Chapter 471: Changing Faces and Going to the Banquet
Chapter 471: Changing Faces and Going to the Banquet
Although the official ban on the use of gold and silver, and even copper coins were once among the bans, and gold and silver bills were only rewarded when rewarding high-ranking officials, the common people still believed in real money and silver. Nowadays, silver is expensive and cheap, and the household is set to be a banknote for one ingot of rice and one stone, and two meters of silver for two stones, but really in the market, a hundred ingots of treasure banknotes can buy rice and one stone, and five dollars of silver can buy two to three stones of rice, that is to say, this is known as the Xuanfu treasure is only a little big yellow squirrel, in a place like Xuanfu, five is equivalent to three stones of rice.
So, at this moment, someone shouted loudly, and the group of officers sitting below immediately buzzed and discussed. Their monthly salary and extra income can allow them to make the next trip to the restaurant once in a while, but it is definitely not enough for them to taste such a delicacy. Thinking of the two who had just gone upstairs, they blushed at their colleagues when they were thinking about it, and they all sat aside and prepared to watch a good show. Sure enough, in the face of the tall and long-standing question, the shopkeeper Cui was quite calm.
"You're right, it's true that the shop collects some yellow rats at a high price every day, but the quantity is limited, and it has always been set in advance by the lords of the General Military Mansion. Today, the little marquis of Baoding said in advance that he would entertain guests here......"
"Fuck your shit, which noble person would come here in a place the size of a sesame seed? The prince of the prince had a banquet tonight to the prince of the Qincha Division, the young eunuch, the commander of the Dongchang factory, and the grandfather of Dongchang, even Xing'anbo of the General Military Mansion has also passed, so you don't want to find an excuse to fool the past! ”
At this time, Meng Jun and Zhang Yue were already standing at the top of the stairs, Rao is two of them were not like to bully others, and a good meal at this time was also disturbed, and no one could help but feel angry. Meng Jun gently put Zhang Yue behind, shook his head at him, and then slowly walked downstairs with his hands behind his back. Zhang Yue saw that his feet suddenly staggered, and suddenly realized.
Because the box was still burning with fine white charcoal, Meng Jun's face was naturally flushed, and with a mouth full of wine, it was more like he was drunk. After he walked downstairs with a vague foot, he shouted at Shopkeeper Cui with a calm face: "Shopkeeper Cui, why is it so noisy all of a sudden?" This also makes it impossible to eat! My brother-in-law and I haven't seen each other for almost a year, and you can't find a quiet place to sit? Hey, you guy...... It seems to be in front of the prince? ”
The elder Xiao Dakou is half of the crown's brother-in-law - although the system is now strict, even if the eunuchs in Beijing are of high rank, they can't marry wives and concubines, but the eunuchs outside are much more relaxed, at least the beauties sent by others will never return - he thinks that his sister is very favored by the crown, and he is naturally a fox and a fake tiger outside. Recognizing Meng Jun at this time, he was suddenly a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare not really not give face to this little marquis of Baoding, so he hurriedly saluted.
"The little one thought it was the shopkeeper here talking nonsense, but I didn't expect it to be the little marquis." His eyes rolled, and his originally arrogant and unreasonable tone suddenly became attentive and petty, and there was a happy smile on his face, "The prince is not happy during the day, so he couldn't meet those Qincha, so he set up a banquet at night, and when he just sent the little one out to look for a few weasels, he also ordered to find the little marquis, but it happened to be met here." Xiao Hou Ye is picking up the wind for Xiao Zhang? In this case, if you can invite the two of you to come to the town guard mansion, our prince must be happy. ”
He was very skillful in his face-changing tricks, so Meng Jun, who originally planned to make trouble by getting drunk, suddenly hesitated. At this moment, he heard another sound of footsteps on the stairs, and then it was Zhang Yue's familiar voice.
"My eldest brother-in-law and I have eaten almost, since it is the prince and the prince who invited us, then let's go over together. It's just that my eldest brother-in-law and I just had two more drinks, and I'm afraid I won't be able to walk at this time, so you can hire a car. ”
Xiao Dakou just opened his eyes and said nonsense, and when he saw Zhang Yue coming down, he opened his mouth again, and he didn't understand that this was the little Zhang, and he was bitter in his heart. However, although he said that he liked the fox and the fake tiger, he was not so much that he couldn't help but turn these two away, where could he still care about the matter of the weasel at the moment, and turned around and said with a smile: "Lord Xiao Zhang, it's curfew now, it's about too late to hire a carriage at the carriage and horse shop, the villain just came out by car, if you and the little marquis don't dislike it......"
Although Meng Jun didn't know why Zhang Yue wanted to go to the eunuch's mansion, since his brother-in-law sang the beginning, he simply continued to sing, and immediately pretended to be drunk and said: "Don't talk nonsense, just have a car to sit on!" ”
As he spoke, he untied a heavy money bag from his waist, beckoned the shopkeeper Cui over, grabbed a handful and stuffed it directly into the other party's hand, and even dragged Zhang Yue outside, Xiao Dakou hurriedly stepped forward to help his arm, but he threw it away, and could only follow closely behind him carefully. As soon as they left, the officers in the lobby suddenly let out a cry of regretful complaints.
