Domineering Daming

In recent years, the Grand Canal has been vigorously dredged, and it has once again become an important route for traveling from south to north. Tai'an is an important port and wharf, and naturally it is also a place where businessmen and travelers gather.

Zhu Xu didn't care about it, he looked at it with his hands behind his back, and the corners of his mouth curled up calmly.They are all in a unified standard and decoration, with a trace of modernization in the strong Ming style.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man who had been greeted a long time ago. When he saw Zhu Xu and the others, his expression was slightly startled, and he hurried over and said, "My lord, the rooms are all ready, follow me."

Zhu Xu hummed, and followed the shopkeeper to the second floor.

They are all people who come and go from north to south, observe for a while and then continue to do their own things.

"Hengbo, Hengbo, listen to me, Xiaowan and I are just piano friends, and we don't have any extravagant thoughts..."

"I chased you from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, and came here again. Don't you even want to see me?"

"Hengbo, Hengbo, I wrote a new poem, please help me read it..."

Just as Zhu Xu went up to the second floor, he heard a young man not far away who looked a bit embarrassed, begging in front of a door.

A maid stood in front of him, and said quite reasonable: "Young Master, my lady said, 'The family and the country are in trouble, so I ask you to focus on your official career, and don't pay for your children's personal affairs by mistake'."

The embarrassed young man was naturally Mao Bijiang. He listened to the maid's words, and his expression was startled. Er said loudly again: "Hengbo, Hengbo, I have nothing but to see you. After seeing you, I will Go back and study hard behind closed doors. This year's imperial examination will definitely be in high school..."

Mao Pijiang yelled and yelled, which naturally attracted dissatisfaction from other people, and many guests opened the door.

"Hey, if you don't rest, we will rest, so stop making noise..."

"When people don't see you, it means that they have someone else in their heart, so hurry up..."

"Is this the character of today's scholars?"

"Isn't it just a prostitute, gentle and corrupt..."

Mao Pijiang stopped for a while, and then shouted again: "Hengbo, for you, I don't even want to be gentle, are you really so cruel, and see each other?"

The maid was not in a hurry, she seemed to be waiting for her own lady inside to express her opinion, after a while she frowned and said: "Master Mao, my lady is really unwell, you'd better come back another day."

Mao Bijiang was not willing to give up, standing in front of the door and talking non-stop, and even the nasty words came out later, making Zhu Xu's whole body cold and goosebumps.

Can't help frowning, he looked at the shopkeeper and said: "Shopkeeper, you don't mind disturbing the guests like this, can we live comfortably?"

The boss got the greeting from above and knew that Zhu Xu was a distinguished guest who must not be offended, so he hurriedly said, "My lord, wait a moment."

He walked towards Mao Pijiang, with a sullen face and displeased eyes, he said: "My lord, we hope that every guest in our restaurant can live comfortably, and we don't want to disturb the guests. Please respect yourself."

Chapter 616 Young master, do you want to turn over the book?

Mao Bijiang chased after him from the capital, but Gu Hengbo always closed the door and disappeared. Seeing that his money was gone and there was no travel expenses to go back, how could he let go of Gu Hengbo?

The anger that had been suppressed for a long time spewed out, and Mao Pijiang yelled at the shopkeeper: "Disturbance? How did you see that I was disturbing the customer? Did I not spend money? I am also a customer. Do you think I can't pay you?" Do you want money, my family is in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is one of the most noble families in the Qing Dynasty..."

The "clean and expensive" in these years has long been unclear, only "expensive" is left.

The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "My guest, if you make trouble for no reason, don't blame the store for not being good at greeting..."

Mao Bijiang snorted coldly, and said: "The greeting is not good? When will you greet Zhou Guo? Let me tell you, if my son is not happy today, you can close your restaurant tonight, believe it or not!"

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered coldly. Although he operated according to his duty and never bullied others, if others bullied him, the big tree he was leaning on was not a vegetarian - there are countless facts to prove it!

