Chapter 77: Empty Flowers and Sunny [5](1/2)
The heart of the Ou family manager skipped a beat and he almost died of breath...
The facial features on the face were crowded together and they were almost crying.
I drank this wine and said so much good things, not to mention that Mr. Chen himself said that he would come to him for a drink when he had time. Everything was perfect. As long as he left the teahouse, he would go there.
Now that Mr. Chen asked him to stop, I really don’t know what the King of Hell remembered again...
"Master Chen Si, if you still ask the little one to accompany you to drink, then you will have a good word and drink it until dawn. Otherwise, you will draw your sword and give it to me... If you keep standing like this, I will be scared to death even if I don't drink it to death."
The manager turned around and hunched his back, spreading his hands, shaking constantly.
"I ask you, how could the young master of the Ou family get mixed up with Liba?"
Mr. Chen asked.
Just now, I was only concerned about Mr. Jin's safety and wanted to send them away as soon as possible.
Looking back at what the manager said just now, Mr. Chen Si realized that something extraordinary seemed to have been ignored by him.
"So Fourth Master, you want to ask this."
The manager breathed a sigh of relief.
"This young man is named Ou Fan, and he was tricked by a master of the previous generation outside... He was only taken back from outside in his teens, and then he became a member of the ancestors and returned to his ancestors. But he was covered in external habits and was incompatible with the family. However, he had unexpected talents in the sword casting. Therefore, he is very precious in the family. He usually has no restrictions on him. He can go wherever he wants, and live wherever he wants, as long as he doesn't delay the sword casting."
The manager said.
"He likes to hang out with Liba the most?"
Mr. Chen continued to ask.
"That's not the case. But his favorite place is the pavilion by the river, saying that there is wind, water, and chat and laughter from Liba. Unexpectedly, something happened tonight."
The manager said.
"There are so many young masters in the Ou family, even if they are not young masters, Jian Xin needs a lot in each generation. Why do you value him like this?"
Mr. Chen asked.
The manager thought about it and didn't know how to answer this.
If you tell it truthfully, it involves a past event of the Ou family. As the saying goes, family shame is not made public and rashly tell it out. If the family is held accountable in the future, the one who is unlucky will be the one who is unlucky will be himself.
Although these ugly things are nothing, their reputation is greater than that, and small things are piled up, which is enough to destroy a famous family.
When a family is in power, the most important thing is no longer its foundation. Take the Ou Family Sword as an example. Even if an ordinary sword is stamped with the name of the Ou Family, no one dares to doubt whether it is true or false.
They were not interested in the sword or worshiped them, but were just afraid of the Ou family behind the sword.
Only a very small number of people are those who love swords. They are not loved by the Ou family, but because it is a good sword.
Therefore, for clans, reputation is extremely important. Although seeking fame is not a good word, it also demonstrates status.
Only people with a certain position will consider reputation.
However, after careful consideration, he felt that the incident back then was not actually a secret, not to mention that it was Mr. Chen Si who was asking, and maybe he knew that matter more clearly than himself.
"After seeing the sword he forged, the head of the family said that his talent was no less than that of the Ou Chu at that time... There was such a lesson in history, so he did not dare to restrict him too strictly."
When Mr. Chen heard the name "Ou Chu", his eyes lit up.
This genius swordsman of the Ou family was very popular, but it ended in a bleak end... The Ou family spoke, saying that Ou Chu had been expelled from the Ou family and had his surname deprived. These words were just a guise for ordinary people. Where did they live in a big family like Chen Siye? They were very clear in their hearts that Ou Chu was forced away by the Ou family and was considered to have become a rebel from the family.
Since Ou Yaming, the contemporary head of the Ou family, has such a high opinion of Ou Fan, he must have been cherishing his talents.
Such a young genius died silently in Xiawei City, which not only caused the Ou family to lose a future master, but also made the entire family lose face in the city. No wonder they had to fight so much.
"Okay, you go."
Mr. Chen sighed and said.
I thought the Ou family would be busy with the "Recruitment List" during this period, and the Hu family was all about selling wine. Mr. Jin was restless here and there would be no one to disturb him.
It seems that the city of Xiajian will not be so peaceful... It really takes a while to be in chaos.
What's more, the Ou family is best at is getting worse.
Taking advantage of the death of Ou Fan, I still don’t know how many articles I can write.
