady is this? She looks like a fairy. Fifth child, how about we pinch her cheeks?"
This was the first time Xue Tao encountered such a scoundrel in Jianzhou. Her pretty face sank and she shouted: "Little Fish Lady!"
When Xiaoyu Niang turned around, her almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened, she drew out her dagger and shouted: "What do you bastards want to do? Get away!"
The surrounding vendors fled one after another, and five or six scoundrels gathered around. Xiao'e was so frightened that she hid behind Xue Tao. Xue Tao was also a little scared, but she didn't want to use her father's name to pressure others, so she hoped that Xiaoyu Niang could calm him down.
The leading man looked the little fish girl up and down and said, "Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! There is also a little tigress. It's a pity that I don't like hot dogs, but prefer fairies."
He didn't take Xiaoyu Niang to heart and reached out to pinch Xue Tao's face. At this time, Liu Tong, who was hiding in the bamboo forest, cleared his throat and was about to shout, 'Stop!'
He had already prepared his lines and script, "Under the bright sky, how can we let you and others do whatever they want?" Then he rushed over and stopped in front of Xue Tao, and said righteously: "Unless I die, I will never allow you to do anything to me."
Miss Xue is rude!'
Then several scoundrels punched and kicked him, but he refused to give in, and finally fell down. Then several scoundrels kicked him hard and walked away. His mouth was bleeding, and he said affectionately to Xue Tao: 'Unless I die,
I won't let you suffer any injustice!'
Then he completely conquered the beauty's heart. By the way, where is the blood sac? He quickly took out the blood sac from his arms, held it in his hand, and when he fell down, he stuffed it into his mouth unprepared and bit it open.
He rushed out of the woods and was about to shout when an accident happened.
I saw a flash of cold light, and the thumb and index finger of the leader of the gangster were cut off. Blood burst out. The gangster screamed and squatted on the ground, but was kicked in the chest by the little fish girl and flew ten feet away.
Three ribs were broken by the kick.
Liu Tong was stunned and swallowed back the words he was about to say.
The little fish girl was like a ferocious little tigress, fighting hard. She had been strictly trained as an assassin since she was a child, and her attacks were very ruthless. Three more scoundrels had their ears cut off by her. Their faces were covered with blood, and they ran away crying.
Seeing this made Xue Tao frightened.
The leader of the scoundrels fell to the ground and shouted: "Sir, save me!"
Xue Tao then saw Liu Tong standing by the bamboo forest on the left. She immediately understood and cursed with shame and annoyance: "What a scoundrel!"
Liu Tong felt extremely regretful and waved his hands repeatedly, "It's none of my business, I don't know them!"
The little fish girl picked up a pebble from the ground and hit him in the face with a wave of her hand. She couldn't use the flying knife, but she didn't want to spare this bastard lightly.
‘Bang!’ The pebble hit the bridge of his nose. Liu Tong screamed, covered his nose and stumbled away into the bamboo forest. The blood sac in his hand was also crushed by him, and it mixed with the blood flowing out of his nose, which was particularly ferocious.
"let's go!"
Xue Tao didn't want to stay any longer, so he hurried back to the city with Xiaoyu Niang and Xiao'e.
For several days, there was no movement from the Liu family. Xue Tao asked Xiaoyu Niang to inquire about the news. Soon Xiaoyu Niang brought back the news. The second son of the Liu family packed his things and went to Chengdu Mansion that day. He was probably afraid of his family too.
Knowing this, Xue Tao felt relieved and continued to write letters to his lover far away.
.........
There was also a light rain after the autumn in Chang'an. The business in the West Market was also a lot deserted due to the rain. However, the business of Meishou Wine Shop was as hot as ever. Since the launch of high-quality wine, Meishou Wine has quickly become popular among drinkers.
It has established a reputation in their minds.
There is a long queue in front of the wine shop every day before dawn. Currently, Meishou Wine Shop has four shops in the West City Winery. There are more than 40 clerks, one big shopkeeper, four small shopkeepers, and independent accounts.
Room for three people.
Meishou wine not only occupies half of Chang'an's high-end wines, but even the mid-to-low-end Meishou Chun wine and Shuofang wine are also selling very well. Of course, there are many counterfeits. Almost every restaurant claims that it sells Meishou Chun wine and Shuofang wine.
Shoufang wine.
However, high-end Meishou wine and Meishou wine are basically not fake. The main reason is that the channels are fixed. Everyone knows that only the top ten restaurants in Chang'an and Xishi Benpu can buy real Meishou wine. You can buy it through other channels.
All the wine arrived was fake.
This is also the brilliance of the decision-makers of Meishou Wine. Over the years, they have insisted on selling Meishou Wine only in the top ten restaurants and are not tempted by small profits. They have gradually built up the reputation and reputation of Meishou Wine.
What is a good reputation? Just like Moutai in later generations. If you drink Moutai and it tastes bad, you will only blame it for buying fake wine, but will never doubt that Moutai is not good. This is a good reputation.
At the door of the wine shop, more than a dozen warriors from the West Market Martial Arts School were maintaining order. At this time, a group of barbarians came from a distance and made a loud noise, which suddenly broke the rare tranquility of the West Market and made the people lining up look at them.
"They seem to be Uighurs!" Everyone whispered.
The Uighur people have a very bad reputation in Chang'an. For more than ten years, the escort soldiers of the Uighur mission have been tyrannical in Chang'an, bullying men and robbing women, making the people of Chang'an hate them to the bone and fear them like tigers.
A dozen Uighurs are soldiers stationed outside the city. Although the court spends a lot of money to serve them with good food, drink, and housing, they still often go into the city to stir up trouble. They will not be content without causing trouble every time they enter the city.
Out of town.
This group of Uighur soldiers obviously came towards the wine shop. The crowd immediately fell silent, and someone hurriedly reported it to the big shopkeeper.
Last year, more than a dozen Huihe people came to the liquor store to cause trouble and smashed dozens of bottles of wine. In the end, it was useless to report the matter to the official. The court settled the matter and waived the liquor shop's rent for a year before suppressing the matter.
The big shopkeeper was so worried that he immediately ordered his assistants to move dozens of jars of good wine to the backyard. He could not afford to offend the Huihe people, so he could only avoid them and minimize losses.
More than a dozen Uighur soldiers had arrived in front of the wine shop noisily.