"Huh-huh-"
Heavy snow covered the ground, turning the sky and the earth white within a few hours, as if even the mountains and rivers had been covered up.
"Crackling——"
The inn hall was filled with guests, who were leaning towards several burning stoves, barely dispelling the chill in their bodies.
"Xiao Er! Xiao Wu...Xiao Qi! Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and serve some good wine and good food!"
"Here we go!"
The three waiters were quick to serve the food and wine.
There is no need to order, and it is impossible to order at random. The dishes are all fixed. Basically everyone has two pieces of Hubian, a small plate of winter pickles, and a bowl of hot mutton soup.
The food and wine were very ordinary, but the first person to use their chopsticks exclaimed in surprise, and even Di Jin raised his eyebrows.
Take the mutton soup he drank as an example. It was fragrant but not overpowering, with no fishy smell at all. The meat seemed to have been stewed for a long time and was so tender that it melted in your mouth. The pickles were wrapped in pancakes and he took a bite, which made him even more appetizing. open.
Cooking skills are often judged by mediocrity. There are no rare ingredients in roadside inns. It is quite difficult to make such delicious dishes.
Some people praised it: "It's delicious! The store's craftsmanship is so good!"
When Wang Hou saw that everyone was having a good meal, he looked proud: "Everyone, please like it. This is my wife's craftsmanship. She has been a cook in the main store of the capital!"
"No wonder!" A merchant praised in admiration: "The store owner married a good wife. Let's pass by one day and come to taste your good craftsmanship!"
Wang Hou's face blossomed into a smile: "That's good to dare to love! Good to dare to love! Go and serve the wine!"
Pots of freshly boiled hot wine were brought up.
Compared with the previous dishes, the taste of this drink is quite different.
There is nothing we can do about it. Only the main stores designated by the imperial court in the capital are qualified to make wine. General foot shops can only buy wine from the main stores. As for the inns next to the official roads, they are even worse. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
Fortunately, the hot wine can at least warm you up, and the delicious food can put you in a good mood. In addition, you can hear the wind and snow roaring outside, and think that other pedestrians may still be looking for a place to stay, which makes you feel happy.
"Bah... Bah! Bah! Bah! You are looking for death. How dare you fool me with such bad wine?"
But something happened to disturb the mood. Suddenly, angry shouts came from the table at the back. A ferocious official with a sinister face raised his fist as big as a jealous bowl and beat the waiter named Xiaoqi to stagger. He jumped forward and almost hit the brazier.
This movement attracted the attention of other tables, and Wang Hou hurried over: "Ouch! Sir, calm down! Sir, calm down!"
After saying that, You didn't think it was enough, and slapped the waiter: "What are you doing? Didn't you serve good wine?"
Xiao Qi's forehead was visibly red and swollen. He lowered his head and seemed to be muttering something, while his body was trembling slightly.
Only then did Wang Hou burst into laughter, nodded and bowed, and said, "Master, are you satisfied?"
"Don't fool me!" The vicious official was quite reluctant and pointed at the young man: "What did you look at me just now? Look up!"
The boy slowly raised his head and was shocked to see that this eighty-nine-year-old child's face was covered with pits. The key was that his right eye was actually shriveled, and the entire eye socket was retracted inward, leaving only the left eye. Eyes open, squinting at people.
"Damn it! He turns out to be a half-blind man!" The vicious official was startled and cursed: "It's really unlucky. Do you want him to run around like this?"
"I'm sorry, officer! I'm sorry, officer!"
Wang Hou could only nod and bow, and kept apologizing.
The vicious official wanted to scold him again. The man sitting next to him muttered something in his ear. The man immediately reacted and pointed towards the kitchen: "I smell it. There is good wine in it, but you fooled me with this." , what’s the point?”
Wang Hou looked astonished. It turned out that the other party had this attack, and he quickly explained: "That is not the wine from the shop, it was brought by other customers to warm up the shop..."
The ferocious officer laughed and patted the package beside him: "That's no coincidence. I'm very thirsty now. I'll go get the wine and the guests will apologize. At the worst, I'll reward you with some money, hehe!"
