[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

Huamanlou and his party set off from too far away and rushed to Hangzhou. Zhu Houde was aroused and wanted to see Baihualou by the West Lake with his own eyes.

"Young man, don't you take your entourage with you when you go out?" Now a group of people are sitting in the carriage, driving slowly, there is light rain outside, the carriage is the famous Quanming carriage, and the sound of ding ding dong dong is accompanied by The rustling sound of the rain hitting the leaves outside the car constitutes an interesting ditty.

"I can take care of myself, so why let others follow me." Hua Manlou smiled.

"Oh~" Zhu Houde didn't understand why he didn't want to be served by others if he could take care of himself. He was born with countless people serving him. He learned how to dress and wash by himself before he left the palace. Comb your hair.Therefore, Liu Jin must be taken with him. Of course, there are many guards in the dark. The emperor can rest assured of Yan Lide, but the world is dangerous, and there are places that Yan Lide cannot take care of.

"Young man, are your eyes really blind? I think you are more sensitive than many people. Have you ever thought about seeing other powerful doctors, such as imperial physicians?"

"Hua's eyes are indeed blind. I have troubled the imperial doctor, but there is no progress. Brother Zhang, don't worry about it. He can't see, but Huamanlou can see more clearly."

"Oh~" Zhu Houde couldn't find a topic again, Hua Manlou is a very good person, a gentle gentleman, more pure and clean than those famous talented scholars in the court, and he has a very good impression on Zhu Houde.But what's the use of this, Zhu Houde felt that he couldn't get along with this kind of "clean" person, and he was really suitable for arguing with Yan Lide and comparing his scheming.

Yan Lide sat quietly by the side, not forcing Amway to spend his time in the kindness of the building, the beauty of the rivers and lakes, and loneliness is also a compulsory course for travel.

"Why is no one talking? Let me play a tune for everyone." Yan Lide took out a flute from the hidden compartment of the carriage, and began to play it with sobs. In the deep mountains and canyons, the happy scene of gurgling spring water flowing happily is in front of you.

People who practice martial arts have a particularly long breath, even if they are a little bumpy when sitting in the carriage, it does not affect Yan Lide's flute performance.It was obviously a cheerful song, but it forced Yan Lide to sing out his loneliness and worries.Yan Lide said it was all Dong Xiao's fault.

The carriage passed by a lotus pond, and the singing of a fisherman's girl could be faintly heard, Zhu Houde said: "It's so lively outside, I want to go and have a look."

After walking this way, he finally learned to ask others' opinions. Yan Lide felt very relieved, and said with a smile, "Go, we'll have lunch at the nearby restaurant, take a rest before leaving."

Zhu Houde responded happily, jumped out of the car and ran away.Liu Jin hugged the lotus clothes and followed behind. Zhu Houde was in high spirits, so he didn't want to wear these things. Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, so Liu Jin let him.

Hua Manlou and Yan Lide sat in the carriage listening to the rain and admiring the scenery. Yan Lide's own subordinates went to the restaurant first to reserve a dining room.

"Is that person who just passed by wearing a lotus robe?" Hua Manlou asked with a smile.

"Yes, a young girl, wearing pink clothes, covered with a green lotus dress. When she walked by, I seemed to smell the fragrance of flowers in the wind. Could it be that Qitong also recognizes beauties by smelling fragrance?" Yan Lide withdrew his attention to Zhu Houde's message Looking at the girl who walked away casually, he joked.

Hua Manlou shook his head and laughed, thinking about why his friends love to tease him.The lotus garment was created by Yan Lide in front of him. It is made of thick oilcloth and cut into the shape of a cloak or a large robe. When worn on the body, the raindrops seem to hit the lotus leaves and disappear with a shake, so it is named the lotus garment.Lu Xiaofeng once described to himself those colorful lotus clothes, talented men and beautiful women wearing lotus clothes of various colors to go boating on the lake, it is too beautiful to behold.The rain on the lotus clothes is different from that on ordinary clothes, but this is not the reason why Huamanlou is concerned, "The man just now smelled of blood."

