Watching Chief Hong Shan board the spacious carriage with the solemnity of getting into a prison carriage, and then return to the city under the entourage of ten guards, the corners of Ah Liu's mouth couldn't help but curl up. Compared to his previous treatment of the Hong family
The old servant's smile was obviously much calmer at this moment, and even those who recognized him on the roadside couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
The tyrant in the outer city, Xiao Liuye, has a really good-looking smile, no worse than the famous Bachelor Zhang!
Zhang Shou didn't notice the looks around him. Well, just for his face, he was always the target of public criticism when walking on the road, so he had long been used to it. But now that there was no carriage to protect him from the wind and rain, he could only walk back.
, receiving the collective attention all the way, he certainly didn’t notice that Ah Liu beside him was in a particularly good mood.
The very happy young man even took the initiative to ask: "Master, are you afraid that someone will assassinate Hong Lao Gang?"
Zhang Shou didn't care much about Ah Liu calling Elder Hong Shan stubborn in private. In fact, he also felt that Elder Hong Shan was stubborn. And Ah Liu's question was indeed on the point. He chuckled and calmly responded.
He said: "Just give it a try. Generally speaking, if Hongshan has such smelly and hard rocks, no one will want to do anything to him, right?"
Seeing Ah Liu nodded, Zhang Shou said leisurely: "So, if he is still safe and sound after someone sent that kind of letter to him and Madam Hong, then it proves that they want to treat him as a
The gun users simply want to stir up trouble and have no other outrageous intentions."
"But if someone wants to attack him, or at least makes a fuss about wanting to attack him, then it means that some conspiracies are connected one after another, and the purpose is huge.
Don’t give up.”
Having said this, he turned his head and smiled at Ah Liu and said: "I think I robbed Chief Hong Shan and got into the car in Yashe, and the news should have spread like wildfire. Now I have sent Chief Hong Shan back safely, no matter who was behind it."
Is he the one who delivered the message to Madam Hong? If they have any back-up plans, they might go after him."
"Furthermore, I have made some noise on the road. Han Lie, the leader of the team, should be able to hear me. He is from the Ruiqi Camp and seems to be very subjective. So, he should be wary."
"For example, after sending Mrs. Hongshan to the ground peacefully, and then sending someone back to report, should my people squat around the Yashe? Or simply go inside and wait for the rabbit? But no matter what he does, in short, what Mrs. Hong said is
I have done what I was asked to do, and then it depends on others. Whether others have big or small plans, it has nothing to do with me."
Ah Liu only understood a small part of what Zhang Shou said. However, this did not prevent him from nodding solemnly and praising: "Young master is really wise and powerful, and he has no plans left!"
Being used to professional compliments from Fatty Lu and Ji Jiu, Zhang Shou felt that Ah Liu's flattery was really blunt and embarrassing. But as for correcting him, knowing that it was completely useless, he certainly wouldn't waste his efforts, so he immediately
He tightened his cloak.
It got cold earlier this year, especially in recent days, when it was overcast and snowing from time to time, so he couldn't help but have a headache when he thought that his wedding was approaching.
Wedding banquets these days often have dozens of tables, and there are no ready-made hotels like those in later generations. They all have to be held at their own home. Although Zhang Yuan's place is big enough, he can't put all the empty rooms into banquets.
He would probably have to follow the example of other families and set up a wedding tent, but when he thought about holding a wedding banquet in a wedding tent on a cold day, he felt that even if he put a brazier, he would die from the cold.
Lu Sanlang was lucky at that wedding, the weather happened to be warmer, but he was more than a month late! Therefore, he suddenly asked Ah Liu in a confused way: "Did Mom ever tell you, look back?"
How many tables do I plan to host for my wedding banquet?”
Faced with this sudden question, Ah Liu was not caught off guard and was at a loss. Instead, he counted carefully with his fingers, and finally said seriously: "I don't know."
Seeing Ah Liu's attitude just now, Zhang Shou thought that the person knew, but found that the person had made a calculation in a serious manner but reported such three words that were applicable to everyone. He couldn't help laughing and scolding: "If you didn't know, you should have told me earlier.
, clasping your fingers like a magic stick, I thought you knew what you were doing! You can turn around and tell Niang Ming for me, no need to overdo it, I don’t have that many relatives and friends, ten tables is enough.”
But as soon as he finished speaking, Ah Liu immediately objected: "Ten tables are definitely not enough!"
This time, Ah Liu said without saying a word that the real deal was true: "Jiuzhang Hall plus Banshan Hall, let alone a hundred people, if it is a round table, it will be ten tables, and the Eight Immortals table will be twelve or thirteen tables. Moreover, Jiuzhang Hall's
You may not have fathers, brothers or elders to come, but what about Banshan Hall? Young Master thinks Qin Guogong and Xiangyang Uncle will not come? Even if you go to Zhao Guogong's mansion first, they will come from your side."
