On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the original place of the delicious restaurant was not deserted, but a large group of people were busy over there.

In addition to the original guys and mothers-in-law in the store, there are many low-grade eunuchs in the palace, some are cleaning up tables and chairs, and some are washing dishes.

"What is Xiao Xie doing there with red eyes, can he be an errand here, in addition to the monthly silver in the palace, there are also wages and dividends from the delicious restaurant, what else is there to be dissatisfied with."

"You don't know? Xiao Xie his godfather went to ...... last time."

"It turns out that Gonggong Chi, the superintendent of the Divine Palace, Xiao Xie entered the palace to worship this godfather, and he has been filial piety until now, and it is rare to see this in the palace!"

"That is, how many people are on errands either to worship another godfather or to level the generation, it is rare that Xiao Xie is kind and filial, alas, it should also be, he died before the first month after the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and he can't bury it well if he wants to get a coffin, so he can only pull it out and burn it according to the rules, and there is only such a handful of ash ...... left."

The two of them were discussing, and they were slapped on the back of the head, and when they looked back, they were a fat eunuch with a smile on their faces, and these two people hurriedly bowed down and saluted, and said:

"Father-in-law Jiang, the little one greets you!"

"Little rabbit cub, it's not good to clean up, do you want to stay until the Chinese New Year's Eve and be busy, you know that you are lazy!"

The words were reprimanded there, but the faces of the two little eunuchs were not necessarily very nervous, and they agreed with a hippie smile, and the fat eunuch was also full of smiles when he reprimanded people, and the whole smile was like a Buddha.

It turned out that Jiang Zhonggao, the eunuch in Shangshan, since he was in the delicious restaurant for less than a year, returned to the palace and immediately developed, originally Shangshanjian was a eunuch, a young eunuch, and the rest were in charge, the Son of Heaven personally changed this rule and opened an imperial store in a place in the south of the imperial city.

This imperial shop is not a business of forced buying and selling to disturb the people, but a canteen specially designed to supply the food and drink of the Janissary generals and eunuchs on lower duty.

That's right, it was the former delicious restaurant, and a cadre of personnel in it was retained, and a lot of people in the palace were added to go in, and the errand of leading this delicious restaurant was naturally placed on the Shangshan supervisor, but there was a special young eunuch to manage it, and this young eunuch was Jiang Zhonggao.

In the past, Jiang Zhonggao was famous in the palace for being able to remember and recognize people, and he didn't have any surprising skills, but this time he became a young eunuch and ascended to the sky in one step!

There are a few people in the palace, and Jiang Shaojian can have such a creation, not because he is familiar with the Wang Tong outside the palace and helps to do a few big things, but also makes the Lord remember him well, which is why he is today.

No matter what the civil officials think of him, the eunuchs know in their hearts that this Lord Wang Tong is a lucky star, and there is nothing bad with him.

Jiang Zhonggao looked around with a smile behind his back and a smile, he didn't have any intention of fighting for power and profit, he was content to eat and sleep well, and it was even more unexpected to be able to work as an errand and a young eunuch in this restaurant.

Every day in the delicious restaurant, looking at the people around him politely, everyone is smiling, and he is also happy in his heart, not to mention that this errand is a good thing for the people in the palace.

I found a table at the door and sat down, and the guys and busy eunuchs in the shop came over respectfully to ask questions, and someone brought a bowl of almond tea with interest.

This tea made of grinding almonds and walnuts with fried noodles and honey is Jiang Zhonggao's favorite, and drinking a bowl on this cold day is the most heart-warming and stomach-warming.

Jiang Zhonggao drank it clean in one go, this almond tea is particular about drinking it in one go, the entrance is sweet and hot, after drinking, this Jiang Zhonggao flat mouth, it seems that the taste is not quite right, and the bitterness is heavier than usual...... There was a loud bang in the store, and Jiang Zhonggao, who was still sitting there with a smile, fell to the ground, everyone stopped their movements, looked over in amazement, and then screams and footsteps sounded.

"My father-in-law, Jiang Zhonggao, who was still in charge of the food prison, fell ill and died of a sudden illness in the morning. ”

In Zhang Cheng's study in the palace, Zou Yi bowed his head and said, Zhang Cheng was sitting on the kang and was rubbing his eyes with his hands, when he heard this, he stopped, frowned and asked:

"That Jiang Zhonggao, who can recognize people, didn't he just mention the young eunuch, why is he so unblessed...... Is it really an emergency? ”

Zou Yi showed a wry smile on his face and said in a low voice:

"Godfather, you also know that from the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month to the seventh day of the first lunar month, the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace died, and they were all burned and buried on the same day, so as not to rush the joy of the New Year, and when the son rushed over, it had already begun to burn, and the son couldn't say anything."

Zhang Cheng patted it on the kang table of the fire kang and said in a deep voice:

"It's too coincidental, this matter needs to be investigated, but don't move the East Factory, just use the people who are trusted by the Department of Public Security to inquire slowly, I'd rather not find out than alarm others."

"Godfather, why be so careful, with the warp factory and the east factory, you are not old and can't move."