"Really?" Yan Lide poked his head out to take a look, and the young girl had gone far away. Thinking back, he couldn't remember her appearance at all, and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with us, and the girl didn't ask for help. I remember that there are two maids accompanying her, so it shouldn't be a problem. Besides, girls are always inconvenient for a few days every month, maybe?"

"Ahem..." Huamanlou choked on his saliva, why did their topic turn to such a strange place, Huamanlou blushed from coughing, and tried to calm down: "That girl has a scent, I didn't pay attention to it just now, but now I think it's gold and jade, from your description, the girl who walked by is a young jade, and I can't afford such expensive incense."

Yan Lide trusted Huamanlou's nose completely, and asked, "What is the quality of gold and jade?"

"It is the incense that is often used by singing and dancing workshops or noble ladies. It is more popular in the capital and gives people a sense of grandeur and grandeur. It is said that it is the incense that Hexiang people made according to the peony dance music of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, so it is called Jinyu. Quality, and of course the price is worthy of its name, every inch of fragrance is precious."

"Use expensive incense to cover up the smell of blood on your body, so you don't know whether the person who just passed by is a beautiful woman or a thief." Yan Lide sighed. He was so focused on Zhu Houde who ran away just now that he didn't pay attention to this side at all.In the final analysis, he is not as sharp as Hua Manlou, and his vigilance in Jianghu is also too low.

Maybe it was a little frustrated listening to Yan Lide's voice, Hua Manlou smiled and said: "I was also attracted by the incense and paid attention to it. How can ordinary people pay attention to everyone on the street."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if we meet by chance, what does it have to do with me?" Yan Lide smiled indifferently, and asked Huaman to get off the car, and his subordinates have already arranged the wing room.

The two sat by the window on the second floor, drinking tea and eating snacks carelessly, waiting for Zhu Houde to come back.

"What does Qitong think of my cousin?" Yan Lide asked casually while chatting.

"It's rare to have the heart of a child in the world of gold, jade and wealth." Hua Manlou praised, and along the way, he also knew that Zhu Houde was smart and curious, and every word and deed showed that he was born noble, but it was rare that he was not arrogant to ordinary people. A school of innocence, which is already commendable for nobles.

"Is Qitong curious why such a pampered young master came to wander the rivers and lakes?"

"Didn't Brother Yan say that he likes martial arts and is curious about the world."

"It's not all. He is the only son in his family. He has no brothers or sisters to support him. The people he gets along with are all slaves. It is inevitable that he will be raised innocently. He has been around the rivers and lakes and learned a lot, so that he will not be deceived in the future."

"The rivers and lakes and the imperial court are two different worlds." Hua Manlou reminded.

"It's not necessary for him to mount a horse to fight, and write Anbang, as long as he can not be fooled by others."

"Then you should look for Lu Xiaofeng, he has a wonderful life." Huamanlou couldn't help but sell Lu Xiaofeng, the life he lived was a typical prodigal life, full of ups and downs, full of excitement.

"Didn't it catch up? Who doesn't know that you and Lu Xiaofeng have a good relationship. I'll rely on you to go to Hangzhou first, and then find Lu Xiaofeng. Last time he said that he was going to Shuzhong, maybe he can make a companion. Qitong wants to go together Are you going to play?"

Huamanlou looked at the scenery outside the window, smiled and shook his head, "The two flowers and plants that Brother Yan gave me haven't been planted yet."

Yan Lide stopped talking and walked to the window with his teacup in hand, watching Zhu Houde talking to Miss Cailian from a distance, really, he was only a teenager, did he start to know Mu Shaoai?It's really hard to take care of a bad boy. You have to watch him and guard against him at all times, especially when the bad boy has a strong backer.

The two didn't wait for a long time before Zhu Houde ran up the stairs, casually wiped the rainwater off his face, and said, "Cousin, that fisherman said that a basket of water chestnuts only sells for ten cents."

"Huh?" Yan Lide snorted, as if asking what's the problem.

