There is a tavern in Ma Dian, hidden deep in the alley. There are not many customers during the day, and most of the customers come only after the sun has set.
As soon as you enter the courtyard, there is a main room and two side rooms. The tavern is actually a B&B, but it has a disguise in front of the door.
The tavern was opened a few years ago and is run by an old man and his wife. Since Lu Yiping discovered the tavern, he has come here every time he entertains friends.
The wine here is very strong and the food is very appetizing, especially the tofu is very unique.
The old man who runs the tavern speaks elegantly and has a wide range of knowledge, unlike ordinary people. Chatting with him can actually increase his knowledge.
The only drawback of the tavern is that the young woman looks pretty and her clothes are too revealing. This makes Lu Yiping, a hot-blooded young man, a little unbearable.
However, the beautiful woman's cooking skills were extraordinary, so this flaw was completely ignored.
As the host of the banquet, Lu Yiping arrived at the tavern at sunset.
As soon as I entered the door, I happened to bump into an old man drinking herbal tea under the shed, and a beautiful woman with fair skin next to her, smiling and fanning the old man.
I saw the beautiful woman put down her work and greeted her with a smile: "Young master, I haven't seen you for a few days, but I miss you so much."
Lu Yiping smiled awkwardly and replied: "I have free time today, and a friend happened to be visiting, so I thought I would come over to see my uncle and aunt and have some drinks by the way."
The old man stood up and said with a smile: "Young master is thin-skinned, please stop teasing others."
Then he waved to Lu Yiping and said: "Drink some herbal tea first to go away the heat. Later, I will ask your aunt to cook some special dishes, which will definitely satisfy my friends."
The beautiful woman gave her a wink, twisted her waist and walked towards the side room. Lu Yiping pretended not to notice him at all, came to the old man's side with a smile, and poured himself a cup of herbal tea...
Lu Yiping was very curious about the old couple and the young couple, and he once sent someone to inquire about their origins. More than half a year later, he had some clues.
The old man was drunk once and mentioned in a few words that he had been an official in Taigu County, but he offended a villain, so he came here to hide his name and opened such a tavern to spend the rest of his life.
Lu Yiping had no intention of digging into the past between the two of them. After all, the purpose of inquiring into someone's origins was to prevent people from losing their minds. If he did so, it would be against the morals of a gentleman.
Fortunately, Lu Yiping didn't dig deeper. If he sent someone to Taigu County to inquire, he would know that a corrupt magistrate had escaped in Taigu County.
The sun sets, the sky turns red, and the tavern welcomes three guests.
When Lu Yiping saw the person coming, he hurriedly stood up and took two steps forward. He laughed and said: "A few days ago, I heard that brother Wu Zhen was coming, so I sent people to guard him day and night. Today, I can say that I have been expecting my brother to come."
As he said that, he looked at the two gentlemen beside Wu Zhen and said with a smile: "Just by looking at their demeanor, you can tell that these two are young and talented men, and they are among the best among men. I haven't even introduced them to my brothers yet."
Wu Zhen smiled and said: "I know the names of these two as soon as I say "virtuous brother", so I don't need to introduce them in too much."
After hearing Wu Zhen's words, Lu Yiping couldn't help but become curious and looked at the two of them.
One of them was tall and strong, with piercing eyes and a smile on his lips. Especially when the red clouds reflected on his face, the smile looked even brighter.
The other person has a tall figure, eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes with autumn water, but a somewhat cold expression, which makes people stay away and not approachable.
Wu Zhen laughed softly and said: "This is Li Taiping, the famous desperate man in the world, Li Daxia."
Lu Yiping hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time. My younger brother, Lu Yiping, has met my brother Li."
Li Taiping had only recently heard of the title of "Desperate Saburo". At this time, he couldn't help but clasped his fists and said, "It's all friends in the world who are looking for favors, but Lu Xiandi is laughing at him."
Wu Zhen looked at the handsome man and said with a smile: "This is Mr. Mu, the Flying Fox of the Nine Heavens."
As he said that, he winked at Lu Yiping.
Lu Yiping smiled understandingly and said: "Today I can see Mr. Mu's true appearance. I am very lucky for the rest of my life."
Mu Pinshan glanced at Wu Zhen and then nodded slightly to Lu Yiping.
The old man who was planning to greet him in the yard turned around and walked to the side room without saying a word after seeing the person clearly, fearing that his steps would be slow.
The boy named Li seemed vaguely familiar to him, until he saw clearly that the boy was carrying a sword box behind him. Then he remembered where he had seen it before.
This boy got one of the three horse sticks in the Taigu County warehouse that day. He didn't expect that even after hiding here, he would bump into his enemy.
Hun Jianghu has a sharp eye, and his memory is surprisingly good. The old man's actions cannot be hidden from Li Taiping.
Li Taiping laughed and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, magistrate. Why did you leave without even saying hello?"
The old man's body trembled, he stopped, and the moment he turned around, his face was filled with smiles, which squeezed all the wrinkles together.
"I'm so old that I didn't recognize Mr. Li right away. Please forgive me, Mr. Li."
As he said this, he was about to kneel down and bow down, but Lu Yiping and Wu Zhen were dumbfounded.
