A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 44 Divorce
Nothing to do at night, drinking in the pub.

Recently, Cao Zhihua would come to Daqianmen Bistro to drink at night.

One is boring at night, and the other is the tavern which is quite interesting. There are all kinds of places, so we can chat together and listen to Mr. Niu and other old [-] people talk about some legendary stories of old [-] cities to pass the time.

As usual, Cao Zhihua came back to the tavern after dinner. The tavern was already full.

Cao Zhihua and Niu Ye have been on good terms recently, and Niu Ye will save a seat for him every night.

Cao Zhihua ordered half a catty of wine, tripe, pickles, and peanuts, and sat down on Master Niu's table.

"Master Niu, if nothing else, the pickles in these four-nine cities must be so delicious. Boss Huizhen has a unique skill."

"Hey, no, the pickles here are amazing."

"What were you doing, Mr. Niu, just now? As soon as I walked in, I saw you guys having fun."

"Hey, let me tell you about our Suolongjing in Sijiu City."

Cao Zhihua is a staunch materialist and said in surprise:

"Hey, Mr. Niu, what age is this? There are no ghosts or ghosts anymore."

When Mr. Niu saw that Cao Zhihua didn't believe it, he said mysteriously

"Hey, Zhihua, you don't know this."

"Legend has it that when sorghum was used to control floods, a dragon was locked in an ancient well in Beixinqiao, which is known as the sea eye of Sijiu City."

Cao Zhihua just listened to the story and said very politely:
"and then?"

"Hey, when Yao Guangxiao controlled the water and locked Duke Long in the sea, he asked: "Commander Yao, do you want to imprison me for 1000 or 1 years?"When can I come out? "

Yao Guangxiao said: "When the bridge is old and the wings are built, that will be your day of success."

From here onwards, it is called Beixinqiao.Beixin Bridge has never built any bridge wings. "

Cao Zhihua listened to Mr. Niu's words and he had to say that this old man from Jiucheng is really good at talking.
"It's been so many years, Mr. Niu, are you telling a fairy tale?"

"Hey, Zhihua, you don't know this."

"When the Japanese army entered Sijiu City, the Japanese army did not believe in evil. They pulled up along the iron chain for a kilometer or two, and saw the yellow soup whirring underneath. But there were loud noises from the bottom of the well, like cattle. The roar was like a tiger's roar; it was accompanied by a gush of yellow water. There was also a faint sound of sea breeze, accompanied by a fishy smell. The Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they peeed and quickly put the chain back."

When Cao Zhihua heard that this time period was relatively close, he said doubtfully
"Master Niu, are you so evil?"

"Hey, it's true, everyone in Four Nine Cities knows about this."

"Then there really is a dragon vein under our Sijiu City?"

"That's right, otherwise several dynasties would all have their capital here."

Mr. Niu saw Cao Zhihua's unbelieving look,

"Hey, do you know about the recent hauntings in our Sijiu City?"

Cao Zhihua drank some wine and saw that everyone around him was in agreement. He felt as if everyone knew about it, so he quickly asked:

"It's haunted, Mr. Niu."

"A strange phenomenon has happened in the Drum Tower in Sijiu City these days. Every time the sun sets, plumes of smoke rise from the top of the Drum Tower. This has been happening for several days in a row."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, there was green smoke during the day?joked:
"Which family's ancestor is showing up?"

Seeing Cao Zhihua's joking look, Mr. Niu glared at him angrily and said

"Don't believe it. Many people have seen this. Be careful that ghosts will come to your door and take you away."

Cao Zhihua said with a dumb smile:

"Yes, Mr. Niu, I was wrong. I just thought that the smoke was a good thing. Isn't the smoke always used to describe the presence of someone in the family? How does this have anything to do with being haunted?" Mr. Niu He couldn't explain clearly, so he touched his head and said cautiously:

"This matter, you can't believe it happened, but you can't believe it didn't happen. You kid, just take it easy, don't let ghosts come to your door in the middle of the night."

"Hey, as you always said, I haven't done anything wrong and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on my door."

"Come, come, let's go."

"Okay, come on, cheers."

Cao Zhihua sandwiched peanut oil, ate a few, smacked his lips, and said to Mr. Niu:
"Master Niu, haven't you seen Sister Xueru coming over to drink in the past two days?"

When Master Niu heard this, he sighed:

"Well, I heard that Xueru's husband dumped her and went to the beautiful country. He is probably dealing with this matter in the past two days."

Although Cao Zhihua knew the plot, he still pretended to be surprised and said:
"How stupid this man is. Sister Xueru's condition and appearance are so popular everywhere. How unimaginable is this? Is the beautiful country really so attractive?"

"Hey, how do we know what he thinks?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said:

"Master Niu, is Sister Xueru still at her courtyard house today? I want to see her after this happened."

After all, Cao Zhihua was so young, so Mr. Niu didn’t think much and replied:
"She should be there. I saw her near her shop during the day. You might as well go and have a look."

"Okay, you drink slowly, and I'll go to Sister Xueru's house to have a look."

Cao Zhihua said, finished the wine in the glass, stood up and left.

Soon, after riding his bicycle to the door of Chen Xueru's yard, Cao Zhihua just knocked on the door when he heard someone coming to open the door.

"Hey, brother Zhihua, why are you here?"

"I haven't seen you drinking in a tavern in the past two days. I'm worried that something happened to your family. I came here to check on you."

When Chen Xueru heard that Cao Zhihua cared about her, she was very happy. She grabbed Cao Zhihua's sleeve and pulled it inside.

"Let's go, brother Zhihua, you're here just in time. I'm going to pick up a few dishes and have some wine with me."

Cao Zhihua came to see Chen Xueru, so he didn't refuse and entered the room with Chen Xueru.

In the original drama, Chen Xueru was good in the hall and in the kitchen, and her cooking skills were quite good.

Sitting on the sofa at Chen Xueru's house, watching Chen Xueru coming in and out, I felt that this person was okay and his emotions were not affected too much.

After a while, Chen Xueru brought the dishes to the table, took out a bottle of Moutai from the wine cabinet, and said with a smile
"Brother Zhihua, thank you for coming to see me. Come, let's have a drink together."

Cao Zhihua followed the table and took a look. At this moment, Chen Xueru fried some shredded radish and fried pork, one peanut, one cucumber and one scrambled egg.

Cao Zhihua was not polite to Chen Xueru, and directly filled their glasses with wine.

"Come, Sister Xueru, thank you for your warm hospitality. Here's to you."

"Come, brother Zhihua, thank you for coming to see me, please go away."

After drinking the glass of wine, Cao Zhihua picked up the shredded radish and fried the meat, and ate it. The shredded radish was very crispy, with a hint of sweetness and the taste of the meat. It was quite delicious.

Raising his thumb to Chen Xueru,

"Sister Xueru, it's delicious. This is what you cook..."

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