"Brother Yuan Hui, there's no need to be so sentimental. How can things in this world go smoothly?" Liu Qiyuan said as he brushed up the sleeve of his right hand, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, and started chewing. After he swallowed the wine in the glass, he continued:
"The imperial court will naturally destroy the rebels. As for how many people suffered and even died innocently... this is helpless. There are always people who don't know life and death and want to drag others to die with them, and the imperial court cannot be blamed for this. "
You Yuanhui looked at Liu Qiyuan who was chatting over food and wine and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Brother Qiyuan is so right. Come, come, let's drink."
You Yuanhui lost sight of his previous compassionate look, picked up the wine flask and filled their glasses.
"Don't say these hurtful things. Come on, Brother Qiyuan, I'll give you a toast."
The two of them drank another cup.
"Brother Qiyuan, I heard that this short-haired thief is coming to our Jiangning Mansion soon. I wonder if you have heard about it?" When the warmth rose in his stomach after drinking, You Yuanhui suddenly leaned towards Liu Qiyuan and asked in a low voice.
Following You Yuanhui's tone, Liu Qiyuan also lowered his voice and replied: "Brother Yuanhui, since you asked, I will tell you secretly! I heard from my father that the short-haired thief is now at the border of Jiangning Prefecture. Although he is still I don’t understand why they haven’t called yet, but..."
"Then Jiangning Mansion will close the city gate..." Hearing that the bandit suppression army was about to attack Jiangning Mansion, You Yuanhui couldn't help but feel nervous and interrupted Liu Qiyuan anxiously.
"..."
“Tuk tuk tuk…”
Just when Liu Qiyuan was about to answer You Yuanhui, there was a slight knock on the door.
Liu Qiyuan and You Yuanhui were startled by the sudden knock on the door. You Yuanhui quickly looked at the door and asked, "Who is it? What's the matter?"
"Hello, sir. I am the waiter Huang Laicai. I have something urgent to discuss with the guest officer. Is it convenient for me to come in now?"
After the two rectified themselves for a while, You Yuanhui replied: "Come in!"
"Okay, thank you sir."
As the door opened, a neatly dressed waiter came in. His facial features are pretty good, but the uncovered money rat tail on his head doesn't look good no matter how he looks at it.
No matter how ugly things are, if you face them too many times, you will get used to them.
But when they saw the whip on Huang Laicai's head swinging from side to side with his body when he entered the house, the two of them felt disgusted. This was really hard for the two of them, who had to wear melon-skin hats outside, to accept it.
How is this different from showing off?
Ashamed, I'd better cover it up.
He is so ugly and doesn't know how to wear a melon cap to cover him up. He is really a low-class person.
"I've met you two, I'm sorry to disturb you two from having dinner." After entering the room, Huang Laicai bowed respectfully to the two sitting on the table.
"What's the matter with you? If you can't tell me why, don't blame me for not being polite to you." You Yuanhui was suddenly disturbed by Huang Laicai, and he was already in a bad mood. Coupled with the contempt for Huang Laicai, naturally there is no good tone.
"Master, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt the two masters' meal. It happened for a reason, and the shopkeeper couldn't do anything about it..." Huang Laicai hurriedly explained after hearing the guest's unkind tone of questioning.
"Okay, I don't want to hear any more nonsense from you. Let's talk! What's going on?" Seeing Huang Laicai chattering incessantly, You Yuanhui stretched out his hand to interrupt him and asked.
If not, looking at Huang Laicai's appearance, he was still going to kneel down and talk nonsense about an eighty-year-old mother above him who was crying for food.
"Thank you sir. Here's the thing. My shopkeeper has just received a message from General Manchengwu. He said that he will be hosting a banquet for distinguished guests in our restaurant later and requires our restaurant to clean up the place immediately without any neglect..." Huang Laicai felt as if he had been relieved. , replied quickly.
"General Mancheng Wu?..." Before You Yuanhui could understand, he heard Liu Qiyuan ask: "But General Wu and Tuo from Manzhou City?"
"Exactly." Huang Laicai replied respectfully.
"Brother Yuan Hui, this is really not a sign of neglect." Liu Qiyuan said to You Yuan Hui.
Liu Qiyuan's words instantly made You Yuanhui clarify the important relationship. Indeed, if you dare to argue with the store here. When the time came, the store manager reported this matter to the superior, and he really couldn't bear to walk around.
This world is full of people. If the garrison generals in the city want to kill themselves, wouldn't it be as easy as trampling to death an ant?
After understanding, You Yuanhui immediately thanked Liu Qiyuan and asked Huang Laicai to arrange the settlement.
"Thank you for your understanding. The shopkeeper just said that although there is a reason for the incident, after all, our store cannot tolerate you. Therefore, all the meals and drinks spent this time will be charged at a 50% discount, which can be regarded as an apology to everyone." Huang Laicai was settling the account. Shi said.
"Okay, tell me how much money it is in total!" You Yuanhui interrupted Huang Laicai again and said impatiently.
"Sir, the food and drinks on your table cost a total of two taels and one penny of silver. After the shopkeeper folds it, I will charge you one thousand five hundred penny." The waiter replied quickly.
"Now, here are two taels of silver, take it to settle the bill!" You Yuanhui took out an ingot of broken silver from his waist and gave it to the waiter.
