Xu Zizhen was suddenly very interested in this young man. Not only was he quite handsome, but he was also straightforward and outspoken. He had never met him before. He just called him and he actually came over to drink. This was really to his liking. The most important thing was that
He could actually smell the alcohol in the private room next door. This sense of smell was extraordinary and something he couldn't do.
He was looking at Wu Jie curiously, and Wu Jie was also looking at him. Xu Zizhen had a long body and a handsome face. He looked like a scholar, but he had an outstanding boldness. Moreover, he did not grow his hair.
It's very disrespectful in this era, and there is also the woman next to me who is so beautiful that she doesn't have the slightest hint of fireworks. She is calm and composed in this public occasion, without any signs of uneasiness.
"Sit down, sit down, keep drinking." Xu Zizhen asked him to sit next to him. The quality of his wine was like his character. From the way Wu Jie drank, he knew that he was a good person. He was determined to be his friend.
Wu Jie was not polite. After sitting down, he picked up the wine jar and filled it for Xu Zizhen. He also filled it up and praised: "I have never drank Jiangnan Nuerhong. I tasted it today and it is really delicious."
Xu Zizhen smiled and said: "This daughter's red is not a rare thing. Isn't it sold everywhere?"
Wu Jie also laughed: "It depends on whether it is authentic or not. We do sell some at home, but they are all fake ones mixed with water. They taste like cat urine."
The two of them sat down and started drinking, and they naturally became familiar with each other. Business at Zhuangyuan Pavilion was so good that they didn't even have time to serve another dish. Wu Jie had only arrived not long ago, so he simply told the waiter and ordered him.
All the dishes were brought here, and then he and Xu Zizhen drank a bowl and asked: "Isn't Brother Xu a member of the Song Dynasty?"
Xu Zizhen touched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Why not? Are you talking about this? I had a head injury a while ago, so I shaved my hair."
"Oh, fight?"
"It's a fight."
"Oh?" Wu Jie's eyes suddenly lit up, "Brother Xu is also a soldier of the Song Dynasty? But I don't know which general he is under and where the war started?"
Xu Zizhen waved his hand: "There's nothing to say. I'm so angry when I talk about it. I'll drink and drink."
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Wu Jie thought he had lost the battle. In recent years, whether the Song army fought against Liao or Xia, they basically lost more and won less. This is not surprising.
At this time, the dishes began to arrive one by one. Xu Zizhen took a few bites to fill his stomach, and then asked: "Brother Wu seems to be very interested in fighting. Do you also want to join the army and serve the country?"
Wu Jie smiled and said: "My younger brother has joined the army, and now he is a general under the command of Master Qu, the Shaanxi Zhizhi envoy."
"Oh, no respect, no respect!" Xu Zizhen smiled and offered another bowl.
Wu Jie raised his head and drank the wine, looking a little uninterested: "Forget it, now the Golden Dog has torn up the agreement and invaded the south wantonly, but I can't do anything but waste my time here... The Ministry of War and the Yamen are all dynasties.
Nan Mian, approving some ordnance has delayed me for more than ten days."
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise in another private room next door, mixed with the delicate laughter of women. It sounded like they were saying goodbye to someone, and they could not hear clearly because of the noise. Xu Zizhen was chatting with Wu Jie, and he was suddenly disturbed by the noise.
Interrupting the topic, the two looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed, but did not care about it.
Xu Zizhen continued to chat with Wu Jie about their own topics, and the more they chatted, the more they seemed to agree with each other. From what he just said, it could be heard that Wu Jie had suffered a setback in the Ministry of War Yamen, and he had just had a bad experience in the Civil Affairs Bureau Yamen.
Brothers in distress, the two of them lamented and talked about the war, from the current court to the war, and then from the war to the formation of troops during the war, etc.
Wu Jie has never experienced a large-scale battle, but he has obviously read a lot of military books and is very organized when it comes to fighting. Xu Zizhen is the opposite. He has never read any military books at all. Even Sun Tzu's Art of War only knows the tricks of a soldier.
However, this did not hinder the conversation. In the practical party, the academic group became more and more excited as they talked, and unknowingly, most of the bottle of wine was consumed.
Zhuo Ya and Daye couldn't say anything, so they just ate by themselves. After a while, Zhuo Ya was full and sat down to watch. However, her face turned ugly after a while.
Xu Zizhen turned around and noticed something strange, and wondered: "What's wrong?"
Zhuo Ya pointed to the private room next door without saying anything. Xu Zizhen listened carefully and understood immediately. There were unknown numbers of men and women next door, but what was certain was that those women were obviously not good families, and their hormones were surging due to alcoholism and fever.
Sometimes, from time to time, there would be that lingering sound coming from next door. The private rooms here are separated by carved railings. Even the smell of wine can easily penetrate into the next door, let alone the sound. No wonder Zhuo Ya felt like sitting on pins and needles.
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Xu Zizhen had no choice but to comfort him: "That's how it is in the restaurant. You can just pretend that you can't hear me. I guess those guys will have to leave soon."
Zhuo Ya glared at him and said nothing, but not long after, the noise next door became even louder, and the voices became louder and louder, gradually reaching Xu Zizhen's ears.
It sounds like there are a few scholars next door, and their chatter is full of sourness. Now they are playing a drinking game. This thing is not difficult to say one sentence after another, but they have gone too far. All the people who were originally punished by drinking have been changed to
Those women were molested, kissed and touched.
Xu Zizhen couldn't stand listening anymore. He knocked on the grating a few times and said loudly: "It's almost done. If you want to go to the brothel, don't mess with my ears here."
The sound next door stopped suddenly, and within a moment, the door of the private room was kicked open. Several men dressed as servants stood aggressively at the door, and then several young people came from behind them, all of whom were in square scarves.
They were all dressed as scholars in shirtsleeves, but they all smelled of alcohol, and their faces were red, and they seemed to have drank a lot.
The leader held his head high with a look of disdain, walked up to the crowd and said proudly: "Who said that just now?"
Xu Zizhen sat still, glanced at him and said, "What did I say?"
The man was furious: "How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me? You..." As he was talking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhuo Ya sitting pretty, and was stunned for a moment, and then said with a lewd smile, "Your Excellency, don't you?
Are you taking the girl with you... If you know how to get along, you can give this girl to me, and I will let you go, how about that?"
Zhuo Ya's pretty face turned pale with anger. Xu Zizhen patted the back of her hand and said without raising his eyelids: "Daye, get out of here."
Oh Ye stood up in response, and his small mountain-like figure frightened everyone on the other side so much that they involuntarily took a step back. The leader came to his senses and took another step forward, saying angrily: "My uncle is the Young Prime Minister of the current Dynasty.
My dear, how dare you!"
"From Wang Fu's family?" Xu Zizhen finally raised his eyelids and looked at him, "Throw it out."