Dajin royal family

Chapter 458 Sang's Restaurant
In August of the first year of King Zhao, Taiyuan County, Taiyuan.

The grass grows and the warblers fly, and the weather is getting hotter. Under the rule of the Northern Jin Dynasty, the people's livelihood in Bingzhou did not suffer too much military disaster. In addition, King Zhao paid attention to people's livelihood, and the people of Bingzhou lived a good life. At least every day Can have a full meal.

The buildings in the city rise and fall one after another. In the north of Taiyuan, a new palace is being built, and the craftsmen are working hard.Although they were craftsmen recruited by the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, King Zhao ordered them to be given an additional subsidy.

Therefore, these craftsmen went all out to build the palace.

A three-storey restaurant in the city was bustling with customers, some of them came to Taiyuan to participate in the Zhongzheng selection in September, some were passing business travelers, and some were locals.

Because of Taiyuan's stability, business travelers like to use Taiyuan as a base to trade goods from the north and the south.More importantly, King Zhao ordered that four commercial markets in the east, west, south, and north be built in Taiyuan. Every ten days, these four commercial markets will hold a 'night market'.

Although the business tax in the Northern Jin Dynasty was still extremely heavy, but such a good opportunity and environment could not stand it, business travelers continued to do business one after another.

However, the commercial land in Taiyuan is very expensive, and the price is set by King Zhao, and no one can change it, and generally unrelated people cannot buy commercial land at all, and most of them can only rent land.

Even so, if you want to find a piece of land, you have to find a relationship.

Sang Lou is such a businessman. In his forties, he does not look old, but has a red face and a bloated figure.

The Sang family is a big businessman in the south of Bingzhou. Sanglou got lucky in the early years and married the widow of Wenxi Pei's family, so he got involved with Wenxi Pei's family.

Wen Xi's Pei family is a world-renowned big family, farming and studying handed down from generation to generation, they don't look down on Sanglou at all, and usually don't take Sanglou seriously, they just don't bother to pay attention to the matter of Sanglou talking about 'Pei's' tiger skin business.

But Sang Lou never gave up the chance to get close to Mrs. Pei, he waited and waited and finally got the chance today.

Speaking of which, King Zhao gave him this opportunity.

Because of the war, after King Zhao came to power, he ordered that food should not be spoiled by brewing wine at will, and it was forbidden for the people and bureaucrats to drink alcohol without restraint.

Of course, King Zhao did not completely ban drinking alcohol, and it was still allowed to drink during festivals and worshiping ancestors, but unrestrained drinking was not allowed.

Under such circumstances, the business of restaurants in Taiyuan has shrunk a lot, but there is no way to do it. This order was issued by King Zhao, and the head who dared to disobey doesn't want it anymore?

However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Usually, the Taiyuan county magistrate strictly checks, and restaurants dare not sell rice wine casually, but everyone has accumulated a lot in private, secretly supplying dignitaries.

This Sang's restaurant is the property of Sanglou, and a lot of money was spent to buy this restaurant.

Today, he came to the restaurant to inspect the restaurant as usual, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of a young gentleman by the window on the second floor, and his face was overjoyed.

That person is Wenxi Pei's direct son, Pei Ningwen, the grandson of Pei Ju, Minister of Rites of the Northern Jin Dynasty!

For a person like Sang Lou, he doesn't care how humble his status as a businessman is, as long as he seizes the opportunity to get close to Mrs. Pei, he will never let it go.

After recognizing Pei Ningwen, he asked someone to bring him two jugs of good wine without hesitation.

Pei Ning was in a very depressed mood now. After the restaurant boy brought the good wine, he didn't notice it for a while after drinking it. When the wine got stronger, he realized that what he drank was not tea but wine.

That's why he immediately recruited a young man to ask why. Under such circumstances, Sang Lou walked over with a fawning smile on his face.

"I've met Young Master Sun." Sang Lou politely bowed and saluted.

Master Sun?
Pei Ning looked at Sanglou with a playful expression. This kind of address is usually the respectful name given to him by the offshoots of the clan, but he didn't know the person in front of him.

"Dare to be you?"

"I'm in charge of the public house, the son-in-law of Qi Ye's family, my name is Sang Lou." Sang Lou introduced himself.

Pei Ning knew it well, Guan Gongfang was the unknown branch of the Wenxi Pei family, and had no prominent status in the clan, but because he hadn't passed the fifth service, he could be regarded as a brother.

As for Qi Ye's family, he didn't have any impression, but when he heard Sang Lou call himself his son-in-law, Pei Ning frowned.

Son-in-law is not a bad name, it's just that Pei Ning knew that Sanglou was dressed like a merchant, which made him very disgusted, how could the Pei family marry a daughter to a merchant.

