When the boatman heard this, he said yes, he was originally waiting for business here, and there was naturally no reason not to allow someone to hire a boat. Liu Ze walked back quickly, and the other party's shopkeeper said, "Shopkeeper Fang, quickly carry the stone lion to the boat." ”

Shopkeeper Fang was puzzled, he didn't understand what he meant, and Liu Ze couldn't explain anything to him, but just urged Shopkeeper Fang to carry it to the boat quickly. Although the shopkeeper Fang was confused, he was also a dead horse doctor at this time, so he could only listen to Liu Ze, arranged thirty or forty men, and carried one of the stone lions to the big boat.

Everyone looked at it inexplicably, only Ruan Yu laughed coldly beside him. A family member said to Butler He: "Big master, they are going to escape by boat!" ”

The great housekeeper He was still holding Erlang's legs, snorted coldly, and said, "How dare he?" If he doesn't-"Steward He is naturally fearless, unless they are tired of life, they dare to transport the stone lion away under the nose of He Fu."

Everyone carried the stone lion on the boat, as soon as the nine-thousand-pound stone lion got on the boat, the boat was pressed into the water for a long time, Liu Ze used a knife to carve a deep knife mark on the side of the boat against the water level, and then ordered someone to carry the stone lion down, and then went to find the stones, fortunately, the river embankment was full of large and small stones, Liu Ze ordered people to move the stones one by one on the boat. Watching the ship gradually sink to the same position as the knife mark, Liu Ze shouted: "Stop!" When he was done, he carried all the stones ashore, found a large scale that could weigh five hundred catties, and weighed the stones one by one, and accumulated them together, and the final weight was exactly nine thousand catties, no more, no less. The weight of the stone lion and the nine thousand catties of stones is not light, up and down this toss, even thirty or forty strong men are so tired that they vomit blood, look at the time, only a quarter of an hour is left to an hour.

Liu Ze announced loudly: "After weighing, this stone lion is a full nine thousand catties, one catty is not much, one catty is a lot, what is the housekeeper, you can receive it." ”

The housekeeper He saw that he was busy for most of the day, and he was moving on and off the boat, but he didn't understand what he meant, although Liu Ze said that those scattered stones were indeed exactly nine thousand catties, but he couldn't understand what this had to do with the stone lion, so he had to turn his eyes to Ruan Yu for help.

At this time, Ruan Yu looked discouraged and muttered to himself: "Actually...... You can actually use buoyancy ......" Butler He had no choice but to ask loudly, Ruan Yu came back to his senses, his face was flushed, and he gave him an affirmative answer. The crowd suddenly erupted in cheers, although most of them were illiterate and didn't know whether Liu Ze's method was right or wrong, but since Ruan Yu gave a positive answer, it couldn't be wrong.

Butler He had no choice but to accept the two stone lions and hand over the money to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper Fang was very grateful to Liu Ze, and took out part of the money to prepare for Liu Ze as a reward.

Liu Zewan declined, and when he turned around to look, Ruan Yu had long since disappeared, and it was estimated that he would not have the face to stay here. Liu Ze could only retreat to the original place in a huff, only to find that the girl was gone, and asked Pan Feng in the distance, only to know that the girl left after he finished weighing the stone. Liu Ze couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, it seemed that the girl was not ready to admit it.

At this time, he suddenly realized that he was originally going to Lu Mansion, but he was delayed here for almost an hour. Fortunately, as soon as I entered the Lu Mansion, I found that Lu Zhi and the others had not returned to the court, and only Lu Yu was holding a banquet in the mansion. Lu Zhi is used to being frugal in his life, even if he feasts dignitaries, it is an ordinary meal, in Liu Ze's opinion, it is simply vulgar.

Liu Ze couldn't help frowning, and said, "Brother Yu, listening to what the teacher said yesterday, I was going to invite some high-ranking officials, should I prepare such a meal?" ”

Lu Yu smiled awkwardly: "Father is used to being simple on weekdays, but in fact, this is also the best food in the family, no matter how good it is, he can't take it out." ”

Liu Ze knew that Lu Zhi's family background was average, and he didn't have much money in the first place, and he also invested a lot of money in a private school, so he naturally lived a little poor. But today, it's a banquet for high-ranking officials and nobles, and people haven't seen any scenes, so don't make people laugh if it's too shabby. Liu Ze turned around and asked Pan Feng to go to the best restaurant nearby, buy some delicacies, and be sure to choose the best delicacies from the mountains and seas, no matter how much money is spent. Pan Feng took the order and left. Liu Ze thought about it, and ordered someone to go to Fuyuanzhuang to get ten sets of blue and white porcelain tableware.

