Ye Yu glanced at the invitation card in his hand, and his calm face showed a little worry.

He is just a little-known boy, but the county magistrate specially sent invitations on his birthday, this unreasonable phenomenon made him suddenly think of Lu Zheng.

Those who participated in the birthday celebration can be said to be non-rich and expensive, and if Lu Zheng invited in the name of his father's birthday, it would not be a kind of goodwill.

Moreover, according to Ye Yu's understanding, Su Quanzhong and others had received the invitation half a month ago, but his invitation was received today.

Today's afternoon is the birthday period of Lu Kun, the county governor, and in such a short period of time, it is too late to buy a birthday gift.

This kind of time arrangement is nothing more than a big problem for him. The invitation has arrived, and if you don't go to celebrate your birthday, it will be unreasonable.

If this matter is really as he expected, it was Lu Zheng who did it intentionally, then I have to say that this Lu Zheng is a good chess player.

Although Ye Yu knew that after the last incident, Lu Zheng might not give up.

But what Ye Yu didn't expect was that this revenge would come so quickly.

"Young master, why don't you go to the market to buy some congratulatory gifts?" Qiu Lan saw that Ye Yu's face was cloudy, so she asked softly.

Ye Yu shook his head, and then said calmly: "Whether this congratulatory gift is given or not, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out of it!" I'm going to think about it......"

Qiulan watched Ye Yu's eyebrows tighten and fell into deep thought, so she stood quietly aside, not daring to disturb in the slightest.

After a long time, Ye Yu touched his chin, and then said calmly: "Qiulan, you go to the shop to take a leave of absence for me, and when you come back, buy a living creature from the market and come back......"

"Young master, what are you ......" Qiulan didn't know what she meant, scratching her head and couldn't figure it out.

Ye Yu smiled mysteriously: "Okay, don't ask too much!" ”

"Hmm!" Qiulan hummed softly, then turned and walked out of the courtyard.

At this time, in the back garden of the Lu Mansion, Lu Zheng was carrying a birdcage to tease the birds in the gazebo.

In front of the table on the side, Pan Zhisuo gently shook the folding fan and drank wine for himself.

"Brother Pan, I heard that you have been studying hard lately, I don't know if this is the case?" Lu Zheng slowed down and put the birdcage on the stone table, and asked Pan Zhi casually.

Pan Zhisuo personally poured the wine, and then said solemnly: "Yes, the old man has high expectations for the younger brother!" There is more than a year before the big exam, and I hope I won't disappoint him! ”

"Eh, Brother Pan's words are wrong, with your talent, if you want to be promoted to the Jinshi, isn't it like digging into the bag? It's just that Pan Lao has very high requirements for you, which has made you read more books for so many years! ”

Pan Zhisuo sighed slightly, and said helplessly: "The old man expects that my eldest grandson, can be in the gold list for three yuan, how can Pan live up to his old man!" ”

Lu Zheng didn't care about the imperial examination: "Forgive Lu for saying a lot, the Pan family is also a rich party in this county and even in the entire Chuzhou!" Why bother pursuing that illusory fame? Like Lu, wouldn't it be beautiful to tease birds and find flowers freely? ”

Pan Zhisuo smiled slightly, did not speak again, but shook his head and continued to drink and enjoy himself.

At this time, Lu San trotted all the way to the pavilion from the Moon Gate: "Son, the little one is back!" ”

"Got the invitation?"

Lu San bowed his body and replied with a smile: "It's delivered!" ”

"Well, good! When the Lord greets you on his birthday today, you are staring outside the door! When he comes, report to me in time, and go down. ”

"Yes!"

After Lu San exited the backyard, Pan Zhi asked suspiciously: "I don't know who has such a big hand to make Brother Lu so attentive?" ”

As soon as Pan Zhisuo asked, Lu Zheng's still plain face suddenly shrouded in gloom, and then snorted coldly to himself: "Isn't it the cripple I told you last time!" ”

"Oh, it's him?"

The cripple in Lu Zheng's mouth, Pan Zhi naturally knew who it was, and when he left the restaurant that day, he also specially ordered the servants to follow behind Lu Zheng and followed him to Ye Yu's residence.

After that, the servant told him in detail what he had heard outside the courtyard, and when he returned.

After listening to the servant's detailed account, Pan Zhisuo was full of praise for Ye Yuzhi's method of retreating from Lu Zheng.

I also thought about meeting Ye Yu, but because I was grounded by my grandfather these days, I was concentrating on reading all day long.

Therefore, this idea was gradually suppressed.

Now that Lu Zheng talked about Ye Yu, Pan Zhi was particularly concerned, so he asked: "Today's birthday of the county magistrate, all the people invited are celebrities in the county, why did Brother Lu invite the little-known Ye Yu?" ”

"Unknown? Hum! Not necessarily! On that day, he humiliated his son, if he didn't return the color, wouldn't he be incompetent? Brother Pan, just wait and see! ”

Lu Zheng said, drank all the wine in the cup, and then a cold chill burst out in his eyes.

Pan Zhisuo glanced at Lu Zheng, and then smiled and said to himself: "It's okay, take this opportunity, Pan also wants to meet this person!" ”

……

In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and the front of the Lu Mansion could be said to be full of traffic, and officialdom has been like this since ancient times, whether it is a birthday or a happy event, it will always be the link between accumulating wealth and promoting interpersonal relationships.

At Lu Kun's birthday banquet, almost all the gentry and celebrities in Qingliu County gathered here.

When the Great Song Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizu had restrained this officialdom, but after two hundred years of system corruption, this wind gradually revived.

