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The wine was clear and fragrant. This kind of good wine made the drinkers salivate and drank from the big bowl, but Xu Zhiqiu and Lu Ningshuang remained unmoved.

The two of them came to the wine shop but didn't drink, which would make people feel a little strange. In addition, the two of them were handsome and extraordinary, which attracted many eyes.

Most of them were concentrated on Lu Ningshuang.

The men in small places have never seen such beauties before, they are all thinking wildly in their hearts, but after all, they have no courage to do anything, even with the gall, they can only cast their eyes to enjoy themselves.

Lu Ningshuang probably has long been used to being watched secretly, so she didn't care about these ordinary people, and just stared at the wine in the bowl.

At this time, Xu Zhiqiu turned his head, looked at the drinker beside him and asked, "Your Excellency lives nearby?"

The drinker who was questioned was a strong man with beards, and when he heard Xu Zhiqiu's question, he put down his half-drunk wine bowl and said enthusiastically, "Yes, my home is on the east side of the alley, my little brother asked me what I'm doing here. ?”

Xu Zhiqiu said with a gentle smile, "It's nothing, I just wanted to find out when this wine shop opened, why haven't I heard of it before."

The bearded brawny man said: "The little brother should be far away. Old Zhangtou's shop has been open for half a year, and everyone nearby knows it. I dare say that the wine in this area is the best in his house." drink."

Xu Zhiqiu said: "It seems that your Excellency often comes here to drink."

"That's right," the strong man said, "I'm good at wine. I used to drink at the wine shop on Shihua Street, but I haven't been there since Lao Zhangtou opened the shop. Who told Lao Zhangtou to drink here? The wine is delicious, I come here almost every day."

"Since that's the case, has your Excellency noticed this person?" Xu Zhiqiu said softly, "It's a man who likes to put rouge on his face."

A man likes to put rouge on his face. Such appearance characteristics should leave a deep impression on people. Since he comes every day, there is no reason why he would not know. Sure enough, the bearded man nodded and said he remembered it just after listening to the description.

"Then did he come here yesterday?"

"Come here, early in the morning, he was still there when I left."

Did you come early yesterday morning... Seeing that the bearded man had an impression, Xu Zhiqiu continued to ask: "Is he the only one?"

The bearded man thought for a while and said: "There should be only one person. I was a little drunk when I left, and I didn't see anyone talking to him."

"Then he just came here to drink?"

"What else can you do when you come to the wine shop without drinking?" The bearded man said, "My little brother asked if this person had a feud with him?"

Xu Zhiqiu lied and said, "It's not a festival, but that person owes me some silver taels, so I thought of asking."

When the bearded man heard this, he didn't talk any more, he burped and continued to drink the wine in the bowl.

The curtain of the aisle of the wine shop was lifted at this time, and an elderly woman walked in from the backyard, which should be the woman the wine shop owner said. After the old woman came in, she sat on the chair behind the counter, her eyes Become half-closed.

Xu Zhiqiu and Lu Ningshuang glanced in the direction of the counter, but neither said anything.

Sitting like this until noon, the guests in the wine shop have changed three times, but the cousin who is related to the eldest lady has never appeared.

Lu Ningshuang frowned and said, "It seems that I won't come today."

Xu Zhiqiu also felt the same way, maybe because what happened in Hu's residence last night was known.

Lu Ningshuang remained silent for a while and then said: "Do you want to leave here, or..."

She stopped before she finished speaking, but Xu Zhiqiu could also understand what she meant, the person who was suspected of being a monster often haunted this wine shop, it is absolutely impossible to say that there is no problem with this wine shop.

And Xu Zhiqiu always felt that there was something wrong with the drink.

The taste of this wine is too mellow, not to mention those alcoholics, even people like Xu Zhiqiu who don't drink alcohol often will feel the desire to drink a few cups after smelling it for a long time, which is really abnormal.

After thinking about it, Xu Zhiqiu got up and walked to the checkout counter, and said to the old woman, "Check out."

The white-haired old woman in old clothes didn't move, she didn't even raise her head, she raised her eyelids to take a look after Xu Zhiqiu said it again, then smiled a little embarrassedly, and gestured a few times beside her ear : "Oh, I'm really sorry, this young master, don't be angry, I'm getting old, and my ears are a little hard to hear."

As she spoke, she glanced at the two bowls of wine on the table again, and said, "Young master, I haven't drank the two bowls of wine, so how can I charge you for the wine? Well, alas, but the taste is not to the young master's liking?"

Xu Zhiqiu shook his head, and said with a smile: "Although this wine has not been drunk, I know it is a good wine, so I plan to order ten jars of wine, this is two silver coins, as a deposit, please return Inform the old shopkeeper."

The old woman didn't seem to hear clearly again, she moved her ears closer and asked, "How many jars?"

Xu Zhiqiu said: "Ten altars."

Hearing that there were ten jars of wine, the old woman seemed a little embarrassed: "This... is a bit too much, my old man may not be able to keep up with his work."

Xu Zhiqiu said: "Then please ask the old shopkeeper, how many jars of wine can he sell in a day?"

The old woman nodded, said wait a moment, and then walked slowly towards the backyard. When the sound of her footsteps was far away, Xu Zhiqiu lifted the curtain of the aisle and walked towards the backyard.

There is only a corner between the backyard of the wine shop and the store. Xu Zhiqiu walked across the corner and saw a yard with wine vats of different sizes, boilers and tools for brewing wine.The hunchbacked old shopkeeper was busy stirring things in front of the boiler, while the old woman was talking about ordering wine.

Seeing that the two of them didn't notice him, Xu Zhiqiu hid along the wall to the gap between the wall of the backyard and the pillars behind the house.

At this time, the old shopkeeper talked to his wife for a few words, and walked into the wine shop together. Xu Zhiqiu took advantage of this gap to come to the place next to the boiler. The broken food used for brewing wine, he then lifted the steaming lid of the boiler and found that the boiler was empty.

Seeing that there was nothing to doubt here, Xu Zhiqiu quietly entered the room adjacent to the backyard again. As soon as he entered the door, he could smell the strong aroma of wine, which was almost pungent.

Looking around in this hut, there are only three large wine vats in the room, and the fragrance is also coming from here.

Xu Zhiqiu lifted the lid of a wine jar, and saw that there was a thick paste inside, which was yellow in color as a whole. There was a hole dug in the middle of the paste, hiding a skeleton without flesh.