Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Although he entered the restaurant, because of Lu Ci's filial piety, he was not allowed to have a big banquet, nor to invite prostitutes, let alone drink.

With a slight smile, he ordered a table full of dishes in one go under the amazed and then astonished eyes of the shop assistant, and then replaced the wine with tea.

The second friend also accompanied him tacitly, without thinking about asking for wine.

However, because they haven't seen such a spectacle of "Lu Lang talking and laughing happily, and a table of dishes disappearing in smoke" in the past year, the vigilance of the two has dropped significantly, and they unconsciously slowed down while chatting.

It was too late when Liu Qi found out that there were only empty plates left for those favorite dishes.

Unwillingly, he glared at Lu Ci, who had finished the battle neatly and started to drink tea leisurely. He could only resign himself to his fate and call the assistant, and asked for a few more dishes.

Yan Shu, who was also careless in this 'battle', added a portion of crispy crystal noodles and fried anchovy by the way.

While sipping tea, Lu Ci glanced at Yan Shu with admiration: "Brother Yan's taste is similar to mine. In my opinion, among all the dishes on the table tonight, the two dishes of crispy crystal noodles and pan-fried anchovy are the best." , is already qualified to compete with Jingzhong Fanlou."

"Really?" Yan Shu said with a serious face on purpose: "It's a pity that the reason why I added these two dishes was not for the sake of taste, but purely because they were eaten too quickly, making them the only dishes I have never had the pleasure of tasting. .”

"Brother Yan, I appreciate the prize." Lu Ci smiled without guilt: "After all, the hand is fast, and the hand is slow."

Joking aside, when the three of them had eaten their fill and went downstairs together, Lu Ci was quite amused to find that the two friends who had disliked his gluttonous appetite just now had quietly walked ahead. To rush to checkout.

Liu Qi and Yan Shu, who had the same thoughts, were two steps faster than Lu Ci. On the stairs that were neither wide nor narrow, the two shoulders touched, and the moment their eyes met, they understood each other's thoughts. a bit.

Seeing the two secretly competing, walking faster and faster, almost running, Lu Ci, who was left behind, couldn't help laughing and jokingly said: "Vice Envoy Yan and Envoy Liu are both officials who have been officials for many years. Why are you so unruly and don't know how to let your boss take the lead?"

"Yu Yu's words are wrong." Liu Qiqiang reasoned: "The person who is eating with me tonight is not Lu Jiedu, but Lu Qiaotong, who was personally sealed by the late emperor. Since he is a boy, he should be taken care of obediently." That is, how can we compete with envoy Liu?"

"Although that's the case," Lu Ci asked doubtfully, "The husband is the guide for the wife, shouldn't Mrs. Liu listen to Lu Sanyuan?"

"I'm really sorry," Liu Qibing said coldly, "What Yu Yu doesn't know is that in the latest book, Liu Niangzi and Lu Sanyuan have reconciled!"

Lu Ci: "..."

"What Jingzhuang said is very true." Yan Shu echoed calmly: "Don't interfere, cunning boy. If you are really idle, I still have some loose money, so you can take it outside to pick out the bag and look at Li Gan who was in the morning. Be quiet." Wait to go."

After finishing speaking, he also took out the purse containing loose money that he was carrying with him in a serious manner, and threw it into Lu Ci's arms gracefully.

Faced with the sudden unity of the front and the unanimous 'against' his two friends, Lu Ci was dumbfounded at first, and after being amused, a warm current emerged in his heart.

He didn't know that the two friends believed that he had donated all his family's assets to Jianyizhuang, and because he had been keeping a filial piety in the village before, he stopped his salary. In addition to the travel expenses and other expenses, he must have no money left on him, so he was considerate. The land has to compete to settle the bill.

He casually took the bulging purse that Yan Shu 'rewarded', of course he wouldn't really go outside to buy a bag of dried fruit and wait as Liu Qi said, but followed with a smile on his lips behind.

When I came to the lobby on the ground floor, I was looking for the shopkeeper to talk about the checkout. The shopkeeper who was so busy looking down suddenly raised his head and saw the three of them. ? I wonder if you are satisfied with the dishes in the small shop?..."

He attached great importance to these three embassy officials who were extraordinary at first glance. Not only did he reluctantly take out a batch of rare ingredients, but he also told the cooks three times and four times, so that they would do their best to ensure that These guest officials were completely satisfied.

Yan Shu reservedly did not speak, but Liu Qi, who was the most friendly, smiled and praised several times, which made the shopkeeper feel elated.

In fact, even if the dishes were just sloppy, for the sake of the rare meeting of the three of them, they would not say anything bad about it.

What's more, judging from the chicness with which Lu Ci swept away a table of dishes, this glutton with the most savage taste is quite satisfied.

Unexpectedly, just when Liu Qi and Yan Shu were about to decide who would pay the money, the shopkeeper suddenly changed the subject, with a flattering smile on his face, and sincerely begged: "To get three distinguished guests to come to our door, this small shop can be called a shabby shop." Brilliance, fortunately, fortunately... If the guest officials don't mind it, this Shan is willing to be excused, and I just want to be a cheeky favor."

Hearing this, Liu Qi raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Of course, the price of this building is not higher than that of Fan Lou, but the sum of the large table of dishes that Lu Ci wanted would not add up to a small amount, so why did the store just say no?

Yan Shu frowned slightly, and just as he was about to say no, the shopkeeper excitedly said the request: "——The shop has not long since opened, so it's inevitable that it's not well-known. If you say no once, even if you don't want to do it three times, I'm absolutely willing to do so."

