Chapter 50

readx() The old 'bustard' was delighted when he received the money. He saw that Xin Han was a gold master, so he didn't dare to be negligent. He set up the banquet with the effort of speaking, and set up a table full of it. Money plans. (Please keep in mind when reading novels)

"My lord, do you think you want some girls to talk with you?" the old 'bustard' asked with a charming smile.

Xin Han was about to refuse, but Wei Xiaobao at the side said: "Brother, if you invite me to dinner, I wonder if you can call my mother, my mother sings very well."

After hearing this, Xin Han thought to himself, Wei Xiaobao grew up in this brothel, he has a smooth character but he is filial to his wife, and he is also loyal to his friends. He is really a rare friend worth making, so he nodded to him immediately.

Then he said to the old 'bustard': "Just call Xiaobao's mother, and the others don't need to."

The old 'bustard' gave Wei Xiaobao a hard look, thinking that he had interfered with his business, otherwise, because of the richness of this young man, why didn't he invite ten or eight girls to accompany him.

Wei Xiaobao didn't feel sorry for her, and stared back at her fiercely.

Xin Han chuckled: "Okay, that's it, let's go now."

When the old 'bustard' saw the words of the gold master, he naturally did not dare to disobey and retreated with a smile.

Wei Xiaobao saw that Xin Han was interesting enough, did he mean to look down on him, he first regarded Xin Han as a friend in his heart, and seeing the old bustard retreated, he immediately smiled and said, "My mother hasn't eaten this high-end banquet in a long time, I Asking her to come here is not really singing, big brother won't blame me."

Xin Han said solemnly: "Of course not. The hero doesn't ask where he came from. A filial son like you is someone I respect and respect. Although he came from a bad background, he will definitely have great achievements in the future."

Wei Xiaobao usually likes to listen to some heroic stories like "Water Margin" and "Biography of Heroes of Ming Dynasty", and often fantasizes that he is the protagonist in those stories.

At this time, when Xin Han said it was right in his arms, he thought that the noble young man in front of him was the one who understood him best, and immediately slapped his thigh: "Spicy mother, big brother is really loyal, I see that big brother is also a hero, from now on you will be I am Wei Xiaobao's big brother."

Xin Han laughed: "I really don't dare to be a hero, as long as you don't think of me as a fat and big sheep."

Wei Xiaobao's heart trembled when he heard Xin Han say the word "Yanggu". He usually called people who are rich and easy to deceive as "Yanggu". Feeling empty.

He said with a sneer: "No, no, the elder brother is a bold person at first glance, how can he be like those sheep,

I haven't asked my eldest brother for your last name yet. "

Seeing that Wei Xiaobao changed the subject, Xin Han naturally wouldn't continue. He came this time to get in touch with the future "Grand Master Wei", and said immediately: "My surname is Xin, and the word for Han, you call me Brother Xin will do."

Wei Xiaobao promised to think in his heart: "It doesn't matter if you are the new big brother or the old big brother, as long as you treat me well, you will be my big brother."

The two were talking, when the door knocked, Wei Xiaobao quickly ran over and opened the door, and there stood a woman in her thirties standing in front of the door, with average looks and a hint of charm.

Xin Han knew that this was Wei Chunhua, and sure enough, Wei Xiaobao said to the woman with a playful smile: "Mother, you see that I am quite mean, I know you haven't had a high-end banquet for a long time, today Brother Xin invited me to dinner, I specially asked you to come here Quench your hunger."

The woman blushed at what he said, and cursed: "You little bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?" But she raised her eyes and saw Xin Han looking at the two with a half-smile, her heart skipped a beat, and she put on a ladylike look again. The posture is facing Weiwei Wanfu.

Afraid that the guests will look down upon him, he said: "I don't know how good my business is. I'm tired of eating this feast. If my mother didn't say that a distinguished guest is coming, I would like to take a nap again."

Xin Han stood up and bowed back: "Brother Xiaobao and I hit it off right away, don't be too polite, auntie."

