After the waiter returned to the wine shop, he told the shopkeeper that he was willing to move the storyteller's place to the wine shop. The shopkeeper was happy for three days and looked forward to his arrival.
But until sunset on the third day, I still didn’t see my husband.
The shopkeeper would come out from time to time to watch, starting from noon until the sky was filled with sunset.
Waiting with the shopkeeper in the wine shop were the pavilion chief and his two sons.
Wang Dahe and Wang Jixi each had a wine bowl in front of them. Wang Xiaoyan made a mistake and was too embarrassed to ask for a wine bowl.
The three of them also sat with the shopkeeper from sunrise to sunset, seeing off waves of guests, and finished two bottles of wine intermittently.
If it weren't for the director of the pavilion, the shopkeeper would probably want to kick him out.
You are really occupying the latrine and not taking a shit!
The shopkeeper frowned slightly, and he had a guess in his mind. Could it be that the father and son of the old Wang family were also waiting for Mr. Shi?
After the three people drank a jug of wine, the shopkeeper personally took the jar of wine over to them.
While serving wine, he asked, "Is the pavilion chief waiting for someone?"
Wang Dahe smiled and nodded.
The shopkeeper asked again: "Is this Mr. Shi?"
Wang Dahe looked troubled, but he still nodded.
Shopkeeper Liu glanced outside the door. The sun was about to hide behind the mountain.
Wang Xiaoyan became more and more anxious.
"Mr. Shi shouldn't be here today..." Shopkeeper Liu murmured, unable to conceal his disappointment.
What a wonderful young man, it's a pity that we don't see him every day.
Shopkeeper Liu always regarded Shi Yu as an outstanding junior.
He raised his head and glanced at a poem hanging on the wall. It had no title and was not considered a masterpiece, but the shopkeeper read it as smoothly as he could, and a smile appeared on his face.
That young master still loves our restaurant the most.
"Can the shopkeeper tell us about Mr. Shi?" Wang Dahe's eldest son Wang Jixi looked at shopkeeper Liu with a smile. The person in the whole town who knew the gentleman best was the shopkeeper in front of him. He wanted to pass this shopkeeper
The more you know about Shi Yu, the easier it will be to figure out that gentleman's temperament.
Speaking of this, shopkeeper Liu immediately smiled on his face and said with a lively voice: "That young gentleman is amazing. He is impeccable in doing things, especially his elegant manners. Of course, he cannot compare to Mr. Wang, but it is also very rare."
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Shopkeeper Liu looked at Wang Jixi. In front of this scholar, who was known as the most knowledgeable scholar in town, he still had to be a little more careful when talking about other people's knowledge.
Wang Jixi's expression didn't change, with a faint smile on his face, he looked at the shopkeeper quietly, just waiting for him to say something.
Shopkeeper Liu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Knowledge is one thing, but the most admirable thing is Mr. Young Master's knowledge. He told many stories as if he had seen them with his own eyes. He could understand many details that ordinary people would never think of.
It's so vivid and vivid that I can be sure that the young gentleman has been to many places, at least he doesn't stay in the mountains all his life like me."
Wang Jixi nodded and said, "I have heard about this gentleman for a long time. The shopkeeper's evaluation is very pertinent."
These words were very helpful to Shopkeeper Liu. He shook his head with satisfaction and laughed.
Immediately, he seemed to have remembered something and said: "If the pavilion chief wants to find that gentleman, it will not be too difficult. Why do you have to wait here so hard?"
Wang Dahe smiled bitterly, pointed at Wang Xiaoyan who dared not say anything and said: "To be honest with shopkeeper Liu, a dog is useless. I offended that gentleman and came to visit rashly. That's why he took this policy. Mr. Shi and the shopkeeper
We are familiar with each other, so it is undoubtedly best to wait here."
The last words of the pavilion chief said that shopkeeper Liu was deeply moved. He couldn't help but smile. But he was also secretly surprised in his heart. It seemed that he had underestimated Mr. Shi before. Wang Xiaoyan had caused a lot of troubles in the town, but he had never seen him before.
Why did the pavilion chief put on such a grand display to apologize?
Shopkeeper Liu had only one thought in his mind: Mr. Shi Xiao had a good background.
On the only way in and out of the town, there were two Taoist priests, an old man and a young man, waiting like everyone else in the wine shop for a long time.
The old Taoist sat on the edge of the stone and said, "Tai Er, you are not well informed. Why haven't you seen the gentleman you mentioned all day long?"
Taoist Taier stood on tiptoes, put a hand on his forehead, looked at the winding road on the mountain, frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Sir is usually very punctual."
"Could it be that we didn't enter the town from this way today?" The old Taoist was also a little confused.
"Why don't we go to the town to have a look?" Taier looked at the master, "Sir, there is a tavern that he often goes to over there, maybe it is there?"
"It can only be the."
The old Taoist stood up with difficulty with the help of his crutches, and walked towards the town with the help of the young Taoist.
Several people in the wine shop were silent.
Wang Jixi looked out the window in a daze.
Wang Dahe sighed, feeling extremely melancholy. It seemed that his husband would not come tonight.
I just don’t know if Mr. Shi’s change of itinerary this time has anything to do with his stupid son. If it’s because of this, then there will be big trouble.
Several people were relatively speechless, each with their own thoughts in mind.
Night falls.
There were no customers in the wine shop, only three members of the pavilion chief's family were sitting with the shopkeeper.
The waiter was lying on the table and dozing off. My husband didn't come today and he couldn't even cheer up when he poured the wine.