"It's too cheap. I read the purchase account book. The water chestnuts eaten at home are very expensive. It's worth ten taels, which is a hundred times more! Those slaves are simply hateful!" Zhu Houde patted the table and said.

There is progress, I didn't go to pick up girls, but I went to inquire about the prices.

"Ten cents are expensive. The fisherman's girl must think that you must be rich, so she just raised the price to kill you. Normally, five cents is enough." Yan Lide hit him.

"I was cheated again?" Zhu Houde was depressed, he was always cheated along the way.

"You're not at a disadvantage. The beautiful and lovely fisherman has been talking with you for so long. Isn't it worth five cents if you are happy? The added value of her water chestnut is high." Yan Lide teased, "Speaking seriously, you Whether water chestnuts of ten taels of silver are expensive or not depends on time. If you use a greenhouse in winter and use warm water to plant it, it is naturally expensive. This price is basically suitable. After all, your family has been selected and transported many times, and so much manpower is invested. It's normal to be expensive. On weekdays, the price is inflated. But in the capital, everything is expensive. We are still in the north, and there are not many lotus ponds. When you arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, a basket of water chestnuts only costs three Wen."

"So I wronged the minions?"

Yan Lide smiled, "Idiots know that the purchases in your house are lucrative. You can just pull one out and make a few boards." The purchases in the palace are hard to describe.

Zhu Houde became even more depressed, it was obvious to Yan Lide at a glance, and he always didn't know it.He couldn't find the sense of superiority he had in front of the ministers before, is he so stupid?

"Okay, I think this water chestnut is moderate in size, neat and bright. It must have been deliberately selected by the fisherman's daughter. It's not expensive to sell you ten pennies. Since you bought it, let's take advantage of my cousin and taste this fresh water chestnut." " Yan Lide took the small bamboo basket from Liu Jin and handed it to the guard, telling him: "Steam half of it, and cook the other half as porridge."

Hua Manlou watched "brother and brother" come to an end, and then interjected: "It's time to arrive in Cangzhou in two days, we'll take a boat from the canal to Hangzhou, brother Yan, brother Zhang, what do you think?"

"Okay, riding in a carriage is going to kill me these days. It's better to take a boat. I haven't swam the Grand Canal yet." Zhu Houde said excitedly. It was rainy in summer, and every time he rode a horse, he was drenched in water, so he could only hide in the carriage. No matter how elegant and comfortable Quanming's carriage was, he was tired of sitting in it.

"I have no objection." Zhu Houde should pick up his martial arts when he got on the boat. He always said that his martial arts are third-rate, and that's why he couldn't persist. If you practice martial arts well, you can save yourself from being hacked halfway.

Zhu Houde still doesn't know his coming days of misery, and happily plans to enjoy the scenery and taste all the delicacies.

As soon as Zhu Houde boarded the boat, he was really complained, Liu Jin couldn't persuade him, Yan Lide threw the emperor's handwritten letter on Liu Jin's face, Liu Jin could only give his master a massage with tears in his eyes, and make more delicious tonics .

Zhu Houde, crying for his father and mother, stopped taking the boat, and arrived in Hangzhou in less than half a month.

After traveling thousands of miles from Taiyuan to Hangzhou, what Zhu Houde wanted to see was the small building of Huamanlou, so the group naturally went there first.Baihualou is located in the middle of the busy city, the door is open, and there is a prominent platform along the stairs, which is filled with flowers of various colors.The small building is always open, anyone can go upstairs to take refuge and rest, and the surrounding residents and vendors are familiar with Master Huamanlou and greet him one after another.

"Playboy, you're back."

"Seventh son, where have you been?"

"Master Hua, the flowers in the small building are always blooming, and nothing is broken."

There was even a little girl who ran over and put the fresh fruit into Huamanlou's arms, and then ran away blushing.She didn't leave her name, and kept her head down all the way. It is estimated that Hua Manlou doesn't know who she is, what is the little girl trying to do.

"You still say that you are a person who throws fruits and carts, look, who gave you fruits." Zhu Houde teased Yan Lide.

