dressed as a scholar

Qiao Hezhi did not give up and asked: "How could the lord not accompany you when he went out, and he didn't come to pass on the message."

Xue Zhu bitterly said: "The master said he didn't like to be followed, and sent the younger one to buy winter clothes for the servants in the house, so he didn't go out with the master. The next time the master goes out, the younger one will definitely report to the husband first. "

At this point, Qiao Hezhi knew that questioning the boy would not change the fact that Fang Yu was not there, so he said calmly, "It's okay, it's a trivial matter, you can go and do your own thing."

Qiao Hezhi waved the snow bamboo back, stood in the yard for a while, and then turned back to the Xiaotong courtyard with the food box. Although there was no expression on his face, he couldn't resist the disappointment in his heart.

"It's all because the slaves didn't inquire clearly. From now on, I will always keep an eye on the master's whereabouts." After returning to the house, Si Yu hurriedly coaxed people: "The master will come back after lunch. Let's put the mutton in the small kitchen to warm it up at night. Eat, when the time comes, the servants will send it to the Lord, okay?"

"Warm to night, the taste has already gone bad." Qiao Hezhi pushed the food box on the table a little, and lay down on the table, feeling depressed: "I'm sick and can't eat greasy food, so you can take it to eat with the servants. It's not in vain for you to go out for a run early in the morning and bring me some soup and porridge, and I can take medicine after eating it."

Si Yu wanted to say something more, but seeing that Qiao Hezhi was sleepy, she couldn't open her mouth. She took away the unpleasant mutton and said, "Then servant girl will bring you some soup and porridge first."

At this time, Fang Yu's side was gathering horses and horses, especially in the prosperous Qionghua Building in Yuncheng.

A table of scholars were chatting and laughing in the private room, Fang Yu took a sip of tea, but there was nothing good in his mouth.

Today, I was practicing calligraphy and reading articles in the study room. The boy said that a book friend from the same class invited him to go out for a gathering, and it was to go to the most famous Qionghua Building in the city. He has always been very interested in eating, it sounds like The best restaurant in the city, and thinking about staying in the house after coming for so long, it is not a bad idea to go out for a walk, so he accepted the invitation.

It was originally said that Yang and Liang were invited by two scholars, but when I got to the place I was talking about, I found that there was a whole table of people, all of whom were scholars, but their ages were uneven. Liang and Liang are younger, about the same age as Fang Yu.

When we came, everyone had already ordered a large table of dishes, the table was very rich, and there were three or five pots of tea and wine, and everyone had already eaten.

He felt that it was wrong, but he still wanted to socialize for a scientific examination. Listening to these scholars talk about articles and poems to see that the level of scholars today is not bad, but he didn't expect these people to talk about it in the name of the Poetry Association. Some unfashionable things, which brothel has more beautiful prostitutes, which gambling house is easier to win money, etc...

Fang Yumo sighed, listening to a group of superficially gentle scholars talking about their adventures in a brothel, and cleverly used obscene words in verse, the so-called gentle scum was nothing more than that.He couldn't even drink and eat. He knew that the original owner would not make any serious friends with his nature, but he never thought it would be so miserable.

After eating a few bites hastily, everyone moved their chopsticks when they saw him coming. Presumably, he was just dragged here for a drink on the way, and he was not a protagonist, so he wanted to get up and leave because he was unwell.

"Why did Fang Xiucai leave the stage so early today? Could it be that he wants to go home to accompany her husband? It is really gratifying to hear that Fang Xiucai has married the younger brother of the Qiao family. Take care of us more."

Fang Yu smirked: "Everyone laughed, Fang is really unwell, so I will take a step ahead today, and I will host a banquet another day."

Except for Fang Yu, everyone at the table was stunned. Originally, whether or not Fang Yu left would not affect the general assembly to enjoy drinking and having fun, but the last sentence made everyone feel unhappy, so they decided to be the host another day. That means I won't do anything today.

