The person who asked was the young man in the jujube red robe, named Liu Chuhan, a famous talent in the academy, who heard the adjacent table keep talking about Huangmeishan's "morning hall theory", and asked out loud in curiosity.

Yan Zheng and Zhou Shimin are weak-minded, of course, they will not hand over the manuscript in their hands to the other party to appreciate, the other party is a famous talent, well-informed, it is not difficult to see the strangeness, both of them know that where this manuscript is what Huang Meishan's handwriting is, it is a pair of words that Yan Zheng copied.

So after hearing Liu Chuhan's question, of course Yan Zheng categorically refused, and seeing his refusal, the people on Liu Chuhan's side became even more suspicious of this.

Someone sneered: "What Huangmeishan's 'morning theory', I'm afraid it's just a fake impostor, otherwise why don't you dare to take it out to meet people." ”

Liu Chuhan was conceited and said: "I am fortunate to have seen several of Mr. Meishan's manuscript works, among which the truth and falsehood are seven or eight points certain, and I can see it. ”

Hearing his words, Yan Zheng would not hand over the manuscript in his hand, and once again flatly refused: "The manuscript is naturally Mr. Meishan's authentic handwriting, if you want to appreciate it and ask for each other, I will naturally not hesitate to borrow it from you, but you are so skeptical, I will not let you see it." ”

Someone over there said disdainfully: "Mr. Meishan's work, it's not that I haven't seen it, where is it rare that you don't know the truth or falsity of the things in your hands, you don't dare to show it, we have enough reason to suspect that it is a copy of the forgery, yes, that East Wind Brother, does he Yan Zheng want to sell this manuscript to you, you have to keep your eyes open, don't fall for him." ”

Yan Zheng's face changed, and he shouted loudly, and those people were even more coaxed, and many people followed to fan the flames, nothing more than suspecting that the manuscript in Yan Zheng's hand was a forgery, and he didn't dare to take it out to see people.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhou Shimin's heart was crossed, and he said loudly: "Brother Yan, you don't have to have this boring battle with them, you Mr. Meishan's 'morning theory', I want it!"

Zhou Shimin stepped forward in time to solve the urgent need, Yan Zheng was very pleased, and said happily: "I know that Shimin is a person who knows the goods, unlike some people, who have not seen it, so they arbitrarily discuss the authenticity of the manuscript, which is really boring and ridiculous." ”

He immediately took the manuscript, handed it to Zhou Shimin, and said solemnly: "Mr. Meishan's handwritten manuscript, I hope that Shimin will cherish and care for it in the future, and it will be of great benefit to appreciate and figure it out sooner or later." ”

Zhou Shimin took the manuscript and said: "Thank you Brother Yan for your love, I will definitely cherish and care for it, and watch it diligently. ”

In order to do enough tricks, Yan Zheng said again: "Shimin, I know that you are strapped for money now, and you can't turn around for a while, it doesn't matter, you just make an IOU." ”

Zhou Shimin listened, and hesitated for a while, although he knew that he was making a play, but this left a note, which was always a little bad.

Yan Zheng glanced at him, Zhou Shimin gritted his teeth, in order to make this scene more realistic, he finally called the restaurant maid to bring paper and pen, and with a wave of the pen, he wrote an IOU, to the effect that he got Yan Zheng's "morning hall theory" of Huangmeishan, and the price was ten taels of silver, because of the lack of money for a while, the ten taels of silver were temporarily owed, and they would be repaid in the future, etc.

Zhou Shimin collected the manuscript, Yan Zheng collected the IOU, the two of them acted so solemnly, so that many people's suspicions were gone, and the heart said that the manuscript was really Mr. Meishan's authentic handiwork.

Jiang Yun congratulated on the side, but Zhou Shimin's face was not very good, seeing that the wine and food were almost eaten and drunk at the moment, he proposed to leave, Yan Zheng was also worried that the authenticity of the manuscript would make waves again, so he immediately called the restaurant to settle the bill.

The restaurant maid came over with the bill and said, "The meal money of the three sons is a total of three taels and three dollars of silver." ”

Yan Zhengzheng took out his money bag, and when he heard this, he was taken aback, and shouted: "What, three taels of silver? Are you dazzled, or are you taking the wrong bill?"

The restaurant maid handed the bill to the other party and said, "This son, the bill is clearly written, and you can see it at a glance, but I didn't say it nonsense." ”

Yan Zheng snatched the other party's bill with one hand, and took it in front of him to take a closer look, this is indeed the bill for their banquet, a few side dishes, a plate of sea bass, and a jar of Qingjiang wine, which is not bad at all.

The bulk of this bill is undoubtedly the plate of sea bass, this dish alone, it costs two taels of silver, followed by the jar of Qingjiang wine, which costs seven dollars of silver, and a few plates of side dishes, and four dollars of silver, which adds up to exactly three taels of silver.