"I don't, and neither do you, cousin. I'm not in a hurry. Your father is anxious to hold his grandson."

"Hmph, young master, how can I be worthy of these vulgar fans for my outstanding demeanor?" Zhu Houde snorted coldly. I will accept it generously!

Yan Lide ignored the arrogant boy in the second grade, and dragged him into Baihualou.

"It's nothing special, just a small building." Zhu Houde said disappointedly.

"I really thought I was here for a visit, so I hurried to wash up and come out for lunch." The scenery is not just the scenery. When Ren gives him a different meaning, the scenery can only make people linger.

Zhu Houde mumbled to go to wash up without mentioning it, and when the group finished their lunch, a red cloak rolled in from the window on the second floor.

"If you don't want to leave the door, you have to open the window, Lu Xiaofeng, why are you still acting like a thief!" Yan Lide laughed.

"Brother Yan, don't come here without any problems." Lu Xiaofeng sat down casually, and Huamanlou just put the warm tea in front of him.Lu Xiaofeng drank three cups before saying: "We agreed to go to Shuzhong together. When I went to find you, you were already on your way. I kept chasing after you and finally caught up. How about it, Lu Xiaofeng keeps his word?"

"Well, thank you for your hard work. I was so busy and took time to go to the rouge shop. Who are you going to send us?" Yan Lide smelled the fragrance of rouge as soon as he came in.

Zhu Houde made up the knife and said: "Put sex over friends and run away first, and want to fool us."

"Oh, little brother Zhang, a beauty has an appointment, but it's disrespectful. To be a man is to be sympathetic, do you know that?" Lu Xiaofeng patted Zhu Houde on the shoulder, and he could see that only Zhu Houde was dissatisfied, and the others were just watching the fun .

Lu Xiaofeng poured tea and told stories, and finally made Zhu Houde smile.

"When is Brother Yan going to leave?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

"Wait for one more person."

"Who?"

"Su Shaoying."

"But the Seven Heroes of Emei, Su Shaoying, the three heroes and four talents?"

"Exactly."

"I heard that he is also a master of swords in the younger generation of the rivers and lakes. The master of Emei, Dugu, a crane, double kills with swords and swords, has seven seven 49 moves, which combines domineering swordsmanship and light swordsmanship. It is really a first-class martial arts in the world. As the master of Dugu , I don’t know how Su Shaoxia’s martial arts are?”

Yan Lide thought that if he hadn't stopped Ximen Chuuxue in time, Su Shaoying would have been exposed and killed.Because of Yan Lide's early preparations, Dugu Yihe sat firmly on the Diaoyutai without even going down Mount Emei, so Su Xiuqing naturally didn't have the chance to meet Ximen Chuuxue.Yan Lide realized belatedly that he had dismantled a pair of official mates.

"When did you become a martial idiot? Ximen Chuuxue should say that." Yan Lide teased.

"Lu Xiaofeng sometimes does some serious business." Lu Xiaofeng laughed at himself. He came to Shuzhong this time to visit his old friend and accompany this little brother Zhang. If he wants to see the world, he should see the top of the world. characters.

Everyone talked and laughed and set the departure time and travel arrangements, and when Su Shaoying sent a letter saying that they had arrived in Hangzhou, they were ready to leave.

Yan Lide invited Huamenlou and others to have a farewell meal at the most famous Louwailou in Hangzhou.Several people were chatting and laughing in the wing room, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Hua Manlou said softly.The door of the side room was not closed, and Hua Manlou could hear the footsteps of a young girl.

There was only one girl carrying a basket of flowers for sale. Seeing so many handsome and handsome men in the box looking over together, she shrank her feet in embarrassment and said with a blushing face, "Do you want to buy flowers, gentlemen?" While speaking, his eyes drifted towards Zhu Houde unnaturally.

Zhu Houde is still dressed in brocade robes, dressed as a rich man, if there is anyone who is most willing to spend, even this young man with a lot of money.

