Chapter 145: Hu Ren’s Wine Shop

After leaving the East Palace, Li Qing'an took Dugu Mingzhu to Rehaiju in Xiling Lane, which is a restaurant located in the deep alley next to Xicheng City. Last time Li Heng had met him secretly here.

Dugu Mingzhu was like a little bird, chattering and talking to Li Qing'an all the way.

"Brother Li, how did you know there is a tavern here?" Mingzhu saw that there was a tavern hidden in the deep alley, and her eyes widened.

"This is a Hu people's restaurant, I've been here before."

Li Qingan smiled and turned over and dismounted, and smiled at more than 20 personal soldiers and said, "Everyone will have a drink together!"

The soldiers smiled embarrassedly, "Thank you, General!" Everyone dismounted. At this time, two mates ran out of the restaurant to lead them. Everyone walked into the restaurant, and several beards came forward enthusiastically.

"Are the Junren drinking in the same place or separate the rooms?"

"Find us a big room!"

"Yes! Yes! Military men, please follow me." A Hu Ji led them to the second floor. The second floor was divided into five or six large houses by wooden boards, all named after the small town in the Sailiaoye area. Most of the rooms were filled with guests, and laughter was heard from inside.

"Mr. Please come into this room!"

Hu Ji pushed open a large empty house. The sign at the door said 'General Pei Luo City'. The room was covered with mats and brightly lit. The charcoal fire in several large basins was burning, which made the room particularly warm, giving people a warm feeling. It was a good place to drink.

"Everyone can sit there, and you can eat and drink tonight with your stomach open!"

Li Qingan waved his hand, and his dozen of his personal soldiers and entourages smiled and found a place to sit down, took off their outer clothes, rolled up their sleeves, and the room immediately became lively. Five or six Hu Ji who were drinking came in. Most of the personal soldiers could speak Turkic language, and everyone greeted him in Turkic language. Hu Ji Ji was shocked and happy, as if he met an old friend in a foreign land, and was particularly enthusiastic.

"Brother Li, you know why you came to the Hu Ren Restaurant."

Mingzhu looked at the Anxi soldiers and Hu Ji who were talking to each other and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect so many people would say the words of Hu people."

She thought for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, and smiled at Li Qing'an Yingying and said, "Brother Li, can you talk nonsense?"

Li Qingan laughed, "Aren't I talking nonsense all day?"

Mingzhu was angry and anxious, and punched Li Qing'an in the arm and said, "You know what I mean, and you're intentional!"

"Miss Mingzhu, my general speaks Turkic words very well." Jiang Xiaonian said with a smile beside him.

"Really? Brother Li, when will you teach me?"

Li Qing'an poured her a glass of wine, and then filled herself with it, and said with a smile: "What are you doing when you learn Turkic language? You won't go to Anxi."

"Who said I won't go to Anxi? My sister always said when can I go to Anxi to take a look?"

Li Qingan smiled and drank a glass of wine, and asked, "Is your sister married?"

Mingzhu sighed quietly: "Married, I married Pei Feng, the eldest son of the Jinziguang doctor Pei You last month. He is Tanhua, Jinke, and I am also my sister's wedding girl! The wedding was very grand, but unfortunately Brother Li didn't come."

Li Qingan said 'Oh!', a hint of loss rose in his heart, and Dugu Mingyue's elegant and luxurious figure appeared in his mind. She finally got married and married a famous family with a talented family. Perhaps this is the destination she dreamed of!

"What, Brother Li thinks his sister is not married properly?" Mingzhu asked carefully.

Li Qingan picked up the wine glass and smiled bitterly, sighing: "I am going toward the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."

Seeing that Li Qing'an had an unconcealable loss in his smile, Mingzhu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed, and said in a sweet voice: "Brother, I lied to you, my sister is not married!"

I thought that after a year, Li Qing'an no longer cared about his sister, but he still had an older sister in his heart. Mingzhu comforted her and hurriedly said, "Actually, Pei Feng really likes her sister. The Pei family came to propose marriage several times, and my grandfather also intends to marry the Pei family, but my father wrote a letter. His attitude is very simple. Whether he wants to marry or not is up to my sister to decide. My sister only said one thing: She might as well die if she marrys someone she doesn't like. Grandfather is helpless, so she can't reach a marriage with the Pei family until now."

Only then did Li Qing'an realize that Dugu Mingyue wanted to marry the person she liked. This person should be Li Chu, the King of Guangping, not himself. Dugu Mingyue didn't take him seriously at all. Perhaps she even forgot who Li Qing'an is. She had no fate and no part. Just one time, what else can she have to worry about?