A cloth shoe crossed the threshold, and several people looked up at the same time. Even the waiter immediately became energetic.
Unfortunately, only two Taoist priests, an old man and a young man, came in.
Seeing the little Taoist priest, Wang Xiaoyan stood up, pointed at the little Taoist priest and stammered: "You...you..."
He looked at his father again, still stammering: "He...he..."
The little Taoist hid behind the master.
Wang Dahe's face darkened, he slapped Wang Xiaoyan on the forehead, and scolded: "What's wrong?"
"He is the one who got together with Mr. Shi that day!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Dahe was stunned for a moment, but Wang Jixi reacted very quickly, stood up quickly, and bowed to the old Taoist: "Wang Jixi has met the old immortal."
The old Taoist didn't know why, so he hurriedly returned the greeting and said: "Young Master Wang is too polite."
Wang Dahe pulled Wang Xiaoyan aside and said, "Taoist Priest, come and sit down quickly."
The old Taoist scratched his head and walked over with a smile, thinking, when did the poor Taoist become so famous?
The little Taoist explained the reason in a low voice, "It's that fat, fat gentleman."
The old Taoist knew it, so he asked when did the old man become so famous. But there was still a doubt in his heart, why did these people ask him to go there? Because the incident of the young disciple affected him, the master? Hongmen Banquet?
Then why is the smile so sincere and hard to escape?
He walked over bravely and sat where Wang Xiaoyan was sitting, side by side with Wang Jixi.
Wang Dahe got straight to the point: "Are Taoist Master and Mr. Shi acquaintances?"
The old Taoist was shocked. Sure enough, he was sent to investigate!
After thinking for a while, the old Taoist still said: "I am not familiar with him, I have never even met him. I just heard my little apprentice talk about it. To be honest, I am not as familiar with it as my little apprentice."
Wang Dahe frowned slightly.
The old Taoist saw this, but continued: "I wonder what you want to do with Mr. Shi? If there is a conflict, the old Taoist dares to be a peacemaker and speaks for Mr. Shi. I will earn more money to buy food for the children."
, Mr. Shi’s character is absolutely not bad, but there may be some misunderstandings.”
Wang Dahe felt ashamed, feeling that the Taoist priest had misunderstood, and he decided in his heart that the Taoist priest had some relationship with that gentleman.
Wang Jixi smiled bitterly and said: "What did the Taoist priest say? How dare we have a conflict with Mr. Shi? It was my useless brother who bumped into Mr. Shi, so I came to this wine shop to wait for him so that I could make amends with him. Tingshe
I mentioned that Taoist Master’s beloved disciple knows Mr. Shi, and I hope that Taoist Master can introduce him to him.”
The old Taoist laughed dumbly.
Turns out they are kindred spirits.
However, the veteran Taoist became more and more certain that Mr. Shi was definitely not an ordinary person. Otherwise, why would this rich boy need such a big apology for his actions?
"What Pindao is telling is the truth. Pindao and Mr. Shi really don't know each other. I came here because I heard my disciple talk about that Mr. Shi, so I came here specifically to meet Mr. Shi." The old Taoist looked sad.
"I see."
Wang Dahe felt even more miserable.
Shopkeeper Liu was a little shocked. Mr. Shi was already so well-known in the town? He recognized both groups of people. The three pavilion directors and his son of Taoyuan Pavilion, the old Taoist priest of Taolin Taoist Temple and his beloved disciple, all
Are you here to see Mr. Shi?
It seems that he still underestimated the young gentleman.
In the past, we were able to talk to each other among peers, but I am afraid there will be barriers in the future. When I see that gentleman again, I will feel inferior to him on Zhihu.
Friendship is no longer so pure.
Just like the poor people, when they meet high-ranking officials, they always have to be cautious for fear of saying the wrong thing.
Of course, Shi Yu, who was at the Broken Soul Cliff, didn't know that there were many people waiting for him all day long.
After Li Xiao said he was leaving soon, he wouldn't let him go down the mountain. He taught him swordsmanship every day and even drank less.
The place where Shi Yu practiced his sword was still in the stream. He still didn't use a sword, but used a bamboo branch in one hand and picked up a branch with the other.
Li Xiao was sitting on a boulder on the side, raising his scabbard from time to time to correct Shi Yu's sword-drawing posture.
Under Li Xiao's guidance, Shi Yu's swordsmanship improved rapidly, and in just a few days, he had mastered the basic routine of a double sword duel.
Although he is not very skilled in drawing a sword, he is no longer clumsy.
In Li Xiao's words, after finishing a set, it was pretty smooth.
Li Xiao did not object to Shi Yu's practice of boxing, nor did he support it.
He Lianxue said it right. Practicing boxing is easier to strengthen the body, but it is more likely to be affected by boxing moves and sword moves. For a swordsman, the gains outweigh the losses.
This is also the reason why Li Xiao insisted that Shi Yu practice swordplay under the waterfall. There are many ways to strengthen the body, and it is not necessary to practice boxing. Li Xiao's method is actually more effective.
After three days of tireless practice, Shi Yu not only made great achievements in the double swordsmanship, but also improved in the swordsmanship of the Nine Swords Sect, and finally understood the word "strength".
Even the momentum of the fifth posture "Li" and the sixth posture "Qi" after being understood in one fell swoop.
It's not that Shi Yu's talent for sword practice has improved rapidly, but that after embarking on the path of practice, his understanding of sword moves has become much clearer.