Zhu Houde backed away with a swoosh, he had just encountered many tests on the road, "selling his body to bury his father", "selling flowers and part-time jobs, selling laughs", "strong, independent and self-reliant type" and various fairy dances. Later, he realized that it was Yan Lide's "course". Zhu Houde has become a conditioned reflex now.

Yan Lide looked at him as a soldier, and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with me, he is really here to sell flowers."

"Then I won't buy it either. It's too suspicious why there are flower girls coming in and out of the building outside the building." Zhu Houde still didn't believe it, and only thought it was Yan Lide's test.

"Hahaha, look, Monkey King, I said a long time ago that you can't even fool a rich young man." Lu Xiaofeng suddenly burst out laughing.

"What? It's really fake!" Zhu Houde retreated to Yan Lide's side, he just said it casually.

"Hmph! You, Lu Xiaoji, didn't see it. What are you proud of!" In the blink of an eye, a shy and simple flower girl was getting taller and taller, but her voice was that of an adult man. This combination is too strange.

Zhu Houde whispered: "Is this the disguise technique? It's really amazing."

"Transfiguration technique plus bone shrinking skill, this is Sikong, the famous thief king in Jianghu, who is a friend of Lu Xiaofeng." Yan Lide explained in a low voice.

"Who says I'm friends with this little chicken? I'm a creditor!" Sikong Zhaixing wiped his face, revealing a handsome man's face. Of course, this is not his real face. On the body, he suddenly became a gentle young man, but this hairstyle is too hot on the eyes.

Sikong Zhaixing stepped on the stool and shouted: "Lu Xiaoji! The creditor is coming! What about the 860 earthworms you owe me!"

"Isn't it 680?"

Sikong Zhaixing became annoyed and said: "Is there no interest?" He really didn't expect that the disguise technique he was proud of would be seen through by a rich man with no experience in the world.

"Don't be complacent, you beat me last time, I promise to win you next time. I don't have time to practice now, wait for me..."

"What last time and next time, if you have time or not, pay off the debt quickly!"

Zhu Houde whispered to me: "What are they doing, what kind of debt?"

"In somersault competition, the loser catches earthworms." Yan Lide felt ashamed when he said it, how naive these two are!

Zhu Houde also looked respectful and indifferent, "Is there something wrong with these two people?" It is said that people in the Jianghu have a weird temper, and they really are!

"Love each other and kill each other!" Yan Lide didn't dare to mutter the last sentence, and directly sent it to Zhu Houde's ears through sound transmission. He was sure that when these four words came out, Sikong Zhaixing would definitely become angry from embarrassment.

"Brother Yan!"

Before Sikong Houjing and Lu Xiaoji could argue over the debt, "Brother Yan" suddenly barged in with a pleasant surprise.

A young gentleman came in with four chivalrous women, "Brother Yan, you are really here." Su Shaoying said happily.

"Huagongzi, Lu Daxia, you two are here too."

"Su Shaoxia." Hua Manlou stood up and replied.

"Is the young master just a display? Don't you need to say hello?" Zhu Houde stood with his hands behind his back and said arrogantly.

"Cousin..."

"Who is your cousin!" Zhu Houde frowned.

"You are brother Yan's cousin, aren't you also my cousin?" Su Shaoqing introduced to everyone with an expression that I don't care about children: "This is my junior sister Ma Xiuzhen, Sun Xiuqing, Ye Xiuzhu, Shi Xiuxue."

The four chivalrous women stepped out and clasped their fists, introducing themselves.

"Yan Lide is fortunate to have met four heroines, please sit down." Yan Lide was the host who invited them. These people had no idea of ​​Dugu Yihe's background, and Yan Lide had no interest in meeting relatives.

"We'll settle the accounts when you come back!" Sikong Zhaoxing saw so many people, so he definitely couldn't see Lu Xiaofeng's joke today, so he flew away.

"Brother Yan, I told you that I will go to Hangzhou today, and I will go to Baihualou to find you immediately, but you are not there. As soon as I found out that you came to the building outside the building for dinner, I hurried over here. When are we going back to Shuzhong? Brothers and sisters have been out for almost half a year, and it's time to go back and say hello to Master." Su Shaoying started chatting as soon as she sat down.