Thinking of this, Li Qing'an suddenly felt enlightened, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and smiled at the soldiers and said, "You can ask for whatever dish you want."

"Thank you, General, I want to come back to Jingzhou sugar carp."

"Grill a few more pounds of hot sea mutton, and a few more jars of wine."

The army was full of talk and was in high spirits. Mingzhu didn't know that Li Qing'an's mental journey changed. She dreamed that Li Qing'an could become her brother-in-law. Among so many people who had her sister went on blind dates, she only liked Li Qing'an and liked his upright heroic temperament. When she heard that Li Qing'an led 3,000 troops to fight against the 80,000 Tubo army, she was proud and sad. Pride was that she did not misread the person, while sad was that Li Qing'an almost died on the battlefield. She quietly shed tears for a few nights. Now, hope ignited in her heart again. She must match Li Qing'an and her sister's marriage.

Her cheeks were bright red, she picked up the wine glass and smiled, "Brother Li, I'll give you another cup."

Li Qingan clinked her a glass and smiled and said, "After drinking this glass of wine, I will send you back first."

"Brother Li, I'll stay for a while! It's okay."

"No!" Li Qing'an's face sank, "You must go back after drinking this glass of wine."

Mingzhu thought about it and said aggrievedly: "Then you have to keep your word, I will finish this glass of wine before leaving."

"I will keep my word naturally, drink quickly!"

Mingzhu sipped a little lightly on the edge of the wine glass. She blinked mischievously and smiled: "Since that's the case, I'll drink this glass of wine slowly."

The wine was so refreshing and the room was laughing loudly. Before they knew it, several Hu Ji slipped in. Many soldiers had been to Sai Ye. Speaking of the customs and customs of Anxi, the vast waves of Rehai, and the forests and Gobi on both sides of Sai Ye Chuan, it evoked many Hu Ji's homesickness. They shone with tears and leaned against Tang Jun, telling their longing for their hometown.

Mingzhu drank this glass of wine for half an hour, and it took less than half of it. She refused to go home. Li Qingan had no choice but to let her go. At this time, a middle-aged man walked in outside the door. He glanced at the room and smiled and said, "Hehe! It's so lively here."

This man is burly, has a wide forehead, and has a pair of bright tiger eyes. He is a Han man, but his eyes have a blue lineage of Hu people. He has a big voice and a generous look in his every move.

When Hu Ji in the room saw him coming in, she was so scared that she stood up together and whispered: "Master!"

"You guys continue to drink and serve Jun Ye well."

The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand, walked to Li Qing'an and bowed, "I heard that General Li of Anxi has a reputation for being famous for a long time. He is often a villain. He is the owner of Rehaiju. Welcome General Li to my store."

He smiled at the Tang army again and said, "Everyone is happy to drink, I will treat you to this wine."

Li Qing'an quickly stood up and bowed and said, "I have received the intention of Master Chang. Today I will invite my brothers to drink, so I don't have to bother Master Chang."

"Oh! It is an honor for the Anxi Army in the Battle of Longyou to come to my shop to drink. You kill the enemy for the country. Even though I am a civilian, I admire you very much. Please give me this opportunity and let me express my admiration for the heroes."

The host bowed and bowed deeply and said, "General Li, please!"

Seeing that he was quite sincere, Li Qingan nodded and said, "Okay! I'll let Master Chang spend money tonight."

Lord Chang was overjoyed and turned around and shouted to his friend, "Go and bring the ten bottles of broken leaf wine in the wine cellar!"

The guy agreed and ran away. Seeing that he was generous, Li Qingan immediately felt a little fond of him. He waved his hand and smiled, "Master Chang might as well sit down and have a drink."

Several personal soldiers quickly moved away from the seat, and Chang Dongzhu smiled and said, "It is my honor to be able to drink with General Li."

He didn't delay and sat down. At this time, the friend brought ten bottles of aged wine. The master Chang opened a bottle of wine, poured a glass of wine for Li Qing'an and himself, and filled Mingzhu with it. He stood up and raised his glass and said to everyone: "General Li, although I am a merchant of the Shattered Leaf, my ancestors were also Han generals of the Tang Dynasty. I have always admired the passionate blood of the country who died for the country the most. Your deeds made me feel excited. I wish I could go to Chiling immediately, draw my sword to join the battle, come! I wish I could toast this glass of wine, everyone has drunk this glass of wine."

The soldiers agreed and raised their glasses to drink together, immediately praised: "It's really a good wine!"

