Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 168

As soon as this word comes out,
The hall was shocked,
Everyone hastily turned their heads and looked outside the door. It turned out that a man with hair tied and crown came in, his steps were frivolous, and his expression was somewhat arrogant. This man was none other than Jia Dairu's grandson Jia Rui, who was considered to be of the same generation as Jia Baoyu. Yes, but with a lot of age difference.

Seeing that Jia Rui came in with a bit of impatience, he walked straight to this side, originally wanted to reprimand him, but when he saw Jia Baoyu sitting in the middle, his expression immediately changed, and he smiled flatteringly ,road;

"It turns out that Second Master Bao is here. Jia Rui is being polite here."

Seeing Jia Rui's hilarious bow, the crowd inevitably felt a little annoyed, but it really was because of people.

Jia Baoyu didn't pay attention at all, and was still thinking about who would win the first place. Seeing that Second Master Bao ignored him at all, Jia Rui smiled embarrassingly to himself.

Looking at the people around, I could only whisper something,
"Sir, I went back earlier, so don't be too messy, just take out your books and study by yourself."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he didn't care what others said, just sat in the teaching seat, took out the novel bought in the bookstore and read it.

Then,
in the hall,
Regardless of whether it is true or not, many younger students began to read it shaking their heads, but the people around Baoyu still did not leave, and they were all waiting for Bao Erye to place a bet.

In the end, Baoyu chose Jingying. After all, Lian's second brother was still there, and as a child of the Rongguo Mansion, he still had to stand clearly. Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu also became enlightened.

Especially the children of the Rongguo Mansion were praising Jia Baoyu, even touting it.

Jia Rui also pretended not to see, he couldn't offend the young master of Rongguo Mansion just because of such a trivial matter.

And the capital,
It's also a bit lively,

outside the capital.

There were a lot of carriages of dignitaries coming in and out, and those who knew about it would have thought that the imperial court was going to hold a grand meeting, and the White Lotus Sect and the Taiping Sect also secretly changed their bases, asking around to find out what happened.

On the way Zhang Jinyu was preparing to return home, she deliberately detoured the Zuixian Tower in the lower east city to buy some food for her return home, especially the Jiangnan-style roast goose that her mother and daughter Yueshu liked to eat.

Not to mention, the food and wine here are unique, full of Jiangnan flavor, and the owner is also a wonderful person. Zhang Jinyu will remember the taste of this place after eating it once.

Arrived at Zuixianlou,
Zhang Jinyu got off the horse and walked in with his guards. The decoration in the entire lobby is obviously much more delicate, full of Jiangnan style, and the gap between the tables is also large, and there is a partition.

Before it was time to eat, there were seven to eighty people sitting inside. Of course, it was not very noisy. After all, this kind of place is considered a high-end place, and it is not easy to come without two dollars.

When the clerk at the shop on the first floor saw a senior official coming, he also hurried over, bowed his lower body, and asked;
"General, do you want to be the top or stay in the hotel?"

Zhang Jinyu walked a few steps inside, glanced around, and then looked at the person in front of him, the waiter in standard attire, no matter whether it was hot or cold, a long rag was always carried on his shoulders, and he didn't mind the bad smell. just replied;
"The Marquis wants to bring some food home. Here are four special meat dishes that you specialize in, and a roast goose. Get ready soon."

"Okay, Lord Hou, you sit here first, and you'll be fine soon."

The shop waiter immediately took down the rag and wiped the table and stools by the door, told everyone to sit down, then ran back to the back kitchen and shouted,
"With a food box, four specialties, and a roast goose."

After talking, Xiao Er made a pot of tea from inside, brought a few tea bowls over, and poured Zhang Jinyu a bowl of tea respectfully;

"Master Hou, you rest first, you will be fine soon."

The waiter was about to leave after finishing speaking, but Zhang Jinyu called out "Hey, wait a minute" to stop the waiter.

"Master Hou, is there anything else?"

Zhang Jinyu took out two taels of silver from his waist and stuffed it directly into the hands of the waiter, and asked in a low voice;
"Xiaoer, what's going on in Ningrong Street and Ningguo Mansion in the past few days?"

The clerk in the store looked embarrassed, he hesitated and couldn't say anything, Zhang Jinyu took out a ten tael silver note from his arms and stuffed it in, the clerk looked around and said quickly;
"Master Hou, these days the restaurant is talking about the big competition in the capital, and all the major gambling houses have begun to place bets. The Duke's Mansion opposite you mentioned, I heard that the two masters are busy in the past few days. Pianfang picked people and said that he wanted to form a caravan or something, so there should be a business route, and this is a big money maker."

After the waiter finished speaking, he still looked envious. Zhang Jinyu patted the waiter on the shoulder after hearing it, indicating that it was received, and you can go. The waiter nodded and went to work.

Zhang Jinyu took a sip of tea, "Bah."

This is the worst tea, right? Thinking of what the waiter said, you should know that Ningrong and Rongfu are busy with business. , as long as you do business well, it will be fine, after all, there is a lack of everything outside the customs, but don't blame Ben Hou if you go astray, you can still make things right then.

As for whether it will be smuggled, as long as Jia Amnesty or Jia Zhen intervenes, it will be a matter of time.

Besides, when Jia Lian thought of Wang Xifeng, he thought of that Ping'er girl beside him, whether he had been with him or not, it would be a pity if she did.

