After the State of Chu reopened Zhaohuang Palace, Linjiang Restaurant's business became booming again. Shu'er, Lin Ying and Dongfang Sui returned to Linjiang City by boat, and happened to pass by Linjiang Restaurant on the way to Zhaohuang Palace.

So he walked in.

The lame second brother recognized Shu'er and Lin Ying who had given him a lot of money here two years ago, so he hurriedly came up to him on crutches and asked with a smile: "The two young masters came to our Chu country from the Song Dynasty again."

Want to play?"

After the three of them left Xuanji Island, they rushed back to Linjiang from Jintan. Shu'er found the layers of gauze in Chu Yue's women's clothing very cumbersome and troublesome, so they wore men's clothes all the way. The last time they came to Linjiang Restaurant, it was she and Lin Ying.

Qingyu and Yifeng angered the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty and fled to the Chu Kingdom. At that time, they were wearing simple and neat men's clothing of the Song Dynasty, but today they are wearing Chu clothes with wide robes and long sleeves. I can't help but

I was surprised that the second brother could recognize them at a glance.

Shu'er saw that the restaurant's business had improved a lot, and that the second brother had also softened his bitter look from two years ago, and couldn't help but be happy for him. She smiled and deliberately said with a Song accent: "I came here specifically to visit you.

I don’t know if you will have a wife after the unification of Chu State?"

The younger brother was stunned by Shu'er's question. He didn't know why the lavish young Song Guokuo was so familiar with him. He scratched his head and said sheepishly: "I gave him a betrothal gift a few days ago."

Shu'er tilted her head and looked at her younger brother, squinting her eyes and speaking in Chu dialect: "Which sister is she from? Have I seen her before?"

The younger brother looked at Shu'er in confusion, feeling that this young man was a bit weird. How could you, a Song nationality, know my best friend? But how could you, a Song nationality, have such an authentic Chu Linjiang accent? Xiao Xiao

The second brother smiled and shook his head, turned around and led the three of them to the upstairs seating area. As he walked, he said, "It's the second girl from the Mei family in Mei Zifang."

Shu'er said happily: "The second young lady of the Mei family? I remember that when King Chu You was alive, the old man of the Mei family in Mei Zifang was the great Sikong of Chu! Your marriage is really good!"

The second brother was surprised and said: "You also know that the old man of the Mei family was the great Sikong of Chu? That happened so many years ago!" Then he sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that the old man of Mei was unjustly killed by King Chu You.

After so many years of war, the Mei family has also declined. In order to supplement the family income, Yun'er stayed up late and did a lot of handicrafts over the years. She suffered from eye diseases and could not see clearly. If the Mei family had not declined, and if Yun'er had not had eye diseases, she

How can you marry a cripple like me?"

Shu'er patted the second brother's shoulder and comforted him: "Don't think so. Sister Yun from the Mei family must not have met you until she got an eye disease. When you were smart, didn't you often go to Mei Zifang to drink alcohol there?

Will the third uncle of the Mei family deliver wine?"

The second brother looked at Shu'er doubtfully and suddenly asked: "Did you become a disciple of Mr. Gu, who is good at fortune telling? How come you know everything?"

Shu'er thought of the fortune teller Gu Jingu he met here two years ago, and deliberately said mysteriously: "Your name is Lu, and your great-grandfather once served as the prime minister of King Xian of Chu. Unfortunately, he did not reach the throne during the reign of King You of Chu."

, your grandfather, as a Taifu, often spoke out and remonstrated during court discussions, pointing out all the incompetencies of King Chu You. As a result, he was tortured by King Chu You and died in prison. King Chu You sealed up the Lu Mansion in Qingtianfang.

, it was decreed that the tenth generation of the Lu family could not serve as officials in the court, and your family would be in dire straits from now on. Am I right?"

Lin Ying looked at Shu'er who was talking in a funny way, and then at her younger brother who suddenly turned pale. She smiled and said to Dongfang, "How about it? You don't know that she has also learned these alchemist skills, right?"

Of course Dongfang Sui didn't know that Shu'er often came to this restaurant to deliver drinks when he was a child, so he was just as dumbfounded as the younger brother.

When they arrived on the second floor, Lu gave the best seats by the window to the three of them. The three of them took their seats. Lu saluted Shu'er respectfully, frowned and asked seriously: "Sir, you know where you are going, but do you still know where you are going?"

?Am I really going to have to be a lame waiter in this restaurant for the rest of my life?"

Shu'er smiled and glanced at the Prince Lin who was sitting opposite him and the son raised by the current King of Chu. He turned to ask Lu Dao: "If you don't have to make a living in this restaurant, what do you want to do most in your life?"