Li Qing'an also drank it all in one go. He also felt that the glass of wine was sweet and long, with a very mellow taste, and it was a little sweeter than the Jiaohe wine he had drunk. He couldn't help but praise: "Good wine!"

Master Chang smiled, "This wine has been stored in the cellar for twenty years. It was my father who left it. It's a pity that there are only the last ten bottles of wine left, so we can't let everyone have fun."

Seeing that he was sincere to others, Li Qingan gave him a glass of wine and smiled: "Just heard from Master Chang that his ancestors were also generals of the Tang Dynasty, so I wonder which famous general of the Tang Dynasty?"

Lord Chang shook his head and said, "My ancestors had gone to Broken Leaf as early as the early years of Zhenguan. It has been nearly a hundred years, so it's better not to mention it!"

He felt a little sad, and then picked up the wine and drank it all, sighing: "The greatest wish of our Shattered Ye Han people is that Shattered Ye can return to the Tang Dynasty and rebuild Shattered Ye Jun Town. Since the Tang Dynasty abolished Shattered Ye Jun Town in the early years of Kaiyuan, thirty years have passed in a flash. We Shattered Ye Han people are always looking forward to the day when Shattered Ye returns to the Tang Dynasty."

"The Lord Chang Dong is not to be sad. I personally think that as long as the Tang Dynasty stabilizes the situation in Longyou and removes the threat from Tubo, it will definitely reconsider the issue of Lingxi. I also believe that sooner or later, Li Qing'an will lead my army to Suiye City."

"Others say that I may not believe it, but General Li said this, and I will wait, waiting for General Li's army to enter the Broken Leaf."

After drinking, Li Qing'an sent Mingzhu back to his house. Dugu Mansion was in Wubenfang. After walking for a while, Dugu Mingzhu was drunk a little too much. She staggered and just walked up the back door stairs when the door suddenly opened. Her sister Dugu Mingyue ran out of the door, and held her sister and complained: "Why are you back now? I've been waiting for you, ah! You've actually drunk."

Anger flashed in her eyes. Her sister was young and ignorant, and she actually went to drink with others. She mistakenly made a villain for something important. What's wrong? She looked up and glared at Li Qing'an, "Who are you? You dare to take my sister to drink without authorization."

It was dark at night, and there was a little distance between them. She didn't recognize her all at once. Li Qing'an felt a little apologized and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Miss Mingyue, I'm so sorry. I won't take Ling Mei to drink again in the future."

Dugu Mingyue recognized Li Qing'an only then. She was stunned for a moment, and the anger in her heart suddenly faded, "It turned out to be General Li. I was a little heavier just now, I'm sorry!"

Li Qingan smiled and said, "I can understand my sister's love for her sister. Tonight I wanted Mingzhu to come back early, but I didn't seize the time and made you worry."

"Thank you General Li for understanding."

Dugu Mingyue looked back at her sister and sighed, "My sister has always been willful. Although she is not young anymore, she always can't grow up like a child. The more she doesn't let her go out, the more she wants to go out. My grandfather scolded her, and she can't change it. Everyone has to let her go, but I can't rest assured that she is afraid that she will mishandle the bandit and will harm her whole life. Alas! When will she grow up?"

Li Qingan nodded silently, bowed and smiled, "Miss Mingyue, I also regard Mingzhu as my sister. I will try my best to persuade her and will never let her mislead herself. Then I will leave first."

"Thank you General Li for sending her back."

Dugu Mingyue helped Mingzhu back, but heard Li Qingan laughing from afar: "I wish Miss Mingyue to find a good partner early and find a happy husband."

Dugu Mingyue's face suddenly turned red. She turned around and glared at Li Qing'an, but saw that he had gone far away. Dugu Mingyue looked at his back and couldn't help but sigh softly.

As the night gradually became deeper, the drums of closing the door were ringing. At this time, a carriage drove into Guangdefang next to the west city and stopped in front of a large mansion. The carriage drove away. Changjin, the owner of Rehaiju, hurried up the steps. He knocked on the door. The door opened a crack. He flashed and walked in.

After a while, Changjin walked to an inner room with closed doors and windows, and pushed the door directly into it. The room was brightly lit. An old man with a gray beard was reading a book under the light. When he saw Changjin, he put down the book and smiled: "Why did you think of coming here today?"

"Brother, today Li Qing'an is here in my restaurant again."

"What, has the prince made a secret appointment with him again?"

"There is no prince, he just brought his hands down to drink."

Chang Jin sat down, he was a little restless, as if he was thinking about something. The old man with white beard smiled and said, "Do you have any worries about me?"
Chapter completed!