Chapter Thirty-Nine: Wine Can Also Dissolve Wine

  The next day, Wang Kuang got up very early, of course, this getting up early was relatively speaking, compared to his previous habit of getting out of bed before noon, and it was only about an hour or so earlier, around 9 o'clock in modern times.

  Everyone in the inn had a good time drinking last night, and no one got up early today. It was those guests who didn't get to drink yesterday that remembered there was a discount today, so they came knocking on the door early to wake them up. Those dozen or so soldiers were called over by Sun Ming from his home last night, and several strong servants carried them to the guest room to sleep. They haven't gotten up yet.

  Wang Xiao is still the same, although his older brother has returned, he wants to spend more time with him, but he's not willing to neglect his studies. Moreover, Wang Ling got drunk last night and ended up dancing on the table, crying and laughing at the same time. As a result, Wang Kuang and Wang Ling had a fight, and Wang Ling hasn't woken up yet. So Wang Xiao went to school early to study. Speaking of which, Wang Kuang feels a bit ashamed, since Wang Xiao started attending school, he's had few opportunities to play with him. Fortunately, Wang Xiao is well-behaved and seems to know that Wang Kuang has some plans, so when he's free, he doesn't bother Wang Kuang, but instead goes to play with Sun Ming's two younger sons.

  Because Lin Zhubu ordered him to go to the yamen today, although it's not that he would be punished for not going, but Wang Kuang thought that he still couldn't afford to provoke Lin Zhubu again. Otherwise, over time, his impression in Lin Zhubu's heart would become worse, which would be detrimental to his future plans.

  It can't be helped, so Wang Kuang had to call Gao San to bring a basin of cold water and a towel. Together, they pushed open the door to Wang Ling's room, which was quite dark, making it hard to see clearly. Wang Kuang then pushed open the window facing the street, and only then could he see that Wang Ling was sleeping with his head hanging down, his feet propped up on the bed, his head tilted to one side, snoring loudly. The quilt had already been kicked to one side, and because it was cold, Wang Ling stretched out both hands in his sleep, constantly feeling around beside him, probably searching for the quilt.

  Wang Kuang saw this and couldn't help but feel both amused and impressed. On such a cold day, Wang Ling could actually fall asleep like that. This was also typical of Wang Ling, who had grown accustomed to sleeping under the sky and using the ground as his bed after two years of following the army on their expeditions. If it were someone else, they would probably have fallen ill from the cold.

  He pushed Wang Ling twice, and Wang Ling turned over, waving one hand to brush away Wang Kuang's hand that was pushing his shoulder. He muttered: "Don't disturb me, let me sleep a bit longer, the battle hasn't started yet, wait until the rebels are within ten zhang before calling me." It seemed he still thought he was sleeping on the battlefield in the wilderness.

  It's a good thing Wang Kuang was prepared, so he twisted the wet towel and wiped Wang Ling's face. After being stimulated by the cold towel, Wang Ling woke up, suddenly jumping up like a carp, standing up, and shouting: "You thief, don't be arrogant, I am King Jianan! ", This move made Wang Kuang and Gao San stare in shock, not knowing how Wang Ling did it. To say that lying flat on the ground can make a carp jump up, Wang Kuang has seen a lot of it, but Wang Ling's two feet were still on the bed just now.

  But then Wang Ling called out, and immediately heard a commotion from the two rooms next door, with a duck-like voice shouting: "Everyone, get up quickly, the enemy is attacking!" Wang Kuang recognized that this was the youngest one, who should be in the midst of puberty, and his voice had not yet fully changed - when he shouted loudly, it sounded like a duck's quack, but if he spoke softly, it wasn't much different from an adult.

  Originally, there weren't many rooms left in the guest house last night, so only Wang Ling was arranged to have a single room, and the rest of the soldiers were arranged in the rooms on both sides. After a commotion, I heard shouting and scolding coming from the room on the left, basically blaming that little soldier for not distinguishing between occasions and shouting wildly. Now that the rebels have been pacified, he is sleeping in the guest house, where did the thieves come from?

  There were also one or two who were awakened by Wang Ling's loud voice, and they ran over to take a peek at what was going on. Wang Ling had also come back to his senses by this time, and seeing that he was in an inn, he suddenly remembered that his family was now retired from the military and no longer needed to fight wars. He also saw Wang Kuang and Gao San staring at him with their mouths agape, and his face turned red with embarrassment. Just then, he happened to see the two who were peeking out, so he grabbed a towel and threw it at them, "Get lost! What's there to look at?" The two of them shrank back, stuck out their tongues, made a face, and ran off in a flash, laughing as they went: "Haha, Head Wang didn't get enough of killing rebels!"

  Wang Kuang knew this was a typical case of war-induced psychosis, and people who had just come down from the battlefield would often think they were still in a state of war. He smiled and said, "Big brother, don't make a fuss, hurry up and wash up, eat something, we still have to go to the county government office later."

  Wang Ling patted his forehead, and only then remembered the message sent by Lin Zhu Bo yesterday. He regretfully said: "I drank too much last night, if Erlang didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about this matter. Does Erlang know what Lin Zhu Bo wants us to go to the county government for?"

  "But I don't know, just guessing, it's probably related to the land in Wang Village. Don't think too much about it, hurry up and get ready. You'll understand when you see Lin Zhuren." He then said to Gao San: "Go to the kitchen and take a look, if there is sweet rice, bring some for everyone to drink with their wine. If not, let them each have another bowl of wine."

  The third-year student responded after hearing the first half, and was about to lift his leg when he heard the second half. He found it strange: "How did they get drunk like that last night, yet still give them wine?"

