Hu Xiaotian only remembered when he returned to Fulai Inn that he originally agreed to the innkeeper Su Guangju to see the house, but because he was out all day, he forgot about it. When he saw Liang Dazhuang, he realized that he had already visited the house with Su Guangju in the afternoon.
It is in nearby Sande Lane, and as Su Guangju said, the conditions are very good in all aspects. The landlord offered a price of 20 taels of gold. Hearing that the new county magistrate wanted to buy it, he took the initiative to lower the price to 18 taels of gold.
Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Dazhuang to decide this matter on his behalf. As for the favors of two liang, it was unnecessary because of his limited status and he did not want others to say that he was bullying others.
As night fell and the lanterns came on, Liang Dazhuang prepared the carriage and drove Hu Xiaotian to the county government office. It was said that all the cooks in charge of cooking tonight were chefs invited from Hongyan Tower. Hongyan House is the most famous restaurant in Qingyun County. What does the county government office have on weekdays?
For major events, when receiving important guests, one would either come to Hongyan Tower or hire a cook from Hongyan Tower. When passing by Hongyan Tower, Hu Xiaotian paid special attention and saw a lot of carriages and horses parked in front of the door. One of them
An acquaintance got out of the car, but it was Wan Boping, the master of the Wan family. It seemed that as his second son Wan Tingsheng's condition gradually stabilized, Wan Boping's mood began to improve. He actually went out to eat because he had something to do.
Hu Xiaotian did not go over to say hello to him, but kept an eye on Liang Dazhuang and passed as quickly as possible.
The carriage detoured to the back gate of the county government office, and found that there were many carriages and horses parked at the back door. Qingyun belonged to the lower county, and the salary of subordinate officials was meager. It was not easy to have carriages and horses, and it was not luxurious. Even the chief clerk, Guo Shouguang, was
The carriage carriage was also very old, with a few patches on the curtains. When placed next to the new carriage purchased by Hu Xiaotian, it looked shabby.
Guo Shouguang occupies a very important position in the Qingyun County government office. He can be seen in the organization of large and small activities, the coordination of various departments, and even the transmission of instructions from superiors to subordinates.
When Hu Xiaotian got off the carriage, Guo Shouguang came up to meet him, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Hu, you are late, everyone is waiting for you."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "This makes me really frightened. Why should I be so polite?"
Guo Shouguang said: "Your Excellency is the guest of honor tonight!"
"Really? Hahahahaha!" This guy laughed a little smugly.
Following Guo Shouguang to the back garden, he saw a table set up in the pavilion of the garden. Those who were qualified to sit here were the county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief bookkeeper, and the chief clerk of each house. As for the other followers, they were arrested.
Two additional tables were arranged, more than ten feet away from the pavilion.
Guo Shouguang led Hu Xiaotian to the pavilion. The county magistrate Xu Qinglian sat motionless as the chief. He did not move, and the rest of the subordinate staff did not get up. Xu Qinglian said: "Master Hu is here. Please sit down quickly!"
Everyone said, Mr. Hu, please sit down.
Hu Xiaotian discovered that the seat reserved for him was not next to Xu Qinglian, but opposite Xu Qinglian. That's wrong! Logically speaking, I am the second-in-command in Qingyun County and the guest of honor tonight. You, Xu Qinglian, should arrange for me to sit next to you.
The left-hand seat. Although it is a round table, you, Xu Qinglian, sit at the first place. I am sitting across from you, so I am the last one. I said, this old Xu is a bit unkind. He is playing tricks on me and wants to step on me in front of so many colleagues.
Me? Damn it! You are so naked and powerful! It seems that today is a Hongmen Banquet.
Hu Xiaotian was not ready to fall out on the spot just because of a position arrangement. He smiled and sat down at the empty seat, and then looked at the wine table. The food was quite sumptuous, but all the food and wine had been touched. He thought that these people would wait for him and do something wrong.
It's been a long time since people started talking, and these grandsons are so rude and don't know how to treat guests at all.
As soon as Hu Xiaotian sat down here, the county magistrate Xu Qinglian said: "Master Hu is late. As a rule, he will be fined three drinks!"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I'm sorry, there is a traffic jam on the road." A common excuse in modern times is so feeble in this era. Although the roads in Qingyun County are not wide, there are only a few horse-drawn carriages running in the entire county.
Traffic jam? Only a ghost can believe it.
Before the chopsticks were moved, three large glasses of wine were placed in front of Hu Xiaotian. The three genuine large glasses were not cups to be exact, they should be called teacups. There were more than two taels in each cup. Hu Xiaotian understood at a glance that this arrangement
It was clear that he was trying to trick me. Xu Qinglian, an old fox, wanted to frustrate his prestige and spirit in front of all his colleagues, and let everyone know that he was Qingyun's well-deserved boss.
Hu Xiaotian secretly cursed in his heart, "Trick me!" After drinking these three big glasses, I am really going to be drunk. In front of so many people, do you really want to make a fool of me? Hu Xiaotian said with a smile: "I can't drink well. I never used to drink.
No drinking.”
Xu Qinglian said with a smile: "Everything must be done according to rules. The wine shop is like an officialdom, and the rules cannot be messed up." This sentence clearly meant to slap Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian looked at this blind old guy and wished he could grab a glass of wine and throw it in his face. However, he remembered his father's instructions before leaving and it was better not to reveal his identity easily, so he settled for the next best thing.
He said: "Let's have one drink. Mr. Xu doesn't want me to get drunk on the spot, right?"
Xu Qinglian said: "You will never return unless you are drunk. You are the guest of honor today. Only if you drink well can everyone be happy."
