When Zhang Shi heard Li Qiufeng say this, he remembered Fang Cai's situation, his mind calmed down a little, and he said: "It's that I blame Brother Zhu, and I ask Brother Zhu not to be surprised." ”

Li Qiufeng hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Where did Zhang Yuanwai come from? It's just that although I found out that there was a martial arts master hidden in the cabin, I didn't expect that this Mr. Xiao turned out to be a big official. ”

Zhang Shi snorted, turned his head and glanced at the cabin, then lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, don't believe those nonsense words surnamed Xiao. This man is very cunning, but he just wants us to die for him, so he said these rhetoric to us. Just listen to what he says, and don't take it seriously. ”

Li Qiufeng pretended to be surprised and said, "Such a big official, can he tell a lie?"

Zhang Shi smiled contemptuously and said, "What kind of official is he? However, I have seen a lot of senior officials, and I might as well say something to Brother Zhu. The bigger the official, the more he will lie and deceive people. If they don't deceive people, how can they become big officials? The surnamed Xiao hid his identity and went to Fusang with us, but he was worried about the loss of goods. Seeing this person talk and do things, he is definitely a tricky person. ”

When Zhang Shi said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Zhu, I'm worried that the surname Xiao will be unfavorable to us. If he intends to harm others, our lives depend on you, brother. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Zhang Yuanwai can rest assured. Since he promised to escort Zhang Yuanwai, he will definitely not break his promise. ”

The two of them discussed in a whisper again, and then they each returned to their cabins to rest. There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Qin Lao Wu asked the boatman to bring flour cakes, pickles and water to everyone. Li Qiufeng picked up the dough cake and ate it, and when he had just finished eating a dough cake, he heard the footsteps in the cabin next door, and then someone whispered: "It's still your old Song who is smart, and you secretly hid the wine and roast chicken." ”

This person's voice was extremely low, but the walls of each cabin were extremely thin, and the strong autumn wind had profound internal strength, so I heard this person speak. He was stunned, and heard that it was the shopkeeper Yin who spoke. And the "old Song" he said is naturally the shopkeeper of Song. I only heard the shopkeeper Song say: "If you want us to eat these coarse bread and pickles every day, and we must not fade out of our mouths?" Your old Yin's nose is smarter than a dog, and I just took out the roast chicken, and you got in." ”

But I heard the shopkeeper Yin laugh and said: "I smelled the aroma of wine, and I knew that your old Song family had countless fine wines, so I came here." Let's have a share, how about giving us a jar to taste?"

Shopkeeper Song said: "Silence! I only brought two jars of this wine, so I have to save some drink." Let's only drink one glass per person today, otherwise we won't be able to walk for a few days, and there will be no more wine to drink. ”

After Shopkeeper Song finished speaking, the cabin next door was quiet for a moment, and then he only heard Shopkeeper Yin laugh and said: "Good wine!

Shopkeeper Song smiled: "This wine can't be drunk in vain." Shopkeeper Yin, you have to share the good things you have on you. ”

Shopkeeper Yin smiled: "This is natural." You say my nose is smarter than a dog, and your nose is not bad. I wrapped this ham in four or five layers of oiled paper, and you still smell it. ”

After Shopkeeper Yin finished speaking, there was no movement in the cabin next door, and the two of them were enjoying themselves. Li Qiufeng looked at the dough cake in his hand, imagining that the two people next door were eating ham and roast chicken, and couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and felt that the dough was rough and difficult to swallow. He sat for a long time, put the bread on the small table, and walked out of the cabin. I just walked through the doors of the cabins everywhere and smelled the smell of meat and wine. Thinking that everyone had brought delicious food and wine, they were secretly drinking and eating meat.

Li Qiufeng walked to the deck, but saw the sun rising from the east, sprinkling ten thousand golden rays. Qin Lao Wu stood at the bow of the boat, looking into the distance. Li Qiufeng walked behind Qin Lao Wu and said, "Fifth Brother Qin, where are we here?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng had arrived, Qin Lao Wu took two steps back and said with a smile: "We have already left Ningbo Mansion for more than a hundred miles, and if we walk another forty or fifty miles, we can turn eastward." ”

When Qin Lao Wu said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Zhu, have you finished eating?"

Li Qiufeng nodded. Qin Lao Wu said with a smile: "Those shopkeepers in the cabin all brought wine and delicacies, but I'm afraid that Brother Zhu didn't bring them?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, secretly thinking that Qin Lao Wu had said that he was not allowed to drink alcohol when he got on the boat, but now that Shopkeeper Yin and the others were drinking, he was not annoyed, which was strange.

