There was an abandoned mansion outside the southern gate of the city. Dong Qingshan had set up Hong Xing's base here. After he defeated Doggy Li, the southern part of the city was Hong Xing's territory. The income was just enough for them to be self-sufficient. Dong Qingshan followed his big brother's instructions and spent all the silver on Hong Xing's training and building good relationships with his brothers.
At this moment, Hong Xing's three halls already had over three hundred people and over a hundred core members. It was really starting to look like it. Dong Qingshan found a few brothers who were martial arts masters to teach them some practical fighting techniques. In this kind of street fight, whoever had more experience and more tricks would win.
Lin Wanrong and Luoyuan were a little delighted. That Luoyuan couldn't control his temper and actually wrestled with Li Beidou. Naturally, it was a tragic sight.
Luoyuan was also a person who loved crowds. Although he lost to Li Beidou, he didn't mind it at all. Instead, he got into a fight with Li Beidou and the others.
Lin Wanrong secretly nodded in his heart. This Luoyuan couldn't be underestimated. He was broad-minded and had tricks. If used well, he would be a great help. He heard that the governor's daughter, Miss Lo, was the most talented and beautiful woman in Jinling. Although he hadn't seen her before, she probably wouldn't be too bad. This Luoyuan was born with such a personality. He didn't know what kind of person that Jiangsu governor, Lomin, was to be able to raise a pair of children. She must be quite capable.
Lin Wanrong remembered that mixing perfume required alcohol, so he asked Dong Qingshan to find a few breweries to find some fermented distiller's yeast to filter out the impurities and bring it back.
When the three of them returned to the restaurant, it was already noon. The girl that Dong Qiaoqiao called Sister Ning was still there. Lin Wanrong smiled at Qiaoqiao and said, "Qiaoqiao. We are all starving. Do you have anything to eat? "
Qiaoqiao carefully patted the dust off his body and said, "The food and wine have already been prepared for you. We were just waiting for you to come back."
Lin Wanrong's heart warmed. This lass was really good beyond words. He pulled her little hand and said with a smile, "Let's go up together."
The restaurant was about to open for business, and the kitchen utensils and cooking utensils were already prepared. The few chefs he hired had already come over to try out their skills. Making a banquet was naturally not a problem.
Today with her big brother, Dong Qiaoqiao looked bashful on the outside, but in her heart she was very happy. So she was generous, not afraid to spend a lot of money, and made the banquet very sumptuous.
Qiaoqiao carefully prepared some appetizers. Most of them were Lin Wanrong's favorites. Seeing her big brother staring at her with more and more love in his eyes, she felt that no matter how hard it was, it was worth it.
According to the rules of this era, men and women were not allowed to sit together. Lin Wanrong did not care about this. He pulled Qiaoqiao's hand and insisted that she sit down.
Qiaoqiao was surprised and happy, but she did not dare to break the rules. Lin Wanrong pulled her hand and flirtatiously called her "little darling" in her ear. Dong Qiaoqiao's whole body became sore and weak, and she obediently sat beside him. She only felt that by staying by her big brother's side, the number of broken rules in a day was more than the number of broken rules in a lifetime. But it was all because of her big brother's love for her. Her heart was also very happy.
Lin Wanrong then said to the woman, "Miss, please sit down. It is fate that we meet. Since you and Qiaoqiao are friends, you are naturally my friend. Here, you can say anything, just don't be polite. "
Luoyuan and Dong Qingshan both laughed. The woman glared at Luoyuan, and Luoyuan did not dare to laugh anymore.
The woman smiled generously and said, "Since Big Brother Lin is so kind to invite me, if I refuse, it will seem pretentious." She leisurely sat beside Qiaoqiao.
This girl was very familiar with people. I don't even know her name, but she already calls me big brother. Lin Wanrong laughed in his heart. But he did not know that the girl was good friends with Qiaoqiao, so she followed Qiaoqiao's tone and called him big brother. But he just had to associate it with her.
Dong Qiaoqiao curiously said, "Big brother, you have met Sister Ning for half a day, but you still do not know Sister Ning?"
"It's fate that we've met once. Whether or not we know each other is secondary." Lin Wanrong raised his wine glass and laughed heartily. "Today is the first time our Food for Immortals has a guest, and it is an important one. Let's drink this glass together. Qiaoqiao, you drink a little too. With Big Brother here, it will be fine. "
Dong Qiaoqiao softly agreed and took a sip of the strong wine. Her face was flushed red, and her skin was sparkling like snow. Lin Wanrong gently pulled her hand and smiled at her.
Luoyuan downed the wine in one gulp and said with a smile, "Big brother, is this restaurant called Food for Immortals? This name is suitable for young and old, it really has a taste. "
Dong Qingshan also downed the wine in one gulp and said, "This is the name that Big Brother came up with, it has not been listed yet. I also thought of a name that day, but I was too embarrassed to say it. "
"What name did you come up with?" Dong Qiaoqiao looked at her little brother and smiled tenderly.
"Too Delicious. How is it? What do you think of this name?" Dong Qingshan said proudly.
