Chapter 90: Showing Talent
When the guy who ran the hall saw Dai Duo take out a silver ingot from his arms, the look of surprise on his face was replaced by a flattering look, and no one would have a bad time with the silver.
"This, well. As long as the three masters don't offend that son, they will cherish the little one, please come with the little one! The guy who ran the hall said.
The three of them followed the guy upstairs, only to see that the lobby was separated by several screens, and there was indeed a private room on the west side. The three of them followed the guy to the other side, and Wu Jichang naturally sat down with a sigh, but Dai Duo was a little hesitant, he knew the identity of the fourth master, so he naturally didn't dare to sit at the same table with the fourth master.
"Dai Duo, today is to visit Mr. Wu, he is your countryman, you should not be formal today, sit down together." The fourth master said.
Wu Jichang secretly guessed in his heart how could Dai Duo be respectful to such an "imperial businessman"?
Dai Duo saw the fourth master say this, so he sat down cautiously. Seeing that the man in the indigo robe among these people was extraordinary, even the man who had just given him the silver was also generous, so he stammered: "Third master, our dishes here are a must, and the small ones will be the best-selling ones for you?" ”
"Go ahead, and serve your best dish here. Take two more jars of the best wine. Didor said to the man.
The man was hunched over, his face was red, like a ripe shrimp, and he nodded again and again, because such a guest was better served.
Suddenly, a whispering woman's voice came, and it turned out to be singing. sang the story of a talented and beautiful woman, and the sound of the pipa also came along with the woman's voice.
Wu Jichang seemed to be attentive, don't turn your head to listen, don't say a word. When the fourth master saw him listening, he also pricked up his ears to listen.
"Mr. Wu likes to listen to music?" The fourth master listened for a while and said.
From this woman's song, I can hear a little sadness. Let Brother Yin smile. Wu Jichang suddenly said with some melancholy.
After a while, the delicacies were delivered, all of which were delicacies from the mountains and seas.
I saw that Wu Jichang suddenly sighed again.
"What, not to sir's taste?" The fourth master asked again.
Dai Duo on the side was a little at a loss for a while, is this still the fourth master he knows?
Fourth master, where did your arrogance and coldness go?
"How can such a delicacy not be to my taste! Yin Ye is a rich man, how can he understand the state of mind of people who are between the poor and the poor? "Wu Jichang pointed out that it was authentic,
"Now some places in the Jianghuai and Huaihe regions have already shown signs of flooding, and when the time comes, there will definitely be another big flood, and the people will be mourning and displaced."
The fourth master was suddenly stunned and asked, "Today, the emperor has allocated a large amount of silver to repair the river, and it is quite effective. But Mr. said here that there will be a big flood, which is questioning the current emperor? ”
Dai Duo secretly pinched a cold sweat for Wu Jichang again.
"Hehe, the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan. Ran Dao beware, is the emperor still afraid of people telling the truth? Wu Jichang said, "The emperor may have allocated the silver for repairing the river, but after arriving in various places, after layers of corruption, how much silver can really be used to repair the river?" The emperor is far away, they are like bean worms, eating the people's harvest for a year and countless lives! ”
"Brother Jichang!" Dai Duo hurriedly stopped, "Today we are here to drink, not to talk about anything else!" ”
The fourth master raised his hand, signaled Dai Duo not to speak, stared at Wu Jichang and said, "According to what Mr. said, the emperor is deaf and blind today?" The local officials are all full of fat heads, but the emperor will also send ministers to supervise, what the gentleman said, is it too arbitrary? ”
"What Brother Yin said is very true, there are also ministers of the Qincha, but what if the ministers of the Qincha are also corrupt together with the local officials!" Wu Jichang said with a smile, "The upper and lower sides are in concert to coax the emperor around." ”
The fourth master felt as if his throat was blocked by a lingering thing, although what Wu Jichang said in front of him made him very uncomfortable, but he couldn't deny the truth of what this person said.
Just as the three of them fell into an awkward silence, a sudden croaking voice came from outside, followed by a woman's pleading.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I beg you, don't drop my piano." The woman pleaded.
"You little girl, just now the master asked you to come over to drink a glass of wine with our Lord Chen, but you refused to do it, now you know how powerful the master is, right?" A man's arrogant voice shouted.
"Uncle, the little woman just sings and never drinks with guests. The little woman also doesn't drink, and asks the uncle to raise his noble hand. The woman said.
Then there was a loud bang, as if something had been slammed to the ground, followed by the woman's cry.
The fourth master, Wu Jichang and Dai Duo looked over there, and through the gap on the side of the screen, they saw that the woman who had just sung the song was bullied by two young men and curled up, crying and crying.
Suddenly, Wu Jichang stood up suddenly, and Dai Duo was about to stop it, but was stopped by the fourth master with his eyes.
"A few big men, how can you bully a woman here?" Wu Jichang said loudly through the screen.
I saw two young men in brocade robes with squirrels on their faces playing tricks around a woman, and no one dared to stop them. The work standing by turned away and pretended not to see.
There were several people sitting at the round table behind them, and among them sat a chubby middle-aged man who looked at the woman with squinted eyes, a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.
"What kind of dog thing with no eyes dares to mind our business!" One of them, a man in a brown robe, shouted at the screen.
"I, Wu Jichang, have never changed my name, and I have never changed my surname." Wu Jichang walked out around the screen.
The fourth master and Dai Duo glanced at each other, also stood up, and walked out behind Wu Jichang.
After the other party saw Wu Jichang clearly, a burst of laughter suddenly broke out.
"The master thought it was from somewhere, but it turned out to be a poor talent. I really don't know how thick the sky is, and you don't look in the mirror and dare to meddle here. Hey, hillbilly, this is the capital, and you can be pinched to death with a shake at will. The red-robed man said with disdain.
"Who did I think, it turned out to be Brother Xiuzhu, I haven't seen you for many years, you are still so generous, I can't imagine that in this capital city, you still like to flirt with women from good families, how has this hobby not changed!" Wu Jichang saw clearly one of the people sitting at the table, and suddenly said.
The chubby middle-aged man sitting in the middle of the round table looked at Wu Sidao carefully, and suddenly smiled: "I thought it was who, it turned out to be Brother Jichang." I haven't seen it for many years, but my brother still has such a temper. ”