The heavens begin from the golden years

Chapter 374 Brother Yuan Xudong Meets

Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was skillfully preparing tea, Sun Sanniang said with a smile:

"Pan'er, I heard that the girls in Tokyo are all quick-tempered, and you will definitely be able to feel like a fish in water when you get there!"

Hearing the word "Tokyo", Zhao Pan'er's eyes yearned, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said:

"I haven't been to Tokyo yet. I heard from Ouyang that there is no curfew there at night, and the lights are brightly lit throughout the night, and the music and music are non-stop!"

Speaking of the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, Sun Sanniang also stopped what she was doing, and said with longing:

"Zifang's father has been there once, and he told me that the little ladies over there are all dressed up like fairies in the sky. There are hundreds of kinds of lip balm and powder in different colors in the shop, and even the clothes They are all sewn with gold thread, hey, I'm counting on Zifang to be an official in the future, earn me a phoenix coronet and come back, and then I will go to Tokyo to see the world!"

Across a bamboo wall, listening to Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang expressing their yearning and longing for Tokyo during the conversation, Yuan Xudong suddenly appeared from the side, and couldn't help but fall into the fascination for Tokyo, and Zhao Paner's eyes became blurred He and Sun Sanniang were taken aback, looking at Yuan Xudong who suddenly appeared, Sun Sanniang looked coldly, pinched his waist with both hands and cursed:
"Okay, you apprentice, did you overhear us just now?"

"No!"

Before Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief, Yuan Xudong continued:
"My family is in Tokyo. If you really want to go to Tokyo, I can accompany you. When you arrive in Tokyo, I will invite you to my house, okay?"

"Are you from Tokyo?"

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xudong would be from Tokyo, Zhao Paner opened her eyes slightly and said in surprise:
"It's a long way from Tokyo to Qiantang. What are you doing here alone?"

"Yeah, how did you fall into the water?"

Looking at the glib Yuan Xudong, Sun Sanniang was very skeptical and said:

"You're still wearing night clothes, what the hell are you doing?"

"I"

Looking at Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang, Yuan Xudong just wanted to make up a touching story about a lonely boy running away from home, when a video-like memory suddenly appeared in his mind, looking at it like a black and white slideshow Memory, Yuan Xudong pretended that he was obviously sad but pretended not to be sad, instead he smiled and said:
"I lost my mother when I was young, and lived with my father since I was a child. Later, he married a wife and gave birth to a young son. By the way, there is an older brother above me. He adopted my uncle as a son since he was a child. My father was the last I like his eldest son, and then his youngest son. My second son has been ignored since he was a child. In addition, I don't like reading those four books and five classics, but like to wield swords, so I had a dispute with my father. , and then I ran away from home and came to Jiangnan by boat!"

"So that's the case, then you are quite pitiful!"

Seeing Yuan Xudong with such a pitiful background, Sun Sanniang had tears in her eyes, and she even wiped away the tears with the corner of her clothes. Zhao Paner next to her was a little suspicious of Yuan Xudong and said:
"According to what you said, your eldest brother is your father's eldest son, and he will inherit the family business in the future. How could your father adopt him to your uncle as his son?"

"Yes!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who made her cry, Sun Sanniang stared beautifully and said:

"Mr. Yuan Xiaolang, you are not lying to us, are you?"

"No, why should I lie to you?"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang who doubted him, Yuan Xudong immediately swore to the sky:

"The emperor is above, and the earth is below. I, Yuan Xudong, swear here, if I tell half a lie, I will be struck by lightning, no"

"Okay, okay, don't swear!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who swore to the sky, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang immediately believed most of them. Sun Sanniang stopped Yuan Xudong from continuing to swear:

"Then how did you fall into the water, and what happened to the night clothes?"

While talking, Zhao Pan'er served the prepared refreshments to the outside guests, and when she came back to the teahouse, Yuan Xudong continued:

"Didn't I have no money, and I was hungry for a long time, so I ran to the rich family to steal some money or food, and it was considered as robbing the rich and giving to the poor, but somehow, I fell into the river Inside, some bastard should have thrown it into the river for me!"

