When she had her second cup of tea, Mrs. Zhang Guangkun put the food on the table and also placed a jar of five kilograms of sorghum brew on the table.
Zhang Guangkun and Wang Jinyu don't pay much attention to their drinking. Even if it's cold, they pour wine directly from the wine jar and drink. Unlike literati, who always like to warm the wine before drinking.
The alcohol content of sorghum wine is high. Several people have lived in the grassland for so many years. Not only are they accustomed to traveling on horseback like the Mongolians, but they also like spirits as much as the Mongolians.
There were three wine bowls on the table, each bowl filled with wine.
"Come, let's drink this bowl of wine together and forget about our worries. We will just pretend that the money in our house has been stolen by thieves." Zhang Guangkun raised the wine bowl.
Wang Jinyu, who was sitting on the left, also raised the wine bowl in front of him.
"Do it." Huang Mingcheng raised the wine bowl and moved it forward, then took it back and drained the wine in one gulp.
Zhang Guangkun knew that Huang Mingcheng was in a bad mood, so he touched Wang Jinyu with the wine bowl, and then drank the wine in the bowl.
Wang Jinyu on the other side also drank a few gulps of a bowl of wine.
Huang Mingcheng wiped the wine stains from his mouth, lifted the wine jar with one hand, and filled the three empty wine bowls one after another.
"Brother Huang, I know you are in a bad mood, but there is always a path. As long as the family is still there, with Brother Huang's ability, it won't take long for him to save a fortune." Zhang Guangkun persuaded.
"Brother Zhang, there's no need to persuade him. I know it well. Come on, drink." Huang Mingcheng raised the wine bowl and drank it down in one gulp.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Huang Mingcheng, Zhang Guangkun simply stopped persuading him and picked up the wine bowl to take a sip with him.
The three of them drank five kilograms of strong liquor in one meal.
Huang Mingcheng drank the most and fell asleep on the table.
Zhang Guangkun and Wang Jinyu both drank a lot, but their minds were still clear.
"Two people go and help Huang Dongzhu rest in the room." Zhang Guangkun told the servants in the room.
Although there is a brazier in the house, the weather is still too cold. Sleeping on the table will easily freeze your body and cause illness.
The drunk Huang Mingcheng fell into a deep sleep. Two servants of the Zhang family worked together to lift him up from his seat and take him to another room to rest.
"Brother Wang, why don't you live here with me and be with Brother Huang." Zhang Guangkun invited Wang Jinyu to stay.
Wang Jinyu waved his hand and said: "No, I want to go back, so I won't bother Brother Zhang. I also ask Brother Zhang to send his servants to Brother Huang's house, so as not to worry Brother Huang's family."
"Brother Wang, don't worry. We will arrange for a servant to accompany the servants brought by Brother Huang to Brother Huang's house soon and tell the people at Brother Huang's house that Brother Huang will stay at my house tonight." Zhang Guangkun said.
"If you don't get drunk, everyone gets drunk." Wang Jinyu stood up and said, "Brother Huang is too worried. It doesn't matter if he is drunk. At least when you are drunk, you don't have to think about those unhappy things. Okay, it's time for me to say goodbye. Let's go. ”
Zhang Guangkun also stood up from his seat, staggered two steps forward, grabbed Wang Jinyu's forearm, and said, "Brother Wang, I'll see you off."
The two people walked out of the house swaying left and right and walked all the way to the door.
A servant brought a horse and waited at the door.
Wang Jinyu got on his horse and said to Zhang Guangkun on horseback: "Brother Zhang, please come back. I'll take my leave first. Come on."
He urged his horse to walk towards the street.
However, the reins of the horse were in the hands of the servant, so the horse did not move.
Zhang Guangkun, who was leaning against the door, said to the servant holding the horse: "Hold the horse and send your master back to the mansion safely."
"Don't worry, Boss Zhang, I will send my elders home smoothly." The servant leading the horse said respectfully.
The servant pulled the reins and led the horse up the street. 666 Literature Network
Zhang Guangkun watched Wang Jinyu disappear from the corner of the street on horseback before turning back and returning home.
He did not go back to his room to rest, but returned to the side hall where he had previously entertained Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng.
At this time, all the leftovers on the table were removed, the tabletop was cleared again, and only a slight smell of wine remained in the room.
"Make a cup of strong tea to sober me up." Zhang Guangkun sat on his seat and rubbed his forehead with his hands.
The servant ran to prepare hot tea.
Tea cakes are an indispensable item on the grasslands, because there are few vegetables and there is a lot of meat on the grasslands. As long as they are not too poor to eat, they will prepare a few tea cakes at home.
The brewed strong tea was brought to me by the servants.
The freshly brewed strong tea was still very hot, and the tea leaves inside did not brew so quickly, so Zhang Guangkun did not drink it in a hurry, but placed the tureen on the table at hand.
"Master, if you feel uncomfortable, please go back to your room and rest first. The younger one on Master Huang's side will keep an eye on him." The servant saw Zhang Guangkun rubbing his forehead and saw that he was not feeling well, so he persuaded Zhang Guangkun to go back and rest.
Zhang Guangkun waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. Just have a cup of tea. You don't have to worry about me."
The servant took a leather jacket from the side and put it on Zhang Guangkun.
It's cold and the tea gets cold quickly.
Not long ago, the tea was no longer so hot.
Zhang Guangkun picked up the tureen, took a sip first, felt the temperature, and found that it was no longer burning his mouth, so he drank the tea in a few sips.
belch!
Zhang Guangkun put down his tureen after burping, and his frown relaxed a little.
"Master, would you like me to make you another drink?"
"Go!" Zhang Guangkun waved his hand.
The servant picked up the empty bowl and started making new tea.
Zhang Guangkun put the elbow of one arm on the table, held the right half of his face in his palm, and took a nap with his eyes squinted.
Just as he closed his eyes, the door opened and a burst of cold air blew into the house from outside.
"Master, there is a man outside. He said that he has made an appointment with you to meet today." A servant of the Zhang family came in to inform.
Zhang Guangkun, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Quickly, invite people over. When others come in, look at the street to see if anyone noticed him entering our Zhang family."
"Yes." The servant responded respectfully, turned around and retreated from the house, closing the door at the same time.
As soon as the door was closed, the room became much darker, but the cold wind from outside the door no longer blew in.
Not long after, the servant who came to the room to report came to the house with a man in Han attire.
When Zhang Guangkun saw the person coming, he stood up from his seat and greeted him.
"Stay back!" Zhang Guangkun waved his hand to the servant of the Zhang family who brought the people in, indicating that he could leave.
The servant retreated from the room.
"Shopkeeper Huang, I didn't expect you to come here in person, please take a seat." Zhang Guangkun moved the visitor to his seat with enthusiasm, and then walked back to the seat where he had been before and sat down.
The 'Shopkeeper Huang' took off the leather hat on his head, put it aside, and said with a smile: "When Mr. Zhang makes an appointment, I naturally have to come in person, so as to show our sincerity."
