The scholar didn't expect Su Li to reject the offer so simply and without giving any face, so he wanted to walk away on the spot.
But feeling the eyes around me and the bet between myself and my companions, it would be too shameless to leave in such a dejected manner.
So he took a deep breath to calm down his anger and said, "Students see this table is free, why can't they sit down?"
Su Li glanced at the other party sideways, and then replied calmly: "Sorry, there are no more vacancies here."
As he said that, he grabbed a cat and a dog from his pocket and placed them on the seats on both sides of him, and then let Bao Hao stand next to the scholar...
The meaning is very clear, there are exactly four of us here, and the table is full!
The scholar was so angry that he was shaking all over. He stood up on the spot and was about to leave... Just kidding, if you continue to sit here, wouldn't you be sharing the same table with cats and dogs?
"It's such an insult to politeness! Shopkeeper, how could you let such a vulgar person enter the hall?!"
The man immediately shouted loudly.
But just as he was shouting, Bao Hao had already faithfully carried out his young master's instructions, pushed aside the frail scholar and sat down at the table.
Meuchang didn't even look at the scholar. It was already looking at Su Li expectantly, waiting for him to pick up food for itself... At the same time, it made up its mind that it must learn to use chopsticks in the future... It seems that this is a bit difficult for dogs,
But it has learned how to speak!
Miao Lingsha sat up straight and looked arrogant, staring at the scholar barking, as if she was listening to the "far barking of a defeated dog".
After all, this kitten is the princess of the demon kingdom. She has a strong aura and can attract people's attention almost naturally. So this makes the scholar even more angry... even cats and dogs look down on him!
"That's unreasonable! Store owner, hurry up and take care of it!"
The shopkeeper of this restaurant is here, of course he is here with Jin Miaoyan and Xini... Are you asking him to drive Su Li out? You're kidding, how is that possible?
The dishes Su Li ordered were more expensive than those poor scholars put together. If he drove away such a big benefactor, he would be so distressed that he couldn't sleep at night!
As for what will happen if you offend these poor scholars? Sorry, the shopkeeper really doesn't think what will happen.
There is a very interesting "chain of contempt" in the Song Dynasty.
The royal family despises the noble children and believes that these people are unlearned and useless to the country, so it is better to die as soon as possible.
Then, the children of distinguished nobles despised ordinary bureaucrats, thinking that these people had no inheritance but wanted to be on par with them, which was simply wishful thinking.
The children of bureaucrats despise the rich, thinking that they cling to their homes and refuse to contribute to "the common people in the world", and are simply the worms of the country.
The rich despised the poor scholars, thinking that they were not good at academics but liked to be careless, could only talk empty talk but did not know the actual facts, and ultimately harmed others and themselves.
The poor people despise all of them...
What Su Li now meets is such a person who despises everything.
But he didn't want to give this man a chance to talk at all. He was no longer interested in listening to the "folk customs" in this restaurant. Now he just wanted to taste the specialties of the Song Dynasty, and then go to Dengxian City to make an appointment.
"Shopkeeper, hurry up and serve your food. I'll leave after I finish. Your environment is not very good, it's quite annoying." He urged.
The shopkeeper collapsed on the spot, could he say this at this time?
The environment is not good? Doesn’t that mean treating those scholars as background?!
And he was also disliked...
The group of scholars immediately started making noise, as if they wanted to make Su Li look good.
But Su Li remained calm and didn't mind the noise at all. These scholars had been making trouble for so long, but few of them had moved their buttocks. They had just stayed in place and shouted loudly.
On the contrary, Bao Hao was a little restless. This feeling of being criticized by everyone made him very uncomfortable...
"It seems that your character is a little worse. You are just a bunch of useless people, so why should you care?" Su Li comforted Bao Hao and said.
Speaking of which, this martial arts master Jindan also set too many rules and regulations in his mind during the more than a hundred years of hardship. Especially in the Song Dynasty where Dengxian City is located, he was cautious and timid.
"What did you say? We are all useless people?!" The scholar was the first to bear the brunt of his anger. He first turned up the volume to ensure that everyone could hear Su Li's words, and then asked:
"You fool, you are the useless person who wastes food!"
Although Bao Hao was still a little timid, he still couldn't bear the direct humiliation of his allegiance, so he immediately stood up, grabbed the scholar's collar and lifted him up...
"A gentleman talks but doesn't use his hands. You roughnecks can beat me to death if you can!" The scholar was trembling with fear, but his words were still quite strong.
Su Li waved his hand and said to Bao Hao: "No need to be angry...that's fine, I'll just let you know how useless you are."
He signaled Bao Xian to put the scholar down, then looked at the hall full of indignant scholars and asked: "Let me ask you first, have you ever created any value while living in this world?"
"What is value?"
Suddenly there was a voice above the head, it was an exquisite man wearing a bright red brocade robe, leaning on the railing on the second floor of the restaurant and looking over with interest.
Generally, people of certain status like to stay above the second floor when they come to this restaurant to spend money, and will not easily come out to hang out with the poor scholars in the lobby on the ground floor.
This can be regarded as a compliment, so Su Li happily replied:
"Spring plowing and autumn harvest provide food for the country. This is the value."
"Weaving, dyeing, and mending are artificial clothes, and this is their value."
"Mining and smelting are made in China, and this is also the value."
When Su Li said this, the scholar immediately said with disdain: "This is for the benefit of the Sannong craftsmen, and I don't even bother to do it!"
Su Li nodded very gently and said:
"There is also value for one parent, building bridges and building roads to ensure that the place is safe and prosperous."
But the scholar seemed to have found his own rhythm, and immediately retorted: "Such a petty official, but a small official can do the job competently, this is not the way we should do it!"
"Defend your family and country, and defend your hometown from foreign enemies?" Su Li asked.
"Vulgar warrior, don't mention it again!"
Su Li looked at the people in front of him very calmly, or rather the people in front of him, and then said: "I'm sorry then, I really don't know what else you can do of value."
The implication is that they are a group of people whose lives are useless!
The wealthy young man on the second floor found it interesting. He couldn't help but chuckled and said, "It's interesting that someone can deny himself like this."
Only then did everyone realize that Su Li was asking questions one by one and the scholar was denying them one by one. Wasn't this self-denial?
The scholar also reacted. His face turned red and he said proudly: "You ants, how do you know our ambition?!"
"Supporting the saint king at the top, governing the people at the bottom, and establishing virtue in heaven and earth... In this way, you can live up to what you have learned!"
The wealthy young man on the second floor couldn't help but unfold the folding fan in his hand to cover his face. He was afraid that he would be embarrassed if he didn't hold his nerve.
At the same time, he was very curious, how should the interesting foreigner refute this time?