"Father-in-law, why are you here?"

Zhang Zhou was reluctant to see Lao Jiang in his heart.

But there is no way, the son-in-law always needs to pretend to be very welcoming and polite when he sees his father-in-law.

Jiang Dezhong laughed and said: "The old man has been in Beijing for two days, and he sent someone to invite you to come over the house to talk about it, but I heard that you are not at home, and today I heard that you are going back, and the old man will come in person!" Virtuous son-in-law, I heard that the little grandson who gave the old man got a brocade guard and a thousand households back? ”

Zhang Zhouxin said, your old Jiang is still as good as ever.

Come up and don't ask anything else, first ask about Jinyi Wei Qianhu, you don't want to say that you follow the pharmaceutical, this Jinyi Wei Qianhu also has your share, right?

"There is indeed such a thing, the royal gift, is just a thousand households, not a real position."

"That's good, that's good, the old man hasn't heard of anyone who can get such a thing back, that's not just Wang Sun Guixuan?"

"Father-in-law, let's go in and talk!"

Zhang Zhou looked at Jiang Dezhong's posture, and if he continued to shout, he was afraid that everyone on the street would know.

This is not in Nanjing, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, especially in the clarification workshop near the gate of the palace, there are a bunch of pavilion elders and scholars, who will take it seriously?

It's not shameful enough to say it.

……

……

Weng and his son-in-law entered the courtyard, and the main courtyard was already new after some repairs.

It looks a lot more magnificent than before.

Jiang Dezhong said: "The yard is quite big. ”

Zhang Zhouxian ordered Xia Zhi, who came to open the door, and asked her to go in to inform Jiang Pingyu, and by the way, he brought Jiang Dezhong to break it: "Three courtyards, the northern courtyard pattern is different from the south, here is square, the courtyard is not deep, this house has thirty-two halls and bedrooms. ”

"How much? Thirty-two? It was more spacious than the Jiang family's mansion in Nanjing, just this courtyard...... Virtuous son-in-law, are you developed? Tell the old man, in addition to rewarding you with these, what else did the emperor reward you? ”

Jiang Dezhong looked forward to it, probably wanting to wait for his son-in-law to say that he would give him a point.

But Zhang Zhouxin said that I am so calculating, even if you are the father of the inner son, you will stay cool about the benefits.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Official position, house, this is not enough? ”

As he was talking, there was another knock at the door, this time it was Jia Laoshui's voice: "Master, two carriages came outside, saying that they were here to deliver something to you." ”

"Let's take a walk, let's see, the capital is really a good place, full of gold."

Jiang Dezhong looked enthusiastic, wanting to see who gave Zhang Zhou a gift and what he sent.

For the first time, Zhang Zhou felt that the palace was sending things too quickly.

Can't you wait for Lao Jiang to leave before sending it? This old Jiang seems to be Grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden, and when she arrived in the capital, she felt fresh, the key is that Lao Jiang, you are also from Nanjing, why are you so unaware of the fuss?

Gate.

Jinyiwei escorted two carriages over, and the leader of the carriage was Jinyiwei's hundred households Sun Shangqi.

"Mr. Zhang." Sun Shangqi saluted.

Zhang Zhou pointed to Jia Laoshui and said: "Don't unload here, there is no place to put it at home, Lao Shui, take someone to the workshop and ask the people from the workshop to come out to help." ”

Jiang Dezhong said: "Virtuous son-in-law, you can't put these things in your thirty-two houses?" Your house won't be crammed with all the good things, will it? ”

As Jiang Dezhong spoke, his eyes looked directly at the four wine jars on the carriage behind him.

Lao Jiang himself is in the wine business, and he is naturally knowledgeable, although the mud seal on the wine jar is very complete, but just look at the regulation of the jar and the mud seal, and if there is no wafting wine fragrance in the air.

Lao Jiang knew that it was a good thing.

"Move an altar down." Zhang Zhoudao.

"Okay."

Sun Shangqi went to move it himself.

Jiang Dezhong noticed that the clothes of this group of people were not simple, and when he took a closer look, his complexion changed in an instant, because this group of people were all flying fish suits under their coats, wearing embroidered spring knives around their waists, and the outfits of brocade guards.

But the son-in-law let Jinyiwei do the work......

Good boys.

"Can you move two altars?" Jiang Dezhong said, "Good wine, also give the old man a taste." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "There are only four altars in total, and I don't drink it myself?" ”

Jiang Dezhong said: "Virtuous son-in-law, shouldn't you be generous when you send wine to your father-in-law?" Other people's sons-in-law bring good wine, you ...... If you ask for it, you don't give it, you're too picky, right? ”

The first day you knew I was picking?

Zhang Zhou waved his hand impatiently: "Take another altar down." ”

Although Zhang Zhou was reluctant, he usually didn't drink the wine himself, and there was no one to give it, so he followed Lao Jiang's will and quickly sent Lao Jiang away.

……

……

"Good stuff, really good stuff!"

Two jars of wine, the jar is not big, Jiang Dezhong hugged one jar and couldn't put it down.

When he entered the courtyard, Jiang Pingyu had already taken his son out to greet him.

Zhang Zhou said: "The wine given by the emperor, Lao Taishan wanted to drink, so he took two jars down and asked the kitchen to cook two dishes." If you don't go into the house, you're in the yard. ”

Jiang Dezhong said with a straight face: "Bingkuan, you have so many houses, the old man wants to move in, do you see that the old man has come all the way to join you and let the old man eat and drink in the yard?" Isn't it cold? ”

"You have to have a drinking atmosphere, don't you think this courtyard is empty, a good place to drink and talk? Get a cushion, this time instead of a wooden bench, sit on a stone bench! Drink wine from a jar, don't take a cup, take a bowl. ”

Zhang Zhou's courtyard is with stone tables and stone benches, although they are very old, they may have a history of several decades.

