Chapter 229: Something Goes Wrong
"Hey, this little brother, the thing you hold in your hand is a novelty, I don't know if it's convenient to borrow it from me?"
Seeing Tang Lu holding a feather and writing and drawing on the small paper book in his hand, the young man couldn't help but feel a trace of curiosity in his heart, and he didn't hide his thoughts, and directly asked Tang Lu for it.
Tang Lu naturally did not refuse the guest's request, especially the big customer who ordered all the dishes like this, and he couldn't save people's face and finish remembering the things that should be remembered, Tang Lu did not hesitate, and directly handed over the paper and pen in his hand.
Originally, according to Tang Lu's meaning, he directly handed the things to the young man's hand, but as soon as his hand was halfway out, he was stopped by the old servant next to the young man, and the old servant reached out to take the pen and paper, and then respectfully handed his hands to the young man's body.
What a rule!
Tang Lu took a deep look at the two of them, and saw that both of them were taken for granted, so he knew that these two people were afraid that they had some backgrounds, and generally only those who came out of the really wealthy families would have so much defense against people.
At this time, Liu Yizhou, who had already eaten almost the same on the side, couldn't help but look up at the two.
It stands to reason that he should know almost all the people in Taiyuan City who can afford to eat in a 'restaurant', but the two people in front of him are obviously not locals. Looking at the demeanor of the two of them, it should be not small.
But no matter what their origin is, Liu Yizhou doesn't care much, and the identities of the two have nothing to do with him, what Liu Yizhou cares about is that this young man also seems to have a crush on the goose feather pen in Tang Lu's hand. He also wanted to hear what others had to say about the quill.
"Small and delicate, very suitable for beginners who have never used soft pen writing, a very interesting new pen."
The young man picked up a pen and wrote a few small words. He shook his head slightly, because he was not very familiar, and when he put down the pen, he used too much force and broke a small hole in the paper.
"But it's just a trail, it's okay to copy and write in private, but it's hard to get into the hall of elegance."
After speaking, the young man handed the pen and paper to the old servant again. It was returned to Tang Lu by the old servant.
Tang Lu didn't care about the young man's evaluation at all, he didn't care about any elegance or indecency. As long as it's convenient for him to use it himself. Besides, the young master made this quill pen only on a whim, and he didn't think about what to do.
"This son's words are ridiculous!"
Tang Lu didn't care, but Liu Yizhou on the side couldn't help but feel unhappy for the quill.
Liu Yizhou just praised the benefits of the quills in front of Tang Lu. This young man's hind feet are 'small roads', that is, 'difficult to get into the hall of elegance', and the quill pen is degraded and useless. Isn't this a slap in the face of someone in the red fruit field?
Is it tolerable or unbearable!
"Presumptuous, you ......"
"Li Chuan!" The old servant next to the young man was about to reprimand Liu Yizhou angrily, but was softly stopped by the young man, "Anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, just listen to this brother's high talk." ”
"Humph!" Liu Yizhou glared at the old servant named Li Chuan with great dissatisfaction, and then arched his hand to the young man: "I can't talk about it, but when I heard the little boy's evaluation of this quill, I felt a little different in my heart. Please forgive me for the interruption. ”
Although Liu Yizhou was born as a businessman. But after all, I have read poetry and books for a few years, and there are still some books on my body that have not faded, otherwise I would not be as serious as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old young man now.
"Brother, please speak, listen to me."
Liu Yizhou said: "Just now you said that this quill is a small road, and it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, Liu thinks this is a big fallacy!" ”
"This pen is small and delicate, simple and easy to make, and in terms of cost, it is several times cheaper than the most ordinary brushes. Also, the handwriting written by this pen is small and clear, and the same thousand-word article can be written with a brush for at least five pages or more, but with this pen, two pages are enough! ”
"Again, the capillary absorbs ink, a tube can write more than 100 words, not like a brush to write more than 10 words to have to ink once, both ink-consuming and time-consuming, not as convenient and fast as the quill pen at all."
"Such a good thing that is cheap and saves paper, ink and time, how is it a trail, how can it be difficult to get into the elegant hall?"
"Brother Liu was great before that." The young boy nodded lightly, and then changed his words and asked Liu Yizhou softly: "The quill pen does have many advantages, but I don't know if Brother Liu has ever thought about it, when the imperial examination is selected, will the imperial court allow students who take the examination to use this new pen?" Once a student gets used to writing with this goose feather, and when it comes time to take the exam, he will have to switch to a soft-pointed brush, and he may get used to it? ”
"As far as I know, during the imperial examination, in addition to the scriptures and righteous policies, calligraphy is actually a very important item, if it is often written with a quill pen, how can calligraphy be guaranteed? If the calligraphy is not good, it will not be able to leave a deep impression on the examiner, and if it is a pity to lose the results it deserves? ”
"This ......"
The starting point of thinking about the problem is different, and the conclusions drawn will naturally be different, Liu Yizhou was dumbfounded by the young man's question, and the imperial examination is a problem that he has never thought about, so naturally he will not think about it in this regard.