"Just you, how dare you call others a bastard?"

Seeing Yuan Xudong who wanted to steal from others, Sun Sanniang scolded:
"You thief, what do you say about robbing the rich and helping the poor? How dare you rob others' wealth to help your own poor?"

"San Niang, don't scold him, if it's not really helpless, he won't steal!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who suffered in such a way, Zhao Pan'er felt quite empathetic. She could understand Yuan Xudong. In order to survive and have something to eat to fill her stomach, she also did some things against her heart. She was originally born in a family of officials, but When he was young, he was sent to the teaching workshop because of his father's crimes, and became a bureaucrat. Fortunately, at the age of 16, with the help of his father's old friend, he got rid of his lowly status and redeemed himself. At last, there was no irreversible result. When she was in the Jiaofang Division, because she was young, she was always bullied by others, and she even ate food from the slop bucket. She knew the difficulty of being hungry. smiled and said:
"Okay, the past is over, and you can no longer steal other people's things, do you understand?"

"Oh, I see!"

Chatted with Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang for a while, mainly because Yuan Xudong was talking about the delicious, fun, or interesting places to go in Tokyo. At the same time, the number of customers in the tea shop gradually increased After getting up, Zhao Paner was busy ordering tea, Sun Sanniang was in charge of preparing the fruit, and Yuan Xudong served tea and water for the guests. Sun Sanniang was very satisfied. Except that she didn't want to squat on the ground and wipe the floor, he could help with other tasks.

"Second guest officers, please come inside!"

Two more guests came in, Zhao Paner greeted with a smile, and then busy to order tea for other guests, by the way, she performed a tea show to attract business, and saw her slowly pouring hot water into the tea powder with one hand In the teacup, he fiddled with the tea whisk in one hand twice, and after a while, lines appeared on the water surface of the teacup. The guests took a closer look, and the lines on the water surface bloomed like peach blossoms in the center of the tea. There were many discussions, and they all praised Zhao Pan'er.

"This place not only sells tea, but also the new perilla drink made by the shopkeeper Mrs. Zhao is also a must!"

"Look, this is the new Zisu drink made by the shopkeeper Mrs. Zhao!"

"Great!"

Zhao Pan'er picked up the silver pot, turned around beautifully, tilted the silver pot in her hand, and poured hot water from mid-air into the teacup in front of the guests. Holding the silver pot, he left with a smile and said:

"Guests, please use it slowly!"

"Okay, thank you Mrs. Zhao!"

In the southeast corner of the teahouse, near the window, two guests who had just arrived sat opposite each other. One of them was about 20 years old in rich clothes and had a rather cruel face. The one sitting opposite him was a bearded man. The strong man, with a fierce face, nodded and bowed in front of the young man and said:

"Commander, I heard that you are good at tea. This Zhao's tea shop is the best in Qiantang. The tea is fragrant and fruity, and the shopkeeper's lady is even more beautiful. It can be said that everything is complete, so I chose this place!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Pan'er, who was performing Chabaixi for other guests not far away, and shouted:
"The lady in charge, two cups of green phoenix marrow!"

"okay!"

Zhao Pan'er agreed with a smile.

These two guests are Yuan Xudong's (Xiao Fan)'s elder brother Gu Qianfan and his former subordinate Lao Jia. Gu Qianfan is the commander of the Investigation Department of the Tokyo Imperial City Department and is known as the "Living Yan Luo" in Tokyo. Hearing his name can make treacherous people frightened, and children can stop crying. The Imperial City Secretary only listens to the orders of the officials, and dispatches them to investigate inappropriate things in the world. Yes, Lao Jia was Gu Qianfan's former pawn, and was later transferred from Tokyo to work in the Imperial City Division in Qiantang County. He had always wanted to be transferred back to the Imperial City Division in Tokyo, but he had always suffered from lack of opportunities and connections.

This time, Gu Qianfan secretly came to Qiantang in the south of the Yangtze River to investigate the loss of virginity of the current empress. He didn't bring any capable subordinates with him, which just gave Lao Jia a chance to curry favor with him.

