At the wine table, Master Xue took Xue Qianxun to accompany Master Zhang and Gonggong Li to eat and drink, and Master Xue raised his wine glass to salute the two of them: "Two adults, please send us a plaque with the inscription of the Holy Emperor from all over the capital, and the old man respects you two with a glass." ”

Master Zhang smiled and said: "Relieving the emperor's worries is what we should do as courtiers, and Master Xue is polite." ”

Gonggong Li said in a sharp voice: "Master Xue is polite, if it weren't for this plaque, the old slave would not have had the opportunity to come out to see the outside world, and stay in the palace for the rest of his life." ”

"If Gonggong Li is not in a hurry to return to Beijing, I will take you around privately, there are a lot of strange things in this town, I don't know if the adults are happy." Xue Qianxun said lightly.

Gonggong Li's eyes lit up and said, "Really? ”

Xue Qianxun nodded and said, "There are still a lot of famous foods in our town, and the merchants who come and go are full of praise. ”

Gonggong Li paused, thinking about whether to stay for a few days, hesitated, and couldn't help but look at Master Zhang, seeing him looking at himself with a smile, he said angrily in his heart: "This old fox is a smiling tiger, along the way, what he says, he only agrees, and has no objection." ”

Gonggong Li pretended to be distressed and said, "Master Zhang, what do you think of Xue Gongzi's proposal?" "If you want to get yourself out of the woods, you have to see if I let you go.

Master Zhang's face froze, and he said with a smile: "I listen to you, you said to stay a few more days, let's stay in this town for a few more days and enjoy the scenery around." ”

"Since Master Zhang also has this plan, let's stay here for a few more days," Ruosheng asked, and he was not the only one who wanted to stay and enjoy the scenery.

Master Xue smiled and said, "This is very good, if the two adults want to stay for a few more days, the old man can just be the east and take the two of them around." ”

"It's really troublesome for Master Xue." Master Zhang felt bitter in his heart, in fact, he wanted to leave for Beijing tomorrow, this place can not be compared with the capital, a town far away from the capital, what is there to be nostalgic for, but Li Gonggong is here, and he can't refute it, after all, Li Gonggong is a person around the saint, some things, some words, if he blows the wind in his ears on the saint, it can be easily solved.

"No trouble, no trouble." Lord Xue thought beautifully, the two adults came to the Xue Mansion so excitedly, they must have alarmed the Lord of the Mansion, if they stayed in the Mansion for a few days at this time, I believe that the Lord of the Mansion would be anxious to burn his buttocks.

Gonggong Li said again: "The old slave doesn't want to go anywhere else, so he will use it in your house for a few days, is it feasible?" ”

This is exactly what Master Xue couldn't ask for, and he hurriedly said: "That's good!" The old man had this intention, but he didn't dare to say it rashly. ”

"Where you are disturbed, please don't blame Master Xue, this glass of wine is my toast to Master Xue," Gonggong Li raised his glass and said with a smile.

Master Zhang also took the opportunity to raise his wine glass and echoed: "What Gonggong Li said is that if the two of us have any trouble, please don't blame the government." ”

"Where! Where! The two of them can stay in the house, it is the glory of our Xue Mansion, and the old man will do it first as a respect. After Master Xue finished speaking, he raised the wine and took a sip of it.

Gonggong Li said with a smile: "Master Xue is really cool, the second master of Xue Mansion talked about Master Xue's temperament with the old slave, and praised: Being an informal, I really deserved my reputation when I saw it today." ”

Master Xue waved his hand and said, "Where! I'm not as good as Gonggong Li said, I'm a businessman, businessmen like to do things quickly, I don't like to drag mud and water, I like it, I like it, I don't like it, I don't like it, because I don't know how many people in the town do business. ”

"Master Xue's words are wrong, and a cool person can make true friends wherever he goes," Master Zhang is a scholar after all, and he speaks in a crepe, but in comparison, Gonggong Li speaks more pleasantly.

Xue Qianxun helped Master Xue sit down and said, "Dad, you are drunk." Under the table, he tugged on his father's sleeve, afraid that he would drink it and talk nonsense to the two officials.

How can Master Xue be really drunk, most of the Xue family's big family business is earned by his hard work, how can he earn so much family business, most of it is because he negotiated things at the wine table, it is conceivable how much he drinks, taking advantage of the fact that Lord Zhang and Gonggong Li are not paying attention, he twisted Xun'er's hand and said comfortingly.

Xue Qianxun smiled at the corner of his mouth, stood up and raised his glass to the two adults and said: "It has always been my father who has been drinking with the two adults, and now the little nephew also wants to toast the two of you with a glass, thank you for the tiresome travel to send us the plaque of the Holy Lord, this is a great honor for our Xue family, no matter how much money the Xue family earns, it will not be able to earn back the glory." ”

Gonggong Li picked up the wine glass and said with a light smile: "The virtuous nephew's words are serious, that is, there is no plaque of the saint, according to the official position of the second master Xue in the capital, sooner or later he can earn a title of glory for the Xue family." ”

How smart Xue Qianxun was, as soon as he heard it, he knew that Gonggong Li told him that Second Master Xue was now very appreciated by the saints, and the corners of Xue Qianxun's mouth turned up: "That's it, my second uncle still has to thank you for help." ”

Such a smart little boy, as soon as the words fell, he knew what he meant, and nodded: "If the old slave can help, he will definitely help,"

With this sentence, Xue Qianxun felt a little at ease, the second uncle took his cousin to be an official in the capital, not only to tie the knot, but also to be friendly to the bottom, the hardships are not understood by others, the Xue family can not help the second uncle pave the official road, can only give him silver when the second uncle is in difficulty, so that he can get through the relationship between the upper and lower levels, so that his official road is smooth.

