Chapter 156: Birthday Banquet
Zhang Twelve is very happy today.
Because he received the first invitation after coming to Datang, although he didn't really want to go......
But does this mean that his status has improved a lot now? is no longer the scholar who only used Lu Yun'er's light to participate in the poetry meeting......
This invitation letter was sent by Wang Chengen, the prefect of Liangzhou, inviting everyone to attend the birthday banquet of Mrs. Wang, that is, Wang Ba and Wang Yunshi's mother.
Originally, his relationship with Wang Ba was very bad, although Wang Ba was kind enough to come to see him when he escaped from the "Four Eagles of Yushan" last time - but who knows if it's true or not?
And since Wang Yunshi was scolded once at the poetry meeting, this woman seems to be full of hostility towards him, a family of four, only two have been seen, and both of them have been offended, he went to the birthday banquet, is it really good?
But don't go wrong, if he fights with Wang Ba's family again, it will be a big deal - one person singles out the prefect's family of four, which sounds very bullish......
Zhang Twelve didn't want to be famous anymore, and he was famous in this way......
Zhang Twelve raised his worries, meaning that he could not let Chen Qiaoxi and Lu Fujing go, but he still didn't want to join in the fun.
But the two women didn't even have time to think, and directly rejected him.
Because in their opinion, this is the prefect showing favor to him, if he doesn't go, won't he save face from others, how can he mix in Liangzhou in the future?
Besides, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the people who can receive this invitation are all well-known figures in Liangzhou City, how many people can't wait to go and have no chance, wouldn't it be too stupid for him not to go?
But Zhang Twelve pursed his lips disapprenously, thinking in his heart that I had taken over the Lujia Restaurant for so long, and I didn't have any relationship with other businessmen, so I didn't do it so well?
But these are not what he cares about the most, what he cares about most is Wang Ba!
Hearing this, the two girls gave him a disdainful look, with his character, would he still be afraid of the king? When did you meet Wang Ba, wasn't it always Wang Ba who was injured?
Moreover, it's a big deal to hide when he sees Wang Ba, above the birthday banquet, Wang Ba, as the host, will definitely be very busy and well-behaved, and he doesn't have much time to care about him......
Zhang Twelve heard that the matter had come to this, as if he had no reason not to go, so he had to accept his fate, in fact, what he was most worried about was Wang Yunshi, who had been scolded by him, because the last time he saw her, her face was not very good......
Never underestimate the means of an angry woman, Zhang Twelve thought so......
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Of course, the place where the birthday banquet was held was in the prefect's mansion, Zhang Twelve was still the first time to come, and he didn't need to look at the height of the palace wall and the size of the mansion gate......
Getting off the carriage, Chen Qiaoxi whispered to him who the people in front of him were, and they were all people with heads and faces, or civil and military officials in the city, Zhang Twelve saw a person who looked like a housekeeper standing at the door from a distance, greeting every guest with a smile, and by the way, checking their invitations, accepting the congratulatory gifts one by one, and registering them in the book.
Chen Qiaoxi also asked Lu San to move the ten jars of spirits off the carriage, and Zhang Twelve was in pain when he saw it......
You must know that although the spirits are five taels of silver a catty, but every time you can drink the spirits, the customers who consume the most in the restaurant are the customers, so the actual price of a pound of spirits is much higher than five taels of silver, so the price of ten catties of spirits can exceed 100 taels, and it is still in a state of price and no market, and ordinary people may not buy it even if they have money......
Although Zhang Twelve has never seen the Wang Governor's Mansion, but only looks at his pair of children - he can't like it, and he gives such a big gift as soon as he makes a move, Zhang Twelve is not such a generous person......
Zhang Twelve's own idea is that he is reluctant to send money, it is better to write a birthday message by handwriting, full of sincerity, and not conventional, the most important thing is that the poetry is the most lacking, his mind is full, and he has nowhere to show it......
Hearing his idea, the two girls agreed, which means that we send wine, and you send poetry - it's okay!
Zhang Twelve stopped doing it as soon as he heard it, the spirits were all sent, and he had to send poems to labor and capital, and he didn't do it at a loss!
So this congratulatory gift, naturally, there are only these ten jars of spirits......
The man who looked like a housekeeper naturally knew Chen Qiaoxi and Lu Fujing, and greeted with a smile: "Miss Chen, Miss Lu, welcome!" ”
Chen Qiaoxi handed over the invitation letter between her and Lu Fujing, turned her head and smiled at Zhang Twelve, and then pulled Lu Fujing and walked in.
Zhang Twelve also handed over the invitation in the past, but he couldn't go in as swaggering as Chen Qiaoxi, but let Lu San bring the spirits over.
If you don't send congratulatory gifts, people will still treat them as if they were here to eat and drink for nothing!
The people around looked at the ten white altars and immediately started talking.
You know, the people who can get the invitation of the prefect in Liangzhou City are either rich or expensive, and this opportunity is not easy to come by, who doesn't bother to send a different congratulatory gift to get the favor of the prefect?
It is too vulgar to send money, and it is not convenient to send it in person, so the congratulatory gifts they choose are not only precious celebrity calligraphy and paintings, gold and silver jewelry, but also some antiquities.
But looking at the appearance and texture of these white jars—they don't look like some kind of antiquities? This face-to-face offspring is too out of tune, isn't it, why did you send such a tattered over, and you look down on the prefect too much, right?
The eyes of a group of people looking at Zhang Twelve became strange......
The blame can only be blamed on Zhang Twelve for being too low-key, and the people in Liangzhou City only hear his name but don't see him, so they think so.
But the housekeeper is different, although he has not seen Zhang Twelve, but he can recognize the words on the invitation, and how can anyone get the invitation letter, not to mention Zhang Twelve, who has been in the limelight in Liangzhou City recently.
"Zhang Gongzi, just put the congratulatory gift here, please inside!"
Nodding to the housekeeper, Zhang Twelve had just raised his legs to enter the door, when he heard the housekeeper say to the bookkeeper: "The Lu family gives ten catties of spirits!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the people who were talking about Zhang Twelve just now were suddenly dumbfounded: What? Is this a spirit? Ten pounds?
Needless to say, they all knew the preciousness of this spirit, but they didn't know who that young man was, how could he send ten catties of spirits instead of the Lu family?
Suddenly, the name of the person who was in the limelight in Liangzhou recently appeared in their minds: This can't be that person, right?