Idle courtiers

Chapter 223 I Changed My Mind

Zhou Nan was in a bad mood and couldn't sit down in the office.

Seeing that it was noon, he told Guo Shuban, packed his books and prepared to go home.Tomorrow is rest, because there is no need to go to Wang Shizhen's school because of the festival, you can just steal half a day of leisure and think about how to deal with the coming Jingcha.

I just want to be quiet.

As soon as he went out, he saw Shang Xingren coming out with a few colleagues talking and laughing. When he saw Zhou Nan, he said, "Zhou Xingren, I'm going to have a light meal at a restaurant outside, why not go together. I'll be waiting at the tea horse Si is used to being free and easy, so I can't sit still here. And, with all due respect to the official, the food prepared by the chief chef in Si is really hard to eat."

Seeing this villain's nonchalant look, Zhou Nan felt boundless anger welling up in his chest, and the anger he kept breathing was really unreasonable.

He said: "Shang Xingren, fellow colleagues, the younger generation will hold a banquet at "Drunk Taibai" in the evening, so please come and show me the next face."

Shang Xingren: "I'm sorry, Zhou Xingren, I really have something to do and I can't leave, please reschedule!"

Zhou Nan suddenly sternly said: "It seems that Mr. Shang is not giving face, is he looking down on me?"

The words were ugly, and Shang Xingren's expression was ugly: "What does Mr. Zhou mean by this?"

Zhou Nan sneered: "Where do you guys go for lunch, are you going to "Xiaoxiang Tower"?"

Embarrassment appeared on everyone's faces at the same time, "Xiaoxiang Tower" was the restaurant where they went to discuss the Jingcha gathering at night, and all the pedestrians in the department arrived, except Zhou Nan, who didn't bother to bring this strange thing to play with .

Zhou Nan finally broke out, pointing at the crowd and said: "You break your promise and become fat, and read sage books in vain. When did Zhou suffer such humiliation, it is not a gentleman to take revenge."

Shang Xingren was also angry, and scolded: "Master Zhou, where is Xing Xingsi, how can you allow you to roar. A small scholar, how can He De be among the ranks of gentlemen, I am ashamed to be in the company of a villain like you !"

Seeing that the two were about to tear apart, Qin Liang had already been alarmed by the other end.There was a loud coughing sound coming from Qin Sizheng's courtroom, and the two closed their mouths again, trying to kill the enemy with their eyes on each other.

Zhou Nan: "Sir Shang, if the mountains don't turn around and the water turns around, we will have a brighter future."

Shang Xingren: "Master Zhou, it's better for you to think about passing the Beijing inspection in this way first. I heard that Master Zou Yinglong has an old relationship with you, so I think he will take care of you."

"Haha, it must be so." All pedestrians laughed at the same time.

As soon as Zhou Nan came out of the pedestrian department, Guo Shuban chased him out, and sighed: "Pedestrian, why are you doing this? Today you offended everyone to death, what will happen in the future?"

Zhou Nan: "Could it be that if I don't offend the group of plague weapons, they will give me a good review on the interview list? Rather than swallowing my anger, it's better to have a good fight, at least I feel refreshed."

Guo Shuban: "Yes, yes, pedestrian, you are right." He was thinking in his heart, taking advantage of the winter solstice, he wanted to walk around to see if he could change to another yamen.This Mr. Zhou is crazy, we should think of a way out earlier, and we can't finish with him.

It is not a few steps from Pedestrian Division to home. It is said that pedestrians in Pedestrian Division have a bright future, and the officials inside will hire sedan chairs when they go to work.Zhou Nan is a modern person, but he doesn't have so much concept of face.I also feel that it is not cost-effective to increase the monthly expenses for these few steps, and walking can also keep fit!
Therefore, I walk on my legs every day.

She returned home in a short while, seeing Master Zhou coming back at noon, Qing Hua hurriedly cleaned up the table of food and wine.

There were so many people in the house suddenly, and Zhou Nan sat alone at the table every time he ate, with a circle of maids watching around, which was not a good experience.Today, he was in a bad mood, so he waved his hand to tell everyone to back down. My master wants to be quiet.

Mrs. An was a fine person, so she could see that Zhou Nan had something on her mind, and knew that a man needed spiritual comfort when he was most vulnerable, so she gave Xun Fangyu a wink and signaled her to stay and talk to Master Zhou.

Xun Fangyu was still silent, and she didn't know how to communicate with her husband, so she stood beside Zhou Nan in a hurry, picking up vegetables and pouring wine.

Seeing her embarrassed look, Zhou Nan said softly, "Fang Yu, aren't you tired? The husband and wife are not so particular, so sit down and eat!"

"This is the master's inner house, son, you can't go in, you can't go in!" Huang Dou suddenly cried out in panic.

Zhou Nan looked up, only to see the ninth son rushing in with a Confucian robe and a folding fan in his hand.

Seeing the strange man rushing straight into the inner house, Xun Fangyu was startled and was about to avoid it.

Zhou Nan: "Fang Yu, you don't have to avoid her, she is a woman, a tomboy."

Ninth Young Master sat down next to Zhou Nan, and shouted: "I'm thirsty, I'm thirsty, what are you talking about, warm me a bowl of wine."

Xun Fangyu responded softly, poured Ah Jiu a glass of wine, then stood aside and looked at the young lady curiously.

Ah Jiu gulped down the wine and called out "Shuang Li!" Then she glared at Xun Fang and said, "What are you looking at, have you never seen a woman wearing men's clothes? The voice is so low, like a mosquito."