According to the clues obtained by Gu Qianfan, the picture of the night banquet containing the evidence of the queen's loss of virginity is located in Qiantang, Jiangnan, at the residence of Yang Zhiyuan, the judge who was transferred on the Liangzhe Road. Because the current queen's loss of virginity is of great importance, Gu Qianfan can't investigate it openly. , so he ordered Lao Jia, the head snake of the imperial city department, to find a way to get the night banquet map from Yang's mansion.

Not in a hurry, Gu Qianfan looked at Zhao Pan'er's tea house with a little disdain, and the shouting and unintelligible guests not far away said with a smile:
"Is this the No. [-] teahouse in Qiantang that you told me about?"

Looking at Gu Qianfan with disdainful eyes, knowing that he doesn't like teahouses outside of Tokyo, Lao Jia immediately apologized and said with a smile:
"A remote place in a poor country is of course not comparable to the bustling and bustling Tokyo, and there is barely a place where you can refresh yourself!"

At this moment, Zhao Paner brought tea for the two of them over, and when she heard Lao Jia belittle her own tea shop, she was not happy in her heart, but said politely on her face:
"You two want green phoenix marrow, candied Yuemei, add a little anjiang salt, the taste is even better!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, who is very fragrant and beautiful, Lao Jia smiled respectfully and said:

"Thank you, lady shopkeeper!"

"You're welcome!"

After Zhao Pan'er left with the tray for serving tea, Lao Jia's eyes followed her swaying back and left. Looking at such a worthless subordinate, Gu Qianfan frowned slightly and said:
"Is this the stunning beauty you mentioned?"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gu Qianfan's voice, Lao Jia immediately came back to his senses. Seeing Gu Qianfan's brows were slightly wrinkled, he quickly changed his words and said in disdain:

"It's just a country woman, of course it can't be compared with the pink lady in Tokyo!"

Hearing what Lao Jia said, Gu Qianfan shook his head slightly and smiled:
"When you finish this case, I'll transfer you back to Tokyo and let you wash your eyes well!"

"Really?"

After flattering for so long, he finally got what he wanted. Lao Jia immediately cupped his hands excitedly and thanked him:
"Thank you Commander, I, Lao Jia, will definitely handle this case with all my heart!"

"Okay, let's drink tea!"

Not far away, all the conversations between Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia came to Zhao Paner's ears. Since she was a child, her ears have been very good, and she can hear very slight voices. In addition, Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia don't care. Whether others will hear anything, Zhao Pan'er heard all these bad words. She said that her Zhao's tea shop was not good, and now she said that she is a country woman. I don't know what bad words she will say later According to the words, Zhao Pan'er was angry, but couldn't get angry, she could only lose sight of her mind, endured the momentary anger, turned her head up and walked into the tea house next to her. In the tea house, Yuan Xudong was sitting on the ground cleaning the tea set, and Sun Sanniang was He was busy preparing pastries next to him, and when he saw Zhao Pan'er walking in, Yuan Xudong greeted him first:

"Miss Pan'er!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who greeted her happily, for some reason, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but think of the rude man who was drinking tea outside, and she couldn't help but glared at Yuan Xudong and said angrily:
"Get up quickly, you go outside and pour tea, I'll wash the tea set!"

"Okay!"

Hearing what Zhao Paner said, Yuan Xudong quickly got up from the ground, ready to go outside and continue serving tea and water to the guests. Seeing his diligent appearance, Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Paner and said with a smile:

"Pan'er, he can't wait to go outside and serve tea and water to the guests. It takes a long time to wash tea sets here. If he washes one, others can wash ten or twenty!"

Hearing Sun Sanniang joked about his slow washing, Yuan Xudong said indifferently:

"Does a gentleman know how to cook far away?"

"You understand?"

Seeing Yuan Xudong showing off his little ink to Sun Sanniang again, Zhao Paner stared beautifully and said:

"Hurry up and pour tea outside, otherwise, if you don't have lunch at noon, I don't think you are a gentleman?"

"Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as you, I'll go outside to pour tea, bye!"

