Zhang Xiu's marriage began to prepare.
As the Lord of Guanzhong, the wedding held was naturally a major event in Guanzhong and Nanyang. The entire city of Chang'an was decorated with lights and festive red cloth.
It is very lively outside. Under Zhang Xiu's rule, Chang'an has become more prosperous than ever before. There is no curfew in Guanzhong and Nanyang. The night market is also very prosperous at night, with an endless stream of small traders and many students. Beautiful ladies are willing to take a walk outside.
On this day, Zhang Xiu took Da Qiao, Bu Lianshi and Ma Yunlu to visit Chang'an Street.
There was a heavy flow of people on the street. The whole street was full of people. There were shops and vendors setting up stalls on the left and right sides, and the sounds of shouting and selling came and went.
Da Qiao, who was originally happy and quiet, couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart. He had a flower-like smile on his face and looked left and right. Trainer Bu was calm and generous, looking at various novel gadgets with bright eyes. , Ma Yunlu was much more lively, dressed in fancy clothes, running around looking around.
After wandering around until noon, Bu Lianshi and the three of them all put on a new set of clothes and the decorations on their heads. Then they walked into Chang'an Restaurant, stroking their stomachs.
Chang'an Restaurant is an iconic restaurant invested and established by Zhang Xiu.
It was dinner time, and there were many people in the restaurant, including hotel guests and passing diners, but people with some status were willing to come to Chang'an Restaurant.
The waiter at the door saw Zhang Xiu coming and immediately welcomed the guests in.
When the restaurant manager saw Zhang Xiu, he immediately led him to the private room on the second floor. After kneeling down, he hurriedly started preparing the best ingredients and urged the cook to serve the dishes as quickly as possible.
But this speed annoyed one person, and that was the guest sitting in the private room next to Zhang Xiu.
Seeing that the people behind him were starting to serve the dishes, but his table was still clean, a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old came out and happened to stop the shopkeeper who was serving the dishes himself.
"Shopkeeper, what does this mean?" The young man blocked the way, "Is it possible to be so unruly in Chang'an City? We have been waiting for a long time when we came here first, and we didn't see a single dish or soup. But when we came next door, there was already The table is full, isn’t the money we paid already money?”
The shopkeeper's surname was Wu, and he was a well-known veteran of Nanyang. He had a disabled leg and was somewhat knowledgeable himself, so Zhang Xiu made him the shopkeeper of Chang'an Restaurant, which gave him a way to make a living.
Seeing the extraordinary temperament of this young man, Wu Sheng was unsure of his origins and did not dare to offend him. He smiled and said, "Young master, don't be anxious. Your order will be ready soon. This table is just a distinguished guest of my restaurant, so I served it first." If you feel sorry for me, young master, even if I invited you to have this meal, I will still make amends for you."
The young man laughed: "How can I miss your meal money when I go out to eat? There has to be a first-come, first-served basis. Are you bullying us for being foreigners? If you can't tell me the reason today, I will force you to eat. lawsuit."
"This...this is unnecessary!"
Wu Sheng forced a smile and said, "Why should such a trivial matter alarm the government? Your food will be ready soon. You need to calm down first and I'll treat you to the best wine I have."
"no!"
The young man is domineering.
Zhang Xiu noticed the movement outside and walked out. He glanced at Wu Sheng first, then at the imposing young man next to him, and asked, "What's going on?"
Wu Sheng lowered his head and did not dare to tell the truth.
The young man looked at Zhang Xiu face to face, his clear and bright eyes showed no trace of timidity, and he spoke eloquently: "We entered the restaurant first as guests. We ordered soup but it was not brought to us. You just came and the table was already full. How could it be that in Chang'an City? , under the rule of Xuanhou, is there still such unruly behavior?"
Zhang Xiu looked at Wu Sheng and saw the food in Wu Sheng's hand. He turned his eyes and saw that there was nothing on the table in the young man's private room. "Wu Sheng, the way of hospitality cannot be distinguished by high or low. You Those who open a restaurant and eat the food of the people are treated as distinguished guests and must be treated equally. Go and bring the things on my table over and I will wait."
