Shenkeng system

Chapter 25

First, I drove a few ox carts, followed a dozen brothers, and walked for a long time on the mountain road, and finally arrived at the edge of the mountain and the water.The old steward ordered someone to release a loud arrow, and after a while, a small boat slowly came across from the other side of the lake.

"Old steward, work hard!"

The man who came over by the boat smiled and said hello.

"Qi San, how is the hotel?" The old manager was still very polite.

"With the two elder brothers of the Zhu family watching, everything is safe! There is a package of vegetables, wine, meat and fruit on the mountain, all ready, please go to the old steward to check and sign for receipt!" The man named Qi San was always smiling.

"Where is Chief Zhu Gui?"

"I have nothing to do today. The leader is having a drink with his brothers and a few stewards!"

"That's good! Let's go over!" The old steward ordered people to untie a few boats. They left two people to look after the oxcarts, while the others boarded the boats and followed Qi San.

The Nanshan Hotel in Zhao Si’s imagination was actually a black shop. He thought it should be a deserted place with a big house alone, which looked very desolate. He didn’t expect to get to the other side, but after landing, he found that it was a huge village with few people. Densely dense, chickens and dogs smelling each other, Nanshan Hotel is shaded by roadside trees, wine flags are fluttering in the wind, it looks very warm in the sunset, and feels a bit at home.

Everyone entered the hotel yard together. The yard was also very clean. There were several carriages parked. Zhao Si thought to himself, these carriages should be for merchants, right?Don't these merchants know the scope of influence of the Liangshan bandits here and come here to die?

As a newcomer and a low-level scumbag, it was not easy for him to ask any questions, he just obeyed the old steward's arrangement.

The old steward ordered people to follow Qi San to the backyard to inspect the goods, then turned to Zhao Si and Jiao Erpi and said, "Brothers, bring your wine and come with me!"

Zhao Si felt a little weird that he was about to meet "Sudden Law in the Dry Land" among the heroes of Liangshan.Ordinarily, in Zhao Si's impression, Liang Shanbo was just an illusory novel or film and television image. He thought in his heart that these things didn't exist, but he didn't expect it to happen now!I really don't know how the pit god created this half-truth and half-false world.

But since it's true now, let's treat it as it is! "Hulu on dry land", Hulu is a crocodile, the overlord of the water, and it can't get its turn on land.And Zhu Gui is like this, on the surface he looks like an ordinary hotel owner, not a green forest hero, just like a crocodile that doesn't stay in the water, but in essence he is Liang Shanbo's eyes and ears.This nickname is similar to that of his younger brother Zhu Fu's nickname "Smiling Tiger". It really deserves to be two brothers.There is also a saying that "Hulu" refers to a highly poisonous four-legged snake, which likes to eat turtles by nature. After eating an empty shell of its prey, it gets into it and pretends to be a turtle. A fatal blow directly kills a person.Regardless of the explanation, "Hulu" is a terrifying animal that is good at disguising, which is very similar to the nature of Zhu Gui's work. This nickname is quite appropriate for the character's identity.

Zhao Si's mind was in a mess, holding a jar of wine along the way, without saying a word, just followed the old steward up the wooden building, turned a corner, and arrived at the door of a room.

There was a hotel waiter standing outside the door. He was tall and thick-set, but he had a smile on his face. He smiled immediately when he saw people, nodded and bowed, he was very humble and respectful.

"Hey! The old steward is here! You have worked so hard!"

"Is Chief Zhu in the house?"

"I'm here!"

"Please inform me!"

The little boy knocked on the door and went in, and went out after a while, saying: "Old steward, the boss is welcome!"

The old steward then bent down and bowed his head, looking very humble. When he entered the door, he immediately bowed and said, "Wang Zitong, the chief steward of the small cottage kitchen, pays homage to the leader! I have met you brothers!"

A man in the chief got up with a smile, returned the salute, and said very politely: "The old steward has worked hard! They are all brothers, so why are you polite! Come, sit down and have a drink, and chat while eating!"

