A knife in love

Chapter 2866
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "The guest officer looks like an expert who has seen the world, and wants to know the rules of our Ming Dynasty. Common people must not go beyond the rules when building houses, otherwise the government will come to the door. It is not uncommon for those who commit crimes to be imprisoned, and their homes to be ransacked and beheaded. No one in our Yu family has been an official for generations, and we are all ordinary people. How could we dare to build a house of this scale? Speaking of this matter, it is quite similar to the oath made by our ancestors in the Yu family. Connection. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Anfu Inn was always willing to do good. The people in Dong’an City praised Anfu Inn, and the government also knew about it, and praised Anfu Inn a lot. Dong’an City and Dongyi are separated by a river, and the imperial court sent envoys When going to Dongyi, they often have to linger in Dong'an City for several days. When Dongyi sends envoys to Daming, they have to wait in Dong'an City for officials from the Ming Dynasty to welcome them. Although Dong'an City is an important town in Liaodong, it is only a county after all. , The magistrate’s yamen is limited in size and cannot exceed the imperial regulations. The Ministry of Rites of the capital sent a minister to Dong’an County to discuss with the Liaodong governor’s yamen and the Dong’an city magistrate’s yamen to build a post in Dong’an City for imperial envoys and Dongyi envoys to pass through Dong’an The county magistrate of Dong’an came up with an idea, saying that instead of building a new post house, it would be better to renovate the old shop in Yu’s house and set aside half of it as a post house, which can save a lot of money and promote the imperial court to the people. Appreciate Yu Jiale's kindness. After listening to the magistrate's idea, all the adults agreed that the old Yu's store was able to be renovated into such a look. The posthouse is behind the inn. Although it is connected to the old Yu's store, it can only be accessed from Simon enters."

Li Qiufeng listened to the shopkeeper's detailed explanation, and only then did he understand why the old Yu's store was built so magnificently. It turned out that the old Yu's store was not only an inn, but also a post for the imperial court.In this way, the construction of a three-story wooden building with carved beams and painted buildings is not considered excessive.

The shopkeeper was very excited about the conversation, and told a few strange things that happened in the old Yu's store, and finally said to Li Qiufeng: "Our old Yu's store doesn't make money from meals, it only relies on collecting guests' accommodation fees. How much is it. Fortunately, the imperial court rewards some silver taels every year. It is rare for us Dong’an county magistrates to be honest officials. I don’t know if the situation there is similar to Dong’an City.”

When the shopkeeper said this, his voice was slightly louder, and was heard by a table of guests sitting near the counter.A man in his 40s turned his head, glanced at the shopkeeper, and said in a rough voice: "I said the shopkeeper, you should give up the idea of ​​​​opening an inn in Dongliao County. Something big happened in Dongliao County , Maybe the people inside and outside the city are all dead, you opened an inn, do you want ghosts to live there?!"

Hearing what the man said, Li Qiufeng was startled, and thought to himself that there was a great battle in Dongliao County, countless civilians, officers and soldiers were killed and injured, and the city of Dongliao County was almost burned to the ground.But it's only been a few days since the incident happened, how could this person know that such a tragedy happened in Dongliao County?

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, the shopkeeper was taken aback, and said in a trembling voice: "Guest officer, you can't talk nonsense. If the yamen's guards hear it, you will be arrested in the yamen, and you will be charged with lying , things will be troublesome.”

The man chuckled and said, "I'm telling the truth, I'm afraid he's an idiot! Even if I'm caught in Beijing, I won't be convicted."

Seeing the conceited expression on this man's face when he spoke, Li Qiufeng was quite curious, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "This brother invites you. I live near Dongliao County. I went out to buy medicinal materials more than a month ago. Did not go home. Brother said that all the people in and outside the city of Dongliao County died, how is this possible?"

Hearing that Li Qiufeng claimed to be from Dongliao County, the man showed pity on his face, sighed, and said in his mouth: "This little brother is so young that he can actually do business in medicinal materials. It can be seen that he is a lucky person. Fortunately. You are not in Dongliao County, otherwise you will not be able to escape this catastrophe."

When he said this, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, with a rattling sound in his mouth, with a rather smug expression.The two men sitting at the same table with him looked at each other, and one of them whispered: "Hu Er, don't drink a few cups of cat urine and talk nonsense! Be careful not to be heard by the tolerance, and you will be arrested and tortured." After a while, and then thrown into prison, you won’t see your wife and children anymore.”

Hu Erhun didn't care, and said in his mouth: "Damn it, we ran for nothing this time. Not only did we not earn a penny, but we lost our money. The tigress at home is greedy. Seeing that I went back empty-handed, I have to beat and scold Lao Tzu. It would be better to be taken into prison by Tolerance, and it would be good to eat in prison for a few days."

Li Qiufeng was eager to know where this group of people heard about the big incident in Dongliao County. When he saw Hu Er speaking, his face showed an expression of indignation, and he guessed that this person must be a person who fears guilt. , I was worried and irritable, I didn't know how to face my wife when I went home, so I turned to the shopkeeper and said: "Shopkeeper, the food and drink money of these friends are all counted in my account."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he saw that there was only a jug of wine on the table for the three of them, and there was only a plate of vegetables and tofu. , a plate of braised pork knuckles, and two dishes of seasonal side dishes.”

The shopkeeper agreed repeatedly, and then accused Li Qiufeng of his crimes, and went to the back kitchen to prepare food and drinks.Hu Er and his two companions didn't expect Li Qiufeng to be so generous, and they all opened their mouths, fearing that they might mishear Li Qiufeng's words.After a while, Hu Er scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "My little brother, we are meeting for the first time today, and you have to spend so much money, how can you be so embarrassed?"

Li Qiufeng walked up to Hu Er, shook his head, and said in his mouth: "I do business outside, and I like to make friends who are bold and generous. I just heard a few brothers talking, and they are all straightforward people, so I intend to make friends. Reckless Here, please don’t take offense.”

Seeing Li Qiufeng's sincerity, Hu Er and the others felt relieved and thanked Li Qiufeng one after another.Hu Er ordered the boy to bring a chair for Li Qiufeng, and asked Li Qiufeng to sit beside him.At this time, the shopkeeper brought a waiter to bring the wine and dishes. Hu Er and the others smelled the aroma of fat chicken and elbows, and their eyes were almost straightened. Then they saw three pots of wine in front of them, and the three of them couldn't help swallowing. We all thought, this time we went to Dongliao County to do business, not to mention losing five or six taels of silver each, and almost lost our lives in Dongliao County.Today I am a top student in Dong'an City, and I only have seven or eight coins left on me. I can only ask for a pot of wine, three bowls of rice, and a plate of vegetables and tofu.This kid ordered so many meat dishes for us, and he was willing to be taken advantage of. If we don’t eat him, who will we eat? !
(End of this chapter)