Therefore, give the wooden sign to the master, and even if something goes wrong, it doesn't matter to him.

After Gongsun Jian received it in his hand, he didn't look at it, and directly put it in front of Hu Ren.

said with a smile: "Master Hu, you order first, you can order whatever you like, don't be polite." ”

Hearing this, Hu Ren refused with a smile on his face.

"Lord Gongsun, you're too polite, why don't you have some?"

"How? It's better for you to come. Gongsun Jian smiled and handed the menu to Hu Ren again.

To be honest, Gongsun Jian is very tired of this kind of fake politeness, but after all, he has now entered the Great Zhou career, and this kind of thing is inevitable.

Fortunately, Hu Ren on the other side did not pretend to be polite for long, and quickly took the menu and ordered the dishes, and after Xiao Er wrote it down, he handed the menu to Gongsun Jian again.

Casually glancing at the prices of the dishes Hu Ren ordered just now, Gongsun Jian had some thoughts in his heart.

The dishes Hu Ren ordered just now can only be regarded as ordinary, and the price is not too expensive, probably because he wants to make himself ugly.

After all, they are all officials of the Great Zhou Zheng Qipin, and he still knows about this level of Yulu.

Of course, other people's kindness Gongsun Jian couldn't just bear it, so he ordered a few slightly more expensive dishes on the menu.

Then, Gongsun Jian handed over the menu to Gu Qing.

Seeing Gongsun Jian make such an unexpected move, Hu Ren on the opposite side couldn't help but glance at Gu Qing a few more times.

After all, it stands to reason that the master is only a personal subordinate of the county order, which is almost equivalent to the position of master and servant.

And now that Gongsun Jian handed over the menu to Gu Qing, he couldn't help but think about it too much.

As if sensing the surprise in Hu Ren's eyes, Gongsun Jian hurriedly smiled and explained: "Brother Gu was brought by me from the capital, although he is nominally my master, but we are usually called brothers. ”

After Gu Qing on the side heard Gongsun Jian's words, he also quickly showed a smile to Hu Ren.

It's just that Hu Ren on the other side understood something from Gongsun Jian's words.

Brought from the capital!

This shows that Gu Qing is not an ordinary person, after all, in the kind of place in the capital that is not rich or expensive, it is far better than the master of Yulu, who is less than one or two silver per month.

In addition, Gu Qing has a strong physique, although he is a master, he rarely speaks, which shows that Gu Qing has just become a master.

Moreover, compared to the master, he is more like a guard.

Many people know that Gongsun Jian is an orphan, and Hu Ren is no exception.

With such an orphan, how could someone follow him to such a remote Tianyuan County?

So, after thinking about it, Hu Ren thought of something that seemed very reasonable.

This Gu Qing was sent by the official family to protect Gongsun Jian.

Thinking of this, the expression on Hu Ren's face became even more eager.

After all, through all the conjectures just now, if nothing else, Gongsun Jian was sent by the official family to practice.

Gu Qing on the other side naturally didn't know that even Hu Ren, the sesame petty official on the other side, was about to guess his identity.

At this time, he was looking at the menu in his hand with a happy face, after all, he had been in Tianyuan for so long, and he rarely could eat good things.

Because Gongsun Jian himself doesn't have much money, when he usually eats in the house, he usually eats with coarse tea and light rice, which is slightly better than his subordinates, and it is usually a little meaty.

This makes Gu Qing, who has always been full of big fish and meat in the Son of Heaven Guard, how can he stand it.

Therefore, this time the menu changed hands, and he naturally just picked up the expensive ones.

As Gu Qing reported the name of the dish, although Gongsun Jian on the side was still talking to Hu Ren on the opposite side with a smile on his face, his heart was gloomy.

I secretly made up my mind that I was a little hesitant just now.

Finally, the meal was ordered, and Gongsun Jian thought about it a little in his heart, and the meal cost nearly two taels of silver.