The few of them laughed. Lin Wanrong said, "Alright, Qingshan. If we open a second branch, I will use 'Too Delicious' as the name."
Dong Qingshan jumped up and said, "Really, Big Brother?"
Lin Wanrong deliberately put on a straight face and said, "Why? Are you doubting Big Brother's words?" Everyone laughed.
The relaxed atmosphere infected Dong Qiaoqiao. She leaned on Big Brother's side and became less shy. She smiled and said, "Today is the first time our Rich and Talented Restaurant has a guest. Will it be difficult in the future?"
"Yes, in the future, you will have to rely on your own ability." The girl named Sister Ning looked at Lin Wanrong and smiled. She and Qiaoqiao were good friends and talked about almost everything. These days, she often came to accompany Qiaoqiao, so she naturally knew a lot of things.
Among them, only Luoyuan did not know about this. Qiaoqiao then told him about Lin Wanrong's agreement. Luoyuan was shocked and said, "Big Brother, in that case, we still benefited from you today. In the future, we will have to rely on our talent to come up? "
Lin Wanrong said with a smile, "This hall is called 'Rich and Talented Restaurant'. If you don't have talent, you can come up with a few gold leaves."
In the warm atmosphere, Dong Qiaoqiao suddenly pulled Lin Wanrong and said, "Big Brother, the other day you said you want to mount this couplet of 'Rich and Talented Restaurant'. I wonder if you have thought about it?"
Lin Wanrong pointed to his head and said, "It's all mounted here. Qiaoqiao, go get my pencil. "
When Dong Qiaoqiao brought the pencil, Luoyuan and the girl were a little puzzled. Sister Ning looked at the strange thing in Lin Wanrong's hand and said, "Big Brother Lin, is this a pen?"
"Of course it is, and it's much better than a brush." Lin Wanrong chuckled and wrote a few strokes on the paper that Dong Qiaoqiao found.
Big Sister Ning was sitting beside Dong Qiaoqiao. She stretched her head out to take a look and saw that the handwriting was very elegant. The font used was something she had never seen before. It was unique.
"Smoke Locks the Willows in the Pond." Sister Ning read it softly and frowned. She asked softly, "Big Brother Lin, is this a couplet?"
Lin Wanrong said with a smile, "Miss is so smart. This is a couplet that has been passed down in my hometown. I'll show it to you today."
Sister Ning thought hard for a long time before she shook her head and said, "This couplet contains the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It looks simple, but it's actually very difficult to do. I can't match it."
Lin Wanrong thought to himself, "It's not surprising that you can't match it. China has been around for thousands of years, and there are only a few people who can match it."
Luoyuan was shocked when he heard the woman say that. Even she could not match it. This couplet was too amazing.
Sister Ning thought for a while but still could not come up with anything. She shook her head helplessly and thought to herself, "I've finally seen it today." She did not think about anything else and continued to read.
The second line was another couplet, "Smoke follows the beautiful eaves and the eyes of the swallow." These seven homophonic words meant that the smoke follows the beautiful eaves and the smoke reaches the eyes of the swallow.
Sister Ning was proud of her talent. The first line was already a blow to her. Looking at the second line, she was even more embarrassed. She thought for a long time but could not come up with a neat second line.
Luoyuan, who was beside her, was also a little talented. He knew that his talent was too far behind after just looking at these two couplets.
Lin Wanrong smiled at Qiaoqiao and said, "These two couplets have fewer words. Qiaoqiao, take them and frame them. Put them on the fourth floor." He wrote another two lines and said, "Put these two couplets on the fifth floor. Anyone who can match one of them will be invited upstairs to view the beautiful scenery of the Black Tortoise for free."
Sister Ning hurriedly took the paper from Qiaoqiao and looked at it carefully. The first couplet on the fifth floor was, "Upper Eight Bridges, Middle Eight Bridges, Lower Eight Bridges, Thirty-eight Bridges, Twenty-four Bridges." This was an allusion to the Middle Four Bridges. The Middle Four Bridges were all in Jiangsu's Yangzhong County. Using this as a couplet, it matched the scenery.
Sister Ning gritted her teeth and thought, 'I don't believe that I can't match any of them.' She looked at the last couplet, "Bai Ta Street, the yellow blacksmith, builds a red furnace, burns black charcoal, emits green smoke, flashes blue light, quenches purple iron, smashes things from the north to the south."
She thought for a while and was completely discouraged. These four couplets were all equally difficult to match. She was talented and had troubled many scholars, but she was helpless in front of these four couplets.
Seeing Qiaoqiao staring at the couplets, Lin Wanrong knew that this girl was also thinking. He pulled her hand and said, "Qiaoqiao, how is it? Do you have a better second line?"
Qiaoqiao raised her eyebrows and looked at him shyly. She said, "Big Brother, how could I have a good couplet? Only Big Brother can come up with such a difficult one. I think only Sister Ning can match it. Sister Ning is Jin Ling's first — "
"Qiaoqiao." Sister Ning's face was burning. She couldn't match any of these couplets. Naturally, she felt embarrassed. She hurriedly interrupted her and said, "These four couplets, any one of them is the best. How can I match them?"
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