"Okay, Master. Please wait for a moment. I'll go down and ask the shopkeeper to get your money back." The waiter immediately showed his signature smile and shouted happily.
"Go!" You Yuanhui waved his hand in response.
When Huang Laicai turned around and was about to walk to the door, he suddenly turned back to You Yuanhui and asked: "By the way, this gentleman. I wonder if you need to pack the food and wine? If so, I'll do it too." I’ll bring you some packing paper so that you can pack it up and take it away later.”
"Pack? Don't pack. What to pack." Huang Laicai's words made You Yuanhui feel extremely insulted, and he screamed like a cat whose tail was suddenly stepped on.
Although You Yuanhui's words were so generous and dignified, in fact, his heart ached tightly at this moment.
Although the food and wine on this table are discounted, they cost a lot of money after all. More than 1,500 yuan is enough to pay an ordinary worker nearly ten days' wages. You Yuanhui always felt that he had suffered a lot, so he naturally didn't have a good temper.
Although Liu Qiyuan's tone was very rude, it sounded like the sound of nature to Huang Laicai.
If he doesn't want this table of food and wine, can he just ask for it himself?
As for whether you are angry or not, what does it matter? Face cannot be eaten as food.
He is not the emperor, how can he not be angry? Even my own shopkeeper often gets offended, not to mention that he is just a little waiter.
Just like being barked by a mad dog, this person... can he still have trouble with a dog?
Huang Laicai had just secretly taken a look at the food and drinks on their table, but none of them had been touched. If I could get this back home, my wife, children, and children would be extremely happy.
Therefore, Huang Laicai was about to ignore You Yuanhui's unkind tone towards him and wanted to ask You Yuanhui for the remaining food. However, at this moment, he heard Liu Qiyuan on the side say:
"Brother Yuan Hui is wrong. The food and wine on this table are not bad. Since it can be packed, why not pack it back? Even if you can't eat it, you can still give it to the servants. There is really no need to waste it."
It is true that in this era, those who are not truly rich and powerful may not always have food and wine to eat, let alone those lowly servants.
The servants would usually be very happy if they could get some soup from the master's leftover meals, and they would be even happier for a few days if they could eat a few pieces of meat. As for whether it was packed back for the servants to eat, everyone had a tacit understanding.
"Brother Qiyuan's words are reasonable. Yuan Hui has learned the lesson. Only by working hard at home can one be rich. In this case, waiter, it's time to pack it up."
You Yuanhui flattered Liu Qiyuan again. In Huang Youcai's view, these two people were so disgusting.
"Okay, that's how it is. Wait a moment, gentlemen, I'll go down right now." Huang Youcai shouted with a smile on his face, then turned around and closed the door and went out. When he walked out of the door, the smile on his face immediately disappeared.
"Bah, these two hypocritical guys made me happy for nothing. But the name of the Mandarin is still useful, but no one dares to cause trouble. It would be great if I could join the flag."
After seeing Huang Laicai leaving, You Yuanhui lowered his voice again and asked Liu Qiyuan: "Brother Qiyuan, this city gate..."
"Let's put it this way, if you don't leave the city, you can stock up on as much food as you have." Liu Qiyuan drank another glass of wine and looked at the door with some melancholy.
"Now that the power of the imperial court is at its peak, this short-haired thief is just a scabies disease after all. With the high walls of Jiangning Mansion, Zheng Chenggong, the surnamed master of Nanming State, could not defeat hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Don’t even count on your son.”
"However, after all, the short-haired thief is coming with great force now. In order to avoid his sharp edge, the imperial court must besiege the city. As for how long the siege will last, it is hard to say. By then, the city will be full of oil, food, firewood..." Liu Qiyuan said this, then stopped.
"I understand, little brother. Thank you Brother Qiyuan for your advice." You Yuanhui bowed to Liu Qiyuan knowingly.
"You two brothers, you don't have to be like this." Liu Qiyuan returned the gift with a smile.
After a while, Huang Laicai came over with the half of the money he had found and the oil paper for packing, and quickly packed it for You Yuanhui.
Looking at the plates of meat and vegetables that had not been touched much, Huang Laicai couldn't help but sigh.
If it weren't for the talkative guy next to me, these would all be mine.
"The waiter?"
A cry instantly pulled Huang Laicai back from his distress. But it was the person he hated the most right now who was calling him.
"Master, what are your orders?" Huang Laicai immediately recovered his energy and replied.
"You can take this fish and the pork knuckle home to eat! We don't need so much," Liu Qiyuan said.
After hearing Liu Qiyuan's words, Huang Laicai looked at the two of them with some confusion. I saw You Yuanhui also nodded and approved Liu Qiyuan's words, and immediately replied happily: "Okay, I thank you two for the reward."
"By the way, waiter, I want to ask you something." Liu Qiyuan asked again.
Huang Laicai stopped what he was doing again. He raised his head and looked at Liu Qiyuan and replied, "Master, please tell me."
"Do you know who General Wu Hetuo is hosting? It's so grand to clear the place." Liu Qiyuan asked in a calm tone.
"Hui Ye, this little guy doesn't know too much." Then, Huang Laicai thought for a while and said:
"However, I just heard from the shopkeeper that the person he wanted to invite was someone from the capital."