Seeing this clear bill, Yan Zheng was dumbfounded, and the cold sweat on his forehead came out, a plate of perch tart, asked for two taels of silver, isn't this a pit man, although he knew that as the signature dish of Qingfeng Building, this plate of perch was worth a lot of money, but he didn't expect that it would be so high that it would cost more than two taels of silver.

If I knew this, I wouldn't have asked for this plate of sea bass if I killed him, two taels of silver, how many steamed buns and steamed buns can I eat. He turned his head to look at Jiang Yun next to him, his eyes were full of resentment, this panpit man's perch was called by the other party, and it hurt him now.

Jiang Yun is sitting there leisurely at the moment, looking like he has nothing to do with himself, he is wise to protect himself, no matter how much this meal is, it is none of his business, anyway, he is now empty in his pocket, and he has nothing to fear.

If Yan Zheng just accepted this bill and paid it willingly, he naturally didn't do it, not to mention that he didn't have so much money with him.

What to do, he pondered, if he reasoned with the other party about the price of this plate of sea bass, it didn't seem to be a good way, sea bass is the signature dish of the restaurant, and it is understandable to set this price. A jar of Qingjiang wine, asking for seven dollars of silver, is also a bit tricky, but it seems to be reasonable, and if you really want to argue, you can't fight for a ugly person.

His eyes looked down again, and when he saw the price of those plates of side dishes, his eyes lit up, and finally he had a reason to find fault. The sum of these dishes is only four dollars of silver, which can only be said to be a small head of this bill, but it can give him a justifiable reason to find fault.

"This cold cucumber, how can it cost 100 yuan, I remember this dish, it's only 30 yuan. And this sour and hot shredded potatoes, why do you want one hundred and fifty yuan, I remember that this dish is less than fifty yuan, and this green onion mixed with tofu, green vegetables and radish, this price is not right, your bill is fake, suspected of fraud, I want to accuse you!"

The little guy in the restaurant was not in a hurry, and said unhurriedly: "This son, you misunderstood, our Qingfeng Building is a century-old store, and the price has always been clearly marked, and Tong Su is not deceived, how can he do such a thing to defraud the guests." The price of 30 wen for cold cucumber you said, it is true, but it is the price of the hall on the first floor, the price of 50 wen for shredded hot and sour potatoes, and the price of 50 wen for shredded sour and hot potatoes is also the price of the hall on the first floor, and the price of these plates is different for the distinguished guests on the third floor. ”

Yan Zheng asked: "It's all the same dish, the amount and taste have not changed, and they are in the same restaurant, why is the price different, this doesn't make sense at all, this is not a deliberate fraud, what is it." ”

The small stall in the restaurant said: "Although it is the same dish, one is in the hall on the first floor and the other is in the distinguished guest seat on the third floor, and their prices are different, isn't it a matter of course." ”

Yan Zheng shook his head and said, "No, no, I don't take it for granted, the price of the same dish should have been the same, but now it is three or four times worse, this is not a deliberate fraud or something." ”

"This boy, you can't say that, you can't just slander the reputation of this restaurant! These prices are all recognized, and other customers who have dined at this restaurant in the past have never objected, so if you don't believe it, you can tell that this is the truth, and you don't mean to make things difficult for you. ”

The restaurant guy was also anxious, and he argued in a loud voice, but Yan Zheng insisted that the other party was suspected of fraud, and this bill was fake, which made the restaurant guy quite show off when he met the soldiers, and he couldn't explain it.

"People cannot stand without faith! Those who are sincere are also the way of heaven. Those who are honest are also the way of people. Those who are sincere do not hesitate to think about it: calmly and calmly, the saint is also ...... Those who are sincere, those who choose good and stubborn are also ......"

Yan Zheng began to quote scriptures and classics, and talked about it, in terms of debate, the restaurant guy met the other party such a quite eloquent boy, only willing to bow to the wind, in Yan Zheng's righteousness and awe-inspiring, and talked to him endlessly about the way of gentleman's integrity, he completely died down, and gave up the idea of continuing to debate with the other party.

Under the power of the other party's gushing endlessly, and even at the expense of using Haoran's aura, the restaurant maid had no choice but to flee and ask the restaurant shopkeeper for instructions.

After a while, the shopkeeper of the restaurant came up, and the merchant paid attention to harmony and wealth, so after the shopkeeper of the restaurant came up, he was also kind and pleasant, patiently explained to Yan Zheng, and repeatedly assured that this bill was clear and understandable, and there was no fraud.

But Yan Zheng didn't see it that way, and insisted that the bill was not clear, and the restaurant was deliberately deceitful, and the store was a big bully.

In the end, under the offensive of the other party's endless talk and the coercion of Haoran, the shopkeeper of the restaurant was also willing to bow down and gave up the idea of continuing to argue with the other party.

He made a concession and said in a good voice: "Okay, these plates of small dishes will be accounted for according to the price in the hall on the first floor, you think this son is good." ”