"Uncle... Auntie..." Wei Chunhua thought it was a customer who had ordered her name, thinking that the business was coming, and seeing Xin Hansheng's red lips and white teeth dressed like a rich man, she was very willing to take the business, but Xin Han did not expect Being called an aunt, I couldn't help being a little dumbfounded. Could it be that what the stinky boy said was true, and that he called my mother here just to satisfy her greed. This is really embarrassing.

Xin Han let Fei Xiaobao's mother and son sit at the table, and asked Duofu to sit down to accompany them. They knew that since Xin Han's temper was open, it must not be a fake, so they also sat down after a few excuses.

Xin Han has a foundation of knowledge for later generations, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, anecdotes from all over the world, folk customs, historical allusions, easy to read, opened the eyes of several people, mixed with Wei Xiaobao's gags, after a meal, the guests and the host enjoy themselves, and the eating rises The future Lord Wei stood up and sang the best Eighteen Touches.

"Touch it, touch it, on the top of the elder sister's head, her black hair is dyed like ink, as if the sky is covered by dark clouds..." Xin Han laughed and Wei Chunhua scolded.

Xin Han's purpose of this trip has also been achieved, this time the main purpose of coming here is to get in touch with Wei Xiaobao, the protagonist in the Luding World, now that Wei Xiaobao is calling out big brother one by one, he almost treats him as his own brother.

Seeing that everyone was full of wine and food, Xin Han was about to say goodbye when suddenly there was a commotion in the front yard.

Then I heard four or five people yelling loudly: "Friends in the business of each yard, girls, friends who come to spend money to play, everyone listen: we are here to find someone, it has nothing to do with others, who You are not allowed to bark or move around. If you don’t obey orders, don’t blame us for being rude!”

After a while of yelling, Mingyufang stood still for a while, followed by noises from various courtyards, women's exclamations and men's yelling, forming a mess.

The business in Lichun Courtyard was just right at this time, and the courtyard was also full of banquets. More than a dozen big salt merchants sat at three tables, and each of them sat beside a lady. Qi asked: "Who is it", "What happened?", "Is the government investigating the case?"

Suddenly there was a sound like a drum beating on the gate, and Gui Nu was so frightened that he lost his mind and wondered if he should open the door.

Xin Han and the others also poked their heads out of the window to watch, but they didn't know what happened. Only Xin Han secretly guessed, could it be that today is the beginning of the story of Lu Ding?

With a bang, the door burst open, and seventeen or eighteen big men poured in.

These big men are in short attire, with white cloth covering their heads, blue belts around their waists, and holding shining steel knives or iron rulers and iron rods in their hands.

When all the salt merchants saw it, they recognized him as a salt lord who smuggled salt.

At that time, the salt tax was very heavy. If you evaded the salt tax and sold private salt, you could make a lot of money. The area around Yangzhou is the place where Huai salt in the north of the Yangtze River is collected and distributed. There are generally groups of desperadoes who evade taxes and sell salt. These salt owls are extremely fierce, and when they meet the officers and soldiers of the large group, they disperse in a rush. Therefore, the government often opens its eyes and closes its eyes without intervening.

All the salt merchants know that the salt lords have always been selling private salt, not robbing merchants or doing other evil things, and usually buying and selling salt with the common people, they are also fair and honest, and they don't bully others. , all were panic and surprise.

An old man in his fifties among the salt owls said: "My friends, don't bother me, I will accompany you." He clasped his fists from left to right, and then from right to left, and said in a loud voice: "The surname of Tiandihui Jia's friend, Jia Lao Liu, Brother Jia, is he here?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the faces of all the salt merchants one by one.

When all the salt merchants met his eyes, they all looked terrified and shook their heads repeatedly, but they were calm in their hearts: "The gangs in the Jianghu will make troubles and seek revenge among themselves, and they have nothing to do with others."

Seeing this, Xin Han couldn't understand that this was not the scene when Wei Xiaobao first appeared in Lu Ding Ji. If there is no accident, then Mao Shiba should be recuperating in this Lichun courtyard at this time.