The scholar surnamed Yang secretly glanced at the scholar surnamed Liang, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you say that you must treat him when you come out, you have invited so many people and ordered a table of dishes this morning, who will pay?"

The person surnamed Liang smiled, and was very dissatisfied with Fang Yu's ignorance today. Usually, they just call people, as long as they call Shangfang Yu, this wronged man will definitely make a big treat. Otherwise, who would come to Qionghualou to order so many drinks and dishes? A casual meal costs hundreds or even thousands of Wen, and no ordinary scholar can afford this amount.

He said cheekily: "I heard Brother Fang say that Mr. Qiao's family is very considerate and pleasant. Brother Fang doesn't need to use his own money when he goes out to drink and poetry. He only needs to hang Mr. Qiao's name, and Mr. Qiao will come to pay the bill. I don't know." This is true and false."

Fang Yu's eyebrows twitched, he understood Liang Minxu's meaning, and the role of co-authoring him today is a meal ticket.

He felt it was funny in his heart, he came here to hear the dirty stuff, and he didn't have to eat two bites of the food, but now he was asked to pay the bill, he didn't know whether the original body was confused with lard before or because he was very interested in these things before he followed With such a group of people mixed together, he can't care about the previous affairs. In short, it is impossible for him to accompany him now.

"Brother Liang is joking, how can you get drunk before you have finished drinking the wine." Fang Yu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Liang for the hospitality today. I will be the host in the future, everyone must come."

After saying that, Fang Yu left the table without leaving anyone in front of him. He walked so fast that before everyone could react, Dudu, surnamed Liang, stood up in a hurry and wanted to chase him out, but he was caught by a stool.

Liang Minxu's face turned red with anxiety. Fang Yu just didn't settle the bill, and even put the shit bowl on his head. The table of wine and food couldn't escape for one or two taels. Thinking of this, he felt chills in his heart. Even if he emptied his purse, he would not be able to come up with such money.

The most terrible thing is that a table of people went downhill as if they were blind, following Fang Yu's words: "Thank you Liang Xiucai for your hospitality."

Liang Minxu's mouth was bitter, his brain was buzzing, and he looked at the surname Yang as if asking for help. The scholar surnamed Yang was so depressed that he didn't speak, and he didn't look at Liang Minxu. He also pretended to be deaf and dumb for a while.

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It was too late for Fang Yu to return home in a rage, and the family members had already had their lunch.

He said that he went to the best restaurant in Yuncheng, but he was still not full. No matter how good the food is, it would be a waste of tasteless food for people who are not pleasing to the eye.

Right now, it's a busy hour, and it's not good to mobilize people to cook again, so he called Xue Zhu to go to the kitchen to order some food to fill his stomach.

Xuezhu smiled and said: "Master, did you not enjoy yourself in Qionghua Tower? That's a coincidence, the husband just came over a while ago, and said that he had made roasted mutton and wanted to ask the master to taste it. Unfortunately, the master went out, so the little one Take it in the past."

Fang Yu's eyebrows twitched when he heard this: "He made mutton?"

"That's right, when Zhengfu delivered it, you could smell the aroma of roasted mutton through the food box, it's even more fragrant than the one in the restaurant."

"Today's winter solstice is to eat mutton." Fang Yu showed a smile on his face, and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared immediately. He was never vague about eating: "Go, I will go get it with you."

The servants had to wait for the master to eat before they could eat. Not long after eating, there were two girls in the small kitchen cleaning up the kitchen.

Usually, the small kitchen is not used much, and there is not much work. Usually, Siyu cooks medicine for Qiao Hezhi, but today Qiao Hezhi used the kitchen, and the work is naturally more than usual. The two girls wiped the stove and muttered .

"It's a good thing to cook by yourself, no matter how good your cooking skills are, in the end it hasn't been delivered to the master's table, and the toss is in vain. We have added so much work for no reason."

