Zhang Yue returned to the county seat at noon.
Calculating this point, his brother was still busy in the shop on Chema Street. Zhang Yue thought about it and decided not to go home yet and go to the shop on Chema Street to see his brother.
When I arrived at the shop, I saw that the business was a bit slow. The snow on Xianxia Ridge had not yet melted, and the Jiangpu Post Road across Xianxia Ridge was still difficult to travel, so there were not many merchants at the moment.
The waiter smiled and said, "Sanlang is here. What do you want to eat and drink?"
Zhang Yue said: "Is brother here?"
"Da Langjun has been invited by Xu Dutou and will be back in half an hour."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Come and eat."
"Okay."
The boy wiped the table skillfully.
However, Zhang Yue soon brought two plates of vegetables, one with fresh bamboo shoots and one with rolled meat. Zhang Yue took a bite of fresh bamboo shoots and it was crispy in his mouth, and then he took a bite of rolled meat. It was simply delicious.
The rolled pork is simmered in wine and sauce, and the fresh bamboo shoots are stir-fried in a pot.
When he first opened a restaurant to make stir-fry dishes, Zhang Shizhang Yue spent a lot of effort to buy a six-ear iron pot, which cost him dozens of dollars.
Then the waiter brought Zhang Yue a bowl of hot soybean soup and several large cakes.
After drinking soybean soup to warm up his body, Zhang Yue picked up the cooking cake and took a big bite. His own cooking cake was bigger and more fragrant.
Zhang Yue relaxed his appetite to eat and drink, and soon saw a group of five people arriving at his shop.
Zhang Yue took a look and realized that he had never met someone else in his life. Isn't this Huang Haoyi?
Huang Haoyi was stunned and said: "Sanlang, what a coincidence."
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, Shiro, why are you going out now? Why don't you stay at home for a few more days?"
Huang Haoyi said: "I heard from the teacher that the two Zhejiang roads have not been peaceful in recent years, and there are often bandits and bandits plundering them. It was my first time to travel far away, so I came to Pucheng early to see if there were any business travelers traveling northbound. It would be best if I could take them in. Heading to Bianjing."
Zhang Yue suddenly said: "I see, then I will also help Brother Huang to find out a few things and see if I can be a companion along the way."
Huang Haoyi smiled and said: "That's the best. I came to Pucheng this time to find you. I was expecting to visit you, but unexpectedly I met you here."
"That's natural. If Shiro doesn't come to find me, I will be annoyed."
Huang Haoyi smiled.
Zhang Yue immediately asked the waiter to add some food.
Huang Haoyi came to Beijing this time with a long attendant, a book boy, and two counties worthy of Xiang troops. The two soldiers wore fur hats on their heads and each held a whistle stick in their hands.
Zhang Yue looked at the leather suit above the soldier's head. It should be Fan Yangli.
Watching TV and movies, it looks like the soldiers of the Song Dynasty had this kind of hand. In Water Margin, Lin Chong wears a fan Yangli and holds a wine gourd at the tip of his spear. This is a classic scene.
Now this Fan Yangli is the standard equipment for the Xiang Army's rural soldiers, and the iron helmet seems to be only worn by the Forbidden Army.
The two asked themselves to accompany them, and the soldiers sat down to eat together. A few people said they didn't dare, so they just sat at another table. Soon Zhang Shi and Xu Dutou had returned to the shop.
Zhang Yue stood up and left the table with a smile: "Brother! Xu Dutou!"
Zhang Shi asked as soon as he saw it: "Third brother is back. Did Xuezheng agree to let you go to Beijing?"
Zhang Yue nodded.
Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he heard this. Xu Du, who was standing beside him, was already rushing to say: "Congratulations to Dalang, congratulations to Sanlang."
Zhang Shi said proudly: "Back then, my second brother was so great that he was not even recommended to go to Imperial College by the state, but you became one."
Zhang Yue said: "Second brother, the Jinshi exam is ten times more difficult than mine. Besides, after I enter the capital, I have to take another exam before I can be considered a Taipei student. If I fail, I will have to come all the way back."
