There were several plump banana trees planted in the courtyard. The sound of the raindrops hitting the banana leaves was crisp and clear. Xu Fengnian and Xu Pu, who had met in a foreign land, took two stools and sat at the door. Xu Fengnian suddenly smiled and saw Xu Pu's puzzled gaze. He blushed with shame and said, "Uncle Xu should also know that I used to spend money to buy poems. I remember once I spent around two to three hundred taels of silver to buy a seven-word quatrain. There was a line in it, 'The rain beats the banana leaves, the voice is bitter'. At that time, I felt that it was quite interesting and took it to Second Sister to present it as a treasure. Unexpectedly, I was scolded badly and said that it was a groundless moan. I came up with an idea on the spur of the moment and changed it to 'The rain beats the banana leaves, the voice is heavy'. Second Sister was still not satisfied with it. I was angry and broke the pot, saying that 'The rain beats the banana leaves, the voice is bitter'. I asked her how the poem was. Haha, I didn't expect that after Second Sister beat me up, she would open her mouth and say that it was not bad."
Xu Pu did not understand the essence of the 'three layers of the word' pa pa pa pa 'at first, so she was somewhat puzzled. After a while, she smiled and squinted at the gloomy curtain of rain. She softly said, "It's not bad."
Hsu Fengnian was about to speak when Sweet Potato walked into the courtyard with a satin embroidered umbrella. She closed the umbrella and stood upside down at the door. Hsu Fengnian remembered his mother's teachings when he was young. The umbrella should not be placed upside down, so he turned the small umbrella upside down. Sweet Potato smiled and said in a gentle voice, "It's more or less settled. Although it can't be said that everyone is happy, the general direction has been settled. The minor details will be left to them to discuss in private when they return to the mansion. In any case, there are only a few pieces of meat on the chopping board. After all, it's just a matter of whose bowl it will land in. This servant guesses that it will be necessary to rely on the marriage of women of suitable age in the family. Only when everyone becomes in-laws will they be relieved. These two days, there will be a few white matters and a few red matters. Everyone will be busy. "
Xu Pu dismissed it with a smile.
Hsu Fengnian looked at the sky and asked, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Xu Pu smiled and said, "That's a good idea. If you're tired, you can rest at this general's place. There's also a few bottles of Green Ant Wine that you can't bear to drink. Warm it up and down. It'll drive away the cold."
Sweet Potato looked worried. Hsu Fengnian smiled helplessly and said, "Do you really think I'm a clay Bodhisattva or a paper tiger, so delicate that I can't bear to see rain?"
Hearing this, Sweet Potato no longer insisted on his opinion. The three of them walked out of Qingqiu Zhai with their umbrellas swaying in the wind, and out of the Giant Immortal Palace that had returned to its former tranquility. Xu Pu's wine shop was on the main road of the main city, so they could walk straight there. The heavy rain washed away the blood and conspiracies. However, the city was much stricter than usual. There were already several cases where the remnants of the rebellion, escorted by their loyal servants, disguised themselves and tried to escape the city. However, the Jinwu Guards and Jianghu people who were temporarily stationed at the three city gates saw through their identities and killed them on the spot. As for whether there were any fish that escaped the net, only heaven knows. Perhaps only those who had endured hardships for years would know. This was another story similar to the joys and sorrows of This Old Man's son Zhao and the Crown Prince of Western Shu.
Moreover, this thick blood debt would most likely be forced onto Hsu Fengnian's head in the future. At this time, the three of them were walking on the dim street with few people. Hsu Fengnian turned into a spacious alley and finally heard some noise. Hsu Fengnian stood in front of a scallion pancake stall with a large oil umbrella. This time-honored stall had been selling scallion pancakes in Dunhuang for decades, so it was not afraid of the dark alleys. Even at this time, there were still gluttonous diners coming to buy scallion pancakes and wolfing them down or bringing them to their families. Hsu Fengnian and the others stood at the end of the line. During this time, there were also some commoners who came. Some of them knew Xu Pu, who had been selling wine for some years. They knew that he had once married a beautiful daughter-in-law of a noble surname and then ran off to live with the eldest son of the Duanmu family. They all smiled and quietly pointed at this middle-aged man. Among them, a fat and wealthy merchant asked Xu Pu, who had excellent calligraphy skills, for a Spring Festival couplet. Remembering their old friendship, he was somewhat dissatisfied. He stopped those familiar diners from making fun of him and cut the line to greet Xu Pu. Xu Pu turned around and smiled. "Boss Qiao, did you buy scallion pancakes for your precious daughter again? Be careful that you don't grow too fat and won't be able to get married in the future. "
The fat merchant laughed and said, "My daughter didn't grow fat from eating. She looks like me. It doesn't matter if she won't be able to get married. It's fine as long as she marries into the family. Old Qiao, I, wake up early in the morning and grope around in the dark to earn money. What am I trying to do? Isn't it because I want my children's lives to be a bit more relaxed? That's right, Brother Xu, I've purchased a new house in the eastern part of the city. When I get back, I'll need a few couplets from you. Can you help me write some bolder couplets? "
Xu Pu nodded and said, "That's not a problem. Remember to come and drink often. Without Big Boss Qiao's support, the wine shop won't be able to continue."
The Qiao family member patted Xu Pu's shoulder and said straightforwardly, "That's not a problem. It just so happens that we're having a housewarming celebration. Originally, I wanted to go over to your place to discuss it. I'll buy all the wine from your shop. Is it good? But let's make it clear, you have to give me, Old Qiao, an affordable price. "
Xu Pu nodded and said with a smile, "Boss Qiao is an expert. If I dare to sell it at a high price, I won't be able to do business in Dunhuang City in the future."
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