Zhang Shou had never thought that Ah Liu was a person who was very good at counting, but when he saw that people had counted the three Donggong sermons, including Yue Shan, Xiao Shan, Xu Shan, Zhang, etc., he did not have any knowledge about them.
The impression that the "colleagues" of the Hanlin Academy were included in the calculation, including Weinan Bo Zhang Kang and other nobles, and even the great lords like King Jiangdu, made him feel numb.
Then, there were the Guild Master Song from the Guangdong Guild Hall, the Fourth Master Hua, the head of the Hua family in Suzhou, the guild leaders from other guild halls who were best at building relationships, and even a certain head escort from the Shunhe Escort Bureau, etc. whose names came from Ah Liu's mouth.
After spitting it out one by one, Zhang Shou finally couldn't help but realize with shock that after arriving in the capital, he didn't seem to have made much progress, but he actually had a lot of connections!
"There are actually so many people..."
Zhang Shou murmured to himself, remembering that Lu Sanlang's wedding had a lot of specially prepared tables for emergencies, plus the huge place was full of them, he couldn't help but sigh as he had an unusual headache: "
It's better to hold a wedding banquet outside, at least it won't be so troublesome to clean up later!"
Seeing that there was no answer, he looked at the young man next to him suspiciously, and saw that Ah Liu wanted to laugh but was deliberately serious. He felt disgusted and was about to knock the boy on the head to warn him not to go too far, but then he heard
When Ah Liu arrived, he whispered softly.
"Of course the wedding banquet was made by a master chef from outside? How could it be possible to rely on our small kitchen? Even if Aunt Liu's skills have improved, Mrs. Xu can not only make steamed buns, but also other snacks, but dozens of
The table is impossible! My wife has already made arrangements with various clubs and will invite about twenty chefs to come to the house later."
"Besides, we don't have to rely on our family to clean things up before and after." Ah Liu started talking today and spoke very clearly and thoroughly, "There will be a lot of guests at home that day, so Cao Wu from Shunhe Escort Agency will take care of it."
I went to work as a security guard to prevent someone from causing trouble or stealing. The troupe is also indispensable, and Twelve Rains from Tingyu Xiaozhu volunteered."
Seeing that Zhang Shou was completely dumbfounded, Ah Liu, who had helped the Wu family resolve a lot of things in private, couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment: "Originally, who was responsible for the meeting? The Shandong Guild Hall, the Guangdong Guild Hall, the Yangzhou Guild Hall, and the Suzhou Guild Hall were each arguing.
No less, my wife said that the officials in the capital come from all over the country, so they have different tastes, so we might as well come up with five chefs from four different companies."
"In addition, there are five local people in the capital, so the banquet should be enough."
"As for cleaning up things before and after, Zhang Chen said that the servants in the Duke of Qin's mansion were idle, so he persuaded Mrs. Qin to send people over to help. Twenty people were in charge of various utensils, twenty were in charge of tables, chairs, and twenty
I'm in charge of the guests wearing big clothes... I heard that there were more than a hundred people coming in total. Zhang Chen said, if anything is missing, just ask them to compensate. Lu Sanlang was a step too slow and got into a fight with Zhang Chen angrily."
"Then he took over all the matters of sending invitations. In the past few days after school, he, Ji Jiu and the students from Jiuzhang Hall were sending them out. Oh, Zhang Datou and the people from Banshan Hall were a little slow.
, so I can only be the best man with Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and the others."
Because he had told Mrs. Wu before that he would be the boss, Zhang Shou really didn’t know that besides the intensive preparations for his marriage by his adoptive mother and the Zhao Guogong Palace, as the woman, there would be so many related people helping!
This simply made the marriage of an ordinary low-ranking official like him an extremely grand gesture!
He didn't know what to say at all. He just felt that he couldn't tell whether it was moved, grateful or other emotions. He couldn't help but glared at Ah Liu: "If I hadn't asked casually today, wouldn't you have
Are you going to hide it from me?"
Ah Liu asked with an innocent face: "Don't you, Master, like to give people surprises?"
This is real retribution, it comes quickly! He really likes to take things by surprise. He even just kidnapped Chief Hong Shan and gave people such an unexpected surprise. Now it's someone else's turn to deal with him like this!
Zhang Shou couldn't laugh or cry, especially when he thought of Ge Yong's calmness in everything, Wu's joy of having everything ready, and the Tai Madam's calmness just waiting for the wedding. He just felt that he really didn't have to do anything. This feeling of letting go of the groom was indeed a good one.
