Hearing the sound of horse hooves outside the wall, Tong Qingqiu, who was lying on the bed recovering from his injuries, suddenly sat up. The person coming this time was very unusual.
Madam-in-law sneered and said, "You can't get up, right? Can your injury heal so quickly?"
Tong Qingqiu signaled his wife to be silent, and he took out a scroll from the secret compartment under the bed.
The lady's playful look disappeared instantly, and Wang knew that this was the guy Tong Qingqiu used to fight.
She held Tong Qingqiu's hand and said tremblingly: "What are you going to do? Who has that kid offended? I told you not to care about him anymore..."
"Shut up!" Tong Qingqiu glared at his wife, who trembled and quickly hid behind Tong Qingqiu.
Xu Zhiqiong has already invited the guest in. The guest is not an assassin or a thief, but his classmate, the second son of the Minister of Punishment, Yu Shan, the eldest son.
Mr. Yu came to Xu Zhiqiong's house late at night, followed by two guards. According to Tong Qingqiu's speculation, the cultivation level of these two guards was at the sixth level.
"Damn it," Tong Qingqiu whispered, "If you have a sixth-grade cultivation and don't become an official, why do you want to do this low-class business?"
The wife was so frightened that she trembled, but she still did not forget to ridicule: "You are also a sixth-grade practitioner. The Yin and Yang Division has invited you several times, but why haven't you been seen as an official?"
Yu Shan led his guards around Xu Zhiqiong's yard twice, and sighed softly: "Junior brother Xu, your classmates said that your family is poor, but I didn't expect it to be so poor."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "Yes, there is a place where we can live, which is good."
The two entered the house, and Yu Shan ordered the two guards to wait outside the door. Xu Zhiqiong was about to boil water to make a cup of loose tea for Yu Shan. Yu Shan shook his head and said, "No need."
He opened the food box, which contained bacon and mash (pronounced the same cheese) from Sun Yangdian. Sun Yangdian is the most famous restaurant in the capital, and mash is the signature wine of Sun Yangdian, and it is also the most famous wine in the entire Daxuan Kingdom.
.
Yu Shan handed Xu Zhiqiong a pair of chopsticks and poured Xu Zhiqiong a bottle of wine: "Junior brother, tomorrow is the big exam. Let's not drink too much. Let's have a few drinks."
Xu Zhiqiong moved his chopsticks happily and took a bite of bacon first.
In the novels I read in my previous life, most of the descriptions of ancient food were that the ingredients were monotonous and the taste was rough, and it seemed to be no different from the feed for livestock. Many protagonists relied on their delicious food to make a fortune in the world. A plate of twice-cooked pork seemed to be enough to buy half of the country.
.
After eating this piece of bacon, Xu Zhiqiong realized that he was wrong.
Daxuan's cooking skills are the same as Daxuan's tea skills, which are far superior to the dishes Xu Zhiqiong had in his previous life.
A piece of bacon turned into shredded meat when placed in his mouth. The thick soup slid down the tip of his tongue to his cheeks. Together with the chewiness of the shredded meat, it stimulated Xu Zhiqiong's taste buds one by one, causing saliva to flow from the corners of his mouth unconsciously.
It dripped down little by little.
It's not shameful to be a bit silly, and it fits the image of a fool.
Xu Zhiqiong wanted to eat another piece, but saw Yu Shan holding up the wine glass: "Junior brother, let's have a drink."
Damn, I was thinking about eating meat, and he had to drink at this time.
The two clinked glasses. Xu Zhiqiong did not dare to drink more. He only drank half a sip, but after appreciating the taste of the wine, he drank the remaining half.
So delicious.
I drank a lot of good wine in my previous life, but it was not on the same level as this cup of fragrant mash.
The taste of this wine is a bit light, and it should not be distilled wine, but it does not affect the aroma and mellowness at all. It is soft in the mouth, slightly spicy, but does not feel the slightest burning. It enters the throat sweetly, and the refreshing fragrance reverberates between the mouth and nose.
After drinking three drinks in a row, Yu Shan started to get down to business: "Junior Brother Xu, I won't beat around the bush. I heard that the dean gave him a Yuan Ju Dan. I want this pill."
You want it? Why should I give it to you?
Xu Zhiqiong blinked and looked at Yu Shan without saying anything.
Yu Shan smiled and said: "Junior brother, don't worry, I don't want it in vain. I will buy it from you for a thousand taels of silver."
