"I'm old, and my competitive heart is gone, I didn't expect you kid to be so young, but you can bear it! Yingying scolded the old man Jiang on the street in the capital, I thought you must be sarcastic, and you also occupied a whole courtyard of Luhe Station, what a big pomp. ”

When Yingying scolded, people were still the first assistants, the elders of the court, others said that she was bold, and maybe some people secretly applauded her, praising her for being upright and not afraid of power. But if I am dissatisfied and difficult at the post station today, others will scold me for falling into the well, relying on the teacher's momentum to bully the old minister who has just returned to his hometown. ”

Zhang Shou, who said that he was leaving, had already helped Ge Yong get out of the car in front of an inn with a century-old wine flag. The shopkeeper who came out was full of panic and excitement, obviously knowing their identities from the mouth of the little peanut who had come to do the dots earlier, and his hands were stretched out in the air, as if he wanted to help Ge Yong, but he didn't dare.

As a result, Ge Yong took it for granted, and directly put his right hand into the shopkeeper's hand, and then said loudly: "Is this the century-old shop where Yingying said that the copper pot fish is delicious?" ”

Zhang Shou glanced at Ah Liu, who was watching his nose and nose next to him, and thought that in front of Na Yicheng, he claimed that it was the old shop introduced by Zhu Ying, but it was just to use the eldest lady to poke the heart of Jiang Ge Lao, in fact, Zhu Ying's only trip out of the capital to run a long way, or hurriedly chased after him to Cangzhou This time, how can he have time to stay in Tongzhou to taste food? This place was introduced by Ah Liu.

It's really hard for this kid to send Zhang Chen out of Beijing, but he went to Cangzhou, and after eating two bites, he found a problematic old salted fish, and on the return trip, he also found a century-old restaurant in Tongzhou that is known as very delicious!

He was about to leave this opportunity to explain to the shopkeeper, but when he saw that the person was carefully holding Ge Yong's arm, as if it was a fragile glass man, he didn't dare to speak, so he could only cough dryly and said: "It should be this century-old shop that claims to be neat and tidy, clean bedding, and delicious food, I just hope not to disappoint the teacher." ”

The shopkeeper seemed to be very happy when he saw Ge Yong smiling, so he said a little boldly: "The small shop has indeed been opened from the Taizu period to the present, and it has been passed down for six generations. As for copper pot chicken, copper pot mutton and the like, there have always been them. ”

He quickly glanced at Ge Yong with some fear, and then looked at Zhang Shou again, and then said without saying anything: "As for the room, it must be neat and clean, and you are satisfied with it." It's just that...... There are seventeen or eighteen rooms in the shop, but there are already six rooms for guests, so if you want to invite them out to live elsewhere......"

Before he could finish speaking, Ge Yong smiled happily: "Why do you want to kick the guests out? People live in the hotel, and I also live in the hotel, how can there be a reason to drive people out for my stay? He had already entered the shop hall as he spoke, looked up and down the two floors of the shop hall for a while, and then nodded happily, "The place is good, just keep the rest of the empty houses for us." ”

The shopkeeper had heard the young man who called himself Little Peanut at the front station say that Master Ge and Dr. Zhang, the master of Guozijian, were going to stay in his own shop, and he was almost stunned, and when he realized how much reputation this would bring to his century-old store, he was almost so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. But then, he thought of how particular and picky the big people he occasionally met.

From bedding to furnishings to food, even if these people have to drive away guests at every turn, this is the biggest problem! Last year, a prefect somehow suddenly chose their old store to stay in the house, and chartered all his houses for three days, before which he drove away all four guests, and finally gave him money for room and board...... Hehe, it's just two dollars!

But now, a first-class master who is not much older than the prefect is so approachable, how can he not be surprised?

And when Ge Yong said this, he saw Zhang Shou signaling Ah Liu to directly take out the money ticket of five yuan and hand it over, and the shopkeeper was finally overjoyed to confirm that he had really come to work. So, after he personally ran forward, he led the two distinguished guests, one old and one young, to the two adjacent upper rooms, and after seeing that the two were satisfied with the conditions, he immediately went down to cook.

That's right, in this century-old shop, he is actually the owner, but he is also a chef. As for the man, a son, a nephew who is just sixteen, and an eight-year-old grandson, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law help with the chores, and there is no longer a spare hire.

In his previous life, he lived in a seven-star luxury hotel, lived in a luxury antique homestay, lived in a simple house in the countryside, lived in the luxurious Zhao Guogong Mansion, lived in the simple house of Guozijian, and lived in the guest room of Cangzhou County Ya, and now has a luxury garden like Zhang Yuan.