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Sang in person." Pei Ningjian cupped his hands.

Although he disdained people like Sang Lou in his heart, his good family education since he was a child allowed him to greet Sang Lou patiently.

After saying hello, Sang Lou did not leave as Pei Ningyan expected, but knelt down on the spot, intending to have a conversation.

Pei Ning knew how he was willing to sit with merchants, subconsciously prepared to leave, but didn't want to hear Sang Lou talking with a smile.

"Master Sun, I asked the kitchen to cook good dishes. It's rare for Master Sun to come here, so I must treat him well."

Only then did Pei Ningfan remember that he had just drank two jugs of wine, so he knelt down and sat down with a dark face.

He came out in a hurry and didn't expect to drink, so he didn't bring much money with him.

"Since you are Pei's son-in-law, why have I never seen you?" Pei Ningyan looked at Sanglou with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.

Sang Lou leaned forward and said, "To be honest with Young Master Sun, I only saw Young Master Sun from a distance during the family sacrifice. It's not surprising that Young Master Sun doesn't know me."

Hearing this, Pei Ningwen didn't continue to entangle with the issue of identity, because no one dared to pretend to be Pei's son-in-law and walk outside.Furthermore, when he went back to check for a while, he would know whether what Sang Lou said was true or not.

"You gave me that wine?"

"Yes."

"Don't you know the king ordered a ban on alcohol?" Pei Ningfan frowned.

Sang Lou smiled and said, "Of course I know, but Wang Shang Shengming, the wine shops in Taiyuan have a fixed share of wine sales every month, so you don't have to worry about Young Master Sun."

Pei Ning said: "I came out in a hurry today and didn't bring any money. Someone will give you money tonight."

He didn't want to have anything to do with merchants, so after saying this, he was ready to get up and leave, but he didn't want Sang Lou to let go of this opportunity to make friends with Pei Ning, so he insisted on keeping Pei Ning to stay for dinner.

As a last resort, Pei Ningfan had no choice but to accompany Sang Lou to talk for a while.

Sang Lou traveled all over the world in the early years, and he has long practiced the ability to talk to people and talk nonsense when he sees people, so he chatted with Pei Ning in a short time.

But Pei Ning is not a fool, even though Sang Lou can speak well, but he is always wary.

"I saw Young Master Sun leaning on the railing to watch, and he seemed a little bored. I don't know what's bothering me. If I tell you, maybe I can help you a little bit," Sang Lou said.

Pei Ning glanced at Sanglou, thinking to himself that this person has good eyesight, and he can tell that he has something on his mind.However, such a person is not easy to deal with, let alone a merchant, so he kept another eye in his heart.

"Mr. Sang is worrying too much, and there is nothing to worry about."

He does have troubles, but he won't tell Sang Lou, because he, a small businessman, has no right to listen.

Seeing this, Sang Lou also knew that if he stayed, he might bore Pei Ning even more, so he said goodbye with a smile, and didn't say anything about free drinks before leaving.

Because according to his observation, Pei Ning is familiar with this kind of aristocratic and self-disciplined son, and what he dislikes the most is owed favors.

If you want to get married with Pei Ningfu, there will be a bright future, so you must not be impatient.

After a while, Pei Ning got up and left. After returning to the mansion, he immediately asked someone to send money for the wine to Sang Lou.

By the way, he called the housekeeper and inquired about Sang Lou.

"My lord, Sang Lou did marry Guan Gong's widowed granddaughter."

After confirming his identity, Pei Ningfan didn't take this matter to heart, as Sanglou was just a passerby.

Not long after, Pei Ju came back from the Tiange and called Pei Ning to the study.

A few candles were lit in the study, the light was not strong, but it was not weak, and the road could barely be seen. As it was getting late, the windows were closed.

For a while, the study was a little dark.

"you've been drinking?"

Although Pei Ju is not young, his body organs are not exhausted. Because of proper maintenance, he is quite energetic now.

Therefore, Pei Ning's smell of drinking was easily recognized by Pei Ju.

"Yes, I had a few drinks outside today." Pei Ning did not dare to lie to his grandfather and told the truth.

Pei Ju let out a 'huh' and didn't take this matter to heart.Pei Ning knew that he wouldn't say anything about drinking at this age, and as long as he wasn't drunk, he wouldn't reprimand him for it.

"Tomorrow, prepare well, and follow me to meet Master Wang outside the city."

"Master Wang?"

"That's right, your majesty has wiped out Hebei, punished Qingzhou Qurang, Shan Ding, Li Fazhu and other rebels, and returned to the court triumphantly."

Pei Ju tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and said slowly: "This is a good opportunity to show your face in front of the king, you must keep your spirits up."

(End of this chapter)