Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 9

Not long after Han Di left, someone came again.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes outside the wall, Tong Qingqiu, who was recuperating on the bed, suddenly sat up. The visitor this time was very unusual.

The wife of the sister-in-law sneered and said, "Isn't it that I can't get up? The injury will heal so quickly?"

Tong Qingqiu signaled the lady to be silent, and he took out a scroll from the hidden compartment under the bed.

The woman's playful look disappeared instantly, and Wang knew that this was Tong Qingqiu's desperate guy.

She held Tong Qingqiu's hand, tremblingly said: "What are you going to do? Who did that kid offend again? I just said, don't bother him anymore..."

"Shut up!" Tong Qingqiu glared at his wife, who shivered and quickly hid behind Tong Qingqiu.

Xu Zhiqiong had already invited the guests in. The person who came was not an assassin or a thief, but his classmate, Yu Shan, the eldest son of Yu Shan, the second son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

Mr. Yu came to Xu Zhiqiong's house late at night, followed by two guards. According to Tong Qingqiu's speculation, the cultivation of these two guards were both at the sixth rank.

"Damn it," Tong Qingqiu whispered, "If you have a cultivation base of the sixth grade, if you don't become an official, why do you want to make a living like this low-class person?"

The wife was trembling with fright, but she still didn't forget to taunt: "You are also a sixth-rank cultivation base. The Onmyoji Division has invited you several times, why haven't I seen you become an official?"

Yu Shan led the guards around Xu Zhiqiong's courtyard twice, sighed softly and said, "Junior Brother Xu, my classmates all said that your family is poor, but I didn't expect it to be so simple."

Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "Yes, there is a place to make do with, it's good."

The two entered the house, and Yu Shan ordered the two guards to wait outside the door.Xu Zhiqiong was about to boil water to make a cup of loose tea for Yu Shan, but Yu Shan shook his head and said, "No need."

He opened the food box, which contained Sunyangdian bacon and fragrant mash (pronounced the same cheese). Sunyangdian is the most famous restaurant in the capital. .

Yu Shan handed Xu Zhiqiong a pair of chopsticks and poured a jug of wine for Xu Zhiqiong: "Junior brother, tomorrow is the big exam, let's not drink too much, and have a drink or two."

Xu Zhiqiong happily moved his chopsticks, and took a bite of bacon first.

In the novels I read in my previous life, most of the descriptions of ancient food are monotonous ingredients and rough taste, which seem to be no different from the feed for livestock. Many protagonists rely on good food to travel the world, and a plate of twice-cooked pork seems to be able to exchange half of the world .

After eating this piece of bacon, Xu Zhiqiong realized that he was wrong.

Daxuan's cooking skills are the same as Daxuan's tea art, far better than the dishes that Xu Zhiqiong has eaten before.

A piece of bacon melted into shredded meat in his mouth, and the fresh and thick soup slid down the tip of his tongue to his cheeks. Together with the chewiness of the shredded meat, it stimulated Xu Zhiqiong's taste buds one by one, causing saliva to flow from the corners of his mouth unconsciously. Drop by drop.

It's not shameful to have a bit of halazi, and it fits the image of a fool.

Xu Zhiqiong wanted to eat another piece, but Yu Shan picked up the wine glass: "Junior brother, let's have a drink."

Disappointed, I was thinking about eating meat, and he had to drink at this time.

The two clinked glasses, Xu Zhiqiong didn't dare to drink more, originally he only drank half a sip, but after tasting the wine, he also drank the remaining half sip.

So good.

I drank a lot of good wine in my previous life, but it was not at the same level as this cup of fragrant mash.

The taste of this wine is a little lighter, it should not be distilled wine, but it does not affect the mellowness at all. It is soft and slightly spicy in the mouth, but it does not feel the slightest burning. It is sweet in the throat, and the clear fragrance reverberates between the nose and mouth.

After drinking three cups in a row, Yu Shan started to talk about business: "Junior Brother Xu, I won't play tricks anymore. I heard that the headmaster gave me a Juyuan Pill. I want this medicine."

You want it?Why should I give it!
Xu Zhiqiong blinked at Yu Shan, but didn't speak.

Yu Shan smiled and said, "Junior brother, don't worry, I don't want it for nothing, I will pay you one thousand taels of silver to buy it from you."

