With Wang Benyu's words, and everyone looked at Zhang Juzheng very kindly, he was not as serious as other officials. These merchants were not as restrained as they had just been, and the atmosphere at the banquet was lively. Zhang Juzheng also got up and toasted them a few glasses, even I didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to put down the second assistant's shelf and mingle with these businessmen.

Of course, I can't help but be surprised, and when Zhang Juzheng finished saluting, I stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I, Lan Yunjie, thank you for going to my wedding, thank you for your support to our silver number, here today, take this opportunity, I toast you three glasses." ”

"Lord Lan, you are polite, you have given us so much help, and besides, this silver ticket is really useful, it is not that we support you, it is you who support us, Lord Lan's wedding is also our happy event, today we also borrow Lord Lan's wedding wine to pay tribute to Lord Lan in return." It was Wang Benyu who spoke.

When those merchants saw Wang Benyu say this, they all stood up with wine glasses full of wine and said, "Yes, Lord Lan has done such a great good thing for us, and we should respect Lord Lan with this glass of wine." ”

"Okay, let's have a drink together." I said too.

Three glasses of wine, Liu Taoran also stood up and toasted them three glasses, this time nine glasses of wine down, even if they had a lot of wine, they couldn't hold it anymore, some people talked more, Zhang Juzheng didn't speak, just looked at them with a smile. As for Liu Taoran and I, we picked up our wine glasses again, and went to another private room to respect the rest of the guests.

The banquet ended very quickly, from the time I came to the restaurant, it was over in an hour, because our toast made them drink quickly, and everyone was afraid of getting drunk and offending Zhang Juzheng by speaking a loss, so I felt that I was too drunk to find an excuse to leave, one left, and the rest couldn't hold their breath, and they left after a while.

After sending these businessmen away, only me and Zhang Juzheng were left on the wine table, Zhang Juzheng said: "Yun Jie, it's almost over now, you can rest at home for these ten days off, and go to sit at the teacher's place if you have nothing to do, since they are all gone, I should also go, you also go back and have a good rest." ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, officials who get married in the capital will be given ten days off, and those in other places will be determined according to the situation, so Zhang Juzheng said so.

"Then the student sends off the teacher, the teacher has worked hard these days, let Lord Liu send you back." Zhang Juzheng did not refuse my request.

sent Zhang Juzheng to the 'door', Xing Zhiwei also followed behind to send Zhang Juzheng, although Zhang Juzheng did not need to be sent in a sedan chair, but this was etiquette, so he did not refuse.

After they left, we also came to the hall below to prepare to settle the bill and leave, I knew that I came here today to entertain, and the 'spending' must be a lot, so I specially asked Lao Liu to bring 1,500 taels of silver tickets.

Lao Liu came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper who was standing inside reading the account book: "Shopkeeper, may I ask how much silver we used this time, you calculate, we are ready to settle the bill." ”

The shopkeeper used the card counting, and after a burst of plucking, he said: "There are a total of nine tables in the box, each table is a standard of one hundred taels, and the family entourage in the hall is five tables, fifty taels per table, so that the total is one thousand two hundred and fifty taels, for the sake of Lord Zhang's face, let you fifty taels, and you can give me one thousand two hundred taels." ”

Lao Liu became angry when he heard this, and asked angrily: "Shopkeeper, are you slaughtering people?" Where to eat, you need a table of 100 taels of wine and food, you are too black-hearted. ”

The boss, seeing that Lao Liu was angry, replied unequivocally: "I have this price here, I don't believe you can inquire, one hundred taels is still medium, a good banquet, there are thousands of taels, you don't want to give face to shame, if it weren't for Lord Zhang's face, the fifty taels will not be saved for you, don't come to fill the head if you can't afford it, don't serve the poor here." With that, the shopkeeper threw the ledger on the counter.

Lao Liu is also anxious about his 'sex', and he has to reason with him, I said: "Lao Liu, forget it, pay the silver according to what the shopkeeper said, this is a wedding banquet, don't be in a bad mood." ”

Seeing me say this, Lao Liu no longer squeaked, but took out the silver ticket from his arms, counted out twelve 100 taels and put them on the counter and said, "This is 1,200 taels of silver tickets, you order it." ”

I thought that this matter would be over, but who knew that the shopkeeper didn't even look at the silver ticket that Lao Liu put on the counter and said: "I'm sorry, this guest officer, this restaurant doesn't accept cash tickets, as long as it is cash." ”

"What do you say, you don't collect cash tickets, you know that this silver ticket is now circulating in the capital, and besides, this silver ticket is still the emperor's decree calling on everyone to use it, why can't you use it here, aren't you here the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't say it so ugly, the emperor didn't decree that we have to use silver tickets, this restaurant just doesn't accept silver tickets, this is the rule, everyone who comes here to eat knows it, if you mess around here again, I will report to the official." The shopkeeper replied in a tough tone.

