Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

To be honest, the grade of this place is not too high, but it is very clean, with a kind of quaint beauty, which suits Su Mu's appetite, and he also said: "Governor Niu, thanks to you, you can find such a secluded place."

Governor Niu was a little proud: "It was also when I came to Beijing to participate in the examination the year before last, and I was invited to come here in the same year, and then I knew that there is such a good place. Ziqiao is a famous person, an ordinary place, even if it is luxurious and extravagant. It may not be in your eyes, but it looks tacky. Come to think of it, this place must be to your liking, as long as you are satisfied."

Governor Li also interjected, "Yes, as long as Ziqiao is satisfied."

Su Mu said: "The place is very good, but the name is really bad. If you count the Red Pavilion, those who don't know it really think it's a brothel."

Governor Niu said: "Great talent, Ziqiao, why don't you wait for the owner of the same store to tell you, you can give them a new name. If there are poems and essays left, it's too late for them to be happy!"

All the governors also said at the same time: "That's right, Ziqiao, you must leave a poem today. Not to mention, we have heard about your poetry talent for a long time, and we have been together for so long, but we have never had the chance to see it. Today we definitely can't." Let go."

The noise of the five people outside, all in casual clothes, seemed to be no different from the Juren who came to Beijing to rush for the exam, and immediately alarmed the waiter in the store.

A clerk came out to greet him with a smile, and saluted: "I have seen all the gentlemen, please give me instructions."

Governor Niu: "Go, find a secluded place where you can talk without being disturbed. There is three-year-old high-quality yellow rice wine, warming three to five catties. Serve some various fruits and cold dishes."

Xiao Er laughed and said: "Masters probably don't know yet, our store happened to slaughter a few sheep today, and they were sold from the Tatar side. Eat it, but you have to wait until after autumn. Would you like to try it, gentlemen?"

Governor Niu hesitated for a moment: "You know how to do business, so let's do it."

"Okay, everyone, come with the villain." Xiaoer sang a promise, and was about to lead Su Mu and others in.

Governor Niu nodded: "Xiaoer, you go and make arrangements first, I will say a few words before coming in."

Su Mu wondered, what can't be said while eating? Why do you have to discuss it outside?

When the hotel clerk went in to make arrangements, Governor Niu turned around and looked at the crowd, stretched out his hand, and said calmly, "I planned to eat some beer wine casually, but the clerk was right just now, the sheep on the Tatar side were hard-won. When it’s hot, it’s easy to get angry if you eat sheep again. But today we managed to invite Zi Qiao out, but we can’t disappoint him. Xiaosheng is shy, so there’s no other way, let’s join in!”

It was only then that Su Mu realized that eating sheep was beyond everyone's budget.Moreover, everyone in the General Administration Department had the habit of joining forces when they went out to eat and drink, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

So, everyone laughed: "That's exactly what it should be."

They took out money one after another, handed the broken silver and copper coins to Governor Niu, and asked him to make unified arrangements.

Su Mu was taken aback, seeing that the clothes of his colleagues in casual clothes were all shabby, and some of them had patches on their collars and cuffs, and suddenly felt sad.Speaking of which, the governors of the General Administration Department are all eighth-rank officials. If they are placed in modern society, they are at least officials at the county executive level.

But they chipped in because they wanted something good to eat, which is unbelievable when you think about it.

I have to say that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, especially the low-level officials who were serious scholars, were sometimes very fucked up, but their personal morals were still very good.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born in poverty, and he attached great importance to the administration of officials.The honesty and integrity of officials in the Ming Dynasty can also be regarded as a tradition.

Su Mu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He could see that everyone generously contributed money to eat, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong or lose face.

Seeing the smiles on the faces of my colleagues, I also smiled in my heart: I still look at the ancients with the thinking of modern people!

He took out a piece of broken silver about two taels and handed it over: "Forget it, colleagues, don't join in, let's count it all for Su Mu's sake."

Governor Niu stretched out his hand to stop Su Mu: "Zi Qiao, we had a discussion about coming here for a drink today. It's unreasonable to call you here temporarily. If you ask you to pay again, it doesn't make sense this time. It's a treat, we are already very happy that you can come."

Governor Li and the others also said: "Yes, how could it be possible to ask Ziqiao to pay for it, let's treat it!"

As they spoke, they exchanged glances with each other.

They invited Su Mu to come today for such a purpose, and Su Mu also knew it, but they just wanted to inquire from Su Mu about the topic of the test.If you want something from someone, how can you ask the customer to pay for it?

However, Su Mu could still see it clearly, but Governor Duan Jiong had a reluctance on his face, and muttered: "Governor Su wants to take advantage of the money, that is his wish, if we don't agree, won't we refute his good intentions?" ?”

Duan Jiong has the deepest knowledge and the best writing among the governors, and Su Mu has to admit this.If you take the exam with real ability, including yourself, everyone is only five or six points sure of passing the exam.But this Governor Duan is about [-]% sure, even among thousands of candidates, he can be regarded as above-average level.

Because of this, Duan Jiong usually appears to be aloof and not very gregarious.

Coupled with the fact that he is very poor, he usually shirks things like this kind of joint drinking with various reasons.After being invited several times, no one would take him to play.

It was strange to say today, everyone said they wanted to treat Su Mu to a drink, but he silently followed.

However, when he joined the party just now, he still seemed very hesitant, with a painful look on his face.

When Su Mu said that he wanted to treat guests, he seemed to be relieved, and quickly put the copper coins that had been squeezed out into his sleeves.

Governor Niu was the most irritable among all the governors. He snatched the string of money from Duan Jiong's sleeve and said with a smile, "Brother Duan, if it is anyone in our experience hall who is most sure about Chinese style, probably only you and Brother Ziqiao .When you become an official of the imperial court, are you still short of money? Come on, be more open-minded, and don't fumble around like this."

Everyone laughed and made a joke about Governor Duan together.

Su Mu also laughed, seeing the embarrassment on Governor Duan's face, he was very happy.I don't know why, but I don't seem to be so disgusted with Duan Jiong in my heart.

Just as they were making a fuss, they suddenly heard someone laughing sarcastically: "Hey, it's true that we never meet again in life. I don't know who it is. It turns out to be Inspector Mei."

Su Mu looked back and saw a familiar face.

It was Gu Run Gu Yiyu, an old acquaintance from Cangzhou and today's son-in-law.