Xun Fangyu was a little flustered when she scolded her.

Zhou Nan felt unhappy: "Ninth Young Master, you are really rude to break into my inner house. You have something to talk about."

"It's really something." The ninth son said: "Tomorrow's winter solstice happens to be my grandfather's birthday. The juniors in the mansion will go to pay his respects to the old man and offer a birthday gift. I thought about it, and there is nothing wrong with yellow and white things." Meaning. After all, the old lady was born as a scholar and likes elegant things. I am going to present a birthday poem and inscribe it on this fan. Zhou Nan, you are very good at writing poems, help me write one."

After finishing speaking, she threw away the folding fan with a "shua", and said to Xun Fangyu, "Your servant of the four treasures of the study, look at my silver hook and iron paddle."

Xun Fang said: "Well, my lord... Miss, just wait."

Zhou Nan smiled and said to Ah Jiu: "Master Ninth, you obviously couldn't bear to spend money to buy gifts, so you came up with this elegant way. It's rare for you to save money on your grandfather's birthday. You are so stingy. "

You also said that yellow and white things are not interesting, your grandfather knows best, you are very greedy, otherwise it would be impossible to set up such a big business in your hometown Songjiang Mansion.As far as the area of ​​fertile land of the Xu family is concerned, it is simply the largest landlord in the Ming Dynasty.

This Xu Ge has always been famous for his love of money. When his subordinates give money, the old man is not even willing to make a gesture to accept everything. Every year, the ice tribute and charcoal tribute alone earns more than [-] yuan. This is impossible. Explained with self-pollution and self-preservation.

Ninth Young Master said angrily: "You want to take care of it?"

Zhou Nan: "Young Master Ninth, your gift this time is just to make the old man happy, so why do you care about money? Isn't the sentence in the Yanqing Kongxing case commuted? You got 3000 taels of silver. You are so rich, why do you care about this?"

Ninth Master: "Although the judgment of the Kongxing case has been changed, isn't it a festival now? He can only be released after the Winter Solstice Festival, and he can only get the money at that time. I am also tight now, isn't it helpless? Zhou Nan, If it’s really not possible, how about you pay me back, who can’t be a man if he has money?”

Zhou Nan was also annoyed: "Ninth Young Master, it's meaningless for you to say that. I managed the Kongxing case. You were a spectator from the beginning to the end. I also have a commission, so we don't need more. The 200 taels of old debt It's a write-off."

"Even if you want to write it off, you have to wait until the emptiness is put back. Now you pay me back, and I will benefit two hundred." Ah Jiu spread his slender jade fingers.

"Fuck you!" Zhou Nan slapped her, his hands were warm, but his heart fluttered inexplicably: "Okay, okay, I'll just write poetry."

Ah Jiu slapped him, and Miao Mu rolled her eyes: "Can you write well?"

At this time, Xun Fangyu brought the pen and ink and put it in front of Ah Jiu.

Zhou Nan thought about it for a while, and thought in his heart, he chanted: "The clouds are flying and the wind is blowing. Could it be that the five willows have brought news? One generation comes and one generation goes, and the sun rises as usual. Gifted scholars and beautiful ladies, princes and generals, go and go There is no trace. The green hills are charming, and a few dramas remain."

"Nian Nujiao"?" Ah Jiu can be regarded as a child of an official family. She received an aristocratic education since she was a child, and her grandfather and father are great Confucian scholars in the world. Can't stop applauding: "The atmosphere is so natural that ordinary people really can't write it. The second half is about, read it quickly, read it quickly."

Zhou Nan held back his laughter and continued to chant: "Now we sing wildly, don't pretend to be good, don't brag. Dare to ride the idle clouds, catch wild cranes, play the flute with Wuling people. I love the spring, the spring tempts me, tempts me to taste the beauty If it's so romantic, don't care what night it is."

"Don't pretend to be good, don't brag?" Jiu Gongzi was dumbfounded: "This is too vulgar... Okay, Zhou Nan, are you teasing me?"

Next to him, the little transparent Xun Fangyu couldn't help but burst out laughing at the thought of seriousness.

Ah Jiu turned her head and looked at Xun Fangyu viciously, and said angrily, "What are you laughing at, you lowly maid, look at your pimples, you look like a toad, get out of here, my lord!"

Hearing her talk about the pimples on her face, Xun Fangyu's eyes turned red and tears were about to fall.

Zhou Nan was furious, and slapped the table: "Master Ninth, what are you talking about, you are so rude, do you know who she is? You just get out of here, come and see off the guests!"

Ah Jiu: "Who else can it be, it's just a stupid and ugly girl."

Zhou Nan said coldly: "She is my wife, please show some respect."

Ah Jiu looked at Xun Fangyu hard, and it took a long time before she yelled: "Very well, very well, Zhou Nan, you actually drove me away because of such an ugly woman, I will remember."

Zhou Nan: "Get lost!"

Ah Jiu: "Hmph, okay, Zhou Nan, I've changed my mind, you have to pay back the 200 taels of silver, right now. I'll call someone to come over to find your bad luck, don't hide."

Haha, isn't this the Ming dynasty version of "Don't leave after school"?Zhou Nan laughed in his heart: "You talk too much nonsense, I won't play around with you."

When Ah Jiu left angrily, Zhou Nan grabbed Xun Fangyu's hand: "Fang Yu, this is just a lunatic talking nonsense, don't get angry with her."

"I'm not angry, I'm really ugly." Xun Fangyu lowered her head sadly, tears streaming down her face.

"Don't cry, the enemy will laugh. Don't bow your head, the crown will fall."

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