After hearing the price of this jade crystal elbow, Xia Dezhang and the other officials in the south of the city to inspect the yamen were all surprised, the price of this plate of elbows was more than most of them a year, no wonder people said that when a big official can live a life of brocade clothes and jade food, at this time, these little people really understand what brocade clothes and jade food are.

"It's really better than people to die, the goods should be thrown away, fifty taels of silver, enough for our family to eat for a year." A little official said with a sigh.

The other took over: "Fifty taels of silver for a year? Does your family eat gold, silver, and jewelry? Let me tell you, if these fifty taels of silver are handed over to my mother, she will be able to make careful calculations and let our family eat for ten years. ”

Xia Dezhang stared at the plate of jade crystal elbows, his eyes were full of fire, he was not angry that a high-ranking official like Han Pingzhi could live such a luxurious life, he was just angry, why didn't he get promoted earlier and make a fortune, in that case, he could eat such delicacies every day.

After staring at the jade crystal elbow for a while, he secretly decided in his heart that in the future, whether it is up the knife mountain or the sea of fire, he must follow Zhou Ming to do a good job, because only by following him can he have the opportunity to live this luxurious life, if he loses Zhou Ming's backer, there will be no hope in his life.

At the same time, he was secretly thinking that after waiting for a while, he must eat a few more bites of this jade crystal elbow, and he must not waste this opportunity to eat a big meal in vain.

Seeing that the people under his command looked like turtles, Deng Tong finally regained his former self-confidence, and the style of the inspector who disappeared in front of Zhou Ming was also taken out by him.

"Look at the way you have never seen the world, let me tell you the truth, this jade crystal elbow is not the most expensive dish in this banquet, the most expensive dish, even if you are allowed to eat it, it is estimated that you will not be able to eat it well."

was said by Deng Tong, Xia Dezhang and the others thought about it carefully, it was really like this, after all, they were used to living a hard life, usually coarse tea and light rice, and their tongues were dull, and now let them eat those amazing and delicious delicacies, they may not really taste good.

Xia Dezhang and his subordinates, after being beaten by Deng Tong, were all lost, everyone stared at the banquet in front of them, and secretly calculated in their hearts, which dish is the most expensive, and which dish is the best?

Seeing that his subordinates were suppressed by himself, Deng Tong immediately felt a sense of accomplishment, he pretended to be an expert, and commented on the table of wine in front of him: "It seems that Lord Han has really invested a lot of money in order to treat us, the dishes on this table are more expensive than the other, and the two jars of wine are even more valuable. ”

As soon as these words came out, Xia Dezhang and the others were all scared and gasped, a table of dishes cost five hundred taels of silver, which is too bad to waste money, could it be that these dishes on the table were taken down from the moon?

"Is it really that expensive?" Xia Dezhang asked in a low voice.

"What? Do you still doubt my words? Suddenly questioned by his subordinates, which made Deng Tong very angry, so he said with an aggravated tone, "To tell you the truth, these five hundred taels are just material money, if it weren't for the fact that there are special cooks and subordinates in Lord Han's house, if you want to eat this table of dishes, you have to add money." ”

Xia Dezhang and those people under him felt a little collapsed in an instant, and several of them even began to secretly plot, planning to steal a few dishes and put them in their sleeves when they were on the table for dinner, and take them home for their families to taste, after all, such an expensive dish, they may never have the opportunity to eat it in their lifetime.

At this time, Zhou Ming and Han Pingzhi came late and came to the courtyard of the back hall.

Seeing that the dishes had been served, but those errands were still standing aside, Zhou Ming and Han Pingzhi felt very embarrassed in their hearts, because both of them knew that their two top bosses did not come, and even if these people had the courage to move their chopsticks on the table first.

Han Pingzhi, as the host, immediately beckoned everyone to take the seat: "Oh, patronizing and talking to Brother Zhou in front, I forgot to greet everyone, the hospitality is not good, please forgive me."

Come, everyone, don't be polite, please come to the table, because there is nothing to prepare in the yamen, many dishes are bought from the outside, and the taste is naturally not as good as freshly made, so you will make do with a meal first, and when this case is heard and everything is done, I will definitely prepare a few more tables of good dishes to entertain you. ”

A group of people sent to Han Pingzhi politely, and then they entered the table one by one.

Han Pingzhi and Zhou Ming sat at the main table, and Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong were also arranged at the main table with Zhou Ming's light.

Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong were simply flattered, the two of them didn't expect that they would receive such a high-level reception.

Deng Tong closed his mouth happily, his attention was not on the delicious food at all, because he had a higher goal to accomplish.