Zhang Cheng closed his eyes again, sighed sadly, and said:

"One wrong step, these people are not to drive Wang Tong out, they want to suppress you and me together, now as long as there is a slight mistake, someone will ask our family to give up this position, you must be cautious over there, you are the supervisor of the left guard of Longxiang, how much is also strength."

Zou Yi hurriedly agreed, speaking of which, both sides were heavy-minded, and when Zou Yi wanted to leave, Zhang Cheng stopped behind him again and asked:

"Is there anyone in the palace who has the ability to recognize people like Jiang Zhonggao?"

Zou Yi hesitated for a while, but still shook his head, and the two sides looked at each other, both speechless.

"One hundred taels of gold, five hundred taels of silver, ten light pigs, ten light sheep, one hundred big fish, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, my family Wan Gonggong said, Lord Wang came out of Tianjin Wei, many things have not been fully purchased, and there is no time to prepare for even a year, these things talk to show respect, and wait for the next year to come and go." ”

In the yamen of Tianjin Jinyi Wei Qianhu, a well-dressed middle-aged man said to Wang Tong with a smile on his face, followed by several carts and porters.

In the afternoon, Wang Tong didn't stay in the market for too long, and was soon called back by his subordinates, saying that Wan Dao, the local eunuch of grain supervision, had sent someone to give New Year's gifts.

Officialdom and people come and go, and on such big festivals as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival, gifts should be given in five days after the festival, and this kind of rush to come to the door on Chinese New Year's Eve is put in the ordinary day to be laughed off.

Wang Tong took the gift list lightly, glanced at it a few times and said:

"Thank you for your kindness, I accepted the things, and I will definitely come to visit." This middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper had been quite nervous, and when he saw Wang Tong take the gift list and say this, the middle-aged man suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed down and said:

"The little one will pay a visit to Lord Wang for an early year, my father-in-law said that there is no reason to let Lord Wang come to the door first, and he must come to the door first in the first month."

After speaking, he waved to the back, and a group of people began to carry things inward, seeing that some young men came out to take over, the middle-aged man shook his head and said with a smile:

"The adults here are all men, but the fireworks are a little heavier, and after the year, I will send a few maids to the adults, and the personal service is also comfortable, isn't it?"

Wang Tong smiled and thanked him a few words, the middle-aged man put down his things, and said a few kind words and went out, and several teenagers who had been following him immediately surrounded him, and before they could ask, Wang Tong said with a smile:

"Do you want to ask why the former and the latter are complimentary, then I said that after seeing the Qincha, the people in Tianjin Wei must go everywhere to inquire about the identity of the official, and the news of calculating the time should also come back."

Before the words fell, someone outside raised his voice to announce that "the Qing army of Hejian Mansion has come to worship with so-and-so", Wang Tong turned around and smiled, and went out to greet him again.

This Qing army is a friend of the same side, not to mention offending, nothing more than to do his best, sealed three hundred taels of silver, and said that there is anything involved in civil affairs to send someone to the yamen to post, and then say a few words of farewell.

General Li Counselor, who was guarding Tianjin, and the family of the soldier Panda came at the same time, and the person sent by General Li was estimated to be a personal general, and this warrior moved a lot faster, and he was more advanced than the housekeeper of the Pan family.

Unlike the previous two groups of people holding gifts, the people sent by General Li only held a thin piece of paper and had no other gifts, but this paper was also unusual.

"My lord said, Lord Wang came to Tianjin Wei and there is no place to settle, but it just so happens that my lord has an idle mansion near the left of the drum tower, which is fully furnished, and the adult will move in at that time, and the title deed and the house deed have been brought to the adult, and then go to the Qing Military Hall to transfer a household."

This is really urgent, and if you can live in the house of so many people in Wang Tong, the price will not be too cheap, but it is still a lot worse than the 1,500 taels of silver sent by Wan Dao.

"Two hundred taels of gold, five hundred taels of silver, a total of 100 catties of game, a total of 200 catties of seafood, thirty pigs, cattle and sheep, and a number of various delicate things."

Panda's housekeeper was eloquent, and as soon as he entered the door and said hello, he began to recite the gift list, and there was no reason not to eat the meat sent to the door, if he didn't accept it, I was afraid that the other party wouldn't know how to think crankily, Wang Tong naturally smiled.

It can be seen that after Wang Tong took the gift list, Panda's housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief, bowed down again and said:

"Lord Wang, my lord said that the inspection of soldiers and horses is just to talk about it in front of everyone, you don't have to take it seriously, how can you come to check and check, the lack of salary will definitely be made up for by the adults after the silver year, please wait for the adults."

Wang Tong smiled and nodded, these New Year's gifts are equivalent to the civil and military officials in Tianjin City slamming their heads on the ground, and there is naturally no need to give a cold face to such a soft attitude.

After a day of tossing, recruiting troops outside and meeting guests inside, Wang Tong was also a little tired, and several officials who had come to Tianjin and had not dealt with them were soft, he was also relaxed in his heart, and the whole person wanted to rest.

As soon as he turned around and listened to the rumor that "there are guests" outside, Wang Tong wondered in his heart, everyone who should come to Tianjin is here, who else is coming?

(To be continued)