"Sorry, you said in your letter that you would arrive at night at the earliest, so I didn't wait for you."

"Second senior brother, you have been away for more than half a year. You have traveled for two years and have not returned to Emei for the New Year. Master is worried about you." Shi Xiuxue said quickly.

"I know, that's why I can't wait to go back." After finding out that her background was not that bloody, Su Shaoying was no longer wandering.

"Shaoqing?" Lu Xiaofeng suddenly called out a name.

"Ah?" Su Shaoying replied reflexively.

Lu Xiaofeng laughed loudly, "So, Su Shaoqing and Su Shaoying are the same person?"

"No, I don't know Su Shaoqing, Lu Xiaofeng, you have identified the wrong person." Su Shaoying immediately denied.

"Hahahaha, if I wouldn't admit it, man Huang!" Lu Xiaofeng smiled very knowingly.

Su Shaoying's head is full of black lines, and he is ready to discard that vest, so why bother to dig up his black history?

"What man is Huang?" Ma Xiuzhen, the always prudent elder sister, asked.

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Su Shaoying waved his hands again and again to let the teachers and sisters know that this joke will be with him for the rest of his life.

At this time, Zhu Houde handed the flower basket to Sixiu and said: "Sisters, choose a flower, with dew on it, and wear it with a fragrance." Just now, Sikong Zhaixing dropped the flower basket and left, Zhu Houde picked it up and tidied it up. Alright, I handed it to a few girls to choose from, and sure enough, I never forget to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.

In the flower basket were common gardenias, roses, apricot flowers, peonies, etc. Zhu Houde had not yet matured in stature, but he was an image of an innocent noble son. In the eyes of Ma Xiuzhen and others, he was the younger brother of the family.

Ma Xiuzhen smiled back, and took the lead to pick a plain white gardenia flower inside and pin it on the belt of the sachet around his waist. He said with a smile, "Thank you, little brother Zhang." The others followed suit and accepted Zhu Houde very cooperatively. goodwill.

"We must have a common language with you." Yan Lide whispered in Lu Xiaofeng's ear.

"Sycophant!" Su Shaoying muttered.

Now that everyone is here, He Le has a meal together.

After dinner, drinking tea and chatting, Lu Xiaofeng suddenly received a post from the letter boy, and said with a smile: "The meal is not over yet, and someone invites Lu Xiaofeng to dinner again, good luck recently!"

"Everyone has such a famous dinner party, the famous Lu Xiaofeng feels honored?" Yan Lide asked.

"How about the vegetarian diet of bitter gourd?"

"It is indeed a rare good banquet." Yan Lide nodded, "Then what about our itinerary? We originally planned to go to Emei in Sichuan to visit the head of Dugu."

This can't trouble Lu Xiaofeng, he leaned over and winked at Zhu Houde and said, "Brother Zhang, are you interested? Vegetarian ham, vegetarian duck, post tofu, emerald and white jade soup, I guarantee you will drool. The food is good or the person is good. Having said that, Taoist Mu of Wudang and Layman Gusong of Huangshan are both going, don’t you want to meet people from Jianghu? This is a good opportunity.”

Zhu Houde didn't answer, but only glanced at Yan Lide to indicate that he was the one who made up his mind.

"First-class vegetarian restaurant, first-class vegetarian wine, first-class guests, brother Zhang, are you sure you don't want to go?" Lu Xiaofeng tempted.

While talking, Hua Ping from the Hua family also came, and he also brought Master Bitter Gourd's vegetarian invitation post.

"Is Playboy going too?" Zhu Houde asked.

"Of course to go."

"Then I'll go too." Zhu Houde nodded, and looked at the post that Lu Xiaofeng had been praising for a long time.

"Hey, this is different treatment! Why do you just go to Huamanlou and pretend you didn't hear what I said?" Lu Xiaofeng pretended not to be crazy, and jumped to protest.

