"Master, are we going to go to the shop?" Fu Xiaojian asked in a low voice. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No, Mu Jiu's dozens of pro-soldiers, aren't they already acting as the eyes of the master?" Zhu Youjian looked around, sandwiched between the shops, there are some tall houses with blue bricks and red tiles, but the doors are closed, it should be the mansion of a large family, and the business in the city is obviously not very prosperous when building a residence in such an important place.

Zhu Youzhen walked along the street for about three miles, and it was already the end.

At the end of the street is the north city gate, where several soldiers are slowly tightening the ropes, apparently to close the drawbridge and close the gate.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stepped forward and said to the city gate official standing aside: "Brother, wait a minute, wait a minute, we have to go out of the city!" ”

"Out of town?" The city gate official was dressed in the gray cloth of the Ming army, and he squinted his eyes and asked, "It's getting late, if you go out of the city now, you won't be allowed to enter the city tonight!" ”

"Master......" Fu Xiaojian is also strange, Zhu Youzhen just came in from outside the city, why is he going out of the city now?

Zhu Youzhen summoned Fu Xiaojian and whispered a few words.

Fu Xiaojian nodded, he took two steps forward, came to the city gate official, and took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve, which was seven or eight taels, and stuffed it to the city gate official, "We are going out of the city to meet an important guest, and we will return in an hour, brothers are accommodating?" ”

The city gate official did not accept the silver, but looked at Fu Xiaojian, obviously noticing that their group of people were all uniform, although he didn't recognize them as palace guards, he also knew that they were not ordinary people, "You are Han?" From the mainland? ”

"Yes, yes, we have come here from the mainland to do business, and now we are going out of the city to meet an important customer, this person is very important to us, brother?" Fu Xiaojian nodded and bowed, looking like a little two.

"You're new here, no wonder you don't know the rules!" The city gate official's gaze swept over the faces of the guards again, and finally fell on Zhu Youzhen's face, as if warning: "You are the leader, right?" This is not the mainland, if anyone accepts your bribes, not only will their jobs be lost, but they may also be imprisoned," Seeing Zhu Youzhen's indifferent look, he added: "The person who makes the money is also guilty of the same crime!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was surprised and happy in his heart, but his face changed color slightly, "Brother, is this the military order of the army, or the law of the government?" ”

"It's all the same!" The city gate official's face was awe-inspiring, "Whether it is an official or a soldier or a businessman, you must abide by the law," seeing that Zhu Youzhen was frightened, his face softened slightly, "I think you are new to the city, you don't mean to commit it, go quickly!" ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the city gate official, who was in the same gray clothes as the ordinary Ming New Army, and his stature was not high, but there was an inviolable aura on his face, "Brother, is this the regulation of Fusong Mansion, or the regulations of the entire Luzon Province?" Why is it inconsistent with the laws of the Ming Dynasty? ”

"It's the same in the whole province of Luzon," the city gate official's face showed a mocking look, "In the interior of the Ming Dynasty, when and where is it allowed to privately grant silver taels?" It's just that you businessmen don't comply, go and go, and then grind, don't blame me for arresting you and putting you in prison! ”

"Yes, yes, we'll leave now!" Zhu Youzhen's heart is surging, there is such a city guard, there is such an army and an official government, so why worry that Luzon can't be governed? "Brother, let me ask you one last time, which army are you from?"

"It's the same with all armies," said the gate officer, impatiently, "go, go," and said to the soldiers who were packing up the ropes, "they are not out of the city, and the gates are quickly closed." ”

Fu Xiaojian was furious, and when he was about to pull out the long sword, Zhu Youzhen held down his arm, "Xiaojian, let's go!" Everyone turned around and went south with Zhu Youzhen.

Fu Xiaojian saw that the city gate was far away, so he asked, "Master, why did you ...... just now?"

Zhu Youzhen smiled: "Little sword, what do you mean by drawing the sword just now?" Where is the city gate officer wrong? ”

"He is very rude to him!" Fu Xiaojian was still angry.

"Did you forget the little sword? The master is a micro-service," Zhu Youzhen put his hands behind his back and walked slowly, "Since he doesn't know the identity of the master, why can't he do this?" To tell the truth, it's too late for you to be happy! Seeing that Fu Xiaojian hadn't come back to his senses for a while, Zhu Youzhen said again: "Find out who this city gate official is, and reward him after he leaves Luzon!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Although Fu Xiaojian still didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen really meant, he still summoned two guards, whispered a few words, and the two guards left quickly.

The last trace of sunset on the horizon has disappeared, and the darkness is like an invisible giant net, quickly enveloping the entire Fusong City, and the pedestrians on the street are becoming more and more scarce.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the lanterns that were gradually blooming in the distance, and said to Xiaojian: "Xiaojian, I'm hungry, let's find a place to eat first!" ”

The guards chose a restaurant on a street on the right hand side of the street, the scale of the restaurant is not large, and the framing inside is also average, but there are really a lot of people eating, and the hall on the first floor is almost full.

"Master, do you want to wrap up the restaurant?" Fu Xiaojian asked in a low voice.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the guests eating around him, almost all of them were ordinary people eating in the hall, whether it was clothing or the number of meals on the table, it could be seen, "Wrap it down?" With so many people eating, do you want to blast such a guest away? ”

Looking at such a lively scene, Fa Xiaojian also had a little headache, he stroked a few strands of hair scattered on his head, "Master, otherwise, the people who eat will let them eat enough, but from now on, the guests will not come in again." ”

"No, how much noise is it going to make?" Zhu Youzhen flatly refused, "With you by your side, are you still afraid that these ordinary people will not succeed?" Besides, Mu Jiu and they are in the city! ”

"Master, how can ordinary people eat here?" Fu Xiaojian's eyes kept staring at the guests eating in the hall, as if each of them had bad intentions.