Lu Zhengse said: "I want to be an official." He mustered up his courage and puffed up his chest and said: "I want to be a good official like my great-great-grandfather and grandpa who speak out and give advice! I want the world to be peaceful and never have a war! I want to be a good official."

I want thousands of good men in the Chu Kingdom to be able to run and jump, and not be like me who was disabled for life after returning from the army. I want..."

Lin Ying cupped her chin and looked at Lu, solemnly asking, "What else?"

Lu replied: "I want the Chu State to stop killing loyal people, and there will never be a tyrannical and fatuous king like King Chu You, and the Mei family and the Lu family will never be as loyal as the ones who were harmed by sycophants. I want to help the Chu State reopen Zhaohuang."

Prosperity."

Lin Ying nodded and asked, "Have you read the book?"

Lu replied: "I have read all the books left by my grandfather over and over again. But what's the use of reading them? King Chu You said, 'The tenth generation of the Lu family in Qingtian, Linjiang, cannot enter the court as an official'..."

Lin Ying waved her hand gently, with a warm smile in her eyes: "Now that Chu State no longer has the surname Lin, the decree issued by King Chu You has long been discontinued."

Shu'er nodded and said, "If you really have such a wish, it will definitely come true in your lifetime."

Lu looked at Shu'er expectantly and confirmed: "Sir, you can tell from my face..."

Shu'er interrupted: "It's not about appearance, it's about ambition. What you want is not to be promoted and make money, but to reopen the prosperous age of Zhaohuang. Brother Xiao Lu, where there is a will, things can come true."

"Brother Xiao Lu?" Lu couldn't help but feel dazed. He hadn't heard this title for more than ten years.

Shu'er stood up, walked around in front of Lu, and asked with a smile: "Brother Lu, do you really not recognize me?"

Lin Ying saw Lu staring hard at Shu'er and reminded her unhappily: "Do you still remember the name Shu'er?"

Lu looked at Lin Ying in surprise, then looked at Shu'er with wide eyes, and said in disbelief: "You... are you Xiao Shu'er? Old man Xu brought me here..."

Before Lu finished speaking, he heard a familiar voice behind him: "Why do you call me Old Man Xu? Waiter! Why did you give my seat to someone else again?"

Everyone looked towards the stairs and saw an old man with a wine gourd hanging on his waist walking over in a swaggering manner. Although he had white beard and white hair, his steps were still strong. Behind Xu Song was an old man holding a folding fan, who had been here before.

The fortune teller who told Lin Ying and Shu'er to "reopen Zhaohuang" was Gu Jingu.

Lu pulled Xu Song to Shu'er. "Old man Xu, do you still recognize her?"

Xu Song narrowed his eyes and looked at Shu'er, wondering: "Why, does this kid owe me money?"

Just as Lu was about to say Shu'er's name, Gu Jingu came over, pointed his folding fan at Shu'er and Lin Ying, laughed a few times, and said proudly: "It's you! What did I say? Reopen Zhaohuang

Right? Zhaohuang has reopened!"

Shu'er smiled and said: "Grandpa Xu, Grandpa Gu, since you like this seat by the window, why not sit with us and eat." Then he turned to Lu and said, "Brother Lu, go and take the best place in the restaurant.

It’s the freshest, and Grandpa Xu and Grandpa Gu’s favorite dishes. They’ll also give us a plate, and then they’ll come over to eat with us. I’ll treat you to this meal, no matter how expensive it is.”

Lu heard that everyone had finished speaking, and it was finally his turn to ask the question again: "Are you really... Xiao Shu'er?"

Shu'er blinked and said: "If it's true, I am the little Shu'er brought by Grandpa Xu. I am the little Shu'er who follows Aunt Yan here every day to deliver wine. Brother Lu, I don't know where I am going or where I will be.

, your life experience was told to me personally by you back then. You told me many times back and forth, and I still remember it fresh to this day."

Before Xu Song and Gu Jingu could sit firmly, they both stood up again.

Xu Song walked around to Shu'er again and said in surprise: "Are you Xiao Su'er? The Xiao Su'er I fished out of the Yu River?"

Shu'er was about to answer when she heard Gu Jingu yelling "Ahhh" from behind him.

All the guests on the second floor of Linjiang Restaurant looked at Gu Jingu in unison. The old man pointed at the silent young man in white who had been sitting by the window with a folding fan, and said excitedly: "You! You..."

Dongfang Xin frowned and said calmly: "I'm hungry."

Gu Jingu took a few steps back unconsciously, the folding fan in his hand still trembling. He suddenly raised his voice and said

Looking at the cloudy sky in the east, there are screeching owls calling from all directions.

If you have an empty stomach, you will swallow, and if your eyes are burning, your eyes will be burning in the sky.

Holding a glass of glass and drinking from the flood, getting drunk and wearing a jade luan floating in the sleeves.
Chapter completed!