"Hmph! Am I very young? Everyone calls me Little Brother Zhang. Only the playboy talks to me on the same level. If you don't get close to a modest gentleman, should you be close to you, a little chicken?" Zhu Houde said arrogantly.

Sure enough, the law that Lu Xiaofeng is always at the bottom of the food chain has come into play again, how long have we only known each other, Zhu Houde is used to making fun of him.

"If we go, will Master Bitter Gourd's Vegetarian Restaurant have our share?" Yan Lide joked.

"Naturally, each guest can bring one person." Hua Manlou explained.

"It seems that this time Lu Xiaofeng is really in the limelight." Yan Lide said with a smile.

Yan Lide looked at Su Shaoying apologetically, and changed his mind about what he had just said, "I'm sorry Shaoying, I'll take my cousin to visit Master Bitter Gourd first, and then I'll go to Shuzhong to meet the head of Dugu after this matter. Wouldn't you Come with me to visit Master Bitter Gourd?"

Knowing that Yan Lide was just saying something casually, Su Shaoying declined politely: "I have already sent a letter to Master, and Master ordered me to return to Emei before the end of the month, so I will not go. Junior sisters..."

"Naturally, we will go back to Emei together." Ma Xiuzhen led the juniors and sisters to reply.

"I'm really sorry, I've already arranged the carriage, horses, and servants, so you can use them first."

"The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes..." Ma Xiuzhen was about to decline, but Shi Xiuxue tugged at his sleeves behind him, and Ma Xiuzhen agreed.

Su Shaoying led the four beauties out of the arena, Shi Xiuxue kept staring at Huamanlou, her shy and timid expression, and the peonies pinned on her bun, all of which spoke of girlish thoughts.

"Qitong, do you feel it? I don't know if Miss Shi Xiuxue meets Qitong's requirements?" Yan Lide said with a smile, "I remember that Aunt Hua has been urging you brothers to get married, especially you. If Qitong likes it, I will help you." Talk to your aunt."

"Brother Yan was joking, how can a woman's boudoir reputation be tarnished. Huamanlou's disabled people don't dare to think about it." I understand, this is not fancy.When did Hua Manlou ever care about her blindness, so she declined with incompleteness, which is basically a "you're fine, I'm not good enough for you" card routine.

A few people changed their minds during the conversation, and went to eat the vegetarian meal of Master Bitter Gourd with Lu Xiaofeng.

A table of good food is always worthy of serious treatment. Hua Manlou and others bathed and changed their clothes, scented incense and meditated, and sat in the guest room patiently waiting for Master Bitter Gourd’s vegetarian meal.Attending the banquet together are Huangshan Gusong Layman and Mu Taoist who is known as the first in Go, second in poetry and wine, and third in swordsmanship.

"Master Bitter Gourd's vegetarian food is unparalleled in the world. He himself said that Bodhisattvas will be tempted when they smell it. Today, I am lucky to meet a few friends, and I will get together more in the future. Taoist Mu is not good at making vegetarian food. But good wine is always in abundance." Taoist Mu was playing chess with Yan Lide, and he had already played three games in a row, and lost all three games.Mu Daoren claims to be the number one in Go, and his chess skills are indeed number one in the Jianghu. It's a pity that he met a scholar who specializes in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially an old fox who has been playing cheats for decades.

"Daoist Mu, you're being polite. It's my honor to be able to meet a few high-ranking sages." Yan Lide bowed his hands in a polite manner.Mu Taoist has always been unkempt, loves freedom, and is not bound. Even being the head of Wudang, he feels that he is bound.Sure enough, the excitement brought by Mu Taoist's chess skills disappeared in an instant. This is not the level of Yan Lide's interpersonal communication.

Layman Gu Song knew his old friend's disposition, so he dared to answer and said: "Listen, the bell is ringing."

The melodious evening bell sounded in the twilight, and Master Bitter Gourd’s vegetarian food was already on the table, and the strong fragrance could be smelled through the door.

Everyone opened the curtain and went in, only to see that not only the dishes were served, but also the people were seated and started to move.Who wasn't Lu Xiaofeng who sat on the table and stuffed something into his mouth?