But sit on it like that.

Jiang Pingyu hurriedly went in and ordered to prepare the snacks, but Zhang Jun did not leave, looking at his grandfather and father curiously, as if he felt that he had also grown up and planned to drink at the table.

"Get in!" Zhang Zhou almost kicked up, "After finishing the homework, I went to the cross-courtyard to practice, did the first sandbag break it?" ”

Zhang Jun muttered something and went to the inner courtyard.

Jiang Dezhong looked at the wine jar in his hand and exclaimed: "The lead seal of the imperial wine room, the seal of the Ouchi wine vinegar noodle bureau, the fruit is extraordinary, and there is not a single jar on the market in Nanjing...... Virtuous son-in-law, why don't you give the old man an altar, let the old man go back and taste it, do some research, and see if he can make a difference? ”

"Huh." Zhang Zhoubao smiled weirdly, "Father-in-law, you better save it, if you can brew it after tasting it, then not everyone can make imperial wine?" ”

After saying that, Zhang opened the mud seal at once.

"Alas! Don't break it, just this lead seal and seal, the old man can take it back, and it will be displayed for a while! ”

Jiang Dezhong said with a look of pity, "You don't know, the tea you gave me last time, I invited others to drink it, saying that it was tribute tea, no one believed it, they all thought I was crazy, but when I finished drinking, they all asked me how I could buy this tea...... I said that my virtuous son-in-law sent it, and he went to the capital to do the imperial errand, and they were crazy with me, but when the old man took out the official letter handed over by Tianfu, they all admired me one by one......"

Zhang Zhou frowned when he heard this.

Your old Jiang has lived most of his life, and now he relies on your son-in-law to brag? I forgot how much I looked down on your son-in-law at the beginning, and I still wanted to play the mandarin duck with a stick, right?

"Drink!"

Zhang Zhou's meaning, if you talk too much, you will use wine to plug your mouth.

Jiang Dezhong looked forward to it, as if he was performing some kind of sacred ritual, and drank the first sip of wine...... Then his mouth clicked a few times, tasted it, and his face wrinkled.

"It smells so fragrant, it's this wine...... Average. ”

Jiang Dezhong looked at his son-in-law with a look of "You won't be looking for someone to join forces to deceive me".

Zhang Zhoudao: "I haven't drunk imperial wine, I don't know what it tastes like, but the taste is spicy and the aftertaste is real, father-in-law, could it be that your sense of taste is out of order?" ”

"The old man has studied wine all his life, can he drink it well or badly? Let me tell you, the more tribute this is, the more people like to fool around, and the wine I brew is not blowing with you, it is no worse than this......"

Zhang Zhou wants to say, your old Jiang is very double-standard.

When I talked about tribute tea before, I said how good it is, but when it comes to the issue of wine, I want to say that your wine is better than tribute wine?

Why are you so shameless?

This wine is better than yours when you taste it, what kind of wine connoisseur is it? The types of wine I have drunk in later generations, and what kind of sauce aroma, strong fragrance, and fragrance do I know more than you?

Jiang Dezhong finished drinking a bowl of wine and was about to pour a second bowl, when Zhang Zhou was about to pour it.

Jiang Dezhong held Zhang Zhou's hand: "Virtuous son-in-law, drink less, the old man will taste a few more sips, and let the old man figure out the doorway!" ”

While saying that alcohol is not good, I want to drink more......

Zhang Zhou rolled his eyes at Lao Jiang and said, "Then if you look at it like this, father-in-law, you can take home both jars of wine, and let's talk about it later?" I went out on an errand until now, and finally came back, and you let me live in peace first. ”

"Sure enough, it's different, it's hard to do things for the royal family, isn't the old man here to discuss with you about settling in the capital? Okay, okay, let's drink together, don't get drunk and don't return! ”

"You will be given both altars, can you get drunk?" Zhang Zhou didn't have a good breath and said, "Who doesn't know who is the amount of alcohol we have?" ”

Jiang Dezhong smiled: "This jar is not big, plus the old man brought ......"

"Get down to business!"

"Great!" Jiang Dezhong said, "Actually, this is the case, the old man has completed all the things you have entrusted him, and then he came to the capital, those cattle ...... Alas! How can I say it, if it is known by the imperial court...... Will there be any trouble? I heard that many princes and nobles can be used as magic medicine to get into the body...... Gee. ”

Zhang Zhou said: "The epidemic has passed over the years. Father-in-law doesn't have to go to heart. ”

Zhang Zhou is reminding Jiang Dezhong that the smallpox plague is a thing of the past, even if the imperial court wants to promote it in the entire Ming Dynasty in the future, it has nothing to do with your old Jiang, you are worrying blindly.

"But the old man came from afar, so he always has to settle the old man, right? In fact, as soon as I came, someone from the Governor's Mansion came to the door yesterday and asked if it was Zhang Gongsheng's father-in-law...... You know what? It's a member of the British Commonwealth. ”

Zhang Zhou frowned.

Is Zhang Mao so well-informed? Do you even know that he has a father-in-law who is doing business in the capital?

Or is Jiang Dezhong too high-profile, and his braggings are targeted by the people of the Governor's Mansion?

"I also said that since the old man is your father-in-law, you can do business with the Governor's Mansion, but I didn't say anything specific for the old man to supply, do you think this business of buying low and selling high can be done?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Father-in-law, to put it mildly, when dealing with the official family, you will always be the one who suffers." You don't want to think about it, even if people rely on you, how can you do justice? ”

Jiang Dezhong had a smile on his face: "Isn't there a virtuous son-in-law for you?" ”

(End of chapter)