Ever since he heard that Han Pingzhi was going to invite everyone to a big meal, he had been planning to take advantage of the opportunity to eat this meal and get in touch with Han Pingzhi, in that case, if he stepped on two boats, even if Zhou Ming's boat sank, he would not be drowned.

Xia Dezhang's mood was not so good, as soon as he saw those dishes, he had long forgotten the idea of befriending Han Pingzhipan before, and wanted to eat and drink a lot wholeheartedly, after all, such an opportunity was very rare.

Sitting at the main table, although you can eat better delicious food, there is also a disadvantage, that is, in front of the boss, you can't eat seafood, you always have to take care of some images, so as not to be taught a lesson by the boss, which makes Xia Dezhang carry the burden of image, and no matter how good things are, they don't taste good.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Han Pingzhi picked up his wine glass, stood up, and said to everyone present: "Han Someone will give you a glass first." ”

Everyone present didn't dare to slack off, they all picked up their wine glasses and held them in the air, waiting to hear what Han Pingzhi was going to say next.

Zhou Zhou Ming has no experience in entertaining in officialdom, but he is good at learning, and when he saw everyone raising their wine glasses, he did the same, raising the wine glass in his hand and staring at Han Pingzhi with his eyes.

"Before I drink this wine, I would like to say a few words.

Last night, I made immortal contributions with Brother Zhou, among which Brother Zhou's credit is the greatest, I just played an auxiliary role, and all of you, in this arrest operation, also made great contributions, Brother Zhou and I, no matter when, will not forget everyone's contributions.

This banquet is not a tribute, and there is no good food, just a little bit of my heart and Brother Zhou, I hope that everyone will continue to help me and Brother Zhou in the days to come, as long as the two of us mix well, we will naturally be indispensable to everyone's benefits.

Come, brothers, I will do this wine with Brother Zhou first as a respect. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Pingzhi pulled up Zhou Ming and asked him to stand with him, and then the two of them raised their wine glasses together and drank it all at everyone.

Seeing that Han Pingzhi spoke so brightly and valued them so much, everyone was moved, and they raised the wine glasses in their hands one after another, and said everything in one word.

"Happy!" Han Pingzhi put down his wine glass and said with a smile, "Brothers eat and drink well, after this meal, Brother Zhou and I will give you another reward." ”

Everyone was very happy when they heard that there was another reward, and everyone thought that Han Pingzhi was so generous in eating a meal, and the reward he gave must be even more generous.

After everyone thanked the reward, they began to eat and drink, some people made fists and orders, some people drank and sang songs, and some people chatted about their experiences last night while eating.

After Han Pingzhi sat down, Zhou Zhou Ming approached him and said in a low voice: "Big brother, how much money do you plan to reward these subordinates after eating?" There are too many on me, I don't have it, I can only owe my share first, and you will give it to me. ”

"Don't be impatient, between you and my brothers, what to talk about is not on the mat, I also know your situation, I will do your share for you." After Han Pingzhi said this, he immediately raised his wine glass and went to entertain the others at the wine table.

Zhou Ming drank a glass of wine, knowing that this matter must not be done, after all, people can be generous, but they can't be stingy, brothers have to settle accounts, not to mention that the two of them are not brothers, and it is not a way to owe favor everyone in the long run.

After Han Pingzhi toasted a round of wine, and after coming back, Zhou Zhou Ming still asked: "Big brother, how much money do you plan to reward your brothers?" How much do we two brothers have to pay? ”

"Leave it alone, I'm here!" Han Pingzhi just doesn't spit out.

"Big brother, whether I pay this money or not, you have to let me know the amount, otherwise even if I owe you a favor, I don't know how much I owe." Seeing that Han Ping's life and death were not telling the truth, Zhou Ming immediately changed his strategy.

"It's not much," Han Pingzhi really couldn't resist Zhou Ming, so he could only speak, "I plan to reward them with twenty taels of silver each, and my subordinates plus yours will have a total of about seventy or eighty people, and it will take more than a thousand taels of silver."

I can still get this money, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Seeing Han Pingzhi say this, Zhou Zhou Ming didn't say anything, his purpose was to know a detailed amount, and when he had money in the future, he would return it as much as he could.

After all, if he really lets others pay money and has a good reputation, not only will he not be happy in his own heart, but he will also let others look down on him, and he will not do this kind of stupid thing.

In the blink of an eye, the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have passed five flavors, everyone at the banquet has eaten seven or eight points full, Deng Tong's mind is not on eating, in the whole process of eating, he is looking for a topic to talk to Han Pingzhi, wanting to take this opportunity to get closer to each other, but it backfired, Han Pingzhi didn't pay attention to him at all, from beginning to end, he didn't even look at him.