I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The elder of the clan didn't open the "deviant" invitation, but put it aside, still arrogant: "I want to talk about you."

"The threshold of the Kong family is not something that everyone can come and try."

"Like this kind of merchants, just accept their gifts, but forget about this kind of invitation."

The person who came in hesitated and said: "This is an invitation card, saying that their shop has opened recently, and I want to invite a few elders to come and have a look."

A person inside sneered: "That's even more wishful thinking..."

"But he said that this matter has something to do with Kong Yingda." The man saw the needle, and quickly added another sentence.

Kong Yingda.

As soon as these three words were uttered, the temperature in the whole room suddenly dropped several degrees, as if winter had suddenly descended on this small room in an instant.

"A merchant, how can he have anything to do with Kong Yingda." A clan elder frowned.

They quickly figured out why.

"What's the name of that merchant's shop?" Someone asked.

But the man who came in didn't answer, he didn't ask the question.

The clan elder who had received the invitation picked up the invitation again, flipped it open, and scrutinized the words quickly, trying to find the four words he was looking forward to.

It was indeed found.

The four big characters of "Tongfu Restaurant" are written with teeth and claws.

The clan elder took a deep breath and threw away the invitation: "It's...that county man's business."

really.

But the news still made their hearts sink.

"What is he coming here for?" A clan elder couldn't help but stood up, with uncontrollable anger in his voice, "Is he here for business?"

Another clan elder stood up: "I'll visit him in person later."

No matter what, the Kong family must shut up the mouth of this uninvited guest.

But he failed to visit successfully.

The small building on the second floor is being repaired, and the craftsmen inside are busy, but there is no one else, and the person in charge of this restaurant seems to have disappeared.

It wasn't until a few days later that the restaurants opened for business.

The Kong family hurried over, but it was too late, as if they were afraid that the people of Qufu would not know. At the entrance of the restaurant, there was a wide and long note hanging under the signboard, which read "Congratulations to Kong, the head of the Kong family in Chang'an." Chongyuan Jiajue Qufu County Marquis" text.

What they feared came true.

The most unexpected scene happened.

The old Kong family looked pale, stood at the door and looked at it for a while, turned around and left under the eager eyes of the surrounding people, and quickly fled back to their own home.

After the Kong family left, the people around them began to discuss in low voices.

Because of the presence of the Confucian family, Qufu is a place with a strong academic atmosphere. Even ordinary people can read some words—this is probably one of the few contributions made by the Confucian family in Qufu.

"What does this mean?" Someone in the crowd asked.

The person beside him replied, "Aren't you literate?"

The man nodded: "I am literate, but I don't quite understand what happened to the Chang'an Kong family, and why I saw this news from here."

This incident should not have been heard from the Kong family, not from a restaurant.

The person beside him lowered his voice, and said, "Haven't you heard that the Kong County Marquis has already separated from the Kong family?"

"The current Patriarch is not him anymore."

This is surprising news. In fact, more than half a year has passed, and it stands to reason that everyone should know about it, but the news in Qufu has not spread, and there are still a few people who know about it.

"how is this possible!"

Those who heard the news were stunned and couldn't react.

It's hard to say whether it's because the Patriarch of the Kong family and the Kong family parted ways, or because the Patriarch of the Kong family and the Kong family parted ways, and he was still granted the title of County Marquis.

"Why?" He sorted out his mood and asked again to his friend beside him.

The friend shook his head: "How would I know, it's the Kong family's business."

The Kong family is still standing in Qufu, and what the Kong family does not want people to know, it is impossible for ordinary people to know if they don't bother to inquire.

The friend paused and pointed to the restaurant: "If you want to know, just go there and ask."

To ask or not to ask?
Out of curiosity, he couldn't hold back, walked in, and was taken aback by the three beautiful girls in the restaurant. Originally, he planned to ask a question directly, but by mistake, he pulled his friend to sit down cautiously, and then Ordered two cheap dishes and two bowls of rice.

Dozens of pennies were taken out.

When the pretty guy accepted it, he was about to report it to the back kitchen, when the guy asked: "My lady, do you know why Mr. Chongyuan wants to separate from the Kong family?"

The guy turned his head, looked at him blankly, and then said softly, "I don't know the specific reason."

"However, I heard from my master that the reason why Mr. Chongyuan was able to become a county marquis was because he proposed the reform of the imperial examination system. Since then, the imperial examination papers have been obscured, and it is difficult to cheat."

The buddy left such a sentence, turned his head and left.

She didn't keep her voice down, and all the guests in the room heard the news.

Some people panicked, turned around and ran away, preparing to spread the big news, but most of them stayed in the restaurant and ordered some dishes one after another.

Get ready to discuss this gossip.

What Yin Xuan told the three beautiful little girls in the branch to say was the truth—but this kind of selective words...

Kong Yingda separated for the sake of the Kong family.

But after hearing such words, in the eyes of these people, the reason why Kong Yingda separated may have a lot to do with this "imperial examination reform".

Kong Yingda promoted this policy, so the Kong family, who stood on the opposite side of him, did not agree with the reform of the imperial examination system?

Although... the Kong family will indeed oppose the reform of the imperial examination system.

"The Kong family...how could the Kong family do such a thing." A scholar who had infinite admiration for the Kong family widened his eyes, held his chest, and muttered to himself.

His impression of the Kong family was somewhat shattered.

Others are more or less complicated.

Since then, the gate of the Kong family has been closed tightly, wishing to put a cover on the top of the compound, no matter who visits the door, they will not be seen.

Those disciples of the Confucian family were also grounded one by one, and they were not allowed to take half a step out of the gate.

The business of Tongfu Restaurant is getting better and better.

In the beginning, people came here just to hear the gossip, but they couldn't have the cheek to listen in vain, so they ordered a few dishes at random.Once in the mouth, the chopsticks couldn't be put down.

It's relaxed here, and you don't have to worry about the face of the Kong family—they have figured it out in the past few days. This restaurant has to change the text every day, which is to punch the face of the Kong family naked.