The manager walked out of the teahouse with relief and gently brought the door.
Mr. Chen sat down again and moved the lamp to Mr. Jin a little, so that both of them could see each other clearly.
They smiled at each other, but continued to drink.
Master Jin was very happy. Anyway, life and death were destined to be true. Since he chose to come to find Master Chen Si, he would naturally be able to block the ups and downs outside.
The two of them didn't say much, just slid their glasses and kept drinking.
Tonight is not a day to drink.
The days of drinking in the city of Wei are at the end of each month.
By the end of the month, the businesses of major families and merchants have been completed, and the delivery of the goods should be delivered and the payment should be paid.
There are about five days left before now, and there are only two tables of people drinking in Xiawei City tonight.
One table is Mr. Chen Si and Mr. Jin, and the other table is Liu Ruiying who is still at the reception banquet.
Just when the Ou Family City Supervisory Officer knocked on the door of the "Siye Teahouse", the Ou family also came to the place where Liu Ruiying drank, stood at the door and made a gesture, calling "Yijian" out.
"One Sword" left for half an hour.
During this period, his apprentice Zhang Yi was talking and laughing with him.
"Senior, do you have something important?"
After "Yi Jian" came back, Liu Ruiying asked.
He had been unable to sit still at this long and dull welcome banquet... Although Zhang Yi was a member of the Zhongdu Inspection Service in the past, he still had some topics with Liu Ruiying, but the more he talked about it, the more he realized that many of his thoughts were really weird...
To put it bluntly, if you are the quarrel girl in the inspection department, of course you can't stand it... It's light to pour a bucket of hot water, so it's not surprising that you'll replace it with boiling water that rolls away.
As for the "Lian Gongzi"... it is like a wooden stake.
He doesn't say a word, and he also takes care of himself when drinking, and never clinks glasses with them.
He kept tweeting the garlic with his hands and threw it into his mouth one by one.
It doesn't bother you with spicy food, like chewing beans, one bite at a time, very straightforward.
Liu Ruiying even felt that he was not talking to him, was he embarrassed to open his mouth because he ate too much garlic in his mouth...
After all, there will be a strong smell.
"Something is small in the family, please forgive me!"
"One sword" is extremely light and kind.
But Liu Ruiying understood in his heart.
How could a matter of being able to kill a "sword" for half an hour be a trivial matter? He just didn't want to say it to himself.
Only those who don't want to say will be polite.
"If something happens, please give yourself a favor, senior."
Liu Ruiying said, his tone was extremely sincere.
After hearing this, "Yi Jian" pondered for a while, and felt that Liu Ruiying did not mean to blame him, so she picked up the wine glass and drank it all with him.
"In fact, it is not something in the clan, but in Zhongdu City."
"Yi Jian" said after swallowing the wine in his mouth.
"The Ou family and Xia Weicheng are not distinguished from each other, and the affairs in the city are the affairs of the Ou family."
Liu Ruiying said.
"I heard from this incompetent apprentice that the Zhongdu Investigation and Inspection Department is making great achievements in investigating a lot. I wonder if Liu Dianjue can give me some advice?"
"Yi Jian" thought for a while and asked.
"With the courtesy of the Ou family and seniors, I will have to work harder in the city and even in the Pingnan King's Realm in the future and should serve you!"
Liu Ruiying bowed and said.
"Thank you for your help! Please move forward!"
"One sword" said.
He then ordered his friend to put the wine pot and wine glass in a tray, and he led Liu Ruiying toward the pavilion on the shore.
"I really didn't expect there would be such a prosperous night market in the desert south!"
After leaving the teahouse, Liu Ruiying looked at the grand occasion by the river and couldn't help but sigh.
There is only one river that crosses Xiaweicheng, but there are four river channels.
The river at the south wall is a place exclusively provided by other aristocratic families besides the Ou family and the Hu family. It enters the city from the southwest gate, surrounded by windings and flows out from the southeast gate, and there are eleven bridges on the river.
The river flowing through the city is mainly used to supply the people and exchanges in the city, and it also has the purpose of transporting grain from the northeast. All local products from the northeast are transported from here to the dangerous city, and they rely on this river regardless of public or private needs.
There is only one bridge on this river channel, and this bridge has no bridge columns. It is all made of giant trees and painted with red pigments, just like a flying rainbow in the sky, and the same is true for pedestrians to go up and down the earth bridge.
To be continued...