And when he told Ah Liu to settle his luggage and go over to see Ge Yong, he found that the teacher was more casual than himself, and he had already started to read. Knowing that persuasion is not good, he can only go to see two future students who caused this fate, but as soon as he pushed the door, he saw that they were also studying hard in the same room, so he simply pulled the door and came out quietly.

At this time, the sky was already dark, standing in the corridor on the second floor, Zhang Shou saw that the lights in the store had been lit, and at the end of the corridor, he could see someone opening his head to poke his head, but as soon as he found him, he immediately retracted his head. Knowing that his group did not live in the inn but lived in this inn, the other guests were inevitably curious, so he didn't care, and walked straight down the stairs.

A young man was about to greet him, when a voice came from outside: "Do Master Ge and Dr. Zhang live here?" ”

With this voice, the sweaty Jiang family rushed in, and as soon as he saw Zhang Shou, he immediately squeezed out a smile on his face, and quickly stepped forward: "Dr. Zhang, my lord learned that the Yicheng of Luheyi refused to move in with you on the grounds that the house was full, and he really didn't want to go, saying that he would immediately vacate half of his yard, please ...... you."

Before anyone could finish speaking, Zhang Shou interrupted: "Dare to ask your master who ......?"

"My lord is Jiang ...... who has just been Zhishi Mr. Jiang. The relatives almost said the two words of the elder with one mouth, and then tried to make his smile brighter, "My lord said that there are more than a dozen rooms in the courtyard, and half of them are seven or eight, and it is enough for us to squeeze them on both sides." ”

"It turned out to be Master Jiang." Zhang Shou had a gentle smile on his face, and his tone was very gentle, "Just now, Yicheng didn't refuse the teacher and me, but just embarrassedly said that it was already full of people. At that time, Liu Fangbo, the political envoy of Zhejiang, also said that he would let the house, but the teacher had politely declined in front of everyone, didn't Mr. Jiang hear about it? ”

Seeing that his face froze, he smiled and said, "Since Luheyi is just full, my teacher and I live in this inn outside, and there is nothing inconvenient." Moreover, since he had just rejected Gao Yi of Liu Fangbo's house, how could he accept the hospitality of Lord Jiang to let the house now? Doesn't this look down on that enthusiastic Liu Fangbo? ”

"Teachers never do anything that is inconsistent with their words and deeds. This century-old store building is tidy, the food is delicious, the teacher is very satisfied, this money for room and board, my student can still afford it. ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then continued unhurriedly: "And Master Jiang went out of Beijing and returned to his hometown, and it is expected that the servants have a lot of luggage, since they have settled in the courtyard of Luheyi, now it will inevitably take a lot of effort to move the house for the teacher and me, how can the teacher and I be happy?" So, it's better not to bother. ”

He didn't look at the entourage who obviously couldn't think of words, and said with a smile: "That's it, I want you to come by order, and it's not good to go back like this, I'll write a post, and I'll take it back to honor Master Chengjiang." ”

The more the entourage listened to Zhang Shougang's words, the more he felt that there was a knife hidden in the words - whether it was the initial allusion that his teachers and students were at the door of the post station, and when the Zhejiang political envoy came out to let the house, it was good that his master didn't send someone out to speak; or later alluded to the fact that the old man returned to his hometown with a lot of luggage, obviously not honest enough; It shouldn't be a good word anyway.

However, in the end, people still spoke very tactfully, and he was willing to pay for the guest house outside, could he still drag these two back to live at the inn?

Especially when he saw a lot of guys on the second floor who obviously didn't look like members of Zhang Shou's group sneaking around, he was even more depressed. Anyway, he is also the future son-in-law of the imperial master and the Zhao Guogong Mansion, so the guest house is so unsophisticated? Even if you are afraid that it will not sound good to drive out the guests, it is not normal to give two money to drive people away and charter this entire inn?

No matter how he slandered, Zhang Shou's post was still written overnight, and then it was put into an envelope. Although he felt that the four words on the envelope to pay tribute to Jiang Weng were really not very good, but when he saw Ge Yong, he didn't even show his face, and Zhang Shou didn't mean to take himself to meet Master Ge at all, so he had to retire.

What he didn't know was that as soon as he left with his front foot, the shopkeeper, who had just not even shown his face, called his three sons and grandchildren, who were his associates, over, and after teaching them face-to-face, he released two of the three people.