Saying that, Yuan Xudong waved to Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang, then walked outside the tea house, watching him leave, Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Pan'er and said with a smile:
"Mr. Yuan Xiaolang has a pretty good temper, and he won't get angry no matter what, Pan'er, why are you angry at him?"

"fine!"

Thinking that she had vented her anger on Yuan Xudong for no reason, Zhao Pan'er also regretted it at this time and said:
"I don't know what's going on, I got a little angry with the guest, and then I took all my anger on him!"

"Hey, Mr. Yuan Xiaolang is really pitiful. This is probably the story in the book that the falling flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless, right?"

"Sanniang!"

Looking at Sun Sanniang who was talking nonsense, Zhao Pan'er shyly said:
"Don't talk nonsense, people will misunderstand!"

"Okay, then I won't say anything, lest Mr. Yuan Xiaolang be sad!"

"Sanniang!"

"Haha, don't say it, don't say it, and if you say it again, you will tear my mouth, okay?"

"Then I can't do it!"

Outside the tea house, Yuan Xudong held a silver pot and poured tea to the guests table by table. At the same time, Gu Qianfan was discussing business with Lao Jia:
"Didn't the person surnamed Wei already confess? It is said that the original painting of the night feast is in the hands of Liangzhe Road Transit Judge Yang Zhiyuan. Why hasn't he got it yet?"

"Subordinates are incompetent!"

After glancing around, Lao Jia looked at Gu Qianfan and explained in a low voice:

"Master Commander, you have instructed that it is a matter of secret affairs in the palace and should be kept as secret as possible. According to the investigation of his subordinates, Yang Zhiyuan also collected this painting by accident. He is a Qingliu who admits death, if the subordinate officials come directly to ask for it, it will probably make things worse, so I want to sneak into Yang's mansion and steal the painting, but I don't want him to hide the painting too deep, and his subordinates can't touch it !"

After listening to Lao Jia, Gu Qianfan took a sip of tea and was about to answer him when a slightly familiar voice sounded beside him:

"Guest officer, would you like some tea?"

"It's you!"

Looking up, it turned out to be Yuan Xudong who was holding a silver pot. Although he didn't know why this younger brother was here, and he was still wearing coarse clothes that ordinary people would wear, but this did not prevent Gu Qianfan from watching jokes. They are all dissatisfied with themselves, some are jealous of their own status, and the love of their parents and grandpa's family. In fact, sometimes he is also quite jealous of his younger brother, who can do whatever he wants, thinking like this in his heart Then, he looked at the expressionless Yuan Xudong with a smile and said:
"I didn't expect that I could drink the tea poured by you yourself. What a great honor!"

Seeing Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia, some memory fragments naturally popped up in Yuan Xudong's mind. It turned out that they were his cheap elder brother and his subordinates.

In fact, Gu Qianfan is still quite pitiful. He adopted his uncle as a son since he was a child, lost his mother when he was young, and had a father who was no different. Because of his mother's relationship with his grandfather's family, he hated his biological father who abandoned his wife and children since he was a child. .

The Gu family he is currently in, which is Yuan Xudong or Xiao Fan's grandfather's family, belongs to Qingliu. Gu Qianfan belongs to Qingliu's faction in the Imperial City Department. Then he began to intervene in state affairs, and the so-called Imperial City Secretary also began to panic. The various forces inside were intricate, and a considerable number of people began to bet on the queen. Lei Hong, the boss behind Gu Qianfan, wanted to get the authentic painting of the night banquet. Then she dedicated it to the current queen to show her loyalty, and sent Gu Qianfan to Qiantang, Jiangnan to secretly investigate the case.

Of course, the Gu family behind Gu Qianfan, and even Gu Qianfan himself, all have their own selfishness and ideas. The entire Song Dynasty officialdom is a mess, with many factions. Those officials from the hostile factions, in short, there are not many good things in it, including Xiao Qinyan, Yuan Xudong's father, who is also a big treacherous minister, with a group of small treacherous ministers under him, and he is about to climb up to the position of prime minister. It can be said that he is an extremely human minister!
For these, Yuan Xudong doesn't care. He doesn't care about the emperor. He doesn't care about traitors or not. In fact, the emperor is the biggest traitor, the traitor of the whole world. The so-called loyalty in this era is loyalty to individuals, not to the country. Loyalty, thinking about all this mess, Yuan Xudong poured a cup of tea for Gu Qianfan:
"Don't talk to me, my name is Yuan Xudong now, not Xiao Fan, do you understand?"