One thousand taels, one million copper coins, converted to almost half a million.

Is this price high?
Doesn't count.

Xu Zhiqiong once heard Tong Qingqiu say that Juyuan Pill is priceless in the market, and there are many people who want it, but ten thousand taels is not considered expensive.

Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong remained silent, Yu Shan said again: "Do you think you are too young? To be honest, my background is better than yours, but I am the second son in my family, and the family's foundation will be handed over to my elder brother in the future. The money in hand is really not much, junior brother, you can say a price, as long as Yu can afford it, I will send it to junior brother immediately after the big exam tomorrow."

It's not cash yet, it will be delivered after the big exam.

If you don't send it, what can I do?
Running to the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, looking for your father, suing you?
Xu Zhiqiong looked distressed, but remained silent.

Yu Shan thought for a moment and then said: "Your brother is worried that you won't be able to pass the big exam without Juyuan Pill? Junior brother, please allow Yu to tell the truth again, with your background, what can you do if you pass the big exam? And go to the army or the government Ya, as a soldier or servant, you get a salary of a few taels of silver a month, when will you earn this thousand taels? Just believe me, you will not suffer from this business."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded. What Yu Shan said made sense, and the business really did not suffer.

Juyuan Pill may really be sold for [-] taels, but that kind of business is not suitable for Xu Zhiqiong's current status. If there are really [-] taels of silver in this room, Xu Zhiqiong may not survive an hour, let alone Xu Zhiqiong, even Tong Qingqiu dare not handle such a business.

One thousand taels was a lot, but Xu Zhiqiong knew that he would not be able to get the thousand taels, and even if he could get it, he would not be able to sell it.

Lin Tianzheng gave Xu Zhiqiong this Juyuan Pill to help Xu Zhiqiong pass the big exam. This kindness was not for Xu Zhiqiong to make a fortune. If Xu Zhiqiong sold this pill, Lin Tianzheng would never Let him go easily.

Xu Zhiqiong drank a glass of wine alone, wiped his mouth and said, "Senior Brother Yu, no, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's that you came late, and the elixir was taken away by Junior Sister Han."

"Junior Sister Han?" Yu Shan laughed out loud when he heard the words, "I know she just came out of your house, seeing her happy face, she thought she got the elixir from you, and it's just a lie to deceive others, my brother, you And tell me, what kind of medicine did you give Junior Sister Han?"

"That's right, it's Juyuan Pill!" Xu Zhiqiong scratched his head and said, "Han, Junior Sister Han, treat me very well, me, how could I lie to Junior Sister Han?"

"Why did you give her the pill? Are you expecting to marry her?"

"I, I didn't want to marry her, I, I just wanted to treat my junior sister better."

Yu Shan lowered his voice and said: "Junior Brother Xu, it's been hard enough for you to pretend to be a fool for so many years. In fact, I know that you are not an ordinary person. You have both martial arts and eunuchs, and there are experts around you. A cruel person like you , will definitely be able to achieve a career in the future,
You just take one thousand taels of silver to buy a family business, and tomorrow I will help you with some management at the examiner's place to ensure that you pass the big exam. In the future, you and my brothers will support each other in official careers. I am afraid that Daxuan Kingdom will not have you My brother owns the world? "

You see how good people say, they are worthy of my brother, should I cry bitterly and send the elixir?
If Xu Zhiqiong hadn't experienced the influence of "Success Learning" in his previous life, what he said just now really touched his heart.

Before Mr. Yu turned his face, Xu Zhiqiong ate a few more pieces of bacon, wiped his mouth and said, "Mr. Yu, I'm telling the truth. The pill was taken away by Junior Sister Han. I, I treat her , one piece, sincerely..."

Hearing this, Yu Shan really lowered his face, stood up and said, "Junior Brother Xu, let me ask you again, do you sell this elixir or not?"

Xu Zhiqiong quickly drank a glass of wine: "I don't have any pills, take, what can I sell you?"

"Okay!" Yu Shan nodded and said, "I don't drink this wine to my heart's content. Yu feels a little uncomfortable. You make Yu feel bad for a while, and Yu makes you feel bad forever. I'll leave the words here, even if you drink it Juyuan Pill, you will never pass the big test tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)