Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Buying Wine

Thinking it was due to the exhaustion of the journey, Di Renjie woke up early in the morning and saw the bright light outside the house, which made the paper on the window blindingly white. He dressed and got up to look. It turned out that there was a heavy snowfall at night, and the ground and roof tiles were thickly accumulated. There are still a few flying catkins floating in the air from time to time. Although it is cold outside the window, it is refreshing and pleasant.Di Chun and Li Yuanfang also got up early and came over. At this time, three or two guests in the other guest rooms were watching the snow on the porch. They were all happy with the arrival of the first snow this year, but worried that the snow would be so thick and slippery that it would be difficult to travel.

Di Renjie and the other three had no choice but to go to the store to have breakfast first, and then make plans after seeing how the snow accumulated on the official road. The door of the inn facing the street has been opened wide, and there are many people sitting in the shop, and there are also people from the nearby countryside who came to catch the morning market. Because of the cold weather, they all bought and sold goods early. They come here to drink hot tea or meet acquaintances The people who are in love, talk to each other all over the world.Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and Di Chun saw that there was an empty table near the door. Although it was a bit cold, it was a good time to enjoy the scenery on the road.Di Chun then ordered some steamed buns and hot mutton soup. While Di Renjie ate, he listened to some interesting news from the people in the shop with great interest. Di Chun chatted for a few words, then looked around at everyone in the store.

Except for a few people staying in the shop, most of the shop's local regulars sat together.There was only one person sitting at the adjacent table. He was tall, about 30 years old, dressed in rough clothes, and looked a bit unrefined. He ordered a plate full of beef and a jar of wine early in the morning. The locals don't know what they do for a living. The tall man sat alone and didn't talk to others. There was a small bamboo basket on the stool on the right hand side. He lifted the cloth cover and put some food into the basket. Li Yuanfang was very curious and focused. Listening, it sounded like a puppy barking lightly, and thought: Is there a puppy in the bamboo basket?Seeing that tall man's face is well defined, his brows and eyes are strong, but he seems to be very careful when feeding, and he turns over a piece of cloth for ventilation, Li Yuanfang feels a little funny, and it is inconvenient to keep staring at him and turn his head to look outside , I saw the clerks of the shops across the street busy opening the shop boards and clearing the snow in front of the door in twos and threes.

I saw two men pushing a wooden cart with seven or eight jars of wine on it. They thought it was difficult to travel all the way due to the snow. For the wine on the table, I only put a wine jar on the ground, walked into the store and ordered two bowls of hot soup, and a person at the table next to me greeted: "Sun Er, Zhang Ping, why are you two still selling wine in this weather? I'm afraid it's the mother-in-law at home who is pushing you hard!" After hearing this, all the people in the store burst into laughter, but most of them knew the two of them well, and someone had already dragged them to sit at their table.

But Sun Er rubbed his hands, shook his head and said: "If it wasn't for the wife of Zhao Siye in the west of Zhenxi, who was in a hurry to ask for wine, who would want to transport it to him in this cold weather!" It's because you are trying to make more money, so you go all the way to the next door to sell!" Sun Er was embarrassed, and Zhang Ping, who was small and thin, entered the shop without saying a word, but at this time With a wry smile, he said: "There is still money to be made there, I'm afraid this trip will be in vain!" Everyone was surprised, and the person who greeted them first asked what was going on, Sun Er laughed and looked at Zhang Ping, feeling embarrassed. spoke up.

