Ever since Jia Xiaowei was ordered to stay in Xijun and assist Mr. Lin in running the county, his life has become better and better day by day. He travels to Lin Pixiu's house all day long and has some food and tea, even at noon. , all wanted to have a meal, so Lin Pixiu was so angry that he put up a plaque at the door of the house, telling Jia He and the thieves not to enter, but he still couldn't stop Jia He from visiting every day, and he never paid attention to the plaque. inside.
At noon today, Jia He had just had a meal, and he ate up most of the meat dishes without any politeness. He ate very well, but in the evening, he took advantage of Lin Pixiu's banquet to entertain local gentlemen from the West County, and went to finish it off. Oil and water. That is to say, in front of a group of prominent people, Lin Pixiu was able to hold back the anger in his chest, spoke kindly during the dinner, and even raised Jia He's hand.
On such an occasion, Lin Pixiu's introduction to everyone was naturally of great importance. A group of country gentlemen also went on the road, raising their glasses one after another, drinking and drinking together, and almost overturned Jia He, who had a strong drinker.
After the banquet was over and the guests and hosts were having a good time, Lin Pixiu walked around and walked up to Jia He. Seeing that the latter could no longer raise his eyebrows, he smiled like a thief and said, "Brother Jia, there are really a lot of people. Twenty or thirty people took turns to toast. It can last for two hours. If I hadn't known that alcohol was prohibited in Yi Zhang's army, I would have thought that Mr. Jia is a good drinker on weekdays."
It was difficult for Jia He to speak at this moment. He forced his drunken eyes to grab Lin Pixiu's sleeves and said vaguely, "My drinking capacity is nothing compared to Mr. Lin. I am respectful to Mr. Lin at the banquet." The number of rounds is better than that of a lower official. How can you, Mr. Lin, withstand it? This is called a massive amount."
Lin Pixiu was not angry at such an overreaching move. He sat down next to Jia He, picked out a plate of side dishes that he had not yet taken off his chopsticks, took two bites, and then said slowly, "I don't dare to take this seriously. With my little drinking capacity, I can't drink enough today." If you pick anyone at random at a banquet, if you catch a couple of people drinking, it will cost me half my life, how can I compare with Brother Jia?"
Jia He struggled to get up and looked at Lin Pixiu who was snickering with his drunken eyes, "What do you mean by this?"
"Since it's the Lin Mansion's family banquet, don't I decide the drinks served during the banquet?" Lin Pixiu said proudly, looking more and more like a thief, "The few jars of wine that the maid served just now, all of which have been I poured it all out and replaced it with the best honey syrup and tea with a similar color and luster, let alone two jars, even if I drank ten jars or eight jars, it would only be two more ounces of meat, so how can I talk about being drunk?"
Jia He's eyes widened with anger, he stumbled up, walked to the seat, picked up the wine jar, and took a swig. The honey was soft and soft in the mouth, without the slightest taste of wine. He shouted angrily, "Master Lin, this is too unethical. It's obvious." It’s a banquet, why would you resort to such a trick?”
Old God Lin Pixiu was here, and he also shouted, "You kid come to my house all day long to have a meal. If I don't try to trick you once, wouldn't it mean that you will have trouble all day long? I want you to drink more wine this time." , It’s just a little trick, if you really think that I, Lin Pixiu, are easy to talk to, go to my place to start a party, but if you really don’t know how to do it, I will send you a few maids and servants, so don’t eat and drink at my place all day long."
But immediately Mr. Lin felt something was wrong. He frowned and looked at Jiahe. The more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he felt.
The drink Jia He drank today was the spirit he specially selected. It was brewed using the unique steaming method of Xijun. It was so spicy and intoxicating that even a few strong men from Dayuan who were fond of spirits would probably not be able to drink two jars. But Jia He drank four or five jars of wine. If he said that he was drunk and hazy before, it would be excusable, but now he can stand up, which really surprised Lin Pixiu.
Suddenly, Lin Pixiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it possible that Brother Jia is also cheating?"
Jia He didn't say anything. He just followed Lin Pixiu's example, walked to his seat with three steps, pointed to a round-bellied porcelain vase with flowers next to him, and finally stopped pretending to be drunk and said with a smile, " Mr. Lin arranged for high-quality spirits, and the price is not low. After leaving the capital, it is not easy to make money. If you dare to waste it casually, you have asked your subordinates to take advantage of everyone's head to drink and feed you. Ye Xuetang, I think she will be able to grow luxuriantly."
Lin Pixiu almost lost his temper in anger, and gritted his teeth and said, "I specially ordered people to send this big-leaf Xuetang from Chatang County. Among thousands of Begonias, it takes several years to produce one. Gold is very expensive. They are all very well-matched in the inner courtyard of the palace, but you feed me strong liquor. You are really wasting your natural resources. Ten years of salary as a punishment is not a small amount."
Speaking of which, it means that Lin Pixiu is not good at martial arts, otherwise he would really have the idea of beating Jiahe unconscious with a stick. The big-leaf Xuetang in the bottle is indeed a strange species among crabapples. Even though Chatang County is rich in crabapples, after several years, They only produced one or two large-leaf Xuetang trees, so the price naturally remained high, but they were destroyed by Jia He, making it difficult to survive.
"Exchanging a huge amount of achievements for a pot of tattered snow apples and a few jars of strong liquor, do you think this transaction is a loss or a gain?" Jia He came up to Lin Pixiu and imitated the latter's example, picking up a few sticks. Putting the side dish into his mouth, he smiled mysteriously.
Lin Pixiu was disdainful, "If you really have such a great achievement, how can you give it away? With hundreds of people who can kill second-level monks, at least they can walk sideways in Yizhang, and they will hand over this good thing to Me, just talk nonsense with me."
"Your Excellency is now in charge of the West County. How dare your subordinates deploy troops at will?" Jia He disagreed, and even sounded a little strange. "Assisting the Lord to settle various matters in the West County is a secret decree of the Holy Emperor. Of course, the subordinates must make suggestions and use all their abilities to help. West County It has always been difficult to govern. Firstly, Nangong Mountain is located within the territory. It is difficult to control the heat. If you stretch your hand too long, it is inevitable that the immortals will feel unhappy. If you stretch your hand too much, it will be difficult to sort out all kinds of troubles. Secondly, the folk customs are not good. Brave, the people are straightforward and can gain or lose in one fell swoop, not to mention difficult to control.
"In the opinion of my subordinates, you might as well start from the right place. It has always been said that when a new official takes office, there are three powerful fires. The more the boundaries are set, the more powerful the fire will be."
Lin Pixiu had never thought that Jia He could say such words to him. For a moment, he was filled with mixed surprises and asked in confusion, "Did you come up with all these things on your own? Could it be that you had two drinks?" Drinks, first served?"
Jia He laughed and said, "Your Excellency, there are strange trees like this, with green birds and cranes standing there. I, the villain, are just a low shrub, but there are also cunning rabbits that have dug three holes and wander around. As for the one who makes moves for his subordinates, Who is Cunning Rabbit? When the news passes, my subordinates will bring him to the house to recognize him."
"Don't come, otherwise you will have another mouth that is free of food. If you could afford it in the past, you really can't afford it now." Lin Pixiu said this, but his eyes were full of smiles.
"It's rare for adults." Jia He looked at the bright moon outside and smiled heartily.
