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Chapter 35: Taste wine or taste people

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After chatting for a few words, Xie Jun did not mention the topic of the account again, but said: When he learned that the teacher was going to visit Yangzhou, his subordinates made some preparations and prepared a yard in the north of the city. When the teacher came to Yangzhou, he would not have to bother with his daily life.There is a wonderful thing here. You can go directly to Baoyang Lake by boat along the Beicheng River. Salt merchants, talented men and beautiful women on the Grand Canal live here, and they continue to build pavilions and gardens. Now the scenery is beautiful and literary style is full of people, which is indeed a good place in Yangzhou.

The matter here has been handed over, and I have to go to Nanjing to meet Shangfeng. I will not live in Yangzhou for a long time, so you don’t have to worry about it.

Zhang Ning said something coldly.

But he did not express his refusal. Now the relationship between the upper and lower classes is not familiar with each other. He dares not ask for money directly, but his intentions in food, clothing, housing and transportation are not a big problem.

At the same time, he was also planning to meet Wu Yong, a doctor of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and gifts must be lacking. Although he had just taken office, he had to express his favor within the scope permitted by the bad rules, so he could only pay the money out of his own pocket. Fortunately, he received nearly 100 taels before leaving Beijing.

Wu Yong's favors are paid out for his own pockets and the expenses for housing and transportation are burdened by his subordinates. After raising the funds, he can still support it.

Because Xie Jun took the initiative to take care of food and accommodation, Zhang Ning's tone eased a lot: I'm here to meet two people this time, and one of them is also a messenger Zhan Zhuli. Where are the others?

Since Mr. Xie began to compromise, Zhang Ning didn't want to always speak with a provocative attitude, and he showed that he became close to each other.Everyone is doing errands in the same institution, and compromise and cooperation should be the theme.

Xie Jun said: I never expected that Mr. Zhang would come to hand over official duties so soon, and Zhan Zhuli had not shown up recently.This person likes to drink, maybe he is drunk and dreaming about death now.

Zhang Ning frowned slightly, but said: It is good for people who know how to drink to go for social events together.

Xie Jun smiled: He just likes to drink, he has to drink three times a day, but unfortunately he doesn’t have enough alcohol. He will pour it if he doesn’t have three bowls, and he will be drunk like a pig.

Drinking heavily makes things happen, Zhang Ning didn't feel very reliable about this unmasked messenger and assistant.He had no choice but to say: That's all, I'll see him again when I come back from Nanjing.

Originally, the subordinates should have fulfilled their friendship as landlords and found a few famous scholars from Yangzhou to accompany them to welcome the husband, but... Xie Jun said with some regret.

Zhang Ning hurriedly said: No, there is no need to show your relationship in front of outsiders. We are doing serious business and save as much as possible if we can.That's it today, because there is nothing to arrange for the time being, and I will talk about everything when I meet Shangfeng from Nanjing.

Xie Jun said: I will give up the banquet and entertain you according to my wishes, and I still need to welcome you.My subordinates asked someone to make a few side dishes and a pot of thin wine, and Mr. Huanqing admired his face.

That's good, don't have too many dishes, and the left is a big table and it's just a bit of it.Zhang Ning nodded, and dinner was about to come to an end. A few side dishes must not be too bad. He was more calm when he was eating and drinking.

They talked about some specific matters about the staff in the tea room. When the time was almost over, Xie Jun took Zhang Ning to the back garden.

There are not many people coming and going here, but the scenery is good. With a small artificial lake as the center, there are rockery, stone bridges, pavilions, houses, flowers, plants and trees. The scene is like a garden.

While the two passed through the corridor and spoke, Xie Jun pointed to the garden. His own people in Biyuan usually live in this garden, but it is not specially for us to live in. Some elegant people with status want to gather friends and treat guests. They pay for money but the environment also requires it. They can drink and taste tea and have some scenery, haha.

Just drinking and tasting tea?Zhang Ning asked in a casual tone.

Xie Jun was stunned: Since the gentleman asked, it is not easy for us to hide it from you. Of course, not only drink and taste, but how much money is earned?Besides, those talented men are having fun here, but how can they enjoy the chanting of poems that are just a little clear and sloppy?In fact, whether it is a scholar in Confucianism or a playboy in the salt industry, there are three things that are indispensable, and the way to play is different.

Zhang Ning asked with great interest: What are the three?

Xie Jun had an obscene smile: It was nothing more than voice, color, and gambling.When you have money, you will come in different ways and will never leave your roots.

Zhang Ning said: The Ming Dynasty couldn't help but sing, but banned gambling. You are always using it. This is a violation of the law.If we report the accounts at that time, wouldn’t we have to make a fraud?

No one investigated. The prefecture and state government never touched our Biyuan. No matter when the official officer chased the gambling workshops in the streets and alleys, the Biyuan has always been in a quiet and quiet manner.

Xie Jun said bluntly that some of the officials who just came down may not understand, but the small officials and officials in Yangzhou vaguely knew some of our background.Besides, these things are constantly banned. Many salt merchants, silk merchants, medicinal merchants, are involved in this. They only allow them to make money. Why can't we get a share of the pie?

Zhang Ning said seriously: After all, we are doing our business for the court and we must be self-disciplined.However, it is not a bad thing to reduce some funds for Hubutang. It is not easy for Hubutang to ask the Ministry of Revenue to ask the Ministry of Revenue for funds, because they have complaints about the Ministry of Revenue that they cannot get the detailed account.