It turned out that the two of them sold the wine because they had an appointment with someone to use it today, so they rushed here on the fourth watch. Firstly, it was a small business, so that they would not break their promises, and secondly, it was a simple idea, but only a few dozen miles , If you walk slowly, start early, and arrive at noon.Unexpectedly, the snow was so thick that it was too hard to push the wheels on the flat ground, and they would slip when they encountered slopes. The two of them were almost tired and fell apart, and the skin on their hands had to be worn off, so they walked less than halfway. road.Then Sun Er discussed with Zhang Ping, anyway, there are still two more jugs of wine in the shipment, so it's better to get some to drink, so as to borrow energy, and he also agreed that this wine is the capital of the two of them, so it's okay to drink , but the brothers also have to settle accounts clearly, they can’t do business at a loss, and whoever drinks has to pay. Now the two of them discussed it, and Sun Er scooped up half a teaspoon and drank it, and took a piece of money to pay Zhang Ping. After walking for a while, Zhang Ping thought he might as well have a sip, so he paid the money just now to Sun Er, took half a scoop and drank it. He really felt that after drinking, the wind blowing on his face would not be cold anymore. Getting up in the car was even more exciting, and the two of them were very happy, stopping and walking along the way, you take a spoonful of me, you pay me a fee, I pay you a fee, and they drank most of the jar of wine. The spirit of wine surged, and they were still elated. When they arrived in the town, the road gradually became easier, and the two of them realized that most of the wine was gone. The more they thought about it, the more confused they became, and they were very annoyed.When Sun Er said this, everyone realized that the red faces of the two of them were not only from the cold, but also from the color of wine. Have a full drink." There are also people who say that fools have silly fun, but they are also happy.

Di Renjie was also amused by the chaos in the shop, and couldn't help but said: "The folk customs in this small place are simple, and they don't care about anything. I just don't know what they will do when they go back." Li Yuanfang laughed and said: "That's what adults are used to. It’s an intrigue.” Suddenly he became playful, and said in a low voice: “Why don’t we think of a way so that the two of them can go back happily.” Di Renjie smiled and nodded, and when Di Chun heard it, he also became excited, but Seeing that Li Yuanfang was about to get up, he sat back again and motioned for Di Chun to look out. The tall man sitting at the next table hurried to the wine truck parked at the door and looked from Li Yuanfang's side , I could just see him carrying the jar of wine on his table half covered with his body, Di Renjie glanced at Li Yuanfang, and said with a smile: "It seems that someone has taken a step ahead."

Unexpectedly, at this time, Sun Er pulled Zhang Ping and walked out, thinking that he had lost his wine, knowing that he could not blame others for making fun of him, but the wine still had to be delivered, the two hurried out of the store, the tall one was too late to dodge. On the side, Li Yuanfang caught a glimpse of him switching the wine jar on the ground with the one on the car in a very quick way. When everyone in the store saw Sun Er coming out, some of them thought they were familiar with each other, so they didn't want to make fun of him too much, so they all came out to comfort him, and Sun Er picked up the wine jar and said strangely: "Hey, why is this wine full again? ?” Zhang Ping stepped forward and opened it to have a look, he saw a jug full of wine, he was born honest, how could he think that someone would change the jug?He just looked at Sun Er stupidly, wondering why the wine came back again.After saying this, others gathered around, and everyone laughed for no reason: "I think you two were stunned by the cold wind."

The tall man was standing in the crowd, it was not easy to pour wine into the empty altar without being noticed by the crowd.Seeing this, Li Yuanfang paced over, smelled the wine jug in Sun's second-hand hands, and praised the crowd loudly: "It smells so good, this wine is not bad." Turning around, he picked up the half-empty wine jar on the car, and asked Sun Erdao "Can you just sell me a pot?" While taking out money and stuffing it to him, regardless of what he said, he just opened the lid, pretended to raise his head and took a sip, and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad." Sun Er, Zhang Pingben His mind was completely confused, so he opened his mouth wide and watched Li Yuanfang smell, buy and drink the wine, and suddenly he looked down and saw that Sun's second-hand money was much more than that of buying a jug of wine, and he forgot all about it. After talking, when she came back to her senses, Li Yuanfang had already returned to the shop with the wine.

Everyone said that the two of them were confused, but the jug of wine was resold for a good price, so it was considered luck, and some urged him to deliver the wine quickly, so that he could go home early.The country people are dull in nature, but they were not fully awake when they wanted to drink. The two of them were confused, so they pushed into the cart together and left.All the spectators here came back to sit down. Seeing the tall man come in, Li Yuanfang smiled and nodded at him. The man smiled heartily and sat down to eat again.