"Ah! To steal it!" Zhu Houde yelled, deliberately changed the itinerary, and after hearing so many praises, he was already drooling, okay?Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng didn't burn incense, didn't take a bath, and didn't follow the rules of the master's house at all, Zhu Houde was so angry that he yelled and said that he would beat Lu Xiaofeng out for not following the rules.

"If you don't hurry up, Lu Xiaofeng will eat up everything." Yan Lide reminded coolly.

Zhu Houde quickly grabbed the chopsticks and picked things into the bowl.Thinking that perhaps the most delicious food is the most delicious, with Lu Xiaofeng and Zhu Houde who are rushing to eat, Su Zhai is especially delicious.

Master Bitter Gourd served the last emerald and white jade soup, and he was very happy to see everyone devouring it. Any chef is always happy to see his craftsmanship recognized.

When the banquet was coming to an end, Jin Jiuling suddenly opened the curtain and came in, saying, "Hey, brother, did you start the banquet before I waited?" Yan Lide transmitted his voice to Zhu Houde and introduced him: "Jin Jiuling, the chief catcher of the six gates, is known as the head of the six gates. The number one master in the past 300 years. It is said that he does not drink wine unless it is first-rate, does not wear clothes that are not first-rate, looks down on women who are not first-class, is proficient in horse hunting, and distinguishes antiques, etc. "

Zhu Houde wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to transmit the sound into secrets, so he could only slander in his heart for fear of alarming others, no wonder an official dressed like a young man who was walking around.Jin Jiuling has now met his opponent. If you talk about "first-class son brother", he can't compare with the biggest official and rich second generation in Ming Dynasty - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"What's the use of waiting for you, frowning, even the best vegetarian food will taste bitter in your mouth, wouldn't it be a waste." Master Bitter Gourd laughed and scolded him, but still poured him a cup of herbal tea to cool him off.

Lu Xiaofeng was a curious star, upon hearing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Jin Jiuling, what troubles do you have?"

"Ah..." Jin Jiuling sighed again, and said, "80 taels of gold from the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau was robbed, and the Eighteen Dendrobium Pearls of the Pingnan Palace, which was heavily guarded and heavily organised, were stolen. Blinding the eyes, everything was done by a red-clothed masked thief. According to Chang Mantian, the thief Da Xia Tian was wearing a thick padded jacket, with a full beard, but he was pinching needles and threads to block the path that the escort agency must pass to embroider peonies. The peony was not embroidered well, but countless blind men were embroidered. The Pingnan Palace is even more tightly controlled, and the only key is Jiang Chongwei. He is a famous master. I need to check my identity. I went to see it several times, but I don’t know how the embroidered thief stole the treasures of the palace.”

Master Bitter Gourd also sighed, and wanted to give him advice for a long time and said: "If you have no choice, you can ask friends in the world to help."

"I think so too. This embroidered thief is really hateful. Not only the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the Pingnan Palace, but also the seventy volumes of priceless calligraphy and paintings collected by Hua Yuxuan, a batch of red goods from Zhendongbao, and 9 yuan from Jinshahe. Two gold leaves, this is only famous. It is said that this person has done sixty or seventy major cases in one month, and he has done all of them by himself. The whole world is talking about him. If you don’t catch him, I don’t know how many major cases will be committed.” Jin Jiuling sighed, “I entered the public school at the age of 13, and it has been nearly 30 years. I have handled countless major cases. If you are at a loss as you are now, you must find a helper. And this person must be a person with a bright mind, a keen mind, and experience."

Lu Xiaofeng had already silently put down his chopsticks, he knew that a vegetarian meal was not for nothing, and troubles came again.Lu Xiaofeng was troubled and happy at the same time, who else could such a person be?

"Who is it?" Master Bitter Gourd also asked.

Lu Xiaofeng patted his beard triumphantly, waiting for Jin Jiuling to beg him.

"Sikong Zhaixing!" Jin Jiuling said firmly.