"This..." Wu Sheng became embarrassed.
Compared with Zhang Xiu's status, he is really noble. Even if this young man is rich, he can't compare to Zhang Xiu's status.
The young man also stopped him and said, "Brother, you don't have to be like this. I didn't eat this food for nothing, and I didn't mean to rob the meal on the table. I just wanted to be dissatisfied with the shopkeeper's behavior."
"Xun'er, it's okay."
At this time, a loud and somewhat old voice came from the private room next door.
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man came out, clasped his fists at Zhang Xiu and said with a smile: "Quinzi's teaching is not good, I'm rude, it doesn't matter if we wait any longer, but shopkeeper, we are really hungry when we come from afar, so why not?" Please understand."
Hearing the man's voice, Zhang Xiu keenly recognized that it was a Jiangnan accent.
Hearing the man call the young man "Xun'er" again, Zhang Xiu immediately thought of Lu Xun, a famous statesman and military strategist of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period in later generations' records.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "I am the one who kept you waiting for so long. From the accent of this wise brother, he sounds like he is from the south. Now the south is led by Sun Ce. I heard that the people are prosperous and the land is peaceful. How did you come here from such a far distance?" "
"snort!"
The young man snorted coldly, "Sun Ce attacked Lujiang and harmed me..."
"Xun'er, don't talk nonsense!" the middle-aged man scolded the young man, turned his face and clasped his fists, laughing, "There are constant wars in the south. I heard that Guanzhong was relatively peaceful under the rule of Xuanhou, and there were schools, so I came from afar and wanted to send him to Studying in the school is also a way to avoid the dangers of war."
"I see!"
Zhang Xiu was already sure that the young man in front of him was Lu Xun, and he suddenly felt happy. After looking at the young man Lu Xun a few more times, he said to Lu Xun's father, Lu Jun, "Since we are visitors from afar, as the host, this meal is for me." Please, I wonder what Brother Xian wants?"
"this……"
Lu Jun didn't expect the other party to be so enthusiastic, but it was hard to refuse.
Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Confucius said: When friends come from far away, it is easy to say that meeting each other is fate. I am a person who enjoys making friends. Since I am destined to have a good brother, why not have a few drinks together?"
"In that case, it's better to be respectful than to obey." Lu Jun felt Zhang Xiu's kindness, so he couldn't refuse and agreed generously.
Zhang Xiu smiled heartily and made a gesture of invitation, "Brother Xian, please!"
Please enter the private room. Because there were female relatives in Zhang Xiu's private room and it was inconvenient to enter, he brought the dishes to Lu Jun's table and the two started talking. As one of the four most famous families in Jiangdong, Lu Jun's knowledge goes without saying. The two chatted happily while eating.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
The relationship between the two took a step forward. At this moment, there was a knock on the door in the private room. Then, Hu Che'er gently opened the door, glanced at Lu Jun and Lu Xun, and then came to Zhang Xiu's side, bowing. The waist said: "Lord, Wen Yuan is here."
Upon hearing the two masters, Lu Jun and Lu Xun jumped up in shock and looked at Zhang Xiu in disbelief.
Hu Che'er's lips curved into an expected smile.
What Zhang Xiu cares about is the word Wenyuan, Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan is finally here.
He immediately stood up, and then he realized that Lu Jun and Lu Xun were looking at him in surprise, laughed twice, clasped his fists and said modestly: "Brother Xian, if you have any problems in Chang'an in the future, please come to the General's Mansion to see me, Mr. Lu , I still have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”
"Oh... um~ Mr. Hou, you are busy, you are busy!"
Lu Jun immediately cupped his fists and bowed his waist, and sent Zhang Xiu away as a gift.
It wasn't until Zhang Xiu left the door that Lu Jun realized that he was already covered in sweat. He shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that the dignified Lord of Guanzhong, General Zuo, would be so approachable."
Lu Xun nodded.
