Volume Two, Rain Rings, Chapter 94, Winery
There is a long way to go from the academy on the side of Zhuque Street to the Xishi Tavern.
The winery was given by a fat man after Guo Xiaojiu and Ning Buer arrived in the imperial capital. Even now, Guo Xiaojiu doesn’t know what the fat man is. The fat man claimed his surname was Li, and said he could just call him three fat man.
She is not as fat as Yang Huzi, but a very young fat man.
He accepted it with peace of mind, and the fat man said that this was what Han Changli meant, but now it was not until he met Han Changli.
At that time, Guo Xiaojiu did not ask in detail, but just bowed to the fat man. After thanking him, he accepted the land deed of the restaurant. Li Sanpang also left a letter to Guo Xiaojiu, and Guo Xiaojiu became a native of Chang'an, and entered the Prince's Academy with justification.
This restaurant in the West City was taken care of by Ning Buer during the day. When Guo Xiaojiu returned to the restaurant from the academy in the evening, a curfew would be imminent soon.
In a blink of an eye, two months have passed by. Today may still be a very ordinary day for Guo Xiaojiu. Before seeing Han Changli, the imperial capital was just a cage with many shackles in Guo Xiaojiu's eyes.
When they returned to the restaurant, there were no more guests. Ning Buer prepared the meal. After dinner, the two of them were welcomed by the closed-door drum.
After closing the restaurant, the constables from the North and South Yamen began to patrol the streets. In addition to Pingkangfang, if they dare to walk around the streets after being closed, once they are discovered by the constable, they will be treated as thieves. This is not difficult for a gangster like Guo Xiaojiu, but the gangsters in Chang'an are very rules-oriented.
The outside was chaotic outside, and the tavern entered the two-person world of Guo Xiaojiu and Ning Buer, which was just two people chatting and then entered the long night.
After checking the doors and windows, Guo Xiaojiu lit up the oil lamp at the junction and walked up to the second floor of the restaurant.
Ning Buer had been busy on the second floor for a long time. When he heard Guo Xiaojiu coming upstairs, he stopped and walked out of the house.
There are two rooms on the second floor. According to Ning Buer's wish, Guo Xiaojiu had not yet gone to the aisle to propose marriage, so they could only maintain their current relationship, and they would not even think about having sex.
Guo Xiaojiu, who is not a gentleman, has no objection to this matter. Even if he happens to be at the age of being the most curious about men and women, he is not those rich young men after all. After all, he has not experienced these things, so he does not have too much desire.
"I heard that Hu Mangou entered the city today?" Ning Buer poked his head out of the room and looked at Ning Buer and asked.
"Yes." Guo Xiaojiu nodded, sat at the top of the stairs, and looked downstairs.
It seemed that Guo Xiaojiu had some worries, so Ning Buer completely walked out of the house and sat next to Guo Xiaojiu.
After arriving in the imperial capital, Ning Buer hid the Taoist sword in the room. He greeted guests in the winery on weekdays, but he could not bear the sword all the time.
"Are you worried?" Ning Buer asked with his cheeks held back and glanced at him.
He reached out and pressed his hand on his knees, and Guo Xiaojiu nodded: "I saw Hu Mangou entering the city, but some people who don't like you and I have also entered the city."
"Who?" Ning Buer's curiosity was aroused, he blinked at Guo Xiaojiu, and then thought about it.
"Huangfu." Guo Xiaojiu said this name and breathed a sigh of relief.
This name is like a stone, pressing against Guo Xiaojiu's heart, and finally fell quietly to the ground at this moment.
Guo Xiaojiu hurriedly looked at Xiang Ning Buer from the corner of his eyes, trying to see how she reacted. Ning Buer's reaction surprised Guo Xiaojiu. She just put her hair together, as if she was fine.
"I think who I think it is." Ning Buer clapped his hands and stood up from the stairs: "There is no wine in the wine cellar. When you come back tomorrow, I will get some back."
Seeing that Ning Buer seemed to be ready to leave, Guo Xiaojiu hurriedly got up, reached out to hold Ning Buer, swallowed, and then slowly said: "I will resign from my position in the academy tomorrow and come back with you to run a restaurant together."
Ning Buer turned around and looked at Guo Xiaojiu for a long time. Finally, she smiled. She did not immediately break free from Guo Xiaojiu's palm.
"Well, it's good that you're back. These days, the business of the restaurant has been getting better and better. I was thinking about whether to hire a guy to help me two days ago." Ning Buer nodded.