Zhu Youzhen is right to think about it, ordinary people naturally have to save their lives, and eating at home is the most money-saving place, and most of the people who come here to dine should be businessmen, "Let's go to the private room on the second floor!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Fu Xiaojian was about to be greeted, and Xiao Er had already greeted him, "Guest officer, how many of you are there?" Do you want to eat in the lobby? There is a private room upstairs, do you want to sit down? ”

"Upstairs private room," Fu Xiaojian said angrily, "Little Er, you lead the way in front!" ”

"Okay!" Xiao Er shouted, threw the sweat towel in his hand back, and put it on his shoulder, "Guest officer, please go upstairs with the villain!" ”

There were more than 20 people in this line, which naturally attracted the guests who were eating in the hall, and Fu Xiaojian raised his head proudly and guarded Zhu Youzhen's left side. Zhu Youzhen followed Xiao Er, followed Xiao Er, went up the narrow wooden staircase, went up to the second floor, and entered a private hall in the back.

"What do you want to use for the guest officer? Would you like a drink? Xiao Er bowed down and asked Zhu Youzhen, he obviously saw that these people were headed by Zhu Youzhen.

"Deliver a few of your signature dishes and a pot of good wine!" After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he gestured to Fu Xiaojian, Fu Xiaojian took out a silver ingot from his arms, about five taels, he took it in his hand and checked it, and it was still on the table, "Xiao Er, reward you!" ”

Xiao Er's eyes immediately lit up, he grabbed the silver, glanced at Zhu Youzhen again, and skillfully stuffed it into the pocket on his chest, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" His lips trembled again, "It's been a long time since I've given so many rewards, and I'm not mortal!" ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled with his eyebrows, "Xiao Er, you send the wine and food first, and the master will ask you a few words in a while!" ”

"Although the master commands, the villain should know everything!" Xiao Er saluted Zhu Youzhen and Fu Xiaojian, "Master will sit down first, and the villain will go to urge the vegetables first, and come back immediately!" ”

But in half an hour, Xiao Er took out a red lacquer tray, in addition to four kinds of cooking dishes, there was also a white porcelain pot in the tray.

"Master, these are the four signature dishes of the small shop, the rest of the dishes will arrive soon, the master will eat and drink first, the villain will go to say hello first, and wait for the master to come together, and the villain will come to serve again!" nodded to Zhu Youzhen and Fu Xiaojian, bowed, and saluted.

"Go ahead!" Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and let Xiao Er go down.

Fu Xiaojian filled Zhu Youzhen with wine, and then stood behind Zhu Youzhen, looking around for any place where people could hide.

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "Xiaojian, sit down and eat, when you go out, how can there be so many rules?" ”

Fu Xiaojian hurriedly waved his hand: "Ye, it's the same no matter where you are, the rules can't be changed!" Don't waste the ceremony! ”

"Xiaojian," Zhu Youzhen tapped Fu Xiaojian's figure with his finger, "If you all stand aside like this and wait, and ask Xiao Er later, won't he be scared to death?" ”

"Master...... ......" Fu Xiaojian hesitated, didn't know what to do for a while, thought for a while, and said, "Master, then let the two guards stand behind him to protect!" “

"Sit down and eat!" Zhu Youzhen had already dried the wine in the cup, "Brothers follow the master everywhere, it's also hard, don't stand, let's open another table!" ”

Fu Xiaojian was still about to reprimand the guards, but thinking that Zhu Youzhen didn't care about these false courtesies along the way, even Liu Qianzhi's maid Xiaolian dared to call out, so he didn't delve into it, just let the other two guards sit down and eat together, called eating, but in fact, he was guarding the other side of Zhu Youzhen, and he also sat down on Zhu Youzhen's side, and filled Zhu Youzhen with a cup, but said to the guards: "You open another table, but be smart, is this the mainland." ”

Zhu Youzhen was too lazy to listen to Fu Xiaojian's ramblings, he stretched out his chopsticks, and the closest one to him was a braised fish, about a pound in weight, the fish body was transparent, the back was wide and the belly was thin, and there was a little faint red on the tail fin, I didn't know what kind of fish it was, I sandwiched some fish meat and tasted it, it tasted good, "No wonder Xiao Er said that it was their signature dish, smelling sugar and eating it but not sweet, the fish meat was tender and smooth, light but flavorful, not bad, not bad!" ”

Fu Xiaojian also tasted it, "Sure enough, as the master said, the fish meat is as tender as tofu, and it almost melts in the mouth, what kind of fish is this?" ”

"Haha, eat more if you like!" Zhu Youzhen dried the wine in the cup again, this wine is very low, far less than the distilled liquor produced in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, fortunately, Zhu Youzhen is not greedy for wine, it is better to be lighter.

Xiao Er came back with a tray, "Master, your dishes are ready, if you still need anything, just command, there is a table over there, someone will serve the food in a while, the villain will come to serve now, if the master has anything to say, just give the order!" ”

Zhu Youzhen asked: "Xiao Er, what did you mean when you just said that no one has rewarded so much for a long time?" ”