Wang Hou was in a dilemma: "This... this..."
"Go quickly!"
The vicious officer was furious and slapped him again.
But at this moment, a strong hand stopped him and placed it on the hand, protecting Wang Hou.
It was Di Qing who came forward. He said with a smile: "Boss Dong, calm down! Calm down! The shopkeeper goes to ask for some respect from the customer. Let's buy some wine to satisfy our craving!"
"Di Qing! What can I do to you?"
This was a way to get the best of both worlds. Unexpectedly, the vicious officer suddenly broke away his hand, pointed at his nose and cursed: "You are a prisoner. If you don't have some gambling skills, you really think that these brothers can give you a good look." ? Get out of here! If you dare to interfere again, you will be put on the yoke again!"
Di Qing was startled, with a sharp look in his eyes, and clenched his fists.
Seeing that something was not going well, Qiao Er quickly stood up and pulled him: "Sit down! Sit down quickly!"
"What's the noise about?"
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from above. From the room on the second floor of the inn, a burly man wearing a felt hat and a long knife walked out of the room. His eyes were like lightning, and he looked down: "Who is here?" Noisy and noisy, disturbing people’s peace!”
The vicious officer stood up and said proudly: "I am General Dong Ba, who are you?"
"Rehabilitate general?"
The man sneered: "I don't care how arrogant you are, a little classless military attache. I, the Wu Jing guard Chen family, are here personally. If you don't shut up your bad mouth, I will throw you out!"
The vicious officer was furious: "What a crazy tone! Mrs. Chen? Which Mrs. Chen?"
The man said: "The Chen family in Langzhong, my son's uncle Chen Gongyao, has the right to know the Kaifeng mansion!"
There was silence in the hall.
Even Di Jin, who was paying attention to Di Qing's situation, turned his eyes away and was a little surprised.
The Chen family in Langzhong, the third number one scholar in the Chen family?
The three brothers Chen Yaosou, Chen Yaozuo and Chen Yaozi were later called the Chen family's three top picks. In fact, they were two top picks and one Jinshi. This was an imperial examination achievement. The most amazing thing is that the top two of these three brothers were both He became the prime minister, and his youngest brother was also a high-ranking official with the power to know Kaifeng Mansion and a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy.
Now in the fourth year of Tiansheng, Chen Yaosuo has died of illness. Coincidentally, Chen Yaozuo is now the magistrate of Bingzhou, but Di Jin has never seen him and has no desire to see him.
It's not that the other party is timid, but the water level of Fenhe River has surged in the past two years. Chen Yaozuo, who is very knowledgeable in water conservancy, is controlling the water and building embankments, and is not in the Yangqu Administration Office at all.
Therefore, Jiang Huaiyi sent people to stay outside at that time, basically keeping watch in solitude. Due to the same limitations of power and authority, Chen Yaozuo would not rashly get involved in Zhu's case. Even if he was informed, the most likely thing would be to transfer it to Du Yan.
So Di took the next step and went directly to Du Yan. Unexpectedly, he heard the name of his younger brother. The youngest of the three Chens, he was currently the bachelor of Long Tuzhi and had the authority to know Chen Yaozi of Kaifeng Mansion.
This person's historical status is not as good as that of his brother, but students of later generations have come into contact with him. Ouyang Xiu has an article "The Oil Seller", which was selected into Chinese textbooks. There are two characters in it, one is a salesman who "has no other, but is familiar with you" You Weng, the other is Chen Kangsu Gong Yaozi, who is the unparalleled marksman in the world. He is Chen Yaozi. Kangsu is his posthumous title after his death.
For ordinary people, they may not know the difference between Quan Zhi Kaifeng Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture, nor do they know that Quan Zhi Kaifeng Prefecture and the Imperial Academy are the last steps leading to the two prefectures and can be called the prime minister's reserve, but they know it very well. , this is the boundary of Kaifeng Prefecture...
And the family members of the highest official of the Kaifeng government actually live in this small inn?