"Okay, got it!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong who served him tea and water, Gu Qianfan smiled playfully. Not many people knew the actual relationship between him and Yuan Xudong, including Lao Jia.

It's just that Lao Jia has good eyesight. When he heard that Yuan Xudong's name was Xiao Fan, and he was talking and laughing with Gu Qianfan, he had some guesses in his heart, but he was not sure yet. He looked at Gu Qianfan and said with a smile:

"My lord, is this son your friend?"

Glancing at Lao Jia, knowing that he likes to curry favor with the powerful, Gu Qianfan smiled indifferently and said:

"His name is Xiao Fan, and he is the son of Mr. Xiao's family!"

"It turned out to be the son of the Minister's family, what a disrespect!"

Hearing that Yuan Xudong is indeed the eldest son of the Xiao family (Gu Qianfan adopted him to the Gu family, Yuan Xudong is the eldest son of the Xiao family), Lao Jia immediately wanted to stand up and salute, Yuan Xudong held him down, and returned his tea Added a little hot water into the cup and said with a smile:
"This brother, my name is Yuan Xudong, please don't make a mistake!"

"Okay, Mr. Xiao Yuan, I will remember!"

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Old Jia Pei smiled and said:
"Mr. Yuan, my name is Lao Jia, and I'm considered a local snake in Qiantang County. If you need my help with anything, please just ask me!"

"it is good!"

In this unfamiliar Qiantang County, Yuan Xudong really needs the help of Lao Jia, a local snake. Thinking of this, he patted Lao Jia on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"How about this, I bought the cup of tea you drank, I really need your help with something, I will come to you after I get off work!"

"Okay, thank you Mr. Yuan for the tea!"

"You're welcome!"

Patting Lao Jia on the shoulder, Yuan Xudong held a silver jug ​​and prepared to pour water for other guests. Before leaving, he looked at the calm Gu Qianfan and said as a matter of course:

"Well, the price of the tea you drink has increased, you have to pay twice the price!"

Puchi~~
After hearing what Yuan Xudong finished speaking, Gu Qianfan sprayed out a sip of tea. Sitting opposite him, Lao Jia, who was happily drinking the tea invited by Yuan Xudong, was sprayed with water all over his head and face. Looking at what was left in the teacup Half a cup of tea, neither to drink nor not to drink, with an embarrassing look on his face, Gu Qianfan apologized, then looked at Yuan Xudong, rolled his eyes and asked:

"Why has the price of the tea I drink increased, and it's exactly double the price?"

"Whether you like to drink or not!"

Looking at Gu Qianfan, Yuan Xudong smiled triumphantly and said:
"If you have the ability, just spit out the tea you drank. If you do that, you won't have to pay for it!"

At this moment, Zhao Pan'er came out from the nearby tea house, and happened to hear Yuan Xudong's very rude words. Although he hated Gu Qianfan and Lao Jia's comments on himself and his tea house, he opened the door. The door is doing business, the visitor is a customer, how can she be so rude to the customer, thinking about this in her heart, she immediately glared at Yuan Xudong, then looked at Gu Qianfan and old Jia Fu and apologized:

"Guests, I'm really sorry. I'm the one who invited you for today's tea. The new guy doesn't know the rules, and he's still a little out of his wits. Don't take offense, you two!"

"It's okay!"

Glancing at Zhao Pan'er, and then at Yuan Xudong who had turned into a good baby, Gu Qianfan was thoughtful, with a faint smile on his lips, if Xiao Qinyan, who valued his family background, knew his The son fell in love with a village girl, and it is estimated that his expression will be very exciting, thinking full of evil in his heart, Gu Qianfan looked at Zhao Pan'er and said directly:

"I don't like to accept other people's benefits for no reason, even if it's just a cup of unpalatable tea, let's say, how much is twice the price?"