A hundred-year-old shop in Tongzhou that has a good business and can have food and clothing and even a well-off life, it is easy to usher in the most distinguished guests in their century-old history, people have not given less money, and none of the other guests have been driven away, as long as they are waiting diligently, they may be able to ask for a piece of ink treasure when they leave, but just now they were almost not invited back to the post station to live, which is really unreasonable!

This kind of trick of pretending to be a gesture, how can the shopkeeper who walks with various guests every day not see through it?

So, when the Jiang family went to return to Jiang Ge Lao, Jiang Ge Lao forced the dignified old lady to go out to live in the inn, and after waiting for the inn to live, he pretended to let the house, and this rumor spread from this century-old shop, and it didn't take long to spread throughout Tongzhou. Because he was not the only one who spread this, Liu Chuan, the political envoy of Zhejiang, also added fuel and vinegar.

And when Jiang Ge Lao got the reward, opened the envelope with a gloomy face, and took out the post written by Zhang Shou himself, he almost exploded as soon as he swept the contents.

Because what was written on that post was: Thanks to good intentions, the teacher likes to read at night, and he doesn't dare to disturb Jiang Weng's tranquility. And Jiang Weng framed the contemptible fiancée, father and brother, and made people attack my teacher and student behind, and the contemptible people should stay away from it, and they didn't dare to disturb it.

The furious Jiang Ge Lao almost immediately tore the post to pieces, and when the shredded paper fell to the ground like snowflakes, he glared at the pro-entourage angrily and said, "You didn't even look at it, and you came back with this post?" Why don't you just drop this post in the face of that arrogant kid! ”

That intimate was almost scolded by Jiang Ge until he burst into tears. The post that people gave to your old man was deliberately sealed in an envelope, how bold am I, and I opened it in front of me to see it, and I fell on someone's face after reading it?

However, the old man was angry, and he didn't dare to defend himself, so he could only kneel down in a hurry and plead guilty. Jiang Ge Lao was already angry, and he couldn't suppress his anger at this time, smashed out a teacup with his hand, and got out with a drink. And the staff member surnamed Sima, who was silent on the side, hurriedly went up and grabbed his arm until this time.

"Dong Weng, Dong Weng, dissipate the gas! This time and that time, and see how long he can be arrogant! ”

"I'm angry with those who accuse me of being stubborn, and they all keep saying that the kid is kind-hearted and modest, but he is a gentle gentleman and a teacher, and how he treats the people in Cangzhou, but what do you think he wrote on this post? Is this a gentle gentleman? Phew, this is the villain who will be retribution! ”

The corners of Sima Hou's mouth twitched, thinking to himself that the gentleman in front of the man and the villain in the future, isn't this the consistent virtue of the officials of the DPRK and China, and you old man still dare to say about others? But he didn't show a single star on his face, but repeated the persuasion in a soft and slow voice, and finally glanced at the scrap of paper on the ground, and then said softly: "If Dong Weng is not angry, put this scrap of paper out and pass it on for people to see?" ”

"Tear it up and put it back together, others can't laugh at me, I'm not elegant?"

Jiang Ge Lao regretted that he was impulsive just now, but he was unwilling to do such a ridiculous thing, so he snorted coldly and said impatiently: "I was just trying to invite myself, but the emperor only kept me once and then I was allowed to play, and that attitude was already obvious." I won't stay long, let those family members pack up their luggage and walk slowly, I will go back to Fujian by boat first, the people of the DPRK and China will be chilled, this is not the way to treat the old ministers! ”

He glanced at the staff member beside him, and said earnestly: "I will live in the countryside for a few years in the future, and you will have to fend for your own future." Over the years, you can send it to Tongzhou, and in the future, help me watch the Zhu family and Lu Juan, as well as the fate of this kid! Leave this matter alone, and I will command his deeds to be publicized!" ”

"Don't worry!"

The promise was categorical, but when he exited the house, Sima Hou, who was middle-aged, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled contemptuously. They are all old men who have stepped down, and they obviously want to put on a look of having different political views, but they still have to show their majesty in Tongzhou, and they still have to compete with the teachers and students of the Ge family, who are like the middle of the day...... Isn't that self-inflicted?

As for the guest and host, hehe, he has been doing it for many years, and now Old Man Jiang doesn't give him a single cent of Cheng Yi, and he also gives someone a hundred Cheng Yi, Old Man Jiang can handle it! Zhu Ying scolded a little before, that is a miser who loves money like life! also wants to spread rumors to slander Zhang Shou...... I don't want to think about the warmth and coldness of people, the world is hot and cold, and the contrary rumors may have already been flying all over the streets!