Extremely!
So, he chuckled, nodded simply and said: "This unexpected surprise is really good. As long as I can enjoy it, the more unexpected surprises like this in the future, the better!"
This time it was Ah Liu's turn to be speechless. He probably talked too much just now. On the way to the public school, the young man once again returned to his usual quietness and silence, until Zhang Shou stepped into Jiuzhang Hall and casually took off his cloak and handed it to him.
When I gave it to him, he suddenly patted his shoulder again, and then said four words: "Thank you for your hard work."
Seeing Zhang Shou return to the podium, he was smiling and joking with the students. He quietly stepped back with his cloak in hand. When he came to the public hall and put away his things, he saw Liu Zhiyuan who had gone to Ciqing Palace in the morning.
He had come back, and now all four eyes of the man and Lu Wan were staring at him, so he pretended not to notice, hung up his cloak on the hanger, turned around and left.
He ignored others, but it was impossible for others to ignore him. Lu Wan had to cough heavily and said, "What will be the outcome of Xueshie Zhang's trip?"
Ah Liu, who was detailing everything in front of Zhang Shou just now, although he stopped when he heard the words, he once again cherished his words like gold: "Very good."
What kind of answer is "very good"? Lu Wan was choked to death, but she still had to ask earnestly: "I don't want to inquire about Xuester Zhang's secrets, but the matter involves the East Palace..."
This time, Ah Liu didn't wait for him to finish his words and said directly: "Young Master met with Chief Hong Shan."
If you were to wait and see Zhang Shou see Hong Shanchang, a figure who has clearly been marginalized by the emperor's golden words, you might still wonder and ponder, but who are Liu Zhiyuan and Lu Wan? They used to work together in the Ministry of War, and now they are reunited
He also partnered to further expand the public school and expand enrollment. Liu Zhiyuan even took over the most noble position of Prince Zhan Shi. Drawing inferences from one example is the minimum.
With Hong Shan's character, what else could he do? Of course, while the "death" of the second prince was making a big fuss, he made another shocking letter! And Zhang Shou went to see this man who had no grudges at all.
The guy must have been ordered to persuade him to settle the matter - of course, they were really curious about what methods Zhang Shou would use.
But it was enough to ask this sentence from Ah Liu. At that moment, Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said: "Xueshi Zhang is a talented person who works hard. It is really hard work. His wedding is approaching, but he has been troubled recently. If
If there is anything you can do to help, just say it on his behalf."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Liu's eyes flashed, as if he was drowsy and met the pillow, he was a little excited, and turned around again. Mr. Liu couldn't help being a little surprised: "Why, you really need my help with something."
?”
"Yes." Ah Liu nodded, and then showed a faint smile, "There are a lot of invitations for the young master's wedding, but I just calculated that the maximum number of guests is two hundred. Can Lu Jijiu and Mr. Liu...
Can you help me think about it, what other guests should I invite to make the event more impressive? The Zhang family is very small, and there aren’t many relatives in Duke Zhao’s palace in Beijing, so it’s not as lively as Lu Sanlang’s wedding.”
Lu Wan immediately laughed. The Lu family and the Liu family are both families with countless relatives and friends, plus the township party, in-laws, the same year... In the end, on the day of Lu Sanlang's wedding, the Lu family and the Liu family were both
There was a big banquet with numerous guests.
As for the marriage between Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying, it is estimated that there will be no shortage of guests in Zhao Guogong's palace, and all the military generals in the dynasty will probably go there to show off. However, Zhang Shou has an inherent disadvantage. Zhang Shou's biological father,
That Zhang Xiucai was a single generation descendant, and he died young. Widow Zhang had no relatives or friends, not to mention her adoptive mother Wu, so this relative was naturally gone.
Zhang Shou is not of the same age as the village party... They are a bunch of genuine villagers from Rongshui Village. If there weren't a lot of students who regard them as their reborn parents, the number of guests at this wedding would be ridiculously small.
Of course, there will be no shortage of high-end guests. When nobles from various families go to the Zhu family, they will definitely come to the Zhang family to show their faces. As soon as Ge Yong, the old master, arrives, Chen Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue and other disciples will also come. The Emperor
Yes-man Wu Ge Lao probably won't be left behind... maybe even the emperor and the prince will join in the fun - even if people don't join in the fun, there will definitely be something indispensable.
However, middle and low-level officials do have some shortcomings. It is impossible to manage at least sixty tables. Therefore, after thinking about it carefully, Lu Wan smiled and said: "Actually, Mr. Liu and I had an immature relationship before.
The idea is to take advantage of Xueshie Zhang’s marriage..."