She naturally understood what Guo Xiaojiu meant, but Guo Xiaojiu was afraid that she would have any danger, so she wanted to stay with her.
But this is not the past, it is under the feet of the emperor. Unless it is really in this imperial capital, there is a big man who wants her to death, otherwise there will definitely be no danger.
What's more, she is Ning Buer, not an ordinary woman.
"Let's rest sooner." After slowly pulling out his hand, Ning Buer smiled at Guo Xiaojiu and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Buer turned around and walked back to the room.
He reached out and slashed over the scabbard, and Guo Xiaojiu sighed. Huangfu entered the city, but it was not a simple matter for Huangfu to kill him or Ning Buer, but the owner of the look on the carriage may not be.
While guessing the identity of the man, he walked back to the house.
Tonight, Guo Xiaojiu did not take off his sword. He lay on the bed, his hands were placed under his head, and he looked at the roof for a long time.
The next day, Guo Xiaojiu left the restaurant early. He first went to the academy to find the dean of Guo Yuanwu and resigned from his position as academy. Without asking much, Guo Yuanwu waved his pen and criticized it.
Then he reached out and patted Guo Xiaojiu on the shoulder: "You boy, do you dislike the old man and I'll nag you?"
"Mr. Guo, you're thinking too much. I, Guo Xiaojiu, are not good at anything, but I don't mind nagging people." Guo Xiaojiu waved his hand and explained.
"Then how long have you been working for so long? You haven't even seen His Royal Highness the Prince. Stay for a while. When you get familiar with the Prince, you will be able to walk sideways in this imperial capital in the future." Guo Yuanwu withdrew his hand, frowned, and looked at Guo Xiaojiu's face very carefully.
"Mr. Guo, I appreciate your kindness. The prince's boat is very big. I am a rough man in the world. I have to work hard when I get on the boat. Actually, I still think it is better to sell my life to myself." Guo Xiaojiu narrowed his eyes and said with a smile at Guo Yuanwu.
It seemed as if he heard someone reject such a good thing on his first visit. Guo Yuanwu could only smile and waved his hand helplessly: "Go and go, I won't stop you. If there is anything, come here to find me, no matter what, including your and your friend."
As Guo Yuanwu pointed out, Guo Xiaojiu didn’t know whether it was Han Changli or Li Sanpang. Anyway, he would definitely not come to find this old man unless he had no choice.
Even if he was just the dean of the Prince's Academy, he was also a first-rank official from the imperial capital. If Guo Xiaojiu had not relied on a letter from Li Sanpang, not to mention that he had maintained a good relationship with this old man, he would probably have been too lazy to even look at him.
After walking out of the academy, Guo Xiaojiu looked at Zhuque Street and breathed a sigh of relief. This imperial capital is indeed not a place where people from the Jianghu should stay. Fortunately, only emperors in the entire Tang Dynasty were like this. If Luoyang City was the same, it would be...
While I was thinking about it, I had already arrived at the winery. The winery was full of wine making business, but I rarely sold wine alone.
The wine from the winery will flow along the Zhuque Street to the taverns and inns in the Imperial Capital City, and in various streets and alleys.
What happened last night, Guo Xiaojiu will naturally not forget that the wine in his restaurant was purchased by acquaintances introduced by Li Sanpang. The winery owner is a rough man and easy to talk to. Guo Xiaojiu and Ning Buer's restaurant, and the man recognizes the way. He used to send it once every half a month. Today, it was only eight or nine days after the last time. It may be that the business of the restaurant was better.
The owner of the winery came out and was very polite to Guo Xiaojiu with a smile on his face: "Little brother, are you here?"
"Hi, brother, I'm here to your place, naturally because my wine cellar is empty." Guo Xiaojiu also replied with a smile.
"Your winery has been doing well recently." The winery owner was a little surprised and had already begun to call the guy to prepare to move the wine.
"On the account." Guo Xiaojiu said again. He would definitely not owe the money. However, since Ning Buer was by his side, he had lost the habit of bringing money.
Guo Xiaojiu is a real man in the martial arts world. At least he thinks so that his money is like flowing water. Ning Buer is different. This great wizard of the Taoist sect should not be short of money, but Guo Xiaojiu could not understand her stinginess and even her poverty until she came to the imperial capital with Ning Buer.
After walking out of the winery, Guo Xiaojiu did not return to the winery immediately. He found a street without anyone and walked into it. Then he reached out to hold it on the scabbard and quietly waited for the person to appear.
"Ahem!" Not long after, someone slowly walked into the streets and alleys with a felt hat.
Chapter completed!