Li Taiping didn't stop him or help him, he just smiled and said, "What are you doing? Even though I work in Dali Temple..."
Speaking of Dali Temple, the old man hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Sir, the lower officials have already dispersed all their wealth. You, sir, have a lot of money, please let the villain go."
Li Taiping bent down, stared at the old man who was sweating and speechless, and said in a cold voice: "It's all gone, but don't lie to me, otherwise you will know the consequences."
After hearing what Li Taiping said, the little old man quickly looked at Lu Yiping. Those eyes seemed to be saying, please, young master, help the old man pass this test.
Seeing this, Lu Yiping had no choice but to say: "The tavern has been open for more than half a year. Not to mention how much money it makes, it costs a lot to help the poor people every day. If Li Daxia doesn't believe it, he can just walk around Ma Dengbao and ask casually.
Just ask."
Li Taiping suddenly looked at the former county magistrate and said with a smile: "Why did you change your gender and become a good person?"
The little old man said hurriedly: "I have worked as a county magistrate for decades, and I have earned a lot of dirty money, but I have never dared to spend a penny. Even my wife has never bought a piece of gold or silver jewelry."
"I have worked in fear for most of my life, but now that all the ill-gotten gains have been dissipated, I am living a more comfortable life. Especially when I am truly praised by the people, I feel that this is how people should live."
Li Taiping glanced at the charming woman who was holding the side door, not daring to breathe, and said with a smile.
"It's good to live a clear life. If you do more good deeds in the future, you might be able to have children when you grow old."
Lu Yiping helped the old man up and said seriously: "I don't know the former magistrate of Taigu County. Yiping only knows that the owner of Ma Dengbao Tavern is a good man."
The old man's eyes filled with tears and he felt a lot. In his life, he had been a bad person and a good person. He truly knew that God is watching what one does, good and evil are divided, and blessings and misfortunes are rewarded.
The old man knew that Lu Yiping's words allowed him to avoid this disaster, and also allowed him to completely cut off the past and gain a new life.
I saw him bowing and saluting: "Thank you, young master. Thank you, Master Li."
Li Taiping replied: "Good people have good people to help them, and evil people have evil people to help them. Don't go back, old man."
Lu Yiping saw that things had changed, and he couldn't help laughing and said: "Sister-in-law, don't look at it, hurry up and serve the wine and food."
The charming woman's face was filled with joy, and the moment she turned around, she almost missed the water snake's waist...
An Eight Immortals table was set up in the main room. After a few people sat down, the old man and his wife finished their busy work, served the wine and food, and then left.
After eating and drinking for a while, Wu Zhen got down to business...
Lu Yiping knew that Wu Zhen's life was not easy, and he also knew who Wu Zhen's biological father was, so he was really shocked when he heard that Wu Zhen was going to join forces with Li Taiping to deal with Qu Siping.
Lu Yiping sat up straight and said seriously: "Do you know what you are doing?"
This sentence is not about what to do, but what you can do.
Wu Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "The example of the tavern owner is right in front of me. I, Wu Zhen, don't want to live until his age without conscience before I finally wake up."
He glanced at Li Taiping before continuing: "All this is thanks to Brother Li's appearance..."
That day, by the Money River, one person and one jar of wine cursed God for being blind, cursed the injustice of Heaven, and laughed and scolded himself for being incompetent.
When two people say "fuck you", they are scolding each other deep in their hearts.
Wu Zhen didn't know who the young man was, but that didn't stop him from scolding him after drinking. Because he was really fed up, and he wanted to take his mother to escape from Shangluo County, start a new life, and live like a human being.
Li Taiping knew who this person was, and also knew who Wu Zhen was scolding. So the two of them cooperated through mental calculations and unintentional calculations...
Lu Yiping looked at the two of them, frowned and said: "I'm afraid it's hard to find a pure Yin body. It won't be possible without my third uncle."
"Also, if you find enough people, send him there. If you can't save him, my Lu family's reputation will be ruined by me."
Mu Pinshan said with a cold face: "What, you really plan to help Qu Siping find the stove top?"
Wu Zhen said helplessly: "Qu Siping has spies in the surrounding counties and counties. You can't deceive him by lying."
Li Taiping nodded and said: "This matter must be implemented, otherwise Qu Siping will definitely be on guard. Or, I will go and talk to my third uncle."
Lu Yiping said: "Of course the Lu family will not stand idly by to eliminate harm for the people. But how do you ensure the safety of my little girl? This must be done well. Otherwise, let alone my third uncle, even I will not be able to pass this test."
Li Taiping and Wu Zhen were in trouble. If the person was sent to Shangluo County, it was not the two of them who had the final say.
Even if the two of them dared to do such a thing, Lu Yiping wouldn't believe it.
This time, even Mu Pinshan, who had always hit him when he was scolded and drew his sword when he was hit, was silent.
When Lu Yiping saw this, he smiled helplessly and said: "You guys don't have any confidence in your heart. How can I, the Lu family, dare to take on this matter?"
The few people spoke quietly, but the old man waiting at the door could hear them clearly.
Having been an official all his life, the old man has no other skills, but he is very good at cheating.
He bravely walked in and said softly: "I have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not..."