"Many children from poor families, their families are so poor that they can even afford to buy pen and ink, they have no pen and ink to learn characters, and there is no history to study, so how can they talk about taking the imperial examination?" Gou Yizhou resigned: "But with this quill pen, it is different, only spend less than one of the original silver dollars to get a thing that should be read and literate, and reading and literacy to accumulate knowledge, and finally have a hope of participating in the imperial examination to change your life, isn't it?" ”
The young boy nodded lightly, Liu Yizhou said well, if you can't read and write, what can you talk about the imperial examination? For those poor and clanging poor children, quill is indeed an excellent choice.
Inspired by Liu Yizhou, the young man even thought of another question, if the whole court also used this kind of economical and simple quill pen to write copywriting and account books, it should also save a lot of time and pen and ink money every year, right?
"Lingling!"
At this time, the bell in the back kitchen rang again, and Yu Chi Dabao and Yu Chi Xiaobao heard the sound again, and quickly rushed to the back kitchen, and then each came out of it with two plates of hot dishes.
"Huh?" Li Chuan, the servant beside the young man, took a closer look at Yu Chi Dabao and Yu Chi Xiaobao who came out with the dishes, and couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise on his face, so he bent over to his son-in-law's ear and whispered: "Young master, these two guys seem to be the two grandsons of the Duke of Wu's family. ”
"Oh?" The young man also turned his head to look at the two brothers dressed as men in surprise, and asked Li Chuan softly, "Are you sure it's them?" ”
Li Chuan looked at them carefully again, and said in a fixed voice: "Can't be wrong, the villain has seen them a few times before when he was in Chang'an, and he is very impressed by the two of them. ”
"It's strange, since he is the grandson of Wu Guogong, how could he come to this inconspicuous small restaurant and be a lowly guy?" The young man shook his head lightly, "It seems that this 'There is a Hotel' also has some origins. ”
For a while, the young man looked forward to the food here.
The famous young man of the 'Three Treasures of Chang'an' had also heard of it when he was in Chang'an, and heard that the first two treasures were two full foodies, and they had always been without food, and now that they are willing to stay here honestly, the food here will definitely be good.
Liu Yizhou said a lot, his mood was already comfortable, and seeing that the young man no longer refuted and their meal had arrived, he didn't say anything more, finished the food on the table in three or two bites, called Tang Lu to settle the bill, and then got up and left directly.
Seeing the silver money that Liu Yizhou left on the dinner table, Li Chuan couldn't help but smack his mouth lightly: "Seventy times, it's really ...... It's ridiculously expensive! ”
Two dishes and a bowl of porridge, it really took 70 yuan, this 'restaurant' is really dark!
Yu Chi Dabao and Yu Chi Xiaobao walked equally slowly, but the young man didn't mean to be in a hurry or unhappy, anyway, he sat there and stared at Brother Yu Chi with interest.
Although Yu Chi Dabao and Yu Chi Xiaobao walked very slowly, they walked extremely seriously every step, and their eyes were staring closely at the food on the tray in their hands while looking at the road, for fear that they would overturn the dishes and spill them if they were not careful.
These are two completely different templates from the rumored 'Chang'an Sanbao' who causes trouble in Chang'an City all day long, and the young man is really curious now who can train these two famous naughty ghosts to be so quiet and obedient.
Wu Guogong?
Xiao Shao shook his head, he heard that Wu Guogong is now seriously ill and recuperating in Chang'an, even if he has this heart and no energy.
Yu Chi Shanshan?
It would be even more impossible, if Yu Chi Shanshan really had such a way, the name of 'Chang'an Sanbao' would not have been lost in Chang'an for more than ten consecutive years.
Since it is not Wu Guogong and not Wei Chi Shanshan, who will it be? In this place in Taiyuan, except for Cheng Chuliang, I haven't heard of any powerful characters?
Yu Chi Dabao and Yu Chi Xiaobao finally walked to the front of the No. 2 table, and after carefully putting the food in their hands safely on the dining table, the two of them said in unison: "Slow use of the guest officer!" ”
It's a bit blunt, and there are some silly tastes, but it's a big breakthrough, and obviously Chunlan must have an explanation in the back kitchen.
After saying 'the guest officer use it slowly', the two turned their heads and left, Tang Lu leaned over at this time and bent over and said: "There are four dishes later, the two guest officers please use it slowly!" ”
Li Chuan waved his hand and sent Tang Lu aside, and then picked up the chopsticks on the table very unruly, and tasted the four dishes on the table one by one before their young master.
And what made Tang Lu feel even more strange was that for Li Chuan's overstepping behavior, the young man did not reprimand, but showed a natural expression.
After a while, after Li Chuan chewed all the food in his mouth and drank another cup of warm tea, he said to the little young master respectfully: "Young master, these four dishes taste good, they can be called the best, you can taste ...... them."
As he spoke, Li Chuan took a new pair of chopsticks and handed them to the young man, who began to eat formally.
Seeing this, Tang Lu, who was not far away, couldn't help but pout: There is really something wrong, there are still people who like to eat the leftover meals of others! (To be continued......)