The old salt owl raised his voice and shouted: "Jia Laoliu, this afternoon, you are talking nonsense in the tavern next to the Slender West Lake, saying that the salt smugglers in Yangzhou have no kind, and they dare not kill officials to rebel. They only smuggle and evade taxes. Small business without guts. You are full of yellow soup, yelling loudly, saying that if the salt smugglers in Yangzhou refuse to accept it, they can come to Mingyufang to find you. Aren’t we here? Jia Laoliu, you He is a good guy from the Tiandihui, why did he become a turtle?"

The rest of the dozen or so salt owls followed suit and yelled: "A good guy from the Tiandihui, how did you become a turtle with a shrunken head?"

The old man said: "This is Jia Laoliu talking nonsense alone, don't get involved with the good friends of the Tiandihui. We are salt smugglers, we only earn a hard meal, how can we compare with the heroes of the Tiandihui ? But we don’t do it like turtles.”

What the old man said obviously said that he and others were targeting Jia Laoliu himself, not the Tiandihui. Salt smugglers are quite powerful in the south of the Yangtze River, but they are indeed far inferior to the Tiandihui, not to mention the Tiandihui against Qing Fuming. Which man is disrespectful, so if you speak clearly, you will find Jia Laoliu who has nothing to say.

After waiting for a long time, Jia Laoliu from the Tiandihui still refused to speak. The old man shouted: "Go and look around the house, and when you see that shrunken man surnamed Jia, invite him out. This man has a big scar on his face, so he's very recognizable."

All the salt lords agreed abruptly, and searched from room to room.

Naturally, the room where Xin Han and the others were in was not spared. A thin man with a steel knife kicked in without even knocking on the door. He saw a noble young man with two servants in the room, and a * * and a half-old child grinned immediately.

"Is there anyone named Jia Laoliu here?" His words were just a formality. Seeing that these people did not have Jia Laoliu, he just couldn't see this rich young master, simply put, he hated the rich.

Why are you able to enjoy wealth at a young age, come to drink flower wine, and put your head on your trouser belt to make money?

"We don't have the person you are looking for here, go out." Xin Han looked at this person and smiled and said lightly.

The man thought that Xin Han was afraid, he smiled and stretched out his hand to twist Wei Chunhua's 'buttocks', causing Wei Chunhua to scream loudly, then he spit and turned to leave.

"You dare to bully my mother! You rotten tortoise, you rotten bastard, you will be struck by lightning when you go out, and rotten boils will appear on the palms of your hands immediately, rotten through your hands, rotten through your tongue, swallow the pus and blood, Rotten your stomach."

Seeing him bullying his old mother, Wei Xiaobao immediately cursed at him, Xin Han was surprised by so many tricks.

The man was furious, he stretched out his hand to grab Wei Xiaobao.

How could Wei Xiaobao's slippery temperament be caught by him, he dodged behind Xin Han after scolding him, it wasn't that he intended to harm Xin Han, but that Xin Han was dressed luxuriously, so he had to weigh it before he made a move. But he didn't want to know what kind of heart this man in the rivers and lakes came from. He became angry and caught him without even thinking about it.

Seeing that Xin Han was blocking the way, he didn't care whether he was a rich man or an official young master. He raised his hand and wanted to push Xin Han aside, but he never thought that this seemingly powerless rich man stretched out his white hand. He grabbed his wrist, and then felt that his arm was locked by iron clamps and he had no power to resist.

"Boy, get out of the way, don't hurt your dear life." As soon as he said this, Duo Fu Duo Shou and Duo Fu Duo Shou behind Xin Han were angry and disdainful.

They knew that Xin Han was good at martial arts and was very high. To what extent they didn't know martial arts. At least this person in front of them was definitely not an opponent. They were just angry that this person offended their son.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from the east wing: "Who is here yelling and disturbing me to have fun?"

All the salt owls outside shouted: "Jia Laoliu is here!" "Jia Laoliu, get out!" "Damn it, this bastard is so bold!"

The man whose arm was held by Xin Han knew that the idea had appeared, and immediately became anxious. He withdrew a few times after practicing, but Xin Han held him firmly, and immediately cursed: "Little bastard, let go of your hand quickly, or I will kill you!" Life."