  "It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it; liquor can also sober up a drunk. Go!"

  In the third year of high school, I had an idea and ran to the kitchen. I told everyone what Xiaodong said about wine being able to dispel wine. Everyone thought it was worth a try. Zhu Si's life has been much more comfortable over the past two years. She used to not like joking around, but now she smiles and jokes a lot. She laughed and said: "Wait until I hide my sweetness, don't let Xiaodong see it."

  Then, Gao San gave a bowl of wine to each soldier according to the number of people. In front, Gao San was carrying a plate and walking, while behind him, Qiang Da and Wang Shifu as well as Sun Er were sneaking along. As for Li Daban, he was still resting at home, otherwise he would not have missed this lively scene.

  Gao San first poured a glass of wine for Wang Ling. Earlier, when Wang Kuang instructed Gao San, Wang Ling had overheard and was very curious about the wine's properties. He took the wine, tilted his head back, and downed it in one gulp. After swallowing, he smacked his lips: "Now that I smell the wine, I feel like vomiting. You still want me to drink? But this is a bit too little, isn't it? Not enough kick."

  Sun Er and the others were all peeking out from behind the door, with Sun Er in front, his head exposed at the bottom. Above him were Wang Shifu, Kuang Da, and Zhu Si Niangzi. As she was a woman, it wasn't proper for her to stand with them, so she hid on the other side of the door to take a look. Just then, Wang Kuang smiled and asked Wang Ling, "Big brother, are you thinking of drinking again?"

  "Hmm, just that small bowl is really not enough, I need to change to a bigger one. Forget it, I'll just bear with it for now and continue eating when I get back from the county government office." After saying that, he scratched his head, his eyes wide with surprise. Hmm, usually after getting drunk on wine, he would feel like vomiting at the smell of wine and wouldn't want to drink again for a day or two, but how come this one bowl of wine made him want to drink more? Could it be that wine really can cure drunkenness?"

  A crowd of people outside the door were also shocked, their jaws dropped to the ground. They had seen amazing things before, but never anything as amazing as this. It was the first time they had heard that wine could sober someone up, and now they were seeing it with their own eyes. They suspected that their eyes were playing tricks on them. Gao San was also like this, he didn't believe in evil spirits, so he poured the rest of the wine and sent it to the next door again. Sun Er and others, as usual, peeked out from outside the door, and the result was the same. The soldiers who heard Gao San say that it was Xiaodongjia who had brought them wine to sober up didn't believe it either. When they smelled the wine, they all felt like vomiting, and yet they were asked to drink it? However, thinking that this was the second brother of the boss's kind intention, they pinched their noses and gulped it down. Unexpectedly, before long, they all shouted to continue drinking in the afternoon.

  Sun Er and the others exchanged a glance, and Sun Er, being the more mature one, spoke up: "Xiao Dong's family is really amazing. I reckon he must have heard those traveling merchants and peddlers talking about it. It seems that listening to people bragging is also an art, how come we can't learn from it?"

  "Cut, if you can learn from it, then it's your turn to be the young master." The senior three who came out of the door sneered at this.

  "You little rabbit, previously it was Li Dabao and I arguing, now it's your turn, you've turned the world upside down." Sun Er raised his hand, pretending to hit, Gao San quickly grabbed a plate and covered his buttocks. As expected, Sun Er's raised hand was fake, and his foot had already kicked out, aiming straight for Gao San's buttocks. The plate just happened to block the kick. Gao San turned around: "I say, can't you come up with something new? Who doesn't know that when you raise your foot, you're actually going to hit someone on the head, and when you raise your hand, you're actually going to kick their butt? Never mind, I'm going to wash this plate."

  Everything outside was seen by Wang Ling, who said strangely: "It's strange and not strange. Second brother, this inn is different from other inns, it's lively and noisy, just like a family, unlike other inns where there are clear distinctions between superior and inferior. But I like it this way, it's a bit like me and my brothers."

  "We're all here to make a living, and people shouldn't be distinguished by their status. To put it bluntly, without our external clothes, aren't we all just made of bones and flesh? The current atmosphere in the inn is still influenced by Wang Kuang's legacy, which has subtly instilled the idea of equality among people. Additionally, Sun Ming's predecessors were also very approachable and rarely put on airs, so it's become a common occurrence for everyone in the inn to get along like brothers and sisters."

  "Ah, Erlang has great insight. No wonder Uncle Sun praised you for being clever, I once heard a Buddhist monk recite a scripture, and what he said was roughly the same as Erlang's words, could it be that my family's Erlang is a celestial being descended to the mortal world?" Rarely, even the rough and unrefined Wang Ling also started joking with Wang Kuang, perhaps he too was infected by the atmosphere just now.

  "Big brother, stop joking around, it's getting late, let's hurry up and have some food, go to the county government office, don't keep Lin Zhubu waiting." These words reminded Wang Ling, who quickly pulled Wang Kuang out the door.

  As soon as he came out, the other soldiers were also standing outside the door, waiting and smiling. When they saw Wang Kuang come out, a small soldier gave him a thumbs up: "Second Brother, great!" The other soldiers were also smiling at Wang Kuang, looking more and more delighted, and reenacting the scene from yesterday in front of the inn. One came up to pinch his face, another came up to rub his head. In the end, Wang Kuang fled in disarray, leaving behind a string of loud laughter.

  Division

  The previous reward was very embarrassing. Grey Sparrow is not familiar with the operation of the starting point. Now that I've finally found the reward, I discovered that the second page can't be opened, so I can only see the two book friends who posted on the first page: "Sometimes see a lonely person coming and going" and "Power1". There should be two more book friends' posts behind, but they can't be found.

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