Originally, I wanted to see the little marquis beat the slave in anger, but who knew that while changing his face and being a thief, he also died down, just like the chief soldier and the eunuch guarding the town, he couldn't do it, this big man was tired and panicked!
Although it was only a long follow, Xiao Dakou's black oil flat-head car was rewarded by the crown, the wall of the carriage was wrapped in a thick cotton cloth sheath, and the front was hung with thick and warm shears, which was the second-class goods that others gave to the eunuch's mansion. Usually as long as he comes out, he sits in the warm carriage and enjoys happiness, there are such two nobles in it at this time, even if he is extremely reluctant in his heart, he can only sit helplessly next to the coachman to blow the cold wind, and when he arrives outside the eunuch's mansion, he almost freezes.
"Little Hou Ye, Xiao Zhang, has arrived."
Xiao Dakou shouted twice in a row, and the curtain of the car opened a crack, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help him. Helped the two sons down to the ground one after another, while expecting someone to go in to report, he thought about calling someone to help, but he called twice but found that there was no movement on the door, and he couldn't help but be even more annoyed, and immediately tore his voice open.
"It's not time to go to bed at night, everyone is so lazy!"
This shouting finally alarmed the people inside, and after a while, a sleepy-eyed porter walked out unsteadily, and scolded uncleanly: "It's so late, what is the name of the ghost, and it's not a serious little uncle, why do you shout and drink to us, what ......" He was rubbing his eyes angrily, when he suddenly felt a figure rushing over, followed by a heavy grip on the cheeks, so he stumbled and almost fell.
"I'm blind, this is the Marquis of Baoding and Lord Zhang, I can't kill you if I miss my father-in-law's business! What are you doing here, hurry up and take a hand to support you! ”
Meng Jun pretended to be drunk, and Zhang Yue simply showed a drunken appearance of two or three points, and at this time, he saw that the porter dared to come forward to help with anger. Because he found that the black light was blind inside, he asked casually: "This town guard is so frugal that it doesn't even light up at night?" ”
"This is outside, and the courtyard is bustling inside!" The porter received a big slap for no reason, and his heart was full of annoyance, so he snorted lightly at this time, "My father-in-law entertained distinguished guests tonight, and the chef alone invited four from outside, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, pigs and sheep didn't know how much to buy, and I invited the best few Lehu cards in Xuanfu early. Because of the offense, my father-in-law ordered that no lights should be lit outside, and that he would be entertained inside the second gate......"
Hearing this, Xiao Dakou couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue and Meng Jun, and found that one seemed to have not heard clearly, and the other was still ignorant and drunk. Do what you have to do, and don't care about anything else! ”
At this time, there was only the faint light of the lantern, but the porter who was talking was next to it, so Zhang Yue still felt that this person seemed to be a little unconvinced. It's just that he already knows what he wants to know, but he is too lazy to care about anything else, and then he has nothing to say all the way. When I arrived at the second gate, it was really a different scene. On both sides of the hanging flower gate, there are big red Korean paper paste wind lanterns, but on the top are the word Hongxi, and a series of lanterns can be seen on the main road inside that stretch to the inner room, which is a bright hall.
Hearing the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras coming from the wind inside, Zhang Yue glanced at Meng Jun and found that his eldest brother-in-law was still pretending to be drunk there, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
At this time, Xiao Dakou was full of thoughts about the yellow squirrel he hadn't yet succeeded, and hurriedly interjected: "Little Hou Ye, Xiao Zhang, these two doors are not small places to enter, so these girls will lead you two in." They are all specially purchased from Datong by their father-in-law, and they will definitely be able to serve properly! Please mention it to your father-in-law, and say that the little one will continue to wander around the city to see where there are still weasels! ”
Just after learning the truth about this Xuanfu, Zhang Yue had decided not to touch this thing in the future, and when he saw people leaving in a hurry, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart - throughout the ages, but all those who are rich and powerful are willing to spend their strength to toss when they eat - turned his head and saw a few neat-looking girls come up and salute, so he ordered them to lead the way, and he held Meng Jun with one hand.
I don't know how many doors he passed through the hall, and he finally came to a courtyard where the lights were as bright as day. He hadn't recovered from the contrast between light and dark in the light, but he heard a laughing voice in front of him.
"Our family is late, Lord Zhang, you set off ten days ago, and it turned out to be with you on the front foot and back foot, you have walked hard along the way."
Originally, I was puzzled about the fact that the crown was missing at the beginning, but at this moment, he suddenly invited a treat with great fanfare, but at this moment, Zhang Yue recognized the person who was talking opposite, and suddenly realized in his heart. It was none other than Hai Shou, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison!