Master Liu smiled and replied to his daughter's question: "Last time Ruochuan brought me food, he said that you had made some movable type printing, and copied books very quickly. No, a few days ago I took the students to Fucheng to participate in a poetry meeting, and I met I met a few old friends and casually inquired about whether their academy needed to buy books, and then helped you get three orders. It’s not much. In total, there are a thousand sets of the Four Books and Five Classics and 900 copies of the "Thousand Character Classic", each of which There are three hundred sets for the academy, just deliver them before the academy goes on holiday at the end of the year. The price for you to copy for our academy is 60 essays per copy, so I said 60 essays."
"Dad, thank you!" Mrs. Liu felt moved in her heart.
She knew her father, who was aloof and thin-skinned like a scholar. In the past, the eldest sister's mother-in-law suggested that he introduce more of his students to the grocery store to buy things, but he refused in a few words.
I didn't expect that he would go to other colleges' masters because of him.
He must have been very embarrassed.
Ruoshui also knew Master Liu, and felt guilty.
My father-in-law has helped the couple too much in recent years because he is worried about Xuan Bao.
In the past, he often helped Xuan Bao find doctors. As long as he found a doctor, he would pay for the consultation.
Master Liu waved his hand: "Why are you so polite to me? It's just a matter of words to me! Those academies are all in neighboring counties. They're not too far away. You can go back and forth in one day. I've already written down the addresses. , I’ll give it to you when the time comes.”
His son-in-law can do things with confidence, and Ruoshui's calligraphy is beautiful and the books he copies are pleasing to the eye, so he will say this.
Xiuxuan's big eyes shone with admiration: "Grandpa, you are so awesome!"
Facing her granddaughter's admiring eyes, Mrs. Liu's heart suddenly swelled, and she decided to participate in more poetry gatherings in the future and help her son-in-law do more book copying work.
How could face be as important as the admiration of my grandson?
While eating, Master Liu looked at so many dishes and frowned: "Does this table of dishes cost a lot of money?"
Although you can make some money by copying books, you can't be so lavish.
Ruoshui shook his head: "It didn't cost much. The shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower only charged us one tael of silver and gave us a few dishes."
Master Liu glared at him: "You have learned to tell lies with open eyes. You can eat more than one half of a lamb and a roast chicken in other restaurants!"
Ruoxuan hurriedly helped her father clarify: "It's true, the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower knows brother Xuanyuan. He originally said he wouldn't accept our money because brother Xuanyuan told us. It's dad who insists on giving it. If he doesn't give it, he won't take it away."
The granddaughter would never lie. Only then did Master Liu believe it. He asked curiously: "Who is Brother Xuanyuan?"
Mrs. Liu simply explained: "It is Bogu We are familiar with each other, Xiaodong’s parents are very handsome, so good-looking! I really want to have such a handsome son, Brother Bang looks like my father, the child is too far behind!"
At the end of the sentence, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but add a few words.
The corner of Ruoshui's mouth twitched, there was no need to say the last two sentences!
Master Liu couldn't help but guess that Xuanyuan was the surname of the country, and Tianxiang Tower was said to be related to the Zhenguo Palace.
Could it be that Mr. Xuanyuan is a relative of some kind of emperor?
However, Mrs. Liu just guessed like this and did not tell the child anything. He said: "The shopkeeper took some money on purpose. Don't buy it for me to eat in the future. It's not good to always take advantage of others."
Of course Ruoshui knew that, and he was too embarrassed to go again.
Here the family was eating happily, and over there Yang Qiqi was crying and clamoring for the roast lamb chops from Tianxianglou. No matter how she coaxed her, Master He had no choice and didn't want to be outdone by Master Liu, so she shouted very loudly to ensure that the neighbors could hear her. He said: "Let's go, grandpa will take Qiqi to Tianxiang Tower to eat grilled lamb chops."
Yang Qixiang was a little reluctant, after all, he wouldn't be the one to provide the money at that time, but thinking that Tianxiang Tower had not booked a table in advance, it was impossible to have a seat, so he smiled and said: "Okay, let's go to Tianxiang Tower to eat grilled lamb chops."
The family passed by Master Liu's yard proudly.
There was a burst of aroma inside, and Yang Qiqi couldn't help but take a look, and happened to see a roasted chicken on the table, and said: "I want to eat roasted lamb chops, roasted chicken, and that, that"
"Eat everything!" He Fuzi looked at the people in the room and shouted.
The weak Xuan people in the room didn't even look at them. Mrs. Liu told her family about buying land and preparing to build a house. She also said that Xuan Bao saved the whole county because he discovered that wild bamboo shoots were edible and dreamed of floods. The common people were rewarded by the county magistrate with two hundred taels and a mansion.
This made Master Liu so happy that he immediately took out a jar of wine that he had collected for many years and wanted to drink two glasses of wine with weak water!
Mrs. Liu stopped her. Mrs. Liu's health has not improved in the past two years, and the doctor asked him not to drink.
Master Liu waved his hand: "Being rewarded by the imperial court is something that many people only dream of doing. This is a rare opportunity in life to honor one's ancestors! I'm happy, so I'll just have a drink to celebrate!"
Upon hearing this, Ms. Liu thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so she went with them.
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When Master He and others came to Tianxiang Tower, Yang Qixiang originally thought that there would be no seats, but unexpectedly, someone came to unsubscribe and a table became available, so they got lucky and successfully walked in.
When ordering, Yang Qiqi said: "I want grilled lamb chops, grilled chicken, and, that, that."
She couldn't remember the names of other dishes.
Little Er Zhang Er King Kong was confused: Well, which one is that?
Master He felt that he could not be compared with Master Liu, so he asked: "Did a man in shabby clothes come to your place today and bring out grilled lamb chops, grilled chicken and other dishes?"
As soon as Mr. He said this, the waiter knew that after all, the shopkeeper had told everyone a while ago to recognize the Ruoshui family, treat them well, and never offend them. If they came to eat, they would be invited into the Qianzihao Courtyard in the backyard.
"Are you talking about the weak master?"
"Yes, that's right, that's him. Give me a portion of whatever dish he wants! Plus one of your most famous dishes!"
When he goes back, he will brag about it in front of Master Liu!
Yang Qixiang's lips twitched, and his heart was bleeding!
Adding in one of the most famous dishes, it’s more than a hundred taels, right?
He kicked Helan quietly.
Helan had not been to Tianxiang Tower in the past, but he also heard that it was very expensive, so he hurriedly said: "Dad, there are so many dishes, I can't finish them all, so why not add a soup? Fish head and tofu soup!"
This is such a homely soup that it shouldn't be expensive.
Master He just wanted to compete with Master Liu, and thought that soup would be fine: "Then I want soup."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!"
The food arrived quickly, and the four of us were extremely satisfied.
When the family had finished their meal and settled the meal, Master He praised: "The dishes at Tianxianglou are really extraordinary!"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "The dishes in our Tianxiang Restaurant are ordered by the former head of the imperial kitchen, so they are naturally extraordinary. Your sincere favor is two hundred and fifty taels!"
Master He rolled his eyes and fainted from fright!
He is a master who takes five taels of silver every month to cultivate, but he has not saved as much as two hundred and fifty taels in most of his life!
Helan's face turned pale!
Yang Qixiang's face was ashen, he didn't have so much money with him!
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