That's that's that.Xie Jun smiled and said, "It's still the adults in Beijing who have seen the market speak."

When you arrive at a pavilion called Meiting, you should be there.

Upstairs and into the seat, Zhang Ning found that the window was hollowed out, called the borrowed scenery window.

The advantage is that you can enjoy the wintersweet by the lake well, but there is no glass covering at this time, and it feels a little cool when the wind blows in winter.

There were more than a dozen dishes on the round table, and a few pots of wine were warmed on the mud stove next to it. The room was decorated cleanly and elegantly, and could enjoy the plum blossoms quietly. It was indeed a good place to eat.

Miao Ge, the girl I had seen in the tea room before, also came. She didn't come with Zhang Ning and others. She had a smile like spring onion, her fingers in the wine pot were as white as peeling onions, and her wine pouring wine was gentle and elegant. Such a person came to serve, which made people's appetite increase sharply.

Xie Jun smiled and looked at Zhang Ning's gaze and said: When we talked about those three things just now, our Miao Ge is also well-known in Yangzhou City. Most people outside may not be able to see each other if they have money.Come on, Miao Ge poured wine for Mr. Zhang.

Oh, or a famous prostitute?

But Zhang Ning has never heard of it. Perhaps it is a little famous.

Zhang Ning smiled and said: In this way, it would be a blessing to be able to drink the wine poured by Miss Miao Ge.

Anyway, it was a show-off. Fortunately, Luo Mom's mother was not in Yangzhou, otherwise how could she have gone to the house and removed the tiles?

The adults raise the little girl, I take the liberty to give you a cup first.Miao Ge said softly, without any pretentiousness, covering his little mouth with his red sleeves and drinking a glass of wine.

Zhang Ning was not in a position to refuse, so he drank all the wine she poured and praised: Miao Ge speaks nicely, and this wine is also good.

Thank you for your love.The woman held a tribute slightly and said with a proper shyness that the wine was called Daughter Hong. She had been buried underground for eighteen years, and now it was unearthed for adults to taste.

What he said... Zhang Ning was also itchy. Should he taste wine or taste people?

He remained calm and turned around and smiled at Xie Jun: Miao Ge does have some cultivation of female history.

She is from Miaojiang, southwest, and she was carefully selected by her ex.

Xie Jun said, his reputation is not very famous now. When the four talents of Suzhou and Hangzhou come from Hangzhou in the beginning of spring, we will hold a poetry meeting in Biyuan and let the talents write poems to enlighten her, and their value will be very different.

Zhang Ning nodded in praise and said: Hengyu is indeed good at business.

Xie Jun picked up the wine glass: Wherever you are, it’s just a common technique.

Sure enough, wine is a good thing. After two glasses of wine, it seems that they are closer to each other.

The two talked a lot about the beautiful girl next to her, but in Xie Jun's eyes, this girl was just a valuable product. Zhang Ning deliberately observed her expression and found that she was not at all unhappy...

Maybe people themselves are commodities, and they are valuable to others. What’s even more sad is that they want to be used without any value.

The atmosphere was just right, and a middle-aged man in his forties came up. When Zhang Ning looked back, he bowed and said, "I have met Lord Zhang."

Xie Jun said: Manager Gu is here and is here to accompany him. I can’t drink enough, and I am afraid that I can’t accompany my husband to enjoy the fun alone.

The villain came late and punished himself for three cups.

Manager Gu's speech was quite stiff. He came up and poured wine into the wine pot and drank three big glasses. In an instant, his eyes turned a little red, and it seemed that his alcohol tolerance was not very good.

Thinking that this accountant shopkeeper also belongs to the accounting category, from a certain perspective, Zhang Ning and him were still in the same industry, he felt a little relaxed. He knew that even if this shopkeeper Gu was doing fake accounts, he would take risks at both ends and share at least one role. Anyway, it was not easy.

Zhang Ning said: Good alcohol tolerance. Since that's the case, Hengyong and I don't care about it anymore. If you drink three cups, I will also accompany you to have one cup.

You have been apologized by me, please use it slowly and say goodbye.Manager Gu bowed, turned around and left.

Hey... Xie Jun looked ugly and said quickly, this person is a bit strange, but he is reliable in his work. He doesn't care about villains and doesn't need to be as knowledgeable as him.

Zhang Ning nodded: It's okay, I'm not a person who cares about it.

Although the arrival of the shopkeeper Gu affected the happy atmosphere, Zhang Ning did not make any further investigations.

After dinner, Xie Jun wanted to take him to the house he prepared in the north of the city again. Zhang Ning was not drunk and naturally accepted the kindness because he was drunk.

It was not much to stay in the inn at the moment, but it was a bit unusable for him to live in the inn, and since Biyuan had to bear the food and accommodation, he accepted it calmly.

There should be horses in the house, so you don’t have to pay for traveling at your own expense. You have to go from Yangzhou to Nanjing. It is inconvenient to go to the post station to get a horse without the official documents issued by Yangzhou Prefecture.

They used a carriage to take Zhang Ning back to their residence, and there was also a young girl with her side, probably the girl from Biyuan.

Miao Ge was a little provocative at the dinner table, but Xie Jun didn't need to let her come. Miao Ge was a woman who could be kept for a good price, and there was no need for her own people to waste money like this.

Zhang Ning also refused the girl who came here. If the new arrival was free and the first time, the impact would be bad, and he would lose his identity.