Xue Qianxun took a sip of the wine glass, and then said to Li Gonggong: "Although I have drunk it all, you can do it in moderation." ”

Gonggong Li shook his head and said: "Boy, don't you look down on the old slave, I also drink a lot, but I don't drink it often." These words are contradictory, but they can also taste a hint of taste.

The people who are officials are bright-eyed, how can they not hear the conversation between Gonggong Li and the son of the Xue family, why he can go from a poor boy to a third-grade master, is to listen to what he should hear, say what he should say, admit his mistakes when he should admit his mistakes, and flatter him when he should flatter, because he understands the meaning of the word 'sleek', which makes him mix like a fish in water in officialdom, and he is left and right.

Seeing that the son of the Xue family was talking happily with Gonggong Li, Lord Zhang didn't interject to speak, just thinking about things, and suddenly thought of the matter of salt, as if he inadvertently said to Master Xue, who was slightly drunk and had misty eyes: "I don't know who in your house came up with the method of refining fine and white table salt." ”

Master Xue calculated in his heart, and pretended to be drunk and said, "Who, who made it, how can I not think of it." ”

Master Zhang smiled and said, "Master Xue, think about it, who came up with such a good method." ”

"Uh, uh, I can't think of it, I have a headache when I think about it." In order to convince Master Zhang, Master Xue also took the opportunity to hammer his head, and said angrily as if it was true or false.

Although Xue Qianxun was talking to Gonggong Li, he kept paying attention to Master Zhang out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, he couldn't help but ask his father about refining salt, and snorted coldly in his heart: "Officialdom has the mixed law of officialdom, and businessmen have the cunning of businessmen. ”

Master Zhang was afraid that Master Xue's excited voice would get louder and louder, so he attracted the gazes of the two people talking opposite, and hurriedly said: "If you can't think of it, you don't have to think about it, let's continue to drink bar!" ”

"Drink! I'd better drink! Master Xue saw that the wine jug on the table was empty, and called loudly: "Come on." ”

The two maids were guarding outside, and when they heard the shouts of the master, they hurriedly pushed the door and walked in, bowed their heads and blessed the people in the house, and one of them walked to the master's side and said, "Master, what do you command?" ”

"Go and bring a jar of jujube wine from the wine cellar in the house."

"Yes."

Mr. Zhang had never heard the name jujube wine, so he couldn't help asking, "What kind of wine is jujube wine?" ”

"As the name suggests, it is a wine made from red dates, slightly spicy and accompanied by a hint of sweetness, but it is a taste that other wines can't look at." Master Xue thought that whether it was refining salt or brewing jujube wine, it was his daughter-in-law's way of thinking, and he was even more proud in his heart, and he had long forgotten that he was the first person to oppose the marriage between Xue Qianxun and Tang Qing'er.

After the two maids worked together to bring a small jar of jujube wine, Master Xue said: "Quickly replace the wine jug on the table and refill the jujube wine,"

"Yes," the two maids replied.

Master Xue pointed to the wine jug that had been changed and said to Master Zhang: "My lord, you can taste it quickly, how is this wine." ”

The maid hurriedly filled the wine glass for Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang picked up the wine glass at hand and tasted it slowly, indeed as Master Xue said, he glared and said, "But it's good wine." ”

Gonggong Li, who had a good conversation with Xue Qianxun, inadvertently noticed the strange look on Lord Zhang's face, and asked with a smile: "What surprised Master Zhang so much." ”

Master Zhang pointed to the wine pot that had been replaced with jujube wine and said, "Father-in-law Li, try this wine,"

Another maid went over and poured a full wine glass for Gonggong Li, who put the wine glass on the tip of his nose, sniffed it carefully and asked, nodded and said, "This wine is made from red dates." ”

"But it's like this, Gonggong Li can guess accurately, so powerful." Xue Qianxun praised in a flat voice.

Gonggong Li took a sip, only to feel sweet, and drank it again, a little spicy, the last sip, but it was very strong, and praised: "It's really a good wine." ”

Xue Qianxun said with a smile: "It's good if the two adults like it, if you like it, there are more than a dozen altars in the house, and then I will pull you down the capital." "I didn't say it directly, I just said that it was sent to the capital, if anyone knew the way, it couldn't be said that the Xue family bribed the two officials.

"Where did you buy this wine, the old slave has never drunk it in Beijing." Gonggong Li poured a glass of wine with his own hands and said.

Master Xue said: "Lord Hui, this is the jujube wine brewed by the house itself,"

"Ahh Gonggong Li was taken aback at first, and then sighed: "Xue Mansion is indeed a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, not only can it refine salt, but also make jujube wine, which makes the old slave really impressive,"

Master Xue waved his hand with a drunken look on his face: "My lord has won the prize,"

Master Zhang shook his head and said, "Xue Mansion is indeed impressive!" It's really impressive! Admire! ”

Xue Qianxun smiled lightly: "Thanks to the praise of the adults, the Xue Mansion is really deserved,"

"I will prepare a few more jars of this wine, and I will take it back for the saint to taste, and if he is happy, maybe he will give you a plaque." Gonggong Li said with his tongue wide open.

Xue Qianxun said lightly: "If this is the case, the Xue family will definitely thank Gonggong Li again." ”

"Hehe......" Gonggong Li laughed a few times, tilted his head on the table, and fell asleep.