A man sitting next to him, who looked somewhat similar to Zhu Gui, gave a salute and said, "Old steward, sit down!"

The old steward smiled and said: "Thank you, Chief, Brother Zhu Fu! You are welcome, little old man! The young old man came here today, really looking for the chief to have a drink with Brother Zhu Fu! Chief Zhu is an expert in wine tasting, Brother Zhu Fu He is an expert in brewing wine. Recently, our cottage has accepted hundreds of brothers from Qinglong Mountain. Among these brothers, there is this little brother Zhao Si who is good at brewing wine. He has newly produced fine wine, and he is here to present it to Leader Zhu and Brother Zhu Fu to taste! Come, Brother Jiao, serve the wine!"

Jiao Erpi immediately opened a jar of wine, and started pouring it into everyone's bowls.For a while, the alcohol of this high-strength liquor evaporated, and the aroma of the wine was overflowing!
Zhu Fu smiled and sniffed, and said: "Good wine! Good wine! There is such a fragrance without heat, it's really good!"

"Brother, this kind of wine is strong and very spicy when heated. It tastes better when it's cold!" Zhao Si said aside.

"Good!" Seeing that everyone's bowls were full, Zhu Gui picked up the bowl with a smile and said, "Hahaha, good! Come on, everyone!"

"Wait a minute, boss!" Zhao Sidao, "Drink this wine slowly, or you will easily choke!"

Zhu Gui laughed loudly: "Little brother, I have been drinking for 20 years and I have never choked on wine!" After that, he raised his neck and started doing it!The rest of the people also followed suit, raising their necks and doing it!

It was too late for Zhao Si to persuade, almost everyone turned their heads and spewed out wine!After coughing for a while, Zhu Gui turned around and said with sparkle in his eyes: "Hahahaha! If you don't listen to advice, it's easy to suffer losses! It's really good wine, good wine! Although my Nanshan hotel is not big, over the years, it has become the best wine in the world. Even though I’ve eaten it all over, I didn’t expect there to be such spirits in the world! In my opinion, this should be the best in the world!”

"The method of making this kind of wine was originally taught by a stranger to my family teacher. It was actually made for healing! When I was a monk, I never drank alcohol, thinking that this kind of wine should not be eaten. , my younger brother was forced to go to Qinglong Village, broke the precept, drank wine and ate meat, the monk couldn't do it anymore, so he tried to make this wine and eat it, it really is edible!" Zhao Si said in a panic, saying It looks like it's real.

"Okay! Congratulations! You two sit down too! Let's eat together!" Zhu Gui said, and Jiao Erpi poured wine for himself and Zhao Si, and took their seats.

This time everyone learned how to be good, and stopped gulping and drinking, and followed Zhao Si's example honestly, and ate wine gracefully.

Everyone drank a bowl, and everyone agreed, saying that it was enjoyable.

"The little monk, what's your name?" Zhu Gui asked.

"My little brother's secular surname is Zhao, and I'm the fourth of the line. Just call me Zhao Si if the leader calls me!"

"What's your plan for the two of you offering wine today?"

"When my younger brother was a monk, he followed his master to wander around the world, begging for food everywhere, being looked down upon by people everywhere, oppressed by the strong, the government, the government, and other wicked people everywhere. It is urgent to go up the mountain to end this kind of life. Brothers are also morally forthright men and heroes, and I finally feel like I am living here like a human being! Therefore, I am grateful for the kindness of taking in the cottage! I will regard the cottage as my home and all my elder brothers as my relatives. elder brother!"

Zhao Si paused, and continued: "So, my little brother has to contribute to the cottage! Now the Liangshan cottage has thousands of people eating horse chews, and it consumes countless money and food every day! And this wine, since it is the only one in the world , after being tasted by the brothers, you can eat it, then make it and sell it to the world, in exchange for money and food, and strengthen the cottage!"

(End of this chapter)