Lu Yu said with some concern: "Father is used to being thrifty, and I am afraid he will not like it if he is so extravagant." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "It's right to live frugally, but today is a scene, too shabby won't make the guests laugh, live carefully, but the hospitality must be atmospheric, I believe the teacher also knows this truth." Brother Yu, teachers don't often entertain, right? ”

Lu Yu shook his head and said: "My father has never invited guests to dinner since he returned to the capital, but Zhang Situgong, Huang Shangshu and Ma Dafu have all taken over the wind for my father. ”

Liu Ze couldn't help but smile, it seems that what he expected was good, although Lu Zhi is frugal and simple, but in the upper class, he is often involuntarily, and some entertainment is unavoidable no matter what, being a man, the most unreasonable thing is affection, today people invite you to eat a meal of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and tomorrow you will invite a coarse tea and light meal, okay? Lu Zhi must be extremely embarrassed in this regard, and he is naturally embarrassed to invite someone because he is shy in his pocket.

Thinking of this, Liu Ze took out a money ticket of 1,000 taels of gold, handed it to Lu Yu, and said: "I didn't expect the teacher's life to be so embarrassing, you take this money, the teacher's wife is not in good health, buy more supplements to make up for it, and then have a treat to dinner or something, you don't have to be stretched." ”

Lu Yu took it and looked at it, was startled, and hurriedly returned it, saying: "So much, I don't dare to take it, you know my father's temper, if you give it to you, Runde will give it to my father personally." "Lu Zhi's annual income is only a few hundred taels, and Liu Ze will give a thousand taels as soon as he makes a move, and Lu Yu, who knows his father's temperament, doesn't have the courage to take it.

Liu Ze didn't answer, and said with a wry smile: "If the teacher is willing to answer, I don't need to give it to you." Brother Yu, I don't have the heart to bribe, it's just that the teacher's life is too hard, just a little help, although money is something outside the body, but it is the foundation of survival, and it is impossible to leave it. If a person only sees money and obtains it by any means, he is a slave to money. On the contrary, if you look down on money and don't get stuck in it, you are the master of money, and you will come back when your money is gone. ”

Lu Yu seemed to have an understanding, and said: "Runde's words are really wise, and he will give up all his thoughts without frowning, and only Runde and virtuous brothers dare to do it in the world." ”

Liu Ze said: "Brother Yu, don't bring me a high hat, everything in the world is people-oriented, just money, but what you are in, why worry about it." You put this thousand taels well, don't let the teacher know first, you are in the officialdom, there are more places to use money, if you are an official with a clear wind, I am afraid that you can only drink the northwest wind, if it is not enough, just go to the world to withdraw it. ”

Lu Yu was taken aback and said, "Could it be that Huitong World is also opened by a virtuous brother?" I only thought that the virtuous brother was the owner of Fuyuanzhuang. ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "The tree is a big move, Brother Yu just knows it, don't say it." Lu Yu had to put the money ticket away.

The blue and white porcelain was quickly brought, and after waiting for a while, Pan Feng came back, and the guys from several restaurants brought the food over with food boxes and put them on the table, and the table full of delicacies and seas made Lu Yu's eyes dazzled, bird's nest, shark's fin, bear's paw, ginseng, abalone, monkey brain, I can't count them, and there are many dishes, Lu Yu has never seen them.

Lu Yuyi was speechless and said, "God, how much does it cost to spend so many dishes?" ”

Pan Feng said: "My subordinates don't know how many copies they have to prepare in total, so they have to package the restaurant and send food here." Liu Ze nodded, he didn't know how many guests came, how many entourages there were, Pan Feng's disposal was appropriate, as for how much it would cost, Pan Feng didn't think about it, and he didn't need to think about it.