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "Since I asked you to go to Beijing, why would your trip be in vain?"
"Brother, this Huang Silang came to Beijing with me, and he went to take the imperial examination."
Zhang Yue introduced Huang Yixing to his elder brother, Xu Dutou.
After the two parties greeted each other, they sat down again. Zhang Shi heard that he was a student at the State University and was enthusiastic about joining Zhang Yue in Beijing. He immediately called the cook and said: "Cut three kilograms of mutton and make a big bowl of fish soup! Go quickly, go quickly!”
After saying this, he took out some money and asked the waiter to go to the wine shop next door to get a drink for 50 or 60 cents.
Then Zhang Shi greeted again: "We have wine and meat, so feel free to eat and drink."
And the people at the other table, Xiang Jun, also benefited from it.
Huang Haoyi whispered to Zhang Yue: "Da Langjun is really generous and like Meng Chang. He is worthy of being Zhang Zihou's biological brother."
Zhang Yue said: "Is my second brother also so generous in Beijing?"
Huang Haoyi said: "It's very refreshing to hear what my brother said in the letter. He is a kindhearted person. It can be said that he values righteousness over wealth."
Are you loyal to your friends and like this to your family? Was there any mistake?
Zhang Yue couldn't help but curse.
"What are you talking about?" Zhang Shi asked.
Zhang Yue did not mention to Zhang Shi face to face the marriage between Huang Haoyi's family and his second brother and sister, but said: "Silang was worried that the road between Zhejiang and Zhejiang was not peaceful, so he came here early to see if there were any business travelers going north."
Xu Dutou on the side smiled and said: "What's the matter? Although the road has been uneven recently, the bandits have never robbed the scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam. The bandits also respect the scholars, and some have even forced the scholars to go up the mountain and become the king of the mountain."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that art really comes from life, and even Wang Lun, the scholar in white, has an artistic prototype.
Xu Dutou smiled and said: "It's okay for you to go alone. If you follow the merchants, if thieves target us, we will suffer together."
At this time, Huang Haoyi said: "This is the head of the capital. Today is different from the past. In the past, scholars who came to Beijing to take the exam were issued with post coupons by the court. They had food and accommodation at the post station, and could also use carriages and horses to deliver the post. Thieves will not be able to do it if they don't keep their eyes open. It’s hard to get along with them.”
"But now we are recommended by the county to study in Beijing. How can those thieves recognize us? Besides, the two Zhejiang roads are really not peaceful recently. I heard that there was a case in the state before. A scholar was killed along with three servants while traveling. In the wild, all the gold and silver around me was robbed, and my head was cut off. I still don’t know who was able to do it.”
Xu Du's head was robbed of nothing by Huang Haoyi, and he looked a little embarrassed. If it had been someone else, a glass of wine would have been poured over him. But the other scholar who went to Beijing to study at Imperial College was still a Jinshi major, and he really couldn't afford to offend him.
Xu Dutou forced a smile and said: "Mr. Huang Silang is right, it is always right to be careful. There are always a few unscrupulous thieves along these thousands of miles."
While everyone was eating, Huang Haoyi and others found a shop nearby to stay.
Zhang Shi and Xu Du said: "The county is going to send two soldiers to accompany Sanlang to Beijing. It would be best to find a few people who know the basics. It seems that in the past, I heard that some people were unwilling to use money, so they went to the prison camp to find a few pretenders. Xiang soldiers, those evil villains, let alone taking care of people on the road, they are like ancestors."
Xu Dutou smiled and said: "How can you be so ignorant? They are all ignorant. The superiors have to deal with it just now. Just for the sake of Sanlang going to Beijing, who dares to offend the future husband-in-law."
Zhang Shi felt relieved and said: "But I heard that there is indeed some chaos in the border between Zhejiang and Zhejiang recently. The third brother is only fourteen years old, so I am really worried about going to Beijing like this."
Xu Dutou thought for a while and said, "Then I will find a powerful person for you."
Zhang Shi smiled and said, "That's great."
