Chapter 297: Fellow Villagers
Yan Liqiang's dinner is the authentic Ganzhou roasted whole sheep eaten in the restaurant attached to the Ganzhou Guild Hall.
In addition to Lu Peien, You Shopkeeper, sitting at the same table, there are three other people invited by You Shopkeeper, those three people, are also from Ganzhou, running a little business in Dijing, one of them surnamed Wu is a fur merchant, a surname Liu is a timber merchant, and there is a surname Wen, which is a medicinal herb merchant, fur, medicinal materials, wood, these things are also things that Ganzhou can make a sign outside, in addition to these few things, although there are many products in Ganzhou, but there are very few people who can do business in Dijing.
In this era, people who go out like to hold together, what is the same clan, the same door, the same class, and the same township are the easiest to gather together to form an intricate network of relationships, Yan Liqiang has nothing to reject this, because unless it is a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world, otherwise, these things must inevitably be contacted.
Several people who knew Yan Liqiang's identity were respectful to Yan Liqiang at the dinner table, and even a little flattery, and Yan Liqiang was also modest and kind, not arrogant or impatient, and behaved quite politely and politely to a few Ganzhou fellows, plus Lu Peien and Shopkeeper You were doing lubricant on the side, so this dinner was also very happy, at least for Shopkeeper You and other section shopkeepers, this is the case, very satisfied.
He hadn't been in contact with these fellow villagers before, and Yan Liqiang hadn't felt how special his current identity as Captain Ying Yang in the Imperial Front Mabu Division was, and after eating dinner today, Yan Liqiang found that his current identity was not only special in the eyes of this fellow villager in Ganzhou, but also a big cow.
Because according to the shopkeeper You, the whole Ganzhou, now can be mixed in the imperial capital city of a person with a half-official position, before he came to Ganzhou, there are only three people in total, these three people, one has achieved the position of Langzhong of the Imperial Capital Military Department, is the chief official of the Ministry of War, surnamed Huang, the official to the five products, and the other is the staff of Zhongshu Province, surnamed Cheng, the official to the sixth product, and the last one, is the judge of the Tai Hospital, surnamed Ma, is also the sixth product, these three people, almost the three of them are the three banners of the Ganzhou people in the imperial capital officialdom, the three of them are not only in the imperial capital of Ganzhou fellow villagers have outstanding prestige, but also have a great reputation in Ganzhou。 The shopkeeper You has to visit the house of three people every year on the occasion of the New Year's festival and send a little local products from Ganzhou.
After these three people, Yan Liqiang is the fourth native of Ganzhou who can make a name for himself in the system of the imperial capital, and the youngest of the three in front of him are all in their forties, so Yan Liqiang is still the youngest of the several.
Because he is young, he has a bright future.
Yan Liqiang thought about it carefully, and also found that if he didn't have the relationship with Sun Bingchen, he didn't leave such a deep impression on Sun Bingchen on the way to the imperial capital, and he was lucky enough to make a little contribution. This is everyone's chance and luck. Those who have the ability, without this opportunity, can't get to their position today, and those who have the chance, if they don't have the ability, they can only miss the great opportunity in front of them, they just have a little ability, and they have the fate, so they can stand in the imperial capital at a young age, which is enviable.
This meal was eaten until dark, and everyone was happy.
Because it was dark, Shopkeeper You wanted to let the carriage of the guild hall send him back to Luyuan, Yan Liqiang did not refuse, when Yan Liqiang left, Shopkeeper You, Lu Peien and several shopkeepers at the same table came to see him off.
As soon as Yan Liqiang got in the car, the shopkeeper You handed over a package, "Brother Liqiang, this is a little congratulatory ceremony for me and a few shopkeepers, even if I congratulate Brother Liqiang on being promoted to the captain of Yingyang of the Imperial Mabu Division, win glory for our fellow villagers in Ganzhou, and then wish Brother Liqiang a bright future, this is all a little bit of our fellow villagers, there is no other meaning, and please Brother Liqiang do not shirk!"
The small package was pressed on Yan Liqiang's hand, but he didn't feel much weight, only a few catties, Yan Liqiang weighed it, and knew that the weight of the package should be a silver ticket, otherwise, the He Yi sent by several shopkeepers in the imperial capital added up to dozens of taels of silver, which was too cold, and the identity of a few shopkeepers who could do business in the imperial capital did not match.
Lu Peien smiled on the side and did not speak.
"Since it is the intention of several shopkeepers, then Liqiang is not hypocritical!" Yan Liqiang smiled and accepted the package, "I am usually in Luyuan, where my responsibilities are, I don't have much time to come to the imperial capital, and the news is not well-informed, if there is anything in the future of this Ganzhou Hall, I only need to send someone to Luyuan to send me a letter!"