Qin Lao Wu knew that Li Qiufeng was puzzled, smiled slightly, and said, "These shopkeepers are all rich businessmen, and they all love wine. Trying to keep them from drinking is worse than killing them. I have dealt with these shopkeepers many times, and I naturally turn a blind eye to them when they drink wine and eat meat. It's just that the rules still have to be said, and as for whether to abide by it or not, listen to it. ”

As he spoke, he saw a boatman poking his head out of the rear hatch. I saw him carrying a leather bag in his left hand and an oiled paper bag in his right hand, and walked over excitedly. It's just that when he saw Li Qiufeng standing beside Qin Lao Wu, he stopped his steps and showed an embarrassed look on his face.

Qin Lao Wu smiled and said, "Brother Zhu is not an outsider, so don't hide it." Just brought the wine and meat, and Brother Zhu and I drank it bitterly. ”

Only then did the boatman walk up to Qin Lao Wu and Li Qiufeng, hand the leather bag and oil paper bag to Qin Lao Wu, and then turned around and walked to the rear cabin. Qin Lao Wu handed the skin bag to Li Qiufeng and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu will take a bite first!"

Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, hurriedly waved his hand, and said, "Fifth Brother Qin, I don't like to drink alcohol in the lower part of the world, so drink it yourself." I'm just going to the deck to see where we're going, not to ask for food. ”

Qin Lao Wu only said that Li Qiufeng was thin-skinned, but he handed the skin bag to Li Qiufeng again. Li Qiufeng waved his hand again and again and declined. Qin Lao Wu had no choice but to take back the skin bag and open the oil paper bag, but inside was a roast chicken. He tore off a chicken leg, handed it to Li Qiufeng and said, "You can not drink the wine, but you can't eat this chicken leg." ”

Li Qiufeng had no choice but to take the chicken leg and thank you. Qin Lao Wu pulled out the plug of the skin, raised his head and took a big sip, smacked his lips, and said: "Back then, I went out with the first emperor to fight the Tartars, ambushed a group of Tartar soldiers, and robbed them of the horse ** wine they brought immediately. At that time, I was a small soldier, and I secretly took a sip, and I choked on tears. It happened that the first emperor rode by, and when he saw that I looked embarrassed, he laughed and ordered the guards accompanying me to reward me with a bag of imperial wine. That wine is really delicious! I've drunk all the wine, and I'll always have this skin with me. The first emperor was brave and brave, and he was a very good person. Alas, just a young death, a pity, a pity. ”

Li Qiufeng heard that he didn't have the mouth to praise Emperor Zhengde, which was a little strange. opened his mouth and said: "In Shuzhong for a long time, naturally I haven't seen the first emperor. However, folk rumors say that this Emperor Zhengde seems to be acting absurdly, and he is not a Ming monarch......"

Before Li Qiufeng's words fell, he saw Qin Lao Wu raise his eyebrows, and said: "Nonsense! It's all that guy who deliberately spread rumors, and the people are ignorant and foolish and believe it." I have seen Emperor Zhengde with my own eyes, and as he has been fighting outside the Saiwai for several months, how can I not know what kind of person he is?"

Li Qiufeng didn't expect that he said a word casually, which would make Qin Lao Wu furious, and he couldn't help but be shocked. I saw Qin Lao Wu take another big sip of wine, and said angrily: "The first emperor personally risked the bow and arrow, and took us to fight away the Tartar soldiers. But the ministers said that he used his troops wantonly and spent money and food. But the Tartars fought at the foot of the Great Wall and killed hundreds of people. If you still keep your own seclusion, I'm afraid that you won't even be able to keep the city of Beijing. Those officials did not let the first emperor go on the expedition, but they were frightened by the battle of Tumubao that year, and they were afraid that they would follow the first emperor to fight the Tartars, and they would end up with no return. ”

When Qin Lao Wu said this, he became more and more annoyed, snorted fiercely, and then said: "The first emperor won the battle and returned triumphantly with us. Those ministers did not dare to criticize the first emperor, so they had to vent their anger on several generals who commanded the army, saying that they 'provoked the border without permission, killed the good and risked the merits', and forced the first emperor to kill. The first emperor naturally did not allow it, so these ministers formed a party for personal gain, and they had to arrest people. Later, under the anger of General Fang, he returned to his hometown, but when he walked on the way, he became seriously ill in depression and vomited blood and died. After those of us heard the news, we were all unhappy. Later, the Ministry of War sent people to here, and everyone thought that they were here to reward the meritorious soldiers, but they did not expect that the Ministry of War sent people to track down the generals who killed the good and brave soldiers, which caused a mutiny in Datong City. Disheartened, a few brothers and I quietly left the barracks. Whether the first emperor is a bright monarch or a faint monarch, we don't know. However, the first emperor dared to swing a knife and slash with the Tartar soldiers on the battlefield, and he was definitely not a bad breed!"