Chapter 884: The inn in the city, the shopkeeper of the Shao family
Chapter 884: The inn in the city, the shopkeeper of the Shao family
Although it is almost evening, Xingyuan Mansion is still lively! The houses with balustrades on both sides of the street have been lit with lights. The shouts of men and the low singing of women are mixed with each other. Compared with the scene outside the city, it is simply insignificant. Just two worlds.
"Let's go and find an inn to stay in!"
The group of people walked straight forward, and after walking for about a quarter of an hour, they saw a five-story inn!
The name of the inn is "Shuiyunjian"! Moreover, there are large characters inlaid on several pillars on the second floor, which are exactly the lines from Mr. Dongpo's three poems about Qiuxing: "Wild birds swim and fish send letters back and forth, and I am the same person." Send water to the clouds..." It actually echoes the name of the inn!
"Just this one!"
Shen Tang looked at the poems on the pillars with great interest, "The owner of this family is quite interesting!"
Of course, those who can work as waiters in such a large inn are all discerning people.
Seeing Shen Tang and his entourage stop at the door, a young boy ran out immediately, "Sir, do you want to work as a professional or stay in a hotel?"
Shen Tang got off his horse and said, "Eat first, then stay for one night!"
"okay!"
"I will lead these horses to the backyard for you. You guys can come with me..."
The helper next to him hurriedly stepped forward and took the reins from Shen Tang and others!
"Feed good fodder, add more bean cakes, cook a few chickens and put them in. Your reward will be indispensable!"
Pi Sheng shouted and explained! It's not that Pi Sheng is being pretentious or extravagant. If this war horse only eats grass, it will have poor endurance. Just like people, it can only have more strength by eating meat when it is full.
"Dear guest, please rest assured, I will explain it in person later!"
The boy who led the way said with an apologetic smile.
Businessmen are never afraid of customers' demands. As long as you have money, even if you want to catch the moon in the sky, he will find a way to build a ladder for you, depending on whether you have enough money in your pocket.
Arriving on the second floor, Shen Tang took out a fifty-tael banknote and put it in the boy's hand, "Bring the best banquet to the table and the wine to the jar!"
Fifty taels of silver is not a small amount, but in fact, a huge sum is not too much in a restaurant of this level! Ordinary people can spend one or two taels of silver more than enough for a month, but for wealthy people, one or two thousand taels of silver can buy a beautiful woman. A smile is definitely worth the money! Therefore, the Song Dynasty is indeed rich, but the rich are the upper class. For ordinary people, it may be slightly better than other dynasties, but there is no qualitative difference.
"My dear sir, please rest assured, I will take good care of you!"
The boy apologized and said with a smile!
When someone brought the tea first, the waiter fell down while serving it, and then he bowed and left.
"When the brothers enter the city tomorrow, get some more fish and meat for them to have a good meal! Don't save the money I gave you before. If you spend it all, just ask me for it again."
Although they are one person and two horses, they can only bring some dry food, so it is indeed not easy for these people to follow Shen Tang.
"Thank you, sir!"
Pi Sheng nodded gratefully.
For these big-headed soldiers, their thinking has always been simple. Whoever treats him well will be willing to fight for him! And with Shen Tang's status, even if they ignore them, they have nothing to say.
However, Shen Tang ate and lived with them all the way and treated them like brothers. How could they not be grateful?
It didn’t take long for the table to be filled with good wine and delicious food!
Pi Sheng and others have also become accustomed to Shen Tang's closeness. After Shen Tang sat at the front seat, they all sat down and started eating and drinking!
The eating habits of Xingyuan Mansion are similar to those of Chengdu Mansion. The dishes are exquisite and spicy, coupled with Hanzhou's famous wine 'Lianquan', after a while, the group was sweating profusely from eating, and the exhaustion from running around for days was also washed away. It dispersed a lot.
"roll roll roll……"
"You have come to Shuiyunjian to beg for food. If you disturb your distinguished guest, I will kill you even if you are angry!"
While I was eating and drinking, I suddenly heard a noise coming from downstairs!
Shen Tang frowned, opened the window next to him, and looked downstairs! He saw a group of ragged people lying in front of the door of Shuiyunjian. It looked like this person had been drunk. , there were occasionally a few onlookers around who pinched their noses and took a look, and then left in a hurry.
Several helpers in front of this man frowned and scolded him, but it obviously had no effect.
The boy who had just welcomed Shen Tang and others in quickly walked out and glanced at the man with a frown.
"What are you yelling about?
Aren't you afraid of losing our Shuiyunjian's face?
Er Mazi, go and pull him to the side, don't block the door, wait until he sobers up, get him some food and then drive him away!"
A helper chuckled, stepped forward and dragged the drunk man up with a grin on his face and moved him aside. Shen Tang raised his eyebrows!
"Pi Sheng, go and bring this man up!"
Pi Sheng wiped his mouth, then walked out the door and went downstairs.
However, not long after, the boy walked in with a wry smile.
"Master, do you want this drunkard to come in?"
"how?
Isn’t it okay?”
The boy smiled bitterly, "Young Master Bodhisattva is naturally kind-hearted! However, this is against the rules.
We are surrounded by distinguished guests like you, both upstairs and downstairs. No matter which one we bump into, the little one cannot bear it.
Don't worry, the little one will be taken care of outside. When he wakes up, he will be given some food. It will be credited to your account. It will be regarded as your kindness. What do you think, Master?"
Let Shen Tang pay, not because he cares about the few pennies, but because he puts his face and affection on Shen Tang.
Moreover, saying that, could he really ask Shen Tang to pay a few more pennies?
So, this little guy is really smart.
"Go and call your shopkeeper over..." Shen Tang said calmly.
When the boy saw this, he could only smile and nodded.
Not long after, a shopkeeper wearing a long gown entered the room where Shen Tang and others were!
"This young master..."
"This Shuiyunjian is the property of the Shao family in Taihu?"
Shen Tang interrupted the shopkeeper! He didn't pay attention at first, but when he looked at the boy carefully, he saw that the lining the boy was wearing was the fabric reserved for the core servants of the Shao family.
Moreover, if you think about Shui Yunjian's name and that poem, aren't they exactly Mu Yu's methods and preferences?
"It is the property of the Shao family. I didn't know that the young master was..." The shopkeeper was not surprised, because this was not a secret.
Shen Tang took out a jade tablet from his arms, "Do you recognize this?"
The shopkeeper took a quick look, then looked surprised, glanced at Shen Tang a few more times, and then asked in a startled voice, "You...are you my uncle?"
The jade plaque that Shen Tang took out was Shao Muyu's token! Before, Shao Muyu was basically in charge of the Shao family's business. How could he not recognize this shopkeeper?