Hearing that Xiang Liqiang really said this, Shopkeeper You and several other shopkeepers showed a knowing smile on their faces, and after a few polite words, they personally sent Yan Liqiang out of the Ganzhou Hall and watched Yan Liqiang's carriage leave.
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"Brother Lu, does this Liqiang brother have a wife in Pingxi County?"
After several other shopkeepers also said goodbye and left the Ganzhou Hall, Shopkeeper You pulled Lu Peien aside and asked Lu Peien a question in a low voice.
This question is the biggest regret for the Lu family, hearing Shopkeeper You's question, Lu Peien sighed in his heart, but with a smile on his face, "Could it be that Shopkeeper You has an idea in his heart?"
Shopkeeper You laughed and shook his head again, "I just see that Brother Liqiang is so young and promising, and I am a little curious, but if I have any ideas, it is too early, what is the situation in this Imperial Capital, Brother Lu also knows a little these days, dragons and tigers are fighting, how dare others get involved, if Brother Liqiang does not serve in the Imperial Capital, it is indeed a good son-in-law who is difficult to find with a lantern, but it is precisely because the Liqiang brothers have an unlimited future in the Imperial Capital, so they dare not be too presumptuous......
"I see!" Lu Peien nodded, "Brother Liqiang doesn't have a wife in Pingxi City, but ......"
"But what ......"
"However, Brother Liqiang is obsessed with cultivation and has a very high spirit, and he once told me that in the future, he will not marry a confidante who is not a peerless beauty!" Lu Peien said with a serious face.
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Yan Liqiang sat in the carriage, through the window of the carriage, with a gaze that ordinary people could not understand, looking at the brightly lit streets in the imperial capital and the bustling crowds on the streets.
Don't look at Yan Liqiang, Shopkeeper You and others in the Ganzhou Hall just now, but when Yan Liqiang was really alone, he could no longer force a smile at himself, pretending to be relaxed, and even every second passed, he had a feeling that everything in front of him was like a fragile colored bubble, and at some point, it burst all at once......
The mysterious face of the Taoist priest named Fang Beidou that he met today loomed in Yan Liqiang's mind......
I don't know when, in the night sky north of the imperial capital, a piece of fire rose up, illuminating a piece of sky clearly, I don't know where it caught fire, a team of corners, blowing whistles, pushing water wheels, holding water guns, hurriedly staggered with Yan Liqiang's carriage, and rushed towards the place where the fire started......
Yan Liqiang sat in the carriage, just watched, and didn't care too much, after all, there is such a thing as a fire in any city, and since there is already a defense to rush over, there is no need to be nervous.
When the carriage came to Xihua Gate, Yan Liqiang found that there were many more soldiers at Xihua Gate, who were strictly inspecting the people, horses and vehicles going out of the city.
When the carriage of the Ganzhou Guild Hall went out of the city, the sergeant outside directly opened the door of the carriage, looked inside and outside the carriage, and did not even let go of the carriage, and finally found nothing, so Yan Liqiang's carriage passed through the city gate.
Not long after leaving the city gate, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves rushed up from behind, and then dozens of rhinosaurus horses rushed towards the road ahead......
The carriage came directly to the gate of the deer park, Yan Liqiang got out of the car, touched a piece of broken silver from his arms and gave it to the coachman, and in the coachman's thousand thanks, he took two small packages and walked towards the gate of the deer park.
"Ah, Captain Yan is here, open the door quickly......" The little flag on duty outside the deer park saw Yan Liqiang coming back, and suddenly smiled, opened the door and let Yan Liqiang in.
At this time, the entire Deer Park knew that Yan Liqiang was the person that Gonggong Liu fancied, and who dared to be contemptuous.
"Brothers, you have worked hard!" Yan Liqiang politely greeted the sergeants at the door.
"It should be, it should be!" the little flag guarding the door looked flattered.
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Back in his small courtyard, as soon as he entered the house, Yan Liqiang's eyes were fixed, and he found that some of the secret settings he had made in the house had been moved, and someone had quietly come in, and the entire deer park, even if it was the two little eunuchs beside Gonggong Liu, if they didn't have their permission, they would definitely not dare to enter their house at will, who would dare to come in?
Just when Yan Liqiang was thinking about this question in his mind, he also smelled a faint smell of blood in the room. He glanced around the room, picked up a sword that hung on the wall, and went upstairs at once.
He didn't have to look for it, he had already spotted the intruder.
The intruder, a black night walker wearing a face toil, fell motionless on the floor of his bedroom, and there were still some blood stains on the floor of the bedroom, which seemed to have flowed from the man in black.
In order to prevent fraud, Yan Liqiang did not approach at once, but came to the side of the man in black who fell to the ground, and used the sword in his hand to pick the man's face from his face first......
A face-like and touching face appeared in front of Yan Liqiang.
Seeing that face, Yan Liqiang was stunned.
The man in black was actually a fairy sword flower like snow......