After Gu Qianfan finished speaking, looking at Zhao Pan'er, who was so angry that her small chest was bulging up and down, Yuan Xudong immediately took a step forward, stretched out two fingers and said:

"Two taels of gold, thank you for your patronage!"

"what?"

Looking at the hateful younger brother who was even darker than before, Gu Qianfan gritted his teeth and said:

"What kind of tea is this, the imperial tea from Tokyo? Why don't you grab it if you want two taels of gold?"

"Are you out of money?"

Looking at Gu Qianfan who likes to put on airs, Yuan Xudong deliberately said with disdain:

"I don't even have two taels of gold. I'm ashamed to say that our shopkeeper's tea is unpalatable. There are plenty of good teas. Do you have the money to drink?"

"Do you have two taels of gold?"

Looking at Yuan Xudong, who stood up for himself and dared to speak loudly to the guests, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help knocking him on the head lightly with his hand and said angrily:
"You obviously don't have any money on you, how dare you laugh at others for not having two taels of gold?"

"Hehe~~"

Taking a step back, standing with Zhao Pan'er, gently sniffing her tea-like smell, Yuan Xudong scratched his hair and said with a foolish smile:

"Twenty taels of gold is a lot, isn't it?"

"What do you say?"

After casting a blank glance at Yuan Xudong who was a bit silly, Zhao Pan'er covered her mouth with a light smile and said:
"Two taels of gold can be exchanged for at least 20 taels of silver, or twenty copper coins. In the past, Sanniang slaughtered pigs for others and couldn't make as much as a year. Do you think two taels of gold is much?"

"That's a bit much!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, who was smiling sweetly, Yuan Xudong decided to set up his idiot character to the end. Thinking this way in his heart, he looked at Zhao Pan'er with a silly smile and said:

"Pan'er, you look so pretty when you smile!"

Puchi~~
"Haha~~"

Just as Yuan Xudong finished speaking, Zhao Pan'er's face was still reddish, but Gu Qianfan burst into laughter. Fortunately, this time Lao Jia hid quickly, otherwise, he would have been sprayed with saliva all over his head and face again. Just like Yuan Xudong, who is like an idiot, Gu Qianfan held his stomach and laughed:

"Sorry, let me laugh for a while, it's so funny!"

"Laugh slowly!"

Glancing at Gu Qianfan who was smiling like an idiot, Yuan Xudong hurriedly pulled Zhao Pan'er to the guests at other tables and whispered:

"Pan'er, let's go, ignore this big fool!"

"You are not allowed to call me Pan'er!"

After glaring at Yuan Xudong vigorously, Zhao Pan'er withdrew his hand from his, and said angrily:

"Deng Tuzi, if you take advantage of me again, I will drive you away!"

"I'm wronged, I'm more wronged than Dou E!"

"Who is Dou E?"

"do not know!"

Turning a blind eye to Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er curled her lips and said:

"You talk nonsense every day, are people in Tokyo like you?"

"Of course not!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er who rolled his eyes, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"My father is the prime minister of the court, no, actually not yet, but it has been confirmed, and I will officially take office after a while. It is more than a thousand times better than your Ouyang Xu, how about you marrying me, I promise to marry you with three letters and six engagements, and eight palanquins to marry you, okay?"

"not good!"

After glaring at Yuan Xudong, Zhao Pan'er didn't believe his nonsense at all and said:
"I'm going to wait for Ouyang to come back and marry me!"

"Tokyo has released the list a long time ago. He hasn't come back yet. Either he failed the list, or he has changed his mind!"

Yuan Xudong looked at Zhao Paner and vaccinated her in advance and said:
"When I came from Tokyo, I heard that there was a Jinshi whose surname was Ouyang. He was recruited by Gao Observer as his son-in-law. Do you think he is your Ouyang Xu?"

"will not!"

Glaring at Yuan Xudong fiercely, Zhao Pan'er's heart was shaken, but her face said firmly:
"I believe in Ouyang, he will come back and marry me, definitely!"

"All right!"

(End of this chapter)