Xu Dutou thought for a moment and said, "But in the final analysis, I still have to find someone who has done something wrong for you."
Zhang Shi changed his face and asked, "What's the reason for this?"
Xu Dutou said: "This man turned out to be an envoy to arrest Linzhou. He was good at martial arts, but for some reason, he hated the governor of the state. He was accused of drinking and getting away from the important criminals, and was assigned to the state. Captain Peng cherished his talents and Just ask the county magistrate to get it and send it to him."
"If you don't worry about Third Brother, tell Captain Peng that he will follow you to the capital, so that you can be safe for thousands of miles."
Zhang Shi clapped his legs and said, "There is still such a talent. If you are willing to lend it to Third Brother, it would be great. I will go to Peng County Lieutenant to ask for it."
Zhang Shi immediately told Zhang Yue: "Come with me to the Peng County Lieutenant's Mansion."
Zhang Yue agreed.
Zhang Shi rushed to Peng Mansion with Zhang Yue.
Zhang Shi saw Lieutenant Peng County, but when he saw him, he smiled and said: "This is not the eldest son of the Zhang family, Mr. Sanlang, how come you have time to come here?"
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "Sanlang was recommended to the Imperial Academy by the state, and I came here to announce the good news to the young master."
Lieutenant Peng Xian laughed loudly, looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Okay, okay, Mr. Sanlang has finally made his mark."
Zhang Yue stood aside with Xiao, and Zhang Shi took care of everything.
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "It was Zhao Yasi who forced me to do this. If it weren't for the care of the young master, how could Sanlang be where he is today? Our Zhang family will be forever grateful for this kindness."
Lieutenant Peng Xian smiled and said: "Don't say good things to me, Mr. Dalang. You see, you came to me this time for something other than announcing the good news."
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "I am indeed here to announce the good news, but I also ask the young master to support me personally."
Pengxian Lieutenant smiled and said: "Except for your Majesty, I can't control the whole county, but the others are easy to talk about. I wonder which one it is?"
Zhang Shi followed Xu Dutou's instructions and said the person's name.
Peng Xianwei smiled and said: "Dalangjun is good at choosing people. I have already used this person. Who can I use if I lend it to you?"
Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Who knows that the young master has many talents. Now that Sanlang is going to Beijing to take the Imperial Examination, there must be someone to protect him on the way. I ask the young master to be accommodating."
Lieutenant Peng Xian smiled and said, "For San Lang's sake, I will agree to it."
Immediately, Captain Peng called a soldier and asked, "Where is Tang Jiu?"
The soldier replied: "Drinking in the gallery."
"How long have you been drinking?"
"Drinking all day."
Zhang Yue was surprised what the concept of "drinking all day" meant.
"Call him here."
Lieutenant Peng Xian smiled and said: "I am willing to let him go, but Tang Jiu is not willing to follow you to the capital to see you. Don't sit here."
Zhang Shi Zhang Yue sat down and waited.
Soon a drunkard came into the hall and sang to Lieutenant Peng County without looking at Zhang Yue Zhang Shi.
Peng County Captain said: "Tang Jiu, do you dare to go to Beijing for a business trip?"
"It's not just me, Tang Jiu, who dares to go to Salmon Island as long as he has wine to drink."
"Then you ask them?"
The drunk man looked sideways at Zhang Shi and Zhang Yue.
Zhang Shi said: "I would also like to ask a strong man to protect my brother when he goes to Beijing. We can discuss the expenses on the way."
"What are you doing in Beijing?"
"Taixue, the border between Zhejiang and Zhejiang is not at peace recently. Please ask a strong man to protect you."
The drunkard said: "It's easy to say, I don't want any other expenses, just three bowls of wine in the morning, three bowls of wine in the afternoon, three bowls of wine in the evening, and three bowls of wine in the break."
Zhang Shi was surprised and said: "If you don't come with twelve bowls of wine, how can you travel?"
The man smiled and said, "Thirty or fifty bowls of wine every day won't stop me from killing people and stealing."
Zhang Shi thought for a moment after hearing this, and immediately said: "Okay, I promise you!"