Although he just opened this restaurant in Weizhou, he traveled all over the country in his early years and developed a vicious gaze.

Although their specific identities are unknown, all of them are rich and handsome, with extraordinary appearance, and they are definitely not the ones who take the responsibility of going to Tibet as an envoy at a young age.

The store owner knew that in Weizhou, apart from the much-loved military officers like General Cao, relegated officials were not uncommon, but those with bright futures were extremely hard to find.

There are three of them now, instead of worrying about the money for this meal, it is better to take a long-term view and ask for a calligraphy to add some brilliance to the sparse wall and attract some popularity.

Before Yan Shu could speak, Liu Qi, who was the most informal and the best at writing poetry, had already smiled: "Why not?"

Different from Yan Shu's emphasis on inspiration, feelings, atmosphere and other indispensable details, for Liu Qi, composing music and writing lyrics is as simple as eating and drinking water.

Not to mention that he was in a good mood to reunite with a friend he had missed for a long time, and seeing Lu Ci full of energy, he was already full of inspiration to be expressed, so of course he agreed to this small request.

He didn't even need to concentrate on conceiving. After the overjoyed shopkeeper quickly ordered someone to present the paper and ink, Liu Qi ground the ink himself, and confidently moved the brush on the rice paper like a dragon. Go to Tibet with Lu Jiedu".

Never dreamed that Liu Qi would be so forthright and write so calmly and decisively, but in the blink of an eye, a poem has been completed.The shopkeeper was stunned for a long time, until Liu Qi triumphantly tossed his pen and looked at Yan Shu provocatively, then he suddenly came back to his senses, rushed forward, ordered people to put it away carefully, and waited for Mo Gan to put it away. After that, I copied it on the wall, and read it carefully at the same time.

He also went to private schools for many years when he was young, and he also dealt with some scholars on weekdays, so he is not illiterate.

What's more, this poem written by Liu Qi didn't deliberately pay attention to parallel rhetoric, but it was easy to understand, catchy, full of details in the wit, and it can be called exquisite.

"Good, good, great!"

The storekeeper happily read it again and again, looked at Liu Qi with admiration, and after a long time suppressed his excitement, he begged in a low voice: "I wonder if I can ask the guest officer to leave a monogram again..."

"it is good."

Liu Qi readily agreed, picked up the pen again, and drew in a random circle, and a very beautiful monogram was formed.

Although the shopkeeper couldn't see clearly what was written on the monogram, he was pleasantly surprised by both the words themselves and the penetrating, unrestrained and beautiful self.

He thanked Liu Qiqian for his kindness, and repeatedly urged the clerk to quickly invite someone to copy the poem on the wall.

"Watching the tide?" Yan Shu frowned suspiciously: "Why haven't I heard it before, and this one?"

"You haven't heard it, so it's a matter of course." Liu Qi said with a smile: "That's when I wrote the lyrics score of "Lu's Yizhuang" for Yu Yu, and the sound of the lyrics in the new score should not be sung by many people. "

However, his enthusiasm for his new song "Watching the Sea Tide" is high. When he left Beijing at the beginning of the month, when he handed in the latest "Yuan Yuan Biography" to the local bookstore, he added two songs to it.

It is conceivable that with the spread of "Yuanyuan Biography", more and more people will notice "Wang Haichao", and just for curious readers, the singing girls in the Qin Lou Chu Pavilion In order to win the guest official, they will definitely scramble to practice this new song...

Yan Shu was very curious, and was about to ask about the specific tune, when Liu Qi lost interest in continuing to talk to him, and proudly showed off to Lu Ci that he had just "completed a word in one step" with great achievements.

Yan Shu glanced at him speechlessly, then glanced at the paper and pen in his hand, sighed softly, and managed to join in the excitement of writing poems on the wall, and composed a peaceful and steady song "Butterfly Love Flower·A Gathering of Three Friends".

It's just that with Liu Qi's shocking jewels in front, Yan Shu's article is usually brilliant enough, and it can no longer arouse the excitement of the shopkeeper as it was just now.

He still looked flattered, but compared to the uncontrollable situation just now, he was much calmer and more polite.

Seeing that the shopkeeper happily accepted the masterpieces of Yan Shu and Liu Yong, who have been passed down through the ages, Lu Ci couldn't help thinking that the other party really made a lot of money...

When he noticed that the other party's eyes fell on him, he immediately waved his hands respectfully and indifferently, and said, "I've never been good at poetry and prose, so I won't make a fool of myself in front of Brother Liu and Brother Yan. It's still—"

"No, no, no need, guest officer."

The shopkeeper smiled brightly, upon hearing the words, he hurriedly declined and said, "To be honest, I have to thank the guest officer first."

Lu Ci said helplessly: "I have never done anything, my husband wants to thank me, so where should I start?"

The shopkeeper smiled and didn't explain much, just gently opened the bead curtain behind him to reveal the situation in the lobby at this time.

It turned out that when they came, it was just a scattered lobby, but at some point, it was already full of seats.

——It’s also full of Jiaojiao, as well as the family members or servants who accompanied them.

Even outside the restaurant, a lot of tables and chairs have been added for the first time: and the people sitting on the tables and chairs outside are all these "poor" local scholars and young people who came here for the promise of their hearts. talent.

And who they are coming for is really obvious.

Lu Ci: "..."

"It's Yu Yu after all." Liu Qi suppressed a hard smile, lazily hanging on the expressionless Lu Ci, and stretched out his hands to pat vigorously, saying sincerely: "At this time, no words are better than words. , Gan! Bye! Down! Wind!"