"What about your report to the official, isn't this silver ticket silver?" Lao Liu asked rhetorically.

I think this matter will only make a big deal if it goes on like this, the first restaurant in Beijing, there must be someone behind it, this person must not even be afraid of Zhang Juzheng, he can stare at the limelight without a silver ticket, there are few in the capital, it seems that this person is against me, but I don't know, is it like this, or someone is behind the instigation.

"Brother Liu, let's do it, you ride a fast horse, go to the silver number to redeem the silver ticket, and pay for the wine. I'm waiting for you here, you bring a few people along. ”

Lao Liu snorted and grabbed the silver ticket on the counter; Took the creeper out of the hotel and went to the silver number to exchange for silver. I came to the counter and said to the shopkeeper, "I'm sorry, I didn't bring any cash when I came out today, they went to pick up the silver, and they will come back in a while, and they asked the shopkeeper Haihan." ”

The shopkeeper sat at the counter, didn't even raise his eyelids, and said: "Your family is too unruly, we are here to eat, that one is not an identity, if it weren't for Master Zhang to order the wine and food, we wouldn't serve you." Or you are reasonable, you will leave quickly when the money comes, and you will come to our restaurant less to eat in the future. ”

This is the first time I've encountered such an angry thing, but this kind of thing is not easy to happen, I am now a celebrity in front of the emperor, a student of the second assistant, a dignified 'waiter' from the third grade, and was ridiculed like this, if it was according to the previous temper, he would not have been smashed, but reason told me that this person seemed to be consciously angry with me, I held back my anger, left the counter, and sat down on a stool next to an empty table in the hall.

Liu Lianjiang and Shui Floating, who were following me, had already been angry with a red face and a thick neck, and his fists were clenched, as if he was going to fight hard, I looked at the three of him angry, but laughed and said: "What are you three standing for, sit down for me." Lao Liu went to get the silver, and it would take at least half an hour to come back, so we sat down and waited slowly. ”

The three of them sat down beside me angrily, and Liu Lianjiang said dissatisfiedly: "My lord, this person is so arrogant, why don't you fix him, if it is inconvenient for adults to do it, we will come back and smash this bird's nest for him in a while." ”

"Okay, okay, all dissipate the anger, the guest is as the host, since people want silver, we will take the silver, there is no need to hurt the harmony, this is a happy day, or it is better to have less right and wrong."

Although I say this about them, in fact, I am also very angry in my heart, but I know that this shopkeeper dares to do this with me, the background behind it is not small, and those who can support the first floor in the capital are not idle people, but I don't know who the real boss is, I don't know if Zhang Juzheng knows the background here, this is not only slapping my face, but also slapping Zhang Juzheng's face, it seems that daring not to accept the silver ticket is not an ordinary person's move.

After all the calculations, I can't imagine who will do this, Gao Gong is at odds with me, and he won't humiliate me so blatantly, but except for Gao Gong, there are few people who can ignore Zhang Juzheng, and I racked my brains and didn't think that who would be against me.

It wasn't until Lao Liu and Creeper returned to the restaurant with 1,200 taels of silver that the silver was 'handed over' clearly, and our group went out of the restaurant and came to the street. Lao Liu has always disliked scolding, and now he also scolded and said: "Damn, what kind of broken restaurant is this, I think it's difficult for us, young master, I came to burn him at night." ”

"Brother Liu, you can also scold people, don't be angry, it's not necessary to be with this kind of person, besides, if you dare to ignore Master Zhang, it means that there is a very thick background behind the family, so don't act rashly, so as not to fall into the hands of others." When we have the chance, we'll fix them. Now let's go home, on my big day, Brother Chen, they didn't even drink me and Zihan, turn around, Brother Liu, you accompany me to the old house to have a look, and by the way, send some wine and food to Brother Chen. "I saw that they were very angry, so they deliberately diverted the topic, saying that they were going to Boss Chen.

Back at the new mansion, Xing Zhiwei commanded the helpers, and the yard had been cleaned up, the shed erected yesterday had also been demolished, and the tables, chairs and benches were also piled up outside, and it seemed that they were going to be sent back to others.

According to the rules, today is the first day for Zihan to return to the 'door', she wants to live in her mother's house, so I have to stay alone in the empty room tonight, it is also a good choice to go to see Boss Chen, and I have Uncle Ran, I haven't seen him for a long time, since the third senior brother and the fourth senior brother came, they just met, and they went to Uncle Ran, and they didn't dare to call them for this marriage, so I just took advantage of this free time to see them.

After asking Lao Liu to prepare the wine and food, I went to the 'cave' room and picked out two gold hairpins from the gifts for Chen's family, and also brought 10,000 taels of silver tickets, ready to 'hand' them over to Uncle Ran as his activity funds. After packing up, I only took Lao Liu's father and son to ride to the 'jade' horse lane.