One thousand taels, one million copper coins, converted to almost five hundred thousand.
Is this price high?
Doesn't count.
Xu Zhiqiong once heard Tong Qingqiu say that the Juyuan Pill is priceless, and if there are many people who want it, ten thousand taels for one pill is not considered expensive.
Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong didn't speak, Yu Shan said again: "Junior brother, are you too little? To be honest, my background is better than yours, but I am the second son in the family, and the family's inheritance will be handed over to the eldest brother in the future. I
I really don’t have much money on hand, junior brother, please tell me a price, as long as Yu can afford it, I will send it to junior brother immediately after the exam tomorrow.”
It's not cash yet, it will be sent after the big exam.
If you don't send it, what can I do?
Go to the Penal Department Yamen to find your father and sue you?
Xu Zhiqiong looked troubled, but remained silent.
Yu Shan thought for a moment and then said: "Junior brother, are you worried that you won't be able to pass the exam without Ju Yuan Dan? Junior brother, let Yu tell the truth again. With your background, what will happen if you pass the exam? What if you go to the army or the government?
Yamen, when you are a soldier or a servant, you get a salary of several taels of silver a month. In what year and month can you earn this thousand taels? Just believe me, you will not suffer any loss in this business."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded. What Yu Shan said makes sense. This business is indeed not a loss.
Juyuan Dan may really be sold for ten thousand taels, but that kind of business is not suitable for Xu Zhiqiong's current status. If there are really ten thousand taels of silver in this house, Xu Zhiqiong may not survive for an hour, let alone
Xu Zhiqiong and even Tong Qingqiu did not dare to handle such a business.
One thousand taels was quite a lot, but Xu Zhiqiong knew that he couldn't get it, and even if he could get it, he couldn't sell it.
In order to help Xu Zhiqiong pass the exam, Lin Tianzheng gave him the Juyuan Pill. This kindness was not to make Xu Zhiqiong rich. If Xu Zhiqiong sold this pill, Lin Tianzheng would never do it.
Let him go easily.
Xu Zhiqiong drank a glass of wine alone, wiped his mouth and said, "Senior Brother Yu, no, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's because you came late and the elixir was taken away by Junior Sister Han."
"Junior sister Han?" Yu Shan laughed loudly when he heard this, "I know she just came out of your house. Seeing how happy she looked, she thought she got the elixir from you. This is just a lie to deceive others. Dear brother, you
Tell me, what kind of medicine did you give Junior Sister Han?"
"It's Juyuan Dan!" Xu Zhiqiong scratched his head and said, "Junior Sister Han, Junior Sister Han, is very good to me. How could I lie to Junior Sister Han?"
"Why did you give her the elixir? Do you expect to marry her?"
"I, I don't want to marry her, I, I just want to be nice to my junior sister."
Yu Shan lowered his voice and said: "Junior Brother Xu, it's hard enough for you to pretend to be a fool for so many years. In fact, I know that you are not a mortal. You are both martial arts and eunuchs, and you have experts to help you. A ruthless person like you can tolerate it."
, I will definitely achieve a great career in the future,
You take a thousand taels of silver to buy a family property. I will help you with some arrangements at the examiner's office tomorrow to ensure that you pass the exam. In the future, you and I will help each other in our official career. I am afraid that there will be no you in the Daxuan Kingdom.
My brother rules the world?"
Look at how good they are and how worthy they are of my brother. Should I cry bitterly and send him the elixir?
If Xu Zhiqiong hadn't experienced the influence of "Success Learning" in his previous life, those words just now would have really moved his heart.
Before Young Master Yu fell out, Xu Zhiqiong ate a few more pieces of bacon, wiped his mouth and said: "Young Master Yu, what I told you is true. The pill was taken away by Junior Sister Han. I, I told her
, one piece, sincerely..."
Hearing this, Yu Shan's face really darkened, and he stood up and said: "Junior Brother Xu, let me ask you again, do you want to sell this elixir?"
Xu Zhiqiong quickly drank a glass of wine: "I don't have any elixirs. What can I sell to you?"
"Okay!" Yu Shan nodded and said, "This drink is not smooth, and Yu feels a little uncomfortable. You make Yu feel uncomfortable for a while, and Yu makes you feel uncomfortable for the rest of your life. I will leave my words here, even if you eat
Ju Yuan Dan will definitely fail the exam tomorrow!"