"It's not something everyone in the house knows that he wants to please the lord. What's so rare? If you ask me, it's not uncommon for the lord not to like him. It's just that he's sick all day long. If the lord wants to take a concubine, he's still willing." I'm not happy, just as I am a noble son."

"You don't know how ugly he looked when he came out of the lord's house today. I heard that he only drank some porridge at noon. I guess he is still crying in the yard at the moment."

The two girls laughed as they talked, and when they looked up and saw Fang Yu who had been standing at the door for an unknown amount of time, they were so frightened that they almost fell under the stove.

"Master...Master."

Seeing Fang Yu's face turned green, Xuezhu reprimanded: "You guys are so brave to talk about the master's affairs in private, it looks like you don't want to stay in the house anymore."

The faces of the two girls turned pale from fright, and they hurriedly knelt down to confess their sins: "Forgive me, my lord, this servant did not mean it. I said something that I shouldn't have said outright for a while, and please forgive me once for the sake of serving my servant wholeheartedly in the past. .”

"Outspoken? What a straightforward one."

Fang Yu glanced at the girl who was kneeling with her head bowed, thinking that it didn't happen once or twice, otherwise she wouldn't dare to complain in the kitchen.

"The atmosphere in the house has been bad lately. I was wondering why, but now I have caught it. You can talk about the husband's affairs. If you work at home, you can work hard. If you don't want to do something, come and tell me. It's not that the Fang family can't find servants, it's up to you."

Fang Yu's voice was so cold that the two girls didn't dare to raise their heads. He originally wanted to drive out the gossipers, and there were many servants in the left and right families, but he thought that the two girls were still young, and they were the Chen family. For those who bought it back, if Mrs. Chen knew about it by then, they should complain again, so he would punish them slightly: "One person will be fined for three months. If you commit another crime in the future, Xuezhu, you don't have to report it, you just take it with you. If Qifa is sold, there is no room for such servants in the Fang family's house."

Xue Zhu glared at the two of them: "Still rolling down."

The two girls flinched and ran out, almost colliding with Si Yu who was outside the small kitchen.

Seeing that she couldn't hide, Si Yu stood up cleverly and greeted Fang Yu: "My lord is well."

Fang Yu glanced at Si Yu who was holding the medicine bag, restrained the coldness on his face, and said, "Well, this is to make medicine for your son? Is he better today?"

"Young master coughed less today, and he didn't have a fever." After reporting the truth, Si Yu paused again, thinking that the young master had been busy today without being seen by the lord, and was feeling lost. The young master must be very happy when someone invites him over, so he hesitated and said, "It's just..."

"What's wrong?"

Si Yu tentatively said: "Master's knee hurts badly, just now he said it hurts, servants are clumsy, and they didn't learn how to apply medicine from the master yesterday, if the master..."

"It's okay, I'll apply medicine to him later."

Fang Yu originally thought that the food that Qiao Hezhi sent was just made by him in the kitchen, but only now did he realize that he cooked the food himself. He didn't know that Qiao Hezhi could cook, and he did it even when he was sick. He was also laughed at by the servants, and it was considered a favor to take care of him by running to apply medicine to him.

Si Yu happily went to heaven: "Thank you, Master."

Xuezhu didn't forget the purpose of this trip, she said after seeing what the master had said: "Miss Siyu, didn't your husband make roasted mutton at noon, it's still hot, the master wants to try it."

"It must be still hot, but it's cold today, so it's better to heat it out of the pot. The servants will heat it up for the lord, but it will be fine in a while." Siyu didn't expect that Xuezhu would report the matter to Fang Yu, and she was grateful in her heart Yu, thankful that she didn't listen to the young master's order to reward the servants with the food, she hurriedly said: "Master, why don't you go to the young master's courtyard and wait, I think it will be fine after the medicine is taken."

"Alright."

Xuezhu said rather tactfully: "The little one is also left for Miss Siyu to help."

Fang Yu walked towards Xiaotongyuan with his hands behind his back: "As you go."