Glancing at Gu Qing who was smiling beside him, Gongsun Jian smiled and said to Hu Ren: "Master Hu, do you need to order a few more pots of wine?" ”

After all, Gongsun Jian couldn't drink, so he directly asked this sentence that seemed a little hesitant.

Hu Ren over there heard Gongsun Jian's proposal, and immediately understood what he meant, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Lord Gongsun, these are enough, besides, I came here this time for office business, and when you come to the county, I will invite you to drink again, what do you think?" ”

"Then thank you, Master Hu." Gongsun Jian said to Hu Ren with a smile, and then he turned his head to Xiao Er and ordered: "Xiao Er, that's all for it, wait and serve the food quickly." ”

"Okay, Lord Gongsun, Lord Hu." The little two hurriedly and respectfully retreated.

After all, Gongsun Jian has been calling Hu Ren Lord Hu just now, and Xiao Er is not a fool, so he still has to be called.

On the way to wait for the food to be served, although Hu Ren kept thinking about bringing up the topic and chatting with Gu Qing.

It's a pity that Gu Qing has always ignored his words.

Of course, this is not to say that he is disrespectful to Hu Ren, but because he has never been interested in Hu Ren's topic.

If you talk about handling cases, I am sure that he will become a chatterbox.

Hu Ren on the other side naturally didn't know that Gu Qing was interested in handling the case, so he didn't provoke him all the time.

In the end, he could only give up his relationship with Gu Qing, after all, with Gongsun Jian in front of him, he didn't want to go far.

At least Gongsun Jian can chat with him for a few words, although saying a few words can't bring the relationship between the two closer, but no matter how you say it, it can also make Gongsun Jian have an impression of him.

In this way, when he goes to the capital to do business in the future, he can completely go to find the way of Gongsun Jian.

Although Gongsun Jian on the other side has never understood what Hu Ren is thinking, he is also happy, as long as it is beneficial to himself, why should he bother to ask clearly?

Of course, Gongsun Jian also wanted to have a good relationship with Hu Ren, the deacon of the criminal department in the county. After all, he didn't know when he would be able to leave Tian Yuan, and it was really necessary to have a good relationship with the people in the county.

In short, tonight's dinner, although several people present were cautious, but on the surface they were happy and harmonious.

After watching the meal finish, Gongsun Jian took the lead and took Hu Ren downstairs.

However, when he came to the front desk of the restaurant, Gongsun Jian stopped a little, and then looked at Gu Qing with a smile.

"Brother Gu, you go and pay for the meal, and I will go to the Tianyuan Inn with Master Hu first."

Originally, Gongsun Jian thought that he would have to talk to Gu Qing to make him pay, but Gongsun Jian never expected that Gu Qing over there would wait for him to finish his words and directly take his money bag to pay.

Slightly stunned, a trace of guilt rose in Gongsun Jian's heart. But when he thought of the huge expenses tonight, the guilt in his heart instantly disappeared.

Hurriedly with a smile on his face, he took Hu Ren beside him and talked about Changqing Building while walking.

Gongsun Jian didn't walk with Hu Ren for a long time, and Gu Qing behind him trotted all the way to follow.

Nodding to him with a satisfied face, Gongsun Jian said with a smile: "Brother Gu, thank you for your hard work." ”

"My lord, I don't work hard, it's my honor to be able to do things for you." Gu Qing laughed and said.

After all, he was just helping Gongsun Jian settle the account, and he didn't spend his own money, so he really didn't have any hard work.

On the other side, seeing Gu Qing like this, Gongsun Jian understood that he didn't expect that he would repay his debts at all.

However, it is precisely because of this that Gongsun Jian is relieved.

After all, the money for Hu Ren's inn will still be paid for a while, but he has no money, what should he do?

Of course, let Gu Qing pay for it.

The entire Tianyuan County is not big, and in addition to the festival on the night of the Great Zhou, there is also a curfew. Therefore, it is impossible for Gongsun Jian to go around with Hu Ren.

