Gong Shouli said he was going to have a big feast, but after the excitement passed, he calmed down and thought it would be better to keep a low profile.
Since it was a low-key affair, I decided to keep it low-key and decided to hold only two banquet tables and invite two groups of guests.
Of course, the group of guests are Fatty and Ling'er, Xiao Ye and the others. They must be invited. In other words, these are the only people he can call his friends.
Originally I didn't want to invite Xiao Chen, but since I invited Ling'er, Xiao Ye and the others, it seems that I can't make sense if I don't invite this person...
It was clearly written in the invitation, "If Mr. Xiao Hou is willing to come and join in the fun, you will be very welcome." '
The implication is that it’s okay if you don’t come, but it’s best not to come.
Xiao Chen, however, wrote the word "know" on the invitation honestly and politely, and asked Xiao Lizi to bring it back...
You are so thick-skinned!
It doesn't matter if the people Gong Shouli invites come with gifts or not, as long as they are willing to come, it means face, and this face itself is worth gold.
Although those people who were not invited will not come, but if they don't come with gifts either... they would be too ignorant.
Maybe Gong Shouli didn't remember who gave the gift, but if he didn't, he would remember it clearly!
So the so-called low-key is actually not low-key.
As for why Zhao Yu was invited? Of course it's not about bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Apart from the emperor, who has he, Gong Shouli, been afraid of?
The main reason was that he knew that the emperor intended to promote Zhao Yu to be the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Gong Shouli knew, Xiao Chen knew, and actually Zhao Yu knew a little bit too, because Xiao Chen had talked to him about it heart-to-heart.
He was excited for a while, but looking back, he felt it was still impossible.
At first, I was only a third-grade Fengyang Mansion. Although I was only one level behind Zuodu Yushi in terms of grade, it seemed that I was only one step away, but in fact, there was a huge difference.
How many people are unable to cross this level throughout their lives.
Secondly, apart from Xiao Chen mentioning it to him, he didn't hear anything else, and the emperor never summoned him. He even never saw the emperor at all except for the last case.
If the emperor really intended to promote himself to the position of censor of Zuodu, he should have talked to him long ago.
So this may just be Xiao Chen's wishful thinking, or he did recommend him to the emperor, but the emperor did not agree.
After so long and no information, he simply stopped thinking about it.
"Since Lao Gong has given you an invitation, you just go. Can you still say goodbye?" Xiao Chen said.
"I just want to resign. You are all princes and ministers. What does it matter if I go? Serve in the Bureau? Besides, I don't have the money to buy him any gifts. If the gift is too thin, it will be ridiculous, but if it is thick, it will be too much." I can't afford it." Zhao Yu really didn't want to go, nor did he want to curry favor with Gong Shouli.
In fact, Zhao Yu had little contact with the ministers in the court. Except for Xiao Chen, he had almost never visited the doors of other princes and ministers, except for official business of course.
He didn't come here to fawn over Xiao Chen, he just said he was here to fight against the autumn wind.
Xiao Chen knew that he was a poor official, so he would give some gifts every time he came, so he would never let him go back empty-handed.
Zhao Yu would not take a single needle or thread from other people's gifts, but when Xiao Chen gave them to him, he felt at ease with them, and sometimes he was picky...
The main reason is that Xiao Chen is so easy to get along with. When you discuss business matters with him, he will be fair. When you discuss personal affairs with him, he will be loyal. It is very casual to interact with him. friend.
And Zhao Yu had no friends at all before.
I can't vent any depression and grievances in my heart, so I can only drink to drown my sorrows. Now that I can, I can come to Xiao Chen to talk to him, or I can say to borrow his wine to drown my sorrows, and Xiao Chen is a very good friend. Listener and hostess…
These days, when Xiao Chen is away, he looks for Fatty, because strictly speaking, Fatty is not an official at all.
However, there is only one empty title of dean of Taiyuan Hospital. Now he is the dean of Yanyun Medical Hospital, a professor of Yanyun University Hall, and the director of the White Sugar Factory...
He has no job or title, so there is no pressure to interact with him.
Although he has no position or title, it cannot be said that he has no rights, because sugar is still a very rare thing.
Zhao Yu's subordinate officials knew that he had a good relationship with Fatty and begged him to get some sugar during the Chinese New Year to provide welfare for everyone. Zhao Yu was not completely unkind and came to see Fatty immediately.
The fat man agreed generously, but there were conditions. If you, Ziyu, drink a glass of wine, I will give you ten pounds of sugar, as much as you drink!
Zhao Yu also took the risk. It was quite cold that day, so he had something to drink to warm himself up. Besides, there was Yanyun County's hotpot mutton to go with the wine...
In the middle of drinking, a young man named Wang suddenly came and said he was looking for Ling'er. Ling'er was not here, so he came to see Fat Brother.
The fat man took it down and held it down, insisting that he also drink with him. The young man was very generous and drank while sitting down.
Zhao Yu didn't recognize him, and he didn't recognize Zhao Yu either, but he was getting warm after drinking, so who cares who is who?
They also toasted several times to each other.
After the young man said goodbye and left, Zhao Yu remembered who the fat man was just now. But I don’t recognize it either.
What did the fat man say? Wang Xiaoer is just a salesman. Damn it, this kid doesn’t walk around the streets anymore. He even opens a candy shop and earns dozens of taels of silver a day. He’s making a lot of money. !
Now you are thinking of wholesale sugar from me, which is really unreasonable! Out of jealousy, my fat man will never agree to his rude request...
Zhao Yu sounds so fresh!
A salesman is actually a guest of your house? Even if you and your fat man are brothers, we are drinking arm-in-arm, and the drinking is so hot... If you don't see it with your own eyes, who the hell would believe it!
Who did the fat man say was his friend? Wang Xiaoer is the most stingy and unworthy of being my friend. He can only be friends with the stingy Duan Linger. They are like-minded and stingy to the point of being a family.
It turns out that he is still a good friend of Miss Linger...
How did you meet?
The fat man said that it was a long story. The year before last, we went to Ningyuan Street to visit friends and met this boy. If we touched him by accident, he would curse and start quarreling whenever we disagreed. This kid wanted to challenge me, Xiao Chen Ling'er, and Xiao Ye Wenhuan... but he suffered a loss in the end because he was beaten up by us!
In fact, the fat man was just drinking some wine to brag, and it was Mr. Scar who beat up Wang Xiaoer!
They were intimidated by Wang Xiaoer's power and did not dare to take action...
Zhao Yu was stunned when he heard this. He felt that Xiao Chen and the others were so damn interesting!
"You, Mr. Zhao, are too ignorant of the ways of the world." Liu Wenzheng said, "Even if Eunuch Gong doesn't invite you, wouldn't you be able to receive the courtesy?"
"Wen Zheng is right, Zhao Ziyu, you must not be rude." Li Hong said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter what the gift is, but since Old Gong has invited you, you can't say goodbye. If you feel awkward sitting there, you can just go and walk around and then leave. It's always bad if you don't go." Xiao Chen said .