In particular, half of the country fell into the hands of the Jin people, and the Southern Song Dynasty court sang songs every night, and it became more and more corrupt.

Ye Yu looked at the grand scene in front of the Lu Mansion from a distance, and couldn't help but feel inexplicably helpless. The wind of official corruption in the heart is also unavoidable in the Song Dynasty in this ********.

Ye Yu was pushed by Qiulan in a wheelchair and came to the gate of the Lu Mansion, and happened to meet Su Quanzhong, who came to celebrate his birthday.

"Virtuous nephew, the old man has prepared a birthday gift for you here!" Su Quanzhong waved his hand as he spoke, and the servant who followed presented a congratulatory gift.

Ye Yu was quite surprised and puzzled: "Uncle Su, why is this?" ”

"Don't shirk the virtuous nephew, I heard that you also received an invitation today, the old man is worried that the time is short, and it is difficult for you to prepare a congratulatory gift, so the little girl specially prepared one!"

Su Quanzhong's words made Ye Yu suddenly realize that it must be when Qiulan went to take leave, she informed Su Quanzhong of the invitation she received.

After figuring out this, Ye Yu immediately gave up his hand and said gratefully: "Uncle Su's kindness is appreciated by the little nephew, but the little nephew has already prepared a congratulatory gift, so Uncle Su will not spend the money!" ”

"Oh?" Su Quanzhong twisted his beard in his hand, and looked down at a blue cloth bag in Ye Yu's arms, and the cloth bag was faintly fluctuating.

"Huh! Alright, you and I can go in together! Su Quanzhong did not feel upset because of Ye Yu's refusal, in his opinion, it is normal for young people to have arrogance.

"Uncle Su, please!"

“……”

When Ye Yu entered the Lu Mansion, he looked up and saw that the entire courtyard was already full of feasts, and the crowds on the banquets filled the not very spacious courtyard.

Everyone chatted in groups and whispered, and Ye Yu's appearance was like a grain of sand in the sea, which did not attract much attention from everyone.

However, there are also a few people who can't help frowning slightly and showing disgust when they see Ye Yu, who is dressed in shabby clothes and has disabled legs.

It didn't take long for Lu Kun to appear in the living room in civilian clothes. Ye Yu looked at it at a glance, and said in his heart, this Lu Kun is really full of brains. This fat head and big ears are really a true expression of corrupt officials.

Lu Kun had a pair of mung bean eyes, and saw that there were many people celebrating his birthday with guests and friends, and his face was already full of smiles. From time to time, he greeted the guests who entered the table, like friends who had not seen him for a long time, and now they were able to reunite after a long absence.

Although Ye Yu doesn't like this kind of occasion, since he came, he can only slowly adapt to it. Among these people who congratulated him on his birthday, except for the shopkeepers of a few shops, Ye Yu had a friend with him that day, and he didn't know any of the others.

Fortunately, he had Su Quanzhong, a talking friend, by his side, which made him feel in the hustle and bustle without feeling lonely.

But just when Su Quanzhong introduced the identities of everyone present to Ye Yu one by one, a figure appeared in front of the two.

Ye Yu raised his eyes and saw that the person in front of him was Lu Zheng! The so-called good ones don't come, and those who come are not good, so Ye Yu's heart couldn't help but sink.

Without waiting for Ye Yu to speak, Lu Zheng took the lead in opening his mouth, and said with a smile: "Brother Ye Xian, you can count yourself here......

Lu Zheng's understatement made everyone present stunned. The people who were still disdainful of Ye Yu just now instantly looked up to Ye Yu a few points.

Ye Yu wouldn't know what everyone around him was thinking, but now that Lu Zheng was so unusual, it made him even more vigilant.

"Brother Lu personally sent someone to send a letter to Ye, and when he learned that today was the birthday of Lord Lu, how could Ye dare not come to congratulate him?" Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, since the other party greeted him with a smile, then he Ye Yu couldn't lose his courtesy, so he smiled at him.

At this time, Lu Kun, the magistrate of the county, had already come to the front, glanced at Ye Yu with his narrowed mung bean eyes, and then asked Lu Zheng in a deep voice: "Zheng'er, this is your friend?" ”

"Yes, this Brother Ye is the child's friend, and he is here to celebrate his father's birthday today!"

Lu Zheng introduced Ye Yu to his father with a smile on his face, and then turned around and said aloud to everyone: "This friend of Lu once said that he wanted to prepare a valuable gift for his father, do you want to see it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately pandered to them. Lu Zheng's kind words and deeds towards Ye Yu have made everyone believe that Ye Yu and Lu Zheng have a very good relationship.

Therefore, everyone did not doubt the authenticity of Lu Zheng's words at all, and they all wanted to see what the valuable congratulatory gift prepared by Ye Yu was.

"Brother Ye Xian, Lu really wants to see your congratulatory gift, I don't know if it's convenient?" Lu Zheng clasped his hands and looked at Ye Yu with a smug expression.

"My young master......"

"Eh, Qiulan can't say much!"

Ye Yu spoke out to stop Qiulan, who wanted to defend herself, and then looked at Lu Zheng with a gloomy face: "Brother Lu really thinks highly of Ye, where are the precious things in ordinary people's homes?" ”

Ye Yu couldn't stop scolding Lu Zheng for being vicious in his heart, and now under Lu Zheng's intention, everyone thinks that he has a very personal relationship with Lu Zheng.

What's more, on the grounds that there is nothing, say anything about preparing valuable congratulatory gifts.

In this way, if he can't get a congratulatory gift that satisfies everyone, not only will he lose face on the spot, but also make people think that he is hypocritical!