Soon, after coming to the inn, under the smiling eyes of the innkeeper, Gongsun Jian opened an upper room, and Gu Qing, who was also smiling on the side, still paid stupidly.

According to the way he came, Gongsun Jian took Gu Qing back to the backyard of the yamen.

Originally, he thought that on the way, Gu Qing would ask him for the night's meal and room money.

However, to Gongsun Jian's slight surprise, until Gongsun Jian was ready to wash and rest, Gu Qing didn't say a word.

Actually, what Gongsun Jian didn't know was that Gu Qing didn't speak.

In addition to thinking that Gongsun Jian's county order could not be repaid, it was because he also knew that Gongsun Jian had no money on him, so he thought about waiting for him to ask him for it at the end of the month.

Early the next morning, because there was an order last night, the servants in the house called Gongsun Jian early.

What made him expected and unexpected was that Gu Qing actually got up earlier than him.

Originally, Gongsun Jian thought that Gu Qing had already forgotten his work and rest habits when he was in the Son of Heaven Guard?

But now it seems that people are still keeping it very well.

took Gu Qing to the Tianyuan Inn, and at this time, there was no one else in the inn except the shopkeeper and Xiao Er.

After all, Tianyuan County is not a big county, and it is normal for it to be sparsely populated.

One of the reasons why the innkeeper opened an inn in Tianyuan County was because there was no business competition here, after all, he was the only inn in the entire county.

Secondly, because although the name of this inn is called an inn, it is only a private house that has been repaired.

The normal inn is much worse than that, so it doesn't require much investment at all.

Smiling and saying hello to the innkeeper, Gongsun Jian began to wait for Hu Ren in the hall.

Fortunately, he didn't let Gongsun Jian wait long, after all, Hu Ren came on official business, and he naturally would not forget his duty.

In addition, although Tianyuan County is only a few dozen miles away from the county, because it has to carry two prisoners, it must take a lot of time to get to the county.

Therefore, Hu Ren must get up early to prepare for the trip.

Seeing Gongsun Jian and the two in the hall, Hu Ren, who had just finished washing up and went downstairs, was a little surprised, and hurriedly said with some embarrassment: "Lord Gongsun, in fact, you don't have to wait for me, I'll just go there by myself." ”

"Hey, how does this work?" Gongsun Jian pretended to be unhappy, and then said: "After all, you are here to work in my Tianyuan County, I have to do my best to be a landlord, don't you?" ”

"Then thank you so much Gongsun-sama." Clenching his fists with both hands, Hu Ren hurriedly smiled and thanked him.

Then he smiled again and said, "Lord Gongsun, why don't we go and bring the prisoner out now?" ”

Hearing this, Gongsun Jian immediately understood what he meant, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to mention the prisoners, wait until we finish breakfast, the county can't stop people from eating, right?" ”

"Then thank you Lord Gongsun, to be honest, I want to be a dutiful county order like you, Lord Gongsun, this is the first time I, Hu Ren, have seen it." Hu Ren not only thanked Gongsun Jian, but also praised him a little.

Gongsun Jian understood very well what Hu Ren's so-called due diligence meant, but he didn't say anything, and it was right to send Hu Ren away now.

After all, saying these insincere words all day long, Gongsun Jian was really a little disgusting.

There was no accident, so without waiting for Gongsun Jian to speak, after breakfast, Gu Qing took the initiative to pay the money.

Of course, Gongsun Jian also nodded to him in gratitude.

After all, he doesn't know how to cut meat, and just one action can be exchanged for a few taels of silver, such a good thing is really worth it.

Because Hu Ren came alone, Gongsun Jian had to send someone to escort Gongsun Dalei and Zhang Xiaoyu to the county.

Choosing and choosing, Gongsun Jian could only let Lin Changqing and a few officials follow Hu Ren to the county seat.