After thinking wildly for a while, I saw a lot of carriages returning from outside the city, presumably for tomorrow's court meeting, this great military official is really comfortable, the court meeting only happens once every half a month, unless something big happens, the salary is a little bit.

In the back hall on the first floor, Bai Shuiyue, the leader of Bailian, was drinking tea and looking at Luo Yunhou through the curtain. This is the son of the junior sister. I also tossed and turned for several nights and didn't sleep well, and I didn't think about how to see her.

This little guy really likes to come here to eat, too, the root is in the south of the Yangtze River, how could the taste change so quickly.

After beckoning, the shopkeeper ran over and asked in a low voice;

"My lord, what are your orders?"

"Did you see that Lord Hou, add another dish, the geese fly south, and then put this on the bottom floor."

Bai Shuiyue handed a sealed wax pill to the shopkeeper. Looking carefully, there must be a note sealed in it. The shopkeeper nodded and responded;

"Understood, proprietor, do you have any other orders? What if the Marquis refuses to accept it!"

"Just say it's a gift from an old friend, Wang's Jinling, Jinghu Broken Soul Bridge!"

As Bai Shuiyue said, she was also full of thoughts and couldn't go back.
The shopkeeper responded.

"Master Hou, the back kitchen is ready, are you going to take it away now?"

Zhang Jinyu was interrupted by the shop waiter's words, coughed and replied;

"Well, take it away."

"Okay, Lord Hou, wait a moment."

The waiter went down, and Zhang Jinyu also stood up and stretched. Today he can have a good rest, and the brothers in the camp can also have a good rest for two days. Ningbian led the army as expected.

At this time, the shopkeeper naturally prepared the food box, and personally brought the waiter over with the food box, and the shopkeeper bowed his hands;
"I've met Lord Hou. The young one is the shopkeeper of Zuixianlou. This is what you ordered."

"Well, thank you shopkeeper,"

Zhang Jinyu waved his hands and asked the guards to take the food box. He was about to reach out to take out the silver, but the shopkeeper hurriedly stopped him. Seeing Master Hou's puzzled expression, he immediately explained;
"Master Hou, someone has already paid the money, and also ordered an extra dish for you, called Bei Yan Nan Fei."

Zhang Jinyu listened to it and repeated it. It made some sense. The geese flying from the north to the south obviously meant returning from the north to the south. Who could it be?

"If you don't get paid for your merits, you still have to pay the money. If you see that person, thank you for me."

The shopkeeper saw that Master Hou insisted on not wanting it, and he wanted to take the money, so he had to say;

"Master Hou, there is still something to say, the one who said that the old man gave it to you, Wang's Jinling, Jinghu Broken Soul Bridge! You will accept it."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinyu narrowed her eyes. This refers to her mother's gift from an old friend, Wang's Jinling, doesn't it mean that when her mother Wang was in Jinling, Jinghu was also her mother's favorite place, and the Broken Soul Bridge was the first place. Hearing it once, he asked with a cold expression;
"Where is this person, I will only ask once!"

And Bai Shuiyue in the back room shook her head when she saw this scene, her temper was carved out of the same mold as her junior sister, and she also put down her tea bowl, got up and disappeared.

The shopkeeper naturally knew that the leader must know at this time, and he must have left. After a while, he faltered and took a look inside. Zhang Jinyu immediately led people to rush over.

I saw only a table and chair in a dark room, and there was a cup of unfinished tea on the table. I tried it with my hands, and it was still warm. I wanted to chase after it, but when I looked around, there was only one entrance and exit. The door may have already gone one step ahead.

Zhang Jinyu searched around but couldn't find any mechanism, so she had to go back here and smell it. There was a smell of rouge, she should be a woman, but she couldn't find any flaws, so she had to take someone back.

Seeing the shopkeeper cowering at the side, Zhang Jinyu was not interested in asking any more, so she had to carry the food box and go back.

Came to the carriage and handed the food box in, Yang asked;
"Master Hou, why is it taking so long?"

Zhang Jinyu got on the horse and replied absently,
"Nothing, let's go, go back to the house and rest."

Seeing this, Mrs. Yang didn't ask any more questions, and the convoy slowly started to leave. On the second floor, Bai Shuiyue and the shopkeeper Zain, who was wiping away his sweat, were watching.

"Master, this Marquis Luo Yun is really difficult to deal with, and he is too alert, so powerful."

The corner of Bai Shuiyue's mouth twitched, and said with a smile;

"Can't it be great? If it wasn't like this outside the pass, he would have died a long time ago, and he can still be named as Lord Marquis in charge of the party!"

"That's true. There are no worthless men under the prestigious name, and they really deserve to be the ones who overwhelm Jurchen."

The shopkeeper absolutely agrees. I have seen so many officials in Beijing, but this is the most difficult one to serve. If everyone is good to me, good to everyone, how can I get to the bottom of it.

Bai Shuiyue looked at Luo Yunhou's leaving convoy, and asked again;

"By the way, how did the Taiping Sect respond to this competition in the capital?"

The shopkeeper thought about it for a while, but there was still no clue.

"Master, the Taiping Sect is hidden too deep, and there is no clue for now, but the capital will be lively tonight!"

"Oh, what's the fun?"

(End of this chapter)