"Xiaoer!" The shopkeeper stared at Mao Pijiang coldly and said.

"The shopkeeper." Xiaoer had been watching from the side, and came up swiftly after hearing the words.

"Calculate the rent for this young master, and we will double the compensation for the rest. Please ask him to change places." The shopkeeper said indifferently.

Xiaoer was taken aback, and said: "Shopkeeper, this young master was full yesterday, and he should pay the rent today."

When Mao Pijiang heard this, he was furious and said, "What are you doing? Do you think I have no money?"

Both the shopkeeper and the waiter had indifferent expressions on their faces, and the surrounding guests all laughed.

This son is unkempt, he probably hasn't showered for a day or two.

Gu Hengbo's maid frowned slightly, feeling a little unbearable.

The silent contempt made people even more angry, and Pijiang roared: "You guys wait for me, I took the money, let's see what kind of faces you villains have!"

As he said that, he pushed the shopkeeper Xiaoer away fiercely, walked over with heavy steps, gave Zhu Xu a vicious look, turned around and was about to go downstairs.

Zhu Xu knew very well the current scholastic ethos. From a minor in his twenties, to an old man in his seventies or eighties, he all liked some strange tunes. "Famous prostitutes" can be regarded as a kind of industry.

I can't help but sigh in my heart, wanting to make a complete change, it will take a long time, I don't know what kind of luxury and money the Qinhuai is in those ten miles...

Looking at Mao Pijiang's back, Zhu Xu became more and more disgusted. With his hands behind his back, he said indifferently: "I can just stare at you casually. Lao Cao, send someone to go, and let this young master owe me 1000 taels."

Cao Huachun was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said: "Yes."

Both the shopkeeper and the waiter were a little surprised, and their expressions became more respectful.Opening a mouth is a thousand taels, a big deal!

The maid in front of Gu Hengbo's door frowned, probably thinking that Zhu Xu was a playboy, so she snorted softly and turned to enter the door.

Zhu Xu didn't care, went into the room and took a look, then nodded secretly, the windows are bright and clean, not too big, but spacious.

After tidying up, Zhu Xu sat down, spread out his pen and ink, and prepared to write today's "travel notes".

Gu Hengbo's room.

Gu Hengbo was sitting on a chair, staring at the clear words on the table in a daze.

The maid came over and said with a smile: "Miss, how about Mr. Gong's poem?"

Gu Hengbo's pretty face flushed slightly, he quickly put it away, and said solemnly: "Did you get sent away?"

The maid heard the words and said doubtfully: "Miss, you are so infatuated with the young master, why don't you see him? He is very famous in Yingtian Mansion, and it will be very unfavorable to the lady if he is annoyed."

Gu Hengbo's expression did not fluctuate, but there was a trace of disgust in his eyes, and he said: "If I let him in today, he will come tomorrow, and even the day after tomorrow. Therefore, I must be firm, otherwise he will not give up."

If the maid realized something, as if she had just remembered, she hurriedly said: "By the way, miss, just now there was an evil young man who wanted to plot against the young master, saying that he owed him 1000 taels of silver!"

Gu Hengbo's expression was slightly startled, a thousand taels of silver was neither too much nor too little to her, but it was the time when Pijiang was in a panic, and if she really wanted to owe such a huge sum of money, she didn't know how she would be manipulated.Although we don't want to see him, we will get to know him after all, and we can't let him fall into a trap.

Gu Hengbo looked at the mirror, and said for a while: "Tomorrow you take my greeting card to see that young master, and I will meet him."

The maid was a little confused, but said: "Yes."

Jinan Prefecture.

Huang Chengyuan, Yan Mingtai and others gathered together to discuss matters, and the topic finally turned to the emperor's fleet.

Huang Chengyuan was dressed in normal clothes, with a goatee, and said with a solemn expression: "In order not to disturb the people, the emperor is on a merchant ship, and he will arrive later tomorrow at the most, but he has not received any order to see him..."