Hu Xiaotian sneered, if I drank too much, you grandsons would be happier. Just drink, three glasses of wine, thinking that it would really stump me, so Hu Xiaotian picked up the wine glass and drank it down. He also recently discovered that he
His ability to drink is extraordinary. To say that his ability to drink was discovered through his sworn brother Shi Xuedong. To say that Shi Xuedong is not a good person. He is very sinister and has four bad habits: drinking, sex, and wealth. He enlightened him on his ability to drink.
There are two things, the wine is the same, and in terms of sex, he gave me three treasures, a picture of flowers, a picture of spring, and three whip pills. On the surface, he has deep love for his brother, but this guy is thinking about him.
I had a deep hatred for beating him up in Yanyun Tower, and tried every possible way to corrupt myself. However, everything has two sides. If it weren’t for Shi Xuedong’s painting of flowers, I would not have been able to reunite with Liang Dazhuang so smoothly after the disaster, and find his way back.
His own official document. If this guy hadn't poured him three bowls of wine in Changting, he wouldn't have known that he had such a good capacity for drinking.
After Hu Xiaotian finished drinking a glass, the chief bookkeeper Guo Shouguang came over and brought him a second glass in time. Hu Xiaotian cursed in his heart, who didn't tighten his belt tightly and exposed this ugly thing like you?
!Follow Xu Qinglian and trick me. I will settle the score with you later.
Xu Qinglian winked, and everyone cheered in unison. This was to create momentum and make it difficult for Hu Xiaotian to get off the tiger. Hu Xiaotian couldn't let these people take him lightly. He was still drunk anyway, so he was afraid of what they would do, so he did it three times in a row.
cup.
After drinking these three glasses of wine, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively. Xu Qinglian picked up the wine glass in front of him and said: "Master Hu is in great demand. On behalf of all my colleagues in Qingyun County, I welcome Master Hu. I would like to do it first as a token of respect."
Before Hu Xiaotian could stop him, this guy had already drank the glass of wine. This was clearly his attempt to trick Hu Xiaotian. Hu Xiaotian didn’t even eat a bite of the food. Over there, Guo Shouguang had already filled Hu Xiaotian’s glass.
This group of people had reached a tacit understanding before. They would first be punished with three drinks, and then everyone would take turns to play. Tonight, Hu Xiaotian must be made drunk and make a fool of himself on the spot.
Hu Xiaotian nodded and did not refuse. He drank two glasses with Xu Qinglian, sat down with a smile, picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of food. Before he could calm down, Guo Shouguang picked up the wine glass again: "Master Hu, let me go.
I’d like to offer you two glasses of wine.”
Hu Xiaotian chuckled and said: "Master Guo, let's drink later, I need to pee!"
A group of people laughed when they heard what Hu Xiaotian said. Hu Xiaotian got up to go to the toilet. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief, but Guo Shouguang followed him like a shadow and said with a smile: "Master Hu, it's dark and the road is slippery, so I'll accompany you."
Go." He was not concerned about Hu Xiaotian, but worried that Hu Xiaotian would take the opportunity to escape.
Hu Xiaotian grinned and said: "It's the best." He walked lightly and staggered, and he looked like he had drunk too much.
Someone behind him whispered: "Master Hu seems to have drunk too much..."
Guo Shouguang helped Hu Xiaotian to the hut and whispered to Hu Xiaotian: "Master Hu, we're here!"
Hu Xiaotian responded and gestured politely: "Master Guo, please!"
Guo Shouguang said: "My lord, please come first!" The two of them entered the latrine one after another. Hu Xiaotian lifted up his robe and found Guo Shouguang looking at him. He reminded him with a smile: "Master Guo, you have it yourself, so you don't need to pay so much attention to my baby."
Guo Shouguang laughed loudly and quickly turned his head away. He said, "Mr. Hu, I have to toast you three big cups later. You must give me face!"
Hu Xiaotian originally disliked him, but when he heard what he said, he clearly wanted to add insult to injury and knock him down. If Hu Xiaotian still had some scruples about Xu Qinglian, his immediate boss, he had no regard for Guo Shouguang, a lower-level official.
Without looking at him, I think that such a villain dares to pretend to be a tiger and provoke me, and I can't help but feel angry in my heart. Damn it, a good person will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others. I won't give you a little taste today, old boy.
Hey, you don’t know how powerful I am, so I’m giving you face? Do you really think you’re a real person? Then you raised your foot and shined a light on Guo Shouguang’s butt.
Guo Shouguang never expected that the new county magistrate would actually dare to attack him. He was caught off guard and kicked to the ground by Hu Xiaotian. He lost his balance and fell into the urinal.
Guo Shouguang reacted quickly and shouted: "Here comes..." Before he could finish his words, he felt a big foot coming towards him. Hu Xiaotian kicked him in the face and gritted his teeth and said: "I like drinking so much.
Just drink until you’re full!”
Guo Shouguang screamed: "I want to sue..."
"Is there any witness, is there any physical evidence? Hahaha..." Hu Xiaotian was so proud that he crushed people to death at the official level. I tortured you the most. Then he turned around and walked out of the hut, shouting: "Come quickly, Mr. Guo is gone."
Went in..."
A group of government officials were the first to react and pulled Guo Shouguang out. Guo Shouguang was in a miserable state and wanted to cry. Even if he tried hard, he couldn't figure out why Hu Xiaotian would suddenly do something evil. Isn't this guy afraid of suing him? He
Is there no royal law in his eyes? Guo Shouguang was so angry that he trembled and said in a trembling voice: "He pushed me down..."
